AN: Thanks so much to primavera15 for being an awesome writing buddy and for coming up with amazing ideas for the story! You rock, girl! :~)

Bonnie POV

I had to stop texting Lucie at that moment. Mother had just pulled into one of the parking spots of the mall and was making me get out of the car. With a quick good-bye to my much-more-than-friend friend, I headed out with her.

The mall was gigantic, to say the least. It had to be the biggest building I'd ever seen in my life! The entire outside-all three stories of it- were made from glass windows that reflected the light so beautifully that it seemed as if the mall was every shade of the rainbow. The only part that was different was the entrance, which was built with stone and surrounded by plants.

I walked inside the double, automatic doors with mother at my side, and I was stunned even more by what I was met with in there. Even with its huge size, the mall looked so much bigger inside than out. Stores of every design and color (AN: I have no idea if that made any sense whatsoever…), food courts, and people seemed to fill up every corner of the place, leaving no single thing bare. It was pure insanity that something could be that crowded.

Mother turned to me, " Oh, Bonnie, would you look at this place," she sighed dreamily, "It's like a girls' heaven!"

With that, just like a teenager would do, she gripped my arm tightly in her own and pulled me forward through the crowd of people. I had a feeling today was going to be a long, long day…

I was right, too. It was long- insanely so. Mother made me shop with her for a good four hours before she finally let me go on my own.

"Now, Bonnie, before you head off, let's just do a run-through, "she stated, "We should shop for an hour or two and then we'll meet back up at the entrance. Do you have your phone?" She asked me.

I told her that I did, but Mother made me search any way. I went through my purse and all my pockets, but amazingly couldn't find it. She gave me a smug look before tossing me the keys to the car and ordering me to go and search for it. I agreed. I knew she would give me a hard time if I didn't.

That's how I wound up in the parking lot, digging through my mom's green Buick in search of my phone. After a good fifteen minutes had passed, I found it. It figured that the damn thing was hiding in the least obvious place: all the way in the back, hidden in the pull-down cup holders. How it made its way there, I don't think I'll ever know.

I pulled myself out of the recesses of the car, phone in hand, and locked the door behind me as I was getting ready to go into the mall. Just as I was about to leave the spot, something caught my eye- or I should say someone did. Actually, another mistake, some people. Three or four guys were walking toward where I was at.

I couldn't do anything but stand there and gawk at them. It was as if some type of hold was over me and I was unable to run away like I so desperately wanted to.

That's when it hit me. A supernatural hold. These guys were vampires. How else could I be persuaded not to move?

The four- I was now able to tell for sure that was how many there were- came closer. They were half way away from me when they looked around the parking lot. As soon as they were sure no one was around, each of them zoomed over to me with the supernatural speed that only a creature of the night could possess. I could see their fangs glittering in the moonlight thanks to the close proximity.

The one man- he had dark black hair and gray eyes- who was now standing in the front smiled wickedly down at me. I knew I was in hell of a lot of trouble unless someone magically appeared to save me.

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Damon POV

My mind was drifting off to the events from last night. What in the name of hell would cause me to tell that little redhead that I loved her? She didn't even react! All she did was hang up. I knew it was impossible for her to love me back, so why on Earth would I even try to say anything to her?

My phone rang suddenly from my bedside table, causing me to snap out of my thoughts and snatch it up. The caller ID didn't show, but I recognized the number: Lucifer. I remembered- with shocking detail even for a vampire- him giving this exact number out to Bonnie.

I flipped my phone open, "What?" I snapped.

He growled, "I would come up with something good to say, but it's not the time. Bonnie went over to Chianti and I'm worried she's in trouble. I need you to go checkup on her because I'm stuck here with my parents keeping a hawk's eye over me."

"You are not my father, and will not order me around as such. But, because this is Bonnie, I will make sure she's okay," I growled back at him before snapping the phone shut. I couldn't help but wonder what had possessed her to go to Chianti, the vampire gang capital of Italy. But, nevertheless, I needed to make sure she was okay.

I hopped off of my bed and bounded out my window. I wish I could make myself believe that everything was alright with my little pixie. However, there was one little voice in my mind that kept telling me otherwise.

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Bonnie POV

A few moments later, I was on the ground with all four of them bending over me. One of them already had their fangs on my neck, ready to bite. I desperately tried to squirm away, but the strength of just one of the vampires was enough to keep me still. Four seemed impossible to get away from.

A thunderous sound was heard a second later. Each of the vamps turned their heads toward it, desperately trying to figure out where it came from. I was glad for that distraction, because the tight hold they each had on me loosened significantly and I was able to back slightly away before they each turned their intention back to me.

Something got my attention though- once again, it wasn't actually a thing. It was a person. Damon Salvatore, more specifically. And he looked beyond furious. It only took him a second for him to get over to where we were at.

"You assholes better get your filthy mitts off of her," he growled out, his blue eyes blazing.

"And what the hell are you gonna do if we don't?" the one with the dark haired sneered back.

Damon didn't answer. Instead, his sped around full speed to him, knocking the dark haired man off of me and throwing him onto the ground, leaving a small dent. The other three instantly sprung into action seeing their apparent leader being taken down.

I wish I could've seen what happened then. However, all of them were so fast that it was just a mesh of blurs. One minute Damon was being attacked by three, rugged vampires, and the next all of them were piled into the ground, one on top of the other. All of them were hurt insanely, bleeding everywhere. Damon was hardly scratched.

"You never mess with my girl," he snarled.

I wanted to thank him so bad. I really did. But Mother chose that moment to run into the parking lot.

"Oh goodness, Bonnie! You nearly gave me a heart attack when you didn't answer your phone. I thought for sure you would've found it by now! So, I came out to check. What happened to keep you so held up?" she said in a rush.

It was a stupid question, in all honesty. What had happened? Couldn't she see the four, pumbled vampires next to our car? I turned around, hoping that she would be able to get an even better look at what was behind me. But, everything was gone. No Damon, no vampire gang, and not even a dent in the pebble parking lot.

AN: Yeah! Damon saved her! Hooray! But, what's gonna happen next? Well, that's up to Primavera15. I'll leave the next masterpiece chapter to you, girl.

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