What has passed

Damon is regretting wasting so much time chasing

Elena and getting his feelings hurt by her.

With only 12 hours until the dance, Elena makes

Another risk for Damon.

Knock! Knock! Knock! I banged on the Salvatore Boarding House, but Damon didn't answer. Stefan did. He allowed me to enter the house.

"Where's Damon?" I asked. Stefan just shook his head, then I heard him coming downstairs and turned around quickly and smiled. Damon just walked passed me as if he didn't see me. "Damon…Hi."

"What do you want Elena? Why are you here now? Klaus made a pass at you?" Damon rolled his eyes. I was about to answer when Rebekah came downstairs.

"Or maybe she's here to declare her for you again, Damon." She laughed and walked out of the door, Damon followed behind her but I grabbed him, to stop him. He just looked at me as I pulled him outside.

"What's going on with you and Rebekah and don't tell me its to make me jealous-" I started but Rebekah interrupted.

"Get over yourself Elena. No one's out to make you jealous. You're nothing special…just a doppelganger. No one cares about you…anymore. So you can go back to meaningless human life or allow Nik to drain you of your blood." She said and again walked away with him Damon. Again, my heart was broken. I didn't know what to say or do. Maybe I should have taken my chance when I had it. Damon was mine. Now he's Rebekah's and there's nothing I can do about it.

When night fell, it was time for the dance. I dressed in a tye-dye dress and white boots, my hair was down with flipped curls. Looking in the mirror, I felt terrible about myself. "You look amazing." Caroline said. She figured it would help me feel better, but it didn't. Damon was going to the dance with Rebekah and I was going with my friends who had dates. Yeah, I was officially a Charlie Brown.

(Third-person Narration)

Dressed in bell-bottom pants and black button down, Damon stood with Rebekah, in a tie-dye halter dress with black boots and shades and peace sign earrings. "Lets not just stand here. Lets dance." Damon said to Rebekah and lead her to the dance floor. Damon and Rebekah danced on like it was 1970, though in technical speaking, Rebekah wasn't alive in 1970 and Damon wasn't much of a dancer.

Elena kept her eye on Damon and couldn't enjoy herself. Her school dance and she wasn't enjoying herself because she was too busy watching Damon and Rebekah. Caroline saw how much it was hurting Elena and pulled her on the dance floor with her. Bonnie rolled her eyes and walked to another section of the gym. She was tired of living an Elena Gilbert life, just Damon is. Without realizing it, Elena was loosing everything and everyone and didn't care. She'd become use to everything being about her. Bonnie was sick of taking care of her all of the time or helping save her life. Caroline distracted Elena from an irritated Bonnie and danced with her. Before she knew it, everything around Elena would have crashed and it was her fault. Everything was about her and she annoyed everyone with her fake caring acts. Damon caught Bonnie's eye and went after her. He hugged her, a genuine hug. Elena ran outside and watched them and looked down.

"I'm sorry for what I had to do. But I didn't have a choice. I was in love with Elena and I thought if I saved her the hundredth time…" Damon stopped and looked down.

"That she would choose you. I understand Damon. I really do." Bonnie finished his statement and hugged him. "Everything you do was for Elena you get nothing in return except her hurting you. I understand. No more helping Elena. Let Stefan help her." Bonnie added. Caroline overheard and walked outside, Rebekah followed behind and walked over to Damon and Bonnie. She hugged her and then Damon.

Bonnie walked toward the entrance and stopped.

"I love him, Bonnie." Elena said.

"You love Stefan and finally Damon can be loved for him and you not try to change him and turn him into Stefan." Bonnie walked inside. Elena looked at Damon and Rebekah and walked over to them.

"Damon, this is my plea. I love you and I want you to chose me. I know you still want me and you love me. We've been though so much together and I miss you." Elena said, nearly in tears.

Damon just shook his head and walked away with Rebekah. She looked back at her and smiled. "Get over yourself Elena. Not everyone wants you." Rebekah said and walked away in Damon's arms.