chapter 4

' You kissed Damon?' Bonnie asks surprised.

' Yeah, that's what I just said, Bon.' I reply.

' And how was it?' She asks. ' Was it good?'

' It was great.' I say smiling.

We are sitting on a bench on school property, eating lunch and talking.

' But what about Stefan?' Bonnie asks.

' I don't know, Bon.' I answer. ' But I'm not even sure anymore if I actually did love him.'

' Elena, you cried for months about him.' Bonnie says.

There she has a good point.

' I know.' I say. ' But when I kissed Damon, it did feel so right.'

' You think he is the one?' Bonnie asks.

' I think it always has been him.' I say.

' Than don't let him go.' Bonnie says.

' I won't.' I reply.

' Elena Gilbert, what did I hear?' Caroline asks, as soon she sits with us at the table. ' Are Damon and you a couple?'

I laugh because of Caroline's reaction.

' We didn't make it official, but we kissed.' I answer her question.

' Was it good?' Caroline asks eager.

' Why do you always want to know those things?' I ask. ' And yes, it was perfect.'

' And what are you going to do about Katherine?' Caroline asks.

' Well, I have a plan, but I need the help of both of you.' I say.

' Spit it out.' Bonnie says.

' Well, Bonnie, do you know a spell that can protect a person against vampires, werewolves and people that are compelled ?' I ask.

' Accidently, I know one.' Bonnie answers. ' Who you want me to put it on?'

' Caroline, Jeremy, Damon, Aunt Jenna, Matt, actually everyone I love, if that's possible.' I say.

' That's no problem.' Bonnie says. ' I'll do it first thing when I get home.'

' Thank you, Bonnie.' I say. ' Caroline, can you contact Tyler for me?'

' I can try.' She says. ' But why do you need him.'

' I need him and a couple of his werewolf friends.' I say. ' Hopefully they will help me out and make a frontage against Katherine.'

' Wow, Elena, game on.' Caroline says. ' I'll see what I can do.'

' And I have to ask another thing from both of you .' I say. ' Don't tell anything to Damon.'

' We promise that.' Bonnie says.

I just get out of the shower and am able to put a towel around my naked body before Katherine whips in.

' Hello Elena.' She says, with that playful voice of her.

' Hello Katherine.' I say, letting my voice sound bored.

I turn myself towards her and I see her smiling.

' What are you doing here?' I ask.

' I want to talk to you.' She says.

' About what?' I ask.

' About Stefan.' She says.

I role my eyes to her, not wanting her to see, she can hurt me with that subject.

' What about him?' I ask.

' Actually, I want to tell you how easily he came with me.' She says with a big grin on her face.

I don't say anything, in the hope she goes on and we can have it over as soon as possible.

' You want to know, Elena?' She asks.

I shrug. ' Even if I don't, you're still going to tell me.'

' You are right.' Katherine says. ' So, at first he didn't want to come with me, he even told me that he hated me.'

I keep looking at her, not showing her how much she's hurting me right now.

' But then I started to dig into memories, of me and him, happy together.' She continues. ' And I promised him it could be back the way it was between us.'

' Did you tell him that Damon is a part of that plan too?' I ask, raising my eyebrow.

' No I left that part out.' She says. ' But he got overboard and came with me.'

' Where is he now?' I ask.

She ignores my question and continues.

' Do you know how easy that was, Elena.' She says. ' It was almost if you didn't exist.'

I look at her, with eyes full of hatred.

' Even Damon is putting up a stronger fight than Stefan did.' She says. ' But remember Elena, I will get him to, the same way I got Stefan back.'

' You can have Stefan, but leave Damon alone.' I say with a hard voice.

' Oh, no Elena, I can't do that.' She says. ' And over that little stunt you pulled yesterday, after I left, it's not going to work.'

' It wasn't a stunt.' I say.

' I always get what I want , Elena.' She says. ' And right now, I want Damon.'

' Game on, Katherine.' I say.

' What does that suppose to mean?' She asks.

I shrug. ' You'll see, bye bye Katherine.'

She glares at me and then she is gone.

A few seconds later, I find myself sitting on the bathroom floor, crying.

I manage to grab my cell phone and push on the speed dial button for Damon's number.

He doesn't even answer his phone, in a few seconds he stands with me in the bathroom.

' Elena, what's wrong?' He asks, while dropping down on the floor himself. ' What happened?'

' Katherine happened.' I say.

' Oh Elena, I'm sorry.' He says, while putting my towel back right. ' What did she say to you?'

' She was talking about Stefan.' I say. ' And how easily she got him to go with her.'

I start crying again.

' And then she said that she would do the exact same thing with you.' I tell him. ' And she said that she always gets what she wants.'

' She was trying to break you.' Damon says while hugging me.

' She did a pretty good job.' I reply.

' Don't say that, Elena.' He says. ' When did you start crying?'

' After she left.' I say.

' Than she didn't break you.' Damon says, trying to calm me down. ' It was just the tension of the moment.'

' So, what did you say to her that made her leave?' He asks.

' Game on.' I say.

' Game on?' Damon asks. ' What are you planning to do Elena?'

Startled I put my hands before my mouth.

' You are planning of doing something and you didn't want to tell me, isn't it?' He asks.

I nod. ' But I can't tell you right now, Katherine could hear it.'

' No fun, Elena.' We hear coming out of the window.

' Katherine.' Damon says.

' Just the person I wanted to see.' Katherine says.

' What do you have to say today, Katherine?' Damon asks.

' I'm still waiting until you are coming with me, Damon.' She answers. ' Then it could be just like the old times, where you and me were happy together.'

Damon laughs, a kill laugh.

' You mean, the time when you, me and Stefan were happy together.' He says. ' Forget it Katherine, I won't sign up for another ride on the Katherine carousel.'

' Why not, we had fun.' Katherine says. ' Or didn't we?'

' You where the one who had fun.' Damon replies, his jawbone all tightened. ' Watching me and Stefan fight over you.'

' Oh, I loved that.' Katherine says. ' But don't be so pessimistic Damon, we had our good times and our fun times, you know that too.'

' I don't want it, Katherine.' He says. ' I don't want to go back to how things where, I want to stay with Elena.'

' To bad.' Katherine pouts. ' Then I'll have to find another way to make you come with me.'

She turns her attention to me. ' Tell me, Elena.' She says. ' Is Jenna home, or Jeremy perhaps?'

' Both.' I say, trying not to smile.

In a flash she is gone and before even Damon realizes what she wanted to do, she's back in the bathroom.

' Why can't I touch them!' She screams frustrated. ' Why can't I hurt a single hair on their body.'

Surprised Damon looks at me.

' I told you, Katherine.' I say. ' Game on.'

Without even saying anything, she takes off, furious.

' Nice one.' Damon compliments me.

' Thank you.' I say smiling.

He doesn't smile back.

' Get dressed.' He says. ' We are going to the boardinghouse.'

He leaves the bathroom and I put my clothes on.

Then I comb my hair and I'm ready to go.

' Finally.' Damon says.

' Don't forget, I'm just a slow human.' I say, trying to make him laugh.

He doesn't even smile.

' Climb on my back.' He says. ' We'll run.'

' Can't we just take the car?' I ask.

' Running is faster.' Damon answers, while he hops me on his back.

' Ready?' He asks.

' I think so.' I say.

Not even a minute later, we are in the boarding house.

' Ok, running is faster.' I say, feeling a little dizzy.

' I told you so.' Damon says. ' So, what more are you up to.'

'Give me a pen and paper' I say. ' I'll write it down.'

In a few seconds, he is back with paper and a pen.

I asked Caroline to contact Tyler.

I write down.

I want him and some other werewolves to make a front against Katherine.

I write, because I see he doesn't get it.

Now he nods. ' Nice.'

I take a match and strike it, then I put the piece of paper on fire.

' A little bit more of enthusiasm would be nice.' I say.

' About what?' He asks. ' About the plan, or about you not being over Stefan yet?'

The pain that I can hear in his voice, makes me feel guilty.

And I hate myself for crying over Stefan, with Damon around me.

I just stand there, staring at him, not knowing what to say.

' Why didn't you tell me that you still love Stefan?' He asks bitterly.

' I don't.' I say. ' Or maybe I do, a little.'

' But, why didn't you tell me?' He asks.

' I don't know.' I say. ' I think I taught I was over him.'

' Well, what shall I say, Elena.' Damon says. ' I think you're not.'

' That I don't love him anymore doesn't mean I don't still care, Damon.' I reply, actually getting mad at him.

' Maybe, you just care a little too much.' Damon Says. ' I mean, being all sad about it, because Katherine lured you out.'

Now I'm really getting mad.

' Maybe you, mister I now it all so well, have to listen a little more carefully the next time!' I yell at him.

' What do you mean, Elena?' He asks with a hard voice.

' I told you what Katherine said.' I say. ' And it was not only about Stefan, she described me exactly how she was going to get you with her.'

I see the guilt showing on his face.

' I'm so sorry, Elena.' He says, hesitating to come to me.

' You think it's easy to hear her say that she wants you too, that's she's going to take you away from me.' I say with a broken voice.

' No, Elena, I don't think that.' He says, now he's coming to me and he takes me in his arms.

' I can't handle it to lose you to.' I say, trying to control my emotions.

' You won't lose me.' He says. ' I won't go with her and you have a great plan to get her out of Mystic Falls.'

' If it works.' I say, pressing my body to his ass much as possible.

' The first part did.' He says. ' Now we have to wait for news from Caroline.'

Then he gets a big grin on his face.

' What's there to laugh about?' I ask confused.

' I was thinking about the look on Katherine's face when she found out she couldn't hurt anybody.' He says. ' Oh my god, Elena, that was hilarious, seeing her not being able to do the thing she likes the most.'

His grin makes me smile to.

' It's nice that you like it.' I say.

' But next time, you tell me about it.' He says. ' No more sneaking around.'

' I promise.' I reply.

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