Dreams…Dreams are strange, the things people see, do, or go when asleep can be described in several ways, sometimes ordinary, sometimes not so much, this time would fall into the not so much category, because the last place Bonnie Bennett expected to be tonight when she went to bed was in the middle of the woods, her eyes closed in bed and opened in the wilderness, at first she was bewildered, creeped out, even scared because this doesn't feel like a dream, it's too lucid, she can see as clear as when she's awake, feel everything around her, the dirt on the ground, the wind on her skin, but she can't think of any other possible way she got here, she's still in her PJs, she was in bed two seconds ago it seems and now she's here, so it has to be a dream right…right.
"Hello?"Bonnie calls out into the emptiness, she feels a presence, but she can't see a damn thing. Bonnie wanders forward through the woods, looking for anything but trees, but there's nothing, she has her arms clutched around her, it's cold, surprisingly cold.
"Anybody?". Bonnie calls out again, but no response, she's kind of relieved that no one answers, if this is just a dream, why would she get an answer. Bonnie believes this is just a dream, or at least wants to, but it feels like something other than a dream, and something is near, she knows it.
A gust of wind blows by, more powerful than usual, Bonnie wraps her arms harder in response to the cold, and the area becomes eerie, even more than it already was.
"Bonnie", A voice whispers from nowhere, Bonnie's eyes widen and she takes off running as fast as she can as if she knows where she's going, she runs and runs until she trips over something, she goes down face first, she's thankfully not hurt, but she's still frightened as she gets up, the land in dolly now open, it's like a giant hole in the middle of the forest, she wipes the dirt from her face, she looks around her for, someone, anyone.
"Bonnie". The voice appears again, but this time it's right behind her, Bonnie turns around and across from her is a silhouette of a man, he's far away though, her on one end of the hole and him on the other, hidden in the shadows.
"Who are you?"Bonnie walks forward slowly, her brow furrowed, as she tries to make out the figure in front of her.
"Stay where you are!". The voice comes as a loud boom to Bonnie's ears, but it's still somehow a whisper, it also sounds raspy, like this guy is using some kind of voice changer. The boom causes Bonnie to jump, she takes a few steps back, her breath quicking, and she eyes the stranger with distress.
"Who are you?". Bonnie attempts to move forward once again.
"I SAID STAY WHERE YOU ARE!". The voice screams at Bonnie, and she freezes.
"It doesn't matter who I am. I need to warn you about the dog".
Bonnie shakes her head, "Dog?".
"Tyler Lockwood". The Voice says annoyed, like Bonnie should just know what he's talking about, "He's about to become a problem, you need to be prepared".
Bonnie once again attempts to move forward toward the shape, he doesn't stop her this time, "Prepared for what?...and what does Tyler have to do with anything?"
The shape then finally steps forward, Just enough for Bonnie to see his eyes light up, glowing Gold, her eyes widen and she steps back, "You!".
"Use your head", he says and thrusts his hand forward. Bonnie gets blown back by what feels like thousand-mile winds.
Bonnie wakes up with a start, she's covered in sweat, breathing ragged, it takes her a moment to realize she's back in the real world, but the dream is all she can't think about, so much so that she's two hours late for school.
Bonnie shows up in the middle of lunch, she's disheveled, her hair is a mess, her clothes wrinkled and unmatching, along with a poor attempt at applying makeup, she looks to spot Caroline and Elena, thankfully they sit at the front of the room. Bonnie runs up and grabs Elena by the arm.
"I need to talk to you".
Elena peers up, her eyes widened at Bonnie's appearance.
"Bonnie…What?".
Bonnie doesn't let Elena finish, she grips her arm and runs off. Elena has no choice but to follow, leaving Caroline to look on, stunned.
Bonnie drags Elena into the nearest girls' room before letting her go.
"Bon, what's going on?". Elena stands back with wide eyes as she watches Bonnie rush around the restroom and check all the stalls, making sure no one else is around. When Bonnie is sure the coast is clear she approaches Elena, she gets close, whispering like she's still afraid someone will hear.
"Okay, the guy, you know the guy with the eyes that you've been dreaming about?".
Elena nods, "Yeah, what about him".
Bonnie takes a breath, "I saw him".
Elena's eyebrows rose, "What?".
Bonnie nods, "Yeah, just like you. In my dreams".
Elena's face suddenly tenses, her jaw clenches, her eyes narrow, then she tilts her head, "Okay, well….did he look something like", then her eyes start to glow yellow, "This?".
Bonnie wakes up once again, this time she was sitting at her kitchen table, she's been dozing in and out all day, pretty much against her will, she never even tried to make it to school that day, she's exhausted, but she doesn't want to sleep, every time she does, she has some kind of nightmare, she has no clue what's going on, but all she knows is that she wants it to stop.
KNOCK,KNOCK,KNOCK,KNOCK
The knocking on her door hits Bonnie like a ton of bricks, her lack of sleep has made her hyper-sensitive, not to mention, it added to her already existing headache.
KNOCK,KNOCK,KNOCK,KNOCK
Bonnie gets up, mumbling, "All right, All right, I'm coming".
She marches up to the front door of her house, she doesn't check who's out there, she just unlocks and throws the door open. Who's standing on her porch makes Bonnie internally cringe.
"Tyler". Apprehension is clear in her voice. However Tyler pays it no mind, he just gets right to his point.
"Where is she?". He asks rudely.
Bonnie shakes her head, "Where's who?".
Tyler sighs, getting impatient rather quickly, "You know who. Elena, where is she?".
Bonnie shrugs, "I would guess school, at this time of day".
Tyler shakes his head, "Nope, and she's not at home either and since you weren't at school. I figured she has to be here".
"Well, you would be wrong". Bonnie goes to shut the door. Tyler barges in before she can, however. Bonnie stumbles backward, stunned. Tyler gets way too close for comfort.
"I know you know where she is and I'm not leaving until you tell me".
Bonnie holds her head up in defiance, "You need to leave Elena alone and you need to get the hell out of my house".
Tyler's eyes border on sadistic, "Or what?".
Bonnie doesn't have an answer, though her anger and fear soon overcomes her, she answers Tyler by shoving him as hard as she can and to her surprise he flys backward, right out of her house, he lands maybe thirty feet away, right in the middle of the street. Bonnie's mouth hangs open in shock. Tyler appears to be unconscious. Bonnie truthfully doesn't care about him, but how she just did what she did, she slams her door shut, locking it behind her, and she briefly rests against it, her mind spinning with one thought.
'What the hell was that?'.
Later that night Bonnie had unfortunately fallen asleep on her couch, she tried not to sleep, tried everything she could, but it came for her like it does everyone, however, it was so far peaceful, so far a sleep filled with nothing but darkness, of course, though, like all good things, something had to end it. Soon Bonnie awakes to the sound of a loud beeping, it takes her a moment for her to become fully aware, then she sits up with a start, her house, her house is on fire, not just some small part of it, it's all in flames, everywhere around her is lit up. Bonnie panics, she starts running around her house to every available escape, the fire has them all blocked, every door, every window, there's no way out, her phone is nowhere to be found, the smoke fills her lungs, she gasps for breath as things start to get blurry, she's getting weak, it's only a matter of moments before she passes out.
When Bonnie awakens everything is blurred out in her eyes like she's in some sort of dream, the only thing she can make out is the silhouette of a man's feet pacing beside her, black boots, maybe the back of dark blue jeans, she thinks she's on the grass, but she can't lift her head, she can hear a voice.
"Son of a bitch Tyler what did you do?".
The voice sounds like he's talking to himself.
"Damnit! DAMNIT!".
As the man shouts his last expletive Bonnie can hear the sirens of the fire truck, the feet in front of her take off like a thief in the night, as the man runs away Bonnie can make out a soft shape of him, she's not sure if he's short or tall, she can make out what looks to be a leather jacket and dark hair, however that's all she can make out before she completely loses consciousness.