Instead of studying for my final tomorrow I wrote this enjoy.

leni18 Bonnie is gonna stick around the boarding house for a while so don't worry just yet *WinkyFace*.

Damon hated the first night. The kids would usually be okay when they had activities to do, but bedtime was a different story. The kids didn't have much to do as they tried to fall asleep, beside think. Most of them thought about their families and if they were ever going see them again. Damon thought about his mom at night. She never stopped believing he and Isobel were still alive. He kept newspaper clippings and reports that mentioned her or Isobel.

Damon could clearly remember his first night in this house. Alaric and Zachary Salvatore beat his ass so bad it hurt to breathe. He remember that pain more than anything else. Isobel took care of him all night and she song to him in Italian like their mom used to. He wasn't afraid like the other kids. He was pissed that he couldn't protect his sister. That was the one thing a brother should be able to do and he failed.

"Hey can you go check on Peter," Damon said to Tyler as he handed him a tiny espresso mug with a little hot chocolate in it.

"How about I go check on Bonnie and you deal with Peter and Mia," Tyler proposed with a smile.

Damon thought that was the worst idea in the history of ever. "How about you do what I tell you or go stay at the Mikealsons' with Stefan and Caroline."

"You're a big fat meanie," Tyler said as he bumped shoulders with Damon on purpose.

"Act your age not your shoe size."

Damon composed himself and walked into Mia's room. She was pretending to be asleep so Damon sat the mug on her nightstand. He caressed her hair then tickled her tummy.

"Stop," she begged in a fit of musical laughter.

"I was just making sure you were alive there," Damon said. "How come you're still awake?"

"I miss mommy," she whispered.

"It's okay, sometimes I miss my mommy too," Damon smiled. "You wanna know what helps me when I do?"

"What?" Mia asked as she sat up.

"Hot chocolate," Damon said giving her the mug. "It reminds me of how sweet and warm my mom is. And how sweet and warm it was to be home, and how sweet and warm I want this place to be for you guys," Damon said making her smile. "Do you think it's sweet and warm here like the hot chocolate?"

"I don't know," Mia shrugged that was the typical answer he would get.

"Well I hope you figure it out soon okay," Damon smiled. "You should get some sleep, because we have a lot of fun things to do tomorrow."

Okay," Mia smiled and hugged Damon. He didn't expect her to do that, but he made sure to squeeze her back. "Thank you Damon."

"You're welcome Mia," Damon said as he tucked her in. When he reached the door he turned back to her and said, "Goodnight tesora."

"Goodnight."

Damon walked by Bonnie's door and placed his ear to it. He could hear faint crying and didn't know if he should intrude or not. Worst case scenario he could get his head chewed off again, or he could get another inappropriate boner. Then again they did have a moment a little bit ago. Damon mull over his options for a moment or two and decided to check on her in the morning.

He went through his normal nightly routine and lit the candles at his alter. He bent over and kissed his icon of the blessed virgin and prayed. He always asked god for the same three things; faith, mercy, and peace of mind. That was all he needed in life, and he figured that was why he did what he did with a smile. He had faith in god that he'd protect the kids that left the boarding house. He knew god would have mercy on him for being a member of this family and a part of this at times cruel business. And he hoped that one day he'd be able to live with himself.

Mia was the first to wake so Damon enlisted her help with breakfast. He needed to teach the kids everyday tasks, because there was no telling what they were going to be used for when they left. He knew most of them would go to good homes and families that would treat them right, but on the off chance they didn't he wanted the kids to be prepared. "Have you ever made breakfast before?" Damon asked Mia as he held her up to the sink so she could wash her hands.

"I made cereal once, but I wasted the milk on accident," she frowned.

"Well, now you know the importance of being careful, and you're going to be really careful now on, right?" Damon asked.

"Yep," she agreed as she nodded her head. "Do you have a wife?"

"No I don't have a wife," Damon said knowing Mia was starting to feel comfortable with him by her constant need to question.

"You should get one, than you won't have to cook," Mia smiled.

"How do you know that?" Damon laughed.

"That's why my daddy got a wife. She cooks for him and washes his clothes and they kiss a lot." Mia said.

"What about your mommy doesn't she do all of that?" Damon asked.

"She used to, but she died. She got bad stuff on her chest so they cut it off, but that didn't help," she said.

Damon guessed her mom had breast cancer and died from it. Kids knew a lot no matter if they could express it or not. "I'm sorry to hear about your mom."

"It's okay. Kelsey said she is in heaven now with Binx," she smiled as she helped him stir the pancake mix.

"Who's Kelsey and Binx?" Damon asked.

"Binx is our cat he got hit by Phoebe Toller's car. She's mean."

"Who's Kelsey?" Damon asked as he helped her pour spoon full on the griddle.

"My sister, she cried a lot at night like Bonnie," Mia said as she watched the pancakes. "Look they have bubbles."

"That's what happens with the heat." Damon didn't know Mia could hear Bonnie crying. "You heard Bonnie crying last night?" he asked.

"No but she cried a lot in the van. She wiped her face a lot like she was crying." Damon gave her the spatula and helped her flip the pancakes over.

"You did a really good job," Damon said as he high-fived Mia.

Bonnie never came down for breakfast so Damon decided to take her plate upstairs to her. "Tyler show them how to wash their plates and scrub the griddle," Damon said.

"Sure, but can we go swimming today?" Tyler asked.

"You do know this isn't a summer camp?" Damon asked. Sometimes he wasn't sure why Tyler insisted on working in the business. He always got too attached to the kids and never did what he was told. Then again that was why Damon liked Tyler and why he trusted him the most. Beside his brother Stefan, Tyler was the most caring with the kids.

"I know but there isn't much work for them to do here, Martha Stewart," Tyler shrugged.

"Whatever, just make sure the dishes get done?"

Damon knocked on Bonnie's door and he heard her moan in agony. Damon rushed over to her side and sat the plate and cup on the night stand. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing," Bonnie said as she sat up in bed. "I'll be okay."

Damon knew a lie when he heard one and that most defiantly was one. Damon put the back of his hand to her for head. "You're a little warm," Damon said as he examined her face. She didn't look flush, just annoyed.

"I'm going to be okay Damon you can leave now," Bonnie ordered.

"Actually I can't leave until I'm certain you're okay. Right now I'm not so sure," Damon said with a sarcastic smile.

"I," Bonnie started and stopped. It was none of his business what was happening to her.

"I have nothing to do all day I could just wait here forever," he smiled. "It's all up to you."

"A week or two before my period I get cramps," she sighed. "I'm going to be okay."

Damon knew periods sucked, but they really weren't prepared for the event that Bonnie got her period anytime soon. She would also need clothes because Caroline's wouldn't fit her right. "How about this. Make a list of things you'll need like food, tampons, toiletries and I'll send Tyler out to get them. And don't forget clothes," Damon said getting a pad and pen from in the nightstand draw. "Please be specific because Ty's a little slow."

"Okay," Bonnie said making her list when another camp came on. Bonnie held her breath and scrunched her face.

"You got another one?" Damon asked.

"Yeah I'm ok," Bonnie sighed.

"Lay on your side facing the wall," Damon directed her.

"I"-

"Just trust me," Damon demanded. [Cherrybee1]

"Fine," Bonnie grumbled and complied. Then she felt his cold hands touch her. "What are you doing your hands are freezing?"

"I'm helping you now lay still and shut up." Damon messaged her lower back trying to ease the pain. He made a fits and worked it gently in the small of her back. "Is it better?" Damon asked.

Bonnie could get used to this she never thought to message her back to help with her cramps before. She wish someone taught her that a long time ago. "It's getting better," Bonnie agreed.

"That's good I'll get you a hot towel and some Motrin," Damon said as he stopped. "If you go in the room right across the hall my sister will have something you can wear for now, and you can use her shower."

"Thank you," Bonnie said.

"Just doing my job," Damon said taking the notepad and leaving with it. Damon went down the hall and descended the backstairs to the kitchen. "Hey, Tyler I need you to go to the store and get this stuff for Bonnie."

"But you said we could go swimming," Tyler said as he took the list, "Tampons come on," he yelled.

"What are tampons?" Peter asked.

"They're what you use to buy food at the supermarket," Mia said.

Both Damon and Tyler couldn't help but laugh. "I wish you were right Mimi," Tyler said as he left.

Bonnie finally convinced Damon to go swimming with them. He looked really good without a shirt, she had to admit. He was a little on the pale side, but he looked good none the less. "Hey, Bonnie look at what I can do," Peter said as he jumped in the pool over Mia's head.

"Peter that's not safe to do," Damon yelled at him. "Get out right now," he ordered.

"He didn't mean anything by it and they're fine, don't be mean."

Damon turned his attention to Bonnie who was sitting pool side with her feet in the water. "Don't tell me how to discipline my kids," Damon yelled.

"You're not disciplining them your scaring them with that freaky bogeyed look," Bonnie yelled.

"Is that right?" he yelled back.

Bonnie got up and met his intense gaze. "Yeah it is," Bonnie yelled.

"I don't care what you think"-

"I don't think I know and I know you're"-

"Where is she," a tall blonde said as she came into the backyard. She was wearing a long sundress and Armani shades. "Hi, I'm Caroline," she said as she hugged Bonnie.

"Hi," Bonnie said as she awkwardly stood there.

Damon couldn't help but feel bad for Bonnie not everyone was accustomed to being hugged every five minutes. "Okay Care what do you want?" Damon asked.

Caroline took off her shades so she could examine Bonnie. This was going to be the best makeover ever. It had been years since there was another girl in the boarding house the last one was Elena and she was starting to get repetitive. "I think we're gonna be best friends," Caroline said as she dragged Bonnie over to the backdoor and into the kitchen.

"Tyler, bring the Macy's bags in here," Caroline ordered.

"You're its sister," Bonnie said with a deep sigh.

Caroline laughed. "Unfortunately, it seems that way. It's been so long since I've had someone I can hang out with," Caroline sighed.

"What about Rebekah and Elena?" Tyler asked as he brought in the huge Macy's bags.

"They bore me, and they're evil when they're together," Caroline said as she pulled out a long peacock colored dress. "This is going to look wonderful on you, and tomorrow we can go to Gloria's spa."-

"Tomorrow Bonnie is going to be here and she's not leaving the grounds until it's time for her to be transferred," Damon said coming into the kitchen. "Tyler keep an eye on them."

"It's a good thing I wore my trunks to the mall."

"There has to be something wrong with that kid," Damon said as he walked over to the kitchen table and sat next to Caroline. "How much did you spend today?"

"They're necessities," Caroline said as Damon picked up a bag and looked through it.

"You really need forty pairs of panties?" Damon questioned.

"It's all for Bonnie genius," Caroline said. Damon grabbed a couple of bags that were in his way and gave them to Bonnie. "That one's mine, that one too," Caroline said making Damon glare at her. "The rest of it is for Bonnie. Scouts honor."

"I can't take all of this," Bonnie said looking through the bags. She only expect a bra or two and a pack of Joe Boxer hipsters. What Caroline got her was far more than she imagined. Dresses, jeggings, flip-flops, the cutest camis ever, and Dior sunglasses.

"You deserve it, you're too old to be here and I bet Mason made a mistake, it wouldn't be"-

"Caroline," Damon said giving her a warning look.

"I'm just saying." She shrugged.

"Well, stop," he said tilting his head towards Bonnie.

It was against the rules to bad talk the system and each other in front of the slave. That made it easier for them to bridge a separation in the traffickers. "A house divided," Damon said.

"Mason's still a moron," she mumbled under her breath.

"Bonnie do you have everything you need?" Damon asked her in an attempt to get Caroline off the topic.

"Yes," Bonnie said being quieter than Damon was used to. If he knew all it took was Caroline to shut her up he would have dropped her off at the Mikaelsons' last night. "Thank you Caroline."

"You can call me Care everyone does," Caroline said smiling at Bonnie. "I'm going to take good care of you I promise," Caroline smiled.

"She's not a toy," Damon cautioned his overzealous sister.

"I know that," she said never taking her eyes off of Bonnie. Damon could see the wheels in her head turning. This was how things started with Elena. First Caroline started treating her like family, than Stefan, and soon everyone was fawning over Elena like she was a new member of the family. Than shit hit the fan when it was time for her to leave. Stefan had fallen in love with her, and demanded that they withdraw from the offer. Long story short Elena's still here. "She deserves to look good it might help business. Look at those eyes we need to highlight them they're gorgeous," she said pulling out an eyeshadow palette and moving next Bonnie.

"We can totally layer your hair too," Damon said in a mocking voice. Bonnie was amazed at how much he sounded like Caroline.

"Seriously?" Caroline said as she finished Bonnie's makeup.

Caroline was a genius when it came to enhancing one's beauty. Giuseppe claimed she got it from her mother. He said she could bring the beauty out of the ugliest creatures. Damon often wondered what happened to him in that case. "You look great," Tyler said tracking water into the house.

"Go back outside before I kill you," Damon yelled.

"Okay mom," Tyler said going back out.

"Dad you asshole," Damon yelled after him.

"You too should get married," Caroline said with on a soft sigh.

"I thought he was your side piece," Damon teased.

"I didn't mean that," Caroline said nudging her head in Bonnie's direction.

"That is highly unlikely," Damon snorted.

"Bonnie could you get Tyler a towel from my bathroom?" Caroline asked.

"Err um-sure," Bonnie shrugged and went upstairs.

Caroline listened and made sure she was out of ear shot. "She's beautiful, and you'll never meet the right girl in this stupid town," Caroline whined.

"Do you really want to go down this road again? Was Elena not lesson enough?" Damon asked. He was clearly disappointed in Caroline for going at this again. "You never learn do you?"

"Damon she's not going anywhere anytime soon, so why not get to "know" her better," Caroline said using air quotes.

"Shut up," Damon warned.

"Tell me honestly that what I'm saying is farfetched."

"She hates me and the fact that she's here. We kidnapped her Caroline, that's what we do. We take people, than we sell them. We don't keep them," Damon yelled. "You, Tyler, and Stefan need to remember that."

"You like her," Caroline said sitting back in her seat with her arms crossed. "That's why you're being so defensive, because I'm right like I always am."

"How can you be right I've known her for what two days," Damon said. "And for the majority of that time I wanted to kill her."

"That's the type of girl you're into. Like Rebekah," she said with a disgusted face.

"Rebekah isn't my girlfriend," Damon objected.

"Tyler isn't my boyfriend," Caroline added.

"Can we let this go?"

"Only if I can take Bonnie and Mia to Gloria's tomorrow," she smiled.

"Did you just sucker me?" Damon asked catching on to her.

"Yes or no?"

"Fine but Mia stays Mason is coming to get her soon and I need to make sure she'll be okay where ever she's placed tomorrow," Damon said.

"Okay, I"- Caroline stared but Bonnie was coming back. "Good news Bon we're going to the spa tomorrow the warden is letting you lose," Caroline cheered.

"Brief her on the rules while I check on the children," Damon said snatching the towel from Bonnie and bumping shoulders with her.

"I can't stand Damon he's always walking around here like he's some kind of superhero and he thanks I should just worship him for what he did this morning, when truth is I didn't even ask for his help," Bonnie said in one breath. Caroline just blankly stared at her. "I'm sorry, hateful Damon moment is over now."

"He only teases the people he likes," Caroline smiled.

"Well I wonder how he treats people he doesn't like?" Bonnie asked.

"Trust me you don't want to be on my brother's shit list, he's a hot blooded Italian male."

"Thanks for talking to him for me, and getting all this stuff," Bonnie smiled.

Caroline knew more than she should, about Bonnie and why she was here, but she was going to make the best out of this opportunity. They need more girls in the family. Rebekah and Elena had become extremely close since Stefan moved in to the Mikaelson Mansion, and she wanted to be close to someone like that. All her life she wanted a sister to have the type of bond Stefan and Damon had. Yes, they all loved and cared for each other, but she had always been the odd man out, and now that was going to change. "How are you adjusting else wise?"

"I still want to go home and see my family if that's what you mean?" Bonnie said. "I know you guys are trying to do the best with what you have"-

"We don't really have a choice in the matter."

"Care there's always a choice," Bonnie objected.

"It would seem that way wouldn't it?" Caroline wondered aloud.

"I can see that you guys are really nice and all, but it doesn't excuse what you do," Bonnie said.

"Do you know about Peter and Mia, their lives before we took them?" Caroline asked. "Mia's mom died a couple years ago and her dad refused to take her and her sister in, because his wife wanted to remold the house and didn't want to take care of two little girls too. Their dad completely turned his back on them so they had to live with their mother's brother who is an alcoholic that beats them and barely feeds them. Peter has been sexually abused by his mother ever night since he was five, and no one does anything about it. We don't send these kids to bad places, we take them from bad pleases."

Bonnie could see why Caroline thought what they were doing was a good thing, but it wasn't. No matter their parents' wrongs the kids obviously missed them, so could it have been that bad. "Caroline they're so afraid to be here how can you say this is better?"

"Come here," Caroline said taking her to the sliding glass door. "Do they look unhappy to you?" Caroline smiled at Damon and Tyler who were tossing Mia around in the pool while Peter tried to catch her. "Those are happy kids, and I know that this moment is one that they'll cherish forever."

"Was that how it was for Damon?" Bonnie asked.

"What?" Caroline asked shocked that Bonnie knew Damon was trafficked.

"He told me he knew how I felt so I assumed he didn't grow up like this," she said.

"I'm not allowed to talk to you about that, it's Damon's past to share with you if he chooses."

"I understand."

"Damon wasn't supposed to be here, but I'm glad it happened. He's my brother in every way that counts and even though he's overbearing and a little mean I know it's because he loves me," Caroline said. "I hope I can say the same for you one day soon."

"Care can you start dinner?" Damon said drying himself off. "I'm going to get them ready to eat," Damon said turning to the kids. "Go to your rooms and get changed," Damon said directing them upstairs.

"Wanna help me Bon?" Caroline asked as she opened the fridge.

"Sure," Bonnie said looking into the refrigerator for the first time. Each shelf was labeled with a day of the week and Ingredients were lined up for the meals on that day. "Did Damon do this?" she asked.

"Yep, he has since forever," Tyler said. "I think he's OCD, like really bad."

"That's my brother you're talking about," Caroline warned.

"You never let me forget that sweetheart," Tyler fake smiled at her. "I'm gonna shower," he said.

"Fine leave use to make a huge meal with no help."

"I love you too," Tyler said giving Caroline a kiss.

Damon insisted on taking the girls to Gloria's Spa so he could keep them out of trouble. It was always risky taking new people out in town, especially because he didn't have a TV and didn't know if anyone in town would recognize them. "Come on you'll love it here," Caroline said jumping out of Damon's Camaro.

"Whatever you say Care," Bonnie smiled at the bubbly blonde.

"Caroline, Damon," the tall receptionist greeted. "Is this the friend you were talking about?"

"Yes. Bree this is Bonnie, Bonnie this is Bree, she's Gloria's daughter," Caroline said as they shook hands.

"It's always nice to meet one of Caroline's friends. I'll take you guys back for your messages," Bree said.

"What?" Damon asked.

Caroline might have told him they were just going to get haircuts and maybe their nails done. "It's a package for two its way cheaper that way," Caroline said with a smile.

"How long does this package for two take Bree?"

"Three hours usually," she informed him.

"See you in three hours," Caroline said linking arms with Bonnie and rushing her away.

"Damn it," Damon mumbled.

"Is that my favorite Salvatore?" Gloria asked as she came to the reception desk.

"Hey," Damon smiled. "You look younger," he smiled.

"Are you flirting with me?" Gloria accused.

"Me? I'd never dream of it," he said with a wink.

"You better slow your fast self down before you run throw every girl in Henry. Hell you'll be stuck marrying some old nothing like me if you're not careful," Gloria laughed.

"I'm not getting married anytime soon, so it doesn't really matter does it?"

"It should matter you're reaching that age Damon when girls are gonna start questioning why you don't have anyone. Then let's see how many of them start flocking to your bed after that."

"Come on Gloria you've got me all wrong," Damon laughed.

"I'm sure I don't. You don't hear those little fast hussies talk about you but I do. I know things about Damon and it's time you slow down and settle down."

"And here I thought my mom was dead," Damon frowned.

"You know your momma was my best friend,"-

"And you promised her that you'd look out for us-all of us so that means me too," I know the story, and how I was the chosen one out of all the other kids running in and out of the boarding house," Damon sighed.

"Then you know that she wouldn't be happy with what you're doing to yourself. You live isolated from the world unless you're trying to be attached to a girl by the hip for a hot second. She'd want more for you, you deserve it."

"What do you think I should do, walk up to a girl and say hey I kidnap kids for a living and sell them to the highest bidder, do you want to marry me?" Damon whispered sarcastically.

"No but you'll find someone that will be worth walking away from all of this," Gloria said.

"Giuseppe isn't going to let us leave. Stefan tried with Elena and he can stay at the Mikaelsons' all he wants despite how much he wants to get out he can't," Damon said.

"You'll figure it out soon enough," Gloria said. "There's always a way out, there's always a choice."

"Not for us."