Disclaimer: I don't own anything blah blah blah. I hope the nice people at the CW don't sue me nor does the author of the series, LJ Smith pull an Anne Rice.

As soon as Damon realizes what he's done, he's out of her room through the window just as quickly as he appeared. Elena's heart pounds in her throat as she locks herself in her bathroom and gargles her mouth several times. She half expected him to taste like blood but he tasted different than Stefan. Elena splashed cold water on her face as she caught herself comparing the two brothers. Stefan was the perfect guy with the great looks who was kind and caring while Damon was the complete opposite who tried to kill her on multiple occasions and killed innocent humans.

Elena closed her eyes only to have to relive Damon's lips against hers, preventing her from breathing. She remembered how uncomfortable it was, getting that knot in her feeling at the idea of being raped. Damon wouldn't do that but the way he forced himself on her made Elena shiver. She sits on the cold floor against the wall until her mind is clear from any thought of Damon and Jeremy starts banging from his side of the door.

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Damon is at the Grill. He's going for the heavy stuff and he slams the cup down on the counter to silence Pearl's voice in his mind claiming Katherine's death. The cup breaks and the bartender looks at him suspiciously. Damon mumbles something along the lines of 'roid rage and the bartender gets him a new drink. He drinks until he feels like he's going to throw up but doesn't. He stumbles out of the Grill drunk and contemplates killing the person using the pay phone but decides against it. She's Type B Negative, his least favorite. There is enough alcohol in his system to completely throw off his blood lust which is strange because Damon craves blood after feeding sometimes.

He makes it to the Boarding House - just barely - and stumbles to the couch. He almost falls asleep when he feels himself being hurled across the room. He's pressed against the wall and he opens his eyes to see Stefan, looking more angst-y than usual.

Damon groans in protest as his head throbs and ignores Stefan yelling at him.

"You just had to take her too, didn't you?" Stefan asks, full of rage.

"I'm sorry," Damon says sarcastically. "I didn't know you owned her."

"This is exactly what happened 145 years ago, Damon." Damon bites down on his tongue as he feels something being pierced through his body. It's not wood but it still hurts like hell.

"Katherine's dead," he hisses.

"I know," Stefan whispers in his ear, taking the knife out. He stabs it in again, closer to the heart. "This time you've really gone across the line."

Damon smiles. "It's all part of the master plan, my brother."

This makes Stefan really angry. "What master plan? That ended when we opened the tomb and Katherine wasn't there. She's dead now. There. Is. NO. Master. Plan."

"But there is, Stefan. I admit that my first master plan failed," Damon pauses to take a few wheezy breathes. "But don't think you're getting rid of me this quickly. Don't think I went through all that trouble for nothing. What happened tonight is just the beginning."

"You keep saying that, Damon. If this is just the beginning, get whatever crazy master plan you have over and done with and leave. Leave Mystic Falls. Forever. And don't ever bother me again. Because I swear, if I hear one more damn thing about your master plan again, I'll kill you."

Damon smiles and musters the strength to remove the knife. "Oh I will. I'd keep an eye on that girlfriend of yours if I were you. Have a good day," Damon says with a final smirk, handing Stefan the knife and patting his shoulder.

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By the time Damon reaches Elena's house again, he could tell that she was asleep. He made sure he was very quiet not to disturb anyone else but from the looks of it, Elena was the only one home. Perfect. Damon finds Elena asleep, her face scrunched up in confusion. He sits on the edge of her bed, carefully stroking her cheek, his mind remembering a moment just like this that happened a few months ago. He feels like the creepy Edward vamp from that Twilight crap that Caroline is so obsessed with.

His eye notices her vervain necklace as she turns her head to the side. It doesn't take a second thought for him to quickly unclasp the necklace. He slips it into the inside pocket of his leather jacket. Damon contemplates what he'll do to her first now that she doesn't have her precious necklace and for a moment, he feels the need to return her necklace, vervain and all.

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Elena wakes up to find Damon sitting on her bed next to her. He lies on top of the covers with his eyes closed and Elena carefully leans forward to see if he's sleeping. As she gets close, he opens his eyes and says, "Boo."

Elena nearly shrieks and wraps her blanket closer around her. "What are you doing here?" She doesn't seem to have forgotten last night.

"Ah, don't speak too loud; massive hangover alert. I'm surprised at your confidence especially without this-" Damon says, dangling her necklace. "I can be very persuasive, you know."

Elena tries to grab it. Damon shakes his head and returns the necklace to the inside pocket of his jacket.

"Give it back Damon, I'm serious. I'll-"

"You'll what?" Damon asks. "Tell Stefan? Like I said, I can make you very agreeable right now."

"What do you want, Damon?" Elena asks, frustrated.

"Several things. But it's going to take some cooperation on your behalf if you want to remain... how should i say it? Alive."

Elena jumps out of. "Out. Get out, right now."

Damon's suddenly in front of her, staring into her eyes. "From now on, you're going to be a lot more agreeable. Understood?" His pupils dilate before returning back to normal size.

Elena nods her head, dazed in compulsion. He pats his shoulder and she snaps out of her daze back into reality.

"Hey, you know what? Stay as long you like," Elena says cheerfully.

A/N: I had like 30 emails all related to this story, so I'm really grateful for that! I don't want to be a review whore nor will I ever ask for reviews in order for a longer update/next chapter but I'd really love to hear what you think of this story!