Chapter Six

The next morning, Bonnie went together with Damon to her home again. They first checked if there was a car parked out front, so they would know if sombody was home. No car and no person in sight. Still they approached the door as if they weren't invisible and on a mission. Damon opened the door and walked in first. Bonnie guided him in the right direction, but as he wanted to walk into the living room, he stopped in his track.

Bonnie quickly caught up to him. Sitting in the living room, reading a book there was the little girl they saw a few days ago. Bonnie. They watched her for a few moments. Suddenly they heard the doorbell ring. Little Bonnie jumped up and walked past them, straight to the door. As soon as she opened it, a well known face came in sight.

"Hello, little girl", Katherine said.

"Hello", Bonnie answered like a grown-up, "how can I help you?"

"Is your grandma home? I really need to talk to her about some really important things." Katherine, the perfect actress, smiled at little Bonnie.

The little girl stopped smiling. "I'm sorry. But I'm not supposed to talk to strangers about anything."

Katherine smiled once again. "That's no problem. You're Bonnie Bennett and I am Katherine Pierce. Now we know each other and you can talk to me."

The small Bonnie giggled. "I think your right. So, my grams couldn't find some of her 'crazy books' so she went looking for them at-"

"NOOO!" Bonnie shouted. "Don't tell her!"

The child stopped talking immediately.

Bonnie and Damon looked at each other. Could she...?

"I still don't think I should tell you. The voice tells me not to." The little girl closed the door and left a suprised Katherine outside. She went back to her place in the living room and looked outside the window. "Who are you? Why are you here? Why can nobody except me hear you?", she whispered.

Somehow Bonnie knew that she was talking to her. And she couldn't resist answering.

"I am... you. You, but a little bit older. I am here because... I did something really stupid. And I don't know why nobody can hear me. "

Damon stood there, watching the conversation between the two Bonnies and tried to make out what was happening. Why can Bonnie talk to her younger self? Is it because she's a witch? He wondered if she hears him too, so he tried it.

"Hey Bonnie, can you hear me?"

The girl didn't react. The older Bonnie noticed and talked again.

"You have to help me. I took some of your Grams' books, I will put them back but I will have to take some others. If Grams asked where they are, can you think of something to tell her, so she won't be missing them? I will bring them back tomorrow, ok?"

She expected the little Bonnie to be afraid or frightened in some way, but she seemed as calm as always.

Then she answered with a simple, "Ok."

Bonnie and Damon walked back to the Salvatore House. While walking they talked about their current situation. "Couldn't she hear me or did she act like she couldn't?, asked Damon.

"I think she couldn't, but I don't know why. And I don't know why she can hear me. Maybe because she is me?", Bonnie answerde thoughtfully. "But we need to be sure about that."

The walked in silence for a minute, then Bonnie went on talking.

"Damon,", she bit on her lip, "what would haved made you go back to Mystic Falls 15 years ago?"

Finished