So obviously Rose was traveling with Trevor constantly on the run from Klaus/Elijah, and then I'm also throwing in Bree and Lee. Bree being the witch Damon knew and seduced previously before he literally ripped her heart out. And Lee being Lexi's soulmate now we don't get a lot of background story about Lexi or Lee for that matter so who's to say what exactly she turned him. Anyways on with the show!

Chapter 26: Second First Impressions

They arrived at the club to meet with three more of Lexi's friends. Lexi compelled them bouncer to let them in. Loud 90s music blared through the dark room.

"The others were over this way when I left." Rose yelled the four slowly made their way through the crowd.

"I think I found them!" Lexi said with a grin. Bonnie and Damon looked over in the direction she was and two guys sandwiching one girl as the rocked to the music.

"Hey!" Lexi exclaimed, and the girl in the middle screamed and leaped in the blonde's arms. "Lexi!" she squealed.

Lexi laughed, "Hey Bree!" she greeted slowly setting her back down. Then she greeted one of the guys next to her, he was tall guy with dirty blonde hair and light eyes, who reminded Bonnie of Matt.

Lexi and he hugged with an almost longing they pulled apart slightly still looking at one another and the Lexi gave him a quick peck on the cheek.

Turning back to Damon and Bonnie, "Guys this is Bonnie, and Damon." Lexi gestured, "This is Lee." She pointed to the guy she stood beside, "And of course this one is Bree." She gestured to the girl and wrapped her arm around.

Then Rose slide next to the other guy, who had darker features than Lee and put her hand on his shoulder and introduced him, "And this is Trevor."

"It's nice to meet you!" Lee exclaimed, "Now how about we all get us some drinks!"

Bree hollered excitedly.

They got some beers, and all started chatting to one another.

Bonnie was speaking with Lexi, "So how do you all know each other?"

"Well Lee and Bree are going to the same college as the one I'm currently enrolled in, Bree is a witch too they also just met Rose and Trevor, we go way back they're just passing through town and stopped to see little ol' me!" Lexi smiled.

"And what exactly is happening with you and Lee?" Bonnie asked with a sly grin.

"We're friends! Obviously." Lexi said with a shocked expression.

"On come on! That hug and those flirty looks you guys keep sending each other! Friends, right." Bonnie replied.

"You wanna talk about people who clearly aren't just friends, what about you and Damon?!" Lexi accused, Bonnie's eyes went wide and she quickly looked over to him to see if he had heard. Much to Bonnie's relief Damon looked like he was still engaged in conversation with Bree and Rose.

Bonnie looked back to Lexi, "You're kidding right?!"

"Oh please the way you talk about him, the way he looks at you! The way you two like you're having secret mind conversations… Hey it's not like I'm in any position to judge." Lexi said.

"Nothing to judge… Except friendship."

Lexi gave her a knowing look and replied, "Friendship, right."

After a few drinks the group got looser Bree and Rose were both sandwiching Damon on the dance floor, Lexi pulled Bonnie out and hand in hand the were moving to the music too, Trevor was leaning over some girl while Lee played wing-man. And they all took turns shuffle around with each other.

Bonnie and Lexi circled back to the bar, "Oh! I'll be right back!" Lexi said enthused.

Bonnie giggled. "Are you enjoying yourself?" Damon whispered into her ear as he snuck up behind her, she turned her face to his. She smiled and nodded to respond.

"I've noticed you haven't mentioned what we're here for yet to Miss Branson…" Damon inquired.

"I know. I just… I don't want her to think that's only why we're here." Bonnie replied, thinking, hoping Lexi wouldn't take it that way. Under different circumstances I think we would've been really good friends. Bonnie thought sadly.

"But isn't it?" Damon posed pulling away slightly.

Bonnie knitted her eyebrows, "No." she replied simply. "It's not like that I don't want the necklace to get home, but I wish it wasn't something I needed from someone else. I don't want to take anything from anyone, but it might be the only way for me to get home. I feel privileged that it included Lexi though because I'm glad I got to meet and spend time with her this way."

"But what if she thinks that you were just using her to get the necklace?" Damon asked.

"I don't know… I don't want her to think that because it's not true. I guess I would understand how she could see it that way but… I wouldn't want that done to me so I wouldn't do that to someone else. If it was that cut and dry I just wanted the necklace from her I'd be upfront and be honest and tell her as such… This." Bonnie gestured to the raved club around them, "I'm here because I want to be here with her and her friends." Bonnie replied.

Damon stared at her with a bewildered expression.

"What?" Bonnie asked.

He seemed to break out of his trance, "Nothing." He said.

She looked at him skeptically but before she question him Lexi returned.

"Hey Bonnie!" Lexi called, and Bonnie turned toward the blonde who called her, and was assaulted with a blinding flash of light.

"What the?!" Bonnie exclaimed, and then Lexi with a cheeky grin waved a Polaroid that she had just took.

Both a curious looking Damon and Bonnie with her lips puckered into small 'o' formation faded onto the square photograph.

"Gimme that!" Bonnie reached, but Lexi pulled back quickly, so Bonnie tried again and then again failing. Then Rose rejoined the group, "What's that?" she asked as Damon snatched the picture.

Taking a look for himself, a small smile formed on his mouth and Rose looked over his shoulder, "Nice pic, Bon!" she commented.

"I know, right?" Lexi agreed snatching the picture back, "Girl you are so photogenic."

"Lexi just give me the damn picture!" Bonnie went for it again, thinking about how she didn't want to leave any evidence that she was ever here in the first place, "I wasn't even ready!"

"I know that's makes it even sexier somehow!" Lexi winked, "Plus I need something to remember you by! Stefan has his diaries I have my Polaroids." Lexi explained.

"I got the impression that the point of tonight was we were going to party so we wouldn't be able to remember anything?" Bonnie tried to reason.

Lexi grinned at her, "God this girl!" Lexi exclaimed, "Seriously, with that statement alone you just became a potential soulmate for me! But that statement also is the perfect example of why we need to take photos tonight!" Lexi cheerfully reasoned.

"Lexi's right how about a picture of all three of you!" Damon said clearly too eager to get to be the photographer of the three women he was with. But Lexi and Rose ushered themselves on each side of Bonnie as Damon angled the camera and said, "Smile!"

They insisted on taking a few more as Damon directed to give him, poses, then some were goofy, and a couple were as Damon put it, 'pouty sexy' as he smoldered himself.

And suddenly she almost felt like she was back at home with Caroline and Elena. She thought about what Damon said and knew she'd have to ask Lexi about the necklace soon but for this moment Bonnie just enjoyed feeling normal again.

Fyi Damon isn't exactly asking these things for Bonnie's or Lexi's benefit he basically just asked because I think he wants to know how manipulative Bonnie can be to know if somehow he is being manipulated himself. And although Bonnie can manipulate situations to her advantage she doesn't actively seek to manipulate others especially those she cares for… Because I think it's something her character struggles with herself just being a used as a pond to others plans. Thoughts?