I love Vampire Diaries, and I love the Damon and Elena pairing. So here's a little one-shot about is Damon told Elena he loved her. Please review. Thanks :]

"I love her, Stefan." he murmurs, all sarcasm gone.

Stefan stops in his tracks; turns around to look him in the eye. "You don't."

The smirk is back on Damon's face, but he is serious. "I do."

Stefan's forehead wrinkles into long puckered lines, his eyebrows knitting together like he's trying to find some hidden joke is Damon's declaration.

"And my reason is more valid than yours." Damon flops back onto the chair in front of the fireplace.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Stefan stays still, his eyes flashing with anger;confusion.

"You stayed in Mystic Falls for her, only because she looks like Katherine."

Stefan feels a twitch of fire burning inside of him. He can't let the flame ignite; he must stay calm and unnerved. Damon must be messing with him. He's got to be.

"And what's your reason?" he muses, sitting on the couch across from Damon.

Damon's smirk disappears and Stefan almost grins.

"Look, I am no longer in love with Katherine." he tells Damon, his eyes staring at the fire instead of his brother. "I never was. You know how she compelled me; compelled both of us. The point is that Elena is a better person than Katherine. Though they look the same, their mindsets are different. Elena is the girl I love."

"She's the girl I love too." Damon's smile returns, bringing Stefan's gaze back to his face. "Elena is the Katherine I can't have. A better Katherine."

Stefan shakes his head. "You would leave Elena without even blinking if Katherine was to return. Your love is empty."

Damon stands, the smile not leaving his face. "I'm going to tell Elena."

Stefan stands as well, trying hard to keep the fire of anger inside of him. "No you're not."

Damon grins, his eyes glinting with a mocking hatred. "Are you afraid she'll feel the same way?"

"Of course not. She won't feel the same way."

Damon walks to the door. "Then there's no harm in telling her."

And then he's gone, leaving Stefan standing in front of the fireplace, his hands curled into fists.

"Goodnight." Jeremy says, going inside his bedroom and closing the door behind him.

Elena sighs and walks up the hall to her room, shutting her door as well. She brushes her teeth quickly and pulls her hair back into a ponytail. She cleans her face and slips into a spaghetti strap top and some black sweat pants.

Her bed is comfy, and she is ready to climb into it and fall asleep. She pulls back the covers and only her knee touches the bed when she hears something; something that makes her jump away from the bed at look at the window.

And there's Damon, a smile on his face. He waves at her through the glass and then pulls it open, sliding inside and closing it behind him.

"Damon, what are you doing here?" Elena flops onto her bed, already expecting some kind of annoying gibberish from him.

"I had to tell you something." he smiles and sits beside her on the bed, taking both her hands in his.

She stares at him, confused. Her hand is tingling from Damon's touch, and she's embarrassed by the fact that her heartbeat has accelerated.

"Don't." a voice says, and Damon and Elena both turn.

Stefan is inside now, standing above them with anger clear on his face.

"Don't what?" Elena squints her eyes, knowing that something weird is going on.

Damon looks up at Stefan, that familiar smirk appearing on his face again. "You can't stop me from telling her."

"Telling me what?" Elena sounds irritated now and Damon turns back to her.

He takes a deep breath.

There's going to be a second part of this. Please review and i'll update sooner. Thanks. :]