This is a story I thought of a few nights when I was bored and had no homework. I will be continuing it

into hopefully a long story. Please review because it lets me know that you are enjoying it and Im not just

wasting my time. And also Im on a different computer than usual so if this comes out weird Im sorry. Im

going to be sending my laptop to the shop soon. Hope you like! :)"Stefan...please dont make this any harder for me." I pleaded. Pain was clearly etched across his beautiful face. However much

I loved him I had to protect my family. Aunt Jenna and Jeremy comes first in my life. Tears began to pool up in my eyes threatening

to spill over but I had to stay strong. I gave him a quick goodbye kiss and all but fled to the front door.

As my hand wrenched open the front door I heard Damon call out after me. I turned around and

saw him standing at the foot of the stairs. Just the look of his concerned face finally brought the tears

as I realized it really was over between Stefan and I. Damon's face fell into an even more worried

expression.

"Im sorry Elena. I riled Katherine up, I wasnt thinking...I didnt think..."he said sincerely.

"It doesnt matter anymore Damon. She won! Katherine won." I choked out before running

out to my car. My heart felt as though it were being ripped open repeatedly. I wrapped my arms

around myself and just cried. Everything was Katherine's fault. If it wasnt for her I would be inside

wrapped up in Stefan's warm, comforting embrace. I wiped the tears from my cheeks and checked

my face in the rearview mirror. I looked a total mess. I shook my head before speeding off down the

darkened road.

As I turned onto the road of our house I noticed the lights were all off, meaning Jeremy

wasnt back from seeing Aunt Jenna at the hospital yet. I parked in the driveway and walked up

the front steps into the house. I flipped on the front door lights so that Jeremy wouldnt trip up the

dark steps before walking upstairs to my bedroom to clean up my face. Jeremy would be too concerned

and worried if he saw me looking like this.

First, I opened the window in my room but I knew Stefan wasnt going to visit me so I shut

it back and locked it. That fact saddened me; I hadnt shut my window in months. Stefan would

always come help me fall asleep every night.

To force him from my thoughts I went to take a long hot shower. By the time I got out, 30

minutes later, I could hear Jeremy bumping around downstairs in the kitchen making a cup of coffee.

I quickly got dressed in a pair of gray sweats and a red tank top and wrapped my head in the towel before

going downstairs to greet him.

"Hey Jer." I said rounding the corner into the kitchen.

"Oh hey Elena." he said looking up from the front page of the Mystic Falls Times.

"How is Aunt Jenna?" I asked needing an update.

"She is actually doing much better. She was in stable condition and waking up when I left. Damon

was up there earlier and compelled her forget everything that happened. She believes she fell on

the butcher knife so we need to go along with her story. Alaric is staying with her tonight so we

can get some rest." he explained.

"Damon was there?" My heart unexplainably dropped. "Yes, right before I left actually. I

told him to make her forget. Dont think he just did it I wouldnt allow it but she doesnt need to get wrapped up in vampire

drama yet." Jeremy said taking a sip of coffee.

"Youre right. I am glad Damon was there and agreed to compel her. You know how much

they dont like each other." I said.

" You know he was actually looking for you. He was thinking you would be

there at the hospital. I told him you were probably with Stefan. He said you sped off a while before."

I grimaced. "I broke up with Stefan..." I explained. "Why? Is it because of Damon?" he

frowned. " No. No. Its because of Katherine. Ive got to play by her rules to protect you and Aunt

Jenna. She wants Stefan and will hurt any one of the people I love in order to get what she wants."

I sighed.

"I swear I am going to kill Katherine myself, " he said angrily," nobody hurts my aunt,

sister, or friends."

"No Jeremy under no circumstances are you to go after her. She's too dangerous. She

could kill you." I said sternly. "Elena, if you have forgotten I have a ring that makes it where I can not

die. It worked against Damon; Im sure it will work against her." he said holding up his ring finger.

"Damon isnt as strong as Katherine. Katherine is tricky and manipulative. She could easily kill you.

Let the others handle her." I said giving him a look.

"Whatever." he said getting up from the table and walking up to his room.

I walked back upstairs to my room and took my hair out of the towel. I threw the sopping wet towel onto the

bathroom floor before retreating to my bed. I closed my eyes and tried to drift off to sleep but try as I might

I couldnt with a million thoughts racing through my head. I flipped the pillow over to the cold side in hopes that

it would help like usual but alas it didnt. After that didnt work I turned on the bedside lamp and took my diary

out of the top drawer.

Dear Diary,

I wish Katherine had never come back to Mystic Falls. All she has done is cause drama and heartache.

Tonight I broke up with Stefan. It hurt me so bad but I must do it to protect my family. Aunt Jenna is in the

hospital recovering from a knife wound courtesty of Katherine. Damon compelled Aunt Jenna to believe it was an accident

and I thank him for that. You know, lately Damon has been acting very different. Almost nice. Caring. I dont know

what it is but he has changed ever since the incident with Jeremy. Soon we are going after Katherine and I cant

wait to stake her!

I sighed before shutting the diary and replacing it in the top drawer. Right before I turned off the light there

was a quiet rapping at my window. My heart thudded happily before I remembered...

Damon was right outside the window waiting; I unlocked it and allowed him in.

"What are you doing here?" I asked confused. "Im checking up on you. Seeing how you are holding up."

he said innocently.

"Oh. Well, I will be okay. I just cant sleep. Stefan is always here till I fall asleep, usually,

but now he isnt." I sighed.

"Well, I can fill in his spot if need be for tonight." he said. "Damon..." I warned.

"What? Im not going to take advantage of you Elena. You are my friend and Im just trying to help." he said.

I thought for a second and agreed. "Okay, I guess it will be fine just for tonight." i said climbing

under the sheets.

Damon was already laying there with my little teddy bear that I got from my parents. I laughed and shook

my head. Damon wrapped his arm over me and I fell into a deep sleep. It was the best sleep I had gotten

in weeks.