Chapter 9: Complicated

Bonnie tried to avoid Damon at all costs but he wasn't going to let her. The day that she left the boarding house, he knew that no matter what she said it wasn't over because it would never be over. It seemed that whenever Bonnie was somewhere in town, that Damon would just show up unannounced as usual.

Today was no different either, she and Lucy went to the grill to get a bite to eat and who should they run into but Damon.

"What are you doing here, haven't I made it clear enough, I want you to stay away from me?"

"I don't believe you, it's a free country, I can go wherever I want to go. Besides I like the drinks here and the women aren't too bad either. It's like they just roll out the welcome wagon for all the vampires in this town."

"Don't joke about feeding on people, what if someone heard you?"

"Oh, so now you care about me?"

"Stop it, that's not fair and you know it. I still have feelings for you but all you could ever see was Elena. That's not my fault if like a stupid person, that I am, I fell for someone that's emotionally unavailable, that's my fault completely."

She started to walk away from him yet again but he wasn't letting her off that easy, he followed her out the door. At first she didn't notice that he was following her until she turned around at the last minute.

Then she said, "What the hell do you think you are doing Damon?"

"Nothing, I am only making sure that the woman that I love gets home safely."

"Don't throw those words around like that because they lose their meaning after a while."

He pulled her to a stop and pulled her towards him and then he said softly, "I do love you and I will not stop until I make you believe it. We're not over, I refuse to believe it and I will do anything to fix this. What can I do to convince you?"

"Do you want to know what you can do, tell me that you will never put your life or mine at risk in the name of saving Elena Gilbert and then we can talk again. Can you do that?"

"No, I'm sorry but I can't do that but not for the reasons that you think though. Please let me explain it to you?"

"Fine, you have five minutes to tell me why her life is more important than my life, your life or anyone else's life, tell me?"

"Her life isn't more important than your life but it's important that she does live because if she died then I would lose my brother forever. I know it doesn't make sense because up until now, it seemed like I hated Stefan but he has been the only thing in my life that has been consistent, I don't know what I would do without him."

"Ok, I can understand that because you and Stefan have a very complicated life together. I have one question to ask you, if both me and Elena were both in danger who would you save?"

"That's not a fair question to ask me and you know it. I care about Elena but I love you. Why do you always have to question everything about me, I mean why can't you just accept what I am offering to you?"

"Because I want the fairy tale but you will never give me that and it's not because you are incapable of giving someone that fairy tale. You would never give it to me because whether you want to admit it or not, you love Elena still and until you get her out of your system, we can never be together. Now please let me go because you certainly don't love me."

"I can't let you go because I do love you."

With those words spoken Damon kissed Bonnie and she felt all those feelings inside of her that she had been trying to push down. It seemed that all Damon had to do was look at her and she would just melt there on the spot. He was bad for her but she couldn't stop loving him.

Bonnie pushed him away at the last moment, she said, "Stop your making this too complicated, I can't deal with you when your like this."

Then she ran away from Damon yet again, he knew that he was getting to her though. He also knew that he was very close to losing her and if he didn't do something drastic soon that he would lose her forever. He had a plan, she wanted him to choose between her and Elena, and well he would have to make it look like he did. He was going to have Stefan help him set up a situation where it seemed like both Elena and Bonnie were in danger, then he would save Bonnie without a second though. He hoped that this would prove to her that she was the woman that he loved and wanted without regret. He only hoped that he could convince his brother to help him win the woman that he loved back to him.

The plan that he had in mind involved Klaus; which meant that he, would have to get him to cooperate with them that would be a hard sell. The plan was that Klaus would abduct both Bonnie Elena, make Damon choose; which one to save. Of course Damon would choose Bonnie leaving no doubt in her mind about who Damon really loved. He filled Stefan in on the plan and Stefan agreed to help him but he didn't think it was a good idea though. He went to see Klaus and convince him to help them.

"Hi, Damon what can I do for you?"

"Well, I want you to abduct Bonnie and Elena; then make me choose between them. Then after I choose Bonnie you surrender and let Elena go."

Klaus started smiling and then he said, "And just why would I do something so pointless for me. What's in it for me?"

"Well, I need Bonnie to realize that we belong together, because I need her, can't you understand?"

"Again I ask what's in it for me?"

"I know Caroline."

"What about her, she's made it perfectly clear on where she stands."

"Well, I could make her see you in a different light."

"Oh, yea she hates you more than she hates me and she would be furious if she knew I helped you to deceive her best friend. Now please try again, what's in it for me?"

"Ok, I know that she does hate me but her and my brother are best friends lately and if you help us then Stefan will help you, deal?"

"Fine but not until I hear it from Stefan that he will help me get closer to Caroline."

"Fine, you have a deal let me go get Stefan then."

He left to go find his brother but he didn't realize that he would be occupied with Elena of all people. Apparently they had worked out all their issues because they were back to having sleepovers already. Damon walked into Stefan's room, not even bothering to notice that Stefan wasn't alone in there. Elena and Stefan both pulled the covers up over their heads embarrassed beyond belief.

"Hey, get out of here Damon, God tell him to leave Stefan."

"Yes, Damon leave as if you couldn't tell that we were busy."

"Please, like it's not anything that I've seen before, get dressed we got work to do remember you said that you would help me?"

"Yes, I do remember Damon but can't it wait?"

"No, you have to go talk to Klaus, get him to help me with my plan."

"Oh, do you mean you're crazy ass plan that I told is not going to work, that plan?"

"Yes, that would be the plan, now get up and get dressed, I'll be waiting downstairs."

"Do you really have to go and help Damon?"

"Yes, I promised but if this works then all this Bonnie's side and Damon's side stuff will finally be over with. Trust me that I am so ready for them to get back together already. Why is she so stubborn?"

"Well, she's not the only stubborn one; I mean Damon messed up, I did too but ever since I became a vampire my senses are on overdrive."

"I know and that is part of the reason that I forgave you. Do you think that Bonnie will give Damon the same forgiveness?"

"I don't know but I hope that she does because maybe they will find happiness like us."