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Elena made sure one more time before she was really sure that Damon left no stuff at all in his room, stuff that might give her a hope to find him, but when she was about to leave his room, an old book abandoned in the corner of the room. She picked it up and cleaned it up from dusk. She opened the first page and there was Damon's name on it.

She sat on his bed and started to read randomly.

1849

I lost someone who I love the most today, yet I was given a brother. He really is a beautiful baby boy. My mother called him Stefan before she passed. I thought I will always be sad forever but Stefan gives me hope. I have a brother and my mother made me promised, even if she didn't ask me to, I will still take care of him. Of course I will, he will be my best friend, my partner in crime, my brother.

After Alaric spilled everything out, he left, leaving her numb in the living room. Tears flowing on her cheek but she didn't bother that. She had to do something before he really leave her forever. She tried to keep herself as insane as possible by taking a deep breath. Once she was better, she took the envelope out and read it one more time. It was a ticket with destination to Rome, Italy.

"Elena, where're you going?" he noticed that she just cried.

"I'm going to find him" she didn't bother to mention his name as they both knew who she was talking about.

"I told you before, he's Damon. You don't have to worry about him, Elena, so please, c'mon, I'll take you somewhere you love.." He stepped closer to Elena and gave her a massage. "You're so tense..."

She really wanted to escape from him, from everything and just to be with Damon and explain everything. On the other hand, Stefan was still loyal by her side and she couldn't just break him to piece.

"Stefan, please.. Just... we have to find him before something happen-"

"What something?" He sighed, trying to figure out what was she doing, why was she so stubborn to find him. "Hey, look at me.. Nothing is going to happen, you know him, he's Damon, a self-serving psychopath, he doesn't need anyone.. it's in his nature"

"How could you say that? He's your brother, of course he needs someone, just like you need me.."

"Maybe because he's just Damon Salvatore, c'mon, we've known each other for over hundred years, Elena, and I know how he is.. He never really cares for someone, even if he does, he does it on purpose, and if he just disappears, like this time, it's just him being him, he won't bother to tell anyone about his departure, well, like we are all care but... it's him"

She didn't want to believe of what she'd just heard. His loving boy friend, Stefan, just said something like that to his brother, Damon, like he didn't even care if something happened to his brother.

"So you don't care about him..?" she looked down for a second, as she didn't expect Stefan would say something like that, and she faced him again. "Okay, I will find him my way.." with that, she turned to leave but he grabbed her upper arm, holding her.

Stefan was just worried if he lose Elena, again.

"Elena, you can't be serious.."

"Yes, I am, Stefan, in fact, I will do anything in my power to find him and bring him back.. Do you remember when tomb vampires took you and tortured you to death? It was Damon who asked me where you were and he was busy asking for help to get you out of there. He didn't let me come with him, because he was afraid if something happened but he stick on his plan to save you, hi risked his life and now.. when he just disappears, you have no intention to find him, at all" she shook her head disbelieve.

"If you really care about your brother, you help me find him, now"

How could he? how could Stefan didn't really take this seriously?

Somewhere along the way...

Damon drove away from Mystic Falls but he pay visit to the local bar. Drowning his sorrow in his favorite bourbon but he kept himself sober. It'd been days since he drank blood, but he thought he could make it to his next destination.

"Hello gorgeous.." a young lady sat right next to him, well, trying to get more money from him. She dressed in mini

"Not interested" he said as he bottom the glass up.

"Well, you've been busying yourself with bourbon, definitely something bothers you, and if I'm not mistaken, you seem got love trouble..." she said as she played her drink and when Damon turned to look at her, she gave her naughty smile, trying to 'invite' him in.

"You almost got me.." he said as chuckled. "but.. you're dealing with wrong person this time, go find someone else and get the fuck of here!"

She just sat still, waiting for his respond, but that woman seemed have no intention to pull back.

Damon decided to continue his trip than sat in here with this whore.

He took out his wallet to pay his drink and she noticed a picture of him with a girl, with dark brown hair, she was cute though.

"Your girlfriend?"

"None of your business"

"So, that girl is your problem..."

She really tested his patience and in second he grabbed her by the neck.

"You will not asking for anyone's problem anymore, especially me, 'cause you do not want a mess with me! You will go back inside and act like everything's normal, you will forget about me"

"I will forget about you.." she said as she nodded.

"Good girl, now go back inside" she turned to the door.

Elena, his mind suddenly filled with Elena, her laugh, her pretty smile, her face. Did something go wrong?

He left with telling her goodbye and he felt really sorry but it was for the best. Something definitely goes wrong, he thought, but what was it?

He took his phone out while walking toward the car. He dialed her number but before he had a chance to hear her voice, a sharp pain hit his abdomen. He dropped his phone as he looked down. Blood oozed from his shirt and soon he drop to his knee when second bullet hit the same spot.

'Elena' he called her name in whisper before his world went black.

to be continue...

Fiiuhh, so that's the 4th part, I hope you guys enjoy reading it... Well, don't worry I won't leave you hanging there, but what happened to Damon? Who are they? and what would Elena do to find him this time? How's Stefan's feeling after Elena insists to find Damon?

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