"I hate to say it man," Matt began as he walked over to Stefan's side, "But she's really into Damon."

"That should be me. I knew better than to let them become close ever since the first day they met. Damon was in love with Elena from the beginning, but she loved me."

"I know the feeling dude," Matt muttered as he recalled the first time he'd ever met Stefan. Elena and him had been together for a little over two months when Stefan first appeared in town, winning Elena over instantly.

"I'm sorry," Stefan replied, catching onto the hints Matt threw around.

"Don't worry about it," Matt replied while lifting his head up to look at the sunrise, "Damon's taking good care of her, though. At least we can be thankful that she's safe."

Stefan sighed as he lowered his head. This was true, after all, he had failed to give up on Katherine after a hundred and forty-five years of searching for his lost love. He knew Matt was right, Damon wouldn't allow anything bad to happen to Elena, but he stilled yearned for it to be him shielding her instead of his brother. "When Damon loves something, he doesn't let go."

"At least she's happy," Matt started, "When you first showed up in town, I'll be honest dude. I hated your guts. Not three days and you had already stolen my girl. But, she was happy. And sometimes if you really love someone, their happiness is more important than your own."

"Did you ever give up on hope?" Stefan asked quietly.

"For a while, no. But once I met Caroline, yes," he replied just as quietly, "But look, Caroline waiting for me. She needs my help gathering her bags. Just know that if you need a cool bro to talk to, I'm here for you dude."

Matt patted Stefan's back before walking past the young man and walking into the cabin of the ship. Stefan remained in the same position for a few more minutes before hearing heels walk up behind him. Meredith.

"Stefan," she cooed from behind him, "Come help me pack, please."

"What all you have?" Stefan replied quietly as he followed after her.

"Clothes. What else would I have brought?" she asked with sarcasm in her voice.

"I don't know," Stefan answered, grateful that she shut up for once. He was trying hard to like Meredith- she was beautiful, dedicated, fun, but way too sarcastic and bossy. She was basically the female version of his brother. And dating his brother... Stefan twitched at the thought of him and Damon being together. They'd rip out each others throats within the first two seconds.

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"You should really get over her," Damon announced as he entered the room, causing Stefan to stop what he was doing to face his brother.

"Who's to say I'm not already?" Stefan replied as he went back to packing his own clothes.

"Oh please," Damon laughed, "It's so obvious. If there's one thing you're not perfect at, it's lying."

"Really, I am over her," Stefan stated quietly.

"Someone else might believe that," Damon said as he threw himself onto the bed and got comfortable, "But I don't."

"Well I don't see why not," Stefan sighed, "Damon, what's the point of this?"

Suddenly, Damon was in front of Stefan. His eyes were serious and for once, he was actually serious about something. "You're my brother, Stefan. As much as I hate to admit it, history has repeated itself. And I don't know about you, but I don't want it to end deadly. For Elena's sake. And, I just got my brother back. I don't want to lose him again."

The last part was barely a whisper, but loud enough for Stefan to hear. For a moment, he was shocked. Never before had his own brother opened up to him and let him know how he felt about him. As far he knew, Damon still hated him and wanted him to have a life full of misery.

Stefan turned around quietly to face his brother. Damon's eyes were concentrating hard on Stefan. "I'll never be over her, just like you'll never be over Katherine completely. But, you won't lose your brother Damon."

And just like that, he was gone. Running away before the risk of getting too close got in the way. He didn't say a word, but no words were needed. Stefan understood where his brother was coming from, as Damon understood that his brother loved him after all these years of torture.

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"All set?" Elena asked, coming up behind Damon as she peeked over his shoulder to see his fully packed suitcase.

"Elena, vampires can pack their entire house within two seconds," smirked Damon.

"Sorry I don't know everything about vampires," Elena replied, "smart ass."

"You love it," Damon winked, "and I mean me being a smart ass and me having a nice ass."

Elena rolled her eyes as she found herself giggling, "Get over yourself."

"I've had over a century to acknowledge how irresistible I am, it'd be kind of hard to stop now," smirked Damon.

Damon reached around the corner and picked up his own suitcase along with Elena's as he lead her to Stefan's small car. Elena followed closely behind him while looking for her two friends in the process. Last time she had checked, Matt was helping Caroline pack and make sure they had everything together.

"They're getting coffee at that little store across the street," Damon stated, almost as if he had read her mind. Elena glanced in the direction he had nodded, only to see Caroline and Matt walking back to the two, laughing and smiling in each others direction.

"They make me gag," Damon commented as he watched the two play fight while walking.

"Why? It's so nice to see them happy," Elena replied.

"Not a huge fan of PDA," answered Damon.

"Says the guy who made out with Matt's mother in the most open room in the boarding house. Oh wait, there was that time you pretty much attacked Caroline in the front seat of your car when you dropped her off at cheer practice. Yeah, doesn't sound like you're a huge fan of PDA," replied Elena.

"Wow, Ms. Gilbert. Impressive," winked Damon.

"What is, Damon?" sighed Elena as she leaned against the car and checked her phone.

"That aggressive, sexy," he whispered as he allowed his breath to linger upon Elena's skin, causing goosebumps to rise throughout her entire body, "cocky attitude you're giving me."

Elena held her breath as Damon's body pressed closer and closer to her own. He held her like that for a split second, before disappearing behind the car doors. Elena took note of what he had noticed- Stefan and Meredith were walking towards the car, holding hands and smiling at each other. Elena rolled her eyes as she slid into the back car seat, leaving just enough room for Matt and Caroline to fit as well.

"When did that happen?" Caroline whispered as she motioned towards Stefan and Meredith, who seemed to be enjoying themselves.

"Not sure, but don't care. As long as he stays out of my personal relationship life, I'm perfectly fine," Elena whispered back.

Almost on cue, Stefan and Meredith appeared into the front seat and turned back to look at the four. "Ready?" Meredith asked.

Elena nodded in response as she rested her head against Damon's broad shoulder. Soon, she found herself falling into a slumber.

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Elena awake from her sleep with a jerk, as she tried to slow down her breathing. Apparently she had been dreaming, but of what, she was unsure. Whatever it was seemed to have scared her, and pretty bad at that.

"You okay? Look's like you just seen a ghost," Damon yawned as he slowly awoke as well.

"Fine," Elena replied, "We're back?"

"Obviously, Elena," Damon answered as he motioned towards the boarding house, causing Elena to roll her eyes.

"You don't always have to be sarcastic, you know," she stated.

"Oh, but I do," smirked Damon.

He used his vampire speed to quickly remove himself from the car and to place himself by the trunk of the car. Before Elena could reply, he had already ran into the house and placed their bags down and ran back outside to stand in the exact place he started in.

"Are you crazy? Caroline- Matt could have seen!" Elena exclaimed as she shoved her fist into Damon's forearm.

"Tickled," laughed Damon, "Does it look like Caroline and Matt are any where's near us?"

Elena realized what he was talking about as soon as she raised her head up and looked around. Caroline and Matt were gone, leaving them completely alone outside while Stefan and Meredith were inside doing whatever they wanted.

"Where are they?" she asked, almost a little worried although she knew neither of the brothers would ever hurt Matt or Caroline.

"Stefan said something about them leaving a few hours ago," Damon replied, "Bastard left us sleeping in the car."

"Thank God, I was scared someone was hungry and went on a snacking spree," Elena laughed as she placed one hand over her heart.

"There's only one person's blood here that I want to taste," Damon said, suddenly facing Elena with piercing eyes. She could tell by his facial expression that he was being serious this time.

She gulped before backing away from his stare and slowly walking up the stairs, not removing her eyes from him the entire time. Suddenly, Elena felt the scream escape her lips as Damon was in front of her, eyes with red circles, fangs extended. Quickly, he went down to her neck, surprising her by placing a small kiss on her neck before coming up laughing uncontrollably.

"You ass!" Elena screamed as punched Damon in the chest.

"You really thought I was going to bite you?" he managed to get out between laughs.

"Don't talk to me," Elena demanded as she brushed past Damon.

"Elena, don't be like this," Damon called out as he chased after his girlfriend.

"Look at me," he demanded as he caught a hold of her, "I love you. I would never hurt you, outside of bed."

Elena rolled her eyes as Damon continued to joke. As much as she hated to admit it, she couldn't stay mad at him and found herself laughing along his side.

"You are such an ass," she laughed as he pulled her into a tight hug. Before she knew it, she could feel her feet being lifted off of the ground as Damon spun her around.

"You love it," he winked.

"I hate it," she replied.

"Keep denying it," he laughed before narrowing his eyes on her, "It'll only make you want it more."

"I'm going to pretend like I didn't hear that last part," Elena said as she took a seat on the wooden bench on the front porch, "Anyway, today's Halloween."

"Bad things come out tonight," Damon said as he raised his eyebrows to her.

"Bad things come out during daylight, Damon," she replied.

"Ouch, Elena. Nice to know you think I'm something bad," Damon smirked as he placed a hand across his heart, pretending to be hurt, "Are you implying that you would like me to take you trick or treating?"

"Didn't say that," she answered.

"Too bad, because you're coming," Damon simply stated.

"You trick or treat?" Elena asked with wide eyes as she felt herself laugh silently.

"Yes, yes I do," Damon smirked to himself. Elena had yet to learn the entire plan for the night.

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Elena sat up in her room alone as she fixed her makeup and hair for her outfit of the night. Since it was a last minute thing, she decided to go with her costume from last year. Originally, that would have been the nurse outfit, but when Vicki attacked her, blood had gotten all over it. So, instead, she had gotten Jeremy to stop by the house and pick up her baseball player outfit.

Now, two hours later, here she sat looking back at her reflection as she twisted her long black hair into a messy bun. The last thing she'd need to complete the outfit would be her baseball cap, which was currently on the bed waiting for her to grab it.

Elena froze as she heard a small female voice coming from the first floor. At first, she thought it was Meredith, until she remembered that Stefan and Meredith had agreed to go on a dinner date tonight. She knew it couldn't have been Caroline, because she would have easily recognized Caroline's voice. Elena grabbed her cap quickly as she found herself walking along the balcony with curiosity in her blood. She peered over the side of the railing but saw nothing but empty space.

"Damon?" Elena called out as she advanced herself farther down the stairway.

Suddenly, a small girl around the age of six appeared in front of her, flashing a full smile besides the two front teeth that she was missing. Elena gasped silently as the young girl latched onto her legs.

"I'm Safari," she said hyperly. Elena could already tell that this little girl would be a lot of fun.

"Hi sweetie, I'm Elena," Elena replied as she looked down at the smaller girl again. In a way, she resembled Damon and Stefan, but more Damon than anything. She had long dark black hair, as well as the same piercing blue eyes as Damon.

"I know! Uncle Damon told me all about you!" Safari replied as she grabbed Elena's hand and bounced up and down excitedly.

"Uncle?" Elena asked.

Suddenly, Damon walked into the room, wearing his usual black shirt, black jeans, and leather jacket. He smiled as the young girl ran towards him and jumped into his arms. He walked towards Elena as he held Safari in one arm and grabbed Elena's hand in the other.

"Uncle Damon, at your service," Damon smirked as he stopped to place Safari back on the ground.

"You didn't tell me you were an uncle," Elena said.

"Before you get all freaked out, it's not Stefan's kid. She's Zack's sister's kid, I take her trick or treating every year," Damon explained, "Why don't you tell her what you're going as Safari."

Safari turned back to face Elena with the same excited smile on her small face. "I'm going as a vampire! I'ma be just like Uncle Damon when I grow up!"

Damon chuckled as he grabbed a hold of his niece's hand before opening the door for the two women. He leaned over and whispered into Elena's ear, "I'll let you play in my ball park anytime." Elena rolled her eyes which only made Damon laugh even harder than before.

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It'd been at least an hour since they had left the boarding house, and already Safari had three bags full of candy. Still, she wasn't satisfied and wanted more. However, being that both Elena and Safari were human, and needed sleep, Damon forced the young girl to chose one more house to visit before returning to the boarding house and calling it a night. Surprising, the last house she chose belonged to Elena's guardian, Jenna.

Jenna smiled as soon as she saw the young girl followed by Damon and Elena walk up upon the wooden porch. She reached out to her niece and hugged her tightly. "Don't you three look cute. Almost like you're all a little family."

Elena laughed as she saw Damon smirk and wiggly his eyebrows towards her. Apparently Jenna noticed his suggestive moves because the moment he turned back to face the middle aged woman, she gave him a look of disapproval, causing him to smirk.

"So where are you guys headed to after this?" Jenna asked as she took a seat and motioned for Elena and Damon to join her. Elena took the seat closest to Jenna while Damon took the one next to Elena and allowed Safari to jump up onto his lap.

"Home," Elena replied, "Safari had one more house to pick before we called it quits."

"Home?" Jenna and Damon both asked at the same time, however, with different faces. Jenna's was shocked, while Damon's was satisfied.

"I meant- you know what I meant," Elena sighed as she figured trying to explain her mistake would only make Damon's head grow even larger than it already was due to his extremely large ego.

"I think I know exactly what you meant," Damon winked, "You want to move in with me."

"Hold on there buster, Elena's only seventeen years old. At least wait until she's legal before asking her to move in with you," Jenna warned as she waved her pointer finger at Damon.

"Of course," Damon smirked, "Besides, that's only four more months of waiting."

"Who said I was moving out? And why's it a big deal if I move out? You let Jer move out and he's only fifteen," replied Elena.

"Jeremy needed a break though. You were handling your parents' death so much better than him. And then with Vicki's death. Anna helps him see past the bad things in life, and I figured it was for the best if he got out of the house for a while," answered Jenna, "So, Damon, where's your family?"

"I am my family. Unless you count my boring brother," Damon replied.

"How's Stefan taking this whole you and Damon thing?" Jenna asked, turning her attention back to Elena.

"At first, things were rough. But he's doing better now. He's even dating someone new," Elena replied.

"Really? Who?" Jenna asked, almost as surprised as she was when she found out about Damon and Elena.

"Satan," answered Damon as Elena elbowed him in the chest.

"Some girl named Meredith," Elena replied, correcting Damon's sarcasm.

"So Damon, you said you don't have any family. What do you do for the holidays?" Jenna asked.

"Nothing," he replied as if it wasn't a big deal.

"Not even for Christmas?" Elena asked in shock.

"No, why? Am I supposed to be like every other American person and make a huge deal out of one day of a year?" he asked.

"No, but," Elena replied, "Christmas is about spending time with the one's you love."

"Well, there's only one person who cares about me, or at least has shown me that they care, and that's you," Damon stated.

"Aunt Jenna," Elena started, "I think it's time we show Damon how Christmas with the Gilbert's is."

"What?" both Jenna and Damon asked at the same time.

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hahaha, the end.

I know I said there would be a few more chapters, but I want to start on the sequel.

There will be a lot more Caroline and Matt in the sequel, as well as Meredith.

And Jenna and Alaric will be in it more since Alaric will be visiting Jenna more often, and Anna and Jeremy too.

Also, there will be a few new characters who just might stir things up....

enjoy and review!