A.N. hey all i'm back with an update, thanks to all that have read, replied and/or favorite/alerted this story. Any grammar mistakes are my own. now lets jump into this story.

p.s. the soundtrack to this chapter: Duffy-delayed devotion, Grace Potter-apologies, Adele-melt my heart to stone

xoxo

queena

"I'm just hopelessly hopeful and your just hopeful enough, but we never had it all" FOB

Chapter: 8 Part 1: Heart of Glass

I had always been fascinated with the Lockwood mansion, in fact I could remember as a child whenever we had managed to play at the Mansion it had reminded me of one the castle in one of the Disney movies, and tonight the fairy tale had taken a dark turn. Saints and Sinners was the name of the party thrown tonight.

Arm in arm, Stefan, Katherine and myself had walked into the stylish party ready to have fun. Tonight I had worn a vintage red dress that had hugged my figure and went just below my knees. Katherine had been nice enough to style my hair in loose curls that had gone down my back while my bangs had hung loosely. To my left Stefan had stood in a fabulous Marc Jacobs black suite with a red tie, shedding his traditional black tie attire. And last but not least, Katherine rounded out our little trio with a black strapless lace dress. And to be honest the three of us had looked pretty bad ass! With our mask on, the three of us headed further into the mansion to see that the party was in full swing.

"Ok first things first, you need to calm down because your heart beat cant beat any faster. Mason is here this is his house and you've already had sex with him so obvious he likes you." she rattles on. "Besides you already look too eager, you need to play coy. " Katherine says turning to look at me while I raise my eyebrows to my hairline at her sudden change. What happen to her and Stefan giving each other the sideways look as if they were scared to like look at each other. I got it, they were insanely attracted to each other and probably the moment I left them they'd find the nearest bedroom, tree or any other surface to get their freak on.

I let out a annoyed breath making sure to roll my eyes for her benefit. I was not going to take advice from an ageless vampire madame. "Ok really, im not interested in your ageless madame advice." I say shoot out giving her a fake smile. "Besides I am fine." I stress out.

"Your heart beat says something else." she says smirking.

I wanted to wipe that smirk right off of her face. "Yeah and your dress says something too, slut."I deadpan sarcastically only to get yet another grin. It was unnerving seeing her so damn happy, Stefan must be laying the pipe down like hardcore. As soon as the thought crossed my mind I shuddered once again, that was something that never should have crossed my mind.

Katherine grins. "Says the girl whos dress screams take me hot uncle Mason."

The sound of laughing had stopped the two of us from continuing our rather childish banter. The sight was something for sore eyes and I don't who was more thrilled to hear the sound of his laughter me or Katherine. I guess our faces was all the question Stefan needed because he soon speaks.

"Every guy in here is jealous because instead of having one date, I have two!" he says fingering a lock of Kat's curly hair, before nuzzling Bonnies, nose affectionately. "And...well the two

of you are kind of cute together." he says sheepishly. "Never in my life have I ever met two people who are so different yet fit together perfectly like you two." Stefan muses while they continue through the mansion.

I shake my head at him before spotting Mason standing at the top of the stairs. I know its him because the moment we make eye contact my heart flutters in my chest.

"Not a word." I say holding my hand up and stopping Katherine from saying anything.

BB-BB

Before I know it, Stefan and Katherine have gone away and I've managed to lose Mason.

The first time I spotted him, he had a flock of people gathered around him, including Jules. She had seemed to be glued to his side and I had a feeling that she wouldn't leave her duty as "date" anytime soon especially since she had made it public knowledge that she didn't approve of what was going on between me and Mason. If Jules had a problem with me that was too damn bad because I liked Mason and he liked me and I wasn't going to let anyone wether that be Jules, Damon, Elena, or the wolfpack ruin my chance at real happiness. Doormat Bonnie had went up in flames with my past bad luck and relationship, and now like a phoenix rising I was ready to take charge of my life...with Mason.

As a waiter passed by I quickly grabbed a flute of champagne before making a move in hopes of finding Mason when suddenly I felt two arms reach out for me, tugging me to a hard body. Mason had done the same thing to me that first night at Purgatory. That night had changed me for the better, it brought back my smile, the one I had been missing. I felt him wrap his arm around my waist as he nuzzled his nose into my neck before placing soft kisses their. We hadn't had much time to talk after this morning and being near him, had made my pulse quicken and butterflies flutter.

It was fitting that I hadn't had to look for Mason, because he had found me, that was how in sync we were with each other. After a few months we had already established a connection that was so vibrant that the possibilities of what could be was endless. Turning around my smile falters as I catch sight of two glacier eyes belonging to the devil himself.

"Expecting someone else?" he says his voice playful and suggestive as he corks an eyebrow up at her. He had been watching her from the moment she had entered the party on the arm of his brother with Katherine in tow. He hadn't been able to keep his eyes off of her. She had looked stunning from afar, even Elena had said so, and close up she looked nearly breathtaking. And although it killed him to admit, not for the first time did he wish he and his brooding brother had switched places. Bonnie had adored Stefan and as a result his off the rails brother had gotten to escort the green eyed beauty, who looked mesmerizing. Only Stefan could have Bonnie on his arm and Katherine in his bed. He had envied his brother, and that alone had made him question some of his past indiscretions.

I hesitated for a moment, as I caught sight of Damon Salvatore his voice ran over me like smooth silk against my naked skin. And I fought to keep a controlled reaction as he smirked my way in all his arrogant glory. He was totally a male Katherine, that was where he got all of his annoying qualities. "Damon." I say as evenly as possible though the moment our eyes meet its like my heart is beating to the beat of an 808 drum. It hadn't been too long since we had been this close, but it had been a long enough.

"Bonnie." he calls, a smile on his lips while looking her up and down. "You look beautiful." trips out of his mouth accidently. He had wanted to light the fire behind her green orbs however the mere sight of her up close had nearly left him speechless.

He had wrapped his free arm around her tugging her that much closer to him in. God had he missed holding her in his arms, he missed her tiny body snuggling up to his at night- and although he had often pretended it was a chore, he liked knowing that someone had loved him...really loved him. He also missed waking up to bright green eyes shining back at him. And what he hated was all the memories that would flood him whenever he was alone. Bonnie was inside of him, she had worked her way into his un-beating heart and with each day that passed without her, the same heart that she had helped jumpstart figuratively speaking of course, would beat quieter and quieter.

His sudden confession had caused my eyes to go wide. And I a sinking feeling nothing good would come out of his sudden admission. With my bad luck he would try and succeed to kiss me just as Mason happen to walk by because my luck sucked so much ass!

Quickly I cleared my throat. "Shouldn't you relishing in the fact that this is the first of many parties you get to attend with Elena on your arm?" I ask with disgust. I wasn't jealous, although by the look on his face, I knew Damon had thought otherwise. One of the reasons I was excited about this party was the mere fact that I knew Damon would leave me the hell alone, especially since he had finally gotten Elena, yet here we were together again. As for Elena, well she was going to get what was coming to her in the form of Katherine and Stefan soon.

He cracked a smile. "You sound jealous." he asked quickly, catching as her eyes flickered. He had expected her to come back with something witty or even scathing because then the conversation would be reminiscent to the way they used to be when they "hated" each other. The only difference was that hate had turned into love which in turn- had manifested into love/hate relationship. However she said nothing for a moment and he wondered if she had been jealous. "Bonnie" he calls lifting her chin up with his finger.

"There is nothing to be jealous of, we both got something out of our breakup you got your precious Elena. 'I said with an eye roll. "And I got Mason Lockwood." I say not being able to stop the small smile that had crept to my lips at the mere mention of Mason. My heart may have been shattered by Damon, but I was moving on with Mason and I was happy. With Mason I could breathe whereas when I was with Damon, it was like I was suffocating.

He glared her way as she had unwillingly smiled at the mention of that damn wolf. "Its funny that you mention him, where is your boytoy after all?, I noticed you aren't on his arm tonight, trouble in paradise already?" he said ignoring the way she glared his way. "Let me guess he doesn't do it like I do it? I understand its difficult to keep up with me." he says his words dripping with confidence. "If you want I could break you off, it'll be like the first time..with all that hate, anger and hurt..it'll be so much better because I know you and you know me." he says into my ear his words dripping with seduction. "I know where you liked to be touched." he says as his hand travels along her neck. "I know where you like to be kissed." he says placing a kiss on her shoulder.

My startled eyes met his and I bit the inside of my jaw to stop me from falling under his spell. It was afterall at a similar Lockwood party that I had admitted to falling under his spell, it was Valentines day and I had been on a date with Jeremy, and somehow I ended up with Damon.

"Uh go away." I nearly whined as he graced me with a dazzling smile.

"And leave you all by your lonesome." he says pausing to look her up and down once again. "Especially when your looking like that..never" he says swinging his arm around her shoulder.

Now it was my turn to grin. I found myself spinning out of his arms so that I could lift his chin up so he could look into my eyes instead of looking at my body. "Oh but Damon, im not lonely not anymore." I say pausing as he attempts to have eye sex with me, not gonna happen. "And I guess I have you and your human ping pong to thank." I say biting back a giggle. Elena the human ping pong who went between brothers- she'd go anywhere they sent her. "So manwhore thank you. Now if you'll excuse I've got someone else I'd rather be with." I say patting his cheek three times before chucking the deuces and walking away.

He cant help but smirk. This was what he had always liked about her she had a mouth on her that was so amazing it sent him chills just thinking about it. She could talk the talk and walk the walk and damn it was sexy. He watched her walk away enjoying the view till it occurred to him that she was going to find Mason, and he'd be damned if Mason got to reap the benefit of being with her, especially since this was the Lockwood party, he wouldn't let the two of them make a statement, not today and not ever.

" Your better then this Bonnie." he says pausing "You know he's just using you don't you." he calls causing her to stop mid stride. Bonnie had been fooling herself thinking that Mason had really wanted her. Mason was a man, and any man would want revenge on the person who tried kill him, it's the reason the wolf was sniffing around Bonnie. It made perfect sense to him, now he just had to convince Bonnie.

Heat rushed to my face as I thought about his accusation. Of course Damon would think that Mason was using me because nobody in their right mind would ever want me for me, not Bonnie Bennett, not when their was Elena Gilbert running around waiting to be loved and saved. Marching over to him I glare his way. "You would think that wouldn't you- is it so ridiculous for you to think that someone would want me for me?" I asked my armor slipping as I let him know that once again he had managed to hurt me.

"You used to be smarter then this Bonnie. It took you ages to let your guard down with me but with Mason, its hearts stars and rainbows all around." he says he words loud and clear for me and it doesn't take a rocket scientist to know what he's talking about.

I open my mouth to say something else about me and Mason, and shut it just as quickly. I didn't need to defend my relationship with Mason, or my actions, not anymore. I knew I could trust Mason, and with Damon, I had always known that the two of us were walking a fine line, that was the difference, however he didn't deserve the answer. "I know I'm not Elena, and that its hard for you to believe that someone would ever want me, but Mason does want me, and I want him and the best part is that he saved me from ever going back to you." I spat slapping him across his face. He could go to hell for all I cared...I was done.

"No so fast." he rapt out yanking her back to him. He was aware that once again he had hurt her, again. It wasn't his intention, he just wanted her away from Mason Lockwood. He had seen them together and it had scared him because she had looked happy, really happy...happier then with him. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you." he said his voice quiet.

I clicked my tongue. "Yet you do it all the time."

I feel my heart burst and bleed

as you tear right through me

He let out a deep breath. He hated dealing with his feeling but they kept nagging at him, and words kept clawing out of his throat making him look like an emo vampire from those books. "Its not hard for me to believe that someone would want you...because I'm one of those people..and I guess the same thing that drew me to you...that draws everyone to you is the same thing that is drawing him to you as well."

right under my feet is air made of bricks

pulls me down and makes me weak for you

As angry and hurt as I was by him, I felt my breath catch in my throat at the way he was looking at me, it was raw and open and maybe for the first time in a long time really honest. I pushed back at him trying to put distance between the two of us and tried to ignore the look he was giving me, which could thaw out an iceberg. But their was something else in his glacier eyes, that were now outlined like racoon or bandit by his mask.

He had totally killed my buzz.

"Elena and I are just friends. We've decided we can only be friends...that's all we can ever be." he says suddenly as if the weight of the world had been lifted off his chest because that was how it felt. He was aware that on some level him showing up to this damn party with Elena would look bad but really they weren't trying to jump each others bones, well not anymore, in fact working together.

Some would say that he was playing with fire by keeping Elena close but right now she was all he had left. Stefan had made it clear that he wanted nothing to do with his older brother and Bonnie, she was falling in love with Mason, or maybe she just really liked his company. In all honesty he had always known that Bonnie had a thing for Mason, she may have even been in love with him before they even started but what scared him most was that Mason could be falling for Bonnie. And he knew it could happen because he had fallen for her, without even really knowing it.

"How heartbreaking for you." I say with the tilt of the head.

"Bonnie" he calls as both of his hands brace her shoulders, he wanted to shake some sense into her but figured that would set her off. "I'm telling you the truth..that thing with Elena, its over." he says fiercely. He needed her to listen to him. For once she was going to listen to every word he said. And if she hadn't listen he was going to show her because actions had always spoke louder then words when it came to Bonnie. It wasn't what you said to her- it was what you didn't say that had always lingered with the witch.

"It'll never be over between the two of you." I say penned by his glacier eyes. "You and Elena will never be just friends." I say ignoring the way one of the party goers looks my way at the sound of my voice. I realize its Jules just as she hightails it away-probably to tell Mason that I'm huddled up with my ex boyfriend. I let out a tired sigh. "You and Elena are doing your normal dance- one of you has to pretend that you don't care so the other can pine away for them. " I pointed out. "Only the difference is that you've both decided to pretend that you don't care. " I pointed out expertly. "And this time I don't care what you choose to do. You guys could be together you could be apart and I still wouldn't give a damn."

"You care." he says fiercely. "And I know that because I care about you being with Mason." he admits, shockingly. He hadn't intended on getting into this now, but she was here and he was here and he wouldn't miss his chance to tell her how he felt.

I didn't understand how this had become my life. I felt like I was going crazy. I had already had the conversation about a million times and nothing was changing, and for the life of me I was tired of it. I just wanted to have a normal life, I wanted to live life without constantly waiting for the other shoe to drop...I wanted to date a guy or many guys and just be happy because I hadn't been happy with Damon, not for a long time.

"Let go of me Damon." I say trying to wrench myself out of his grasp. I wanted to be with Mason, I wanted to find Mason and I wanted Damon to go away and leave me the hell alone.

Its crazy, how love stays with me

You know and it hurts me

cause I don't want to fight this war

"I can't" he finally burst. At first when she had broken up with him, he had been in a funk because well not many girls had walked away from him. But now it had been pass the part of return and he couldn't get her out of his mind. " Can't you see that I'm going crazy without you." he says taking his mask off. "I can't." he breathes out while he captures her arms briefly.

Its amazing to see me

reading through this scene

of love and fear

"Why are yo doing this to me?" I asked my resolve slipping. I ran my hands through my hair tiredly probably ruining all the hard work Katherine had done because he was making me crazy. "What do you want from me?" I asked again. I couldn't do this anymore, with him being so close to me it did things to me that it shouldn't do. I may have been able to refuse him, but that didn't mean that it had been easy for me, and being so close to him it still hurt-so much. That was why I had tried to avoid him as much as possible. He was still Damon and I was still Bonnie and no matter what, together we were toxic and one wrong move could lead somewhere I never wanted to return to.

And apologies

apologies

He licked his dry lips as he stared down at her. He had spent many nights lying awake thinking about everything."I thought I wanted Elena, " he muses as he runs a hand through his hair hazardously. "But the more time we're apart the more I want you...I want you Bonnie. I want you." he says his words dripping with desperation. He inches closer to her in hopes of capturing her lips but she turns away causing him to drop a kiss to her cheek. He finds that he's melted into her as every inch of his body is slithered up against her. Her heart is beating fast and her blood is calling out for him, just as her body is doing that same thing.

I let out a bitter chuckle. "You always want what you can't have!" I say as everything finally clicks. This wasn't about me, or us, it was about me not wanting him. "You want me because you cant have me, you wanted Elena because you couldn't have her, but when you had me, you didn't care. You had your chance..." I say my eyes prickling with tears.

I don't want to fight this war

He using his thumb to wipe away the stray tear that had fallen from her eyes. He didn't mean to hurt her, but he couldn't help the way he felt and he wouldn't be ashamed of his feelings or what he was doing to her mind right now. "Dance with me." he says suddenly and by the look on her face he can tell she's ready to break away and run far from him. "Please...I just want to hold you." he whispers and he hated this desperate feeling that falls over him.

Despite knowing that this was a bad idea, I couldn't help but feel the familiar tug while being in his arms. That of course didn't mean that I was going back to him because that ship had sailed.

Its crazy how love stays with me

and it hurts me

"One dance and then you'll leave me alone?"." I ask as he begins to sway to the music. The sound of Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Apologies is floating around us as we sway quietly. This was the last time we would go through this-it was time we both just let it all go. It was tiring holding onto all of my anger for him and all of the hurt and now I just wanted to be happy and if he loved me...if he loved me maybe he could do for me what he could never do for Elena and let me go.

He inhaled her scent running his nose along the side of her neck. With her body pressed up against him, it reminded of long ago, when she had loved him. "This feels good." he whispered fondly his breath dancing in her ear. He had hoped that with their closeness it would remind her that not everything was all bad, that they had been happy once, that she had trusted him...even loved him. "I miss you." he whispers as they continue to sway. "I miss Sunday morning where your reading the sale ads, and I miss teaching you how to cook because- well you burn popcorn." he says a hint of sadness in his voice.

"Damon, don't..." I say hoping to stop him. I could hear it in his voice, he thought he could change my mind but he couldn't.

you know it hurts me

that I didn't figure it out before

"Don't what?" he asked his voice full of emotion as his eyes went wide with each word. "Remind you of how good we were together?" he questioned scathingly. "Because I feel it every time I look at you. I relive everything we've shared every night and I wake up reaching for you the same way I know you wake reaching for me." he said just as the song ended. They were now standing in front of each other as close as possible but farther away at the same time.

I hear your words, I made up

you say my name like

their could be an us

"I think about that night all the time Bonnie." he says feeling shameful. The look on her face the way he heard her heart shattering it had haunted him..taunted him.

I felt my heart constrict in pain. "Of course you do because you finally got your beloved and your beloved got you." say ignoring the pain of the memory. I shut my eyes only to see everything replay behind my eyelids. This was a bad idea, giving into him to get him off my back was a bad idea.

I'm the only one in love

I'm the only one in love

"No" he said shaking her a bit."Look at me?" He burst suddenly. "I miss you...I miss us." he says when she finally looks his way. He had realized that Bonnie was all he needed and he'd never let her go.

Opening my eyes I looked at him really looked at him and what I saw nearly broke my heart. Damon had convinced himself that he loved me, and maybe before I would have went blindly back to him, but I couldn't never again. "I'm with Mason now." I say using my hands to remove his from my face. "I stopped missing you the moment I realized that we could never be together."

"Fine" he says annoyed. "Tell me you don't love me and I'll leave you alone." he poses as his eyes scan her erratically.

Why do you steal my hand

whenever I'm standing on my own ground

" It doesn't matter if I loved you or if you love me because I realize that I could never trust you with my heart." I say as our eyes bore into one another. "And because of that I've open up to the possibility of giving my heart to someone else." I say leaving out the fact that one day I would give my heart away again and that would never be to him.

My words are loud even to my own ears that are beginning to ring. I watch as hurt flickers across before it is carefully covered with a well practiced face that he had reserve only for Elena. The silence between us last for only a few more moments before he stomps off in the other direction and its only then that I let out a breath I hadn't realized I was holding. When Damon was hurt or angry bad things happened he acted out, and did crazy things and the last time he had done so was with me. Damon wanted to be saved and I couldn't save him...most importantly I didn't want to save him.

Each and every-time I try to leave you

I feel my heart burst and bleed

-SS/KP-

Stefan

Stefan Salvatore had gone to many parties in his lifetime and afterlife butt this party had been something that he had needed- hell he'd even go as far as to say that everyone had needed this party. The last two and half months hadn't been easy on him, or for everyone for that matter. The night he had found Elena with Damon, he wasn't surprised he knew it was going to happen sooner or later, but what he didn't expect was the hurt he felt and not just for himself, but for his bestfriend. He had watched Bonnie suffer so much because of his brother and that had hurt the most. Bonnie had worn her emotions on her sleeve while he had bottled up his anger and resent for both his brother and ex girlfriend. And when he finally burst of so much hate and anger he had relapsed on human blood...something he had never thought he would return to. That first night had been the scariest night he had face in many, many years, and in the midst of all the chaos, he had found Katherine Pierce.

Flashback

He had snuck out again, Bonnie had fallen asleep in his arms, crying again over his idiot brother and as a result of seeing her hurt and pushing his own hurt aside he had snuck out to blow off steam, what he hadn't expected was to end up smoking a cigarette, with a bodacious red head with green eyes. She had attempted to flirt with him and he had played along for a while before she had leaned in closer to him. Her heart had been beating out of her chest because she had been so excited. He had worked her up and before he knew it, he was biting her neck. The blood tasted like ambrosia as he dragged her to the darkened area. He couldnt control it...didn't want to control it and let then animal inside out to play.

The smell of blood was in the air as he lurked in the dark. His hands were covered in blood as he looked at the woman who was once alive before him twisted on the ground like a marionette doll. Sinking to his knees he silently mourned for the girl, when he felt someone touch his shoulder. With his vampire speed he quickly choked the intruder but was quickly knocked down to the ground. Opening his eyes he caught sight of a curly hair and an unforgettable smirk.

"Katherine." he gasped before looking at the corpse of the woman he had drained. "Help me." he said as his hands began to shake with adrenaline. "Help me." he says again his voice now a whisper. He watches with hooded eyes as she kneels down next to him, the sound of her boots sounding loud in his ears.

With a smirk she speaks. "All you had to do was ask."

End of flashback

"I hope you aren't brooding because this is a no brooding zone." Katherine says as she walks across the grass barefoot, having lost her shoes a long, long time ago. He watches as she flops down next to him a bottle of whisky in hand which they had mixed with blood just for kicks. She leans his way teasing him for a moment before pushing him down violently a glimmer in her eyes.

He opens his mouth but she silences him by dancing around to the song that is played in the mansion. He watches as she swivels her hips. The lace dress that she is wearing reminds him of lingerie that he has ripped off her body countless times. He watches as she continues to twirl around her long curly hair fanning around her before she meets his gaze.

She lets out a sigh while tip toeing back to him, as her long curly hair falls forward. She once again dips his way. "You worry too much Stefan, Bonnie is stronger then you give her credit for."

He bites back a grin. She really did know him. "Is that so?" he questioned with furrowed brows.

"Yes" she said simply. "You don't need to worry about Bonnie, especially when you have me right here, ready and willing to take your mind off of her." she said moving closer just as he flips them over so that she is now on his suite jacket.

He eyes her, with dark gray orbs. " come here" he rasps out, as he harshly pulls her to him causing their lips to connect hungry.

- meanwhile-

Elena Gilbert had been wandering around the Lockwood compound for what seemed like hours. She had been looking for Stefan hoping to stop the madness that was the Stefan and Katherine. She had been on mission to hopefully talk some sense into Stefan because Katherine was nothing but trouble, she had single handed ruin the lives of everyone she touched which had included, Stefan, Damon, Bonnie and of course herself. If it weren't for Katherine things would be much different. Earlier she had caught a glimpse of Damon and Bonnie and had nearly swallowed her tongue just at looking at the two of them. The one time couple were so different yet they went together like peanut butter and chocolate. And then their was the way they looked at each other, or rather the way Damon had looked at Bonnie tonight...it almost made her long for the times when Damon had looked at her with such passion.

For a moment she got lost in her thoughts what if she had met Damon first would they have gotten together leaving Bonnie and Stefan who were already so connected a chance to be a couple. Things of course would be so much different, for starters she would still have her sister in her life and Stefan for that matter, they could have been friends instead of the nothing she had now. When she really thought about it- it was depressing, she couldn't decide who she wanted more Stefan or Damon and in the end she had lost everyone she had loved except for Damon and even he was pulling away.

She was brought out of her thoughts by the sound of giggling that sounded familiar and that was when she saw them, Stefan and Katherine...together. Flush with anger, she stormed over, only to have them look at her, Katherine with a smile that was brighter then the sun on a hot day and Stefan with a look of annoyance. Her eyes flicker to the position that the two of them were in, Stefan was lying on top of Katherine, with his hand beneath her dress and she hated seeing it.

"Get away from my boyfriend!" she nearly screams at the woman whose face she shares.

The outburst causes the couple to look up at her, murderously for her intrusion.

"Ex boyfriend!" Katherine taunts.

She turns away not being able to see him with someone else, even if that someone else shares her face. "God Stefan look what your doing to yourself? She spat out ."This is the same woman you once said was a parasite, she ruined you and Damon." she splutters out.

Cry me a river

"Well isn't that the pot calling the kettle black." Katherine says suddenly flashing in front of the girl that had worn her face. "It's funny you can say all of these things about me, I'm vile, manipulative, psychotic and lets not forget a slut- but you..you're the golden girl." Katherine sneers with a smile.

Elena juts her chin out defiantly, before casting a look in the direction of Stefan who now has his, arm firmly around Katherine. " I said it, and I meant it. " she says slowly. "You ruin everything you touch...look what you did to Damon...to Stefan you broke them and I wont let you do it again, because they deserve better." she says with all her might.

Katherine throws her head back and laughs loudly. "Your one to talk." she says cocky. "Didn't you just ruin the best thing you had by riding his brother? And lets not forget what you did to Bonnie, you fucked your boyfriends brother and screwed your best friend all in one night. So in my book you're the one that ruined everything." she says walking closer to the girl. 'And look at you-you have nothing. Damon is off trying to win back Bonnie, I guess doppelganger pussy isn't a good as you thought it was." she says biting her lip as to not laugh at the crestfallen face of her clone.

"Stefan are you going to let her talk to me like this?" Elena demands are eyes welling up with tears as she puts her hands on her hips.

"At least she's honest." he says looking over fondly at the curly haired vamp. "Katherine doesn't lie, she doesn't pussyfoot around stuff like you do." he says chuckling bitterly. " after everything you've done Elena, you have the nerve to question what I'm doing?" he nearly yelled. "You fucked my brother! So stop pretending to be the naive good girl, because your nothing but a but a poisonous lying bitch!"

She purse her lips together before speaking. "Stefan, this isn't you." she calls as she watches him zip up his pants without shame. She had just found him with Katherine the woman who had ruined his life so many years ago and instead of having an excuse or even feeling bad about falling into the vampires dankness he didn't seem to have a care in the world. She had found him with Katherine his pants had been undone and his hands had been up her dress. If she had found them a few beats more, she would have seen a hell of a lot more then she had ever wanted. Even knowing that she and Katherine looked alike, the thought of seeing Stefan with someone else would break her, even if they weren't together anymore. Stefan had been a her first and knowing that he moved on with someone so vile as Katherine had made her blood boil. Katherine didn't deserve another chance, not after what she had done, to everyone.

"Actually it is me." he says giving her a smirk. It felt so good to be free of him, she was like this weight that just hung around his neck, and she brought him down, had he been human Elena would have been the brick around his neck that had sunk him down in the ocean. "I realized that without you I'm much happier." he says a full fledged smile forming on his lips. " I don't have to babysit your every move or worry about so much of getting a hang nail." he says pausing to get a real good look at her puzzled face it was priceless. It had taken him so long to see Elena for who she really was, and now that he had seen the truth he was free of her, her lies and deceit.

"Stefan you don't mean that?" she said more like a statement then a question. His eyes were so unreadable and it scared her because that was the effect Katherine had on him. Katherine was evil and turning Stefan into a unfeeling shell of the person he used to be.

He gave her a dark look just as Katherine had slithered his way.

Go and just cry me a river

"I realized that you were sucking the fun out of my life just like you were busy sucking off Damon. Katherine however, had brought back everything you and your mock selflishness had taken away from me. He wrapped his left arm around the vamp and brought her closer before planting a sloppy kiss on her lips, for the hell of it. When he pulled away, Katherine had giggled. Turning his attention back to the Elena and her doe eyes he spoke, malice dripping from his mouth like wetness between Katherine legs only an hour ago.

She had let out a sudden gasp, she had never seen Stefan this way, he was so angry so hurtful and yet at the same time he was composed and almost calculated with every word her uttered her way. "Listen Stefan." she said calmly. "I know that I hurt you but this is Katherine.." She ran her hands through thick brown hair. "Are you trying to hurt me, is that why you're with her?" She questioned. "Your acting just like Damon!" she rants causing him to loose control and vamp out.

"Never compare me to him!" he nearly screams in her face. "My brother is a soulless leech but you already know that because your just like him. You think everything you've done is forgivable because your Elena but your wrong, you'll always be a liar and cheater but most of all." he says quieting his voice down. "You'll always be a horrible friend." he says smiling as her lip trembles.

Bridges are burned now its your turn to cry

Katherine smile as the girl in front of her starts to breakdown. She had always hated her clone and now was the perfect time to strike at the bitch who dared to steal her life. "Oh are you gonna cry now? " she asks tauntingly

The girl in question met eyes with the person who had ruined her life and did something she had been wanting to do for a very long time, she slapped her across the face.

Smiling Katherine licked her canines. "Your dumber then I thought." she said before launching herself onto her clone.

Stefan watched mildly amused. Girl fights were always entertaining.

Song credit: Grace Potter-apologies, Adele-melt my heart to stone and Justin Timberlake cry me a river.

A.n.2: i hoped you liked the chapter i thought it was time everyone get everything out in the open Bamon and Stelena wise. leave me a review and tell me what you think.

spoilers: Elijah makes an appearance, Mason and Bonnie share a moment, Elena, Stefan and Katherine battle, and Damon stumbles upon something he never expected. More to come: a heart to heart is shared, and a look back into the past.