Bonnie had spent a couple hours relaxing in Stefan's bedroom without interruption. She was leafing through one of the more interesting books she had found on his desk. It was the only thing staving off her boredom. She knew that Stefan had likely awakened sometime ago but he was intentionally keeping his distance. Bonnie didn't know if it was a ploy to punish her or if he was simply brooding. Either way, she was tempted to go looking for him. She did so enjoy provoking him and there was little else to do while they waited for civilization to start moving again.

Briefly, she had considered tracking Jeremy down for a blood donation. She was feeling a bit peckish and she had yet to taste his blood. However, she rejected that idea after thinking about having to listen to Jeremy's annoying voice. His regular voice was fine enough. He sounded like any other teenage boy. It was that whine he did when trying to sway Bonnie that sounded like nails on a chalkboard. She didn't know if it was truly that grating or was she infuriated by him thinking he had that sort of pull on her. Bonnie had not forgiven him for cheating on her with Anna and she didn't plan to do so in the near future.

Toying with Damon would be good old fashioned fun. However, messing with the vampire was like playing Russian Roulette. She didn't know him well enough to know which chamber held the bullet. To make matters worse, Bonnie didn't know exactly what the bullet would be. He was obviously interested in her if for no other reason than to spite Stefan. However, he also saw her as a threat. She had to give Damon credit for being more astute than his brother was. Stefan was too blinded by sex, blood, and the promise of revenge. Or maybe his lack of humanity made him oblivious to her true intentions.

Bonnie dragged her eyes away from the book when she heard footsteps approaching the bedroom. They were too light to belong to a man so that ruled out both of the Salvatore brothers. She was only a little disappointed by that. The steps were also tentative and that ruled out her cousin. The older witch wasn't the least bit wary of Bonnie. Lucy was the more experienced witch and rightly assumed that Bonnie would not do anything to harm her. She wasn't so far gone that she would go around killing her own kin.

That left only Elena and Caroline as the person now loitering outside the closed bedroom door. She inhaled deeply and rolled her eyes at the scent of Elena's perfume. She called out, "Are you just going to stand out there glaring at the door?"

A sharp gasp in the hallway was followed by the door opening slowly to reveal Elena. She glanced nervously at Bonnie. "Hey, Bon."

"Hello, Elena…" Bonnie replied. She closed the book she was reading and asked, "Did you need something?"

Elena took in her friend's appearance. Bonnie was wearing one of Stefan's t-shirts and looked very at home in his bed. It was like a knife to the heart. She had tried to understand Bonnie's behavior when she was first turned by Damon. Stefan had explained that witches gave into their worst impulses during the transition. However, Bonnie was supposedly back to normal now.

She said, "I was hoping that we could talk…"

"Talk?" Bonnie said as if she was tasting the word. She sat up in the bed and asked, "And what would you like to talk about?"

Elena was unnerved by Bonnie's temperament. "What are you doing with Stefan?"

Bonnie made a show of looking around the room. She even lifted the blanket and looked underneath it. "It doesn't appear that Stefan is here right now. So, I can't say that I am doing anything with him. Maybe later…"

Her cheeks grew hot at Bonnie's elaborate taunt. She said, "You know what I mean. Why are you sleeping with him?"

"Because it's fun and he's really good at it," Bonnie replied as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.

Elena blinked in shock. She couldn't believe that Bonnie was behaving this way. This was not the same girl that she had known her whole life. "You know how I feel about him."

"Do I? I guess when you started sneaking around with Damon...I just assumed that you were done with Stefan. Was I wrong?" she asked innocently.

She was quickly growing flustered. "I am not here to talk about Damon!"

"No, you're here to check me about sleeping with Stefan and I'm not here for it. You've been sneaking around with his brother for ages. It's not any of my business and I couldn't care less who you screw or don't screw. You should take a page out of my book and mind your own business, Elena," she said with an unnerving smile.

Elena unconsciously took a step back because that sounded like a threat. "I...I leaned on Damon for support while Stefan was away. And it continued when he came back without his humanity. But...I know what you did for Tyler. You fixed him and Damon said that you plan to fix Stefan, too. You have to know that he won't want you once he is back to normal."

Bonnie giggled and flopped back on the bed. "Oh, sweetie. No, you're up here because you are worried that Stefan will stick with me even after he's back to normal. You're right to be worried. You know he took my virginity on Coach Thompson's couch. That was a lot of fun. There's also this whole soul mate thing that is becoming a real pain in the ass. See Stefan believes in duty, honor, and all of that nonsense. Do you really think he'll ditch me so soon after he's plucked my sacred flower? The guilt alone will keep him tethered to me for months. But I'll make you a deal, once I am done with Stefan...you can have him back."

Elena looked disgusted. "What is wrong with you?"

"What's wrong? I don't know, Elena. Maybe I got hit by a freaking SUV, died, and got turned into a vampire! I can honestly say that from the moment my powers appeared, I have not done a single thing for myself. It's all been about saving everyone else...namely you. I didn't get anything out of the deal other than your friendship...which if we're being honest has been subpar since the Salvatore brothers invaded Mystic Falls. I am not interested in saving anyone but myself now. I am not interested in making anyone happy but myself. In fact, I have a new motto. I am going to take care of myself and if that benefits everyone else then...great! If not, oh well. Find yourself enough witch to be at your beck and call because this one is done."

The girl's jaw hung open because she couldn't believe Bonnie really felt that way. "Bonnie, you have always been my best friend."

"If you really think that is true, then you need to do some research on friendships. Because this one has been one-sided for a long time. The boarding house has a library. Maybe you could go find a dictionary and look up the definition for friend. You should also look up the word parasite, because you've all been surviving at my expense for too long."

Elena blinked rapidly and then hastily walked out the room.

Bonnie huffed out a laugh and picked up her book once more.

Moments later, Stefan entered the room with a smirk. "Well, that was harsh. I think Elena just might cry."

She shrugged her shoulders and said, "The truth hurts."

He hummed in agreement and then closed the door behind him. Stefan flipped the lock but didn't move any further into the room.

"Are you finished being angry at me?" Bonnie asked with a raised eyebrow.

Stefan took off his dirt stained shirt and tossed it on the floor. "I don't know. Should I still be angry at you? What have you been doing while I was otherwise occupied?"

She eyed his bare chest. "Not fucking your brother if that's what you're getting at."

He kicked off his shoes and then unzipped his jeans. "Why should I believe you? You were wet and ready when you left the cellar."

Bonnie's breath got caught in her throat when she saw that Stefan was commando. She unconsciously licked her lips and said, "That's what fingers are for...it wasn't as fulfilling as having you. But it worked fine in a pinch."

He grinned at Bonnie's reaction to him. Stefan finally walked over to the bed. "And my brother didn't approach you...at all?"

She rolled her eyes and said, "Of course he came up here to see me. Damon was quite worried for my safety but all he did was ogle me a bit."

Stefan climbed onto the bed and pulled Bonnie to him. He sank his fingers into her hair and kissed her neck. He murmured, "Did you like him ogling you?"

Bonnie nodded and said, "But I was waiting for you, Stefan. I wanted you...only you. As long as we're doing this, I'll follow the rules we set for each other. You said Damon was off limits and I respect that."

"And if I said that Tyler was off limits, too?" He asked while tugging off the t-shirt she was wearing.

She whined as Stefan's fingers sought out her core. "That is sounding suspiciously like monogamy, Stefan. Is that what you want?"

Stefan said, "Of a kind."

"Does that make you my boyfriend?"

He chuckled against her ear. "Well, I did pluck your sacred flower."

Bonnie giggled against his shoulder in spite of herself. Her core clenched around Stefan's fingers craving more. She blinked up at him through half-lidded eyes. "So monogamy?"

Stefan laid Bonnie back on the bed and moved between her legs. "I propose that we can have sex with whomever we like but always together. Your first real meal was a middle age school teacher...not exactly appetizing. But the world is one big smorgasbord and there is so much I'd like to teach you. You see blood and sex go hand-in-hand for vampires."

She curled a leg around Stefan's hip while mulling over his proposition. "I don't know...eating and erasing is one thing. But sex makes it seem a little rape-y to me. I don't want to treat anyone the way Damon treated Caroline."

He rolled his eyes and said, "I am not my brother. I am quite capable of seducing pretty young women and men into my bed without compulsion. You will certainly help sweeten the deal."

"Okay," she breathed out.

"Okay?" he asked for clarification.

She nodded and said, "Only with you. I promise."

Stefan slowly sank into Bonnie with a groan. He moved his lips to her ear and said, "Damon said that you're only using me to get close to Klaus."

Her entire body trembled. It took a moment for her to even register what Stefan had said. She said, "You're using me, too. Aren't you? Or am I supposed to believe that you're suddenly infatuated with me?"

"I could be."

"You're not. You're using me and one day you're going to turn back on your humanity. And you are going to feel so guilty about everything you've done with me and to me. You'll stick around for awhile because you like to think you're a good guy. But eventually you'll go crawling back to Elena. When this is over I want more to show for this than a couple weeks of good sex. Although, I don't even know if it is good sex considering I don't have anything to compare it to. We'll call it not bad sex," she quipped and tried to rock her hips forward against Stefan.

He held Bonnie still and stared down at her. Stefan stroked his thumb over her cheek and said, "You're so convinced that I'm going to walk away from you the first chance I get. Why?"

She didn't like how deep Stefan was digging. They weren't supposed to be about emotions or insecurities. They were supposed to be sex, blood, and revenge. She shoved at his chest. "Get off me."

"I don't think that I will. You've convicted me for a crime I haven't committed yet," he argued.

Bonnie growled and shoved him harder. "Get off me, Stefan! I'm not in the mood for any of this right now."

Stefan reluctantly withdrew from Bonnie but then laid on top of her. He said, "If you want me to move...we both know that you can move me. But I'm not moving willingly until we hash this out."

She tried to ignore the tears threatening to sting her eyes. "Why are you doing this?"

"Because you are the only one that doesn't seem to realize that nothing will ever be the same again. I'm your soulmate, Bonnie. Our relationship may change with time but I'm not going anywhere. But even if that wasn't the case I like you."

She rolled her eyes. "You like me? Since when…."

"I've always liked you but we haven't had the easiest relationship because I'm a vampire. You've been pretty prejudiced against us...for some valid reasons."

Bonnie lifted an eyebrow.

"Do you want the truth?" he asked.

"That would be nice," she said dryly.

Stefan said, "I'm tired of being alone. I've spent...so much time alone. Never able to stay in one place for too long because I don't age. Lexi was with me some of the time but she went off to live her own life, too. Now she's gone and I'm alone again. But then you were turned and it made me realize that it didn't have to be that way. You and me we could be partners. We could travel the world doing whatever we want...together."

Bonnie studied his face closely. "You're being serious?"

Stefan nodded. "Yes. I felt that way since the first night when I watched you kill Thompson. I knew then that I wanted you for myself. Klaus wanted me to be his partner but we have too much baggage for that to ever work. I don't trust him and some days I hate him. But we don't have that sort of baggage yet. We haven't tried to ruin each other's lives. We could be good together."

She closed her eyes as the tears threatened to fall. "I can't trust you because your humanity is off, Stefan. I'm sure you mean all of that right now. But you're going to feel different once your conscience is back to guide you. I can't...Jeremy hurt me really bad. I can't go through something like that for a second time. I just can't."

"You won't. Tomorrow you're going to strip away Klaus' compulsion and then I'll turn my humanity on. You will see once and for all that I mean what I say," he whispered and brushed away her tears.

Bonnie turned her head away from him. "Fine…"

She had little faith in Stefan. She was fairly certain he was going to regret everything. However, it was better for her to know the truth now. If she was going to get rid of Klaus, it couldn't be with someone that wasn't committed to the goal. She would just have to figure out another way to get close to him.

Later that night, nearly everyone was gathered in the living room to watch a movie together. Stefan and Bonnie were the only notable exceptions. Elena wasn't particularly disappointed by their absence. She was still stung from her earlier conversation with Bonnie. When she tried to commiserate with Caroline, she received lukewarm comfort at best. The bubbly vampire was too nice to speak honestly, but she obviously thought Bonnie's complaints had some merit. After the disappointing conversation with Caroline, Elena had been reluctant to complain to anyone else.

Matt asked, "What movie are we going to watch?"

Caroline said, "Well, the options are sort of limited. But I searched the entire boarding house and found what I could. Everything available is on the coffee table."

Everyone leaned closer to examine the movies Caroline had dug up during her search.

Tyler and Matt both said, "Indiana Jones!"

Caroline groaned. "Really? I knew I should have left that one out."

Elena said, "I think Home Alone would be better."

Matt said, "I don't hate Home Alone."

"I do," Damon muttered. "Why is that even in my house?"

Ric shrugged. "Maybe it belonged to your nephew."

Damon said, "Just reinforces my decision to kill him."

Lucy said, "The Craft is a good movie."

Damon snorted, "Of course the witch would choose the movie about witchcraft."

She shrugged with a grin. "Guilty as charged and completely unashamed."

Damon suggested, "The Dark Knight?"

Caroline said, "Heath Ledger was amazing in that movie. I can't believe this but I agree with Damon."

Tyler shrugged. "I could watch Dark Knight."

Lucy added, "Me, too."

Jeremy said, "I like the Dark Knight."

Everyone else reluctantly nodded. It was the closest they were going to get to a consensus.

Caroline clapped happily and popped the disc into the player. Then she dropped next Tyler on the couch to watch the movie. She had been keeping a close eye on him since Bonnie fixed him. However, he didn't seem to have any adverse side effects-aside from the hunger. Fortunately, a few bags of blood had fixed that.

About an hour into the movie, Stefan and Bonnie wandered into the room. Everyone was surprised by their sudden appearance. They had exclusively stayed in Stefan's room since the night Bonnie had been turned. Stefan usually only ventured out the room to procure more blood for them. However, today had been a day of surprises from them.

Stefan saw an armchair was the only available seat. He sat down and easily pulled Bonnie onto his lap. Stefan rested a possessive had on her thigh. He found himself wishing she had worn a skirt instead of shorts.

She sat on this lap without complaint. The only other option would have been squeezing on the couch with Jeremy, Matt, and Elena. Matt wasn't so bad but being close to the Gilbert siblings felt like a recipe for disaster.

Damon eyed them for a moment. "Glad you decided to join us…"

Stefan shrugged with a neutral expression. "A movie night sounded okay."

"You're a little late to the party," Damon replied.

Bonnie chuckled and said, "It was a last minute decision."

She still didn't know why Stefan had wanted to join movie night with their friends. She was perfectly content with cuddling in bed with him for the rest of the night. However, he had been rather insistent on the matter. Although, the way he was gripping her thigh made Bonnie think this was about marking his territory. She just didn't know if it was for her benefit or everyone else's.

Caroline said, "I baked brownies…"

Bonnie said, "Oh! I love your brownies."

She passed the tray around the room until it reached Bonnie.

The witchpire took one and then looked at Stefan and asked, "You want?"

"Sure…"

Bonnie took another brownie and then passed the tray back around the room. She handed one brownie to Stefan and then bit into the other. She was vaguely curious if food would taste different now that she was a vampire. Vampires didn't need to eat human food but they could do it.

She sighed happily after tasting the brownie. It tasted as delicious as Caroline's brownies always did. Even better she didn't have to worry about the sweet treat going to her hips.

Soon everyone settled back into watching the movie. But occasionally Stefan would feel someone's eyes on him-on them. He made a point of staring back at them. Matt and Tyler both looked mostly curious. Damon, Jeremy, and Elena all looked as if they had sucked a lemon. However, Lucy, Alaric, and Caroline all looked concerned. It was as if they were watching a trainwreck. Stefan supposed they were a trainwreck in some ways. Bonnie and Stefan were going to cause a lot of mayhem together the first chance they got.

Once the movie ended, Caroline said, "It's still early. We should play a game or something."

Damon lifted an eyebrow and said, "Game options are even more limited than the movie options were."

Matt said, "I saw a deck of cards in a kitchen drawer earlier."

Damon did a head count and asked, "What card game are we going to play with ten people?"

Tyler suggested, "Seven people can play poker. And someone has to be the dealer. It should probably be the person least likely to cheat. I nominate Matt or Ric."

Damon said, "That still leaves a couple people as spectators."

"Teams?" Caroline suggested. "We could always pair off to play poker. Two heads are better than one."

Stefan squeezed Bonnie's thigh. "What do you say? Do you want to stay and play poker?"

Bonnie asked, "What's the stakes?"

"I can think of stakes I'd like," Stefan said with a hungry glance at Bonnie.

She elbowed him hard in the stomach. "We can play strip poker another time. Preferably without our friends present."

He shrugged. "Then I am out of ideas."

Damon rolled his eyes at his brother. "I know we have poker chips around here somewhere. It can just be a friendly game."

"Where's the fun in that?" Stefan asked dryly.

Caroline said, "Poker it is! It'll be fun. I promise!"