Okay, so I just couldn't help but start a new story, but I've come up with a solution: this is the last new story I will allow myself to post until I update every single one of my other ones. And yes, this is once again also a new category: The Vampire Diaries. It's just so irresistible! Anyways, I'm on the Delena side, and I just hate the fact that the MINUTE those two get together the whole sire bond thing comes up. Can't they just be happy? Anyways, so, my story is going to have no sire bond, and Jenna and Alaric are alive. And so is Jeremy, because I nearly cried when I watched him die, and I have NEVER cried for a show or movie. So if he was dead, I would be sobbing as I typed. :P And to explain how Jenna survived, Klaus didn't actually get her for the sacrifice, he just got a random person. And Alaric is alive because he DIDN'T start losing his mind when he kept dying, and I'm just pretending they killed Esther. And there is still a conflict, because now Klaus is trying to figure out how to continue making more hybrids. And by the way, I know it seems like a lot of people are alive, but I love all these characters. And who knows, I might kill one of them off later.

So, to actually START the story, here we go!

Damon sprinted into the hospital, having just gotten a call from the hospital. He spotted Meredith Fell.

"Where is she?" He said.

"No, Damon, wait-"

He didn't even look at her. "Where is she?"

"You need to know, when Jeremy brought Elena in here earlier tonight her injuries were worse than I let on. It wasn't a concussion it was a cerebral hemorrhage- bleeding on the brain."

Damon looked confused. "What are you saying?" He snarled.

She looked worried. "He was so worried, I didn't want to tell him, but- I helped her. She needed my help."

Damon searched her face, slowly understanding. "You what?"

At that very inconvenient moment, Jenna rushed in. "What's going on? Where's Elena?"

Damon spun around, eyes widening. "Damn it." He muttered. He spun back around to Meredith. "Look, she's going to wake up any second, so you need to come up for an explanation as to why she will be doing so. Also, we need an empty hospital room to put her in. Jenna doesn't know anything. Go!"

Meredith bit her lip, looking nervous, and rushed off to get a room for Elena. Damon spun around, putting his acting face on. He looked concerned and relieved.

"Oh, good, you're here. Don't worry, Dr. Fell says she'll be fine." Jenna slumped over in relief. "They did CPR and she's breathing again. I just got here, so I don't know what room she's in..." He turned around, pretending to see if he could see her through a window, when Meredith walked back up.

"Oh, hello, Miss Summers-"

"Elena's okay?" Jenna interrupted.

Meredith put on a small smile, but still had a slightly furrowed brow. "Yes, I can take you to her room if you want. We gave her a sedative, but she should be waking up in just a little bit..." Meredith glanced over at Damon, and they shared an oh-my-god look. Jenna nodded.

"Yeah, that'd be great."

"Right this way, then."

They walked down a hallway to room 348C. "She's right in here." Meredith opened the door and peeked in. Then she opened it all the way. Elena was lying in a bed, asleep, with Stefan sitting in a chair beside her. Jenna and Damon rushed in, Damon and Stefan sharing a look.

"So, you guys can grab some extra chairs from down the hall if you would like. The sedative should wear off in about half an hour." Meredith explained.

Jenna smiled gratefully. "Okay, thanks. I'm going to step out for a second to call Jeremy to tell him what's going on."

Stefan looked up. "Oh, no, you should stay in here with her. I can do it."

Jenna looked indecisive. "Uh... You don't have to..."

"No really, it's no problem. I've been with her for a while anyways. You sit here."

Jenna nodded. "Okay, thanks, Stefan."

Damon was standing beside the bed, staring at her face. He glanced up. "Oh, yeah, and I can go get a few more chairs."

The two Salvatores walked out of the room, Meredith following them. Stefan and Damon looked at her. Stefan spoke first. "Look, we're not angry-"

Damon scoffed. "Speak for yourself, brother." Stefan glared at him.

"Look, we can deal with this later. Did you actually sedate her?"

Meredith nodded. "It works on vampires. I also set up the heart monitor with a recording of a different, healthy patient. No one will be able to tell anything's wrong."

"Okay, good. I don't know what Elena will want, but do you think you can go grab a blood bag, just in case?"

"Yeah, sure. We just got some more today, I can adjust the records pretty easily." She walked off.

Stefan turned to Damon. "Go get those chairs. I'm gonna call Jeremy and Bonnie and tell them what's going on."

"Whoa, wait. I'm not an errand boy." Damon argued.

"Would you rather be the one to tell Elena's brother and best friend that she's in transition?"

"I'll go get the chairs."

Stefan pulled out his phone, and dialed Jeremy's number.

"Stefan, where's Elena?" Jeremy said.

"Look, there was an accident. Rebekah ran Matt and Elena off the bridge, and she- well, when she collapsed the other day, Meredith said that things were worse than she told you. She gave Elena vampire blood. And then she and Matt went off the bridge, and..."

There was silence on the other end, then, "Are you saying...?"

"Jeremy, Elena's turning into a vampire."

"Oh my god. I'll be right there. Who else is there?"

"Just me, Damon, and Jenna. I'm about to call Bonnie."

"Wait, Jenna's there? Have you told her anything?"

"No, we're waiting for Elena to wake up- Meredith gave her a sedative. You have to be careful about what you say- we need to talk to Elena before we do anything. I don't know what she'll want to do."

"What do you- Hold up. You think she won't want to, you know, complete the transition?"

Stefan sighed. "I have no idea. Look, just get down here. We're in 348C." He hung up.

He called Bonnie next. "Stefan, what's going on? Elena's not picking up her phone. Is she okay?"

"Remember when she collapsed? Meredith gave her vampire blood to heal her. Today, Rebekah ran Matt and Elena off the bridge, and Elena didn't make it. She-"

"Oh my god. She's a vampire?"

"Well, she's in transition. We're at the hospital- me, Damon and Jenna. Jeremy is on his way. Elena's been sedated, but it'll wear off soon, and she won't know what's going on. You should get down here. Room 348C. Do you think you could call Caroline?"

He heard Bonnie moving around, and a door slam. "Yeah, of course. I'll be there ASAP."

As he put his phone away, Damon walked up carrying a stack of chairs. Stefan took some, and they walked back in the room.

Jenna was sitting there, holding Elena's hand, looking at her. "Oh, good, you're back. Do you know how this happened?"

Damon and Stefan looked at each other. "Uh, no. We can find out from Matt later, he's here, too."

Jenna nodded. "Do you think you guys could sit with her for a few minutes? I should call Alaric."

They agreed, and pulled up a couple of seats. Jenna walked out of the room as she pulled out her cell phone. Damon sat on one side of Elena, Stefan on the other. Stefan took her hand, while Damon just watched her.

"This is..." Damon began, unsure how to finish the sentence.

"Not good, yeah," Stefan completed. At that time, his phone buzzed. He pulled it out, and read the text. "It's from Meredith Fell. She got the blood and it's in her office down the hall, if we need it."

The door slammed open, and Bonnie and Jeremy flew in. "Oh my god," Jeremy said as he rushed to her side, shoving Damon out of the way.

"Don't know if you're sight's going, but I'm standing here, you know," Damon snarked.

Bonnie rolled her eyes. "Is she okay? I mean, other than, you know..."

Stefan nodded. "Yeah, she's fine."

"Will she understand what's going on? Can you like... feel it, or something?"

"She might feel a little weird, but no, there's no flashing sign that will appear. We're gonna need to get Jenna out of here for a little while," Damon responded.

Jeremy shook his head. "I can't believe she's turning into a va-"

Jenna walked in. "Alaric's on his way. He says he's relieved she's okay."

The group looked at each other. Okay wasn't exactly what they would call it, but of course Alaric doesn't know what's actually happening.

Bonnie pulled a chair up, staring at her best friend, who, technically was dead. She couldn't believe it. She didn't hate vampires as much as she used to, but she still wasn't on great terms with the idea. It wasn't natural- it was against everything that witches believed; we are born, we live, we die. It's how nature works. As Bonnie watched Elena, she decided she didn't care how nature was supposed to work- if it was either a vampire or a corpse, she knows which one she would prefer.

Jeremy sat up by her head, his hand on her face, messing with her hair. He was so relieved she was alive- well, sort of. He couldn't imagine what would happen if she died- though he'd thought about it many times. He had also considered this scenario- her becoming a vampire. To be honest, he'd expected it, though not this way. He assumed that eventually she would choose to turn to stay with- well, he really wasn't sure which Salvatore she was in love with anymore. Jeremy's automatic choice would be Stefan, but he couldn't help himself from thinking about what Rose had said, and how Damon is to Elena. He may be a world-class ass to the rest of the world, but he treated Elena like a princess, and that's all Jeremy wanted for his sister. Either way, Jeremy predicted that she would turn to stay with whichever one of them- he just wished it had been her choice. He sighed, and continued watching her.

Damon sat on the left side of the bed, trying to resist the temptation to hold her hand. He wasn't sure how to feel- he had put her in this situation before, during the sacrifice ritual, but didn't really want it. He was pissed at Stefan, for being a complete idiot and saving Matt instead of Elena; he was worried, because he knew that Elena might really consider dying instead; he was guilty, because it was his blood turning her; and he was slightly relieved- as much as he wanted her to be happy and live a long full life and then die, he was also selfish and wanted to have her to live out eternity with, even if she didn't love him. He finally gave up, and laced his fingers through hers- he saw Stefan flinch, but didn't care.

Stefan sat on her other side, across from Damon, holding her other hand, playing with her fingers. He was upset- he had never wanted this for her. It was called a curse for a reason. Every vampire he knew would give anything to not be a vampire- even Damon, even though he would never admit it. Even though it meant that he would have lost her someday, he wouldn't ever choose this for her. He knew Damon would want her to take the blood and complete her transformation, but Stefan didn't know what he would prefer. He was, of course, going to let Elena choose, but if it were up to him, what would he want her to do? Honestly, if he were being completely selfish, yes- he would want her to become a vampire and be with him forever. But Elena had always wanted to have a long life; get married, have kids, have grandkids, die peacefully. Of course, that had all gotten screwed up the minute she met him- actually, the minute she was born, since she was the doppleganger. Her life was never going to be normal. She may have not even had a life if she hadn't met Stefan- she may have simply been kidnapped and killed the day of the sacrifice. Would that have been better than this? Stefan didn't know. He only knew that he wanted Elena to do whatever she wanted- to be as satisfied as possible with her own decision.

Jenna sat near the end of the bed, watching all of Elena's friends. She was slightly confused by their expressions- yes, it was discomforting to see Elena lying in a hospital bed like this, but still, they had expressions almost as if she had been diagnosed with cancer. She looked at Bonnie, staring at her friend with a mixture of worry, relief, and slight indecisiveness. Jeremy looked at her with concern and relief. Stefan watched her with stress and worry. And Damon's face held worry, longing, and... what she would think was love, if she didn't know better. Jenna knew that Damon had a thing for Elena, and that they had gotten much closer when Stefan had left, but it still concerned Jenna a bit. First of all, he was almost six years older that her- though he had the ability to behave like a twelve year old- and he was obviously a player. Or, had been, Jenna realized. She hadn't seen him with a girl in... longer than she could remember. She still preferred Stefan over Damon, though that may just be her protective, motherly side coming out. She wouldn't say anything, though, unless she thought there was really something to worry about.

Alaric leaned against the wall behind her, arms crossed, looking over all of them. He had come to feel slightly fatherly towards Elena, and this broke his heart. She had never wanted this, and now she was stuck with it. He tried not to give too much away in his expression, but couldn't help his slightly furrowed brow.

Jenna sighed- she'd had enough. "Guys, what is wrong with you? She's fine! She's not dying or anything!" At that, all of them shared a glance- almost amused. The irony of what she just said felt weird- like making a joke at a funeral. Jeremy put a hand over his mouth to cover his laugh, and the rest of them adopted small smiles, slowly growing to grins, from slight hysteria. They started chuckling. She wasn't dead. She was still here- still with them. They all relaxed slightly, and laughed.

At that moment, Elena opened her eyes, and the smiles fell from their faces.

A/N: Okay, what do you think? By the way, this WILL be a Delena story. Do you think I did okay? There will be little comments about how Elena and Damon had bonded during season 3, so just to let you know: Jenna doesn't completely approve of the friendship, especially not after she saw that kiss on the porch in the season 1 finale, although she has warmed up to him slightly since then. Anyways, I would love to hear from you! Will be updating soon!