"Wow, what a long day." He stretched out lazily on her couch after school, and yawned loudly while she brought in some snacks. "It's been so long since I've been to a college, it's changed." Was all he could say. Elena had sent him to look after her and Bonnie while they stayed in a hotel out of town, waiting for Matt, Meredith, Caroline and herself to find time for one last night on the town. Afterward she'd return to Italy with Stefan to his Villa.

"Yea, well since the last time you probably went to a college for any reason was like, five hundred years ago, of course it'd be different." Bonnie said, smiling as she sat down and stared off into space, saying the first things that came to mind. "It's good that the first month is finally over though, it'll start to cool off and it'll feel better in that sweat box they call a school."

He laughed. "Well, now that you're home and doing OK, I'm going to leave. I'll see Meredith tomorrow, and Caroline as well, but for now I have some other… business… to do for tonight." He said, getting up and leaving the room out the back way, heading for the forest. "And Bonnie?"

"Hmm?" she said distantly. She couldn't help it, she hadn't seen him in almost a week and she was beginning to get worried about him. She knew he could take care of himself, he'd done it for over five hundred years now, but she felt it was her fault he'd left again.

She shouldn't have kissed him, she knew that much, and wished she could have waited or something. She could have helped it, and now he was gone.

"He'll come back," Stefan told her, snapping her back into reality as she realized that he knew Damon had been there. "Even he knows he can't run from you." He said, and disappeared into the night.

Bonnie sat there wondering how he knew. She'd worn make up for a week now because she couldn't keep herself from crying at night. She often woke up from the dreams that started to plague her mind even more now that he was gone.

Not only were they of herself, at least a form of herself, but she still couldn't see the figure that was with her. All she could make out was the outline of his body and the murmur of his voice. And even thought it was a murmur she knew exactly what he was saying

She would awaken feeling his soft touch on her cheek, or his hand in her own. But her dreams were never as herself, it was always as that girl in his memory. Bonnie knew that somehow she and the girl were connected. But she couldn't place why or how. Maybe she was trying to communicate with Damon from beyond the grave, maybe she was warning her against Damon.

She didn't know or care.

Even in school she would day dream about that girl and the figure in the shadows. She still didn't have any idea who that was, but she was getting closer to the end of her dreams. She knew because with each passing one it got darker. It had to end sometime soon.

There was a knock at the door, pulling Bonnie out of her daydreams on the verge of crying again. She wiped her eyes the sleeve of her T- shirt and looked at herself in the mirror. She still looked OK, and nothing was running.

She looked through the side window and saw that Meredith and Alaric had come to start with the therapy.

"Oh no, I forgot to cancel." Bonnie muttered to herself, angry that she'd forgotten to call the entire month that Damon had been helping her, trying to smile as she greeted them.

"Hi, what's up?" Meredith asked, looking distracted.

"Nothing really, just relaxing after a long day at school, you?" she asked, trying to snap her friend out of whatever it was that was distracting her.

"Nothing, just bringing this guy over to play doctor with you." She said, looking like she was lost.

Bonnie decided she wasn't going to bother with her. Too much work for the weekend "Hi Dr. Saltzman, so what's the verdict so far?" she asked him, watching as he pulled out a lap top and plugged it in.

"The verdict is this is going to be very exciting for me. A human who claims she can do things vampires say they can do." He grins widely and pats on the couch next to him. "Come on, I want to get started so I don't cut back on your homework time."

She walked over and sat down, not really wanting to do this, but figuring that it couldn't hurt anything but her time alone. Alone thinking about Damon and how badly she'd messed up. Her time alone to think about how soon she'd be completely alone with Elena going off with Stefan and Meredith going to a bigger college after this year.

"OK, now, I want you to close your eyes and reach down deep into your subconscious…"

*~~*~~*

She did as he said and he watched as her face became a little tenser since she was concentrating.

"No, no, no. Relax and just let what it is in there speak out." He said in a soft, mesmerizing voice. He'd had plenty of time perfecting that voice, a soft tone that people liked and responded to. He saw that she started relaxing slowly. He pulled out his writing pad, and a pen. And took note that it took her a little bit to relax, even though they were friends.

As she relaxed, there was a little giggle that escaped her throat. "Bonnie, this isn't a laughing matter." He said, still studying her.

"This isn't Bonnie, Dr. Saltzy man." The voice said playfully. It surprised him, he wasn't used to her voice changing suddenly like that, even though he'd heard of her doing so, but it was also very interesting. Bonnie wasn't speaking, but another intity, possibly even another person.

"This isn't?" he asked. "Then who is this that I'm talking to?" he asked gently, writing all this down.

"I'm her conscious, you can just call me… Angel." She giggled again.

"Um. OK, Angel, do you know how you're being telepathic?" he asked, keeping his voice soft.

"Nope, I just opened a something in her mind one day, I knew it was there, I just didn't know how to open it, or let it out so that she could use it. Like now I know that your thinking this is crazy and this isn't really happening." The voice said a little hurt.

"Oh no, it's just, this sounds like a hoax." He said trying to keep his voice steady, staring at her slightly annoyed. So she truly could read minds, that was something he hadn't been able to study before, this was excellent.

"Well I helped Stefan when he wanted to see Elena. You can ask him yourself that we did that." She said.

"Yes I know that you did that, do you know how you did that?" he asked.

"Not really, I just imagined that I was with Elena, and it happened." She said. "It felt like, she was helping me a little. But she was also trying to push me away. Because that bad guy was there. He wanted to hurt us." She said, sounding like a child.

"That would make sense." He said under his breath, writing all this down even though he had a hard time believing it. "What was it that you opened up inside her mind?" he asked softly. But she didn't answer, she just looked like she was concentrating hard. "Bonnie? Or, um, Angel?" he asked.

"Oh no…" she whispered

"What is it?" he asked, interested again. Despite himself.

"Dr. Saltzman, could you wake up Bonnie now? I don't like the feeling we're having." The little voice said, suddenly sounding very frightened and serious.

"What feeling are you having?" he asked.

"Something bad's coming." She said softly. "Something that's strong and I'm not very strong, I'm just now learning about my strength you know." And she giggled again. "Well, maybe you don't know."

"What kind of 'bad' thing is coming? Do you know?" he asked her. Trying to figure out what she's saying, not listening to her in the least.

That was the worst mistake he could have made.

But instead of her answering, it was a male's voice, one that sounded like he was having the time of his life, but hinted hatred and evil. And he didn't like what the voice said after laughing.

"Poor Bonnie, she just doesn't understand, and neither do those idiots Salvatore brothers." She grinned for him, against her will. "Hello, Dr. Saltzman. I've heard so much about you. Well not really but that's OK, I'll soon be finding out more." She smiled and slowly turned to Meredith, licking her lips and fighting it every step of the way. "It's OK though, because soon I'll be able to teach her, and them, and that little brat Elena."

"What do you mean?" Alaric asked a little shakily, looking at Meredith too, wondering why she seemed so distant lately.

"I can't tell you, Sport. That would be telling, and that's against the rules. But let's just put it this way." The voice said. "I'm going to get her back for stopping my friend." he watched as her eyes went from chocolate brown to a slightly lighter color. Then they flashed pure silver, and went back to chocolate.

"What are you talking about?" he asked him, wondering what he was talking about. He'd heard it was Elena who stopped him, coming back from the dead.

"It would have been our victory against those Salvatore kids, and she had to call Elena and all those stupid ghosts back." He said angrily. "I have half a mind to…" he raged on.

But that last part struck him hard, 'Of course, why didn't I see it? A ghost has to be called back before it can do anything in the real world.' He thought. Out loud he said, "But you're stuck where you are now, aren't you?" Alaric asked, typing all this down, noticing that Bonnie was starting to shake very badly. 'She must be fighting it.' he thought, noting that as well.

"No, not me." he laughed menacingly. "My friend is the one they caught, but even at that he's not permanently away. I've got a way to get him out, don't you worry about that." The voice said grinning slightly, Bonnie still shaking. "When I saw Damon coming I thought I should leave, no one knew I was there and I didn't want to fight them, just yet. So I flew off."

"Wake me up… please!" she cut in before he took over again.

"Just watch your girlfriend here, Sport. I'm feeling just a little on the mean side right now, and with what I know about her I could cause a lot of damage. In fact, just watch over anyone that was in that clearing that night. They all had something to do with it, and I don't like it when my friends are hurt." The voice said menacingly.

"Wake… Me… UP!" she practically screamed. Then before he could even think to do anything the voice took over her mind, and then slowly her body, making her stand up and start to walk over to Meredith.

"When I clap my hands you'll wake up and come to your body." Alaric said loudly, just before Bonnie cupped her hands and prepared to dive for Meredith. Then he clapped loudly, listening to it echo around the room.

Bonnie collapsed on the floor.

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