Chapter 12

Bonnie's POV

A/N: Ok there are a few people asking if Damon is ever going to get his memory back in the story and the answer is: yes. But as to when and how, and how he reacts to it, you'll have to wait and see. I already have the entire story planned out, including the ending. I just have to write it.

I spun around and faced her, glaring. "How the hell do you get in my dreams Katherine?" She smiled an unnerving smile and stepped forward. "Let's just say that I have…connections", she mused, and before I thought about asking her what that meant, another more important thought came into my mind. "Why did you attack my dad?" I demanded, and her smile widened even more.

"It was a warning for you. And remember, I can easily do something like it again, or worse. Maybe Elena will be next…"

There was a distant part of my mind that was wondering how she already knew about Elena, but what scared me more was that it looked like she had another, more significant, reason for what she did too my dad. But before I could say anything else, she stalked even closer to me, so close that her face was only about five inches from mine.

"Well, it really was nice seeing you Bonnie, but I have to go. Oh! And just to let you know, that invention you're looking for is underneath a floorboard under Damon's bed", she said nonchalantly before everything became suddenly blurry.

I bolted up, awake and panting. Was I going to have to worry about this every night until we got rid of Katherine? How could I ever get any sleep if I have to think about Katherine coming in to visit me in my dreams? Especially since I had no idea how she was it. Let's just say I have…connections. That was all she said to answer the question, and honestly, it didn't tell me much.

At least this time I didn't fall about of my bed crying. I looked over at the clock, and saw that it was only 5:30 in the morning. I would have to get up and get ready for school soon anyway, so I was seriously considering getting up and looking underneath that floorboard for the invention. There was a large part of me that didn't want to rely on Katherine for anything, but this was important.

So I got up, and put on the jeans I had taken off before going to bed that night. There was no way I was going to walk around the boarding house in my underwear. Damon, due to my breakdown the last time Katherine did one of her little visits, had already seen me in my underwear, but it was definitely something I didn't want to repeat. After that, I made my way out the bedroom door, and when I reached Damon's door, I simply stood there for a moment, thinking.

There was no way I would be able to do what I untended to do without waking him up, so I had no choice but to tell him about what Katherine told me. After a moment's hesitation, I carefully opened the door, and creped in, trying to be as quiet as possible. But, with Damon's vampire senses, he of course immediately woke up, sitting up in his bed, and rubbing at his eyes a little.

"What's up?" he murmured, after he woke himself up a little. I smiled apologetically at him, and walked a little closer to my destination. "I'm sorry I woke you up, but…Katherine visited again, and she told me where she thinks the invention is", I answered flatly. Damon must have known at once what I was suggesting, because he got up, and I was glad that it was dark; because I was sure I was gawking when I saw that he wasn't wearing a shirt, leaving his muscled chest bare.

"Well, where did she say it was?"

His question quickly got me out of my brief reverie, and I looked up at him, embarrassed by being distracted by something like that. "She said it was under a floorboard, underneath you're bed", I blurted a little too quickly; desperate to keep his attention away from the fact that he caught me staring at his chest.

Damon smirked at my nervousness, and leaned down onto the floor beside his bed, and gestured at me to follow. I knelt down next to him, and we both got down on our stomachs to peer underneath the bed. Sure enough, there was a board that looked a little looser than the rest, and when I tried to pry it open, it lifted up. And sure enough, just as Katherine said, the invention was lying there.

But that wasn't the only thing under it. Apparently, Damon seemed to like to stash a lot of things under here. But right now, that was the least of my worries, and I was dead tired. So I got up, and showed Damon that we had found it, and we both stood up. "Well, Stefan and Elena are going to be happy, we found it", I said, and he smiled. But that was when a thought hit me. I was not looking forward to having to go to sleep again, after everything that's happened in the past when I tried to sleep.

I realized that I didn't want to be alone. "Damon? Can I stay here tonight?" I asked softly, hoping I didn't sound too desperate. But he simply smiled, and nodded. He went over to lye back on his bed, and gestured for me to join him. I got into his bed with him, and he enveloped me in his arms. I smiled, feeling content and warm with his arms around me. Just like last time, he chased away the bad thoughts.

The next morning

I woke up on my own the next morning, still in Damon's arms. I smiled when I realize he was still asleep, and I stayed still, and just relaxed, not wanting to wake him up. I couldn't describe how…amazing it felt to be in his arms. It felt like I belonged there, like it was always my place. But after only about five minutes, I felt him stir, and I turned around to see that he was awake, his gorgeous blue eyes staring into mine.

"Morning", I said, smiling, and he leaned over to kiss me on the forehead. Reluctantly, we both sat up, and I suddenly remembered our discovery from last night, and I eyed the invention, still lying on its place on top of Damon's dresser. I picked up the invention, and looked towards Damon and sighed. "We should probably show Stefan this", I said and he nodded, but then a smirk slowly spread across his face. "But let's do something else first."

Before I could ask him what he meant, he suddenly crushed his lips to mine, and I responded with a groan and kissed him back. But after only a few moments, I broke the kiss, and we both made our way out of the room and down the stairs.

We found Stefan sitting at the table, leaning over and his hands on his forehead, looking like he was deep in thought. But when he saw the invention in my hand, he immediately sat up, and we now had his full attention. "Where did you find it?" he breathed, sounding relieved and curious at the same time. I was a little afraid of how he'd react when I told him that it was Katherine who told me the location of the invention.

But Damon must have noticed my nervousness, because he answered for me, putting his arm comfortingly around my waist. "Katherine came to visit her in a dream again last night. For some reason, she told her where the invention was", Damon said flatly, and Stefan nodded, but I could still see the alarm in his eyes. Suddenly, something inside me just burst, and I couldn't keep in the question I've been dying to have answered.

"How the hell is she getting into my dreams?"

Both of the Salvatore brothers' expressions proved that they were wondering the same thing. Suddenly, I looked at my watch, and realized how late it was. "Oh crap! I'm going to be late for school", I said, and I hurried out the door, but not before giving Damon a quick peck on the lips.

As I drove into the school's parking lot, I caught sight of Caroline and Elena, both standing by Caroline's car, waiting for me. As I approached them, Caroline smiled and engulfed me in a hug, but Elena stayed back. After I broke apart from Caroline, I studied my best friend, and I saw that there was definitely something bugging her. It was probably about the invention. As soon as I got a chance to be alone with her, I would tell her that we found it.

But soon, Elena had to go to a different class, leaving just me and Caroline. "Alright Bon, now you have to tell me what's going on between you and Damon Salvatore", she gushed. For a moment, I considered just coming up with a lie, considering that Caroline didn't have a good past with Damon, but from the look on her face, I could see that she was actually excited to hear my answer.

"We're dating", I blurted like an idiot. Caroline seemed surprised at first, but she quickly smiled. "Right on Bon, you got yourself a man", she said beaming. I frowned at her. "Care, you're ok with it right?"

"Yes Bon. I may not like him, but if you like him and he makes you happy, I say go for it"

This was one of the many reasons I loved talking to Caroline. Sure Elena was my best friend, but Caroline was the one person who I could talk too and not having to worry about having to be judged. There were times where I wish I could tell her everything, and quit leaving her in the dark. The rest of the school day went by fast, and soon, the dismissal bell rang, and I hurried to find Elena outside.

Sure enough, I found her out by the lot, next to my car. "Elena, if you're still worrying about the invention, me and Damon found it last night", I said, and, like Stefan, she did look a little relieved, but I could still see a trace of anxiety in her eyes. There was something else bothering her. "Elena, tell me what's wrong", I demanded. She looked around quickly at first, as if she wanted to make sure we weren't going to be overheard.

"Bonnie, I think your dad told someone that I was the one who attacked him. There were police over at my house last night, checking around for evidence. Jenna was freaking out."

"Oh God Elena, you can't stay there. You can hide out at the boarding house right?" The last thing I needed was my best friend going to jail, maybe even prison.

"I guess, but I'm just worried about what Jenna and Jeremy are going to be thinking. They'll think that I really did do it if I just took off."

I knew that what she said was probably true, but at the moment, I didn't care. So I grabbed onto her arm, and started pulling her over to the passenger seat of my car. "Come on, you can ride back with me.

While we drove, Elena was silent but I decided to not bug her. She probably needed to think right now. After I had the car parked outside the boarding house, we both got out, and headed inside. Both Stefan and Damon were sitting on the sofa, and it looked like they were in deep conversation before we came in. When Stefan saw Elena, he looked genuinely pleased that she was there, until he saw the expression on her face.

"Elena what's wrong?"

It was obvious Elena was not in the mood to talk to anyone, so I answered for her. "Stefan, my dad told someone that she was the one who attacked my dad. There were police searching her house last night."

A few hours later

It was decided that Elena was to stay at the boarding house until we could find a solution to the Katherine situation. Elena didn't seem happy about it, but not mad about it either. I could still tell that was pretty upset about the whole situation. I couldn't really say I blamed her. It was decided that I was now going to stay with Damon in his room for the next few nights. Being with him…it just chased away a lot of the frightening feelings, and it made me feel safer.

"Bonnie, I have to talk to you", Stefan said from behind me. I spun around to face him and nodded. "Sure"

He gestured towards the front door, and I followed him outside, and like last time, we made sure the door was shut before either of us said anything. "Ok, what do you need to talk about Stefan?"

"There's something you should know. About the invention"