Miss Nothing

Story: Miss Nothing

Storylink: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10886032/1/
Category: Vampire Diaries
Genre: Angst/Romance
Author: iluvtodance
Authorlink: https://www.fanfiction.net/u/805506/
Last updated: 12/15/2014
Words: 6293
Rating: T
Status: In Progress
Content: Chapter 1 to 3 of 3 chapters
Source: FanFiction.net
Summary: After returning from the Other Side, Bonnie is no longer the same girl. Anger and resentment took over, and
she has been increasing the strength of her powers to the point where she is no longer recognizable to her friends.
She's on a mission to get revenge, and no one will get in her way. Rated T for cursing. Damon/Bonnie and Bonnie/Kai;
mostly Bonnie focused. One shot.

*Chapter 1*: Miss Nothing

A/N: I don't own The Vampire Diaries. Whoever does must be a very sad person, because the show is traveling
downhill fast! The one shot's title is inspired by the song "Miss Nothing" by The Pretty Reckless.
Damon smirked when Elena giggled at his joke, mentally patting himself on the back for making progress with the love
of his life. They had been spending more time together, slowly falling into a really good place despite the fact that Elena
erased him from her memory. He was too occupied by the brunette who always remained at the center of his universe to
notice another brunetteone that had lodged herself into his heart suddenly and unexpectedlywalk into the Grille with
a purpose. When he did see her, he watched her intently, quickly becoming concerned and confused at the sight of her.
Bonnie Bennett, clad in a leather jacket, short hair framing her face, and a determined, cool gaze set on her face
stomped through the bar, clearly pissed. Damon raised his eyebrows at the sightshe looked like him on a normal day.
Once noticing Damon's attention wasn't on herher special super powerElena pouted. "Damon?" She questioned.
Not sparing a glance at Elena, Damon tilted his head in Bonnie's direction, her name falling from his lips. "Bonnie," he
murmured. He didn't hesitate rising from his seat to reach her. When he catch up to her and take hold of her arm, he
severely regretted it, because a sharp pain surged through him. "What the hell, Bennett," he groaned while doubling over
in pain.
Bonnie's green eyes settled onto his icy blues one, "What?"
Her words were delivered with such force and anger that Damon had to blink a few times to make sure he wasn't
hallucinating the whole thing. "It's me, Bonnie. What are you doing?" His eyes scanned very inch of her, trying to
determine what could be going on. This wasn't Bonnie.
Bonnie grinned sweetly at him, giggling. "What do you think I'm doing?" She asked extra cheerily. "I'm going to see a
good friend of mine." Her tone changed with each work spoken until her voice was menacing, "We have some
unfinished business." She aggressively pounded her fist into her open palm, her smile slowly spreading through her
face again, "It's gonna be fun." She didn't even wait for Damon's response, instead choosing to turn sharply ahead of her
once again focused on her target. She took one step before Damon grabbed her arm, bringing her close to him.
"What's wrong with you," he whispered in ear. He tightened his hold on her leather jacket clad arm, keeping her in place.
Bonnie took a deep breath in an attempt to calm down. "Nothing, Damon. I'm finally where I'm supposed to be," she
retorted sharply. Yanking her arm from his grasp, she began to walk away with deliberate steps. She knew he was here.
She had to find him. Annihilate him.
"Come on," Damon said as he inched closer, but an invisible barrier stopped him from moving any further.
She turned around to address him, "Don't come any closer. You'll get hurt." Her tone was threatening but her eyes told an
entirely different storycare.
"I'll get hurt?" Damon smirked, "That's a joke, witch."
"It's not Damon," Bonnie responded. "It's not a joke. My powers are strong, and I am finally gaining control of them again.
I don't restrain myself if someone tells me to stop. I do what I want. The old responsible, selfless, martyr Bonnie died
when she went to the Other Side. She's no longer with us," her voice turned cold. She snapped her head in the direction
of Kai's now visible silhouette, standing by the bar and shamelessly flirting with a poor unsuspecting girl. Now Bonnie
felt sort of bad interrupting the momentshe choked back an acerbic laughshe'll get over it.
Rushing forward with eyes set for a purpose, Bonnie murmured a spell under her breath. All life in the bar suddenly
suspended and everyone froze except for her target. Before she could move forward to confront Kai, something caught
her eye, causing Bonnie to press the pause button on her vendetta against Kai, and look in curiosity. She laughed bitterly
when she saw Jeremy in the middle of making out with some random girl. The witch bit her lip, suppressing any tears
that threatened to spill down her face and re-focused her attention on her target. Her anger resurfaced with full force.
Placing one hand on her hip and tilting her head, Bonnie addressed the warlock. "Aw Kai were you about to ask her out?
So sweet," Bonnie slowed her pace, taking her time approaching her prey before she attacked. "Will I be getting a
wedding invitation in the mail?"
Kai faced her, his eyes filled with intensity but a wide smile was gracing his face. Both warlock and witch couldn't have
been more alike in that moment. "Bonnie Bennett. It's good to see you again, but you knowif you are upset by me
flirting with herjust tell me so. I'd gladly drop her in nanosecond for you."

Bonnie's smile left her face, a frown replacing it. "Let's cut the bullshit, Kai. I'm here to kill you." Bonnie paused
dramatically before continuing, "Surprise!" Bonnie spread her arms out like she really was revealing a surprise for a
good friend. "I hope you love it," Bonnie cooed before she snapped her fingers, causing the lights to flicker.
The warlock could only openly stare at her in disbelief and excitement. Bennett was on complete power trip, and he had
never seen something so beautiful in his life. "Careful Bonnie, you might make me want you. I mean I always thought you
were beautiful but too self-righteous for my taste, but I like this change in attitude!" He took two quick strides to reach her,
mentally chanting a spell to keep Bonnie frozen in her spot, so he could reach her. Once there Kai wrapped his arms
around her and pressed his lips against hers. A surge of power traveled through the two magical beings, instilling a
weird bond between them.
Bonnie whimpered against his lips, suddenly forgetting that she wanted to kill him. His power was intoxicating, and she
felt even stronger near him. But, she quickly came to her sensesthis was just another person who abandoned her like
she was nothing and used her. She made sure to put extra force into the slap she gave him after she broke his spell.
Kai's head whipped around so violently, he thought he had whiplash. "Whoa," he exclaimed as he clutched his jaw.
"You deserved that, mother" before Bonnie could finish the sentence, Kai cut her off with his lips again.
Needing to pour every inch of his powers to keep Bonnie still again, Kai kept the kiss short but intense enough to leave
an impression on her. "You just keep getting to me, Bennett. Where have you been all my life?" He whispered the words
against her lips, getting ready to use another spell to limit her magic, but Bonnie beat him to it.
"Don't even try it," Bonnie warned, "And stop kissing me."
Kai laughed, his eyes glancing behind her to look at a frozen Damon. "What? Worried that you're boyfriend will see? You
took care of that, sweetheart."
Mentioning Damon incited an incredibly violent surge of anger to course through her, driving her completely past the limit
of insanity.
"He's not my boyfriend," Bonnie huffed. "I'm the second choice, the girl no one cares about, right? Just like you said, so
why would you even ask the question," she waved her hand in front of him, sending him flying across the room and
against the concrete wall. Bonnie smirked at the rush she felt from using her powers. No more weakness in body or
mind. It was perfect.
"What the hell," moaned Kai. "Calm down, Bennett. I didn't know my words could bother you so much."
Rolling her eyes, Bonnie lifted her hand once again to lift Kai off the ground, sending him flying into the bar and into
shards of glass to break his fall. "Shut up Kai," Bonnie retorted, "I'm tired of your mouth. So shut it and let me talk. Kay?"
She smiled brightly at him, reveling in the warlock's pain and discomfort. The annoyed look he was sending her didn't
hurt either.
"You know Bennett, I never thought I'd say this, but you may be becoming as twisted as me," he chuckled bitterly as he
struggled to stand amidst the broken glass. "I have to say," his voice softened, "I'm crushing kinda hard right now." He
smirked at her, wiping a streak of blood from his mouth away as he stepped closer. He paused when Bonnie raised her
hand in warning.
She shook her head and stared right at him, silently daring him to even try to get near her. "You don't want to do that Kai.
I'm angry, and you won't like me when I'm angry," she began to giggle lightly as she thought of her words. "Quoting the
Hulk," she mused to herself, "It's so appropriate," she stomped her foot on the ground creating a mini earthquake
underneath her that shook any remaining bottles in the bar. The patrons remained frozen, having no idea what epic
showdown was occurring in front of them.
Once Kai was knocked onto the floor again, Bonnie took advantage of his vulnerable position and muttered another spell
that immediately began to send a sharp pain throughout his body, causing Kai to release a blood-curling scream.
Continuing to chant the spell, Bonnie stepped closer to Kai, kneeling by his side once she reached him. She made sure
to look into his eyeseyes that showed fear and pain. The same look she had in her eyes the countless times he
tortured her. Suddenly finding the strange urge to hear him speak one last time, Bonnie stopped the spell and waited for
Kai to gain the strength to speak.
He looked into her eyes, "You really going to kill me Bennett?" His words meant to be mocking, but he couldn't muster a
convincing enough tone for it. He was actually worried.

The look in Kai's eyes increasingly grew more scared, and Bonnie suddenly felt a knot forming in her stomach at the
sight. Her empathy peeked through the searing anger that consumed her these past weeks, and she found herself
second-guessing her plan. The doubt in her mind frustrated her, making her huff angrily, pull her hair violently, and
scream. "Why are you looking at me like that? I need to do thisno more pushover Bonnie. Be strong, ruthless, give into
the power." She raised her hand to finish Kai with a fatal spell, but she couldn't.
"Hey," Kai beckoned, trying to soothe her. "Bennett, you are one of the good ones. It's obvious you aren't being
appreciated, and I know that I didn't treat you right either, but" Kai slowly got up, inching closer to a hunched over
Bonnie, "Why don't we get out of here? I'm suddenly in the mood for a burger. Not from his crappy place," he wrinkled his
nose in disgust.
Bonnie scoffed, "Seriously? You want me to hang out with you after all that?"
"Yup. Are you that surprised? It's me." He smirked, slowly reaching out to her.
She was drained, suddenly feeling the misery creep up on her. Without giving it a second thought, she placed her hand
in his, not concerned with what he could do to her. She was ready for death if that's what Kai chose to doshe just didn't
want to deal anymore.
To her surprise, Kai pulled her up to standing position and slipped an arm around her waist while retaining his grip on
her hand. "Let's get out of here and away from these boring non-power people." He glanced down at her, "Shall we?"
She nodded faintly, still suspicious of Kai but too exhausted to question the surprised end to her plan to kill him. Bonnie
murmured a quick spell that reversed the freezing spell she cast over the entire bar. The panicked sounds of the bar
patrons filled the bar, but Bonnie could only focus on one in particular.
"What the fuck?" Damon growled at the sight of Kai with his arms around Bonnie, and Bonnie completely allowing it. He
had no idea what just happened.
Kai grinned at Damon, his eyes gleaming with glee, "Hey Mr. Moody. What's up? Bonnie and I just had a huge fight but
decided to make up." He leaned over brushing his lips against her forehead; the spark of power between them
invigorated both, "Right Bonnie lass?"
Feeling absolute euphoria with magic buzzing through her, Bonnie's eyes fluttered at the feeling of so much power.
"Yeah," Bonnie whispered. "Don't worry about it, Damon. You should really get back to Elena, she's getting increasingly
upset by your absence." Bonnie spoke in a nonchalant manner, but her tone held a bite to it. Being close to Kai fully
clouded her vision, preventing her from seeing her friends in a semi-positive manner. She fed off of his energy and found
herself feeling comfort from their magical connection.
Kai laughed heartily, "Burn!" He exclaimed. "I don't get what you see in that chick, Damon. She's as bland as water. But, I
have a firecracker herea mojito maybe."
Bonnie rolled her eyes, already annoyed with Kai's talking. "Let's go." She spared one last glance at a very confused,
wounded looking Damon. If she went with Kai, she could kiss her old life good bye. Oh well, she already did, so what
was the harm?
Bonnie and Kai began moving towards the door. As they walked, Kaialready sensing Damon follow themchanted a
spell to keep Damon in his place, and he smiled at the sound of Damon cursing. He released his hold on Bonnie's
waist once she seemed to get her strength back, and threw an arm over her shoulder, instead. "I think this is the
beginning of a beautiful friendship, Bennett."
All Bonnie could manage was a weak smile that did not reach her eyes. "Yeah," she whispered, mourning the loss of her
life as she knew it.
A/N:
I don't think there are enough words in the English language to express how frustrated and angry I am with this
show, especially the way they treat the BEST character on the show Bonnie Bennettthe girl who sacrifices herself
repeatedly for those she loves and has such compassion and integrity. But no one else cares until it's about Elena,
of course. I barely watch the show anymore, because seeing Elena on the screen makes me livid, and I can't stand
to see her selfish, delusional behavior playing out on my TV. RIP season 1-3 Elena. Anyway, I wrote this story to vent
my frustration about Bonnie. She deserves better, and I so wish I was the lead writer on that showit would be so
different. The show has become a ridiculous, parody of itself. For this one-shot, I want to show Bonnie stand up for
herself and show absolutely no care for her awful excuse for friends (except Caroline). I really didn't mean to throw

in a Kai friendship/love thing here, but it just happened so I rolled with it. Thanks for reading my story and my venting!
Hopefully this helps fellow Bonnie fans deal with their anger lol

*Chapter 2*: People Like Us

Disclaimer: I don't own The Vampire Diaries
A/N: I just wanted to thank everyone for reading and leaving nice reviews. I really had planned to just keep this as a
one shot, but for some reason I'm really interested in the idea of Bonnie and Kai and just feel like focusing on some
moments between them. So, I have decided to create a couple of more one shots that are an extension of the first
chapter. All of them will be able to stand alone, since I really don't know how many chapters I will write. It's hard to
find the time. But, I'm going to add onto it, because I feel like it! The tone of this one is a lot different from the
previous one, but hopefully it goes well together. Thanks for reading! The title of this addition is inspired by the song
"People Like Us" by Kelly Clarkson.
Bonnie tapped the table impatiently while sending a death glare to the person sitting across from her. Kai had been
browsing through the menu for a full 20 minutes, and he still has not ordered anything.
"I don't get it," he spoke without glancing up from the menu, "How does one restaurant have so many different types of
burgers?" He shook his head, concentrating once again on the menu.
When the waiter finally gave up and turned to Bonnie, she didn't hesitate to order, "I'll have your special garden burger
with extra tomatoes and pickles, please." She glanced at Kai who still had not decided, "And I'll take two chocolate
milkshakes and an order to curly fries. It might be a while before he actually decides."
The waiter smiled at Bonnie gratefully before turning towards the kitchen to place the order. Once he left, Kai finally drew
his attention away from the menu. "Why did you order two milkshakes?"
Bonnie rolled her eyes and pulled at her charm bracelet, not willing to look him in the eye as she explained her reason
for ordering two. "One is for you, so you don't starve to death." She pointed at her watch, "I think at this rate it will be the
year 2025 before you decide what burger you want."
She didn't miss the genuine smile that graced his face, briefly, at her joke. He really was handsome when he wasn't
being a psychopath.
"I appreciate the concern, Bennett," he expressed, "But what if I don't like milkshakes or am severely lactose intolerant?"
Bonnie's eyes brightened, and she smiled at the opportunity he just gave her, "That would work well for me too!" She
laughed at Kai's sour expression. She had to give into his pathetic lookhe resembled a sad little boy who didn't not get
his way. "Okay," she surrendered, "I'll ask the waiter to bring something else if you don't like them or are deathly allergic
to dairy."
Kai's expression immediately changed into a cheerful one, "Nope I like milkshakes. I just wanted to hear you admit out
loud that you care about me."
In response to his words, Bonnie began to choke violently on the water she had just taken a sip of, "What?"
His smile never left his face, "You're willing to change my drink order so that I don't die. That's a huge difference from
earlier today when you tried to kill me."
Bonnie raised her eyebrows, letting Kai's words sink in. He was right. She has lost her mind for even willingly eating a
meal with him when she was so dead set on killing him as revenge for screwing her over in 1994 only an hour ago. A
thought occurred to her that she felt the need to share, "If the roles were reversed, and it was you who wanted to kill me,
then I wouldn't be here right now." Bonnie watched Kai's smile fade, and he suddenly found his lap interesting. The witch
sat completely stunned at his reaction to her words it was as if he felt guiltywhich made her feel guilty for bringing it
up. Why was seeing Kai hurt making her feel guilty?
"You're right," Kai admitted, taking a deep breath. He didn't know why he felt so much shame in that moment, because
he never felt shame in his entire life. He never regretted any bad thing he has done and has never had enough of a soul
to care about others around him. It was the truth. "After all, I was sent to 1994 for killing most of my family. I stayed in my
personal hell for who knows how long thinking about what I did, and I felt nothing." He looked into her eyes, finding
comfort in making eye contact with her. "I've been alone for so long. I don't really have many social skills."
Something about Kai's words and demeanor tugged at Bonnie's heartstrings. She tried to stifle the empathy, but it was
an integral part of her nature that just couldn't be erased easilyshe gave in to it. "It's understandable," she added in an
effort to let him know she was listening. "You were alone with so much anger that it started to consume you." Her
shoulders hunched over, suddenly feeling a wave of sadness over take her. "I felt something similar after you left. I spent

my favorite holiday alone after Damon and Elena failed to bring me back, and something shifted in me that night. I
realized how alone I have always been." She met his gaze once again, shivering once she made eye contact with him.
He was staring at her with so much intensity that it made her nervous. "I never felt the same after that night," she
confessed.
"I'm sorry Bennett." Kai shifted in his seat uncomfortably when he caught sight of Bonnie's surprised expression, "For
lying to you about wanting to learn how to be a better person and then stabbing you," he smiled sheepishly. The whole
conversation suddenly became very awkward. He filled the silence before Bonnie could, "I don't think I could have
learned anyway. I'm kinda a lost cause. I've killed" he stopped, suddenly uncomfortable with apologizing and reflecting
on all the bad he has done. He never felt remorse in his entire life, so why was he actually sounding remorseful now?
Something about Kai's boyish charm forced Bonnie to try and look at him in a different way and actually listen to him,
searching for some hint of sincerity. Regardless of whether or not he was sincere didn't even factor into her reaction to
him; she still felt some invisible force drawing her to him. They almost had something in common. The thought sent a
shiver down her spine. The waiter arrived, interrupting their conversation, to bring the milkshakes Bonnie ordered. He
looked at Kai expectantly, "Have you decided?"
Kai snapped from his trance, fumbling with the menu. "Uh, I'll have a cheeseburger with extra pickles on the side."
Bonnie almost laughed at the irony of Kai ordering a cheeseburger after their previous conversation. When the waiter left,
Kai focused his attention on her once again. Without saying anything Bonnie knew he wanted to continue the
conversation.
"My friendsand I," she gulped heavily, her throat dry, "have killed." She clutched her milkshake and took a long sip, her
thoughts becoming occupied with Damonthe one person she had hated so much out of all the new people that arrived
in Caroline, Elena, and her's life. He really started off as the worst of them all. She frowned. Her attitude about Damon
changed so much, even in the past 5 months, and he killed more people than Kai ever did. Her stomach dropped,
nausea taking over as she actually started to look at things logically. If she could grow to care for Damon despite the
horrific things he has done then that gives Kai a chance. Does she want to give him a chance? Once again her thoughts
horrified her. Everyone in her life, including herself, became damaged due to all of the violence and death they
experienced and caused. To her, the damage was irreparable. So, being drawn to Kai shouldn't even be a big deal
after all she's changed for the worse after her exhausting, miserable experience in the Other Side.
Kai watched as a million different expressions appear on her face, and he felt the desire to comfort her somehow, "I can't
speak for your friends or even Damonwho is definitely not a saint" he noticed her shift uncomfortably at the mention
of Damon. "But, you aren't evil. Don't waste your time feeling guilty."
Bonnie tilted her head, "That's the thing though. If you are a good person then you care and carry the burden of feeling
guilt at every bad decision you make. It's just the way it works."
All of the emotion Kai had been expressing suddenly disappeared; instead, being replaced with indifference. Shrugging
nonchalantly, Kai shared his thoughts, "I wouldn't know. I don't think I've ever cared."
The disappointment Bonnie felt due to his words shocked her. She knew what he was likehe stabbed her and left her
for dead after all. But, she couldn't let go of one tiny shred of hope that a human being was there, underneath the
damage. "Maybe so," mused Bonnie, "But there's always hope for a second chance. Redemption. Damon is a living
example."
"You think there's hope for me?" Kai couldn't help but sound hopeful at the question, his body now leaning forward
expectantly.
Bonnie paused, her eyes surveying his faceshe settled her focus on his eyes, which held something. There had to be
hope. "Yes," she replied effortlessly. She felt the faintest sensation of a hand brushing against the fingers that still held
her milkshake, but before she could pull away or react in any way, Kai had already removed his hand and began eating
his hamburger. "This is really good," he gushed, his words muffled by the large amount of food in his mouth.
Scrunching her nose in disgust but eyeing him with amusement, Bonnie began to eat her own hamburger. The two ate
in a silence until Kai spoke, breaking the tension. "Your burger has way too many vegetables on it."
She glared at him, "Why are you insulting my burger all of a sudden?"
"I mean a garden burger? Isn't that an oxymoron or something?" He chuckled at his own joke.
Bonnie narrowed her eyes at him, contemplating ways to drown out his annoying voice. "Shut up," she stated.

The warlock sitting across from her burst out laughing, dodging a curly fry in the process. He loved making her angry. He
liked her. He's never really liked anyone before. His laughter subsided as he stared at her, his thoughts sinking in.
Noticing the change, Bonnie eyed him nervously. "What?"
"Nothing," he mumbled as he broke eye contact briefly. "Justthanks," he stated hesitantly, looking into her eyes again.
"For eating with me." He offered her a small, shy smile that caused her heartbeat to pick up in its pace. He looked
genuineit really suits him. "And not killing me," he added as an afterthought.
Bonnie smiled, "As long as you don't annoy me, try to kill me, or kill your siblings then I will keep not killing you."
Placing his hand over his heart, "I'm touched."
"Just eat your burger and shut up," Bonnie huffed.
He smiled widely, gesturing towards her. "There she is. It's not complete if you're not telling me to shut up."
Shaking her head, Bonnie tried to suppress a smile as she looked around the restaurant. "Check please!" She called,
prompting the warlock to laugh.
While Damon and the rest of the gang worried about Bonnie's sanity after news traveled pretty fast after the incident at
the Grille, Bonnie found a strange sense of comfort from her interactions with Kai. The old Bonnie probably wouldn't have
even been in this situation with Kaieating a meal while having a heart to heart with the enemy, but she couldn't think of
another place she'd rather be. It scared her. A lot.

*Chapter 3*: Ignorance

Disclaimer: I don't own The Vampire Diaries.
A/N: Title musical inspiration: "Ignorance" by Paramore
"So what now?" Bonnie's inquiry filled the otherwise peaceful silence that had fallen between the two of them as they
walked through the town park. After eating at the local burger place, Bonnie really needed to clear her head, and getting
fresh air was the perfect way to achieve that. Of course, Kai insisted in tagging along, which Bonnie didn't mind at all. In
fact, she had something on her mind that only Kai could help with.
Kai glanced at her quickly before fixing his attention on something that caught his eye. Bonnie didn't even notice his
actions, since she herself purposefully surveyed the park around her, paying particularly close attention to the glittering
stars that adorned the night sky.
"What do you mean?" Was his response as he tapped her on the arm to get her attention. When Bonnie followed his
lead, she saw a pretty flower arrangement of small wild flowers tied up with a purple bow in his hand. He was offering
them to her. A spectator looking at the two would have thought they were a couple being affectionate with one another,
with Kai buying her the simple but sweet gift, and Bonnie openly accepting. But, if the person were to look closely at the
expressions on Bonnie and Kai's faces then an entirely different situationnot romantic and genuinewould seem to
be unfolding. Bonnie displayed weariness and confusion at the gesture, and Kaionce againshowed no emotion at
all except for his eyes, which could only be described as intense and serious.
Despite Bonnie's apparent apprehension, she expressed gratitude for the gift. "They're beautiful."
He nodded in response, placing his hands in his pockets and continuing to move along the path. Bonnie had expected
him to start speaking automatically, as he usually can't stop talking, but he was uncharacteristically quiet. She pursued
her original question. "What are you planning to do next? With your time?" The question was innocent enough, but
Bonnie asked it with ulterior motives in mindfigure out his next steps to determine if there was an immediate threat.
Without looking at Bonnie, Kai attempted to answer her question with an answer that would make her happy. "Like, am I
going to start a hobby? Maybe learn how to play the drums. I've always wanted to be in a band." He spoke with a straight
face, despite completely dodging the real question Bonnie was askingwould he continue his original plan of finishing
off his siblings and gaining more power to make up for being punished for so long? His avoidance wasn't unintentional,
since he knew that Bonnie still didn't trust him. "You look disappointed, Bennett," he observed after a long stretch of
silence on Bonnie's part, "Don't believe me?"
Crossing her arms against her chestthe flowers resting comfortably in one handBonnie took a deep breath in order
to prepare herself for the conversation that was coming up. "Not really," she responded without any hesitance. Her eyes
focused on the sky once again, seeking anything out but the boy next to her.
"Wow, I have to admit that hurts, Bonnie. I thought we were starting to reach to an understanding." He cleared his throat,
hiding the edge in his voice.
Not being able to avoid it any longer, Bonnie looked straight at him and found an almost bitter, disappointed boy walking
next to her. "Well, it's going to take time for me to really believe it. Did you think that I would automatically drop any and all
of my suspicions about you? C'mon, Kai. You don't take me as a fool." For some reason, the direction that this
conversation was taking made Bonnie increasingly uneasy. She felt trepidation both at the possibility of Kai snapping
violently at her and at the idea of him no longer trusting her as someone to confide init was completely messed up.
"You made yourself clear earlier." Kai repeated Bonnie's warning at the restaurant, "As long as I don't try to kill you, your
friends, my siblings, or any innocent people then you'll let me live." His voice remained the epitome of cool and steady
no anger or excess emotion seeping through.
A deep frown line began to make an appearance on Bonnie's face. The strange, vulnerable human side of Kai evident at
the restaurant no longer existed during this conversation, and Bonnie could only offer two possible explanations: 1) His
inner sociopath is taking over or 2) he is actually hurt by Bonnie's doubt. "You know," she considered her words carefully
to placate the warlock, "I don't expect you to completely change after one meal and conversation with me. You spent
years in a prison for a very serious, twisted crime that derived from some deep-seated hatred and resentment towards
your role in your own family, and you suddenly have the freedom to do whatever. I'm not expecting you to have an
epiphany where you discover that everything you felt over there was fake. Okay? But, I have every right to ask. You owe me
stabbed and abandoned, remember?"

Kai released a cheerless laugh, dripping with sarcasm. "So, you're not a flower girl, huh? You need expensive stuff like
jewelry as an incentive to offer forgiveness, Bennett?"
Bonnie fell behind him, turning to another vendor that they had just passed by while continuing her end of the
conversation, "No," she disagreed, finally falling back into sync with his steps once again and extending her hand. She
watched as he met her eyes briefly before traveling down to her opened palm and grabbed the flowersa small
arrangement of assorted colorful daisiesfrom her hand. He cradled them in both hands, stopping in his tracks to stare
longingly at them. Bonnie persisted, "I just don't need any bullshit. Now, I'm being for real, but I'm pretty sure you know
that, since it is my fatal flawthe empathetic martyr, and I can't quite completely write it off. So, you can't be mad if I am
concerned about your plans or have doubts about whether you'll behave."
He shook his head, twirling the flowers around in one hand. "My plans weren't much different than yoursyou tried killing
me earlier tonight, remember?" His focused all of his attention on her now, his eyes piercing into her own as if
challenging her.
Bonnie didn't let him intimidate her and retorted, "But I didn't. That means something." She grazed her fingers against the
petals of the flowers in her hands. "I'm willing to give you a chance."
Kai looked at her for a moment, appreciating her presence, before lifting his hand to grab a piece of her short hair, now
adorned with subtle blonde highlights leading to a honey blonde color at the ends, before releasing it and making sure
to stroke her chin gently as he pulled away. The action occurred so fast that Bonnie couldn't stop it even of she wanted to.
"I guess that means I have to try and abstain from evil plotting for at least 24 hours," he stated.
Creating more distance between them to avoid another affectionate gesture from him, she squinted, eyeing him
disapprovingly, "At least 48."
Without a hit of a smile, Kai shrugged his shoulders and continued to walk. "Deal," he agreed with a heavy sigh.
"Does that mean you can at least fake a smile now, because your poker face is freaking me out."
Out of nowhere, a huge smile appeared on his face, prompting Bonnie to release a loud snort of laughter that caused
her to cover her mouth immediately. "Okay," she stated when she regained control. She raised her hands in surrender,
quickening her pace. "Stop smiling."
Kai smirked, following her. "You know. I think the textbook definition of what we did tonightmovie, dinner, romantic stroll
through the park, giving each other flowersis a date."
Bonnie rolled her eyes, already forming an argument, "No way." She contemplated his words, realizing something, "Wait.
Did you say movie? We never went to a movie."
"What do you call what happened at the Grille? Now that was entertaining!"
Pretending to find his words hilarious, Bonnie feigned obnoxiously loud laughter. "Oh, you liked it?" Bonnie asked
sweetly, "Do you want a repeat of it? Because that can be arranged with no problem at all."
Kai just laughed at her threat, earning a glare from the brunette.
A/N: Okay, I'm having too much fun writing these. It's a little weird writing a Bonnie/Kai bonding experience, because
he really is a psychopath on the show, so I'm trying to be as realistic as possible. On the other hand, this pairing is
crazy to begin with, so I'm just going to carry on lol Thank you for the reviews and everyone who is reading!