A/N;; I know the last chapter was extremely short. And this one really isn't any longer but I didn't want to add too much more into this chapter, afraid I might ruin it. I promise it will start picking up soon :) It is gonna be a slow build up to a Delena romance though.

Elena didn't have time to say another word before the line went dead and there was frantic knocking at her front door. She rushed to answer but Damon barged in before she could. He sped over to her side and quickly looked her over to make sure she was ok.

Once he saw she was fine he pulled her into a bone crushing hug. "What exactly are you doing?" She questioned. Stunned by Damon's spontaneous actions. Damon pulled away from her and let his arms fall to his side.

"What happened?" He asked refusing to answer her. Elena nodded her head towards the kitchen. Not wanting to speak of the horrors that lie behind the door. Damon shot her a confused look before heading down the hallway.

He swung the door open and the smell of blood hit him like a heat wave. He looked at John and sighed. 'Dammit Katherine I wanted to be the one to kill the bastard,' Damon thought disappointed. "What are we going to do Damon?" Elena asked, panic invading her tone.

"Have you called Stefan yet?" Elena shook her head, "He didn't answer. I was suppose to meet him at the hospital after checking on Jeremy. We were going to see how Caroline was doing. I guess he left his phone at home."

Damon sighed. "Well we cannot call the cops. The last thing Sherriff Forbes needs to be worrying about is another vampire attack. Especially after everything that happened today," Damon concluded. Elena looked disturbed.

"What are we supposed to do then Damon? Just go and bury him out in the woods and pretend like none of this ever happened? We can't just do that to him. He deserves more than that."

Damon's eyebrows furrowed in anger. "After tonight, Elena, do you really think he deserves any better?" He asked sincerely. Elena couldn't answer him. Part of her believed he did deserve what he got.

And that he did deserve to be buried out in the middle of nowhere. Away from everyone an everything. To be forgotten by everyone. He did try to kill Stefan and Damon. Two people who were very dear to her.

He even threatened to kill her for attempting to help then. He may not have been getting the 'Father-of-the-year' award but he didn't deserve to be murdered to harshly. And by someone who eerily resembled his daughter. No one deserved that. Not even someone as evil as him.

Elena sighed, "I can't do that to him Damon, I just can't. I couldn't live with myself knowing that he died and having to hide it from everyone. I'm sick of secrets!" Tears started welling up in her eyes. She was getting tired of everything.

"Don't cry. We'll figure something out Elena. It was just a suggestion. Right now let's focus on finding Stefan ok?" Elena nodded in agreement. She peered back at John's still body and shuttered.

She had caught a first glimpse at what Katherine was capable of and it scared her to death. And if she had already been invited in then Elena, and the rest of her family, wasn't safe anymore. Not that she was really every safe to begin with.

That was the consequences when dealing with vampires. Elena just had to be a big girl and accept that truth. But she couldn't help that little twinge of hate surge through her body when she thought back to how all this began when the Salvatore brothers showed up.

How death followed both of them like the black plauge. And how it may only be a matter of time before either everyone she ever loved was dead, or that she herself was dead. Elena pushed that thought to the back of her head immediately.

She may have been through a lot in the past year but she was eternally grateful to both of the Salvatore brothers for everything they had done for her. Including both of them saving her life on numerous occasions. And each in their own little way.

It took what seemed like forever to find Stefan. But he was exactly where Elena had asked him to be. And it was the last place on earth that both Elena and Damon wanted to be right now.

"What's going on Elena? Why is Damon here?" Stefan asked, jealousy laced his voice. Damon smirked but before he could utter out some obscene comment Elena spoke, "We have a very big problem back at my house."

Stefan's attention shot from Damon to Elena. "What kind of problem?" As Elena tried to find the right words to say Damon took the chance to cut in. "Katherine's back. John's dead. Big problem." He summed up in six words.

"What? She's back? How do you know it was her that killed John? There were several people that would want that honor after tonight. Especially you Damon," Stefan challenged.

Elena looked at him shocked at his accusation. Yes she was sure Damon would have wanted nothing more than to be able to take John's life with his own hands but after everything that had happened today? After everything all of them had gone through?

Was this really the time to be pointing fingers when they knew who the real killer was? "Stefan, stop. We know it was Katherine. John whispered her name before he-" Elena trailed off. "Before he cut the rug," Damon finished, knowing that she was having a tough time accepting that her new found biological father was dead. Stefan threw Damon and warning look before wrapping Elena in his arms.

"Where's the body now?" Stefan questioned. "Resting ever so peacefully in the back of my car," Damon answered. Elena sighed, "I, we, couldn't just leave him lying there in the kitchen. If Jenna or Jeremy had walked in-" Elena stopped not wanting to think about it anymore.

Damon continued for her, "We cleaned the kitchen as well as we could. And after a very long argument we decided it was best if we didn't alert any of the law enforcement. Ya know after the whole vampire attack most of them know at least what I am. And the last thing Liz needs is to be worrying about another vampire attack."

Stefan just nodded. Silently agreeing with his older brother. "So what are we going to do about the body?" Stefan asked warily. Knowing he may not like the answer he was going to receive. Damon smirked his infamous smirk.

"Why dear brother we are going on an ole bury and dash! It'll be just like old times," He claimed enthusiastically as he patted Stefan on the shoulder. Stefan ignored his brother. "Elena, are you okay with this?" Elena nodded and sighed reluctantly.

"The last thing this town, and my family, needs is another funeral," she stated softly. Stefan could tell she was not completely on board with the whole idea. "And what's the cover up this time? It's not like we can just ditch him in the middle of the woods without covering our tracks."

"Already ahead of you dear brother. Uncle Johnny is going to skip town. Ashamed that his dastardly plan to rid the vampires also killed our beloved mayor. Don't think the council is gonna be too happy about that one. So it'd be the perfect excuse for him to just disappear without a trace," Damon explained excitedly.

He seemed to be getting carried away with this. And that terrified Elena just a little. Stefan sighed, "Are you sure you want to do this Elena? There's no turning back if we do." Elena nodded, "I'm sure. After all the pain he's inflicted onto the people I love-"

She stopped herself. Damon and Stefan nodded in understand. Even though she was letting them do this it in no way meant that she was okay with it. She just wanted to put all of the events of tonight behind her. And this was the first step in doing so. "Alright!" Damon clapped his hands, "Who's ready for a good ole, fun filled, bury and dash?" He gleamed.

Welp I hope you all enjoyed! I know I'm loving writing for this story. I just hope I'm doing the characters justice. Next chapter should be up either tonight or early tmrw morning. So until then review and let me know whatcha think :)