The Return

A/N: This is my first Delena story so don't be too harsh on me please RnR

Disclaimer: Don't own anything…sadly.

DPOV

Looking at Elena talking to Bonnie, I find myself thinking about tonight. She kissed me back. She looks so beautiful. I know that we need to talk about what happened. I hear Elena ask Bonnie if there is anything she can do for Caroline and an idea pops in my head.

"She doesn't know how, do you?" I ask, looking at Bonnie.

"No…I don't." She answers, looking at Elena sadly.

"No, you don't because it took Emily years to learn a spell like that."

"Oh, well I can take down a vampire. That spell was easy to learn,"

"I can give Caroline some blood." I say, looking at Elena.

"No, no way." She says, shaking her head.

"No, no no just enough to heal her. She'll be safe in the hospital. It will be out of her system in a day. She'll be better, Elena."

"No, it's too risky. I can't agree to that."

"Do it." Bonnie interrupts. I look at her amazed. "This is Caroline, ok? We can't let her die. Do it."

"If I do this, you and me, call a true."

"You'll do it anyway. For Elena." She says. I know she's right. I will do it for Elena. She walks away, leaving me to talk to Elena.

"I know this is the last thing you want to do right now but we should talk about what happened tonight."

"Yeah, one of the tomb vampires got into the house and almost killed john."

"What? When? What are you talking about? After I left?"

"You were there?"

"Come on Elena, you know I was."

"When were you at the house?"

"Really? Earlier. On the porch. We were talking. All cathartic, feelings exposed. Come on, we kissed, Elena."

"Ok…I don't have time for this, Damon." She said, starting to walk away, I grabbed her arm quickly.

"Hey, if you want to forget it happened, fine, but I can't." I said intensifying the last word.

"Elena, I came as soon as I got your message. How is john?" Jenna came up.

"Where have you been?" Elena asked.

"At the fire department. I had to fill out a report. I told you earlier."

"No, you didn't."

"Yes, I did."

"No, Jenna, you didn't."

Suddenly I realized what was going on. Katherine. It was Katherine all along. I had kissed her and thought it was Elena. I left quickly to think this over.

It is the middle of the day and I am here at Mayor Lockwood's funeral type thing. I can't stop thinking about how I could possibly mistake Katherine for Elena. Speaking of Elena, here she comes.

"Hey. How are you doing?"

"Great, Elena. Walkin' on sunshine. Thanks for asking."

"Damon…"

"Elena…"

"We should be able to talk about this. Damon, we're close enough now. I really want to know how you're doing."

"I kissed you. And I thought you kissed me back. Dobblegagger hijinks ensued. How do you think I'm doing?"

"I think that you're hurt."

"Hmm. Oh, I don't get hurt, Elena."

"No, you don't admit that you get hurt. You get angry and cover it up. And then you do something stupid." She says with a look of concern in her eyes. I curse her for knowing me so well.

"You're scared. You think Katherine is going to send me off the deep end, don't you? I don't need hurt for that." I say, walking away but then a question pops in my head. "You know why—why is it such a surprise that I would kiss you?" I ask looking deeply in her eyes.

"That's not a surprise. I'm surprised that you thought I would kiss you back."

I don't know what to think now….except…

"Now I'm hurt." I hate that she can hurt me so much. I walk away with a broken heart….a dead one.

The day has passed and my conversation with Elena is still fresh in my mind. I am on her bed, thinking, and waiting for her to emerge. I don't know what I will say to her.

EPOV

I am in my bathroom, ready to wind down after one hell of a day. Everything with Damon…it's the only thing I can think about for some weird reason. The look in his eyes when I told him the truth…he was truly hurt. I had hurt him. The only question in my mind is "why do I care so much?" I'm heading to bed and jump out of my skin. I find Damon on the edge of my bed deep in thought. He looks so vulnerable in this moment and all I want to do is hold him. Wait…what? Where did that come from? I can't be…am I falling for Damon? I push the thoughts aside as I approach him. Not sure if I'm ready to hear what he has to say.

A/N: Well that's it. I was thinking about making this a full on story. Should I? Let me know what you think.