" I watched that beautiful, capricious smile with a feeling of sorrow for what Damon might have been. "

-Elena Gilbert

I opened my eyes to bright lights. I blinked a couple of times to see familiar florescent lights of a hospital. I leaned up and looked around.

" Your awake. " I turned to see the same man from the gas station. I looked down to see I still had on the same clothes and I could feel something sticky on my face. I put my hand on my face and discovered it was dry blood. "Thanks Elena." I turned my head in the guys direction. "Stefan is going to be so pissed when I bring you back broken." Who was Stefan? Who is this Elena he kept speaking of.

" El-Elena?" He looked at me confused as to why I stuttered.

" Yes, as in Elena Gilbert. "

" I'm Elena Gilbert?" It didn't sound right. I didn't feel like an Elena. The man just looked at me shocked and took a deep breath.

" I guess you don't remember. The doctor said that might happen. The guy who attacked you with a door gave you a concussion. "

" Why can't I remember?" As I was talking the curtain was flung back by a man in a white jacket. Obviously a doctor.

" So you can't remember anything yet? I was afraid that was going to happen. I'm by the way." He said while holding out his hand. I hesitantly shook it and looked at him hopefully.

" When will I remember? Why can I remember the basics but not who I am? Where am I? What is going on?" The doctor didn't even seem phased by my questions. He just sat on the chair and looked at me.

" Well your memory will come back, it's not a matter of if, it's a matter of when. But we cant give you a date. It shouldn't be long though. I believe once the swelling goes down you'll wake up one day and just remember who you are. You'll probably receive glimpse's of memories so be aware of that. There really is no other reason for you to still be here anymore. Just take some ibuprofen when you get headaches and get lots of rest." The doctor stood up about to leave when I started panicking.

" Wait! Where am I supposed to go? "

" I suppose you'll go with him." He said while pointing to the man that I woke up to.

" I don't even know him. How can you just leave me with a complete stranger?" I looked at the man to see him flinch a little. " I don't even know his name! "

" Damon Salvatore. "

" See, now you know his name." The doctor smiled and left me alone with Damon.

I turned around to look at Damon. Damn. I didn't notice till right now how beautiful this guy was. I looked him up and down and liked what I saw. Then with a roll of nausea I realized this guy could be my brother, cousin, or something worse.

" Come on lets go." Damon said while taking my hand and leading me out of the hospital. We were out in the parking lot and he led me to a car which I believed was his. I sat in his car and I felt awkward. What was I supposed to say? How did I know this guy? He got into the car and started driving onto the road. It was silent for about ten minutes when I finally needed answers. The thought of him being my brother was burning in my brain.

" How do I know you? " I immediately regretted how blunt it sounded.

" Well it's complicated. "

" So your not my brother?" I said a little too excited. He gave me a look then went back to focusing on the road.

" No."

" Well are we friends? " I watched as he cringed and shook his head no. " Are we related?" He shook his head again and then I became frustrated. I obviously had to be close enough to him. "Then why am I here with you? You got a vibe to you that screams danger so I obviously have to be close to you somehow. Are we dating?" That could be reasonable. He then started to laugh and he then became serious when he realized I wasn't joking.

" No you hate me." I was surprised. What could he of done so bad to make me hate him.

" I do? And I'm guessing you don't hate me back. "

" Yea, I guess you could say I care about you. In a weird twisted way. " It looked like that was hard for him to say. I frowned.

" So why aren't you taking advantage of the whole, I don't remember thing? "

" I can't be selfish with you Elena. You'll remember soon enough." I didn't hear the rest of his sentence. I clung onto the words ' I cant be selfish with you'. They sounded so familiar yet so distant. I focused as hard as I could. I could feel certain emotions with the words. I could feel shock, and then at ease. Like I knew everything in the world would be right. I was concentrating and then I finally snapped back when I heard Damon.

" Elena? Elena?" His hands were waving in front of my face and I blinked a couple of times.

" Sorry I just... I remember something. Did you ever say that before to me? Those words, ' I cant be selfish with you.'? They sound so familiar and they give me this feeling, like... like they meant the world to me and everything was going to be okay. I just don't understand." I looked at Damon to see a look of horror on his face. Whats wrong? I put my hand on his arm in a comforting way, trying to see what was wrong.

" Are you okay?"

" Peachy." He said looking pissed off.

" Where are we going?" I said looking around and noticing we were on a back road and the sun was setting.

" We started out on a road trip. We are going to my old house to grab something then going home. "

" Oh." I said while frowning. It would of been nice to go somewhere that was supposed to be familiar. I guess all I had was Damon to remind me of who I am. We spent awhile in silence again and I concentrated on all the things that were going through my head. I did my best to remember my past but it was just a black wall. Whenever I got somewhat on track the memory would fly away instantly leaving me even more frustrated. I then decided to let it go and concentrate on Damon. I studied him trying to figure him out.

" Why do I hate you so much?" I said, now not caring if I sounded blunt. I was going to be spending a lot of time with him so I didn't care what thought of me anymore.

" I've done some really horrible things." If I wasn't concentrating so hard on him I wouldn't of noticed the second of guilt flash through him.

" Doesn't everyone? I mean there must of been something. "

He sighed and turned to me. "That's the thing, it's not just one thing. There's a list, and I must say you don't want to hear them. I'm sure before you would of been begging for a time you couldn't remember me." I looked him up and down trying my best to read him.

" You don't look too bad. I guess for as long as I don't remember the things you did we can be friends. I don't have to hate you... yet. " I said while smiling. I could sense something was bothering him. "Are we just going to drive through the night? " I said while looking around us. There was nothing but black. I had a light on in the car and that was the only thing that showed.

" I planned on it. We are in a hurry. Are you tired?"

" I'm iffy" I know the doctor said I should get sleep but right now I wanted to learn more about me. "OK, so since we are not dating, not friends, or relatives and I hate you. Why am I with you right now?"

" Even though you hate me, you love to spend time with me. " He said while smiling.

" I know you're joking but that might be the case. So I know I'm probably annoying you but I just have thousand questions. My first one is, do you have a girlfriend?" He laughed at me and shook his head.

" You can't remember anything about yourself and now you want to know about me?"

" I would like to know about the man I'm basically trusting everything I have with."

" Fair enough. No, I don't have a girlfriend." How is that possible he is totally hot.

" Girl problems?"

" Elena when you remember, you're going to look back on this conversation and laugh at how not funny it is. "

" Oh I see. Extreme girl problems that I'm some how involved in. "

" Is that really what you think when you see me? The first thought you have is, 'Oh that guy has issues'. "

" Well I obviously don't know what you've been through, but I could tell that someone left a mark on you. I hope that it wasn't me." I said while looking at my hands. Trying to avoid eye contact. I could sense that we weren't as close as I first thought. I definitely damaged him in some way. I could feel a yawn coming on and tried my best to not let it creep up on me. I knew for sure if Damon saw me yawning he would make me go to sleep. I readjusted trying to get comfortable and ended up leaning my head on Damon. I guess maybe I could ask my questions tomorrow.

"Goodnight Elena." Damon said while patting my head. I didn't even have enough time to say anything back before I drifted off.

I could feel the warmth of unconsciousness and the relaxation take over me. I could feel myself drifting into a dream. I was in a room. It was my bedroom. I was heading for my bed and then I noticed Damon sitting by the window. Everything happened in a blur. We were talking and he held a necklace that looked familiar. The only words I could faintly understand where the ones he said right before a tear formed in his eye. " I need to say it once. You need to hear it. I love you, Elena."

My eyes flashed open and there was darkness around me but a glow of headlights. It took me awhile to remember where I was and why I was there. I looked around and saw Damon looking at me suspiciously.

" Bad dream?" I stared at him not knowing what to say. I nodded my head and turned in the opposite direction. I remembered what happened in my dream completely. I knew I couldn't tell Damon about it. I also knew that it wasn't just a dream, it was a memory.

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