Just Friends?

Chapter 10- Barbeque

A/N: Hey dudes! Sorry for the late update, I was finishing up on another story but it's all good now (:

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Lily xx


She's one of those girls,

Nothing but trouble

Just one look and you'll be seeing double

Before you know it, she'll be gone

Off to the next one

Avril Lavigne- One of Those Girls


Bonnie's P.O.V

"Matt, are you sure you know how to barbeque that steak?" I was asking a 15 year old Matt. We were all 15 and were hanging out around Matt's house for a pool party in his small paddling pool. It was scorching hot but we were really hungry and Matt had decided we could have a barbeque. His mom was out.

Damon was standing by me, a bored look on his face. "Dude, you're grilling that wrong," He said, coming to stand by Matt.

"I'm not," Matt insisted, moving the couple of steaks carefully with a wooden spoon.

"You are… who died and made you Betty Crocker?" Damon demanded, and I just rolled my eyes.

"Guys, stop fighting. We're hungry," I gestured to Caroline who was lounging on a deck chair, reading a fashion magazine but she was staring at us.

"Hurry up." She called, and I giggled.

"Yeah," I put in.

"Well, Matt won't let me barbeque the meat right, he's burning it," Damon complained.

Stefan and his girlfriend of that time, a pretty girl called Alison with red hair and blue eyes were hanging out in the paddling pool. They got out and started towards us.

"Guys, you're both so hopeless. I'll show you how to barbeque the steak," Stefan said, slipping his arm around Alison's slender waist.

Alison smiled at him, "isn't Stefan amazing?" She asked, and I was about to say 'yeah he is but not when he breaks up with you'.

"Stefan, stop being a total dick to impress your girl," Damon complained, grabbing the barbeque stick from Matt.

Matt snatched it back from him, and soon all three boys were tugging at the stick. The barbeque started to rock and suddenly, it flew through the air into the pool.

Alison and I gasped. "Oh my god," I cried.

"What are we going to eat now?" Caroline complained, coming to stand by Alison and I putting her hands on her hips.

Stefan shrugged, returning to Alison. "Alison and I are outie. We'll catch something at the grill, right babe?" He asked.

Alison nodded, and he kissed her on the cheek, before slipping an arm around her and leading her to the side of the paddling pool to pick up their stuff. Then they left.

I sighed, "I guess I could cook something," I suggested.

Damon smiled, "Bonnie was always such a help," He muttered.

"I don't know how to cook much," I reminded them.

Matt shrugged, "I'll eat whatever, I'm starved,"

"Me too," Caroline put in, slumping back over to the deck chair and sitting down.

Damon smiled at me, encouragingly. "I'll come help you. What are we eating?" He asked as we headed into Matt's house together.

"Er, how does scrambled eggs sound?" I asked.

"Sounds great to my empty stomach," He stated, putting his arm around my waist as we headed to Matt's fridge to pull out 4 eggs.

"Good, cause it's the only thing I can cook without burning it," I told him, and he laughed and started to help me gather the ingredients.

I smiled as I remembered that day. I had been talking to Caroline on the phone and I totally zoned out.

"Are you ready for Elena's party yet?" Caroline was asking on the phone the next day.

"Yes," I told her, tying the strap of my brown and green bikini. It complimented my eyes; or so Caroline had been trying to drill into my brain.

"Okay, I'll be at yours in 5," She said, before hanging up.

I sighed, and put on my some brown shorts, a green sleeveless tank top and my green enameled flip flops. I then grabbed my pool bag, which I'd packed the night before, and headed downstairs.

Dad was surprisingly in the living room. "Hey baby," He said, and I plopped down beside him on the couch.

"Hey dad. Wow, you don't have work today?" I asked.

Dad shook his head, "I'm taking your mom out for lunch. Are you sure you don't want to come?" He asked, his dark eyes pleading in a way.

I shook my head, "I'm heading to a pool party," I told him.

Dad nodded, "Fine, have fun and take care," He kissed me on the cheek and I got up.

"You know I do," I murmured, "Say bye to mom for me,"

"I will," He called to me, as I started out of the door.

I pulled my shades out of my bag and put them on. Caroline's car pulled up a few minutes later and I got in. She was dressed in a light pink beach dress and some Crocs.

"You look great. Hottie number 2 will love it," Caroline insisted.

I rolled my eyes, and got into the car. "I thought we were going to stop calling Damon and Stefan those nicknames," I muttered.

Caroline grinned, pulling the car out of my driveway. "You were going to stop, I wasn't." She pointed out.

I just shook my head at her, looking out of the window. "Do you even know where Elena lives?" I asked.

"Yeah, I called her to ask her," Caroline informed me.

I watched as she pulled into a street that was lined up with expensive looking villas. She pulled in front of one that had a sign saying 'Gilbert Villa'. There were a couple more cars parked in front of the house, and calm sounding music was coming from inside.

We parked the car, and headed into the house, linking arms. "Do you think Cody Martinez will come?" Caro asked me, eagerly.

I shrugged, "I told him about it, like I said before. He said he'd try and make it," I muttered.

"He likes you," Caroline teased and I blushed as we opened the gate of the villa and headed inside.

It was a big villa, and on either sides there were gardens. One side had a big pool and tables set up with food, and some deck chairs. We headed towards it and noticed Elena sitting down with Matt and Tyler by one side of the pool.

"Hey!" I exclaimed, rushing towards them.

Elena stood up and hugged me, then Caroline. "You guys came," she cried.

"We said we would," Caro said, smiling at her. We put down our beach bags and noticed a woman with brown hair standing by the barbeque with a handsome man with light brown hair.

"Come meet my mom," Elena exclaimed, grabbing my hand and Caroline's and leading us over to the pretty woman who looked very much like Elena.

"Mom, this is Bonnie and Caroline," Elena cried, looking happy as her mom turned around.

She smiled at us kindly, "I'm Isobel Gilbert. So nice to meet you," She said, sweetly, offering me her hand. I took it, smiling.

"You too," Caroline and I replied, and after saying hi to Elena's dad too we headed over to the pool.

Tyler and Matt had already jumped into the pool and we saw Stefan sitting on a deck chair, a pretty African American girl on the deck chair beside his. She had short sandy red brown hair and hazel eyes and she was one of the prettiest girls he'd ever dated.

"Who invited snotty Stefan?" I asked as we pulled off our clothes and jumped into the pool.

Elena giggled, "Katherine did," She said her sisters name with disgust.

I smiled, "Where is she anyway?" I asked.

Elena shrugged, "I don't know. I don't care, honestly," She explained.

I laughed, and so did Caroline. I dunked my body under the water, and looked up to find Katherine coming in through the villa door with Damon. He looked as handsome as ever and my heart almost stopped as I saw him. He was in some board shorts and a billabong shirt.

He waved at me, and I waved back, leaning against the side of the pool. Caroline nudged me, and I shoved her back, blushing furiously. "Talk to him," Caroline coughed but I could make out what she was saying.

Damon didn't catch on though, and he smiled at me. A few seconds later he dived into the pool next to me. "Bonnie, hey," He said.

I smiled, "Hey Dam Dam," I joked, and he splashed me with some water.

I splashed him back, "The water is cold," I complained.

"That's the whole point," He said, a mischievous glint in his gorgeous blue eyes.

"It is, is it?" I asked, teasingly. I jumped onto his back and dunked him under the water, knowing Katherine would not be very pleased but I honestly didn't care.

I came up a few seconds later, grinning at him and swimming away as fast as I could. Damon caught up with me though and grabbed my arms together and held them so I wouldn't move.

"Don't ever do that again," He warned, jokily.

"Ooh I'm so scared," I told him, sarcastically.

"You should be," Damon murmured, just as Katherine cleared her throat.

"You not coming in, Kat?" Damon asked, smiling up at his girlfriend in a way that made me feel green with jealousy.

"No, I just straightened my hair. It'll be a waste," She replied, her gaze turning a little cold as she looked at me.

I looked away, and a few seconds later, Damon let go of me.

"Barbeque is ready," Isobel called out.

"Come on, Damon. Let's go get a plate," Katherine said, pulling his arm.

I tried not to roll my eyes, and swam towards Elena and Caro. Matt, Tyler, Stefan and his girl were already heading over to the grill.

"Come with us, Bonnie," Damon muttered, pulling me up with him.

I got out, sighing. "I'll get my towel," I replied.

"I'll make you a plate, Bon," Katherine suggested, in a sweet voice.

"That would be nice, Kat," Damon said, smiling at her, and taking her hand. They headed to the grill together and I headed over to my beach bag.

I slipped my shorts and tank onto my swimsuit and dried my hair with the towel, before heading to the grill. Katherine handed me my plate, smiling at me, and I just took it and went to sit on the table next to Caroline and Elena.

"Whatcha been doing?" Caroline asked.

"Hanging out with Damon," I murmured.

"Katherine didn't look too pleased," Elena pointed out, biting her burger.

I looked at mine, but didn't take a bite yet. I sipped some water instead. Stefan came over with his date, smiling widely at Elena.

"Guys, this is Cheyenne," Stefan introduced her, sitting down.

The girl smiled at us, a little shyly. "Hey,"

"She's in the school newspaper," He explained, eating a hot dog.

Cheyenne nodded, "Yeah. I write the sports section," She explained.

"I'm Elena. I'm new in town," Elena said, reaching out her hand.

Cheyenne shook it, "I'm Cheyenne Wilson. Great to meet you," She murmured.

"Bonnie Bennett," I introduced myself.

"Caroline Forbes," Caroline looked bored, and I smiled to myself.

Cheyenne then headed over to sit next to Stefan, taking her plate with her.

"Why aren't you eating, Bonnie?" Katherine asked, as she and Damon came over to the big round table.

Damon sat next to me, smiling my way. "Bonnie's never been much of an eater," He explained.

"I'm going to eat," I said, grabbing my burger and taking a big bite. I swallowed, suddenly feeling a blaze of spice. There was hot pepper on this; jalapeno to make things exact. I gasped, standing up and fanning my mouth.

"What's wrong?" Damon was asking, looking concerned. He dropped his plate and stood up too. I coughed more and more, unsure of how much jalapeno pepper had been put on it. I hated spicy things; they made me feel sick.

I ran towards the trash can, feeling sick, and suddenly I started to throw up. Damon's arm was around me and he held my hair back.

"I'm such a fool," I muttered, my eyes wet from tears I hadn't even known I'd cried.

Damon just chuckled, as I leaned in to throw up again, and as I glanced back at the table, I knew for sure that Katherine had done it on purpose. There was a smug smirk on her pretty little face and I wanted nothing more than to punch her.


I see that look in your eyes

It tells a million lies

But deep inside, I know why

You're talking to him

I know what you're all about

I really hope he figures you out


A/N: That was a fun chapter to write.. did you guys like it? I'll try to update soon!

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