Author's Note:

Well I hope I didn't make you wait long. But don't worry I have brought you some Delena goodness. So here is chapter nine. Enjoy!

Chapter IX

General POV

Stefan placed the luggage down and walked into the parlor after Damon. Damon was still smirking and was looking directly at Elena with the drink in her hand. Stefan came into Elena's view and she immediately set the drink down and ran towards Stefan.

"What happened? Are you okay?" She said the concern obvious in her voice.

"We're fine!" Stefan replied calmly trying to tame her fears. Damon rolled his eyes and moved towards the liquor cart and started to pour himself a drink.

"Well what happened?" Elena said eagerly as she looked between both brothers. Stefan hesitated for a moment and was about to try and revert the subject of conversation and tell Elena to drop it, when Damon rolled his eyes and groaned and spoke.

"John didn't tell Liz anything!" Elena turned around to look Damon in the eyes, pressing him to go on when Stefan spoke.

"Damon!" He said in a low tone, but anger clear in his voice.

"We don't need to get into this now! We'll talk about this in the morning!" Stefan said staring daggers at Damon as he turned around and grabbed the luggage before running up the stairs.

As soon as Stefan had left. Elena came to stand into front of Damon and looked him in the eye. Damon sighed and started to tell Elena all that had happened.

Elena POV

Damon told me all that happened and made sure I listened to every detail. I liked how Damon would always be honest with me. No matter what the circumstances he would be honest and wouldn't hold anything back and wouldn't try to shield me from everything, unlike my very own "Edward Cullen". Only except Bella is the lucky one, because I get the broke down version. Damon finished telling me everything that had happened out by the farm house and I grabbed my disregarded drink and I moved to sit beside him on the couch.

Damon POV

Elena came to sit beside me with drink in her hand and all the great memories of Georgia came rushing back to me. Elena wasn't the worst company in the world and not to mention she was a boat load of fun when she was drunk, all of her cares and responsibilities would go straight out the door.

I always wondered if her morals also went out the door and unfortunately by no fault of mine own. I never got to test the theory in Georgia. But hopefully maybe I will tonight, but first I need to get her out of the house. Because no matter how drunk she gets, I know I'm not getting any if buzz kill Bob is just upstairs.

But I was brought out of my sexual desires, when I took in the look on her face. Something was bothering her and I wanted to help. I began to wonder what was bothering her. I've never seen Elena drink just for the heck of it, unless she was at a party or with her friends, but then again she did consider me a friend. So it might be nothing, but I knew deep down something was bothering her.

"What?" She said as she continued looked into the fire. I snapped out of my trance to notice I had been staring at her.

"Nothing!" I replied quickly. She rolled her eyes at me as I watched as she brought the drink to her lips, her perfect soft lips.

She closed her eyes as the amber liquid burned down her throat, that perfect slender throat. I could feel myself getting anxious. I would love nothing more than feel those soft lips against mine own and feel the fire burn within my body as the warmth of her body was pressed up against my cold one and I made love to her like there was no tomorrow.

Elena POV

As I started into the warmth of the fire. My thoughts were all on Jeremy. I wasn't angry with him. Yes he did read my journal, but it's not like I didn't give him a reason not to and I wasn't angry about Anna either. On the contrary I like Anna, I just wish Jeremy and I could be open with each other just like we were before.

"I should go home!" I finally said breaking the comfortable silence Damon and I were in.

"It's pretty late! You sure?" Damon asked concern clearly noticeable in his voice. I nodded and before I had time to blink Damon disappeared and reappeared holding my things in his hands.

"Let's go!" Damon said to me. I smiled up at him and made my way over to my car. I took my cars keys out of my pocket and again before I could blink Damon was in the driver's seat with keys in the ignition. I was about protest, but then decide against it. I got into the passenger seat and soon enough Damon and I were driving towards my house in silence.


General POV

Damon and Elena didn't say anything to each other the entire drive to Elena's house. They just sat in a comfortable silence.

Damon pulled up to the Gilbert house, to find all the lights were off and he could hear everyone fast asleep. Damon turned around to look at Elena, resting his right hand on Elena's thigh and the other still gripping the steering wheel.

"You okay?" He asked concern clearly visible in his beautiful features.

Elena turned around to face Damon, their eyes meeting. Deep sea blue and chocolate brown capturing each other and not resisting each other's hold.

"I'm fine!" She breathed. Damon knew she was lying, but didn't press it.

"Whatever it is….you can tell me! I'm here for you!" Damon said with complete sincerity as he moved his hand from her thigh and brushed the back of his hand against her cheek. Elena smiled. Damon's jaw clenched as his grip on the steering wheel tightened. It was taking every bit of restraint he had not to kiss her right there and then.

"Thank you Damon! For everything!" Elena said as she continued to smile at Damon.

Elena and Damon sat for a few moments longer before they broke free from each other's hold and they went their separate ways…for the night at least.


Stefan POV

"Elena called!" Damon said smirking at me as he handed my phone to me.

I looked at Damon as he walked out of my room and then to my phone. Damon and Elena were talking, yes they were doing that already. But now they were doing it on a regular bases and every time I come into the room the conversation just happens to end. I don't like it. I won't let Damon play his sick games with Elena and I can't let history repeat itself. I won't let it!


Pearl POV

I was making myself busy, by cleaning the boarding house. Anna and Harper were both helping me. We had decided that we should lay low until the John Gilbert problem had been resolved. Anna was a little upset about not being able to go to school as previously planned, but I think she was more upset about not being able to see that Gilbert boy. I haven't spoken to her about it, not because I don't want to, but after her confession last night to Elena, I am not sure what to say to get through to her. I guess she'll just have to learn about the Gilbert charm the hard way like I did.

Ring-Ring

Someone rang the doorbell. I wasn't sure it was entirely a good idea that I go and open the door, especially after what happened last night. But Stefan was upstairs getting ready for school and Damon had left to meet the sheriff back at the farm house, so I made my way over to the front door. But I relaxed when I hear the sound of a familiar heartbeat, Elena. But there was someone with her, but I didn't know who, but I knew it was definitely not John's. I opened the door and my eyes widened in shock when I saw Elena's companion.

Jeremy Gilbert.


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