Okay, I'm so sorry I lied here's a short chapter, but a chapter all the same and I thank all to who reviewed and added me to their alerts or favorites. I'll try to update more once I'm back home. But, it's up to you if I write more. Review please!

Disclaimer: I don't own Vampire Diaries *Wipes a tear* or Damon. But, if I owned Stefan I would hit him over the head with a bowling ball and tell him to crawl under a rock and die. Harsh I know, cruel? Maybe. Anyway I still don't own anything or any one.

Chapter 3

"What am I doing here? What is he doing here?" Stefan inclined his head towards Damon.

Damon growled and lunged towards Stefan. Stefan was caught off guard and flew backwards onto the yard and Damon punched him in the face forcefully.

"Why are you going to kill Elena, huh?" Damon yelled questionably at Stefan, his face faltered for a second and then he was off the ground and in Damon's face.

"I am not going to kill her, why would I that's crazy. Where'd you hear that?" Stefan asked as Elena ran and went in between them, but Damon moved her behind him glaring at Stefan.

"Why should we trust you and tell you anything?" Elena asked trying not to be sucked into Stefan's façade; she didn't want to believe anything he said. For all she knows he could be working for Katherine or something stupid and try to kill her.

"Because I'm telling the truth and I still love you." Stefan's face softened and Elena almost believed him, had she not been looking for the real true emotion in his eyes telling that he did, but there was none.

"And I know you still love me, It's okay. You're just with Damon, because he's been comforting you in John and Jeremy's death. You're just using him; knowing that he loves you and helping him get his hopes up over nothing when you belong to me." Stefan looked in Elena's eyes and tried to make everything he said as believable as possible, he needed to be with Katherine.

Elena's had silent tears escape her eyes and flow down her cheeks. Then her anger flared almost visible in the air.

"You have no right to even mention Jeremy, and I would never use Damon in any way; he's my friend and I belong to no one!" Elena shouted as Damon held her back from running at Stefan.

"Stefan, leave now." Damon snarled.

"Or what, you'll rip my head off right?" Stefan asked smirking and taking a step closer.

"No, I'll find Katherine and put a stake through her chest and put you in your grave right beside father." Damon said venomously.

"Don't even talk about doing something like that to Katherine!" Stefan yelled; his fangs came out and his face changed.

"Stop!" Elena exclaimed as the tears stopped flowing; she grabbed Damon's hand and led him to the front door.

"See she's using you, pulling you along like a lost puppy Damon! She doesn't love you!" Stefan sneered from outside.

"Stefan, do me a favor. Shut the fuck up, and go fuck your self." Damon yelled through the door.

Elena opened the door and walked into the house. She turned and let out a yell of exasperation.

"Elena you should calm down he's gone."

"I can't calm down, there's nothing to be calm about!" Elena threw her hands in the air and started to walk up the stairs. "You want to come up? You don't have to be here if you don't want to be Damon. It's okay."

"No, I want to be here and you need a friend right now and I need one too. But, I don't know if I should go up to your room Jenna might think something's going on up there." Damon smirked and did that weird thing with his eyes that made Elena's stomach erupt into butterflies.

"Actually, Jenna's over at Alaric's house; she told me at the hospital." Damon raised his eyebrows and walked up the stairs with Elena into her room.

"Oh all alone, what's Elena gonna do?" Damon asked.

"I am going to take a quick shower and see you in a few minutes, unless you have somewhere to be I don't want to be a burden or anything." She said looking down.

"I don't have anywhere to go Elena. And I'm not going back to the boarding house if Stefan's there and I'd rather be here as I said before."

"Well I'll be in the shower." Elena said as she grabbed some items and headed to the bathroom in her room.

"Is that an invitation?" Elena threw a look at Damon's smirking face and stuck out her tongue at him.

"I'll take that as a no, but you don't know what you're missing." Damon yelled as she closed the bathroom door.

"No, I don't." Elena sighed and shook her head away from the on coming thoughts of being in the shower with Damon.

"I heard that!"

"Oh shit, damn vampire hearing I swear." Elena grumbled as she started to take her clothes off.

"Heard that too!" Damon shouted loud enough for Elena to hear. He lay on her bed playing with her bear and looked around the room. It hadn't changed from the last time he was there, but was messier.

A few more minutes later and Elena emerged from the steamy bathroom and was about to clasp her necklace on when something occurred to her.

"I can't wear this."

"Why not, oh." Damon said as realization dawned on him.

"What am I suppose to do? Should I just ingest it then or fill up something else?" She asked Damon as she sat on her bed where he lays.

"Do you have a locket?"

"Uh, I think so." Elena looked through her jewelry box and found a locket her father had given her.

"I have this; my dad gave it to me on my birthday before the accident." She sat beside Damon again and held it up to him.

"That will work; just take the vervain in that necklace to your locket." Damon instructed.

"Okay." She did as he said and moved the vervain to the locket.

"Hey, Damon could you help me put this on?" Elena gave him the locket and she held her hair up and turned around. Damon sat up and put it over head and slowly clasped it together; lingering near her skin a little longer.

"She needs a friend. She needs a friend. She needs a friend." Damon chanted to himself as he pulled away from her and lay back on her bed.

Damon needed to be her friend right now; that's what she needed not another loved one to worry about but she would worry either way. And how did he know if she even loved as the slightest their relationship to her could only consist of more of a brother or sister. That thought made him cringe in pain.

"Are you all right Damon?" Elena asked in concern from seeing him cringe; she turned on her side and looked at him next to her.

"I'm fine." He reassured and laid on his side too setting his gaze on her chocolate eyes.

"What if he really does try to kill me? Have you ever thought that maybe he's working for Katherine?" Elena asked as worry and freight crossed her features.

"Yeah, I've thought of it, but I'm not sure, and I won't let him hurt you." Damon answered truthfully.

"Why?"

"Because, you mean more to me, you're not some replacement. You actually care about people and you don't give up on them. Elena you're compassionate, strong, cheerful, and loving. As stupid and mushy as it sounds that's honestly what I love about you."

Elena blushed and felt the love that poured out of his words. "What am I talking about; Love?" It was probably more of a brotherly love as she thought. Even though everyone kept saying that he loved her they had no proof; only from what they thought they saw. But, what did they see? Was what Elena kept wondering; did Damon really love her the way she may want him to. She never thought of the day where she hoped that Damon loved her in the way she did. He's changed and she can see everything in him she's always wanted from a person. Except the killing and being a vampire and all, but he doesn't even kill people any more and in a way she loves that he's a vampire. To her Damon is caring, funny, smart, understanding, and cocky and so much more that people choose to not see.

"Thank you. Damon it's not stupid or mushy. I'm glad that I have someone who cares about me that way. A kind of person that lo-", Elena cut herself off and looked away from his eyes. She felt herself getting closer to him and his lips just inches away.

"A kind of person that what Elena?" Damon whispered and his breath brushed her lips making her shiver slightly.

"Nothing," Elena says and turns from him on her side.

Damon stayed quiet trying to process the almost kiss that could've happened. He sighed and took off his jacket and shoes. He pulled up the covers and made them go over Elena, while he slipped an arm around her and pulled her close.

"You should get some sleep. I'll be here when you wake up." He whispered in her ear and felt her relax. She turned toward him and hugged herself to him.

Damon heard her mumble something and he asked, "What'd you say?"

"What is this that we have?" Elena asked quietly with her head still snuggled in his chest.

"I don't know what do you think it is?"

"That's the problem I don't know. Why do people keep saying you love me?" Elena asked hesitantly.

Damon decided to tell her the truth no matter what she said next even if it hurt him she needed the truth even if she didn't feel the same.

"Because, maybe…maybe I do." The words hung in the air and Elena replayed them in her head over and over again trying to make sure she heard him right.

Elena looked up at him and lowered her gaze on his lips they were so close, so very close. She reached up and brushed her lips against his and felt him respond. He deepened the kiss and lifted her up for a second to where she was laying on his chest and he opened his mouth to her. Elena felt so alive and everything about this was perfect and right. She didn't want to stop and he didn't either, but then it felt as something hit her.

She abruptly pulled away and breathed heavily. Damon looked at her with confusion and she muttered up an answer.

"I-I can't. I want to so bad, but right now I can't. I don't want to feel like her; before you say it I know I'm nothing like her, but I think that once everything's straightened out I want to be with you. If you'll have me and if you can wait, I'm sorry I feel so stupid right now, but-"

"Shh, its okay I understand and I would never not want you. I love you and I'd wait forever for you." Damon whispered to her and kissed her forehead.

"Go to sleep," He told her and suddenly her eyes felt heavy.

"Okay." She replied sleepily and leaned into him.

"Love…you Damon." She whispered with her eyes closed and fell into a dream filled sleep.

"I love you too, Elena more than you could ever know." Damon pulled her tighter and closed his eyes.

Okay I'm really sorry its short hardly even 2,000 words, but I felt bad and wanted to post this really quick before I had to leave in the morning. And this is a little mushy for Damon, but I think he had to get it off his chest and im sorry they didn't kiss for long, but I felt like I had to stop it there.

I'll update as soon as possible maybe in a couple days, but I'll try and Reviews it makes the updates come faster.

Love ya, Vanessa :D