Bonnie's P.O.V.

I still had to talk to my mother about all of my new discoveries. Unfortunately, she insisted that I drink whatever she made to make me feel better. I sighed inwardly as I took the glass from her hands. I noticed that she was watching me with an intent look. I brought the glass to my lips. I gasped as a powerful jolt went through me, causing me to drop the glass on the floor. We both watched as the glass and the contents within it fell to the ground.

"No," I heard her whisper. I assumed she was upset about me being a klutz.

"Sorry," I muttered bending down to pick up the glass that was now in two pieces. "I'll clean it up."

"I have to make more." She murmured, frantically. I watched confused as she took things out of the cabinet and placed them on the counter.

"Mom?" I said nervously watching her frantic state. She didn't seem to hear me as she continued her task. I slowly walked over to her and gently grabbed her arm. She paused her actions and our eyes met. "What is going on?"

"You wouldn't understand." She said firmly.

My grip tightened on her arm as she tried to move away. I wanted to ask her to elaborate on her statement, but a rush went through me and images flooded my mind.

The first thing I saw was my grandmother. She appeared to be very ill, and beside her my mother stood.

"Did you consider what we talked about?" My grandmother asked weakly.

An unreadable expression came across my mom's face. "No," She said, firmly. "Bonnie will have no part in this."

Another flash came across my vision, still showing both my mom and grams. "Her powers," She whispered, "I'll bind them."

I gasped as I snapped back to reality. My mom was looking at me with concerned eyes. I met her gaze, coming to a realization. "Y-you were taking away my powers." I didn't actually realized I said it aloud until she backed away from me. "I saw you and grams talking…and then…why would you do this me?"

She took a step forward and grabbed my shoulders. "Bonnie…what did you do?" She shook me while she asked. I cringed at the hysteria in her voice. "Tell me."

"Nothing," I lied, sounding meek and innocent.

She released my shoulders, and I breathed out a quick sigh of relief. I didn't know if she believed me or not. Watching her movements closely, I noticed she picked something off the counter. As I looked closer I noticed it was some kind of herb. Without warning, my mom tossed my the herb. I caught it in my hands, instinctively. I spared my mom a confused look before turning back to my hand and gasping. The plant started to wilt in my hands. I instantly dropped it to the floor before turning to my shocked mom. "What was that?"

"Woodruff." She answered looking at me as if she had never seen me. "It wilts in the presence of…of a witch."

I looked at the now dead plant on the floor. "I'm sorry." I whispered

"How?"

"Emily McCullough." I breathed out. "She appeared to me and told me what I needed to do. I read an incantation last night; I'm a witch now." I explained everything that happened over past few days, closely watching her reaction.

My mom didn't say anything for a long time. I assume she was still suffering from the shock. She then looked up and met my eyes. "How could you be so foolish?" She asked angrily. "Do you understand what you've done?"

I flinched as she started to raise her voice. "Mom, I-"

"You destroyed your life. You accepted everything I fought so hard to get away from you."

I started to feel tears gather in my eyes. "Emily told me everything, Mom. I know you bounded your powers when you were my age. I know you just tried to do the same to me." I stopped to catch my breath, tears now running down my face. "I also know that if something evil shows up to this town I'm gonna have to fight it."

"No," She said, harshly. "I'm not risking your life." She paused, "We have to leave this place."

Realization then hit me. "Is that why we always moved?"

"I don't know how else to protect you."

I stepped forward. "Teach me everything you know." I held my ground as we stared back at each other. "Please, help me fight."

Her face went blank as she stared at me. "I'm not going to sit here and watch you be destroyed. I'll find a way to bind your powers."

I sighed, "I'm not falling for that." I said, motioning to the floor at her last attempt.

She started out of the room, but then turned back. "I'm trying to protect you. You'll understand one day." She left with those last words.

For the remainder of the day mom didn't even leave her room. I found myself grateful for the day of school I had. I got dressed very quickly and started my walk to school. While I was there, I tried my best not to think about the previous week. In second hour, I was immediately met with the sight of Caroline. I gave her a small wave as we made eye contact.

"Hey Bon, sorry we couldn't hang this weekend. My mom insisted we spend time together." She said with a hint of distaste.

"It's fine," I said, trying to sound passive.

"So what did you do?"

Met a dead ancestor, became a witch, and totally freaked out my mom. "Nothing much. Did you have fun with your mom?"

She scoffed, "No, last weekend was the longest of my life."

"It couldn't have been that bad."

"Trust me, Bon. It was."

I laughed before turning to the front of the room. Our teacher should've been here by now. I turned back to Caroline. "Where's Mr. Jones?"

She shrugged, "Probably giving a lecture to some student for running in the halls." She replied sarcastically.

It wasn't like Mr. Jones to be late for a class. I could tell that he hated tardiness and I haven't even been here long. As on cue, a young looking man walked through the door. I noticed that his blonde hair stuck out, and his dark eyes seem piercing. He turned to face the class with a charming smile. "Morning everyone," His eyes scanned the whole room. "I'm subbing for Mr. Jones for the time being. My name is Mr. Meyers, but if you want Ben is also available."

I saw Caroline leaning over to whisper, "Very hot." I giggled softly at her words. We all watched as he wrote his name on the board.

"What happen to Mr. Jones?" A guy called out in a curious tone.

He turned back to face the class, and a sympathetic look crossed his face. "He's having some medical problems. I afraid he won't be back for a long time." He then gave another charming smile. "But I promise to be too hard on you guys." No more questions were asked after his statement. "Okay, let's get attendance over." He walked over to the desk and picked up a sheet of paper.

"Stephanie Adams?" The girl by the window raised her hand with 'here' in greeting. He said more names before he got to Caroline, who gave a flirtatious 'present' in response. When he got to my name, something strange happened. "Bonnie…McCullough?" I hesitated before raising my hand. The surprise and familiarity in his tone caught me off guard. I met his dark, piercing eyes and froze. He stared back at me, causing others to turn to stare as well. He then seem to snap back to reality and turned away calling the next name.

Caroline turned to me with questioning eyes. I just shrugged in response, having many questions of my own. We spent the rest of the class listening to his stories and past as a student. I sat in class trying to shake the weird feeling I was having. After class, I begin to walk with Caroline to my next class. "You really don't know what happened with Mr. Hottie back there?"

"I don't," I sighed, "It was probably nothing. I have to get to class." I rushed out, entering Mr. Tanner room. He was writing some assignment on the board. I took my seat next to Meredith and Sage. "Hey," I said, gaining their attentions. "I'm sorry I had to leave the other night."

"No worries," Sage said with a mischievous smile. "We were thinking about heading out after this class, you interested?"

"You mean skipping?" I asked

"That's exactly what we mean?" Meredith said

"Where are you going?"

"A special spot we like to go to." He shrugged, "You in?" I looked between the two while considering. I knew skipping school was wrong, but maybe this was the distraction I was looking for. I started to smile as I nodded my yes. "Great."

I couldn't wait for Tanner's class to end. I was excited that they all were warming up to me. I really needed to forget about everything and just have fun for one day. I stood up excited as class ended. I started gathering all of my things and turned back to Sage and Meredith. Sage seemed amused by my excitement. "Is this your first time skipping?"

I flushed at the question, embarrassed by the way I was acting. "Kinda," I said softly.

He reached over to put a hand on my shoulder. "It's okay," I saw Meredith tense as she watched us. I shook it off and turned back to Sage. "Nothing to be embarrassed about."

I nodded and started to follow them both out the class. I couldn't shake the nervous feeling of getting caught as we walked out. I let out a breath I had been holding as we reached the parking lot. They stopped near a blue truck. "I like your car." I said, admiring the view.

"Thanks," Sage said with pride. "Picked it out myself."

We went silent before a voice called out. "Ready?" I spun around to be faced with Elena, Stefan, and Damon. They all seemed unbothered by the sight of me. I shrugged the fact off and smiled. "Hi, Bonnie." Elena greeted.

"Hi," I said looking at each of them. When my eyes settled on Damon, I noticed the glint of amusement on his face. I then noticed that I was staring and quickly looked to the ground. "So…where are we going?"

"A relaxing place near the woods." Elena spoke up. She looked around the group one last time before adding, "Let's get going."

I watched as Sage and Meredith got in the front, Elena and Stefan in the back. I made a move to follow, but a voice stopped me. "Don't you want to ride in style?" Damon said from behind me.

I turned around to face him. If he didn't think that was style then he was crazy. "What?"

"Wouldn't you rather ride with me?" He inclined his head toward a black Ferrari that almost left me breathless.

I looked toward the others who were watching the exchange between us. I saw no reason not to take him up on his offer. "Sure." I found myself saying before following him over to the car. I climbed inside, taking in the interior. Damon got in after I did and smirked at the four in the other car. Before I could think the car was suddenly moving. I gasped as I held on while he drove. Five minutes later, we were at our destination, but I was still holding on for dear life. I turned to look at Damon with a shock expression on my face. "Did you have to go so fast?"

He smirked back at me and ignored my question. I noticed Sage's truck pulling up beside us. With one last glance at me, he stepped out of the car. I followed his actions meeting the others, who were also outside now. I looked around the place. I then understood why they would choose this place. "It's nice." I said softly, taking a few steps forward to get the full view. "How did you find this place?"

"We used to hang out all the time here." Stefan said

"We'd figure it would be our place to escape." Elena added in a soft tone.

"And drink," Damon said, grabbing some bottles of what I assumed to be beer. He handed one to Sage first and gave one to the others. He then stood in front of me with a bottle in his outstretched hand. I nervously took it from his hand. I saw the amused smirk he gave me. "Never been drinking?"

I ignored the question and opened the bottle, taking a big gulp. The others actually looked impressed. I liked the feeling I got around them. It was like I was around family, and I needed that feeling now. We had found a spot to sit around and talk for a couple of hours. The topic of school came up, and I felt the urge to ask about the new sub. "Have any of you seen the new teacher, Mr. Meyers?"

They all shook their heads while Elena responded. "No, why?"

I shook my head, I guess I was being silly. "I - I guess he's just a little weird."

"More so than Tanner?" Sage asked jokingly.

"Much more so." I said

Another topic soon came up before Stefan suggested that we play football. "You have a ball?" I asked looking around.

"It's in the truck."

I gave a smile. "No thanks, I'm terrible."

"I'll sit this one out too." Meredith said

"Well, I'm playing." Elena said, getting to her feet. "Stefan and I against you and Sage."

"Prepare to get beat." Sage said as they walked off.

"How often do you guys do this?"

"A lot." She answered shortly.

I was still getting the feeling she didn't like me around. I frowned at the thought, confused on why I wanted her approval. "Did I do something to offend you?" I asked, timidly.

"What?" She asked turning to me. "Why would you say that?" She asked in the same cool voice.

"I don't know," I sighed, "It's always been something about me that makes people want to stay away. I never really had any close friends the way you guys are close. People from my old schools never even spoke to me. Then I came here," I stopped to see her intently staring at me. I shrugged my shoulders at my sudden confession, trying to seem indifferent. "I was just trying to fit in when I met you guys. I would really hate to screw that up." I finished.

I looked at her face. She gave away no emotion for me to read so I just focused on other things. We sat there in silence before she spoke. "Then you have nothing to worry about." I looked back at her, getting a feeling there was more to her statement. A couple of minutes later, the others came back. I saw the triumphant look on Damon's face that was mirrored by Sage. There was no use in asking who won.

"It's time to head back." Stefan said

I looked down at my phone, my eyes widening at the time. I needed to get home. I was supposed to be home from school three hours ago. I quickly stood up and followed the others to where we left the cars. I said my goodbyes to everyone and quickly climbed inside Damon's car. This time I was thankful for his speedy driving.

* Inside Sage's Car *

Sage looked over to Meredith, who was staring silently at Damon's departing car. "Are you okay?"

She nodded, "Yeah,"

His face became somber. "Did you find out anything?"

"No,"

From the back, Elena asked, "She didn't tell you anything?"

"I didn't ask."

This time Stefan spoke. "But this was your idea. Invite her out here, get her to tell us about Emily. What happened?"

"She's not like Emily." Meredith replied, "I know that now."

"You think you could be friends with her now?" Sage asked beside her.

Her lips curved into a small smile. "Yeah, I do."

A/N #1: Okay I have the villain in mind I have to finish piecing their story together. I hope you all will like it.

A/N #2: I want you all to know that Bamon could have slow buildup in this story if I can stretch the Tyler plot.

A/N #3: Next update might take longer. I just got Dark Visions by L. J Smith already in love. But hopefully I'll still be able to write.