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* A/N I am excited because this chapter was the foot in the door to where the story will start to pick up on the next chapter. It will also answer many unanswered questions from the previous chapters.

* Thanks for keeping up, please enjoy.

When Bonnie comes to she is at the boarding house. She's lying on the guest bed and Damon is sitting beside her. "Welcome back beautiful."

"Why am I here?"

"Well, to the untrained eye, it would appear that you wondered off in a drunken tizzy from Caroline's party and was found passed out at the park. Naughty little Bonbon!" He says, in a way he has no doubt in his mind that it is a lie.

"Right."

"But to me, I have different ideas of what may have happened. Luckily you're still a virgin, or I would have found that Derek and ripped his throat out then fed it to him."

"What how do you know I am still a virgin?"

"I have my ways."

"You don't have the right to touch me or invade my personal space, anymore, especially if I am unconscious, you sicko."

"Who said I touched you?"

"Damon." She wrinkles her forehead at him.

"Awe, there's my judgy love bug." He walks around to her and sits beside her on the bed.

"Why are you in here with me?"

"Well, one because I missed you. Two, because I was worried about you."

"Missed me. That is rich, being as though I hear you spend all of your free time with my former best friend."

"Who told you about that?"

"Word travels fast Damon. Especially when you bring it to my school fucntions. You know, what you did to Stefan and me is pretty messed up. I thought you were way better than that. I thought you and I were better than that."

"Listen I know you believe you have formulated an opinion of truth on what is going on right now, but you don't know, and I prefer you don't."

"Right, which is why you didn't have the guts to tell me to my face."

"It's not that simple Bonnie, I am trying to protect you."

"Maybe I don't need your protection; I am a big girl."

"Yeah, you proved that tonight."

"Well you didn't see me hurt did you?" She waited. "Exactly."

"I do know that about an hour ago your nose started bleeding and your body was going through some minor convulsing, but hey NO BIGGIE, right?"

"What?"

"Yeah, Bonnie. I have been here at your side since you have been back. Making sure you're okay."

"Where is Caroline?"

"Well I am sure she had to go and get rid of a shit load of drunken people at her house tonight, after disappearing for an hour to deal with you, drunkie."

"Damnit. I have to go."

"Whoa whoa, you're not going anywhere Bon. Not as long as I have a say."

"Well you don't anymore."

She tried to get her things to leave, she realizes she has no car, no regular clothes, and no money on her. Everything is at Caroline's.

"Where is Stefan, I can ask him for a ride."

"He's is out taking care of something." She was so sick of hearing that phrase. Her face frowned in disgust.

He looked at her in a peculiar way. Something was different about Bonnie. He knew it.

"Bon, I need to ask you something, and I need you to be honest."

"Coming from Mr. Honesty himself." Rolling her eyes at him.

"I'm sorry Bonnie. I will explain things better when I know you are safe. But for now you aren't, and it has to be this way."

"What do you want to know Damon?"

"What happened tonight? I know you remember, Bonnie, your safety depends on it, please."

"I went for a walk with Derek to the park for some fresh air. The party was getting stuffy, and I was feeling warm. When we got there, we talked and he" She hesitated having this conversation, telling Damon about Derek being aggressive wasn't what she wanted to do after everything happened. "Uh we were hanging out, then he was attacked by a dog. I don't remember anything else."

Stefan and Caroline walk in after having finished getting everyone out of her house. They try to get caught up in the conversation.

"That is absolutely it, Bonnie? What did the dog look like?"

"Why? What is this about?" Do Stefan and Damon know about these large beasts roaming mystic falls too?

"Please Bonnie, just finish."

"He was like a brownish-red color, like cinnamon. He was absurdly large and quicker than anything I had ever seen. With these scary bright yellowish/gold eyes."

"Gold?" Damon asked

"And it attacked Derek? Doesn't add up." Stefan said.

"I am not lying."

"I believe you Bonnie, it's just there has been some other dog attacks, and we were trying to see if the attacks were done by the same dog. But I guess not."

"Why what did the other dog look like, and who else was attacked?"

"The other dog, technically WOLF, had black hair, and blue eyes."

"May as well tell her Stefan, I am sick of sitting on this."

"What is going on?" Caroline inquired.

"It attacked Elena."

"WHAT? Is she okay?" Bonnie wondered.

"Well, we have been taking turns taking care of her. Which is why no one has seen her, or the two of us often. She can't really be left alone."

"So, the whole story about…? Damon and Elena is fake? Or is that real?"

"It is partially fake and partially real." Stefan said.

"Of course it is." Bonnie was irritated.

"Listen, I hope she feels better but I gotta go. This is all a bit much, and being around Damon isn't exactly what I need right now."

Caroline watching the state of distress her friend was in, offered to take her back to her place, the party was over.

"No, I need to get back to my grams' cottage actually. I can't ask you to drive me out their Care."

"Bonnie, why tonight, why do you have to? It is a scary thing you just encountered, and I can't let you be putting yourself in danger." Caroline said with concern.

"She's right." Both Salvatores agreed.

"Listen, I have a lot going on right now, I need to be in the one place I can feel centered."

"Not happening lil bird! You can go out kicking and screaming I am not letting you outta my sight."

"Shouldn't you be babysitting your girlfriend?"

"What? She's not my girlfriend. What is happening here is complicated, but she isn't my girlfriend. Who the hell told you that?"

"It's not important. It is what I have been lead to believe the past week. It has eaten away at me, and now I am over it."

"Can I get a minute alone with my… with Bonnie?" Damon asked.

"Sure, come on Caroline, I'll go grab you a cup of water and a snack, you might be a little hungover tomorrow if I don't."

"I'd like that." Caroline smiled.

"Sweet Saint Stefan." His older brother calls to him, "Don't forget to close the door."

"Bonnie, you have made a decision about us, knowing I told you I had something going on. I just needed a little space to take care of it, and you got all high school, girl, angst on me, and decided you were done… Just like that?" He shouted.

"Newsflash I am a high school girl. And yes. I too have feelings." She shouted back.

"This asinine lie someone made up to hurt us, is what you are basing your decision off of. No hearing me out, when I said I would talk to you about it as soon as I could?"

"You made the decision when you didn't contact me for over three weeks and when you decided that our 4th monthiversary was an okay night to stand me up for Elena."

"it wasn't like that, I found her in the woods that night. The night she got bit."

"Yeah, and don't you ever wonder what the hell she would be doing out there, all by herself, and she wasn't meeting Stefan? Oh, that is right, she always managed to show up where you were going before you got there. I'm not saying she deserved it, but maybe her intentions were foul, and that is probably why it happened. A little Karma."

"That is pretty heartless Bon!"

"The truth hurts."

"There is no way a werewolf just attacks bad people. If one sees you, it will attack you regardless, no matter what type of person you are, flesh is flesh."

"Werewolf?"

"I mean a wolf, you know, I don't know, they are pretty big, fuck. I meant nothing by that."

"No you said it with absolute, as if you have some knowledge on all of this. Tell me Damon, tell me now. What do you know?"

Bonnie was remembering her encounters with said beast, and the beast let her live every time.

"This goes beyond you and your lifetime Bonnie. I can't tell you. I am sorry, but when I can, I promise I will."

"Screw that, I'll find out on my own. Now please leave me alone. I can't trust you. But first thing in the morning I am leaving here, and I'll get my own answers. Now please get out!"

Bonnie went to bed, and her mind immediately was drawn back to the golden eyed beast. She had to see it again, now if only she could figure out how to get him to come to her. She would have to spend more time at the cottage. She could only pray that after sleeping on it, she'd wake up brave.

Bonnie was up at the crack of dawn. She figures she would walk to the Forbes house and get her car. She knocked on the door and Caroline came to the door with a certain look about her.

"Care? Why do you look guilty as sin?"

"Omg! Come in Bonnie., did you walk here, my gosh. You should have called me."

Caroline hurried her inside.

"Caroline, it was a few blocks, no big deal. Care… you look very guilty. What is going on here. Oh my word. What is that on your neck?"

"Oh Just a little playful fun."

"From who?"

"Hey Bon!" Stefan comes out from nowhere shirtless. Bonnie is pretty wowed.

"This is definitely interesting, to say the least. But I must say, I'm happy. You guys are a good pair."

"Thanks, if you can call it that." Stefan says giving Caroline a funny look about last night.

"How are you sweetie, are you doing okay?"

"Yea, I just need to get going. I have a lot of things to take care of at grams' house and some studying to do. So I am going to get out of your way. But I'll see you guys at school tomorrow."

"Bonnie, I am sorry I had to lie to Caroline about Damon and Elena, I never thought you would find out, so I wasn't intending to hurt you, okay?"

"No worries Stef! We're good."

"Hey are you and Damon good now?" Caroline asked. "I left you two alone because I wasn't sure if you guys had a lot of talking to do or a lot of making up." She winked.

"Yea, we are the same, but I have no desire to change it right now, because I Still can't trust him." Bonnie's disappointment, also disappointed Caroline. "Any way, I gotta go. I'll talk to you guys."

"Bye Bon."

"Alright, be safe Bonnie."

Bonnie, drove lethargically trough the quaint town. The spring was coming, because the sun was out more often and the green was growing back on the large trees that covered the streets. Bonnie felt as though her current existence was drab, and she was getting nauseated from the motion of the drive. She must have really drank more than her body could handle last night. The sight of passersby walking their dogs gave her the chills and the taunting memories of the night before were being relived in her head over and over.

"Werewolves?" Damon knows more than he's letting on, but all she has to hold onto from his untrusting lips is that he wants to keep her protected. Keeping her protected has pulled them apart, so how much can it really be helping? Still, in her deepest gut she wanted to have faith in Damon. She loved him. Even though he didn't know. But she couldn't be like her, mother, allowing bad betrayal until it ruined her. Why was Elena in the middle of the woodland that night? She knew Damon and Bonnie met there Once a month on the 5th of the month. The way Bonnie's eyes were blinking, it felt as if she was suddenly drugged or drunk again from last night. Her body was beginning to feel nauseous, and weighed down. Like the night she collapsed in the woods.

She pulled into the Mystic Grille lot just on time before her body passed out on her. She parked, and gathered her thought for a minute. She saw the Lockwood boys, and no Derek. She wondered if he was okay. She waited for them to all get into the car and leave before she got out. She looked like a pitiful mess and because of it, she wanted no parts of anyone to see her. She gathered her things and slowly headed for the cottage. She was weak and dizzy and she felt like she wasn't going to make it there. She couldn't afford to collapse again into darkness, the last time it happened she can't account for how she got back to the cottage.

Every step is painstakingly slower than the last. Her body is feeling weighed down and her legs are like sand bags, she pushes through it calling on the bounty of the Earth to supply her the will. To make it home. Luckily for Bonnie, grams planted wild, exotic herbs throughout the woodland, especially along the route to her cottage. Her nose quickly filled with the strong aroma of some of the natural stimuli in the woods. The Astragalus root was potent, and filling her airways, in high levels, this was reducing the fatigue she was feeling. The fragrance of the rare Reishi Mushrooms were also starting to kick in to infiltrating her air ways, working with the Astragalus root trying to chemically attack her system.

Bonnie had no idea about how deep her grams planting roots went into the woods, but she was sure, there was some sign of her grams looking out for her. She made it back to the cottage, and with a new found respect for the herbal variety, Bonnie got herself together, and had a glass of hot tea. She allowed her body adequate rest time, since the last night was off. After taking a short nap, Bonnie immediately woke up and tended to her grams' herbal garden. Her Grams was big on herbs.

Bonnie, grabbed a one of her gram's small pipes, and smoked a little bit of cannabis. Her night was strange, and she knew she was going to work on chants later that afternoon. Her plan was to call to the beast that stalks her. Mustering up the courage she realized she only had a few hours of decent sun light to make a decision. 'HELL NO' She wasn't planning on doing anything once it got late.

Looking around at her surrounding, the place was beautiful. Of course Grams wanted to stay there. The large variety of trees stood grand on all corners of her cottage, almost like a barrier. Slight opening in the trees would shoot colorful glimmers of the blue skies which contrasted beautifully with the brown and green of the Earth. Pretty soon these trees would be full of green when the spring officially begins. On the back side of grams' house was a small creek, which lead to a private walk to the falls. The sound of the creek was peaceful. Bonnie was there, gathering some herbs, and watering some. Bonnie doesn't have a green thumb like grams though.

She still hates the feel of wet leaves under her feet. Luckily most of the leaves are drying out, and Bonnie loves the sound of stepping on crunchy leaves. It reminds her of the Fall back in her neighborhood, and getting ready for Halloween. She listens to her feet as they crackle the thick piles of leaves under her, and she approaches her grams' front door, the crunching sound is still lingering in her ears, because she hasn't taken a single step in the past few seconds. Hearing the continuing of the crunching leaves, her senses tell her not to turn around. She just wants to turn the knob, run inside and not look back.

She couldn't just leave well enough alone. She had to stop and turn and look to see who or what was behind her. Slowly, she picked a side and turned to it. Leaving her hand on the knob, she turned clockwise until she was all of way in the other direction. Her heart was thumping out of her chest and she could feel it through her throat. Nothing. She turned around and nothing was there. Feeling a since of relief, Bonnie turns back towards her grams' door and opens it and sitting right on the far right side of her porch is Golden eyes. She froze in her place.

Something wasn't sitting right with Damon. He couldn't understand why Bonnie insisted on being out in the woods alone. Was it a death wish? Sure, the general consensus about Bonnie to the public of her peers was probably that she was an emo girl, a little too withdrawn and bit closed off for comfort. If anything happen most people may not bat an eye. He would be lost. He knew the side that no one else did.

He gave himself a couple of hours once he realized she really did leave, without even so much as a 'Bye.' Damon Salvatore was far from patient, but his last intention was to push her away. For the first time he gave her a reason not to trust him, even though he hadn't done anything to step outside of the boundaries of their relationship. Now he had to sit around and move on her ques, which was something he isn't used to.

Stefan enters the Boarding house.

"We gotta talk about last night."

"Yes we do. In more ways than one."

"Okay, I know you want to get your selfish feelings out of the way first so shoot."

Stefan knew Damon had been waiting to grill him about the party since he found out Bonnie was there.

"What the hell was she wearing? Who was talking to her? Did anyone get handsy? Were any of them disrespecting her?"

"A black mini dress, almost every guy at the party, but especially Derek, who by the way got handsy. I never saw anyone disrespect her. She was actually having the time of her life."

Damon has perfected his angry face, although beautiful, it's menacing.

Damon's rolled his eyes and reverted to "Black Mini Dress?" He swigged his whiskey.

"I know you want to dwell on this Damon, but that is between you and Bonnie."

Damon finished his glass, and poured another.

"Now, the problem on hand is it appears that there is more than one wolf here. Obviously Elena was attacked by a different wolf." Stefan says.

"Other than the Lockwoods, I know of no other werewolves in the vicinity. I think this one that attacked Derek last night must be a lone wolf. Hmm that is strange. Wolves don't tend to travel without a pack." Damon had to think.

"So are we eliminating Derek from the equation for now?" Stefan asks.

"Hell no. This stuff didn't at art happening until he got into town."

"Now no one is really safe."

"BON."

"What?" Stefan asks.

"I have to get to her, she is staying at the cottage, I can't break my promise to her grams that I would look out for her."

"Okay Damon, for once you aren't thinking recklessly. I guess I can take a couple days off of school, keep an eye on Elena. I don't think that will sit too well with Caroline though."

"We have to let Elena get back sooner or later to her regular life. It has been a month. She should be okay." Damon says.

Damon was ready to put the whole Elena problem behind them. When she was found that night, bitten, in the woods, she had lost a lot of blood. He got her back to the boarding house and Damon had tried giving her his blood to heal her. He didn't realize that Elena was going to die. When Stefan walked in on them that night, Elena was transitioning. So to keep from losing his temper, he took off. Which is somewhat of the version he told Caroline, when he told her he walked in on his brother and Elena in the middle of something. The reason they had been spotted at school events, was to keep up a public appearance for Elena, work on craving her hunger when around crowds of people, and trying to remain on the lookout for Derek. He tends to attack after a school event.

Now Elena being sired to Damon, and she is a pain in his ass. He already didn't care for her, but her undying loyalty to him at this point is what has made them closer. She is now his progeny, which is something he never wanted. The responsibility was too much for the selfish vampire. Now it has cost him his relationship with Bonnie. Whom he can't tell the truth to, because she has no idea that he is even a blood sucking, vampire.

Elena just complicated Damon's life. And by life, it is actually his whole undead eternity. She acted like his mate sometimes, and he had to turn down her advances often. He wanted to release her, but he had no idea how the sire worked. He also couldn't hold the guilt of letting a baby vamp into the world, as defenseless as she was. Maybe if Bonnie knew the truth she could handle it. He debated telling her multiple times, but he knew the words coming from his mouth would sound crazy.

One thing's for sure, Elena was becoming a real problem, and there was no ending in sight.

When Bonnie finally allows her nerves to calm down from what felt like an eternity of a stare down with the wolf, she let her guard down. When her fear slowly eased away, the animal's rigid nature, relaxed.

One hour. Bonnie has been sitting on the cottage porch swing for one hour. The animal in question was sitting on the bottom of the porch. She wasn't sure how she remained calm, it must be the weed. Brown and red fur. For a wild animal, its coat is immaculate. Shiny and well kept up. Not like other wild animals she had ever seen. "Does he belong to a farm, maybe?"

Either way, he never took his eyes off of her. The cannabis was dulling her senses to the fear, but she only hoped it wouldn't wear off anytime soon. The wolf stood up straight and walked to Bonnie slowly.

The high may wear off quicker than she thought. A little bit of her fear reacted and her hands went flying up. The animal up close was far larger than it looked from further away. When it put its head under one of her hands, she was about to pass out, but instead her high was making her rummage her small fingers in between his thick fur. Bonnie was higher than a kite, and playing in the hair of a wolf because it felt like a massage to her hands she thought. For some reason, his scary golden eyes were much more of a soft, gold, color right now. When he looked at her the glance again paralyzed her, only this time, while her hands were on his fur, he invaded her mind. Bonnie jumped in her seat, and gasped, she was staring into what appeared to be a memory.

She sees herself collapsing onto the ground, and passing out. Something is lifting her body up and moving her. She is moving and sees her grams' cottage. Now she is being left behind near the front of her grams' porch. A vision of the back of her grams' house is clear as a summer night, and there is the dog door. Coming up through the dog door, feeling immense pain, she sees blood being trailed along the floor. More waking, in through the kitchen, the line of visions raises from floor to refrigerator. Now the vision is at a higher eye level, walking into the front room of the cottage, the front door opens and there is another vision of her almost lifeless body, lying on the ground. She is being carried into her grams' cottage. Her body is lifeless, and laid onto the bed, before she could see further, the animal disrupts her thoughts. She is shaken out of his emissions.

Bonnie immediately let's go of the wolfs main. She takes a deep breath and looks at the large animal. In complete shock and admiration, she speaks to him, believing he can understand her.

"It was you. You saved me! You saved my life."

* Next Chapter the story pics up a lot. I hope you enjoyed this and thanks for staying with me. Bonnie love life is about to get very complicated. Having Elena be sired to Damon took a lot out of me. I knew it would complicate things, a lot!