Chapter 8- Not Coming Home
A/N: Hey guys, I'm so sorry for such a late update! The only free time I have is after 12 am, and by then I'm completely exhausted. Thank you guys so much for the loving reviews and I really hope to reach a 100 reviews for this story in the next two chapters! Please help me and this story by reading and reviewing! I hope you guys love this chapter and have a great summer. I'm hoping to finish this story before the beginning of September.
Disclaimer: I do not own Vampire Diaries. If Elena ends up with Damon and Bonnie gets less face-time in season 2, I'm completely going to quit watching it!
Songs: I Won't Be Left- Tegan and Sara, I'd hate to Be You When People Find Out What This Song is About- Mayday Parade, Not Coming Home- Maroon 5 (Thank you grooveshark!)
Elena pounded on the door to Bonnie's house and yelled, "Bonnie, open the door!" She tried the door, and to her surprise, it was open. She quickly entered and locked it behind her before running up the stairs and into Bonnie's room. She saw Bonnie sprawled on her bed heaving her stomach out into a garbage pail.
"Oh no," Elena moaned worriedly as she held Bonnie's hair back as she threw up. She rubbed her back and waited for her to settle down. Bonnie sat down on the floor next to Elena, still in her dress, and felt her eyes well up with tears again.
"Bonnie, don't cry anymore please, tell me what happened," Elena pleaded as she wiped away Bonnie's tears.
Bonnie hiccupped and pushed her tears away before staring at Elena and speaking emotionlessly. "I walked outside, heard noises, turned the corner towards the alley, and saw him making out with another girl. It was going to end up being more than just making out."
Elena stared at Bonnie in disbelief and whispered, "But, he loves you, why would he do that?" Bonnie shrugged and got up without a word. She tied her hair back and vanished into the bathroom as Elena sat on the floor trying to process this. She felt her phone ring and immediately answered it knowing it was Stefan. "Hey, how is she?" Stefan asked anxiously.
Elena sighed and said softly so Bonnie couldn't hear, "Not good. Damon cheated on her." Elena heard the screeching of breaks as Stefan's voice angrily barked into the phone, "What?" Elena winced as she held the phone away from her ear as Stefan returned to a much calmer state of mind.
"I'll speak to him," He said curtly as anger surged through his veins. How dare he break her heart after all she's been through? Stefan thought, seething.
Elena hung up the phone just as Bonnie came out of the bathroom, but the petite, caramel-skinned girl didn't notice. Her eyes appeared sunken and she had changed into her pajamas. Bonnie sat down on her bed and stared down at the blanket as her mind replayed the moment she had found Damon. She didn't even hear Elena talking to her.
"Bonnie, don't let him get you upset like this," Elena tried as she searched her mind for comforting lines, "He's not worth it, and you're way too good for him. At least now you know the selfish, cheating guy he is." Bonnie nodded absently as Elena sighed at her failed attempt.
"You know what hurts the most?" Bonnie spoke up bitterly. "What?" Elena asked softly. "He would have never told me if I hadn't found out. He would have left me in the dark and who's to say he hasn't been with any more girls?"
Elena didn't know how to respond so she stayed quiet and rubbed Bonnie's arm. "You honestly cannot let him control you like this. You have to show him you're above him, and that it doesn't bother you. Don't let him get the satisfaction of hurting you," Elena said angrily.
Bonnie nodded as she lifted her chin and met Elena's gaze. "I don't need him, and he will not distract me from killing Katherine. Unfortunately, the only way we can kill her is if we're in the same room. What do I do, Elena?"
Again, Elena had no real response. "I'll ask Stefan if there's some other way," Elena mumbled hesitantly but deep down inside, they knew Damon and Bonnie would have to kill her together.
-Salvatore House-
Stefan burst into the house in absolute rage. He hasn't been this angry in a long time. He ran upstairs and threw Damon's door open. Stefan had Damon pressed up against the wall in a choking grip before Damon could even acknowledge his presence.
To Stefan's surprise, Damon did not retaliate, even though he could have thrown Stefan off, and hung under Stefan's grip limply not even meeting his gaze. Stefan released his grip in shock and watched as Damon slumped to the floor and vacantly stared into the fireplace.
Stefan took a moment to warily take in the destroyed room and eyed Damon.
"Why?" He asked quietly.
Damon didn't answer for a minute but then he softly spoke up in a battered voice. "I don't know." "What do you mean you don't know?" Stefan snarled, feeling his temper on the edge of breaking loose.
"I don't know," Damon repeated hollowly, "I was hungry so I went outside to look for a prey. I found her and she kissed me. I couldn't break her hold over me, I was fully aware of what I was doing, but I just couldn't stop." Stefan stood quietly staring at the flames and felt his anger boil.
"At least, this time you can't blame your heart break on me," Stefan hissed angrily, "you did this one to yourself. " He turned on his heel and walked quickly out of the room.
When he was in his own room, Stefan heard his phone ring once and quickly answered it. "Hi," Stefan breathed unevenly. "Are you okay?" Elena asked concerned, "What did he say?" Stefan sighed as he paced the length of his room while rubbing his temple. "He said it was an act of impulse. A mistake that he regrets," Stefan answered.
"Bonnie will never forgive him…" Elena trailed off.
Stefan nodded to himself in agreement. "Katherine is somewhere around too. How is she?" Stefan asked.
"Bonnie agreed that she wouldn't let this affect her focus on Katherine. She's as okay as she can be, she's sleeping right now. I'll stay with her for tonight but she agreed to come over tomorrow to talk to you about Katherine as long she doesn't have to see him."
"But that's impossible," Stefan said frustrated, "He's not going to be leaving the house anytime soon. He's depressed."
Elena grumbled and muttered under her breath, "HE'S depressed? Him?" Elena scoffed before continuing, "He wasn't the one heaving his guts out and crying till his eyes were swollen."
Stefan winced as he imagined Bonnie doing that. He sighed and whispered, "I won't tell him that Bonnie is coming tomorrow, or else he'll try to talk to her which is clearly what she doesn't want. I think its better that way; they need to cool off. If you don't tell her he's here, then she won't object to coming. I really need to speak to her." Elena quickly agreed to this as there was no other way around it.
"This wasn't supposed to happen," Elena sighed tiredly as she watched Bonnie's sleeping figure rise up and down. "I know," Stefan answered, "I know."
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Will Damon try to talk to Bonnie anyway or will he give up knowing he screwed up big time? Will he try to defeat Katherine on his own because he doesn't want hurt Bonnie anymore? Or will the two work together and get past their differences? Will their love last? Find out soon!