A/N: Thank you guys, your reviews mean the world to me :) yes, Bamon are a slow burner, kind of makes sense considering the years they've spent at each others throats, then they died together and reluctantly became friends. So yes, there will be some reluctance to admit more than friendlier feelings towards each other. a couple of you have guessed where this is going. Don't worry, Bamon is endgame, regardless of the interpretation of Belinda's visions. A little clue there... ;) Also I would like to apologise for the fact that chapters are not very long right now, they will get longer. I promise. Much love!

Christmas Eve came, and with it came a snow storm. The atmosphere inside the house was buzzing with excitement and anticipation for the holidays as the rest of the witches coven, and their children gravitated to the house.

Bonnie smiled, watching everything and everyone around her. It reminded her of home, in Mystic Falls. She looked behind her as she felt a tap on her shoulder, it was Damon holding her phone out to her. "You've been summoned, witchy." He smirked. She rolled her eyes and took the phone, answering it, walking to find a quieter room.

"Hey, Bon!" Caroline spoke cheerfully. "Happy Christmas!"

Bonnie giggled. "Happy Christmas, Care."

"How is everything going? Meet anyone new yet?"

"It's great. You need to try it, it's so freeing." Bonnie smiled. "I met a coven of witches. Well...Damon brought me here, he knows them. They're helping me control my magic."

"Oh my God that's great." Caroline smiled.

"The older witch, I swear she reminds me of Grams. The way she's teaching me these things. Okay so I'm being told everything I already know, but apparently this is what I need to do to gain control."

"Isn't that a bit boring?"

"A little." She giggled. "But surprisingly I actually like going back to basics. It reminds me of who I'm supposed to be."

"You are Bonnie Bennett. With or without magic, you are still my best friend and I love you."

Bonnie giggled and nodded. "I know, and I love you too. But I'm also a witch."

Caroline smiled. "I hope Damon's behaving himself."

"Define behaving himself." She smirked.

"Rude." He jabbed a finger into her side, making her squirm and laugh.

"Hey!" She swiped at him. "That answers your question." She spoke into the phone.

Caroline smiled, listening. "Same old Damon."

"You could say that." Bonnie agreed.

"When are you coming home? I miss you, so do the girls. And we've never spent Christmas apart."

Damon scowled, hearing the blonde guilt her. "She'll be home when she's ready."

"Damon!" Bonnie sighed. "Sorry... I know, and I miss you too. We'll be back soon enough I swear."

"I know. It just feels weird being apart."

"Yeah... Elena's in her coffin... our families are..."

"Dead." Caroline finished. "I hate it too."

"I promise I'll come home. I just...don't know when."

"Okay." Caroline sighed, looking up as the door opened and two loud voices called out to her.

"Mommy!"

"I'll let you go." Bonnie smiled.

"No! I'm sure they'd wanna talk to you first." Caroline spoke as the twins ran to her and hugged her.

"Who's on the phone mommy?" Josie questioned.

"It's Aunt Bonnie. Wanna talk to her?" Caroline smiled as she was met with a loud affirmation. "Okay hold on." She put the phone on speakerphone.

"Hey you two." Bonnie smiled.

Damon noticed the smile didn't quite reach her eyes as they both heard the twins' chorus of "Hi Aunt Bon!". He sighed and put his arm around her.

"Are you excited for tomorrow?"

"Yeah!" that was Josie.

"We can't wait! When are you coming home?" That was Lizzie.

"Soon. I promise. I just have to do a few more things." Bonnie's voice was thick with emotion.

"Where did you go?" Josie asked.

"I went travelling across the states."

"On your own?"

"No. I'm with your uncle Damon."

"Are you gonna be together with him like mommy and uncle Stefan?"

"Josie!" Caroline hissed.

Bonnie giggled, looking at Damon, who was looking amused. "No, sweetie. I'm just his friend."

"Oh. Well you should...you're like mommy and Stefan."

"Josie Saltzman that's enough!" Caroline took the phone from the giggling twins. "I swear... Bonnie I'm sorry."

"Don't be." Bonnie laughed. "It's just kid stuff."

"Please don't get with Damon. Honestly I can only handle so much." Caroline giggled.

"Rude. It's really Bonnie's choice." Damon smirked.

Bonnie laughed again. "Will you two please be quiet? I'm not thinking about any relationship right now."

"Good. Time for Bonnie Bennett to think about herself." Caroline smiled.

"Definitely." Bonnie agreed. "I'll talk to you tomorrow. I'm sure you've got Christmas all planned."

"Okay. I love you! And we miss you."

"Love and miss you too, Care." Bonnie hung up and put the phone on the table.

"You alright?" Damon asked, keeping his arm around her.

"No... but I will be." She smiled. "I do miss home."

He nodded. He even missed his brooding little brother. "I know. But this isn't forever."

"What if it is?"

He raised an eyebrow at her. "What?"

"I have my heart set on moving to New York... I really wanna get out of Mystic Falls, but I know I'd miss my friends."

He nodded. "Getting out would be the best thing for you. And once you move, you'll have your own place, and you'll still be able to go back, or they can come to you."

Bonnie nodded. "Yeah I guess so."

"The snow should clear in a few days."

"And we can go?"

He nodded. "Yeah. Where do you want to go next?"

"I want to see a bit more of Texas." She smiled. "Belinda said Austin is good for new year."

"Then we will go." He grinned.

She smiled again. "Want to help me? I'm gonna work on my magic a bit more, and... well I guess you calm me."

"Is that so, witchy?" He smirked, holding her close.

"Mhm." She nodded, looking up at him. "So will you?"

"Fine, but no migraines."

"No promises." She giggled. "You easily piss me off so if I can't get my own back, what do I have left?" She added, then squealed when he tickled her sides. "No! Okay okay I'm sorry!" She laughed, squirming trying to get away.

He laughed and dropped his hands, looking at her.

Both of them were so caught up in each other, they hadn't noticed they were being watched by the youngest Gallow sister.

"What do you think you're doing?"

Belinda smiled at the other witch. "Working my magic."

"You can't force someone to realise their love. You know they have to do that on their own."

"I'm not!"

The older witch looked at her. "Belinda."

"Celine."

"Stop it, and come on, we have work to do. If they are destined, they will find each other in their own time. And judging by the look of them, it won't take an eternity." Celine spoke and pulled the young witch away.

Bonnie smiled, walking up the stairs to work on her magic, Damon following behind her. She entered the guest room she was sleeping in. "This is where I've been practicing all last night."

"Is that why you shut me out?" He smirked.

"No I shut you out because for once I had the covers to myself and I didn't have to listen to you snoring." She said in a humorous tone.

"Really? Well at least I don't babble on in my sleep about stuff I can't understand."

"For the last time I do not talk in my sleep!" She laughed.

"Yes you do, twenty one days I've had my sleep interrupted by your constant talking. You talk enough in the day, I'd like a rest from your voice." He smirked again.

"So pay for separate rooms." She smirked back.

"I don't want to."

"Stop complaining then." she raised her hand, lighting a candle by her bed. "Grams always told me to control my emotions... that's where my power lies I guess..."

"Really? I hadn't noticed." He said sarcastically.

Bonnie just smirked and looked at him, sending her magic at him.

Damon groaned, clutching his head. "Okay okay I give!"

She giggled and released him. "Good."

"I help you get control of your powers and this is the thanks I get? Physical abuse, mental torture?" He spoke dramatically. "I thought we had something special Bon Bon."

"Well you didn't say no to being my experimental guinea pig." She smirked.

"You didn't ask me. Now there's a lot of things you know I wouldn't say no to." He smirked back with a wiggle of his eyebrows.

"You're disgusting."

"I know."

She laughed and shook her head.