Nightmares ; Bonkai

chapter 9

4:25PM flashed at her from the clock across the room, slightly hazy looking from the waves of exhaustion that kept hitting her every twenty minutes. Staying up all night; always seems like a decent plan until you actually do it, and then you're left in half a dream state acid trip where you're either too tired or too loopy to make sense of anything.

"Hey sleepy bones," he strolled into the room with a plate of eggs and bacon in one hand, OJ in the other.

"Isn't it a little late for breakfast?" she asked as he set the food in front of her.

"Do you know what time of day it is right now? Light or dark out, can you even tell?" he waved a hand in front of her face.

She pulled herself out of her daydream haze and focused on the food, going for a piece of bacon and feeling her insides sigh in gratification.

"Mmm, bacon," she hummed, eating the entire piece before opening her eyes. "One of God's greatest gifts," she laughed, going for another piece.

He laughed with her, seeming to enjoy her blasé state and went to grab the keys on the table next to the front door.

"I was going to ask if you wanted to join, but seeing how you don't seem like you can keep your eyes open let alone walk around I'm gonna head to the store to pick up a few things. Want anything in particular?

She hummed, thinking about all the delectable meals he could make but not wanting to put much effort into making a mental list.

"I dunno, everything," she shrugged, picking up another piece of bacon. "Bacon!" she said through a mouth full of eggs. "And chicken, maybe some tuna. And drinks! We need lots of drinks, regular and alcoholic alike."

He nodded as he twirled the keys around his finger, listening to all of her suggestions and headed for the door.

"And quesadillas!" she yelled and heard him laughing as he shut the door.

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She felt her heavy eyes ache from exhaustion, noticing a beat later that her eyes are in fact closed. She opened them and saw the TV playing in front of her realizing she must have fallen asleep after Kai went to the store. She moved her head slightly and felt she wasn't flat on the couch or against a pillow. She lifted her head and looked behind her seeing Kai sitting upright on the couch watching a show, one arm slung across the top and the other holding the remote against the armrest.

"Oh hi," he smirked as she pushed her head off of his lap and sat up straight, facing him.

"What the hell, Kai?" She ran a hand frustratingly through her hair. "You're unbelievable."

"Calm down," he laughed, arms raised momentarily. "That was all you. After I put away the groceries I came in and you were in a little ball in the middle cushion. I gave you your blanket and sat down to watch something - then you stretched out across the entire couch and landed in my lap. What was I gonna do, wake you up? Come on."

"You could have moved my head!"

"Huh, that thought never came to mind." He shrugged. "Oh well. You've only been out for about an hour, you can continue your nap I won't stop you."

"Mm that just doesn't sound so appealing anymore." She yawned and stood trying to shake off her achy muscles. "I got to get the hell out of here, my bed misses me."

"I agree, this house is starting to get a little stuffy." He looked over at her, "When do you think that will be?"

She pushed her hand through her hair again, avoiding his eyes. Bonnie had high hopes that Damon would have found a way to save her by now without letting Kai loose. That this past week and a half of constant thoughts wondering where, when, how and having Damon and Kai's face surrounding her every waking moment, and apparently some sleeping ones as well. She could feel her throat getting scratchy and dry, a nauseous feeling raising that happens every time she lets herself think about this. She has her magic ready to go, her sub conscious screaming at her to hall ass out of this place but factoring in Kai Parker to the equation brings her back to square one. Her optimistic light of Damon will save me tomorrow is slowly but surely starting to dim in this dark vortex and her other options are dwindling.