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Chapter 23.
"I have a few more things in the car, I'll be right back," Caroline said as she headed out the door but stopped in the middle of the hallway. "If you're going to do anything put a sock on the door or something" she added as Bonnie's face flushed and Damon grinned.
"Oh just go" Bonnie exclaimed at her friend giving the door a loud shut.
"I think you're proving her case if you slam the door shut in her face…" Damon said as Bonnie shook her head and sat on the bed with the purple and green stripped bedspread. "So," Damon started sitting down next to her. "I think you'll college" he said as Bonnie nodded.
"Yeah, more freedom to hunt down the ingredients. Speaking of which," she paused to pull out a folded up piece of paper from her purse.
"Try not to be that obvious about pulling it out," Damon said as Bonnie looked at him questionably. "Never know when a creepy supernatural is lurking about. Hell, that kid Nick might be one" he said as Bonnie continued giving him a look.
"Who?" she asked, Damon nodded toward the door.
"That clumsy guy we saw" he said nodding again.
"Felipe?" she asked as if the kid couldn't possible be a supernatural. "I doubt he even knows what a supernatural is, I didn't feel anything when he shook my hand" she told him though it did little to comfort him. "But if it makes you feel better I'll watch out for guys like Felipe" she said lightly and with a roll of the eyes.
"Good, the gentle clumsy ones are usually the worst" he reminded her as she moved closer to kiss him.
"It's normal to be jealous, you don't always have to blame it on a supernatural" she told him as he shrugged; sure she was right, but he wasn't about to admit it.
"Take Professor Shane, he was harmless and then he went all crazy and got himself—and you, and Jeremy—killed. Sorry for wanting to protect you from another psycho with a vendetta" he said as Bonnie curled up next to him.
"Let me guess, you wanna be the only psycho around me?" she teased moving closer to better access his lips and he wrapped a hand around her waist.
"Yep" he replied as they started into a few minutes of romantic time.
"So what do you have that list for?" Damon asked Bonnie laid snuggled up next to him.
"Just been looking it, I like to think we're making good progress, it's just hard not to imagine things not getting destroyed in the end" she said in a worried tone as Damon took the paper from her and folded it up.
"Well let's make sure the whole world doesn't see it then. I'm sure we'll figure out a way to get it all. If not, I'm sure Klaus will be willing enough to guide us. Not that I know what's in for him, he wouldn't want to be human" Damon thought aloud.
"Maybe something happen in New Orleans" Bonnie suggested.
"He seemed okay at graduation" Damon responded with a careless shrug.
"Knock, knock, I'm assuming I can come in since there's nothing on the doorknob" Caroline's voice said from the other side as Bonnie readjusted herself off Damon.
"Yeah, it's cool Caroline" Bonnie told her friend as Damon grumbled as moved a little further away as Caroline walked into, another box in hand.
"Don't you think you should check on your brother?" Caroline asked as Damon raised an eyebrow, she wasn't very good at subtly.
"If you want me to disappear for a while just say so" he teased getting up anyway.
"I'm not trying to be mean or anything, I'm just saying you should go check on Stefan, he's in the house alone with Rudy and Elena, c'mon, give him some slack" she said then shook her head. "No offense Bonnie" she as Bonnie shrugged.
"Fine, but I'll back to bring Bonnie home" he paused to look at her. "Or do you plan to stay here for the night?" he asked.
"Not sure yet, but I'll let you know" she said standing up and moving closer as they kissed. "I'll talk to you later though, okay?" she said kissing him again.
"Of course" he whispered as gave her a more passionate kiss. "I love you" he said without hesitation or embarrassment. Bonnie smiled at him dreamingly, it made the butterflies in his stomach flutter just a little more.
"You too Damon" she replied with one last kiss before they pulled apart.
"Caroline" he said with a wink as she continued broadly grinning. Damon nodded at the girls and causally walked out, the door not even closed fully behind him when he heard Caroline's squealing excitement. In a way it was nice, knowing she was happy for her friend and indirectly happy for him. He was glad people were warming to the idea of the two of them being together. Stefan was happy for him and Jeremy was sort of coming around, as was Rudy—in the vampire father type of way—and Elena. He shook his head, it really didn't matter what Elena thought he told himself as he reached the ground floor. He turned on his phone, several missed calls, a few text messages and one voicemail. He listened to the voicemail first.
"Damon," Rudy's voice started. "I've been thinking about what you said last night and in no way to do I support your relationship with my daughter but if you believe you are able to put her out of harms way from you—us—people then I want you to do anything in your power to do that; if in the process she makes you a better person then I do support and applaud her ability to bring you to care. But you take care of her Damon, you hear me? You take good care of my Bonnie." The message ended with a loud click; Damon hovered his fingers over the delete key but decided to leave it, leverage never hurt anyone.
Next he called Stefan back, who picked up on the third ring. "How's my baby brother doing?" he teased. "Though I heard you're doing well" he added.
"I'm good, I talked to Bonnie earlier," he replied. "Klaus wanted an update on progress, I told him you two were working as fast as you could" he said as Damon chuckled.
"You didn't have to lie for us, besides, I'm gonna see what I can find while Caroline and Bonnie are having a tea party" he said as he caught sight of Felipe across the campus, heading toward a parking lot. "I think I may actually have a lead right now" he told Stefan.
"Okay, well, be careful Damon, I know how stubborn you get" Stefan reminded him.
"Yeah, yeah, remember to eat, and take care of the other two" he said before clicking the end button. He scanned the campus again, instantly finding Felipe again, he was headed toward a steel blue colored Honda Civic, it looked new, Damon thought slightly admiring the guy's taste. Still, he needed to make sure he wasn't hiding anything. So, with that thought he slowly followed after him, making sure to stay out of sight as he took note of the license plate before heading to his own car.