Chapter 5

The room seemed to spin around her as Bonnie processed the news that Damon was not just the manipulative human boy she thought he was but a magical being like herself. Of course this explained why she couldn't bend him to her will but it didn't explain why he was blackmailing her about her powers. She vaugly heard Caroline calling her name as she ran out the door. She was going to get some answers and she knew that to do it she would have to go to Stefan.

Bonnie ran all the way to the boarding house and knocked hurriedly on the door. She was about to break a window when Stefan answered. "I was wondering when you would be coming to see me."

Stefan ushered her inside and the motioned for her to follow him in to the study. " So I am guessing you want to know about Damon?" There was no use in beating around the bush, Stefan thought.

"I want to know why he does the things he does?" Bonnie was unsure of how to frame the question considering that Stefan is his brother. She didn't think she would get an honest answer from him.

"The simplest answer I can give you is that we are vampires But to try to render some sort of explaination for Damon's behavior, well I am sorry no one knows how Damon thinks besides Damon.." Stefan know that Bonnie needed to know the truth in order to better protect herself from Damon.

The only thing that Bonnie heard from Stefan is vampire. Bonnie blinked several times after Stefan revealed what he was. "Vampires?"

"Yes, but we are very different." Stefan watched as Bonnie moved away from him. "For example you don't have to be afraid of me because I don't feed on people. I feed on animals."

"And Damon, do you share the same diet?" She almost choked the words out. Even though she now knew what Stefan was she couldn't be afraid of him. She trusted him at his word.

"No, Damon kills at will." The girl needed to know the truth so that she could better protect herself from him.

" Is he going to kill me?" This would make sense. It would explain why he had taken such an interest in her and now she can figure out how to put a stop to him.

"No. I honestly I don't think he means to kill you. If he were to kill you then he would have done it by now. Damon has never been known for his restraint."

"Then what does he want with me?" That had been the question on her mind since Damon started to show an interest in her.

"I honestly don't know."

"But you said he was going to hurt me, right?"

"I don't believe so but Bonnie you really need to listen to me." He waited until he had Bonnie's full attention before he continued. What he had to tell her was a matter of life and death and by life and death he meant her life. "How ever charming and seductive Damon might be you have to remember that he is dangerous and whatever he is up too it won't be good. Your powers will prevent him from compelling you or feeding from you against but you have to keep your guard up. If I were you I would stay away from him."

"I plan to. Thank you Stefan for being so honest with me." Bonnie got up and Stefan followed her to the door. She was about to leave when she turned around, she had one last thing to say to him. "Stefan don't worry I won't tell anyone your secret." She knew what its like to be afraid that people would find out that your different. She smiled at him and then left.

Damon was outside in his crow form perched on a tree and he heard everything that they were saying in the house. His insufferable little brother was about to ruin everything and he simple would not allow that. He warned him what would happen if he tried to interfere with him and Bonnie and now he was going to have to make good on that promise.

Damon walked back into the house and made his way up to Stefan's room. "Hello little brother. How was your day so far?"

"Fine Damon." Stefan was writing in her journal when Damon came into his room unannounced. He was being nice, well as nice as Damon could get, and it was worrying Stefan.

"Really nothing you need to tell me? No vistors came by?" He looked and Stefan and be Stefan could respond he threw him against the wall effectively pinning him to it. "What did you tell the witch?" Damon spat at his brother.

"Nothing. I swear." Stefan barely breathed out.

Damon smiled at his little brother and spoke in his most charming voice. "You must not really care for Elena all that much for you to be playing with her life." Damon let Stefan fall to the floor.

Stefan staggered to his feet and called after Damon. "No Damon wait. Please stop."

Damon turned around and looked at Stefan. "Yes anything you need to tell me."

"Look all I told her was what we are. She asked me a few questions about why you were showing at interest in her and told her she should be careful. That's it I swear."

"I know I just wanted to hear it come from you. Now if you'll excuse me I have to go and seduce a witch." Damon was about to leave when Stefan called back out to him.

"You can't compel her Damon."

"True I can't bend her to my will when she is awake but her magic doesn't protect her dreams.