"You wanna tell us why we're here, Blondie?" Damon asks when he and Elena make their way into the living room of the boardinghouse. The only thing he knows is that the blonde vampire called asking that he, Elena, Jeremy, and Matt all meet at the boardinghouse.
"Stefan called me and asked to get everyone together at the boardinghouse. That's all I know." She has to admit that she was just as curious when Stefan called her this morning and asked her to get everyone to the boardinghouse, but he wouldn't tell her anything.
"It's probably about his memories." Damon guesses, hoping that he's correct. He'd much rather be dealing with the version of his brother that has his memories than the amnesiac version.
"I don't know." Caroline disagrees. "I don't think he'd call everyone including Matt and Jeremy here just to tell us he got his memories back. I think it's something else."
The group silently begins to go over the possibilities when the door slams open and a feral looking Stefan walks in with murder in his eyes and speeds over to where Damon, Elena, and Jeremy are seated.
At first, they all assume that his anger is toward Damon, but they are surprised when he grabs Jeremy by the collar of and slams him against the nearest wall.
"What are you doing, let him go." Elena protests with a loud cry.
"Look I know you're still pissed about me and Elena, but you taking it out on Jeremy isn't right."
"You know about Bonnie don't you?" Stefan ignores their pleas and focuses his attention on Bonnie's ex-boyfriend. His eyes darken and his fangs come out when Jeremy's eyes widen in shock, letting Stefan know his suspicions are correct. "You've known this entire time and haven't done a damn thing. Why the hell haven't you said anything?" He snarls at the boy. "And we're supposed to believe you love her." He face goes back to normal before he lets Jeremy crumple to the floor.
Jeremy's groans in pain before standing back up. There is a part of him that wants to retaliate but deep down he knows that Stefan is right about him not
"What are you talking about? What about Bonnie?" Caroline moves closer to him, worry flooding her gut.
"Is she okay?" Elena asks just as worried.
"No she's not! She died bringing your brother back to life." Stefan's voice cracks slightly as he breaks the news.
An uncomfortable silence fills the room as each person takes in the news. Naturally Caroline, Matt, and Elena begin to cry at the realization Bonnie's been dead the entire time.
"Why didn't you tell us?" Damon asks in subdued voice. Had he known he could have done something about it. Fixed it somehow.
"She asked me not to say anything and she told me to send letters occasionally so none of you got suspicious." Jeremy looks away from the angry looks he's getting.
"No." Stefan shakes his head in denial. "She wouldn't do something that stupid…" Stefan starts to say when he realizes that it would be just like her to play the martyr and keep her death a secret. Still he knows that is definitely not the case this time around. She knows that he would have been looking for her and there is no way she would have allowed him to think she just ran off for the summer. "Okay she probably would, but I know for a fact that's not the case this time."
"How can you be so sure?" A teary Caroline chimes in.
"Silas. He must have pretended to be Bonnie to convince Jeremy to keep quiet." Stefan guesses.
"Why would you think that?" Elena asks in confusion, knowing that Bonnie has a tendency to martyr herself, making Jeremy's theory entirely plausible.
"He's the one that told me about Bonnie's death in the first place. Told me that her death was a caused the loophole that brought him back. He probably was afraid if Bonnie was brought back that he'd be right back where he was when she died. He knew the longer Bonnie was gone, the harder it would be to bring her back to life. So if he gets the one person who could reveal what actually happened to keep quiet, then it all works out." He explains. "Of course if any of you actually thought about anything other than yourselves during the summer his plan wouldn't have worked." Stefan finishes bitterly. He knows there was a point of time where he would have been just as guilty and he probably should cut them some slack, but right now he can't bring himself to feel bad for them. Not when the woman he loves isn't even alive.
Caroline, Elena and Matt all look away guiltily knowing that he's right. They had been so wrapped up in their own problems, they never thought to question why Bonnie hadn't contacted them once in the last four months.
"Why are you acting so self-righteous?" Damon glares angrily from his position next to Elena. "You may have an excuse because you were trapped underwater, but had you been around this summer, you would have been just as clueless about Bonnie as the rest of us.
"That's where you're wrong." He shakes his head. "If I were here, I would have known something wasn't right. I would have realized she was missing."
"Somehow I don't believe that." Damon protests, his brother normally spends so much time pining after Elena that nothing else catches his attention.
Matt looks down at Stefan's hands and is surprised to see them shaking. He knows right away that this isn't the behavior of guy that found out he lost a friend or ally; it's the behavior of a man that just lost the woman he loves and is trying his best not to break down. He knows it should come to a surprise to him, but for some reason it doesn't. In fact, it actually explains the lingering glances and smiles he noticed between them, but eventually decided was all in his head.
"Damon, maybe you should back off" Matt tries defuse the tension between the two brothers.
"Why should I?" Damon turns toward him. "He wants to act like he's so much better than the rest of us because Silas told him about the witch. I want to know why the hell he's so sure he would have known." He stands up, despite Elena's protests. "Why?" He demands loudly.
"Because we were in love!" He finally blurts out, shocking everyone in the room except Matt. "We were together for five months before all of this happened. We were going to spend the summer together." He glares at a flabbergasted Damon. "So I would have figured out something was wrong. I wouldn't have assumed she just went away for the summer."
"You've been dating my best friend? I can't believe you would do—"
"You do not get to be mad or hurt about this." Stefan interrupts with a growl. "Not after the way you and Damon happened. Not when Bonnie's not even alive." He glares at her and Elena nods and guiltily averts her gaze.
"So what are we going to do about Bonnie?" Caroline asks tearfully, wanting to shift them back to their fallen friend.
"I don't know what the rest of you are doing, but I'm going to find a way to bring her back. I refuse to live without her. I just thought you needed to know what was happening." He says before rushing out of the room, leaving the rest the group alone with their grief and guilt.
-X-
Qetsiyah grins as she makes several items float in the air of the cabin she staying in. Only to stiffen when she feels the presence of another and sees the handsome figure watching her silently. At first she assumes the man is Silas, but when sees the raw emotion in his eyes she realizes that it's actually his doppelganger.
"We need to talk, Qetsiyah." Stefan walks further into the cabin.
"I see you have your memories back. What can I do for you?"
"I want you to bring Bonnie back to life."
"Why should I do that?" Her eyes narrow at him surprised that he's the one pleading for Bonnie's life. She figured the moment they found out, that the doppelganger would be the one knocking on her door.
"Maybe because you're her family, because she's the reason you're even alive right now." Stefan points out.
"We may be family, but I'm here for one reason and one reason only and that's to get revenge for what happened years ago. Besides Bonnie's only in this mess because she once again put the needs of the doppelganger she considers her friend over her own. Now do you have a more compelling reason than that? If you don't you can leave."
"I love her!" He shouts suddenly. "I love her and I don't want to live without her. I won't live without her. She's done so much to help, even when she had no reason to. I think out of everyone she deserves to live her life the most." He looks at her unblinkingly, his eyes filled with emotion. "I'm willing to do whatever it takes to bring her back. I don't care what I have to sacrifice for that to happen."
Qetsiyah stares back at him, shock unmistakable on her face. The last thing she'd been expecting was for Stefan to express his love for her descendent. After her own experience with Silas and Amara, she assumed that any doppelgangers that came after would be destined for each other. So to see Stefan deviate from that is a complete surprise for her.
"If I agree to this…"She begins after several minutes of silence. "… I'm going to need you to do a few things in return." She pauses as Stefan eagerly nods his agreement. "First, I want you to kill Silas." She's made several attempts herself, but so far Silas has managed to be step one step ahead of her, thwarting each attempt easily. If she didn't hate the bastard she would find his intelligence attractive, but right now it only fuels her hatred of him.
"Consider it done." Stefan says without needing to think about it. Not only did the bastard lock him in that safe, he also killed Bonnie's father and was a big reason no one thought to check up on Bonnie during the summer. So in his eyes Silas deserves what's coming to him. "What else do I have to do?"
"I'm also going to need some of your blood."
"My blood… why? You don't plan on turning her into a vampire do you?" He asks, slightly afraid of her answer. As much as he wants Bonnie back, he knows she would never want to be a vampire.
"No." She reassures him and he exhales in relief. "The spell I will be using to resurrect her is very complicated. Using your blood will enhance the spell and help bring her back to this side."
"But Bonnie's managed to bring Jeremy back twice now. Why is the process so different from what she did?"
"Bonnie's a witch, a very powerful one at that, so it will be much more of an effort to bring her back than it would for a regular human, but I do have to warn you, there will be consequences."
"Consequences like what?"
"Bonnie will still be a witch and everything that entails, but she will be linked to you. Your life-forces will be forever connected." She pauses, making sure he is taking in what she's saying. "This means, she'll never age and it will be nearly impossible to kill her. Finally and most importantly, know if you die she dies." She looks at Stefan and is surprised that she can no longer read him. "Do you still want to do this?"
Stefan says nothing; instead he lifts his wrist to his mouth and bites into it. "How much blood do you need?"
"About half a cup." She moves across the room to pick up a silver container and hands it to him. "You can use this."
Stefan nods and they both watch as his blood slowly drips into the container. Once he has enough, he stops the blood from flowing and hands the container to Qetsiyah.
"When will you do the spell?" Stefan asks when she secures the container in her mini fridge.
"After you kill Silas, call me so I'll know it's done."
"Looks like I have doppelganger to kill." Stefan says before sauntering out of the cabin.
-X-
Two weeks later Silas is dead and Qetsiyah is nowhere to be found. The moment he left Qetsiyah's cabin, he immediately found and killed Silas. After it was done, he called Qetsiyah to inform her and she told him she would get right on it.
He'd given her few days and when it still hadn't happened he dropped by the cabin, but all of her things had been gone. Calls to her were unanswered and he'd been unable to track her anywhere in the area. After a while he other's slowly came to the conclusion that Stefan had been played and began to plan a funeral for Bonnie. Despite this, Stefan refuses to give up, even going so far to protest attending the funeral. Which is why instead of getting ready for the funeral, Stefan is at the boardinghouse while Caroline tries her best to change his mind.
"I'm not going." Stefan folds his arms across his chest and plops down on the couch. If it weren't for the sad circumstances, he would almost seem petulant.
"Stefan, I know you were counting on Bonnie being brought back, but it's been over two weeks and that hasn't happened. I think you have to face facts and admit that Qetsiyah played you." She sits down next to Stefan. "You should be there for Bonnie's funeral."
"Going to that funeral would feel like I'm just giving up on getting her back."
"Maybe we all have to admit to ourselves the possibility that Bonnie may never be coming back" Caroline begins tearfully.
"What?" Stefan eyes darken with fury as he jumps out of his seat.
"It's the last thing I want believe me, but we are running out of options." She stands up as well and follows him across the room. "Qetsiyah was our best chance at getting Bonnie back and she took off. I'm just wondering how we'll be able to proceed from here."
"I'm not giving up on her." He shakes his head. "And I'm not going to that funeral. You do what you have to do and I'll do what I have to do." He sits back down, making it clear he's made his decision.
"Okay, I understand." She nods her head after a long pause and slowly makes her way out of the room, leaving Stefan alone to ponder his thoughts.
He has no idea how much time has passed, but when he feels a sudden jolt, he blinks from his self induced trance. He sees something out of the corner of his eyes and when he moves his gaze to that direction, his senses become overwhelmed with emotion.
"Bonnie?" Stefan's eyes widen in surprise when he realizes the one person he wants to see is standing right in front of him.
"You can see me?" Bonnie looks at Stefan surprised that the man she loves is looking right at her. She's been watching him quite a bit the last few months and it had been hell not being able to touch or talk to him.
Today she hadn't been able to look in on him because of the funeral. The other's thoughts had been overwhelmingly centered on her. One minute she had been standing in the woods wondering why Stefan wasn't there and the next she was standing in the living room of the boardinghouse. At first she assumed he had been thinking about her, but once his gaze met hers she realized something was different about her.
Stefan jumps to his feet, rushes over to her and hauls her into his arms, holding her to his chest. She opens her mouth to speak, but he crushes his mouth to hers, taking her lips in a passionate and emotional kiss. Their lips move together frantically, both are afraid to pull away in fear that they'll be told this has all been a dream. Eventually air becomes an issue and Bonnie ends up pulling away, Stefan wrapping his arms tighter around her.
"Bonnie, I missed you so much. I was afraid I'd never see you—" He stops speaking as his voice cracks and instead presses his forehead against hers.
Bonnie's eyes widen when she sees the tears falling from his face. In response she wraps her arms her around him, holding on to him just as tightly with her own tears falling down her face. "I missed you too, Stefan."
He wipes at her tears before he gently cups her face in his hands and smiles down at her. She returns the smile and he begins pressing kisses to her forehead, her nose, her cheeks and chin before pressing a soft kiss to her lips. "I love you so much."
"I love you too." She smiles and reaches up to caress his cheek with one of her hands. "Stefan, wait..." She moans as he begins attack her neck with kisses. She lets herself get distracted for a few seconds before she pushes him away so she can think more clearly. "We really need to talk." She wants nothing more to bask in the joy of being back in his arms, but she genuinely has no idea how or why she's alive again.
"Talk? Right now? I don't think so." Stefan shakes his head as he pulls her back into his arms. "I just got you back. The last thing I want to do right now is talk."
"I'm right there with you, but I don't know how this happened. I need to know how this happened." She makes it clear she expects nothing less.
"Okay." He nods before leading her to the couch.
-X-
"Where did Damon go?" Caroline asks as she Jeremy and Elena make their way into the boardinghouse. She knows Tyler volunteered to drop Matt off at his place since Matt hadn't been up to coming to boardinghouse. Damon however, ran off immediately after the funeral.
"He's looking for a way to bring Bonnie back. He's really going above and beyond." Elena smiles slightly as she thinks of Damon's efforts to resurrect Bonnie. If someone had told her a few months ago that Damon would be going out of his way to bring Bonnie back, she would have thought they were crazy.
"Unlike Stefan." Jeremy shakes his head as he thinks of the younger Salvatore. "I can't believe he didn't come to the funeral. That's the least he could have done to support Bonnie. Instead he sits around feeling sorry for himself." He snarls, still anger over the knowledge that the vampire and Bonnie had been seeing each other behind everyone's back.
Caroline decides not to point out that Jeremy's known for months that Bonnie was dead and hasn't lifted a finger. Nor does she point out that Bonnie is all Stefan's been focused on since he came back to Mystic Falls. She does however glare at him until he looks away and stops talking.
"I'm gonna go check on Stefan." Elena decides to break the tension in the room and begins to head to the living room only to be stopped by Caroline.
"I'll do it." Caroline volunteers knowing that despite deciding to move back to the boardinghouse, Stefan is still unenthusiastic about spending any significant amount of time with his former girlfriend or his brother.
-X-
"I can't believe you linked your life force with me, with a witch. Do you know how dangerous that can be for vampires?" Bonnie gasps as just what Stefan sacrificed finally registers. She remembers hearing about how dangerous that particular spell is, which is partly why no one ever really attempts it. The other reason is that most vampires would balk at being linked to a witch.
"You're worth the risk." He stares unblinkingly into her eyes. "I was willing to do whatever took to get you back no matter the sacrifice." He softly caresses her cheek. "I do have a question about this Jeremy situation though." He stops as he tries to figure out how to ask why she sacrificed her life for Jeremy's.
"I want you to know I wasn't trying to sacrifice myself." She blurts out as though she is reading his mind. She needs him to know and believe that. "I started the spell before Elena turned her humanity back on because I was hoping that it might help snap Elena out of it." She sighs as he slides closer to her on the couch. "That's what I was doing when Caroline called to tell me you and Damon managed to turn get it turned back on."
"So you really forgave her for what she did while her humanity was shut off?" He remembers Bonnie not being all that eager to let things slide between her and Elena.
"No I really was mad." Bonnie denies with a shake of her head. "But since I had already started the spell I knew I couldn't leave it unfinished. The only problem is something went wrong and I ended up overexerting myself. The next thing I know I'm staring at my lifeless body on the ground."
"You were acting so weird that day when we met up." He frowns as he remembers her subdued behavior when he pulled her aside before graduation. "You were already dead then." He realizes. "Why didn't you tell me?" Stefan holds his fingers underneath her chin to keep her gaze on him.
"Because I didn't want to believe it was really happening, that my life was really over, that I was leaving you. So I focused on getting the veil closed instead." As she says this a stray tear rolls down her face. Immediately Stefan uses his thumb to wipe away the tear. "When I finally got the strength to tell you, it was too late and I had to close the veil. I planned on sending you a message through Jeremy, but once the veil was closed I realized he could no longer see me."
"But he could see you the last time, why not now?"
"I guess because this isn't the first time he's been brought back to life. Magic doesn't always work out the way you want it to. I could be anything really." She shrugs and Stefan finds it so endearing that he hauls her onto his lap and presses his mouth to hers. The kiss immediately takes on a life of its own and the two begin to kiss heatedly, completely lost to anything but each other. They are only broken out of their haze when a familiar voice interrupts them.
"You have got to be kidding me!" Caroline exclaims the moment she makes it into the room and sees a woman straddling Stefan's lap while he plunders her mouth without a care in the world. "You can't come to Bonnie's funeral, but you can stay here to get lucky. So much for being in love with her."
"Caroline?" Bonnie pulls away from Stefan's mouth and turns her head toward the doorway.
"Bonnie?"Caroline's mouth drops open as what appears to be her previously dead best friend. "Is it really you?" She asks, hoping desperately that she's not seeing things.
"Yeah, it's me." Bonnie and climbs off Stefan's lap to embrace the blonde vampire.
The moment Bonnie climbs off his lap and rushes across the room, Stefan discreetly adjusts his erection. A small smile appears on his face as he watches the two friends reunite.
"I'm so happy you're back!" Caroline grins widely as she pulls Bonnie into a tight hug that Bonnie returns just as eagerly.
"So am I." She utters against Caroline's neck. "But little air would be nice." She grunts as Caroline's embrace becomes a little too tight.
"Sorry." Caroline smiles sheepishly as she loosens her grip on Bonnie.
"It's fine." Bonnie laughs.
"Thanks for letting us know she was back." She snaps sarcastically as she looks at Stefan who has gotten off the couch and made his way over to the two women.
"I'm sorry. I was planning on letting everyone know. I was just so happy and I got caught up." He smiles at Bonnie and the two get lost in a staring contest.
How the hell did I miss this? Caroline ponders to herself as she watches her two friends engage in a healthy session of eye sex. As good as they both can be at hiding their true emotions, she doubts they would have been able to hide the love she sees radiating from both of them. She really must have been caught up in her own issues for her not to pick up on this.
Bonnie and Stefan are broken out of their staring contest when they hear the voices of Elena and Jeremy as they enter the room. Bonnie smiles when the two siblings' eyes widen in shock when they notice her presence. Despite everything that has gone on, she really missed both of them.
"Oh my God!" Elena exclaims when she sees Bonnie standing next to Caroline and immediately pulls Bonnie into tight hug before pulling back to allow Jeremy greet her as well.
When Jeremy leans in to hug Bonnie, Caroline has to back her laughter as she hears Stefan's low growl. His jealousy however is for naught since Bonnie's attention is still completely focused on Stefan despite being locked in her ex-boyfriend's embrace and once again she wonders just how they both managed to hide their relationship for so long without her figuring it out.
After a while Bonnie pulls away only to roll her eyes when Jeremy shoots a glare at Stefan who glares right back. Caroline snickers under her breath, thoroughly enjoying the fact that Bonnie has two hot guys completely enamored with her.
"So I take it Stefan's plan worked?" Elena asks to break the tension between them before her brother does something stupid like attempt to attack Stefan. Based on the way he was talking about Stefan she knows it's a distinct possibility.
"Yeah." Bonnie nods before moving her gaze back to Stefan who makes a point of moving closer to her and grabbing her hand in his.
Slightly uncomfortable by the gesture, Elena looks away and pulls out her phone. "I should call Damon and tell him the good news. I'm so happy you're back" She smiles at Bonnie and leans in for another for a hug before turning to a frowning Jeremy. "You should come with me." She has a feeling that leaving Jeremy alone with the reunited couple would be a very bad idea. "
"But I was—" He starts to protest when she gives him a look that indicates he'd be wise to follow her. He sighs and reluctantly follows Elena out of the room to another part of the boardinghouse.
Caroline watches them go and before turning back to Bonnie who is now in Stefan's arms. "I'm gonna call Matt and meet up with Tyler…" She starts to explain until she realizes the two are barely listening to her. She smiles to herself as she also exits the room, leaving Bonnie and Stefan alone.
-X-
Stefan is proud of the fact that he and Bonnie manage to get to his bedroom without jumping each other. However once the door closes behind them all bets are off, their lips meet and they begin ripping at each other's clothes, eager to expose as much skin as possible.
The moment his shirt comes off, Bonnie lets her fingers trail across his pecs, smirking smugly when one his nipples hardens. Tired of only touching, she removes her hand and begins to nibble at his neck and chest until Stefan's eyes change and he quickly drags her mouth to his.
He kisses her breathless and she pulls back to suck in some air, he stares her unblinkingly as he pulls the rest of their clothes off before carrying her over to the bed. She lands with a slight bounce, Stefan hovering above her before he slowly thrusts inside of her.
She gasps as she feels immediate pleasure flow throughout her body. Stefan grunts as he gets lost to Unable to hold back, their initial slow pace grows frantic and before they know they are both lost in their climaxes.
When Stefan opens his eyes, he isn't surprised to see Bonnie's green eyes full of desire staring back at him. Pride fills him when he takes in her tousled hair and swollen lips, loving that he is the one responsible for it. Still there is a part of him that worries he may have been too rough. "Are you okay?"
"Words can't even describe how happy I am right now." A smile pulls to her face as she deliberately moves her hips against his and he hardens inside of her. "But I think that ended a little too soon for my liking. Wouldn't you agree?"
His nostrils flare and a wide grin appears on his face. "I agree."
The moment he nods his head, he finds himself on his back being thoroughly kissed by Bonnie. Her walls clench around him and they both groan into each other's mouths. He pouts slightly when she pulls away from his mouth and sits up slightly, bracing her hands on his chest. He grabs her hips as she shifts into a sitting position, both gasping as she moves up and down on him slowly.
Even though he doesn't technically need to breathe, Stefan still struggles to catch his breath because of how tempting Bonnie looks above him. His feels his arousal spike when he sees the fire in her eyes as she stares unblinkingly into his eyes. She thrusts down and moans as he moves his hands up her back. Her skin is soft to touch and he groans as well when he traces the curve of her spine before moving to cup her breasts.
Wanting to feel her lips against his, he sits up and captures her lips. He's surprised when she takes his bottom lip between her teeth starts to nip at it. He growls as their breaths mingle before slipping his tongue into her mouth.
Stefan wraps his hands around her hips, hoping that that will encourage her to speed up. She doesn't and instead throws him a smug smirk as she continues with her slow pace. No longer able to help himself, he tightens his hold on her hips and begins to move her up and down on him as her inner muscles clench him tighter with every thrust.
In response Bonnie gasps and loops her arms around his neck, wanting to be as close to him as possible. The more they move together, the closer Bonnie gets to her peak. Stefan knows she's right there when her nails dig into his back and incoherent words begin to leave her lips. Bonnie screams his name as she hits her peak, her walls clenching around him.
Nowhere near being done with her, Stefan quickly rolls Bonnie over so she's flat on her back. He stares passionately into her eyes, continuing to move inside of her, making her climax all the more intense. Unwilling to let her come down from her high completely, he buries his face in her breasts. He grins happily when she moans and spreads her legs, hoping he takes the hint to slide deeper inside of her. He does and soon the heat between them becomes almost unbearably hot. At one point Bonnie grabs his head and forces him to look at her, revealing the desire in her eyes. "I love you."
The combination of those words and the look in her eyes, are all it takes to push him over the edge. Within in seconds he's spreading her legs even wider and pushing hard and fast inside of her, intent on getting to his climax. He slams in and out of Bonnie several times, managing for a second time to send her over the edge with him. Once he's spent, he collapses on top of her, his body twitching in relief of finally being reunited with the woman he loves.
The moment he's finally coherent, it registers with him that he may be crushing her and he rolls them over so Bonnie is spread out on top of him. Once she's finally settled against him, she begins to run her fingers through his hair while she presses light kisses to his face and neck.
"We should get up." Stefan suggests half-heartedly as she starts to attack his neck with her mouth.
"Why?" Bonnie pulls from his neck to look him in the eyes. The last thing she wants to do is leave this bed.
"After months of being stuck on the other side I'm sure you want to be out in public where people can actually see you." Truth be told, Stefan would much rather stay in bed with Bonnie, but he's willing to give that up if it's what Bonnie wants to do. At least for now.
"Not really." She shakes her head. "I'm exactly where I want to be and that's with you in this bed."
"Anything you want." He smiles warmly at her.
Bonnie returns his smile before leaning down to kiss him.
One Week Later
Bonnie's mouth flies open in surprise when she feels her back hit the tiled wall of the shower. His mouth covers hers, preventing her from speaking and when Stefan lifts her up, she wraps her legs around his waist. He wastes no time pushing inside of her and soon they are moving together, the spray of water raining down on them making their movements slippery.
"Open your eyes." He whispers against her lips, grinning when she nods and their gazes lock. The heat in her green eyes causes his thrusts to quicken and soon Bonnie's nails are digging into his arms and shoulders. The slight pain turns him on and his hips begin to jerk unpredictably against hers. Bonnie groans happily as he proceeds to hit a spot deep inside her, causing a torrent of moisture to flow out of her body.
"Please don't stop." Bonnie pleads desperate to feel that sensation again as their hips continue to move together roughly.
"Never." Stefan growls before he presses his mouth to hers once again, his mouth moving in a similar way as his hips. As the kiss grows Stefan feels the sensation of his face changing and his fangs elongating. He pulls away, expecting her to be startled, but instead of looking away Bonnie's gaze becomes even more ardent.
Her acceptance of him is his undoing. Unable to hold back his desire for her, he begins slamming into her at unnaturally fast pace. Undaunted, Bonnie encourages him by pulling him tighter against her, delighting in the rough way he pumps inside of her. He moves within her again and again until Bonnie explodes, dragging him into his own intense orgasm. Their cries of pleasure fill the large bathroom, bouncing off the walls in harmony.
The moment they come down from their highs, Stefan carefully sets Bonnie down on her feet before wrapping her in his arms. He leans down and rests his forehead against hers, not the least bit concerned by the water from the shower raining down on them. When she presses a kiss to his mouth, his knees begin to tremble. A side effect from his most recent orgasm he imagines.
"Well this is interesting." A familiar voices breaks into their sexual haze. "The ripper and the witch going at in a shower of all places."
Stefan spins around abruptly and immediately stands in front of Bonnie to protect her from the intruder. He growls when he sees Katherine smirking at them through the glass shower stall. He'd been so focused on Bonnie that he hadn't heard a thing.
Katherine rolls her eyes when it becomes obvious he's protecting Bonnie's modesty since she can only see Bonnie from the neck up. She smiles happily however when she realizes his chivalrous move allows her to view his naked body through the stall. Her happiness is short-lived however, once Stefan catches on.
"No need to cover up. It's nothing I haven't already seen before." She laughs at Stefan's attempt to cover his lower appendage with his hands.
"How long have you been in here?" Bonnie glares at her from behind Stefan's shoulder. She hopes not too long because the thought of someone Stefan's slept with watching them is a bit too weird for her.
"Long enough to know that Stefan's obviously improved his technique." She purposely smirks at Bonnie, knowing the effect her words will have on the witch. Her grin widens when the witch's eyes darken in irritation.
"What are you doing here?" Stefan interrupts, knowing that Bonnie's annoyance rises with every second that passes.
"Don't worry I'm not here for you. I came to talk to her." She tilts her head in Bonnie's direction. "You think you can keep your hands off her long enough for that to happen?"
"Just get to the point." Bonnie growls impatiently, answering before Stefan has the chance.
"As you can see this whole human thing isn't really working out all that well for me. The way I see it you're my best bet to reverse what's happening to me." Katherine starts to explain some of the symptoms she's having due to being injected with the cure.
"If I say yes will you get the hell out of here?" Bonnie asks once Katherine's done explaining her situation.
"Maybe."
The two women stare each other down until Bonnie lets out a long sigh. "Fine, I'll see what I can do, but I'm not making any promises."
"That's all I can ask." Katherine nods before turning on her heels and sauntering out of the bathroom.
"I thought you didn't like her? Why are you helping her? Especially after everything that she's done." Stefan asks as he spins around to face Bonnie the moment the door shuts.
"I don't like her." Bonnie admits. "But she needs help and is it really fair to hold what she's done against her when I could really say the same thing for anyone in our group?"
"You have a point." He acknowledges with a nod. "Please just make sure you're careful. I wouldn't be able to handle it if I lost you again."
"I'll be careful." Bonnie agrees before she stands on her tip toes and pecks his lips.
-X-
A couple hours later, Bonnie finds herself back in Stefan's bed with his head between her legs, marveling at the amount of pleasure he's giving her. Stefan groans into her mound, his own arousal rising with each moan he coaxes from her.
"Knock, knock, knock." Caroline suddenly bursts into the room, shocking the occupants tangled in the bed.
"I knew we should have locked the door." Bonnie groans painfully, her body protesting the sudden loss of pleasure as she pulls the sheet up to cover her breasts.
"Why are you in my bedroom?" Stefan pops up from underneath the sheet and plops down next to Bonnie, the bottom half of his face slick with wetness.
Caroline gasps when it clicks just what he'd been doing under there. "Okay I get that you guys are in love and together after being apart for four months, but that doesn't mean you need to spend all your time in bed."
"Says the woman that has been holed up with Tyler for the last week." Bonnie throws her a knowing look.
"You may have a point." Caroline agrees sheepishly. The moment she left the boardinghouse after Bonnie was brought back, she and Tyler had been engaged in a little marathon of their own. "Anyway I tried calling, but someone's phone is off." She looks at Stefan who doesn't seem the least bit sorry.
"What could be so important that you felt the need to bust into my bedroom unannounced?" Stefan asks, wanting nothing more than to finish what he started with Bonnie.
"We are having a party tonight and you two need to get ready for it." She, Elena and Matt decided a couple of days ago to throw a party to celebrate Bonnie being back, but because the two have been joined at the hip since Bonnie's resurrection, they haven't gotten the chance to let either of them know. Until now.
"Don't even think about saying no." She stops their protests before they can even start. "You both are back for good and we need to celebrate that. So Elena and I will be stealing Bonnie for the next few hours so we can shop for dresses while we're doing that you and Matt go get the rest of the stuff we'll need for the party." She smiles at threateningly at Stefan, making it clear she won't be taking no for answer.
"Fine." Stefan mutters before he jumps out of the bed completely naked, shocking both women. They both look on as he heads toward the bathroom, obviously not the least bit self-conscious about his audience.
"Caroline." Bonnie gasps in shock when she looks at Caroline and realizes the vampire is blatantly admiring Stefan's naked form until closes the door behind him.
"What?" She shrugs unashamedly. "Stefan's hot and it's the only chance I'll get to see him in all his glory. No way was I gonna let that pass." She grins widely and Bonnie laughs in response. "You know I could always even the score and ask Tyler do drop his pants."
"No thanks, I'm good." Bonnie chuckles before she changes the subject back to the party. "I'll just get dressed."
"Okay." Caroline nods as she moves to the door. "I'll let Elena know the party is a go."
-X-
Several hours later, the party has ended and everyone has gone to sleep. At the moment the only people awake are Stefan and Bonnie who are cuddled on the couch, Bonnie resting her head against Stefan's chest.
"That was fun." Bonnie murmurs as she tightens her hold on Stefan.
"Yeah it was." Stefan agrees. He admits he hadn't been looking forward to the party initially but spending time with the others and celebrating with Bonnie had been fun.
When Bonnie yawns, it occurs to Stefan just how late it is and he decides that it's time for them to go to sleep. He sits up and carefully lifts her into his arms before speeding to his bedroom. He is just about to lay her down on the bed when he spots some kind of book on his bed. Wary, he sets Bonnie down on her feet and moves closer to the bed to investigate.
Bonnie sees it as well and is shocked when she realizes it's a grimoire, a very old one at that. When he sees the familiar family crest, Stefan realizes that it's from Qetsiyah. He picks it up and hands it to her.
She opens it and is surprised to find a note from Qetsiyah. Smiling softly, she hands the note to Stefan so he can read as well before sitting down on the bed and skimming through several pages.
In the meantime, Stefan takes a look at the note and he's surprised to find only three words:
Use it wisely
He smiles softly and takes sits down next to Bonnie, watching happily as she looks through the grimoire. He knows this will mean a lot of power for Bonnie and he can't think of anyone more deserving of it. He's just happy that he'll always be by her side to see it.