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AN- If this is liked let me know if it's not liked I'll remove it…I have other stories but I'm like blocked on those but this came to me.

Chapter- The Princess and The Lackey

Two very different people on two very different walks of life are about to become the most important people, too each other with time and a whole lot of patience…considering these two people were never supposed to be anything more; then the protector and client.

Bonnie Bennett, young rich and beautiful caged always under constant guard but mostly lonely; her father is a big-time mobster but they don't really talk about it, his dangerous lifestyle is what leaves her under constant threat… and it drives her crazy because all she wants to do is be a normal teenage girl, but no such luck…

Damon Salvatore down on his luck, hard up for cash and drinking his life down the toilet; because he doesn't have much and he's constantly searching for that missing piece he can't quite get hold of yet. but hopefully life will start to look-up, that's why he agreed to take up a new job as a bodyguard…plus the money offered for the job he couldn't pass up.

"So, when does the new bodyguard arrive?" Bonnie makes air quotes taking a seat across from her father nonchalant.

Her father places his drink down looking squarely at his daughter, "Later today."

"Oh, goody!" She said sarcastically, with a roll of her eyes.

"Sarcasm is not attractive, dear."

"So, where did you find this new guy?"

"He came highly recommended… so young lady you will not run this one off, understand me." Rudy said sternly.

Bonnie rolls her bright-green eyes nonchalant at her father ignoring him. "I said do you understand?"

"Yes, dad."

"Good, I'll be out of the country for a couple of days, so let this guy protect you, so I don't have to worry." He says kissing Bonnie on the forehead.

Bonnie smiles slyly. "I'll do my best, daddy." Bonnie rises to hug her father sweetly, leaving his office.

"What do you, know about this guy?" Damon inquires.

"I know that he isn't someone you want to cross and that he loves his daughter very much."

Damon fixes his tie frustrated he hates dressing up he feels like a trained monkey in a suit. "And his daughter?" The guy shrugs. "A bit spoiled, but who wouldn't but when you grow-up living like this." They both look around the extravagant mansion.

The front door opens suddenly, turning to face it Damon and his friend are stunned but mostly, Damon didn't know what to expect, Damon examines the petite girl and she's beautiful cinnamon skin, chocolate brown curls that flow effortlessly down her back and neck soft cheek-bones accompanied by the most siren-like smile that dances across crooked lips and the most soul stealing green eyes that keeps him from looking away.

"You must be the new bodyguards…humph." Her tone is very condescending and unimpressed.

"What… not what you expect?" his voice is very snippy.

"Actually, a pretty boy and side-kick definitely not what I expected."

Bonnie keeps walking before Damon could say anything, jumping into her Black CSL550 pulling out the drive-way like a bat out of hell.

Damon and his co-worker step into the house. " Nice to meet, you too."

"Pretty boy! She's a judgy little thing I should feel more insulted, but what would be the point considering it came from some pampered princess, who doesn't know the first thing about the world."

"Just let it go, man… rich kids." His friend taps his chest.

Damon exhales and already he didn't like this girl she was rude and he could tell that there would be many moments that he would want to snap her neck.

Damon looks around at the lavish palace in awe, he never could imagine living a life of such luxury, marble floors, priceless artifacts 20 feet chandeliers this house was a decorative masterpiece he'd be lying if some part of him wasn't jealous and resented the fact that he would have to struggle his whole life to have half of this.

"Damon Salvatore…"

"Yes, that's me."

"Rudy Bennett, follow me."

Rudy Bennett leads Damon into the study immediately pouring himself a drink; taking a seat. "Have a seat, can I offer you a drink, cigar?"

"No thank you, sir." Damon looked around the study taking in the extensive book collection.

"Okay, let's get straight to the point, your job is simply to protect my daughter at all cost…nothing less, understand?"

"Yes, sir!"

"Good, now I'll be gone for four weeks and I'm trusting you with the most precious thing in my world, do you understand?"

"Loud and clear." An uneasy nerve passed through him.

"Alright, that's all,"

Damon walks out waiting for the brat to return he's reduced to not being bothered with knowing her name, she may be beautiful but; that doesn't make up for her poor attitude Damon hated people who judged him, who is she to call him a pretty boy.

"Hey Bodyguard, I need for you to grab my bags out of the car." She snaps her fingers at him.

He raised his eyebrows. "Hey rich girl, that's not my job!"

"As of right now, it is..." She snapped back,

Damon scoffs. "Do it yourself, I was assigned to protect you, not to be your lackey."

Damon turns his back to her which pisses Bonnie off. who is this Bodyguard to talk back to her?

She licked her lips before approaching him. "You work for me."

"No princess, I work for your father." Damon was starting to turn red at this point.

"Yeah, well my father isn't going to be around so technically your working for me, so if I tell you to do something, you have to do."

Damon huffed. "Listen here you little brat-"

"Damon…Can I talk you for a minute, now." the other bodyguard interrupted.

Damon clenches his jaw as he follows his co-worker out. "What the hell, is the matter with you?"

"That little brat, in there thinks she can tell me what to do." He blew the air from his lungs heavily.

"She can, she's the boss's daughter, and you're assigned to protect her."

"Yes, protect her not be her little bitch."

"Listen, man, just do what the girl says okay, and things will go a lot smoother." He smiled at Damon.

Damon exhales deeply looking towards the living area thinking about all the ways he could strangle young Bonnie Bennett.

"I'm waiting…"

Damon crudely walks away from Bonnie ignoring her. "I'll do… whatever you need me to miss Bennett."

"Thanks-" Bonnie pretends like she's thinking of his name. "Aaron" Bonnie nods. "And pretty boys name is…" She inquired intrigued.

"Damon Salvatore."

Bonnie squints already plotting on how to lose Damon Salvatore, as her bodyguard although she did think he was something to look at; soft blue eyes chiseled cheek-bones pouty lips, jet black messy hair, he shouldered with a bad boy persona, but she was tired of having someone shadow her every movement; because who her father is. So, therefore, Damon has to go no matter how good-looking he is.

"So… the new bodyguard, is a little young..." Bonnie fiddles with the things on her father's desk.

"He's not that young, I figured you'd be more accepting of someone who looked like they could be around your age…So what do you think about him?"

"I don't like him, he's rude." She said innocently.

Rudy kisses Bonnie's cheek. "I Don't need you to like him, you just have to let him protect you."

"Seriously daddy, don't I get any say in the matter… I personally feel like I don't need a bodyguard."

"We're not having this conversation again, he stays!" He says firmly he won't ever let lifestyle risk her life.

Rudy hugs Bonnie tightly. "See you, in four weeks sweetie." Rudy leaves out the kitchen French door.

"Hey, baby blues."

"I have a name, princess."

"That's nice…gear up or whatever you do were going out;"

"My orders are to protect you, and your father said, that I was to make sure that you stayed in at certain times."

"Well, my father just left so that means, I'm in charge," Bonnie said with a huge grin.

Damon smiles arrogantly. "No, it means I'm in charge and your ass isn't going anywhere."

Bonnie also laughs. "Try and stop me!" Bonnie pushes past Damon. And he fights the urge to snatch her up, he realizes this isn't going to be an easy job at all, this girl is very stubborn and obnoxious and four-weeks with her might result in him killing her…..