Hello all! Right, before you read this I just wanted to let everybody know that I WILL be continuing my other fics, namely "You can't keep a secret for me" and "Goodbye Elena." Please just be patient, I have commitment issues but I am working on them. Honest!

Enjoy! :)

"Elena? What are you doing down here?" Damon was surprised to see Elena standing on the stairs to the Boarding house living room at 3am. "Elena? Helloo...?" He heaved himself off the sofa and walked to the foot of the stairs.

"Damon...I need a hug." Damon raised his eyebrows, shocked.

"Elena, are you sleepwalking?" Elena didn't answer, just started walking slowly down the stairs. However, just as she descended onto the last step her slipper got caught on her foot and she hurtled forwards.

"Hey, woah woah. I got you, I got you."

"Damon caught me. Damon always catches me." She giggled slightly. "But I need a hug." A frown puckered Elena's brow. "I need a hug!"

"Okay, okay. Just be quiet, mm?"

"Mkay." Elena smiled and closed her eyes as she wrapped her arms snugly around Damon's middle.

"Hey, don't you go to sleep there." Damon warned as he stared at the top of Elena's head, stood awkwardly at the bottom of the stairs. When he didn't get an answer he pulled back to see that Elena was fast asleep in the circle of his arms. Sighing, he swung her into his arms and began to ascend the stairs.

"No!" Damon looked down in alarm, but Elena still seemed to be out cold. "Don't leave me!"

"Alright, shh. Nearly there Elena I promise."

"No! I don't want to go!"

"Go where?" She has to be dreaming Damon thought, bewildered.

"I want Damon."

"Why do you want Damon?" He decided to just play along with it, humour her until he got her back into bed.

"Because I love Damon, obviously." Damon stopped right in his tracks. Did she just...? No... She's dreaming...

"...what?" He eventually croaked out.

"I love Damon. Obviously." Elena repeated, snuggling deeper into Damon's arms. "Duh."

Damon was curious. "Why do you love Damon exactly?"

"I dunno." Elena replied infuriatingly.

"Nuh uh uh, you have to tell me why." Damon kept his tone light and teasing, so as not to alarm her. He needed this answer.

"Mkay." Elena sighed. "I love Damon because he is very beautiful and he can always make me laugh." Her little face broke out in a peaceful smile and Damon found himself smiling along with her. But then a frown appeared on her forehead and her voice grew troubled.

"But you can't tell Damon! Promise me you won't tell Damon..." Her voice trailed off.

"Don't worry I won't tell Damon." He chuckled. "Come on then, time for bed."

"Fine." Damon carried on up the stairs and deposited Elena back in Stefan's bed.

"Damon?"

"Hm?"

"I wasn't asleep."

"I know."

So, I don't really know how to do cute, d'aww type fics. How did I do? Criticisms are, of course welcome. :)