Title: Aint Born Typical

Pairing: Elena/Stefan Bonnie/Damon

Rating: R with NC17 In later chapters

Disclaimer: I do not own anything in the Vampire Diaries Universe, and no profit is being made from this fiction. I do however own all original characters and concepts that will appear.

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Rob Zombie: More Human than Human

Fate Leads the willing and drags the unwilling.- Seneca

XII

"I hate to interrupt the family bonding but I came to borrow my student," Damon said

smiling as they opened the door.

"It's okay Bonnie, now that we have everything mixed together; it's pretty much a waiting

game till midnight," Zoe said.

"I promise I'll have her back well before she turns into a pumpkin."

"Yeah yeah, get out of here," Zoe said waving them off as she returned her attention to the

romantic comedy they'd been watching.

"Still not going to invite me in?"

"Not on your life Salvatore."

"You wound me little witch," he said covering his heart.

"You'll live," She said dryly.

"That's debatable considering technically I'm all ready dead," he said chuckling when she

shot him a look that would've knocked him flat if it had any power behind it.

"Where are we going?" Bonnie asked stepping outside on to the porch after slipping her feet

into her shoes.

"To the woods."

"Why?" She asked tensing. That was the last place she wanted to go to with him alone.

"One to get over ... what happened between us and two because I have something to show

you that I don't want anyone else seeing."

"Such as ?" She asked nodding her thanks when he opened the door of the black mustang

for her.

"How we move, how to defend yourself, and how to pick up signs that will help you identify

us," he said closing the door and starting up the engine.

"This isn't something we really talk about others, so you'll understand why I'd want you to

keep it to yourself." He said turning to watch her nod slowly.

She hadn't expected him to do anything that would make him vulnerable to her. It went

against the mental picture of him she's built, and that made her nervous.

The ride was silent and the tension built as they got closer to the woods.

"Look Bonnie I told you I wasn't going to hurt you," He said sounding irritated.

"Haven't you ever heard that actions speak louder than words?"

"Many times," He said with a frown that made her eyebrows lift.

"You're great grand whatever loves to spout drivel at me," he said breaking the tension as

she laughed.

It was too easy to picture the two vamps driving each other up a wall. They were like the

odd couple because it was clear there wasn't an ounce of romance existing between the

two. This was odd considering they were both drop dead gorgeous and like minded.

"Something doesn't make sense to me," She said glad to have a topic to keep her mind off

where they were headed.

"What?"

"Why didn't you and Zoe ever have a thing?"

"Me and Zoe, "he asked grimacing.

"Just the thought kind of turns my stomach; don't get me wrong, she's smoking hot, but

there's nothing there. When we meet we were both raw and healing from some hellacious

mental wounds and if there was a chance that something would've happened, Stefan killed

it."

"Stefan?" She asked failing to see how anyone would pick the other vampire after meeting

Damon first.

"Stefan was very different in those days, and the minute they meet..." he said trailing off as

he shrugged nonchalantly.

"Wait... what do you mean he was a very different person?" She asked even more intrigued.

"He wasn't on the "vegetarian" diet as the Cullens say," he said making her laugh. Where

the hell did he get all these pop culture references?

"So how was he?"

"As much as I'd love to continue this conversation, we're here," he said pulling up to a

parking place.

  Nibbling on her bottom lip she reminded herself she wasn't the same girl who'd gone into

the woods a few months prior and practically had her throat ripped out. Stepping out of the

car when he opened the door she followed him into the woods squaring her shoulders. This

was a test. It was time to see if the little mouse she'd been before was truly buried. Ducking

under tree branches and stepping over logs she followed Damon silently.

"It's just beyond these trees," he said moving aside a tree as they entered a clearing she

had no idea existed.

"You find a lot of hidden places when you've been around as long as I have." "Tonight will

be simple I'll perform and you watch," he said gesturing to a log large enough to sit on a

few feet away.

"We'll just start out with some of the basics," Damon said stepping into the well lit area.

"The obvious first is speed," he said in front of her before she could blink.

"You're not quite human and I know you haven't realized this yet, but you are a little

quicker than them. It's all instincts; you have to learn to listen to what your body tells you."

"What could I possibly do that's going to help me with vampiric speed?"

"I'll show you," he said heading twenty feet away once more.

"I'm standing here and you see me what do you feel?"

"Uneasy, tense?"

"Exactly, your heart rates increased, and the hair on the back of your neck is standing up

right?"

"Yeah."

"That's your instincts warning you, relax, listen to your body," He whispered watching her

shoulders relax as she tuned in to her body.

"Now I'm going to move closer to you and I want you to stop thinking and react," he said

waiting until she nodded before moving forward at a slower pace.

Watching as she sprung up and moved behind the log before he could reach her he nodded.

"H- How did I do that?" She asked stunned.

"Your body knows what to do even if your mind doesn't yet." "What you're tapping into is

the inner instincts I was telling you about," he said moving back to start over.

They ran over the routine a few times before he called it done.

"It'll take a lot of practice before you can react to a vamp in full charge, but that' why I'm

here to whip you into shape," he said winking.

"Next thing we're going to go over is how to recognize us. You picked up on it before, the

hair on the back of your neck standing on end, and the way you heart beat increased." "Did

you notice anything else?" He asked moving to sit beside her.

"There's a feeling in my head," she whispered looking up at him almost bashfully.

 She'd  never really talked to anyone other than Grams and Zoe about the inner workings of

her powers.

"What does it feel like," he said giving her confidence as he nodded in understanding.

"It's dark, and if I really focus I get an image of red."

"Red must symbolize us to you."

"Red for supernatural beings?"

"No just vampires, it must represent the blood we need to consume, that's your way of

knowing what we are." " Kind of like a tell when you're playing poker

"Really?" She asked as he nodded.

."It works differently for each person. Zoe see's fangs; and if they're something else your

mind will show you a different image.""You should ask her sometimes, she'd be good at

reinforcing what I'm teaching in a way I can't."

"I never thought I'd be saying this to you, but thank you Damon," she said watching as a

genuine smile spread across his face.

"You are most welcome little witch. Look at us getting along," he teased making her laugh.

"Sometimes you aren't all bad Salvatore."

"And sometimes I'm deliciously bad," he said lifting his eyebrows comically as he lapsed

back into his sexual innuendos.

"Mhmmm, too bad I'll never know if you're bluffing," She shot back making him smirk. He

appreciated her ability to dish back everything he served.

"As much as I'd love to continue out lesson, I promised to get you back home before

midnight," he said standing and offering her his hand.

Taking it she allowed him to pull her to her feet before making their way to the car.

"Buona notte strega piccolo." ( goodnight little witch)

"Buona note quello arrogante," She said smirking as his jaw dropped. (Goodnight arrogant one)

"I needed a reason to have an exotic senior trip, so I took Italian," She said winking before

she exited the car and headed inside the house without looking back.

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Casting the circle they began to chant.

"Water, Earth, Fire, Air, let us see what's really there," They called holding their hands up as

the power built the content of the jar went from a murky brown to yellow, bubbling and

shaking until it turned translucent and the jar stilled.

"It's done," Zoe whispered taking a deep breath as they disbanded the circle and set a

protection spell on the jar to keep it from coming to harm

"Thanks for letting me in on what's going on," Bonnie said grasping the door handle as she

paused in mid exit of the vehicle.

"I'm many things Bonnie, but a liar isn't one of them, Damon and I are the same that way."

She said making Bonnie pause as she mentally ran through all the stunts he'd pulled.

He was sneaky, under handed ruthless, and at times evasive, but he never really lied. He

was good at "Implying" and letting you draw your own conclusions.

"I can see how that might be true," She said smiling as Zoe laughed. It was good to be in

the loop on things.

  She had really been hurt when Elena had told her about everything that had happened

after the fact. When you trusted someone you let them know before things got out of hand,

not after. It made it seem like you just came to them because you needed help. God she

really hoped there was something going on with her friend. It would make things so much

easier.

"There's a lot to learn about Damon Salvatore, you might be surprised by how likeable he

really is." She said winking as she rolled her eyes.

"Let's not get crazy," She scoffed pushing the door open.

"I'll call you tomorrow and let you know what D has come up with," She said waving in

response to Bonnie's goodbyes before the door shut.

"Come up with a plan yet?" Zoe asked walking into the study as she sipped from a bag of O

Positive.

"Yes actually, it just so happens, a little birdie told me there's going to be a party tomorrow

night in the woods, perfectly cozy environment for getting to know each other better." He

said brightly as she scowled and sunk down into a nearby chair.

"Fabulous," She said draining the blood and heading for the scotch.