Did you see me? I was there tonight, watching over you. You were so beautiful and looked as if you were having so much fun. You danced and danced until I thought you would fall down in a heap of dizziness, and I would have been right there to pick you up. You seemed to enjoy the blonde boy in particular? Hmm, I don't think he is good enough for my little wildflower, but I'm sure this is a phase that is necessary, like the one you went through with that drunk who cheated on you. I know you're still mighty upset about that and I promise to take care of him for you, it will be to my extreme pleasure. Why didn't you look at me tonight? Why didn't you smile at me the way you smiled at those other boys? Do you think that I'm not good enough? Fuck You, Bonnie Bennett! You're no perfect angel, that's why your boyfriend went out and fucked another girl! How do you like that, huh? Think you're so high and mighty you stuck up bitch? Cant even hang on to a teenage drunk? He wasn't good enough for you. You deserved much better. You are ten times more beautiful than that slut he cheated on you with. You wouldn't settle for his crumbs the way she did and that makes you better than she'll ever be. There is something much better waiting for you, not that Blonde, he's poor and unworthy. Soon enough I will show you all the treasure and pleasure that life has to offer. with me you will be treated like the Queen you were born to me. One day soon my sweet, precious little wildflower. I love You...*
"Uh...Can someone please turn off the ruckus in my head?"
Bonnie groaned again, and buried herself deeper into the covers. She hadn't drank last night, she never did, but she had had her fair share of egg nog surprise. Leave it up to Caroline to have that surprise be alcohol.
"I am going to kill Caroline."
"You and me both."
Bonnie peaked up from under the covers to see Elena standing in the doorway. She was pale and leaning a little against the door jam, fingers pressed tightly against her temple, hair a wild riot of tangled mess. Even so, Bonnie thought she looked almost unnaturally beautiful, must be all that time she spent with Vampires.
"Please tell me that is a magic elixir to all pain that you hold in your hands."
Elena grinned at the hopeful tone in Bonnie's voice. Her brilliant green eyes had widened in hope giving her the look of a wild pixie. "Gilbert secret formula to a long night of drinking. Trust me, it works. It's been put to use a lot lately."
The room fell into a dead silence. Bonnie sighed at the unwelcome mention of Jeremy and his drinking. she knew Elena didn't like to hear that he was an alcoholic, and Bonnie did her best to stay out of it. She had had her own issues with Jeremy in the past, but has moved on. She wasn't sure if she could even be a good enough friend to him to talk to him about it in a way she knew his sister would not, could not.
"Elena...I'm sorry about Jeremy. I know he's been messing up a lot lately. But he loves you. He can pull himself together."
Elena tried to smile in reassurance but couldn't quite pull it off, "yeah."
"If he's stubborn enough to drink himself to death, he's stubborn enough to get over it. We've been through this before with him."
Bonnie knew she sounded harsh, but she couldn't help it. This recent stint with alcoholism was just another excuse for Jeremy Gilbert to blame the world.
"You're right, Bonnie. But he's my brother. It hurts to see him like that."
The Gilbert family had taken a lot of beatings, recently, and because it made her sad to think of it, Bonnie swiftly changed the subject, "Well, two people that we know enjoyed themselves last night might need a rude awakening this morning. Did you see the way Tyler and Caroline rushed out of here last night and was gone for the whole rest of the party? Who can have that much sex?"
Elena laughed out loud erasing the lines of worry thinking about her brother had caused.
"Two incredibly horny, teenage Vampires. The reigning excuse is that since all Vamp emotions are heightened, it also gives them a heightened sense of sexuality."
Bonnie joined Elena and the both curled up in laughter. "More like two horny teens with no inclination to pace themselves."
"Yeah, Caroline says that being a vampire is the best birth control money cannot buy."
Elena and Bonnie looked at each other for a second and burst out laughing. The sun streamed through the open curtain and seemed to grin along with the two happy, young girls and ease the last of the tension between them...*
Tyler snuck up behind Caroline to wrap his arms around her waist.
"Good morning, Babe."
Caroline shivered a little at the feel of Tyler's lips on the skin of her neck. A little more breathless than she wanted to admit, Caroline nudged him aside with her elbow.
"Move it, Lockwood, I'm trying to cook."
Tyler scowled at the eggs Caroline was preparing, but obediently moved aside to give her more room, "You know we do have a cook for this kind of thing?"
"Yes, and I sent her away. This is supposed to be a time when we all bond as friends and build up the friendships that used to be so important to us all. Your parents are out of town, and I've given the help the day off."
"What does sending the maid away have to do with bonding?"
"We don't need any distractions. I can cook our breakfast, and hopefully Bonnie and Elena will drag themselves out of bed soon and help me out."
Tyler rolled his eyes, "Whatever. I'm heading over to the Grill to hang with Matt. Whenever you girls are done with your female ritual of bonding over burnt eggs, you can head down. we'll play a game of pool."
Caroline rolled her eyes at Tyler's retreating back, "Coward."
He was right about the eggs though, they were burnt beyond repair. Dumping the eggs in the wastebasket, she didn't notice the face outside the window staring at her with an almost unnatural menace...*
Matt wiped at the spill on the counter and glanced up distracted when the door to the Grill was opened. He smiled in welcome at the familiar face, "What up man, the usual?"
The guy nodded and took a seat at the bar, "Slow night?"
Matt grimaced at the empty bar, "Yeah. Hasn't been anyone in all morning. Most of the kids are hung over from last night, some adults are on vacation this winter, and the rest were just too coward to brave the snow for a morning brew. I'm thinking I'm going to lock up in about an hour for the rest of the day."
The man nodded, "Probably a good idea."
Matt snorted and turned to get his only patron's usual from the tap. He barely had time to register the blur as it sped toward him. Pain exploded all over his body, and grabbing feebly at the edge of the counter, Matt went down and gave in to the blackness that overtook him."...
Damn he was so easy. He sneered at the blonde as he went down like a heavy tree. Too damn easy, there was hardly any fun in it. Oh well, he'd take some pleasure in carving the son of a bitch up like the Christmas turkey he wouldn't be enjoying this year. If he felt a pang for the end of such young life, he ignored it. The blonde was getting too close to his little wildflower, and he couldn't have her distracted with anyone else but him. Taking the large Machete from his coat, he went over to stand over blonde Adonis.
"Real sorry about this, pal. But I gotta do what I gotta do, you know? You just looked a little too long at the wrong girl."
Lifting the knife above his head, He swung down and paused at the last minute. Shit! Someone was coming. Who the fuck went out to a bar at 10 in the morning in 5 inches of snow? swearing colorfully, He lowered the knife back in his coat and made his way out the back...*
*The whirling blue and red from the ambulance trucks was an all too familiar sight in Mystic Falls. The few patrons who had remained shook their heads as yet another body was carted out. How many more lives would be lost before the season was over?*
"They say he's going to be ok. Just a bump to the head. He's suffered a little memory loss and can't recall what happened to him, but they're hopeful that it's only temporary."
Bonnie's voice shook on the last word and she turned to bury her face in Elena's chest. Who could have done this to Matty? what else would they have done had Tyler not gotten there in time? It just didn't make any sense.
"He's alive, and that's the important thing. The police seem to think it was just some kids looking to score some free booze, and Matt happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time." Caroline paused, she didn't believe that story and from the looks on the faces of her friends, neither did anyone else. Something else, some new threat, was stalking Mystic Falls, and they needed to figure out what it was before anyone else got hurt or killed...*
Damn it! Damn stupid some of a bitch dog! His hands shook as he stared down at the clean machete. The machete that should be scattered with the blonde Adonis's blood. things could not have gone worse. No matter, the boy didn't remember what had happened to him and that left him with plenty of time to fix things. His wildflower wouldn't be very impressed with his failure, but he'd more than make it up to her. When he delivered the head of that meddling dog to her doorstep he'd get just as much pleasure out of it as she would...*