Hey everybody! This is the first piece of writing I have taken seriously for a while now. I had this idea after I saw 2x03 and when I started to write it on paper it just basically wrote itself. So this is the first fic I have wrote for "The Vampire Diaries" so I hope its pretty good. Oh, and I'm going to have Damon speaking some Italian so I will have the translations at the bottom. Hope you enjoy!

Disclaimer: I don't own The Vampire Diaries; all the rights go to L.J Smith and The CW blah blah blah. But if I only owned Damon…..

Eight months.

Eight long months since he left claiming that he was protecting her and everyone that she loves. He said he would leave with her and would play along until he turns on her and kills her. But Elena was no fool; at this point it's no longer playing along. It is now playing the part. Permanently.

Eight months ago Katherine went up to Stefan with an ultimatum, leave Mystic Falls with her or she kills everyone, including Elena. When Stefan came to her telling what was going to happen and what he was planning on doing she was more than shocked. She was shocked because he actually decided to go with her and not even consider some other option. He said he wouldn't be more then 4 months and he would come back for her. Yeah, so much for that plan. And as soon as Stefan left her life went straight to hell.

After Bonnie made a ring for Caroline she immediately left town, she said it was way to dangerous for people to be around her and she would come back when she's ready. Elena was devastated, Caroline was one of the last normal things in her life and now it was ripped away from her because of that selfish bitch. Then there was Bonnie; she has been keeping a far distance away from Elena lately. She had asked her why and she said it's because to many bad things had happened around her. And it has caused her too much pain. Elena couldn't believe it, it's not like she asked for all of this stuff to happen to her!

And finally there was the biggest issue of all for her, and his name was Damon. He has not spoken to her since the night Caroline was changed and when she saved his life, again. She didn't understand why. Yes she knew she hurt him and she has tried to apologize to him but he would always say the same 4 words: "Get away from me." After 2 months she just decided to give up. Elena never thought that not having Damon in her life would affect her this much. She actually missed him, a lot. From his sarcastic personality, his usual smirk with that 'eye thing' he does, and his perfect blue eyes that always had mischief in them. She missed the way he made her laugh no matter what mood she was in. But in general she just missed him being around her. His words rang in her head from that night where he basically threw himself on her. And finally she realized he was right, there was something between them. She wasn't sure if it was love, but it was something very close to it.

Now standing in the middle of her room with her pajamas on Elena was contemplating what to do with her life. She honestly had no idea, for the past eight months she has been living out the motions of it but not really living. She has never felt so alone in all her 18 years of existence. After everything that has happened to her she hasn't really let it get to her, but now she feels like she could crumble at any moment. Without being able to take it no more she just started to throw things in anger. She didn't really care what it was, but it was going to go across the room. After about 5 minutes of that she let out a frustrated scream and fell to the floor crying. Luckily nobody was home so no one could hear her.

Meanwhile outside, Damon Salvatore was sitting on the normal tree branch next to Elena's house like he has done every night for about the past 6 months. No matter how pissed he is at her he would always come to her whenever she needed him. It amazed him, how much of a hold a mere human had over him. But then he had to backtrack his thoughts, because it wasn't just any human, it was Elena Gilbert. The only woman that had brought out his emotions in over 146 years. The woman who was his only friend and who always saw right through him. And that same woman who he slowly but surely fell in love with. But of course things in his life weren't simple, it was always the same thing standing in his way every single time; his perfect brother Stefan. The one who got anything he wanted, including the 2 women who he ever felt for. Both Katherine and Elena told him point blank that it would always be Stefan. He never understood what exactly what was wrong with him. But after these past few months he's come to realize what his problem was. He always has the ability to screw things up. Especially now, after Stefan went with Katherine (Which he thinks is permanent now.) Elena was actually making an effort to rebuild their friendship. But he kept pushing her away because he was still really hurt from her rejection. He knew she gave up when she stopped coming to the Boarding House. He had to admit; he was getting really lonely without her around so that's why it had come to this. Him being the pathetic Edward Cullen and sitting by her window every night like the vampire stalker he is. It's been what has keeping him sane these days. Just seeing her face was enough to put him at ease. Damon was interrupted from his thoughts by loud crashing then screaming, which he recognized as Elena's. Without a second thought he went through her window and was not prepared for what he saw. Elena's things were thrown everywhere, and a few things were broken. And then there was Elena, in the middle of the floor crying. To make himself known he said the first thing that popped into his head,

"I've expected a lot of things from you, but not this. Destroying your room doesn't seem like your thing."

"I'm not in the mood for your bullshit tonight Damon." Elena said in a very icy tone. Damon sat by her and put his hands up in mock defense.

"Hey I come here in peace and you stick nuclear warheads on me? Now that doesn't seem fair now."

Elena looked up at him as soon as he said that. "Fair? Fair! Now lets define fair shall we? How about my boyfriend leaving me to be with his psycho-bitch of an ex and my life goes straight to hell after that! My 2 best friends aren't around me anymore and to top it all off your sorry ass has been avoiding me too. So don't even talk about fair with me Damon Salvatore!"

That little outburst caught Damon off guard. But what she said made him curious,

"What do you mean your life has gone to hell?" He asked in a serious tone. Unable to keep all of it bottled up Elena gave in.

"Well you already know about Caroline, she left. I miss her so much; I want her back in my life. I didn't realize how much she means to me until she was gone. Then Bonnie doesn't even want to be around me. She said that I'm like a magnet for bad things happening. And I have to face reality that Stefan is not going to be coming back. I knew she still had feelings for Katherine but I just wanted to ignore it. My life is so lonely right now and I can't stand it." She was already sobbing by the end of her rant.

Unable to see Elena like this anymore he gathered up in his arms and let her cry as much as she needed to. It never occurred to him how crappy her life had gotten. Remorse was flooding through him like tidal waves. Then Elena started to talk again in whispers,

"And you didn't want to be around me either, I kind of understood that but all I wanted was for us to be friends again. I've missed you, I'm not even mad about Jeremy anymore. I haven't fully forgiven you and I probably won't but I have accepted what you have done."

Relief was all Damon could feel at the moment, but he knew that he had to focus on the task at hand. All he could do was whisper soothing words to her as she cried and laid her head on his shoulder. Granted, this whole comforting process was not his thing, but he has come to terms when it came to Elena he would do anything.

"This is all my fault, everything. Many people would be alive if it wasn't for me. All that happened is just proof that I should have died on that bridge." Elena said so quietly it was even hard for Damon to pick it up. With that Damon knew he had heard enough of that, if he didn't do something Elena would never get better. He lifted her chin and made her look at him. He knew he had to say this,

"Elena, questo non è colpa tua. Nulla di tutto questo è. Non pensate mai che. Se si vuole qualcuno da incolpare, dovrebbe essere io. Quando sono arrivato qui ho causato nient'altro che morte e dolore. Quindi mi dispiace per tutto. Ma poi ti ho incontrato. Non c'è niente di male su di te. Mi hai fatto sentire per la prima volta in un tempo lungo. E tu mi hai cambiato in meglio. Anche se non avrei mai potuto dire questo in inglese, volevo solo dire che ti amo e sarà sempre lì per te."

For a second Elena didn't say anything, he knew she couldn't understand him but he expected some sort of reaction. Then a small smirk appeared on her face.

"I didn't know you could speak Italian. What did that mean?" Damon just gave her one of his usual smirks and tried to play off that little confession.

"Eh, I blame my grandparents, when I was 8 and visited them in Florence for a summer they insisted that I learned Italian. But what I just said? Well let's just put it this way, you're not going to be getting rid of me any time soon."

At this point Elena had stopped crying and even smiled a little for him. He did always did love her smile. She gave him an odd look and said,

"Uh-huh. So when are you going to tell me what you really said?" Damon chuckled a little.

"I promise I'll tell you someday. But for tonight it's not really important."

"Fine you win. But I think I'm going to bed now, this random outburst thing made me really tired." Elena said while walking toward her bed. Damon got up also and followed her.

"Oh is that an invitation now? Cause I certainly wouldn't mind." Elena gave him a pointed look.

"Don't push it Salvatore. Ok now, time for the human to sleep and for the vampire to go away." Elena said while shooing him away.

"As you wish malady." Damon said like he would back in 1864.

"Oh and Damon? Thanks. You really did help me tonight." Elena said as she drifted to sleep. As soon as Damon was sure she was asleep he went to the window but Elena's open diary caught his eye. It only had one simple sentence that was dated for today, but it was enough to make him smile.

"Damon was right about us."

With that he walked up to Elena's sleeping form and gave her a kiss on the forehead and said,

"I knew I was il mio salvatore personale."

Ok that was it! That was really fun to write, it's nice to get back into the swing of writing. I'm not sure if I want to put a part 2 or even 3 on here. But for now I'm going to keep it on "In-Progress". If you want me to continue its simple, hit that lovely review button! It would make me really happy.

Translations-

This is not your fault. None of this is. Do not ever think that. If you want someone to blame, it should be me. When I came here I caused nothing but death and pain. So I am sorry for everything. But then I met you. There is nothing bad about you. You made me feel for the first time in a long time. And you have changed me for the better. Even though I might never say this in English, I just wanted to say that I love you and will always be there for you.

2. My own personal savior.