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A month had passed since Damon killed Katherine and we actually began a 'relationship'. I wasn't sure if this relationship was filled with love (neither one of us had said it to each other), but it was the type of relationship that I had never imagined before. It was weird…Damon could still dance on my last nerve, but instead of wanting to set him on fire…I wanted to rip his clothes off and have my way with him. I think it's the vamp side that turned me into some type of sex fiend. I did some research and allegedly vampires are highly sexual creatures and for some reason…it kind of scares me.
However, beyond my newly awakened feelings for Damon, everything is getting back to normal as much as they could be. I started cheerleading again. Mike, the assistant coach, transferred to another school. I assume the thought that he slept with a student kind of made him uncomfortable. Overall, I was feeling better and happier.
"Bonnie are you listening to me, we have to plan this year's Masquerade Halloween Party and you and Elena can not ditch me for Stefan or Damon", Caroline ordered as she pointed at me and Elena.
"Says the one who disappears every time we have a girls night out", Elena mumbled.
"I heard that Elena…and just for that, you're in charge of the food…Bonnie, you're in charge of the decorations…I will handle the entertainment".
"Fine", I answered.
"And you will have to work", Caroline added.
"Yes…we understand Caroline", Elena and I sung together.
"Good…and Bonnie, no Halloweeny stuff".
"But it's a Halloween party?" I said confused.
"It's a Masquerade party…no witches…no ghosts…no pumpkins!"
"Fine…anything else, Boss?" I asked.
"Funny Bonnie…we will talk about this in a week and I expect full reports", Caroline said gathering up all her folders.
"Yes Caroline", Elena winked at me.
"I have to go, Matt's driving me into the city to see a new band, I will call you two later", Caroline said standing up and heading out of Elena's room.
I shook my head as I heard the front door close, "Well that was fun".
"Caroline is going to be unbearable…but I doubt anything could knock that smile off of your face…Damon?" Elena asked raising an eyebrow.
I couldn't help but grin, "It's so weird Elena…I mean, he's clearly the same Damon…he still thinks that he's a gift to the world, but most things that I used to find annoying…I kinda sorta find endearing now".
"Well Stefan tells me that you are over there every night for the most part…"
"I am not over there every night and most of the time, I am practicing spells or trying to fine tune my vampire/witch powers".
"Uh, huh", Elena grinned, "but no…I'm happy for you and Damon. Stefan also says that Damon's not as much of an ass as he used to be either".
"That's because most of the time he was messing with Stefan about taking you away".
"You know that is all in the past…everything is in the past…including what he felt for Katherine", Elena said seriously.
"Elena…I know…I know… I think sometimes he still thinks about Katherine though and I understand it, I get it".
"And you know that he chose you, when it came down to it…he chose you", Elena said.
"He did…I know, but enough about Damon and me…what about you and Stefan, is everything ok?"
Elena's smile dimmed a little, "We're ok…but ever since we left Duke, he's been a little weird".
"What do you mean?"
Elena shrugged, "I don't know…I can't put my finger on it exactly, he's just different…more on edge when we're together".
"Damon hasn't mentioned anything".
"Maybe it's just me…don't worry about it, I'm sure it will blow over…don't worry about it…I want you to be happy, you've had soo much bad happen lately…I need you to be happier", Elena grinned at me.
"I am happy…surprisingly…I'm a vampire…I'm a witch…but I'm happy", I grinned back.
"And I'm grateful", Elena said.
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"Damon, I'm trying to study…I need to know all about the Korean War before Friday", I giggled as Damon nuzzled my neck.
"I can tell you all about it, I was there", he said taking my book away from me and throwing it on the floor before lowering me down on the couch.
"Damon…I only said that I would come over if you let me study".
"I told you I would help you…let me show you", he said lifting up my t-shirt and taking his finger and placing it above my navel, "the war started about here…in 1950 and it continued up to here…", he moved his finger right under the lace of my bra, "to 1953".
"Damon…".
"Shh…I promise I will give you a real history lesson in an hour", he said placing his lips on top of mine and easing his hand up my shirt.
"Damn it!" a voice said from the foyer of the house.
Damon sighed, "Looks like someone is having their time of the month".
I looked over Damon's shoulder and moved him off of me pulling down my shirt as Stefan walked into the living room pouring himself a glass of brandy.
"Hi Stefan", I said.
"Hey Bonnie", he said turning to look at me briefly.
"I thought you would be out with Elena", Damon said giving Stefan wide eyes and gesturing at me with his eyes.
"I had something else to do…excuse me", Stefan said walking up the stairs.
"Is something wrong with him?" I whispered.
"He can hear you if he wanted to…and yes, there is something wrong with him…he's in withdrawal", Damon said standing up and walking over to the drink cart.
"Withdrawal…he's an alcoholic?" I asked.
Damon looked at me and smiled touching my hair, "My little poor naïve vitch…no…he's a bloodaholic".
"But Stefan drinks blood…"
"Animal blood my dear", Damon said walking past me and sitting on the couch.
"Ooook".
"And do you remember that little moment when Katherine staked him and Elena went all 'Bella Swan' on us and sliced her hand open and gave him some of her blood…yeah…that was a bad move".
"But he needed the blood".
"Yes he did, but now he wants it and that's not good".
"Well can't he just drink blood bank blood?"
"You're really cute, do you know that…yes he could, but it's not that simple with Stefan…Stefan gets kind of…well, let's just say he's not the nice and gentle Stefan that you know".
"Elena's not in any danger is she?"
"No…I will handle Stefan, don't you worry your pretty little head about it".
"Damon, if this is bigger than what you are saying, let me know".
"Bonnie, I can handle Stefan…don't worry about it".
"Ok…well…I do need to go, I have to attempt to come up with a theme for the Masquerade Party that Caroline enlisted Elena and I to help with".
"Masquerade Party…hmm, am I invited?"
"Only if you behave yourself", I said kissing him before gathering my stuff and leaving.
"I will definitely behave myself", Damon called after me.
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"So, are you still staying off the human blood or are you fighting through the pain?" Damon asked leaning against the door frame of Stefan's room.
"Damon, I can't do this with you right now".
"Well you will have to do this with me because when you being extra broody interferes with my quality time with my little vitch, we are going to discuss this".
"I'm sorry…ok…I had a fight with Elena".
"Please tell me the brunette Barbie and Ken aren't breaking up".
"She keeps asking me what's wrong…she won't get it…so I don't bother talking to her about it".
"Well maybe you should…I can't believe I'm giving the love advice here, but I understand the bloodlust…I understand what you're going through".
"How…you haven't given up human blood…does Bonnie know that you still go out and feed off of unsuspecting people?" Stefan challenged.
"Look this is not about me…I am trying to help, but if you want to be such an ass about everything…fine…be angry, go through withdraw…go kill 100 Bambis, just don't come in messing up my quality time", Damon said slamming a bag of blood on the dressing and walking out of the room.
Stefan stared at the bag of blood left on the dresser and turned to the window.
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After leaving Stefan stewing in his own bloodlust, Damon retreated to the Mystic Grille. He would have rather went to Bonnie's, but then she would have asked him a bunch of questions about Stefan and he didn't care to entertain them at the moment. Stefan would get himself under control before anything bad happened…at least, Damon hoped he would…he didn't need Stefan going all crazy vampire and his girlfriend going all witch on him.
Damon downed the beer in front of him and he felt someone standing behind him, "I didn't know they let vampires in here", a deep baritone voice said from behind him.
Damon narrowed his eyes and turned around, "Then why are you here".
"Well I heard you were here…and wherever Damon Salvatore is…is the place to be", the buzzcut, green eyed man said standing in front of him.
"Well Gavin Stewart…I never thought that I would see you again once you took up with that witch a couple of years ago", Damon smirked leaning back.
"Yeah…well…things went south about two years ago, I've been mostly a free agent since then…so what about you, why are you still here…trying to get the tomb open to be reunited with Katherine?" Gavin asked.
"Not exactly…", Damon began.
"Oh I get it…your leaving that in the past and you're moving on…well I can't blame you…so, what do you do for fun in this town…or who do you do in this town?" Gavin asked raising an eyebrow.
"Well…", Damon replied as a group of college girls came in giggling and he noticed a familiar blond.
Gavin followed Damon's gaze, "Well…I see where your mind is now…shall we go over and say hi?"
Damon hesitated for a moment, "Hey…why not?" he asked as he walked over.
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"You're a really good kisser", the drunk blond, named Alexis slurred in Damon's ear.
"Really…because I haven't kissed you yet", Damon sighed as he wondered how he allowed Gavin to talk him into coming back to the apartment of the two freakiest girls in the group.
"But I bet you could be a good kisser".
"Yeah…well…", Damon said rolling his eyes as he made the girl focus on him, "I'm about to bite you, don't scream…it will be over in a few moments".
"Ok", Alexis said in a trance.
Damon took a deep breath before sinking his fangs into the girl's neck as she gripped on to him. As he tasted her blood, he realized that this was the Giselle…or whatever he had a couple of weeks ago…she was sweet.
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I felt a breeze against my leg as I lay sleeping in bed. I opened my eyes and turned towards the window. Damon was standing there smiling with his hands in his pocket, "Hey you", he said.
"Hi", I said in a sleepy voice, "what are you doing here?"
He moved over to the bed, "Do I need an invitation every time I want to visit you?"
"I thought when I didn't see you before I went to bed that you were staying at the boarding house tonight".
"Now, why would I choose to sleep alone when I have a beautiful vitch across town who likes me…a lot?" he asked giving me his wonderful bedroom eyes.
I smirked, "What are you up to?"
"Nothing".
"You promise?"
"Bonnie, you can trust me".
I smirked at him again.
"You can trust me", he whispered as he moved closer to me.
I continued to smirk at him.
"You can trust me", he whispered lower as he began to kiss me on the neck.
I breathed in deeply.
"You can trust me", he repeated lowering me onto the bed.
I closed my eyes.
"You can trust me", he said again as he slipped his hands under my nightgown.
"I can trust you", I whispered.
"Now, that's a good little vitch", he whispered as he raised my arms over my head.
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I opened my eyes with Damon's arm wrapped around me. I looked down at his hand and laced mine through his and smiled. Sometimes I felt like Alice in some kind of rabbit hole. Granted, I'm not exactly Alice…with my witchy powers, the occasional fang showing and webbed veins around my eyes, but I was definitely in Wonderland where everything was confusing. The biggest point of confusion—the fact that I was sleeping with and having a relationship with Damon Salvatore and I didn't hate him or the relationship; in fact, I would never admit this out loud…but it was the only thing that kept me sane. To know that I had someone that would never think bad of me, no matter what I did because they understood and would never judge me (because they had done much worse), made me feel content.
There was also another part to this. While I had boyfriends, I never had a relationship that was soo sexual. I never expected to have one in high school where I feel as if I always in a state of want for the person I was in a relationship with; but that's how I feel. Damon claims that it's a side effect of being a vampire—I think he's lying.
"You keep rubbing up against me like that, you're going to miss school today", Damon whispered with his eyes still closed.
"I only have my history exam…midterms".
"So what does that mean?"
"That means that I don't have to be at school until noon".
"Well I guess that means we have time…", Damon said rolling over on top of me.
I giggled, "No…we don't…Damon, I'm starting to think that we're turning into one of those couples that only care about sex".
Damon rolled his eyes as he rolled off of me, "I'm starting to think that we are about to turn into a Lifetime Movie couple".
"No seriously…this is about us…can we be around each other without going to bed?"
"Bonnie…we work like this...you're a badass vitch and I'm a badass vampire…we're combustible and when we get together…it turns into passion…are you complaining?"
"No…I guess…I wish you would take me out or something".
"Bonnie, we are not exactly one of those conventional couples…hell…we are not even Elena and Stefan".
"Well I want to do more than sit at the boarding house or you come here…I want something more for us".
"Well I like to go out hunting…so if you want to do that…hey that could be kind of hot…", Damon wiggled his eyebrow.
I rolled my eyes and got out of bed. Damon rushed over to me and wrapped his arms around me, "I'm coming to the Masquerade Ball with you…"
"And helping me find decorations and decorate".
"Bonnie…come on".
"Damon?" I asked raising an eyebrow.
"Fine…fine…but if you want me to do something for you…you have to do something with me", Damon smirked.
"What?" I asked looking at him in the mirror.
"Now, if I told you that wouldn't be fun…would it?" he smirked.
After Bonnie kicked him out, Damon went home, walked into the boarding house and found Gavin on his couch asleep.
"How did you get in here?" Damon asked kicking Gavin's foot.
"Oh…hey…you ditched me last night", Gavin stretched.
"Yeah…well…I had another matter to attend to and you seem awfully preoccupied".
"Yeah…college girls are always the best…what about yours?"
"I fed...I compelled…I left".
"Wait…that's it…just feeding?" Gavin asked raising an eyebrow, "that's not your style".
"It's my new style", Damon answered, "and once again, how did you get in?"
"Yeah…well I caught that broody Stefan on his way out…he refused to let me, I came in through the back", Gavin motioned with his head to the back of the house.
"Great", Damon replied.
"So…bring me up to date, what's going on in Mystic Falls".
"Why are you here?" Damon asked, "this is not your type of place…you are more Miami Beach than Mystic Falls".
"Well, you always spoke about this place like it was a mecca for all vamps…so I thought, why not?"
"Well this is not exactly a place where vampires are safe, so I suggest that you don't make this a permanent stay".
"What…you don't want to share?" Gavin asked raising an eyebrow.
"Gavin…trust me…you don't want to stay here too long", Damon warned, "things are not what you think they are".
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"I don't think I was prepared for that", I frowned as I walked out of the classroom following my history exam.
"You probably did fine", Stefan said.
"No, I'm sure you did fine…you were actually alive during the Korean War".
"Yeah…I was, but don't worry…I always get some things wrong on purpose".
I smiled, "Stefan, I'm glad to see that you're ok".
"What do you mean?" Stefan asked as we paused at the lockers.
"I know that you've been having some trouble", I whispered.
"Trouble?"
"Yes….with blood and stuff…"
Stefan narrowed his eyes, "I'm not having any trouble".
"Elena and Damon told me…and I want you to know if you need anything…if you need to just talk, let me know and I can be here for you".
Stefan nodded, "Wow…thanks Bonnie…you've been a vampire for what…a couple of months and you think you have all the answers…or maybe its because you are with my brother that makes you think you know everything…Bonnie, you don't know as much as you think you know…it would be best for you not to worry about what I am allegedly going through and maybe you should worry about why one of about what Damon does at night when he's not with you", Stefan snapped before slamming his locker door and walking away from me leaving me speechless.