Chapter 11

Bonnie's POV

I sucked in a deep breath at the serious expression on his face, and nodded. "Ok, what is it?" Now suddenly, he actually looked a little nervous. "I like you Bonnie, a lot", he admitted quickly. "Well…I I like you too Damon", I said, and wanted to smack myself for stuttering. "No Bonnie, I mean, I like you more them just a friend", he said, and I swallowed. When I didn't say anything, he continued.

"I didn't even realize it until I saw you and Stefan hugging, and realized I was jealous. And now, I can't help but wonder what would've happened between us in your bedroom, if Stefan hadn't interrupted us." I blushed at the memory, and he made it even worse when he began to lean forward. Oh God was he going to…? "Do you want to kiss me as bad as I want to kiss you?" he whispered, as if reading my thoughts.

He was so close that I could feel his breath flowing into face, and suddenly, all thoughts of Katherine instantly flew out of my mind. The only thing on my mind now was Damon. I was so stuck in trance that all I could do was nod my head, answering his question, and then I felt his cool lips on mine. At the moment our lips touched, I could instantly feel the spark, something I hadn't felt with other boys I've kissed.

Damon must have felt it too, because he moaned, and pulled me closer, deepening the kiss. I let my mouth open under his and kissed back, weaving my hands through his dark hair, while his arms went around my waist. But then too soon, we had to break apart to catch our breaths. But after I got out of my temporary daze, a thought suddenly occurred to me. "Crap, I have to talk to Stefan", I said, remembering what I discovered at the hospital.

I tried to walk past him and head into the boarding house, but he grabbed onto my hand, gently pulling me back a little. "Bonnie, what's going on?"

"It's about my dad. I think I know who attacked him", I answered, and started to walk inside. Damon followed, not letting go of my hand, and I felt small warmth at the small thought. I found both Stefan and Elena in the kitchen, and when they heard us come in, they both turned towards us, and I could've sworn that I was both their eyebrows raise at the sight of us holding hands.

I tried to brush past the awkwardness, and tell them what I discovered. "You guys, I went and visited my dad this morning, and I think I know who attacked him." Now everyone's eyes were on me, and I sucked in another breath before I gave them the answer. "Katherine", I whispered. Instantly, both Stefan and Elena's eyes widened, but Damon's expression stayed the same, completely oblivious to who Katherine was, due to the spell.

"Katherine was the one responsible for us turning", Stefan explained briefly to his brother, probably not wanting to give him many details. Damon simply nodded, and I continued. "Yes, and the problem is, my dad thinks it was Elena, so now when he gets out of the hospital, he'll probably send the cops after her", I admitted, and Elena's eyes widened even more. Stefan put his arm around her reassuringly, and looked at me seriously.

"Are you sure that's what he said Bonnie?"

"Yes I'm positive"

We were all silent for a while, until Elena spoke. "So now we have both Isobel, and Katherine in Mystic Falls, great", she muttered, and I couldn't help but agree with her. Having two dangerous vampires in town was going to be difficult. Elena and Stefan eventually announced that they would be going to see Isobel later today and hopefully if we can give her what she wants, we could at least get rid of her, and focus our attention on Katherine.

We spent the next couple of hours just sitting around talking, and once in a while, Damon would catch my eye, and wink. I blushed, remembering what had happened between us outside the boarding house, before we came inside. I was sure that Stefan and Elena suspected that we were in some kind of relationship, from the sight of us holding hands, but honestly, I wasn't so sure what we were to each other.

Yes, he admitted that he liked me, and if I said I didn't like him back, I would be lying. I had a lot of feelings for him, but I wasn't sure if we were exactly together. After all, we never discussed if we were boyfriend and girlfriend. But after Stefan and Elena left in their quest to confront Isobel, I decided to get the guts to ask him about it. But I guess he might have been thinking about the same things, because once they were gone, he turned towards me, as if he had something to say to me too.

"Damon, are you like my boyfriend now?" I asked, and was relieved when my voice didn't come out shaky. He shot me a small smile that made my heart flutter. "Do you want me to be?" I simply nodded, and then leaned forward. He must have known what I wanted, because then he leaned forward too, and I captured his lips to mine. This was definitely something I could get used too.

Elena's POV

For a while, Stefan and I drove in silence, but eventually I broke it, not able to hold in my anxiety any longer. "Stefan, what do you think she wants?" I blurted, wanting to hear his reassuring telling me that everything would turn out okay. "I don't know, but whatever it is, we're going to take care of it together", he answered, using one of his hands to hold mine, and keeping the other on the steering wheel.

I instantly felt a little safer, knowing that Stefan was there for me. But after we finally reached the place Isobel had instructed us to go to and meet her, my anxiety took up the pace again. Stefan smiled reassuringly at me, and got out first, and I followed closely behind. After we both shut our sides of the car doors, Stefan came over to take my hand again, and we both walked, and soon, Isobel finally came into view.

As we approached her, we saw that her expression was serious, business like, unlike some of the past vampires we've encountered. "Well, I'm glad to see that you decided to show up", she said flatly, and I saw her eyes narrow slightly when she saw that Stefan was with me, as if she expected me to come alone. I breathed in a gulp of air, trying to calm myself down. "What do you want?" I asked emotionlessly, wanting to just get this over with.

Her serious expression still didn't change, and it was a little unnerving to think about the fact that this was my mother. Well, my biological one anyway. "I'm sure Stefan will know what I'm talking about", she said, turning to face him. I saw that he looked a little surprised that she knew his name, considering that this was probably the first time they met. "I need the device", was all she said, and I saw that Stefan didn't even look like he knew what she was talking about, which made me feel a little better, since I had no idea.

Isobel looked a little annoyed that neither of us seemed to know what she was talking about, but she seemed to have no problem explaining it further. "Jonathan Gilbert's invention, the one that Pearl supposedly gave to Damon", she said coldly. My blood instantly ran cold at her words, and I looked over at Stefan. I could tell he was thinking the same thing I was. Damon can't remember anything that happened recently. How are we supposed to get the device from him?

Bonnie's POV

I still couldn't believe I had actually agreed to be Damon Salvatore's girlfriend. It was something I would never dream would happen just a week ago, but here I was, sitting on the sofa beside him, and even leaning my head on his shoulder. I'll admit, it was pretty peaceful until Stefan and Elena barged through the door, both looking frantic, which could only mean that the confrontation with Isobel had not gone well.

Damon frowned at them. "What's the problem?" Stefan almost looked like he was trying to wave off his question, and grabbed my arm, pulling me off the sofa. "I have to talk to Bonnie, you tow stay here", he ordered. Damon scowled at what Stefan said, but I shot him what I hoped was a reassuring smile before Stefan dragged me out the door. Once we were outside, and the door was shut, I turned towards him.

"Alright Stefan, now tell me what happened that was so horrible that you had to drag me outside?" I asked, only a little annoyed. "Bonnie, Isobel wants something that Damon had, before he lost his memory", he explained, and my eyes widened. "Oh", was all I managed, comprehending how bad this situation really was. "I'm sorry Stefan, but I can't do it", I admitted, and he sighed.

"Look Bonnie, I know that you have feelings for Damon now, but this is important…."

"No it's not that. My powers are still weak from casting the spell in the first place. I probably won't be able to do anything really powerful for at least another month."

Stefan cursed under his breath, and I could see the desperation in his eyes. "She gave you a time limit didn't she?" I asked. He nodded, and sighed. "Three days"

Damn. What the hell were we supposed to do? "We're just going to have to look around for it, and hope we find it", I said after a moment. "It's all we can do right now." Stefan nodded in agreement, and I could tell that he didn't really think we could find it. Knowing the old Damon, he probably hid it in a really complicated place, somewhere only he could find it. After we got back inside, we explained to Damon what was going on, and Stefan did his best to explain to him that the invention looked like, so that he could help us look.

While Damon and Stefan looked upstairs, Elena and I took over the first floor. While she searched the kitchen, I looked through the area around the sofa. But after moments of complete silence, I guess Elena just couldn't take it, and sprang up a conversation while we searched. "So, are you and Damon making it official?" she asked curiously. I might as well tell her. After all, she and Stefan did walk in on us on the sofa, and saw us holding hands.

"Yes"

She turned towards me, looking surprised; as if she thought I would try and deny it. But I decided I didn't want to hide my feelings anymore. "Wait to go Bonnie, you finally have a boyfriend!" she said excitedly. It hadn't been that long since I had a boyfriend, maybe about four months ago, but I guess in Elena's world, that was a long time. I didn't really know what to say next, so I just nodded at her.

But then a thought suddenly popped into my head. "Elena, you're not mad about it are you?" I asked, remembering that I always suspected that Elena deep down did have feelings for Damon. She shook her head. "Naw, I'm actually happy for you both. It's about time you found someone." I could hear no tone in her voice that showed she was lying, and smiled, knowing that she was telling the truth.

After about two hours of searching the boarding house, we were all exhausted, and Stefan drove Elena home, while I announced that I was going to go to bed, a little tired from everything that happened today. Damon merely smiled, and kissed my forehead before heading up to his room himself. I knew that the old Damon would've been forcing his way into my room to bunk with me. But this Damon, being the Southern gentleman he was, was against the idea.

From what I heard in history class, the men that were in his time thought way differently of woman then most of them do now. When I got into bed, I instantly fell asleep.

I was in that dark room again, and I immediately wanted to wake myself up, remembering what happened the last time I was in here. But my fear got even worse when I saw who was standing in front of me.

"Well hello Bonnie Bennet, we meet again"