The wind blow on my as Damon ran me home we had only been running for 5 minutes so much has happened in the last 15 minutes, Stefan beating and trying to rape me again, Damon coming to my rescue, feeding me his blood and us confessing feelings to eachother, well me. He randomly stopped a mile away from my house and put me on the ground, I looked at him funnily "Damon what are you doing?" he looked at me smiled and winked and took me by the hand and began walking "I thought we could talk and walk the rest of the way."

"Okay, what you want to talk about?" I knew I shouldn't have asked him that because I knew what was going to come out of his mouth, he slowly turned his head towards me "Stefan. Why didn't you tell me instead of me finding out off Alaric?" I looked at him in the eyes, he looked hurt with it all. "I didn't know Alaric was going to tell you, I couldn't tell anyone he would have killed me, my family and friends, you" his head popped up at me when I said his name. "Elena, you should have told me, I don't want you to think you have to get hurt or r-ra-raped by someone knowing I can protect you, I said I would always protect and I feel like I have let you down and broke my promise." I stopped us and looked at him with concerned "what do you mean?" "I should have realised what was going on with Stefan, if I had you wouldn't have got raped and hurt and have to drink my blood" I cupped his face with my hands and gave him a warm smile "Damon, you did save me about 20 minutes ago, if you didn't come back and stayed wherever it was you were, I could have been raped again and may be dead. So you did save me and I will be thanking you forever for doing so, your my hero Damon. I just wish I had realised sooner" a smile made its way to his face during my 'big speech' and he leaned forward and placed a small kiss on my nose, and continued walking.

We finally made it to my house when Jenna came running at me, I had already let go of Damon's hand because I didn't want people asking questions. Jenna flung her arms round me and hugged me tight, "Jenna?" She pulled back and looked at me and anger in her face "where have you been?" I looked at Damon and gave him a look for him to keep walking "I'll meet you both inside" Me and Jen just nodded at him and looked at eachother, "I'm sorry after school Stefan took me back to his house and we got into an argument and a few home truths came out and we broke up" Jen's face suddenly changed from anger to shock "what? Why" I didn't have that much time to make it up so I just came out with the truth "he was seeing someone else and he is madly in love with her, now he has left me and Mystic Falls to be with her, that's why he has been acting weird" Jenna pulled me in for another hug and this time I responded and felt like crying but didn't have the energy to cry anymore I looked to see Damon looking through the living room window smiling at me I smiled back and looked at Jenna "I'm so sorry Elena, come on lets go cook and eat dinner and Damon can stay too, to be honest I liked him better than Stefan." I giggled with her at her comment as we went to walk into the house and start cooking.

"Damon would you like to stay for dinner" Jenna walked into the kitchen and asked Damon, who was sitting at the counter with a permanent smile on his face. "I'd love to, thank you" Jenna smiled at him and went to the freezer "it looks like its going to be Sausages, Mash with vegetables and gravy, is that okay?" she looked at Damon who was still smiling "that is just perfect and one of my favourites" Jenna looked at me next "Sounds great, would you like me to phone Alaric?" Jenna's face was a tiny bit shocked she had forgotten all about him "yes, oh my god I forgot about him" I laughed at her and turned got my phone out of my pocket I was quite surprised it survived the action. I dialled his number and put it to my ear. "Elena! Thank God, are you okay?" Wow Alaric concerned again "Hey, yeah I'm fine Damon came for me"

"Good he must have got my text" Alaric texted Damon, he must have realised something had happened when me and Stefan didn't turn up for History this morning. "Jenna's doing dinner and she was wondering if you wanted to join us" Alaric paused for a minute I thought he had hung up on me "Yeah sure I'll be over in a bit, bye" "See you soon" I hung up on the phone and went back into the kitchen to see Damon already helping Jenna by chopping up carrots and peeling potatoes, "So what do you need me to do" Jenna popped up from the oven "Nothing Damon has done most of it" Damon smiled as he loved getting the credit for it "Okay, I'm going to watch tv till everything is done" I turned and began to walk towards the couch "I'll second that, I'll be with you in a minute" I flicked through the channels until I found something to watch but as usual nothing was on, Damon came and sat next to me and pinched the remote off me "Hey!" he smirked without looking at me "Your taking forever to decide, ooo Drop Dead Fred is on, personal favourite" Damon likes Drop Dead Fred? Damon always surprises me without fail "Your so smooth and cheesy sometimes" he laughed at my comment, "Why thank you Elena, you are just the same sometimes" I let out a big sarcastic "HA" sound and then looked at him with a serious face "but not as much as you." He laughed at me again "Yeah your right you'll never make it that far" We both just bust out laughing at each other I had never found Damon that funny until now. I turned back to the tv and snuggled into him as he put his arm around me, as we continued to watch the movie and wait for dinner to be served.

D.P.O.V

The door bell rang "I'll get it" I got off the couch and headed for the door I knew it was Alaric and that's why I wanted to get the door because I wanted to talk to him. I opened the door and walked out before he could take a step in the house "Hey Rick" he took and step back and looked a little worried "hey Damon, what's going on?"

"Nothing, I just want to say thank you for sending me that message about Elena, if it wasn't for you she could have been hurt or even killed"

"Oh it's okay, glad you got it" he went to walk past but I stopped him, "Rick I was wondering if we could now draw a line on all of this, I mean Isobel wanted to be a vampire on her own request" I held out my hand thinking it was going to be rejected by him, but he took it within a second "I think that would be a good idea, I have had enough of it too" we walked into the house when I saw Elena coming towards us hugged Alaric and whispered 'thank you' in his ear.

We all went into the kitchen and sat round the table I took a seat next to Elena and looked over to she her smiling at me "What?" she leaned her head on and hand still smiling at me "nothing I'm just happy that its all over and your here" I put my index on her cheek and moved it in a circle shape "me too, I'm glad I'm here too" she laughed at me and slapped my arm "Your so vain when you want to be" I laughed at her, she was so funny when she was right about something, I am vain but I would change that for her "I know, but that will change" she gave me a look to say 'yeah whatever Vamp'.

Jenna and Alaric came over with the food and everyone tucked in, it was very quiet when everyone was eating and awkward too, I wasn't one for awkward silences and would usually break them but I couldn't think of anything to do to break this one, I looked out of the corner of my eye to see her doing the same, she must feel the same way about the atmosphere at the table. I was getting a little bored, so I moved my leg towards Elena and stroked it against hers which made her cough on her food "Elena are you okay?" Jenna looked at her with a little concern "Yeah I'm fine thanks" she gave me a stern look while I just smirked at her, I continued to eat when she did it to me which made me cough on mine "Damon?" I got over my little choking session and smiled at Jenna "I'm fine thank you" I gave her a stern look while she smirked at me.

When everyone had finished Jenna took everyone's plates off them and went to wash up, I did offer but she wasn't having any of it. I stood up and made my way over to where Jenna and Alaric where "Jenna thank you for dinner it was beautiful, but I must dash" she turned and hugged me and responded and turned towards Alaric "Rick, I'll see you around" I didn't expect anything when he held out his and towards me I took it and shook it "I'll see you Damon" I smiled and headed towards the door where Elena stood and waited for me, we both walked outside "I'll be right upstairs" I said while I pointed up "Your going up there now?" she gave me a confused look as if it was too early which it was. "No, first I'll going home to drink some blood then change into something more comfortable, then I will be here" a smile spread across her face "Okay, well I'll be in bed for nine, school tomorrow" I took her hand and kissed it "then I wont keep you up too late by then sound of my beautiful voice" she laughed at me and leaned towards me for a hug, I held her tight and buried my head in her hair and took in her scent she smelt amazing, I kissed the top of her head and slowly pulled her out "I'll see you soon" then speeded off towards home.

E.P.O.V

I stood there and watched him leave, well I couldn't really watch him but I felt the windy he had left me when he speeded off, I walked back into my house and locked the door behind me, I walked towards the kitchen to see something I'd never thought I would see. Alaric had both hands on Jenna face while his lips were pressed against hers, I cleared my thought so they know I was there "Elena! I didn't see you there" well obviously not Jenna you were too busy playing tonsil tennis with Alaric "Of course you didn't, sorry to disturb you both, I just came to say I'm going to get a shower and bed, so Goodnight" Jenna nodded at me while Alaric hide his face from me, he must have been embarrassed that I caught them kissing "okay, Goodnight Elena" I walked away from them, quite embarrassed myself with what I just witnessed. I ran as fast as my legs could take me up the stairs and into my room.

I grabbed some shorts and a vest top and headed straight for the bathroom, I was glad my marks and bruises which scarred my body had gone because it was getting to warm for full pyjama sets for me to wear.

I started the bath and locked the door so nobody like Damon would "accidentally" walk in on me while I was in the bath or getting ready. I got undressed and jumped in and begun to relax, it seemed like forever since I last laid in the bath and relaxed. My thoughts were always about Stefan over these past few days, about; how and why he was he treating me like this and what would happen to me next. But now all I could think about was Damon, he was helping me through this just by being here, it was a big comfort knowing he will be there at night while I sleep so Stefan doesn't get to me.

I washed my hair and pulled the plug and got out of the bath, I put on my clothes and turned and looked at myself in the mirror it felt like ages since I had seen my body and not for it to be black and blue with a hint of purple, it made me smile that it was back to normal again. I dried my hair and brushed my teeth, walked out the bathroom switching off the light and closing the door.

I thought I was alone "BOO!" The voice made me scream and jump, I thought he had come for me and Damon was going to be too late for him to save me, I turned quickly to see him standing there laughing at me, "Damon?" he was in a barrel of laughter, my heart was racing I put my hand over my chest to feel it, I couldn't help but cry he had scared me too death for me to think it was Stefan. Damon turned to see me in tears and that's when his smile faded "Elena?" I took a deep breath and looked at him. "You scared me" he came over to me and pulled me in for a hug "I'm sorry Elena, I didn't mean to frighten you" I removed myself from him and stared at him "it's fine, I just thought you were Stefan" I could tell by Damon's face he felt bad, I walked over towards the bed and got under the covers looking at my hands and twiddling my thumbs.

He came over and laid next to him bringing his face to my ear and whispered very seductively "I'm really sorry" I didn't want to but couldn't help but smile at him "it's okay" I turned on my side and gazed and him using my hand as support to keep my head up, he copied me exact position and smirked. "So, when did you get here?" I asked him

"about 15 minutes before you got out, I was going to come in, but you locked the door"

"Yeah, because I knew you would be here while I was in the bath" Damon's eyes brows went up "Were you naked?" I gave him a look of disgust and brought my hand up and slapped his arm "No because I find it better to have a bath with clothes on" We both bust out laughing.

We talked for an hour about stupid things and I begun to feel tired "Sleep time you for then Missy" Damon got off the bed and too of his shoes and put his jacket behind the chair and got under the covers lying on his back, I moved closer towards him as lifted up his arm inviting me to snuggle into him. I laid my head on his chest and draped my arm over him "Goodnight Damon" Damon and stroking my hair to help me drift off "Goodnight Kitten" he said tiredly, and we both feel asleep in each others arms.

Chapter Done chapter 11 soon! :) hope you liking x