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Chapter 25

"I just don't like him" Damon said as he sat at the end of Bonnie's bed as she sorted through the boxes for the third time that day for the third day that week.

"That's just you being jealous, it's normal, it's okay" she said and then paused to face him. "It's cute" she added before strolling closer to him. "I like it" she told leaning in to kiss him. He stroked her cheek as they kissed again but were quickly interrupted by the sound of Bonnie's phone.

"I love when we get interrupted" Damon said sarcastically as Bonnie rolled her eyes but moved to her phone anyway.

"It's just Caroline" she told him as she turned her attention to the phone. "Nothing important" she said before laying her phone on the desk and going back over to Damon. "So, how come I had to hear from Stefan you went on your own to find more ingredients?" Damon silently cursed Stefan, didn't he know how to say quiet about anything?

"Seems safer if I go out by myself and do everything" Damon told her and she let out a long sigh but kissed Damon's forehead.

"I'm just really glad this is all almost over with" she said as they both turned their attention to the knock on the door.

"Caroline, you don't have to knock everytime the door is closed" Damon started as he got up from the bed to open the door. "If we were getting busy you would hear it—oh…" he trailed off upon seeing Felipe. "It's you, the clumsy sophomore" Damon said insincerely.

"Yeah…and it's you, the um, over protective boyfriend" Felipe replied as Damon gave him a tight grin.

"Can I help you?" he asked as Bonnie came to the door.

"Oh hey Felipe, what's up?" she asked nudging Damon away.

"We're having a party tonight, invite only, thought you and your friend would like to come" he said as Damon squinted his eyes and then snorted. "I meant your roommate, Caroline" he explained as Damon snorted again.

"Thanks for the invite, I'll see if Caroline is up for it" she told him as Felipe nodded and gave her a huge grin.

"Alright cool, see ya Bonnie" he paused to look at Damon.

"See ya" Damon said first before shutting the door in the guy's face.

"You could be a little nicer" Bonnie told him bitterly as she walked back over to the dresser, pretending to sort random items.

"That was me being nice; being mean would've meant taking some blood" he said with a shrug as he heard Bonnie huff. "I just don't like other guys hitting on you" he said feeling like it should've been an obvious fact.

"It's not like I'm going to after any of them" she replied as Damon felt himself unable to think of a response. "You know that, right?" she asked but when Damon didn't answer she turned around to face him. He didn't know why he was so quiet, he could've said of course he knew, he could've thought of some sarcastic comment but for what felt like the millionth time he felt so vulnerable, so defensive. "Damon," she said walking over to him.

"I don't wanna hear the speech," he said getting up as she went to touch his cheek. "Go to the party or not, it's fine; I'll just take care of the important stuff" he said heading over to the door but paused, knowing he couldn't be this cold to Bonnie for stupid reasons. "I'll call you later" he whispered as he kissed her forehead and hurried out the room before she could protest Typical Damon, always pushing people away when he needed them, all he wanted was a little reassurance and he could have gotten it, but then he had to go and be a dick. Why did he just walk away? Why was he still that guy? He thought as he sat in a practically empty bar; slow country music spilling out the speakers as the few people around him laughed and played pool. What was he doing? Why was he even thinking about how Bonnie could to do better? He just spent a ton of energy convincing Shelia and Rudy he loved her; he just had sex with her, why was he letting that Felipe kid get to him. Easy, he hasn't done anything wrong, he's not a freak, he's never killed anyone. Damon told himself as he downed another shot.

As he ordered another shot he watched an older looking man sit next to him. Damon snorted, half amused, half annoyed. The last time some old guy sat next to him at a bar he ended up dead. He was not going to let that happen. So instead he finished off his drink, paid and headed outside, not even bothering to look back at the man as he left the bar. Outside were a couple of giggling girls, no doubt drunk, no doubt college aged. The blonde one was whispering to her friend who had streaks of crazy green hair. Maybe he could flirt with of them, or let them flirt with him in the most obvious of ways. See how Bonnie liked that. He thought bitterly as he paused at his car to look back at the girls. "Hey" he decided to say as the both giggled. Great, they were the type of obnoxious girls who just wanted to watch him from afar.

"Hi" the blonde one said first and then went into a fit of giggles followed by her friend doing the same. Damon couldn't help but roll his eyes, even if he compelled them they would be no fun, he thought as he unlocked his car.

"Damon" he turned his attention in the direction he heard his name, both the girls were giggling but the name definitely came from their direction. He looked around but no one else was outside. "Going back to see your lover?" he whipped his head back at the girls, neither of them were laughing now. In fact they both wore identical sinister smiles. "We were counting on the fact you'd look at us twice" the blonde said as the green hair girl wiggled her eyebrows.

"Though I'm sure your thoughts were completely innocent" green streaks said.

"How the hell do you know my name?" he asked.

"For a vampire you're not quite that cleaver…" blonde girl said as they moved over to him. His first thought was running but before he could get the chance he was on his knees covering his ears, both the girls looking down at him with satisfied smiles.

"Witches" he grunted.

"You should really be more careful covering your tracks. The store you went to the other day, we know it was you. We all know what you're doing to Bonnie—"

"It's not what you think, I swear—ah!" he found himself on hands and knees unable to stable himself. The pain wasn't enough to blur his vision or make him unconscious but it still hurt like hell. "Stop" he shouted at them but they just looked at him.

"You two stop or we'll put a stop to it for you" the blonde one said as the pain finally started to lighten, just a bit.

"Look at it this way Damon, we're the lesser of the evils" green streaks said before the two of them started toward a car.

"If we don't do this Klaus will just continue to be a dick, I'm not forcing Bonnie to do anything. I didn't turn her dad on purpose, I did because I had to—"

"Regardless, we want you to stop, you're both messing up nature" the blonde one said as they started to get in the car. "Stop, or someone will stop it for you. Don't make us hurt one of you Damon" was the last thing she said before they drove off, leaving Damon full of annoyance and revenge.