Chapter 5

Bonnie's POV

"Is there a problem between us?" I nearly jumped when he asked. I just wasn't expecting him to try and talk to me, from the way I've been ignoring him. I tried desperately to think of a way I could get out of answering the question, but couldn't find any, so a little reluctantly, I answered him. "We've had…issues with each other in the past", I answered lamely, not knowing how else to put it.

He frowned for a moment, and then shook his head quickly. "Well, then could you please fill me in a little? I have no idea what's been going on lately", he said, sounding annoyed. I couldn't really say I blamed him. If it were me, I would be pretty pissed if over a hundred years of my life had passed and I couldn't remember any of it. But I was afraid that if I said anything, it would bring back memories of Katherine, and that was exactly what we had been trying to get rid of when we started this mess.

"You and me, we don't really like each other", I said, and I wanted to smack myself. I couldn't come up with anything better than that? Obviously he was thinking the same thing, because now he looked even more exasperated. "Could you tell me why?" he asked, and I could tell that he was fighting to keep his patience with me. I knew I couldn't tell him anything about the tomb, or the necklace, because that all had something to do with Katherine, but I decided that I could at least be a little honest with him.

"You did a lot of things to make me hate you. I guess that's kind of pointless to act mad now, since you don't remember any of it", I said, actually just not fully realizing it. Sure I didn't like Damon, but this Damon may be different then the other one. A person could change a lot after over a hundred years. "Look I'm sorry. I shouldn't be being such a bitch to you when you don't even know what you did", I confessed a little reluctantly. It was still hard to admit it, even when I knew it probably wasn't the same Damon I came to hate.

He looked like he was going to say something else, when to my relief, Stefan walked back in through the door, looking frantic. "Stefan, what's wrong?" I asked, not liking the look on his face. He came to sit down by Damon before answering. "Elena just called me. She said that Alaric told her that Isobel is here in Mystic Falls, and wants to talk to her." Knowing who Isobel was from everything that Elena told me, I knew this wasn't a good thing.

While Stefan and I exchanged looks of horror, Damon just looked completely confused, and a little irritated. "Would one of you please tell me what's going on?" he asked, clearly annoyed at being left in the dark. Stefan looked up at him quickly, as if he forgot that Damon had no idea what we were talking about. "It's a long story, but I think we can tell you the main details", I answered. Stefan looked shocked, probably because I was suddenly talking to Damon, when just a few minutes ago I was completely ignoring him.

Surprisingly, Damon shot me a small grateful smile, and I nodded. Yes, as much as I hated to admit it, this Damon was definitely different from the one I knew. While Stefan and I explained what was going on, I caught Damon looking at me, multiple times. It reminded me vaguely of the way boys at our school would goggle at me and the rest of the cheerleaders, and I couldn't help but blush. I just hoped that neither of them noticed.

Wanting to avoid any awkward situations, I got up. "Alright, it's getting late. I should probably head home", I said, reaching for my keys that were sitting in the middle of the table. Stefan nodded, and then turned towards Damon. "You should probably feed before the night is over. I'll have to show you how." At his words Damon immediately looked skeptical, not having a single clue on how to hunt.

I decided that I didn't want anything to do with, and told them both "goodnight" before walking out the door and towards my car. As I drove, images of light blue eyes flashed through my mind, and I scolded myself. Damon may be different now, but as soon as I have enough power, and can undo the spell, he'll be back to his old self in no time. I hadn't decided if this was a good thing or a bad one.

But right now, I had more important things to worry about. Elena's vampire mother was back, and no doubt was up to something. This could be very bad for everyone, considering all the trouble vampires have caused to this town in just the past couple of months. I just hoped that whatever Isobel wanted, we would be able to handle it.

Stefan's POV

I couldn't help but wonder what had gone on between Damon and Bonnie while I was gone for that short of a time. One moment, she was acting like he didn't even exist, and the next, they're talking to each other, Bonnie even offering to give him information on the Isobel situation. I was thinking about that the whole time as Damon and I walked towards the woods, where we would be a good distance away from any humans.

I vaguely wondered how I was going to do this, considering I've never had to actually teach a vampire how to hunt before, much less my older brother. When we finally entered a deep part of the forest, I tuned towards him. "Alright, are you ready?

A/N: Sorry for all these short chapters. I'll try to make the next one a little longer at least. Thanks for reading!