Bonnie stared intently at the object before her, which looked like a small pocket watch, but was something else entirely. It was designed to kill vampires, or render them unconscious for a short while. Damon didn't say exactly how he wanted to rid of this other vampire, so Bonnie figured she'd do it her own way. No complaints, all results.

Damon walked in as soon as Bonnie checked to make sure that the box the watch came with was ready to go. He was with a younger, and much shorter young woman. Bonnie marveled at how graceful and proudly she walked as Damon stood beside her, long and lean with muscle under black clothes. He looked around the restaurant as if looking for something and when he saw Bonnie, his blue eyes lit up with surprise. He nodded his head, and with his head, nodded towards the young woman as if to say "That's her, just so you know."

Bonnie nodded, and placed the box on the table. Carefully (and as quietly as she could) she took out a small sprocket from the compass and placed it inside the box. She glanced over at Damon, who was staring at her with dark eyes. He knew what was going to happen, yet he didn't move a muscle to stop her. He...trusted her?

Here goes nothing... Bonnie closed her eyes as she turned the gear clockwise, and pushed a small button. She got an immediate response. Someone from the other side of the bar cried out in pain, but it wasn't the girl.

It was just Damon. He was holding his head in pure agony and fell to the floor. Bonnie could see blood coming from his ears from where she was sitting, and her heart stopped. He continued to writhe in pain on the floor, muscles in his neck bulging as if trying to stop the intense ringing that must've sounded like a jetplane being set off next to him.

The young woman yelled and kneeled next to Damon, hands caressing his hair. She whispered something in his ear, and he stopped contorting, body relaxing. He groaned, and he seemed to fall into unconsciousness.

" Could someone bring him back into the alley with me, please? Somebody help me!" Her voice sounded like a chorus of chimes as she spoke, and immediately, two men rushed over and wrapped one of Damon's arms around their shoulders and carried him out.

Bonnie followed silently behind them. she would innocently go out the back door and pretend to act like she hadn't seen Damon in a long while. The woman wouldn't suspect a thing...hopefully.

Bonnie took a deep breath and walked out the back door leading to the alley. " Damon! Oh my God, what hap-" A strong grip wrapped around her throat and knocked her against the brick wall.

" You think you could fool me, witch? Take me down the same way you thought you could like the rest of them? Well, news flash: I'm not like the rest of them." The woman's face was dark and different, changed into the face of a bloodthirsty vampire.

" Let her go..." Damon managed to gasp out. " Lily, for God sakes, I promised Stefan that you'd behave, and if he finds out you hurt or quite possibly killed Bonnie...he'll do much worse than I would do to you..."

A growl escaped Lily's throat, and she released Bonnie. Bonnie coughed and gasped for air, and she felt a cold, strong hand pat her on the back. She began to recoil away, but was surprised to see Damon looking down at her, a small half smile on his lips.

" You okay?" He gently felt Bonnie's neck with soft, cold fingers. " Lily...what happened back there? Couldn't you hear it too?"

Lily shrugged. " Not a thing. You fell to the floor, and people gasped dramatically. That's all I heard." She eyed Bonnie carefully. " What about you, witch? Did you hear that too?"

" Lily, she doesn't-" Damon began, realizing that Lily knew about Bonnie's heritage.

" I wasn't finished what I was saying, Salvatore. I don't suppose you made that noise, hmm? Something the Founding Families created to kill our kind?"

Bonnie stuttered for something to say, but the words were caught in her throat. The longer she didn't say anything, she knew the more suspicious Lily was finding her. The dark looks she was getting from this vampire was like looking into the eyes of death itself. There was no lie on earth that could help her in this situation now.

" Why don't we all go back inside and have a bite to eat, yeah? I'm hungry..." Damon gave a smile to both girls. " I'm sure you both are as well."

" I know for a fact I am..." Lily rumbled a growl, flashing her fangs at Bonnie.

Bonnie shivered with the cold. " Um, yeah. I can't. I have to be going, Damon. I promised to meet Caroline at her house to talk about the concert. Bye." Bonnie turned to Lily. " It was nice meeting you, Lily..."

Lily growled again. " Likewise, Bennett. I'll be keeping an eye on you." She watched as Bonnie left in a hurry, and she immediately felt a hard grip on her shoulder.

" What the hell was that? You could've exposed us! In a very public area, might I add!"

" My lovely Damon...don't you worry about a thing! She knows better than to mess with me. Bennett witches are smarter than most."

Damon was confused. " And how did you know she was a Bennett witch?"

Lily smiled. " They smell funky. Every witch has their own distinct scent, setting them apart from other witch families. Don't ask how I know all this."

" I wasn't going to. Now listen to me, you spoiled brat. If you say you're hungry, we're reverting to a strict Stefan Diet. All animals, all the time. You understand me? For as long as you remain here, there will be no attacking humans. None whatsoever."

Lily's lower lip stuck out. " Aw, why not? They taste better than Creme de Squirrel or Deer Barbecue. When was the last time you ate a soccer mom, huh?" Damon didn't answer, making her laugh. " I thought so. I never had football star in so long that I can practically smell one now..." She sniffed the air, and Damon knew immediately that this was working out all too perfectly for her. Off to their right, Matt Donovan came out of a gift shop with a parcel in his hand. He whistled as he climbed into his car and drove away, leaving Lily staring at him in awe.

" No. Don't even think about it, Lily."

" I want that one. He's perfect...good enough to eat..." Her eyes grew dark with hunger, and she was gone in a flash.

" No-Lily!" Damon raced a hand through his hair. " Dammit..." He pulled out his cell and dialed a number. " Stefan? Yeah, yeah, shut up, you stupid idiot. I got you on speed dial for a reason. But that's not why I'm calling. Lily just set her eyes on Matt. He may be in trouble and I...I might need your help. For real, this time."

-The Vampire Diaries-

Matt was driving the speed limit, much unlike the other people in his posse, whistling to a song that Caroline did off for him on a cassette tape (only because his truck was so old that it still used tapes, and not cd's). The clock said 10:37, but it always was 10 minutes behind regular time.

A loud thump on top of the truck startled him, but he managed to keep the truck steady on his side of the road. It sounded as if someone had thrown a rock or something, but Matt wasn't sure. It sounded more graceful than a rock.

" Relax, Matt. Probably a suicidal bird..." He grinned at the thought, shaking his head and closing his eyes for a mere second.

Which he probably shouldn't have done.

A dark figure stood in the middle of the road, blocking the truck from going any further. Matt swerved and tried to avoid the figure, but the truck flipped, a tire popped, and he felt himself sailing through the air. When the spinning stopped, all he could see was darkness and something wet was rolling down into his eyes. Blood? He wasn't sure, but his head hurt like hell.

" Help!" He cried out into the darkness. " Somebody help me!"