A/n- So I'm not exactly happy with this chapter but I still wanted to get it out before midterms next week when I probably wont be able to update at all. That being said the next chapter is going to change things up a little, it will be another Damon chapter as opposed to an Elena one because his side isn't done yet but it would have been way to much to put into one chapter. Anyways- thank you to everyone that reviewed and favorited and followed, they absolutely mean the world to me and I take each and every one of them to heart. That being said I still would like to know whether you guys would like the pace of the story to pick up or for me to continue on with how it is...majority will win on it and I'll continue with however you guys feel is best. Hopefully you guys have enjoyed Katherine acting a little bit more like Katherine (and yes she will be more like herself with time though whether she fully ends up with Stefan or not is still up in the air...hmm maybe I will let you guys decide that :) ) Anyways, I am done ranting, please don't forget to review and with that said until next time happy reading.

Who's Crying Now?

Chapter 10- Damon

The moment that Elena disappeared into the bathroom I knew that I had majorly fucked up. I shouldn't have kissed her, I should have explained what was going on with Katherine and I, but the second that she had said she wanted me to kiss her I couldn't help myself, I just needed to feel her lips on my own, her body against my own as well. Stefan just smirked as the door slammed behind her, folding his arms across his chest and looking for the life of him like that cat that got the cream.

"I always knew there was something between the two of you." He sneered, glancing over at the bathroom door, "Caroline told me about how much of a slut she was but I never really believed it. Surely innocent little Gilbert couldn't be jumping from bed to bed like everyone was saying she was...guess it just goes to show that people will always surprise you."

"Get the fuck outta my room." I snarled even as I was going towards the door and knocking on it. "Elena, please come out." I begged softly as I knocked on the door, resting my forehead against the wood. I had put her in this position, I had done this to her with my selfish want of her, "Elena please...he's gone just come out...let's talk about this..." Letting out a rough breath I pushed my fingers back through my hair before knocking on the door over and over again, softly begging my best friend to come out. I needed to know that she didn't hate me for the position that I had yet again put her in. It felt like forever that I was standing outside my own bathroom door. "Lena...come on...please..." I move my head to knock again when the door was flung open and Elena stalked out, her eyes red-rimmed from crying, but her expression curled into a look of pure loathing. "Elena I can explain..." Why was everything that I had to say to her lately starting with those four damn words? "Katherine and I..." I didn't even get to add the words that mattered most, the words that could make this whole mess go away, the final piece that could solve everything- We aren't really even together- before Elena cut me off.

"I don't want to hear it Damon," She snarled at me, curling her arms around her waist like she was trying to protect herself from me, "I can't keep doing this..."She sounded like I had broken her, like I was slowly killing her on the inside, "You've made me the other woman..."Her voice cracked as she spoke, a soft sob breaking from her lips, "I'm your whore Damon..." I opened my mouth to correct her, to yell at her for daring to say something so damn negative about herself but the look that she shot at me as the tears started to fall even harder shut me up completely, "I can't be that person." She gasped softly before trying to make a break for the door, her breathing ragged and harsh sounding as she tried to hide her tears from me. Reaching up I grabbed her arms...needing to stop her, to explain things before she could escape. I needed to fix things but I wasn't really sure how to... "Let me go Damon..."She whimpered softly, struggling against my grip even as I tried to keep her still, feeling for the life of me like everything was slipping through my fingers and I was completely helpless to stop it.

Finally she yanked herself out of my reach, stumbling back slightly as she glared at me. I reached for her again only to have her palm connect with my cheek in a sharp sting that had my head spinning. I stood still for a few minutes, completely shocked that she had taken a swing at me before shaking myself out of it and following her out the door as she ran from me. Turning the corner at the top of the stairs, I called her name over the music that was still pounding through the walls of the house. My breath caught in my throat as I turned the corner and watched her pitch forward down over the last two stairs and fall to her hands and knees. As Elena started to pull herself up I caught exactly who it was that she had fallen into, the sneer curling across Katherine's lips worthy of her (slightly bitchy) girlfriend. "You...

"Oops." Katherine must have been channeling her inner bitch or something because she didn't sound the least bit sorry as she glared down at Elena and briefly I felt myself wondering if this was her diabolical little plan to get Stefan away from Elena and to make me suddenly magically single. She smirked at Elena, her fingers curling up into Stefan's hair, tossing a cheeky little wink at me as Elena looked down at the floor, a blush staining her cheeks. "Move along." Elena whimpered softly as she tried to pull away from what was going on in front of her but it seemed like Katherine and Stefan weren't done with their little game- Stefan wanted to destroy Elena and it was coming off clear as day, Katherine giving him confidence as he decided to push a little more at what little composure that Elena had left.

"You heard her." He snapped, unable to meet my eyes as he pawed at my "girlfriend", his eyes narrowing into a glare. "Unless not only are you easy, you like watching you." Katherine laughed, something that I knew from spending far too much time with her that it was fake.

"Oh is she gonna cry now?" She taunted softly as Elena looked like they had physically struck her. Shaking my head at the two of them I took Elena by the hand and gently guided her back up towards my room, the fact that she was no longer fighting me, worrying me quite a bit. When I closed the door to my room she walked over to the edge of my bed almost robotically before seemingly to collapse against it.

"I...I-Don't.." She took a stuttering breath looking down at her hands in front of her, the confusion clear with every movement that she made.

"Elena?" I questioned softly, kneeling down in front of her, my hands reaching up to take hers in my own, to hopefully steady her a little bit as her body trembled and her breathing kicked up another notch, bordering on a full blown panic attack. Her eyes darted to mine, her fingers curling tightly around my hands as fear mixed in with the confusion. She swallowed once, then twice, her eyes growing wide as she struggled to breathe. Remembering the few times that my mother had had a panic attack before she died I remembered the best thing to do would be to distract them, so I did the only thing that I could think to do at that moment, I curled my fingers into her hair and lifted up to press my lips softly into hers.

At first it was gentle, my lips softly molding along hers, but then Elena started to respond and all thoughts of keeping things calm and just using the kiss as a distraction, slipped into the background. I lifted up slightly, to press my lips roughly into hers as she leaned into me, pressing her body down against mine, her legs straddling either side of my thighs. The kiss felt amazing, her tongue pressing past my lips as her fingers tangled in my hair. I groaned softly, sucking on the tongue that she had pushed into my mouth and that seemed to draw her out of whatever mood she had been in because she pulled away from me, practically throwing herself against my bed in her haste to get away from me.

"Christ I can't do anything without throwing myself at you." She whimpered softly, rubbing her hand over her face. Shaking my head I grabbed hold of her waist and pulled her back onto my lap and settling her there before reaching up to touch her cheek. "What's wrong with me?!"

"Elena...shut up and listen to me, please..." I murmured softly figuring that the only way that I could even think of getting it through her thick skull would be to blunt as I possible could be. Stroking my thumb across her cheek bone I leant down a little so that I was looking her in the eyes. "I. LOVE. YOU. Katherine and I weren't together, not like you think...it was a cover, she's like a sibling...hell Katherine doesn't even like men like that, or at least I'm pretty sure she doesn't." Elena rolled her eyes.

"Damon, I want to believe you but I don't know how too." Chewing slowly on her bottom lip she looked down at her hands resting in her lap, "But Katherine was just jumping Stefan and you were telling me less than a week ago that you loved her that she was the one and that killed me..." Shaking her head she reached up to push fingers back through her curls, "I'm so...confused." Nodding a let out a slow breath- I was probably driving her insane with everything that I was piling onto her plate in one sitting. "I'm the little sister." She bit down hard on her bottom lip and started to climb off of my lap, but I pulled her back against me, stroking her side to help her to remain calm as she talked to me, "You don't love the little sister, you don't want the little sister...she's a permanent friend corner fixture." sighing softly she looked back down at her lap.

"How can I prove it to you?" I questioned softly, my hand curling under the material of her shirt to stroke the smooth skin of her stomach. She shrugged softly. I thought about it for a second before deciding that I wanted my lips on her again and that I could prove it to her that way. Curling my hand onto her lower back I pulled her body as snugly against mine as I could before pressing my lips softly down against hers, keeping the kiss softly and slow. Like all the other times it took her a few moments to respond, but even when she did I forced myself to remind gentle. The kiss continued on like that for a while, slowly winding down to soft pecks before I pulled back and reached up to stroke my fingers softly over her bottom lip. "I will do whatever I can to prove to you that I love you."

"I just...I Need to think." She whispered, leaning into my touch. I nodded, I knew that it would take her a while to process everything that I had told her, I knew that she didn't trust me... "I should go..." She struggled to stand up, wobbling slightly in a way that reminded me that she had been drinking. Reaching up I took her wrist before standing myself.

"Stay here with me tonight..."I implored softly, stroking my thumb over her wrist, "you've had a lot to drink and I would feel safer if you stay here with me." Elena hesitated before nodding and climbing into my bed. I climbed in next to her, curling my arms around her body I held her against me. At first Elena protested, starting to pull away from me, but I hushed her softly, "Nothing more will happen tonight..."I promised her softly as I stroked her sides. Elena smiled softly and nodded curling closer to me. Whether it was emotional exhaustion or she was just comfortable enough to sleep but soon Elena was drifting off in my arms. I had promised her nothing for tonight but there was no saying what the morning would hold.