Hello! Ready for the last part? Well, wait no longer! Lol! Real quick, I felt like I needed to write this again. I already talked about this in the note I wrote a couple weeks ago, but...if you do not have a FanFiction account and write a review on my story, I, unfortunately, cannot reply. I just wanted to say that again because I had some Guest reviewers asking me questions in reviews. I would love to answer them, but I can't. I'm sorry about that! So to any Guest reviewers...I promise I'm not ignoring you! Haha! Thanks to everyone who has reviewed. I very much appreciate it. You guys are awesome! Now that that's out of the way...on with the story! Lol! Hope you guys like it! *fingers crossed*
The irate Salvatore stomped through the back door, blocking out all three of the girls, not wanting to hear their drama. He had only gotten halfway down the hallway that lead to the stairs when, out of nowhere, a fiery frenzy of red curls slammed into him.
"Damon!" the warm bundle exclaimed excitedly.
Not amused with Bonnie's juvenile assault, a sullen Damon shoved her away. Intending to lash out, expressing all the hateful words running through his head, he, instead, found himself unable to speak. Bonnie had completely ignored his rejection of her hug and sprung onto her tip toes. Flinging her arms around his neck, she had smashed her lips to his. Everything went in slow motion, it seemed, as Damon shifted from rage to confusion to awe. His dark orbs gazed down at her lovingly, watching her soft features twist in pleasure as he started to return her kiss. His own eyelids became heavy as desire coursed through him, drawing him into her. He slapped his left hand flat against the wall to steady himself as Bonnie stumbled backwards, pulling him along. And he went all too willingly, his body slowly wading closer to hers as they began their second kiss. The distance between them grew smaller and smaller until there were mere millimeters left. With Bonnie pressed against the wall and Damon not far from pinning her to it, he deepened the kiss, crushing his lips to hers.
The kiss held for a few seconds before Bonnie released her hold around his neck and slid her hands down to his chest, grabbing fistfuls of leather. Damon slowed their kiss until it was nothing but two pairs of lips touching. Pulling away at a sloths pace, he let his lips linger before breaking their contact with hers. Keeping her eyes closed, reveling in the heat left between them, Bonnie inhaled deeply, trying to calm her heart. She could feel Damon's sweet breaths fanning over her face, and she was envious that they came out as calm as usual.
Peeling her eyes open, she looked up only to be immediately met with Damon's confused dark depths. She smiled, glad he had remained close.
"Hi." she greeted shyly.
"Weren't you mad at me?" he questioned.
Bonnie shook her head, her mind still spinning, high on the pure bliss Damon had injected into her system.
"How could I be mad at you for loving me?" she blurted before the words could filter in her head.
There was silence.
Bonnie's happiness became consumed with disappointment and fear as she watched Damon's eyes slowly become livid. Pushing off the wall, Damon stepped back, his anger slowly simmering into a boiling rage.
"Bonnie!" Meredith's aggravated voice interrupted.
The vampire and the maiden snapped their gazes towards the huffy brunette.
"You!" Damon growled, his eyes vampiric as the whites turned red and the skin underneath went vein ridden.
Meredith's gaze widened as it switched between a frightened Bonnie and a seething Salvatore. She knew exactly what had happened.
"I told you not to tell him!" she chided.
Bonnie pouted, on the verge of crying as she slapped her hands over her eyes and slid down the wall until she hit the floor.
"WHY DID YOU TELL HER?!" Damon snapped, his fangs descending.
Remaining calm, Meredith took a step back. She may not fear Damon, but she wasn't stupid. She knew when to back off.
"I didn't tell her anything, Damon."
"Elena!" he snarled, starting forward to seek out the blabbing blonde.
Meredith sidestepped him, blocking his path as she held out cautionary hands in front of her, "Damon, no!"
"Out of my way!" he yelled at her.
"Elena only told Bonnie because she overheard your conversation!" Meredith quickly explained, hoping it might calm Damon just the tiniest bit.
Damon's eyes returned to their normal coal black, though his fangs remained lowered, gleaming menacingly like razor blades.
"I don't give a damn! She had no right to discuss anything I told her with anyone!"
He whirled around, turning his enraged gaze on Bonnie.
"And you! How dare you eavesdrop on a private conversation!" he scolded brutally, stalking closer to her until he was towering over her shrunken form.
Bonnie curled herself in tighter and turned away from him, sobbing harder into her hands.
"Don't yell at her!" Meredith intervened.
Damon whipped back to the brave brunette, ready to fight. But the green eyed girl stood strong with all the protective ferocity a mother bear held over her cubs. Damon hesitated, suddenly unsure of what she could accomplish.
"It wasn't her fault that she heard you! With you screaming constantly how can you expect things to stay confidential around here?!"
Something seemed to click in Damon's head, the dark clouds in his mind parting to let in slivers of light. His fangs retracted as his chest heaved with hard breaths. With an ominous stare, he stalked a few steps closer to Meredith. Drawing a scornful finger and opening his mouth, he readied himself to give the bold girl a piece of his mind.
Suddenly, a slender blonde appeared, blue eyes disconcerted as she brushed her long, fair locks from her face. Damon's undead heart ached.
"What the hell is going on?" Elena questioned, examining the scene.
Shoving his pain aside, Damon channeled all the anger he felt towards his ex-girlfriend and focused on it, using it as a crutch to help him stand against her. Marching forward until he was in Elena's face, he held up his scornful finger to her, instead.
"Don't ever ask me to be honest with you again." he scolded, his voice low and venomous.
Damon pushed passed her, bumping her shoulder roughly as he whooshed up to his bedroom. Elena blinked away the tears that had conjured in her lapis orbs and sighed pitifully. He had found out too soon.
"Why won't he love me?" Bonnie whimpered, staring at the tops of her knees as tears streamed down her face.
Elena and Meredith snapped their attention towards their little friend on the floor, just as Bonnie's weeping eyes found theirs. Their gazes went sympathetic as they went to sit on either side of her.
"He will, Bonnie. He will." Elena comforted, squeezing the red-head's arm encouragingly.
"You just have to give him some time. He'll come around." Meredith promised, patting Bonnie's folded hands.
"It's my fault." Bonnie hiccupped, wiping underneath her eyes, "You were right, Meredith. I should have left him alone. I'm so stupid!" she wailed, covering her face.
Elena and Meredith each grabbed one of Bonnie's thin arms, pulling her hands from her face as they shook their heads.
"No! You're not stupid at all! You love him! That's nothing to be ashamed about!" Elena pacified.
"Not at all!" Meredith agreed, "If it were Alaric I would've done the same thing."
Sniffling, Bonnie gave a small, appreciative smile to both of her friends. Taking each one's hand in either of hers, she squeezed, letting them know she loved them. They smiled softly and squeezed back, letting her know they would always be there to support her.
That night, Bonnie, Elena, and Meredith laid, squished together, in Bonnie's queen sized bed. The cream colored quilt with light pink flowers sewn across it was barely enough to cover them all sufficiently. Bonnie lied awake in between her blonde and brunette friends, in the middle of a tug of war for the blankets. She had forgotten they both were blanket hogs. There was no forgetting now as, every couple of minutes, either Elena or Meredith would jerk the covers closer to their side of the bed, effectively pulling the sheets off each other. Bonnie sighed, waiting for Elena to yank the covers closer to herself; it was her turn.
Bonnie
Bonnie gasped, her eyes widening as her whole body froze.
Damon? she sent back telepathically.
I can't sleep.
Her heart pounded, she couldn't believe he was actually talking to her. She gulped.
Me neither. My bed's a little too crowded.
There was a long pause, and Bonnie wondered if Damon had fallen asleep. Maybe he just didn't want to talk to her anymore. He had probably just been bored.
Maybe you would be more comfortable in mine...
Bonnie's heart fluttered and then took off at the speed of light. She felt like she would pass out any minute. He couldn't be serious! He was just teasing her, getting her hopes up so he could crush them. That was it! She prepared for rejection as she got ready to reply, putting her shield up around her heart. It was a measly shield, one that broke easily and often. She could only try her best to make it strong enough this time.
Come sleep in here...please?
Her heart was pounding almost painfully as she debated on whether or not to go. Apparently she was taking too long to decide.
Allow me to rephrase. If you aren't in here in the next two minutes...I'm coming to get you.
Butterflies broke out in Bonnie's stomach, their wings fluttering wildly, making her jittery all over. Hesitantly, she rolled over and shook Meredith gently, waking her just enough to speak to her.
"Whaa..." Meredith groaned groggily.
"I'm going to the bathroom." she informed, crawling over top of the brunette.
"Ok." Meredith slurred, grunting as Bonnie climbed over her and dashed out of the room.
Suddenly feeling cold, she peeked over at Elena to see her bundled up in most of the sheets. Grasping the quilt and pink sheets firmly she yanked them from the blonde. She smiled, wrapping the covers around herself as she fell fast asleep.
Bonnie stood at Damon's door in the dark hallway, only clad in a short, light pink nightgown. She raised her trembling hand to knock, then dropped it back to her side, deciding against it. He knew she was coming. He was the one who had asked her to come. Actually, it was more like demanded her to come. Raising her limp hand to the doorknob, she twisted it, opening the door just a sliver to peek inside. Stupid, she berated herself. Of course she would see nothing but darkness! Opening the door further, she slipped inside, immediately closing the door behind her and pressing her back to it. Her heartbeat was all she could here. She was so nervous and scared...scared of him. Not because of his, sometimes violent, mood swings...but because he had complete control of her heart. She had tried desperately to get it back, but always to no avail. Damon kept it locked in his cage, where it would forever be imprisoned. He held the key much too far out of her reach.
Straining her eyes, Bonnie attempted to make out his bed. After a few seconds of focus, she could see the large bed's silhouette, followed by a muscular lump beneath its sheets. Her heart skipped a beat as she took in a calming breath. On shaky legs, she tip toed forwards until she bumped into the bed's unexpected edge. Bonnie squeaked as she stumbled forwards. Turning around swiftly, Damon sat up and pulled her across his lap. All in one movement, he flung them both down into the cushiony mattress and pillows then pulled her into him, spooning her.
Bonnie wasn't even sure what had happened or how she had gotten under the covers. One second ago she was standing beside him, and now her back was pressed into his bare chest as his beefy arm encompassed her. But she could feel his soft breaths fanning across her ear, and his hand was taking hold of hers. She couldn't stop the smile that spread across her lips as she snuggled deeper into him.
They laid like that for a few minutes, neither of them saying a word, simply enjoying one another's company. Bonnie was more than content, but they needed to talk.
"Damon-" she began, but he pressed one masculine finger to her lips.
"Shhh..." he breathed into her ear.
"It's too late for conversation. Just sleep." he whispered, his lips brushing over the shell of her ear.
Bonnie's eyes fluttered closed as she melted in his arms. His voice was so seductive...so soothing.
"B-But-"
"Shhh..." he hushed once more, tightening his arm around her, snuggling her like she was his favorite teddy bear.
Bonnie shut her mouth reluctantly. Bringing their clasped hands up to her face, she untangled their fingers so she could play with his, bending them and sliding them between hers. Eventually, she decided on doing something different. Splaying his hand flat against hers, she compared the measurements. His hand was much larger, his fingers a good length longer and wider. Bringing his limp fingers closer, she pressed a kiss to each, one by one. Intertwining their fingers once more, she rested her cheek against the back of his hand, nuzzling it lovingly.
"Are you done assaulting my hand?" Damon teased.
Bonnie jumped, unaware he was still awake.
"I thought you were asleep."
"How could I be asleep with your fiddling little fingers?"
"Sorry." she murmured bashfully.
Damon stayed still for a moment before picking up her left hand in his and pulling it up to his face. Bonnie looked over her shoulder at him, doe eyes curious.
"So delicate." he chuckled, examining her petite, skinny fingers.
He placed a soft kiss to her knuckles, "What were you doing again?"
Locking his eyes to hers, their gaze intensified as he kissed her ring finger and then pulled it into his mouth, sucking it gently. Bonnie let out a shaky breath, as those pesky butterflies returned, more wild than ever. Damon smirked, able to see her cheeks flushing perfectly. Releasing her ring finger, he moved right and gave the same treatment to her middle finger. He watched as Bonnie's eyelids lowered, her chocolate browns swirling with desire and...something else he would rather ignore. Pulling her finger from his mouth slowly, he watched her blush redden. Their eyes never strayed once, and Bonnie's heart was hammering from the intimacy it created between them.
Damon simply stared down at her, and Bonnie could see the smugness on his face...across his lips. His lips...
She couldn't resist the urge any longer! Rolling over to face him, she leaned up, capturing his lips with hers. Damon let his eyes fall closed as something hot and tingly coursed throughout his entire being. Reaching up to cup her cheek, he pressed his mouth deeper into hers. Bonnie moaned so softly it sounded like a squeak. Circling her arms around his neck, she tugged herself closer to him. They fell back, their kiss never breaking as Bonnie's head hit the goose-feather pillows cased in black, Egyptian cotton. Damon pressed himself into her, careful to keep his weight on his forearms that rested on either side of her head. Bonnie tangled her fingers in his raven locks, kissing him feverishly, worried she might lose him any second. Damon returned her kisses just as frantically. But he needed more. Parting her lips with his, he dipped his tongue into her mouth, sending delightful shivers down her spine. Bonnie moaned again, this time, not so softly. Damon growled possessively, his tongue massaging hers. He explored her mouth, savoring the taste of her for as long as he could. Reluctantly, he broke away to let her breathe, both of them whining at the loss. While Bonnie took much needed breaths, Damon attended to her neck, trailing hungry kisses down its length. He kissed every inch of skin exposed to him, leaving paths of fire in his wake. Something was stirring within him, penetrating through layers and layers of resistance until it bubbled straight to the surface and spilled from his mouth.
"I love you!" he breathed in between planting sloppy kisses along her neck.
Bonnie's eyes shot open, her body completely freezing. Feeling her tense up, Damon lifted his head from the crook of her neck and looked into her stunned gaze.
As if coming out of a trance, she blinked rapidly, then slowly, "Y-You do?"
Damon's brows furrowed, "Are you really that shocked?! It's not as if you didn't already know, little eavesdropper."
Bonnie smiled sheepishly, "Sorry."
Leaning down Damon kissed her lovingly, slowly pulling away, "You don't have to apologize."
Giving her one last, quick kiss, he rolled off of her and onto his back.
"I suppose it was inevitable."
Bonnie smiled brightly and tucked herself into his side, resting her head on his chest as he curled his arm around her.
"Can you say it again?" she asked excitedly.
Damon snickered, "Don't get greedy, little bird."
Bonnie's smile faltered slightly, before perking right back up, "Thank you."
The comfortable vampire looked down to her curiously, "For what?"
"For stopping me from going to Italy."
Damon cringed, not wanting to be reminded of his actions.
"Don't thank me for being selfish."
Bonnie looked up at him, her doe eyes instantly capturing his full attention.
"I knew Elena and Meredith would be fine; I knew my brother would take good care of you; I knew you might be happier there. I even knew that you'd probably be back. Even though I hated the thought of you being so far from me, what I couldn't take was the fear that you might forget me...that you might find someone else, someone better for you." he confessed.
Tears sprang in Bonnie's eyes at Damon's heartfelt confession. It made her sad to think that, not only had she almost left him, but by attempting to do so she had hurt him.
"The best person for me is you."
"How do you know that? You could've met someone you love more than me in Italy! Someone deserving of you..."
With a huff, Bonnie sat up, tired of his negativity.
"I know you're the only one for me because I've tried to stop loving you! I've tried really, really hard! When you started dating Elena, I tried for weeks to let you go! No matter what I did you still had my heart! You'll always have my heart! And don't try and convince me otherwise because I won't listen! I'm in love with you and you're in love with me so-"
Sitting up, Damon cupped her face and crushed his lips to hers in a long kiss, effectively silencing her. His thumbs caressed her cheek bones as a single tear drop rolled down her face. Pulling apart slowly, Damon pressed his forehead to hers as he wiped away her tear with the backs of his fingers.
"Shhh...Shhh...don't cry." he soothed, the pad of his thumb running over her lower lip.
"I didn't mean to upset you."
Bonnie threw her arms around him and buried her face in the crook of his neck.
"Just don't push me away again!" she plead, her small voice muffled.
Damon pulled her into his lap.
"That's not possible, redbird. I'm in love with you, remember?" he whispered, running his fingers through the back of her hair, the soft curls looping around his digits.
Pulling her face from his neck, Bonnie looked into his eyes, a huge smile sweeping across her swollen lips and gleaming in her eyes. Damon couldn't help the toothy grin that spread across his face in return. She giggled like a giddy little girl, causing him to chuckle. Bonnie threw herself at him, smashing her lips to his in a loving kiss that he immediately complied with. Both of them smiled as their lips moved in perfect synchronization. Damon fell back into his pillow, dragging his girl with him. Bonnie sighed into his mouth as she lied on top of him, the cracks in her heart finally mending as she drowned in a blissful heaven.
Meredith and Elena argued with each other about stealing the covers as they walked downstairs for breakfast. Stepping into the kitchen, they saw Bonnie sitting at the island on one of the bar stools, sipping tea out of her pink polka-dotted mug.
"You're up early!" Meredith commented, going straight to the refrigerator.
Elena yawned, "I didn't even hear you leave the room!"
Bonnie cast her coy eyes down to her tea as she brought the mug up to her lips.
Damon came waltzing into the kitchen, seemingly unaware of Elena's and Meredith's presence as he went straight for Bonnie. Wrapping his arms around her from behind, he kissed her sweetly on the cheek and a couple times across her soft jaw line.
"I'll be right back." he informed softly, taking her hand and kissing her palm.
"Okay." Bonnie smiled, entirely under his spell as she stared after him longingly, curling her fingers in as if to hold his kiss.
Damon turned to leave, giving a smug wink to the two shocked girls whom he had previously left unacknowledged.
Elena and Meredith stood stiff as statues as they watched Damon leave.
"Going to the bathroom, my ass!" Meredith exclaimed after Damon's Ferrari engine revved.
She pointed an accusatory finger at Bonnie, "You went to Damon last night! That's why we didn't notice you had left the room this morning! You never even came back!"
Bonnie blushed, light pink coloring her cheeks.
"You went to Damon last night?!" Elena questioned, nosily.
Bonnie nodded shyly, "He called me. You know..." she tapped a finger to her head.
"So...you two are...a thing now?" Meredith pried.
Bonnie nodded slowly, unsure of how her friends would react to the news.
There was a short pause, and then the two girls broke out into smiles as they ran over and hugged her. Bonnie laughed, welcoming their hugs with open arms.
Elena pulled back, "Please tell me he told you he loves you!"
Bonnie's smile widened impossibly, and it was all the answer the girls needed. Elena smiled approvingly and hugged her tightly. There was a small twinge that ached in her heart at the loss of Damon, but she wasn't upset. She was confident that the little ache would fade. The happiness that glowed around Bonnie was something she could never be envious of. Elena knew she had made the right choice...finally!
"Hallelujah!" Meredith hollered, causing the girls to erupt in laughter.
"Where'd he go?" Elena asked, releasing Bonnie from their hug as they all settled down.
Bonnie smiled sheepishly, "I had a craving for Skittles."
Elena pressed her lips together, trying to keep from laughing as she turned her gaze to the floor.
"Whipped!" Meredith stated, grabbing a plate from one of the cabinets.
Elena snorted and then burst out laughing, unable to contain it. The other two followed, giggling alongside the blonde.
Two days later, Bonnie and Meredith stood outside in the boarding house driveway hugging their best friend and wishing her farewell.
"Be safe!" Meredith told Elena as she pulled back from their hug.
"Yeah, and call us as soon as you get there!" Bonnie commanded.
Elena giggled at her friends' concern, "I will."
"When you come back, bring my little brother back with you, alright? He needs a good ass-kicking for staying away so long." Damon teased, appearing out of thin air a few feet behind the group.
Matt's annoyed groan sounded from where he sat in the driver's seat of his truck. Bonnie and Meredith snickered, parting to let Damon walk between them to give Elena a goodbye hug.
"Be good to Bonnie, ok?" Elena begged, her voice only loud enough for him to hear.
Damon chuckled, kissing her chastely on the cheek before stepping back and holding his hand out to his little bird. Bonnie weaved her fingers through his eagerly. Damon winked at Elena, a smirk painted across his lips. The blonde beauty smiled softly, knowing her petite friend was in good hands.
Elena cast her gaze to Meredith, who held up two thumbs.
"Good luck with Stefan." she mouthed.
Elena laughed and smiled appreciatively as she opened the creaky passenger door of Matt's truck and threw her purse on the floorboard. Hearing giggling and kissing noises, she looked over her shoulder to see Damon's lips pressed very firmly to Bonnie's. Their kisses going slow and sultry as they both got lost in each other.
She shifted her gaze to Meredith, "And good luck with...that." she said, flicking her eyes over to the kissing couple.
Meredith slowly twisted around, looking behind her at Damon and Bonnie who swayed as they made-out on the front lawn. She groaned as she turned back to Elena and rolled her eyes. Elena giggled at her, sliding into Matt's car.
"Don't be surprised if I've left the country when you get back."
Elena laughed as she closed the car door, waving at her poor, disgusted friend.
Matt gagged, "I don't know what she sees in him."
Elena smiled to herself, "She sees someone she's in love with."
Matt sighed heavily, "If you say so..." he said, putting his truck in gear.
Elena waved goodbye to Meredith through the smudgy glass window, each giving the other a thumbs up as Matt turned the truck around and drove towards the road.
Meredith sighed as she watched Matt and Elena drive away. Turning back to the obnoxious lovers, she rolled her eyes as Damon whispered something in Bonnie's ear, making her giggle.
"Would you two give it a rest?" she grumbled, crossing her arms over her chest.
"Sorry, Meredith!" Bonnie called, cuddling into Damon, her arms circled loosely around his waist.
"I'm not sorry." Damon muttered into Bonnie's ear, making her smile.
Damon pressed a kiss to her cheek, then her nose, then her forehead; and Meredith groaned dramatically, throwing her head back.
"I'm going inside!" she stated, marching back into the boarding house.
Flopping down on the couch, she pulled out her phone.
Virginia State events she Googled. Heck if she was going to sit around and watch her best friend swap spit with the least likeable Salvatore!