A/N sorry guys i uploaded chapter 1 for chapter 10 lol i don't know what i was thinking. anyway here's chapter 10 enjoy!

P.S thank you to everyone who reveiwed or saved me to fave author or fave story.

DPOV

After Caroline and Bonnie left he checked on Elena, she was still sleeping soundly. So he thought it was time to make a start on preparing dinner. He really wasn't sure what kind of plan you could make to tell someone about vampires, he knew this was going to freak her out. In so many ways she was still Elena, and yet in so many she wasn't no one could predict how she was going to react. With his vampire hearing he could hear her moving about upstairs, he then heard her footsteps coming down the stairs.

"Damon?" she called out.

"In the kitchen" he answered.

She walked in with her hair wet and her face freshly scrubbed of makeup.

"Hungry?" He asked her.

"Starving" She replied with her perfect smile.

"Sit" he said pointing to a chair.

"How long did i sleep for?" she asked

"A few hours" He answered.

"Ugh, I'm still tired" She muttered with a yawn.

"Early to bed with you then" He said.

"Ugh, I'm going to sleep my life away" She grumbled.

He laughed and kissed the top of her head. They talked and laughed while they had dinner, after they ate they sat and watched a movie, they were half way through the movie when he realized that she'd fallen asleep. He just sat there and watched her sleep, she was so beautiful and he knew that he'd do anything to make sure she was happy and safe. Even if that meant bowing out of her life, then that's something he'd do to make sure she was safe. He looked at his watch and saw it was time to go, he picked her up gently and took her upstairs and put her in his bed. He stayed with her til he was sure she wasn't going to wake up and then left the room. He knew Caroline was going to be here any minute, so he felt it was safe to leave her.

If he only knew, how complicated his life was about to become.

EPOV

Elena sat up with a scream on her lips and her heart hammering in her chest. The nightmare had been so real, she felt the pain as he bit into the side of her neck, she grabbed her neck searching for any signs of a bite but her skin was unmarred.

"Damon?" She called out.

She got out of bed and went downstairs looking for him. At first she wasn't worried, it was a big house and he could be anywhere. But as she searched the house farther she realized that he wasn't here and she started to get worried. Had something happened? He didn't usually leave her alone. Just then she heard a sound coming from the kitchen and her heart leapt, he was back. She made her way back to the kitchen. She walked into the kitchen with a smile, then froze when she realized that it was Stefan and not Damon.

DPOV

He was sitting on one of the stools in Jenna's kitchen. They'd been talking about whether or not they should tell Elena about vampires, some were for it while other were not. But, he couldn't concentrate something wasn't right; he had this terrible feeling that something was wrong. But he couldn't put his finger on it. Something was wrong, but what?

"Damon, Damon?" someone yelled at him.

It took a minute for him to realize it was Caroline.

"Caroline! you're supposed to be with Elena" he yelled in panic.

"What! I thought Bonnie was" She screeched

"I'm what?" Bonnie asked coming into the kitchen.

"Elena" He whispered. And then he was gone.

Never before in his life had he felt such devastation at the thought of losing someone he loved. He now knew why he was so out of sorts tonight, Elena. Something was wrong and he just hoped he got there in time.

EPOV

"Stefan" She whispered in terror.

"Hello Elena, I heard that you had set up happy families with Damon" He said with a cold smile.

Elena wanted to run, but she was frozen with terror. The cold look told her that he was very capable of hurting her.

"I thought it was time I came home and claimed what is rightfully mine" He said with an evil smile.

"Please don't hurt me" She whispered.

"Hurt you, why Elena why would I do that? I love you" He told her with a smirk and a sly wink. Finally she got the courage to run she turned and got three steps when suddenly he was in front of her. She let out a scream when he grabbed her tightly around the waist.

"It's time you found out what my dear brother and your so called family and friends have been keeping from you" He said with an evil laugh. Elena stared at him terrified when suddenly his eyes darkened and veins popped out under his eyes, he opened his mouth and she saw his fangs. It was her nightmare come to life, suddenly he lunged for her and she felt his fangs tear into her neck. She screamed; the pain was unbearable. She felt her blood leaving her body; she could feel herself getting weaker and her heartbeat getting slower as her life was slowly draining away.

DPOV

Damon felt pain to his very soul when he heard Elena scream out in pain. He kicked the door in and took no notice when it splintered into pieces; He gave an anguished roar when he saw Stefan let Elena's limp body fall to the floor.

"Hi brother, just came to claim what was mine" Stefan said with a sickening smile with Elena's blood smeared across his gave a roar and flew at his brother, but Stefan was faster and he flew out the door his evil laughter trailing behind him. Damon was about to go after him when he heard a faint heartbeat.

"Elena" he breathed.

He sat on the floor and gently put her head in his lap, he then vamped out and bit into his wrist giving her some of his blood. He didn't relax until he heard her heartbeat get stronger and the wound on her neck started to heal. She sat up so suddenly that he thought she'd give herself whiplash. She looked around wildly looking for Stefan, when she spotted him she threw herself into his arms and started to cry. He rubbed her back and whispered soft words and waited for the explosion. He knew it was coming as soon as she calmed down she'd put two and two together and figure it out; He didn't have to wait long. He felt her stiffen and she jumped away from him, the look on her face was one he hoped to never see again she looked horrified and scared of him.

EPOV

She stared at him in absolute horror, she had felt such relief when she saw Damon instead of Stefan when she came too, that she instinctively threw herself into his arms. She felt safe, then she suddenly connected the dots, if Stefan was a vampire then maybe Damon was too. She just had to look at him and see the guilt in his eyes. Then all of a sudden the nightmares made sense, they weren't nightmares at all they were memories. She'd never been afraid of Damon until this moment. She saw him reach out to her and she moved back so fast she almost ripped her shoulder out of its socket.

"Don't touch me" She screamed.

"Elena, calm down I would never hurt you" He whispered.

"Not going to hurt me? That's a laugh you already have" She yelled at him.

She didn't miss the hurt that flashed into his eyes, and then she felt bad that she'd hurt him. "Stop it Elena, he lied to you" she thought to herself.

"I'm sorry" he whispered.

"You're a vampire?" She asked shakily although she already knew the answer, she just had to hear him say it.

"Yes" He answered.

"And you've killed people?" She asked.

"Yes" He answered again.

"And everyone knows?" she mumbled.

"Well, not everyone but your family and some of your friends" He answered her.

"Who else is one?"

"Umm, Caroline" He said.

"How did she become one?" She asked.

"It's a long story, I think it might be better if we were all together when we tell you" He replied.

He moved to stand up and she jumped away from. He tried not to let it get to him, but it still hurt that she was afraid of him.

"Elena, I'd never hurt you" He told her honestly.

She just looked at him, he could tell that she was shaking. He moved to get his cell out of his pocket and she flinched.

EPOV

Elena didn't know what to think, she was so confused. He was a blood thirty vampire and even though she was afraid of him, she found she was still attracted to him, how could that be? She asked herself angrily. How can she be attracted to a killer? She wanted to run screaming into the night, but the sad truth was she also just wanted to curl up in his lap and let him take care of her. She honestly didn't know what was wrong with her, and if she was going to be honest with herself, she wasn't as afraid of him as much as she should have been. She really couldn't believe that he'd ever hurt her.

"Elena!" She heard Jeremy call.

Then she was wrapped in his arms.

"Elena, are you okay?" He asked checking her over make sure she was okay.

"Yea, I'm fine Jer" She answered him.

"God, you scared me" He said.

"You know about vampires too?" She asked him.

"Yes" He whispered a bit sheepishly. Jeremy hugged her again and whispered "Don't be angry at Damon he was only trying to protect you, he loves you"

"I know Jer" She whispered back. Once everyone had gotten there with the exception of Stefan, they explained everything. She listened to everything they said, they didn't leave anything out. Damon told his story and left nothing out even though it painted him as a viscous killer. And even though everyone was listening he told her how she had given him back his humanity and how she had wormed her way into his heart and that he loved her and would do anything for her. She was confused with conflicting feelings; she needed time to sort it all out.

"I'm sorry Damon, i need time i want to go home with Jenna" She whispered.

"It's okay, I understand" He said quietly. Jenna helped her get her stuff together they said their goodbyes and left, she couldn't bring herself to look at him, because she knew that if she did she wouldn't want to leave.

DPOV

He watched them leave with a heavy heart, he saw how she couldn't even bring herself to look at him and he figured that she was disgusted that he was a vampire. So disgusted that she couldn't stand to look at him. All he wanted to do was take her in his arms and hold her. But from the looks of things he'd be lucky if she ever spoke to him again.

He had a feeling things might have turned out like this when she found out, but then he didn't expect her to find out the way she did either. But he'd bide his time and see what happens, he didn't hold out much hope after the way things turned out tonight, with her not being able to bring herself to look at him. And if she said she never wanted to see him again, he'd hurt but he'd respect her decision, because he loved her.