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Chapter 27

"You're seriously couldn't tell him to shut up like five minutes ago?" Damon asked bitterly as Stefan looked away. "Or do you agree?" he asked, the comment striking his own mind harder than he thought. The texts, the phone calls clouding his mind.

"Bonnie's my friend Damon, you know that, nothing more is going on, I wouldn't hurt you like that" Stefan said gently but Damon only gave a hardly laugh.

"Right, because it's not like we've fought over the same girl or anything" he said laughing again as he decided to help himself to a drink.

"Bonnie loves you, all our conversations have ended in that tone, she knows I'm with Elena. You know I'm with Elena, don't start thinking something is happening because you're getting scared" Stefan told him as he sat down. "Now, what about witches, is this something you see becoming a problem or a threat?" he asked.

"No, I think they were just hinting at what was to come, nothing serious," Damon said, trying to ease himself into relaxation as he sat on the couch. "I love her Stefan, I do" he said quietly as his brother nodded and gave a little smile.

"I know Damon, and she loves you too" he reassured him.

"I just," he paused to let out an unintentional laugh. "I know I'm going to do something stupid. I know I'm going to hurt her. That's just how I am but, I don't want to see her walk away, I can't let her walk away and I don't want her to leave her. And if it wasn't the cure it would be something else. It will always be something" he said squeezing the glass as he flexed his jaw, he wasn't going let his bottom lip tremble. "Do you like her?" he asked, the question surprising himself as Stefan looked at him and shrugged.

"Like I said, she's my friend, I care about her well-being. All our conversations center around you" he said.

"Has she talked to you within the last hour?" Damon asked.

"No, she texted before you left to say you were on your way home and just to make sure you got back safe; we've chatted about the ingredients for a minute but, that's it" he said as Damon started to nod. "And no one has been suspicious about this?" he asked as Stefan shook his head and Damon continued to think.

"Should they?" he asked, Damon wondering the same thing, a thought coming to mind.

"What if…" he started, a sudden thought coming to mind. "What if you two finish this? Like, work together and get the rest of the ingredients?" he asked.

"Um, weren't you just about to pounce on me for any potential interest I had in your girlfriend?" Stefan asked with light humor.

"Stop trying to make the jokes, it doesn't work" he snorted to his brother but Stefan only smiled back at him.

"It could potentially work…but, if we do, you can't overthink it Damon, you can't let jealousy get the best of you" he said getting up and going over to his phone.

"What are you doing?" Damon asked as Stefan shuffled through his phone.

"Calling Bonnie, telling her the idea" he said in a matter of fact tone.

"She won't answer" Damon replied in the same tone. Stefan mumbled something but dialed the number anyway, putting it on speaker as soon as it started to ring.

"Stefan?" Bonnie said after the second ring.

"No, Damon" Damon said before Stefan could even open his mouth. "Nice to see you screen your calls now" he added sarcastically.

"I didn't hear my phone, relax; Caroline and Elena told me about the witches, are you okay? I sent you a text" she said as Damon snorted. Sure she did, he thought pulling out his phone and checking to see he did have one message that was indeed from Bonnie.

Maybe if you weren't in such a bad mood when leaving you would've known they were witches. I'm glad you're alright, text me when you get this, music is too loud for calls.

He snickered as he pretended the text didn't make him somewhat foolish. "Is Stefan there?" she asked as Damon put his phone back in his pocket.

"Yeah, we were actually just thinking of a new plan; we've noticed something" he started as the music faded.

"Hold on," Bonnie said as her footsteps distanced from the music. "Okay"

"We've been talking a lot about the cure, but yet only Damon has been getting the slack for it. What if you and I start working together?" Stefan suggested as Bonnie reminded silent for a moment but they both could practically hear her reluctance.

"He can be Captain America, soon we'll have our own little Justice League, with a twist" Damon said sarcastically as Stefan rolled his eyes.

"I think Captain America is part of The Avengers" Bonnie said as Damon cleared loudly cleared his throat.

"Anyway, you and Stefan work together—actually, just pretend you're working together on gathering the ingredients, draw enough suspicion while I go and finish up" he said.

"But let's not forget, they're already keeping tabs on you, they're going to know what you're doing" Stefan said.

"They know Bonnie is needed, if they don't see Bonnie with me they're going to start to wonder and shift the attention to you guys, but since it will be a diversion no one has to get hurt" Damon told them as silence followed.

"I don't know Damon, I don't like it. You could still get hurt, I don't see this working," Bonnie said, her voice full of doubt.

"Well, if we're diversions it does have potential…" Stefan started slowly. "I mean it's not like anyone knows what's on the list" he continued as Bonnie made a few reluctant grunts, obviously still in disagreement.

"I just don't want you to get hurt Damon" she told him.

"With them focused on you I'll be fine, totally undercover" he explained as his phone made a beeping noise.

"What was that?" Bonnie asked but Damon ignored the phone.

"Nothing, anyway, so we're all in some kind of agreement?" Damon asked.

"Yeah" Stefan said almost too quick. "The way you put it makes the most sense, and me and Bonnie can think of ways to protect you without you interfering" he continued as Damon gave him a look. "Just as long as Bonnie's on board with this" Damon said looking at his phone.

"Okay" she said quietly, her tone still not completely willing about it. "I gotta go, I'll text you when I get back to my room" Bonnie said as they heard the distance voices and music becoming louder. "And Damon, I'm the only witch that gets to you attack you from now on, okay?" she said trying to at least make the effort to sound flirtatious.

"You got it," Damon teased, a slight sense of relief washing over him as Stefan ended the call and Damon went to grab his own phone. "Well, I don't think we'll be worrying about those witches anymore" he started as Stefan looked at him questionably. "Klaus sent a picture" he said in a mocking humorous tone as he held up the phone to reveal the two witches who attacked Damon earlier. Both of them dead. "I love when he's being helpful…"