A Few Days Later…
"You've been distant since we left the diner is something wrong?" Elena Gilbert asks her boyfriend after closing they walk into her bedroom.
"It's nothing." Matt Donovan denies as he sits on her bed.
"Matty, we've known each other forever and I can tell something's bothering you." Elena points out.
"Let's just say I'm having a little trouble dealing with what happened back there and it's making me question whether or not I'm enough for you."
He and Elena had been at breakfast when they were attacked by two vampires. The vampires had been fairly new and hadn't picked up on Elena's vampire status and that had been why they initially approached him and Elena. Elena immediately took the vamps out, but that situation has got him thinking about how their relationship will work out in the long run.
"What are you saying?" She sits down next to him.
"Maybe you'd be better off with Damon or Stefan." It hurts Matt to even suggest it, but he's seen the way they loved her and he's not sure he can compete.
"Except I'm not in love with either of the Salvatore brothers anymore and they're no longer in love with me. Damon's in France with his harem of women and Stefan …well we all know where his heart lies now."
"You may be right about Stefan, but Damon is definitely still carrying a torch for you." He saw the look in the older Salvatore's eyes when he came to visit Stefan a few months ago. "How do you know he's not the one you're supposed to be with?"
"I think it's more about Katherine than me at this point." She thinks about the few months she had been possessed by Katherine. After she turned the former vampire human, they quickly realized that Katherine's body was reverting to what her age would have been had she not been turned into a vampire. Eventually it became too much for her and she died, however unbeknownst to everyone she had possessed Elena and started to impersonate her. She had to watch as the woman lived her life and she couldn't even do anything about it.
Prior to that her relationship with Damon had been floundering, but once Katherine had possessed her, things were really good. Eventually the others realized what was happening and they managed to fix things by exorcising Katherine's sprit from her body, making everything go back to normal.
That hadn't saved her relationship with Damon though because afterwards she came to the realization that Damon had still been carrying a torch for her doppelganger.
"But even if he does have feelings for me it doesn't matter because I know that I've never been happier, never felt more in love, never felt more fulfilled than I am when I'm with you. I feel like I can be myself when I'm with you and I'm so happy we have this second chance." She cups his face in her hands, smiling until a thought occurs to her. "Is the fact that I'm a vampire the problem?" She knows that hadn't helped with his relationship with Caroline.
"No, I'm fine with that. I never would have gotten back together with you if I felt that way." Matt reassures her truthfully. After dating Rebekah, he has no problem dating a vampire. "I just want you to be happy."
"And like I told you I am very happy." She shifts and straddles his lap before taking his mouth in a passionate kiss.
Matt groans into her mouth as he feels the happiness he always feels whenever he and Elena kiss flow through him, but despite that doubts still linger. Can someone that's human like him truly make her happy?
-X-
"This has got to be the worst movie I've ever seen." Asha says from her position on the couch.
"We should really change the channel." Bonnie agrees from right next to her. She and Asha have been plopped on the couch for the last couple of hours watching tv and have no intention from moving from their spots anytime soon.
"Yes we should."
Neither reaches for the remote and instead continue to watch the badly made movie. They are interrupted from their mindless television watching when the door opens and Tyler walks in with a wounded Stefan.
"What happened?" Bonnie jumps up from the couch and walks over to the two men. Worry floods her when she takes in the gaping wounds litter Stefan's t-shirt covered torso as well as the bruises on his face.
Asha's eyes scan Tyler's body to check for injuries. When she is sure he's fine, she goes to get the supplies Bonnie will need to patch up Stefan.
"Stefan came across a vampire crew that was terrorizing a neighborhood and let's just say they didn't really like his interference." Tyler explains. "I happened to come across the fight near the end and helped out the best I could.
"How is it that you're not covered in any bruises?" She takes her eyes off of Stefan to glance at Tyler.
"Because they seemed to have it out for Stefan in particular." He explains how they knew who Stefan was and planned on eliminating him. "And because Stefan got caught off guard."
"Hey, I took most of them out." Stefan points out defensively, hissing when his sudden movement causes a surge of pain to hit him.
"Okay you need to sit down so I can check out those wounds."
Bonnie points toward the wooden chair Asha just brought in. Immediately, she divests him of his black leather jacket and tosses it on the back of the couch. Next she removes his ruined t-shirt, leaving him shirtless. Normally she would be distracted by his naked chest, but right now she's too worried about the gaping wound on his chest. Shaking her thoughts from her head, she starts to wipe the blood from the wounds on his chest with the towel Asha brought.
Even with the pain that is pounding throughout his body, Stefan feels happier than he has in days now that he's in Bonnie's presence. He would never get hurt on purpose, but he has to admit he's sort of happy when he gets an injury because it means Bonnie will patch him up. And whenever she patches him up, he revels in how good her hands feel, how great she smells, and the sounds of her breath as she tends to his wounds.
Like now for instance, she uses her hands to heal his wounds, her hands and fingers gliding slowly across his torso. He feels the power that flows from her hands as she slowly heals each wound. Each touch ramps up the tension between them and ever so often their eyes meet. Whenever this happens, Stefan feels his groin tighten and the urge to kiss her increases with every second that passes.
Bonnie is similarly affected, her breath grows heavier and she repeatedly bites her lip so she doesn't do something stupid like blurt out her feelings for him. The spell between them continues until Bonnie's finished healing his last wound and just like that the tension between shifts and she focuses on the situation at hand.
"Stefan you have to stop taking so many risks." She says as she picks up the towel again and starts to wipe the blood off his face. "You may be immortal, but it doesn't mean you're invincible."
"It was fine." He plays down his injuries.
"It was not fine!" Her eyes flare up with anger. "One of those wounds was this close…" She measures using her index finger and thumb. "…to hitting your heart. If they had been more accurate with their shot, you wouldn't be here right now." The idea of Stefan longer being around terrifies her.
"Once I made the decision to protect this town, I made the decision to deal with all the risks that come with it. I can't just let innocent people get hurt because it might be dangerous for me."
"I get that; believe me I get that more than you know, Stefan. But you still have to be careful." As she says this, she lifts one of her hands to his face and starts to heal the bruises there. "I'm not saying you should stop helping people, but maybe next time you don't try to take an entire vampire crew on your own. Either call me or call someone else to help you."
"I'm sorry I worried you." He lifts his hand to his face, covering her hand with his own. "That's the last thing I would ever want to do. If I find myself in trouble like that again, I'll call for help."
"You better."
They stare unblinkingly into each other's eyes; their focus only on one another until Bonnie eventually blinks, breaking the moment. When she comes to her senses, she slowly moves her hand away from his face and steps away from Stefan.
"Well you're all healed now."
"Thank you for helping me." He stands up and hugs her tightly to his chest,
"No problem." She rests her head against his chest, wrapping her arms tightly around his waist.
They only pull away when they hear the sound of a throat clearing. When they turn toward the noise, they see Tyler smirking smugly at them.
"I really hate to break this up, but you're kind of blocking our way." He gestures to himself and Asha.
"Sorry." They both say simultaneously before moving out of the way. They watch silently as the two run up the stairs. Though Asha keeps going, Tyler stops at the top of the stairs and turns to face them once again.
"Oh and Stefan? You might want to put on a shirt." Tyler smirks at Stefan before heading to Asha's room.
"Right…" He glances at the ruined shirt on the table. "I'm really not looking forward to making the drive home shirtless."
"Actually you still have a few things in my closet I'll be right back." She squeezes his shoulder before bounding up the stairs to her bedroom.
At one point it he would have been surprised that he has clothes in Bonnie's closet, but they hang out so often that it was inevitable that she would end up with some of his things. Similarly Bonnie has several outfits in his closet. It's nice because it makes it easier whenever one of them is in need of a change of clothes.
He stills slightly when Bonnie comes back down the stairs and hands him a grey Henley shirt. "Here you go."
"Thanks." He takes the shirt and quickly slips it on.
"I know you're probably tired from your patrol, but can you hang out for a while?" Bonnie looks up at Stefan, a smile on her face.
"Admit it. You're using me because everyone else is locked in a bedroom right now."
"Maybe a little." She admits with a sheepish grin before growing serious. "But I really have missed you these last few days and I'm hoping you have the time to hang out." It's almost hard to believe how things have shifted in the last couple of years. That now how good her day is depends on whether or not she gets to see Stefan. Not too long ago she wouldn't have even thought it would be possible, but she's glad that they've become friends.
"I definitely have the time." Stefan smiles softly at her, knowing that he would make time for her even if he were busy.
"Good." She gives him a wide grin as she plops down on the couch.
Stefan feels his heart flutter slightly at the warm look on her face before sitting down next to her. The two are close enough that he can feel the heat from her legs seep into his cold skin.
-X-
"I've seen Bonnie do this spell tons of times. You'll be fine." Tyler watches as his girlfriend glances at her grimoire for the fifth time. The spell entails her dabbling with her fire powers, something she's never really done before since as an earth witch she's always been more acquainted with those particular powers.
"I don't know if I'm comfortable with doing a spell of this nature. It could be dangerous.
"Have you talked to Bonnie about your fears? Maybe she can help you." Tyler sits down next to her on the bed.
"She's helped me enough as it is. I can't rely on her to help me with my magic forever. Besides Bonnie had to learn how to do it on her own, so it's only right that I do the same."
"Bonnie would be the first to tell you that she hated having to learn that stuff on her own. That having someone to help guide her would have been great."
"Maybe Hunter's right, maybe I should stick to simple spells like the ones he taught me." She doesn't miss Tyler's annoyed grumble. "Oh come on Ty, don't start, he's my friend." It's no secret that Tyler and Hunter don't get along, but it's getting a bit old for her. Hunter was the first person to take a genuine interest in her witch side and she'll always.
"I'm sorry, but I really hate that jackass." He's hated Hunter ever since he met the little asshole and he knows the feelings mutual. For him it's not just that he has thing for Asha, it's the way he talks to her, the way he tries to insert himself into everything in her life. Not to mention he's seen the hateful looks the man gives Bonnie when he thinks no one else is looking. It's obvious the man hates that Bonnie has become a mentor of sorts to Asha.
"I don't understand what you have against him."
"He wants to get into your pants for one thing."
"No he doesn't." She denies.
"Of course he does. You're amazing, why wouldn't he want to be with you." Tyler says matter-of-factly.
Asha melts slightly at his statement. Leave it to Tyler to compliment her when they are in the midst of disagreement.
"Even if he does like me that way, I'm not interested in him that way." She climbs into his lap, exhaling when he wraps his big hands around her hips. "So you have nothing." She presses a kiss to his cheek. "to." She kisses his chin. "worry about." This time when she moves in to kiss him, Tyler grabs her face and pulls her lips to his, his attention focused on Asha for the most part. Despite this, he is unable to extinguish the part of him that wants to bash the bastard's head in.
-X-
One minute Caroline is straddling Jeremy's hips, her lips plastered to his and the next she's breaking the kiss and sitting up. Jeremy frowns and sits up as well wrapping his hands around her hips.
"What's wrong, Care?"
Caroline exhales as she rests her hands on his exposed chest, trying to ignore the feel of him beneath her fingers. "I'm not sure I can do this. Sleep with you." She adds when Jeremy looks at her in confusion.
"I know it's not a lack of attraction. Because the way you kiss me, the way you look at me, the way you touch me all tell me you're attracted to me."
Caroline hisses in pleasure when his erection makes contact with her center.
"You're right; I'm incredibly attracted to you." She admits as he tightens his hold on her.
"So what's the problem?"
"I don't know how about the fact that you're my best friend's brother and up until recently you were in love with my other best friend." She hops off his lap to pace the floor of her bedroom.
"Okay, first of all," Jeremy holds up his index finger. "Me and Bonnie have been broken up for like a year now. We're over each other. She's dating Aidan now and we all know that will be over once she and Stefan finally stop living in denial and admit they are in love with each other." The two share a smile as they think of Bonnie and Stefan's steadily growing relationship.
Holding up a second finger, he continues on with his point. "And second, Elena doesn't care that we're dating, she said as much and even if she did it would be none of her business." Jeremy moves closer to her and captures her chin in his hand. "So what's the real problem, Care?"
"I'm scared…. You're the first guy since Tyler that I've really liked."
"Are you telling me you're not over Tyler?"
"No, I'm over him and I'm happy he has Asha; she's amazing." She hadn't known what to think when Tyler returned from New Orleans with the woman, but she ended up liking the other woman instantly.
"Obviously I've dated other guys, had intimate relationships, but I always went into them knowing they weren't going anywhere. This thing with you is different. I don't want things to go wrong and I'm scared that is what will happen once we take that step." She bites her lip when he strokes her face with his fingers and a spark flows through her body.
"What are you saying?" He asks his face only a few inches away from hers.
Despite the arousal she feels from his presence, she says. "I need some time."
"If you want to wait, I'm okay with that."
"Really?" She raises an eyebrow in surprise.
"Yeah, you're worth waiting for." He grins at her, a wicked smile appearing on his lips. "Besides when we finally take that step, I want you to be sure and ready for what's to come." He leans in and gently presses his lips to hers.
"Thank you for understanding," She returns his smile when he pulls back. "So … since we're not having sex, what should we do?"
"Well we did have a date planned, so I say we do that."
"Okay." Caroline steps out of his arms and pulls her shirt over her head.
"Wha-what are you doing?" Jeremy asks as his girlfriend slips out of her jeans.
"I'm getting changed."
"I guess I'll head downstairs."
"Why it's not like we haven't already seen each other naked." She points out thinking of an incident last year where they had been required to strip down in front of each other. Though she had been in a relationship with someone else at the time, that had been the moment she had to admit that Elena's little brother wasn't so little anymore.
"True, but we weren't together at the time and the possibility of us sleeping together was slim to none." He feels his body react to her nearly naked body and groans. "You're killing me here." He turns away from her to get himself together.
"Sorry" She laughs before moving to the closet and taking a dress off a hanger.
-X-
Bonnie and Stefan sit on the couch watching a slasher film. Stefan has arm wrapped around Bonnie's shoulder as they watch the film unfold. When the villain pops out unexpectedly and stabs one of the main characters, Bonnie jumps up in surprise and buries her head into Stefan's chest.
"You face vampires, demons, and a host of other terrifying real life things on a regular basis, but this scares you?" Stefan teases. Truthfully, Stefan loves watching these types of movies with Bonnie because he loves it when she jumps into his arms whenever something unexpected happens.
"Shut up." She playfully slaps his shoulder, but she continues to rest her head against his chest
"I'm just saying it's kind of funny." He grins when she narrows his eyes at him.
"Well facing vampires is completely different than watching a regular maniac chase around unsuspecting people."
"If you say so."
"This coming from the guy who points out flaws and inaccuracies in vampire movies." She raises an eyebrow at him.
"You have a point." He concedes as she wraps an arm around his waist.
Before long the movie is over and the two stay wrapped in his other's arms for while. This lasts until they both realize that if they continue sitting together, it will be all that much harder for them to separate.
"I should go and get some rest I'm a little tired." Stefan slowly pulls away from Bonnie and stands up.
"And I'll go put this stuff away." Bonnie glances at the empty bowls on the table and stands up as well.
"I'll see you tomorrow." He leans down to press a kiss to her forehead.
"Okay." She nods ignoring the butterflies she suddenly feels in her stomach.
"Remember we're having a real movie night tomorrow." Stefan reminds her of the movie nights they have every other week. Usually they trade off who gets to the choose movies they watch and tomorrow is his turn.
"I'll be there." She smiles at him one more time before her focus shifts back to cleaning, not realizing that Stefan is still staring at her.
-X-
Elena watches from the top of the stairs as Stefan observes Bonnie's every move in the living room. It's something that has been a recurring theme over the past year. She admits that she had been a bit shocked when she first realized Stefan was growing closer to Bonnie, but once she processed things it made a lot of sense. And that is why she and the others have a pool going for when their friends will finally come to their senses and admit they have feelings for each other.
Friend.
In the past, whenever she claimed she and Stefan were friends it had been a lie, there had been way too much baggage for it to be a possibility. Even after Damon left town, it took awhile for them to become actual friends, but they finally managed with some work. That's why Elena has no problem approaching the subject of Stefan being in love with her best friend.
"Are you sure you're the former Ripper of Monterey? The same ripper who was a lady killer both figuratively and literally… because this is just pathetic." She whispers when she gets to the bottom of the steps.
"What do you mean?" Stefan jumps slightly; his attention so focused on Bonnie that he hadn't heard the brunette vampire behind him.
"Anyone with eyes can see that you're in love with her." She glances at Bonnie who is cleaning up the food and snacks from the coffee table.
"What are you talking about?" Stefan tries to play dumb, not wanting to get into his feelings for the tiny witch.
"Stefan, you came here just so she could patch you up even though your injuries heal on their own. We both know getting that little bit of attention from her when she heals you has become one of the highlights of your day." She doesn't point out that Bonnie allows it and seems to look forward to it just as much as Stefan. She knows Stefan wouldn't believe her anyway. "Not to mention, you're here all the time hanging out with her and when you're not here it's usually because she's at the boardinghouse with you."
Elena takes a glance at Stefan and rolls her eyes when she sees the look of feigned cluelessness. "I see the way you look at her so don't play dumb with me."
"Okay, fine, you're right I'm in love with her." Stefan sighs in resignation.
"Now that we've got that established, why the hell haven't you told her how you feel?"
In the background, they both hear a knock on a door and watch as Bonnie goes to open it.
"That's why." He nods his head at Bonnie who lets Aidan inside the house. "She's happy with him and he's a good guy. That's all I want for her even if it's not with me."
"Okay I get that and even find it admirable to an extent, but she was single for months before Aidan came into the picture and you still never made a move. So what gives?"
"After everything I've done to her, all the pain I've caused her in the past, I think she deserves better than me." He looks away from Bonnie and Aidan sadly.
"Shouldn't Bonnie be the one deciding whether or not you're worthy?" Elena raises a brow, wondering how Stefan could be so blind about Bonnie's feelings.
"Look Bonnie's obviously in love with him, not me. So I'm not going to be selfish and bring up my feelings for her." He looks at Bonnie again and his gut clenches painfully when she laughs at something Aidan says. Suddenly he has to get out of there. "I think I'm gonna head out on another patrol, take out some evil vampires." He says as he heads toward the back door.
"But you just came back from one." Elena's brow furrows.
Stefan stops and turns back to face Elena and frowns. "I need to clear my head."
"Well I'll go with you and instead of putting yourself in potential danger for the second time today, we're going to have lunch and talk."
"What about Matt?"
"Matt's asleep upstairs and we'll only be gone a couple of hours." Elena explains. Plus she needs some time to distract herself from Matt's attitude as of late. Despite their talk, she knows something is still up with him, but he's just not confiding in her about her it. Until he does she knows they can't move forward. So for now she'll distract herself by trying to convince Stefan to admit to Bonnie how he feels.
"Come on Stefan, you need to talk about this."
"You're not letting this go are you?"
"Nope." She grins at him. "You're just lucky Caroline is with Jeremy right now otherwise she'd be right here with me trying to talk some sense into you."
"My lucky day." He says sarcastically, despite knowing Elena is right. Caroline has been even more persistent when it comes to him admitting his feelings for Bonnie and if she were here right now it would be impossible for him to avoid talking about it. "Fine, we'll have lunch, but I'm choosing the place."
"I just have to leave Matt a note and then we'll go." She pushes past him to go upstairs.
Minutes later, she's back and they are on their way to the restaurant Stefan picked.
-X-
"I wasn't expecting you, thought you'd be heading to Boston to visit your friends." Bonnie furrows her brow as she and Aidan take a seat on the couch.
"I am, but I wanted to see before I left." He grins at her.
Bonnie smiles as Aidan wraps an arm around her.
-X-
Hunter stands in front of Asha's place as he eagerly waits to be let inside. After working for days, the love spell he made for Asha is finally done. Now all he has to do is unleash the spell and then she will be putty in his arms. The door opens and the smile that was previously on his face fades when he sees Bonnie standing there instead of Asha. From the look on her face, it's obvious that she feels the exact same way.
"Can I help you?" Bonnie sighs as rests a hand on the door. She doesn't know exactly what it is about Hunter that she dislikes. Well that's not exactly true; she thinks he's an egotistical asshole with entitlement issues. Not exactly all that unusual considering some of her past interactions with Klaus and Damon, but she could handle them for the most part. And sometimes it was even fun to banter with them. It's much different with Hunter.
There is something else about Hunter that is unsettling and puts on her edge. She hasn't said much to Asha because she knows the other woman won't believe her and she can't entirely blame her because the bad feeling she has about him is not something she can pinpoint. Not to mention he was the first supernatural person that Asha felt she could trust. It's only natural that she still feels connected to him. Even if he is a jerk.
"I need to talk to Asha." He tries to push past Bonnie, only to be pushed back by an invisible force. He fucking hates it when she shows off with her powers, especially since Asha's starting to pick up this particular bad habit. There's nothing worse than a witch who doesn't know her place.
"You don't get to walk into my house like you own it." Bonnie glares at the pale blonde, irritation obvious in her eyes. This is exactly what she's talking about when it comes to him being entitled.
"Are you always so rude to your guests?"
"Only when I can't stand them." She gives him a fake smile.
Hunter's eyes briefly flicker with rage and he feels the urge to hit her when they are interrupted by male voice.
"Is there a problem?" Aidan stands behind Bonnie in a threatening position. He's only met the man once, but that one time was enough for Aidan to know he doesn't like the man.
"I'm fine, him I'm not sure about."
Hunter looks coldly at Aidan, but says nothing knowing even though he would love to stake him. Bonnie's another one that goes for good looks when there are perfectly nice guys like him she should be going for. Not that he would go there himself. Sure she's hot, but she's way more powerful than him and she knows it. He would never be able to curb her magic and use it to his advantage.
Shaking his head out of those thoughts, he lets out a long sigh and is preparing to feign politeness so Bonnie will let him in when he hears the dog clomping down the stairs.
"What are you doing here?" Tyler growls when he spots Hunter standing in the doorway.
"Like I told this one" He points at Bonnie who rolls her eyes in response. "I need to see Asha, not that it's any of your business."
"Well, we have plans so you'll have to find someone else to bother."
"What's wrong, jealous of the relationship we have? That I'll always have a part of her that you will never be able to understand? Maybe you should move on and let Asha be with someone that's worthy." He grins smugly knowing the words will rile the dog up.
"Maybe I should bash your face in." Tyler snarls angrily and grabs Hunter by the collar, pulling him into the house.
Aidan raises an eyebrow in surprise, but does nothing to stop him. As far as he's concerned if the blonde man gets knocked out it's his own fault.
"Ty, stop!" She shouts before lowering her voice so only Tyler can hear her. "You know this is exactly what he wants from you. Don't take the bait."
"I can't help it, he's a tool and I don't like him. Maybe this will get Asha to see it."
"I know that and I agree with you, but this won't work out in your favor. We just have to hope that she will eventually see it on her own." She grabs onto his arm. "Let him go."
"You're right." The hybrid lets out a long sigh and lets go of Hunter's collar.
"Well look at that, maybe you aren't as dumb as thought." Hunter grins smugly, purposely baiting Tyler.
Before anyone can say anything else they hear the sound of high heels clicking on the stairs which ends the tension in the room. Bonnie looks up at the top of the stairs and smiles before she grabs Aidan and moves back into the living room.
"I'm ready, Tyler."
Tyler turns at the sound of Asha's voice and becomes enchanted with her immediately. She's wearing a pink dress that accentuates her curves and sends shockwaves to his heart and his groin. She had sent him downstairs so she could get ready for their night out. He hadn't wanted to leave, but now he's glad he did because he wouldn't have gotten to see the full picture like he is right now.
"You look amazing." He compliments his voice full of awe.
"Thank you." She blushes slightly at his compliment.
"Asha I need to talk you." Hunter interrupts the moment.
"Tyler and I are supposed to be going out on a date. Sorry Hunter, whatever it is will have to wait until tomorrow." She grabs Tyler's hand.
He starts to protest, but sees the determined look on her face and realizes that if he does he'll only rouse her suspicion. So he nods his agreement instead."Can I at least use the bathroom before I go."
"Sure, it's right down the hall." She points toward the end of the hallway.
Hunter nods and quickly makes his way to the bathroom, closing the door behind him.
"You're not gonna let us go on our date until he leaves are you?" Asha asks when Tyler makes no move to leave.
"Nope." This may not be his place, but he sure as hell doesn't want the bastard walking around and screwing with any of his friends' things.
Asha can only shake her head when Tyler folds his arms across his chest and glares down the hall.
-X-
Once he's closed off in the bathroom, Hunter begins to recite the spell he's been working on that will finally make Asha his. He had hoped to get her alone in order to do it, but he supposes doing it from a few feet away will be fine. The spell won't work immediately so he'll have time to get his place set up for when Asha shows up. He wishes he could see the look on the dog's face when she dumps and him and professes her love for Hunter. But at least he'll have Asha.
After a few more moments, Hunter finally finishes reciting the spell and stiffens when a burst of energy flows through the air, immediately traveling and to its intended target. He sports a smug smile as he exits the bathroom and says goodbye to Asha. It won't be long before he and Asha are making love in his bed without a care in the world.
He's so focused on what will happen latter on, he doesn't realize the energy that was supposed to go into Asha also goes into everyone that is currently inside the house.
