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~Chapter 11~

Bonnie hastily changed into decent clothes (with vervain in her pocket) and told her parents where they could find her – just in case. Then she went to the door, taking one last excited breath before she opened it.

As she stepped outside and saw Damon her knees went weak again. He was gorgeous as always, leaning against his Ferrarie and waiting for her.

Unable to say anything she concentrated on her steps and then on getting into the car. She has never been in this car before and it was amazing.

"Wow", she whispered unintentionally.

"Thanks", Damon smiled. He started the car and a couple of minutes later they were at the boarding house.

Elena was indeed sitting in the kitchen, getting up as Bonnie came in and looking very guilty.

"Oh Bonnie! I'm so sorry, it wasn't my place to scream at you!", she said immediately.

Bonnie hurried to her friend and fell into her arms. "It's okay! I'm sure you had your reasons to believe whatever Damon told you. But, Elena, please don't be angry with me again. Ever!"

"I won't", Elena said. Both girls sighed, parted from each other and looked relieved.

"What would Meredith say!", Bonnie bursted out, laughing. Elena laughed, too.

"She would truly think we went mad!"

"Oh Elena!" Bonnie was so glad she hugged her friend again. "Never again. Especially when I didn't do anything."

"Yes", Elena sighed. "I'm sorry, I didn't want to stand in your way, it was just… I was jealous, oh right, I admit it. As you know I've had a crush on Damon and… yes, I'm glad with Stefan and shouldn't complain, but when I first heard it… oh."

"Heard what?", Bonnie asked, leaning back, looking startled.

Elena frowned and looked at Damon, so Bonnie turned around to look at him, too.

"You lied to me?", Elena said.

"I certainly did not. Maybe you misinterpreted my words", he said. "But before you go on to demolish my plans and rub it into her face before I can tell her myself –"

"Tell me what?", Bonnie asked.

"Has nobody ever told you that interrupting is very rude?", Damon said.

"Screw it!"

"Bonnie!", Elena complained about the unfamiliar use of words of her friend. But the redhaired was too excited now, her heart was beating fast and she heard blood rushing through her ears. Something was going on and it was about her, there was a secret she ought to know.

"Tell me", she demanded.

"Yes, I will", Damon said, finally moving towards the girls. "Let's go to my room. We don't need audience", he said, looking at Elena, who was rolling her eyes.

"Don't bother. I'm in Stefan's room. If you need help, just scream", she said to Bonnie and then turned to the stairs. When she was gone, Bonnie turned to Damon, observant.

"We still better go to my room", he said, suddenly not so claiming any more.

"Why?"

"You will see."

"Do I have to be afraid?"

"Oh please, I'm sure you're wearing vervain. What could I possible do to you that you wouldn't want yourself?", he said and then, not waiting for an answer, went to the stairs.

Bonnie was still afraid, alongside with overexcitment. She followed Damon up the dark stairs. When he opened the door to his room and gestured her in she looked unsure at him – and then saw what was going on.

It was dark in his room except for candles burning. They were positioned at the ground and formed a heart.

With an open mouth, a pounding heart and knees like pudding she went into the room. She couldn't take her eyes off of the candle heart and also could barely believe that this was for her. That Damon dumped Elena for this. That Damon… no, it was impossible. Bonnie wasn't as beautiful, wasn't as graceful and certainly wasn't as deserving this as Elena was. She wasn't.

Damon cleared his throat and Bonnie jumped a little.

"I didn't know if you would like it", he said.

"Are you kidding? I love it!" She turned around to see his face shimmering in the dim light. "But why…?"

Damon stepped into the heart on the ground and spread out his arms.

"That's what Elena so inelegantly pointed out. What I meant to tell you. I never treated you the way you deserve it. I was looking for a princess of darkness whereas I had a princess of light all the time with me. And furthermore, a princess of my heart. I was too blind to see it, but now I do. Please accept my apology for not seeing it earlier. If you do and if you're willing to give me a chance I would be glad to give you all my love with all my heart."

"You… would?"

"Oh, Bonnie, don't be so surprised. I never said I didn't like you."

"Yes, you did. You made it pretty sure I should look for someone else because you want Elena. Why did you change your mind… so suddenly?"

"I can only reassure you that my eyes were opened just recently."

Bonnie sighed. Of course she couldn't resist much longer, not with this ambience and with Damon standing in the middle of a candle heart and promising her his love! It still seemed unreal and more like a dream than something else but it didn't matter now. She never wanted anything more in her whole live.

She jumped into the heart shape and threw herself at Damon. He easily caught her.

"Meaning yes?", he said.

"Meaning yes, you idiot", she grinned, putting her arms around his neck and kissing him. He kissed back, for the first time not out of confusion or calculation. And for the first time it wasn't interrupted because somebody came to them or because Bonnie felt in the wrong place. She could enjoy every touch, evoking the well known sweetness rushing through her bones, weakening her thoughts, feverishing her body.

After what felt like eternity they pulled apart, looking at each other in the soft candle light. What was there to say? Or to do? What would be expected of her, being Damon's girlfriend? Oh gosh, that sounded brilliant. Damon's girlfriend.

Damon smirked and stroked her hair.

"Don't think too much."

"Oh! Of course, oh god, I can't think anything anymore. Or is there something that can prevent you from reading my mind? Like vervain? Why is vervain not working?"

"Because I don't have to use my Power to do it, not since your witch skills have improved."

"Oh, that's terrible!"

Damon smirked again. "I don't think so." And then he kissed her again. Bonnie gladly gave in to his soft lips.

ooo

Sometime later they went downstairs. Bonnie was walking on cloud number nine, a happy smile in her face. She couldn't put it off and why should she?

Stefan and Elena were sitting at the kitchen table with food in front of them. Of course only Elena ate and Stefan simply watched her.

"Oh, I'm starving!", Bonnie screamed as she saw the food. She took her place across from Elena and reached for a plate whereon she put chicken wings and potatoes.

Damon sat down on the chair next to her, leaning back. Nobody said a word but curious glances were exchanged. Bonnie didn't notice them and Damon chuckled, deliberately holding back the information Stefan and Elena yearned for.

"So", Stefan eventually said. "Is there anything… we need to know?"

"Oh brother", Damon sighed, head shaking. "And I thought you were the discrete one."

"I am", Stefan said, eyes steady on Damon.

"Don't fight", Bonnie said after swallowing her chicken.

"We don't. It's called teasing", Damon said.

Bonnie looked uncertain to Stefan, who released tension from his shoulders, leaned back and put an arm around Elena.

"If Damon says so", he said.

"Good. Cause you don't need to fight any more, never again, right, Damon?", Bonnie said. The one spoken to laughed slightly.

"No fighting with Saint Stefan, I'm not sure if I would like a life like that."

"Oh", Bonnie made, looking at him with big eyes.

"But as a matter of fact, you are right, little redbird, we don't need to", Damon said, suddenly grinning. He leaned to Bonnie to place a kiss on her cheek. Bonnie giggled quietly and looked carefully to Elena, still not sure how she would react. But her friend didn't look mad. She shortly raised her eyebrows and then smiled.

"I'm so happy for you", she said.

Bonnie put a hand to her heart. "Oh, Elena, you don't know how much it means to me that you appreciate!"

She looked at Stefan, who was smiling even broader. She luckily returned it. He then looked to Damon, not smiling any less. Bonnie apprehensively waited for Damons reaction. He seemed to just love his grim face. But at least he relaxed a little, tried to send a smile to Stefan and then quickly looked away.

Bonnie returned to her food, quietly smiling to herself. She would love to see Damon and Stefan getting along. They all could be happy for etenity, how was that for a change?

They sat there for some time until it occurred to Bonnie she still had some homework to do. Oh, she didn't want to leave, she wanted to spend all day and night with Damon.

Heavily sighing she turned to him.

"Everything okay?", he asked.

"I have to go home now", she said sadly.

Damon smiled slightly. "That's why you're making this face?"

"Of course!", she said, crossing her arms. Wasn't he sad to part at all? She casted a glance to Stefan and Elena who were involved in their own conversation.

"My dear Bonnie, we will see each other soon", Damon said, stroking her face. "I will take you home."

Bonnie nodded and got up. She said goodbye to her friends and went outside, into Damon's car.

When they came to her house, Damon brought her to the door. There Bonnie turned to him and sighed again.

"You know we'll see each other tomorrow, right?", Damon said and she couldn't tell if he was amused or not.

"I know", Bonnie said, throwing her arms around him. Yes, she knew that everything was good now. She almost couldn't believe it but Damon's hold wasn't easy to deny. And she didn't want to deny it, she wanted to enjoy it. With him she felt so happy and safe. She just hoped this would last for a long, long time. With that thought on her mind she went inside, already looking forward to the next day.

The end

A/N: I really liked writing this story and updating it for all of you! Thanks for reading! (-: