"Oh my god...Stefan!" a quiet voice said. Lifting her head attempting to see who had spoken, but there was nothing, just the darkness.
"Stefan! Hurry! I think she's hurt! We can save her!" the voice said again a little louder than before.
"He-Help…" Bonnie said in a voice unlike her own.
Footsteps soon followed, stopping in front of Bonnie's lifeless body. "Oh god, what happened to her?" a male voice said in a panic "She's lost a lot of blood" the voice seemed to be right next to her ear.
Feeling herself being picked up she opened her eyes to see a blurred vision of what could be a man. "Pl-please…" Bonnie whispered again.
His arm tightened around her as he pushed a loose strand of hair behind her ear "Who did this to you?" he said his voice yearning for her to speak again.
Bonnie opened her mouth to speak but her words were only whispers, "I…I don't know…"
"We'll try our best to help you. You just need to keep talking." He wanted more than anything for her to stay awake.
If they lost her she couldn't be saved. "What's your name?" he said giving her a slight shake to make sure she was still with them. Bonnie winced as a single tear ran down her cheek "B-Bonnie Bennet."
Impressed at how well she was doing to stay awake, caused him to smile softly "That's a beautiful name." he said pulling her closer to his chest, "You'll probably forget but I'm Stefan and as cliché as this is going to sound I'm going save you." He whispered in her ear.
Bonnie pressed her head against his chest, the little voice in her head cheered, "I'm going to be saved." She thought.
Stefan sighed as he looked over at his female companion "There's only one thing we can do, Lexi." He knew it wasn't going to be pretty as he motioned for Lexi to leave. "I'm not going to leave your side; I will be here to stop you if you go too far." Lexi gave a reassuring smile as she moved closer to Stefan. Nodding his head he didn't say anything other words.
Bonnie managed to open her eyes as she saw the blurred figure move his arm to his mouth. The faint smell of iron wafted the air. "This will taste strange at first" he said in a hush tone "But, this help you, I promise." He slowly lowered his arm to her mouth.
She felt the warmth of the blood seep into her mouth. Shaking her head she fought the liquid from entering.
"Bonnie, you need this." Stefan said encouraging her by pressing his arm more firmly on her mouth. Hesitating again she clamped her mouth shut. "Please, drink!" he demanded, pushing his wrist harder against her mouth.
Unable to fight any more she opened her mouth a jar, feeling the liquid run down her throat. It tasted awful, but every time she had tried to spit it out Stefan would fight her back, and say she needed it to live. She really did want to live – but not this way. Quietly she began to drink like a baby, her hands firmly pressed against his arms as she slurped the gushing liquid.
"Good girl, Bonnie." Stefan whispered.
Closing her eyes flashes of colours danced throughout her mind, some colours she had never seen before. Just as quick as it happened Stefan pulled his wrist from her mouth causing the colours to vanish. Reaching out at the substance that was being pulled away from her she whimpered.
Bonnie felt alive, like she could jump out of his arms and do a jig, but as soon as that feeling had come and gone she felt drained. Pressing her body into Stefan, the world started to spin at full speed "I think I'm going to be sick..." she whispered.
Her eyes felt heavy as she tried to keep them open but it failed as she felt her world crumbling from beneath her in one big thump.
"Is she going to be okay?" Lexi asked looking over the female's body for any other puncture wounds. From what she could see there had only been one mangled wound on her neck. It would leave a scar but at least she would live to tell about it.
"Only time will tell." he paused "Who would do something like this?" Stefan asked holding her closer to his chest. He felt sorry for the female, hell no one should go through what she went through.
"I bet it was Damon's clan…" Lexi said looking around the alley for any sort of clue. Only finding a piece of cloth that was ripped from the thug, placing it in her pocket. Any evidence was good. "We should take her to our place. Let her rest, we'll have to get her to explain what exactly happened tonight." Lexi said.
"You really think Damon would do something like this?" his brows knit with confusion.
"Of course I think so! He's done this before or he gets his goon Malcolm do it for him." she pointed at Bonnie "This isn't just a random act of violence." It ceased to amazing Lexi how Stefan continued to think that his brother is nothing but the good guy. When in reality Damon was just as retched as the rest of them.
"We don't know until we get all the answers. Until then, let's just go back to the house." Stefan said walking towards Lexi with Bonnie still in his arms. "You can drive." He said throwing his keys towards Lexi.
"You sure? I can watch over her." Lexi took a step towards Stefan and Bonnie her arms extend motioning for Stefan to pass her over "Lexi, please…Just drive."
"Alright, I will drive. But remember I drive like an old woman as you put it." she laughed.
Both walked towards the SUV, Lexi quickly hit the unlock button and walked towards the driver side door and got in.
Stefan placed Bonnie against the back seat, sitting beside her after she sat up straight. Nodding his head to Lexi as he positioned Bonnie so that her head rest against his chest as he held her. They drove down the quiet street in silence. Stefan became lost in his thoughts, why had he felt the need to save her, but he did. There was something about this female that called for him to be the hero of his life story. Raking his fingers through her dark brown hair, he hummed softly. Bonnie's body shook as she huddled closer to him. He needed to know who did this to her. He wanted to rip the persons throat out show them what pain really felt like.
Lexi looked through the rear view mirror as she watched Stefan care for the human, "You think she'll run when she wakes up?" she said looking back at the road. The road was clear as she blast through the red lights.
Stefan sighed as he rested his head against the seat, "I don't know, Lexi. Guess we'll have to see when she wakes up."
The rest of the drive was quiet, as they drove down the street, turning into a long windy drive way. Slowing down, they arrived to the safe house. It was larger than the rest of the houses on the quiet street, but not so much that it lead to any suspicions. The trees, and fence lined the area to block out intruders. As they pulled up to the house two men sat on the deck with cigarettes in hands.
Stefan opened the door and shuffled out leaving Bonnie lying on the seat. He was confronted by they two men. Both were tall, masculine, one had short black hair with honey brown eyes, and the other had a buzz cut and dark blue eyes. "What's going on?" the one said looking over Stefan's shoulder to see the female not moving. "Wh-what is that?" he said taking a hold of the other male shoulder as he pulled him closer to see Bonnie. "Stefan, what the hell?"
Looking over his shoulde,r then looked back towards the men "Ryker, Darik…That is Bonnie, she was attacked. Lexi and I…" before he could finish both the men groaned "So, she's not what's for dinner?" Stefan glared at the two males and was about to give them a piece of his mind but before he could do it both men lifted their hands in defeat "We're only kidding. What can we do?" Ryker asked.
Shaking his head Stefan turned his back towards the males and picked up Bonnie so she cradled in his arms "She just needs to lay down, that's all. I'll take her to my room." Both men moved out of his way as Stefan walked past them and up to the entrance of the house. Upon entering he was greeted by an elderly male, his face warm with love and affection "Good Evening, Stefan. Can I take your ugh..." he paused as he eyed up the female in his arm. "It's alright, Sal. I'll take care of this." Stefan said as he walked past the old man and towards the large staircase. Hoping no one else would interrupt him he walked two steps at a time, until he hit the last step.
Lexi ran in with a frantic look plastered over her face "Stefan!" she screamed. Looking over his shoulder then back at Bonnie he groaned "What, Lexi?" "Damon...he's…" unable to finish her sentence the dark haired male stepped inside the house "Well, well, what do we have here? his voice sounded cool.
"What do you want Damon?" Stefan asked trying to conceal Bonnie. Knowing full well Damon knew exactly what was in his arms he took the last step and spun on his heels. Damon's smile was sinister as he eyed up the female in his arms "I knew you would be the one to take it upon yourself to save her. She's not worth it, brother. She killed one of our own…"
Stefan swore under his breath, "Damon, you need to leave this house immediately. We have our own sets of rules, and before I can make such quick assumptions I need to get her side of the story." His voice was sharp as he glared down at the speechless male.
Damon's glare was equally menacing he didn't say anything aloud instead he thought of it "You'll rue the day you spoke those words, Brother of mine. You will come crawling back and I will not be here to save you." Damon stormed past the elderly man, Lexi and the two other males who were dumb struck, with a final glance he walked out the door.
"Never let that group in this house. Not until punishment is served." Stefans voice was harsh as he looked down at the group. They all nodded their heads, but didn't say anything. Silence filled the room as he spun on his heels once more then stalked off to his room with Bonnie still firm in his grip.
"What the hell was that about?" Ryker asked as he watched Stefan storm off.
Lexi raised her shoulders with her hands outwards "I-I don't know…We just know she was attacked, and my suspicion of Damon was right."
Darik shook his head as he looked over at Ryker and Lexi "I guess we'll find out more when she wakes up, eh?"
"I guess" Lexi and Ryker said in unison. "Well, then let's go enjoy the evening at Zero Degrees until we get the answers we need." Darik said as he motioned for them to follow him out to the SUV parked outside.
Stefan stood in front of his door as he listened to the conversation between the three of them, until they all left. Looking down at Bonnie again he opened the door positioning himself sideways so she wouldn't hit her head on the door frame; with one hand he found the light switch making the room light up. Walking over to his bed he delicately laid Bonnie softly against the bed, causing her Squirm as she tried to find Stefan's body for comfort. Bending slightly Stefan placed a pillow to take his place. Raking his fingers through his hair again he looked down at the female. How could make such an irrational thought of banishing his blood from their house. Sitting on the edge of the bed, arms planted against his thighs, and shaky hands held his weakened body. Needing a plan he sat, feeling as though hours passed. Always coming back to the same spot, what would happen to his family? Damon was all he had left, and now because of some female that lay here almost dying he shunned the only thing that felt real to him.
But those were the rules, kill and be killed. Even though Bonnie wasn't dead yet, Damon would still have to see the council, and they would give the final verdict. Slamming a heavy fist against the bed, frustration exuded the room. If only they had taken the other way around, and not hearing the sound of gurgling coming from the alley. Lexi always the one eager and stupid enough to help suggested they investigate the noise. Swearing under his breath as he stood up to see the female in full view, was she worth it? Thoughts of killing her to take the pain away emerged. This wasn't the life intended for anyone. With a shaky hand gliding across the back of his neck, thoughts of how to go about this played through. Staking would be too messy, sun was too cruel, break the neck may be the only thing sensible.
Taking a step forward, hands clenched so tight the knuckles were white. "I can do this." He whispered "Just a crack, then she's out" Stepping closer until they were only feet apart, the only sound of breathing echoed through the room. Placing a heavy hand on her delicate shoulder below, forcing her back against the mattress, he sighed. Pain radiated through him, watching the female whimper against the sheets as if knowing this was the end. Moving the hand that held onto the shoulder now cupping her throat, he began tightening like a rattlesnake.
Gurgling sounds and flailing arms shook him out of his trance "Shit. What's wrong with me?" Releasing his grip and taking a step back. Furious with himself he stalked out of the room. What he needed was to evaluate the situation a little more clearly and if anything Ryker or Darik would do the job, they were ruthless, and would do what was needed to protect the family.