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A/N: Thank you to all of those who reviewed and alerted it means so much. So I suddenly got inspiration for this one. In "Fake It Until We Make It" I talked about a poll and asked for input. I got a few votes and no one voted for this one but I did get a request and some alerts for this one. I did get the most votes for Falling In Love and I am working on that one and will be posting one for that one soon. So anyway thanks for all of your support.
Bonnie decided to walk the streets of Florence and explore. She took the vibrancy of the city in. She walked in the town square and admired the famous statue of David. As she walked around seeing all of the different tourists and natives there enjoying the city her chest constricted. She didn't know why it was a nice fun atmosphere. Maybe it was because it was something she had plan doing with her best friends one day. One of those best friends is now in a coma and will not wake up until Bonnie dies. Bonnie could not help think about all of the fun things they would be doing together. Exploring the city wasn't quite as fun doing it all by yourself. Bonnie craved to be around people and at the same time being around a lot of people and not have her friends with her was incredibly lonely. She knew this wouldn't last forever she would soon drag Damon and Alaric out of their drunken stupors to try to get out of their heads and enjoy the sights. Then she would have to focus on the best ways to support them and help them through their grief. Bonnie sighed she needed to get out of her head. Maybe going to an art museum would give her a nice distraction.
Bonnie found the art museum. It was lovely with all of their amazing art from the Renaissance some of it took her breath away. As she was walking through getting lost in a painting she heard a bunch of giggling girls. She turned around to see a group of college girls. She could hear some of them joke around. They were a typical American group. Bonnie sighed. That was something her, Elena, and Caroline would do together. They would probably go to the museum and giggle together. Some of them would laugh and make obscene jokes and others would shush them. Bonnie noticed the girl who was shushing.
Then someone said, "Come on Sarah you don't have to be so old fashioned all of the time."
"I'm just being respectful of great art."
The girls laughed and then Sarah laughed a little too. Then they left and went down the corner where they were out of ear shot. Bonnie tried to concentrate on the art work and not be torn up about what could have been. She hated missing out on all of those fun college experiences and all of those experiences she could have had with Elena but never did and she never will. If Bonnie ever finds a guy and falls in love, Elena will never get to meet him. She will never go to her wedding, which was something the three of them all planned in detail when they were kids and they all promised to be each others Brides Maids and Maid of Honors. It hurt her just thinking about all of their childhood plans for their lives. They planned to go to Europe and explore. Italy was on top of Elena's list of places to travel to. The whole place sounded magical and romantic to her. Bonnie agreed but Paris was the one that was on top of hers to travel. They probably wouldn't get there on this little Eurotrip. Damon had told her how Paris was not that great as it was hyped up to be. It probably wouldn't be the best idea to go to the most romantic city with two guys who were grieving. It especially would be hard on Alaric. Oh well, this trip wasn't about her anyway. It's about helping Damon and Alaric.
Bonnie walked around the Museum in kind of a haze. All of the people in here were with someone, some of them silently talking to each other about the art work, there was a couple holding hands, and there friends whispering to each other. Bonnie could feel her chest tightening. She didn't have anyone to talk to. She didn't have anyone to hold her hand, or whisper to her. She was alone, even with all of these people around her. She started to remember those horrible feelings she felt in the Prison World when she was all alone when her friends had left her there and they couldn't rescue her for months. She knew thinking about that place was never a good thing. She could not think about that horrible place she had to be strong. She had to hold all of her bad feelings in and not let them escape. It was what she did. It was what she always did because she was strong. She always had to be so strong. She was kind of sick of having to be so strong.
Whatever it was tears were coming and she could not stop them. She couldn't let anyone see her. So she quickly walked to the restroom. Then she went in the stall and let it out. She let herself cry. The hot tears flowed out of her falling down her cheeks as she let herself think about Elena and what crazy fun they would have together if only she was here. She thought about them talking about career paths and help her choose what Bonnie wanted to major in since Bonnie hardly had a time to think about what she really wanted to do. She thought about them going to clubs together and being each others wing women. She thought about it all about all of the things they talked about doing. All of the things she could never ever do with her best friend. She wiped her tears off with some toilet paper. Then she flushed the toilet. She went to the mirror and looked at her bloodshot eyes. It definitely looked like she was crying. She tried wiping her eyes with a paper towel and then a girl came out behind her and said, "Here I have those tissues with the nice lotion in it."
Bonnie was embarrassed she could barely look at her. She didn't want to look at her. She wanted to run. She didn't like crying in front of people, especially perfect strangers. It made her look weak.
Then she finally turned around and saw it was that girl with the group of the college girls, the one who was shushing them.
Then Bonnie took the tissues and said, "Thanks."
She then wiped her eyes with the soft tissues.
"That does help."
"Yep. I always keep a pack in my purse. Just in case. I like to be prepared. It's a perfectionist thing."
"Yeah." Bonnie said feeling awkward.
"So I know I am just a stranger to you but do you want to talk about it? Sometimes it's fun to vent things to strangers."
"Thanks but no. I better get going." Bonnie said.
"Hey, I noticed you looking at the art work I was wondering if you wanted to look at it with me. My friends decided to go to the Town Square and pick up unsuspecting hot Italian guys. I chose to stay here so I could actually appreciate the art without a bunch of giggling girls voices in my ears." Sarah said.
Bonnie was about to dismiss her but she didn't. Having someone to talk to about the art work could keep her out of her head with all of these depressing thoughts.
"Sure. Sounds like fun."
They spent the afternoon exploring the museum. They discussed all of the intricate details of all of the Master Pieces. Bonnie had fun examining them with Sarah and they even made some jokes here and there. They talked a lot about the history of it by reading the little plaques by them. Sarah was a big Art History buff and she seemed to know a lot about Italian History. It was all fascinating to Bonnie too. She had to do a lot of research from all of the crazy things that happened in Mystic Falls so her and Sarah got a long pretty well talking about researching things and history and classic art. After the museum they went to lunch. They went to a restaurant that had seats outside. It was a beautiful day.
Bonnie was laughing at a story Sarah was telling her about her friends and then Sarah looked at her phone.
"It's my friends they want me to meet them at this Mercado De Lorenzo." Sarah said.
"Lorenzo?" Bonnie asked.
"Yeah, it is a market place that sales fresh foods. Do you want to join us?"
"Oh. I…don't know. I don't want intrude with your friends."
"No, that's what this trip is all about. It's to explore, have new experiences, and meet new friends. What do you say?"
Bonnie thought about it. What else was she going to do, roam the city by herself until she finds Enzo and her fun little day adventure was over?
"Sure. Why not?" Bonnie said.
As they were walking to the Mercado De Lorenzo Bonnie couldn't help but ask Sarah something that was making her curious and asked, "So you're a history buff. Do you have any idea why this place is called Mercado De Lorenzo?"
Sarah's squinted her eyes probably a little taken back what was with Bonnie's random question and then she said, "Um. Actually yeah I do. They were talking about it in the guided tour. So they called him Lorenzo the Magnificent. A lot of people credit him for financing the Renaissance."
Bonnie laughed at the name Lorenzo the Magnificent. The thought of calling Enzo that made her laugh.
"What's so funny?"
"Nothing. It's just my … friend his name is Lorenzo. So it just sound funny that is all."
"Oh, are you here visiting him?"
"Oh, no he's not Italian. He's English actually. Now that I think about it. Lorenzo is more of an Italian name instead of an English one. Go figure."
Sarah stopped and stared at her.
"He's English? That really isn't a common name for a English guy."
"Is everything OK?" Bonnie asked noticing a change in Sarah's demeanor.
Sarah stood there staring at Bonnie giving her a look of her being extremely on guard. Instead of their light heartedness talking about history she looked at her very seriously and then she asked," Do you call him Lorenzo?"
"No I don't. No one does really. We all call him Enzo."
Sarah's eyes became more wide and then Bonnie looked at her and saw how afraid she looked and said, "Oh shit. You know him don't you?"
"Yeah. And you know him and know who he is or…" She looked around making sure no one was listening and said, "You know what he is."
Bonnie sighed and said, "Yes. Look, he's not really my friend. He's more of a friend of a friend."
"What friend?"
"Well I guess my friend Damon would be the only one I can say who is his friend really I mean I guess my friend Caroline would qualify too but it's just…"
Sarah's eyes grew darker and she put her hand in her bag and said, "So your friends with the girl who had a guy operate on me while I was awake and of the guy who murdered both of my parents?"
Bonnie stood there stunned.
"What? Caroline wouldn't… Oh I… look it's not."
"They didn't really do those awful things? Believe me they did. Man, I thought you were cool. That will teach me to try to make friends so quickly. What was I thinking? Don't follow me or I will vervain you. Ever since my time with Enzo I've learned to always be prepared. I have vervain syringes I always carry one with me. You never can be too careful."
"I'm not a vampire."
"I think that might actually be worse." She said and then she stormed off.
Bonnie stood there watching her leave angrily.
Bonnie shook her head feeling low. She hated that this Sarah person saw her so lowly because who her friends were. She was sure Caroline must have had her Humanity off when that happened but still how do you explain that to someone? And how could she explain the fact she was friends with guy who killed her parents? She couldn't. She hardly understood it herself. She remembered when she found out when Damon did the worst thing ever she was so disgusted. Then she realized how guilty he felt about it. Now meeting yet another one of Damon's victims it was hard to take. So much for making new friends. This sucked.
She went to the bridge the place where she and Enzo agreed they would meet when they were done. She stood there on the bridge, the so called magical lucky bridge. Lucky her ass. She was the least luckiest girl in the world. She couldn't even make one friend out of her existing friends who all had of their own crazy complication supernatural lives to deal with. Bonnie needed to get over this. She didn't travel here to make friends. She came to help Alaric and Damon grieve. Then she thought about Damon and the fact that this girl had known that Damon killed her parents. She had mentioned she was here researching something about her family. Oh no. What if she was here researching about the guy who killed her parents? She seemed to know all about vampires and how to hurt them. What if she was here to kill Damon? Uh. Not only did she lose a chance at making a new friend now she has to stop her from taking revenge on her parents murderer. That right there made her feel like crap. She didn't want to be that person but what could she do? Sit here and let this happen. She worried about what state Damon was in. She had hoped he had changed and he wouldn't attack this girl or even hurt this girl in self-defense or what ever but sadly she could not be a hundred percent sure she would be safe from Damon's wrath and that thought really sucked.
She angrily put her hands on the bridge railing.
"Careful love. You don't want to break it."
She turned around and there was Enzo in all of his vexing glory.
"This is all of your fault!"
"I beg your pardon?"
"I met this girl. I thought we could be friends. We had things in common. But nooooo I can't even make one simple friend that has nothing to do with all of my crazy supernatural friends."
"A friend?"
"Yeah Sarah Nelson. Heard of her because apparently she heard of you!"
"Sarah! Sarah is here!" Enzo's eyes widened.
Then he continued, "Why would she be here?"
"I think maybe she was following us, researching Damon some how."
"No way. She promised she wouldn't." Enzo said in disbelief.
"Just because someone promises something doesn't mean a thing." Bonnie retorted.
"It does when it is for her benefit and safety. She knows researching into her biological family could only get herself killed." Enzo said panicked.
"What? Her family?" Bonnie asked confused.
"She's Damon and Stefan's only living relative. Damon killed her parents." Enzo explained.
"She's Damon's family?" Bonnie asked trying to wrap her mind around that.
"Yeah. Where is she?" Enzo asked looking worried.
"I'm not sure. She was pretty pissed off when she discovered our connection." Bonnie said.
"Where did you meet her?" Enzo asked.
"At the Art Museum."
"Good. We'll start there."
"No. I'll handle this. I'll find her. She seems to really hate vampires." Bonnie said.
"It didn't seem like you left on good terms. Sarah and I we kind of did leave on good terms. Sort of. I think she will trust me to at least keep her safe. The last thing I've done was try to keep her away from all of this." Enzo explained.
"Why? Why did you try to protect her?" Bonnie asked still trying to wrap her mind around all of this.
Enzo shrugged his shoulders, "I suppose it was because I felt guilty for bringing her into the mess that eventually put her in so much danger. It's a long pathetic story that started with me wanting revenge on Stefan for having everything I wanted."
"So this is all your fault." Bonnie said.
"Damon isn't exactly blameless in this either."
Bonnie looked down solemnly and said, "I know."
"Come on. We don't have time to lose we must find her and get her far away from Damon. Do you disagree?" Enzo asked.
"No. Lets go." Bonnie said.
They spent the afternoon following the clues to find Sarah. First they went to the Museum and asked the workers there about Sarah. Enzo used compulsion to find out they were part of College Study Abroad program. Then they were able to find information about what Hotel they were staying at. Bonnie was nervous about it. She hardly thought this would work. If they did find Sarah. What then? Could she try to convince her not to try to kill Damon? Did she have the right? She hated this but at the very least she had to help keep her safe. She was surprised that Enzo was so keen on it. Maybe he had a thing for her or something. She didn't know she never really saw him do anything to keep someone safe that didn't benefit him other then him staying here to keep her safe from Damon.
Then they found her in her hotel room and Sarah said, "Oh, hell. What are you two doing here?"
Then Enzo asked, "I should ask you the same thing. It is kind of coincidence you are here."
"I am here on a Study Abroad trip." Sarah said.
"Really? Is that all? Sarah, you promised me. Do I need to compel you after all." Enzo said clearly upset.
"You can't I'm on vervain and if you even think about it I will stab you with a vervain syringe in your eye. I swear." Sarah threatened him.
"I mean you no harm. You know that." Enzo said.
Sarah nodded and she said, "I know. It is a coincidence that we all ended up in the same place."
"It is?" Enzo asked.
"What are you doing here?" Sarah asked.
"I am here with my…friend." He said referring to Bonnie.
"She said you weren't really friends. Instead she's friends with the girl who had a guy perform surgery on me and the guy who killed my parents." Sarah replied.
"You promised you wouldn't look in your history." Enzo said disappointed.
"I am not looking into Damon and Stefan. I was looking into the Salvatores before they came to the Americas, when they lived in Italy. I'm pretty sure that was before those brothers were even born." Sarah explained.
"It still seems like you had to do some research on them." Enzo pointed out.
"I don't want anything to do with them. This is just a history finding trip. That is all." Sarah said.
"So you don't know." Enzo said thinking out loud.
"Know what?" Sarah asked.
"That Damon is here." Enzo said.
Sarah's eyes widened.
"I take that as a no. Look, I'll make all the arrangements so you can leave tonight. You can go anywhere you wish on me but you can't stay here. Obviously you can't stay here." Enzo said.
"Yeah. You've been oftly silent in all of this." Sarah said focusing on Bonnie.
"There isn't much else to say. You should take Enzo's advice and leave it may not be safe." Bonnie said.
"It may not be?" Sarah repeated in wonder.
"Look, Damon is my friend and I know he has done horrible unforgivable things." Bonnie said.
"And yet you forgive him." Sarah pointed out still pissed.
"It is not my place to forgive him for what he did to you. But he is my friend. So it would be best for you to leave. It would be safer." Bonnie said.
"Do you think he will hurt me? Do you think he has changed?" Sarah asked.
"I would love to say yes. All I can say is I hope he would. And I do think he has it in him to change and make the right choice this time but I couldn't say I am completely sure you would be safe." Bonnie admitted.
"At least your honest. I don't want to have to worry about my crazy vampire ancestor but I am not leaving." Sarah said stubborningly standing her ground.
"Why not?" Enzo asked vehemently not pleased.
"Because I am not here because of him. I am here to have fun with my friends, to enjoy my summer, and to learn a bit about my long ancestry. I could forgo the last one but I am not leaving because some Ass who killed my parents is in the same city as me. If anyone should leave it should be him."
"I agree." Bonnie said.
"Good. I trust you won't tell him where I am." Sarah said.
"We won't but why would you stay here? We know where you are." Bonnie said.
"I trust Enzo will keep me safe." Sarah said looking at Enzo.
Enzo shrugged not thrilled with development but then said, "Fine, just be on guard. We'll get him out of here."
"Good."
Damon was being stubborn and difficult to try to convince to leave.
"Come on Damon. Trust me I have a good reason for us to leave. It is for the best that we go to our next part of the trip." Bonnie said.
"Something is up. What is it? And why are you and Enzo suddenly getting along?" Damon asked suspicious.
"We just agree on this one thing." Enzo said.
"Yep." Bonnies said.
He looked between the two and said, "Bull shit. Tell me what is going on. Now."
Bonnie sighed.
"Fine."
Enzo looked at her with warning eyes.
"Look. I won't tell him where she is. I do trust him this much."
Enzo still wasn't entirely convinced but he didn't stop her from talking.
Bonnie said," Remember when you told me about the worst thing you ever did."
"Yes?"
"Well it turns out the baby that you thought you….well she survived Stefan hid her from you and she is here. So we can't be here."
Damon blinked.
"Say what now?" Damon asked.
"Don't make me say it again but you see now why we have to leave."
"I see. And is she here to have her revenge?" Damon asked.
"No she was searching about her ancestors before they arrived." Bonnie said.
Damon looked into space reflective and said, "I see. So invite her here."
"Excuse me!" Enzo and Bonnie said at the same time baffled by Damon's response.
Then they looked at each other a bit awkwardly and then Bonnie said, "You really think that is a good idea."
"It is what Elena would want."
"What?"
"Come on it is just the impossible sappy thing she would do. She would say I would regret it forever if I didn't at least try. I mean know it is impossible for this girl to forgive me but I could at least give her the information she is looking for. It is the very least I could do for her. I won't even be here if you don't trust me. You could set up a time for her to come over and see the library that includes a history of my family spanning to the Renaissance."
"The Renaissance?"
"Yep. My family is a record keeping family." Damon said.
Enzo looked at him for a long time and he said, "So you won't be here when she comes."
"I can't be moping here forever. Elena wouldn't want that. She would want me to be living and I know Bon-Bon was planning to drag me out to see the sights at some point. So might as well start tomorrow or the next day right?"
Bonnie gawked at him.
"Bon it hurts this surprises you. Did you actually think I would hurt her?"
"I didn't want to." Bonnie said.
"Well, that's something." Damon said.
"I had hope though." Bonnie said.
"Well, good, as long as there's hope." Damon said a little cheery.
Bonnie gave him a small smile and she said, "OK, then. I'll make our plans."
Then Enzo said, "And I will give Sarah the message. It isn't a guarantee she will take the offer but I will deliver the message."
"I'll go with you." Bonnie suggested.
"It's OK Bonnie. She trusts me." Enzo said.
Bonnie nodded for some reason that fact did bother her but she couldn't put her finger on why.
A/N2: Sarah kind of puts a whole new life into this. I always liked Sarah and was sad we didn't get more of her or that she didn't stay on the show. There was so much potential there for some really good story. And I was sooooo sad of how she came back. So this is my way to explore how that would go but do not worry I am not going to let her take this story over. It is still Bonenzo's story and this way Bonnie gets to see another side of Enzo. At this point she still doesn't have that great of an image of him. Seeing how Enzo is with Sarah will definitely spark something in Bonnie. Thanks for reading and let me know what you think.