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Chapter 2

Bonnie's eyes widened and she felt her pulse quicken. No one had ever asked Bonnie to save them, it had always been someone else saving Bonnie. But something felt wrong- since when did Damon need saving? Bonnie tried reading his face, but all there was was dark humor. "Save you?" She asked.

"Yes, Bonnie. After all these centuries my heart has still only beat for one maiden, and I think it's time for a change. Don't you?" It was clearly a rhetorical question, yet Damon's eyes showed no humor. And he spoke in that same cool, ironical voice he always did.

But Bonnie felt a shiver run up her spine and a cold wind passed over them. Bonnie didn't need her psychic senses to tell her something was wrong. The trees rustled, but it sounded like a moan. And she could swear she heard the whips from the forest earlier again. Damon's black menacing eyes met hers and she stared into their bottomless depths. He was suddenly in front of her, pulling her chin up and bending down towards her red lips. He was so close, their clothes were almost brushing, and Bonnie felt his breath on her lips. All Bonnie saw was Damon's night-black eyes. She parted her lips reflexively and Damon leaned down a bit more- all the while holding Bonnie's eyes. There was a fire between them, and her skin burned furiously where Damon held her chin- but it wasn't unpleasant, it felt reluctantly delicious. Bonnie leaned into him and she felt his lips press against hers. Fireworks exploded, Bonnie had never felt this way with a boy before. She didn't care if Damon didn't feel the same way.

Then it all shattered, and the door opened with a loud thud and Bonnie jumped back, leaving Damon with his hand in the air by his face where her's was and his lips pursed slightly. He straightened up, holding her eyes again. Then straightened his leather jacket collar, and they both turned to see who had interrupted them. Stefan was standing there, his arms crossed and he was staring at Damon with an expression mixed with hatred and disbelief. Bonnie stepped around Damon and started up the stairs, Stefan put a hand up to stop her. She stared up at his hard face, his eyes dropped down to her. Bonnie's eyes were wide.

Stefan sighed and dropped his arm. "Meredith's with Elena; she still hasn't waken up. Maybe you should go see them."

Bonnie nodded, and her wide eyes swung around to Damon, who was glaring at his brother, then started up the stairs to Stefan's room.

.

Damon smiled at his brother, then switched it off- staring at him with hard black eyes. "Have something to say to me, brother?" Stefan's face was hard, and his aura was pulsing. "I see your well-fed- so she isn't a tease? Maybe she'll give me a drop of blood ..."

Stefan's jaw clenched, "Don't go near Elena. Or Bonnie."

"Are you forgetting that I saved their lives tonight?" Damon said menacingly, looking up at Stefan's window. Bonnie and Meredith were staring out the window at the brothers, now they looked away quickly. Damon half-smiled.

Stefan relaxed his stance and shifted his feet. "Why did you, Damon?"

Damon knew what his brother was getting at. "The red-headed witch was giving me a head-ache with her whining."

Stefan scoffed, "Why can't you admit it, Damon? We're not so diff-"

Damon chuckled softly, it was a charming laughter- that shouldn't be trusted. It lasted only a moment, then stopped abruptly and his face was hard. And he did a rough imitation of Stefan. "'We're not so different- you and I.'" Damon chuckled again. "Are you actually suggesting I care for humans?"

Stefan studied his face. "Yes ... I know you do." Damon scoffed so Stefan changed the subject. "Why were you kissing Bonnie?"

Damon didn't answer immediately, it seemed to Stefan that Damon himself didn't know. Inside Damon it was dark and he searched for an answer, he came up with a plausible one. He smiled lightening fast, "My own pleasure." He got the response he wanted from Stefan.

"Damon! They are not here for your own pleasure!"

"Then, why are we here, brother?" Damon asked, enjoying himself.

"Why are you here, Damon?"

Damon tipped his head to the side and studied his brother, "Are you telling me you don't want me here, Stefan?"

Stefan chuckled grimly, "You wouldn't leave even if I admitted I loathed you being here."

"And what if I did?" Damon asked, his face smoothing out and his eyes turning serious.

Stefan's face didn't change. "Okay, I want you gone."

They faced each other for a few moments. Then Damon slammed into Stefan with a thud and sent Stefan flying into a tree. Stefan layed there and Damon advanced, he was about to rip Stefan's throat out when he heard a shriek from the front door. He turned and saw Bonnie and Meredith running towards them. Bonnie went to Stefan and Meredith glared at Damon.

"Just leave, Damon!" Meredith shouted at him. Then she spoke to Bonnie, "Hurry, get him into the house." Damon stepped back, watching the girls help Stefan up. Meredith supported most of Stefan's weight. They passed him, Damon's eyes met Bonnie's.

"He's your brother, Damon," Bonnie whispered, her big brown eyes watering.

Damon straightened out, watched the humans walk his brother to the door, then he took on his crow form and flew into the trees.

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Bonnie helped Stefan up the stairs the best she could with Meredith on his other side. Bonnie knew she wasn't strong, she was petite and she liked that- thought it did add to her damsel in distress vibe.
Stefan shook the girls off suddenly, muttering, "I'm going to get some fresh air."
Bonnie and Meredith watched him dissapear to the widows walk. Meredith sighed, with her hands on her hips and sat at Stefan's computer. Bonnie went to sit beside Elena. "How long do you think she's going to be out?"
Meredith's answered in a bored sounding voice, "I have no idea ..." The computer mouse clicked repeatedly.
Bonnie went to stand by Meredith's shoulder, "What are you doing?" She asked, watching as Meredith went through files and documents. Meredith sighed and pushed away from the computer.
"I don't know!" Meredith looked around the room. "But I do want to know what happened tonight."
Bonnie sat back on the bed and gazed at Meredith, "What do you mean?"
"The trees!" Meredith said. "They were-possessed. It was scary."
Bonnie nodded in agreement. Meredith paused.
"By the way, what happened with Damon?"
Bonnie started, then cleared her throat. "Nothing-why?"
"Well, Stefan and I were talking normally and then he glanced out the window and was gone- what was going on out there? Were you guys arguing?"
Bonnie shook her head, then blushed. "The opposite really ... He kissed me!" She blurted. "Again! It was just as wonderful as the first time!..." Bonnie trailed off, remembering.
Meredith sat thoughtfully. Then she said in a low voice, "Don't you think that's a little off though?" Bonnie raised her eyebrows. "Not like that Bonnie, you know it- but-has Damon been acting normal lately?"
Bonnie shrugged. "What's normal for Damon?"
Meredith's eyes were keen, "I guess we'll have to wait and see what happens then."