Hello lovelies. Well I actually had half of this typed up like a week ago but I scrapped it for two reasons. One: I hated it! And two: I did something in it and then another writer released a new chapter for her story and it had the same thing in it. I didn't want people to think I was stealing so I did away with it. If I end up doing it anyway in a later chapter I'll be sure to alert everyone and assure that writer that I'm not plagiarizing her work. Either way this is more of a filler but I like those so it doesn't bother me one bit. I am also working on my other two stories. Yes…that includes Falling Down the Rabbit Hole. I have some amazing people to think for that. But I'll put those thank you's up when I post for that story. I still have to answer all my messages. I haven't forgotten. I'm just horrible and swamped and tired. I need to get away! Lol! Oh yeah let me also apologize for any errors or confusing parts. It's almost 4 in the morning and I have begun to see stars, I'm so tired!

Disclaimer: I do not own the vampire diaries, its characters, or its storyline. I only own my stories and original ideas.

Chapter 2

"I think we should have a party!"

Bonnie looked up from her sociology book to stare blankly at Caroline, who was currently braiding her hair into one long braid.

"What?"

"I said I think we should have a party."

"I heard. I'm just not understanding why….."

Caroline huffed and twisted a small pink rubber band at the end of her finished braid. "We need to live Bonnie. All we do is study and go to class."

Bonnie shook her head in the negative and closed her book after marking where she had left off. "That's not true. We also hang out."

"Yeah! With each other!"

"And Stefan and Damon."

Caroline started scrubbing her face with alcohol pads. "Yeah that needs to stop. We have become the dynamic foursome and it's getting slightly creepy."

"How is it creepy? You know besides the fact that Stefan stares at you constantly when he thinks no one is looking." A smile crept across her face.

"No he does not and that's not the creep factor. It's you and Damon. You're friendship freaks me the hell out."

Bonnie picked up her book and started highlighting once again. "We're friends just like you and me, Care. I don't understand why you are having such a big problem with this."

"I do not have a problem with it per say….."

Bonnie stopped mid word and stared at Caroline. "You make snide comments under your breath all the time, you constantly point out the differences between Stefan and Damon in front of Damon, no matter where Damon and I are you show up, and you almost hit the roof when you found out that we occasionally share a bed. Admit it, you hate our friendship."

"I do not hate your friendship! I hate Damon. Ok, ok, I dislike him immensely and you have to admit, the sleeping together thing is a little creepy. The only time you should share a bed with a man is if you have just had sex with him and I'm assuming that's not what's going on….." Caroline trailed off and gave Bonnie a long look.

"Of course not!"

"Thank god!" Caroline put her hand to her chest and breathed an exaggerated sigh of relieve.

"Care, he is my friend. My best friend. He gets me in ways that no ever has. Just like you and Stefan. He is also in love with one of my other best friends. I'm not stupid and I'm not into him. And the bed sharing thing started in 1994 and I have no problem continuing it here."

"Why did it start in the prison world?"

"We were depressed. I know that sounds a little melodramatic but we were. We were dead and away from family and friends, and there was no forseeable way out. Sleeping got hard for both of us so we would stay up late, till like 3 or 4 in the morning watching movies until our bodies gave out. We always did it in his bed because it was the most comfortable and the biggest and after a while that was the only way we could sleep…together. Every now and then I want that peace back and he does too so we share a bed but that's all it is. He's there for me and I want to be there for him."

Caroline's face was twisted up in confusion. "Hmmm I can honestly say I never thought anyone could like Damon Salvatore this much. Well fine if this friendship means so much to you I guess I can be more understanding. Now back to the party idea. What do you think? We need to have some fun. We deserve it. I just want to be normal college girls…..get a little wasted, make out with a random guy….."

"There's only one problem with your plan."

"What's that?"

Bonnie chuckled. "We're not normal college girls. You're a vampire, I'm a witch that has died a million times, and our other best friend is the real life version of Sleeping Beauty. Accept it Care, we're not normal and I don't think we ever could be."

Caroline got off of the love seat and sat beside Bonnie before removing the book from her hands and lying it on the coffee table to gain her full attention. "But what if we could be? I know logically it's not possibly but for one night I would like to pretend. I would like to pretend that I'm a normal human girl who is failing all her classes because she parties way too much. I want to pretend that I'm dating casually in the hopes of meeting the one and that when I do we're going to buy some modern loft in New York and get married and I'll be on Broadway and he'll be, I don't know, an ad executive, and one day we'll add to our little home and have two kids and eventually move to the country where we'll raise them and our golden retriever." Caroline turned back to Bonnie with a goofy grin. Bonnie just looked confused.

"How long have you been thinking about this?"

"Awhile. Oh come on! Like you haven't thought about how your life would have been if we hadn't been surrounded by supernatural crap all the time."

"Well yeah I guess so….."

"And? How would it be? Paint me a picture."

"I don't really have one. I would just be happy."

"That's it! Fine, the point is let's be normal for one night. Please?"

"You know what? Why the hell not! So where are we going to have this super normal, awesome college party?"

"The woods."

Bonnie's mouth fell open. "You are joking right?"

"Nope! It'll be fun. Just like old times."

"People died in old times."

"Ok that may be true but not this time. We are going to have fun for once and not worry about anything else. Agreed?"

Bonnie smiled widely and nodded eagerly. "Agreed!"

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Bonnie had decided if they were going to be normal: looking cute, flirting, and getting a few numbers would be acceptable. Before leaving for the party she had donned shorter than short khaki shorts, a black cami with a knot in the bust, and wedge sandals with black cloth fabric that wrapped around her ankles. Her hair was in loose curls and she had pink gloss on her lips and smoky dark eyes. Caroline had gone the opposite because according to her men flocked to innocent looking girls so she had put on a mint colored lace cami, white shorts and white wedge sandals with little flowers all over them. Her makeup was simple but her hair was curled and tossed, creating an innocent but sexy look at the same time.

Bonnie had left for the party right after her last class which didn't end until 10:00. After a quick shower, getting dressed, and the drive she arrived a little before 11:00. Caroline was already there and had been for at least an hour and a half. Bonnie parked several feet away from the opening into the woods. She slipped her keys into her snug fit pocket and made her way through the forest to the sounds of heavy music. She was still far out enough that she felt slightly alone in the middle of the woods and with that feeling she also felt slightly scared. The hair on the back of her neck stood on end and a shiver ran down her spine. She shook it off and picked up her pace. She broke through the woods into the opening of the party and halted. There were people everywhere. The woods were busting at the seams with people and ninety percent of the faces were unrecognizable. She immediately searched the crowd for a halo of blonde and sighed when she spotted it.

Caroline was smiling like a fool and twirling a piece of hair around her finger as she listened to the obviously drunk male talking. When Bonnie approached she heard the tail end of his rant.

"And that's why men are superior to women, you know?"

Caroline placed her hand on his shoulder and squeezed it. "Yeah, totally."

"Hey, Care."

Caroline whipped around and then threw her arms in the air before screaming, 'BONNIE!' She then threw her arms around Bonnie and squeezed until Bonnie felt a sharp pain in her rib at which point she started slapping Caroline on the back to alert her.

Caroline let her go quickly. "Oh sorry!" Bonnie jerked back slightly at the smell of Care's breath. She was sloshed and very happy.

"Care, how much have you had to drink?"

"Only a tiny bit! I swear!" Care laughed and shook her head in the negative before becoming serious at an alarming rate. "I need to be slightly tipsy..." she whispered the next part, "Stefan's coming."

"And whose fault is that? You didn't have to tell him about the party."

"I know….."

"Admit it, you wanted to see him."

"Possibly. Either way we are not discussing that train wreck right now. Let's get you a drink and a hot man to flirt with."

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Two hours into being there Bonnie was tipsy, happy, and for the first time in a long time, relaxed. Caroline was still talking to the idiot who had bullet points as to why men were ruling the world. She looked completely bored but he was tall and gorgeous so she could ignore the steady flow of shit falling out of his mouth. Bonnie had been drinking and minding her own business a few feet away from the party when an overly built blonde with gray eyes and a deep voice approached her. He was a chemistry major and soon they were in a full conversation about genetics versus society and how they could both impact a person's personality. He had a lot of good points but he also entertained her beliefs about the impact of childhood on adulthood. She was intrigued and found herself gearing up to ask him out on a coffee date when a deep voice interrupted them.

"Who's your new friend, Bon Bon?"

Bonnie jumped a little before turning to the grinning vampire. "Damon what are you doing here?"

Damon put his hand on his chest like he was hurt. "You don't want me here? Are you ashamed of me now?"

"Seriously why are you here?"

He shrugged and he suddenly looked bored. "Stefan wanted to come spy on Caroline and was too much of a wimp to come by himself. I certainly didn't come because you invited me….."

"I didn't invite you because I knew it was going to be a party full of drunk college kids and you would be annoyed. I prefer it if everyone leaves this party intact."

He smiled a predatory smile and then turned to the guy she had been talking to, who was now staring openly at them. "I promise to behave. So, what's your name?"

The guy looked back and forth between Bonnie and Damon. "I'm Brad. Nice to meet you." Damon grabbed his hand and pumped it up and down in an exaggerated manner.

"It's nice to meet you too. Now, Brad was it, what's your major?"

Bonnie put her hand on Damon's shoulder and squeezed, digging her nails in. He shook her hand off and smiled at Brad who seemed oblivious to what was going on.

"It's chemistry. Do you go to Whitmore?"

"Oh god no! I've gone to real colleges, like Harvard. But that's neither here nor there. Let's discuss the real issue, shall we? What are your intentions with Bonnie, Brad?"

"Damon stop it."

Damon turned to her with a lifted brow. "Why? Scared of his answer?"

"Will you excuse us?" She asked Brad, but didn't wait for his answer. She grabbed Damon's leather jacket and dragged him a few feet away where there were no people.

She put her hands on her hips and gave him an annoyed look. He sighed and crossed his arms. "Uh oh. I know that look. I'm about to get scolded aren't I?"

"What the hell is your problem? I know you're intent on looking out for me and I appreciate that but you seem just a little too cold. Is this about Elena? Is her absence finally catching up with you, because you promised that you would talk to me if things got too hard….."

Damon's face became pinched. "I was just giving you a hard time. It's what friends do. Stop psychoanalyzing me. I'm fine. I haven't lost it and drained anyone. I haven't destroyed the whole town. So I'm a little colder and a little more sarcastic. She's been gone for five months…that's it. I think I can be a bit of a dick if I want." He turned away and started walking away from her but she grabbed his hand and held it until he turned back.

"I'm sorry. I'm just trying to figure out what's going on in your head. I've been back for two months and we spend almost every day together but we never talk about anything personal. I'm a little worried. You know you can tell me anything, right? I would never judge you."

He sighed heavily. "I just wanted an easy night. No heavy conversations. I want to drink and laugh and make fun of Stefan drooling all over Caroline. I want one night where I don't miss her so do you think you could just lay off and give that to me?"

She dropped his hand and stepped back. "Fine, Damon. Enjoy your night and I'll do the same."

"What does that mean?"

She didn't answer though. She walked back to Brad and took his hand before leading him into the woods and away from the party.

Damon huffed loudly and dug his hands into his hair. He took a step towards the woods to follow her but then stopped short and turned on his heel to find Stefan.

Stefan was leaning in to Caroline and playing with the hem of her shirt as he spoke to her. When Damon approached Caroline looked around him to where Bonnie was storming off.

"Where's Bonnie going?"

Stefan turned around to look in the same direction and slipped his arm around Caroline's shoulder. The alcohol was making her less inhibited so she leaned into his side.

"Who's that guy with her?" Stefan asked.

Damon took his jacket off and laid over the side of the truck beside them before swiping a bottle of Jack out of a passing guy's hand. "Yeah…I'm not worried about it." He took a long pull and leaned against the truck as he watched barely clothed girls walk pass him.

"What did you do?" Stefan asked.

"I didn't do anything. Why is it always my fault?"

Caroline chuckled. "Because you're always the one messing up stuff. She was talking to you and then all of sudden she took a random guy into the woods with her. Bonnie isn't that type of girl so you must have done something."

"Maybe she is. Maybe you don't know her as well as you think. I mean I am the best friend now so I think I would know her a little bit better than you."

Stefan gave him a stern look. "Stop it. What did you do?"

He took another sip and stared off in the direction that Bonnie had stomped off. "We had a fight. She was just pushing too hard and I snapped at her. It happens all the time. She just needs a minute and then once she's not so mad at me I'll apologize."

"But who's the guy?" Caroline asked.

"He's innocent. Just some Whitmore guy. I've got my ears tuned on them so if he tries anything she's not into I'll break it up. Now how about a drinking game? Every time Stefan wrinkles his forehead we take a drink."

Stefan laughed and pushed his shoulder but picked up a bottle anyway to prove which one of them could hold their liquor the best.

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She had stormed off, dragging poor Brad with her. She wanted to show Damon that she could leave him alone, she could mind her own business and have fun without worrying about him every five minutes but now that they were in the middle of the woods and far away from the party she wasn't sure what she had been planning. Brad was cute and funny but she wasn't the type of girl to hook up with a random stranger so now she was at a lost as what to do. She began walking ahead of him but he trailed behind anyway. Just as she was thinking up an excuse to head back to the party he began talking.

"So who was that? That guy back there."

"That would be Damon."

"How do you know him?"

Bonnie chuckled huskily. She slowed her pace and wrapped her arms around herself to combat the chill. "That is a very long, complicated story….."

"I like complicated."

"Ok." She looked up at the full, heavy moon in the sky and kept her eyes on as she continued to walk slowly over the wet, soft leaves. She figured she could unload a little on this guy. She probably needed the purge and as long as she watched her word choices she could probably get away with it without him asking too many questions. "I met him about 4 years ago. He came to town with his brother who started dating one of my best friends. Anyway Damon came to meet up with this girl he use to date….someone he was still in love with. Not the nicest person but he didn't seem to mind. It turns out that while he was still in love with her, she was in love with his little brother. After that came out things just snowballed until everything became a disaster. It lead to events that destroyed a lot of people's lives including mine. I used to hate Damon with a passion but then we got to really know each other. And it turns out he's more than a pretty face and a sharp tongue. He's so much more….." She trailed off and waited for his reply.

"That's not much of a story."

"Trust me the detailed version is too much to handle."

"Hmmm so how long ago did you two date?"

She coughed to avoid choking and whipped around to look at him. He stopped abruptly. "Damon and I never dated. We're just friends."

"Does he know that?"

"What do you mean does he know that? Of course he does. Why would you ask that?"

"He just looks at you in a way that I don't think many friends look at each other."

"I don't know what that means. He looks at me in a normal way and we have never, ever even entertained the thought of being something more than friends."

"Are you sure about that? You've never even thought about it casually?"

Bonnie turned away from him and looked at the moon before she began walking again. "I don't know how to answer that. I mean….I guess…..I may have-"

She stopped short when she heard a grunt behind her. She turned around but Brad was gone. She turned in a complete circle but he was nowhere to be seen. "Brad?"

She walked a couple feet back toward she party and looked around her once more. "BRAD?!"

She strained her ears and just as she was about to give up and walk back altogether she heard a slow dripping coming from behind her. She started breathing heavily. She turned back toward the sound and saw a few drops fall to the ground. She knew it was blood before she even bent down for a closer inspection. Before she could even gather her thoughts, Brad came crashing down from a tree overhead. The front of his throat was ripped out and his leg was twitching as he gargled around the blood collecting in his mouth. He was still alive. She was in utter shock but she knew she needed help. She was about to reach for her phone in her back pocket when a loud thump came from behind her. She turned just her head to look behind her and just a few feet away was a dark figure crouching down, facing her. She couldn't make out any features but its eyes glowed a blinding yellow. It stood to full height and that's when she realized it was a man. He then came barreling at her and she did the only thing she could think of…she screamed.

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There was a full circle of guys surrounding Caroline as she squared off against Damon and Stefan. It didn't seem fair that she was the only person on her team as they took equal amounts of shots but it did seem like she was winning.

"Come on Care, we both know you can't beat both of us." Damon taunted.

She flipped her hair back, downed the clear, burning liquid, and slapped the little shot glass back down on the table. "Well one of you could be a gentleman and bow out so I'm only up against one of you."

Damon shook his head in the negative. "No can do, blondie."

Stefan spoke up at the same time. "It is a little unfair for you to have to compete against both of us."

Damon shot him an annoyed look. "You have got to be kidding me. You are so whipped."

"Damon, we should at least be fair. I just think we don't both need to be-" Stefan stopped short when Damon held a hand up and strained his head in the direction of the woods that Bonnie was currently in. His eyes became narrowed as he waited for something, Stefan didn't know. But then the scream reached all three vampires ears.

"Bonnie…." Damon whispered and then sped off leaving a confused crowd of people. Caroline and Stefan apologized for ending the game and rushed off too, at a human pace until they broke the woods. They came to a standstill behind Damon who had his face upturned. "I smell blood." He took off again and they followed him. They halted again when they came upon the body of the now dead Brad.

"Fuck. Bonnie?! Where the hell could she be?"

Stefan took a step forward. "Let's split up. We can cover more ground."

"I think that's the best choice. Wait do you hear that?" Caroline asked.

Damon listened carefully and could hear soft footfalls hitting the wet ground. They sounded like they were barely making contact with the ground. It was Bonnie. Damon rushed forward.

"Bonnie?!" She broke through a thick grouping of trees and jumped into Damon's arms. She was crying and shaking violently. He rubbed his hand up and down her back and crushed her into his chest. "It's ok. I've got you…..I've got you." Once the tremors slowed a bit he put her on her feet before holding her head in his large hands and lifting her face up so he could get a good look at her. "Are you ok? Did you get hurt?"

She looked down at her blood covered clothes. "No. It's Brad's blood. There's something here. In the woods. We need to get everyone out of here."

"In a minute. Let me just make sure you're ok."

"I'm fine, Damon. We have to get those people out of the woods. You can check me for every injury in the world once all of them are safe, ok?"

He nodded and gave a nod to Stefan. They all sped out of the forest and practically threw everyone out. It had taken hours for everyone to arrive but it only took a few minutes for the three vampires to remove everyone. Once it was clear, Stefan and Damon moved Brad's body somewhere it could be easily discovered and then gave Matt a head's up.

"We'll take Caroline's SUV back to the boarding house and you and Bonnie can take her car."

"Yep. See you in a few." Caroline and Stefan drove off. The brothers had chosen to run to the party instead of risking the chance that someone would scratch up Damon's car so they didn't have to worry about another vehicle. Damon placed Bonnie in the passenger seat and locked her seatbelt in place. She hadn't spoken much since they found her in the woods. Damon sighed and peeled out of the make-shift parking space.

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Stefan looked away from the road for a few seconds to study Caroline. She continued to look forward but she could feel his gaze on her. After a few seconds she gave up pretending.

"I'm fine, Stefan."

"Are you sure? You don't look fine."

"I just wanted a night where I could pretend to be normal but I guess that's too much to ask for in a town like Mystic Falls."

Stefan nodded but remained silent.

"It's never going to stop is it?"

"What?"

"The death. The violence. The bad luck. We're never going to be happy are we?"

Stefan reached for her hand and was surprised when she accepted his. They intertwined fingers and squeezed gently.

"One day things won't be so bad. I know that's hard to believe but it's true. One day you'll get to be happy all the time but until then you have me. I'm not going anywhere, Caroline. I need you to believe that."

"I do." She smiled sweetly at him. "Do you mind if Bonnie and I stay the night?"

"I wouldn't have it any other way."

They rode the rest of the way with their fingers laced on the console.

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"Here." Bonnie took the glass of water offered by Damon. She sipped it slowly before sitting it down on the coffee table beside her.

He sat beside her, to wait for her to explain and Stefan and Caroline sat on the opposite couch.

"Did you see anything Bonnie? Anything that might help us figure out what the hell just happened?" Caroline asked.

Bonnie nodded slowly and took a deep breath. "I saw glowing yellow eyes."

"Yellow eyes?" Stefan asked as he slid forward on the couch and laced his fingers.

"Yep. Yellow and sharp fangs."

"Werewolf mid change?" Damon asked.

"No. It was definitely a vampire. But it was so fast and so calculated. It's like it knew every turn I was going to make as I ran, before I even made it. And there's one more thing….."

"Ok….." Damon said as he turned fully into her.

"I felt magic. A lot of it coming from that thing."

Damon closed his eyes tightly and clenched his jaw before getting up and walking over to the bar to top off his drink. "So it turns out Mommy Dearest has her little family back and their loose."

Stefan's brow became pinched. "What are we going to do about this?"

Damon shook his head. "Not tonight. Tonight we are going to get cleaned up and sleep. Bon Bon you can use my shower and I already laid out an extra shirt for. I'll wait until you're done to come up."

Bonnie nodded and made her way up the stairs. A few seconds later the shower turned on. Stefan and Caroline continued to stare at Damon.

"What?"

"We're really not going to discuss this tonight?" Stefan asked.

"Nope. Bonnie looks shaken up. More than she should be. I'm going to tackle that and you two are going to go upstairs to separate bedrooms to give some semblance of friendship but then find your way to each other in the middle of the night. I say just skip all that and sleep in the same damn bed. It's easier and less dramatic."

Caroline's face became tight. "Whatever, Damon." She walked out of the room and up the stairs with Stefan on her heel but though they scoffed at what he said, he only heard one bedroom door shut. He smiled and downed the rest of his drink before making his way upstairs and to his bedroom. The shower had turned off a few seconds earlier and he knew Bonnie was quick to dress. He knocked anyway and entered once he heard a soft, 'Come in.'

She was sitting on the edge of his bed. Her hair was down around her shoulders and she was wearing one of his button-up black shirts. He shut the door behind him and leaned against it. He studied her with narrowed eyes but she just continued to study him.

"Are we going to talk about it?"

"Talk about what? Brad? Or the witch, vampire things?"

"I actually meant, how shaken up you are.'

"Someone just got their throat ripped out in front of me. I think I can be a little shaken up."

"Of course you can but I think it's more than that. I think this is remnants of what Kai did to you."

"And I think that just like you don't want to discuss Elena with me, I don't want to discuss Kai with you." She got of the bed and started walking toward the door with every intention of leaving the room but Damon didn't budge. He put his hands on her shoulders and held her in place as she lifted cold eyes in his direction.

"Was it the chasing? Is that what did it? Is that what reminded you of Kai?"

Bonnie shook her head and tried to push him back with her small hands pressed flatly against his chest. "I don't want to do this.'

"Tough because we're doing it. You ran from that reject vampire and it reminded you of running away from Kai. And no you don't have to confirm that for me because I can put two and two together. All you need to do is understand something."

She swallowed thickly. "Understand what?"

"I'm here. I wasn't there when Kai did all those things to you but I'm here now and I won't let anything happen to you. I'll die before I let something happen to you again. Do you understand?"

Her eyes stung and she blinked rapidly to soothe them. "I understand." He pulled her in for a hug and she wrapped her arms around his middle and held on as tightly as possible. After a few seconds he pulled back and kissed her forehead.

"You gonna be ok?"

"Yeah."

He nodded and broke the embrace before pulling his shirt over his head and tossing it in the corner of the room. "I'm gonna take a shower."

"Yeah ok. Damon?"

He turned back to her with a lifted brow. "Do you mind if I sleep in here tonight?"

"I already assumed you were." His mouth lifted in a shit eating grin before he walked in his bathroom and shut the door.

Bonnie turned off the overhead light and switched on the small lamp on his side before slipping underneath the cool sheets. His smell overwhelmed her and within a few minutes she was in a soft slumber. She was still aware, however, when he finally slipped into bed. He settled into the bed and readjusted his pillow before scooting up behind her and wrapping his arm around her waist. He put his head in the crook between her shoulder and neck and breathed in the sweet smell of her hair before drifting off.