A.N. Hey all! Once again big thank you to everyone who has read, replied and alerted this story! Your support means everything to me! I appreciate all of your reviews and thanks for sticking it out. Im also glad you seemed to enjoy twist in the last chapter. Klaus is a man on a mission. The pot is getting stirred a bit in this story, so enjoy the ride.
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Chapter 5:Together
After the events that had transpired between me and the Salvatore brothers and everyone in between I had wanted nothing more then to reach out to the one person that could and would help me and that was my grams. She had said that whenever I needed her she would appear and I needed her right now. She had claimed that if I had really needed her, all I had to do was hold onto a pendant that had belonged to her and recite a few words. "My heart."
With the words uttered I sat back on my bed waiting for something...anything. I had never felt such an intense reaction to grief the way I had felt when the brothers were upset about the death of Elena. It was almost like I was hurting because they were hurting and it through me by surprise. I had previously decided to go with the flow when it came to anything involving my future and the connection I would gain with the brothers but now I was wanted to know, what this prophecy meant.
Curling up on my bed I closed my eyes once and soon drifted.
When I opened my eyes, I was back where I had last seen my grandmother. Once again she was wearing a white peasant top with white pants. Looking down I noticed that once again I wore white, but it was my pajama shorts and tank. I smiled her way as she reached out to hug me.
"I told you anytime you need me. I would be here." She says as we sit down in her very colorful living room. "What plagues your mind Bonnie?" she asks while serving me tea.
"It's the prophecy. I don't understand it and before it was okay to be in the dark but after today...I need to know more...we need to know more." I say.
She nods her head in understanding. "Bonnie, you know that a supernatural war has been brewing for a very long time. The supernatural get along much like the rest of the world. Some people have hate in their heart where others are able to open their hearts to others despite the differences between the two." She says pausing. It's said that the supernatural war between those of the vampires and werewolves are going to come to a head, and as the one immoral witch you are supposed to make sure the balance is sustained."
I licked my lips. I could understand as a witch my part in trying to restore the balance but that didn't say much about my Salvatore problem. "And where do the brothers fit in, and the newly activated bond?" I ask.
Sheila bites back a smile. "I take it. The bond is having certain effects, hence the reason you seem so fidgety." She says with another smile. "The Salvatore brothers are your guardians because they will be able to take care of you in your immortal life. Despite the fact that you are now an adult, your still a teenager Bonnie, and they were trusted to help you adjust, they are your family now.
I swallow hard. "Grams I'm beginning to pick up on their mood." I confide. "And Damon he can creep into my dreams." I whisper out. "I'm connecting with them, but it feels like it's based on two things and that's either hurt or attraction." I say looking down.
"Bonnie, the bond is new and of course it'll seem like the three of you are just full of lust but you all must look beyond that."
I bite my lip. "I can't be the girl that goes between brothers." I say hotly.
"Who says you will be. Bonnie, I said that the brothers may or may not be your soulmate that doesn't mean that your soulmates cannot be based on friendship? "
I look at her skeptically. "Grams." I call and she is suddenly at my side as I rest my head on her shoulder. It would be so much easier if she just told me what I was supposed to do and with whom.
"When the time comes, you will choose the right person to help you in your quest to restore the balance. He's already in your life Bonnie, now you just have to open your heart up to finding him and letting him see you." She says kissing my cheek. "You'll never know him if you continue to hide away though." She says winking my way
I let out a sigh, well I guess I was going to get to know the Salvatore brothers and my husband and heck a lot better.
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After my chat with grams I knew that I needed to attempt to get to know my guardians. If these were the men that were supposed to be apart of my immortal life, I needed to get to know them and most of all I needed to develop some sort of friendship because when the world came crumbling down they were supposed to be the men at my side.
That was why I was currently standing in front of the mirror putting the finishing touches on my appearance. Stefan had called me late last night insisting that we go out and get to know each other and I had agreed. If I were going to spend the rest of my immortal life with the Salvatore brothers at my side, I might as well buckle down and get to know them.
Flashback
"Well, we've been thinking about this bond that was formed." Stefan starts out, as he taps his foot almost nervously. "It's obvious we're drawn to you, and we've figured that since for the forcible feature we're going to be in your life, it might be a good idea to get to know you." Stefan says finally meeting her green eyes.
Damon bites his lip for a second before speaking. "And the best way to get to know someone is to spend lots of time together, one on one" he says wiggling his eyebrows suggestively.
A red flag went up in my head. I did think the idea to better acquaint myself with my guardians was a good idea because we were strangers but then again, Stefan had said it right, we were drawn to each other and I didn't want this to become some sorted issue. I felt panic start to rise up inside of me because I didn't want the three of us to be clouded with lust or need, or companionship, I just wanted the three of us to do what we were supposed to do and that was to fight in the supernatural war to restore the balance between the supernatural. However I had a feeling things wouldn't be so simple
"Ok" I say simply before leaving the brothers to stand alone. I could feel their eyes on me and purposely kept walking till I reached my friends.
End of flashback
"So where are you and the Ripper going on your date?" Kol asked as he stood in the door way of my bedroom and playful look on his features. "If Nic knew about this, he would flip from what I heard they were inseparable back in the 20's"
I gave him a look he had been referring to Stefan as the ripper quite a few times and it was on the tip of my tongue to ask why but I had a feeling I wouldn't like his answer, so I shrugged my shoulders and kept it moving. "For the last time it is not a date- we are just,"
"Getting to know each other, blah, blah, blah." Kol says rather bored. He kicks off his post in the door and walks over to me. "You do know that we have a bet going on between us." Kol says a grin on his lips.
I turn to look at Melissa who shrugs her shoulders. "Seriously your betting on me now, is this some excuse to like one up each other because you can seriously just admit you may like each other." I say causing his smile to drop. Melissa suddenly finds interesting about the magazine she's read one too many times.
I look between the two of them and decided to finish getting ready. Kol and Melissa were probably a lost cause but since I had already married someone I didn't love, and I had a Salvatore situation that was practically written in the stars. Now I just wanted to see someone find love, because at this point in my life I didn't think it would happen to me.
"Is it weird that I'm nervous?" I asked Melissa while looking at her through the reflection of the mirror. Today was the day that I was going on my non date with Stefan and to be honest. I felt weird about it. For starters I was married and despite my feelings about Klaus or perhaps lack of feelings for Klaus, a vow was a vow.
"Nope." Melissa says sprawled out on my bed. "What's weird is that your still wearing your wedding ring," she says eyeing the ring on my left hand.
I look down at the wedding band. Klaus had surprised me the day of our wedding by giving it to me. Klaus had said that he had designed the ring himself, which probably meant that whomever he had create the ring was working hard because we got married within a blink of an eye. To be honest I wasn't expecting much in the ring department simply because I had expected a clutter free alliance, which wasn't what I had gotten. "How about we talk about something else?" I say my eyes land on the box that was located in the corner, the same box that Klaus had practically shoved into my room the other night.
It seems Melissa has spotted the elegantly wrapped present as well. "On second thought, maybe we should continue to talk about your husband, and the fact that he likes you...like really likes you."
Silently I retrieved the box from the closet to which Mel raises her eyebrows at me.
"Klaus wanted to give me something before he went in search of his brother." I say deciding I might as well open it up, since I never knew when he would return. I pulled out the note first and despite myself I had looked over the wonderful penmanship. Thinking of you had been the simple words scribbled down, opening the box I let out a gasp. Well that certainly changes things.
We lock eyes and it's like Melissa knows that I have to get my mind off of what Klaus has done because if I think about it, then I might have to really consider the fact that my husband might be in love with me.
Wordlessly Melissa closes the box up and leans against the vanity. "So lets talk about your date with Stefan." She had loved her friend dearly and had thought that getting to know her guardians was a good idea, but she couldn't help but think that Bonnie might get herself in over her head, and in that occurrence she would be more then happy to take one of the many suitors that were vying for the attention of the great Bonnie Bennett off of her friends plate. Preferably the grey-eyed vampire.
I send her a look and immediately interrupt her. "It's not a date." I say my voice coming out in a shriek. I wasn't going on a date with my guardian. I was only getting to know him. And if it were a date I would feel awkward because in dreamland I had canoodled with his brother, and I wasn't the kind of girl that went between men, brothers at that.
"Really?" she questions. "Is that why you're dressed like that? She says causing me to look down at my outfit. Stefan had requested that I dress for the outdoors so I'm wearing a pair of cut off jean shorts that are a bit on the shorter side, but not too short that my ass was hanging out. I topped the jean cutoffs with a white tank top.
I flip her the bird. My eyes soon drift over to the gift Klaus had boldly left for me. "Melissa." I say and we she soon puts her arm around me.
"I know Bons, I know." she say tilted her head as well.
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Stefan Salvatore whistled as he put the last of his things into the trunk of the Range Rover. He had many plans for the day where Bonnie was concerned. He wanted to make sure she felt comfortable and get to know her. After all she was the girl that had to spend the better half of immortal life as a witch with him and his brother and he wanted nothing more then to put her mind at ease. Of course he knew that Bonnie would probably float in and out his life, the same way Damon had done so, but for right now, everything was still fresh and new with the young witch and he wanted to know everything about her. He knew that when things came to he and his brother sometime they could get intense to say the least but really they had just wanted to take care of the girl who was now supposed to be their world.
He could never fathom what weight Bonnie Bennett felt as she was supposed to change the supernatural world and she was only eighteen years old. Not only was she supposed to have ties to he and his brother but she had also found herself in a dangerous relationship with Klaus and for that alone he wanted to do something, take her mind of what the future could bring.
And that was why he was going to take her hiking. He planned on showing her the spot he went too when the world felt like it was crashing down around him. Maybe it would give her solace the way it had given him, and in the meantime as the hiked they could learn to depend on each other.
He threw in the last bit of things, some water two backpacks and snacks in case she got hungry when he felt the looming presence of his brother. "What do you want Damon?" he asked not bothering to send a look in his direction.
The blue-eyed vampire put his finger to his chin. "Are you granting wishes now?" pause. "Lets see, I want a yo yo. I want world peace and most of all I really want to know what love is." he cracks a grin. "Do you think you can help me with any of that St. Stefan?" he asked an edge to his voice.
Standing to his full height he turns to see his brother wide blue eyes and an annoyed look on his features and he cant help but grin. For once he was in a good mood and he wouldn't let Damon ruin this moment for him. "I'll make sure to bring you back a yo, yo, tonight." he says as they stand looking at one another eyes blazing.
Damon squints in the direction of his brother, Stefan was so freaking happy and he had great reason to. Stefan had a date with Bonnie, after winning that epic coin toss, and now he would be left all alone to wonder just what the fuck was happening between his witch, their witch and his brother. "Your loving this, loving that you get to take her out first, show your sensitive side." He grits out. "You'll play the sensitive card, tell her all about your woos, its so hard being a vampire with a heart." He says pausing as Stefan dares to chuckle at his expense. "It may work on all the other girls but Bonnie, she needs spice, and fire and everything that you're not." He says before taking a sip out of his glass.
Stefan bites his lip for a moment. "You do realize that this isn't a competition."
"Everything is a competition dear brother." He says cooly.
Stefan once again shakes his head. It would always be like this when it came to him and his brother. They had a rivalry that wouldn't end and even when they weren't competing they were competing. It was insane but it was who they were. "Need I remind you that you've already spent time with Bonnie alone, or did that dream invasion slip your mind?" he questioned and that was when Damon had smiled.
"Ah the dream, it was epic Stefan, and if you hadn't interrupted, the things I would have done to her..." he says pausing for effect. "The things she would have let me do to her." He says licking his lips for an added effect and smirked when he saw frustration run across the brooding forehead of his brother.
Having had enough Stefan did the only thing that had ever shut his brother up. He walked away. As he made his way over to the car he heard the whisper of his brother claiming that it was game on.
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I had never been the type of girl that had adored presents or needed presents at all. In fact like most girls I loved gifts but I thought it had to come with a meaning behind it. I didn't want someone to buy me stuff just to buy me something because money was money and although it made the world go round it didn't make too much of a difference to me. However I loved things that people had made with heart and soul. If you could paint, paint something beautiful, if you could write a poem, write me a poem because I would cherish it. But the one thing I loved the most was a man that could use his hands to build because there was something so, manly about that aspect of building something, and Klaus had done just that for me.
Peering into the large box, my eyes had widened like saucers at the sight in front of me. It had appeared that Klaus had hand crafted something similar to a doll house. However, the house was my house back in Harmony. I felt silent tears fall down my face at the mere sight of the house. It had meant the world to me. That was the place that I had grown up in and although it was also the place where I had died, it held memories that I would forever cherish.
I felt two arms envelop me in a hug a hug as we silently looked at the house. "I guess I should give Klaus more credit, it appears there may be more to him then it seems." Melissa whispers in my ear and I nod silently with her. Magically I clear room on my night stand for the house Klaus built me and smile when I look at it. Maybe I needed to give Klaus credit to, after all he was there for me when my guardians were missing in action.
All too soon the sound of the doorbell disturbs the silence that we've fallen under and alarmed we look at each other.
"It can't be!" I say alarmed.
"It better not be!" Melissa echos.
Within a blink of an eye were bounding the stairs and I nearly stumble at the sight of Stefan standing at the door with Kol who is wearing a look of surprise on his features. I caught eyes with him and he quickly recovered. I guess he too was surprised by his brothers actions which spoke more volumes more then anything else. As I descend that last step, I find my way over to Stefan who is standing with his hands buried deep into the pockets of his army shorts.
"Hey Stefan." I say offering him a hug and pull back just as quickly.
"Hey." He says almost shyly. "You ready to go?" he asked hands still buried into his pockets.
"Yeah." I smile back. I turn to face Kol and Melissa and send the two of them a weary smile before Stefan suddenly grabs a hold of my hand. Just as we're about to walk out the door Kol uses his vampire speed and zooms in front of us.
Crossing his arm diagonally in the door way. The youngest original speaks. "Now ripper," he sneers. "I hope that you will be on your best behavior with our Bons" he says patting the girls head affectionately. "Because if not I will show you the true meaning of being ripped." He says before grinning.
I grimace and swat Kol playfully. "Thanks Dad." I say with an eye roll before looking to Melissa who smirks. I raise my brows waiting for her to say something and she flashes me a smile.
"Don't do anything I would do." She says sending a wink my way and truly I don't know if she's winking at me or at Stefan. Once again I roll my eyes and tug Stefan out the door.
Once we're out the door Stefan smiles. His grey/green eyes are roaming me and I feel this intense heat rush through me. I felt phantom hands touch me wherever his eyes had roamed and I had a feeling that this whole bonding thing might just be the end of me.
"You ready." He asks after his eyes had roamed over her. She was pretty, very pretty and what made her look more appealing was the fact that Bonnie seemed to be clueless at just how pretty she really was. Silently he had been looking her over since she had appeared in front of him. Her hair had been tied back in a long pony tail offering a delicious view of her neck. In fact when she had walked past him, his senses went on overdrive.. And then there was her clothing selection. He could barely keep his eyes off of her. She had worn a white tank top that was classic and then there were the shorts that were shorter then he would have ever imagined. He had gotten a good glimpse of her legs and he wondered if he were lucky enough, maybe just maybe he would get the sight of a little bit of cheek. One could hope.
"Of course." I say with a grin on my lips. I had just caught Stefan checking me out and again and sent a smirk his way. "Eyes up here buddy!" I say causing Stefan to break out in a full blown grin. It was nice to see him smile.
"I'll remember that next time...buns" he says with yet another grin.
Bring on the good times.
An hour later we were still on the road. However, Stefan had informed me that we were almost to our destination. I didn't mind the car ride though because it gave us a chance to talk about things and so far we had gone over some of our favorite things, such as T.V. shows as well as our favorite music. In fact we had gone over music first and after a big debate over who was better, when it came to bands, we had agreed that it was a tie and as a way to show he was a good sport, he let me choose the music for our car ride.
"Favorite song on the the album?" Stefan asked glancing my way as we pulled off the road. In the back of my mind I knew I should have been a bit nervous about pulling off the main road with a complete stranger but I felt at ease with Stefan and I figured that the witch elders had linked me to him for a reason therefore he wasn't a threat.
I let out a gasp. How could anyone choose just one song off of that album? "The whole album is great, how could you possibly ask me to choose just one." I say scandalized and Stefan lets out a chuckle.
Once the car stops, he looks over at me. "You're kind of nerdy." He says his eyes boring into mine before I know it I've moved closer to him as well a smile on my lips.
"That's what my friends say." I say as I quickly unbuckle my seatbelt. "I guess if I had to choose it would be every song on the album." I say looking over to Stefan. Their was something about that song that was so raw and honest that it spoke to me. "It's honest and I can respect someone who writes from the heart." I say and Stefan gives me this look, where squints for a moment before speaking.
He nodded his head, she was deep, deeper then he would've imagined especially for someone who just turned 18. But then again she wasn't just any girl. "Deep. I'm a music buff too."
I open my mouth to say something but Stefan soon disappears. Before I make it to the trunk, Stefan is already their a smirk on his face. He hands me a backpack and I gladly take it from him and strap it on. "I hope you don't mind hiking, I thought it might be fun and we could use the time in the wilderness to gain trust."
I sent him a smile. "I actually love hiking." I said causing him to gape at me. I rolled my eyes
"I know what your thinking, but nothing gets my blood moving more then good old fashion exercise." I say and bite my lip at the sudden way he's looking at me. I guess blood may not have been the best thing to mention. "Your gonna be ok and all...right?" I asked suddenly feeling self conscious at the way he was looking at me.
"You have nothing to worry about." He says calmly. A cool breeze blows past the two of them and he can smell her, and she smells delicious. "It just means you'll smell even better then you do now."
I feel heat rush to my face and ears. Stefan wasn't the first vampire to tell me I smelled good, I guess if the compliment had been from another human I would blame it on the perfume I wore but with vampires that smelled everything, it was kind of odd. "Thanks I guess." I say trailing off. "Can you tell me what exactly I smell like?" I asked my hands on my hips as I pivot my foot out to the side.
He smirks. "You smell, delectable and you look..."
I quickly cover his mouth with my hand and he dares to stick his tongue out. "You know before I didn't see any resemblance between you and your brother but now I can totally see it, it's in the leer." I say and he chuckles in response.
Soon we're on the move and I'm thankful that I had decided to wear shorts because its hotter then hell out here. I'm also glad that I hadn't worn flip flops or anything because that wouldn't do. Stefan had proved to be an open book, their wasn't a thing I couldn't ask him. He was also very patient and when I needed a break he hadn't hesitated.
I thought his idea was cute a very smart of him, but still very cute. "My turn." I say as we continue to hike through the wooden area. Carefully I dodged a branch that would have smacked me in the face had I been one of those damsels in movies. " Favorite eighties band?" I asked turning to look at Stefan who had stopped dead in his tracks. For the past hour we had talked about everything under the sun, but our conversation had always gone back to music.
He opened his mouth, how could he possibly choose just one. He was a fan of bands that tended to have guitar rifts that were out of this world and lets not forget vocals that were unique and edgy. Poison was a pretty band with catchy songs. "I can never choose between my bands." he says grabbing a hold of her hand to help her up the last rock.
I let out a chuckle and followed Stefan as he led the way. Stefan was like a mountain man when it came to hiking. He knew everything but I guess that had to do with being ancient. When we finally reach the top it's like the wind is nearly knocked out of me. I had never seen something so beautiful in person. And this was a sight to see. We were high enough to see above the trees and peer down at the nearby stream and the great expanse of the horizon.
"Wow" I say with a gasp. The sight before me was beautiful. Mystic Falls was a very beautiful place and on top of this mountain I could see why so many people had flocked here. Being up here, it made me feel free, it was almost like I didn't have the weight of the world on my shoulders and I was thankful for that. "It's beautiful up here." I say as I gaze out at the distance.
Stefan stands next to me he too gazing out at the scenery. I dare to look his way and see that he looks so peaceful so at ease. Gone was his furrowed brow and brooding forehead. He looked free. "I know." He says keeping his eyes foreword. This was the one place he had gone too, when things got tough. He found that being on top of this bluff had helped him think. It also made him feel closer to Elena. "You come up here and it's like everything fades away." He says chancing a look in her direction. She was beautiful, so young and so vibrant and he was sure like most girls her age, who were dealing with the loss of loved ones, was finding it difficult to cope.
I felt eyes on me and looked his way. "Thank you Stefan, for sharing with me this place." I say meaningfully. Taking a step back a find a rock to sit on and Stefan soon joins me though he opts to sit on the ground. I almost laughed at the sight we created, Stefan was somewhat of a mountain man, he was truly into looking around the forest and showing me everything he could on our hike. I could totally see him in the seventies being a camp consular with long hair brown corduroy pants, a tank top baby blue and flip flops. The thought alone had a smile tugging on my lips.
"What's so funny?" he asked as his grey eyes search her face.
"You." I say biting my lip. I let out a chuckle. "You seem to love hiking and I was just picturing you as a camp lead." I say with a giggle and i'm surprised that Stefan smiles at my notion.
He smirked. "So now your fantasizing about me?" he quirked wiggling his eyebrows in a move that was pure Damon.
I open my mouth stunned to finally see the similarities between the two brothers. When I had first met the brothers I had thought they were different as night and day but figured that they had gone together like peanut butter and jelly. "Stop it." I say pushing him slightly. "You sound just like your brother." I say causing Stefan to shift his eyes like I had seen his brother do. It was so creepy.
We both broke out in a fit of giggles and chuckles while we stood side by side. The sight before us was beautiful. It was nice to see the sky painted in different colors from the darkest purple due to the lightest blue.
Silently Stefan rolls out a blanket that is in his backpack. It appeared that lots of people had come up here for hiking trips because some benches were located along the winding trails we had passed to get to where we were.
"How did you find this place?" I ask while sitting back on the blanket Stefan had brought for the two of us. He even brought trail mix and a couple of bottles of water for the two of us, although I guess the water was more for me then for him.
The smile that was on his lips dropped at the thought of how he had found this place. He had been in a dark place and looking for something...anything to save him from himself, and then he had wandered into the woods finding this place. It made him feel good to be so high above, he figured that whenever he got to the top of this mountain he would hold onto the feeling. "I was in a bad place." He says pausing. "I needed something to give me peace and I kind of stumbled upon the place." He admitted while looking down.
I bite my fingernail. When Stefan had first told me about his past with Klaus, I wondered how he had ever came back from something so traumatic. Before I get a chance to speak Stefan speaks as if he could hear my thoughts.
"I was in between being the ripper that had been so long ago and being the man you see now and this place it just, spoke to me." He says meeting her eyes.
"Do you come here all the time?" I asked as a flicker of hurt shoots across his face. I can sense his pain and almost feel it, its sad and consuming.
"Not anymore." he says regretfully. He had always loved coming here as it cleared his mind but the last time he was here was with Elena and today he thought he might try to share a part of himself with Bonnie Bennett. " I used to bring Elena here, when my world got too much for her to bare, or when her world got to be to difficult to bare...we'd come here."
I was surprised at his words and reached out my hand to touch his. "Thank your Stefan, for sharing a part of your world with me" I say with a sad smile.
He smiles a sad smile and soon places his hands on top of hers. The contrast between alabaster and caramel is beautiful. "You're welcome."
I feel an air of electricity around the two of us and bring my hands back to my lap. I wanted to get to know Stefan and in order to do that, I had to get to know the way he loved. By hearing about Elena I would get a better understanding of Stefan. "Tell me about her, what was she like?" I asked as Stefan let out a sigh. His grey eyes gleamed at my mere question.
He rubbed his neck hard and briefly closed his eyes to think about all the words he could say about Elena Gilbert. She was the girl that had put together the broken pieces of him, without even knowing it. She would forever have his heart, and even in her death he could still say that he had loved her almost as if she were still alive. "She was beautiful." He says almost painfully. "But beyond her beauty was this heart of gold. Elena may have made mistakes she may have had her own hangups," he says pausing as he thought about the situation he had found himself in with the woman he loved and his brother. Elena had loved them both, he knew that now. She was also selfless and selfish at the same time, her inability to make a clear decision had plagued them near the end, but at the heart of everything- he still loved her. "But she loved openly and freely...she loved even if it hurt her." He said looking up to meet forest green eyes. Their was something about Bonnie that was so warm and so inviting. He couldn't quite but his finger on it, maybe it was because she had known his pain, she too had recently lost people she had loved and it was difficult to breathe,
"She sounds wonderful Stefan," I say as he reaches out to stroke my hand his thumb is dancing along my knuckles. "I wish I had gotten the chance to meet her." I say as his eyes gleam once again.
"She would like you." He says pausing. "I bet the two of you would have been the best of friends." He says looking out at the horizon yet again.
I tilt my head to the side to get my bangs out of my eyes and lick my lips. Stefan seemed so tortured, so hurt it was a sad thing to see. I knew he was thinking about Elena, you could feel it- just like you could feel his hurt. "You know, I bet she knows you're thinking about her, in fact I would go as far to say as if she might be looking down at you when you look up to the sky for her."
He let out a tiny breath. "You're sweet." He says reaching out to touch her cheek then removing it quickly. They had talked about him for what had seemed like hours, it was time he started to ask the questions. "How about we talk about you, why don't you tell me about yourself."
I stood up and found myself walking to the edge of the bluff and looking out at the horizon. Their wasn't much to talk about with me. I was an eighteen-year old immortal witch, who had lost her family and gained another family at the same time. "Nothing to tell." I say with my back to him.
I can feel something shift inside of me and I know that Stefan knows that there is more to my story. He soon stands behind me and places his hand on my shoulder. I hadn't cried about what had happen, in fact I had refused to cry. It was easier for me to pretend that everything was okay.
"I can tell you what I see when I look at you. I see a girl that has had to grow up faster then she expected. I see a girl who is selfless to her own wants and needs so much that she was willing to marry someone she doesn't love, to protect those of her small town." he says his hand still resting on her shoulder. "That is what I see...what I think, why don't you tell me something you haven't told anyone else."
I feel tears brim in my eyes but they fail to escape. Stefan has a way of talking to you that is so calmly that it breaks down at the walls you've built up. "Sometimes I wish I could turn off the hurt." I say tripping on my words. "Because the feeling I have is like being broken, and shattered into a million tiny pieces and I wonder if I'll ever be the same." I say turning to Stefan. "What if I forget them, what if after living for one hundred years my family is a distant memory?" I question as Stefan bends down to be eye level with me.
"You'll never forget them Bonnie, just as they will never forget you." he says before crushing the tiny girl in a hug. It was then that he heard tiny cries, and it was the saddest thing he had ever heard.
BB-SS-DS
After my mini meltdown we had headed back to the Salvatore manor a soaking mess. The weather had changed dramatically from being blazing hot, to being blazing hot with rain. Stefan thought that maybe my emotions were having an effect on the weather, I thought he was crazy. Lucky for me, I had packed my backpack with extra clothes in case of an emergency and Stefan had been nice enough to let me use the quest shower.
Coming down the stairs I was hit with the smell of something delicious cooking. Following the delicious aroma I found none other then Damon Salvatore cooking up a storm.
"Their she is, I thought you might have to join you in order to get you out of the bathroom." he says before going over to his task. When Bonnie and Stefan had arrived home wet from the rain he had instantly felt like a jealous boyfriend which was not the case. He didn't want to be her boyfriend, he just wanted to screw her. However he couldn't help but notice the ease that had settled between Bonnie and Stefan. They were definitely closer.
I gave him a look, I would have fried his brain before he had the chance to step foot in the shower with me, I didn't care if it were his house or not. "Where's Stefan?" I ask sliding onto the barstool that was located in the kitchen.
For his part he tried not to grit his teeth at the mention of his brother. His wild blue eyes looked her way as he took in her appearance. She wore simple blue bermuda shorts and a striped blue and white shirt, while her hair was piled high above her head in a messy bun.
"Why? Don't tell me you already missing him." he say forgetting the pot of pasta sauce that was on the stove. He walked over to her with a purpose and stopped only when he was inches away from her. He placed his hands on either side of the island boxing her in the bar stool she sat upon, as a seed if jealousy was planted.
I gave him a peculiar look and blinked my eyes at his actions. I was beginning to think that I would never understand the elder Salvatore brother and his logic. I had asked about Stefan because Stefan was the person who was going to take me home, not because I was itching for another moment with Stefan. " You sound like jealous boyfriend." I rapt out causing blue eyes to suddenly roll. I watch as Damon suddenly gets the notion that trying to box me into my seat isn't such a good idea.
He lets out a scuff. "Huh you wish." he says as offhandedly as possibly.
I narrow my eyes his way and hop off the stool. "I guess I'll leave you to continue to cook for your date." I say turning on my heel and walking out of the kitchen. I could always call Kol to come and pick me up, since Stefan was currently indisposed. I'm halfway through the living room when suddenly a voice is nipping in my ear, as Damon sneaks his hand around my waist in an attempt to keep me in place.
"Is that jealousy I hear in your voice?" Damon quirked a slight smirk teasing his lips. "I thought I proved in our dream that you're the only girl I want." he says a sly shit eating grin adorning his features.
I had felt my cheeks redden and mentally cursed. It was freaking bad enough that we had shared a dream together. I turn around in his arms and face him. "I'm a married woman, why would I ever be jealous of anything that you do in your spare time?" I say and he actually chuckles.
He cracks a grin. She was quick on her feet and with her mouth, it was something that was admirable about her. "Dance with me." he says suddenly a thought coming to his mind.
I look his way, trying to figure out what kind of game he was playing. "No." I say only to be gripped tighter in his arms, I rose an eyebrow as he quirked one of his own.
Before I know it, Damon has clapped his hands and the music has come on,smooth sultry sounds erupt through the speakers. Our eyes meet and soon we're dancing to the music in the most seductive dance I've ever taken part of. All too soon the song has ended leaving me and Damon to look at each other and its then that I realize I need to go.
"Bonnie" Damon calls and despite myself I stop myself from flying out the door.
"Good night, Damon." I say before flinging open the door to reveal Stefan.
We look at each other and soon he nods his head before taking me home.
KM
He had been busy all day with his witches searching for Katherine, she was good, very good but he was far better- he would find her and when he found her he'd give her two options either destroy the budding relationship the Salvatore brothers had with Bonnie, or she could die. He knew Katherine could never say no, to being with her Salvatore brothers and in the end, she'd make the right choice.
With a glass in hand he walks over to the window and lets the voice message play yet again.
"Hey Klaus its me...I just wanted to thank you for everything...the dollhouse it meant a lot to me." pause. "I hope everything is okay with you...be careful okay, I know your super hybrid and all but I think if something was to happen to you- your family would miss you."
Bonnie, had called him and in her own way, she was beginning to thaw out to him. The recreation of her childhood home, had seemed to do the trick. He looked down at his wedding ring, soon his marriage would be real and once it became real for her nobody would dare to try and tear the two of them apart...he wouldn't let them.