~Bonnie~

"Wait what?" I said confused

"This is a witch's gate and you are a witch." Drake said

"I'm not that powerful I just get weird visions."

"And a maiden in which you are pure and can open it."

Tyler just stood there confused. Damon stood at my side.

"Just relax and let it out." he said

I nodded and took a deep breath. I couldn't think of anything on how to open it. So I fell to the ground and just sat there. I was utterly clueless and yet everyone was depending on me getting this to work. I stared up in the gate's direction and started dazing out as if to trance. It went dark.

"Okay are you serious?" shrieked a familiar voice

I looked up to see myself in front of me.

"Really Bonnie? Are you really going to wallow and pout?"

"Aren't they the same thing? And am I talking to myself?"

"You couldn't be any crazier." she replied a grin spreading across her face

She was right I was losing my mind if I was talking to my inner self.

"Can you help me then?" I asked her

"Maybe."

I was starting to get mad. She was all cryptic and snarky which was getting annoying no wonder Damon got annoyed with me. I mean is that what she was trying to achieve? The Bonnie across from started giggling.

"What? What the hell is so funny?" I exclaimed

"All that power you have and you only use it when you're too terrified to use it. It's pathetic."

That was it. I jumped at her tackling her to the floor my hands at her throat. Yet she still laughed. Nex thing I knew I'd snapped out of it and back into the desert. Everyone stared at me.

"Another vision?" Damon asked

I looked up surprised even though I should've known he would figure it out. I just nodded. He held out a hand and I took it only to be blasted into his mind. All sorts of things flew through my mind. Damon kissing me underneath that tree at Vicki's house then when I'd run after him that night in the field o when we were in the dark dimension to him sitting at a bar telling Drake something. I listened carefully then my eyes went wide as I heard him say that he could have the witch and I knew who he meant.

Quickly I took my hand from Damon's and my look of sincere turned o fury. He looked at me confused. Then I'd noticed an aura start to glow from me. That's when it hit me my power was fueled by what I felt I should've known that being the last times I used my powers were because I was utterly terrified. I held my hand out in front of me my palm faced toward the gate. closing my I sent as much power as I could at the gate. It opened.

Tyler's mouth dropped open whereas Drake had a huge grin on his face. I dropped my hand.

"See? That wasn't so hard." Drake said proceeding into the deep cave

"Wait are we seriously going in there?" Tyler asked

"Yeah we are." I muttered

I started walking but Damon grabbed my arm.

"Bonnie…" he started

"Don't I have nothing to say Damon. I saw what you did behind my back you basically sold me off to a shifter."

"That's not fair I was going to tell you and you crawled into my head!"

I just shook my head.

"Don't worry about trying to protect me I'll protect myself from now on being you do such a crappy job of it." I said

Starting to walk he grabbed me again pulling me back.

"You believe what you want but I was doing what needed to be done so we can get what we came for." he hissed at me

"Good to know you have everyone's best interest at heart then."

"You know you can be pissed all you like but it doesn't change how you really feel or how I feel."

I looked up at him.

"But it does Damon because for once I thought that you could think about someone that wasn't you."

"I am! Why do you think I'm doing this!"

"To relieve whatever excuse of a guilty conscience you have!"

He stared down at me intensely. We were so angry it's like you could see the red aura emanating between us. He still had a firm grip on my arm. Then in he next instant he yanked me forward wrapping his other arm around my waist. I tried to fight but even as a human he was pretty strong not releasing me. His eyes looked down at me gently as if they were pleading with me.

"Do you honestly think I would let anybody touch you?" he asked softly

I was stunned for words. He let go and brushed past me.

"I would kill any body who would try to lay a hand on you Bonnie. I wouldn't let anyone claim you when I already have." he said