Chapter 5 A New World

When Bonnie opened her eyes in her tiny bed, the sun sending small rays on her blanket, the girl woke up to a completely new world. It was like being born again. She didn't know if she was ready for it, but she put her feet on the cold wood of the floor and stood up. Today, right after school she wanted to show Elena her magic. And she was really excited to see her face. Oh god she would have liked to see her own face when she had realized that she was a witch. She hoped to see the glowing in her eyes like the one she felt. The glowing made by the idea of magic in our grey and simple world, in our normal boring life.

She stepped in front of her cupboard and analyzed her clothes. The moment she realized what she was doing, she stopped amused. She had never really thought about what to wear in school. But since she thought of seeing Damon again she needed to look attractive, a bit hot. He had to see what he'd done to take Caroline. Before she went to bed the night before, the blond girl had written in their WhatsApp group about the amazing Sex she just had had with the teacher. Well, she didn't really want to think about the details Caroline had written in the group. At least she took the slimmest jeans she owned and paired it with a white top that only covered 3/4 of her belly. A dark green plaid shirt followed to reflect the color of her eyes. She had never left it open, but today she did. Slowly she brushed her long dark brown hair and put on a bit of mascara.

All the time she felt observed, like someone was standing right behind her. The mirror didn't reflect anything. But when her eyes fell on the window, she could swear she saw Damon standing in the garden, watching right into her eyes. She turned around as fast as she could but the place where she believed him to stand was empty.

Out of my head, she told herself. I'll deal with you in school.

Her dad had already left when she stepped down to drink her life essential coffee. She glanced on her phone. 7:45. A bit stressed she took her jacket, the key of the car and her brown leather jacket. With her bag under the arm she ran to the garage that luckily was still open got into her car and drove backwards. On the street she turned on the radio. Should she stop by Caroline to bring her to school?

Yes, she thought, Damon surely wouldn't do that.

A moment later she was in front of the sheriff's house but no Caroline waited for her. Instead Caroline's mother just came out to enter her car. Bonnie opened the window and waved.

„Is Caroline still deciding what to wear today?" she asked.

"No, the young teacher has just picked her up in his old-timer!"the blond woman answered a bit sorry.

She knew that her daughter would always take the chance to disappear with a man. Now Bonnie started to be angry with Caroline. Didn't she see that he only wrapped her around his little finger? Well she had to laugh about herself. He did the same with her and it drove her crazy as well. She said goodbye and started her car again. Now she had to drive faster than ever before. She entered the parking loft one minute before eight, jumped out of the car, took her bag and ran into the school. It just was the second schoolday and she didn't knew which lesson she had now. Stressed she took out her timetable and her mood sank further. Math. The school bell rang and she knew if she would go to class, her hair all in her face, her cheeks red from running Damon would make jokes of her. She decided to spare the lesson, she would write Elena. Slowly she went up the stairs, sneaked through the empty hallways to the toilet. When she entered, her eyes fell on the broken mirror. Wasn't she able to repair it now? She took out her phone and saw that Elena had written her.

"Bon where are you? Don't come if you don't want to sit alone, Stefan's next to me! I see your car from the window, everything all right?" said the message.

„Yeah I'm in the toilet, didn't want to risk this confrontation with D," she answered.

Then she called her Grams. After five times of ringing she heard a very tired hello.

„Hey Grams, could you read out loud the spell for repairing things? There is something like that?"she asked excited.

Sheila groaned. „You just woke me up dear. Give me a moment," she heard her Grandmother stand up and walk down the stairs.

„Here it is. It's better if you write it down, you won't be able to remember it the first time".

Fast she took out a paper and a pen.

„Yeah start", she said.

" Phasmatos Tribum Occulum Reparo"

The whole time she was writing, she didn't need an explanation of the letters. Although the language was new to her, she knew how to spell the words.

„Thanks, I'll try, Bye".

Bonnie put away her phone and the pen and read again the paper. Slowly she closed her eyes trying to find the fire inside of her. She didn't notice her bag falling on the ground; she looked inside of her body. She heard the blood rushing in her ears, her heart starting to beat faster. She was frightened to not find it again. But suddenly her legs started to shake a bit and the fire ran into her hands. The feeling was amazing. She held it in her hands, opened the eyes, fixated the mirror and started the spell. The words came over her lips like if she had spoken them many times before. Fully concentrated Bonnie repaired the mirror; cracks filled themselves with silver liquor. When she had finished, her head started to accept, that she had just done a spell that worked. That she had done real magic!

„I must say I'm impressed,"said a sarcastic deep voice.

She turned around and watched right onto a muscular mans chest in a black t-shirt. She knew who was in front of her before she saw him. The smell, the voice. The sudden appearance.

„You're in the women's toilet. I don't think that you should be in here," she said trying to step between the bin and the lavatory.

„Well I don't think you should be here either , Miss Bennett. You should be in my class right now. But it appears that we both like to be somewhere else".

She knew what he was, what he was capable of. But did he know that she did?

„Well, how did you know that I'm in her?" she said innocently.

He pulled up his hand in which was Elena's phone with Bonnie's message opened on the screen. She rolled with her eyes.

„So you went to your grandmother's yesterday. What did she tell you? I see that you're enjoying being a baby witch," he said, a bit of curiosity in his voice.

„You knew that I'm a witch from the beginning,"she said buying time.

Now that she really had understood how dangerous he was, she would have liked to run. But again her body didn't want to move.

„You know that I'm a vampire. I can smell your fear, Bon," he said with his deep voice and her heart speeded up more.

It was like being in a lion's cage, not knowing if the lion had been fed or if he was hungry and eager to eat.

"You compelled me to forget. But now I can remember everything. You will not hurt me; you could have done it the last time we stood here. But you didn't".

The phrase was even in her own ears not very significant, because why shouldn't he be hungry now? Still she also remembered something she read yesterday in the grimoir. She could defend herself against vampires, cause headaches. But she hadn't tried it out.

„Well no, you're right. At the moment I wouldn't. And if I wanted to, you could still use you're magic on me, I see it in your eyes that you just thought of it".

He completely knew every thought she had. Was she so easy to understand?

„You do have questions , don't you," he said while placing his left hand on the wall next to her.

She nodded a bit. Now that they both had made their points, she was curious of Damon the vampire. He was a mystery.

What was the reason for his presence?

Why was he interested in Elena?

What did he want with her and Caroline?

What was a doppelgänger?

And what made him stronger then Stephan?

While her brain was busy thinking about all the questions she wanted to ask him, he came closer. His face was now right in front of hers and she could feel his dark presence more than before, while his seductive smell made her think of the blackboard scene again. His upper body was next to hers; his eyes analyzed her from the bottom to the top.

"You thought about what to wear today, didn't you," he said, his eyes on her naked lower belly. She didn't answer.

„I'll tell you more. Under one condition: You'll never tell anyone, and you'll meet me alone".

The word alone clung in her ears like a threat.

„Wouldn't I be stupid to meet a vampire, alone?"she asked a bit breathless while looking up into his blue eyes.

She knew that he wouldn't just bite into her neck right now. But still she felt his glance on her chocolate skin her décolleté, her face, the stripe over her jeans. In his eyes was desire and his right hand was balled to a fist. He giggled a bit.

„Well, yes, it would be a bit stupid. But aren't the answers worth the risk?" he said mysterious.

Her hands and back pressed onto the cold tines of the wall, she tried to find the fire in herself. But it was like the fear blocked it, like his icy danger froze her fire inside. But the same time her head was full of fear, she felt that her body wasn't. That her skin missed his touch, searched for the tingling and the goose bump. And for him every inch of her, her body, her smell, the expression in her eyes told him what she thought. He relaxed his fist and placed his hand on her waist. His thumb went a bit higher and laid on the stripe of skin like a butterfly. He looked her in the eyes, blue and green exchanging hot glanced of lust. Because in both of their heads there was a picture of what they could do. His thumb started to make small circles and she felt a heat growing in her core. His head went forwards and his lips stroked soft along her cheek on the way to her bare neck. It was an inner fight but at the end, Bonnie, being not able to really think clear anymore, decided to take the risk. With good preparations.

" How do I know that I will be safe with you," she whispered .

" Well Bonnie Bennett," he said , his mouth on her aorta, his lips feeling her heart puls ," You don't. But I think, that's one thing attracting you to me".

His hand climbed a bit higher, his fingers slipping under her white shirt and passing to her chest. When he reached her bra her breast bended under his cold hand, trying to completely fit in his palm. He touched the lace, caressed the bulge on top of it. He smiled devilish and pushed himself away from her.

„I think you never met someone as dangerous as me. And you want to know more about me, what I can do, more about this new world".

The wall was the only thing holding Bonnie standing; her heart was like a jungle drum in her ears.

What he could do.

Do with her.

Yes, she wanted to know that. He went to the door and held it open for her.

„My class is missing me, I think. And you will sit on your place the last 20 minutes".

With her head up she took her bag from the floor and walked out of the girl's toilet; her legs were weak and shaking. He followed her easygoing.

"You don't know all about me, Damon Salvatore,"Bonnie spit out, not turning around. „I'll play your game. But you have to accept my conditions as well. We'll meet in a public place, the park in front of the grill. 5 pm tomorrow".

The moment they stood in front of the classroom he looked back in her eyes.

„This power in you is impressing. I could kill you right here, right now. I could have a minute ago. We both know that you wouldn't have been able to defend yourself. But still you want to have the upper hand, play brave. I hope you're better prepared tomorrow, little witch," he said, and it sounded gently, amused, but also menacing.

Bonnie stepped into the classroom and it was like going into the fight ring again after having lost the battle. But surprisingly Damon said nothing and just pointed on the empty table next to the window.

„So everyone ready with his exercises?" he asked like nothing happened Elena sat next to Stefan, they changed a short glance to say everything's alright.

Since Bonnie knew what Elena's boy was, she fought with herself to tell her. But sooner or later he had to tell her his secret; there would be a time when he couldn't hide it anymore. No, first she would show her what she was. He called someone to write the solution on the blackboard. But Bonnie didn't listen. She started to think about showing Elena her magic. Where and how would it be most impressive? How could she make this an unforgettable moment of their friendship? When a bird sat down in front of the window, she smiled. Bonnie knew how to do it. She would stand in front of Elena's door, in the afternoon, with some cookies of her grams. And in the evening she would read the books Sheila gave to her. She would practice to defend herself. She wouldn't be as weak as today. She would stand up to his seduction. And be able to recommend a distance between them.

Author: Fire