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To Bonnie's surprise, Damon does the right thing and restores Elena's autonomy to her. Of course, the reveal did not start out pleasant at all. Everyone was in the Salvatore boarding house as it was the norm now, to discuss problems and suspicions when Elena's blood bag allergy came up. Bonnie, who had been thinking of a way to tell them about the sire bond that would lead to the least conflict, froze when the issue came up and the gang took it to mean that she had not found a solution. She would have left them to their mistaken belief if Damon had not decided to question her competence, which led her to blurt it out.

"She's sired to you."

You could hear a pin drop with how silent the room got after she said that. Even Stefan who was in the midst of scolding Damon paused and gaped in surprise but it was Damon, unsurprisingly, that broke the silence.

"What's that supposed to mean?" he asked but at the same time Bonnie could see that he completely understood what she said but was unwilling to accept the consequences of her statement.

"Elena is sired to you. Your blood created her and –" before she could continue, Damon cut her off.

"That doesn't make sense, my blood also created Caroline and I doubt anyone here can presume to say she's sired to me."

"Damon is right Bonnie. Why would Elena be sired to Damon when Caroline isn't?" Stefan asked and Bonnie can see the rest of the gang looking at her to explain the anomaly.

It strikes Bonnie in that moment how really ignorant they all were about the supernatural world. Even Damon and Stefan who should have been their go-to guys considering they are over a century years old were of no help in most cases and it made her wonder how exactly they spent their days before coming to Mystic Falls.

"For vampires, the sire bond arises if the newly turned vampires had feelings for their sirer before they were transformed." She almost wishes she could take back those words due to the reactions of most of them. Elena blanches while Stefan looked like he would throw up. Caroline looked conflicted and Bonnie assumes it's because she didn't know who to comfort without looking like she was taking sides. Alaric, Matt and Jeremy looked uncomfortable and it was obvious they didn't want to be there for the remainder of the conversation. Damon was unreadable and his reaction worried her until he asked with more calm than she expected.

"Can it be broken?" she noticed that she was not the only one surprised that he would ask that but either way she nodded yes that it can be broken and proceeded to tell them how the sire bond can be broken.

Bonnie did not even have to threaten Damon into removing the sire bond, he did it right there and then. He told Elena that he wanted her to act for herself and not just because she wants to please him, he downright commanded her to be her own person while she cried silent tears which made it uncomfortable to watch especially with the knowledge of what is currently going on between them.

When Damon was done, Bonnie knew the sire bond was no more because Damon had restored Elena's autonomy back to her but in order to test it, a blood bag was brought to Elena. Everyone watched with bated breath to see if she would throw it up but when she didn't, they all sighed in relief but the relief didn't last long at least in her case when Elena asked Stefan if she could talk to him in private.

Her instincts didn't fail her because a few moments later, Damon and Caroline tensed and before could blink, Stefan vamped back to the living room and started beating the shit out of Damon.

Caroline tried to separate them and Elena was there begging Stefan to stop but nothing seemed to be getting through to him so Bonnie gave him an aneurysm to stop him. When the aneurysm had done it's damage to his head, Elena delivered the damage to his heart, both their hearts.

"I'm sorry Stefan. I didn't mean to hurt you but this is how I feel now and Damon is not to blame for my feelings. Just me. I don't want to be the reason why you and Damon's relationship further deteriorates. Bonnie couldn't help but think too late for that. It's why I've decided that it would be better if I walked away, from both of you."

"Elena –" Damon begins to say something in protest and even Stefan looked more depressed with her sudden decision but Elena had her determined face on.

"It's my decision and I would like for it to be respected." She says strongly before leaving with Jeremy and Alaric trailing after her. Bonnie can only hope that Elena sticks to her decision at least until the whole situation is less of a bloody mess.


When Bonnie finally got to her Grams house, she preferred staying there whenever her dad wasn't around, she was exhausted. After leaving the boarding house, she ran a few errands for herself that didn't take long before going to the Gilbert home to check up on Elena. Caroline was already there and the two of them stayed with her while she cried her eyes out and unburdened her worries.

She was devastated that she had inadvertently followed in her ancestor's footsteps. Due to the revelation behind the mechanics of the bond, she could no longer deny that she had feelings for Damon when she was still in a relationship with Stefan. She even asked her and Caroline if they ever noticed her acting like her hated ancestor to which they tried to convince her that she was nothing like Katherine which was true but Bonnie couldn't help thinking that she did encourage and enjoy Damon's advances albeit unconsciously which led her to say:

"You're nothing like Katherine. You're human and humans make mistakes. The good thing is that you've taking steps in doing the right thing and that's all that matters." Caroline nods in agreement before adding. "Things will work out in the end Elena, what's meant to be will be."

"Thank you guys, you're such good friends." Don't I know it, Bonnie thought to herself.


The next couple of days have been painfully awkward especially whenever the gang gathers in the boarding house and Bonnie realises that everyone including her is waiting for the other shoe to drop. The love triangle between Damon, Elena and Stefan became such a major feature of the group's dynamic that Bonnie fears that it's only a matter of time before its reinstated.

In the meantime, the gang had not encountered any suspicious persons who might be a threat to them and the Originals, in this case Klaus and Rebekah because Elijah and Kol took off after Esther was defeated, were surprisingly on good behaviour. Rebekah spent her days flirting with Matt and being the popular high school mean girl that she's always fancied herself being while Klaus was...well, she can't exactly tell what Klaus has been up to. She can only guess that it's nothing diabolical since there's been no report of missing persons or animal attacks. This does not inspire confidence that the original hybrid is being a good ole boy but she's not exactly eager to find out what he could possibly be up to. Better not to go looking for trouble, knowing her luck she just might get it. Bonnie sighs. Ignorance is bliss but she's always stood by the maxim that knowledge is power.

She picks up her phone and dials Klaus' number.

"Missed me love?" came his arrogant greeting.

She scoffs. She would only be too glad to have Klaus and his family along with their propensity to cause her grief as far away from her as possible. Alas, he's in the same town as she and her Grams had taught her to make the best of whatever situation she finds herself in.

"I need a favour." She's found that the best way to deal with Klaus is to get straight to the point, makes it harder for him to play games when she's upfront with what she wants. The worst that could happen is for him to refuse her.

"Why would I want to help you and what's in it for me?" Bonnie can't help but think sourly that he should be satisfied by now with all he's managed to achieve and acquire.

"I could always go to someone else but you're the best option." She says, stroking his ego a little while at the same time letting him know that she's not desperate for his help.

There's a pause on the other end and Bonnie believes he's about to refuse her. She can't help her disappointment.

"I'll bring the booze." He says and hangs up before she can say otherwise but it doesn't matter. She'll get him to educate her on the supernatural world because unlike his siblings and the Salvatores, he hasn't been stuffed in a box for years nor has he been narrow-minded on the goings-on of the supernatural world. The only question before her now is what exactly is she going to give as payment for his help? She's not naive enough to believe that his help comes without a hidden cost but she wonders if she's capable of paying the cost. Well only time will tell and until then I'll hope for the best and prepare for the worst.

A/N: Thank you guys for your support! It means a great deal to me that you enjoy reading this and I hope you continue to enjoy reading this story. I will update my other story before the end of the month so those reading that one should keep an eye out for it. Let me know what you think of this chapter, I'm open to constructive criticism!