I woke up in a room that i didn't recognize. I looked down to see that i was still in the same clothes, that were now dry. The room was beginning to get a bit drafty so I got up to search for a blanket. The door was opened a crack and a little light peeked through it. I wanted to know where it was coming from. I slowly pulled the door open and stepped outside of the unfamiliar room. The floorboards creaked underneath me as i tiptoed towards the light. I didn't know there were so many rooms in this place. When i finally got to the room where the bright light was coming from i noticed it was Damon's room. I stepped inside the doorway of the large room and waited to see if he was in it. Guessing that he had heard me he casually walked out of the bathroom and stared questionably at me. I guess he thought it was Stefan. I took another step into the room taking in the strong scent of Damon's cologne and the king size bed on the right side of the room, away from the large, curtained windows.

"How are you doing?" he asked, a flash of concern going across his face.

"I'm fine, how long have i been asleep?" I touched my head and felt a little light headed.

"Just a couple of hours, you should probably shower, unless you want to go back to sleep?" he questioned not knowing how uncomfortable she felt in her stiff, sour clothes.

"I think i'll shower...where should i..?" she trailed off wondering where she should clean herself up.

"You can go ahead and shower in here, but remember you only have so much time to make your decision, whether you live or die..." the last part came out a lot more stressed than the rest of his sentence. "I'll be downstairs." he walked past her, and glanced at her before he left the room, shutting the door behind him.

She needed to think about what he had just said "whether you live or die" she whispered to herself as she quickly got into the large, open shower. She really needed to think about the most important decision of her life. Whether she became the thing she feared most and decided to leave her friends behind. Jeremy was all she could think of. She couldn't leave him, he had already lost Mom, Dad, Vicky, Anna, Uncle John and finally Alaric. She couldn't just leave him for her own selfish reasons, he needed his sister right now, he needed the last bit of his family that he had. She hopped out of the shower and grabbed a towel, she then picked up her old clothes that she had discarded on the ground and threw them in the trash, never wanting to see them again.

She walked out of the steamy bathroom and felt a cold rush of air send a shiver down her spine. She forgot she didn't have any clothes with her so she decided to just go ahead and wear some of Damon's. She grabbed a large black shirt and a pair of sleep pants and swiftly pulled them on to her body. She dried her soaking hair with her towel and hug it on the rack in the bathroom. She decided that next she wanted to go downstairs to tell Damon her decision. About how she not only wanted to become a vampire, but that she wasn't really sure about her decision of choosing Stefan. She got downstairs and saw Damon standing at his special drink cart pouring himself a glass of bourbon. As she looked at him she froze and saw a scene appear in her head. It wasn't only a seen but it felt like she was standing right there, but not able to control herself.

It was her alone on the phone.

"You're right you and my mom are right, but i just can't bring myself to tell him, at least not tonight, i'll call you later."

"Katherine?" It was Damon

"Uhm...no..I..I'm Elena."

"Oh..you...you just look...I'm sorry...you just really remind me of someone..i'm Damon"

"Not to be rude or anything Damon but it's kind of weird that you're out here in the middle of nowhere"

"You're one to talk..you're out here all by yourself.."

"It's Mystic Falls...nothing bad ever happens here." She then regretted that statement "I got into a fight with my boyfriend..."

"About what? may i ask..."

"Life...future...he's got it all mapped out.."

"...and you don't want it?"

"I don't know what i want..."

"Well that's not true...you want what everybody wants.."

"What..? a mysterious stranger who knows all the answers?"

"hmm...well lets just say i've been around a long time..i've learned a few things.."

"So..Damon..tell me..what is it that i want?"

He then stepped closer.

"You want a love that consumes you,you want passion and adventure, and even a little danger"

"So..what do you want?"

There was a honk and car lights pulling up to where they were.

"That's my parents"

"I want you to find everything you're looking for, but for right now i want you to forget that this happened, can't have people knowing i'm in town yet, goodnight Elena."

And then he was gone.

When she finally realized that that didn't just happen she stepped closer to Damon.

"You compelled me!" She looked at his surprised face and waited for him to explain.