AN-So I decide to keep going with this. I just love the little Stefonnie scenes this season no matter how short (sigh) and decided to make a little something extra of them. I know I haven't updated my other story in a long time and if exams weren't around the corner that would be my top priority right now. You know when an idea comes you just have to get it down. Anyways, not sure where this journey is gonna take me but hopefully you guys enjoy it. This one happens after "The Ties That Bind"

She was watching him again; this time from her place sitting on an old table in the old witch manor. He could feel her eyes scanning every inch of his body and he wondered briefly, when did he become so interesting?

"What?" he grunted looking at her with a raised brow.

The witch shrugged "You've been grasping your side for the last five minutes with a slightly pained look on your face. I'm just wondering when your going to ask me to help with whatever it is that's wrong"

Stefan subdued a groan as his fingers continued to roam his abdomen "It's nothing"

"Come on Stefan, what's wrong with you?" Bonnie asked again curiously.

"I think I have a splinter from when Jamie shot me" the vampire sighed and Bonnie couldn't help but chuckle in amusement at his pout

"Come here" she ushered with her hands and rolled her eyes "You men are such big babies". He hesitated for just a bit after her comment but walked over to stand in front of her nonetheless. Bonnie opened her legs to allow him to come closer and immediately raised his t-shirt like a nurse about to work.

She realized she should have mentally prepped herself first because the up-close and personal view of Stefan's perfect abs was more than a little mouth watering. Bonnie made sure to keep her face completely neutral though as she gently moved her fingers against his flesh in search of the tiny nuisance.

Stefan's face on the other hand wasn't so controlled. It had been a long time since someone had touched him with such tenderness and it made him painfully aware of the lack of a woman's touch he had lately. And Bonnie's touch was burning straight through his skin.

"I uh…I think its somewhere over here" he took hold of her hand and directed her to the spot making sure he avoided her gaze when she looked up at him. He didn't need her seeing right through him again. Not right now.

Bonnie continued to look closely at the flawless canvas of skin before her hoping she would find the darn thing soon so she could stop biting the inside of her cheek to keep from blushing. The witch had to choke down a "yes!" when she finally saw it. Her fingernails just weren't enough to get it out.

"If I jus had some tweezers or something…"Smiling to herself Bonnie locked eyes on the right spot and used just enough magic to get the splinter out.

"There, all better?" she asked looking up at him and this time his eyes locked fully with hers.

Stefan sighed in relief "Much. Thanks"

Maybe it was the fact that she couldn't remember the last time someone thanked her for anything or because she saw the old Stefan looking down at her but for whatever reason Bonnie found herself feeling warm on the inside.

Once again he got lost in her eyes…another staring match…another moment between them. Stefan shook his head and stepped away from her before the corner of his lip could complete its journey upwards. And just like that the moment was gone.

Bonnie forced a chuckle to ease the sudden silence "Soooo besides the splinter of emergency proportions you sure you're okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine"

The witch continued to study him. She wasn't buying that "Stefan, it's been a long couple of days for all of us. And besides the fact that we lost 3 of the coffins to Klaus I know a splinter isn't the only reason for your mood. Thankfully Damon got the important coffin out in time" she said off-hand.

By the sudden grimace that flickered across Stefan's face at Damon's name Bonnie caught on to the reason he was so troubled. She sighed heavily

"She told you didn't she? About Damon, about the kiss"

Stefan only nodded ever so slightly not in the least bit surprised that Bonnie knew.

"And you did…?"

"Nothing." He completely her sentence "Except my fist had a very brief conversation with Damon's face" he said simply. The glint in his eye showing the small satisfaction he felt at that.

Bonnie had to stop herself from cheering at that one. It really rubbed her the wrong way how Damon not so tactfully told her the news. He deserved that punch; no if, ands, or buts.

"So you're not fine then"

Stefan shrugged "Why wouldn't I be? My brother is in love with the woman I love and history has repeated itself just as it always does. Who wouldn't be fine with that?"

If it had been anyone else and she didn't see his knuckles turning several shades whiter she might have let the subject go.

"Aren't you gonna yell, shout, act like you care?" she pushed a little more

"Well that would contradict me not caring wouldn't it? He widened his eyes and raised his brow. Again, very Damon like she thought.

"We both know you still do otherwise it wouldn't bother you" she said a little more forcefully this time.

The growl that rumbled from Stefan's chest let Bonnie know he was going to let her have it "Of course I care! I still feel…I feel everything! But anger is all I can allow myself to feel to be strong enough to stop Klaus. I need it"

"Do you hear yourself? Yes anger can be good sometimes but use the anger, don't let it use you. That's how you get lost. Before you know it you'll be consumed by your revenge"

"How many times are you going to give me this speech Bonnie?" he asked exasperated with the conversation. Couldn't she see that Klaus needed to pay for what he's done?

"As many times as it takes for you to see that revenge isn't the way to go. Vengeance isn't Justice Stefan it's an emotional response. You're angry for what he's done, for taking your free will. I dislike Klaus just as much as the next guy but if we're going to take him out let it be for the greater good not a personal vendetta."

"It doesn't matter what reason we kill him for Klaus needs to die Bonnie. End of story"

Damn he's stubborn! "You know there is this saying that when you dig a hole for your enemies you should dig one for yourself. What do you think about that?"

"I kill him or I die trying" the vampire shrugged

"Clever. You keep holding on to that anger and you'll be turning that into hate and that's the perfect open door for losing your humanity. If you don't catch yourself soon you won't be able to later on"

His brow furrowed as he looked right at her "How would you know? You don't know the first thing about losing your humanity" the way he said it was almost accusing

That struck a nerve. Bonnie straightened her back and cast a serious glare at him "Do you have any idea how hard it was for me after Grams' death? That grief became anger faster than a speeding bullet"

She had to pause for a moment and take a deep breath before finishing what she had to say because she had never told anyone this. "I thought about killing Damon everyday that I was away. I thought about how I wanted it done, how I wanted him to suffer and I almost let those thoughts consume me."

Stefan was held firmly in place by the intensity in her eyes. It was strange to think of Bonnie as anything but good even when she had almost left Damon to die. She always did the right thing. To think that she knew something about the darkness as he had made his mouth snap shut and his vampire ears tune in keenly to what she had to say.

"There was enough blame to go around I'll admit that but it was Damon's selfish desire that initiated everything and my Grams was a casualty"

Swallowing past the lump in her throat she continued "She was the most important person in my life and just like that she was gone. I was hurt but I was angry too and that anger surpassed everything else."

"You can imagine how eager I was to jump on the magnificent opportunity I was presented with to kill every vampire in a mile radius. It felt good to know that I could get some vengeance. Only, you stepped in and I didn't want to hurt you. So I allowed you to save your brother. Didn't mean I didn't still want him dead"

Bonnie and vengeance didn't belong in the same sentence "No. I know you hated Damon at that point but I don't believe that you would have killed him"

"Really Stefan? You believe that I'm that good?"

"I know you are"

She shook her head in the negative "You know when I found out Caroline was turned it didn't matter to me that Katherine was the one who killed her or that I was the one who asked Damon to give her blood. I finally had the perfect excuse to release my anger on him and him alone. I lit his ass on fire and I wanted nothing more than to watch him burn"

Stefan continued to look into her eyes and flinched ever so slightly at the darkness he saw there.

"I gave in to my anger; I allowed it to spill out and control my actions. If it wasn't for you or Elena appealing to my better nature, make no mistake, I would have let Damon die or killed him myself. I was so angry I almost lost it"

"But you didn't"

"No. I didn't. Everyone thinks I'm always in control, sometimes too much, but I know the things I'm capable of when I let anger guide my actions. If I hadn't caught myself before it was too late then I would be no better than the vampires I despise; taking life just because I can."

Bonnie finally hopped off the table and walked up to Stefan holding his gaze intensely with her own "You can't always contain anger. It is a force strong enough to control even the strongest person. That's what anger does Stefan, it consumes you"

He had completely softened after hearing everything she said looking down at his feet before meeting her eyes again. He knew now that she understood battling inner demons "What do expect me to do Bonnie? How else am I supposed to defeat Klaus?"

The witch took a second before answering him "Right now I will agree your anger is good fuel to go against a monster like Klaus. He deserves all the wrath you can dish out. Though it isn't the only fuel you have. You have friends Stefan don't forget that."

"Why do you keep trying to save me?" he whispered down at her

She smiled slightly "I can't save you Stefan. Only you can do that. But that's what friends are for…they help you along the way"