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"Love, do you plan to sleep the day away?" Klaus voice and soft caress instantly made Bonnie smile as she opened her eyes to his.
"No…I don't plan on it…but I would love to stay just like this", she replied snuggling up next to him and closing her eyes.
"Maybe one day soon…you can…", Klaus voice drifted away as his voice was replaced with a steady beeping noise.
Bonnie opened her eyes and looked around…a hospital room.
"Bonnie…", a voice said next to her.
Bonnie looked over and noticed Stefan sitting in a chair by her bed staring at her with regretful and concerned eyes, "We allowed the paramedics to bring you here after Elena and Caroline brought you back last night…we wanted to make sure that you were ok", he replied gently staring back at her.
Bonnie blinked at him for a few moments. It wasn't a dream…it was true…she had killed Klaus the night before.
She looked down at her arm and there was an IV sticking out of it, "Your arm was burned and before we could give you any blood, the paramedics arrived…they gave you something for the pain".
Bonnie studied the IV and then the bag attached to the long tube sticking out of her forearm. They wanted to give her something for the pain…there was nothing anyone could give her for the pain that she was feeling at the moment and it wasn't exactly from the burn on her hand.
"Bonnie…can you say something to me…?" Stefan asked moving closer to her.
Bonnie looked at him and began to open her mouth but stopped as the hospital door opened and Elena and Caroline walked in. At first, their faces were downtrodden but when they noticed that Bonnie was awake, Caroline burst into a grin as she rushed over and hugged Bonnie tightly, "We were so afraid last night…we brought you back…Elena and I both did…I did compressions and Elena did mouth to mouth…we were scared that it was too late…"
Bonnie looked over at Elena standing next to the bed trying her best to smile as Stefan looked uncomfortable standing up from his chair, "Umm…I'm going to go…see how things are with the house, I will come back later to check on you Bonnie".
Bonnie nodded with the ever growing lump in her throat threatening to choke her. Stefan nodded as he headed out of the room with a glance Elena's way before closing the door behind him.
Elena quickly turned to Bonnie not revealing her broken expression, "Bonnie, how are you doing?"
Bonnie looked at Caroline and Elena…her two best friends…the ones that she had run away from months ago and she felt like crying. She put her hand up to her neck and realized that the necklace was gone…she had thrown it on Klaus' body after she…her lip began to quiver.
"Bonnie, don't cry…don't…I'm sorry…" Caroline wiped her eyes as Elena wrapped her arm around her.
"I don't know what to say…I don't…", she said at a loss for words.
"Then let me say it…I'm sorry Bonnie, I know that all of this began because I lost sight of our friendship and what it meant…how…before there was a Stefan and Damon, there was Elena…Bonnie and Caroline", Elena looked over at Caroline who smiled back at her, "you will never know how much I regret that I forgot about your birthday that I took advantage of your powers…I'm sorry…I…I love you Bonnie and I missed you".
"Ditto", Caroline said as tears gathered in her eyes, "and Bonnie, don't ever think you have to leave us again…we love you here and we will always be best friends".
Elena wiped her own tears, "When Damon pulled you out of the house yesterday, I know my heart stopped for a few moments…Bonnie…you cannot leave us ever again", Elena said grabbing her hand.
Bonnie held onto Elena's hand without saying a word.
"And we know that you and Klaus…", Caroline began but Bonnie immediately interrupted her.
"We are not speaking about my relationship with Klaus", Bonnie answered in a voice just above a whisper.
Caroline and Elena nodded as they hugged her, "Bonnie we love you, please don't ever think otherwise", Elena held onto her.
SSSSSSSS
After being released from the hospital, Elena insisted that Bonnie come stay with her at the Gilbert house and Caroline insisted on staying there as well. Bonnie had barely said ten words since she woke up in the hospital bed. She really had no words to say as she felt with every breath that a part of her had died in that house. Although what she had with Klaus was quite weird and something that she could never put into words…she believed him when he said that he loved her and the fact that she plunged a dagger into his chest when he confessed it made her sick. She was nursing a broken heart and she wasn't sure that she could ever heal.
The morning after her release, while Caroline left to change clothes at her house and while Elena was in the shower, Bonnie left the Gilbert house and found herself standing in front of the ruins of the Salvatore boarding house. In the light of day, it looked as if it had been gutted and there was little left. She took a deep breath as she balled her fists up at her sides.
"It will be rebuilt in a couple of months", a voice said from behind her.
Bonnie turned to Stefan walking up next to her, "I'm sorry", she said quietly, "I never wanted this to happen", she whispered as if it was too painful for her to even speak.
"I'm sorry too…I should have never let you stay at the mansion with Klaus…I guess…I guess I liked having a friend and a familiar face around", Stefan frowned as he looked down at the ground.
"I wouldn't have stayed if I didn't want to", Bonnie replied as she looked at the ruins of the house, "and I know that everyone may think that I was crazy…that I am crazy, but I did love him Stefan…I did".
Stefan nodded as they stood side by side for a few moments in silence, "He loved you…I believe that", Stefan said to her.
Bonnie closed her eyes and swallowed as she nodded.
She felt Stefan's hand on her shoulder, "Bonnie…"
She turned to him with tears in her eyes, "I believe that he did too and that's why this hurts soo much…"
"Bonnie, he just didn't know what to do with it…he was an original…he was powerful and he didn't…or he couldn't understand that he had to choose or at the very least change…", Stefan replied.
Bonnie looked down at the ground and then back at Stefan, "Where are you staying…?"
"In a hotel", Stefan replied.
"I'm sorry…I don't know what to say…"
"You don't have to stay anything".
"I burned down your house!" Bonnie screeched gesturing to the ruins of the boarding house.
"We kidnapped you, took away your powers and locked you up…I say we're even", Stefan smirked.
"I'm not going to smile…", she shook her head. She hesitated to say that she couldn't see herself smiling for a very long time, "you can stay at my house if you want…until your house is done…I know it may be weird and all, but I guess I really don't want to be completely alone…not now".
"What about Elena and Caroline, you guys are all staying at the Gilbert house, right?" Stefan asked.
Bonnie shook her head, "I need to be in my house…I just…they look at me and they just don't understand, I know they are fighting to ask me what's wrong with me for ever wanting Klaus or being with him and they can never understand and I look at them and all I see are faces of pity and I…I can't have that right now".
"Bonnie, I'm fine in the hotel and I think…I think I need some time just to adjust to being back in town…"
"And around Elena?"
"And around Elena", Stefan nodded, "I also need to deal with some things that I did when I was with Klaus…"
"Don't we all", Bonnie stated as she looked back at the house.
"Hey, I think I should leave you alone here for a few moments…Bonnie, if you ever want to talk…I'm here for you, remember that", Stefan said touching her shoulder.
Bonnie nodded as she heard Stefan walking away from her.
Bonnie walked closer to the house and wrapped her arms around her body as she felt an agonizing pain in her chest. She let out a sob and covered her eyes as she began to weep. She wasn't sure exactly all of the emotions floating around in her at the moment, but she knew that she felt an intense loss and it wasn't just about the fact that she had stabbed Klaus with dagger…it was the loss of something that she had never felt before.
She wiped her eyes and looked up at the house for a few moments and then spoke, "Have you been hiding behind a tree the entire time?" she asked without looking at him.
"I was not hiding, I was speaking with some architects to help get my house rebuilt", Damon replied appearing next to her.
"I'm sorry about your house", Bonnie replied.
"Yeah, yeah…yeah…I heard you telling Stefan".
"No, I am…I didn't mean…"
"You were angry, you were upset…I get it…some of us lash out when we're angry".
"I don't know what came over me", Bonnie shook her head staring back at the charred wood.
"The fact that you realized that Klaus was too selfish to actually give you what you wanted and you deserved", Damon said not looking at her, "but it's really not his fault…he was used to getting what he wanted no matter what…he could compel…he could manipulate…and he would always get what he wanted, but with you…he couldn't do that and I guess your loyalty and your love got to him and he was desperate to hold on to you that he was willing to say or do anything to keep you, that's the way it is sometimes…sometimes, you want to hold on to something so tightly that you end up crushing it in your hands".
Bonnie looked over at Damon, "So poetic…who knew you could be so deep", she replied devoid of any emotion.
"Well…it's the truth…or so I hear".
"And I know that I worked hard to make you believe that he was just manipulating you and he didn't love you…but after last night, I believe he did love you…he just didn't know what to do with it".
"Where…where is he?" Bonnie asked focusing on Damon.
"Bonnie, I can't tell you that".
"Why not?" she demanded, "I want to know…"
"No…you really don't because if you ever knew, you may be tempted…you will fill your mind with all the reasons why it could possibly work and then you would go pull the dagger out and all of this will start again only it would be worse…I'm sorry, but I won't tell you where he is".
"I hate you", Bonnie spat out.
"I know, but I'm right".
"I wanted to believe him".
"I know you did…but…I did take this before…", Damon held up the necklace in front of her face, "it was enchanted, I had someone remove the enchantment".
"It was enchanted…what…why…to do what?"
"To give you your heart's desire", Damon said.
Bonnie stared at the necklace, "I don't want it".
"Yes…yes…you do", Damon said reaching over and placing the necklace in the middle of Bonnie's hand, closing her hand into a fist.
She looked down at her closed hand and bit her lip.
"Sooo…was the offer to stay at your house only for Stefan or was it a Salvatore brother package deal?" Damon asked.
Bonnie looked up from her closed hand, "You want to stay in my house?"
"Well not exactly…I mean despite the fact that you went completely crazy and burned down my house and I don't blame you, Stefan kind of…he won't admit it…but he's going through a lot and being in a hotel full of strangers is not the best place for him".
"Then Stefan can stay with me…if he needs to".
"And me…you have never dealt with a vampire that's trying to detox himself off of blood and ripping people apart", Damon said, "and he can't stay with Elena…things are just weird between them and it may help to have a witch there to help…not saying that I would require you to use your powers, but it would help".
Bonnie felt like she was moving deeper into insanity, "I have rules for my house".
"I bet you do…so are you agreeing to take on the Salvatore brothers?"
"Why would you want to stay at my house?" Bonnie asked looking at him.
"Look…my brother gave his life over to save me and now I need to help him and if I need to make the sacrifice by staying at Casa Bennett, I guess I can do that", Damon said, "but no setting me on fire…"
Bonnie looked at the house and then at the necklace, "I think I'm done playing with fire for awhile".
"Good", Damon said, "that's good to hear Tabitha".
"Don't call me…", Bonnie turned to say but realized that Damon was gone, "that", she finished.
She shook her head and turned back to the burned house, "I'm sorry", she whispered.
"So am I", a voice whispered in the wind. She was sure that she had imagined it, but she would hold it close to her heart…until…
Fin…
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