Thank you for the reviews! I had to update again today to get this story going. Next chapter will be Bamon!
Bonnie wondered what she had done to deserve this punishment she was being put through right now. Sure, she loved Elena and Caroline and would do anything to make them happy but this was just pushing it. She was in the back with a very dangerous vampire who has tried to kill her many times and has harmed people she knew and loved. He was being overly happy and annoying, singing along with the radio to Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance". Oh the irony. She thought as he scooted closer to her, singing in her face as he used her sunscreen bottle as a microphone. She had to admit he was a pretty good singer though. Shaking out of her thoughts she glared at him, even more mad that she was finding what he was doing actually adorable.
"Get away or I'll..."
"Elena! Bonnie's making threats! She's not even trying to befriend me!" Damon whined to the brunette in the passengers seat who in return gave him an evil look.
"Damon, please! Just leave her alone! You're acting like a five year old! If I would've known you were going to behave like this I would've never invited you!" she replied. She then looked at her best friend seated next to him, giving her an apologectic look.
Oh sure it's easy for you to be sorry when you're sitting next to the sane vampire. Bonnie thought darkly as she turned to look at Damon who continued his best Lady Gaga imitation. But two can play this game, Damon. She concentrated on the bottle in his hand really hard, causing it to heat up and explode all over him.
"You little witch!" He growled angrily as sunscreen fell from his face. Matt, Caroline, and Elena all turned to look at him and laugh as he grabbed a towel to clean himself off. Stefan kept his eyes on the road, with a slight grin on his face.
"I told you not to annoy her, Damon."
"You should really be more careful, Damon." Bonnie said innocently. "We don't have enough towels to clean up all the messes you make." She heard him grumble something under his breath as he continued cleaning up the mess she made.
"You're gonna regret this." He finally said as he threw the dirty towel at her. "Just wait."
Bonnie tossed the towel in the back, giving him a cocky grin. "Oh I'll be ready. You're not the only one with tricks up their sleeve, Damon. I promised Elena I'd try to be nice but since you seem to think that it'll be much more fun if you terrorize me then don't expect me to sit back and let it happen."
That made him grin, which surprised Bonnie. He leaned back into his seat, his green eyes never leaving hers. "See, this is why I have a little respect for you. You don't let shit slip like these other nobodies in the town do."
"I don't." she agreed. "I'm not impressed by you or blinded by you're hotness. I know what you really are."
He was silent for a moment as the ride continued. Bonnie turned to look out the window at the passing scenery while Elena station surfed on the radio, Matt and Caroline talked about the latest football game.
"You think I'm hot?" Damon finally asked causing Bonnie to look at him, realizing what she said.
"Looks aren't everything you know."
"For me and about 99 percent of this world it is!" he replied, giving her a little wink.
"You're impossible."
"And hot."
Bonnie shook her head in regret, knowing he wasn't going to let her live that down.
"ELENA! CAROLINE! You guys are so dead!" Bonnie yelled as she pulled out the blue bikini she refused to wear earlier. "I told you guys I was not going to wear this thing!"
Elena looked to the ground innocently as Caroline quickly tried to defend herself. "Bonnie! It's a beach! Not a day at the spa with your grandma!" Realizing what she just said, she quickly slapped a hand over her mouth. "I mean...I'm sorrry..."
Bonnie shrugged it off, her grandma's death still being a sensitive subject to her. "It's ok, Caroline."
"We only want you to enjoy yourself, Bonnie. Maybe flirt a little with the local guys...I don't want you to treat this day as a punishment or anything." Elena spoke up. "I know Damon is being a jerk just to get on your nerves because he gets some sick thrill from it but I want you to be happy and enjoy a normal day with your best friends."
Elena was right. She wanted to be normal so badly despite all the things that have been going on and here was a day to do it. There were no killings, kidnappings, witchcraft...but there was Damon. And she knew he knew she wanted this day to be a nice day with friends, but he wasn't going to allow that. Of course not, he wouldn't be Damon if he did. So she was going to listen to Elena and not let him get the best of her. She was going to put that bikini on and have a great day at the beach.
Elena and Caroline waited outside of the bathroom stall as Bonnie put on the bikini, making sure everything was in place and nothing was going to pop out.
"Come on, Bonnie! I wanna see you!" Caroline said, tapping her foot impatiently.
She finally came out the bathroom, feeling a little self conscious as Elena and Caroline grinned widely and clapped. "This is embarrassing." she muttered as she quickly grabbed her towel to cover up.
"Oh it's just a little skin!" Caroline exclaimed as she pulled Elena and Bonnie close to her, taking a pic of all three of them together. "Everyone say 'myspace'!" FLASH.
"Don't you dare put this on the internet!" Bonnie yelled as Caroline ran off with the camera. She then turned to Elena. "Why me?"
Elena smiled, putting an arm around her. "Because it wouldn't be as entertaining if it were someone else!" she replied.
"Yes it would! It would be hilarious if it were happening to Stefan!"
Elena laughed. "Geez, Bonnie, you're starting to sound like Damon!"
"Kill me now."
"About time! I'm starving here!" Matt said as the girls finally made their way out the bathroom. "Stefan and I were about to get the grill started without you!"
Caroline ran to her boyfriend, kissing him on the cheek. "We had to help Bonnie with her self-esteem issues, babe. It wasn't easy to convince her to put something on that wouldn't make her look like the virgin Mary."
"Ha ha, Caroline." Bonnie said as she wrapped the towel tighter around her waist.
"My lord, Bonnie, where are your clothes? Not that I'm complaining." Damon grinned as he looked her up and down.
She rolled her eyes, knowing he out of all people was going to say something about what she was already uncomfortable about. "Well, compared to what Caroline has on, I look like an eskimo."
"Hey!" The blonde yelled, offended.
Damon approached the young witch, caressing her cheek. "But Caroline's body isn't as delicious as yours." And it was true. He remembered the taste of her blood from when he attacked her in the woods compared to her blonde friend's he's had so many times when they were together.
"He didn't complain when we were dating, prick." Caroline muttered to Matt who return shook his head.
Bonnie slapped Damon's hand away angrily. "Stop trying to make my blood boil."
"That's not the only thing I'm trying to get your body to do." He smiled. "Don't be a tease, take the towel off." He tugged at the top of the towel around her waist.
"Damon." Elena seethed, smacking his hand away from her friend. "Can you please not hit on my friend? You can see she's already on the verge of murdering you."
"Don't get jealous, Elena. You don't look too bad in yours either."
Frustrated, Elena pulled him to the side with her. "Damon, I'm the only friend you have here. Stefan is fed up with you, Caroline hates you for how you treated her, Matt doesn't do too good with his girlfriend's exes, and Bonnie...well I'm sure she's voiced how she feels about you already. Now please, for once, be civilized!"
Damon cocked his head to the side and grinned. "Elena, I'm a vampire. Civilized is not in my dictionary. Now please, let me get back to making 'friends' with the witch."
"What are you trying to prove?" she asked angrily. Maybe this wasn't a good idea after all. Damon's intentions only seemed to be to piss Bonnie off.
"I'm trying to see how powerful little miss Bonnie Bennett really is." he replied. "You see, the more powerful a witch becomes the better her blood tastes."
Without warning, Elena slapped him causing everyone else to look at them in concern. "Don't ever say something like that to me again, Damon. You've put her through hell and she's saved your life and helped Stefan. I can't believe you're considering sucking her blood!" She told him in a harsh whisper.
Damon began rubbing his cheek as she walked over to Stefan who asked her if she was ok. "Always the drama queen, Elena." he called out as they all made their way towards the beach.
Stefan and Matt argued over the grill as Caroline and Bonnie laid on their towels to tan. Elena began preparing the meats, handing them to a confident Matt who seemed to think he knew everything about grilling a burger. Stefan just shook his head and let the blonde take over the grill.
"I heard what Damon said." he said as he walked over to Elena. "Even if he was serious, you know I wouldn't allow him to do harm to Bonnie. He's just...really mad that she lied about disabling that weapon."
"So am I but you don't see me being a complete prick to her." Elena replied, her attention all on the buns she was pulling out the bag. "I mean, I see where she's coming from. Those vampires could've done really bad harm but..." She sighed, turning to look at her boyfriend. "Why can't things be so simple? Why does Damon insist on making things harder than they should be. Bonnie's trying, he should too. Even Caroline isn't going off on him after what he did to her."
"Damon is an ancient vampire trapped in a young body with the actions of a kid." Stefan replied. "He doesn't forgive and forget easily." He wrapped his arms around her, pulling her into a loving hug. "Don't worry, Elena, things will be better soon. I promise."
Elena grinned against his chest, feeling a little better and secure. She loved how Stefan always tried to make excuses for his brother, making it seem like Damon would ever change even though they both know it wasn't likely.
"DAMON!" They heard Bonnie scream, causing Elena to quickly pull away from Stefan and look at her friend who was now covered in ketchup.
Damon grinned. "I thought she would want some ketchup on her hotdog. It's not my fault I don't know my own strength."
Elena sighed, feeling a headache coming on. "I'll get the napkins."