Chapter 10

Caroline stared in horror at the people in front of her.

"Mom? What did you do?" she asked desperately

Liz Forbes and one of her deputies were carrying Bonnie's unconscious body between them. They had her hands tied together and there was the distinct smell of blood.

Liz looked at her daughter in shock. This was going to be a hard one to explain without letting on that things like vampires existed, she thought nervously.

"Caroline, Your friend… isn't what she seems."

Caroline frowned; this wasn't making any sense. Did her mom think Bonnie was a vampire?

"What do you mean?"

Liz glanced at the deputy helping her; he was the son of one of the founding families and an important person on the council. She sighed and turned back to her daughter.

"Bonnie can do things, unnatural things. Dangerous things. She's a threat and needs to be taken out."

"You mean how she's a witch?" Caroline blurted out without thinking.

Liz was completely taken aback.

"Wha-what… How?" she stuttered.

Caroline thought fast.

"Mom, it's ok, I know all about the council, and vampires. And I know that Bonnie can do magic, but she isn't dangerous, she's on our side."

Caroline felt uncomfortable with the two people staring at her and looked into her mom's eyes, pleading silently.

"I'm sorry Care, but it's my job." Liz said finally and began to walk toward the door.

"Mom?" Caroline felt a sob rise in her throat as she watched her friend being carried away. "What are you going to do to her?"

Liz turned back.

"We're going to eliminate the threat. And when I get home this evening we are going to talk about how you know… and what you know."

Caroline thought about taking down both the humans and getting Bonnie out of there, but she couldn't without revealing what she was. She also wasn't sure what sort of weapons both the council members were carrying, and was certain that they had vervain on them.

She couldn't believe what was happening. Her mother was going to kill one of her best friends. She desperately grasped at her phone, quickly dialing Damon and yelling in frustration when he didn't answer. She called Alaric instead.

Elena threw back her fifth shot and giggled when Damon raised his eyebrows.

"What?"

Damon smiled warmly at her.

"I just forgot how much fun you can be."

"Why… am I usually boring?" Elena asked looking slightly hurt.

Damon tucked a strand of hair behind her ear.

"No you are never boring, but it's nice to see you have a good time." He said with a smile.

Elena grinned at him and turned back to the bartender.

"Another round for the bar, my friend!" She yelled, earning a cheer from everyone around her.

Katherine walked towards the Salvatore boarding house slowly, knowing that no one was going to be particularly pleased to see her. Not that she cared, but she didn't want to walk through the door and get immediately staked.

She sighed, lost in thought. She wanted Stefan and Damon back, just like she had had them in 1864. They had all been together, and in her own way she had loved them both. She loved Stefan more but Damon was always a good laugh. But he had to go and fall in love with Elena, the human with her face. And now to make matters worse, she was considering helping the girl.

That she completely did not understand; human life held no importance to her. She could torture and kill without batting an eye. She had hurt Elena and enjoyed it… until she had looked into her eyes and felt their connection. She had had the strangest sensation in that moment, almost as if she were about to kill herself.

Shaking herself out of her reverie Katherine realized she was at the boarding house door. She listened quietly but there were no heartbeats and as far as she could tell, no vampire presence either. She scowled and changed direction, heading for Elena's house.

Alaric stared at his phone, the garbled conversation he had just had with a teary Caroline had made no sense whatsoever. This was just the worst time for something like this to happen. Stefan was MIA and Damon was out of town.

"Is everything ok?" Jenna asked

They were at the Gilbert house watching a movie; Jenna was curled up beside him on the sofa looking concerned.

"Um… There's a… family emergency. I have to go."

He looked at Jenna and smiled.

"Don't worry, everything's fine. Sorry to take off on you."

She nodded and kissed him quickly.

"Its fine, I hope whatever it is works out ok."

Alaric smiled and nodded and pulling on his coat, left the house.

"Dance with me." Damon whispered in Elena's ear, making her shiver.

She took his hand and he twirled her around. She laughed in delight. She was unsteady on her feet from the alcohol and Damon held her close, his arms wrapped around her waist. Elena entwined her fingers in his hair and pressed her lips against his.

He kissed her back softly at first, savoring the moment. She opened her mouth and deepened the kiss, loving the sensations his hands sent down her body.

Before she knew what was happening they were outside and she was pressed against a wall, Damon's mouth still pressed against hers. Her hand slipped up his shirt, feeling the contours of his back, and he smiled against her lips.

Elena knew that the alcohol was blurring her mind but she was in no doubt that this was what she wanted. She pulled Damon's body closer to hers and gasped as his hand trailed up her stomach underneath her top. She pressed her thighs against his and tingled at the contact. She was surprised when Damon pulled back looking at her intently.

"Not here." He murmured.

She nodded and let him lead her back to the car.

Katherine knocked on the Gilbert's door. She could hear a heartbeat and hoped that it was Elena's.

The door opened and Jenna stared at her in surprise.

"Elena? I thought you were staying at Bonnie's for the weekend."

Katherine smiled to herself at that information and said

"Yeah I just needed to grab something from my room."

Katherine could smell the vervain perfume that Elena had given Jenna and knew she had to play along. She dashed up to Elena's room and looked around. She could smell Damon, which made her scowl. She glanced around and grabbed one of Elena's jackets before hurrying back downstairs.

Katherine briefly thought about just killing the aunt, but reminded herself that she wasn't there for the kill and waved goodbye before ducking outside. Now to find the little Bennet witch's house….

The minute the hotel door closed behind them, Damon's lips were against Elena's, kissing her with a passion and desperation that made her gasp.

She walked backwards until she felt the wall press against her. Damon ran his hands down her sides and lifted her up so that her legs wrapped around his waist. He trailed kisses along her jaw and down her neck; Elena felt a moan escape her as Damon's mouth reached her chest. She clasped his hair in her hands and arched her back, pressing herself against him. She fumbled with the buttons on his shirt, and yanked it off, running her hands over his bare chest.

Damon brought his mouth back up to meet hers and within seconds, she was lying on the bed with Damon above her. He pulled her top over her head and groaned as Elena's hands moved down towards his pants.

Damon pulled away from her as her hands fumbled with his zipper. He looked into her eyes.

"Are you sure?" He asked

Elena nodded, her eyes dark with desire.

"I've never been more sure of anything in my life." She said and smiled as Damon's helped her out of her jeans. Finally rid of their clothes, Damon entered her. Elena wrapped her arms around his neck, and gasped at the sensations no one else had ever made her feel.

Damon looked deep into her eyes,

"I love you." He whispered

"I love you too."

And with that they proceeded to have the most passionate night of their lives.

Alaric was desperately trying to calm Caroline down. They were sitting in his car outside the police station and it was all he could do to prevent her from rushing in and busting Bonnie out.

"We don't even know that she's here… If we go busting in there we're just going to cause a scene. We need a plan Caroline."

"She said she was going to kill Bonnie. We can't let that happen." Caroline said tears trickling down her cheeks.

"I know. We're going to get her out I promise, but we need to think it through."

Caroline nodded and dialed a number on her phone. She groaned in frustration.

"Why is Damon's phone switched off?"

Alaric sighed.

"He took Elena out of town for a couple of days, figured she could use a break from the supernatural."

Caroline stared at him, Bonnie momentarily forgotten.

"Do you think they're doing it?" she gasped, a cheeky grin on her face.

Alaric looked confused.

"What? Doing what… Oh god, Caroline no, of course not." He mumbled.

She giggled.

"Come on, haven't you seen the way he looks at her? They are so doing it!"

Alaric rolled his eyes.

"Caroline focus. We need to save Bonnie, remember."

She nodded as he continued.

"I don't think they'll kill her tonight, they want to know more about what she is and who else is like her. Which means we have until tomorrow to come up with a plan."

He started the car and Caroline sighed in defeat.

Katherine could tell that Elena wasn't at the witch's house and sighed. Goody two shoes little Elena has been fibbing to dear aunt Jenna, she thought with a smirk.

She decided to head back to her hotel and wait out another couple of days to find her. She still had to get her hands on the moonstone anyway.

Stefan was getting bored, he wondered around Katherine's huge French mansion and sighed. she wasn't answering her phone and she'd been gone for days.

He knew that there was no point in hassling her but it still bugged him. He found his mind drifting back to Elena, and quickly shook his head, forcing her out of his head.

"I love Katherine." He murmured.