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Soo Katherine has taken off, Bonnie has an hour to make a decision...Damon has an hour to find her...and when he does? What happens...we shall see...
Disclaimer: The CW, LJ Smith and the producers own it all...if they *I* did, Bonnie wouldn't be missing from episodes.
"Emily", I whispered as I paced the room, "why haven't you shown up…why aren't you helping me?" I sighed as I sat down on the bed and tried to cast a spell…just a small one and I felt nothing. Not even the dull hum that I usually do. I walked over to the canopy bed and looked at the wooden post. I pulled it hard and it wouldn't budge. I pulled it again with all my might and it didn't budge.
"Come on…come on…", I mumbled as I pulled the post again and I heard a crack. I smiled as I pulled it again and I found myself falling to the floor with the wood in my hands and the canopy falling softly on the bed.
I clutched the wood in my hand and stood up. I wasn't sure how much time had drifted by, but I was sure that an hour had almost drifted by. I walked over to the door and waited holding onto the piece of wood. When Elijah walks in…I can't hesitate…I have to just strike and run…run like my life depended on it and it did.
I wasn't sure how many other people were in this house or even where this house was, but that didn't matter. I refuse to let Elijah turn me into a vampire.
I listened as I heard footsteps slowly walking towards the door; I grasped the piece of wood in my hand and breathed deeply. The doorknob slowly turned and I took a deep breath as I fought to control my heartbeat. I closed my eyes as the door slowly opened as I ran to the other side and before I could stab Elijah with the piece of wood, he grabbed me and pushed me up against the wall as I dropped the wood.
"You know Bonnie…I tried to keep my patience with you…I tried to give you choices and this is how you repay me…you try to give me a wood cut", he seethed as he wrapped his hand around my throat, "I am done playing games with you…I've made the choice for you!" he hissed as I noticed his fangs descend.
"Elijah…don't…I'm sorry…", I pleaded.
He smiled as he looked at me placing his hands on my cheeks, "You're sorry…", he frowned.
"Yes…I'm sorry", I said as I closed my eyes and the tears that I was hoping wouldn't fall began to.
"Aww…don't cry", he smiled as he caressed my cheek and wiped some of the tears away, "come on…this is not as bad as you are making it out to be…you've been with a vampire before, now you can have that forever".
I braced myself as I felt his fangs graze my neck as he kissed it softly, "This won't hurt…much", he whispered as he leaned back and I closed my eyes as I felt his fangs break the skin on my neck. He held onto me as I felt him drinking my blood.
I closed my eyes and I screamed…screamed louder than I ever thought possible…I screamed soo loud that I thought I shredded my vocal cords…I screamed soo loud that every window in the room shattered and came flying towards us.
SSSSS
"We're here", the warlock stated as I stopped the car.
"This better not be a trap", I remarked as I turned off the car and suddenly I heard Bonnie scream and breaking glass. I took off running towards the house. When I stepped inside vampires charged at me, but suddenly they were all frozen in place as the warlock stood behind me narrowing his eyes. I took the stairs two at a time as I tried to find the room where Bonnie was screaming from. When her voice got louder, I kicked down the door and stepped inside. The room was a nightmare. Bonnie was sitting on the floor bleeding with her eyes wide open, backing away from Elijah who was on the floor next to her…his head was separated from his body and I was certain that he was dead, really dead.
I kneeled down next to Bonnie and waved my hand in front of her eyes as I glanced over at the warlock standing in the door way.
"What's wrong with her?" he asked.
"Do you see this room…I think that's what's wrong with her", I said concentrating on Bonnie's face which had scratches from the shards of glass from the broken windows and the puncture wounds on her neck.
"Well you need to get her out of here, my father will be back soon and I don't think you should be here while I am explaining everything to him".
I looked down at Bonnie, "I need to give her some of my blood to heal her cuts and the puncture wounds".
I vamped out and I locked eyes with Bonnie and immediately her face was one of sheer terror as she began screaming uncontrollably and I held onto her. She fought me and it was as if she didn't know who I was.
"Bonnie…Bonnie…it's me", I said softly as she continued to fight me, "help me here!" I called to the warlock.
"What…what do you want me to do?" the warlock asked.
"Find a way for me to compel her, I need her to calm down…so I can help her", I said as I attempted to calm her.
The warlock shook his head, "No…I can't do that…I can't…"
"Do it!" I barked, "you're the cause of this…now do it!"
"She's a witch…I'm not sure if I…"
I stood up and flew over to the warlock, "If you don't make it easy for me to compel her, I will track down everyone that you love, rip out their hearts and mail them to you…now do it!"
The warlock looked over at Bonnie who was standing up slowly. She looked pale and unsteady on her feet. I rushed over to her and grabbed her, "Bonnie…please".
I could hear the warlock start to chant and when I turned around his eyes were black.
I turned back to Bonnie and placed my hand on her cheek, "Look at me…you don't need to be afraid of me…I am going to make sure that you don't hurt anymore…you will not remember anything that happened in this room and you will not remember Elijah ever taking you from the house. The last thing you remember is leaving Mary's house…and me wearing flannel…", I smiled slightly as I bit into my wrist and watched as the blood bubbled up, "now you have to drink this and you will feel better".
I held my wrist to her mouth and she began to drink as she watched me almost in a trance. I watched as her coloring began to come back, the scratches on her face began to heal and the puncture wounds on her neck closed up. She looked at me and she blinked her eyes for a few times.
"Now…", I said placing both of my hands on her cheeks, "I want you to close your eyes and go to sleep".
She nodded as she closed her eyes and I caught her as she fell into a deep sleep.
I turned to the warlock, "If you ever come near her again…I will do exactly as I said before".
"I never wanted this to happen".
"But it did", I answered as I carried Bonnie out of the room.
SSSSS
Bonnie slept the entire drive back to Mystic Falls and in a way I was grateful. I needed some time to think about everything that occurred in the house and the effect my compelling her would have. I hope that she would never remember what happened with Elijah and that we could bury it. Ever since Emily connected us in those dreams, there had been one thing after another that wrecked Bonnie's life. Most of the things that wrecked her life, I was the cause of them…as tempting as it was…I couldn't erase her memory about those things. How could I do that? Those memories are what brought me to this point with her when she decided that maybe…just maybe…that it wasn't crazy that she had feelings for me and maybe I could be someone that she could care about in a more than casual way.
When we reached the boarding house, I carried Bonnie inside ignoring the stares from Stefan and Elena and took her to my room. I touched her cheek as I kissed her softly on the forehead and walked downstairs.
"What happened…where was she…where is Elijah…why does she have blood on her?" Stefan asked.
"Elijah's dead", I replied as I walked over to the drink cart and poured a sniffer full of brandy.
"What…how?" Elena asked walking closer to me.
"Bonnie killed him…"
"Are you sure…I mean…we've tried everything".
"She cut his head off…I would say that's the end of Elijah".
"Wait…how did she do that?" Stefan asked coming over to me.
"She somehow did it with her powers…I don't know…I wasn't there", I said taking a sip of my drink.
"Ok…so what's wrong with her…what did he do to her?" Elena asked.
"He bit her and I believe…I believe he wanted to turn her, that would be the only way to make her his mate", I replied taking another gulp of my drink.
"And she stopped him by killing him…but what's wrong with her now?" Stefan asked.
"I had to compel her", I stated.
"You what?" Elena gasped.
"Damon…"
"You didn't see her…she was hysterical…she was cut…she was bleeding…the life was flowing out of her and she wouldn't let me help her, she was scared to death of me…I had to do something, so I had the warlock make it easier for me to compel her".
"Compel her to what?" Stefan asked.
"Forgot everything that happened with Elijah…forget everything except us leaving that woman's house and for this to work…you two will have to go along with it, you can never mention anything that happened in that house…not the Salvatore house and not what happened with Elijah…she wouldn't be able to handle it".
"Bonnie is strong…", Stefan began.
"You didn't see her!" I yelled as I slammed down my glass and it shattered in my hand, "you didn't….you didn't see the fear in her eyes…you didn't see her face when I entered that room…its better this way".
"This always backfires…remember the Jeremy thing…" Elena began.
"The Elijah mess is cleaned up…anyone who knows anything about it will keep their mouth shut…and you two…"
"Damon, if Bonnie remembers this could be ten times worse", Stefan warned.
Elena shook her head, "Damon, was it that bad?"
"Yes", I answered.
Elena sighed and looked at Stefan, "Then I won't bring this up to her…I will keep the secret".
I looked at Stefan as he sighed, "I don't like this…but I will do what you want…but messing with Bonnie's mind like this can't be good…she's not 100% human, she is a witch and even though Luka may have dulled her powers long enough for you to compel her, that doesn't mean that when her powers start to grow that she won't remember".
"Stefan…just do this one thing for me…ok…please", I pleaded.
Stefan nodded.
"Thank you", I replied.
SSSSS
I opened my eyes to the sun shining softly through the window and my body feeling as if I had been sleeping for a million years. I looked over to see Damon sleeping next to me and I smiled…I was in his bedroom, in the Salvatore mansion…but how did I get here? The last thing I remembered was leaving Mary's and going to meet Stefan and Elena at a safehouse to hide out from the Originals and Elijah.
"Damon….", I whispered touching his arm.
"You know Bonnie…you snore very loudly and I just got to sleep maybe an hour ago", he sighed with his eyes still closed.
"When did we get back here?" I asked looking around and looking down at the t-shirt I had on, "and how did I end up in a Mystic Falls University t-shirt?"
"Well…", Damon smirked opening his eyes and looking at me, "you fell asleep in the car on our way back from Mary's and you refused to wake up…so I carried you up here, put you in the bed and changed your clothes…don't worry, I barely peeked".
"But why did we come back here…I thought we needed to go to the safehouse".
"Plans changed", Damon replied rubbing his eyes and got out of bed.
"What do you mean plans changed…we don't have a gang of vampires after us anymore?" I followed him and stopped him from going into the bathroom with one hand on his chest, "that doesn't make any sense…I fall asleep and everything is fine?"
He rolled his eyes, "Actually no…Stefan and Elena were on their way to the safehouse and Elijah cornered them with some of their vamps…somehow your traitorous warlock showed up…provided some assistance, Elijah ended up decapitated and since Klaus lost his number one, he has some serious regrouping to do, so I have to say…I think we're safe awhile".
"It's over…the entire thing is over and I was sleep for most of it?" I asked.
"Hey…I missed it too…I mean...we got kidnapped and we didn't even get to end it".
I shook my head, "This doesn't make any sense".
"But that's what happened…soo do you want to dwell on missing out on the massacre…or do you want to celebrate that you are…for now…not being sacrificed?" he asked as he wrapped his arms around my waist.
"So everything is fine?" I asked raising an eyebrow.
"Well…I mean…you and I are in some type of relationship, so while that is incredibly weird…I think everything is fine and you should too".
"Something just doesn't seem right", I shook my head.
Damon sighed, "Bonnie…we've been through a lot…the tomb stuff…staying with Mary, I thought you started to trust me…"
I frowned, "I do…I just…I'm sorry…after everything that's happened, I just can't believe that we would be out of danger so easily".
"Well Klaus is only regrouping more than likely, but for now…we are fine…we even called the Baby Vamp and the mutt back".
"Wow".
"Yes…wow…now…everything is fine, so you can be happy and you can actually smile", he smirked.
I couldn't help but smile as he looked down at me, "I guess I can".
"Good", Damon grinned as he bent down and began to kiss me on my neck as I closed my eyes and allowed him to carry me back to bed.
SSSSS
I wasn't sure why I felt the need to take it slow and easy with Bonnie this morning. I looked into her eyes and I didn't see any trace of the fear that I saw when I walked into that room with her and Elijah. I was sure that all he did was bite her…I was sure of that, but I couldn't let go the feeling of my stomach that this wasn't completely over. I know that Klaus will come back eventually, but we had some time and with that time…I knew that I would make sure that Bonnie never remembered what happened in that room.
I touched her cheek as I hovered over her looking into her brownish green eyes, "You're beautiful, do you know that?" I whispered.
"You are really weirding me out", she smiled crookedly.
"Why?"
"Because you are being so…gentle…and Damon, we are not exactly known for that…we're rather…"
"I know…but I think after all that went on, we needed some calmness".
"You?" I asked raising my eyebrow, "so I have to wonder…what is this Damon…are we Stefan and Elena…or are we just two people who like…who enjoy each other's company in this type of situation?"
"Hmm…I think…that we don't need to define this just yet…do we?"
"But I still wonder why Emily did this…she linked us for a reason and now that Elijah is dead, what was the point of that…I don't get it", Bonnie shook her head.
"Are you enjoying this with me?" I asked looking down at her.
She closed her eyes and thought for a moment, "I actually am…surprisingly enough".
"Well that's all that matters", I said closing the space between us with a kiss.
An hour later, while Bonnie was in the shower I headed downstairs to the kitchen where Stefan was drinking blood out of a mug. He watched me take a bag out of the refrigerator, put it in the microwave and hit start without a word.
"What?" I asked turning to him.
"How's Bonnie?"
"Happy", I answered.
"Happy?"
"Yes…Stefan…we had great sex this morning and she has a permanent smile on her face, do you want any more details?" I asked taking my blood out of the microwave and staring at her.
He frowned, "This is going to backfire".
"And I am sure when it does, you will be beside me telling me 'I told you so'…but right now, Bonnie is happy and she's relaxed and I am not going to take that away from her".
Stefan nodded, "Ok…I just don't want this to backfire on you, I like what you have with Bonnie and what kind of person that makes you".
"Yeah, yeah, yeah", I rolled my eyes.
"But there is one person that we didn't think of last night".
"Who…the warlock knows not to say anything".
"Katherine…she ran away and we have no idea where she is or what she's planning".
"Katherine won't return…she knows what we had planned for her", I replied.
"Are you sure?" Stefan asked.
"Look…I can't be sure of anything right now…all I can be sure of is the fact that we are moving on…everything that happened with Elijah is lost…lost to her and lost to the rest of us".
"You really like Bonnie…don't you?" Stefan asked with a smirk.
I rolled my eyes, "Yes…I like her ok…she can be frustrating, judgmental, dramatic, and a bit of a killjoy…but I like her".
"That's all you're willing to admit?"
I turned to Stefan, "That is all I will admit to you".
Stefan chuckled, "Then I guess I will take that".
SSSSS
I dried my hair as I stared in the mirror dressed in a t-shirt and sweats when suddenly a feeling of intense coldness came over me. I stopped drying my hair as I tried to pinpoint the feeling, but as quickly as I felt it…it went away.
"Bonnie?" Elena asked from the bedroom.
I put down the towel and walked out, "Hey", I smiled hugging her, "I missed you…Damon told me what happened with Elijah, I'm glad you made it out alive".
"I'm glad you guys turned out safe too", she replied holding onto me tightly.
"Well being stuck in that tomb with Damon was an experience…we talked about a lot of things and then staying with Mary, I think we came to an understanding…but I can't believe that somehow everything is ok now".
"Yeah…it's a little surreal, but things are going to be better now…so you and Damon, how are you two doing?"
"We're…good", I laughed, "which is weird because I spent soo much time hating Damon and not seeing much else but a monster…and now…"
"Now…you see someone who actually can be a nice guy".
"I do…but something is bugging me…"
"What?" Elena asked as her eyes narrowed.
"Everything just seems too perfect…and how long has it been since our lives ended up perfect?"
Elena sighed, "I don't know…but it feels good".
"It does…I mean, I know that Klaus is still out there and Katherine I still in the tomb…but I think we can breathe now…right?" I asked looking at Elena for confirmation.
She paused for a moment and then smiled back at me nodding, "Yes…we can breathe now".
Damon compelling Bonnie? I think it had to be done at the time...but what will happen IF that compulsion wears off? Will she be angry, hurt, confused...? And I think him compelling her says a lot about his feelings for her.
Also, there is a missing link...Katherine...she knows that Bonnie was taken by Elijah...did she just run away or is she lying in wait?