A/N Road trippin to NOLA
*Not beta'd
*Please enjoy this chapter, Lovelies.
About three hours into their drive the four ladies were all on different wave lengths of highs. Both of the twins, were high on typical cannabis. Katherine kept her word at being a great driver, at least that is what it felt like to all of the other three girls. Elena did a great job of manning the radio, and singing off key. Until one song came on that all of the girls loved, then they all began singing off key. Even the two girls who were now, in an overt form of relaxation thanks to Kat and Lena. When the song came on, Elena turned the radio up and the girls were feeling adventurous, so Bonnie spoke up, feeling rather free from her normal restrictions.
"Kat, STOP THE VAN."
"What?" Kat exclaimed.
"Yes, stop the van, right now, "She exclaimed.
"Are you sick Bonnie?" Caroline asked.
"No, this song…I love this song. Come one let's get out and dance."
"We are on the highway, "Elena said.
"No. She is right on the money. Come one how many senior year spring breaks will we get?" Caroline asked.
Kat stopped the van and EVERY girl got out of the van, and started dancing in their bell-bottoms, and clogs, their teeny tiny shorts, and rolled up shirts, their frilly sleeves, and knee highs, their jersey shirts, and Chuck Taylors. Bonnie most specifically wore teeny tiny denim shorts, a pastel yellow shirt with a rainbow across it, her long white team socks and red stripes, and her black Chuck Taylor high tops, and her curls were picked out into a big fro and in the sun light her hair had a golden tent to it, and you could see a few freckles highlighted on her cheeks, while her green eyes were looking particularly hazel today. Even though the little white pill Kat gave her was meant to calm her down, it really relaxed her and she had the energy to be free. Once the song lyrics kicked into her head, she began singing along with her dancing, she knew all of the words to this song.
Friday night and the lights are low
Looking out for the place to go
Where they play the right music, getting in the swing
You come in to look for a king
Anybody could be that guy
Night is young and the music's high
With a bit of rock music, everything is fine
You're in the mood for a dance
And when you get the chance
The other girls eventually joined in with her singing and dancing and having a blast on the highway. They didn't even know where they were, what town, or city, but they knew they had little time to have a little fun before the cops saw them off the highway. They all sang along and laughed. Tripping on their chemical sedatives.
You are the Dancing Queen, young and sweet, only seventeen
Dancing Queen, feel the beat from the tambourine
You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life
See that girl, watch that scene, diggin' the Dancing Queen
Elena grabbed Bonnie and swung her around as if she were doing the 'Dossey Doe.'
You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life
See that girl, watch that scene, diggin' the Dancing Queen
The girls finally get back into the van, feeling giddy and excited. They were only a few hours into their trip and the morning was starting off great. At this point, Bonnie was excited to be smiling, and feeling optimistic. She missed the hell out of Damon, but maybe after their heated encounter, they needed this time apart. Bonnie, after all, had never done anything with a boy besides kiss him, and the only other young man to kiss her, was Marcellus, her older, now "ex-boyfriend" from NOLA.
She couldn't help but to think about Damon though, all of the time. His honest blue eyes, and sincere smile. She didn't care of the reputation some of the girls warned her about these past few months, she knew she had gotten to know this beautiful young man as her friend, first. Not just her friend, but he took up so much space in her heart as her best friend. She smiled at the thought of him, hoping to God he was okay. After hearing her Grams mention the type of man Giuseppe was, and seeing Damon's body tense up, and him ball his fist when his own, father walked in the door, she knew something wasn't right. She remembers the car ride he gave her home. He didn't say much, let alone about his father. But he said few words that counted. He told her, "You are the best thing to ever happen to me, Bonnie Bennett." And that, "I can't imagine my life without you, you are literally my first and last thought of every day." Last but not least, "You make me want to be better. I didn't think things through in my life before I met you, I was reckless. You have been my daily dose of sunshine." Then when he kissed her good night, he kept it in the passionate tones he felt for her. His tongue searched for hers, conquered it, and massaged itself against hers. He pulled away from her slowly, not wanting to let her go, and his hand took about 20 seconds to let hers go. Then her Grams porchlight came on, they both laughed and he left. He didn't pull off until she went inside, she didn't stop staring out of the window until his car disappeared. She was in a current state of daze.
"Bonnie!" Caroline said.
"Bonnie, snap out of it, what are you day dreaming about, Damon?"
"Maybe." She says smiling.
"About what?"
"About how sweet, and kind, and patient he is." She says in admiration.
"THE Damon Salvatore? That is a shocker, he usually never gets those compliments." Caroline says.
"Well, it's true, He has been nothing but a gentleman with me."
"That is new for Damon, he usually hates getting serious with anyone, but I will say, I watch you guys in class, and before class, and after class," Elena says of their fifth period they all share. "I have never seen him that way with anyone, not even Aunt Lily. You may have made him a changed man Bonnie."
"I don't think he needed changing, I just think he needed the right person to believe in him. He's a beautiful person, inside out."
"Are you guys together, like a couple?"
"Well, it is hard to explain. And no, it isn't him, it's me. I just had a lot going on. But I realize I no longer want to be just his friend. I'm willing to try for him."
"Well, that is good," Caroline exclaimed, "I am all about love, and romanticism, and happy endings. I should hope to find a boy like that. It may not be in high school, but hopefully not too late in life."
"You will care, you are too hardworking, and perfect not too." Bonnie said.
"Mason and I are getting married. We decided after I graduate, we are eloping. Going to Atlantic city and just getting it over with." Kat said.
"Really, you don't feel too young?" Elena says.
"Not at all, sometimes you just know."
Bonnie thought about those words. It was true. Sometimes you just know, when you know.
Mystic Falls
Damon and Stefan finally get to Mystic Falls, and head straight to the boarding house to tell their mother the predicament they are in.
"Slow down, slow down. One at a time."
"Stefan, you go ahead, I need to go upstairs and get somethings." Damon said. He allowed Stefan to explain to Lily all of the horrible things Giuseppe had been saying all week, and about both of the boys, especially Damon. The horrible things he was saying about Bonnie, and the terrible things he had said he would do to her.
Stefan also let Lily know how badly Damon had been beat up by his father and both of his right hand men. He went on and on, about the whole ordeal, and meanwhile, Damon was upstairs getting clothes together. He looked at his bed reminiscing about the last time he and Bonnie lay there, and what they did, and how he thought about that day, every day for over a week.
After he lay there a second he noticed a white folded paper sticking out from under his pillow.
The words, (BEST FRIEND) written on the front. He opened the letter to read it, already knowing whom it must have been from.
Dearest Damon,
First thing is first, I really miss you. (He smiles)I just wanted to say that, because what I have to say next may not be so nice. I really, worried about you all week, you missed school, and left home, and never called me. I would like to hope that, maybe, after the very special time we shared together, you would have thought twice about "Marcellus-ing" me (He smacked himself on the forehead). Knowing darn well, I hated when he didn't call, but even worse, knowing how much more important you are to me, than him. (These words made Damon smile). You make me wonder if those things my momma tells me are true. You know, about white people. I put all of my trust in you, with my mind, and my body, Damon. I can't even write this without wanting to cry, but my grams is downstairs so I won't. But, the worst part, was how I gave you my heart. I really don't want to be angry with you. I hope you believe me. I am hurt, and that is the truth. Hopefully whatever it is, keeping us apart is not going to last forever. I have come to realize, that one week without you, has been pretty torturous. I didn't realize how much sunshine you bring to my days, until you left me, and now this cloud hangs over my head every day. Anyway, those blue eyes of yours have captured a part of me, that no other human being, black, brown, or white has ever captured, my soul. I'll be leaving for Spring break next week, NOLA, for Mardi Gras, it won't be the same without YOU! Ten days, in a rented house, your aunt and uncle got for us. Ps. I decided I'm done with Marcellus. I wanted you to be the first to know. Although, if I never hear from you again, I guess it won't matter. Secretly I always wanted "US" to have a fighting chance (His excitement is hard to contain, she likes him!). Well, I gotta go before my momma throws a fit. Take care of yourself Damey Poo.
Your best friend, Bonbon
Damon, hurries up and gets himself a bag together with some of his clothes and important things. He also safely tucks Bonnie's letter in the bag, after he smells it, because somehow it smelled like her. After gathering enough things to last him a week or two, he runs down the stairs, and walks in on the tail end of Stefan and Lily's conversation.
"Stefan, what are you guys going to do? We are going to have to leave, aren't we?" Lily asks. "I'm not letting him run us out of town, out of our home. You boys don't let him scare you."
"Ma, it's not that simple, okay. We left him for as good as dead. We took his money and one of his cars. We have to go until things die down."
"I won't let him hurt you boys. I will not, I have friends in some rather high places, and I am willing to make some phone calls if I need to."
"NO! Ma, we have to leave for at least a couple of weeks."
"Oh yeah, and where will you go Stefan?"
"I don't know, maybe New York."
"New York? Where his people are."
"Well maybe if we talk to some of the family-"
"No! Out of the question." Lily says. "Those fucking people are crazy."
"Okay, well, we'll be together Ma. So don't worry about us."
"Wait til you boys have kids, see if you say those things still." Lily lights a cigarette and puffs her life away.
"Well, Damon, What is your bright idea?I already told your brother HELL NO to New York."
"I know where we are going."
"Where?" Asks a puzzled Stefan.
"Louisiana."
"What the hell is in Louisiana, Damon?"
"New Orleans. Mardi Gras."
"Oh that's right." Stefan said. "Spring Break, that is perfect. Plus, everyone else will be there. It's perfect."
"Okay. But I want you calling me every day! You understand me boys? I still know a guy who will get you IDs."
"Ma, we're 18 already."
"Let's just be safe and get you some 21 age IDs, to be on the safe side." She says to her boys. Lily wasn't a saint by any means, but when dealing with Giuseppe, there were ins and outs to everything. "Here, I have some safe deposit boxes in town for you both. Take these keys and retrieve what is in them."
"Okay Ma." Damon said.
"Stefano, Hurry and pack a bag. Please. You should get out of here as soon as possible."
Damon, went to get his blue Camaro packed up. His plan was to take their fathers car to a safe place and hide it. So there would be no trace of it. The Camaro should get them from point A to Point B, no problems.
Stefan came down stairs, Lily gave each boy their own key to their safe deposit boxes, and the address to the guy just outside of town who does IDs.
"Now you guys should be on the road in less than an hour if you leave now." Lily said. "Keep going til you get to New Orleans, Don't stop. Give me hugs. I love you boys." She kisses them each.
"I love you Ma." Stefan says.
"Love ya Ma." Damon says.
"And don't worry about if your father comes here. I can handle him." She says.
The boys high tail it to the car and Lily shouts out once more to Damon, "Son, Tell Bonnie I said Hello." She smiles and he smirks. Heading out of town as fast as he can. Leaving behind the Falls, and going to get his girl!
After hours of driving, the girls having took turns on the wheel by now all to take naps. Caroline on the wheel, Bonnie as the DJ and the twins in the back taking naps. Caroline and Bonnie decide to have some candid, and private conversation while the twins take naps.
"So Bon. What's the skinny on you and Damon?"
"What do you mean?"
"I mean, sexually. How is it?"
"How is what?" She says looking shocked.
"Bon, sex. With Damon Salvatore. I have heard girls say that while he may be a jerk, he's mint in the sack."
"Well, I wouldn't know."
"What? NO WAY!" Caroline exclaimed. "I mean, I expect that you wouldn't be that kind of chick, but he is very well known. Not that I want that to make you upset. It's just I have heard some stories."
"Like what?"
"Oh, wow, girls he's stuffed at school,"
"No way. I don't believe that." Bonnie says.
"Well, I mean, Everyone I know has had some kind of experience at school." Caroline says.
"Have you?" Bonnie asks.
"Well, sort of. Matt Donovan and I got fresh at the old Grandfather tree a few times."
"You skimmed on Matt?" Bonnie asks.
"Wow, it was so long ago. Like Junior year. And it was more like we skimmed on each other."
"So have you gone all the way? With a guy?" Bonnie asked.
"Yes." Caroline says reluctantly.
"Who, Matt?" Bonnie asks.
Caroline looks at her and mouths the name " TYLER" silently.
Then Bonnie talks back in silence. WHAT? NO! YOU JIVIN?
"Nope."
Bonnie then asks, " HOW WAS IT? "
Caroline held up the fingers of the sign language version of OK. Then she smiled.
Both girls laughed silently and tried hard not to wake up the twins.
"White people must have really nice, parents. Ya'll get away with murder as teenagers."
"To be honest, I can't say it's a white thing, I think it's a rich parents thing. They are so busy maintaining their lifestyles, that they don't really pay attention to us. You know. They do whatever to get us out of their hair. It's really sad actually. I could still be a sweet little virgin, But I am not. And it's okay, I am not mad, just wish I knew more about sex before having it."
"Yeah, I get that. Sorry about the white comment. I really have gotten better with my white comments. Damon has helped with that."
"I've enticed you have become so much more open-minded Bonnie. Is that credit to Damon? If so, I owe him an apology for not thinking he was good enough for you." Caroline spoke earnestly.
"Yeah, he has really opened my eyes to a lot. That is why I love him so much." She said without noticing.
Caroline's eyes widen and the second Bonnie said it, she looked at her friend, realizing how naturally it came out, and how she could tell she meant it. She knows she'll bring it up to Bonnie later.
"Bonnie. What have you done?"
"What do you mean?"
"Well I consider you like my best friend, Bonnie. Are we best friends to you?"
"I'd say you are my girl best friend right now in my life, Yes."
I mean I know you have your friends in NOLA, but in Mystic Falls, your life for the past almost have of a year, I feel like we have become very close." Caroline spoke earnestly.
"Yes, of course, Care, we are Solid. What is the point, looney?"
"You'd tell me if you and Damon skimmed on each other, right?"
Bonnie was silent. She looked out the window.
"Bonnie?"
"I need a doobie?"
"Did someone say Doobie?" Elena woke up briefly.
"No go back to sleep." Care and Bonnie laughed.
"Bonnie, I asked a question."
"Listen, I haven't mentioned anything, because the second it happened he booked it across town. I haven't heard from him since."
"What, Not cool. But I'm sure there is a good reason."
"Yea, I think he does, but I have felt crappy about myself since."
"Yeah, I can imagine. Did you shag him?"
"What NO! He just, did somethings to me, that let's just say, before he did what he did, I had never done anything., but that experience was so righteous Care." Bonnie says as she sparks another doobie, that Elena handed her before going back to sleep. "I think about it every day. And I hate myself for it."
"Why?"
"Because my momma once told me no white boy will ever want me for nothing but my body, that they will use and abuse me, like the piece of ass that I am."
"What? Bonnie I am so sorry. I get it, so when Damon disappeared you worried your mom's words were true, that he used you. Oh my gosh. I am so sorry."
Bonnie nodded her head, and started to cry. She wanted to hope for the best, but now leaving Mystic Falls, and Damon not knowing where she'd be, meant more separation. And what if he came back to say bye to her but she wasn't there? It would break her heart.
"You should know, if he also missed school, along with his brother, he probably has no choice. You are too Dynamite a girl, not to hold on to, and Damon knows that."
"Thanks Care." She passes the little piece of lit heaven to Caroline.
"Bout time, girl, I was about to say Puff Puff Give." Caroline says. They both laugh.
"You should know I have never done this before."
"What, Smoked a doobie?"
"Yes. All of this, drank a beer, smoked that thing, and that pill Kat gave me. What was it?"
"I don't know, but Everyone pops'em."
"I was afraid to do everything, or anything like this. I just wanted this week to be a week to forget about all of the hurtful things. Certainly I wish Damon were meeting us there. But I will still have fun regardless. Okay. I'm going to let loose Care. You'll see a new Bonnie."
"Speaking of letting loose. Here we are ladies." Caroline shouts as they drive into the beautiful, culturally decorated town."
"NOLA BABY!" Bonnie says with excitement. "KAT, LENA WE ARE HERE. GET UP!"
The girls were in awe of the beauty of it all. Colors upon colors, upon colors. The vision before them was so gay and merry. There were drunk people just hanging out, walking and talking to each other down the street. Countless bars and liquor pubs.
A crazy scene of a man kissing a man, and Kat said, "Right on. This is my scene."
A few people threw some necklaces at the girls in the colorful van with the rolled down windows.
"Luckily your parents rented a house in the quieter part of town," Bonnie said. "we can go there, and take our time to get ready for tonight. We have ten days to enjoy it all."
They drove further in and after about 20 minutes they made it to the house.
"Well, here's to an awesome girls' night, "Bonnie said.
The house was beautiful. Old style Victorian, and they opened the door and walked in to one shocking scene. Tyler, and Mason Lockwood. "SURPRISE."
"Hey you guys weren't coming up until tomorrow."
"Except we wanted to surprise our girlfriends. But you don't look happy." Tyler said, looking angry.
"No, we are happy, I just wish we had known, we made plans for an all-girls night." Elena said
"No, Elena, don't worry 'bout me and Bon, we are going to be fine. There will just be six of us now instead of four." Care said.
"You sure?" Elena asked.
"Yes," Bonnie assured her. Knowing the two Lockwood boys have just changed the entire dynamic of the trip.
"How did you guys get in here?"
"Pft, no one locks their windows around here."
Bonnie agreed, "Yeah, ya'll ain't in Mystic Falls no more. Well, I'm going to pick my room. I need the one with the most privacy."
Each girl had their own room in this beautiful four-bedroom house. Everyone stayed downstairs, proceeding to get even more drunk ad high. Bonnie wanted a little break from the chemicals. She wanted to unpack and take a quick shower. She washed her hair, and it fell back down to curls. After she took a shower, she got out and went to her room to get dressed. In a very creepy fashion, Tyler walked into her room without knocking.
"Hey Bonnie."
Bonnie turned and almost screamed, until he put his hand over her mouth. "Hey, I just wanted to come say hi. Don't be afraid of me. Okay, I look forward to getting to hangout this week with you."
She looks at him uncomfortably. "Okay Tyler. Same here, but can I just get dressed first, I am in my towel."
Tyler looks at Bonnie up and down, and licks his lips. "Yeah, you are, huh?" He's being too bold for her liking right now, and he was NOT Damon Salvatore. "Here, I came up because Elena told me to give you this." He handed her a little white pill, and a chaser. Here, go ahead and take it now. That way I can take this back down to her, signaling the cup for when it gets empty. She spills a little chaser on the side of her mouth and Tyler wipes it off with his fingers, and looks too comfortable doing it.
"Tyler, you have to leave my room. Please." Bonnie said.
He did leave, but not before he looked her up and down one more time. She pushed him out and closed the door and locked it. Stood her back against it breathing heavily, and felt like never leaving the room again.
A/N OH SNAP!
Thx to all of my readers! You guys are the best I love your continuous support!
Sorry for no BAMON this chapter, but I hope you liked the relationships. I wanted this chapter to give a little more story to the other characters who will be a little bit heavier in the next couple of chapters for this whole NOLA SPRING BREAK TRIP. NEXT CHAPTER WILL HAVE BAMON finally reunited after a long sepration!
*Credit Dancing Queen/ABBA