~B~

Staring at the ceiling, Bonnie finds herself thinking deeply about her and Damon. This week was the last week of summer and soon school was starting. Bonnie had decided last minute to go to Whitmore for a year before transferring to somewhere like Columbia. She always wanted to leave Mystic Falls for school but not an hour's drive. Since her father decided to gift her with her own apartment walking distance from the college, she can't bunk with Caroline and Elena. Is it bad that before she was bummed because she thought she was gonna be alone and the only single one, but now she's elated because it'll be easier to hide her and Damon?

Plus, her and her best friends barely talk due to different time zones and traveling. They will all meet at the grill on the last day of summer for catching up though. Bonnie prays it's not awkward and no one catches on. Her thoughts flicker to when Mason said their smells were very similar, what the hell did that mean? Did they sleep together so much a shower can get them off each other? Does it have to do with them both being supernatural? Was a type of supernatural bond created by accident by the two?

So many questions she didn't have the answer to. All she knew was that hopefully Tyler and any vampire can smell it. A mop of black hair catches her attention as they stir in the bed. Damon lays his head on her chest and starts talking making it vibrate. "I can practically hear your thoughts Bon Bon" Letting out a breath he lifts his head and sleepy eyes look at her. "What's wrong?"

"Mason said we basically smelled alike- what does that mean?" She asks looking into his eyes. His eyes scan her face and he looks like he knows something but she could be paranoid.

Kissing her forehead he tries to reassure her. "Scooby doo gang won't find out. It's probably just Mason being a dick to get in your head. I smell you and you smell like coconut and lavenders mixed with a witchy smell...nothing like me" Seeing her face he talks once more. "He probably smelled me on you cause we did naughty activities together before we went out"

Maybe that was it. "So when we have sex our smells are combined? Not because of how much time we're spending together?"

Humming in agreement Damon starts kissing down her body. Starting to relax she feels him grip her thighs before kissing her clit letting her know what he was about to do. Her eyes close and she spreads her legs more welcoming him. There was no need to think, she can just worry about everything when they get back to Mystic Falls. As soon as his tongue gently licks her, her bedroom door is pushed opened making her close her thighs on his head.

As her heart starts to race she glares at Rebekah barging in there. "Bonnie Bennett you would never believe what just happened!" The blonde beauty was obviously angry but now wasn't a good time. But it seemed important so she decided to silence her before opening her thighs.

"You came at a really awkward time Rebekah" Bonnie says as she lets Damon know she didn't wanna do that while her best friend had to talk to her. Rebekah looks confused but would've blushed if she wasn't a vampire as a shirtless Damon comes from under the covers.

"Ever here of privacy Barbie Klaus?" He says rolling his eyes upset he couldn't have dessert for breakfast.

Rebekah rolls her own eyes and crosses her arms. "Do you ever go home?" But Damon quickly retorts.

"And do you ever get laid?" He earns a smack to the head and Bonnie decides to interrupt them before they end up fighting.

Clearing her throat she sits up and makes sure to pull her shirt down so her private is covered. "What is it Beks?"

Sighing Rebekah makes herself comfortable on the bed and runs a finger through her blonde locks. "Nik wants me to leave California early"

"What?!" Bonnie says with wide eyes.

~D~

Leaving the girls to talk, Damon heads to the kitchen to grab a blood bag. The last time he had any blood whether it was Bonnie's or a blood bag was last the other night. He's been a little distracted by what that Mutt Mason said while him and Bonnie were at the club.

"Stop before it gets too powerful, your gonna regret it if it does"

Those words haunt him because he may know what they mean. He's noticed little changes in the both of them, like Bonnie's eyes are getting brighter and glow sometimes, her magic has improved and she's barely dabbled into her grimoire to practice. Another thing is when he drinks from her she tastes stronger in an addicting way. Sometimes he wants to drain her dry which is why he's tried his hardest not to drink from her anymore, even though she gets excited and almost yearns for his fangs to enter her. Sex cures his cravings but sometimes not all the time because of how good she smells. His strength has improved and so has his compulsion.

They've both been getting stronger and addicted to each other. Looking at the blood bag, Damon sips at it wishing it was Bonnie's. Still, being stubborn he downs it and feels a bit better. The craving for Bonnie's blood is gone for now. Mason Lockwood couldn't be right- he just couldn't.

As he gets ready to go back to the room, he hears Rebekah speak again. "There's been this cult he says of werewolves that have supernatural powers. Nik thinks they gain them from the cult which makes them use them on our kind"

"So your saying since there's millions of packs in California, your brother wants you safe and sound with him? What about this being the last week of normalcy we'll probably have? What about Alastair, Bexs?" Bonnie says sad for her new friend.

Rebekah obviously shrugged. "I'm gonna miss Alastair dearly but he lives here and Nik is taking me all the way to New Orleans for research. I'll be back hopefully soon"

Bonnie sighs. "So your really gonna cut summer short" Shuffling is heard and it's obvious the girls are hugging.

"Don't worry Bonnie, i'll keep in touch as much as I can, I know you'll need me because of your D situation" And Rebekah was right. Their friends probably weren't gonna understand and see it as a good thing. They'll think Damon is using her and that two people like them shouldn't date.

Rebekah will be the only one in their corner who knows how they both feel and can be there for Bonnie. Damon knows she was talking about him and knows they're situation is gonna be harder to hide in Mystic Falls. Stefan was always observant and Elena and Caroline were just plain nosy.

"Oh wait-" Bonnie pulls away. "Do you know how to tell who's in that cult?"

Shaking her head Rebekah frowns. "I just know my brother said it looks like a very unique tattoo but that could be anything"

Nodding Bonnie knows she's right. "Wish it was something simple like a moon"

The girls giggle and start talking about something else. Damon enters the room soon enough but it was to get his shirt. He decided to leave now because he had a lot on his mind now.

~B~

Bonnie heads to the store and decides to get a couple things for Rebekahs last night here in the beautiful state. She knows Rebekah is gonna miss it too so she's gonna try to make it beach themed for the original. Alastair has a beach house in Malibu that he said they can use and Bonnie can't wait to surprise her friend tonight. Earlier she sensed something weird going on with Damon. He was acting strange and she wants to ask him about it but knows he won't tell.

Maybe because it was the end of summer and a chance that when they head back to town there's a chance that it could be more than two mural friends hooking up. Who's she kidding- it's been past that. Lost in her thoughts she bumps into a very hard and warm body and stumbles. Looking at them to apologize, she almost stops breathing when she sees who it is.

"Ma-Mason. Hi"

Looking down at Bonnie, the werewolf gives her a smile but it's a bit forced. "Hey, how've you been?"

Awkwardly she responds. "Good. Unless you mean am I still being stupid by being with Damon then yes"

He sighs. "Bonnie I can't tell you who to be with. Your an adult now, you make your choices. But I am tell you this is a really really dumb one to make."

"What do you mean when you said we smell alike?"

They both look around to see if anyone is listening. Grabbing her arm, Bonnie tries to ignore how hot his hand is and the goosebumps that form. Her heart starts to beat nervously and she tries to cover it up.

Mason sucks just teeth. "The supernatural bond your creating with one another, it isn't a good one. Infact it's toxic and only bad things will happen with it"

A eyebrow arches. "Explain."

"I mean, you can get hurt, Bonnie." No that wasn't just it, he knew something.

Holding her chin high she crosses her arms. "What are you telling me?"

She accuses him and he quickly tries to lie. But something told her not to believe it. "Just know i'm trying to protect you"

"Why? We aren't even that close. We only know each other because your a founding family member and your my old classmates uncle."

The wolf purses his lips. "You know that's not it. Your a smart girl, you'll figure it out"

This makes her get a bit frustrated. "What if I can't?"

"You will" He promises. His face is close to hers and she can feel his heat radiating off of him. Bright silver eyes look into her and she feels like he's looking through her.

Swallowing she flushed and backs away. "I have to go" She walks away and scrunches her face at the moment that just happened. Turning she glances back at Mason and almost tenses in surprise at meeting his eyes one last time.

~D~

Damon looks at the missed calls and few messages from Bonnie and sighs. He hated to do what he had to do but, well there was nothing else. Summer was coming to an end which means whatever they had was leaving too. Well he was gonna toss it out the window.

Swallowing, he calls her and feel bad hearing the smile in her voice when she answers. "Hey, I was gonna call you again. Is everything okay?"

"Uh, yeah. I had to see what Stefan wanted. Him and Elena are spending the last week in D.C" That was the truth but Stefan wasn't trying hard to reach him.

Bonnie believes it though. "Oh that's good, Elena's probably gonna call or something later when she's settled. It's good that you called me back though, I had another thing to ask you. Would you wanna come to Malibu for Bex's last day here?"

It was probably good to make Bonnie happy these next couple days since he was probably gonna make a mistake. "Of course, Vampire Klaus is one of your best friends. Plus free liquor"

A giggle escapes her. "Exactly! So i'll see you tonight?"

"Tonight" He promises smirking. Bonnie lets out a small giggle again before they say goodbye. Hanging up, Damon moves to get in his car but stops. He feels someone behind him and quickly moves to attack. He glares harshly as his hand is tightly around their neck. One more squeeze and he can break it.

A breath leaves him and he's confused at who he sees.

"Katherine?"

She smirks and takes his hand off with ease. "Hello, Damon"

~B~

He's late.

Bonnie stands in the corner directly across from the door waiting for him to walk in. She first assumed he came in without her noticing, but with a quick sweep of the house and asking Rebekah, he isn't there. She wants to say maybe he's stuck in traffic. Malibu was crowded this time around so maybe he didn't take the shortcut Bonnie texted him about. He didn't go on the high road instead of the highway.

So she holds onto that, her overthinking that gives her multiple explanations for people. Excuses. She's been giving people excuses the moment she realized she doesn't ever wanna be alone. Not after her mom left her. Not after promising she was never gonna leave Bonnie's life.

This makes Bonnie hold onto everyone for as long as she can.

Downing the rest of her drink, she's starting to get pissed. It's almost two hours into the party and everyone's starting to get drunk. Apparently Rebekah met some of Alastair's friends before and was shocked to see them and Alastair in the Malibu home. She thought it was gonna be just her and Bonnie... and maybe Damon getting drunk while taking a walk on the beach.

Yeah me too, Bonnie thought. But then she used the key Alastair told her was hidden under the mat and almost jumped out of her skin next to his original girlfriend as they saw about seven people inside already. Then their friends came, so now it was a party. It felt strangely human and deep down Bonnie has been waiting for some enemy to crash it. Or even Damon to make a grand entrance.

No one else has shown.

Her next choices make her say she isn't thinking straight. That she's angry at Damon and feels lonely at this party because her new best friend is spending her last day here with her summer fling. That may be more.

Some cute guy with long classic surfer hair is giving people party favors. He sees how upset she is and tells her it'll help her relax.

It'll give you the zen you need.

She watches the way everyone takes it. Most of them snort it and she guesses that's the quickest way to take it. You only live once and if she's going back to Mystic Falls soon, she might as well do everything she can before her life is being on the line almost every day.

Bonnie offers him money and he tells her it's a party favor for a reason. He also slips his number but she doesn't think it's gonna leave her purse again. It'll stay at the bottom like her receipts. The witch heads to the bathroom upstairs and can feel the music shaking the walls. She nervously takes out her hair brush and starts to use it to crush it up. The pill almost fell off the counter and she realizes she's bad at this.

After a few more attempts, she gets a dollar bill out her wallet and rolls it up the way she saw them do it downstairs. Staring at the white dust, shes hesitant. This is her first time doing drugs and she would've atleast thought Elena or Caroline would be in this bathroom with her. That it would be one of theirs or some jock's instead of some rich white boy from a club.

Deciding not to think about anyone anymore, she just wants to forget for one second. Damon disappointed her like everyone else does. Masons words are still in her mind and the way her magic reacted to him.

She sniffs, and her nose tingles.

~B~

Her body feels free. She feels her whole body tingle and her magic lets her bask in it. Her body moves in the crowd and she lets the feeling stay washed over her. The music is the only thing in her ears and she's aware of the eyes on her.

Her long box braids that she decided to get done recently cascade down her back. Her hips move seductively and she can feel her magic exploring the air around her. Wanting something to get its hands around. It's such a dangerous feeling she's tempted to give into it. She wants too.

Because this darkness feels good.

Suddenly hands are touching her waist and she recognizes them. She's felt then all over her body. Opening her eyes, she feels their darkness mesh with her own in a way that has her pissed at how good it feels.

Bonnie. He never says her full name. Not unless it's serious.

Well it better be for why he was late. Turning her body, she wants to kiss him but set him on fire for what he did. He wouldn't leave Elena waiting, her mind is making her jealous.

She hasn't thought about him and her best friend since the moment she took him to her place. "Why are you here now?"

"I said I was gonna be here didn't I?" Bonnie looked different to him. Her makeup looked darker and her essence was stronger.

She rolls her eyes. "Not three hours later!"

Not wanting to argue on her best friends last day, she grabs his hand. Ignores the fire dancing on her skin with his touch, and leads him to where no bodies were scattered.

It ends up being on the beach, at the edge of the deck.

"Something came up, that's what I wanna talk to you about" He cups her cheek and gives her the sweet eyes.

She doesn't give in. "What was it that you couldn't bother telling me you were late for?"

He looks different to her. His touch is stronger but he doesn't look it. His hair is a mess and he's obviously drunk. Probably drank a bottle of jack daniels before he got here.

Grabbing her hand he caresses her knuckles. "Katherines here, I don't know if she just came to warn me or she's been here this whole time"

This makes the cloud on her mind fade. "What?"

Nodding he grimaces, remembering what the brunette to him said. "Apparently some cult called the Silver Dawn is about some powerful werewolves. They're set on killing vampires and anyone who gets in their way"

"They wanna kill the Originals, because they're the sires. Killing them will erase all vampires from the earth" Bonnie finishes

"How'd you know that?"

She swallows. "Klaus is taking Rebekah out of here because of them. He thinks they'll find some answers in New Orleans."

Damon now knows Katherine wasn't lying. "She told me we had the key to ending them. I don't know what she means by that"

Bonnie shrugs. "Maybe another thing that involves a doppelgänger" She thinks of telling Elena, but doesn't want to ruin her and Stefan's trip. She wants to let them have this last week. So this makes her not want to tell Caroline either. She was with Tyler and didn't want them worrying about them taking Tyler away. Both relationships have already been through too much.

"I'm sorry for not letting you know anything, I didn't want you to worry"

"Well I did, Damon. You were with Katherine and she could've hurt you!" Bonnie hates that she isn't mad solely for that.

He looks at her. "She didn't, just wanted to warn me"

Backing away from him she can't breathe. "I can't just be okay with it. It didn't take three hours for her to tell you that. You chose your ex over me, Damon"

Someone else over her, like everyone does.

Damon frowns. "No, Bon Bon. I don't even like Katherine like I do you"

Like. It stung leaving his lips. She flinches at his words.

"Yeah because you loved her Damon, and part of me thinks you still do. You claim that you loved Elena not too long ago but what if that was only because you never got over Katherine?" At this point she feels done.

"I don't love anyone, especially Katherine. She broke me, Bonnie" He hisses. His jaw is tight and he doesn't want to have this conversation. He can feel Bonnie's pain and anger and thinks maybe Mason was right.

All he wants to do is scream in her face that she's it for him. That he can't put this summer behind him and take her right here on the deck in the moonlight. He wants everyone to know that he claimed her and hear her scream his name until the sun comes up.

Bonnie's green eyes shine with tears and she purses her lips. "She broke you, but you know deep down that you probably won't ever get over her. She opened a whole world to you, Damon"

So badly he wants to tell her- "A world that has you in it" But she's stubborn. He's sure Masons words are getting to her and she can't face it again, the heartbreak and loss she's been on the receiving end since the moment she was born.

It just got worse when they met.

He isn't shocked when she turns this into a goodbye. To a end to their beginning. He resists the urge to grab her and never let her go. Forces his fangs not to itch out of his gums and force her to submit to him.

Just turns his back to her figure as she walks away.

It was his fault after all. Everyone was right. he does ruin everything he touches.

~B~