"Damon is Dionysius- he has an appetite for everything"

- Ian Somerhalder

I hate cars. I hate driving. I hate waiting. I hate road trips. I hate silence. I especially hate Damon Salvatore. I hate everything! It's been hours filled with silence. It was growing dark outside and I just don't know what to do with myself anymore. I was tempted to whine and ask 'are we there yet?' multiple times but I contained myself. The awkward tension came back between us. I thought it was bad when we were at the diner, I was surely mistaken. It was awkward after a near kiss, now imagine making out with someone then pretending it didn't happen while being stuck in a car with them for hours. It's not easy making out with a super hot guy then having to pretend that you're not obsessing over it, which I totally was.

"Guess what? We're back!" I really hope he wasn't just joking. We were outside a giant house and I was a little confused.

"Why are we here?" I looked toward Damon confused.

"I live here." What! This place! My head went back to the mansion and my mouth couldn't help but fall open. He has two amazing houses! He's hot, funny, and rich! Why weren't we dating again? "I just have to drop this off while we are here." He grabbed the book that was in the backseat. "I can take you home when I find a good hiding spot for it. Be right back." He got out of the car so fast while slamming the door behind him that I couldn't even get a word out. I didn't want to be outside in the dark alone. I got out of the car trying to follow after him.

"Damon!" I yelled throughout the yard but couldn't find him. I walked up to what I assumed was the front door and found that it was slightly open. I shoved it and the door revealed the inside of the amazing house. I walked in, feeling a little uncomfortable with just barging in but it was just Damon's house. I walked into an open room and admired it while being nosey and walking around. I was looking at the ceiling and accidentally ran into something. I looked down to see a table full of whiskey. Yum. This is definitely my kind of place. "Damon?" I called again and I heard something shuffle above me.

"Elena!" I turned around towards the voice and saw a man at the top of the stairs. He went from being on the stairs and in the blink of an eye he was right in front of me. Before the thought could process in my mind I screamed and backed away from him as fast as I could. How the hell did he move so fast?

"Damon!" I yelled for him as loud as I could and backed up against the wall as the man just looked at me stricken as to why I was so afraid. He walked to me slowly and was only a couple feet away.

"Elena, what's going on? I've missed you so much." He filled the gap between us and was now only inches away. His hand reached out and cupped my cheek.

"Don't touch me!" I flinched away from his grasp. I pushed into the wall hoping it would just give out and give me space away from him. I heard foot steps coming down the stairs and I knew I was going to be okay.

"Elena, what is it? I said I was only going to be one second-" He paused when he came into the room the see us. "What are you doing?" Damon came and shoved him out of the way while taking my hand and bring me off against the wall. "Stefan, you're scaring the shit out of her." Wait, this was Stefan. I reevaluated him. I was supposed to be dating him? I mean Damon never spoke of Stefan being my boyfriend so maybe I was wrong and this guy was crazy. I wrapped my arms around Damon. I was still very shocked. I felt much more comfortable by him though. There was something weird about Stefan. There was no possible way someone could move that fast. It was like one of the things that keeps haunting me, or at least that's what he reminds me of.

"What's going on?" Stefan went to grab me but Damon's hand shot out catching it and pushing it away.

"Stefan, it's complicated. There was a mammoth and a door... you really don't want to know." Stefan's eyes got wider while the vein in his forehead bulged and it looked like his head was going to pop.

"Oh, I want to know! I want to know right now why Elena is scared of me and holding onto you!" He looked at Damon with disgust. So much for brotherly love.

"Can you just take me home?" It looked like a fight was about to go down and I really did not want to be in the middle of it. Damon and Stefan didn't say anything else and we started walking away. I looked back when we got to the door to see Stefan in the same place looking heart broken. I kind of felt bad but then remembered that he was like the darkness that was stalking me.

We walked out to the car and got in while driving away quickly. There was silence and then Damon started laughing. I was confused, there was nothing really funny about that.

"What the hell Damon? I don't see anything funny."

"Of course you don't, but I do. You just left with me, because Stefan scared you. It's so... surreal."

"There's something not right about Stefan, Damon. I don't want to be around him anymore."

"That makes two of us, but unfortunately we don't have a choice." He's his brother of course he doesn't have a choice, but I do. I want nothing to do with him. Damon came to a sudden halt and I looked around. "Home sweet home." I looked at what seemed to be the perfect house.

"Damon if my parents are dead then who all lives here?" I saw lights flick off in the upstairs windows.

"Your aunt and your brother."

"I have an aunt?" I looked at the house uneasy. How was I supposed to do this? I had no story, had no idea who these people are. I probably wouldn't even be able to find my own room. "Damon can you stay with me tonight?"

"Tempting offer but I actually have another girls house to attend to." Are you kidding me? "It's really important."

"Damon please! I don't know any of these people. You could drop me off at any house and I wouldn't know the difference. I need you, for just once."

"Old Elena could make it through this."

"Stop doing that! There is no old or new Elena, there is just Elena. I'm the same person whether you like it or not." I was sick and tired of this."I'm sorry if you don't like old Elena, New Elena, or just plain Elena, but I need you. This isn't like my first day of school where I need you to hold my hand, this is my life!" Damon was silent but not showing any emotion. He was tapping his fingers on the steering wheel not even paying attention. "Do you not care at all? Are you seriously that self absorbed that you won't even listen. "

"Stop trying to piss me off Elena."

"Well I hope it's working because you are impossible! I bet you have no friends because your incapable of being liked. Tell me Damon, what's it like being all alone?"

" Elena I don't care at all. Is that what you want? There was an old Elena whether you admit that or not and she was independent, and she was a lot braver then this new Elena. A lot of things happened to you before and now it's like you're going insane over the little things. You cant even walk into your own house by yourself. You're pathetic and weak."

"There has been a lot more going on that you don't know about! I am being strong, don't you ever call me weak again! You have no idea what I've gone through recently. I'm scared to death and you don't even care! This is clearly why I could never be with you. I see now how I must hate you." He looked at me funny for a moment and then went off in his own little world again.

"Get out of my car."

"It's a rental." I got out and slammed the door without a second glance back and walked right into to the house.

We should really lock our doors. I look toward the stairs and figured my room would be up there. I went to the first room at the top of the stairs. I opened the door to blackness and took a couple deep breaths trying to convince myself nothing was going to happen. I guess I have a new fear of the dark. I figured this was my bed room and set down my bag. I flicked on a light and it lit up my room and I saw Damon standing by my window. Before I had time to even think how he got up here, he was crossing the room and his lips were on mine. Thank god he was here. I pressed into him on instinct and he started backing me up against the wall. He leaned into me as I let out breath. He was kissing down my neck as his fingers brushed against my stomach. It was all so sudden and fast but I didn't mind.

"I lied." He mumbled against my collar bone.

" Me too." I managed to get it out. I grabbed his face and brought his mouth back to mine. His hands went on the sides of my head, leaning on the door while mine were playing with the bottom of his shirt. We stopped kissing and I pushed off the wall and made him step backward while I grabbed at his leather jacket and took it off. I backed him up till his legs hit the end of the bed and he had no where to go. I kissed him again and smiled into the kiss. "Are you going to stay now?" I pushed him down onto the bed.

"How could I resist?"

AN: Sorry it took so long. I've had no time to write. I'm updating very soon. Tell me what you think

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