Chapter 2: Back To Reality
After Damon arrived; at princess Jessalyn's palace without any trouble at all, he went directly towards her private quarters. She was rather receptive of his sexual advances towards her. Afterwards she agreed to turn him back into the vampire that he once was but with conditions attached as there always are. She wanted Damon to be with her forever and to never leave this dimension but he had other plans.
At first Damon thought that he wouldn't be able to perform sexually for the princess but as he thought about Bonnie; there was no problem at all. After he was satisfied and she changed him into the vampire that he once was; he snuck out leaving the princess in a sleep coma. As he left her sleeping form; he knew that he had to leave the dark dimension; and that he could never return because the princess would have a bounty on his head.
While he was off seducing the princess; Bonnie awoke up alone in bed. As she reached for Damon only to discover that he was long gone. She knew that sleeping with him was such a mistake that she would live to regret. She also knew that Damon would never feel for her what she only just realized that she felt for Damon. He would only love Elena and Katherine even though neither of them would ever reciprocate his feelings. Bonnie wished that she never laid eyes on Damon Salvatore because now she felt way too much for him than she ever meant to feel for him. He came back after being gone for hours making love to someone else as if it was nothing at all.
"So you're finally back? Did you get what you were after, Damon?"
"Yes, I'm a vampire again, but we have to leave this dimension now though because if we don't there will be one very pissed off princess. So come on let's leave as of five minutes ago?"
"Fine, I'm ready. Are we ever going to talk about what happened between us last night?"
"No, it was only sex, it didn't mean or change anything between us, so please don't make it into something that it's not."
"Fine, then we are agreed then to never mention it or bring it up again right?"
"Yea, that means no mentioning it to anyone including Elena right?"
"Yea, it does, like I would want anyone in mystic falls to know that I had sex with you. This means that you will not be telling anyone either right?"
"No of course I will not say anything to anyone in mystic falls."
"That means even if you leave town with Stefan you can still not tell him about last night, ok?"
"Why would you care if Stefan knew about us?"
"Because I respect his opinion of me; and if he knew that I succumbed to your charms he would lose respect for me and think less of me too."
"Oh, for a minute there I thought that maybe you had a crush on my brother or something."
"Oh, I don't know maybe if you succeed in breaking him Elena up then maybe I'll pick up the pieces of his broken heart."
"Don't even joke about being with my brother."
"Why not, he's sexy and if he were available then I would surly give him a go. Besides maybe he's better in bed then you are?"
"No, he's not and you need to stop saying things like that about Stefan. I'll show you just who is better in bed."
He pulled Bonnie to him so fast that it stole her breath away. Before she even knew what was happening their clothes were on the floor; and they were in a tangled mess on the bed. Neither of them knew what this was between them but it was stronger than either of them realized. Damon knew that she was challenging his manhood by trying to compare Stefan to him in the bedroom; which is why he felt the need to prove himself to her; and thus remind her how good he was in the bedroom.
Bonnie didn't want to be carried away by Damon but that is exactly what seemed to be happening now. She knew that when they went back home that it would be all about Elena again; she didn't have any delusions about him confessing his undying love to her. She savored these few passionate moments anyway because she knew that they were fleeting at best. Afterwards neither could even look at each other while dressing; they didn't say a word to one another either until they were back in mystic falls.
They were in front of the boarding house as Damon said, "Remember, we tell no one about what happened between us right?"
"Yea, I'm in agreement with you on this."
"Ok, that this good; because they would blame me and think that I tricked you into being with me or something."
"Right we both want the same thing for once."
They went inside and all their friends were there waiting for them. Caroline, Tyler, Stefan, Elena and Jeremy were all there at the boarding house. Ever since their Aunt Jenna's death it seemed that the Gilberts made their selves at home in the boarding house; neither of them wanted to face the emptiness that was their home now.
Caroline and Tyler; it seemed were always there as well. Caroline just couldn't face her mother now that she knew the truth about her but Tyler had nowhere else to go and if he were being honest he wanted to be around Caroline always. If that meant that he had to be around the Salvatores then it was a price that he would happily pay because she was worth it.
"Hi, guys we're back from the dark dimension now."
Elena was the first to come over towards them and embraced Bonnie like she was a long lost friend. "Oh, Bonnie, I've missed you so much why were you gone so long?"
"What do you mean it was only a day or two at most?"
"No it wasn't a few days it was a year; we almost gave up hope that you were ever coming back but you did."
Bonnie was in shock there was no way they had been gone for a year because someone would have reported her missing. "We couldn't have been gone that long it was only a couple of days. Why is Tyler here anyway, I thought he hated all vampires now?"
"Yes, it was a year and Stefan is tired of compelling everyone into believing that you are on some extended vacation at your Aunt's house. As for Tyler, he did hate Stefan but they made peace with each other when Katherine came back here and kidnapped Caroline. It is such a long story but I am so happy that you are back now."
Damon chose this time to speak up, "I told you that time moved differently in the dark dimension Bonnie but you didn't listen. I didn't think that it would be this long though. So please brother fill us in, what happened while we were gone?"
"Sure, I'll give you the highlights; first Klaus came back bringing Katherine with him but she had a different agenda than him. Klaus actually wanted to co-exist with us but he wanted me to help him get rid of all the werewolves; which I would have done but that list included Tyler and I just couldn't agree to that. I know that Caroline would be devastated if anything happened to him; so I betrayed Klaus. I went to the same powerful shaman that took Damon's vampire powers away; she wanted to punish you. She told me that you killed her daughter recently in Georgia; you ripped her heart out. Her name was Bree; does it ring a bell?"
"Yea, I remember her but I thought she had no family though."
"Well, you thought wrong. She told me that; she didn't want revenge only justice; which she would now get. I begged her to help us defeat Klaus and she agreed for a price. She wanted Katherine's whereabouts and that was all. I told her what I knew about Katherine then she told me that Klaus would never be a problem again. She failed to mention how she dealt with Klaus though. She wiped his memory of everything and she took his vampire nature away from him as well. Katherine didn't like this one bit; she therefore abducted Caroline; and then Tyler joined us to find her. When we did find her in an abandoned warehouse; Katherine was not there but it looked like there was a bloody fight. There was blood everywhere but Caroline didn't remember what happened during the time that she had her there. I don't know what happened to Katherine or Klaus but I do know that Claudine had plans for both of them. She never told me how or why she wanted Klaus and Katherine to both pay for their sins. That was over six months ago but mystic falls has been quiet ever since then though. I tried to find another opening to the dark dimension but you took the only crystal that could open the gateway."
Caroline spoke up next, "So did it work are you a vampire again?"
"Yes, vampire Barbie it worked but I can never go back there again because I made one vampire princess royally pissed off."
"So my dad thinks that I went to stay with my Aunt in California then?"
"Yea, we thought that would be the best option the sheriff, Caroline's mom helped us to cover up that you were gone too. She is dealing with Caroline being a vampire but she hasn't come to terms with it completely; which is why Caroline is staying here. In one of the many bedrooms; in fact everyone seems to be staying here right now. Jeremy, Alaric, Caroline, Tyler and me are all staying here, I hope now that your back that it won't be a problem Damon."
"No, I couldn't care less about who is living here just as long as no one is using my room."
"No, Damon, I knew that you would be back to torment me eventually; therefore I made sure that no one even went in your room. Bonnie you could stay here as well; if you want to at least for tonight."
"No, I wouldn't want to impose on you guys like that; I just want to go home and sleep in my own bed for once."
"Ok, I'll take if you want me to?"
"Yea, I would like that Jeremy we need to catch up anyway."
With that they left but not one of their friends noticed how Bonnie Damon both would not look at each other at all. Halfway to her house Bonnie asked Jeremy to stop because she felt sick to her stomach. She immediately started throwing up on the side of the road.
"Are you ok Bonnie?"
"Yea, I just felt queasy for a moment but it seems to be passing now."
"I'm glad that we have this chance to talk without the others around. I know that even though it was a year for us; that it was only a few days for you and Damon though. So I was wondering do you still have feelings for me because I still have those same feelings for you. I know you think that I'm too young to be with you but I am only a year younger than you. I think that we should be together, say something?"
"Jeremy, I do like you but I'm not sure if we will be anything more than friends though. I am just so confused right now but can you give me time?"
"Yea, I can do that, I already waited a year, I would wait a lifetime for you."
"That is so sweet of you. Can you take me home now?"
"Yea I can do that."
They drove the rest of the way in silence; Bonnie was thinking that maybe it could work with her and Jeremy but she could never have known then that her night with Damon would come back to haunt her and ultimately forever change her life.
It was two weeks later Bonnie began hanging out less with her usual crowd of friends; it seemed even at lunch Bonnie was nowhere to be found. She and Jeremy began seeing each other as friends more often but it hasn't gone that far yet. Elena was the first to notice how absent Bonnie was lately from their usual activities.
"Caroline, have you noticed how Bonnie has been blowing us off since she got back?"
"Yea, I didn't want to say anything but I think that she is keeping some of the details about what happened when they were gone. I have noticed that Jeremy seems to be hanging around her more often. Haven't you noticed how quick he was to volunteer to take her home?"
"Yea, but I thought he was only being nice though?"
"Yea, he was being nice; just the same way that Damon is always nice to you. He was being so nice to try and get into them panties."
"Jeremy Bonnie, do you really think that they would be together? It's not like that with Damon because he knows that I love Stefan."
"Yea, I do and Damon may know you love Stefan but I doubt that would ever stop him from trying to get with you though."
"I think that we should have talk with Bonnie and find out why she is avoiding us."
"Yea, ok let's do that after school today, Elena."
After school they went to cheerleading practice expecting Bonnie to be there but she was nowhere to be seen yet again. She decided to meet up with Jeremy instead of going to practice; she was worried because she was at least a week late getting her period. She knew that if she was pregnant that Damon was the father; which scared her to death.
She told Jeremy to meet her at her house; she took three tests to be sure while she was waiting for him. It was conclusive Bonnie was going to have a baby and Damon was the father. She knew what she had to do but it would kill her to do it though. Jeremy arrived a few minutes after she found out the truth about the baby she would have soon.
"Bonnie, what was so urgent that I had to come right away?"
"Jeremy, I am so afraid of what is going to happen next. I don't even know how to tell my dad about this."
"Whatever it is, you can tell me and we will figure it out together, so what happened?"
"Ok, I'll tell you but you have to keep this a secret, you can't even tell Elena about this?"
"Ok, no matter what it is, I'll keep it a secret."
"I took three tests and the boxes say that they are accurate, so it is true, I'm pregnant."
"Wow are you absolutely 100% sure that they all said positive?"
"Yes, there is no doubt about it; I'm going to have a baby."
"Ok, one more question who is the father because I thought that you were a virgin?"
"I'll tell you but first you must swear to me that it never leaves this room ok?"
"Ok but why all the secrecy, Bonnie it seems like you're not going to tell the guy?"
"Because I'm not going to tell him; I mean what would be the point, he is in love with someone else and he would never want this baby anyway. He basically told me that the one night we spent together meant nothing to him anyway. I was so stupid to actually think that it would mean anything to someone like him."
Bonnie started to cry but as Jeremy was comforting her; it hit him that he already knew who the father was. "Oh, my God it's Damon, he's the father right?"
In a shaky voice Bonne said, "Yes, but please don't tell anyone including him. I just couldn't bare it if they all looked at me and knew what a fool I was."
"It's ok Bonnie; I won't tell anyone but why would you have sex with him of all people, I thought you guys hated each other?"
"Most of the time we do hate each other; it happened in the dark dimension when he was human again still. It was different there and we only had each other to hold onto; it was only once, well twice to be accurate. It did mean something to me but it meant nothing to him; so I told him that it didn't mean anything to either. Besides he loves Elena and I don't want to stand in his way. I know that he's is not the good guy of this story but he would still feel obligated to me and the baby. I don't want this baby to ever feel like he or she was never loved or wanted; which is why I have to leave mystic falls immediately. I will tell my dad about the baby; which will make him glad that I'm gone. I told you because I need an ally to help me pull this off without anyone realizing why I'm really leaving ok?"
"Wow, I can hardly believe all this but I will help you in any way that I can. Are you going to tell your dad who the father is?"
"No, I'll just let him think the worst of me."
"You could always stay and tell everyone that I'm the father, if you want to?"
"No, Jeremy I can't do that because it wouldn't be right or fair to you. Ever since I thought that I could be pregnant, a small part of me was happy about it because it meant I had a piece of Damon inside me. How sick is that? I am hung up on a guy who will never love me. I'm sorry but I can't return your feelings Jeremy, god I wish that I could. You better than most know how love works though, it is messy but very unpredictable though. Will you help me to leave quietly without any of the vampires or Tyler seeing me in person until I leave?"
"Yea, I can't say that I'm surprised though because I saw the way that you were trying hard not to look at each other when you came back. I get why you don't want the vampires to see you but why don't you want Tyler to see you?"
"For the same reasons that I can't let any of the vampires get too close to me because they would be able to sense the baby that I'm carrying which would spell bad news for me."
"Ok, I will help you but steering clear of Caroline also means staying away from Elena too."
"Yea, I know that is where you come in, you can tell everyone that I got sick with cramps from my period they will believe it. The hard part will be convincing Elena and Caroline to just leave me alone for a while. Then I will tell my dad tonight and make arrangements to stay with my Aunt in California which I am sure will be fine. This plan does sound like it could work right?"
"Yea, it will just as long as Damon or Stefan never find out about it. I'll get started on my end with Elena and Caroline today and you get started on your end ok?"
"Yea, that's good thank you for helping me, Jeremy."
After he left Bonnie cried some more but later on that night she told her father about the baby. He was not pleased; in fact he called her countless names and basically kicked her out that night. She called Jeremy crying, he picked her up and brought her to his house because he knew that no one was ever there anymore.
"It's ok, Bonnie you can stay here as long as you need to. I am so sorry that your dad was such a jerk to you."
"It's ok, I knew that he would be pissed off but I guess that I thought he would understand though. I am only going to stay here for tonight because I called my Aunt and she said it was fine that come and live with her indefinitely. I also told her about the baby as well as how my dad reacted too. She is going to wire me a plane ticket in the morning. Just wait until after I've left and give them these notes ok Jeremy?"
"Yea, I can do that; you can sleep in Elena's room ok?"
"Yea, that's fine thank you."
In the morning Bonnie didn't even bother to go to school because she had to avoid her friends like the plaque. Jeremy tried to make sure that none of them suspected that Bonnie was leaving until it was too late to stop her but he didn't count on Stefan coming to his house that morning after he left.
There was a knock on the door; Bonnie figured that it was Jeremy and he forgot his keys or something like that. So she answered it without even thinking about it.
"What did you forget?"
"Nothing, I was looking for Jeremy, he already left?"
She was shocked to say the least when she saw Stefan standing at the door. She prayed that he couldn't tell just by looking at her.
"Yea, you just missed him, why?"
"Oh, well he said that you stayed the night here because you were sick but you look fine to me. What is really going on Bonnie?"
Then he saw the suitcases by the door, "Are you leaving town and for how long?"
"Yes, fine I'm leaving for good but you can't tell anyone I wrote letters saying goodbye to each of you. Jeremy has them and after I'm gone he will give them to everyone. Please understand Stefan, I have to leave because all of this supernatural stuff is just too much for me, especially now and I can't handle it anymore. Please just let me leave in peace ok?"
She started to leave but he grabbed her arm and said, "No, wait, you were just going to leave without even saying goodbye to Caroline and Elena? This doesn't make any sense to me, what is really going on Bonnie?"
She was about to tell him to mind his own business when this look of recognition passed on his face because he heard another heartbeat coming from Bonnie.
"Is anyone else here, Bonnie?"
"No, it's only me but I'm leaving in just a moment."
"So it is you then?"
"What are you going on about now?"
"You're leaving because you're pregnant, huh?"
"Um, how did you know?"
"Good, so you are not even going to try to deny it then?"
"No, why should I deny it. I'm pregnant and my father threw me out because of it."
"Who is the guy? Is it Jeremy?"
"No, it's not Jeremy but it would make my life easier if it were Jeremy though. I like Jeremy but I'm not in love with him though. Which is why I have to leave, the guy is in love with someone else and I refuse to be a stand in until he can seduce the girl he really wants. He never wanted kids anyway; I'm sure of it. Just please trust me that this is better for everyone concerned ok?"
"Fine but what about the baby doesn't the baby deserves to know their father?"
"No, because I am giving the baby away for adoption; my Aunt told me that she would help me to set it up. Please Stefan I am begging you to never tell anyone about this? It could hurt so many people; will you keep this a secret even from Elena?"
"I don't like secrets but since it is you and I do understand; I will not tell anyone about the baby after you have left, you have my word."
"Thank you Stefan so much, I have to go or I'm gonna miss my flight, bye."
With that Bonnie left hoping to never come back and face her past but eventually the sins of everyone's past does catch up to them; it is only a matter of when not if. Of course it would take five years until the past did catch up to her. She kept in touch with her friends through emails and texts but she hardly ever talked to them except for Jeremy. He was the only one that knew she kept and raised her daughter in California.
Now 5 years later she was contemplating on returning to her hometown to go to Caroline's wedding. Caroline was marrying Tyler; which shocked half their town. Bonnie knew that they were destined to be together. She knew that it was time for her secret to come out; but she would keep the father to her child a secret forever. She knew that Jeremy would never tell anyone else the truth. So she would go to the wedding and introduce her daughter to her old high school friends then she would come back to her life that she built in California for herself and her daughter.