"We were just having a slight disagreement, love. Nothing to worry your pretty little head over." Enzo said sliding down off of the car.
"Yeah what he said." Damon said backing away from them both.
Enzo looked around and noticed that the guard was now looking in their direction.
"What is going on?" Elena asked looking between the two men.
Damon frowned, his gaze darting through the back window at the sleeping form of the young lady.
"Well?"
"I think it best if we save the inquiry for later and get the hell out of here before our audience decides to amble over and see what the commotion is about." Enzo said smoothing out his shirt and dusting invisible dirt off of them.
"What you think is best doesn't matter anymore?" Elena said scolding.
Damon snorted and turned away from them both. He should just leave them here and disappear.
"The woman unconscious in the backseat of Damon's car might think otherwise. Since she's in desperate need of a ride home."
She turned around and peered through the back window. "Oh my God, how many people have you done this too?"
"This is number six the magic number," Damon said leaning against the trunk of the car already checked out.
"Why are you even here? Come to see if Damon's alright." Enzo teased glancing anxiously towards the door.
Damon smirked. "Of course she did because she obviously loves you." Leveling a gaze at his friend glad that they were on the same page.
She looked at them both and noticed immediately that they were toying with her. "I care about you both. Someone's got to keep you guys out of trouble. You don't need to be out here hurting people . . . or children."
"Because that's all that we are to you, Monsters." Enzo said leaning against the hood of Damon's car. Deliberately standing behind Elena.
"Elena is the monster whisperer . . . Only she can save our undead lives." Damon said sounding like a tv commercial.
"That's, that's not the way it is," she stammered. "What you did, what you both did, to those children was horrible, but I get it. You tried to fix his problem, it was a risk that didn't pan out. So I don't hate you for it. But let me help you figure this out. So you don't have to do it again."
"What you don't know is that Elena has been towing the line ever since you died." Enzo sneered leaning down to whisper in her ear as he stared at his friend.
Damon raised an eyebrow at him.
"Let's kick her over it shall we." He stood obscenely close to her invading her space.
"She doesn't want us to accuse her of not being a friend to Bonnie so she will stand here and wag her finger at us for the death of those poor children. Lay on the guilt so thick that she hangs us with it. And in the same breath she will tell us that she understands. That she would have done the same thing in our positions. When in truth she doesn't understand at all."
"Oh, you know the old routine as well." Damon shrugged. "Tiresome isn't it."
"I also know that she wants to appear like the loving understanding one. So that eventually you'll regret picking Bonnie over her. See she'll be the one you lean on during this especially trying time. When everyone else turns their back. How can you not love someone that sticks by you when no one else will. But she's not doing it for you. She's doing it for herself."
"You don't want to lose the only friend you have." Elena said giving him the side eye.
"So we're friends now that happened quickly." Enzo replied.
"Enzo I'm -"
He stopped her and snapped her neck as her body collapsed to the ground.
"What the hell, man?"
She'll be fine and you know it."
"That maybe, but I'm not interested in racking up the reasons for Bonnie to hate me even further." He said following Enzo into the car as he took the driver seat.
"I'm sure when she understands that her childhood friend was making her first move to take her man. She'll give you a pass," Enzo replied putting on his seatbelt.
Damon stuck the key in the ignition and revved the engine. "You actually think at this point she would believe me."
Enzo steeled himself. "Probably not."
Next Day . . .
"I'm going out," said Bonnie carrying a backpack of snacks as she descended the stairs.
"Alright, I'm going with." Caroline said sitting up and throwing on her fuzzy slippers.
"No, you're going to allow me to be as normal as possible all things considering because that's what good friends do." Bonnie said hovering by the stairs as she addressed Caroline and Stefan.
"What if the Angel tries to come after you?" Stefan asked moving his hand away from Caroline's waist as he scooted forward.
"More than likely he's still recuperating after the shock we just gave him."
"I don't know if you can take that chance," Caroline commented rubbing Stefan's knee reassuringly.
Bonnie sighed. "Mason was never interested in hurting me and that much hasn't changed. He's here for Vanessa and that's all, but If it makes you feel any better I have my cell and a couple of handheld mirrors."
"At least tell us where you're going?" Stefan offered.
"Of course, I'm going to a college football game. I still get email alerts of the school goings on. I thought it would be a nice way to clear my mind if I went."
Stefan looked at Caroline. "We get the house to ourselves. Relatively drama free."
Caroline bit her lip. "We could really use the QT time with our little one. This Angel mess has been encompassing all of our free time."
Bonnie clapped her hands together relieved. "Then its settled."
"But I don't want to be responsible for putting you or the baby in danger in anyway."
Bonnie's shoulders slumped. "I'll call Alaric on the way and see if he's free to join me. But i'm doing this."
Stefan covered his wife's hand with his own. "She'll be fine."
"Go, before I change my mind," Caroline said pointing teasingly at her friend.
Bonnie wasted no time making her way over to the car. She had to let the seatback a lot lately to make room for her growing belly. But she still enjoyed to drive a privilege she didn't get to often because Damon insisted on taking her everywhere. She beeped her horn impatiently as the growing crowd of spectators filed into the street blocking traffic as everyone made their way over to the stadium. This was definitely a college football town as the stadium loomed up head looking down at everything. With some quick thinking she decided to get off the main road and take an alley. Besides it wasn't important that she actually see the game. She just had to get close enough to the stands to spark a memory. She squeezed next to a van in a parking lot near the west entrance and made her way over to the ticket booth.
"One ticket please?" She asked pulling out her wallet.
"That will be $10.00." A college student took her money and gave a perforated ticket. "You can take the handicapped entrance if you like. Its slightly to the left of the west entrance. There's an elevator there."
"Thank you," She responded already looking for the handicap entrance.
She walked to the elevator to find someone already waiting for it in front of her. A black baseball cap pulled low over their eyes. An oversized tan jacket to heavy for this kind of weather. She looked down at his shoes and noticed that they were black combat boots. Awfully similar to Mason's. She backed up slowly.
"Why'd you come here alone?" Mason asked not turning around.
"I took the chance that I might see you here as well."
He turned to look at her his eyes a clear crystal blue. "Why?"
"I need your help."
The elevator door opened behind them. He turned around and entered it. "Coming."
She looked around and nodded before standing next to him.
"I will always try to help you. I think you know that. Despite what you may believe my feelings for you were indeed real."
She pressed the button for the top floor paying no attention to the floor her ticket was on. "I want to end this peacefully. So I've come up with a plan?"
He snorted. "I know of your plans."
"I was not involved in that plan to ambush you at all. After all you didn't even see me there, right."
He looked at her. "Correct."
"This is different because If I give you what you want. I need you to give me something in return," she said seriously.
"Bargaining. That's more up my alley. What would you like?"
"A swap. Vanessa for Damon's humanity."
He sucked in a sharp breath. "Tall order."
"But I know you can do it." The door pinged as it opened up at the top floor. She pressed the close button and sent it back down. Her stomach lurching a bit.
"I take it that you've heard about the children." He said folding his hands in front of him.
"I have."
"The damage is already done, my love. Their is no saving his soul."
She looked down. "I've thought about this. I think we can safely say their was never a chance that he was going to Kahlan or heaven. So at least while he is in on Earth he can live the life I know he can have with me."
"You don't need him," Mason said placing his hand on her stomach.
"Please." She said placing her hand over his.
"To do this I will be breaking a cardinal rule by getting involved in the lives of the supernatural. But since this rule has already been broken where you are concerned. There will be no further harm in assisting you with this."
She pulled him into a bear hug. "Thank you so much."
"Don't thank me yet. How is this supposed to happen without the others interceding."
Bonnie smirked and pulled back from their embrace. "I already know what to do."