Chapter 13: Bonnie the hero?

Damon POV

I woke up next to my angel with the biggest smile I ever had. It was already dark we slept most of the evening away but I didn't mind. I could stay in this bed with Elena forever. I pulled her closer to me and kissed the top of her head gently. Up until this moment I had no idea what true happiness was. Even in my earlier human life with Katerine I had never felt like this.

The world.. my world now revolved around this beautiful angel in my arms. I wished for a fleeting moment that we could be vampires again so we could spend eternity like this. But I stretched and took in a huge breath filling my lungs and remembered how great it was to be alive again. To be able to make love to a woman. To MY woman, Nothing could compare to that.

I wanted a lifetime with Elena. I wanted to marry her, start a family together, support each other's dreams. Grow old together. I glanced at the ring on her finger, The ring my brother had given her.

'Katherine's ring' I mused 'He couldn't even get her own ring. A ring that says Elena' I quietly slipped the ring off her finger and set it on the nightstand. She was mine now I knew she would understand why i wouldn't want her wearing that.

"Damon?" Elena mumbled sleepily

"Hey beautiful" I answered smiling at her

"Well hello to you too handsome" She replied smiling back just as wide.

"Sleep well?" I asked

"mmm" She smiled again "How could I not?"

Elena's phone started going off. I noticed a twinge of fear on her face she got up and glanced at the ring on the nightstand and started for her purse.

"If it's him I can answer and say your out" I offered.

Leave it to Stefan to ruin a moment, I thought angrily.

"It's Bonnie" She said relieved

"Hi Bonnie" Elena answered as she walked back toward the bed. I lifted the cover and patted the spot next to me. She happily jumped in.

"Hey Elena" Bonnie chirped

"I'm glad you called me we met with the kitsune expert" Elena started

"that's great Elena. But before we talk about that. I called for a reason. About our earlier conversation"

"No.. noo it's okay Bonnie. We don't need to discuss that right now" Elena said nervously

"No Elena. We do" Bonnie said "I am so sorry I upset you. I didn't mean too I swear. The kiss with Damon was nothing really. I just wanted to make you jealous so you would see your feelings for him and would stop hiding."

Kiss? I thought.. Elena was jealous?

"Bonnie really. Let's not talk about this right now" Elena gritted her teeth as she tried to get up. I pulled her back down.

"What kiss was this?" I had grabbed the phone from Elena who's face was turning red fast.

"DAMON! You were listening!" Bonnie yelled "Elena I'm sorry I didn't know he was listening"

"I tried to tell you!" Elena yelled

"I don't recall ever kissing you kiddo. I'm sorry" I said slowly trying to recall when this may have happened.

Elena suddenly smacked my arm. Hard!

"What was that for!"

"Your sorry you don't remember kissing her?" Elena said sarcastically

"Well no uh I mean. I didn't mean like that" I said flustered

"It was when you were possessed by malich." Bonnie explained "I am so sorry again! I didn't mean to cause trouble"

"Its okay Bonnie" Elena said grabbing the phone. "Were fine. I'm just teasing Damon. Well sort of" she added.

"So did it work?" She asked

"Did what work?"

"You know the me getting her jealous"

"Were you too in this together!" Elena exclaimed hitting my side again

"No! Geesh. I had no idea I even kissed Bonnie much less that she used it to get to jealous."

Bonnie snickered "Well? did my plan work?" she asked again

"If your plan was to get my girlfriend all riled up then I would say yes it worked" I said rubbing my arm.

"Wait what! Did you just call Elena your girlfriend!" Bonnie exclaimed"It did work. Air hi five!"

"I did just call her my girlfriend.. she is my girlfriend" I realized.

"Yes I am" Elena said and kissed me

"Oh my gosh you guys I am seriously going to hyperventilate. I knew this was going to happen!"

"I wish everyone would be as happy about it as you" Elena said quietly

"I know.."Bonnie said somberly. "But don't worry we will figure all of this stuff out soon enough"

"Thanks Bonnie I... suddenly we heard a loud noise.

"What was that?" I asked

"Bonnie! Bonnie!" Elena called into the phone.

We hear motion and voices in the room.

"Hey Elena" It was Mutt. "Bonnie is having a vision of some sort. I'll tell her to call you back okay?"

"Okay. Please do Matt. Thanks. " Elena said. "I hope she's okay"

"It's just a vision she's used to them she will be just fine. " I said kissing her forehead.

"I know but they scare her sometimes" She said

"Bonnie is just sheltered, holding back if you will, She is a powerful woman. I think she will snap right out of that shell she is in if everyone kind of let her take care of herself."

"We do kind of baby her. All of us do it." Elena agreed "Even you. You call her kiddo. But that's really cute. It fits her the way you say it"

"Yeah. Just came out one day and it kinda stuck. Don't get all jealous on me again though" I teased

"Ha ha" Elena said pushing me down unto the bed. "I'll give you a kiss to remember"

"You already did" I said flipping her over so she landed just under me "Its my turn now"

Bonnie POV

One minute I was freaking out about Elena and Damon and the next I was on the floor curled in a ball. Matt and Mrs Flowers helped me up quickly.

I tried to recall the vision but it was so weird.

"I just remember darkness. But that was okay it was supposed to be dark. But It was cold where it should have been warm and I felt unsafe and should have felt safe" I said to Mrs Flowers who was trying to comprehend my thoughts.

"There was pain too. A lot of pain. I was being poked by something."

"Like when the vines got us?" Matt asked

"Kind of yeah. But not as bad. It was really bizarre. It was like when I was trying to find Stefan that one tome and I kind of became him. But this time I cant figure out who I was or where I was" I was feeling frustrated.

"Did you hear anything?" Mrs. Flowers asked.

"No. Nothing. That was weird too, No sounds and I was very hungry and alone" I was shaking my head trying to make sense of this.

"You were definitely somewhere small. When I got in here you were curled up in a ball on the floor. And you were sucking your thumb" Matt said

"In a fetal position?" Mrs. Flowers and I both said it at the same time eyes wide.

"I guess but Id prefer not to call it tha..."

"Caroline's baby!" I said and Mrs. Flowers was nodding.

"We cant continue to train! The baby is hurting. I have to get that malich out of her and I have to do it now"

Luckily we had been practicing all afternoon, But i hadn't tried anything on a living being yet. Oh well I have to save this baby, There is no time. I decided.

I ran out of the house quickly with Matt in tow.

"Bring her back here!" Mrs. Flowers yelled. "I used to be a midwife"

"We will" I yelled back and we tore off.

When we arrived at Caroline's house my gripping fear was gone. the only thing I cared about was saving that baby. We rushed through the house into her bedroom.

"What do you want!" Caroline snarled her once long and silky auburn hair was a tangled mop. Her bruises had started to fade but she had large dark bags under red eyes. Her face was gaunt looking and had always been self centered but never hard or down right mean and that's how she looked. I could see she was a foot taller and looked more muscular she didn't seem to be crawling around this time. She was sitting on the bed.

Maybe her werewolf transformation is starting to complete. I thought.

"Caroline we have to remove the malich from you" I said walking towards her

"No!" she shrieked "Get out! You bring the attacker with you? You are sick" She spit at me.

"Caroline! It's hurting your baby. I know your in there. That thing is hurting her you have to let me remove it"

"Her?' she paused and for a moment Caroline's face looked normal again.

I took that moment to send Matt the signal he had her down but not for long.

I concentrated with everything in me. I could see inside her the malich was huge. It was starting to travel down her spine and inwards . I could see it had grown partially into her stomach and was pushing on the embryo protecting her unborn baby.

I was going to have to break this thing into pieces to take it out. I realized. I imagined my hands as a scissor and carefully cut the malich that was in her stomach. It died then. I felt the malich die inside Caroline. it stopped fighting me. I manged to pull out the mailch through her stomach without hurting her,

Caroline had stopped struggling and just laid there in shock.

I worked the malich from her back next. I pulled it up and out of her. Through the back of her neck. The disgusting pile of dead Malich was staring at us from the floor.

"That was inside of you?" Matt asked Caroline. She didn't or couldn't answer just sat there stunned.

"Go burn it" I directed . He nodded and quickly picked it up.

"Your going to be okay" I said to Caroline who just nodded. "Let's get you to the boarding house so we can get you and the baby examined"

I helped her up and dragged her out to the car.

"I burned it all" Matt said outside

"Good' I replied tossing him the keys.

"I'll sit in the back with her" I said

"Bonnie you are a true hero. You just saved Caroline's baby. I am so proud of you!" Matt said

I paused for a moment and let his words sink in.