Chapter Eight
Bonnie found Alex watching the dancers and paused before tapping him on the shoulder. 'Ok, you can do this. He's just a guy to past the time with right? I've flirted with guys that I didn't have feelings for before, this is no big deal. Other than the fact that he creeps me out he's still pretty cute.' She almost laughed at the surprised look on his face as he turned and saw her standing behind him. "Well hello. Ditched Damon did you?" Nodding she gave him a smile as she looped her arm through his. "Yeah, he was getting kind of dull." His laughter made a chill go up her spine and she had to try very hard to keep her arm through his as he asked, "Care to dance?" The song playing was very slow and she dreaded getting her toes stepped on by him again but it kept them from being alone together.
Nodding her head she allowed him to lead her on to the dance floor. His hand was warm against her waist as he led her through the dance. If was a fairly easy dance to learn and soon she was turning in time with him. She got a few appreciative looks from the guys she was passed off to and a just as many curious ones from the girls. As the song came to an end she and Alex bowed to each other and left the dance floor. Glancing over his shoulder Bonnie caught a glimpse of Damon walking up with a girl on his arm. The smile on his face was lazy and the way he laughed at whatever the girl was saying irked Bonnie. 'Wonder if she's one of the two girls?' Bonnie actually felt sorry for the girl. 'He'll just toss you to the side when he bores of you, believe me I know.' As Damon came to a stop in front of her and Alex Bonnie smiled and took hold of Alex's arm.
She watched as Damon's gaze went from their linked arms to her face and was surprised to see the laughter leave his eyes. 'Now who's jealous you darkly handsome meanie?" She couldn't help the satisfied smile that crossed her face. "Dancing again Bonnie?" His voice was tight as he spoke to her. Shrugging Bonnie gave him an uninterested look and replied, "Alex was kind enough to ask me to dance and I just didn't have the heart to refuse such a tempting offer." Smirking Damon glanced at Alex, "How kind of you." As another song began the girl at Damon's side cleared her throat. Looking down at her as if he had forgotten that she was there it took him a minute to react. "Oh, sorry. Bonnie, Alex, this is Serena. Serena I'd like you to meet Bonnie and Alex." Smiling the girl did a small curtsy and said, "Hello Bonnie, pleased to meet you. Alex, nice to see you again." The way she was openly friendly was making it hard for Bonnie to not like her even though she was on the arm of the man who was supposed to be her escort.
Smiling Bonnie nodded to the dance floor, "Care to dance or are you little boys to scared to be showed up by a couple of girls." Bonnie couldn't help but notice the tension in Damon's jaw and the dark look he gave her as she baited him with the challenge. Waving his arm towards the dance floor he replied, "After you." As the four of them took their positions on the dance floor and bowed to each other Bonnie saw that Damon was still staring at her, the dark expression still etched on his face. 'Geez, seems like he can't take a joke today.' As they switched partners Bonnie ended up in Damon's arms. "What are you doing Bonnie messing with Alex like this, you know he likes you." Shrugging his question off Bonnie looked up at him, "I don't see you worried about messing with Serena's emotions."
Damon narrowed his eyes and turned Bonnie in his arms, her back up against his chest, and one arm around her waist while his free hand held one of hers. "What I do with Serena's emotions is by business." Rolling her eyes as they followed along in the circle of dancers she replied, "And what I do with Alex is my business." She almost cried out as Damon's grip on her hand tightened. "Fine, do what you want with him, it's of no concern to me." His words hurt her, he didn't care that she wanted to be with Alex, even though she didn't really want to be. 'This isn't going as well as I hoped.' She thought sadly as she was handed back to Alex. She kept her gaze away from his face, not being able to stand the way he was looking at her. 'This is wrong. I'm leading him on for nothing. Damon doesn't feel anything for me except maybe for pity and a little bit of annoyance for dragging him here. How am I going to get out of this without hurting Alex's feelings?'
She was beginning to realize how selfish she was being to use someone to make Damon, a person who wasn't remotely interested in her, jealous. She remembered how Elena had gone off with Tyler after the dance when she was angry with Stefan for taking Caroline to the dance. 'Yeah and look how that turned out, Tyler almost raped her.' She gave a small shudder as she remembered seeing Elena standing in the doorway in her torn dress. "Are you ok?" It took her a moment to realize Alex was talking to her. "Yeah I'm fine, just a little chill. I'm ok now." As the song ended and the four of them met up back at the spot they had left Bonnie sifted uncomfortably. 'Maybe I should say I feel sick, that I need to go home.' Out of the corner of her eye she could see a group of people stacking the wood for the bonfire.
She was about to give the excuse of being sick but the sound of Serena giggling stopped her. Looking in the direction of her and Damon she felt her cheeks grow flushed as her eyes took in the sight before her. Damon had his arm draped around the girls shoulders and was whispering in her ear. She could hear his seductive, slightly accented voice from where she stood. The way he was playing with a piece of Serena's hair strengthened her urge to make him jealous. Grabbing Alex's hand she gave him a brilliant smile and tugged him toward the bonfire. "Looks like they're about ready to start it up." Looking over her shoulder she noticed that Damon and Serena weren't following them. He was still whispering into her ear. 'Ah! The nerve of him! Well two can play at that game.' She and Alex came to a stop a little ways away from the bonfire and sat down on a bench facing the stack of wood. Closing her eyes she gathered up the courage to play this little game out and laid her head on his shoulder.
End of Chapter Eight (well Bonnie's going through with it even if it means hurting Alex's feelings.. you think he'll be angry when he finds out he's being used?.. hmmmm guess you'll have to wait and find out. Shadow: I still might have her kick Damon. ~lol~)
Bonnie found Alex watching the dancers and paused before tapping him on the shoulder. 'Ok, you can do this. He's just a guy to past the time with right? I've flirted with guys that I didn't have feelings for before, this is no big deal. Other than the fact that he creeps me out he's still pretty cute.' She almost laughed at the surprised look on his face as he turned and saw her standing behind him. "Well hello. Ditched Damon did you?" Nodding she gave him a smile as she looped her arm through his. "Yeah, he was getting kind of dull." His laughter made a chill go up her spine and she had to try very hard to keep her arm through his as he asked, "Care to dance?" The song playing was very slow and she dreaded getting her toes stepped on by him again but it kept them from being alone together.
Nodding her head she allowed him to lead her on to the dance floor. His hand was warm against her waist as he led her through the dance. If was a fairly easy dance to learn and soon she was turning in time with him. She got a few appreciative looks from the guys she was passed off to and a just as many curious ones from the girls. As the song came to an end she and Alex bowed to each other and left the dance floor. Glancing over his shoulder Bonnie caught a glimpse of Damon walking up with a girl on his arm. The smile on his face was lazy and the way he laughed at whatever the girl was saying irked Bonnie. 'Wonder if she's one of the two girls?' Bonnie actually felt sorry for the girl. 'He'll just toss you to the side when he bores of you, believe me I know.' As Damon came to a stop in front of her and Alex Bonnie smiled and took hold of Alex's arm.
She watched as Damon's gaze went from their linked arms to her face and was surprised to see the laughter leave his eyes. 'Now who's jealous you darkly handsome meanie?" She couldn't help the satisfied smile that crossed her face. "Dancing again Bonnie?" His voice was tight as he spoke to her. Shrugging Bonnie gave him an uninterested look and replied, "Alex was kind enough to ask me to dance and I just didn't have the heart to refuse such a tempting offer." Smirking Damon glanced at Alex, "How kind of you." As another song began the girl at Damon's side cleared her throat. Looking down at her as if he had forgotten that she was there it took him a minute to react. "Oh, sorry. Bonnie, Alex, this is Serena. Serena I'd like you to meet Bonnie and Alex." Smiling the girl did a small curtsy and said, "Hello Bonnie, pleased to meet you. Alex, nice to see you again." The way she was openly friendly was making it hard for Bonnie to not like her even though she was on the arm of the man who was supposed to be her escort.
Smiling Bonnie nodded to the dance floor, "Care to dance or are you little boys to scared to be showed up by a couple of girls." Bonnie couldn't help but notice the tension in Damon's jaw and the dark look he gave her as she baited him with the challenge. Waving his arm towards the dance floor he replied, "After you." As the four of them took their positions on the dance floor and bowed to each other Bonnie saw that Damon was still staring at her, the dark expression still etched on his face. 'Geez, seems like he can't take a joke today.' As they switched partners Bonnie ended up in Damon's arms. "What are you doing Bonnie messing with Alex like this, you know he likes you." Shrugging his question off Bonnie looked up at him, "I don't see you worried about messing with Serena's emotions."
Damon narrowed his eyes and turned Bonnie in his arms, her back up against his chest, and one arm around her waist while his free hand held one of hers. "What I do with Serena's emotions is by business." Rolling her eyes as they followed along in the circle of dancers she replied, "And what I do with Alex is my business." She almost cried out as Damon's grip on her hand tightened. "Fine, do what you want with him, it's of no concern to me." His words hurt her, he didn't care that she wanted to be with Alex, even though she didn't really want to be. 'This isn't going as well as I hoped.' She thought sadly as she was handed back to Alex. She kept her gaze away from his face, not being able to stand the way he was looking at her. 'This is wrong. I'm leading him on for nothing. Damon doesn't feel anything for me except maybe for pity and a little bit of annoyance for dragging him here. How am I going to get out of this without hurting Alex's feelings?'
She was beginning to realize how selfish she was being to use someone to make Damon, a person who wasn't remotely interested in her, jealous. She remembered how Elena had gone off with Tyler after the dance when she was angry with Stefan for taking Caroline to the dance. 'Yeah and look how that turned out, Tyler almost raped her.' She gave a small shudder as she remembered seeing Elena standing in the doorway in her torn dress. "Are you ok?" It took her a moment to realize Alex was talking to her. "Yeah I'm fine, just a little chill. I'm ok now." As the song ended and the four of them met up back at the spot they had left Bonnie sifted uncomfortably. 'Maybe I should say I feel sick, that I need to go home.' Out of the corner of her eye she could see a group of people stacking the wood for the bonfire.
She was about to give the excuse of being sick but the sound of Serena giggling stopped her. Looking in the direction of her and Damon she felt her cheeks grow flushed as her eyes took in the sight before her. Damon had his arm draped around the girls shoulders and was whispering in her ear. She could hear his seductive, slightly accented voice from where she stood. The way he was playing with a piece of Serena's hair strengthened her urge to make him jealous. Grabbing Alex's hand she gave him a brilliant smile and tugged him toward the bonfire. "Looks like they're about ready to start it up." Looking over her shoulder she noticed that Damon and Serena weren't following them. He was still whispering into her ear. 'Ah! The nerve of him! Well two can play at that game.' She and Alex came to a stop a little ways away from the bonfire and sat down on a bench facing the stack of wood. Closing her eyes she gathered up the courage to play this little game out and laid her head on his shoulder.
End of Chapter Eight (well Bonnie's going through with it even if it means hurting Alex's feelings.. you think he'll be angry when he finds out he's being used?.. hmmmm guess you'll have to wait and find out. Shadow: I still might have her kick Damon. ~lol~)