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Author's Note- This chapter is basically me establishing the characters emotional states and In this Chapter I sort of started the triangle by making connections but this Chappie was really about how the characters were feeling I really don't want to rush things...thanks for the reviews.

Chapter- The beginning of trust and friendships

Damon and Bonnie had been enjoying there time together despite their differences although some could mistake their snarky insults as playful flirting but they would surely deny it.

"So what's the plan, when Kat finally shows?"

Damon licks his fingers full of BBQ sauce. "I figured I'd use you as bait… and then I'll-" Bonnie told him to zip-it with her finger. "I'm bait, Is that why you brought me here to be bait?" Bonnie exclaims.

"At first, but then I realized your useful…having a witch on my side works better for me and you, especially considering Katherine and Emily's history"

"Being a pone between two vampires, that doesn't make me feel better"

Damon smirks at Bonnie's also frantic expression. "Remember, as long as you got me nothing will happen to you especially when it comes to Katherine."

Bonnie found herself believing him only she'd be a fool to do so Damon spent hundred and forty-five years in love with the cold-hearted bitch and now he expects her to trust him with her life.

"I'll believe it when I see it"

"Well either way, whether it's today or tomorrow you are gonna have to start trusting me sooner or later…because to Katherine everybody's free game, just ask Caroline."

Damon held his hand out. "You and I truce"

"Oh now you wanna shake hands, I thought you would have wanted for us to slap each other's ass" Bonnie teased smirking at him.

That trademark smirk shines at her playfulness. "I'm game, if your game" Bonnie shook his hand a Smile cornering her mouth. "Not a chance in hell"

Two hours pass and Katherine is still a no show, and whiles the witch and vampire wait. Creepily enjoying their perspective company.

It's frustrating because they came to do a job plus they are starting to feel a little too at ease with one another.

"Damn it, where is she?" Damon was getting frustrated. But Bonnie thinks it was him losing his nerve to do whatever it was he has planned for Katherine.

Bonnie can tell that he wants to hurt Katherine, just like she's obviously hurt him.

Damon darts an impatient look at Bonnie.

"Why are you looking at me like that, what, you want me magically make her appear?"

"You can do that"

The big eyed look he got was like a little kid on Christmas morning, cute dare Bonnie think it.

"I guess Katherine had other plans tonight"

"She's probably plotting on how to further destroy our lives or all the ways she can steal Stefan from Elena" the sarcasm in his voice was shaky like he didn't want what he saying to be true. But the bitter fact is that it was.

"Much like you in that regard" her words were coy because she's picked up on his affection for Elena and thirst for destruction.

Damon had dazed off for a moment letting himself get lost in grief over Katherine and Elena either not loving or wanting him it was driving him slowly but surely mad with rage.

With a quick roll of her eyes Bonnie. Groans to herself hesitantly putting her hand on top of his gaining Damon's attention.

Damon glared at her hand like it was foreign for someone especially her to offer him comfort; she was soft to the touch, gentle. But Damon quickly forgets these things remembering that she hates him he slowly pulls his hand from hers.

"What is this, you comforting me now?" Damon squinted his eyes, his voice antagonistic.

"Not necessarily, that would mean I care about you in some way and I don't"

Damon clutched his heart. "That hits here" Damon draw a heart around his chest pouting mocking her.

Bonnie berates him with one look she didn't have to say anything to express exactly what she felt or thought of him.

Bonnie pushed the chair back heading to the ladies room. While Damon, snacked on another rib.

Damon flutters his way to the bar ordering a shot of whiskey he needs liquid courage especially if Katherine shows up, some part of Damon hopes she doesn't come but the other part of him wants to rip her apart slowly. Damon wants to make Katherine suffer for not loving him, not needing him for basically not giving a fuck.

Damon makes the contents of his glass disappear. And he thinks. "I could kill her, fuck her"

Bonnie exits the ladies room and is startled by the guy leaned lazily against the wall his hand at his chest his eyes a dark brown scarily trained on her. "So is that guy your boyfriend?"

Bonnie wasn't getting good vibes from this guy so she ignores his question trying to bypass him but he cuts her off. "I asked you a question, girlie so why don't you be a good little girl and answer me"

"I'm warning you, you don't wanna do this so get out of the way" Bonnie knows she could quickly hurt this guy but she doesn't want to use her powers out of fear that she could seriously kill him.

The man ups and downs the petite witch laughing hectically at her threat. "And what are you gonna do?" The slim guy taunts caressing her cheek.

The man's face goes crashing into the nearest wall. "Not her, me" Damon turns to Bonnie the guys face planted firmly on the wall.

"This… asshole! Do anything to you?"

"No, so you can let the creep go"

Damon releases the guy gruffly. "Yeah, I didn't touch the little bitch" The guy says rubbing his neck still eyeing Bonnie.

Damon takes offence laughing annoyed and bothered for some odd reason that he insulted the young witch. So he clocks the guy hard. Bonnie watched in awe as the annoying man thudded to the ground blood spewing from his nose and mouth.

Damon sighs looking at Bonnie. "We have to get you out of here, before I kill someone."

Bonnie nodded agreeing, she didn't want him killing anyone in her name or for her, but she felt something strange in the way that he defended her she saw something for the first time that he was capable of more than she was willing to give him credit for.

"Wait, what about Katherine?"

"Screw her for now" Damon grabs Bonnie's hand pulling her from the bar quickly he was sort of annoyed that she was hot and she distracted most of the guys in the bar throwing off their plan but the other half of him was grateful.

Bonnie and Damon pull up in her drive way, her father's still not home.

"Well, see you around" Bonnie tries to usher Damon from the car quickly. "Are you in rush to be somewhere else"

"Yes actually,why?"

"I don't know, I thought maybe we could-"Damon searches for what he's trying to actually say looking off into space like the answer is out there.

"You thought what, that I'd invite you in for coffee and we'd chat all night"

Damon frowns realizing that just because they had enjoyed a couple of good hours it was back to the real world and she doesn't have a need or like for him in it.

Bonnie realizes she's being harsh but she can't let herself like Damon not after everything, yes she can see some glimpses of what Elena and Stefan might see in Damon, but she's not ready to accept that yet.

"Of course not, why would I ever think something so crazy" Damon rolls his eyes getting out slamming the door. He hadn't intended to let her see that he was slightly upset.

Bonnie drives off and Damon watches he was curious about where she was going and angry that he had to work so hard to earn this damn girls trust it was a process but he'll get there.


The mystic falls cemetery had new company and visitors and one of those visitors was Tyler Lockwood, he walked around in a clouded daze his bastard of a father was dead, his black sheep uncle has returned to the family to offer his support and reveal family secrets.

Tyler had no idea what importance the moon stone held and why his uncle mason was looking for it and what it meant for the family and what Mason was trying so hard to keep Tyler from discovering.

But none of that was really important he thought but he was so wrong.

Tyler punches his father's tombstone, thinking about how shitty a father Richard was.

"Ouch" Tyler turns wincing in pain, he groans seeing Bonnie approaching, she takes his hand.

"Stone versus fist, fist will lose every time." Bonnie, smiled examining his hand.

Tyler watches her examine his hand; Bonnie was always sweet to him even though they weren't as close like when they were kids. "So, how's it looking?"

"It's looking like you punched something and you need ice, how does it feel"

Tyler glares down at his Father's grave. "Its fine, don't worry about it"

Bonnie and Tyler stand over his father's grave soaking in the reality of where they were.

"So, I'm guessing that punch was directed at your dad"

Tyler cuts her a sharp look his troubled relationship with his father was kept under wraps but the multitude of anger Tyler felt regarding his father choked at him every day.

"He was a bastard and bully hell honestly I hated Him most days, and now he's gone" Tyler stops as his golden brown eyes wielded with tears, so he turns from her.

Bonnie understands his need to put on a brave face especially when you hurt so deeply that you can't bring yourself to face it completely because it would destroy and break you.


Tyler wipes the tear from his sun kissed cheek quickly, standing silently with her.

"Lockwood, I wish I could tell you it gets better" Bonnie loses focus of him staring off across the graveyard thinking about her own reasons for being there.

Tyler sees the broken girl still pinning for her beloved grandmother. She understands.

Tyler without uttering a word entwines his fingers throw hers, this lets them both know they're not alone.

"Thank you "

Bonnie doesn't look at Tyler but she understands what he means. "We should get out of here, this place is really depressing"

"Hell yeah it is… so where do you wanna go"

"Anywhere" Bonnie shrugs.

Tyler and Bonnie made their way into the bistro some restaurant just outside of mystic falls. Each of them having secrets and pain but other than that they didn't have anybody they were two lonely souls who could use somebody now when life was hitting the hardest.

Bonnie and Tyler sit at a table neatly made up for two people who would be on a date. They laugh at the table and the fact that the red-haired hostess thought that they were an actual couple although no one could deny that they did look good together.

"I guess she thinks were dating"

Bonnie laughs faintly thinking about the fact that every guy she meets somehow ends up dead or doesn't really like her for her. Oh and the fact that she's a witch and it's a secret so maybe it's best for them but lonely for her.

"Maybe, it's not a good thing she thinks were dating" Bonnie bites into a breadstick.

"And why's that Bennett, don't take this the wrong way and I'm not coming onto you, but I think your gorgeous and I'm not bad to look at if I don't say so myself."

"No, it's just that my life is complicated especially when it comes to love" Her laugh fades off because it's so sadly true.

"Tell me about it" Bonnie considers Telling Tyler her secret seeing as he as his own. "I have a family secret that I found out about and it's made me wonder if I'll ever have a normal life with a normal person"

Tyler gives Bonnie a strange look like he understands her dilemmas' with love and family secrets that he's yet to unearth .he was still dealing with his own dark unanswered secrets.

"Don't ask me how, but I understand although I'm alone because most girls-"

"Don't like your personality" Bonnie interrupts. "I was gonna say that I'm slightly prettier than them, but yours works too." Tyler cracks an amused smile on those full pouty pink lips.

Tyler and Bonnie enjoy dinner and talk neither revealed too much but they reconnected as two people who are lonely and in pain; Childhood friends with dangerous and very familiar family secrets.


On the way back to her house Bonnie feels guilty about her part in Tyler's father's death the device Emily spelled to kill Vampires had infected the Lockwood's ,as well and she couldn't figure out why. Bonnie wanted to know but she wouldn't use their friendship to get the truth about what Tyler could and might be.

Bonnie makes her way to her queen sized bed falling face first into it, glad that the night was finally over; she was on the slow verge of trusting Damon, and reconnecting with Tyler. Bonnie had decided that after tonight she would be there for Tyler in his time of need since it was partly her fault that his dad was now dead. And all the other horrible things that followed that unforgetful night.

The morning was quiet that was until she heard that annoying sing 'baby' by Justin Bieber ringing Bonnie reaches up from under the covers answering the phone. "Good morning sunshine" Bonnie can hear the smirk on his smug mouth all the way through the phone.

"How did you get this number?" Bonnie wipes her eyes.

Damon sips his coffee. "I took it from Elena's phone"

Bonnie shakes her head at him doing that and having her number. "What do you want?"

"I need to see you"

"When, because I'm not even dressed...hell I'm not even up yet"

"Awe… Bonnie, I don't need you get pretty for me, I like a girl with drool on her cheeks"

Bonnie rolls her eyes annoyed she looks at the clock thinking it's too early to be bothered with Damon.

"I'm hanging up now"

Bonnie throws the phone shut pulling the covers back over her head but that damn doorbell just keeps ringing, she rolled out of Bed going to answer the door.

"Why, am I not surprised that it's you"

Bonnie was standing there in those cute little gray boy shorts and a plain football T-shirt with her hair flowing softly down her shoulders and back. Her soft caramel skin glowed in the sunlight her eyes a bright green reflecting that gold, it did that every time she was near him, Damon noticed.

Obviously she was beautiful but what strikes Damon, is he would've noticed sooner if he wasn't so totally focused on Elena and flirting with every other girl who didn't mind being the object of his affections.

"I've come up with a new plan, so can I come in" Damon tilted his head a mischievous smirk couldn't help but make itself known.

Bonnie laughs humorless because he couldn't be serious about being invited in. "No, and although I would love to hear this fantastic plan, I have other things to do today"

Damon can't help the feeling of rejection that overcomes him, from her. Damon figures that she's scared of spending time with him stemming from last night. Because than she'll have to admit that yes he's a murderer and self-centered with many issues but he's capable of being good.

"Liar!" Damon turns away from her miffed using his vampire speed to avoid having her stop him and he's gone.

"Argh" Bonnie tightens her fist he gets her so mad with his mood swings.

Bonnie closes the door, not understanding why he was upset. Bonnie had agreed to help him stop Katherine she fully intended to help bring that evil Bitch down , but not right now or at this very minute. Damon could be such a baby she thought but enough about him until later when she could give him her full attention.


Caroline walks into the mystic grill too see Matt she's been struggling to contain and control her urges around matt but thanks to Stefan, and him teaching her she's gotten a lot better at controlling herself with him and needing her friends so that she could feel some normalcy again even though every thing that was once normal for her was over.

Caroline knows most of mystic falls unearthly secrets and was quite pissed off that Elena and Bonnie kept her in the dark about these things but since this has happened to her being now one of the undead, she realized they were keeping some of her now gone innocence intact.

Matt's nowhere around and Caroline sits at a table alone she isn't completely sure where she stands with Bonnie and although she's been friends with Elena since childhood she wouldn't call her no matter how lonely she feels and it creeps her out to no end that Elena, looks exactly like the very person whose done this terrible thing to her, she always was closer to Bonnie who she now believes hates her.

Bonnie observes her beautiful blued eyed blonde haired best friend the one she could always count on to be there with some snarky remark that would light her day and make her feel that the world was worth being in as long as she had Caroline by her side.

"C. Forbes" Bonnie timidly says standing behind Caroline. Who smiles turning to face Bonnie, "B. Bennett"

Bonnie innately hugs Caroline major guilt for not immediately being there for Caroline when she needed her to be loyal and understanding the most. "I'm sorry I haven't been there for you, and majorly sorry that this ever happened to you"

Caroline holds Bonnie tightly. "It's not your fault; it was that sneaky, evil whore Katherine that did this me"
Bonnie and Caroline sit.

"Still your my best friend I should have been there for you"

"You're here now, and that's really what counts" the plucky girl says smiling at Bonnie. "I found the ring you left for me"

Bonnie thinks of lying but she can't. "I wasn't sure how to deal with this whole situation, but I wasn't gonna let you burn up in the sun either."

Bonnie and Caroline smile at each other lovingly. "So how is things with matt and the whole…" Bonnie trailed on her last words she wasn't comfortable saying the words vampire and Caroline in the same sentence.

"Me being a vampire and trying not to eat him as a snack"Caroline, always ever so blunt.

Bonnie smiles a little. "Yeah those "Caroline shrugs. "Well I haven't tried to eat em', since I've kind of gotten used to the Stefan diet, although eating rodents was never something I saw myself doing"

Even though this situation is nothing to joke about Caroline, could always find the humor in life's lemons.

"Then I'm happy for you, and I'll do whatever you need"

"I just need my best friend, that's all"

"You got her"


Bonnie and Caroline hug tightly. Damon walks in seeing the two chummy friends kissing and making up although Damon, didn't have no use for Caroline and now that she was a vampire he wanted to have even less to do with her, but she wasn't his main concern he knew things would one day would not end well for Caroline but he gave his word to let Elena and the witch to let them handle things concerning Caroline.

"So this was your other plans enjoying coffee with baby vamp"

Bonnie sighs tiresome at him. And Caroline looks like she wants to hurt him for trying to off her when he and she discovered what was happening to the perky blonde.

"We have things to do and you wanna play shoulder to cry on, we have more important things to do than coddle Caro here"

"Again with the whining, I said, I would help so I will" Bonnie says through gritted teeth.

Stefan comes up behind Damon. "What are you two fighting about now?"

"We're not fighting; this isn't fighting…were flirting learn the difference Stef." Damon's devilish smirk shines. While he slaps Stefan's shoulder.

"whatever you say,brother"


Stefan smiles he's been oddly chipper these days and it's very disconcerting to Damon he just doesn't understand his little brother. Like he thought he did, Stefan seems to be the only one not affected by Katherine's return which greatly pains and irritates Damon to no end because Kat's return has turned him into the brooding one prone to act out violently when things don't go his way.

Elena avoids eye-contact with Damon still very pissed about what he'd done to Jeremy, rightly so she's even resorted to calling him the D-word, right now she believes she hates him , but she's not the only one and she believes that's what he wants and she'll be the main person to grant his wish.

Damon looks at Elena like he regrets what he's done and he knows he's fucked up but it was his only way of reacting because he couldn't hurt her physically. so he hurt the person she cares about most. He knows he has a lot of ass kissing to do between both Bonnie and Elena, he knows from experience that he has a better chance of Elena forgiving him before Bonnie ever does.

She's not a bleeding heart like Elena and maybe he can appreciate that about Bonnie, because he's forced to face his actions when it comes to her. She's making him work for it, work harder than he ever worked for anything in his natural and unnatural life.


Caroline, Stefan, Elena along with Bonnie jump into a form of friendly chatter leaving him out of the conversation because who would ever consider Damon apart of the inner-circle. Damon cautions his mood and lightly walks away and before Bonnie knows it she's following behind the now brooding elder Salvatore.

"Salvatore, where are you going?"

"To kill Katherine or get drunk, I haven't decided... you could always tag alone see what which one I choose"

Bonnie doesn't know whether to take him seriously or not but Damon keeps on walking and she keeps on following.