N/A - A Moment Changes Everything is a collaboration piece of fiction by KatOfShadows and DanielleLPattz (Ruby and Danielle). While we Roleplay together, this is our first attempt at a fanfiction. Ruby will take on Elena's Point of View and Danielle, will do Damon's.

This fan fiction is very much Delena orientated and will definitely not show Stefan in a glimmering light. Elena is not blind in this fic, THANK HEAVENS!

Warnings: Will contain violence, moderate swearing, possible lemons in future chapters, and a naked Damon.

Disclaimer: We do not own anything, everything belongs to LJ Smith.

PROLOGUE - DPOV

Have you every had an itch that no matter how much you scratch it just won't go away? How frustrating it can be. Imagine that. Now multiple it by a million and envision the irritation is over every since last inch of your body, coursing through your every vein. You can't imagine it can you? No, because you think its probably impossible, but its not. It is only a fraction of what my body and mind was now undertaking. Speaking of my mind, I thought it was doing to explode. Everything was so loud. It was frying with every millisecond that past. As was my breathing. My heart, lungs, everything felt as if it was shrivelling up inside into nothing. The dark shadow of the monster laying deep inside of me was screaming at myself, to make it stop. To take away the pain, the hunger. Oh god the hunger.

"You can feel it can't you, brother? The burn, the desire, hunger… Need. Why fight it? Its what you're desperate for. A second of pain in exchange for an eternity of liberty, of power, invincibility. Never knowing the meaning of impossible or can't." His voice, he was whispering in my ear, dripping with iniquity. Even thought his voice was a murmur, it felt like he was screaming at me.

Once a brother I loved. Once a brother I vowed to protect. Once a man that wouldn't hurt anyone, and now, now the greatest monster to walk the earth. He was not my brother. He was a villain, worshiping and living for causing pain and misery while gaining satisfaction in returned. He wanted the same for me. And was making it impossible for me to resist. I growled in brutal anger.

I looked into the eyes of the girl I loved. Once so vibrant, full of life, so deep and secretive. But also telling, at times, but only for my eyes. Now they were dim, sad, pleading and gleaming with tears. I was facing the ultimate turmoil. Half of me was telling me to do it, welcome the monster inside of me, or take her and run, get her to safety. But I didn't know if I had the strength. I definitely didn't have the strength to fight my brother. He's probably kill us both before I could take one step.

I could smell the blood. Never in my life had I smelt such an heavenly perfume. My gums itched, my throat blazing with fire and thirst. I clenched every bone in my body fighting with myself.

"Damon… please." Elena's voice; she was so scared, in so much pain mentally and physically. With the fear quaking in her voice it made the craving escalate, impossibly.

"Do it Damon!" Stefan growled at me. "Either way, one of you dies tonight. Decide now!" He gave me my ultimatum once more. I clenched my sensitive teeth, sealed my eyes, trying to wake me up from this nightmare but it was no use.

"D..amon. Don't! Please… don't do this." Elena was pleading with me again. Everything was magnetized. If I thought she was beautiful before, now even in her current state, she was magnificent. Every last element of her, including the sound of her heart and the way it pumped around her blood.

My mouth and eyes were watering. I had a decision to make. Just how much did I love her? Just how much was I willing to keep her alive? They both had the same answer.

With the decision made I grabbed the brunette's hair, frantic protests in the air. Squeals as she hopelessly fought me and boy the monster wanted her to fight. He wanted to hear her screams, listen to her heart pound in its cage. The monster was taking me. "I'm sorry" I whispered before bringing my mouth down upon the open wound on her ivory cream of her neck, getting the first taste of the most delicious slice of heaven in my mouth. She struggled in my arms but it just made me clamp my mouth down on her hard, draining every last drop, powerless to stop. It trickled down my throat, easing the burning, and feeding the sense of starvation. The more I fed, the more I needed.

Everything was suddenly falling deadly silent. Her heartbeat was fading, yet it didn't make me stop. Not until I had every last drop. And once I had that last drop… I'd be him. I'd be a monster. I'd be a predator, preying on the helpless.

She was limp in my arms, empty. I detached my mouth from her neck, she had nothing left for me anymore. Dead. I let her fall from my arms, slumping to the ground. Her brown hair slipping through my bloody finger and hands. The hands of a murder, hands of the inhuman creature I had just become.

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I hope you're all enjoying season 3 as much as I and I will be in my straight jacket, rocking myself waiting for my next dose on Thursday.

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Danielle x