Thank you for the review love! Damon will have to work to get Bonnie to trust him again, but he's walking a tightrope...he doesn't know if he wants to be with her, what he does know is that he doesn't want her to be with anyone else.
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"I'm not getting out of this car", I replied as I held onto my arm which was wrapped in a cloth, but was still bleeding. I could feel the cuts on my face stinging a little, but I refused to get out of the car.
"You're being absolutely ridiculous", Damon sighed, "let me help you".
"No…I'm getting Elena to drive me to the hospital".
"Bonnie…please…let Damon help you", Elena replied, "I know that he's a jackass, but he can help you…Stefan is helping Caroline right now".
I rolled my eyes and looked at Damon.
"Look, if she's going to act like this…I'm not helping her!" Damon snapped .
"I didn't ask for your help!" I screamed at him.
"Oh that's it", Damon said walking over to the car and grabbing me out of it, "since you are stuck on being a stubborn little witch…I am going to help you whether you like it nor not".
"Don't touch me!" I yelled as he picked me up and threw me over his shoulder and carried me in the house as I fought him.
I could see Elena looking at me shaking her head with a slight smirk.
Damon carried me into the house past Stefan tending to Caroline feeding her a bag of blood and into one of the bathrooms on the first floor. He plopped me down on the counter and grabbed a white towel out of the closet, "Stay there", he ordered me.
"You don't tell me what to do!"
"Look…I know that you hate me…I know that you want to pretend to be normal, but you're not…so get over it and let me help you".
"I don't want any of your blood", I answered.
"I wasn't going to share any…I am going to clean your wounds and if that one on your arm doesn't stop bleeding, I am taking you to the hospital", he snapped as he began to clean my arm with the water.
I looked at him as he carefully wiped the blood from my arm. It actually seemed worse than what it was. The wolf didn't take as big of a bite as I thought he did; but it still hurt like hell. Damon wrapped my arm with bandages after rubbing antiseptic on it and not once did he speak.
After my arm was wrapped, he focused on my face, "These scratches must have happened when the wolf knocked me down…he came from behind", I mumbled.
"Well he got what he deserved", Damon replied as he took another rag and began to wipe my face gently.
I closed my eyes.
"It's just one big gash…it shouldn't last long", he replied.
I nodded as I opened my eyes and looked at him. As he wiped my face from the dirt, I saw the Damon that I had fallen in love with. He stopped wiping my face and looked at me, "You did a good job Little Witch", he whispered.
I shook my head, "Before or after I passed out?"
"Listen…you're not perfect…so things happen, but we saved Caroline…got the mutts to leave town…we didn't do half bad today".
"No", I shook my head.
Damon touched my cheek and moved closer to me. I braced myself as the familiar feeling of want came over me. He placed his other hand on my cheek, "This is when you look most beautiful to me", he whispered before he placed his lips on mine and kissed me softly.
For a moment I sat on the counter allowing him to kiss me and then I realized that this was all a game…momentary insanity, "Damon…stop…", I said moving back placing my hand on his chest.
"What are you doing…what's wrong?" he asked.
"We can't kiss…we can't do this…", I said hopping down from the counter and moving towards the door.
"Oh is this because of 'normal' guy?" Damon sniped as he held up two fingers to emphasize normal.
I turned and glared at him, "This has nothing to do with normal guy…this has to do with the fact that I can't get wrapped up in you again".
"Oh yeah…I forgot…one kiss would have you giving me those puppy dog eyes again…"
I shook my head in disbelief. I was dealing with two different Damons constantly and it was enough to make me crazy, "You don't have to worry about puppy dog eyes because every time I see you, I want to spit in your face…you are a jack ass Damon and that's why no one will ever love you completely…you don't want them to!" I snapped as I headed for the door, but Damon stopped me and slammed the door closed.
"Let me out of here", I replied holding onto the knob.
He moved closer to me and I could feel him behind me, "You may think I'm a jack ass, but you still love me…you still want me…and you can't help that".
"I can help it", I replied turning around and facing him, "Nate is helping me each and every day…as time goes on…you become a distant memory".
"A distant memory…huh?" he asked, "tell me…does Nate make you whisper his name in the dark of night?"
"No…not yet…but I will give him a few tries to make me", I countered as I pushed him away from the door and headed out.
SSSSS
I could hear her stomping down the hallway and into the living room where Caroline was. I looked at the wall and punched it causing the plaster to fall all around my fist. I let myself slip for a few seconds and things escalated into something much bigger. While I think its best for Bonnie and I not to be together, I don't want her with 'normal' dude. Who is he? Where did he really come from? And most of all, I don't trust him for my little witch. Even though I only saw him once, it was like everyone in the circle thought he was soo great. What was soo great about him? He didn't have super hearing…he couldn't heal people…he couldn't run that fast…what could he do? Nothing…nothing at all.
"Is there a reason why you are destroying the bathroom?" Elena asked from the doorway.
"Is there a reason why you are minding my business?"
"I take it…this has something to do with Bonnie stomping into the living room, checking on Caroline and then leaving?"
"I don't know why the witch does what she does Elena…sorry".
"Oh you know…something is not right here…I know you're jealous of Nate, but…"
"Jealous of Nate? Why would I be jealous of him?"
"Because Bonnie likes him…a lot and he has the potential to replace you in her heart", Elena answered.
"Don't you sound like one of those stupid romance novels…I broke up with Bonnie, she didn't break up with me…I'm having a good time being the handsome, dashing bachelor that I've been for over 100 years…I wish and Stefan would stop trying to push me towards Bonnie again…I don't want her, she can be with normal guy all she wants, let's see how he fairs out when there are a gang of vampires attacking", I snapped as I pushed past Elena and headed upstairs.
SSSSS
The next morning, I could hear someone ringing the doorbell off the hook as I opened one eye and glanced at the clock. It was noon and I had already missed one class…just great…this is what happens when you spend your nights giving werewolves headaches and brainwashing them. I sat up and immediately felt the pain in my back radiate up and down my spine (and this is what happens when a wolf attacks you). I slid on my slippers and headed downstairs. I wasn't sure if Elena or Caroline were home, I left them at the boarding house last night. When I got to the door, I looked out of the window to see Nate. Crap…what was he doing here? I took a quick look in the mirror and tried to fix the bed head and try to make sure I had no dried drool on the side of my face. Nate rang the doorbell again and I took a deep breath before opening, "Hi", I smiled as he looked at me from head to toe, "what are you doing here?"
"You never called me last night and I called you this morning…", he then focused on my wrapped wrist, "what happened?" he asked touching my arm.
"My friends…we were out in the woods searching for a bracelet that Caroline lost and a dog came out of nowhere and attacked me, he bit me…but it wasn't that serious", I lied.
"Are you sure…you may need stitches".
"I'm fine….thanks for coming by…is there a reason why you came by?" I asked walking into the house.
"Yes…when you didn't answer the phone or any of my texts…I kind of…I sorta got worried".
I smiled, "Aww…well I'm ok…I really am…I mean, a dog attacked me…but for the most part, I'm ok".
"Good…soo do you have any more classes today?"
"No…actually I missed my only one".
"Well how about I take you to lunch and we can continue our date from last night afterwards", he smiled.
"Umm…I just need to go get dressed, do you mind waiting?"
"No…but if you need any help, just let me know", Nate grinned as I hit him playfully on the chest and headed upstairs.
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"I can escort myself home…thank you very much", Caroline whined as she sat next to me as I drove into a parking space in front of Shelia's house.
"Yes…I am sure you could, but Stefan and Elena made me promise to make sure you got home safely…god knows we wouldn't want you getting vampnapped again".
"It was one time and they vervained me!" Caroline snapped as she got out of the car.
"Of course they did", I rolled my eyes as I followed her down the walkway.
"What are you doing?" she asked turning to me.
"They also requested that I check on Bonnie…"
"I can check on Bonnie…"
"Look…can we not argue about this, just let me come in and make sure the witch is ok", I replied.
Caroline rolled her eyes as she opened the door and stepped inside.
"Bonnie…I didn't invite him, I promise", Caroline called walking up the steps.
I stood in the foyer and suddenly I smelled a familiar scent…that cologne. I walked into the living room where normal guy was standing checking out family pictures.
"Hi", I said.
He jumped and turned around, "Oh hey…what's up...I'm Nate…", he replied holding out his hand.
I looked at it with my arms folded, "Damon".
"Oh…hi…Stefan's brother right?"
And the man who made Bonnie scream in a million different pleasurable ways…
"Yes, Stefan's brother…", I stared at him.
"Is there something wrong…do I have something on my face?" Nate asked raising an eyebrow.
"You're the guy dating Bonnie?"
"Yes…I guess you could say that", he replied, "and can I assume that you and Bonnie had some type of relationship before and that's why you are glaring at me right now".
I smirked, "Bonnie is a special person, if you hurt her…I will kill you".
Nate chuckled as he walked closer to me, "You know, I am sure that this act scares some guys…not me…you are not with Bonnie for a reason and because of that reason, another guy has a chance…so thanks", Nate smirked.
I felt like ripping the kid's heart out right there and I lifted my hand to do so when I heard, "Damon!" from the entryway.
I turned around to see Bonnie dressed and glaring at me.
"Oh hi Bonnie", I smiled, "Nate and I were just having a friendly chat".
"Yes…I see…Caroline's fine, so I guess you can go", she replied narrowing her eyes.
I looked over at normal guy who smirked at me.
"Have a nice day Bonnie", I waved as I walked out of the house.
As I walked towards my car, there was no way that I was going to allow Bonnie to be with that guy.
SSSSSS
Nate opened the door to a café not far from the university and guided me over to a table. I slid into a seat and smiled at him, "I'm sorry about Damon…he can be quite an ass", I apologized.
Nate shook his head, "Don't worry about it…Damon is a guy who wants to protect the people around him".
I smiled and shook my head, "You are funny and quite forgiving".
"Hey…you have to be and I can respect the need to protect people…isn't that why I came over to your house today, to make sure that you were ok".
"You did…you did and I thank you, but maybe I should tell you something…"
"What…are you about to tell me something heavy…something like you practice voodoo at night?" he chuckled.
I grimaced inside just thinking about that statement, "No…no…I just want you to know that I have somewhat of a very atypical relationship with my friends…because my dad traveled a lot for work and the fact that my grandmother died a year ago…I depend on my friends a lot and sometimes, I need to be with them".
"I understood…look Bonnie, I'm not trying to crowd you…I'm attracted to you…you're beautiful, intelligent and you have a good sense of humor…Bonnie, I always said I would never date a freshman…but you're different, there's something about you that tells me that you are not your ordinary freshman college girl".
"Noo…I don't think I am", I answered.
"And that's what I like…look Bonnie, I will understand if this is just too much too soon…but I want us to take a shot at being a couple".
I looked at Nate as he looked at me with sincere eyes. Nate was normal, he was cute, he cared about me and didn't expect anything in return, "Can you give me some time?" I smiled at him.
"If that's what you need", Nate smiled back at me.
SSSSSS
The redhead sat on my lap kissing me on the neck as I flipped the channels on the television. "Damon, I thought we came here for some real fun", she purred in my ear.
I turned to her…I have no idea why I called this woman over…she was pretty annoying. I caressed her cheek as I vamped out and she started to scream, but I quickly covered her mouth, "Not a word", I whispered looking into her eyes.
As I leaned back to drink from her, the doors to the living room flew open and a glaring witch was standing in the middle of them. I threw the redhead to the side and looked at Bonnie.
"Tell her to leave", Bonnie replied calmly.
I smirked and looked at the redhead, "Time to leave…I don't think you want to be here".
The redhead stood up and walked slowly out of the room and out of the house in a trance. Bonnie walked into the room and closed the doors behind her with her mind.
"I want you to stay away from me…and Nate", she replied.
I snickered as I poured a drink, "Sure whatever you want".
I lifted the glass to my lips and it flew out of my hand and crashed into the wall, "I'm serious Damon", Bonnie marched over to me.
I turned to her and folded my arms, "Fine Bonnie…I will leave you and 'normal' guy alone".
"Why are you doing this!" she stomped away from me, "I mean…you don't want me…so I'm not supposed to want anyone else?"
"How can you replace me with someone soo….boring?"
Bonnie looked at me and shook her head, "You are psychotic! How could I replace you with someone boring…you have been replacing me over and over again for months…bringing them to my house, flaunting them…and you have a nerve to talk about me replacing you…you are crazy!"
"Crazy…I'm crazy…I'm not the one who brings all kinds of strange people into the circle".
"What circle!" she waved her arms, "Nate hasn't been anywhere near all of us…he's not in the 'circle' as you call it".
"Oh no…if he's with you, he's in the circle and besides all of that…you will get bored very easily with someone like him".
"I doubt that".
"Oh really…you know that you will never feel for him what you felt for me", I said walking over to her staring her down, "we had passion…we had sparks…you can't possibly feel that way with him".
She looked up at me, "I could…if you would just back off!"
"I don't want to back off".
"You should…you don't want me Damon, you've made that clear…if someone else does…you need to let it be!"
"Why?" I asked her.
She shook her head, "You are unreal…I'm leaving", she pushed past me.
I grabbed her by her arm and she looked up at me, "Get off of me", she hissed.
"Why do I need to let anything be?"
She pushed me away from her, "Why…why…because you broke up with me! You broke my heart! I didn't do anything to you, I accepted us…and you made me doubt everything that I believed!"
I walked over to her, "He's not good enough for you…he will never understand you…"
"And you do?"
I didn't say anything as she sucked her teeth and started walking towards the door. Suddenly I felt my legs moving and I found myself in front of the door. She looked at me and a part of me knew that she was about to give me an aneurysm and that's when I kissed her. I grabbed her and kissed her.
"Get off of me!" she screamed as she fought me for a bit as I walked us over to the couch.
"You will never feel this much passion with him", I answered.
She looked at me for a few moments and that's when her lips met mine. When our lips met, I could feel the heat between us. I slid her jacket off and threw it across the room as she looked at me licking her lips. We crashed into each other and for a few moments I put out of my mind all the reasons why I said no to this…and listened to all of the reasons I said yes.
They just can't resist each other!