Chapter 7

Damon watched as the girls danced while the fathers flew around them. He couldn't help but smile when he noticed that Bonnie was happy that she was final able to tell someone her secret while in this case showed someone. He wasn't surprised that the witch's polar trick with the feathers had impressed her little human friend. He could' help t but think that if they were impressed now then they would be in awe of the power that the little witch had trapped inside of her. He was going to make sure that witch knew her full potential.

"You know you're taking the fact that your best friend is a witch fairly well. " Bonnie said completely out of breath.

"It's not like we haven't been for warned. Your Grams has been telling us that since you were a kid." Elena laughed as she clasped on the bed.

"That's true. It's just weird to know that you're a character from a fairytale."

"So tell me Miss Bonnie are you a good witch or a bad witch?" Elena said doing her best impression from the Wizard of Oz.

"Defiantly a good witch." That was the first thing that Bonnie decided when she found out that she was a witch she was going to use her powers for good.

Damon decided to let the girls have their moment. When he got back to the boarding house he found Stefan writing in his journal. "Oh God. no, no. No more of this brooding, tortuous soul Stefan. Let's go out get drunk, find some girls and drink their blood. You know the usual. I know we can go and find Elena."

"I hear witches blood is the best. I know, why don't we go find Bonnie, we could drain her dry together and bond like vampire brothers?"

"Yeah I'm done."

"Why Damon, did I hit a nerve? Is there something going on with the witch I need to know about?" Stefan was enjoying this. Although he had no intention of ever hurting Bonnie and he knew that Damon knew that he was still enjoying watching Damon squirm. It was truly fascinating to watch Damon actually care about someone. The last person Damon cared about was Katherine.

"Stefan I am only going to say this once, stay away from my witch."

"Since when is she your witch?" Stefan asked with a smile in his voice. " Now Damon you know that humans have one purpose and that's for food?" Stefan scoffed in his best Damon impression.

"They're people Stefan." Damon did his best impression of Stefan. "I like this game this is fun."

"And I, Damon, will tell you my diabolical and evil master plan."

"Yeah, I'm done. It's just like you Stefan always have to have the last word." With that Damon made his exit.

Bonnie came clean to Elena about everything, well she left out the part about the brothers being vampire, and they decided that the best way for her to forget about Damon was to simply get on with her life and to do normal activities that didn't involve a vampires or witch craft. For example she was going to volunteer her time at the car wash the cheerleaders and pep squad were hosting to raise money for the athletic department. When Bonnie arrived at the car wash she went right for Caroline to get her assignment, she was either going to be taking the money or washing the cars. She personal wanted to be collecting the money. It wasn't that she was opposed to doing the washing it was just that the attire bothered her. The girls were instructed to wear a bikini and the boys were instructed to wear swim trunks and nothing else. Bonnie was by no means over weight but that didn't mean she wanted the whole town to see her in her bathing suit either. The car wash was going great until the end when the bitch on her squad started to be well… bitchy.

"The owners are complaining about the mess I need you to clean it."

"This is a car wash the streets by definition are clean. And who are you to tell me what to do?"

"Since Caroline bailed I am now in charge and I am telling you to sweep this mess up."

Damon watched the exchange from the shadows and was torn. He could either help Bonnie and manipulated the stupid human girl to do the job herself or he could wait and watch how Bonnie handled the situation. He could tell that she was getting angry and new witches tend to loss control of their powers when they become overly emotion. He opted for the second choice. He did not have to wait long. Bonnie quickly went into a trance effectively setting the water at her feet on fire. The fire didn't stop there, the fire quickly spread to a single trail that lead to the nearest car which went up in flames instantly. "So she her element is fire." Damon thought to himself. Although all most all witches could control the elements some were drawn to some more than others. The last witch that he knew who could seduce fire was Bonne's ancestor, Emily. He was about to step in when his annoying little brother beat him to the punch.

"BONNIE, BONNIE!" Stefan shouted while he shook Bonnie.

Almost instantly Bonnie came out of her trance realizing what she had done. "Did I do that?" She said in a voice barely above a whisper.

"Yeah I think so."

"Do you think anyone else saw?"

"I'm not sure." Stefan tried to calm her as quickly as possible. He figured no one had noticed but he knew that if the fire continued to spread it would take long for people to realize that Bonnie was the only who wasn't scared on screaming. He also didn't need her hysterical drawing unwanted attention to them both. This town might he progressed and for the most part forgotten about all things supernatural didn't mean that they were free. There were still those around who had knowledge of the old days and they could be a threat to them all. "I need to explain something to you later is there any way you could come to the manor tonight?"

"Sure. Just don't tell anyone what you saw okay." Bonnie pleaded through her eyes and then made her way home.

Damon was slightly annoyed that his brother intervened before he could but realized in hindsight it was for the best. He also knew why. This was a conversation that he was certainly going to make himself present for. Stefan would no doubt try to sugar code the truth to her and she need to know everything there was about this town. For her own protection.

By the time Bonnie arrived at the boarding house she had managed to calm herself down. She wasn't sure what Stefan wanted but she knew it was important. She knocked on the door and was surprised to see that it was Damon who answered. "Why hello little witch. What brings you too my oh so humble home? Wait let me guess…you came to confess your undying love to me?"

"You would know all about undying." Bonnie quipped. She didn't know where her new found braveness was coming from but she liked it. She liked it a lot.

"You're awful brave and stupid to be talking to a vampire like that."

"You won't hurt me. Stefan told me everything. My powers prevent you from feeding on me."

"That's true but not from killing you. I could snap your neck and not think twice." Damon seethed. He had no intention on hurting the girl but he was simply not use to people talking to him with such a lack of respect. He needed to prove to her that he was the one in control, not her."

Bonnie was not going to back down not now. Not after she came so far. Gone was poor pathetic Bonnie who always need her friends to protect her. "If you wanted me dead then I'd be dead."

"Yes you would." The two of them both stood their ground until Damon broke the tension. "Where are my manners, do come in." He stepped aside given by space to enter the house. Neither one of them took their eyes of the other.

Stefan heard the exchange and knew that he need not to intervene. If Bonnie was going to stand a chance against Damon she needed to prove to him that she was able to take care of herself. Damon and Bonnie found Stefan sitting at a desk in the study clearly expecting their arrival. "I brought the wanna be Samantha Stevens."

"That's rich coming from the wanna be Barnabis Collins." Bonnie shot right back.

"This is going to be fun." Stefan mumbled under his breath.

" Where are your manners Stefan. Why don't we all sit down? Bonnie can I offer you anything? Some water perhaps? " Damon for once looked honestly sincere.

"No thank you. Like I would trust anything you gave me any way."

"How about we just get on with what we came here for?" Stefan interjected.

"By all means little brother." Damon indicated his approval with his hand.

"Bonnie there was a time when this town was very much aware of all things supernatural. And I mean all things not just witches and vampires….."

"Lions and tigers and bears oh my." Damon interrupted. "If you are going to tell her then tell her. Stop sugar coating it. She needs to know the truth if she is going to protect herself properly."

"Fine. This town draws all things supernatural to it. These town seen a lot of death during the civil war a lot of blood was spilled on these grounds and that leaves a mark on a place. Plus this town lies in the center of vortex. The dead center use to be old Falls Church. You'll find that when your close to the church your powers are stronger."

Damon once again interrupted his brother, he was growing impatient and bored. Damon does not do impatient and bored. "What my brother is trying to say is that this town use to hunt and kill all things not human and don't make any mistake about it you are not human not in the sense that Elena is." To prove his point he produced a knife and slashed Bonne's wrist. Before Bonne could cry out the cut held on its own.

For the first time Bonnie found her voice and was almost afraid to ask the question she was certain she already knew the answer to. "What did they do to them?"

"If they caught a vampire they would either stake them or burn the during day light, if they found a witch the only sure way to kill one was to burn them with sage wood, werewolves silver and for the occasion ghost they would burn the bones of the decsed."