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Damon and Stefan stood in the door way and watched Bonnie as she left the boarding house. In truth the talk did not go as either of them had planned. Damon wanted Bonnie to know everything, all of the sorted details about how seedy the town was, while Stefan wanted to easier her into things. A witch or not she was still a child, and he wanted to protect her. Well they both wanted to protect her; they just had very different ways of doing it.
"Please tell me you don't think that Disney version of this town's history is going to be enough for the witch to protect herself?" Damon as never taking his off of Bonnie's car drove away.
"If you recall brother you were the one who did most of the talking." Stefan commented as he turned to face his brother.
"Please like she was going to listen to a word I had to say after she already heard you talking." Damon, unlike Stefan, didn't bother to turn and face his brother as he spoke, he was too busy watching Bonnie's car get further and further away.
Stefan turned away from the door frame and was making his way back inside to pour himself a drink. "What are you up to Damon?" Stefan hadn't seen Damon take an interest in any one person or thing in many, many years.
"She needs to know how to protect herself. She's a novice at best, if not purely ignorant of her powers; she also emotional and excitable and her powers come about at the most inconvenient times in a very public way. Remember the fire she started because some snotty girl was bitchy to her. Look if the town figures out that witches have come back to Mystic Falls its only a matter of time before they realize that vampires are back to." Damon rolled his as if his explanation was the most obvious conclusion.
"Damon, things have changed it's in like 1864." Stefan tried to reason.
"Do you remember what it was like Stefan?" Damon took a long drink while waiting for Stefan to answer.
"Sure. I remember the fear, the hysteria. The town was also over run with vampires, not to mention the witches that were pulling the strings."
"And they burned Meredith alive at the stake while the whole town watched. I barely got her children out in time. Not to mention the 127 vampire they burned in the church. If you think for second that they will not hesitate to do it to us you are out of your mind. The burn us right next to each other trust me. We need to protect her in order to teach her how to protect herself." Damon grabbed his leather jacket as he made his way to the door.
"Where are you going Damon?" Stefan asked but he already knew the answer to the question. "Damon please leave her alone. Don't do anything to draw attention to us."
"I'm going to go get some food from the Grill. You know try to blend in appear human." Damon winked and walked out the door.
Once at the Grill Damon spied Bonnie sitting at table by herself eat fries. She looked upset and he knew it had to have been from their talk. Maybe Stefan was right for a change; less was more. "Why hello my little bird."
Bonnie looked up startled nearly spilling her drink before Damon caught it. "Damon, what are you doing here?"
"Making sure that you're okay, I really didn't think what was said was that bad." Damon shrugged off his jacket making himself more comfortable.
"Damon you told me that they use to burn witches in this town in the past. What if that happens again and they burn me?" She was scared Damon could smell it.
"I would never let that happen. I would get you out. You have me word." Damon held both of her hands and his locking his eyes with hers.
"Why are you doing this? Why are you protecting me?" Bonnie voiced Stefan's earlier question. Not that she was liking his attention. She was never that girl, the girl that all of the boys fell all over themselves for, she was never the hot girl but the cute girl, and almost all of the guys went for Elena first. She was simply Elena friend.
"Because a long time ago I made a promise to a friend, and I always keep my promises." There it was the truth the reason why Damon was so interested in Bonnie. "You know Bonnie I've known you since you were a very tiny baby with a tuff of red hair on your head. I have been watching you and keeping you safe since."
Bonnie didn't know if she should be flattered on creepied out. She always knew that there was something else out there watching her but to have it confirmed was a totally different story. "What happens now?"
"Now I am going to teach you have to control those new powers of yours, and maybe how to have a little fun with them." Damon winked in order to lighten the mood.
"Will you tell me more about the town?" Bonnie was certain there was more going on then what he was saying.
"When you're ready yes, and when the time is right I will tell you more about your family, and more about what I am here for. Right now why don't we take the night off and have some fun." Bonnie smiled up at Damon and the two of them went to play pool.
Oblivious to the pair was the eyes that were watching them from the door way. Damon was right the town was not a clueless as Stefan would like to believe and sooner rather than later he was going to need Bonnie to use her powers to save them all.