Nightmares ; Bonkai

chapter 13

It had been a long night, to say the least, and the sun was only just coming out. After some deep thinking Bonnie came to the conclusion that she would avoid sleep and her sex ridden thoughts for as long as possible by pushing it to a place it can't reach her. She used to be a pro at staying up all night when she was younger; sleepovers with Elena and Caroline where they talk all night and keep each other on a hyper kick, no one wanting to be the first to fall asleep. A lot of things are easier to do when you have someone by your side doing it too, which just so happened to be why she was so comfortable in Kai's bed now.

Thanks to her series of unfortunate events, she can't sleep in Kai's bed without her dreams playing out in flashes and she can't sleep without him because who knows what she'll find herself in, and what "dream her" will make her question and realize about herself. Bonnie was really not in the mood to delve into this new side of her but it was like a force from within her trying to break free and making her question - is it really that new? Bonnie thinks back to the first day she met him; an overwhelming sense of confusion, satisfaction, and curiosity coursing through her veins as she replays him surrendering to her in a blaze of fire. She smiles to herself and hops off the bed, changing into comfortable clothes to wear for a walk in the woods replaying tying him up to a chair and how her and Damon thought he would be so intimidated by them – yeah, not so much.

Bonnie put on her shoes still lost in thought, having flashes of Kai leaning in close and staring into her eyes saying something about his siblings that she couldn't focus on, followed by her hand on his chest and his breath catching as the candles burned bright. Before learning that he was a sociopath who was imprisoned here for killing his own siblings, Bonnie could admit to herself that she felt some type of... spark, between them. An instant connection that she knows he felt just as strongly, but one he doesn't think she feels anymore which – given all the information, she really shouldn't.

"What are we doing today?"

Spinning around to finding Kai leaning against the door, she looked over his appearance of his usual dark cargo shorts, t-shirt and zip up hoodie. His outward appearance gives off one of boyish charm; one she knows more than well is very deceiving.

"We are not going anywhere, I'm going for a walk," she pressed her body to the other side of the door frame and squeezed through the small space, attempting to avoid his touch.

"Ooh, an adventure?" he asked keeping in step with her as she turned down the stairs. "Sounds fun, let's go!" His cheerful attitude did not put her mind at ease.

"Kai, I-"can't be around you right now, can't look at you, want you... "NO" she blurted, shaking her head. "I uh, just want to be alone... clear my head," she shrugged, opening the door and heading onto the porch.

"But I happen to know of a pretty nice spot that will let you do just that, and its close! Come on, I'll take you."

Bonnie leaned against one of the pews and looked over at him for the first time since he was in her doorway, noting his eager look as he bounced back and forth on the balls of his feet, his hands in his sweatshirt and squinted her eyes at his joyful look.

"And what are you so happy about on this lovely May 10th?"

"Oh I'm always happy Bon, it's you who could use a pick me up. But if you must know, I have a feeling you're going to tell me about your dream today."

"Yeah right," she scoffed under her breath, "since there was no dream, just like there was no dream last night. I'm cured. You actually managed to help me through a problem instead of being the cause of it."

Kai continued to stare at her, eyes sparking from the bright sun overhead as he took a step closer and she took one back feeling the bricks already against her back causing her to stand flat against it. There was still a foot of space in between them, leaning down to be eye level with her.