~Damon~

"Come on." I muttered stroking Bonnie's cheek

"What happened?" Stefan said as he came into the clearing and put Elena on her feet.

I didn't answer, I just kept my eyes on the small red head. She paler than her usual skin tone. I kept thinking to myself that she couldn't die. She was stronger than that whether she realized it or not.'

"Wake up cara." I whispered

"Where's Tyler?" Elena asked

"He left." I said not explaining it thoroughly

"Damon-"

"Look, she's dead alright? There's nothing else I can do. I tried to keep her out of trouble; It tried to protect her, but it wasn't enough." I growled

Setting her on the grass like a precious flower I got and turned my back on them. I didn't want them to look at me. I didn't want them to see that I actually cared. It was a vulnerability; one I couldn't afford to have. Not now not ever and not because of her. It was because of her though, and I wanted to grab her again and just shake and scream at her to wake up. I wanted to remain in denial that I had failed at keeping her heart alive. I'd failed...

"Good riddance anyway." I said under my breath

Taking a few steps I quickly took off letting the air take me up high into the night sky.

~Elena~

"Stefan she can't be dead." I stammered trying to ignore the fact the Damon just walked out on us.

Kneeling down beside her I put my ear to heart to try and hear her heart, but there wasn't a sound. There wasn't even breathing. My eyes started to water as I tried to attempt CPR as if it would help. Stefan wrapped his arms around me pulling me away. I fought to get free and to get back to her. She needed me.

"Stefan no she'll die if we don't try. We have to try." I cried as I tried to get to free of his arms "She needs me!"

I ended up giving up and breaking down into a full on sob. Then all of the sudden I heard a deep breath intake.

"Elena." Stefan said

I looked up to see Bonnie's chest moving up and down taking in deep breaths. Moving from his arms I started to move toward Bonnie, but he stopped me.

"She's a vampire now Elena. Even more she's a new one and the first thing she's going to want to do is feed." He said

He stepped in front of me protectively. For a few minutes we sat there in anticipation as she just breathed. Then all of the sudden her eyes shot open making me jump. For a split second they were pitch black, but then they turned back to deep chocolate brown color I had always been envious of. They were richer in color than they had ever been, and it was like by just looking into them I could get lost.

She shot up on her feet into a crouched position. Looking from me then to Stefan then back her eyes stayed on me. A sudden feeling of violation came over me as she eyed me up and down. I just gulped as my breath staggered. What was once my best friend was now a blood craver.

Instead of even coming at us she just turned and took flight as a small orangish yellow bird.

~Stefan~

"Did she just-"she started

"Uh huh." Was all I could manage

I was still taking it all in.

"Is that even possible when she hasn't fed or anything like that?"

"No, but the witch part of her must still be strong." I replied

"I know this is irrelevant to the fact that there is now a vampire on the loose, but uh what kind of bird did she exactly take off as. I mean you have Damon as a crow and you've taken up the hawk even though it's rare but what the heck. That was one tiny little thing." She said

I couldn't help but chuckle.

"It's an island canary."I replied a little unsure.

"Ah."

Several moments of silence went by, and we just stood there.

"Well we should probably start the search party or there'll be a massacre." She said

I just nodded. Noticing her shiver I pulled of my jacket and put it on her shoulders.

"We need to head back." I said

She nodded but seemed reluctant to move from the spot.

As we got back the party was breaking up. Looking around for Tyler I didn't see him anywhere but his car was gone.

"What do we do now?" Elena asked

She was as torn as me at this point. Not only did we need to find Bonnie but also Tyler, and I don't even know where to start looking for Damon. One problem extinguished where as two more showed up.

"We go home." I said

"But-"

"Elena let's just go home. There's not much we can do right now." I said exhausted

She sighed defeated.

"Will you stay with me tonight?" she asked

"Bonnie can't get you Elena, you don't need to be scared." I said reassuringly

"I just don't want to be alone is all Stefan. I have never been afraid of my best friend, and you know what? I'm not going home. I'm going to look for her. Because she scared and lost and doesn't understand what's happening." She said

I stood there and watched her storm off angry. She didn't understand the danger this put her in and I'd be the idiot for letting her go off alone. Rushing up beside her I took her hand in mine.

"You aren't going alone." I said

~Bonnie~

How'd I do that? It's quite a nifty trick I thought to myself. Looking over the town I swooped down into a tree and landed on a branch swiftly. Everything seemed clearer and smoother. I watched outside of a house as a man was getting out of his car. His daughter who looked only about six came running out the front to greet him. I could hear their hearts pumping in my head. Every instinct within me wanted to jump down and rip into both of their throats. I didn't know why either because to be honest it sounded rather gross and disturbing.

Is someone hungry?

Upon hearing that I squeaked really loud and fell backwards off the branch. Right as I hit the ground I had taken on a more human form. I looked around to see where the voice came from but didn't see anyone. The father and daughter on the other hand were giving me a creeped out look.

I didn't say anything. Instead I got up and ran off. I stopped quickly when I realized I had made it halfway down the block in a matter of seconds. So what I'm really fast too? What's happening to me?

"Feeling confused aren't we?"

I turned around to see someone tall dark and handsome come out of the shadows. Everything about him drew me in but also told me he was bad news. I slowly backed away. Then turning around he was right in front of me.

"What do you want?" I asked nervously

"Bonnie I want nothing more than to bring you back to who you were." He said

His eyes softened as he reached out slowly. His touch made me even more nervous and I don't know why I didn't run like my insides wanted to but I didn't. I stood there taking in everything from the dark hair covering his eyes that I so badly wanted to move from his eyes to the deep smell of him that I just wanted to take a hold of and not let go.

As he touched my cheek I found myself leaning into it wanting it even more. I looked up at him.

"What is it about you? Something tells me that I know you better than I have ever known myself, but that I should be afraid. Are-"

I stopped myself from finishing the last question.

"Are what?" he asked

I looked down and took a step back. Shaking my head I turned and started walking away. Don't you walk away! He's offering to help you! But my feet kept going above what my mind wanted.

"Are what?" he asked again as he grabbed me by the arm stopping me

"Are we in love?" I asked the feeling of confusion coming over me all over again

He didn't answer me at first. He seemed to have difficulty with that question.

"I have always been in love with you with the inability to stop, but you keep eluding me." he said finally

For some reason it hit me hard in my heart like a pin prick. Reaching out I moved his hair from his face to see his eyes. Everything felt so right at the moment but it also felt as if something were missing. But trying to figure it out was less important than this burning I felt inside of me. It was getting worse quickly too.

"We should find you someone to eat." He said

"Excuse me?" I exclaimed

"Have you looked in the mirror? You do know what you are right?" he said sarcastically

"Well…"

I wasn't sure at all. Right now I still had the smell of the little girl in my head and she smelled yummy too. But that wasn't normal was it?

"Come on Bonnie." He said as he extended out his hand

"Who are you?" I asked

To me he was like an angel right now and I didn't want to be anywhere but with him.

"Damon. But you'll remember soon I promise. The whole new effect doesn't last long." He said as he caressed my cheek

Taking my hand he led me across the street and knocked on the door of a blue house. The door opened and a middle aged woman stood there.

"Can I help you?" she asked

"Let us inside." He said

"Okay." She said blankly then stepped aside.

Going inside I leaned against the wall and took a deep breath.

"This should be simple and clean. Unless you're a messy eater." He said

Then looked over at the middle aged woman.

"Go sit down." He ordered

She nodded and did as he said.

"How do you do that?" I asked

"Eat now teach later." He said

I sighed. To be honest I wanted to avoid this. It tipped toward cannibalism and as far as I was concerned I was never like that. Well till now. I walked into the living room and stood in front of the woman. Lifting her chin I looked deep into her eyes.

"Turn your head." I said as my eyes dug deeper into hers.

She obliged and as she did I bit into her neck hard unable to hold back the hungering feeling any longer. It poured into my mouth. I had never tasted anything so sweet in my life and this bypassed the sweet tasted of strawberries that I once loved to indulge in. I knew this was only the beginning/