Chapter 18

Stefan's POV

I watched in horror as Katherine broke Bonnie's neck in a clean break, and a sickening snap sounded shortly after. After it was done, Katherine smiled smugly, and stood up. I glanced over at Damon…and his expression was indescribable.

It was even worse than his reaction when he found out about Katherine's betrayal. It looked as if all thoughts of hope vanished from his expression. It was then at that moment that I knew one thing for sure: whether he wanted to or not, my brother had been in love with Bonnie.

But now Bonnie was gone, and it was killing him. "Well, are you two just going to stand there, or do you want to finish this once in for all?" Katherine sneered, and Damon looked up at her, a deep growl coming out.

And then it all happened at once. Katherine tried to make a leap at Damon, but he was too quick for her, and reached out an arm to grab her around the throat. But unfortunately, Katherine managed to get out of his grasp, and the fight was once again on even terms.

I wanted to jump in and help, but from the looks of it, Damon seemed to have the upper hand of the fight. Katherine may be older, but Damon was so fueled on rage that he almost seemed invincible.

But I knew something had to be done to officially end the fight, or else it was going to go on forever.

That was when I saw the wooden stake that Katherine had dropped when she had leaped at Damon. It seemed unbelievable that Katherine would make a mistake like that, but I guess she was so focused on beating Damon that she wasn't thinking clearly.

And from the looks of it, both she and Damon were distracted at the moment. Trying to not draw any attention, I went to make a grab for the stake, resisting the urge to look over at the fight every time I heard a growl, or a load thump.

After I had the stake, I tried to think of a way to either give it to Damon, or sneak up on Katherine without her noticing.

But there finally came a time when she had her back to me, and was once again facing off Damon. Perfect.

Damon must have seen my intention when he saw me creep up behind her, because he smirked. Katherine spun around to see what he was looking at it, but it was too late. With one shove, the stake struck her through the chest.

She opened her mouth to say something, but nothing came out. And soon, as quick as the fight started it ended, with Katherine finally falling to the ground. But after we got over our small thrill at defeating her, we remembered Bonnie.

We both turned toward her still body, still lying where Katherine left her. Damon once again had that same desperate, hopeless look in his eyes again.

I walked over and put my hand on his shoulder. "I'm sorry brother."

But that was when Bonnie's hand moved, and Damon quickly shrugged off my hand, and went to her side, bending down on his knees to look at her.

"She turned her", I heard him whisper.

Bonnie's POV

I slowly opened my eyes, and saw Damon and Stefan hovering above me, their expressions a mixture of relief and…worry? I sat up, and realized that my throat almost felt like fire.

"Wh…what happened?" I choked out, looking around seeing Katherine lying on the ground, unmoving.

Stefan gave a small smile. "Katherine…she changed you. I'm so sorry Bonnie."

What? I was a vampire? At those words, I realized that the burning in my throat probably meant that I was thirsty for…blood. The very thought made me want to shiver.

"Stefan, she needs to feed", Damon said urgently.

From everything Elena told me about vampires, I knew that when a vampire turns, they have to drink the blood of a human to complete the change. But did I really want that? Would it be better to just…die then become one of them?

For a while, no one said anything, until Damon finally stepped forward. "Please Bonnie?" he asked, so softly that I was pretty sure Stefan hadn't heard him.

At his words, small warmth began to build up in my chest. He did at least care about me, and he didn't want me to die. Besides, letting myself die now would only be giving Katherine what she had wanted: me dead, and the Bennett line of witches forever gone. In this state, I'll never get to reproduce, but I could at lease live, and carry on the power by myself.

"I'll do it", I finally whispered, and Stefan looked at me, surprised, as if he hadn't thought that I would actually agree to it.

"Bonnie are you sure?"

"Yes", I said, no hesitation in my voice.

Damon smiled, and Stefan still looked a little unsure as we began to walk in the direction of Stefan's car.

But as we passed my car, I saw the huge dent on the side of it, caused by Katherine.

"My dad is going to kill me", I groaned, and I turned to see Damon looking at me with an expression that was a mixture of a disbelief and amusement.

"What?"

He shrugged, shooting his signature smirk. "You are about to permanently turn into a vampire, and you're worried about your dad being mad about the car?"

I knew his words weren't meant to be serious, but they had a serious tone to them. After today, I won't be able to hang around my dad, or Caroline, or anyone besides Damon, Stefan, and Elena for too long without them suspecting that I wasn't aging.

I was going to have to give up a lot. But it was better than dying wasn't it?

A/N: I know, this chapter was seriously short, especially compared to the last chapter, but the story is coming to an end and I'm running out of ideas. Sorry!