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Chapter 10 - Breaking Up
Bonnie awoke feeling lighter that morning. Today was the last days of their game with Damon. Though she did feel somewhat sad that it will end. She was also happy that tomorrow she would start a new life. Tomorrow she'd let go of Tyler, of this obsession, crush she had since childhood. Tomorrow she'd start to a life without him, because she knew he wouldn't ask her out today. Why would've he wait all this time?
The most surprising of it all for Bonnie was that, she was ok with it. She would be fine if Tyler didn't ask her out and it felt like she would be able to move on without any problems. If someone had asked her a few months ago whether if she ever would've be able to move on and let Tyler go. She would've answer no, that she never could think of a life without Tyler. But now, now it felt different.
She was actually happy that she started this game with Damon. This game gave her a lot things. She actually started to see Damon as Damon, and not the homicidal vampire she had always saw him as. She had gained a friend in him. She also had started to grow out of her Tyler obsession. Though she still liked him, she was not the girl who only saw Tyler, who only wanted him.
Do you love him? Damon's question entered her mind unexpectedly. Why hadn't she answered him? 3 weeks ago her immediate answer would've been yes, why did she hesitate now? Why did he ask the question? He knew the answer when they started this game.
Bonnie sighed and pushed the thoughts aside and set to get ready for school.
"Today's the day" Elena commented as she sat next to Bonnie at lunch.
"Yeah" Bonnie smiled weakly.
"It's the day when you finally forget that jerk and move on. Finally we will be rid of Tyler and all talks about him"
Bonnie just nodded so Elena continued. "Finally you will start dating someone who is not an ass like Tyler" when Bonnie just nodded again Elena gave her a long look. "Bonnie are you ok?"
"Yeah. Why?"
"I've been calling all sorts of name to Tyler and you haven't defended him to me once"
"Oh. Well my mind was somewhere else"
"Are you sad that you're going to let Tyler go. Honey don't, someone else will come. You know I never approved of your crush to Tyler and my opinion hasn't changed. He cant make you happy, trust me. He's too selfish to think of someone else"
"I don't know. I'm just confused Elena"
"Why are you confused?" Elena asked.
Bonnie confused humourlessly. "That's the thing. I don't know. I don't know why I am confused" she said shrugging.
"Damon. What are you doing here?" Bonnie asked as she went next to Damon.
"I told you I'd come and see what happened"
"Right"
"So? Did he ask you?" Damon asked somewhat impatient.
"No"
"Great! I mean its great that you're finally going to move on"
"Yep. I'm a free woman now" Bonnie chuckled.
"So the games over and you keep your promise to Elena?"
"Yep. I mean the schools day's over and I don't think Tyler would come to my house and ask me out. Can you? Anyway if he wanted me, he would've asked me a long time ago right?"
"Yeah. You're right. Bonnie I wanted to talk to you. Now that this game is over and stuff"
"Ok"
"I thought a lot these days. And I've come to some realizations. And I think that if you and me-" Damon was started but was cut off by a voice.
"Bonnie!" Tyler called out coming next to Bonnie and Damon.
"Tyler" Bonnie greeted, surprise evident in her features.
Tyler took a moment to look between Bonnie and Damon, seeming satisfied with his observation he talked again.
"I, eh I wanted to talk to you"
"What is it?" Bonnie asked, even though at the back of her mind, she feared what he was going to say.
"I heard something, I wanted to know if it was the truth?"
Bonnie nodded, urging Tyler to continue.
"Is it…true that you and Damon broke up?" he asked, watching them again, wondering why Damon was here, if the news was true.
"Oh" Bonnie managed to say. She didn't know what to say. Yes, or no. She sneaked a glance towards Damon, expecting him to say something but he was quite, just watching Tyler with narrowed eyes. Bonnie expected him to say something, to say yes we broke up, anything. But he didn't.
"So?" Tyler interrupted and Bonnie realised they had to answer him.
"Y-yes. We, erm we broke up" she answered him finally. She saw relief flicker in Tyler's eyes, before he talked again.
"So what is he doing here?" he asked.
"What is it to you?" Damon growled at Tyler and Bonnie could swear she saw Tyler back up just a little.
"Bonnie can I talk to you. Private" he asked, looking towards Damon at the last word.
"Off course" Bonnie said and tried to move away from Damon, but Damon stopped her.
"You can talk here" he said, glaring at Tyler.
"I don't think that's-" Tyler started but was cut off by Damon.
"She doesn't have any secrets from me. She wouldn't mind me being here" Damon informed.
Tyler looked at Bonnie for confirmation and Bonnie nodded weakly.
"Bonnie. I eh. I wanted to know if you're free tomorrow night" he asked.
"Why?" Damon asked.
Tyler looked at Damon briefly, huffing in frustration, then he turned his attention back to Bonnie. "So Bonnie?"
"Oh" Bonnie said again. Even though she knew what was coming, she was still surprised to hear it from him.
Bonnie knew she had to answer Tyler, but yet again she couldn't help but glance towards Damon. She didn't know why, but again she was expecting him to say something and again, he was quiet.
"Bonnie?" Tyler broke through her thoughts.
Damon crossed his arms over his chest and looked at Bonnie. "Yes, Bonnie. He's waiting to hear your answer"
Bonnie had the suspicion that Damon too was waiting for the answer. Bonnie took a deep breath. She had to answer, she couldn't just leave him hanging. Mentally Bonnie scolded herself. Why was she waiting? What the hell was wrong with her? This was why they had started the game. For Tyler to ask her out, and now he was here, and she was hesitating? She was meant to jump up and down and scream yes, wasn't she?
She looked at Damon one last time, he quirked his eyebrows, waiting for her answer.
"I-I would love to Tyler" she said finally, causing Tyler to beam and Damon's eyes to darken.
"I'll pick you at 8. Dress nice, I'm going to take you somewhere special" he said and with a kiss on Bonnie's cheek, he left.
Once again it was silent as soon as Tyler left. But the atmosphere seemed tense. Bonnie looked at Damon and waited for him to talk but he didn't, so she talked instead.
"Yay. It worked. He asked me out" she said in mock excitement.
"Yeah. It did" Damon said finally. "And you accepted" he commented.
"Well this was the point, wasn't it?"
"So. I guess my job is done"
"I guess it is"
"So. This is it?"
"Yeah. Thank you. Thank you Damon. You've done a lot for me, this past 3 weeks and I'm really grateful to you because of it" Bonnie said, and finding out that for some reason, she was finding it hard to speak.
"You're welcome" Damon said, his face sombre.
"I'll.-I'll tell Elena. Don't worry" Bonnie said, and Damon looked at her, confused. "You know, when we started first you wanted me to tell Elena how good you were…and I refused… Well I'll tell her, don't worry"
Damon chuckled humourlessly and shrugged. "You do that"
Bonnie nodded. "Goodbye Damon"
"Goodbye Bonnie…and take care of yourself"
Bonnie nodded again and started walking towards her house, leaving him behind. Walking Bonnie felt as if she was leaving a piece of her behind as well.
I was actually planning to write more to this, this chapter but my net has some problems, and for now today is the only chance I have to upload something forgive me and I hope you'll enjoy it :)
And hopefully the last chap will be longer, I really meant to put more but I fear that now with my net, if I don't put something I wont be able to for a long time : (
I will update Fragile Heart as soon as I can..
