Pretty Persuasion

By: Tracy Cook

Disclaimer: I own nothing. These characters belong to the creators of Vampire Diaries.

Couple: Bonnie/Damon

Rating: M

Author's Note : Thank you all so much for your wonderful support! Y'all are wonderful!

Last Request

'You See Yourself In The Puddles Left From The Rain,

And All To Remember, Is Your Stain.'

Bonnie chewed on her bottom lip as she delicately traced her fingers along Damon's sternum. His skin was covered in a thin sheet of sweat and he was breathing heavily. As was she. They had just partook in their third round of heated love-making, and now they were both resting. Once they had started, neither of them could stop. They didn't hold back this time, they didn't allow their guilt to interfere, they just went for it and indulged in every ounce of pleasure that they had wanted to.

Now the weight of guilt was returning to her shoulders and she was starting to worry. She was starting to worry about what her best friend would think of her. She was starting to wonder if all of this was worth it.

What did Damon want? What if he was just playing a game? What if it was only lust?

The only thing that would make this worth losing Elena's friendship to her, was if he wanted to be in a relationship with her. And not just a sexual relationship. She wanted to date him, she wanted to devote herself to him. She wanted to love him.

Her heart was racing in her chest as she ran her finger down his stomach, watching the muscles tense beneath her touch. Her lips twisted up when she reached his happy trail. It was one of her favorite things about his body, she found it to be undeniably sexy, as well as sort of cute. She just loved it. 'You need to ask him what this means to him, Bonnie... You need to ask him what he wants...' Her mind nagged.

The truth was, Bonnie was scared to ask.

She was scared to hear the answer.

If Damon told her that all this was to him was having a little fun, or something of the sort, then it would break her heart. She didn't understand where her feelings for him had come from, or how long they had been building up, but she didn't want this to be just about sex.

Bonnie ran her fingers along his hipbone and watched as he squirmed beneath her touch. He was ticklish there. She had found that out and she had thought that it was absolutely adorable. She glanced up at him. He was smirking and his blue eyes were filled with mischief, but he immediately realized how serious she looked and his face changed to one of concern.

"What's on your mind, Bon-Bon?"

"I'm just trying to figure out what this means to you." She admitted.

"What does it mean to you?" Damon wondered with a raise of his brows, his blue eyes widening. He would never show it on the outside, but the answer to the question actually meant a lot to him. He couldn't handle it if Bonnie told him that she just wanted to stay friends or that she just wanted to have sex but not tell anyone. As much as he loved the sex, it was the best he had ever had, he wanted more than that.

She furrowed her brow in thought. Bonnie didn't really have an answer for him. She didn't know what she felt toward him. "I don't know." She said. "But, I know that I don't want it to stop."

"Me either." He stated suggestively, devious smirk on his lips.

'He's talking about the sex.' Bonnie internally concluded with a sigh. She started to sit up and move away from him as she said, "You mean the sex. You don't want the sex to stop." She laughed. Mostly she was laughing at herself for being so stupid to actually believe that he could possibly want something more from her. This was Damon Salvatore for Christ's sake.

"I mean." He started, reaching out and pulling her closer to him by her arms. She took in a sharp breath as their lips nearly connected, but he didn't kiss her. Instead he stared directly into her eyes and spoke against her lips. "All of it."

Bonnie's heart jumped when he said that. He didn't want all of it to stop. All of what though? Aside from one sleepover they were really just having sex. But, she supposed that wasn't true. They had a history and it meant a lot to both of them. She licked over her bottom lip and glanced down at his, all she wanted to do was to lean in and kiss him again. Get lost in the passion and heat. But, she couldn't. She had to stop herself.

She pulled back a little and he waggled his brow at her as he added, "But yeah, the sex is nice too."

"Shut up!" She rolled her eyes and slapped his chest playfully as she lay back down on top of him.

Damon reached out and started to run his fingers through her dark hair as she snuggled against his chest. He loved the way that her body felt against his. It caused his stomach to fill with butterflies and his smile to never leave his face. This wasn't something that he had felt in a long time. In fact, he didn't know if he ever felt this way. Katherine and Elena had been a different kind of love. Maybe not even love. Maybe infatuation. But, his feelings toward Bonnie were different.

He knew that for once in his life he needed to be a mature adult and take her feelings seriously. He didn't want to hurt her or leave her in a state of limbo on their relationship. Damon knew what he wanted from her and he just needed to be man enough to admit it. "I wouldn't be against the idea of dating you."

"You wouldn't be against it?" Bonnie laughed a little bit. It wasn't exactly the most romantic line she had ever heard, but still it caused her heart to race and a blush to cover her cheeks. 'How does he do this to me?'

"Nope." He said with a loud pop of the P. He was suddenly growing anxious. "Would you?"

She thought about it for a moment, her fingers dancing along the skin of his stomach. "No. I wouldn't be against it."

"Then." Damon grinned playfully, and Bonnie glanced up at him. She had a curious look on her face. She didn't know what she was expecting him to say, but it wasn't the next words that came out of his mouth. "Will you go steady with me, Bonnie Bennett?"

"Go steady? Really?"

"What?" He laughed. "I'm not up with all the kids' lingo these days."

Bonnie shook her head at him, her smile was stretching from one ear to the other now and she couldn't seem to stop. She was just so happy that he had asked her to go out with him, no matter how ridiculous it had been. Her heart was racing and her skin was tingling and she just wanted to say yes, but she knew that there was more to it then that. "Now a' days we just say, will you go out with me?"

"Well." Damon dipped his head so that he was staring directly into emerald eyes. "Bonnie Sheila Bennett. Will you go out with me?"

"Yes." She said the word, but he could tell that she wasn't going to stop with her answer. It could never be that simple.

"But?" He asked.

"But, we can't keep living this way. If we are going to be in a relationship then there can't be all of these secrets. We have to tell Elena."

An abrupt ringing sound dragged them out of their conversation and Bonnie let out a surprised yelp. "Hold that thought." She hadn't been expecting anyone to call her and her heart was racing as she quickly stood from the bed and headed out into the hallway, finding her cellphone buried in the mess of clothes. Clicking the send button she immediately was assaulted with the sound of Caroline screaming frantically.

"Oh my god, Bonnie! I was trying so hard not to give anything away, but somehow she figured it out and she's on the way over to Damon's, so if you are there or anywhere around there, Elena is coming!"

"Wait, what? Elena's headed here?" Bonnie felt her stomach lurch. She felt sick. She knew that she had to confront Elena about everything that was going on between her and Damon, she just hadn't expected to have to do so right now.

"Yeah! I'm so sorry, Bonnie! I swear I didn't say anything!"

"It's okay, Care. It's not your fault. I'll call you in a little bit." With that she clicked end and turned back to face Damon who was wearing an equally shocked look on his face.

'Just Live Your Life,

Live It For Yourself And Be Happy.'

"Are you sure about this?" Damon asked.

Bonnie was sitting on the bed, wearing her pants and another one of his shirts. He had destroyed her other shirt and she really didn't want to have the conversation with Elena wearing nothing. 'Not that wearing one of his shirts isn't going to make Elena just as mad... Gah, this is going to be so bad.' "Am I sure about it?" She asked. "Of course I'm not sure about it! Elena is my best friend and this is going to kill her and make her hate me, but if we are going to make this work then we need to tell her."

He had watched the other woman sacrifice everything in her life to make sure that Elena was happy. The fact that she wasn't willing to sacrifice him and the feelings that she had for him, meant more than anything. It meant she loved him.

"Are you having second thoughts?" Bonnie asked in a harsh tone.

"Nope. No second thoughts here." Damon said with a raise of his hands as he plopped down on the bed next to her.

Bonnie jumped when she heard the front door slam open. She was sort of terrified. She no longer had her powers, so if Elena tried anything then she wouldn't be able to defend herself. 'Damon won't let anything happen to me...'

"She's here!" He sang.

"Damon!" Elena shouted as she hurried through the house looking for him. Finally, she opened the door to his bedroom and what she saw caused her stomach to tangle into knots. Damon and the girl that she had once considered her best friend were sitting on the bed together. She was wearing his shirt. She clenched her jaw tightly and glared at them both. She had never felt so betrayed. "What's going on here?" She asked.

Her calm tone was terrifying. She looked like she would snap any minute.

Bonnie stood to her feet and started to walk toward her friend. Damon quickly stood up and followed after her. There was no way that he was going to let her have this conversation without him there to make sure she was safe.

"Elena, I want you to know that none of this happened while the two of you were dating." That was the most important thing for her friend to know. This wasn't a secret affair that had been going on for years. Damon was not cheating on her.

"None of what, exactly?" She growled.

Bonnie swallowed hard and tried to think of the right words to say. She knew no matter what she said, her friend wasn't going to understand. She had broke the "girl code." "Well, a few weeks ago, Damon told me that he saw Jeremy kissing Liv and then he comforted me and he told me that he loved me and then we sort of..." Her voice trailed off, but she knew that she didn't need to say the rest. Elena had already pieced it together. "Then yesterday I walked in on Jeremy and Liv together and I ended up back here."

"So, what is this then, some sort of rebound sex?" Her voice was even and she was glaring directly at her friend. Veins rising beneath the skin under her eyes. It was taking all of her willpower not to lash out. Not to kill her.

If it was just a rebound then there was a chance that Damon still wanted to be with her. That Bonnie had only slept with him because he was around.

"Not exactly." Bonnie muttered. "I mean, maybe it started out that way, but there are feelings involved."

"Feelings?" She growled.

"Yes. That's why we knew we had to tell you about us."

"So what, you could get my blessing or something?" Elena laughed sarcastically. She was never going to be okay with what was going on. Stefan and Caroline were obviously together, and now Bonnie and Damon? She was left alone, with nothing, and she was supposed to understand?

"Maybe." Bonnie breathed out. "I don't know. I mostly just wanted you to know about us, because we don't intend to stop seeing each other." She admitted. "He has asked me to go out with him and I told him yes. I'd love it if we could still be friends, because I really value your friendship, but I understand if you don't want anything to do with me."

Her eyes darkened and the veins deepened beneath her eyes as she heard this. She could feel her fangs breaking through her gums. Bonnie and Damon were now officially dating? He had asked her out? He was over her?

She couldn't control her rage.

"I am never going to give you my blessing to date my boyfriend!" Elena yelled at her, taking a step toward her. Bonnie cowered a little, but she still held her chin up confidently. She wasn't scared. Or she wasn't going to show that she was scared, at least.

Hearing Elena call Damon her boyfriend pushed Bonnie over the edge. She took a few steps toward her friend and she cocked her head to the side, "Last time I checked, he wasn't your boyfriend." She said the words spitefully. She was angry. Elena acted like she had some sort of claim over both of the Salvatore brothers, but the truth was, she had ruined her chances with both of them. They had moved on. She didn't own them.

Elena's face contorted and she exposed her fangs. She jumped on top of Bonnie and she sunk her fangs deep into the sensitive skin of her neck, sucking hard. In that moment she wanted her to die.

Damon's eyes widened and he hastily moved to pull Elena off of the other girl. She was strong though, and she held onto Bonnie tightly. Draining her.

Bonnie could feel as the life left her body and she was starting to feel lightheaded. She couldn't fight, all she could do was flail and pray that Damon would save her.

"Elena! Get off of her!" He shouted, gripping tighter onto her arm. He knew that he was breaking the bones in her wrist at this point, but he didn't care. She would heal, Bonnie wouldn't. If she died then she was gone forever. "Seriously, get the fuck off of her! You're going to kill her!" With that, he finally pulled her off of Bonnie and tossed her across the room. She slammed against the wall.

The pain that the impact caused her didn't stop her determination though and she hastily started to rush toward Bonnie again. She wanted to make her hurt for what she had done to her. She wanted her to feel her pain.

Damon wouldn't allow it. He grabbed Elena by the arms and forced her against the wall. He tried not to hurt her. No matter what had happened between the two of them, he still cared about her and he still loved her. But, he wasn't going to let her kill the woman he loved. "You are going to leave right now, or I will be forced to do something I don't want to do." He told her.

Elena laughed. "What are you going to do, kill me?"

"If you kill Bonnie." Damon didn't need to finish the sentence. The way that his voice trailed off answered her question. Somewhere along the line things had flipped upside down. She could remember the time that he said he would gladly let Bonnie die to save her. Now it was the other way around.

"Isn't this rich?" She laughed some more, pushing away from him. She no longer felt the urge to kill Bonnie. She didn't feel the urge to do anything. She just wanted to get lost in her sorrows and forget everything. "Whatever, you guys do what you want. I just want both of you out of my life for good." With that she turned and walked out into the hallway, closing the door behind her.

After she closed the door, he returned his attention to Bonnie.

She was laying on the floor with her hand over her neck, blood was pouring from the wound and she looked really weak.

"Damon." She called to him.

Damon rushed to her side and he bit into his wrist, drawing some of his blood, before holding it out in front of her. He wasn't going to let her die. Not now that they finally had the chance to be happy together. She eagerly latched her lips to his wrist, his blood running down her throat returning life to her body and healing her wounds.

Bonnie's emotions were going in every direction and all that she could do in that moment was cry. Her best friend had tried to kill her. Her best friend that she had saved numerous times, that she had died for, had tried to kill her. She held onto Damon tightly and he gently stroked his hand through her hair as she cried against his chest.

'The Only One Who Matters Is You.'

Author's Note :

Oh my goodness! Thank you all so much for your reviews for my last chapter! I'm so glad that y'all are still enjoying this fic! Honestly, there will probably only be a few more chapters, but I have really loved writing this! Please do tell me what y'all thought of this chapter!? Excited that Bamon are finally official?! Do you like that Elena knows now?!

Thank you so much for reading!

I love you guys!

-Tracy Cook-