Chapter 2: Back to his old ways
"Bonnie..Bonnie!" he called her afraid that the witch might have done it. She might have actually killed herself. He felt her pulse and realized that she still had a pulse with a strange sense of strong relief.
In the next moment both Stefan and Elena came running in.
"Oh my god is she okay?" Elena asked panicked rushing to see her unconscious friend. Stefan looked from Bonnie to his brother.
"What happened?" he asked Damon, holding Elena and rubbing her arm trying to get her to calm down.
"Her little spell caused her to pass out. I don't know how the hell this works. But she's alive" he told them his voice sounding annoyed but his expression showing something else which looked like concern as he kept assessing eyes on Bonnie.
"Dammit I told her not to-"Damon started and then just sighed. When will the world learn that I'm always right?" Damon asked shaking his head.
Elena frowned at him "Damon this is serious ho-"Elena started but Damon cut her off.
"I know that" he told her finally looking at her seeming agitated. "She's going to be fine" he said softly. "Let's just get out of her" he told them standing up with Bonnie secured in his arms and heading out the cave.
Stefan looked at his brother and Bonnie in his arms. He could see something in his brother some kind of change right now but he would dwell on that more later, for right now he just assured Elena that Damon was right and Bonnie would be okay.
Damon was already further up ahead. He didn't bother waiting for the two lovebirds. He was ready to get the hell out of this cave after having more than enough of it. That was when he felt Bonnie stir in his arms. It was more than stirring though she was gripping his shirt and well flat out cuddling up to him. She pressed her face into the material of his shirt and then a shiver racked over her body before her eyes snapped open. She gasped and looked up to meet Damon's piercing blue eyes. They held no particular expression in them as he looked down at her and he didn't say anything, but that didn't stop Bonnie from nearly jumping out of his arms. She would have fallen if Damon had not tightened his hold on her.
"Wha-"she started but Damon cut her off.
"Calm down." He told her. "Your spell worked we're out the cave but you fainted okay" before either of them could say anything else Elena came running up to her finally conscious friend and Damon just put her down so that they could have one of their unnecessary 'moments'.
He wanted with his arms folded leaning against the wall while they hugged each other and went on with all the 'oh my gods I'm so glad your okay' crap.
"Are we done?" he asked giving one of those annoyed little smiles of his. Both Bonnie and Elena just looked at him. "What is it with you Mystic Fall women and your suicide missions?" he asked shaking his head and moving ahead of them. Everyone just looked after him and then followed.
"What happened in there Bonnie?" Elena finally asked her concerned.
"…Nothing. I'm fine" Bonnie said giving her friend an unconvincing smile, but Elena knew better than to press the issue. Bonnie would explain when she was ready. Elena just sighed "well at least your okay now" she said which made Bonnie smile. "Yeah…"she said looking up toward Damon. She guessed she would thank him later as much as she dreaded it, she blamed the urge on the terrible dizzying headache she had right now. She wouldn't let on that she had the headache because she didn't want Elena and Stefan worrying. Plus she knew it would go away soon.
Elena smiled at her and latched onto Stefan's arm. The cave was still pretty dark and it was a challenge getting through without falling on your face. Bonnie let out a frustrated sigh and in the next moment she felt someone hook their arm through hers. She grinned thinking it was Elena and it immediately disappeared in the next millisecond when she realized it was worst of all people. Damon. She just stared at him waiting for him to get his arm and she was about to threaten him with whether or not he would like to keep it attached to his body when he spoke up first. "Do you have a cat?" he asked with an amused smirk leading the way.
"What?" she asked already irritated with him and where ever this conversation was leading.
"Just answer" Damon said sensing her irritation and it was only fueling his amusement.
She sighed and finally answered no reluctantly.
"Huh. If you did would it be black?" he asked expectantly.
This was just getting really weird she was about to ask him what it had to do with anything when she realized the cheesy outdated pun and both Elena and Stefan stopped in the tracks to see what was the loud smacking noise they had heard but it was pretty self explanatory when Bonnie came storming up and taking Elena's free arm.
"Can we go now please?" she asked with force calmness. "I'm not sure how much more Damon I can take before I set him on fire" she threatened.
Stefan and Elena laughed but Damon just rolled his eyes at another petty threat from the homicidal witch in question and laughed in spite of himself.
"Feisty little thing. You do know that Hate is the strongest passion there is" he asked in his mocking arrogant way as he continued on his merry way which irritated Bonnie to no end. It took everything for Elena to not only hold her laugh but not to smile with the warning look Bonnie was giving her, but that didn't stop Stefan.
"Give it a rest you two" Stefan told them smiling. This was going to be a long night Bonnie said to herself, mentally sighing wearily.
The trio finally ended up getting back to the Salvatore Manor a little after 11 pm. Damon plopped down on the sofa sighing.
"Well that was fun" he said sarcastically. He watched Bonnie stroll on in and being the Damon Salvatore that he is he couldn't resist the temptation to say something.
"Isn't this the part where you go home now witch?" he asked smirking, playing with the fact that she wasn't hesitant coming in. Bonnie glared at him.
"Damon" Stefan called his brother, using his serious tone.
"I know, I know. Play nice" he said waving his brother off as he strolled over to the bar and poured himself something to drink. He held up the bottle as if he would offer something to drink. "Oh that's right" he said fanning forgetfulness. "Minors" he said giving his arrogant annoyed smirk and downing his drink.
Stefan just looked at his brother. He knew something was going on but he didn't work. Damon who was pouring himself another drink caught him staring.
"What?" he asked really annoyed now
Stefan just shook his head. "Nothing just trying to figure my brother out" he replied calmly.
"Yeah well stop looking at me with those judgy eyes" Damon said before downing his second drink and slamming the cup down.
Something was definitely bothering him Stefan noted, but he knew way better to press the issue. Damon wouldn't open to him of all people he'd probably say something like he'd rather down a cup laced with vervane or just plain blow him off. So he would let it go for now, unless things ended up getting out of control. As long Damon stayed out of trouble and caused no reckless harm Stefan would let him have what could be none other than called his inner tantrums which he honestly felt he had a lot of.
Stefan missed having his brother greatly. He missed being able to talk with him and there being no hard feelings or hostility. He would wait another lifetime if that's what it took but he knew that with Damon still blaming him for Katherine and everything else, not to mention him being with Elena that wouldn't happen anytime soon. He could only hope.
"I'm going out" Damon said taking his famous leather jacket off the couch and throwing it on. He briefly looked at Bonnie which caused her to look away. "Good night" Damon said with fake sarcastic merriment. He left the house after and it was quiet amongst the three left.
"Um..I think home for the night" Bonnie finally spoke up massaging the kinks in her neck.
"Are you sure? You could stay the night or stay over at my house, just as girls" Elena offered, worrying about her friend.
Bonnie knew for sure she would never sleep under the same roof as Damon Salvatore but she really just wanted to get to her own home and get a good night sleep and take some pain killers. She just needed to be alone and not even her best friend could provide the comfort and peace of mind being alone would.
"I don't want my dad to worry plus I really should get home" she said giving the best excuse she could which was mostly true.
"Well..okay Elena" said with a sigh hugging her friend wishing she would stay. "Be careful" she warned after all that's been happening it was causing her to become quite the worry wart.
Bonnie said her goodbyes and headed outside to her car which had been outside the Salvatore manor all day since they had decided to go in search of an artifact on Klaus. It was raining to top off everything. She got into her car and instead of driving off she just sat there and closed her eyes, frowning with her hands to her head. The headache felt more like a migraine if anything. She wasn't sure how long she sat there but her heart nearly jumped out of her chest along with her out of her seat if she hadn't put on her seatbelt at the knock on her car window. What was even more shocking was that it Damon Salvatore…..
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