A/N: Upon popular request, I'm adding to this two-part. You know the Beginning, you know the End, but what happened in between?
I'll try to keep it as chronological as I can, but sometimes I get ahead of myself.
Replies to Reviews to Chapters 9 & 10 are at the end.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the TVD characters. Warnings: Language (and teenaged cattiness)
Prompt: "Stop staring at me. I keep getting distracted by your eyes." (altered a little)
Spotted
If there was a god, he (or she) was truly on Bonnie's side.
Her last class of the day had been cancelled—thankfully; her Torts class epitomized the word tedious—so she shot Elena an invitation to hang out. Her elusive best friend sent back an ambiguous text about being tied up until late afternoon. With a free afternoon, Bonnie decided to hit the gym, leaving her evening open.
She didn't even get half an hour in before she noticed Jeremy… noticing her.
Bonnie Bennet was strong, resilient. Bonnie Bennet was cunning, quick-witted. But Bonnie Bennett also knew when to haul ass out of a dangerous situation, and Jeremy was a dangerous, dead-end-right-off-a-cliff situation.
Still slick with sweat, Bonnie fought her body out of her gym wear into her regular clothes, adjusting her shirt as she tumbled out of the women's locker room—only to find her ex in the same deserted hall, talking to another trainer (men and women alike have to wear these bright orange bro-tanks). She must have made some distressed squawk because Jeremy's eyes had slid past the other trainer and fell on her terror-stricken face.
Shiiiiiit.
"Hey, Bonnie." The other trainer glanced over, recognizing Jeremy's tone, and bid him a goodbye he didn't even bother to acknowledge. His mouth curled into a smitten smile. As if he didn't know she was feeling the vicinity. As if she hadn't crawled out of his apartment covered in shame the last time they had seen each other. "I haven't seen you here, around this time."
"My class got canceled." No flirting, this time, she had learned her lesson. Maybe. She shifted her weight from one leg to the other, trying to conjure an excuse to leave.
"Hey, I'm about to head out… you want to—"
"Actually, I have to meet Lena." A nervous hiccup had interrupted her half-lie. "You know how impatient she gets, so…"
Jeremy's laugh had startled her. Damn her nerves. She wasn't trying to be funn—oh God, was she? It was really uninten—
"That she does," he had broken her speeding thoughts. "Oh, you know what? Mom told me to give her something… mind if I drop by?"
"Oh, I, uh—"
And then, the miracle happened. Bonnie's cell phone sounded, a shrill, obnoxious guitar solo. Her breath caught as she rifled through her bag.
"Oh, thank God," sighed a distressed Damon before she could even say a word. Join the club, buddy. Her brow had furrowed as she dared a glance at Jeremy's equally confused face. She didn't usually listen to punk rock, but there also wasn't much he knew about her. "I was pretty sure you'd be in cla—"
"Is everything all right?" She slighted away from her ex, trying to keep the conversation private until it was convenient not to. She hugged an arm around her stomach. "You sound—"
"Did you make the copy of my key yet?"
"Yeah, I did, as soon as—"
"Good, good—okay, so listen: there's a black satchel in my closet. I need you to get it and bring it to the Mellow Crumble."
Bonnie pursed her lips at the mention of the corner café where she had found solace, after a Jeremy-hookup. Why was Damon there in the middle of the day? Didn't he know it was dangerous?
"Okay, but Damon, are you okay?"
"Just bring the satchel, Bon-bon. I'll explain everything later."
The abrupt dial tone had caused her frown. Her gaze flitted back to her company, but relief had extinguished her fear.
"Got to go. Emergency." She was already making a move toward the exit.
"I thought you had to meet Lena," he called after her, his tone warped by a subtlety only Bonnie would have been able to detect. It was jealousy—something that he had given up the right to feel long ago, something that he shouldn't have been feeling, something that shouldn't have stirred something in her yet—
"I'll figure it out. See ya."
She nearly cringed. Hopefully not, though.
A crowd of uniformly dressed girls congested the subway entrance. Bonnie fought through the small congregation of field-trippers, clutching the strap of the black satchel she had just acquired. She made it through, her knit sweater snagging on someone's backpack briefly. An exchange of apologies and she was finally stumbling toward open space. She bustled to the Mellow Crumble and burst through the door quite theatrically.
There was no Damon in sight.
"Hey..." Bonnie searched the waiter's chest for his name as she neared the counter. "…Bill. Have you seen a man, about this tall, with black ha—"
A pale hand extended from behind the counter, only distinguishable by the gaudy silver sing adorned with a blue stone. Bill allowed Bonnie behind the counter discreetly, where she was immediately tugged onto the floor by the satchel.
"Thank you so much, Bon-bon." Damon was already rummaged through the mysterious contents of the bag; he hadn't bothered to look at her.
"You're welcome, but…" Bonnie's words died in her throat as she watched the man stuff his ebony hair into a gray beanie. But what had her speechless was the chocolatey hue of his once glacial eyes. She blinked to recover. "Uh… what's going on? Why are we hiding?"
Despite the contacts, his eyes darkened. "Someone spotted me on my trek home from a… social gathering." Party, he meant to say. He punched his arms through a navy cardigan. As always, he wore a black t-shirt, so the outfit melded together nicely. "And I may have been a little… wired."
"Of course, we can blame this whole thing on your drug addiction." Bonnie rolled her eyes. Why she thought a few small victories would bring him to sobriety, she'd never know.
"Anyways, a hoard of high school girls has been trailing me, and I finally ducked in here, so…" He found a pair of thick-rimmed glasses and slid them onto his face. "Care's creating a diversion a few blocks away, but I still needed a disguise."
Bonnie frowned. "I saw them. They're, like, half a block away from here, Damon." He stared at her, horror drawn into his features, but she was stuck on the not-blue value of his eyes. "Quit staring at me. I'm getting distracted by your eyes."
Amongst other things. If he was trying to make himself less noticeable, he was an idiot for thinking this hipster semblance would work. It was insanely how much more attractive he had just become.
But, he didn't take the opportunity for a flirty joke and obeyed, returning to the bag of wonders. He pulled a dark red t-shirt and tossed it at her. "They probably saw you. You have to change. You have to get me out of here."
"I have to?" Jade eyes rolled. "You're such an idiot. Like, seriously, Damon? You really have to start using your br—"
The bell on the door chimed, and the inane chatter of teenage girls filled the slightly desolate café. Damon caught Bonnie's mouth in his palm, the force causing them to topple over. Under any other situation, she could count on the lewd smirk from his body pressed against hers, but he wasn't even paying attention to the shock in her eyes.
"Are you sure you saw him come in here?" a whiny voice inquired.
"I'm not blind like you, Christina." God, Bonnie did not miss high school. "I saw him. Maybe he snuck out the—"
A twinkling cell phone notification went off. Someone shrieked. A third voice announced, "Someone just saw Caroline only a few blocks away from here!"
"What is with B and B slumming it around here…?" a fourth girl mused quietly.
"Who cares, Jenny?" the second (rude) voice snapped. "If we leave now, we'll be able to catch her." By her voice alone, Bonnie imagined a group of girls dressed in safari outfits, and Caroline the poor animal they'd be hunting.
The bell chimed again. Damon sighed, finally removing his hand from Bonnie's mouth. His lips took a suggestive curve, but he didn't get the chance to make the joke as one of the girls' voices became dangerously close. His hand clamped over her mouth again, and she rolled her eyes again.
"Can I have a latte to go?" the girl inquired kindly. Then, "God, I know Rayna is head of the B and B fan club, but she's such a bitch."
"I know," the first whiny voice replied. "She'd do anything to get ahold of them."
Bonnie felt Damon curl his legs up so Bill didn't have to step over them as he served the latte. All of his weight was officially on her. She took in a shaky breath. Finally, the bell chimed, and Bill glanced down at the spectacle.
"They're gone. I'd say another ten minutes, and you'll be safe to head home." Bonnie didn't miss the lilt of amusement.
"Thanks, Bill, I really owe you." Damon pushed himself off Bonnie, eliciting a sharp intake from her, and he pulled her into a sitting position. "Sorry 'bout that."
"I mean, whatever." Bonnie shrugged, despite her marathon-racing heart. "You gotta stay safe, right?"
Lol that Rayna mention. And I told you guys Jeremy would be back. Thankfully, Bonnie had her wits about her. Lol Damon with contacts, could you imagine? He'd still be handsome as ever though.
Anyways, hope you enjoyed! Send me your thoughts!
I love you guys madly!
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P.S. As mentioned previously, if you want to send me a dialogue prompt or a scenario you'd want to see our beloved Bamon in, let me know!
Replies to Reviews in Chronological Order
Bamonfeels: (9) Thank you so much, glad you enjoyed! (10) Thanks for sharing your thoughts about if they're OOC. I wish there were more moments canonically where Damon was more vulnerable like he is in this fic. Thanks for reading and reviewing!
DancesWithButterflies: (9) Omg I cry (re: if this was a tv show), you're too nice! Thanks, it's been a little bit of a struggle because I love vamp!Damon, and AUs aren't really my thing, but I'm so glad you think I'm doing it right lol. Re: Caroline, I love her (maybe the best?), and there will definitely be more Baroline chapter/scenes. Re: Damon's past, yeah, he had it tough. I'll probably go more into it later on, though. Re: Stefonnie, you know, only recently, I've been for this brotp, so you'll definitely see some chapter/scenes with them. Re: Enzo, hehe, you won't meet him for a little bit, but it'll be worth the wait! Re: epilogue, I never thought of it, but I'm not adverse to it lol. (10) Re: Damon's past, yeah, he's been through a lot, but yes, thank God for his Bon-bon now. Re: the spork, I just threw that in last minute, it made me laugh too lol. Re: Damon telling Stefan the truth... well, let's just say there's a lot more he's keeping from his lil bro, so that'll come to light... eventually. Thanks for reading and reviewing! Glad you're enjoying it.
freckled98: (9) Lol Care's wig flying off. I would have if I didn't aim for the angst. Damon's becoming more of a person these days, something that Bonnie will definitely point out. (10) Re: Lily, like I mentioned in another response, I realized there were some serious holes in Lily's death story, but I think I'll manage to make it believable when I explain it later. Re: Bamon moments, I'm probably going to hold off on the majority of stuff like that (though there is one coming soon), so... Also, I'm pretty sure there's a fic already where Bamon plays Scrabble, and Damon only spells the dirty words. Always a riot. Thanks for reading and reviewing :)
Reader: (9) YOU'RE A MINDREADER, because before I even posted ch. 9, I wanted to open up a prompt submission invitation. Nice ;) I usually just get my prompts from Tumblr. I'll put your prompt with the others. Thanks for reading and reviewing; I'm glad you're liking it so far!
bellavida0213: (9) Thanks for reading and reviewing, especially with this character analysis lol. Re: trusting!Bamon, I want to make it clear both of this idiots are very headstrong, and they generally don't trust a lot of people, so for now, this is a breakthrough! Feelings haven't been brought up just for that very reason, and becoming best friends is still a slow process for these dummies lol. Re: Damon's insight on Bamon, I haven't thought of writing that yet, but I'm excited to do it now lol. (10) Re: Damon's POV, it was kinda intimidating to write his pov because so many other people are super great at it, and I'm just derping around lol. Glad you liked it! Thanks for your thoughts!
Cmechillin: (9) Re: The Bodyguard mention, I'm glad you liked it! Thanks so much for reading and reviewing! Glad you're liking it so far!
Damon's Sexy Witch: (9) Re: Caroline, I love her too much not to include her. Also, I really love the childhood friendship of Baroline, but I had to put her on Damon's side for this AU. Re: The Bodyguard reference, I've never seen the movie, so I actually had to look it up. (10) Lol, glad you liked it! Just a quick spoiler, it's Lily. No twin. You'll seeeeee. Re: shared ice cream, gotta love those Bamon moments. Thanks for reading and reviewing!
Guest: (10) Oh, trust me, there will be plenty of Bonenzo feat. Jealous!Damon. I promise. Thanks for sending me your thoughts!
StarrDust13: (10) Thanks so much for reviewing! I'm really glad you like both chapters. Re: Damon's past and Bamon, things get hashed out later, and Bonnie ends up helping him through some things, so that's something to look forward to. Re: jealous Damon, there'll definitely be some of that, not just with Enzo. You'll see ;) Thanks for reading!
leni18: (10) Re: Lily... tbh, I realized the loopholes in her story while I was editing, but I came up with a semi-decent compromise. Hopefully it's believeable? Lol. Damon will have to tell Stefan eventually, but a few other things have to transpire before hand. Glad you liked it! Thanks for reading and reviewing!
sleepyhaukiria: (10) Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts about the characters being OOC. It's always one of my main concerns. I wanted to keep Bonnie's "gotta fix it all" qualities, and Damon's "lack of dealing with his problems" traits. I'm glad you're liking it!
JadedXO: (10) Re: Lily, the explanation may not be as satisfying, but the fallout definitely will be. Re: OOC Bamon, I'm glad it's not. I'm really unfamiliar with AUs (that aren't similar to what's canon), so I'm really happy you guys even like this story. Thanks so much for reading and reviewing! I'm glad you're liking it so far!
Sherlocked4everafter: (10) OKAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR THOUGHTS, I'M REALLY GLAD YOU LIKED IT. Lol, seriously though, thanks for reading and reviewing 3
Reader: (10) I'll add this prompt to my list! Thanks for the suggestion, and thanks for reading :)
Keep reviewing and sending me your thoughts. They give me life.
P.S. Remind me never to combine review responses lol. Though satisfying, this was hella hard to put together. Love you guys though!