Hey there. It's Lilian, GentleTears. I'm a beginner here at , But here goes! Here's my own story based on TV Show and bestselling book The Vampire Diaries. Basically in the story Stefan has decided to 'get away' from Mystic Falls, and during his absence Damon and Elena develop a chemistry. What will happen? Time to find out! Please review and let me know what you think of my first chapter! I know it's a little short, but there's 2 parts to this chapter. So here ya go, enjoy! ~Lili~

"Elena… I'm glad I brought you here today." Stefan murmured, staring at his love with desirable eyes.

We were surrounded in tree's, hawks spying the place, with autumn leaves falling above our heads.

"Stefan, what's wrong? What do you want me so much for?" I asked, worried. I was terrified. He looked hesitant, in distress, like he was hiding something from me.

"There are some things, Elena, that I need to tell you." he mumbled.

"Things? Like… what?" I urged. I would do anything to lure out what he needed to tell me. With Stefan being a vampire, it could be anything.

"I uh… I'm leaving, Elena." he finally spat out his words. I froze. Am I hearing this correctly? He's… leaving?

"You're… leaving! What? Where?" I blurted. Surely he can't be leaving! So soon!

"Elena, look, I know this is a shock for you-"

"Shock! This is more than a shock, Stefan! Where and why the heck are you leaving? There'd better be a good reason!" I almost screamed in his face, but I need to hear his reason.

"I'm deciding to head down to Seattle. Look, Elena, I need to clear my head, give myself a break, okay?" he sighed, and took my hand.

"There's some old relatives there which I haven't seen in a while, if it gets me away from Damon for a month or so, I'll be fine."

"Oh, so you're leaving because of your brother? Great. But, you can't leave! Not so soon!" I shouted. The love of my life, just dumping me in here while he see's some 'old relatives' in Seattle! That's miles away! I thought for a while in silence… staring through his crystal eyes.

"You can leave, Stefan. Just, just.. Make sure Damon is okay with it, yeah? You know what Damon's like. And don't forget about me. You come straight back. I'm just a phone call away." I breathed into his chest, hugging him.

"Now, don't miss me too much, you're sounding like my mom, Elena!" he chuckled.

I felt a tear roll down my cheek, a breeze of air surrounded me and I realised I was hugging thin air. I observed around the forest quickly.

"Stefan? Stefan!" I shouted. He'd… he'd gone! "I'll miss you…" I whispered, on the urge of tears.

I wept and ran out of the forest, and stopped suddenly finding myself running straight into Damon.

"Damon. What are you doing here?" I questioned, quickly rubbing away my tears and mascara down my cheeks.

"Oh, uh, just waiting for the heart broken girl to come crying out of the woods. How about you?" He laughed.

"Stop it. Stefan's gone. Like you didn't know."

"Yeah, I was actually waiting for you, uh, you know, wanna go catch a drink at the bar?" he offered, thoughtfully.

Wow, Damon's never this nice to me, unless he's trying to get off with me, it isn't working.

"Um… Sure, whatever, Damon." I replied, watching him carefully.

"Great, it's set, I'll give you a ride." he opened his car door, and I slowly and carefully step in.

"Um, Damon…" I looked as there was a girls underwear on the backseat.

"OH! Uh, let me um.. Take care of that, heh."

He quickly whispered something to himself then awkwardly snatched the underwear from the car.

"Um… that's just.. A friend's. I'm … minding it for a while…" he murmured and threw it in the glove box.

I giggled a little, and he started the engine.

"So, uh… interesting weather, right?" Damon broke the silence.

I glared through the mirror, where his eyes were stuck on me like glue.

"Uh, sure… If you're trying to hit on me because Stefan has just took off, I'm not buying it Damon. I may look like the lover you saw in 1864, but I'm not Katherine." I spat out, bitterly.

As soon as I mentioned Katherine's name, his eyes widened and shot on me like I was a target to shoot. He glared at me for a while, and sighed.

"Sorry, Damon. I shouldn't of lashed out like that. It's just… Stefan has told me how you feel about me for the good, and … for the bad…" I deeply apologized.

I actually never realised how much Damon cared about Katherine, even though it tore him apart inside.

"It's alright, Elena… I guess. You're right… I think." he breathed, letting out another deep sigh.

"Anyway. We're here. Let's hope this drink will wash away the memories of… her."