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The next morning I woke up to Bonnie lying next to me with her eyes closed, but her body melding closely to mine. After last night, I wasn't sure where we stood…but I knew that she didn't hate me as much as she did before our little adventure began. I gently placed my hand on her face and moved her hair out of her face. One thing is definitely true about the little witch, she is beautiful.

"Thank you Emily", I whispered as I slid out of bed.

I slipped on some jeans and padded out of the room and downstairs to the kitchen where Mary was making breakfast, "Damon…good morning…do you know what time you're leaving?" Mary asked as she flipped bacon in the pan.

"As soon as I can get the rental company to bring a car".

"And where are you headed?"

"To meet my brother and his girlfriend…"

"I see…and you and Bonnie…she doesn't appear to be as angry with you as she once was?" Mary asked raising an eyebrow.

I couldn't help but smile a little, "No…no she's not…but she had a right to be, I can't blame her…see…I'm not exactly the upstanding good guy that you see in front of you all the time…I can be selfish…a little impulsive…"

"Nooooo", Mary winked.

"Yes…hard to believe, but true".

"And you were all of those things and that upset Bonnie?"

"That's a slight understatement, but yes…all of those things made her upset with me and she had a right to be…I did some horrible things".

"But why did you do those horrible things?" Mary asked.

I looked up at her. How do you tell someone, you're a vampire and its in your nature to do all kinds of horrible things to someone?

"Because…I wanted her…to like me", I replied softly.

"And why is that?"

"Because I like to be liked", I answered simply.

"Do you love her?" Mary asked, "and yes I am prying…I think I earned it".

I chuckled as I thought about the tiny, caramel tinged little witch sleeping upstairs, "I like her a lot…but I think, I could love her and that is between you and me…don't want her to get a big head".

Mary zipped her lips.

"Now…I would love to continue this conversation, but I have to call my brother so we can meet up".

"Don't let me stop you, but you know…you don't have to leave if you don't want to".

I looked at Mary and smiled. She was being absolutely serious about this, but if we stayed here any longer and Elijah found us…Mary could lose her life and I wasn't willing to risk it.

"I know…but we kind of have to", I replied standing up and picking up the cordless phone.

After speaking with Stefan and mapping out a plan to meet up in a couple of hours, I entered the bedroom where Bonnie was getting dressed. When I opened the door, catching her in just a bra and jeans…she paused for a moment and I could tell that she wasn't sure if she was embarrassed or not.

"I will cover my eyes", I smirked placing my hand over my eyes.

She smirked and shook her head, "No need…I guess sometimes I just forget".

"Forget?"

"Forget that I have had a couple of moments of insanity and have actually allowed you to touch me", she smirked.

"Ahh…I was expecting our banter to disappear, I'm glad it hasn't".

"Oh…I don't think it will ever change".

"Are you sure about that Bonnie…are you sure you won't fall deeply in love with me and want no one else but me?" I asked walking over to her and wrapping my arm around her waist.

Bonnie looked up at me, "Positive".

"Well…ok then", I said plopping down on the bed, "soo…since we're leaving today, I was thinking about compelling Mary to forget that we were ever here".

"No…you can't do that", Bonnie answered quickly.

"What…why not?"

"Because…", Bonnie said looking down at the floor.

"Why…I think it would be best".

"Because I like her…she's like…she reminded me of my Grams and after all of this is done, I would like to visit her again".

I looked at Bonnie and I could see that she was showing vulnerability, "But if Elijah comes, I don't want her to be compelled to tell them where we went or how we got there…she could be in greater danger".

"Ok…ok…you're right…fine…will the car be here soon?" she asked.

"In about 20 minutes".

"Ok…I should be ready soon", she replied going into the bathroom and I could see a trace of sadness in her eyes.

"Bonnie…"

"Damon, its ok…you're right…I don't want Mary to get hurt because of my selfishness", she replied before closing the door.

I looked at the closed door and headed back downstairs to Mary.

SSSSS

I knew that I was being selfish with my asking Damon not to compel Mary, but I couldn't help it. Being here with Mary, having her listen and give advice had been something that I missed since Grams died. For her not to remember it…it kind of breaks my heart…it means I can never come back and talk to her.

"Are you ready?" Damon asked standing in the doorway a couple of minutes later.

I nodded as I picked up the small bag of clothes and headed down the stairs.

"Bonnie…I am going to miss having you here with me…you are much more fun than my daughter in laws", Mary said hugging me tightly.

I held onto her as I felt tears gather at my eyes, "Thank you and you have been great to us as well…you even set Damon straight".

"Hey!" Damon called from in back of me.

"Ok…ok…sorry", I said as I smiled at Mary and headed for the door. I took one last look at her before Damon hugged her and started to whisper to her.

I headed out to the car as I wiped my tears away and slid inside the passenger seat.

SSSSS

As I slid into the driver's seat, Bonnie looked at me as she fastened her seatbelt. "Hey…no tears…that will bring down this road trip", I frowned.

"Damon…now is not the time for the jokes", she mumbled.

I shrugged as I started the car as Mary came running out of the house, "Willow!" she screamed.

I smirked as she ran over to Bonnie's side, "Here…take these cookies and make sure that you eat some balanced meals", she replied.

As soon as the words left her mouth, Bonnie's face lit up and she smiled widely, "I will…I promise".

"See you Willow and William!" Mary waved as she backed away from the car.

I started the car and drove it out of the parking space as Bonnie turned to me. "Willow?" she asked raising an eyebrow.

"I had to come up with something…for now…she remembers you as Willow and that will work when you want to come back and if Elijah and his cronies come, they will only know that a Willow and William were here…no one else", I explained.

Bonnie smiled at me, "Thank you".

"It was nothing…you know, you can really thank me later if you want…"

"Damon, don't make me hurt you".

"Now…now…that wouldn't be smart Bonnie…not while I'm driving".

Bonnie glanced out of the window, "Where are we going?"

"St. Paul, VA, there's a house there…Elena and Stefan are meeting us there".

"And Caroline and Tyler?"

"They are going to California where Caroline's father and his boyfriend live".

"Really? That will be interesting", Bonnie chuckled.

"Soo…have you tried to do anything…uh…witchy?"

"Whatever they did to me…has not been undone, so no…I'm just a regular teen girl now".

"But you drew off of Luka's power…"

"I did…but I don't have his dog tags anymore and I can't do that too much, they probably would be able to find us".

"True".

"So what's the plan Damon?"

"Stefan and I will come up with something".

"But what can we possibly do…I mean, we don't know anything about Elijah or the people he has working for him. They want our blood…me and Elena's…"

"We won't let them get it", I replied. I almost added that Bonnie's blood was for me and me only, but somehow I doubted that would go over well at this moment.

Bonnie nodded as she looked out the window as I continued to drive.

SSSSS

When we reached St. Paul, Damon stopped the car in front of a small rancher. "This is nice…what do the Salvatores just have places all over the country?" I asked looking around.

"Well we have lived a long time Bonnie…can't stay in one place for long, people will start to notice that we don't age", Damon widened his eyes as he led the way into the house.

Before he could open the door, the door flew open and Elena came running out, "Bonnie!" she shouted as she ran over to me with arms outstretched.

I ran to her and hugged her tightly, "Elena…I'm soo happy you're ok".

"No…I'm happy that you're ok…when we went back to the mansion and saw that you were gone and there was glass…I was scared for you…for both of you", Elena said looking over at Damon.

The look their shared made me a little uneasy, but I quickly shook the feeling off.

"I bought you some clothes", Elena replied.

"Thank you!" I grinned, "I just want to get into my own clothes or at least clothes that fit me".

"Let's go…we have some things to discuss", Elena replied wrapping her arm around me as we walked into the house.

Stefan smiled as I walked in the door and I noticed that he grinned when he saw Damon, but hid it quickly.

Elena ushered me into a room in the back of the house and closed the door, "So I bought you some jeans and t-shirts…of course some undies and bras…I wasn't sure what exactly to bring, so I just bought whatever I could find in my house that you left and I made Stefan stop and pick up some things…"

"It's fine…thank you", I replied as she handed me some clothes.

"So what happened…Stefan didn't give me any details".

"A lot has happened, so you may want to sit down".

Elena frowned as she sat down, "You're scaring me…"

"You should be scared…before we were kidnapped, Damon confessed something to me".

"What…what did he confess?"

I sat down next to her on the bed, "He…he basically said that he likes me a little more than what I originally thought".

Elena laughed, "Oh really…and I bet that sent you into a fit?"

"Yes…it did…and while I was shouting at him, a bullet came through the window and hit me in the chest".

"Someone shot you…who…why?"

"Elijah did…I don't know, but Damon gave me some of his blood and I healed, but not before they sealed us in the tomb".

"But how did they seal you in a tomb?"

"Luka…the guy from school…his father did it…I guess they found a way for any supernatural being to be locked in".

"Oh my god…how could he do that to you…how could he betray you like that?" Elena asked.

I shrugged, "So to make a long story short…Luka made a mistake of showing me how to draw off of another witch's power and I did…his…we got out of the tomb, we found a place to stay and the rest is history".

"Wow…wow…I'm just so glad that you are ok…both of you…so what about you and Damon…are you two friends…enemies…frenemies…?" Elena asked.

I looked at her, "I'm not quite sure what someone would consider me and Damon…but I do know this…he did a lot for me during the kidnapping and after and I won't forget it", I replied as I stood up to change into some of the clothes that Elena brought.

I couldn't tell her that Damon was behind what happened at my house…I wasn't sure why. Maybe I didn't want her to hate him or maybe I just didn't want her to wonder why I could feel the way I do about someone that would do that to me…especially when I questioned it myself.

SSSSS

"So you and Bonnie seemed friendly", Stefan began as I walked into the kitchen to retrieve a bag of blood from the refrigerator and placed it in the microwave.

"Good observation…and what's your next one?" I asked looking at him folding my arms.

"You told her everything, didn't you?"

"Yes…I confessed all…and would you like to know what happened…her heart broke and then a bullet came through the window and basically lodged in her heart…I had to give her some of my blood to save her…then we were sealed in a tomb by some dude that she was attached to and his father…Emily came to visit…and well…Bonnie forgave me kinda and we got out".

"Well…that is interesting…soo…Elijah, did he give any indication as to what his plan is?"

"Why yes Stefan…Elijah told me everything...in fact, I know where his evil lair is…why don't we put on our masks and tights and head there now", I rolled my eyes as I drank my blood, "all he said was that he would get Elena, Bonnie, Tyler and Caroline…but not quite yet".

"So what are we doing…we can't stay here for long".

"Bonnie doesn't have her powers…whatever Luka and her father did…they sucked them out of her".

"Soo…we don't have Bonnie to help us…Elijah apparently can survive being staked and he has two witches in his pocket…it doesn't sound like we're on the winning team here", Stefan sighed.

"Well that's why we are going to come up with a plan to get Bonnie's powers back and then we are going back to Mystic Falls and facing Elijah head on".

"How are we going to get Bonnie's powers back?" Stefan asked.

"Stefan…you know that a witch's powers are fueled by her emotions…"

"Yes…I do…but this is not some fluke, someone took her powers away".

"Ok…well if she gets emotional enough, she can maybe have them restored…"

"And what do you plan on doing, Damon?" Stefan asked.

"Just sit back and watch brother…sit back and watch", Damon smirked.

What will Damon do to get Bonnie's powers back?