Chapter 7 Feathers
It felt like a victory but a victory without satisfaction. The cold feeling of being afraid, of being hunted, lied on her shoulders, much heavier than she thought it could. And now she knew that being naive stupid or drunk would not be possible in this new world. She stepped down the stairs and met Elena in the living room. Or better: the living hall. But even though the room was big it didn't seem empty. Book shelves covered the walls, small tables with liquor and glasses stood all around just like a monstrous sofa in front of the fireplace on which Elena sat like a princess. She smiled as Bonnie came in.
"Well I didn't think that especially you would have an affair with a teacher", she said still smiling. Bonnie shook her head.
"It is not what it looks like, but let's go I will explain you everything at your place", Bonnie responded without hesitation.
Considering the walls had ears of course. Stefan and Damon came into the room, both looking uncomfortable and angry. Stefan kissed Elena, nodded at Bonnie and disappeared in a direction Bonnie thought the kitchen could be located. Damon just stood there and looked at Bonnie. His eyes were fire, and she could feel angry tension from his body with every nerve of hers. Well Damon did not like to be abandoned. To not be the main character of the story. And to be made ridiculous in front of his brother by a girl. A stupid little girl who needed his protection.
"Well see ya around Mr. Salvatore", Elena said with a smirk and left the house.
Bonnie followed her, but Damon stood in the door right before she could leave.
"You won't leave Elena's house until we get him", he snarled, his eyes nearly burned her with their coldness.
Bonnie looked him straight up.
"Why does it concern you anyway what happens to me? In your eyes I'm only a stupid little girl you'd probably like to.."
"Keep your mouth shut little witch you know that isn't true", he shot back, not letting her end her sentence.
"I won't be your prisoner", she said and knew she was making him angrier every second. But against her intentions he smiled.
"Be glad you aren't and I allow you to go with Elena. I could lock you in a magical cell deep under our house", his voice now had a dangerous tone, threatening her.
"You do not have the power to allow ot forbid me anything!", Bonnie spit out but in her heart she knew, that he had that power. She wasn't powerful enough to defeat him yet.
"Bonnie! Stop flirting, let's go", Elena shouted out of the car.
Damon grinned and put a hand on her waist which made Bonnie shiver.
"Stop touching me", she whispered an try to sound dangerous as well. But Damon only came closer pulling her towards him.
"Thank you for your worries, Mr. Salvatore", she said and slipped under his arm out of the dark house.
When she entered Elena's car she heard him saying amused:"Mr. Salvatore…really?"
The second she and Elena were alone the questioning started. Bonnie wanted Elena to tell her first what happened last night. It wasn't hard to get Elena to tell something about herself.
"Well you know we spent the evening together but it's quite like he doesn't really want to be involved with the others what is kind a strange but well…it was romantic sitting around the fire with him. But then I saw you drinking as much as you could! I was really worried! Stephan had to talk to Damon who seemed to take care of you. And suddenly you disappeared. After Stefan got a text that you got home safely we also left. But at home… well we did kiss and so on but suddenly he backed of and said he had to tell me something before we could do more ,something important what might change the relation between us. But he said he don't want me to be drunk, tired or worried about you to tell me all about it so we delayed it. That's all really happened".
Elena blinked, got into her road and stopped in front of her building.
" Of course things like him having a child or a disease or whatever are on my mind. But it didn't sound like that but it sounded like it had something to do with him and really only him", she explained while getting out of the car.
Entering her house she yelled a 'hello' to Jenna who stood in the kitchen completely unable to cook. Bonnie smiled at Elena and Jeremy's care mother. She really liked her and she only could imagine how hard it was with two teenagers while one of two was a drug junkie. They went to Elena's room and sat on her bed.
"Well the thing Stefan wants to tell you is also kind of connected with my story", Bonnie said slowly. Elena looked surprised.
"So Damon has the same problem or what?"
"Well not exactly. Look, Stefan has to tell you about it, that is his problem not mine. But I also have to tell you something. Maybe it will really shock you so please don't scream or anything. But well I got to understand that it is really amazing, it makes the world a little brighter in my eyes and it changes me". Bonnie got more and more self-conscious while speaking. Her plan still could work out. And maybe that would make her feel better with all of it to show her best friend that she was a witch. Bonnie took a pillow and scratched it open. Feather flew onto the blanket and spread in the room. "What the hell are you doing Jenna will kill you!",Elena said not understanding what her friend was trying to show her. Bonnie ignored her completely. Than she closed her eyes, looked in herself and found the fire.
Elena watched her friend curiously. What the hell was she doing? Suddenly Bonnie rose her hands and opened her eyes.
And the feathers began to fly up all around the two girls, while the sun let the room glowed in a golden light . Bonnies eyes sparkled and shone, proud and self-conscious but with a little fear.
"I am a witch, Elena".
Silence followed her words.
But against all expectations Elena began to smile and suddenly hugged her friend. "I can't believe it!", she screamed and nearly cried while still hugging Bonnie. She backed of and started to laugh. When Elena Gilbert starts to laugh, no one can resist. They were laughing together, while feathers flew all around them. The moment couldn't have been more magical.
"Bonnie this is just amazing!", Elena whispered and touched a feather flying in front of her.
Bonnie put down her hands.
"So the stories of your grams are true?"
Bonnie nodded and smiled. She didn't think that Elena would take it that well.
"Well it is kind of really hard to understand right now…but everybody hopes in secret that magic is somehow existing…it is just…just fantastic!" Elena's voice nearly broke.
"You know I really thought I was mad, I had no other option but believe in it. And then I felt it. The fire inside me, this magic only I can control", Bonnie said and heard the happiness in her own voice.
"What can you do? Is it like Harry Potter? Can you turn people in to animals, ride on a broomstick ? That would be so cool!"
Bonnie laughed.
"I actually don't know what I am capable of. But I think I can do a lot. It also depends on how much energy I have left cause the moment the spell needs to much magic…I also can die"
Elena's eyes widened. "So how do you know that?"
"It feels like energy leaving my body every time I use magic. So I know when it is too much"
Elena took Bonnies hand. "Bonnie I am so sorry I haven't been there for you…you must have been completely on your own with all that…and I just thought of myself and my problems and then Stefan came…oh Bonnie I am really really sorry!"
Elena nearly started to cry. Bonnie pressed her hand.
"You couldn't have done anything to help me", Bonnie said but thought of how much she really would have needed a friend.
"So Damon knows about it?", Elena asked carefully.
Bonnie looked down on the blanket. „Well he has kind of a feeling for these things.."
"What kind of relation is there between you two? I mean…you didn't…"
"No!", Bonnie stated, maybe a little bit to fast.
"So you are not interested in him? I mean…he obviously is in you"
"Not in the way you think". Bonnie was sure of it. It maybe was some kind of interest, but surely no love or affection. That there was something between them couldn't be denied. Bonnie knew that. And…she could never forget how he kissed her in the shower. Full of desire.
"No I don't want anything from him. He is dangerous. And yes, I know he does want something from me but it is everything else but romantic feelings. It is more like...he wants to possess me"
Elena looked at her with wide opened eyes. "Is Stefan also dangerous?"
Bonnie didn't know what to answer. So she kept quiet. She wanted to escape all the questions that make her feel unconfutable. Because she knew she kissed him back. No. Bonnie commanded herself to stop thinking about it.
"Give me your phone please; I'll call Stefan and tell him, that he should explain you everything now"
Elena nodded, typed in her code and gave it to Bonnie. She took a deep breath and pressed the green button. After a few seconds Stefan answered: " Elena? Is everything all right?"
"Hi, here is Bonnie. You should tell her. Right now. It is not fair to keep her in the dark", she said and ended the call.
"Girls? I think I need help with the food!",Jenna cried from the kitchen.
Elena looked at Bonnie and stood up. A few feathers flew to the ground. "Thank you Bonnie, for telling me everything", she said, opened the door and left the room.
Bonnie followed her. As they reached the bottom of the stairs the doorbell rang. Elena opened the door and in front of it stood Stefan.
"Would you come with me, I want to explain everything", he said and sounded like a beaten dog, frightened of the next hit.
Elena took her leather Jacket without hesitation. "Damon is searching for him, stay in the house", Stefan said to Bonnie.
"See you later Jenna , Bonnie can help you with the food",Elena shouted towards the kitchen, turned around and disappeared with Stefan.
Bonnie went to the kitchen from where an awful smell filled the air. Jenna stood in front of an ovenproof dish filled with something black.
"Oh Jenna what did you do?", Bonnie said laughing at the young woman.
" I don't know…", Jenna said sadly, " I just forgot it while trying to clean the living room from Jeremy's last drug party. I am awful. I cannot be a guardian, I cannot be someone they could see as a mother… I am completely uncappable of it…"
Bonnie went to her and hugged her. " I know that must be hard, but not being able to cook doesn't make you a bad guardian", she said, understanding how hard it must be especially with Jeremy.
"Pizza?", Jenna asked sighing. Bonnie smiled.
"That's a great idea"
Half an hour later, during which Bonnie tried to answer Jenna's questions about Stefan without telling her anything at all, the doorbell rang again. Jenna stood up and opened it, while Bonnie stayed sitting on the couch in the living room with a cup of tea in her hands.
"15 Dollars please", a deep voice said and Bonnie somehow could swear she had heard it before.
"Oh I completely forgot my money in my bag, I'll be back in a minute. Please come in, you can put the Pizza in the kitchen", warbled Jenna.
Suddenly Bonnie's heart froze . She heard Jenna running up the stairs. She knew where she had heard that voice before.
In the forest.
And Jenna had just invited him into the house.
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