Bloodlust
Timeline: The House Guest
Parings: Bonnie/Damon, Stefan/Elena, Caroline/?
A/N: Thanks to all who reviewed( Meye, Maverick37, zozo42, starinthrem, Dorothy G, aprilf00l, vampirelover14, damonlover, supertoast, vampwolfgreatness, bluerosepunk, whitestripes123, kisha96, jstarr713, Jacal Ste. Worme, EVADNEY, UPSET FAN, and spiritedghost). Sorry about the delay concerning this chapter. I had wanted to come out before Thursday but I had so much schoolwork. And to make you more upset, I won't post another chapter until the 28th. I know, I know, it's such a long time but I have 4 giant assignments due on the 27th and I have only finished one. But don't fret, I WILL finish this story! To make it up to you, this chapter is longer than any chapter I have posted so far. Please enjoy!
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Damon ran a hand through his damp hair. He stepped out of the bathroom clad in only a black towel, hanging sexily low on his hips. He had wanted to take a bath with Bonnie but letting her catch more sleep seemed like a better idea. He was surprised to see said witch staring out the window, wrapped in the sheets, lost in thought. Using the stealth he perfected over the years, he snuck quietly behind her.
He wrapped his slightly cool arms around her bulging stomach, planting light, feathery kisses on her mocha neck. She smiled and arched into his touch, loving the way he caressed her. "How do you feel?" he asked huskily.
"A little sore."
"I can take care of that."
Bonnie giggled at his enormous sexual appetite. Still in his embrace, she turned around to face him and looked in his icy blue eyes. "Later, I have to get ready for school."
"I don't want you to go to school. Spend the day with me."
"Damon, in a couple of months, I won't be able to even attend school. I'm going to go as much as I can for now."
Damon pouted but he understood. By the way she was growing, in a couple of weeks she was going to be on bed rest. He'd let her enjoy what little time she had left. "Fine but stay away from Gilbert Jr. I don't like him and his intentions towards you."
Bonnie's curiosity spiked. How did Damon find about the kiss? "Damon, I told Jeremy when he kissed me, I have no romantic feelings towards him. He's practically my brother."
Damon snarled loudly at this new revelation. That little shit had kissed Bonnie? His fangs lengthened and his eyes bled black in a matter of seconds. Bonnie hesitantly backed up at his vamped out form. "Damon?"
He was seeing red. "He kissed you?"
"D-Damon?"
He heard the fear and panic in her voice. He willed himself to calm down. Bonnie trusted him but she was not comfortable with his true, monstrous form yet. He felt his fangs retreat and Bonnie let out a sigh at seeing his eyes change back to their normal hue.
She grabbed his arm and lightly shook it. "Damon, Jeremy kissed me but it meant nothing. I don't have feelings for him, I have feelings for you."
To further prove it, she kissed him fervently. Damon smirked and grabbed the witch. He picked her up and wrapped her legs around his waist, carrying her to the bed. Before he could lay her down on the bed and resume their earlier activities, the door fled open.
Elena walked in, smirking. Bonnie, embarrassed, made Damon release her. "Elena! What are you doing here?"
"Oh please, like you're doing something I haven't done with Stefan." Elena flipped her pin straight hair over her shoulder, rolling her eyes.
"Please leave, sluts aren't allowed in here." Damon said, unashamed at his near nakedness.
"Damon, you wound me with your hateful words." Elena said, putting a dramatic hand over her heart.
The blue-eyed vampire snorted. "You say that like you have a heart."
Bonnie was confused. When did Damon say such mean things to, until recently, the girl he pined for? Bonnie felt a dark aura coming from Elena and she gasped. "Katherine?"
Katherine smiled. "Took you long enough. And you're supposed to be the heir?"
"Where's Elena? How did you get out of the tomb?"
"Oh pretty pretty princess and Stefan is downstairs. They're kind of boring me out. That's why I came up here. Thought maybe Damon could entertain me, you know like we did back in the day."
"I'd rather throw myself into a bonfire than touch you again."
"You're soo mean, Damon."
Katherine walked out of the room, leaving Bonnie with a face full of shock and Damon annoyed.
"How is she out?"
"When I killed Elijah, the compulsion that kept Katherine in the tomb wore off."
"You killed Elijah? When were you going to tell me?"
"When were you going to tell me the Boy Wonder kissed you?"
Bonnie avoided his stare. She had planned on never telling him so she kept quiet. To Damon, her silence was deafening.
"I'm sorry. But you would've hurt Jeremy and I tried to avoid that. You won't hurt him, right?"
"I won't kill Jeremy."
Bonnie knew that it was the best she was going to get out of Damon. It was something compared to nothing. He started to run his cool hands along her collarbone but she gently moved it away. "I have to get ready for school, Damon."
He sighed but agreed nonetheless. "Fine."
He watched her collect her discarded clothes and headed towards the bathroom. He waited until he heard the shower before he quickly dressed and headed downstairs.
When he arrived at the study, he was met by a sour looking Elena and Stefan and a cheerful Katherine. "Elena, Stefan. Sluttty sire."
Katherine merely rolled her eyes at him as he poured a glass of blood for himself. "So, how was everyone's morning?" He asked, chuckling to himself after getting no responses.
"I don't want her here." Elena vehemently said.
"No one wants her here." Damon said, sipping his blood.
"You need me, all of you do. We all want the same thing: Klaus dead. And since I'm the only one of us here who know what he looks like, you need me more than ever."
"If you know something, spit it out or get out."
"Fine, Klaus is coming. There is nothing you can do about it. But if you don't want me here, I can go back to terrorizing Mystic Falls. I hear the Grille is a good place to get something to eat."
Stefan put a confronting hand around Elena's waist to which Katherine glared at the affectionate display of affection. "Fine, Katherine, stay here."
Just then Bonnie came into the study. She had a look of pain across her face that Damon recognized. He instantly got up and poured a glass for her. He filled it to the rim and she hastily gulped it down causing everyone to stare at her.
She self-consciously wiped her mouth with the back of her hand. "Better?" Damon asked, concern flashing across his face.
"Yeah, thanks."
"Well, what an interesting turn of events. Emily would be so proud of you."
Bonnie glared at the centuries old vampire. It still amazed her as how Elena could be a descendant of the manipulative vampire. Bonnie focused on the brunette and everyone watched as Katherine sunk to the floor, holding her pain in agony.
Katherine felt the agonizing pain in her head and momentarily wondered how the witch became powerful in just a span of two weeks before the pain blocked out all thoughts. Damon smirked at seeing his Bonnie put Katherine in her place.
Elena grabbed Bonnie in a hug, breaking her connection. When she finally released Bonnie, she was exuberating a thousand watt smile. She grabbed Bonnie's hand and led her out the door, forgetting all about Katherine. "You have to tell me everything that happened while I was away."
Stefan followed them, smiling that Bonnie had knocked Katherine down a few pegs. Besides, Katherine was the least of their worries. They still had two powerful witches they needed to deal with.
Damon watched as Katherine recovered, angry that she was bested by a fledging witch. He watched her fangs lengthened, readying herself for retribution. Damon quickly grabbed her by the throat and pushed her into the wall. "Katherine, do you really think going after a powerful Bennett witch is wise? After all, look where messing with one got you the first time."
Katherine thought about what he said and then retracted her fangs. She did not want to end up in the tomb again so she calmed down. Damon released her and smirked. "Good girl."
Bonnie hated school. The stares she received annoyed her to no end. Yes, she was pregnant and yes she was seventeen. It wasn't like they haven't seen Teen Mom or anything. So she thought she was greatly justified in telling off a girl who had made a comment about her 'condition'. The whole day she made it through her classes without another incident. She was also glad she had made it through the day without seeing Jeremy. It was awkward enough talking to Elena about what happened between her and Damon.
When sixth period rolled around, she and Caroline sat in class bored out of their minds. It was hard to focus on the teacher when Anatomy dulled in comparison to the supernatural entity that was their lives. When the bell rung, she and Caroline hurried out of the classroom, glad to escape what they referred to as hell.
Caroline waited until they were at the privacy of their lockers before she said what she was dying to say. "Bonnie, you're my best friend right?"
"Yeah, ever since we were kids."
"Ok so why didn't you tell me?"
"Tell you what?"
"That you and Damon slept together?"
"You and Damon slept together?" Jeremy said coming behind Bonnie. He had wanted to apologize to Bonnie and walked in to the conversation, thinking it was just regular girl gossip. He wasn't expecting that kind of gossip.
Bonnie wanted to die right then and there. She gave her 'best friend' a glare and Caroline just smiled uncomfortable. She caught sight of Matt and promptly excused herself from the conversation. "Bonnie, I see Matt. Gotta go, text me later!"
Jeremy and Bonnie watched as the blonde practically ran from them. "So, is it true?"
Bonnie closed her locker before she started to explain it to him. "Yeah, Jer, it's true."
He didn't understand it. "Why?"
"Jeremy, I-"
Bonnie was saved by Stefan approaching them. She sighed, relieved that Stefan had shown up when he did. "Bonnie, can I talk to you?"
"Sure."
They both looked to Jeremy who figured that Stefan wanted a private conversation. The teen sighed and ran his hands through his hair. "Jenna wants me at home anyway. I'll see you later, Bonnie."
The witch and the vampire watched as the teen walked away. Stefan turned to Bonnie, who was obviously thankful. "Bonnie, do I want to know?"
The brunette shook her head. "No you don't. So what's up?"
"Well I was thinking we should get the Martins on our side. Since Elijah's out of the picture, there may be a way for all of us to work together."
"Stefan, what you're asking is impossible. They hate us, probably even more so after me and Jonas squared off last night."
"Bonnie, if we don't win them over, someone is going to end up dead. I'm trying to avoid unnecessary bloodshed. Do you think you can convince them to have, at least a civil conversation?"
Bonnie wanted to keep the battle line drawn between them but Stefan was right. "I'll see what I can do."
She grabbed her phone and sent a text to Luka. She hoped he replied back. Instantly, she received a reply from Luka. "He says to meet him at the Grille in thirty minutes."
Stefan hugged Bonnie. It took a lot from her to summon the courage to ask their enemies for a chat. "Thanks, Bonnie."
Bonnie smiled but it didn't quite reach her eyes. For some reason, she had a very bad feeling about this meeting. Last night, she made sure Jonas recognized her as someone he couldn't overpower. She hoped, for everyone's sake, the meeting would go well.
Caroline had spent the entire night sorting out her feeling for both Matt and Tyler. Matt had loved her even though she had self-esteem issues. He loved old Caroline, the silly blonde who followed trends and practically lived under Elena's shadow. Tyler loved New Caroline, the blonde vampire who could hold her own in a fight, the one with the blood addiction and the enhanced strength.
She saw Matt walking towards his red truck. "Matt!" She waved to the golden haired teen. He smiled as he saw the tall figure of Caroline walking towards him. "Hey, Caroline. How have you been?"
Caroline blushed, "Fine, are you on your way to work?"
"Yeah, you should stop by later on tonight. There's a band that playing. The Grille needs to bring more attraction and what better way to do it then by hiring a band?"
"I will, promise."
Caroline smiled a thousand watt smile and watched Matt hop into his truck and drive away. She couldn't believe Matt was asking her to come by the Grille later on. Smiling to herself, she turned to leave when a certain werewolf came into view. Inwardly, she grimaced. She wasn't supposed to be happy that Matt talked to her. She was supposed to be deciding! She hastily left from the parking lot, avoiding Tyler and her problems. She hurriedly texted Elena and Bonnie, calling an emergency girl meeting. They would know what to do in this situation.
Bonnie and Stefan sat in the booth in the back to where they couldn't be overheard. Bonnie really didn't think that the Martins were going to show but Stefan had an open minded personality. Stefan saw her apprehension and patted her arm, smiling at the witch.
"Bonnie, they'll be here."
She smiled but he could see that she was still unconvinced. Bonnie looked toward the door and watched as the Martins entered the Grille. Luka spotted them in the corner and led his dad to their table. Jonas openly glared at the two, especially at Bonnie.
"I didn't want to come but my son convinced to hear you out."
Stefan motioned for them to sit across from them, which they did so cautiously. Once they sat down, Bonnie was the first to speak. "We may have gotten off on the wrong foot, especially after last night. First of all, Elijah is dead."
Jonas was livid. They killed Elijah who was their only means to defeating Klaus. He stood to leave but Stefan stopped him, putting a hand on his shoulder. He didn't use any force, but he meant it as a friendly gesture. "I'm sorry but Elijah's death couldn't be avoided. At least hear Bonnie out."
Jonas glanced at the hand on his shoulder and slowly eased himself back into his chair. "Continue."
"We know about your daughter. We all want the same thing, Klaus dead. How about we work together?"
The vampire felt the conversation tense up at the mention of Jonas' daughter. Any other vampire would be fearful of being in the same room with three powerful witches but he knew Bonnie could take care of herself.
"How?" Luka asked, curious about their plan.
"You and Elijah had a plan to kill Klaus right? Let us help you. You can trust us, I give you my word."
Jonas looked at Stefan and Bonnie, thinking on whether he should trust them or not. They made a pretty good argument but they killed Elijah. Only Elijah had a chance to help him defeat Klaus. "Elijah needed the site where the witches were massacred. It is at that place where a witch can channel the power of the murdered witches."
The warlocks left the table and the Grille without another word. Once they were gone, Bonnie and Stefan sighed in relief.
"That worked out better than I thought it would." Bonnie said, rubbing her temple.
Stefan thought about the answer Jonas gave him. It was a definite yes but he didn't say that they would trust them. "They seemed too cautious. I don't think they still trust us."
"Well they didn't give us any indication to trust them either but a least we know what Elijah was up to." Bonnie said. Her phone beeped and she pulled it out. She glanced at the screen, reading the text message. She quickly replied and then looked to Stefan who looked to be lost in thought.
"Stefan, do you mind dropping me off at Elena's? Caroline is planning another girl's night."
"Sure." Stefan said already leading the witch out the Grille. He thought Caroline's idea couldn't have come at a better time. Their little girls night would help keep Elena and Bonnie distracted, leaving him and Damon to find out more information.
After seeing Bonnie go off to school, Damon decided to try out some experiments. He found himself taking a flamethrower to Elijah's corpse, wondering if the dagger really was the only way to kill an Original.
He sensed Katherine coming down the stairs but he didn't give her his attention, continuing to focus on his task.
"Ooh, are we playing mad science lab? If we are, I can tell you right now the dagger is the only way to kill an Original. Trust me, when you spend half a millennia running away from Originals, a girl tends to pick up a few things. " The brunette said leaning against the cold, stone wall of the dungeon.
Damon shut off the flamethrower. "I bet that's not all you picked up. What do you want? As you can see, I'm a little preoccupied."
Katherine flipped her pin straight hair off of her shoulders. "I'm trying to help you Damon. You could be a little nicer."
"Speaking of helping me, why didn't you inform me that I would die if I used the dagger?"
"Too many rules to remember. Besides, you're still alive so you should be celebrating."
Damon watched as his sire walked around Elijah's corpse, inspecting it. He didn't believe a word of her 'helping' banter. "Why are you still here?" He asked, hoping to get a straight answer.
"Because, my Damon, you haven't forcefully removed me."
Damon raised an eyebrow at her and an idea formed in his head. He held up the flamethrower and pointed it to his sire. "How's this for forceful removal?"
Katherine chucked at his antics. "You wouldn't."
Damon smirked at her. "Oh, I would. Trust me; I'm the impulsive one remember?"
Katherine visibly worried at Damon's words. She didn't think he'd lock her in the tomb but he did. "Damon, wait. We both have the same goal in mind, to kill Klaus. You can't do that without my help. Besides, Bonnie will be used by Klaus and you don't want that to happen, right."
Damon silently snarled at the brunette. "Leave Bonnie out of this."
He lowered the flamethrower and she sighed. Before she walked out of the room, she leaned close to Damon's ear. "As for your earlier question, yes. I wanted out of that desolate tomb. I didn't care who paid the price. I'm a selfish bitch, remember. Of course I knew that you'd died."
She seductively sauntered out of the basement and up the stairs. Damon watched as she left, feeling nothing but rage at Katherine's words. As much as he wanted to rip Katherine's throat out, he couldn't. She actually served a purpose.
He dropped the flamethrower and headed upstairs to find Katherine going through a box. He sped towards her, removing the box away from her reach.
"How can I help if you won't tell me anything?"
"What do you know about a giant massacre of witches in Mystic Falls?"
"Why?"
"Because Elijah was searching through the historical society for information."
Katherine's interests piqued. "Did he happen to say why?"
"Didn't get to ask him, he had already been backstabbed."
Damon chucked at his joke while Katherine merely rolled her eyes. There was something Damon wasn't telling her. She decided to change the subject for now. "Emily told me a few things. When a witch or a warlock dies a violent death, they release a mystical energy that marks the place of their death and power. It's a big thing in witch folklore."
Stefan entered the room, confused as to why their sire was still hovering around. "Why are you still here? Shouldn't you be dead?"
Katherine chuckled. "My, my Stefan. You've seemed to grown a sense of humor."
Stefan ignored Katherine, choosing not to respond. He turned his attention to Damon. "Did you find anything yet?"
"Nope. But she's being a pain in my ass."
Katherine merely scoffed at his words. She headed towards the stairs, swishing her hips as she walked. "Like I said, I'm here to help."
Stefan waited until she was upstairs before he began to talk. "Damon, we have a problem on our hands. Turns out, Elijah didn't need any weapon to kill Klaus. He needed the site of the witch massacre. If a witch could channel enormous power, then he wouldn't need one. All he had to do was find one."
"So if you absorb enough power,-"
"Then you could defeat an Original like Klaus."
Damon's mind was reeling. "Where's Bonnie?"
"She's at Elena's. They're having a girl's night."
The blue-eyed vampire grabbed his cell and dialed the witch's number. After a few rings, Damon heard a voice he was surprised to hear. "Damon, what do you want?"
"Hello to you too Blondie. Put Bonnie on."
He heard the blonde scoff and comment about how rude he was. He heard Bonnie slightly chuckle as she answered the phone. "Damon, what's wrong?"
"Hey, Bon. Are you spending the night at Elena's?"
"Yeah. I won't see you until tomorrow, ok?"
"Ok and little witch?"
"Yeah?"
"I'd rather you make out with Elena than Blondie. Makes my sick fantasies a lot more twisted."
He heard her scoff at his comment and the phone click, signaling that she had ended the call.
Stefan merely shook his head at the comment. Damon really did have sick fantasies.
"Now that the girls are out of the way, we need to find out more. I'm going to go through the Gilbert journals and you? Keep an eye on the warlocks. I don't trust them."
Stefan nodded and left. Damon plopped down on the sofa and started to read through the first journal. If this is what he needed to do in order to save Bonnie and their kid, then he would do it without fail.
Caroline, Bonnie, and Elena were all at Elena's huddled around the kitchen. Caroline and Bonnie were seated at the island while Elena was up and about making drinks. They were currently gossiping. Apparently, Elena had blabbed to Caroline that her and Damon had an intimidate night last night. Caroline hated Damon with a passion but she loved a good bout of gossip. It helped her retain a sense of normalcy in a life that was filled with supernatural entities.
"OMG! Bonnie I can't believe that you finally passed that threshold, and with Damon no less." Caroline gushed.
"It was a new experience for me. He was so gentle."
"Oh, how are you going to break it to Jeremy?"
"Care!" Bonnie said reprimanding the blonde. She knew Elena had no idea about her brother's obsession for her.
The tall brunette was perplexed. "Why does she have to break it to Jeremy? They aren't going out, right?"
Bonnie rubbed her temple. This is not how she wanted to tell Elena. "Jeremy is in love with me. He kissed me about two nights ago. I didn't feel the same way about him, he's practically my brother."
Bonnie and Caroline watched as Elena came to grips with what Bonnie just told him. "Did Stefan know about it?"
"Damon knew and so did Stefan."
"Is that why Damon didn't want Jeremy around you when you were in that coma?"
"Yeah. Damon threw a big hissy fit when Jeremy came over." Caroline answered for Bonnie. "I mean Damon doesn't like me but he absolutely hates Jeremy."
Elena couldn't believe what she was hearing. Everyone else saw the signs except for her. She didn't even realize that Jeremy saw Bonnie as more than a friend.
Bonnie saw Elena worrying about it. She didn't want her to stress about something she couldn't change. "Elena, I know what you're doing so stop. There's no reason to dwell on it. Jeremy is my problem and I'll keep Damon form killing him. Besides, I'm pregnant and hungry which is not a good combination."
Elena and Caroline laughed but Elena had promised herself she would talk to Jeremy when she had the chance.
"Chinese or Pizza?" Caroline asked, already knowing what they would choose.
"Pizza!" The brunettes yelled in sync. They were big fans of the extra-large supreme pizza.
Caroline started to look for a pizza place on her IPad but was distracted by the picture of her and Matt posing after she was crowned Miss Mystic Falls. Bonnie noticed the way she lingered on the picture and she took the tablet out of her hands. The blonde silently muttered 'thanks.'
Bonnie smiled in response as well as Elena. The vampire was so glad words didn't need to be said between her and her best friends. They always knew exactly what to do to make her feel better.
Elena sat down at the island, trying to ease some of the tension. "So, do you think Jonas is trustworthy?"
"I don't think so. His issues trusting us is probably stemming from the fact that we forced the information from Luka. I mean, if the roles were reversed, I wouldn't trust someone after that."
At Bonnie's words, all three of them sighed. They all knew that they were at square one. Caroline was the first to speak. "Hey, what did we agree on earlier? No talk of the supernatural. Now what movie are we going to watch? My pick is The Notebook."
The brunettes groaned at the suggestion. They both knew that The Notebook was Caroline's favorite movie. "Caroline! We've seen that movie at least fifty times. We basically know every line." Bonnie whined.
"What about The Time Traveler's Wife?"
"No Nicholas Sparks movies."
Caroline was about to suggest something else when she heard footsteps. She turned to face the door and everyone else sensed her alertness.
They watched as Jenna came in the kitchen. She was surprised that all three friends were here, together. It had been a while since they had been at the house. "Hey, what's going on?"
"Girl's night." Elena said, noticing the look Jenna was giving them.
"Oh."
Bonnie pushed out her chair and stood to refill her cup when Jenna looked at her stomach. She had heard rumors about Bonnie being pregnant but she didn't think they were true. Bonnie seemed like the responsible one out of the group.
Both Caroline and Elena followed Jenna's gaze and watched it settle on Bonnie's rounded stomach. Bonnie also caught Jenna staring and she decided that the awkwardness was enough. "Jenna, it's okay. You can ask me."
Jenna quickly recovered from her shocked expression and flushed from embarrassment at being caught. "You look four months along."
The girls tensed up. All of them knew that Bonnie was actually only two months pregnant. It was the vampiric side that made the pregnancy developed faster.
"I am."
Jenna didn't respond. She had a burning curiosity to know which one of Mystic Falls' men was the father but she didn't want to ask. That would be rude even for her, who was Mystic Falls' resident wild child.
Elena deflected the conversation to a different, less heated topic. "I heard about you and Alaric. Are you okay?"
The strawberry blonde forgot all about Bonnie as she heard Alaric's name. "Yeah, feeling pretty shitty though. You won't mind if I join you?"
"No."
Jenna smiled and reached into the fridge pulling out a carton of rocky road ice cream. She sat down at the island and started to eat, not caring about using a spoon.
Caroline hated the silence. This was not what they should be doing. They should be doing something fun, something that doesn't involve them sitting here. Then it came to her.
"I've got it! We should not be here, we should be out dancing! There's a band playing at the Grille. We have to go. Who's in?"
Bonnie and Elena immediately agree while Jenna debated on whether to join them or not. In the end she agreed and was met by Caroline's squeal of delight.
Elena and Jenna both grabbed their jackets. The four of them piled into Jenna's car, grateful for the distraction the entertainment would give them. Jenna smiled to herself as the pulled out of the parking lot. Even though they were twelve years younger than her, she was glad she had other girls to have a girl's night out with.
Damon was still on the couch reading the Gilbert Journals. He was on the third one when Katherine came behind him, whining.
"Damon, I'm bored. Entertain me."
The blue-eyed vampire ignored her and continued his reading. Huffing, Katherine took a look at the journal, interested in what was capturing his attention. "'Emily Bennett was taken tonight. They took her to the site where her ancestors were burned a hundred years ago. She did not struggle; it was as she accepted her fate.' Hmm, so Emily died at the same place as the massacre too. Does it say where?"
She reached for the book but it was yanked out of her reach by an annoyed Damon. He was so tired of her presence. "Can't you haunt someone else?"
"But I like tormenting you."
"Gee, thanks. It's not I believe your game of charades anyway. You are a liar and always will be."
"You know, that hurts my feelings Damon."
"Like you have any."
Katherine rolled her almond colored eyes and got up. "I'm hungry Damon."
"Feed yourself."
"What rude manners. Is this how you treat your guests?"
"Guests are invited. You weren't."
The brunette scoffed at Damon's callous behavior towards her. Eventually, she got up and left towards the basement leaving Damon to get back to his readings. The way Jonathon Gilbert described Emily's attitude towards her impending demise was accurate. She did tell Damon she chose to let them take her. He remembered back to when he first went to Emily and their deal was forged. She had known that she would ultimately win in the end. He was both grateful and angry that he went to her.
He heard Stefan return. The green eyed vampire came in and slumped on the chair next to the sofa Damon was currently laying on. "They weren't up to anything when I went by there. Did you find anything?"
Damon nodded. "Nope."
He showed Stefan the journal he was currently reading and pointed to a specific passage. Stefan read it and his eyes widen. It was right under their noses. "That's too bad."
"I'll keep reading the others. Hopefully we'll find something."
Damon smiled. Finally, they had a chance to get the upper hand. He put down the journal when he heard Katherine scream. "DAMON!"
He sped towards the basement and looked at Katherine who had a stake lodged in her stomach. He pulled it out, wondering what in the hell was going on. "What happened?"
He saw Katherine's gaze onto Elijah's corpse and saw the dagger being pulled out by an invisible force. Quickly thinking, he grabbed the flamethrower and turned the nozzle up to high. He watched as the flames quickly engulfed both the dagger and the corpse.
Stefan sped into the dungeon after hearing Katherine's distressed scream. He saw his sire weak, bleeding from a stomach wound. "What are you doing Damon?"
"The Martins. They're trying to remove the dagger. Get over there and take care of it. Now!"
Stefan did not need to be told twice. He quickly left. Damon gave the dagger and the corpse one last wave of fire before he turned it off. Throwing the flamethrower to the side, he had no choice but to pick his sire up and carry her to the study. He ungracefully dropped her on the sofa, not caring about her colorful words aimed at him.
He disappeared and reappeared holding a blood bag to which he gave it to her with a smile. "Thanks Damon."
She was about to rip into the bag when Damon angrily pierced Katherine's stomach with a stake. She cried out in pain while Damon looked at her, smirking. "That is for not telling me the dagger would kill me. My unborn kid would've been fatherless because of you. Next time, it goes in your heart."
He turned to walk away. He had enough of Katherine. The brunette pulled out the stake and tossed the offending object away from her. "Do you want to know why I did it?"
"Don't really care."
"John and Isobel gave me a choice. I wanted out and they wanted Elijah killed. I had to choose between you and Stefan."
"And you chose Stefan. Like I care. Anyways, it's not you'll ever get Stefan. Stefan belongs to Elena. Why would he give up the newer, better model for the crappy original? Ask yourself that."
Damon smirked at his words. Katherine thought she had gotten to him but she was wrong. She had never been more wrong in her life. He left to go find his phone, hoping when Stefan called, he would be bringing good news.
Katherine snarled at Damon's words. What he didn't know would kill him. Stefan would be hers. She was promised it. For now, she'd act and play nice.
Bonnie, along with Jenna, Elena, and Caroline were in the front row of the crowd that had formed in response to the new band that was currently playing at the Grille. They had listened to a few songs but Bonnie was reaching her limit on how long she could stand. She tapped Elena on the shoulder. "Elena, I have to sit down."
Elena nodded and weaved through the crowd, looking for a table. Luckily, they found a table near the stage. Elena and Bonnie sat down in the two chairs, turning them so that they could still see the band. "Better?" Elena asked.
Bonnie nodded in response. She was really happy to be off her feet. Elena spotted Jenna and Alaric talking and knew that was a bad sign. "Bonnie, let me go save Jenna from herself."
The witch chucked and watched Elena go. She noticed that the band had stopped playing and she clapped in response to the song. When she saw Caroline climb up on the stage, she looked around and sure enough Matt was staring intently at the blonde. She watched his physique sag at the feelings Caroline was pouring out towards him while she sang.
Bonnie was even more amazed at Matt kissing Caroline passionately in front of everybody. She joined in with the cheering from the crowd. To Bonnie, that was Caroline's way of deciding between the two. It was a hard choice for her best friend but in the end, all that mattered what that Caroline was happy.
Elena ran up to her and started to laugh, still in shock. "That was epic."
"So true. So Caroline."
The two burst out laughing. But it made Bonnie think about her own relationship with a certain blue-eyed vampire. Stefan and Elena were in love, now it was Caroline and Matt. What about her? Did Damon love her truly, madly, deeply?
"Elena, I have to go to the bathroom." Bonnie said getting up from her chair.
"I think you don't want to go in there. Caroline and Matt have a great deal of catching up to do."
Bonnie wrinkled her nose. "In the bathroom?"
"Yeah."
"Caroline is so lucky to be my best friend. If it was anybody else, I'd hex them."
Both girls laughed. It was such a normal night for them, something they have been deprived of for so long. Elena's phone rang and she answered it. "Stefan, what's up? I'm at the Grille."
Elena couldn't hear a word of what Stefan was trying to say so she mouthed to Bonnie that she was going someplace quieter. Bonnie nodded and watched Elena leave. The slight rumbling in her stomach reminded Bonnie that she needed to eat. Headed towards the bar, Bonnie stopped in mid-step. The tingling of her magic was warning her.
Someone, with a very dark aura, was coming.
She felt it get stronger and stronger until it came to a halt. She turned towards the door, watching Jonas enter it. He had a look on his face that meant business. He was the source of the dark feeling. He was looking for someone. Suspicious, Bonnie followed him determined to see what was wrong.
She followed into the back of the Grille; he was definitely looking for someone. "Jonas, are you okay?"
"Where is she?" he asked in a cold tone.
"Who?"
He walked up to her, invading her personal scape. His eyes were harsh, unfeeling. "My son is dead. They killed Elijah. I have no shot in getting my daughter back unless I have Elena. "
Bonnie gasped. Luka was dead? "I'm sorry for your loss but whatever you're thinking about doing, don't. I will not let you harm anyone."
"Really?" He challenged her, bitter and hatred tainting his words.
All of the lights exploded, raining glass onto the crowd. Bonnie got ready to summon her powers but with a flick of his wrist, he sent the witch flying backwards into the wall. She fell on her side, the blow knocking her out cold.
Focusing on the bar, he used his magic to shatter the glass liquor bottles. He then ignited the liquids, creating a giant fire. "ELENA!"
The patrons panicked, seeing the fire engulf the small restaurant. Everyone scattered, trying to exit. Jonas watched as the flames rose higher, attuned to the rage and bitterness he was currently feeling.
"ELENA!" Jonas screamed.
The elder warlock glided through the building for any sign of the doppelgänger. Without warning, the power in his veins throbbed sensing a danger. He was suddenly attacked by a vampire. He recognized the blonde mane of Elena's friend and sent her a painful aneurysm.
Caroline screamed at the agonizing pain coursing through her head. She dropped down to her knees, unable to feel or hear anything else. Matt had seen Caroline drop to the floor, clearly in pain. He raced forward, intent on kicking the guy's ass.
He caught him by surprise and grabbed his throat, pinning him to the nearest wall. Jonas groaned at the distractions. He needed Elena! Grabbing the nearest piece of glass, Jonas plunged the sharp crystal into the teen's neck.
Caroline had smelt the fresh blood and instantly recognized it as Matt's. Jonas, having decided that the doppelgänger wasn't here, stepped over the fallen teen's body and walked outside, knowing there was one place the brunette would go.
Caroline felt the pain cease and she hurried over to Matt who was losing a lot of blood. He tried to speak but she placed a cool finger to his lips. "Don't freak out okay." Matt watched as Caroline's ocean blue eyes turned black and blue veins appeared under her eyes. Caroline's fangs protruded and she quickly bit into her wrist, hoping she was doing it right.
She pressed the wound to his lips and waited for him to drink the blood. "Please Matt, drink it'll help you survive." She started to cry, she couldn't lose Matt. When she felt his lips latch onto her wrist, she smiled.
After a while, she gently removed her wrist, watching the wound heal rapidly. She made sure no one was watching before she picked up Matt and sped him to her house.
Jeremy had just walked in the Grille when the lights suddenly exploded and a giant fire threatened to consume the Grille. He walked in, trying to find out the cause of the mysterious occurrences. He walked around and heard Jonas yell for Elena.
It was then that he saw Bonnie. She was lying down on her side, unconscious. He ran to her, hoping that she was okay. "Bonnie! Wake up!"
He tapped her face and shook her, trying to wake up. She groaned and she felt relieved. "Bonnie, what happened?"
"Jonas. He's looking for Elena. Jeremy, Luka is dead."
Jeremy couldn't believe what she was telling him. Luka was dead? He should feel bad about it but he didn't. After all they did to them, he deserved it. He helped Bonnie to her feet, seeing that she was in slight pain. "I'll take you to my house. You look like you need to lie down."
Bonnie nodded. How could things have gone so wrong in just a short amount of time? As Jeremy helped her into his car, she started to worry about Caroline and Elena. Caroline, she knew she could take care of herself. Elena, she hoped Stefan had gotten her to safety. Jonas was looking for her and she hoped Stefan got to her first.
The ride to Jeremy's was quiet and awkward. They hadn't talked since earlier at school and they left off not on good terms.
Jeremy hated the silence. So he decided to start off at the conversation they were on before Stefan interrupted them. "So, you and Damon, huh?"
Bonnie groaned. She did not want to talk about this subject. "Jeremy. Please, can we talk about something else?"
The teen shrugged his shoulders. He wanted to talk about it. It was bugging him to no end! How could she sleep with Damon? He was a jerkoff and proud of it. Someone like that didn't deserve Bonnie. He pulled in to the driveway and was relieved to know Jenna or Elena hadn't made it back yet.
He shut off the engine and got out and opened Bonnie's door for her. Once they got to the door, he opened it pleased to know no one had forced their way in. Bonnie sat down at the table, her back slightly hurting from the impact she had with a wall.
"What happened?"
"Jonas threw me into a wall, he caught me by surprise."
Just then, the door opened and Bonnie and Jeremy watched as Stefan and Elena made their way in. Elena waved at Bonnie before going upstairs, clearly tired.
Bonnie's eyebrows rose at Elena walking up the stairs. The aura surrounding her was all wrong. It reminded her more of Katherine then Elena. Realization dawned on her. She looked to Stefan, then to the stairs, nonverbally asking him a question. He nodded, confirming her suspicion.
Stefan raced up the stairs as they heard a scream. She followed him to the bathroom Jeremy and Elena shared where they were greeted by a satisfied Katherine. Bonnie looked down at Jonas' body, covering her mouth, shocked.
"You're welcome." She said while wiping the blood off of her mouth, smacking her lips as she did so.
Bonnie reached down as much as she could to close his eyes. He was their enemy but she could at least close his eyes, giving him a look of at peace. She was startled as Jonas suddenly reached out and grabbed her face, forcing her to look at him. She screamed as brightly colored images flashed across her eyes, the connection between them forcing her to absorb everything he was showing her.
Stefan and Katherine were completely stunned. Katherine had killed him; he should've been still dead. Stefan pulled the warlock off of her and snapped his neck, making sure he was completely dead. Bonnie grabbed her head, screaming. The images were mind numbing. They needed to stop!
Stefan grabbed Bonnie, forcing her to look at her. "Bonnie, what's wrong?" He asked. His voice filled with concern.
He watched as her eyes closed, halting her screaming. Her heart was beating rapidly, deafening the two vampires.
It was a few minutes before she calmed down. The images had slowed down enough for her to make sense of it all. "Stefan?" The witch asked, slowly opening her eyes.
"Yeah, what happened? What did he do to you?"
"Jumbled images."
Stefan helped her to her feet, wobbling as she did. Katherine scoffed and headed downstairs, to which Stefan and Bonnie followed.
When they reached downstairs, Elena and Damon were just coming through the door. Damon saw the way Stefan was holding Bonnie and he panicked. He ran past Katherine and Elena and focused his icy blue eyes on the witch.
"What happened?" He said noticing the tired look she had on her face.
"Jonas." She whispered, still feeling the aftereffects. He led her to a chair, watching how she winced as her back connected to the chair. She looked up noticing the concerned look Damon was giving her. "He threw me into a wall."
Everyone watched as Damon snarled, anger radiating off him. He pushed up the sleeve of his leather jacket and bit into his wrist, drawing blood. Bonnie smelled the crimson liquid and drank greedily as he moved it closer to her mouth. The others were accustomed to seeing Bonnie drink blood but Jeremy was uncomfortable. This was his first time seeing Bonnie drink blood and he excused himself from the room, slightly appalled.
Damon smirked at little Gilbert's reaction. That alone should dampen the feelings he had for Bonnie. When Bonnie had enough, she released the hold she had on his arm and wiped away the excess blood.
Katherine rolled her eyes at the sickening couple. She ripped the necklace off her neck, throwing it to Elena. "I figured you might want this back. I believe a thank you is in order?"
Elena caught the necklace with ease then turned towards Stefan. "Can you make sure she's gone before Jenna arrives?"
Stefan nodded while Katherine looked at her descendent, scoffing. "Is that all you have to say to me?"
"This doesn't change the way I feel about you."
"Well, frankly I don't like you either. I personally would like to see you dead. Unfortunately, I need your help to kill Klaus. So I'm not a threat to you or any one of you."
Katherine walked out of the house, slamming the door behind her. Stefan closed the space between then and kissed Elena on the lips, smiling slightly at her. "I'll be back to clean up okay?"
She nodded and watched him walked out, trying to catch up to Katherine. Bonnie hugged Elena in a fierce hug, knowing her best friend probably needed it.
"Call me if you need anything okay?"
Elena once again nodded and Damon rolled his eyes at the scene before him. Girls had way too many emotions. He picked Bonnie up and carried her out the door leaving Elena to wait for Stefan to come back before Jenna got home. She didn't know what she's say to Jenna if she found Jonas' body upstairs.
Damon lay down on the sofa reading another one of the Gilbert journals. He had just laid Bonnie down in his bed, knowing she was tired. A couple of minutes after she had laid down, he could hear both of the heartbeats slow down, indicating that they were asleep. Not wanting to disturb her, he went down to the study to catch up on his readings.
He had gotten half way into the fourth journal when Katherine had come into the room, wearing nothing but a short, black babydoll with a matching robe over it. She sat down at the end of the sofa, arching her body to reveal her ample cleavage.
"What do you want?" He asked annoyed.
"Couldn't sleep."
"Hmm. I was wondering. How did the townspeople found out about Emily? According to John Gilbert, he was the only one that knew, unless…."
Katherine feigned a look of innocence until his icy blue eyes peered at her. "What? She was a loose end that I needed to tie up. Besides, she was taking too much of an interest in you. Now I know why. But what I can't understand is why you won't tell me where the site of the witch massacre."
"Oh right, because I have no clue."
"You knew Emily was the key to getting me out of that tomb and I bet you did everything in your power to stop Emily from getting killed. And you're honestly telling me that you have no idea where she was killed?"
"It's the truth, something you know absolutely nothing about."
Katherine rolled her eyes at Damon. She was willing to bet on everything that Damon knew exactly where Emily was killed. "You hurt me today, Damon. That was really mean of you."
"You tried to kill me."
Katherine made her way up Damon's body, rubbing his legs in a seductive manner. "I loved it, Damon. You always knew how to make me aroused. Tell me what does the witch have that I don't?"
"Class." Damon shoved Katherine off him and she landed on the floor, furious at being rejected. He got up from the sofa with the journal in his hand, headed towards his bedroom where a fucking beautiful witch lay sleeping, waiting for him.
Caroline watched as Matt slowly regained conscious. She had brought him to her bed, afraid yet relieved that she had showed him what she was. Now there were no secrets between them. She watched as he gasped, trying to figure out where he was. He touched the spot on his neck where he was bleeding from to find no trace of it ever being there.
"Matt, it's okay." Caroline said trying to calm him down. She reached out towards him but he flinched and moved away from her.
"What happened?"
"You were dying and my blood healed you."
Matt got up away from her. He didn't understand. "What do you mean? How can your blood heal me?"
"Matt, vampire blood heals humans. That's what I am. I'm a vampire."
Matt looked at her, frightened. It couldn't be possible and he didn't want to believe it. "No, it's not true. Say it isn't true!"
Caroline smiled uneasily. This was not going the way she planned. "It's true Matt, but don't worry. It's going to be better because I'm going o tell you everything that way there's no secrets between us."
Matt's head was spinning. Vicky was right. "Oh, God, Vicky. She was right. I thought she was tripping but…"
The blonde was confused, why was he bringing up Vicky? "I don't understand."
"Vicky knew about vampires. She tried to tell me but I didn't listen. What did you do to her?"
Caroline tried to explain but he didn't give her chance to. He opened her door and ran down the stairs. He had to get out of this house and away from Caroline. He was almost to the front door when Caroline appeared in front of him.
"Matt, you need to understand that I had nothing to do with Vicky. You have to believe me, please!"
He grabbed her by her shoulders and shook her. "What did you do to her? Answer me!"
"I had nothing to do with her. Matt, listen to me please!"
He ignored her and pushed her to the wall. He gave her a disgusted look, one that pierced Caroline's heart. Sickened by the vampire in front of him, Matt let go of her arms and forcefully opening the door. He walked out into the night, determined to put as much distance between him and her. Caroline slouched towards the floor, sobbing to herself.
It was a while before Caroline picked herself off the hard, wooden floor. Knowing her mother was not going to be home until later, she sped d out into the night, going to the one person who she needed comfort from.
The blonde vampire ended up at the Lockwood Mansion. She knocked on the door, praying that Mrs. Lockwood didn't answer. She heard footstep s and watched as the wooden door opened, revealing Tyler. The werewolf had on nothing but a pair of sweatpants that hung low on his hips.
He had smelt Caroline's unique scent before he even opened up the door. Seeing her tear streaked face made him alert. "What happened?" He asked her, worried.
"I told Matt that I was a vampire and he freaked out on me." Caroline said through tears.
The werewolf grabbed her by the hand and led her in. He closed the door and led her to his room so that they wouldn't be overheard by his mother. Caroline plopped down on his bed, sobbing at her situation. Tyler sat down next to her, truly concerned about what happened.
"Tell me all that happened."
"The Grille was on fire and Matt had tried to save me but he ended up being stabbed in the throat. I healed him and took him back to my place. When he woke up, I told him I was a vampire and he freaked out, accusing me of attacking Vicky. Matt pushed me into the wall and gave me this look like he was disgusted at me. Maybe I am disgusting." She said, sobbing on his shoulder.
Tyler couldn't believe what he was hearing. Sure he did the same thing, be he never looked at Caroline like she was ugly. "You're not disgusting, you're beautiful."
Through her crying, Caroline smiled. That was a really nice thing to say. "Thanks, Tyler. I'm sorry if I dragged you into my pity party. It's just that you understand what it's like to a supernatural."
He tilted her head up to face him and he wiped the tears off her face. "Hey, I'm glad to be dragged into your pity party. Besides, you look way better than Dracula."
They both laughed at the joke and he took that opportunity to kiss her on the lips, tying to show her that she was a gorgeous vampire. Caroline knew it was wrong of him to kiss her but she didn't stop him. She needed this, they both needed it. She found herself kissing him back with earnest, getting lost in the passion between them.
A/N: Wow, wow! I hope everyone enjoyed this chapter. I know I did lol. As for Know Thy Enemy, what a great episode. Katherine got tricked and Isobel was compelled? Awesome! I was happy with the Bamon scenes but I wanted MORE! As for the preview for the Last Dance, if they kill off Bonnie, I'm going to be super pissed! I love to know what everyone is thinking, so reviews are greatly appreciated! They're like summer break off from school, super awesome and greatly looking forward to.
PS: does anyone know the title of a Bamon fanfic that involves Stefan compelling Bonnie to be his mistress and she finds her vervain necklace and Bonnie and Damon both find out? I would greatly appreciate it!
Bamon Forever, Infrena