As soon as Bonnie got in the car the pressed the gas pedal down and never looked back. She could have sworn her heart was going 300 beats a minute even though she knew that was impossible. She was in such a panic that she wasn't even thinking her body just moved automatically, turning and swerving, slamming on the breaks when she hit a red light. Part of her knew the stupidity of running, like they weren't going to find her eventually, someday down the road. Still she wasn't going to make it easy for them, if they got her she'd go down fighting, though she was sure it wouldn't do much good. She shivered, snapping out of her daze and looking at the dark green forest she was now driving through. Damn it Elena.
"Elena?" Bonnie stared at the blonde sitting on the bar stool in front of her. Elena smiled at her and hoped of her seat walking towards Bonnie with a giddy step. Bonnie was surprised she hadn't seen Elena in years since she went with Stefan back to Italy. She hadn't actually heard from anyone if Fells Church in years, everyone had moved, including her and some how they all just lost contact. But here Elena was in the flesh in the crappy little bar in Bonnie's tiny city.
"I've been looking for you everywhere!" Elena smiled throwing her arms around Bonnie in a tight hug, almost spilling the drink in Bonnie's hand.
"Well here I am."
"We have so much to talk about." Elena grinned, grabbing her hand and dragging her over to a booth. "Tell me everything that's happened since we last talked."
"Well…I'm going to the local college, and um I'm working at a book shop right now uh."
"Oh come on, there has to be some juicy details. How's the love life."
"Well uh you know I don't really have a love life as of now, just enjoying being single-"
"Ouch Bonnie, right through the ego." Griffin sighed standing in front of the booth, putting a hand above his heart. "And here I thought we were doing so well."
"Griffin!" Bonnie squeaked she looked between the two vampires. "I uh- well the thing is-"
"Elena." Elena held her hand out to Griffin who grinned and reached out to her. He then slid into the seat next to Bonnie and stole her drink to take a sip of it. "so you two are…dating?"
"Well I thought so apparently I'm just a booty call."
"I didn't say that." Bonnie mumbled her face turning a bright red equal to hair colour. She hung her head in embracement and kicked Griffin under the table. Griffin just laughed and ruffled her hair. "Ugh I hate when you do that."
"I know."
"You know it's really hot in here. Really making me thirsty how about you go get us girls some drinks Griffin." Elena gave a sweet grin and pushed her glass over towards him. Griffin looked at her then Bonnie and grabbed both the glasses and began walking to the bar.
"Elena-"
"You're dating him! You know how dangerous vampires can be Bonnie!"
"Trust me it's not something I can easily forget." She huffed tired of people interrupting her. "Griffin's different, he's nice, he cares about me."
"I'm sure he cares more about your blood then your well being." Elena crossed her arms over her chest and glared at her.
"No," Bonnie snapped. "We don't do that, he's not like your boyfriend." Bonnie looked towards the bar, Griffin was looking at the two of them an unusual serious expression on his face.
"Bonnie-"
"You know I just remembered I bought us tickets to see that new movie tonight." Griffin announced returning to the table empty handed. "So we should probably be going."
Griffin grabbed Bonnie's hand and tugged her towards the exit, Bonnie in turn quickly followed without ever looking back. Elena remained at the table and Bonnie could feel her eyes boring into her every step of the way.
"Damn it. "Bonnie cursed as the low gas light began to flash. She pulled into the exit lane to go find a gas station. Finally she reached one just as she pulled in, but didn't quite make it to the nozzle. She grumbled put her car into neutral and pushed the car the last few inches to reach the gas. The boy at the till didn't even look at her when she paid him, she shoved the change into her pocket without counting even though she knew he short changed her.
She looked at her watch on the way out and frowned as she hoped into the car she wondered how long she'd be able to out run the two brothers. She hoped her wild goose chase had stalled them long enough to give her a decent head start. How long had she'd been in the car? At least three days, maybe four? Bonnie cursed and pushed harder on the gas petal, she should have told them Rose was in Nebraska or something. I wonder if they'd look for me in Nebraska?
"Pull the car over Bonnie. Now." Bonnie's foot slammed on the brake and she jutted forward at the same time the car behind her honked its horn and swerved, narrowly missing crushing the back of her car but leaving a large scratch on her bumped. For a moment she sat there frozen staring onto the dark road her fingers gripping the steering wheel so tight her knuckles turned white. Slowly she raised her eyes to the review mirror and shivered at the cold dark eyes that stared back at her.
"Pull the car over."
"We're in the middle of nowhere, I can't just let you off to get attacked or something."
"Will you two just stop fighting?" Bonnie sighed sliding deeper into her car seat. Elena and Griffin had been bickering the whole car ride back home. Two days ago Elena had invited them to what she called 'the cutest little cottage' that she and Stefan had bought a few months back. Bonnie thought it was odd that Elena had been acting so nice the last couple days, it's not that she wasn't a good person she just couldn't stand not getting her way, and Elena and Griffin were two very different people. She almost laughed when she realized how much they acted like an old married couple.
"Bonnie how do you stand being with this guy?" Elena leaned forward from the back seat sticking her head in-between the two. "He's worse then Damon."
"I don't know what that means, but I assume you just insulted me." He said flicking her hand of his shoulder. "So go to hell."
"Ooooh, so he doesn't know about Damon huh?" Elena grinned, unbuckling her seat belt so she could move even closer to the two. "He was only the guy Bonnie had a HUGE crush on."
"A crush huh?" Griffin looked at Bonnie out of the corner of his eye. "I once had a bit of a crush on Veronica Lake. Tiny little thing she was."
"Jesus Christ! This has been going on for hours can we just sit here silently!" Bonnie snapped finally loosing her patience. For a second they were quite and Bonnie was thankful for about thirty seconds before Elena started talking.
"Well sorry, I didn't realize you turned you got so bitchy after only a few hours in the car."
"Oh Bonnie's the bitchy one? Have you even heard yourself at all this whole car ride?"
"Are you going to let him talk to me like that?"
"I don't hear her making any objections."
"You know what screw both of you. Bonnie I want my necklace back!" Elena reached for the piece of gold jewelry she had given her the day before. Bonnie hissed feeling the skin on the back of her neck break under the pressure of the necklace. Griffin turned towards the two his hand shooting out to grab Elena's. He opened his mouth to yell at her but before he could Bonnie screamed and pointed at the deer that stared back at them. Griffin slammed on the breaks, jerking the wheel to the far left. The car spun on a circle till it hit the guard rail and flipped into the ditch.
Elena hit her head so hard for a couple minuets she blanked out when she came too the only thing she could hear was one of the wheels still spinning. She was still in the car but the windows in front of Bonnie and Griffin where smashed with blood dripping from it. Elena's body ached but she managed to pull her self from the wreckage. She found Griffin beside her knocked out and bleeding through his ears, Elena grumbled and gently kicked his side. Griffin groaned and sat up rubbing his head.
"I just want you to know that I blame you for all of this."
"Griffin-"
"No, no, no don't try and blame this on me, you distracted me."
"Griffin-"
"Bonnie is never going to forgive you, she loved that car."
"Griffin!" Elena slapped Griffin across the face trying to get his attention. "Look."
Griffin looked over to the smashed tree they had hit between the rail and the ditch. Sticking out of the mud was a mass of tangled red hair. "Oh God, Bonnie!"
The two rushed to the old tree, stopping in their tracks at the site Bonnie was in. Her clothes where torn pieces of the fabric still clinging to the tree, her right arm broken and twisted under her back. Blood dripped from her open mouth and her wide eyes stared up into the dark sky. Griffin dived down and swept her bruised body into his arms. He looked up at Elena who only stared into Bonnie's unblinking eyes. Without a second thought Griffin bite hard into his wrist letting the tiny blood drops fall onto Bonnie's lips.