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Hello everyone! I know, that you all might be getting frustrated with the long periods of time you have to wait for the chapter, but never fear, in only 12 days school will be done and this story will get my undivided attention. Well sort of, I mean it's summer, you never know what can happen. Anyway, I want to thank my wonderful beta (Danni1989) who's been patient and fast with her...betaing? Is that what you call it? Anyway thanks to her speedy awesomeness you guys get a chapter today! Yay!

Damon

In hindsight, this was not the best idea. I never felt guiltier than I do now. I know, I know, it's my bachelor party, so I shouldn't feel guilty. Yet, as the stripper finishes giving me a lap dance (at the insistence of Klaus, Stefan and Jeremy) I can't help the gnawing guilt eating its way through me.

I should be enjoying this.

But I can't.

That is truly depressing.

I watch the scantily clad women strut around on stage. Their bodies move provocatively, to the sound of the pulsing music. I grab my glass of whiskey and slump back into the couch, watching as baby Gilbert tries to decline a lap dance.

I don't understand why we're here. We all have a significant other, well…except for Jeremy. Stefan has Katherine, Klaus has Caroline and I have my Alexis. I sigh and look over at Klaus and Stefan whom seem to be enjoying themselves. A wave of envy crashes over me. Why can't I enjoy myself also? Yes I'm getting married to the love of my long life, but that doesn't mean I can't have fun.

I try to relax, taking a big gulp of the whiskey in my hand. "Seriously, come on mates! What's the whole point in coming to a strip club, if you all are being recluses? Come on, enjoy yourselves." Klaus says, stepping outside of the ropes and flashing us his fangs. "Hello love, how about a private room for my friend?" He says, grabbing the wrist of the blonde woman who just gave me a lap dance.

She looks back over at me and smiles. "Well come on then." She says, holding out her hand for me. "Did you just compel her?" I ask, looking into her slightly dazed eyes. He just shrugs and walks back over to the couch. "No I am not doing this. I'm staying right here with you guys." I state, taking a sip of my drink.

"No you're not. Come on Damon, this is your last chance at being a free man, why not enjoy it?" Stefan says, patting me on the back. "Stefan, I'm not the type of guy whom cheats on his fiancée." I grumble and stay rooted to my seat. "Damon I'm not saying you are and anyway this isn't cheating. It's not like you're going to have sex with her." He persuades, nudging me with his elbow.

"God and here I thought you were a saint." I mumble, finally giving in. Before I can take the girls hand, Klaus appears beside her and whispers something into her ear. She nods robotically and then holds out her hand once again for me. I stupidly take the girls hand and follow her into a private room in the back of the club.

When we enter the room, she pushes me down onto one of the two chairs in the room. She backs up, looking me up and down. Her hands go to me shirt, her nimble fingers working the first top two buttons off. "Whoa wait a minute" I say, grabbing a hold of her wrists and gently pushing them away.

"What's wrong?" She asks.

"What's your name?" I ask.

"Candy."

"Now tell me your real name." I compel, looking into her bright green eyes. "Lilly." She says in a monotone voice. "Okay Lilly, just sit down." I demand, lightly pushing her into the direction of the chair right in front of mine.

I exit the private room and make my way back to the main part of the club. I made sure to leave the first couple of buttons on my top undone in order for them to think that Lilly actually did what she was meant to instead of sitting in a chair telling me her life story.

Yes I realize that this would definitely be the point in which my man card should be revoked, but I just couldn't do it. I feel like hitting myself. Katherine was right, I changed. I'm definitely not the bad-ass Damon Salvatore everyone knew.

Now I'm a…Docile vampire. Gosh if the old Damon Salvatore could see me now, he would probably rip my heart out without a second thought. Not willing to admit what truly went down in the private room, I walk towards the V.I.P section with my head held high.

When I reach Stefan, Klaus and Jeremy, they're all looking over at me expectantly. "Awe, our little Damon's a man now." Klaus coos, patting Stefan on the back. I roll my eyes at his antics. "Ha, ha very funny Klaus," I deadpan while crossing my arms over my chest.

"Come on mate, I'm just joking." He says.

I let out a big sigh and sit back down in my seat. I order another glass of whiskey and try to enjoy the rest of the night with my boys.

It's almost midnight when the club begins to shut down for the night. Jeremy and I seem to be the only ones relatively sober. Stefan and Klaus are absolutely wasted. I roll my eyes as they lean on each other as we exit the club.

"I love you man." Stefan says, his words slurred.

"I love you too mate." Klaus says back, his words just as slurred.

I lean in closer to Jeremy, who looks on in amusement as the couple repeatedly professes their love for each other. "You see, I always thought that there was something going on there. I mean I could totally ship that." I say, nodding my head in Stefan and Klaus' direction.

"Yeah they make a cute couple. You're right, I would totally ship Klefan." Jeremy says. I look over at him, like he has two heads. "Klefan?" I ask, raising my eyebrow at him in confusion. "Yeah, their ship name. You know like Klaus and Caroline are Klaroline. Stefan and Katherine are Statherine and you and Alexis are…Wait I haven't come up with one for you guys yet." He says.

"Well thanks a lot Jer, I can really feel the love." I say sarcastically.

"Well it's not my fault your names don't really go together. Anyway I did have one for you and Ele-" He freezes mid sentence, looking over at me as if to judge my reaction. I knew who he was going to say. I glance down at the ground, watching my feet as we walk to the car.

For some unknown reason, my curiosity is piqued. There is a niggling in the back of my mind that is itching to know what Elena's and my couple name is. We're getting closer to the car and to the knuckle heads that are now leaning against the vehicle with their arms still locked around each other.

"So…what was our couple name?" I ask, trying to look and sound like the question really isn't that big of a deal. I quick a glance up at Jer and notice a small smirk playing at the corner of his mouth.

Well, I guess I'm busted.

"Your couple name is…was Delena." He says, taking his eyes off of the ground and connecting with mine. "Well, well that was very original. Did you come up with that one all on your own Jer?" A melodic voice asks from behind us. I freeze up at the sound of her voice.

It's impossible.

Why would she be back? Why would she be in Georgia of all places? "Elena?" Jeremy asks, whipping around to see if it's actually her. "Hey little brother" She says. I feel disappointment run through my veins at the cold detached tone in her voice.

I want to believe that it's for Jer because of the fact that he held so much hope that if Elena just saw him again that she would turn it on, but it's not. Damn it, thanks to Jeremy a little trickle of hope set into my being and now it's crushed…again without even actually seeing her.

I hear the sound of skin, slapping against skin. I know without actually seeing, that Jeremy is hugging Elena for dear life. I slowly turn around and finally come face to face with the woman who crushed my heart, cut it up into little pieces, put it in a blender and fed it to pigs.

Well not literally, of course.

But the pain is still there, albeit duller than before. Now that I have Alexis, the pain is almost like a distant memory. Just like I suspected, her eyes are cold and detached. She doesn't even look relieved that her brother is actually alive…well sort of.

I know that when I mentioned it on that day, she didn't believe me one bit. Now that her brother is actually in front of her in all his living, dead glory, she doesn't even bat an eyelash. It's like she could care less about it.

Oh yeah, I forgot, she's an emotionless bitch now.

Jeremy pulls away from her once he realizes that she's not hugging him back. The hurt consuming his facial features and eyes, make me want to snap her neck. After everything baby Gilbert went through, he doesn't deserve his sister treating him like he's nothing more than gum stuck to the bottom of her boot.

"Well, well, well, it seems someone's been shopping at Sluts R us?" I say, looking her over with thinly concealed disgust. Her whole outfit screams Katherine Pierce, except even sluttier. She's wearing black boots, which look like they would be found on a hooker. Her black skirt is barely covering her ass. I'm positive that if she sat down, or bent down that people would be getting a full view of what she most definitely would offer.

She's wearing a blood red corset top that pops out her cleavage.

She just cocks her head at me, her eyes looking me up and down. "Well Damon, you haven't changed a bit, still charming as ever." She says, folding her arms across her chest.

"Oh honey, I think you got the wrong brother. I'm the dick, that drunk ass over there is your Prince Charming." She doesn't even take her eyes off of me to look at Steffy McDrunkerson over by the car.

"So, what brings you to our neck of the woods?" I ask her.

"A little birdy told me that the Salvatore's were back in town. I thought I would stop by and cause a little mayhem."

"Well, you see Elena. Nobody wants you here anymore, so I suggest you just go back to whatever continent you came from and leave us alone."

"Well Damon, I take that as an invitation." She says, a smirk gracing her angelic features. "Elena you are going to stay away from Mystic Falls." I grit out, not wanting her within a mile of my Alexis.

"You see Damon, I'm bored. I'm in need of some entertainment and going back to Mystic Falls might just be entertainment enough. I mean it was never a dull moment with you Salvatore's"

"Elena now isn't the best time to come back. Can't you just stay away for awhile? Please." Jeremy begs, knowing that a big pile of shit will hit the fan if Elena goes back to Mystic Falls. Just because I'm not at Elena's throat right now, doesn't mean Alexis won't be.

She has proven to be volatile when it comes to me and Elena going to Mystic Falls and fucking with our lives, when the wedding is only in a couple of weeks will really piss Alexis off.

Elena looks like she's contemplating Jeremy's plea. For a split second, I hope that somewhere deep down inside that emotionless body of hers, that she'll listen. That she'll find that little shred of humanity for Jeremy and do this for him…for us.

"No, I can't. I've been away for far too long already. Jeremy I'm a little hurt that you don't want to hang out with your long lost sister." Elena mocks him, her cold eyes showing no warmth for her baby brother.

"Elena-"

"See you boys in Mystic Falls." Elena cuts Jeremy off. With that said, she turns around on her heels and vamp speeds away.

"Damn it!" I shout.

"I'm sorry Damon, I tried." Jeremy says in a somber voice.

"I know you did kid, but she's just too far gone. We need to get back to Mystic Falls, now." I say, running over to the car. I'm quite surprised that Stefan and Klaus missed the whole altercation. They both must have gotten into the back seat when we were talking to Elena because now they're both passed out.

Jeremy jumps into the passenger seat and I jump into the driver's seat.

"What do you think Elena's going to do when she finds out about Alexis?" Jeremy asks in a whisper, turning his head to look out of the window. I shrug my shoulders, before I realize he can't see.

"I don't know kid. I'm planning on being there before we have to find out."

I just hope Alexis doesn't do anything rash if we don't get there in time.

A/N: So there you go. Now don't be mean if you don't like it. I had to pull an all nighter to get that finished for you all, so if don't judge to harshly...And if it will make you any nicer...It's my birthday today :)

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