The Girl in the Woods

Chapter 15: Being Human (Part 3)

~Recap from Chapter 14~

"Bonnie Bennett," He spoke softly, eyes filled with sincerity. "You are the most selfless and decent person I know. You always put others before you, even at your own expense. Your first instinct has always been about helping people. You are not a terrible person."

As he said each sentence, Damon found himself leaning closer and closer to Bonnie. As he gazed into her green eyes, he found himself mesmerized and lost in them.

He blinked. Then he kissed her.

~TGITW~

Chapter 15: Being Human (Part 3)

MYSTIC FALLS. 2010 A.D.

Damon's mind was occupied with thoughts of his kiss with Bonnie. Her soft touch. Her sweet taste. He kept playing the moment over and over in his head. What was it about the girl that consumed his thoughts?

Not too long ago, Bonnie had been furious with him. And she had every right to be. He had turned her mother into a vampire. Damon still remembered her pleading with him desperately. She had begged with tears in her eyes and he ignored her. He regretted it almost immediately.

She ignored him for days. And when she couldn't ignore him, she treated him with hostility. It was unbearable.

Damon didn't know what was worst. Knowing that he had caused her pain or knowing that she hated him for it. It never used to bother him before but now it did.

More and more, he started to worry about how she perceived him. He still remembered the look of hurt and disappointment on her face when she found out that he had slept with Rebekah. It unsettled him but more than that, he felt like he had betrayed her somehow and he felt ashamed.

Then there was the dance. Watching her dance with Jamie made him jealous. And when he started kissing his Bonnie, Damon wanted to rip Jamie's heart out right there. The only thing that stopped him was the thought of making his Bonnie sad. His Bonnie. He wondered when he started to think of her as his.

From the beginning, anyone could see their growing attractions to one another. Only the couple in question did not realize it. Their family and friends have suggested it, but Damon and Bonnie had refused to even entertain the idea.

But now, it was different. Damon couldn't get Bonnie out of his head. Whenever they were together, he would focus on her. Something would stir in his heart whenever she was around. Bit by bit, his heart kept moving towards her without him even realizing what the feeling was. It was only the thought of losing her that made him realized what the feeling was. He loved Bonnie Bennett.

~TGITW~

Things were changing faster than Faith expected. While she had been trying, she could barely keep up.

She tried to save Finn. Just when she had convinced the Mystic Falls gang not to, Finn attacked her. To save her, they ended up killing Finn.

She tried to reconcile with Rebekah. Instead, Matt told her Rebekah believed that Faith killed Esther. Faith couldn't understand why or how Rebekah would think that. It had been Esther who tried to kill Faith not the other way around.

Faith loved Rebekah liked a sister. She would never hurt Rebekah by harming her mother. In fact, failing to save Rebekah in the past weighed heavily on Faith. She never wanted to lose Rebekah that way.

Faith had kept trying to fix things, but everything was rapidly slipping out of her control. What could she do? She was only human. A mere mortal. As much as she wanted to change things, there were things that just wouldn't change. Being human has its limitations.