Well, it appears that nothing in the first couple of chapters of this story has been refuted by the show just yet, so I get to play here a bit more.

This apparently missing scene takes place when Elena arrives at her home after giving Stefan just a bit of her blood…

Elena noticed Damon leaning against her house as she arrived home. She paused and turned to face him before entering.

"What are you doing here?" she asked, trying to look annoyed.

Damon's face was blank. "Just making sure you get home safely."

She doubted that was all there was to it, but she just nodded. "Thanks."

As she turned to enter, he spoke again. "Also, I need to thank you for rescuing Stefan and me today."

She turned back to him. "That was Caroline."

"I was being tortured, Elena," Damon noticed that she winced slightly, but continued, "but I was aware. I know who came down first, who faced the Sheriff unarmed. The same person who always goes into tombs and burning buildings after me."

Elena shook her head. "I went there for Stefan."

Damon was smirking now. "Not quite what you said to Liz, Elena. But tell yourself that if it helps."

Elena felt a glare coming. "Nothing has changed Damon. What you tried to do to Jeremy will always be there. It can't be undone."

Damon was staring back at her. "There's a lot more than that that can't be undone, Elena."

"You also tried to stake Caroline, and she was the one who saved you."

Damon was glaring now. "I was there, Elena – both times. Why are you bringing this up?"

Elena began to move towards him, still glaring. "To show that you have too much baggage to think that there will ever be anything between us."

"There's already is something between us, Elena. But that's not why I'm here. I'm here to make sure you make it home safely. There's a crazy vampire on the loose,."

"Katherine has had the chance to hurt me, but she hasn't. You said yourself that I would be dead if she wanted me dead. Or is the crazy vampire you?" She was very close to him now.

Damon had to force himself to pause for a minute. He returned to a blank face. "Things were calmer then. She's starting to play her games now. Don't think your little ruse of breaking up with Stefan put her off for long. You know it's over - that the ruse is over, right?" he finished with a smirk.

Elena closed her eyes and nodded. She hesitated before asking what was still on her mind. "Do you think she's really here to get Stefan back?"

Damon shrugged. "I don't know. She only told me it wasn't for me." Then he looked at her intently. "Do you know of any other reason?"

"No," Elena said, almost desperately. "But she keeps hurting him, stabbing him."

Damon snorted. "Katherine likes it rough. She has no rules. She knows it gets his attention – and yours."

Elena closed her eyes and exhaled before asking "Has she tried to hurt you?"

Damon shook his head. "Not with stakes or swords. Just words."

"Do you think Stefan is right about the blood – that he can control it?" she asked. It was a sincere question.

"He needs it, Elena. It's who he is, who I am. He can pretend to be something else when no one notices him, when it's safe for him. He can pretend around you and me. But its not safe anymore. He can't stand up to Katherine without it."

Elena let her worry show as she asked, "But if he loses control again, will you help me again?"

"Have I ever not helped you when you asked?"

Elena shook her head, but added quickly "It still doesn't change anything between us."

"Of course not," Damon responded, almost glaring again. "Only you can change that. I will continue to take a stake or arrow or anything else for you, if I can get between it and you fast enough. I will continue to help you when you ask, and I will continue to make sure you get home safely as long as there are crazy vampire bitches about."

Damon turned to walk away. "Your house is safe – no vampire, werewolves or witches about just now. Good night."

Elena closed her eyes and exhaled. "Good night. Thanks again," she whispered before going inside, knowing he would hear.

Still ok with the show as is now, games are afoot and it is fun to watch, though odd that Elena/Katherine seems to smooch with everyone that comes along in reality or dreams or cars. A bit disturbing – or maybe I'm just jealous…