Chapter Forty- Seven: To Keep A Promise

"Bonnie and Kai are sitting on a tree"

"Oh, come on."

" G. Hahahaha, you should see your face, Bonnie." Caroline laughed through the camera of her laptop and Bonnie only rolled her eyes at her best friend on the other end that happened to think that today, after weeks of telling her about her and Kai, making fun of her was a good idea. Maybe it had to do with the fact that she had finally admitted to someone that her not so harmless admiration of Kai had grown into full grown love. After carrying it around with herself for a little more than a week now, she had finally crumbled under Caroline's intense interrogation.

It had actually been liberating to get this out. All the times she had been secretly gazing at him without him noticing her heart would swell and she would feel like her chest was going to explode. But of course she couldn't tell him how she felt, at least not yet. It's only been a few weeks after his mother's death and the start of their relationship. No sane person would tell the other the three major words within the first few weeks, especially when they knew that the beloved was known for having some troubles with these kind of emotions. She would only end up scaring him off.

Now that Caroline knew, she could at least talk to someone about it. That means, if she ever stopped laughing.

"Are you done?" Bonnie asked in mock-annoyance.

"Just a second." Caroline breathed in heavily and placed one hand dramatically on her chest. "Alright, now I'm good."

"Wanna tell me what was so funny about my feelings for Kai?" Bonnie asked and looked a little more serious then she intended to.

Caroline sighed. "Sorry, I wasn't laughing at your feelings, I was just thinking about all those times you used to swoon over him when you were in middle school and how often you have already told me that you loved him. All those times before I never really thought that one day you might actually feel this for him for real."

"Are you mocking my thirteen-years-old-self's feelings?" Bonnie joked and Caroline snickered.

"I wouldn't dare. But I have to admit I'm a little proud of myself."

"Proud of yourself? How?"

"For calling it from the beginning. I mean, the real beginning, not the beginning of your imaginary relationship years ago. When you started hanging out and became friends. I knew it. I mean even when you were still with Jeremy, I just knew that there was something about you two and then I saw you together when we visited you in Portland and you told me that you kissed him and then it was as crystal clear to me as it could get."

"What do you mean?" Bonnie asked dumbly.

"That you guys would end up together sooner rather than later." Caroline yelled in excitement.

"Caroline-!"

"No really, I mean it. You two are perfect for each other. I know I don't know him as good as I knew Jeremy but I can already tell that this is a better match."

"Care, as much as it flatters me to hear that, you make it sound like my relationship with Kai is everything but complicated. You're forgetting that he is somewhat backward on the emotional development."

Caroline shook her head. "Does it matter? You still love him, right?"

Bonnie looked down on her lap, biting back a grin. "Yeah." She admitted.

"So? Let him be a lunatic when it comes to emotions but he was the one that made the first move to label your relationship. Also, even after everything that happened in the past weeks he is still with you and the way that you are describing it, he is not exactly having a bad time with you, ergo he likes you in a special way. Also, he chose you to be his first serious relationship. Adding that all up: not too backward on the emotional development if you ask me."

Caroline's words made Bonnie think. She was right, the time they had spend together as a couple had been rocky but since the day they talked about being more open it seemed to be getting better and better. Step by step Kai seemed to be getting back on track and it seemed that Bonnie had played a huge part in that. Slowly he was becoming the Kai she knew and loved again and he didn't seem to be backing down from anything relating their relationship status. On the contrary, it seemed like they have never been more connected then right now. Of course there were still times were he was gloomy but more often he seemed okay, sometimes even happy. Those times, Bonnie noticed, always seemed to be when she was involved. Like when she had talked him into watching Beauty and the Beast with her. He was reluctant to say yes because he said he hated the movie but for Bonnie's sake he said yes and Bonnie will forever regret watching the film with him because he wouldn't keep his commentary to himself. He destroyed some of the most iconic scenes of the movie with his remarks and by the time the end credits rolled over the screen he was even ranting a little bit. Bonnie would have been angry with him for destroying this movie experience for her but she couldn't because it seemed so ridiculous how he was raging over a children's movie. So she only looked at him and fought back a laugh. When he finally noticed that, he turned his rage playfully at her and started tickling Bonnie until she begged him to stop. After that he leaned down and kissed her, his eyes gleaming and a smile spread across his face.

Situations like these happened more often in the last week and Bonnie finally felt like the time for them to actually start enjoying their newfound relationship was about to begin. So Caroline's comment was accurate. Maybe Bonnie needed to stop worrying so much.

"Maybe you're right." She admitted after a while.

"Sure I am. Trust me. Hey listen, I know your grams is coming up to meet you soon and that that means that you won't be making a visit any time soon, but I miss you. I need to see you soon."

"I know I miss you too but I won't have time to visit you before November. I still have so much to do and Kai's birthday is coming up."

Caroline sighed. "I know, I know. But promise me that we at least get to see you on your own 18th birthday. There is no way we are not going to be together for each and every one of our 18th birthdays. We already managed Elena's and mine so I'm highly hoping you won't back out of yours."

Bonnie had to laugh. "Care, my birthday is still two month away. I have nothing planned yet and I guess I will only keep it simple, but I can promise you, you and Elena are going to be invited."

"Good to hear that. Well, let me know if you have a free weekend to squeeze me into before December rolls around, okay?"

"Will do, Caroline."

"Okay, I gotta go. I'm meeting Klaus for dinner. Love you, Bonnie."

"Love you too."

The call ended at Bonnie closed her laptop. Talking to Caroline had always made her feel better but today it had also reminded her of all the things she still needed to organize for Kai's and Jo's big day. They had both said that they didn't want to celebrate and given what they have been through Bonnie understood. But they were both doing pretty good and so Bonnie had decided to organize a little party. Because she wasn't sure if either of them would be mad at her for ignoring their wishes she had informed them about it a few days ago and they had both agreed, Kai more reluctantly then Jo.

Bonnie moved over to her desk where she was about to work on the list of things still to do when a few minutes later someone knocked on her door and didn't wait to get invited in.

"Hey Bonbon, you ready? O my god, you're not even dressed yet." Kai was standing in her room looking over her features with a shocked expression. Bonnie was confused and looked down on her grey sweatpants and black oversize hoody that was actually his. Her feet were covered in thick wool socks and her hair was pulled back in a messy ponytail. When she was done inspecting herself she looked over his features. He was dressed in his usual dark jeans, a beige button-up shirt that he combined with a leather jacket. His gaze was stuck on her, his eyebrows raised expectantly.

"Me?" Bonnie asked confused. Was there something she had missed or plans she had forgotten about?

Kai tsked as he made his way over to her. "Yeah, of course you. You agreed to this, so as long as you didn't change your mind, I suggest you get ready."

"Ready for what?" Bonnie asked. "What am I missing here?"

Kai tilted his head. "Don't tell me that you forgot. I mean, it's been a few month but something as important as this-" he watched her with fake-judgment and Bonnie knew that he was toying with her on purpose because he could barely contain his self-righteous grin. Kai sighed exaggeratedly like he was talking to some stupid kid that needed too much help. "Alright, let me jog your memory, love. You and me had this appointment for month now, I asked you and you said yes. Given, we never talked about a specific date and there were more than a couple things that happened in between but I didn't forget and tonight is the night-" he kneeled down to her and made a dramatic pause before revealing his plans. "-for our first date."

Bonnie let out a surprised laugh when the memory of Kai and her sitting by the lake right before they would have sex for the first time resurfaced. He had asked her out and she had said yes but it never came to that date due to him finding out about Bright and then their long road to recovery.

Bonnie felt like her face would break in half by the huge grin that was spreading there. "You remember that?"

"Of course I do." He said and kissed her briefly. "So, if you don't have any better plans for tonight-"

"I don't." Bonnie interrupted him and kissed him. "Why didn't you say anything before?"

"Because of that exact reaction. And because I like to toy with you." He smiled cunningly at her.

"Are you at least telling me what I am dressing up for?" Bonnie rolled her eyes at him.

"No dressing up, just wear something casual, though if you decide to wear that short skirt I wouldn't mind." Kai laughed as Bonnie got up from her chair and pushed against his forehead so that he stumbled back on his ass.

Kai patiently waited for her to get ready. It didn't take too long since he said she didn't need to dress up. She chose to wear her new skinny jeans and a top with floral ornaments. Because of the chilly wind outside she decided to grab her leather jacket as well. When she turned to him she saw that he was watching her.

"You ready?" he asked with a smile.

"Yes, but one more thing. I have a policy. I don't kiss on the first date."

Kai opened his mouth to respond but quickly shut it back up. She had actually managed to do something that he hadn't predicated and Bonnie mentally made a photo of his face, the way he was trying to figure out a way to find a loophole in her policy. All he came up with was. "Really?"

Bonnie laughed at his obvious dislike. "Yes, really. And I am not breaking that policy, not even for you." She started heading to the door but Kai kept sitting on her bed, pouting. Then suddenly he jumped to his feet came over to her and opened the door to her like the gentleman he usually wasn't.

"Alright, no kissing then." He said and gestured for her to step through the door.

"You know, I am serious about this." Bonnie looked at him skeptically, not buying his sudden change of opinion. Actually, she would have thought about rewording him with a little kiss at the end of the night but now that he seemed to accept her terms, that thought was overruled again.

"I heard you and I will stick to your rules. It's the least I can do for kidnapping you unannounced." He was leaning against the open door and smiled down at her. Bonnie still didn't buy this but she decided to let it go until the matter would pop back up, which she expected to happen some when during the night.

Bonnie headed through the door and down the stairs. "Are you going to tell me where we are going?" Bonnie asked while she put on her shoes.

"Nope, not yet. You'll see soon enough." Kai grinned and she was just the smallest bit frustrated with him but accepted the game.

When they were heading to his car he opened the passenger door for her and she got inside. A few seconds later he popped down behind the wheel and started fumbling with his phone until a catchy tune reached Bonnie's ear and she turned her head to look at him, bewildered.

"Really? Backstreet Boys?" she laughed as Brian Littrell sang the first verse of 'I want it that way'.

"I know you like them and I want this to be the perfect first date, there is much at stake here. Don't want you to be disappointed and not text me back tomorrow, you know." He winked at her and Bonnie laughed at this silly role play. They both knew she wasn't going to dump his ass when this date turned out to be shitty.

Kai started the engine and drove in the direction of the highway. Bonnie hummed along to the song until she couldn't hold it in any longer and sang at the top of her lungs. Kai only shook his head and smirked.

"You know, if you are being serious about this, we should get to know us and therefore you should know one thing about me: I don't like the Backstreet Boys, I LOVE THEM." Bonnie informed him, falling into her role of the girl who just met this handsome young man and is now heading to their first real rendezvous ever. This night was going to be fun.

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After Kai had parked the car in the middle of nowhere in what seemed to be impromptu-parking lot they had to walk a little further to reach their destination. At least that was what Kai had said. That had been about 30 minutes ago and Bonnie still didn't have a clue on where they would be going. The sun had already set and they were now straying along a trail that was bounded by streetlamps along a calm lakeside. The dim light was just enough so that they could see the path in front of them and to touch the surrounding trees and hedges whose leaves started to turn yellow and red. All in all it was a beautiful scenery. They were talking about this and that and after a while Kai had reached for Bonnie's hand and hasn't let go of it since. There were suspicions rising in Bonnie's mind that they were not actually going anywhere but that this little walk along this lake was the entire date but Kai claimed that there was more to come. But even if there wasn't, Bonnie wouldn't have minded, because she enjoyed every minute of this walk with Kai and her policy of no kissing already felt hard to obtain, but she stayed strong.

When they turned around a corner, the bushes that had blocked their view gave way for a vivid and bright scenery in front of them and Bonnie's eyes suddenly started to sparkle.

"You're taking me to Oktoberfest?" she yelled in excitement. She had told him a few months ago that she had never been to Oktoberfest before and that she would really like to go one day. Kai only smiled at her when Bonnie rushed to get to the actual fairground. He let himself get dragged along.

Bonnie felt like a little kid when they walked around the fairground and discovered the different stalls and amusement rides. She couldn't decide what to do first. She had always loved fairs and it seemed like the German version of it took the cake. Because she was behaving so over the top, Kai decided that getting a pretzel was the best idea and after he had bought one for her Bonnie couldn't agree more. The pretzel tasted unbelievably good.

After that they went to the swing carousel and the mini-rollercoaster. Kai had to talk her into getting on the drop tower because she was too afraid to join him. He finally managed to get her to join him and she regretted her decision as soon as they were on their way up. When she finally arrived back on the ground- luckily with all her body functions still intact- she nearly dropped to the ground and promised herself never to do something like this again.

When Kai laughed at her she only punched him in the chest and made him join her in the Ferris wheel. She cuddled into his side, while he put his arm on the backrest, only touching her lightly, and watched the whole ground from above. When the wheel stopped when they were at the very top, Bonnie had to think of Elena and her little dream fantasy she used to talk about when she was younger. She wanted to get to the top of the Ferris wheel and kiss the boy she was into and she made it sound like the most romantic thing ever. Back then Bonnie didn't understand but now that she was at the top of the Ferris wheel, thousands of light shining below and the boy of her dreams right next to her, Bonnie could see the appeal and mentally slapped herself for putting up this dumb rule of no-kissing.

Kai turned his head so he was looking down on her and smiled. "Are you enjoying yourself?"

"Very." Bonnie beamed back at him and Kai reached out his other hand and stroked his thumb against her cheek. Bonnie closed her eyes and leaned into his touch, snuggling even closer to him and inhaled his scent. A moment later she felt a soft peck on her forehead and was about to remind him of her rule of no-kissing, which would include kisses on the forehead, but she liked the feeling of it too much so she decided to give him one free pass.

"You know I really hate this rule of yours." Kai's deep voice reached her ear.

Bonnie chuckled. "Well, I have to admit, I don't like it too much either."

"They why are we still holding on to it?"

"Because this is one of my principles, I will hold onto no matter what."

"Can I ask you a question?" Kai asked and his playful undertone was alarming her. She sat back up and turned to look right into his eyes that shimmered with mischief. "How many more first dates do you plan on having?"

"What's that supposed to mean?" Bonnie retorted confused.

"Well, this is a rule of yours for your first dates, right? But if you are serious about us then this should be the last first date for you in a loooooooong time, so I don't see the point in sticking to that rule if the only one that it will ever apply to is me. We already established that I'm no fan of the rule so I wouldn't mind abolishing it but you still hold on to it. So that leaves me wondering: Who are you planning on dating next?"

The next thing that came out of Kai's mouth was a muffled 'oomph' as Bonnie's fist collided with his stomach. After the initial shock was over Bonnie felt the vibrations of his chuckles through her body and turned to look at him with an angry expression.

"What's so funny, heh? You thinking that I keep this rule up for potential other dates I'm keeping in my back pocket? Or is it the fact that you don't trust me enough to think that I'm serious about this? Tell me what lightens your mood so much because I really can't see it right now." Bonnie ranted but Kai only laughed harder.

"This, right here. You thinking that I actually meant any of what I was saying before. I was teasing you, Bon. Haven't done that in a while and I wanted to see if I still could. Guess I have my answer now."

"Oh." Bonnie turned her head away from him, a little embarrassed, but mostly annoyed by him and herself that a few weeks of not having the playful side of Kai Parker come out would make her forget all about it and walk right into that trap. An even bigger part of her was happy though, because it was just one more indication that he was getting back into his old self. She bumped her shoulder into his site playfully and said. "Way to pick a topic to joke about, asshole."

"Oh, don't be mad Bonster. You know I would never question your devotion to me." Kai nuzzled his nose against her cheek and the gesture took Bonnie's last restrained away and she relaxed back into his site, enjoying the rest of the ride together.

After they got off the ride, Bonnie's stomach grumbled and they went to get something real to eat. Bonnie decided to try a Leberkäse roll and Kai took some Bratwurst. Now that Bonnie was stuffed she proposed on doing something calmer because Kai was already headed towards this ride with spinning seats. Bonnie was a little afraid she might not be able to keep the food down if they went in there just yet and so she convinced him to go to the photo booth first.

It was a tiny space and they only barely fitted in the booth together. Bonnie placed her legs over Kai's lap for more comfort and he grabbed them and squeezed them lightly.

Bonnie set the device and turned to the camera smiling in it. When the flash hit off and the countdown for the next photo went down Bonnie suddenly felt hands underneath her rips and right before the second photo got shot Kai tickled her rips by rapidly squeezing it. Bonnie let out a loud laugh and tried to jerk away from Kai's touch. She turned to him to shoot him a glare but he only put his cheek on her shoulder and laughed it off and that was when the third picture was taken.

Bonnie was about to suggest to do all of the photos again because she had been aiming for some nice pictures of them together as a reminder of this nice evening but Kai had ruined it with his usual shenanigans. Right before she could complain Kai turned his face so he could see her and the look on his face was making Bonnie forget everything she was about to say and smiled lightly at him. The hint of a smile was covering Kai's face as he was looking up to her with adoration in his eyes and that's when the forth picture was taken.

A sigh escaped Bonnie and she reached out to cup Kai's face. He leaned in and pressed their foreheads together- the closest Bonnie would allow him to go on this first date- and the last picture was taken.

The feeling of not wanting to leave the tiny space overcame Bonnie but she was also curious to see how the pictures turned out and so she climbed off Kai's lap and went outside to take a look. Kai followed her close by and stopped right behind her, looking over her shoulder when she took the photos out. The first one was the one that could be considered 'ordinary'. It showed them sitting next to each other and smiling into the camera but if you gave the picture a closer look you would see that Kai's eyes were shimmering with mischief and Bonnie knew that this photo captured the moment he decided to tickle her. The second photo was the moment Bonnie started to laugh and Kai looked at her with amusement. The third picture was when Kai had to calm down from his laughing and Bonnie was pouting into the camera. Funny as it was, Bonnie kind of liked the picture because it captured their relationship quite well. The last two pictured were Bonnie's favorites though. The forth photo was showing Kai looking up at her with this adoring look and Bonnie looked like she just saw a unicorn, the breath she had held form seeing him like this clearly visible in the shot. The last photo was incredibly sweet. Their foreheads pressed together and both their eyes closed with Bonnie's hand cupping Kai's face. It was an extreme intimate picture because anyone could see that they were so much more than friends.

Bonnie's smile grew wider and wider the longer she looked at the photos and she leaned back into Kai, who was still standing behind her.

"I love them." Bonnie stated and she felt the vibrations of Kai's laughter through her body.

"Even the one where you look like you want to kill me?" Kai chuckled.

"Yes, even that one."

Bonnie turned to look at Kai and when their gazes connected they both started to smile brightly. Kai took Bonnie's hand and softly dragged her into the direction of the roller coaster, after all Bonnie had promised him to ride at least once with him. She came to regret that promise fairly soon after she stepped off the ride and felt like her insides were about to reveal themselves to the world. After she finally found a bench to sit down on she had time to calm the nausea down. Her boyfriend went to get her a glass of water and took care of her like a gentleman but the constant smile that showed on his lips indicated that he was enjoying this situation way too much.

When Bonnie was better again she slapped him lightly but he only chuckled. The space started to clear out as the people started leaving. She gave him a quick glance and he understood that she too wanted to get going to spent a few more moments of precious time alone with him.

They were straying towards the exit when she said "I had a really nice time tonight. Thank you for this first date."

He smiled at her. "So you're telling me that there is a fair chance that I could take you out on a second date? "

"Hm, let me think about this real quick." Bonnie tapped her chin in an over exaggerated move and earned a bump into her side from him. Bonnie chuckled. "Yes, you are allowed to take me on another date. Are you relieved now?"

"Just happy that you enjoyed yourself. Aaaaand-"

Bonnie turned to look at him and right when they had crossed through the exit of the Oktoberfest Kai continued. "I need you to come with me."

"Come with you? To where?" Bonnie wanted to know as Kai stepped in front of her and took her hand walking backwards and dragging her along.

"You'll see." Kai stayed cryptic and kept dragging her away from the Oktoberfest and back to the car. He told her to stay and wait right in front of it while he got a bag out of the trunk and returned to her.

"What is this?" Bonnie tried to get some answers out of him but he stayed shady about what he wanted to do next. So she followed him up a hill until it seemed like they finally arrived at their destination.

A few people were scattered around a small space up the hill. It was a clearing, the high trees surrounding the meadow like a half-circle, giving away a perfect view of the Oktoberfest in the distance and the lake. Only now Bonnie realized how big the lake actually was because she couldn't see the ends of it even from her high standpoint. The lights of the carnival down there were reflected back from the dark water and the sky was clear of clouds giving this setting an extremely romantic touch. Turning around to ask Kai what they were doing up here she found him sitting on a blanket with snacks scattered all over it. This must have been in the bag he had gotten from the car right before they climbed up here.

Bonnie's eyes widened at the sweet gesture and she quickly settled down next to him.

"Now this is a nice surprise." Bonnie said while she dropped her head onto Kai's shoulder.

"Oh, you haven't seen anything yet." Kai teased and lay flat on the blanket pulling Bonnie down with him, resting her head on his chest.

"There is more?" Bonnie asked as she turned her head so she could watch him.

"You just have to wait and see. Just turn your head to the sky." Kai pointed into the stars and Bonnie followed his outstretched arm while he started pointing out some star signs to her. "See this one is the Big Dipper and if you turn your head just over to the other side you can see the constellation of Gemini with the big stars Castor and Pollux right over there and then there is Cassiopeia right in the middle. See? The stars that are aligned like a zig-zag?"

"How do you know all of these constellations?" Bonnie asked with awe, impressed with his knowledge while she kept looking at the different star signs.

"It's the one thing my dad taught me, actually. When Jo and I were little dad used to take us out to go camping every once in a while. It's some sort of passion of his but mom would never allow us to go as a family because there was always a baby around and she said that she's not taking a newborn out into the wood where she didn't even have a clean place to change the baby's diaper and she was right. So dad only took me and Jo because we were old enough to use a toilet properly or maybe it was because mom forced him to take at least a little bit of pressure off her when he had to disappear into the wilderness and leave her alone with the kids. That scenario seems to be more likely. Anyway, we used to spend the evenings and nights outside with a telescope dad would bring along and he showed us all the constellations like Libra or Aquarius and the stuff I just showed you. I loved being under the stars. It was so quiet in comparison to home. No screaming, no running, just us three under the stars." Kai sighed when he finished his little trip down memory lane and Bonnie smiled at him, Kai only realizing that when he turned his head towards her a few moments later. "What?"

"Nothing." Bonnie quickly said. "I'm just really happy that you at least have a few happy memories of your dad. It sounded like you had a nice time."

Kai seemed to think about her comment before he answered her. "Yeah, I guess I did. I never thought about it that way but the times out in the nature were the only times dad and I would get along. I wouldn't go so far as to say that we were having a father-son bonding but we weren't at each others throats all the time and he did treat me like a kid and not his modeling clay to turn me into this compliant servant like he always did."

"How often did he take you there?"

"Just a few summers. At some point he just stopped going and Jo and I never asked why. Guess he got tired of spending some quality time with his children." Kai rolled his eyes to hide the hurt and disappointment Kai felt towards his dad but Bonnie knew him well enough to see it anyway. Kai never really talked about his relationship with his dad, let alone his feelings towards the man but Bonnie could imagine what Kai must be feeling towards the guy she came to know as a distant, strict and cold-hearted man.

Bonnie was about to say something when a light flashed across her vision and a sound of a small explosion in the sky made her turn her head to the sky. She could only see the firework fading away in the night sky but soon after a second rocket got launched and Bonnie quickly sat up and watched the fireworks play out right in front of her with wide eyes.

The wonderful play of colors and sparks had Bonnie's full attention. Being a big fan of events like this and fireworks in general she was fascinated by the show that was playing out in front of her, the added bonus of her surroundings and company making this one of the best moments in a while. She felt Kai sitting up next to her and she shot him a quick glance so she wouldn't miss anything.

"How did you know I loved fireworks?" Bonnie asked, still preoccupied with the pyrotechnic.

"Because I know you." Was Kai's simple answer near her ear. Bonnie turned her head and saw Kai's face being very close to hers, watching her instead of the show. Bonnie only smiled shyly at him and turned back to the exploding rockets when she heard him whisper in her ear.

"Kiss me."

Bonnie scoffed. "Kai, I told you no kissing during-"

"-the first date, yeah I got that but what you are missing is that we are not on out first date anymore."

Bonnie frowned and turned to look at him again. "Did I miss something?"

"Apparently." Kai chuckled and after a second elaborated. "Look, this right here, the picnic and the fireworks in this romantic spot is indeed our second date because if you would care to take a look at the time you would see that it's already way past midnight. Hence making this activity, which by the way is in no relation to the Oktoberfest down there- you can google it- separated from the one before and it even takes place on another day. Also, you agreed to go on a second date right AFTER we left the Oktoberfest." He cheerfully declared.

Bonnie stared at him with wide eyes. She found it hard to argue with any of his arguments because frankly he was right. This was a new day, this was an individual activity that had no relation what so ever to the visit to Oktoberfest except for their close proximity AND like he said she did agree on a second date. What she meant was some when in the near future and not right away but could she really deny him this one request since she really wanted to kiss him too?

"You planned all this, didn't you? Every little detail so you could find a loophole around my rule." Bonnie accused him and he chuckled.

"Well how could I when you only told me about the rule right before I wanted to take you out? But you are right, I did manage to use the circumstanced to my advantage. So, about that kiss-"

Bonnie felt Kai's body heat as he moved closer to her placing his left hand over her right one in her lap. His face was only inches away from her cheek and she could feel his breath on it. In a very low tone that went straight through her body right to her core he whispered her name and she suddenly turned her head and crashed her lips into his.

The sensation she felt as their lips finally connected was overwhelming. Her eyes were closed and she felt Kai's hand reach out to cup the side of her neck, drawing her in further. In the background the fireworks were still going off but right now nothing in the world would be able to get her attention but the boy softly kissing her into oblivion. It was one of the most romantic moments of her life and Bonnie wouldn't dare break it off first. Luckily for her, Kai was just as eager as her to keep the connection. The whole night not being able to kiss her had taking its toll on him as well.

Since she had already given in and allowed him this kiss, Bonnie thought to herself she could use this situation to her advantage. Slowly she let herself fall back onto the blanket, pulling Kai with her until her back hit the ground. She felt Kai's hand wander to her rips underneath her shirt and caressed the skin there while he kept kissing her passionately. There was no way of telling how long their make-out session lasted but once Bonnie started to shiver from the early-autumn wind Kai pulled away and looked down at her.

"You're cold." He stated.

"Not as cold that we need to stop this." Bonnie whispered seductively and pulled him down to her again. She felt his chuckle against her lips. This time the kiss was only half-hearted from his side, that was why he broke it off only seconds after it began and Bonnie knew that the fun was over.

"Seriously Bon, we should get going." Kai reasoned and Bonnie sighed.

"Just five more minutes." Bonnie begged like a little girl and tried to kiss him again but he pulled away. She stared at him with a pout and Kai laughed.

"Why is it that I have to be the reasonable one right now?" Kai asked with amusement.

"Sucks, doesn't it? Welcome to my world."

"Yeah, and that's why I will get back to my carefree ways the second we're in front of your house." Kai bobbed up and turned to offer her his outstretched hand. Bonnie tried to play sulky for a while but she really did feel sleepy and cold, especially now that Kai's body wasn't shielding her from the wind any more. So she reached for his hand and let him raise her up to her feet. Within minutes they had all their stuff packed and were in the car on their way back to Bonnie's place. The background music was back to the usual radio station as it silently played in the car.

Due to her sleepy state she enjoyed the comfortable silence in the car and watched the road outside and Kai in turns. When Kai finally parked the car in front of her house he had to step outside and open the passenger door for her because she thought she wouldn't be able to open it. When she finally managed to crawl out of the vehicle she interlaced her hand with Kai's and snuggled her body as close to his as she could. Halfway to her door an idea popped into her head. They had made so much effort to make this seem like an ordinary first and second date that there was something that couldn't be missing from the night.

Bonnie's excitement boosted her with energy and when she turned around to Kai with sway he only looked startled from the sudden change in her mood.

"Hey, I have an idea but you have to play along, okay?" Bonnie proclaimed.

"Play along to what?" Kai wanted to know skeptically.

"You'll see. Just remember: Play along and please, please, please don't go anywhere."

Kai only frowned at her cryptic explanation but nodded. Content Bonnie grabbed his hand again and strayed to the front door. Right in front of it they stopped and Bonnie stepped in front of Kai, not letting go of his hand.

"Tonight was really special." Bonnie whispered and looked up into Kai's eyes to see him smile down at her.

"Yeah, it really was."

"You know there is only one thing that's actually missing to make this perfect."

"And what would that be?"

Bonnie stood on her tiptoes to reach his ear and then she whispered "A kiss goodnight."

When Bonnie was back on her feet she shyly looked back to Kai who had to suppress a laugh, his amusement clearly visible on his face, though. It took him less than a few seconds to take her face gently into his hands and softly press his lips to hers. A very sweet moment that Bonnie tried to tuck away for the rest of her life.

Their lips parted after just a few seconds but Kai's head lingered close to hers.

"I guess that means you're up for round three?" Kai asked with a smirk.

"Count me in." Bonnie said and quickly gave him another peck on the lips. Stepping away from him and unlocking the door she turned around and looked at Kai standing in the same spot with his hands in his pocket. "Goodnight, Kai." It almost physically hurt her to say these words but for the perfect date-experience she had to get through with it. She only hoped that he remembered what she told him just moments ago. There was no way in hell she would spend this night without him and she hoped that Kai knew that this whole kissing-goodnight thing was part of her idea to have it all.

"Goodnight, Bonbon." Kai said and tilted his head lightly to the right, observing her with amused eyes.

It took every ounce of self-control out of her to step inside and close the door. When the door was shut she rested her forehead against it and counted. She had planned to wait one minute and then to reopen the door and drag Kai into her house- assuming he was still there. The sudden fear he might have misunderstood her and left overcame her and she tore the door open with sway.

The moment her eyes spotted Kai in exactly the same place like a few seconds ago- patiently waiting for her to reopen the door- her heart jumped. The smirk on his face showed her that he was enjoying this little play.

"Am I allowed to stop playing this game or are you going to slam that door in my face once more?" he asked teasingly and Bonnie responded by grabbing the collar of his shirt and crushing her lips on his. He instantly wrapped his arms around her and they walked back into the house. When Kai closed the door behind him he grabbed Bonnie's upper thigh and lifted her off her feet, all while kissing her fiercely. As silently as possible he carried her upstairs into her room and gently lay her down on the bed.

"I'm so glad that you didn't run away." Bonnie murmured between kisses.

"Why would I run when you asked me to stay?" Kai said while pulling Bonnie's shirt over her head. "Besides, I liked that little role play we had going on the entire night." Reclaiming her mouth with his he cut Bonnie's answer short.

This night had taken an interesting turn. In the evening she had no clue she would go on the best date she was ever on and she certainly didn't think she would end up having steamy sex with her boyfriend this night, because she was willing to hold onto her standards of no kissing whatsoever. But she underestimated Kai's craftiness when it came to bending the rules to his will. Now, that she had been on the 'second' date with him and already made out with him the rest of the night, it didn't matter if she slept with him or not. And she really wanted to, the entire night was a freaking turn-on and she needed to release the tension between her thighs.

Lucky for her, she knew that Kai would do everything in his power to satisfy her needs tonight.