Chapter 1: Bonding

Damon snorted and hit the wall. "Great I'm stuck in here with the witch" he said smiling both sarcastic and annoyed at bonnie.

Bonnie ignored him breathing panicked trying to calm herself as she searched for an opening. Damon sighed and leaned casually against the wall just watching her not even attempting to care. It's pointless if there was a way out I would have found it. "I'm a vampire and there for I'm cooler than you. Better skills" he said smiling cocky, making a joke out of everything as usual with his sarcastic dark humor.

Bonnie groaned which almost sounded like a growl. He was getting on her nerves as usual. Of all people she had to be stuck in here with Damon Salvatore. She would have rather take her chances with Katherine.

"Jeez" Damon said mockingly amused, "you sound more like the witch from hel-"but he was cut off and immediately groaning in pain with his hands to his head and his eyes shut tight.

Bonnie just continued glaring at him concentrating on inflicting the continuous stream of aneurisms on him. "Don't. Push. Me" she bit out to him finally releasing the pain. Her tolerance after everything Damon had put her and friends through was very low, especially since he had attempted to take her life. He never showed any care for life in general. Everyone was just sustenance to him. He was just a cold soulless monster as far as Bonnie was concerned.

"And I'm the bad guy" Damon said merely shaking it off and sighing. "Oh Bonnie" when will you give up this childish feud between us? If it's the whole "he quoted with his fingers as if it was insignificant" me trying to kill you thing" I've already said I'm sorry" he said condescendingly to her as if it was nothing. "Besides", he was suddenly behind her and in her ear in the blink of an eye. "If I wanted you dead you'd be dead by now. So lighten up already" he said giving her his arrogant smirk and moving away.

Bonnie just moved further away crossing her arms her brows furrowing with worry. "Come on Elena" she said lowly to herself looking where an entrance should be in this dark dinky place.

Damon stayed in his corner leaned up against what could barely constitute as a wall getting increasingly annoyed with Bonnie and her fretting. "Can we give it a rest already witch?" he said finally. "Why don't you sit down or just stand still and think up a spell or something. Not only is pacing doing nothing but its giving me a headache" he told her as his sarcastic sense of reasoning.

"Just stop talking Damon" Bonnie said to him frustrated. "This is as usual your fault that we're in here in the first place" she said sitting down on the nearest rock.

"Yeah well no one compelled you to follow me now did they?" he replied coolly and nonchalant. "Would you also care to blame me for the lack of electricity too?" he mocked.

You know what Damon" Bonnie started finally getting fed up. "I only followed you because Elena would rather be with her boyfriend Stephan. We're only in this mess because you couldn't let it rest with your evil ex from hell so I being the good friend that I am decided to go off with the sadistic lovesick vampire" Bonnie said continuing her frustrated rant and getting back up to pace". She looked at Damon's expression at the mention of Elena after noting his silence for once and just shook her head. "I just don't get you. Why are you trying to take your brother's girlfriend and why would you want to be with someone who destroyed your life, killed you and made you waste 145 years searching for her. I mean-" but she was cut off on a gasp because Damon was instantly in her face so close that she could feel his breath and their noses were almost touching, but what caused her breath to catch her was the fact that he looked literally livid. "Don't" was all he said and after a few more silent seconds that seemed to go on forever he moved away from her going to the place where they come in from which was now sealed inspecting it.

Bonnie stayed quiet knowing she had pushed his buttons too far this time. She hated being mean to anyone but knew Damon didn't deserve nor need an apology nor did she have it in her to even think of giving one.

Damon just smirked feeling her tension. "Don't worry Bennet. It's not that easy to get under my skin. You were just annoying me too much with all the talking. I felt like I was trapped in here with Caroline" he said amused and gave a shudder at the idea.

Bonnie didn't say anything she was tired of arguing.

"It seems like there is a spell of some sort" Damon said suddenly looking at the wall thoughtfully.

"I would have felt it" Bonnie told him quietly.

"Yeah yeah witch voodoo" he responded

"I'm right you know" she told him moving closer. Damon turned to look at her sighing dramatic. "And what are you talking about now?" he asked irritated and uninterested.

"Elena and Katherine" Bonnie told him un-phased and ignoring that.

"Don't you think I knew that way before your little input" he retorted giving her what could barely pass as an annoyed smile.

"Then why-"she started but was cut off.

"Look do you want me to try and find a way out of her or do you want to continue this little insightful therapy session. Although it's being quite helpful" he said sarcastically giving her his arrogant smirk and appearing instantly by her side. "I personally have forever while you would just rot to death in here although I would be happy to put you out your misery way before then" he said lower and amused. "I recall you being quite tasty the last time" he said this time in her ear and in the next moment he was on his knees holding his head and his nose begin to drip blood. His brain felt like it was literally going to explode and he almost heard whatever snapped in Bonnie.

She glared down at him and her hands were fisted and both to Damon's horror and amazement the cave begin to lighten but do to the flames Bonnie had somehow started.

"If you ever mention that or my grandmother again I will end you Damon Salvatore. I've done Stephan and Elena enough favors and I've dealt with you for too long. So this is my final warning" she said with such bitter anger, hatred and finality before both the terrible throbbing and stabling in his brain stopped and the flames went out.

Damon dropped to his hands and knees after that and the only thing that could be heard was his ragged breathing along with Bonnie's. Neither one of them said anything to each other for a long minute.

Suddenly Damon was up in a flash and in her face completely pissed off this time all humor gone. "Listen witch what are you 16? 17? I'm a 160 something odd years and you're barely just coming into your little powers. If you keep testing out your little black magic and making these little threats I may just have to take them more serious" he said wiping the blood from under his nose. "Because this is all getting rather boring and a bit redundant don't you think and I would hate to have to break Elena's little heart and bring her and Caroline closer together" he said coolly and calm again. "Not to mention you know how my brother nags when I do something bad" he said rolling his eyes and doing quotes with his fingers.

"Not fun" he said giving her one of those sickly arrogant mocking grins.

"So play nice" he said serious again and looking all the more vampire as his gaze pierced.

Bonnie was quiet and then she swallowed. "You feed off it don't you?" she finally said folding her arms seeming unintimidated.

Damon rolled his eyes sighing. "Feed off what Bennidict?" he said sounding annoyed and uninterested, though he had to admit he was impressed with her guts and persistence it was both impressive and annoying as hell.

"People hating you" she said finally with a bit of hatred in it to get the point across and his attention.

That made him smile. "I actually find it flattering people getting all worked up over me. It makes me feel special" he said mocking and amused smiling at her. "Especially with you" he said walking around her sizing her up. "I really get under that witch skin of yours don't I? I bet you're always thinking about me and what that evil Damon's up to right now" he said amused, circling her to close for her peace of mind.

"Stop it Damon" she said trying to keep her voice firm and hide how uncomfortable he was making her. She hated being alone with him as it is and to learn he knew nothing about personal space just made the whole thing a lot worse.

"I don't know is it just me because I feel like we're really bonding here" he said suddenly mockingly enthused and giving a sarcastic little excited shiver smirking at her*

Bonnie just moved away from him and to the corner of the cave deciding it was best to stop wasting her energy on him. She needed to stay focused and stop using her strength to try and retaliate against Damon. It would help neither of them and it just gave him some sort of sick sadistic pleasure.

For a while both Damon and Bonnie just sat in silence. "Seriously what are we going to do?" Bonnie finally said. "…I've been trying to…sense what this is. It feels like it's some kind of spell. I can feel it now, but I just don't know what it is or how to break it" she said in frustration.

Damon sighed keeping his eyes closed and resting his head against the wall "just relax Stephan and Elena will find us and play hero". He said as if it he didn't give a care in the world. She didn't know what it was but Damon Salvatore always left her with the urge to want to just scream at him and retaliate somehow and she wasn't about to let him get her all worked up and win this time. She still needed her concentration more than ever now that she was getting closer to figuring something out. She closed her eyes and began trying to focus harder.

"Damon!" she called him frowning her eyes still closed but shutting tighter.

"What is it?" Damon said finally opening his eyes and looking at her from the sound of panic in her voice.

"It's definitely a spell" was all she said as she struggled to recall something of use from the books of her grandmother's she'd been studying religiously.

"What kind of spell?" Damon asked coming over to her. "Can you fi-" Bonnie put her hand up effectively silencing him as her frown depended as she begins trying to focus on something she wasn't sure of but she was getting something she was sure of.

Damon just waited getting pretty tired of people telling him to all but shut up but he didn't want to get the hell out of here after all.

"Come on. You can do it witch" Damon said as his form of condescending encouragement. He stayed there kneeling in front of her for whatever the hell it was they were waiting for.

Bonnie looked like she was giving everything to her concentration to figure out something, anything that could help. She suddenly gasped and was barely aware that she had reached out to Damon steadying herself by holding on to his shoulders.

"What?" Damon asked helping her to seat back. "Did you…see something" he said for lack of better words, this time there was no mocking in his voice.

"No…but I think I remembered something that could work. From gram's books" She explained. " I just need something I could light on fire" she told him trying to look through the dark.

"Okay hang on" Damon told her moving away and searching for something..Flammable. "This work?" Damon asked holding up an odd shaped stick.

"Its perfect Bonnie said taking it from him. "Okay" she said taking a deep breath. Damon was really close again and it still made her feel weird for some reason. "Um…you want to back up for this" she said calmly, which was the truth since she was about to create a fire.

Damon simply nodded and stepped back without adding any smart remarks.

Bonnie closed her eyes and began reciting the spell picking up with volume with each ancient word. The flames lit and she stopped momentarily and shut her eyes tighter and continued the spell.

A strange wind entered the cave as she did and Damon felt it but he kept his eyes on her waiting. She continued and the wind got stronger and the fire began to waver. As she continued Damon noticed she began shaking and her nose began bleeding.

"Bonnie" Damon called her in a warning, trying to tell her to stop. She ignored him and continued. She was beginning to look unsteady and the blood begin to drink along with her color seeming to somewhat drain.

"Bonnie!" Damon called louder this time and actually coming and grabbing her. She stopped gasping seeming disoriented as leaned her weight into Damon of all people seeming unaware of what she was doing as she used him for support, knowing that if she didn't she may fall. She felt dizzy and neither of them said anything and their breathing filled the cave, Bonnie's was ragged.

Finally her breathing became under control and she caught her bearing again enough to glare at Damon.

"I had this Damon" she spat at him weakly. I need to do thi-

Damon cut her off by grabbing hold of her arms forcing himself not to shake her for being naïve.

"It's not going to help either of us if you get yourself killed trying now is it Bonnie?" he spat at her coldly, making her take a seat.

Bonnie stayed silent but stunned. Damon sighed "Are you okay?" Damon asked actually sounding concerned and shocking her even more by wiping the blood under her nose.

"Yeah…" she responded quietly sighing too and closing her eyes for a moment and seeming so tired and fragile in that moment. A second later they snapped open and her gazed burned into Damon's with such intensity. "You can't tell Elena or Stephan about this or no one" she told him reverently. "Is that clear?" she asked.

This amused Damon and he couldn't help snorting. "Are you threatening me again witch?" he asked with the familiar mocking tone.

"Damon I'm serious they can't know" she said her tone turning pleading at the end. "Please" she adding hating more than anything showing the tiniest amount of vulnerability to Damon let alone begging him.

"…okay" Damon actually said quietly. "But on one condition" he added frowning now

"What?" Bonnie asked this time sounding annoyed with him for once. That made him smirk and then turn by serious. "No suicide missions. If its too much then its too much Bonnie. We don't need you dying on us." He told her seriously. "Besides what good would you be to us then" he added smirking having to cover up and harden showing any sense of concern of sappy feelings in that aspect.

Bonnie just rolled her eyes "Whatever" she said folding her arms.

"Agreed?" Damon said in a tone forcing her attention back to him. Bonnie just nodded weakly.

"We're good?" he said giving another one of his sickly arrogant cocky smiles. He was famous for those Bonnie noted wearily.

Damon sighed and plopped down beside her. He could almost feel her tension and worry. "Bonnie" he called placing his fingers on her arm.

She looked at his hand on her fighting the urge that was barely there to flinch away from his touch. This was a different side of him she was seeing she realized. Maybe the side of him that made it hard for Elena to truly hate him she noted and then finally met his piercing unique blue eyes.

"It's going to be alright okay…just I don't know be hopeful" he said exaggerated smirking, making her actually laugh a tiny bit as she nodded. She sighed "Your right" she conceded.

After a bit Damon finally broke the silence that set in again "So…what is that anyway?"

"What?" Bonnie asked.

"That nose thing" Damon answered.

Bonnie had to shake her head and laugh at his sarcastic way of putting everything.

"It's because…I overexert myself and it takes a lot of my energy with every spell" she continued and explained how the whole magic thing worked for her.

"Huh" Damon said nodding. "That's...weird. It sucks too. Doesn't it kind of defeat the point and I don't know it seems like a weakness to me" Damon said shrugging.

Bonnie frowned at that stiffening at his words. "I recover quickly" she told him coolly.

This made Damon laugh "Down witch. It wasn't a hidden challenge" he said smirking at her.

"So now that you know so much about me" Bonnie started turning to face him. "Can I ask you some questions?" Bonnie asked, making it sound like the challenge it was. He didn't like the sound of it already but he kept his arrogant smile on his face.

"Ask away witch" he told her in his amused condescending tone.

"You're really over Katherine and if so is it because you're so wrapped up in Elena?"

Damon just stared at her. "So do you want to ask a real question or what?" he asked.

"Damon" Bonnie said frowning.

Damon smirked. "Look at us. Sharing feelings, its almost like we don't hate each other" he responded his smile turning into a full on grin.

"Almost" Bonnie said dryly. Since he didn't want to talk she just stayed silent, thinking about Stephan and Elena and where they were by now.

Damon groaned. "I'm bored say something. This whole silent sit here and do nothing thing just doesn't work. Its not me" he said scrunching up his nose in distaste.

"Well I tried to talk and you don't like what I have to say so" Bonnie just shrugged.

"Nice" Damon said not amused. "Fine the answer to your little question is yes I'm over that bitch Katherine and no it has nothing to do with Elena but revenge. Saving Elena is a plus" Damon actually responded honestly.

"And…are you in love with Elena" Bonnie asked softly trying not to get him all worked up and angry so he would just answer the question, but it was Damon so there was no point.

He just looked at her a bit coldly. "Tell me what you think witch" was all he said before he stood and massaged the back of his neck.

He looked at Bonnie and felt something to the equivalent of regret but that just couldn't be it. "Look…I'm sorry. I do know that Stephan is better for her. So I'm gonna let him have this one" he told her truthfully.

Bonnie was shocked at his outright honesty and the fact that he seemed to have some sense of morals. Before she could say anything she heard the familiar voice of her best friend came ringing through the cave.

"Bonnie? Damon? Where are you guys?" Elena could be heard calling them. Bonnie nearly tripped over Damon as she hurried to the wall where Elena's voice was coming from yelling that they were trapped in here. She then could hear Elena's voice clearer on the other side as the two put their hands together trying to figure out how to get her and Damon out of there. She could hear Elena desperately asking Stefan for solutions but they were just as helpless as them.

"What are we going to do?" Elena asked panicked. Bonnie pressed her forehead to the wall.

"There's a spell I could try" Bonnie finally said biting her lip nervously mentally crossing her fingers and praying that it would work this time.

"Bonnie No" Damon told her lowly and gravely. "You're not strong enough yet" he told her moving toward her. She could see the concern in his face.

"Damon its okay. I feel much better…I rested. I can do this" she assured him. Her tone softer and calm due to his concern for her. It made her not feel the irritation and defensiveness she normally would have had at his remark of her not being strong enough. She still wasn't used to this near seemingly 'caring and concerned Damon'.

"Bonnie don't do this" he told her quietly for only her to hear.

I have no choice Damon" she told him truly feeling the conviction of that statement.

She turned away from him and began chanting the spell before he could argue any more. She picked up the stick again and lit it a flame and looked more determined than ever as she continued the spell.

This time the cave begin sounding like it wanted to cave in but what was actually happening was a crack was forming in the wall

Damon looked at Bonnie worriedly after taking his eyes off the wall. Her nose was beginning to bleed again and she was shaking horribly and her body was frigid. Damon held her reflexively because it looked like she would fall any minute. She ignored his attempts to get her to stop just like he knew she would.

Suddenly a part of the wall exploded right behind them and he heard Stefan and Elena's shock as they all but scurried back. All Damon was aware of was the fact that Bonnie had gone completely limp in his arms and he picked her up because she had become nothing but dead weight in his arms...

A/N: Review please :)