Bonnie/Damon.

Takes place after " Fool Me Once" Contains minor spoilers! BE WARNED!

Oh, by the way, I don't own Vampire Diaries or any of the characters. Wish I did own Damon though. Damnit!

Based off the TV show, not the books btw.

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It's one year after the disaster of the opening tomb. Pearl and Anna left Mystic Falls and never returned. Caroline and Mat are in a super rocky, on and off relationship. Jenna and Alaric are newly engaged. Elena and Stefan are as inseparable as ever. Everything seems perfect except… Damon hasn't been seen since. He just disappeared one night. As for Bonnie, she hasn't been able to use her Powers since Grams died.

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It was raining by the time Bonnie left the Mystic Grill after her shift. She had started working there a few months ago because it gave her something to do. It kept her mind busy, kept her from the loneliness that had been tugging at her chest lately. She thought she had finally accepted the death of Grams but it still hurt.

She frowned as she pulled her hoodie over her head and wished her car hadn't broken down last Tuesday. The mile walk home was going to be hell. Bonnie hadn't planned on working late but a fellow employee had gotten the stomach flu so she had to cover his shift.

The first few minutes weren't too bad since it was only drizzling but it gradually got heavier until it became a torrential downpour. She felt like crying but instead she just hugged her arms to her body, ducked her head and kept trudging along and feeling like a drowned cat.

"Need a ride?"

Bonnie jumped and looked up. She hadn't heard the sleek silver car drive up alongside her but there it was. She peered at the handsome male driver who slowed his car down to a crawl as she kept walking. He looked nice enough but a gut feeling told her to decline so she shook her head.

"Why not? You're obviously miserable and you look like you're freezing your ass off. I don't mind driving you home or to wherever you're heading."

"I'm fine. Thanks." Bonnie shouted over the wind and began to walk faster. He kept his car at a speed to match hers. Lightning and thunder began overhead.

"Come on. Just get in the car!" His voice was forceful.

"Just leave me alone okay?!" She yelled as she broke out into a run.

The car sped up and swiveled around in front of her, blocking her path. Then, to her horror, the man got out of his car and came at her. She froze in fear for a moment before turning and running but he was faster than her and she felt an arm go around her waist and begin to drag her backwards.

"Let me go!" She put her heels to the asphalt to try and at least slow his effort but he was too strong for her. "Stop! Help! Get off of me!" Her voice was carried off into the wind as she screamed. "Please!" Her heart beat hard against her chest as she heard him struggling to open the trunk with his free hand.

Bonnie swung her legs wildly and felt it connect with his. It didn't do much good so she began to dig her long nails into his arm. He shouted in pain as she began to draw blood. "I said let go!"

"I think you better listen to her otherwise this is going to get real ugly real fast." She froze as she heard the new voice from behind her. She knew that voice. It was one that she would never forget. It was a voice she had never been so glad to hear.

She was suddenly swung around. The man's beefy arm was now around her neck. Bonnie was now looking directly into the newcomer's eyes. The icy, swirly blue that she missed. He looked exactly the same as when she'd last seen him but of course that was to be expected. The rain that was drenching his dark hair and clothes made him look more ominous than usual.

"Are you going to let the girl go or are you going to really be that stupid?"

Apparently he was opting for stupid since the man's grip tightened severely, cutting off Bonnie's oxygen. Spots were beginning to appear in front of her eyes and she began to cry. Damon began to walk toward them.

"Look, don't come any closer. I'll kill her."

Damon shook his head slowly and a smirk played across his lips. "No, you see, I don't actually think you will."

"Try me."

Bonnie began to lose consciousness. "Da-mon. Help."

And just like that Damon disappeared from her sights and the pressure on her windpipe was gone. Bonnie sank to the ground, coughing and wheezing. The lungful of air she sucked in were cold and painful but she was so relieved. She hesitantly turned around and began to immediately back up from the scene. Damon was viciously feeding from the man's neck. Bonnie waited until Damon had finished, wiping his mouth clean on the back of his hand and shoving the body aside before speaking.

"Thank you."

He nodded once without speaking and he got up. He extended a hand to her and when she took it he helped her to her feet. She didn't move as he shrugged out of his leather jacket and walked around behind her and draped it over her shoulder. Bonnie slipped her arms into the sleeves which were too long for her.

Then Bonnie surprised herself, and probably him too, with what she did next. She turned around threw herself at him, wrapping her arms tightly around his neck and burying her face deep into his shoulder. After a moment he slowly wrapped his arms around her as well and Bonnie thought…she could have sworn…she felt his lips in her hair as he kissed her head.