Chapter 7
"What is going on?" Caroline practically screamed at Bonnie as she followed her best friend to her room. "I mean, I know what it looked like, but it couldn't have been what it looked like."
Rather than admit any wrongdoing, Bonnie deftly asked, "What did it look like?"
"You know very well what it looked like."
"No, not really."
"It looked like you and Damon were getting along. Like really getting along."
"As opposed to just getting along?"
"Don't be a smart-ass. You know what I meant."
"Look, Caroline," Bonnie began, "I don't know what to tell you. I went to the Grille, Damon was there and we played some pool and chatted. Nothing earth-shattering."
Flabbergasted at Bonnie's casual remark, Caroline argued, "Nothing earth-shattering? Bonnie, it was you and Damon talking and laughing together. I saw no veiled threats, no eye-rolling. Just two people flirting."
"Ha! Damon and I flirting? Don't think so."
"Then, you obviously cold not see what I saw."
"There was no flirting. We decided to call a truce. Become friends."
"And you didn't think to tell me?"
"There's nothing to tell. Damon and I are friends. Yeah, it was unexpected, but it happened."
"Okay. Start from the beginning. I want all the juice details." Caroline added as she plopped herself on Bonnie's bed. She was ready for a great story.
Bonnie knew that people would not be thrilled about her newfound friendship with Damon, but she didn't expect Caroline and Stefan's reaction. You would've thought the world was ending, she thought grimly. Caroline and Stefan had both stared them down until they couldn't help but have guilty faces. Then Caroline grabbed Bonnie's arm and practically dragged her out of the Grille. She didn't know what happened between Damon and Stefan. Maybe I'll call him later…just to see what they talked about. Well, more like what Stefan talked about and the sarcastic remarks Damon responded with.
Focusing her attention on Caroline, Bonnie didn't know how to explain what was going on with Damon. But, Caroline was her best friend and if anyone could help her decipher Damon's attitude, it would be her. So, she started at the beginning.
"I was hungry one night, so I went to get food from the Grille. Nothing unusual about that. Damon was there and silly me, I decided to talk to him. Only because I was protecting some innocent girl whom he might've bitten," Bonnie rushed, hoping Caroline would understand the sequence of events as they unfolded in her head. "And then, he told me that Elena couldn't choose between him and Stefan."
"Wait. What?" Caroline tried to interrupt, but Bonnie continued as if Caroline hadn't spoken.
"Then, he dropped a bombshell on me, saying that he would focus his attention on me."
"You? Really?"
"Of course, I didn't believe him. So, we argued."
"Of course. It is Damon, after all," commented Caroline; although she was sure Bonnie barely registered anything she was saying.
"But, Damon did make some good points. So, I kind of forgave him and decided to agree to a truce."
"Something Damon said made sense?"
"Then, he came over the other day when I was having a 'chill' day and we hung out. We watched movies…and not just movies, chick flicks. But, the crazy thing was…it was fun. I had fun. I actually enjoyed hanging out with Damon. So, that leads to today. I happened upon Damon and he offered me a drink. I thought why not? Then, we started playing pool. And that's when you and Stefan showed up. See, nothing's going on between me and Damon."
Caroline sat in amazement as she watched Bonnie discuss Damon. "Bonnie," she began hesitantly, "nothing's wrong with you and Damon hanging out. It was just a shock to see."
"It wasn't planned."
"Would you hate it if it was planned?"
"What do you mean?"
"Bonnie, hun, I'll be the first to admit that Damon is not on my favorite person list, but he has his moments. Maybe it's a good thing you guys are friends. Who knows? Maybe something more can come from it."
"Uh, Caro, you're talking about Damon and I…being more than friends. Not a chance."
"Damon is so not my type. I mean, first off, he's obsessed with Elena. And who can compete with that? Secondly, he's annoying on a good day and psychotic on a bad one. Okay, so I enjoy spending time with him, but does that make up for everything? And yeah, he's super hot with gorgeous blue eyes but should that change everything?"
Had Bonnie not realized that Damon was starting to get to her? Her friend was in for a rude awakening.
On the other side of town, a similar conversation was occurring….
"Damon, what's going on with you and Bonnie?" Stefan addressed Damon as they both entered the living room of the Salvatore mansion.
"Little brother, we were just talking."
"Exactly. What were you and Bonnie talking about?"
"Must we discuss everything?"
"You and Bonnie talking? Yes, that concerns me."
"Why? Haven't you always said that I could be redeemed?"
"Redeemed? Of course you can."
"Well, maybe I'm starting with Bonnie."
"And she's okay with this?"
"Well, not at first, but I think she's coming around to the idea. In fact, I think she's beginning to like me."
"Damon, Bonnie is just a teenage girl. She has feelings. You need to be careful with her."
"I'm always careful, little brother."
"Something's going on with you and Bonnie. I want to know what it is."
"Something's going on between you and Bonnie?" Elena's voice echoed through the hall. The brothers could only stare at her in bewilderment at her reappearance into their lives. "I'd like to know what's going between you two."
