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The monotonous sound of the machines in the hospital made Damon extremely uncomfortable. He paced back and forth through the doors awaiting news about Bonnie. He and Stefan had rushed Bonnie to the hospital almost immediately. The doctor's said she lost a couple pints of blood and now all they had to do was wait to see how surgery went. Caroline was huddled beside Tyler, resting her arm on Bonnie's father's shoulder. Elena stood with Stefan holding his hand and comforting him. This was all Damon's fault, he knew it. All his selfish decisions always came back to bite him in his ass. What was worse was that Bonnie tried to save him After all that he's done to her and especially the Elena thing; she risked her life to save him. The surgeon appeared in front of the group.

"She's stable, she's in a coma right now and we just have to wait to see if she wakes up," Dr. Fell spoke.

"What do you mean if she wakes up? She has to wake up; she has a future ahead of her," Harrison Bennett queried.

"She still lost a lot of blood so we just have to wait, I'm sorry guys."

Damon felt the six pairs of eyes on him. He couldn't deal with the pressure and left the hospital room. He went out into the cold night air, frustration reaching its peak. He turned to face Stefan coming up behind him.

"Hey, it's not your fault," Stefan comforted his brother.

"That's where you're wrong brother; it most definitely is my fault. She came to save me. She trusted me so much and I broke it, all for what? The slightest chance that I might have won?"

"Won what?"

"This competition that I made up between us, silly me because I had already won. I had the one girl in Mystic Falls who didn't want you more than me. The one girl who accepted me for who I currently am and not for who they thought I could be."

Stefan watched as his brother broke down in front of him. He had never in his 160+ years seen Damon so broken down and completely vulnerable.

"Hey, when she makes it through she'll forgive you Damon."

"I don't deserve her forgiveness brother. I don't.

"We most definitely will not! And if we do then it'll be my blood!" Caroline shouted at the Salvatore brothers.

"It should be my blood, I'm the reason she's in this state," Damon paced the length of the room.

"How about we see if she'll make it first?" Tyler suggested.

The Salvatores had removed the stake from Bonnie's chest and rushed her to the hospital. Stefan wanted to give Bonnie some of his blood to help her but Damon decided against it. Knowing that if things took a turn for the worse Bonnie would hate them even more than she probably did now. Caroline attempted to fluff the pillow under Bonnie's head without moving her too much.

"The doctor said she's in a coma, it'll take a miracle for her to wake up," Elena related, she was casting small glances at Damon and Stefan.

"Thank you captain obvious," Caroline spat at her friend.

Bonnie felt a presence around her, she kept willing her mind to open her eyes but it was too hard. She simply couldn't do it.

Three Days Later

"You know, I'd appreciate it if you finally woke up now Bon, you've scared us enough. Plus we have school in like three days, do you want to miss geometry? I think not," Caroline bemused trying to get her best friend out of the coma, "You know, I'm minutely pissed of that Damon hasn't come to visit you, typical him. I miss you Bon, can you wake up? For me? For your dad?" Caroline placed her hand on Bonnie's shoulder squeezing lightly. "I'll come visit later okay? I love you."

Caroline left the room and noted Elena sitting in the waiting room. She nodded at her signaling it was okay for her to go in and visit Bonnie. Elena had avoided visited Bonnie since she got placed in the hospital because she wasn't sure what she wanted to say to her. Bonnie meant the world to her and as much as she loved Caroline, Bonnie was her best friend. The one she simply could not live without. She walked into the room and observed her best friend. Her hair was freshly brushed and there was lip-gloss on her lips. Leave it up to Caroline to accessorize her when she was in a state like this.

"Hey Bon, apparently we are supposed to keep talking to you until you come out of this and U have so much to say to you but I'd rather say it a conscious Bonnie that way I'll know if I earned your forgiveness or not. Do you remember when we were ten and snuck into the R rated movie and how pissed our parents were?" Elena chuckled, "You also kind of forced Matt and I to start dating in the seventh grade. You were always so good to me and I merely took advantage of it. I'm sorry Bonnie, for everything. I guess for once in my life I was jealous of you and not the other way around. I promise you this though, if Damon is who you want, I'll stay clear of him. I just want you to be happy and I really want you to come out of this, please."

Elena touched Bonnie's cheek and sobs silently. She moved to the other side of the room when she felt Damon's presence.

"You finally decided to show up," Elena frowned at him.

"Give me a few minutes, please?"

"Fine."

Elena walked out of the room and Damon moved to the bed. He really didn't enjoy seeing Bonnie in this state. It made him uneasy and he couldn't deny feeling like it was his entire fault. If he thought more about his actions, this could have been prevented. He wouldn't have ruined this teenager's life.

"I see vampire Barbie has been doing a number on you," he sighed, "we would all appreciate it deeply if you'd wake up, getting staked isn't that big a deal, I've had my neck broken a couple of times and that's way worse. I've also had witchy migraines and those hurt like a bitch."

He sat beside her bed, resting his head on her shoulder. Breathing deeply he continued, "I don't do well with these situations as you very well know. I will however promise you this, if you wake up, I promise to leave you alone because let's face it, I'm not deserving of you. You are so much better than me and you deserve better. I am sorry though Bonnie, for everything. I really am."

The nurse entered the room letting him know that visiting hours were over. He waited a few minutes to see if she would wake up, because that's what typically happened in the movies right? The loved one gets her to wake up. Bonnie Bennett was still in her coma.

Lucy folded her arms, her eyes glaring at Damon. She was pissed.

"Don't give me that look."

"I should have known you dating my cousin would be her death sentence."

"She's not dead."

"Yet."

Damon frowned at the witch. He forgot how awful the Bennett's and their tempers were.

"Okay fine, what do you need?"

"Give this to her when she wakes up," Damon reached into his pocket and pulled out a medium sized box.

"Why do I have to give it to her?"

"Because I'm leaving Mystic Falls and I don't want to be found when I do."

Lucy gave him the 'oh really' look and snatched the box from him. She watched as Damon walked away from her. Deny it all she could, but Damon Salvatore definitely cared for Bonnie Bennett. She weighed the box in her hand, testing the pressure. She tried to use her powers to sense what it was before opening it, but she kept drawing to a block. She stuffed the box in her purse and headed to the hospital.

"Jeremy! Matt! You guys are here!" Elena rushed to embrace her brother and ex-boyfriend.

"We had to come see Bonnie," Matt stated.

"How is she?" Jeremy queried.

"Stable, her vitals, everything, they are great. She just needs to wake up."

"Do you mind if I go in?" Jeremy asked and Elena nodded.

Jeremy left Matt and Elena to catch up while he went into Bonnie's room.

"Hey fighter, I heard you're doing pretty well but for some reason you won't wake up. It's been four days Bon, you need to come back to us." He moved to sit by her bed and held her hand, "I don't see ghosts anymore. You're spell worked. It feels good being plain old Jer again. I met a girl, she's wonderful. She kind of reminds me a little of you." He squeezed her hand. "I love you Bonnie, please open your eyes."

Nothing happened.

Matt appeared at the door and Jeremy left. Matt walked to her bed, towering over her.

"You've been holding out on me Bon, you and Damon? Wow. Never saw that coming. I thought he hated you and vice versa. I guess what they say is true, there's a thin line between love and hate. You'll be happy to know that I found a new girl, her name is Michelle. She's … wait for it, a redhead with green eyes. I scored the jackpot. Don't underestimate me Bonnie, I told you."

"You did," Bonnie's voice croaked into the now dead silence, "you look like you've seen a ghost."

"Is that your voice? You sound damn awful." She smiled.

Stefan, Caroline, Tyler, Jeremy, Elena and Lucy all came rushing into the room. The excitement from seeing all the faces temporarily sent Bonnie into the shock and the doctors were forced to send them away from the room. The good news was that Bonnie Bennett was no longer comatose.

Two Days Later

"How are you feeling? Do you need anything?" Harrison Bennett was rushing around his daughter's room.

"Dad, chill, I'm fine."

"you just got released from the hospital and you were in a coma for three days."

"But I'm not now, I really do feel fine, just a little sore."

"Do you need a pill for it?"

"No, trust me, I am okay."

Harrison nodded and left her room. Bonnie sat up in bed and scanned her bedroom. It was filled with greeting cards and flowers from everyone telling her to get well soon. She was a tad bit overwhelmed. She should have been back in school this week but obviously she got the week off. Hopefully she didn't miss much because she had her scholarship to NYU riding on how great her grades were for this semester.

"Hey lil witch, feeling better?" Lucy remarked walking into Bonnie's room.

"As good as it gets."

"So, I have something for you, a Mr. Damon Salvatore wanted me to give you this," she reached into her pocket and pulls out the box Damon gave to her.

"put it with the other stuff."

"I think you should open it."

"I don't want to."

"Why not?"

"Damon cheated on me, and now he disappears from town, I'm not having it."

"Bon, I love you, I do and as someone who cares deeply for you, I can say with absolute certainty that Damon left Mystic Falls for you."

"What?"

"He left because he thought it's what you would have wanted, he knows you're mad at him and rather than be constantly reminded of that failure, he left. I'm not saying it was the right thing to do but he still did it. For you."

"I don't want that. I don't want to be another Elena to him. I don't want that selfless love that he has that's so consuming. I want to be his equal."

"Maybe you should open that box."

"Maybe …"

Lucy left the room. Bonnie fixated her gaze on the box. She reached for the bow and opened it.

Oh, no I do not hook up, up I fall deep. 'Cause the more that you try. The harder I'll fight to say goodnight.