Chapter Fourteen
Bonnie watched in horror as Serena blindfolded Damon and another girl she didn't know handed Alex a wooden lance. 'There not even tying him up like they said they would!' She couldn't believe it, first they tie her to a chair and surround her with wood, now they were putting Damon's life, albeit undead, in danger for what? Their own personal amusement? She tried to scream as a man stepped forward and touched the torch to the wood. 'Oh this is sick!' She longed to shout at him to stop but all she could do was make muffled noises. Using all her willpower she forced herself to look away from the rising flames to Damon. Closing her eyes she found strength in her fear and pushed to touch his mind. ~Damon they didn't tie his hands and he has a wooden lance.~ She opened her eyes in time to see Damon tense slightly. ~I figured as much.~ He sent back to her as Alex began to circle him. Damon seemed to be going on sense of hearing a smell. Bonnie looked on as Damon dodged Alex's first attack and countered with a rapier strike to the leg. Bonnie watched as the rapier blade drew blood.
'Oh no! It doesn't have a safety tip on it. If Damon wins he might kill Alex in the process but if Alex wins then Damon might die.' Bonnie's mid began to reel and she was near fainting but she refused to lose consciousness. She was afraid that her path to Damon was a one shot thing and the one that she had gotten to him had drained most of her strength. 'I can't tell him about the sword.' She thought sadly as Damon dodged another attack from Alex. Bonnie felt the left side of her face begin to warm and a quick glance told her that the fire was growing. 'If I get out of this alive I swear never to come to one of these things again.' Turning her gaze back to the fight she watched as Damon slashed at Alex's arm. Closing her eyes she wished she could cover her ears and block out the moan of pain that came from Alex.
'This is not happening. I'm dreaming. When I open my eyes I'll be in my room.' The hope died in her heart as she opened her eyes and found that it wasn't a dream. The flames were starting to spread even more and the heat was beginning to make her sweat. Digging her nails into her palm she once more fought the urge to faint. Pulling at the binding at her wrist she felt it loosen slightly. 'I know I just didn't imagine that.' She thought eyes wide as another tug loosened the ropes a bit more. Looking up she saw Damon attempt to dodge another attack from Alex but stumble over a piece of wood in the process. She felt a stab of pain pierce her where the lance stuck in his leg as if it were she out there instead of him but Damon didn't cry out. Pulling more forcefully at her bindings she stilled as one hand pulled free. Looking around she noticed that all eyes, even Serena's, were on the fight.
Pulling her other wrist free she kept her eyes glued on Serena. The other girl stood enraptured by the fight, tugging at something around her neck. It looked like some weird medallion or amulet. Squinting her eyes Bonnie tried to get a better look at it but the smoke from the flames was causing her to tear up. She longed to wipe her eyes but to do so would be to give away the fact that her wrists were free. 'Now for the rope binding me to the chair.' Bonnie looked up as another cry of pain came from Alex. His right cheek had a gash in it and the blood was dripping down his check.
End Chapter Fourteen: As always comments are welcomed.
Bonnie watched in horror as Serena blindfolded Damon and another girl she didn't know handed Alex a wooden lance. 'There not even tying him up like they said they would!' She couldn't believe it, first they tie her to a chair and surround her with wood, now they were putting Damon's life, albeit undead, in danger for what? Their own personal amusement? She tried to scream as a man stepped forward and touched the torch to the wood. 'Oh this is sick!' She longed to shout at him to stop but all she could do was make muffled noises. Using all her willpower she forced herself to look away from the rising flames to Damon. Closing her eyes she found strength in her fear and pushed to touch his mind. ~Damon they didn't tie his hands and he has a wooden lance.~ She opened her eyes in time to see Damon tense slightly. ~I figured as much.~ He sent back to her as Alex began to circle him. Damon seemed to be going on sense of hearing a smell. Bonnie looked on as Damon dodged Alex's first attack and countered with a rapier strike to the leg. Bonnie watched as the rapier blade drew blood.
'Oh no! It doesn't have a safety tip on it. If Damon wins he might kill Alex in the process but if Alex wins then Damon might die.' Bonnie's mid began to reel and she was near fainting but she refused to lose consciousness. She was afraid that her path to Damon was a one shot thing and the one that she had gotten to him had drained most of her strength. 'I can't tell him about the sword.' She thought sadly as Damon dodged another attack from Alex. Bonnie felt the left side of her face begin to warm and a quick glance told her that the fire was growing. 'If I get out of this alive I swear never to come to one of these things again.' Turning her gaze back to the fight she watched as Damon slashed at Alex's arm. Closing her eyes she wished she could cover her ears and block out the moan of pain that came from Alex.
'This is not happening. I'm dreaming. When I open my eyes I'll be in my room.' The hope died in her heart as she opened her eyes and found that it wasn't a dream. The flames were starting to spread even more and the heat was beginning to make her sweat. Digging her nails into her palm she once more fought the urge to faint. Pulling at the binding at her wrist she felt it loosen slightly. 'I know I just didn't imagine that.' She thought eyes wide as another tug loosened the ropes a bit more. Looking up she saw Damon attempt to dodge another attack from Alex but stumble over a piece of wood in the process. She felt a stab of pain pierce her where the lance stuck in his leg as if it were she out there instead of him but Damon didn't cry out. Pulling more forcefully at her bindings she stilled as one hand pulled free. Looking around she noticed that all eyes, even Serena's, were on the fight.
Pulling her other wrist free she kept her eyes glued on Serena. The other girl stood enraptured by the fight, tugging at something around her neck. It looked like some weird medallion or amulet. Squinting her eyes Bonnie tried to get a better look at it but the smoke from the flames was causing her to tear up. She longed to wipe her eyes but to do so would be to give away the fact that her wrists were free. 'Now for the rope binding me to the chair.' Bonnie looked up as another cry of pain came from Alex. His right cheek had a gash in it and the blood was dripping down his check.
End Chapter Fourteen: As always comments are welcomed.