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Bonnie woke up the following morning in the arms of Damon. After what had seemed like hours of them being connected he had picked her up and placed them both in bed. Neither of them spoke; not wanting to spoil the peaceful bliss they had placed upon one another. There were no words to say. Eventually she let sleep overcome her and slept through the whole night. She didn't want to move. Laid across Damon's chest she relived the night before over and over smiling the whole time.

"You are not blocking your thoughts Mon Petite" Bonnie felt her cheeks begin to burn from blushing. As though Sage was in the room looking at her she hid her face in Damon's chest.

"Will you take a walk with me? That is if you can break away" Bonnie felt Damon's chest rumble before she heard the small growl of a warning at Sage for his teasing. "I shall meet you in the kitchen when you are ready" He cut off the conversation before waiting for Bonnie to reply. She actually wanted to talk to Sage but how could she look him in the eye now. She was going to give him a very stern false telling off before forgiving him. After all Sage was the last person on this earth she could ever stay mad at.

"Will you at least give him a punch from me before you forgive him completely?" Bonnie whipped her head up to look at Damon.

"Please don't be mad at him Damon, he had reasons that now I think about it where justified in their own right." Bonnie sat up so she was looking down at Damon still amazed with waking up beside him. He was looking up back at her after placing his hands behind his head, smirking.

"You forgive to easily Cara, a trait I'm afraid I do not possess." Bonnie did her best scowling face before smacking him on his bare chest and jumping away from him. Her back turned as she walked away from him she smiled at the satisfaction of hearing him grunt with shock and pain. She didn't dare turn around to see what his face looked like in fear of bursting out laughing; instead she did the best walking strut she could do to the bathroom giving it a slam for extra effect.

Damon laid there dumb founded. He watched as the tiny red hand print faded from his chest taking the stinging pain with it. She had actually managed to catch him off guard. But what surprised him the most was the leap his heart did in return; if it had been anybody else he would have snapped their wrist. But he found he loved the playful smack she just gave him even more so because she actually made him sting a little. Rolling from the bed he watched the steam flow from under the door. A predatory smile played across his features as he slowly eased the door open and gently closed it behind him.

Bonnie didn't hear the door nor could she see him but she could sense he was there. After spending so much time connected together last night she was certain she would be able to sense him anywhere. Acting as though she didn't know that he was trying to sneak up on her she continued washing her hair. He was creeping closer and closer. At the last second as he was about to make a grab for her she took hold of the shower head and aimed it full pelt at him. But he wasn't their; she was only succeeding in soaking the floor.

"You missed" Bonnie spun releasing a small gasp. He was stood so close her arm brushed across his chest as she turned. He took the shower head from out her hand placing it back in its holder; never once releasing her from his 250 kilowatt smile while the water now started pouring over them both.

"Show off" Before Damon could retaliate Sage broke into their minds "When you two are done"

Bonnie watched as Damon started having a private argument with Sage knowing the moment when Sage had won. His features softened yet at the same time became firm again.

"To be continued Cara" He leaned across and gently kissed her on her forehead not trusting himself to kiss her anywhere else and left her alone to finish her shower in peace. He went in search of another free shower wondering just how cold the water could run. He was hoping freezing.

Bonnie finished her shower and got dressed. She zipped her boots on over her leggings with a tank top. Not very lady like but showed her curves perfectly and she had to honest black was flattering on her against her red flamed hair. Bonnie made her way down into the kitchen noticing how quite the house seemed.

"Is everyone still asleep?" Bonnie reached across and took Sages glass of Black Magic and took a large gulp realising just how hungry she was.

"Let us go for a walk" Sage stood up and went to walk out the door until he realised Bonnie wasn't following.

"Sage, I'm so sorry I left the way I did for a few days and not tell anyone what I was doing. I was upset that you could keep something like that from me after all we went through together" Bonnie walked up to the hugely muscled vampire and gave him a hug for all she was worth. "And then I remembered what we have been through together and everything you did for me. Oh Sage you deserve my trust in your judgement better than that"

Sage wrapped his big arms around Bonnie nearly swallowing her up. To lose Bonnie would be like losing a small slice of his heart. After a while he led her to the kitchen chair sitting her down and knelt in front of her grasping her tiny hands in is large ones.

"Mon petite Bonnie, I have bad news I must deliver to you and it breaks my heart." Sage dipped his head for a while then raised it back up. Bonnie sat there waiting; scared from the possible news he has for her. "It's Meredith, Bonnie she died last night."

Bonnie couldn't move; she instinctively reached into Sage's mind to find out the truth to save him the heart ache of telling her. As she knew Sage would he let her in and she came up against no barriers, he showed her what had happened how he tried to save her in hopes that she would wake up. But in doing this he couldn't hide his feelings from Bonnie; Meredith had been a true warrior in Sages eyes, a calming grace yet with a temper to suit. A woman he would have been proud to stand next to. Bonnie respected his privacy and exited his mind when she taken all the information about what had happened to Meredith.

"I killed her, I killed my best friend" It was a whisper but Sage heard her.

"Non, it was a mistake" But Bonnie was continuing as though he hadn't spoken.

"But Stefan had taken blood before and Damon once. What have I done?" Sage took Bonnie into his arms and held her while she cried. He knew she had been happy when she had woken up, she was projecting strongly but to take it away so quickly left a vile taste in his mouth. His little one was being tested to the limits and he was sure she was going to crack soon.

"Where is she?" He pulled her away from him to look at her.

"She is in her room" Before Sage could stop her she pulled out of his embrace and ran up the stairs. She was nothing but wind to a shocked looking Matt who was making his way down the stairs. Elena was sat on the bed next to Meredith while Stefan stood behind her for support. Both jumped as Bonnie came to a sudden stop next to Elena.

"I'll leave you girls in peace" Stefan gave Elena a soft squeeze on the shoulder before turning around and leaving. Elena reached across and took Bonnie's hand in hers. Silent tears tracked down their faces. There sisterhood was broken.

Bonnie just couldn't understand what had happened or gone wrong. She should have woken by now, if what Sage told her was true then she had vampire blood in her system before her heart stopped. Not enough to make a normal human into a vampire but Meredith wasn't a normal human; she was half and half. She already had the extra she would have needed. So why wasn't she waking up? Why has she just died?

Bonnie would question just how much blood she had taken later for she was sure she hadn't taken enough to kick start Meredith's vampire problem. For now she needed to do something, anything. But there was no spell that could fix this, only dark spell's could bring someone back to life and Bonnie wasn't about to start playing with that kind of power. Meredith would roast her for even thinking about it if she was here.

"We tried Bonnie, we really did" Bonnie squeezed Elena's hand in response but still found herself unable to look anywhere than at Meredith.

"Something's wrong!" Bonnie couldn't explain it but she knew something wasn't right. Slowly she placed her free hand over Meredith's heart and began searching for any sign of life. What she found she wasn't expecting; Meredith was in there fighting to wake up. Pulling her hand away she placed it on Meredith's temple and dived in.

"Meredith what happened?"

"Bonnie; where the hell have you been? Do you realise how long I have had to lie hear waiting for at least one of you to notice I should have woken up by now?"

"But Meredith I don't understand; we should have been able to hear your thoughts but there's nothing."

"Well I can feel when someone touches me and I can hear everything but I can't wake up. I know it sounds crazy but I feel as though something is stopping me from waking up"

"I'm sorry I did this to you, I don't know how it happened"

"Bonnie you didn't do this to me. I remember I went outside for some fresh air after I gave you some blood. A woman came and attacked me taking so much more by force and told me to give you a message."

"That's it Meredith she must be stopping you from waking up somehow, but why would someone...wait Meredith what message?"

"She told me tell you Jessalyn says hi"

Elena waited for the tell tale signs that Bonnie was herself again before she spoke to her.

"Bonnie, Bonnie what did you see?" Elena had hold of Bonnie by the arms and felt Bonnie tremble beneath her hands. "Bonnie what's wrong?"

Bonnie closed her eyes and forced herself to calm down at the same time the bedroom door banged open revealing Damon closely followed by Sage. Damon gently removed Elena from Bonnie – much to Elena's frustration- and gently tilted her head up.

"Jessalyn killed Meredith as a message to tell me she's here" Bonnie didn't want to but she opened her eyes. "We have to help Meredith, she's alive; well she's a vampire but she can't wake up. Jessalyn is stopping her somehow. If she doesn't let her wake up soon it will be too late for her to finish her transformation."

Damon whirled around to face Sage smiling. Taking a deep bow to the fellow vampire Damon couldn't help but smirk "Sage, my old friend. I believe you would like to handle this one would you not?"

Sage bowed in response to Damon's "So thoughtful mon petit tyrant" Sage stood and walked across to stand beside Meredith's bed. Everybody could feel the power gathering inside Sage. Stefan pulled Matt and Elena behind him, while Bonnie and Damon took a few steps of their own back.

"Whatever you do to Meredith she feels you know Pumpkin; she's in pain and it's your entire fault Pumpkin" Jessaylns voice echoed through the house; coming from nowhere yet everywhere at once. Nobody paid any attention to the voice knowing it was just trying to distract Sage. He had gathered so much energy inside him Bonnie was scared he was going to kill Meredith while trying to get to Jessalyn, but Bonnie remembered his respect for her friend.

Everybody watched intensely as Sage released his power and aimed it straight at Meredith. Her back arched with the hugh convulsion of pain and slammed back down onto the bed. Within seconds her eyes fluttered open and looked around the room before settling on Sage.

"Damn Sage that hurt" Bonnie started laughing as she ran to help Meredith stand before diving in for a hug followed by Elena. Meredith hugged her back just as fiercely with a laugh of her own. Bonnie pulled back and studied Meredith's grey eyes. As much as she was trying hide to hide it she was shaken, Bonnie gave her a comforting smile.

"You hungry, because I'm starving"

"Don't look at me, I'm not feeding all of you" All six vampires turned to look at Matt stood by the door arms up in surrender. "Hey I'm not saying I won't help but I don't have enough blood to go around all of you"

"Matt, don't be silly, where going to take Meredith into town where we can all feed and help Meredith at the same time" Bonnie couldn't help but feel sorry for Matt, he looked like a trapped deer in a cage full of lions.

A few hours later and everybody were back at the Boarding house. Everybody decided it would be better to go in two's. Elena and Stefan went hunting first so Elena could borrow Meredith her ring. After that Bonnie and Damon went into town where Bonnie allowed them entrance to a house each making sure they had plenty of sleeping donors between them. Damon then headed back to the boarding house leaving Bonnie to wait and do the same for Sage and Meredith.

Once they had finished Bonnie let them go on in front while she checked her barriers where all back in place. Once satisfied she began her run back to the boarding house. She heard a loud cawing from above and noticed the black crow flying above. In one large jump she transformed into her own bird flying high to meet the crow.

Together they flew back, each trying to knock the other off course every now and then. Bonnie spotted an open window and dived in front of Damon swooping into the Boarding house causing all the waiting occupants to duck their heads as a crow followed suit chasing the Hawk.

Bonnie transformed ducking behind Sage and sticking her tongue out at Damon who was now stood in front of Sage.

"I will get you later RedBird when we are alone" Bonnie couldn't help the shiver that ran down her spine at Damon's velvet voice that only she could hear. Bonnie turned to look at the others to distract her from Damon. Matt sat open mouthed at her while Elena and Stefan eyes where jumping from her to Damon then at each other.

"Where's Meredith?" Before the others could recover from shock and answer her, Bonnie heard the raised voices and shouting from upstairs. Spinning back to Sage his eyes told her everything she needed to know.

Alaric.

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