A/N: Hey guys, here's the latest chapter of Little Witch. I hope you enjoy it.

So, apparently there is a hidden grading system in the world of fanfiction and the person handing out said grades is Lia the Guest. According to Lia the Guest, Little Witch is a C-. She had a problem with pacing and some other nonsense but I think I finally figured out why the story received a C-. I don't think that Lia the Guest got that each of these chapters is a one-shot that interconnects with the ones before it making it a series; not multi-chapter. So, to Lia the Guest and to anyone else who didn't grasp that, hopefully this clears things up for you and you are able to enjoy the shots for what they are. Oh and by the way, I am no longer is school and I do not need my work graded. I write for myself and for the readers who understand and enjoy the story and it's plot.

(Do not look for Lia the Guest's review. It was deleted because I saw no reason is sullying my reviews with what I thought was nonsense.)

Anyway you guys, thanks for reading my rant.

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DISCLAIMER: I do NOT own: The Vampire Diaries. If I did Dullena would have never started and Stelena and Bamon would be so on it hurt.

Bonnie tried to hold back the smile that felt permanently etched onto her face. She followed Damon inside and finally got her poker face together. She looked at he friends, her family, sitting before her and took a deep breath.

"I'm going to switch the Anchor to something else." Bonnie said quietly. No one said anything at first. Then they all had something to say.

"How does that work?" Caroline asked curious.

"I'm happy for you, Bon. Whatever you need, I'm here." Matt said remembering what she went through at the witch house.

"No, Bonnie. That takes too much magic. It's not safe. You won't be able to handle it." Jeremy said folding his arms.

"After everything I went through to get you back, this is what you do?" Elena asked her eyes wide. Bonnie ignored the asinine comments of the Gilberts and answered Caroline's question.

"It's a transference spell. I transfer the Anchor to something else and then it becomes the bridge to the other side." she said.

"Ok, then I'm in Bon, whatever you need." Caroline said smiling.

"Thank you Care. I appreciate it." Bonnie said before she turned angry eyes onto Elena and Jeremy Gilbert. "Jeremy, you don't know what you're talking about so keep your unhelpful opinions to yourself. I'm not asking for your permission. And Elena, what exactly did you do for me? Cut your hand? Thanks. I know it was a hardship." Bonnie said her voice dripping in acid. The two Gilberts were silent. She had never spoken to either of them that way.

"Why? What's the big deal? At least as the Anchor you get to live forever." Elena said rolling her eyes, mad that Bonnie would throw away the effort they made to get her back.

"Amara. I don't want to end up like her." she said holding back tears. Stefan reached out and grabbed her hand and squeezed.

"What? Amara looked exactly like she looked 2000 years ago when Qetsiyah made her the Anchor. You're overreacting Bonnie." Jeremy said with a huff. No one was sure what happened next. All they knew was that Damon had Jeremy by the throat and was squeezing the life from him. Elena and Stefan were yelling at him to stop. Jeremy was trying to fight back but the lack of oxygen wasn't allowing him to. Elena yelled at Bonnie to do something. She knew she meant an aneurysm or setting him on fire but Bonnie was going to hurt Damon that way; especially when he was standing up for her. She placed a hand on his shoulder.

"Damon, stop. Let him go, please. Let go." Bonnie said quietly. To the shock and surprise of everyone but Stefan, Damon let Jeremy go. The youngest Gilbert slumped to the floor and Elena rushed to his side. Damon made eye contact with Bonnie and moved to make a drink. Elena fed Jeremy her blood because Damon had almost crushed his trachea.

"Damon, I can't believe you! What was that?" Elena fumed standing over her slowly recovering brother.

"Your brother is full of shit! He got on my nerves. I was going to kill him and like it. But thanks to Bonnie, he lives to be a douchebag another day." Damon deadpanned.

"He didn't say anything to deserve that, Damon." she said teary-eyed. "You almost killed him." she said tears running down her face.

"Almost killed him, meaning he's not dead. If you want him to stay that way tell him to keep his fucking mouth shut." Damon said his blue eyes glittering dangerously. Elena was surprised. She thought her tears would make him apologize, they usually did.

"Bonnie, why do you want to switch the Anchor?" Caroline asked trying to bring the conversation back to it's original topic. Bonnie looked to Damon, who nodded encouragingly.

"When a supernatural being dies they have to go through me to get to the Other Side. When they pass through I feel the pain of their passing. That's why Amara was begging for her death. Being the Anchor drove her crazy. I don't want that for myself." Bonnie said her eyes brimming with tears. Caroline rushed to her friend's side, pulling her into a hug. Matt joined their hug and they both wiped Bonnie's tears.

"Oh Bon. I'm so sorry. You should have said something." Caroline said.

"I didn't tell anyone." Damon and Matt found out by accident and Stefan found out in St. Louis. I didn't want to seem ungrateful." Bonnie said quietly.

"Bonnie Bennett, that's dumb. We wouldn't have thought you were ungrateful. We would have tried to fix you earlier." Caroline said hands on her hips. "So now what? What do we do now?" Caroline asked looking from Stefan to Damon.

"Bonnie doesn't want to transfer the Anchor to something living. So we have to find something strong enough to endure time." Stefan said.

"Like what?" Matt asked.

"I don't know. I have to do some research." Bonnie said. "But I promise I'll let you know something when I do." she said with a smile.

"Ok good. I'm heading back to the dorm. You coming, Bonnie?" Caroline asked picking up her keys. Bonnie shook her head and shot her eyes toward Elena. Caroline nodded and left the boarding house.

"Ok, Bon. I'll see you later. Call me if you need anything." Matt said to Bonnie hugging her. "Jer, come on man. All things considered you should stay with me tonight." he said to the younger Gilbert. He stood to his feet hugged Elena and shot a longing look at Bonnie. He was crushed when she looked away. Without a word, he followed Matt from the boarding house.

"Bonnie, I..." Elena started.

"No, Elena. I don't want to hear it." Bonnie said, her voice devoid of emotion.

"Damon, we should talk." Elena said to Damon. When he didn't answer she took a step forward. "Damon...don't shut me out. Talk to me." Elena pleaded. Stefan led Bonnie upstairs to the guest room across Damon's room, hugged her and went to his room.

"Damon, what is happening to us?" Elena asked tearful.

"I don't know." Damon said fixing himself another drink.

"You haven't been yourself lately. You've been mean and evasive." Elena said moving closer to him. "You tried to kill Jeremy. Why are you acting like the old Damon?" she pouted.

"The old Damon?" Damon scoffed. "Oh, you mean the Damon that doesn't act like St. Stefan. Well news flash Elena, I'm not Stefan. And no amount of batting your eyelashes or banging me is going to change that. The sooner you realize that the better off we'll be." Damon said his temper rising.

"I don't want you to be Stefan. I want you to just be different than you were. I can't be with you if you're not better." she said tears spilling down her cheeks.

"So I need to be better for you?" he asked angrily.

"Yes. Please, I love you." Elena answered not hearing the anger in his voice.

"No. If I'm not good enough as I am, I'm never going to be good enough for you. I will and I'm still fighting with Stefan." Damon said resigned.

"What do you mean, no? What are you saying?" she asked her eyes wide.

"Nothing. I'm not saying anything." he said quietly.

"I don't understand what's going on with you. All of a sudden you're spending all this time with Bonnie. Keeping secrets from me. Why? I know you brought Bonnie back for me but that doesn't explain the rest." she said perplexed.

"I didn't bring Bonnie back for you. I brought her back for...her. She didn't deserve to be dead." he finished. "And since we're on the subject of personalities we don't like. Yours has been a little off lately." Damon informed her.

"Just because I don't agree with you doesn't mean my personality is off." Elena said.

"Whatever, Elena. If you can't or won't grasp why I did what I did, then I don't know you either." Damon said looking at her with pained eyes.

"Are you breaking up with me?" Elena asked fearfully.

"If I change it'll be on my terms not yours but I like who I am and where I am. I'm not going to change to ease your conscious. If that's a deal breaker then I guess I'm breaking up with you." Damon said quietly. He watched Elena crying. He waited for her to say she loved him exactly as he was but she didn't and he knew she wouldn't. He watched her run from the study, heard her car start and heard her pull away from the boarding house.

Damon met Stefan on the stairs. "I'm sorry brother. For everything." he said full of remorse. Stefan nodded at his brother before leaving the boarding house. Damon was surprised by how he was feeling. He wasn't in love with Elena anymore but the ending of their relationship still hurt. All of his feelings of inadequacy concerning Stefan were bubbling under the surface. He stopped outside Bonnie's door, but didn't go in. Bonnie heard his door shut and she was worried about him. She tiptoed across the hall and went into his room. He was laying on the bed in just his jeans.

"Damon." Bonnie said quietly.

"Yes." he said just as quiet.

"Are you ok?" she asked.

"No. I knew Elena and I ending was an inevitablity. What I didn't now is that I would be feeling this way." he answered.

"What way is that?" she whispered.

"Inadequate. Undeserving of love." he said so love she almost didn't hear him.

"You're wrong. You are neither of those things." Bonnie said with conviction.

"But I'm not the good brother. I can never be him." he said said with a warning.

"I would never want him." Bonnie said. Damon sat up and looked at Bonnie. She was wearing one of the shirts he had lent her when she was recovering.

"I can't be second." he said.

"Me either." she told him. He nodded in understanding. He held out his hand to her and she moved to the bed and grabbed his outstretched hand. He pulled her to the bed and settled her onto his lap. He looked deep into her green eyes and felt peace. She kissed him deeply not wanting to fight it anymore. "Damon, I need you." she whispered.

"I need you too, little witch." Damon said as he captured Bonnie's lips in a fiery kiss.