Chapter 9-Signal Fire
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Songs: Many of Horrors- Biffy Clyro, Stare at the Sun- Thrice, Signal Fire- Snow Patrol
Bonnie sat up in her bed and stretched as sunlight flooded through the window and splashed onto her blanket. She sighed and froze as the previous night came into her vision. Bonnie's heart dropped and felt heavy as she got out of bed. She smelled pancakes and with that, she hurriedly brushed her teeth and went down the stairs.
She walked into the kitchen where Elena was pouring batter onto a pan. Elena turned towards her and pushed a plate of stacked pancakes towards her which Bonnie took gratefully. "How are you?" Elena asked, concerned. Bonnie shrugged wordlessly and shoved a spoonful of food into her mouth.
Elena sighed as she finished her last pancake and sat down in front of Bonnie. "After you're done eating, Stefan asked if we could come over to talk about Katherine," Elena said softly. Bonnie's fork froze at the thought of going to their house. Elena mistook her hesitance for resentment against Stefan and quickly spoke, "Bonnie, Stefan is beyond angry at what happened," Elena whispered reassuringly.
Bonnie nodded and pushed her unfinished plate away. "I just can't believe it," Bonnie whispered, "I really thought he was it."
Elena nodded as she began clearing away the plates. "Better you found out now, then later."
Bonnie nodded and went off to the bathroom to take a shower. As the hot water cascaded over her body, she declared to herself that she wouldn't be another victim of Damon Salvatore's antics. She came out of the shower, brushed her hair, and went down stairs where Elena was lounging on the couch with a magazine.
"You're lucky," Bonnie murmured, "Don't let Stefan go." Elena smiled at her gratefully and grabbed the car keys. "I hope you didn't mind but Stefan brought your car over last night so we'd have a way of getting there," Elena said as she locked the door behind her and tossed the keys to Bonnie who got into the car seat and buckled her seatbelt.
"Of course not," Bonnie said as she raked a hand through her hair and sighed at her tired appearance in the rearview mirror.
They drove off and within minutes, Bonnie and Elena were knocking at the Salvatore boarding house. "Are you sure he isn't here?" Bonnie whispered nervously, as she chewed her lip. Elena didn't respond as Stefan swung open the door.
The reason he had invited Bonnie over so early in the morning is because he knew there was a less likely chance that Damon would be awake.
As soon as Bonnie stepped into the house, Stefan enveloped her into a bear hug and rubbed her back. Bonnie took in his comforting, brotherly smell and hugged him back tightly before he stepped away to allow her space. They proceeded into the living room where they all sat down.
"So…" Bonnie nervously started.
"Bonnie, you already understand that without him, you cannot defeat her on your own," Stefan said as he shook his head. "How about if you and I do it?" Bonnie asked hopefully. Again, Stefan shook his head. "Animal blood."
"She's going to completely take advantage of you in this situation," Stefan murmured worriedly. "So I have to do it with him, huh?" Bonnie said weakly. Stefan nodded as Elena squeezed her hand comfortingly. "If you guys can somehow call peace until she's gone…that would be great. You obviously do not have to like him or be nice to him while you two are working together," Stefan said hastily as he watched Bonnie's figure slump.
"I'm not sure if I can even be in the same room as him," Bonnie murmured as her eyes welled up with tears. Stefan nodded understandingly and felt his heart ache for the petite girl. "But you do need to talk to him…" Stefan trailed off.
As if on cue, Stefan's spine stiffened and Elena sat up angrily as they both stared behind Bonnie with hatred in their eyes. Bonnie noticed their tense postures and slowly turned around expecting Katherine to be there. Instead, Damon Salvatore was walking down the stairs rubbing his eyes. He turned and immediately stopped as he saw Bonnie sitting down on the couch. He took in her exhausted appearance and felt guilt consume his heart.
Awkward silence filled the room as Bonnie stood up quickly and mumbled, "I have to go." She made her way to the door but bumped into a hard chest. She blinked and stared up at Damon who was looking down at her with desperate eyes. "Please talk to me," Damon whispered brokenly.
Bonnie stared down at her shoes before sighing and turning around to walk back to the couch. She sat down as she nodded to Stefan and Elena that she'd be alright. They quietly left the room and left the two ex-lovers to talk amongst themselves. Damon sat down in front of Bonnie and stared at her. She kept her gaze on her fingernails. "You aren't talking to me," Damon whispered.
Bonnie's temper quickly rose as she snapped, "You want me to talk to you? You're the one who's supposed to be fucking talking." Damon winced at her harsh tone and mumbled, "I deserve that." "And much more," Bonnie retorted as silence filled the room.
"Just tell me why," Bonnie said bluntly. Damon sighed as he rubbed his eyes. "I don't know. It was like she had this control over me." Bonnie's eyes narrowed. "Did you even know her?" Damon shook his head as Bonnie snorted with disgust. "I just want to let you know that I will not become another one of your victims. I am done with this," Bonnie said harshly as she pointed to her and him. "Forever," Bonnie added bitterly.
"You would've never fucking told me if I hadn't seen. Damon, I thought you were capable of loving but you seem to love disappointing the few people who believe in you. It's what you do best," Bonnie said softly, "But it was my fault to even trust you in the first place. I should've never given you my heart. Everything to you is a fucking game. But I'm not interested in playing anymore. "
Damon stared at her miserably as he realized she was serious. "What can I do to get your trust back?" Damon asked pleadingly. Bonnie shrugged. "Have there been others?" Bonnie asked hollowly as she refused to look at him. Damon quickly shook his head. "Never."
Suddenly, Bonnie's back arched as she felt herself being sucked out of the room and placed into another world.
"What?" Katherine screeched as a vampire told her of Isabella's death. "How dare they?" Katherine said, seething as she angrily smashed her glass against the wall. The vampire stayed silent in fear of her wrath. Katherine felt her anger subside and a sweet, evil smile come across her face. "That's alright. I'll go myself and claim those two. If not, I'll kill them," Katherine murmured more to herself. "Pack my bags, and book me a ticket. I'm going to Mystic Falls Thursday."
Bonnie felt herself being drawn out of the world again as she found herself sitting in the Salvatore living room with Damon rubbing her back soothingly. "Bonnie, what happened? " Damon asked worriedly.
Bonnie jerked away from his hand and got up to sit far away from him. Damon withdrew his hand to his lap quietly as she spoke. "Katherine's on her way. She'll be here Thursday. "
They both stared at each other as they realized they had three days. Three days to call a truce or three days to distance themselves from each other and find another way to finish her.
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