After an hour, Elena bought so many things, shirts, pants, underwear… she was so happy that she got out of the house and had some fun. She went back to where she was supposed to meet Damon and saw him talking to Klaus.

"Oh you're back" Damon said when he saw her approaching.

"yeah, thank you for everything" she said with a big smile on her face.

"I'm glad you had fun"

"Well I'm gonna go, I'll see you soon Damon" Klaus said turning around and leaving.

"so we're going home now?" Elena asked.

"not yet"

Elena looked at him surprised.

"where are we going?"

"That's for me to know and for you to dot dot dot" he smirked.

Elena couldn't help but laugh a little. He really was changing.

Few minutes later, Damon pulled his car on the side of the road.

"We're here"

"Where is here exactly?"

"Come on." He got out of the car and started walking with Elena following him.

When they arrived Elena was shocked.

"The beach?"

"I though you might like to walk a little and watch the sunset." He looked at her smiling.

Wow… she didn't expect that from him, who knew he could be so sweet sometimes.

She looked at him with a smile on her face.

"Thank you sir."

To tell you the truth, he was sick of her calling him sir, he wanted to hear his name coming from her, but it was to early now to ask her for that. He just smiled and started walking.

"So Elena, tell me about yourself"

"What do you want to know?"

"Everything, like where did you grow up? What do you like to do?"

She looked at him suspecting something.

"Why?"

"Why what?"

"Come on, why are you being so nice, I mean yesterday you locked me in the basement and today you're buying me stuff and we're walking on the beach watching the sunset? Why are you doing this?"

He sighed, she was right, why was he doing this, why was he being nice, Damon Salvatore doesn't do nice, he's bad, he doesn't care.

"I…I don't know"

"What do you mean you don't know?"

"I just don't ok… I felt like I owe you for hurting you, so I decided to take you out today no big deal." He looked away from her.

She looked at him trying to understand what was going on in his mind but she was clueless.

" I don't get you, one day you're pissed and mean and the other you act like nothing happened and like we're friends"

He shakes his head, "we're far from being friends."

"THAN WHY ARE WE HERE RIGHT NOW?" she was starting to get pissed, what was wrong with him.

He looked at her and his eyes darkened.

"Don't you dare snap at me like that again" he hissed at her.

She gulped breathing heavily.

"Do you want to go back, fine let's go then"

"No I never said that" she muttered.

"Then why are you questioning everything instead of enjoying your time, because who knows when you're going to go out again"

She looked at him not knowing what to say, he confused her.

"Let's just walk" she started walking putting some distance between them.

They stopped few minutes later and sat on the beach watching the sunset.

"It's beautiful" she said looking at the ocean in front of her.

Damon looked at her for a few seconds and nodded.

"I…I'm sorry I snapped at you" She apologized. "I don't know what happened to me"

Damon nodded. "Apology accepted."

"You just confuse me sometimes"

"Well, I'm a difficult man" he joked and Elena smiled.

"Well that you are."

"Tell me Elena, do you have a boyfriend?"

Her eyes widened looking at him.

"What?"

"It's a simple question no need to panic." He smirked.

"I… no… I don't. I had a boyfriend but he broke up with me a year ago."

"Why?" How could someone brake up with her?

"He never really told me actually… but I knew he that he was seeing someone else."

"Well, he's a jerk for breaking up with you…"

He looked at her softly and looked at him confused.

"You deserve so much better than him." He smiled

Elena didn't know what to say, she was sure that she blushed a little, so she looked away hoping he wouldn't notice. But he did.

"I think it's time to go back"

She nodded and stood up. Damon followed her.

…

They arrived to the boarding house.

"I'm gonna go to sleep, I'm so tired." Elena told him.

"Yeah sure, sleep well."

"Thanks." She said smiling and turned around to leave.

"Elena"

She stopped and turned around. "Yeah?"

"I… well…" He was nervous, Damon Salvatore was actually nervous. "Do you want to go out tomorrow for dinner?"

She looked at him confused, was he asking her out?

"Are you asking me out on a date?"

"What do you think?" He smirked, yup he's back.

She smiled blushing.

"Well I do have to eat tomorrow."

"So is that a yes?"

"What do you think?" she smirked then turned around and went to her room.

Damon smiled and stood there for few seconds before walking away.

Elena Gilbert was going to be the death of him someday.