Chapter 1: The Change

Elena opened her eyes, and she could only see a pair of perfect blue eyes staring at her. As she started sitting up, she notices that she was in her room and all of her friends were staring at her, the second she sat up she saw the worried and sad look in their faces and realized something wasn't right.

Worries she asked "What's wrong?" when she said this se couldn't help but realize that everyone was staring at each other and waiting for someone other than her to speak. After a few signals here and there Stefan decided to approach her. While Stefan sat beside her in the bed, everyone started to leave the room, as soon as everyone left Stefan started to ask her if she could remember anything of the day before and the ritual.

She answered "Yes, I was at the ritual with Jenna and… oh my god, he killed her, Klaus killed Jenna" And Elena burst out into crying. At the moment they heard Elena crying both Caroline and Bonnie entered the room, and signaled Stefan to leave. While Stefan left both of the girls want into a group hug with Elena and both of them started crying as well.

After a few minutes of crying, they all separated. After a few second In silence, Elena started thinking what else had happened that night and at that moment all the night came flowing back, Damon feeding her blood, the ritual, and her death. A realization hit her she had died, she was in transition.

"Oh my god, I died now I am in transition" Elena said, at that moment tears started to roll down her eyes. She couldn't believe what happened it was as she was in a nightmare but this she knew she wouldn't wake up.

Now she had to decide whether to complete the transition or die. At this moment she decide what was she going to do and told Bonnie to bring everyone upstairs. She nodded and stood up and left, she came back a few second later with the entire group behind her. When everyone settled she decided to say it, no sugar coating it or anything.

Elena stood up and said "Ï am going to complete the transition", a big silence fell in the room and no one felt how to answer that statement. Elena saw how all of them looked at her with a mix of happiness and surprise in all their faces except Bonnie who had a face of fear, and that sacred Elena. After the awkward moment has passed it was Jeremy who spoke.

Jeremy asked why was she doing it, she could see it came out of the need to say something and not at all judging her or her decision. She stated the main reason she decided to do it was because of him, Jeremy, she just couldn't leave him alone without a family, she saw how Jeremy looked happy and sad at the same time.

After everyone told her how happy they were that they wouldn't lose she asked everyone to give a few minutes with Damon. As soon as the door close Elena stood up and slapped him as hard as she could, Damon stood there fully understanding the reason behind the slap. Then after she cool off a little she said to Damon "As angry as I am with you I am going to need your help", Damon stood surprised that he needed her help he answered he would do anything for her forgiveness. She said "I want you to teach me control over the blood, I would ask Stefan or Caroline but he has severe blood problems and Caroline is new and I don't think she is able to train someone else right now". Damon told her that it was going to be hard at first and she might to want to turn her humanity off but if she worked through that she would found a whole new world and she was going to love it. Elena nodded and asked him to leave and to send Jeremy with her and also a blood bag. At this request Damon looked surprised but simply walked to the door and went down stairs.

After a few minutes she heard footsteps and Jeremy walked into the room with a blood bag in his hand and a worried look in his face. He sat down and looked at her waiting for her to make the first interaction. Elena told him if he understood why she had made the choice he made, Jeremy looked at her and said he did, but he didn't want her to make her decision just for him. Elena told him that that was the main reason and no matter what he told she wouldn't leave him alone, at this Jeremy looked relived, and Elena added that apart she had many small reasons as well.

Jeremy handed her the blood bag and before he knew it Elena had it in her hands, staring at it. After a few seconds she brought it to her mouth and started drinking its continents, Jeremy tried to keep his normal face while her sister's face was turning. Elena finished the blood bag and fell into her pillow. Jeremy stood and asked her if she needed anything she said "Just tell everyone to let me sleep for a while also tell Damon to be ready as soon as a wakeup" Jeremy didn't understand that Damon part bus seeing his sister was tired she just leaved the room and want downstairs to inform Damon and everyone else what she said.

The next day, Elena woke up and felt and extreme hunger. She knew she needed more blood, but wanted to stay the day like a normal girl so she went into the bathroom and took a shower. The minute she walked out she found both Stefan and Damon. Waiting for her in the living room talking with Alaric who seemed with hangover so she avoid in order not to bother him and went out the door with Damon and Stefan close behind them. She greeted both of them and then ask Stefan what was he doing there, Stefan a little hurt answered he wanted to help her with the control on the blood, her emotions and everything else it meant to be a vampire. She didn't wanted him there because she had to talk to Damon alone so she decided to lie to him and told him that she already ask Damon because he had much better control over this than Stefan did. Stefan left feeling a little hurt and without saying goodbye.

Damon looks at her knowing exactly why she wanted Stefan gone. So he turns around and tells her "Do you want to talk about it now or after practice?". Elena knowing he knew and decided not to beat around the bush and ask him straight forward "I don't understand why you did the second time and much lees the first. So if you care to explain I'm all ears" Damon nodded and took a step closer to her and start explaining while still getting closer "The first time I did it, the second I saw you I knew you meant something for me and I couldn't place the feeling so that's why I talk to you then I realize that I had talk too much to someone who could out me to the entire town, so I erased your memory. The second time I needed to tell you how I felt towards you without the risk of losing you or feeling completely heartbroken". After a minute in complete silence they were just one step from each other. She decided to respond that he shouldn't have done that and he should deal with everything, and also added that what he told her the first time sounds exactly what she wants but she accepts she isn't getting all of it from Stefan. Damon shocked as this revelation decided to go for it and asked how she felt towards him, she looked down while answered that she didn't quite place the feeling but knew it was more than friends.

Damon took a step closer putting their faces no more than few inches from each other. And reached to stroke her cheek with his thumb, Elena took a step back and told him that although she felt something for him she couldn't act on it while she was still with Stefan. Damon nodded in full undertanding but she could see the hurt in his eyes.

The both ran off to the woods so she could practice all of her vampire techniques. Damon taught how to run faster, but when he was teaching them to acute her senses the closeness was too much and she leaned in for a little kiss, which she immediately regret doing. Damon stood there without the ability to move a muscle. Elena ran off to her house while leaving Damon there without saying a word. When she arrived home the sun was an hour away so, she had one more hour before she was trapped, and she needed her daylight ring as soon as possible.

After 15 minutes of watching the fan spin and thinking about her feelings towards the Salvatore brothers, and not knowing since when she had this feelings towards Damon she decided they were always there but being a vampire let them be seen by her. The moment she stands to get some blood from the fridge she noticed Stefan leaning on the door, and was coming towards her. She was thinking about Damon and everything she said that night, and decided not to tell Stefan until she was sure she didn't feel for him the same way or even more. Stefan lean in for a kiss and Elena gave it to him but the minute her lips touch his she could only see one face and it wasn't Stefan it was Damon. Stefan noticing something was wrong took a step backwards and stops the kiss. She looked at him without knowing what to say, so Stefan took the first words and said "What's wrong since you turn, you haven't spoken to me except to throw me out or saying me to leave in order to be with my brother". She couldn't tell him the truth it will destroy him. So she opted to lye, again, and told him is just the change making her all weird and jumpy. He smiled in response and went in bed to cuddle with her, Within 5 minutes they fell asleep.

When she woke up she didn't see Stefan but saw Bonny in the room. Holding something in her hand, Elena greeted her with a smile and Bonnie remain serious she told Elena she brought the daylight ring but didn't look happy about it, Bonny said she would take the magic off if she ever hurt or kill another human. Elena took the warning and reassured her that nothing was going to happen and thank her. Bonnie finally smiled and told she didn't think so but had to say anyway, after a little chit-chat Bonnie asked Elena to come to the Grill to hang out but Elena declined saying she had to train with Damon, Bonnie understood hug her an left the room.

Elena took the phone and call Damon for training for a "talk", he told he be right over. And just as he said within 5 minutes he was there they decided to let the talk for later and go directly for training. Damon started to teach Elena a few fighting tactics, but when Damon pinned her down Elena couldn't resist and went for another kiss this time not stopping, both of them became slaves of the passion and out of nowhere Damon went flying in the air. Elena gasped in surprise but as soon as she looked up, she understood.