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Note: And then this happened (hopefully not what you were expecting).

Chapter 29

"Bonnie, hey, wait…" Felipe started as he reached for Bonnie's arm but one swift turn and one look and he went flying backwards, hitting the wall so hard and loud he was knocked unconscious. Bonnie breathed heavily as she scanned the hall, she looked terrified over what just happened. Quickly realizing no one was around she went over to the unconscious Felipe. Damon broke from his frozen state and quickly appeared beside her.

"You okay?" he asked as Bonnie looked bewildered to see him, her eyes glossy.

"I didn't mean it, I just…" she trailed off as she wiped her nose.

"It's okay, relax, c'mon, breath" he said rubbing her back. "Go inside, make yourself something hot, I'll take care of Felipe" Damon said as he helped Bonnie stand up.

"He's not—is he—he's okay, right?" Bonnie asked still staring at Felipe.

"He's fine, just unconscious" he said. "Go inside" he whispered to her as she continued to breath heavy and her eyes becoming more watery.

"Damon, that wasn't me, I mean it was, but, it wasn't…my powers…" she trailed off as she looked at Damon, her face full of worry and fear. "I can't control it again" she said, her voice shaking as Damon gritted his teeth and pulled her into a hug.

"It will be okay Bonnie, I promise, it will all be okay" he assured her as he stroked her hair and "Just go inside Bonnie" he repeated as he led her to the door.

"You'll come back to me when you're done, right?" she asked as she stood in the doorway. Damon looked over his shoulder and down the hall.

"I'll try, but I'll send Caroline and Elena down okay?" he said as Bonnie nodded and remained in the doorway.

"I'm scared" she whispered to him as he felt his own heart breaking. It hurt more that this wasn't the first time Bonnie was scared and unaware how to control herself. "I don't wanna die again Damon," she choked out as she started crying.

"Bon, stop, please don't cry" he said as she tried muffling her cries into his shirt. He rubbed her back, feeling even more heartbroken he couldn't figure out how to instantly fix this. Pulling out his phone he dialed Caroline.

"Didn't we just see you?" she teased.

"Come downstairs, now," he said, his voice more morbid than he hoped.

"What's wrong? Is Bonnie okay?" she asked as he heard Elena's voice in the background. "Nevermind, we're coming" she said and the call ended.

"The others are coming, just, stay here, okay?" he said as Bonnie tried to control herself as Damon pulled away. "I'll take care of Felipe" he said as he went over to the guy. He realized his breathing was shallower than it was seconds ago and he only had to lift his head to realize he was bleeding from a head wound. He looked over his shoulder to see Bonnie still standing in the doorway trying to get the best look but thankfully she couldn't see. Damon searched the wall for any kind of object sticking out of the wall but there was nothing. Yet the blood seemed to trickle down the back of his neck. Bonnie's force was much greater than it had been previously. He knew she was becoming stronger, but if this was her plus other witches this kid would die in no time until he got to a hospital immediately. As he heard approaching footsteps he picked up Felipe, throwing him over his shoulder and ran toward the exit. With a quick look back he was almost too glad to see Caroline and Elena at Bonnie's side.

Once outside Damon almost laughed when he realized he didn't have his car and how this was almost predicted. Why couldn't he ever have a situation he was prepared for? He wondered as he recalled Felipe's car. Quickly carrying Felipe through the parking lot he found the guy's car. It wasn't as difficult as Damon thought searching Felipe's pockets while hew as over his shoulder, in fact it seemed a little easier. Once he had the car unlocked he laid Felipe in the passenger's seat, his breathing was really low at this point, Damon thought worryingly as he quickly went to the driver's side.

"Don't die" he said to Felipe as he took short cut after short cut to head to the hospital. "It's your fault, but please, this is the last thing I need, any of us need" Damon explained as he passed a sign for the hospital. "You'll make Bonnie feel crap and who knows what will happen to her magic" he said as pulled up to the emergency parking area. As he heaved Felipe out of the car he could've sworn he saw something or someone but when he did a second look he saw nothing. Knowing better than to stop and examine he carried Felipe to the door, thankful to see two uniformed dressed people at the door.

"What happened?" one of them asked as the other wheeled over a stretcher.

"We were at this party, he was drinking and he got pushed, really hard" Damon explained giving them as little information as possible. As the nurses were examining him Damon took that moment to run off, he left the guy's car there, if he drove it home or back to the college it would only put suspicion on him. The only positive thing he could think to the events that happened was that this had nothing to do with the ingredients.

"Damon," Stefan said in great relief as Damon made his way into the living room. "The girls called and told me what happened. Is he alright?" he asked Damon nodded and sat on the arm of the chair shaking his head.

"I don't know, he had a pulse, I got him to the hospital, but there was a lot of blood Stefan" Damon told his brother as Stefan moved closer to him. "Bonnie didn't mean it, I know that, but," he shook his head, Stefan didn't need to be told, he already knew. They all did. "Every time she uses that much energy she runs the risk of losing control and not being able to come back from it. I understand it's not her, but, I don't know how to fix it" Damon admitted as he realized Rudy and Jeremy were in the room.

"Do you think it's Shelia, maybe we could talk to her again" Jeremy suggested.

"It's not her" Damon told him as he let out a little sigh. "They're trying to burn her out," he started as he stared ahead. "If she uses her magic too much or gets out of controlled or does something she's not supposed they'll take it away, just like before. If she has no magic she can't help with the cure" Damon explained.

"Which makes sense if the witches think you're force her to do this. It's the 'inconspicuous' way of getting her out of it" Stefan concluded as Damon nodded. "But, I don't understand, they know she's gonna tell us, they know we know" he said in a slightly frustrated tone as Damon tried to think of the logic as well.

"They know you can't do anything" Jeremy spoke up, looking accusingly at both Salvatores. "You won't kill her and she won't stop helping, it's a lose-lose for everyone" Jeremy told him. Damon snorted at him, though he did have a good point. Before he could comment Rudy's grunt and wide eyes at the TV interrupted. Damon slowly eyed the TV as well, it was a news reporter, she was standing outside a hospital. No, not just any hospital, he thought as his mind started fogging. "…Police are asking for any information regarding the identification of the body of a twenty year old who was brought here—dead upon arrival—" Damon tuned out the rest of the reporter. Dead upon arrival. The words echoed in his head as the TV showed a sketch of Felipe's face.