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There will be a push and pull with Bamon for awhile. While I think that Bonnie's feelings are growing for him, she can't forgive what he did to get her in his bed and her blood...and that is a problem. That puts her at war with herself.
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"I can get us out of here", Bonnie stated holding on to dog tags in her hand and standing up.
I rubbed my eyes, "What are you talking about and when did you get those?"
"Emily…I had a dream that she was here and when I woke up, I had these in my hand…somehow, she must've given them to me".
"So you believe me that Emily bonded us in the dreams?" I asked standing up slipping on my pants.
"Yes, she told me she did…I don't understand why at all and I don't want to know why", Bonnie said walking towards the opening of the tomb.
"Wait…Bonnie…can we talk?" I asked following behind her.
"No…I don't want to talk because when we do…it will only make me angry and I may want to leave you in here, so how about we just leave it alone".
I held up my arms in surrender; there would be plenty of time to talk after we get out of here.
"Ok…these are Luka's tags, I will have to draw off of his power to get out of here…hopefully, it will be enough to break the seal, but if it is…I will probably be weakened afterwards so I need you to react fast and get us out of here".
I nodded as she nodded and took a deep breath. She closed her eyes and began to chant as I watched her. I could feel the energy began to build in the tomb and a breeze began to fill the tomb, I went over to the opening and touched it; the seal was still up.
I turned to look at Bonnie and a light began to shine from her, I almost want to stop her from doing the spell when suddenly I touched the seal and my hand went through it. I quickly sped over to Bonnie, grabbed her and headed out of the tomb. By the time we reached the outside, I looked around and realized that I didn't recognize any of the surroundings.
"I did it?" Bonnie asked in a whisper.
"You did…little witch", I said as she closed her eyes and collapsed in my arms. I felt for her pulse and it was still pretty strong. I lifted her up and headed towards a main road to get as far away from the tomb as possible.
When I reached the main road holding onto Bonnie, I noticed a car coming towards us and I placed her on the ground waving my arms in the air until the car stopped. The driver was an older woman and she looked at me skeptically, "Yes…?" she asked not rolling down her window past her eyes.
"I'm sorry…my girlfriend and I got into a car accident down the road and she's passed out…we need to get somewhere safe", I replied hesitating to compel her…Bonnie wouldn't like that.
The woman looked at me and then looked past me at Bonnie on the ground.
"Is she ok…doesn't she need to go to a doctor?" the woman asked.
"No…she's just exhausted".
The woman gave me a doubtful smirk.
"Please…I just want to get her somewhere safe", I pleaded.
The woman sighed, "My sons would kill me for doing this…but get in".
I nodded as I rushed over and picked up Bonnie laying her in the back of the woman's car as the woman drove away from the road.
The woman drove for a few moments, I could see her glancing at me through the rearview, but I kept my attention on Bonnie the entire time. I knew that Luka and his father would know that she broke the seal and Elijah would be after us; however, as long as we could hide out…we may be safe.
The woman turned down a dirt road towards a farmhouse, "Where are we?" I asked.
"Roanoke Rapids, NC", the woman answered, "where were you headed?"
"South Carolina…Columbia…I lost control of our car".
"There was a passing storm", the woman said thoughtfully as she stopped her car.
I nodded as I got out holding onto Bonnie.
The woman headed towards the front door of her ranch house and glanced behind her to see if I was following. I could hear her heartbeat speed up and a part of me felt bad, but I was more concerned about how long it will take Bonnie to awaken.
"I have an extra room that you can put her in…are you sure she doesn't need a doctor, anyone who is unconscious for this long may have a head injury".
"She's just tired…we've been wandering around for hours", I answered.
The woman nodded, "Follow me".
I followed her up the stairs to a guest room and laid Bonnie down on the bed, "She will be fine here…", the woman answered.
I touched Bonnie's cheek as I turned to leave the room with the woman; I wanted to stay with Bonnie, but I realize that this woman needs some type of explanation or something from me.
"I don't mean you any harm", I said as I followed the woman down the stairs, "we just need somewhere to rest and we will be gone in the morning.
"Are you two…married?" she asked with a raised eyebrow.
"No ma'am, we're not", I answered suddenly remembering some southern etiquette that I thought I left behind years ago.
"Lovers?"
"Umm…well…she's not exactly happy with me right now".
"I see…I'm Mary…I own this house and the land around it and if you are some kind of kidnapper and you have harmed that little girl upstairs, I won't hesitate to kill you…and I have a 930 Autoloader that will totally blow you into next week, so don't test me Sinatra".
"Sinatra?" I asked.
"Ol' Blue Eyes", she said.
"Oh right…well my name is Damon and she's Bonnie…can I use your phone?" I asked.
"Go ahead…its in the kitchen, I will check on your girl", she replied walking towards the stairs.
"My girl…right", I chuckled as I went into the kitchen and picked up the cordless phone dialing Stefan. After five rings, he answered, "Hello".
"Stefan…it's me…where are you?"
"Damon…where the hell are you…and where's Bonnie?" Stefan asked alarmed and I could just see the forehead wrinkling through the phone, "Elena and I came back to the house and you two were gone…the window was broken".
"If you're at the house get out of there…Elijah came…"
"We're not at the house…we're at the Lockwood mansion right now", Stefan replied as I heard him move his mouth away from the phone, "it's Damon…"
"Is Bonnie with him…is she ok?" Elena's voice sounded in the background.
"If he hurt her I will kill him", Caroline threatened in the background.
"We're in North Carolina…look…Elijah's alive and he kidnapped us…locked us in a tomb, he has warlocks working for him…you guys are not safe in Mystic Falls and Bonnie is fine".
"Wait…Elijah is alive…how is that possible?"
"He's apparently a special vampire Stefan, look…get out of Mystic Falls…split up".
"We will come wherever you are…we need to be together", Stefan replied.
"Listen to me...Elijah probably has people watching everywhere, you need to be smart about this Stefan…get out of town, you and Elena…Caroline and Tyler…we need to split up and the only way to keep Elijah and all of his cronies guessing is if we are not together…keep your cell, I will call you when I get my own".
"Where are you now?" Stefan asked.
"I said North Carolina...its a long story, just wait for my next call", I said hanging up the phone. I had no real plan, but I knew that it would not be smart to have us all together.
SSSSS
I felt someone rubbing a wet cloth over my forehead and I immediately sat up with my eyes opened. The elderly woman who had been wiping my forehead looked at me with a startled look, "I'm…I'm sorry…I didn't mean to scare you", she frowned.
"It's ok…I'm sorry…I just…where am I…how did I get here…Damon?" I asked looking around with wide eyes.
"You're at my house, I'm Mary…and your boyfriend hailed me down on the road and I brought you here…but you can tell me, if he's kidnapped you or did something to you, I can make sure that he won't make it out of this house alive", she whispered.
I looked at her and almost had to laugh, this tiny woman who resembled a grandmother was threatening Damon…it was hilarious.
"No…no…he didn't do anything to me", I said.
"Are you sure?" she asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Yes…yes…I am…umm…where is Damon?"
"He's downstairs, he was on the phone…you know…I kind of figured that he hadn't done anything bad to ya…the way he held you in the car and looked down at you when you were sleeping told me that he would defend you with everything within him if I stepped out of line".
I shook my head, "I am sure he wouldn't do that".
"Right…attractive man like him, you are lucky", she smirked.
"Yup…that's me…lucky", I smirked.
"Are you hungry…maybe you need to eat, you were out for awhile".
"Maybe".
"I will bring you something to eat", she said standing up as Damon appeared at the bedroom door, "I am going to get her something to eat…do you need something as well?"
"No…I'm fine", Damon said turning to look at me.
The woman left and Damon closed the door behind her, "How are you feeling?" he asked moving closer to the bed.
"I'm feeling ok…I see that the spell worked".
"It did…looks like you're getting good, little witch".
"Yeah right…I passed out right after doing the spell, how far did you have to carry me?"
"Not that far and then I hailed down Mary and she brought us here and you will be happy to know that I did not compel her and for that trouble, she threatened to shoot me with her shotgun", Damon smirked.
I couldn't help but give him a smile—maybe, it was the fact that I was lightheaded or something, "That is very good, Damon…but we need to figure out what to do…we can't stay here".
"I called Stefan, I told him to get out of town with Elena…we need to split up while we think of a plan to go against the Originals".
I nodded, "Where are they going?"
"Don't know, I will call him when I get a phone from somewhere…you need to eat something, that spell took a lot out of you".
"I will…what about you?" I whispered.
"I'm ok…I can deal".
"Damon…I know that you only had what Elijah gave you and we can't have you being weak…if you…", I began, but found myself trying to work up the nerve, "if you need to eat than let me know and I will help, Mary is not an option".
"I know that", he stated harshly, "but thank you for offering", he said more softly.
"Ok…I had some left over stew that I made last night…so make sure you eat up and you make sure she eats it", Mary said sitting a tray down across my lap as I looked down at the beef stew which looked delicious.
"Thank you".
"So you two…I guess you're at least staying the night…just to let you know, I'm not that old school…you two can stay in here together…"
"Oooh that's…"
"Thank you very much Mary, we appreciate this", Damon grinned as I looked at him.
"No its fine…since my sons moved out, I've been by myself…its nice to have some people around here", she grinned.
"Thank you", I said as Mary smiled and left the room.
"Go ahead eat…you heard Mary, I have to make sure you eat".
"Damon, just because I'm not torturing you and I am speaking to you doesn't mean we are friends, I haven't forgiven you and I haven't forgotten".
"I know that Bonnie…I am well aware of that".
"But we are working together and we are both going to get through this".
"Well I guess after all is said and done, I will have to make up everything up to you".
I didn't say anything as I ate some of the stew.
SSSSS
Bonnie was sleeping in the bed soundly as I sat in the chair by the window watching her. Even though I knew that it would only be a matter of time before Elijah tracked us down, I also knew that she needed to rest if we were going to survive any of this. As I watched her I felt the hunger starting to build up inside of me. I lied to her earlier when she asked if I was hungry…I was, but there weren't many options for me. Mary wouldn't exactly direct me to a blood bank without asking questions and Bonnie had offered up hers, but I could tell that it was the last thing she wanted to do.
"Are you just going to stare at me all night?" Bonnie asked with her eyes still closed.
"Would rather that I was in that bed with you?"
She sighed and that's when her eyes opened, "No, but I think you need to do something other than stare at me".
"Well Bonnie, in case you haven't noticed…we're basically on a set from Little House on the Prairie, so there's not much else I can do but sit in the dark and look at you…I don't need sleep, soo…"
Bonnie sat up and sighed, "I know...I know…"
"I guess you never thought in a million years that would be stuck here with me in some strangers home sharing a bedroom".
She shrugged, "Damon…", she began, but then stopped.
I looked at her waiting for what she would say next.
"Yes, little witch…"
"Was it ever real for you?" she asked quietly as she stared down at the comforter in the darkness, "was it always about my blood?"
I looked at her, "No…no it wasn't and it became real".
"When did it stop being about my blood?" she asked
"Can't you just hate me and leave it at that?"
"Damon…when did it stop being about my blood because I believe that at some point you developed a conscience and you knew that everything you did would backfire".
I sighed, "One night shortly after you started living at the boarding house, I came to your room…you were sleeping…I watched you sleep for a few moments. I noticed how you looked, you were beautiful…there was something about you that was so pure…and I knew then, I wanted soo much more than your blood…I wanted you".
"Why?"
"Because…why not?"
"Well as far as I can remember, you wanted Katherine and after that…you wanted Elena…where do I fit in?"
"You Bonnie Bennett are a surprise", I replied walking over to the bed and kneeling down beside it as she sat up.
"But why did you do all of those things?"
"Because Bonnie, I'm a messed up guy…vampire…undead person…I do horrible things to get what I want and I regret them…sometimes".
"Do you regret what you did to me?" Bonnie asked looking at me.
I looked at her and debated on the answer I would give her. If I said I didn't regret it because it brought us to a point where we were closer than I ever imagine, she would be furious. However, if I said I regretted it, she probably would start to think about how much I regretted. I just can't win.
"Bonnie, I regret that your house burned down and I did those things…but I don't regret what happened between us and continues to happen between us".
"Why?"
"Because you are not at all what I thought you were little witch…you're feisty and I have to admit, I thought you were going to kill me when I told you the truth".
Bonnie shook her head, "No".
"And why not…you set me on fire before and for much less…what's the difference now?"
She shrugged her shoulders without looking at me.
"Bonnie…at a loss for words?" I asked touching her cheek.
She looked up at me and then I noticed the tears glistening in her eyes, "Something is wrong with me", she said a little above a whisper.
"What…what do you mean?"
"How could I feel the way I feel for you after all that you've done?" she asked looking at me as the tears fell from her eyes, "what is wrong with me…I can't…I can't want someone like you".
"But you do", I said with more hope that I actually anticipated.
"But I do", she replied, "and it makes me hate myself", she added before getting out of the bed and heading into the bathroom leaving me on the floor by the bed.
Well she admitted her feelings...when will she act on them...and how long can Damon go without blood?