EPOV
We watched Katherine disappear and looked at each other, confused.

"I wonder what it said." Jeremy said.

"It must have been pretty bad if it made her cry like that." Bonnie said, cuddling into her side. Wow, that was weird. I still couldn't gt used to it.

"He did have a thing for making people cry." Stefan said. "But that's not why he wanted us here." I nodded.

"Stefan's right. He wants us to talk about the good times. Stefan, do you want to start?"

"Um...I guess I could...He wasn't always that guy, you know? The one that killed everyone. When we were human, he had a big heart. He was nice to everyone, he loved animals. But, even with that, he was always sad. He didn't want me to see it, but his eyes were open books, you know. I think, that if I hadn't been aloud to see him, like my father wanted, he would have been dead long before Katherine came along." He took a deep breath, then laughed a little.

"When we were kids, he couldn't have been more that eight or nine, there was this, really, really tall tree. It's cut down now, but it near the falls. All the boys had tried to climb it, but they all chickened out. And Damon, being Damon, decided he conquer i, or die trying. He did it, made almost to the very top, too..."

"What happened, did he look down and freak out?" Jeremy asked.

"No. Our father caught him, yelled, and Damon...fell." He started laughing and we all looked at him in shock.

"How is that funny!" Bonnie asked.

"It's just thinking of him then, and now, it's funny. Don't worry, he only broke his arm. That was good, figuring how far he fell from." He smiled.

"Wow." Bonnie said, in sarcastic voice. "That's great."

"Well, he was always reckless. He liked being the one to try new things and mock the people who were scared to. And he was brilliant. A master in History, Science, and Literature. Never Math though, he hated Math. He read more books than I could ever hope to read, and he brought home every stray he found. Dad wouldn't let him keep them, but he always found a good place for them."

"Did he ever try to hide them under his bed?" I asked, smirking at Jeremy.

"That was one time and I was six!" He said.

"No. Damon hid the animal under my bed." Stefan said. When everyone laughed, he looked at us like we were crazy. "No, I'm serious. He knew they'd be safe there."

"I like this." Caroline said. "It's different, you know. Hearing all this good stuff."

"It's sad." Katherine said, from the doorway. She wasn't crying anymore and she'd changed her clothes.

"No one ever gave him a fair chance. They all chose Stefan, leaving him behind in the dust like he was nothing."

We all looked ashamed, because we all did it.

"He understood with all of you though." Katherine continued. "It's was me. Who he was before he came back here, it was all my fault."

"We're here to talk about the good things." Alaric said, speaking for the first time in a while. "And Damon was a good thing. He Was a great guy beneath it all."

"How did you go from hating him, to being his best friend?" I asked.

"I don't really know. I hated him for what he did for Isobel, but Isobel wanted something different out of her life, and he helped me realize that. But, he didn't rub it in my face that my wife didn't want me, because he knew how it felt, and how much it sucked. I wish I knew more people like him."

Jeremy nodded.

"I know what you mean. The night that Anna died, he came to see me. He told me the truth, he did try to lie and say it'd be okay or anything, either. He didn't mean for me to try to kill myself. And then when he killed me, he did it because he wanted to hurt Elena, without actually hurting her. Then I tried to kill him, and we got even, and we talked."

"Then you became a stalker freak that wanted to know everything about the supernatural world." Stefan smiled.

"Still." He said. "We were friends, in the end. I kinda thought of him as a brother."

"When he took me to Georgia...I think that was most fun I had in two years. And he was being nice and that's when I realized he had a heart. He let me complain, then convinced me to let it all go a day and we got wasted. Then Lexie's boyfriend grabbed me and he came looking for me. He was so stupid, though! Lee was killing him with that bat and getting ready to set him on fire, but he being sarcastic."

"Damon never cared if he died." Katherine said, from her knew seat next to Alaric. "He- When he was a human, he hated other people dieing. He didn't want to join the war, because he didn't want to hurt anyone. He only did it because he wanted his father to accept him."

"I wish I had something." Bonnie said. "But I only remember hating him."

"I started off having sex with him, but then became like his little sister." Caroline said. "Talk about strange."

We all started laughing.

"What about you, Katherine?" Stefan asked. "Do you have any G rated memories?"

"Oh, plenty. I remember once, it was raining like crazy for the first time in a while, remember it rained for a week, maybe. You were in 'mourning' and he actually made me play in the rain. He knew he wouldn't get sick, and that's why he wanted to do it."

"He did love the rain."

"When it rains, no one can see you cry." Bonnie mused randomly.

"Exactly."

"You guys act like his life totally sucked." Jeremy said. "I mean, come on. The guy never slept alone. He never aged. He was rich. He didn't ave to feel. He didn't have it that bad."

"He has a point."

Stefan and Katherine told stories for the rest of the afternoon, until Jenna called, requesting Jeremy, Alaric and I home.

KPOV

"Are you gonna be okay tonight?" Stefan asked when everyone was gone.

"I think so." I said. "What about you?"

"I think." He said slowly. "I mean..."

"I know. My door's open if you need me." I wasn't trying to trick him into bed, like I usually would be. We both needed someone, he was suffering from the loss of his best friend, and I had kind of a hole in my heart that vampire's get when their makers/people that changed. Lucky me got a double taste of that feeling when Damon killed Rose.

I went up to room, praying that I would be able to see him again tonight.

My hair fell around my shoulders in heavy curls instead of my usual waves and I was in a deep red dress.

"Really?" I asked.

"April fools."

"Too bad it's December." I said. He laughed and the next time I looked, the dress became shorter and turned into a halter top.

"Really."

"That's all I'm changing!" Damon said. I smiled.

"I was hoping I'd be able to see you." I said.

"I know." I reached for him and pulled me into his arms.

"Thank you." He said. "For getting everyone together. They'll be okay soon."

"Mm-Hm."

"Are YOU okay?"

"Why didn't you tell me? That you still loved me, I mean?"

"Would it have mattered?" He sighed.

"Yes." I said. "If I had known-"

"It wouldn't have changed a think. Well, maybe you would have pretended to love me back out of pity because no one else would have, but I would have known the truth."

"If I had know things might have been different."

"It's too late now. Never mind it now."

"I can't-" He put a finger to my lips.

"I said never mind it. What do you need to help you get better?"

"I need you back." I whispered.

"If only I could be." I looked up at him, with tears in my eyes.

"Will you wait for me?" I whispered. "Please?"

"Haven't I always?" He smiled back at me. "Don't cry. You know I hate tears."

"Kiss me?"

"Any time." Even though I was dreaming, his lips felt real. It only lasted for a second, but was amazing.

"I love you." He whispered. "I just wanted to say it."

"How long can you stay?"

"Until you wake up."

"When will I see you again?"

"When ever you need me." He promised.

"I'm sorry." I whispered again.

"Don't be."

He stayed with me, just like he promised and he was always waiting when I fell asleep. I'm still waiting for the day we'll really be together again, but right now, dreams are good enough for me.

Not how i really want the memories to go, but that was all i really could think of. Also not how I wanted the Kat/Damon scenes to go, either. But they're cute right? Links to Katherine's dresses are now on my profile. Review:)