Denying feelings

by Lover of Fantasy

Elena is trying hard to deny her attraction for Damon, but he want let her. This is my first fanfic, so I hope you guys enjoy it.

13. Chapter 13

Chapter 13

Elena POV

Elena washed and dried her dirty dishes, then headed back upstairs. She wasn't planning on going to school today. She had to meet Bonnie and her cousins at the tomb and then she had to go grocery shopping. She had to eat. She couldn't believe she had let the food get that low. They had to be at Pearl's house for the meeting later on tonight.

Which reminded her, she had to call Caroline and ask her to pick up her coursework for all her classes. She didn't see the harm in missing one school day. She knew for certain that she didn't have any major test in any of her classes.

She settled on black legging jeans, her red and black off the shoulder top, and her red flats. She hooked in her red and black thread earrings and put on the matching necklace.

Elena went to her closest to pull out her black leather jacket. She pulled out her ponytail and brushed her hair, until it fell down her back in waves. She could smell the scent of the Irresistible Apple shampoo she had used to wash her hair. She was almost out of that, so she had to get some more of that and Cucumber Melon. She made a mental note to visit the little Bath and Body Works shop downtown.

She headed to her bathroom. She put on her black eyeliner, then her black mascara. She applied that on thickly, so it could make her lashes look long and full and to enhance her chocolate eyes. She brushed on her red and gold eyeshadow, and then she applied cherry lip gloss to her full lips. She did it twice to make it shine. Her lips looked eatable.

Elena gave her face a once over. Even though her make-up looked flawless, she still wasn't all that surprise to see she had small bags under her eyes. She had been up thinking about Damon all night.

She had been thinking about what he had said. Especially about what had happened in the library. His words repeating themselves in her head, over and over again. He had angered her and hurt her. She was nothing like Katherine. For one she cared about him as a friend and soon to be something more. She couldn't say the same for Katherine. Katherine never truly cared about him. It was always about Stefan to her. She was finally the girl that Damon could call his very own.

Elena had left after he had said that. She had even left without saying a word to Stefan. He had been trying to call her all night, but she hadn't answered the phone.

She didn't want to speak to anyone, or see anyone. She had to speak to Stefan today. It would have to be before the meeting at Pearl's, or after the meeting. There was no more putting it off.

Elena had to talk to Stefan, about their relationship. She couldn't go on with it anymore. She loved him, but she wasn't in love with him anymore.

She knew it would hurt him, but she cared about hurting Damon more. She realized that now. She had seen the anger and the hurt in his eyes, when Stefan had kissed her and she had kissed him back. No matter how well he tried to play it off, she had known.

Elena had went to him, when he had left the table. She had known he was hurting and she hadn't realize she had gotten up at first to follow him. Her feet were working on their own accord. She knew she had been the cause of it. She had felt his pain like it was her own.

She had seen the distant look in Stefan's eyes and felt him go stiff. He had known without a doubt, that she was going after Damon and he didn't try to stop her because he knew it would have been useless. But she couldn't stop herself from leaving him, even if she could she didn't want to.

Elena hadn't known what she was thinking by being in Damon's room. It was like she couldn't help herself. She had to be close to him. She hadn't known he would walk in on her, but she should have because it was his room. Maybe she had really known deep down and loved the idea of the danger and excitement it brought , but she quickly banished that thought. If she had known before, then she never would have gone in there.

It was only a harmless way to be close to him, without letting anything happen between them again. And all it had done was backfired on her.

He had made her body come alive again. Just thinking about that happened between them gave her the chills. Her breasts started to ache, but in a good way. Her nipples became hard as icicles. They wanted to feel Damon's mouth , tongue, and teeth teasing them unconditionally.

He always seem to push her body to new heights. She wondered, if it would always be that way between them. But first in order to find that out she had to call it off with Stefan and finally come to grips with her feelings towards him. Which meant no more pushing him away and no more playing games, but finally giving herself completely to him.

Elena finally got a grip on herself and shook her head. She headed back into her bedroom. She looked into her full length mirror, turning at every angle. She loved how the jacket fitted her.

She would be a fool not to admit that Damon was part of the reason, she decided to wear it. She looked just as hot as him in it. They would make a striking pair, especially with their dark hair. She shook her head again. They weren't even together.

Elena went over to her desk and she picked up the phone and dialed Caroline's number. She hoped she could catch her, before she went to school.

"Hello," Caroline said.

"Hey Caroline, it's me Elena" Elena said. She was so relieved , that she had caught her in time.

"What's up?" Caroline asked.

"Look, I won't be able to make it to school today. I have things I need to do, so could you please get all my coursework for me?" Elena asked. She had her fingers crossed.

"Sure, I don't mind" Caroline said cheerfully. "And what sort of stuff do you have to do?".

Elena thought up a quick lie. She didn't like lying to her, but she didn't want Caroline to get suspicious either.

"It's bill day today, so since Aunt Jenna isn't here to do it, then that means I have to go around and pay all the bills" Elena said carelessly.

"Sounds boring" Caroline said with a fake yawn.

Elena burst out laughing. Caroline was truly something else. She loved her and Bonnie both dearly. They were her friends, but also her family.

"I agree, but it has to be done" Elena said.

"Yeah, well thank god for my mom" Caroline said.

"Lucky you," Elena said as she smiled into the receiver. "Bonnie is finally back. She called me yesterday to tell me she was back".

"Awesome, we should definitely get together" Caroline said. "Have a girls' night, or something along that line".

"How about something tonight?" Elena suggested.

"Yeah, what do you have in mind?" Caroline asked.

"Have Bonnie, her cousins Jessica and Mya, and you of course over for a pajama party" Elena said with excitement. She could just picture all the fun they were going to be having.

"Oh my god Elena!" Caroline shouted over the phone. "That sounds like so much fun. Do I need to bring anything? You know like food,or drinks".

"Nope, I have everything covered " Elena said. "So just bring yourself and your overnight bag".

"Okay, I have to go to school now,or I'm going to be late. So I'll see you later tonight" Caroline said.

"Okay, bye" Elena said. And she hung- up the phone.

She grabbed her black purse and her car keys, and then she headed downstairs. Practically running down the stairs. She was so busy talking to Caroline, that she almost forgot she was meeting Bonnie, and her cousins. She locked all the doors on her way out, then she got into her car and drove towards the tomb.

Her mind went back to Damon. He had been so hard, when she had started to rub against his member. God, he had felt so big and she knew that he was big. She wondered what it would feel like to hold it in her bare hand and stroke him, until he came. Or what it would feel like to guide him to her entrance. She knew she would be dripping wet for him. She wanted him inside of her. She wanted to feel him thrusting over and over again inside of her, until she came explosively like she had done on his bed.

Elena shivered. She was blinded by the images that had appeared in her head. Maybe that was all they had between them. Maybe it was just sexual. It was extreme lust. Maybe they just needed to go ahead and have earth splitting sex. Finally give into what they both have been craving and this time her relationship with Stefan, wouldn't be an issue.

Who was she trying to fool? She knew it was more than sexual. She knew she was attracted to him, even if she hadn't admitted that to him. She knew the only thing stopping her, was that she wanted to be absolutely sure about her feelings. She needed more time to work them out.

Her emotions were all over the place. Not being tied down to Stefan, would be a big help. She couldn't believe she had actually taken his finger into her mouth. She was utterly shameless, when it came to Damon. He bought out her naughty side.

Elena parked her car behind Bonnie's and got out. She had to keep her mind off of Damon. She knew it was going to be hard to do, because Damon was constantly on her mind. She started to walk towards the tomb. She looked all around her, she knew that vampires couldn't just walk in the day. Without some type of protection. Out of habit her hand went to her neck.

Her vervain necklace was still hanging around her neck. She let out a shaky sigh. She never took it off and she never had to worry about vampires trying to compel her.

She was a little jumpy. She didn't know what would happen. She had to calm her nerves. She had faith in Bonnie and even if she didn't know her cousins, she had faith in them too.

Elena spotted Bonnie, Jessica, and Mya at the tomb entrance. They turned to look her way as she approached them. Elena looked Bonnie's cousins over. One of the girls had short black hair with red highlights. She had an eyebrow piercing, a bottom lip piercing ,and she had beautiful hazel eyes with a hint of green. The other girl had shoulder length black wavy hair and had dark brown eyes that looked black from a far.

Bonnie ran to embrace her, her long dark brown hair was in a ponytail and her green eyes were smiling. Elena hugged her back just as tight. They finally broke apart and she introduce Elena to her cousins.

"Elena, this is Jessica" Bonnie said. And she pointed to the girl with the black wavy hair.

"Nice to me you Elena, we heard so many great things about you," Jessica said smiling. And she held out her hand, so Elena could shake it.

"It's nice to me you too," Elena said as she returned her warm smile with one of her own. She shook Jessica's hand.

"And this is Mya," Bonnie said. And she pointed to the other girl with the red highlights.

"Hey," Mya said. And she gave Elena a little wave of her hand.

She could see that Jessica and Mya were different. Jessica was more open friendly and Mya wasn't. Mya was more observant. She didn't trust easily and Elena didn't blame her. She found that she wanted to get to know Mya more. First she had to show her, that she could trust her and that she was an okay person. It would be easy getting to know Jessica.

"So, you guys ready?" Bonnie asked. She looked at the tomb and shivered.

Elena placed her hand on her shoulder and gave it a little squeeze.

"Bon, you okay?" Elena asked with concern. "You guys don't have to do this today, if you're not ready".

"Bonnie smiled softly at her.

"Bonnie, you need to pull yourself together" Mya said fiercely. "Because we have to do this. Even more vampires could have come out and if we wait another day, then we could really be out numbered".

"I agree with Mya, and you know we never agree on anything" Jessica said. And she went to put her arms around Bonnie. "We'll be fine, we have each other and Grams is watching over us".

"You guys are right, we do have do this" Bonnie said with determination. "We can't allow anymore innocent people to die, If we can stop it. So let's do this".

Elena smiled at her. She was so brave by putting her fears aside for the greater good.

"That's the spirit" Mya said smiling. And she headed into the tomb, with the girls following her.

Elena looked around the tomb. It was so dark, that she could hardly see. She had to hold on to the wall of the tomb to feel where she was going. Jessica said a spell and the tomb suddenly lit up with bright light. Elena blinked her eyes several times to get accustom to the brightness of the light and then she looked around, taking in everything. It still looked the same, nothing had changed. It still looked dead, dirty, and creepy. It was soundless, except you could only hear their breathing and the sound of insects. She pulled her jacket tightly to her. It was a little chilly.

"Jessica, you could have at least asked me if I wanted to light the tomb" Mya said coldly. "Honestly you have to do everything".

"Well Mya, you never implied you wanted to. So how was I suppose to know? I'm not a mind reader" Jessica said sarcastically.

"I really didn't see the point, because you're always doing this " Mya said ."You never ask, you just take over everything not giving a thought to see if anybody else would like to do it".

"What do you want me to do Mya? Remove the spell, which would leave us in total darkness again. And then let you redo it because it will make you happy" Jessica said.

"What you can do is start by asking me, and Bonnie for a change" Mya said.

Elena looked back and forth between them in amazement. She knew they didn't get a long, but she thought they both had agreed to put it aside until this whole messy situation goes away. But here they were arguing even before they closed the tomb. She cocked her head in Bonnie's direction.

"Guys, please don't start this" Bonnie said with annoyance . And she shook her and looked back and forth between them.

"Why don't you stand over there in the corner Elena, and let us professionals handle this" Mya said dismissively.

Elena could feel herself getting angry and she was about to tell Mya off for ordering her around, and for the way she said it. Her facial expression must have been telling, because She gave her an amuse look.

"I just wanted you to be out of harms way in case something happens" Mya said reasonably.

"Mya, maybe you should think about how you say something, before it actually comes out of your mouth" Jessica said. And she shook her head. "Just a word of advice".

Mya rolled her eyes at Jessica and then turned her attention back to Elena.

"I apologize if I offended you Elena," Mya said sincerely. " I guess I should start doing that, even if I don't want to hear it from Jessica".

"I accept you're apology" Elena said.

Mya gave her a smile for the first time and Elena couldn't help, but smile back.

"Okay since that is out the way, we need to get ready to do this" Mya said seriously.

"I second that" Bonnie said.

Elena moved off into the corner. She couldn't take her eyes off the three of them. Even if it was under bad circumstances, she still was excited to see them in action. She had only seen Bonnie cast a few spells here and there and had seen her and Grams open up the tomb on that catastrophic night. She could scarcely believe that in just a few minutes, the tomb would finally be closed and hopefully for good.

"Then, let's form a circle and hold hands" Jessica said.

They moved to form a circle. It was Bonnie, then Mya, and then Jessica. They all took each others hands and they all closed their eyes. Elena could tell by their facial expression, that they meant business. They came together as one. A bond that couldn't be broken. Whatever argument that they just had, was left outside the circle. Nothing negative entered the circle only positive thoughts.

"Whatever happens, don't I mean don't break the link" Mya said.

"Whatever happens," Jessica repeated.

"Whatever happens," Bonnie repeated.

"Right," Mya said.

She watched as the three witches began to chant softly. She couldn't hear what they were saying. She heard the whistling as the wind began to pick up. She felt the electricity in the tomb and it started to crackle. Her eyes couldn't be torn away, when they each had an aura appear and outlined their bodies. Jessica's aura was orange and yellow, Bonnie's aura was gold , and Mya's aura was red and indigo.

Elena watched as the bright light started to flicker in and out. She watched them with intense fascination. She saw as Bonnie's ponytail and Jessica hair lifted up. Even her own her hair was lifted up by the invisible force.

She stood with her mouth hanging open as she saw a red circle formed around the witches. Keeping them in place. She knew there was no turning back now. They had to see it through, or else they had to suffer the consequences. Once you start a spell you had to finish it.

As they began to chant louder, she started to make out some of the words. Their breathing quickened. She heard as Bonnie cried out, but still she didn't break the link and she continued to chant. Elena could see the agony on her face. On all their faces, but still they held strong.

"I'm becoming weak" Jessica said. She sounded drained.

Elena wanted to tell her to hang in there, but she couldn't interfere. It could mess up the spell, because she wasn't connected.

"Hold strong Jessica," Bonnie said encouragingly.

"Don't you let that defeat you" Mya said coldly. "You can do this, we all can".

She loved how they were motivating her. She needed to hear that.

"Yes, I can do this" Jessica said positively.

She started to hear the words more clearly as they continued to chant.

~We call upon the forces~

~Hear our voices rise~

~We are the daughters of the light~

~Sisters of blood, bonded together always~

~We offer you fire~

~We offer you water~

~We offer you air and earth~

~And we offer you peace and love~

~Now let this tomb be sealed~

~Sealed for all eternity~

~Never to be open again~

~For whoever does, will surly parish~

~Bless it be~

~Bless it be~

~Bless it be~

~Bless it be~

Elena could see as fire started to form in the circle along with water, air and earth. She never seen anything like it before. All the elements morphed together as one. She watched with astonishment as a knife and goblet appeared out of thin air. It was levitating in the air. The knife went to Mya first and cut her arm, then before the flow of blood could spill on the ground the goblet was there to catch it. The knife went to Jessica and repeated the process. The goblet catching her blood. And last the knife went to Bonnie and cut her arm and then the goblet caught the flowing blood.

When the blood had been collected, the knife disappeared and then the goblet floated into the circle. It tipped over and spilt onto the morphed elements, then disappeared just like the knife had done. On and on the chant went on.

~We call upon the forces~

~Hear our voices rise~

~We are the daughters of the light~

~Sisters by blood, bonded together always~

~We offer you fire~

~We offer you water~

~We offer you air and earth~

~And we offer you peace and love~

~Now let this tomb be sealed~

~Sealed for all eternity~

~Never to be open again~

~For whoever does, will surly parish~

Their voices filled the tomb. Strong and confident it flowed. Rising with each chant. She saw a green circle form around the witches. Bonnie cried out again. Elena saw as Mya and Jessica gripped her hands more tightly. She could tell Bonnie was hurting and she wished she could do something. Bonnie cried out once more as a blue circle formed around them.

If she could take Bonnie's place, then she would have in a heartbeat. Because that was how much she loved her. She started to shift back and forth on her feet and ran her hands through her hair in frustration. She couldn't stand seeing her friend in, so much pain.

"Concentrate on the spell Bonnie, not the pain" Mya said.

"Block the pain out, by separating it in your mind" Jessica said.

"How do I do that?" Bonnie asked through clenched teeth.

"Just focus hard and you will know how" Mya said.

Elena watched as an orange circle formed around them. She could see Bonnie relaxing a little, so she took that to mean she had separated the pain. She started to see the colorful circles go crazy. Like something was going wrong. They were no longer circles, but zigzags. She wondered what was happening.

Elena gasped as the bright light went out. The only lights were the colorful zigzags and their auras.

"Something's wrong" Mya said knowingly. "I can feel it".

"Just keep chanting" Jessica said. And her voice continued to grow loud, but Mya had stopped and so did Bonnie.

"It's like the spell doesn't want to work" Bonnie said in shock.

"No it can't work, because another spell has been put up here" Mya said. "And I have to say a very powerful one had that".

Finally Jessica stopped chanting.

"That's not possible" Jessica said desperately. "We worked this spell over and over again. It has to work".

Bonnie was about to drop theirs hands, when Mya yelled.

"Don't!" Mya shouted. "If you drop hands and break the link, then the spell is going to backfire on us".

"Don't be ridiculous Mya, the spell didn't work. So we're good" Jessica argued.

"I know what I'm talking about" Mya said angrily. "Any spell that deals with closing this tomb is going to backfire".

Jessica just rolled her eyes and dropped their hands and moved to step out the circle, which was a bad mistake.

She watched in horror and screamed as each girl was blasted across the tomb by an invisible force. Their arms and legs thrashing helplessly. Their horrifying screams filled the air. They all landed with a sickening thump. Mya was the first one to get to her feet. She was holding her side. She glared at Jessica. Jessica glared right back at her and got to her feet. She was limping. Bonnie soon followed. She was rubbing her right wrist.

Elena was about to go to them and ask if they were alright, but Bonnie stopped her.

"Stay back!" Bonnie yelled. She looked around frantically.

"Yes keep your distance Elena, something else isn't right" Jessica said. Her knowledgeable eyes scanned the tomb like Bonnie. Seeing something that Elena couldn't.

Elena was wondering what was going on, until she got her answer. All four colorful zigzags headed towards the witches with vengeance, which they easily deflected with their hand.

"It's safe to move now Elena," Bonnie said.

She walked towards them cautiously as Mya went to place her hand against the tomb wall. She closed her eyes and began chanting softly. Elena wondered what she was doing.

"Are you guys alright" Elena asked with concern.

"Yeah, I'm fine" Bonnie said. "I just hurt my wrist, but I'll be okay".

"I'm limping a little, so it's not all that serious" Jessica said carelessly.

"What about you Mya?" Elena asked again, but she was met with silence. She looked to Bonnie questioningly.

"She's checking to see if another spell has indeed been placed on the tomb" Bonnie explained. "And if so, how can we break it".

"Thanks," Elena said smiling. "I was under the impression that you and Grams were the only witches in Mystic Falls".

"You're welcome," Bonnie said. And she returned the smile. "And apparently we weren't".

"Why would sane witches want to keep the tomb from closing? Knowing that innocent people could die" Elena said.

"It's simple, we're dealing with the dark witches. Who may, or may not be working with the vampires" Jessica said. "How many we don't know".

"They could be more powerful than us" Bonnie said sensibly.

"Can you guys tell who are witches?" Elena asked curiously. She truly wanted to know this.

"If only it was that simple" Bonnie said.

"No, we can't" Jessica said. "We have to wait until they act".

"So, I'm guessing the vampires that are using these dark witches aren't worried that they could turn on them at any moment" Elena said.

"That's going to be their biggest mistake" Bonnie said. And she smiled coldly.

Elena waited for her to continue.

"Our number one loyalty is to ourselves" Bonnie said honestly.

Suddenly, Mya opened her eyes and stepped back. Her facial expression gave nothing away. All three of them waited anxiously, until she finally spoke.

"It's just like I predicted " Mya said calmly. "Another spell has been placed on the tomb".

Elena could heard Bonnie and Jessica intake of breath.

"Can you guys break it?" Elena asked. She really hope they could.

Mya looked her dead in the eye as she said the next part.

"We can, but there will be a price" Mya said in a conflicting tone.

"For some reason I don't like the sound of that " Bonnie said.

"What is the price?" Jessica asked.

"I don't think you guys will like what I have to say" Mya said.

"Just say it already" Elena said irritably. She was sick of Mya stalling.

"A life has to be given" Mya said finally.

"What?" Elena asked with puzzlement. She thought she didn't hear Mya correctly.

"In order to close the tomb, a life must be giving in return" Mya said.

"So, a spell isn't required then?" Jessica asked.

"We still have to come up with a new spell" Mya said.

Elena was thinking about a vampire, when Mya gave her a look.

"I know what you're thinking Elena," Mya said. "But unfortunately that wouldn't work, because technically vampires are already considered dead".

"So, what can we do then?" Bonnie asked helplessly. "We can't go around killing anyone else".

"Maybe we don't have to" Jessica said.

"That's too risky" Mya said.

"You didn't even know what I was going to say" Jessica said furiously.

"But are you really ready to risk me? Bonnie, or yourself for that matter?" Mya asked coolly.

"You do have a point " Jessica said grudgingly. And she didn't say anything else.

Elena looked back and forth between them.

"I'll figure something out" Mya said. Then she corrected herself. "We'll figure something out".

"Well, we can't do anything more, so we better leave" Bonnie said.

"I second that motion" Elena said. And she followed Bonnie out of the tomb, with Mya and Jessica following them.

Once out in the open again, Elena sniffed the fresh air and she sighed deeply. She took in the brightness of the day. It was better being out here, then in the tomb. That was for sure, Elena thought. It had been dark, not to mention creepy, and it was cold inside of there. She wished she didn't have to go back inside, but that was definitely out of the question.

They headed towards Bonnie's car and she headed to her own. They all walked in absolute silence. She looked around at them, she could see how they were all drained of energy. Jessica had to lean on Bonnie for support. She hoped they would be okay. She had to keep telling herself, that they would be. They were younger and stronger than Grams.

Elena mind replayed what Mya had said. That a life had to be given in order for the tomb to close. She couldn't seem to wrap her head around it. What were they suppose to do? Kill some innocent person? She wouldn't allow that. She knew there had to be another way. Life wasn't this cruel. Maybe things will look brighter by tonight, or tomorrow. If only the tomb had never been opened in the first place, then all this never would have happened. But now wasn't the time for what if's. This was the way it was, so just get use to it Elena Gilbert, Elena thought.

Not only did they have vampires against them, they had dark witches too. Elena shook her head and ran her hand through her hair roughly. She knew her hair looked wild and tangled from running her hand through it constantly, but now wasn't the time to think about such stupid things. She had much more important things to worry about.

She was pulled out of her thoughts, when she saw Mya falling. Elena rushed to her side and helped her up. She leaned heavily on her, but Elena didn't mind. At least she could help in some way. If only she could help them with the tomb. There she went again, with the what if's.

"You okay?" Elena asked.

She could see Bonnie and Jessica making their way towards them.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Thanks," Mya said with weariness. "I just need to rest, we all do". And she stepped from Elena's hold.

"No problem" Elena said.

"You sure you're all right?" Jessica asked.

Mya just nodded her head.

"It would be a smart idea to get some rest, before the meeting at Pearl's" Bonnie said.

They continued to walk towards Bonnie's car and Elena followed them this time. "By the way could I get the directions?"

"Sure," Elena said. "Do you have a piece of paper and a pen?".

"Yeah, I do in the glove compartment" Bonnie said. And she opened the compartment to get them, and then she handed them to Elena.

"Thanks," Elena said. And she leaned over the hood of the car and wrote down the directions.

"You're welcome," Bonnie said. And she watched as Elena wrote down Pearl's address.

"Are you guys doing anything tonight?" Elena asked.

"Well, we were planning on coming up with some ideas for the tomb situation" Jessica said.

"Why do you ask Elena?" Mya asked. "Did you have something in mind?".

"I was wondering, if you guys would like to hangout at my house for a pajama party" Elena said. "I invited Caroline as well".

"Count me in" Bonnie said smiling.

"I guess we do need some kind of distraction" Jessica said. "So count me in too".

Elena looked to Mya, who was reluctant. Elena could tell by her facial expression. Everyone's eyes were on her, pleading for her to say yes.

"Okay, fine. But after this we have to get back to the real world and focus on the bigger problem" Mya said laughing.

"Yay, " Elena said excitedly. And she gave Mya a hug, which she returned much to Elena's surprise.

"Do we need to bring anything besides our over night bag?" Jessica asked.

"No," Elena said. And she handed Bonnie the directions to Pearl's house.

She waved and watched as they drove away. She got into her car and drove towards the grocery store. She had kept putting grocery shopping off. No more avoiding it. A girl had to eat.

Elena knew she had to get groceries for the house and now she needed to get snacks for the party. She was excited. It was going to be really fun just hanging out with the girls. This wasn't new for her, Bonnie, or Caroline. They had done this a million times, but now they had two new additions.

One good thing about going to the grocery store during working hours, was that it never seem to be crowded. You could always fine what you needed easily and you didn't have to stand in the long lines. She found a park at the front, then she got out and locked her doors. As she was walking up to the front of the store, she took out her cell phone and started to text Stefan.

She told him that she needed to talk to him, so meet her at her house after he come from school. It was past time for her to deal with this situation. If she wanted to know if her and Damon could have any type of future together, then this had to be the first step.

Even if she was going to break up with Stefan, she still wasn't going to rush into a relationship with Damon. She needed to workout her feelings for him first.

But what if it was already too late? Elena shook her head. She couldn't think like that, but no matter how she tried the dreading thoughts kept invading her mind. Maybe she had finally pushed him too far and yesterday was the last straw. Maybe he wasn't interested in her anymore and he didn't want a relationship with her anymore. Or did he even want one with her? Maybe he had already moved on with Jade.

Elena's beeping phone pulled her out of her disturbing thoughts. It was a reply back from Stefan. He said he would see her at her house and said that he wanted to express something with her too. Somehow she knew Damon was going to be the topic. She grabbed a grocery cart and headed into the store.

She took out her shopping list. She had done it, when she had got back from Damon and Stefan's house last night. She preceded to shop. Loading up her cart. Next she went to the produce section.

Elena analyzed the containers of strawberries. When she found one she thought was suitable, she put it into her cart. She then went to look at the bananas. As she was putting them into her cart, something told her to look to the right.

Her breath caught. It was Damon, he had his back facing her. She knew him anywhere. She even knew the structure of his beautiful body. She wondered if he knew hers. She bet he did. He was bent over the peppers and he was picking them up and smelling them one by one. Was she really ready to face him? After what happened between them last night in the library?

His black hair shone. She studied his strong back in his black leather jacket and his ass. That looked scrumptious in those low fitted dark denim jeans, that hugged his hips. She felt herself become swollen and wet. She began throbbing with anticipation. She had to bit down on her bottom lip to calm herself. Her knees and legs wobbled. It suddenly felt hot in here. It felt like an inferno. She felt like she was on fire. She only had to look at him and her body would go crazy. She could feel her heart beating rapidly.

Elena debated with herself to either turn back in go the other way, or head over there beside him. She had to get two peppers anyway, so that was a perfectly good reason as any. And plus she wasn't the type to run.

Her decision was made. She knew he had sensed her as soon as she moved close to him. His closeness drove her insane. She risked a glance his way, but he never turned his head to look at her, not once.

She gazed at his gorgeous face. What she could see of it. His nostrils flared and his lovely mouth was drawn. She couldn't read his mood for the life of her. She cleared her throat nervously. She didn't know why she was so nervous this was Damon of all people. They continued to stand there in silence.

Elena grabbed a little plastic bag in put in her green and then her yellow pepper inside of it and twisted the bag, before placing it in her cart. She felt his eyes following her movements, but he still made no move to look her way. She even felt him, when he went stiff when she had reached across him to get the peppers. She tried her best not to show him how that affected her.

First he didn't want to look at her and now he couldn't seem to stand her closeness. She felt her heart breaking slowly. She felt her eyes starting to well up, but she refused to let a single tear drop in front of him. She felt her lips quivering. She ordered them to be still. She had no one to blame, but herself.

Finally she pulled herself together. She was sick of the silence between them. It had went on long enough.

"Hey," Elena said softly.

He turned to look at her finally. He was so beautiful. She would never get tired of looking upon him. He looked like a dark angel. His mesmerizing blue eyes were cold and they were guarded. She couldn't read them. He stared at her with such intensity.

"Elena," Damon said bluntly. And he said nothing else, but continued to stare at her.

She swallowed hard and she thought of something else to say to him. She was never at a loss of words, when she was with him.

"The meeting at Pearl's still set?" Elena asked.

"Yep," Damon said nodding his head. And then he just walked off, without a backward glance her way.

Elena just stood there looking after him like a stupid idiot. With her mouth hanging open in shock. With a sick feeling in her stomach. Her thoughts were coming true. She suddenly couldn't breathe, it felt like everything around her was closing in on her. Her grip on the cart handle tighten, so much that it hurt. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. She started to breathe in and out slowly, until she felt normal again.

She opened her eyes and continued to shop. She headed to the frozen food aisle and picked up a couple of frozen dinners in case she didn't feel like cooking . She checked it off her list. She looked at the list again to see what more she had to get.

Elena was on the cereal aisle, when she saw Damon again. He didn't see her. This time she didn't try to strike up a conversation with him. She just got what she needed and left. And out the corner of her eye, she thought she saw him turn his head to look her way.

She headed to the soda aisle. She checked to see which can sodas were on sale. She picked up a case of Sierra Mist, a case of Hawaiian punch, and a case of Pepsi. She was thinking about picking up another case of soda, but she changed her mind.

As she was making her way to the candy and snacks aisle, she spotted Damon in the meat section. She wondered what he was looking for. He must be planning on cooking again tonight. She wondered what he was making. Whatever it was, she knew it was going to be good. Why should she care anyway? It was none of her business.

Elena didn't realize she was just standing there watching him. She knew that cooking lesson was out of the question now and at that thought she sighed deeply. She knew it wasn't meant to be sexual, but the way he was touching the meats, was like a sexual caress. She knew all to well what his skill hands could do.

The way he was staring at them, so intently, like he was devouring them. Her breasts started to tingle and nipples became erect. They wanted to feel his skilled mouth and tongue on them again. His mouth sucking her breasts hungrily. His tongue licking and teasing her harden nipples. And then his teeth biting them gently.

She must have been staring too long at him, because he looked up and turned his head in her direction. Damon searched her eyes and she knew what he was going to read in them. Just like she knew he would, he saw her insanely desire.

His eyes flashed dangerously and he smirked. Elena quickly tore her gaze from him and continued walking to the candy and snack aisle. She felt so stupid. He didn't want her anymore, so why she was still wanting him?

Elena shook her head and began picking stuff up. She got some red Twizzlers, some Air Heads, a bag of Skittles, a bag of Starburst, a box of Rice Krisipies Treats, a pack of Butterfingers, a pack of her all time favorite Snickers, a pack of Kit Kats, a pack of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, a bag of M&M's, and two big bags of potato chips. Plain and BBQ.

She was heading to get in line, but she had to turn back around to go get the box of popcorn she forgot. She found it on the very top shelf. No matter how she tried, she couldn't reach it. She looked around for assistance, but she didn't see anyone. So after thinking for a few minutes, she decided to climb. She just hope she didn't fall on her ass.

Elena grabbed the box of popcorn with much difficulty, then headed back down. But she slipped on her way. Desperately she tried grabbing on, but had no such luck. She was falling and she was falling fast. She didn't even have time to utter a scream.

"I got you," Someone said. His arms encircling her waist to balance her.

She looked around to see who had saved her. It was a guy that worked there.

"Thanks," Elena said appreciatively. "For a minute there I believed I was a goner".

"You're welcome," the guy said smiling. His arms still wrapped around her waist. "What were you reaching for?"

"The box of popcorn" Elena said.

"I see," the guy said. " I'll see if we can do something about that".

"That would be great" Elena said.

Elena was just stepping out of his embrace, when Damon happened to show up. He looked at the guy menacingly. The guy in return dropped his hands from Elena's waist and Elena almost fell. He shot Damon another look and then practically ran off. Elena looked after him in total shock. She throw the box of popcorn into her cart.

"First Stefan, then me, and now that guy" Damon said coldly.

"What is that suppose to mean?" Elena asked heatedly. Her hands on her hips.

"It means my dear sweet Elena, is that you messed around on Stefan with me and had your little fill with me, so now you're moving onto the next conquest" Damon said with a cold smirk.

"You bastard! How dare you insinuate something like that!" Elena shouted. And she raised her hand to slap him, but he grabbed her wrist.

Elena struggled in his grip. Her head went back in defiance. Her eyes flashed furiously at him.

"I told you, I wouldn't allow you to strike me again" Damon said deadly.

"Take your hands off of me" Elena said through clenched teeth.

Damon ignored her demand and pulled her closer to him. Elena continued to struggle against him. Her soft body crushed against his hard one. She ignored the wanting in her body.

"You didn't seem to have a problem with that other guy, who had his hands all over you" Damon said. One of his eyebrows raised.

Elena didn't say anything, but continued to glare hatefully at him.

"Does he know you're just a little tease?" Damon asked tauntingly. " Playing with people emotions and stringing them along. I bet he doesn't because if he did, then he'll know not to waste his time with you".

He finally let her go and she rubbed her wrist. Without saying one word, she turned her back on him and headed to the checkout line. She needed to get out of here and away from him for the time being.

Elena paid the woman her money and she headed to her car. She had seen Damon get in the line next to her. She had avoided his eyes. She had felt his eyes piercing the back of her head. She unlocked her trunk and started loading her bags. She had a difficult time. Suddenly, Damon appeared beside her and started to help her.

"I don't need your help" Elena said nastily. She knew she was acting childish, but she just didn't care.

He handed her the last bag and she snatched it out of his hand. Almost ripping it. She slammed the trunk down and made her way to the driver side. She wasn't going to tell him thank you. She got into her car and slammed the door. She turned the key in the ignition and headed home, without sparing Damon another glance.

Elena was putting the groceries away, when she heard the doorbell. She went to answer it. She thought it had to be Stefan. The time had finally come. She had to do this. There was no more putting it off. She just hoped that Stefan would be understanding. It wasn't him it was her. She just wasn't committed anymore, she needed a change.

She opened the door and to her surprise, there stood two Mediacom guys. Their van was parked across the street. One of the guys was lanky and had reddish hair and the other guy was broad-shouldered with black hair. The guy with the black hair had a clipboard in his hand, while the other guy carried a shoulder bag.

"Can I help you?" Elena asked.

"Yes, I'm Gabriel and this is my buddy Michael and we're with Mediacom. We're working on the cable pole on this street, so we need to check in see, if all your cable channels are working correctly" The black hair guy said. " So can we come in?".

Elena hesitated for a second and looked them over. Gabriel seemed fine, but the other guy Michael looked down right suspicious. The way his eyes kept dodging around. It gave her the creeps. She saw that they both wore a ring on their finger, but the kicker was that they looked identical. It was the same color and it had the same type of design. She just brushed it off and assume they were in some type of fraternity.

"Sure, come in" Elena said. And she stepped aside.

"How many televisions do you have?" Gabriel asked.

"We have one in the living room and three more upstairs" Elena said.

"Where is the living room?" Gabriel asked.

"Right through there" Elena said. And she pointed.

"Okay, Michael why don't you go check that one" Gabriel said. Michael headed off. "Do you want to go check the ones upstairs?"

"Yeah, I could do it" Elena said.

"Because I know some people are kind of unsure about letting strangers roam their house" Gabriel said. "But who could really blame them. People these days you don't really know who they are, they could be a bunch of psychos".

Elena thought she saw a twinkle in his eye, when he said that part. But she shook her head and just assume she was just imaging things.

"True," Elena said. "I'll just go and check now".

Elena headed upstairs. She went to check Aunt Jenna's TV first, then she went into Jeremy's room, and then she left his room and headed into her own room. She headed back downstairs and found Gabriel in the living room with Michael. They both looked up at her.

"Any problems?" Gabriel asked.

"No, every single channel is in" Elena said.

"Well, that's good to hear" Gabriel said. He checked something off on his clipboard. " And Michael found all the channels working on this TV too".

"Great," Elena said smiling. She was happy to hear that, they needed the TV tonight.

"We're going to be going now, but if you do start to experience any problems just give us a call" Gabriel said. And he handed her a business card.

"I will, " Elena said. And she walked them to the door.

She went back into the kitchen to finish unpacking her groceries. She knew that Stefan would be here any moment. She wasn't going to lie, she was nervous. She took a deep breath to calm her nerves. She knew this wasn't going to be good for Damon and Stefan's already strain relationship.

When the doorbell rung this time, Elena knew it was him. She went to answer the door. She stepped aside to allow him in.

"Hey," Elena said.

"Hey," Stefan said. His eyes looked her over.

"We can talk in the living room" Elena said. And she led the way.

She sat down on the couch and Stefan sat in the chair across from her. She looked him dead in the eye. His eyes told her, that he knew what she was about to say. She swallowed hard and began to talk. She kept thinking this was the right thing over and over again in her head.

"Stefan look, I love you but I'm not in love with you anymore. We need to take a break. I can't give you what you need out this relationship. My feelings are all over the place. I can't keep lying to myself, or you anymore" Elena said painfully. Hot tears flowed down her face. The hurt look on his face made her cry even harder. She never thought she would be doing this to him. She always thought that they would be together forever. She waited for him to speak.

"Elena don't say that, don't say that we are done. I know we can make this work. Tell me we can make this work?" Stefan pleaded. He reached over and grabbed her hand and began stroking it gently. "Don't give up on us, don't give up on our love".

"We can't Stefan, I'm sorry. I just can't go on pretending anymore. It's only going to hurt us even more" Elena choked out through her tears.

"Maybe if I just give you some time to think, then you would be able to give us another chance" Stefan said hopefully.

Elena just shook her head and looked at him sadly.

"I've thought about this long and hard Stefan, I'm not going to change my mind" Elena said truthfully.

She saw his handsome face fall even more. It killed her to do this to him, but it had to be done. She was sick of living a lie.

"I love you Elena, I love you with all my heart" Stefan said passionately. " The thought of being without you kills me".

Elena leaned over and cupped his face with her hands.

"I will always love you Stefan. You've filled my life with such joy and you couldn't have entered it at a better time" Elena said smiling through her tears.

"You say these things Elena, but how can you give up on us? Stefan asked.

"If I were to continue our relationship and ignore how I really feel, it would only make you and me both unhappy and we will end up despising one another" Elena said rationally.

"I could never be unhappy with you, or ever despise you" Stefan argued.

Elena closed her eyes and shook her head again.

"Stefan please don't make this harder, than it already is" Elena begged.

"This is all because of Damon!" Stefan shouted angrily. "Do you love him?"

"Don't just blame Damon, you blame me too" Elena said strongly.

Elena chose not to lie, but tell him the truth because he deserve to know.

"I'm attracted to him" Elena said honestly. " I never planned this, it just sort of happened".

Stefan shut his eyes for a second, then reopened them. He nodded his head.

"But do you love him?" Stefan asked again. It was like he wanted to know, even if it would bring him greater pain.

Elena dropped her hands from his face.

"I don't know" Elena said with certainty. And that was the truth, she didn't know.

"Now that you've broken up with me, are you planning on being with him?" Stefan asked quietly.

"I still have to figure out my feelings for him, before I decide on that" Elena said. And she wiped the tears from her face.

"But there is a possibility?" Stefan asked.

"Yeah, there is. I'm not going to lie to you about it" Elena said. "Our connection is just so strong, that it took us both by surprise. We can't deny how we feel".

"I'm not giving up on us Elena, I'll wait forever if I have to" Stefan whispered. "I'll see you at Pearl's". And then he got up and headed out the door.

When she heard the door shut behind him, she let out a shaky breath and pulled herself together. She did the right thing, even if things didn't workout with Damon. She knew it was going to be even more intense between the two brothers. She never wanted that to happen.

It felt like a weight had been lifted off her chest. Now she didn't have to feel like she was hurting Stefan, when she was with Damon. If anything were to happen between them, now they didn't have to hold back. Especially her. Now she wouldn't be hurting Damon anymore. She had done this for him, for herself, and for Stefan.

Elena got up and made her way upstairs. She headed into her bathroom. She caught her reflection in the mirror. Her eyes were all red and puffy and her make-up was all runny. She turned the faucet on and then cupped some water into her hands and brought it to her face. She splashed more water on her face. She couldn't go to Pearl's looking like this. She wondered if Stefan was going to tell Damon about their break up, but knowing Stefan he wasn't.

She replied her make-up and pulled her long hair into a ponytail. She gave herself another look in the mirror, making sure she was satisfied with her appearance. Then she headed out the bathroom.

Elena headed back downstairs. The phone started ringing, so she went to answer it. It was Aunt Jenna.

"Hello, Aunt Jenna " Elena said cheerfully.

"Well, hello to you too," Aunt Jenna said laughing softly. "How is everything there?".

"Everything is progressing fine" Elena said. "How are you and Jeremy ? I hope he's not giving you a hard time".

"We're good and both having an awesome time" Aunt Jenna said. "No, he's not, which is very surprising".

"That's good to hear, I'm glad you guys are enjoying yourselves" Elena said. "And I'm glad to know Jeremy listened to my advice".

"I had a feeling you talked to him" Aunt Jenna said. "How is everything with Stefan?".

Elena didn't know if she wanted to tell aunt Jenna about her and Stefan just yet. She really didn't feel like going into details. She knew that Aunt Jenna liked both him and Damon. She knew she probably would have to hear her mouth about her feelings for Damon and coming in between two brothers. So she decided against it. She hated lying to Aunt Jenna.

"We're doing okay" Elena lied.

"I'm glad to hear that" Aunt Jenna said happily. "Do you guys have plans for tonight?"

"Actually, no I'm having a pajama party with Caroline, Bonnie, and her two cousins Mya and Jessica" Elena said.

"Sounds exiting, sound like you girls are going to have a fun night" Aunt Jenna said. "So Bonnie's back?".

"Yeah, she is" Elena said. "I went shopping for the house and for the party tonight".

"Too bad I'm not there I would love to hangout with you guys" Aunt Jenna said. " Are guys invited?"

"Of course not Aunt Jenna," Elena said.

"Just checking" Aunt Jenna said.

"Where's Jer?" Elena asked. "I want to speak to him"

"He's not here right now, but I'll tell him to call you back" Aunt Jenna said.

"Okay, just tell him I love him and to keep behaving himself" Elena said.

"I will, look Elena I have to go. Looks like we're off to the museum" Aunt Jenna said. Not sounding all that thrill.

Elena laughed into the phone receiver.

"Okay, I'll let you go then" Elena said. "And I love you as well".

"I love you too, and I'll call you tomorrow" Aunt Jenna said.

"Bye," Elena said. And she hung-up the phone.

She peeked out the window. It was already dark outside and it was time for her to go to Pearl's house. She just hoped everything went smoothly. Especially between the vampires and the witches. She grabbed her car keys and purse off the kitchen counter and made sure all the doors were locked, before she headed outside to her car.

As she pulled up in Pearl's driveway, she spotted Damon's car and her heart did back flips. She was happy to see him again. Even if she was still angry about the incident that happened in the grocery store. To see his famous smirk and his beautiful blue eyes.

She parked in between his car and Bonnie's and got out. She walked to the front door and knocked. Anna opened the door and moved aside to allow her in.

"Where is everyone?" Elena asked as she looked around.

"In the dining room" Anna said. as she led the way.

"I'm I the last person that arrived? Elena asked.

"Yeah, we've been waiting on you" Anna said.

"I hope I didn't miss anything" Elena said.

"Don't worry, you didn't " Anna said smiling at her.

"Good to hear" Elena said. She sounded relieved.

"Here we are" Anna said as she walked into a big room with a long table. Thirteen people occupied it.

As she walked into the room, everyone turned to look her way. She saw Bonnie sitting beside her cousins Maya and Jessica and she saw Damon sitting beside Jade and Stefan next to her.

Her eyes found Damon's. They were still cold. He deliberately ran his eyes over her body and then looked away. She hated how her body tingled under his gaze and she got mad at the way he gave her a dismissive look.

Elena found Stefan's eyes. She could still read the hurt in them, but he still manage to give her a smile. She looked at Jade, who gave her a smile and a wave of her hand. Elena waved back at her. She looked towards Bonnie, who looked happy to see her. Maya was so busy looking around the room cautiously. Elena didn't blame her, she knew it had to be nerve wracking to be in a room full of vampires. Who witches didn't trust. Jessica looked guarded as well.

Pearl was sitting at the head of the table. Anna went to take her place beside her. Elena looked around for Harper and saw that he still wasn't there. She looked around at the other vampires in the room. The three vampire girls eyed the witches with contempt and the three vampire guys eyed Elena with interest, before looking determined again like Damon and Stefan.

She watched as Bonnie pulled a chair out from beside her. She also noticed there was an empty chair beside Damon too. She decided it would be better to sit next to Bonnie. She could feel Damon's eyes following her all the way. She looked at Stefan and saw him watching Damon looking at her.

He looked irate. She could see his hands gripping the table with a deadly grip. His hands clutching and unclutching. He looked ready to prance on Damon. Damon happen to look Stefan's way and he gave him a questioningly look and then gave him a smirk. Stefan clenched his jaw and looked away.

"Okay, now that Elena is here we can get started" Pearl said.

"I guess I'll go first, if you guys don't have a problem with it" Damon said deadly. He looked around at each of them and dared them to object.

"Be our guess Damon, the floor is yours" Pearl said sarcastically.

Damon smirked at her, which caused all the female vampires to eye him lustfully. Elena rolled her eyes.

"Me and Jade went to the woods last night to see the vampires holding up there" Damon announced.

"It's true I was there" One male vampire said. He had black hair and sea green colored eyes.

"And why were you there Nathan?" Damon asked suspiciously.

"Pearl assigned me and Phoebe to spy on them" Nathan said evenly. And he pointed to a female vampire with red hair and brown eyes.

"That's correct" Pearl said. And she nodded her head.

"They are still not willing to join us" Damon said.

"How about joining Eric and Gabriel?" Pearl asked.

"No, not them either. They want no part in this battle" Damon said.

"Do all them feel that way?" Pearl asked.

"There have been talk amongst them" Phoebe said knowingly.

"There has been talk. But Wren has made it perfectly clear to me, that there won't be anymore of them joining Eric's side, or there will be dire consequences" Damon said coldly. "And if he's lying to me, then I'm going to personally deal with him myself".

"As you should" Pearl said icily.

"I would love to help" A black hair male vampire with black eyes said with a sneer.

"I know you would Bill, but I want him all to myself" Damon said smirking.

"That's too bad then" Bill said disappointingly.

"Brace yourselves, " Damon said looking around at each of them. "There has been five more vampires, that have came out of the tomb".

"Where are they? Pearl asked. "Or do I even have to ask?".

"They went to join Eric and Gabriel" Damon said angrily.

Elena gasped and looked around at everyone. The vampires looked furious and Bonnie, Mya, and Jessica didn't even look surprise. They looked at each other with an understanding.

"So, we're out numbered twenty to fourteen?" A female vampire with brunette hair and blue eyes asked with distaste.

"Yes Steffy, we are" Pearl said.

"We need to take them all out now" Bill said urgently.

"I agree," Nathan said nodding his head. " No need to wait until they start taking us out".

"But first we need a solid plan" Stefan said logically.

"Screw a plan! We need to take them out one by one" Bill said with lividity.

"I'm with that idea" Steffy said looking at Bill. She licked her lips at him and his eyes flashed at her.

"No!" Damon roared with intense force. "My brother's right. We can't be stupid, we have to be smart".

"Are you calling me stupid?" Bill asked dangerously.

"I'm calling your strategy stupid. If you want to continue with this idiotic idea of yours, then yes you are stupid" Damon said menacingly.

Bill was getting out of his seat, but Damon just remained in his seat and watched him with deadly amusement.

"Sit down!" Pearl yelled. "We need to save all our energy for the enemy and not each other".

Bill sat back down, but continued to eye Damon, who smirked at him.

"My turn" Anna said. "I have new information about Harper".

"Well, what is it?" Pearl asked with impatience.

"He's dead mother" Anna said with anguish.

"Are you sure?" Pearl asked.

"Yes," Anna said. And she nodded her head.

"Where is the proof then?" Phoebe asked unconvinced.

"The box is in the basement" Anna said sadly. "It was delivered this morning".

"It was only a matter of time" Damon said unfazed. "And I guess you were right Pearl, he didn't tell them anything".

Elena shook her head and looked at Anna. Her head was down and her eyes were downcast. She could tell that she had loved him greatly.

"I'm sorry, " Pearl said. And she reached over to rub Anna's shoulder. "There will be justice".

"Oh, I know" Anna said with a promise. Her eyes flashed black.

"Our turn" Mya said. " As you know me, Jessica, and Bonnie went to seal the tomb today. Our spell didn't work. It backfired on us".

"Why would it do that?" Pearl asked.

"I know, because they didn't try hard enough" Damon said with coldness. " And you call yourselves witches. You're just useless".

All three witches eyed him deadly.

"They did try hard I was there" Elena said angrily. Her eyes clashed with Damon's. Their eyes did battle. Everyone looked back and forth between them. "They even got hurt in the process".

"Because there's another spell place on the tomb, that keeps it from closing" Jessica said.

"Who would do that?" Stefan asked.

"A dark witch or witches if we are dealing with more than one" Bonnie said.

The vampires looked at the witches more intently now.

"Can you guys break the spell?" Pearl asked.

"We can, but in order to do that a life must be given" Mya said shortly.

"That should be easy then" Bill said smiling maliciously.

"For you, not for us" Mya said coldly. "We aren't killers of innocence".

"We're hoping there's another way we can go" Jessica said.

"I assume these so call dark witches are working with Eric and Gabriel" Damon said.

"Yeah, they are " Bonnie said. "We need to find out who they are, find out what's their reasoning, and try to stop them".

"Are they powerful?" Anna asked.

"Performing a spell like that, yes they are" Mya said truthfully. "We're still figuring it out".

"I just hope you guys close it, before anymore vampires get out" Pearl said. "Dealing with twenty is enough".

"To be honest more vampires could be walking out as we speak" Mya said. " The point is we can't guarantee that the tomb will be seal, before anymore vampires get out".

"Which means we better be prepared to fight more than twenty vampires" Phoebe said.

"Do we know the location of Eric and Gabriel?" Pearl asked. She turned to look at a male vampire and female vampire, who both had platinum blond hair and cornflower blue eyes. Elena knew they had to be brother and sister.

"They stay in the abandoned churches around town" The male vampire said. " Each night they will be in a different church".

"All of them Wyatt?" Pearl asked.

"Yes, all of them" Wyatt said.

"Have you guys seen any witches around?" Pearl asked.

"No, we haven't" The female vampire said.

"But we can't be for sure Wynter," Wyatt said. "We aren't always around them".

"Very true brother," Wynter said. "Eric and Gabriel are secretive, when it comes to their dealings".

"What are their plans?" Damon asked.

"We only know what they tell us" Wynter said." By they I mean Eric, Gabriel, and Michael are the only ones that know the true plans".

"Which isn't much" Wyatt said.

"We do know that they want to take out the founding families one by one, which we're going to be assign to do" Wynter said.

"Do you know who's going to be assign to who?" Pearl asked.

"No, but I'm hoping to find out" Wynter said determinedly.

"I think I also heard, that they wanted to take out the vampires in the woods for not joining them" Wyatt said. "Eric wants a lot of vengeance".

"So, you're not for sure?" Damon asked.

"Correct" Wyatt said.

"Eric, wants to take you out personally" Wynter said. And she looked at Damon.

"I can't wait" Damon said smirking. "I'm looking forward to tearing him apart with my bare hands".

"I can only imagine what they have in store for us" Pearl said.

"Wynter you are the only one aside from Gabriel and Michael, that can get close to him" Wyatt said.

"Why is that?" Elena asked. But she had a feeling she already knew the answer. She could feel everyone's eyes on her, but she didn't care. She had been quiet for way too long. She hated being left out.

"Because Eric desires me," Wynter said with disgust. " But I'll use that to my advantage".

"I'll be watching you always" Wyatt said protectively. And he leaned over to kiss her forehead.

"I know you will" Wynter said softly.

"I think you need to assign teams and do a patrol schedule" Elena suggested.

"That's a great idea" Pearl said smiling at her. "Witches you three are together, Nathan and Phoebe, Steffy and Bill, Anna and me, Stefan and Jade, Wyatt and Wynter, and Damon and Elena".

"How about Stefan and Elena and me and Jade" Damon corrected. His eyes watched her carefully, like he wanted her to object." I mean she is his girlfriend and I know Elena would love that".

Elena looked at him with irritation and shook her head. He was unbelievable. First he didn't want to talk to her, then he didn't want her to touch him, and now he didn't want to be paired up with her. And of course he didn't know she was no longer with Stefan, but she would be damned if she was going to tell him.

"I agree with Damon, I think Elena needs to be with me" Stefan said. He ignored Elena's opposed look.

"Okay then, that's settled" Pearl said. "Now we need to think about patrolling around town. If you see them take them out, but don't be seen by the humans. Don't give them enough time to cause any harm".

"Me and Jade will take the Mystic Grill" Damon said.

"Me and Nathan can take the woods since we're already assigned there" Phoebe said.

"Me and Elena can take the movies" Stefan said.

"Steffy and me can take Skateland" Bill said.

"Anna and I can take the bowling alley" Pearl said.

"Bonnie, Jessica, and me can take the arcade" Mya said. "And keep an eye out for the tomb as well".

"Wynter and me can watch over all the founding families" Wyatt said. "And still spy on Eric and Gabriel".

"When are we going to start patrolling? Elena asked. She hope it wouldn't be tonight. She already had plans with the girls. She was really looking forward to this. She needed some fun and that meant she didn't have to think about her break up with Stefan, or her problems with Damon.

"The sooner the better, so I say tonight" Damon said.

"I agree," Pearl said.

Elena looked over at Bonnie, Jessica, and Mya and knew what they were thinking about. They had wanted like her a night of fun, before they headed back into the real world.

When the meeting broke up, everyone got up and started to leave. Elena headed outside with Bonnie, Jessica, and Mya. She could feel Stefan following behind her. She knew he wanted to talk about their patrol tonight. She stopped and waited for him. When she felt him grow near, she turned around and faced him.

"I hope you're not mad at me for what happened back there" Stefan said.

"I just don't feel like talking about it Stefan," Elena said irritably.

"I want to Elena," Stefan pleaded. " I know we're broken up I get that, but I'm still not giving up on us. But that wasn't what that was about, it was about you're safety. I feel like I can protect you better than Damon can".

"Let's just be real Stefan, this has nothing to do with my safety. But it has everything to do with Damon" Elena said furiously. "And I think Damon is quite capable of protecting me".

"I didn't mean it that way" Stefan said.

"I think you did" Elena said insistently. " Look, I'll see you at the movies". And she headed towards Bonnie's car. She could feel Stefan staring after her, but she didn't look back. She wasn't planning on meeting him. She didn't feel like dealing with him, or Damon, or anything supernatural tonight.

"So, I'm guessing you're not having the party " Bonnie said.

"It's still on, unless you guys have a problem with it" Elena said. "We need this, before we get serious again".

"I'm down with that" Jessica said.

"Count me in" Mya said. "This could be our only chance until this whole tomb and battle thing goes away".

"That only leaves you Bon," Elena said.

"Yeah, of course I'm in" Bonnie said. " I'm the one that said something about it in the first place".

"Do you guys already have your bags packed?" Elena asked.

"Yep, in the trunk" Jessica said. "And I hope you guys don't mind, but I brought a couple of board games".

"I hope you brought some really good ones and not boring ones" Mya said.

"We're never to old for board games" Bonnie said. "And I'm with Mya, I hope they are good".

"True," Elena said. "It doesn't matter how old you get and I hope you have my all time favorite".

"Which is?" Mya asked.

"Monopoly" Elena said.

"Yep, I got that one" Jessica said.

"Awesome," Elena said. "Look guys we better go, before Caroline comes to my house and we aren't there". And she headed to her car. Mya, Jessica, and Bonnie got into Bonnie's car.

She knew it was against the law and not to mention dangerous to text while driving, but she had to text Caroline. She told her she was heading home now, and that Bonnie and her cousins were right behind her. Caroline replied and said she was on her way.

Elena pulled into her driveway and got out. She was just inserting the key, when Caroline drove up. Bonnie went to introduce Maya and Jessica. Elena headed into the house. Bonnie, Mya, Jessica, and Caroline followed her, with their over night bags.

They all headed upstairs to Elena's room and changed into their pj's. Caroline handed her all her coursework and she sat it on top of her desk. Her and Caroline then went into her bathroom to share the mirror. Elena removed her make-up, while Caroline pulled her hair into a loose ponytail. She left the bathroom, so Caroline could used it. She gathered her pillows and then grabbed her sleeping bag out of her closet. The others gathered their pillows and sleeping bags as well.

They headed back downstairs. They spread their sleeping bags on the floor in the living room to make one big bed. As her, Mya, and Jessica went to get the snacks and drinks, Bonnie and Caroline were left to pick out a movie from her massive collection. Mya popped the popcorn, while she poured all the candy into large different color bowls . Jessica took out the glasses and then grabbed the bag of ice from the freezer. Mya took a bowl from Elena, then poured the popcorn into it.

Jessica took the glasses into the living room, then came back to grab two cases of can soda. Mya left to take the bowl of popcorn. She came back and started to grab the bowls with Bonnie and Caroline's help. Elena went into the cabinet and grabbed the big bags of potato chips, then took them into the living room.

They all settled down on the floor and started to grab bowls and the bags of chips. Elena got up to put in the DVD. They were watching The Time Traveler's Wife. Which was another favorite of hers.

For one crazy moment she imagined herself in Claire's shoes and pictured Damon as Henry. Could she put herself through a love such as that? Filled with so many ups and downs. Just to be with the man you loved. She would like to say yes in a heartbeat.

Elena was pulled out of her reverie, when the movie ended. She could watch the movie a million times. She wondered what it would be like to watch a movie cuddled up next to Damon. She shook her head vigorously. She had to stop thinking about him. From his actions he had made it clear he didn't want her anymore and it hurt terribly.

"So, what's next?" Caroline asked.

"I was thinking about a board game" Jessica said.

"Yeah, Monopoly" Elena said.

"I'll go grab it" Bonnie said. And she got up in left.

"I'm the banker Mya called.

"All right, but no stealing" Jessica said with a warning.

"I'll keep an eye on her" Elena said. And she winked at Mya.

"Do you guys honestly think I'll steal from the bank?" Mya asked. And she faked a hurt expression.

Everyone burst out laughing.

"I have it" Bonnie said smiling as she held the game in her hands. She joined them back on the floor. She grabbed a handful of chips and stuffed them into her mouth, before she sat down the game.

"Grab your piece" Jessica said as she took hers. "And let the game begin".

When the game was set up and everyone had grabbed their pieces, they started to play. Everyone was having a great time. They decided to play for a second time, when Elena won the first game. Jessica won the second game and was so happy, that she got up and did a happy dance. Everyone doubled over with laughter. Elena laughed so hard, that she had tears coming from her eyes.

"We need some more popcorn" Caroline said.

"Hand me the bowl, I'll go get it" Mya said as she took the bowl from Caroline and got up and headed into the kitchen.

"How about a game of UNO?" Bonnie asked as she took out the box of cards.

"Oh ,my god yes, I love that game" Jessica said. Her eyes shining with excitement.

"I haven't played that game in years" Elena said. She took the cards from Bonnie and dealt them around to each player.

"Look like I made it back just in time for a game of UNO" Mya said as she sat down and handed Caroline the bowl of fresh popcorn.

"Enough talking, let's play" Elena said as she threw down her first card and soon everyone followed her lead.

Caroline won the first game, then Mya won the second game, Bonnie won the third game ,and then Elena won the fourth and last game.

"I have another game for you guys" Jessica said with a wicked smile.

"What is it?" Elena asked.

"I have a feeling I'm going to love this" Mya said. And she grabbed a handful of BBQ potato chips.

"Tell us already" Caroline said. Her eyes sparkling. She threw her soda back and then she belched loudly. "Excuse me".

"All you guys must play, which means no backing out" Jessica said.

"Okay, okay we get the point" Bonnie said. And she grabbed two snickers from the bowl.

"Anytime you're ready to tell us" Elena said. She grabbed the bowl of popcorn from Caroline's lap.

"Okay, fine I'll tell you, but remember what I said about backing out " Jessica warned.

She grabbed a bag from behind her back and she took out a bottle of Gin and five shot glasses.

"It's called the alphabet game. Now the rule is that you have to name a state for the letter you come to. When it's your turn and if you can think of a state, then you're golden. But if you can't think of one, then you have to down a shot and so on like that. If you never have to take a shot in the game, then you're named the winner. I'll go first, then you Elena, then it's your turn Caroline, then you Bonnie, and then you Mya" Jessica said.

"Seems simple enough" Elena said. This would be a great way to clear her mind. She never took a drink in her life, but there was always a first time for everything.

"I just hope I don't have a headache in the morning" Caroline said.

"If you can think of a state, then you won't get one" Mya said.

"Right," Caroline said. "I just hope my brain remembers that".

"I'm feeling lucky I could end up winning" Jessica said smirking.

"Let's not get cocky, before the game even start" Elena said laughing.

"I'm with you Elena, I mean I could be the winner for all we know" Bonnie said smiling.

"You guys just need to slow down, the game already has my name on it" Mya said playfully.

Caroline threw a pillow at her and everyone started laughing, then everyone started throwing pillows at each other.

The game moved along smoothly at first, without anyone having to take a shot. As the game continued on, it got more challenging. Caroline was the first one to down a shot, then it was Elena. When it was her turn again, her mind went completely blank. She took one for the team and threw the shot of Gin back as they cheered for her.

Elena was feeling good. She felt like she was on top of the world. It felt good to shut her problems out for one night. Bonnie was next the one to down a shot, with Caroline right behind her. She made sure she got the next state. Finally, Mya had to take a shot.

She got tongue tied on her turn, so had to down another shot along with Caroline and Bonnie. Caroline started to laugh uncontrollably. Mya down her second shot, not looking to happy. She knew it in her head, but it wouldn't come out on her next turn. She quickly down the fourth shot. Her head spinning crazily.

Her, Caroline, Bonnie, and Mya had to down a shot as they reached the end of the alphabet game. She got up slowly to her feet. She was swaying. She took a few minutes to steady herself. Bonnie had joined in on laughing uncontrollably with Caroline. She almost feel over, but Mya grabbed her arm just in time.

"Thanks," Elena said shakily.

"You're welcome," Mya said. And she let her arm go.

Bonnie, Caroline, and Jessica were getting to their feet, when the front door was knocked in with a big bang. Elena was so shocked , that she just stood there with a dumbstruck look on her face and looked at the door that was lying on the floor. She didn't notice the two guys coming in.

Mya reacted fast with lightening speed, by flicking her hand and one of the guys went flying across the room. He crashed into a table, breaking it under his weight, and then he landed on the floor. She flicked her hand again, sending the other guy flying. He crashed into one of the chairs knocking it over and splintering it in two. Caroline started screaming loudly, then she passed out from shock. The first guy got quickly to his feet with superfast speed. Then like the first guy the second guy got quickly to his feet.

"Vampires!" Mya shouted. And she gave her hand another flick, sending both of them soaring across the room once more.

This time they crashed into the two coffee tables. The glass shattered everywhere. Caroline came to and started screaming once more, looking terrified. Bonnie leaned down over her and started to whisper something into her ear. Caroline suddenly went limp and fell over and started to snore loudly, her chest rising and falling in a steady rhythm.

Elena finally lifted her head up from the door and took in the scene, before her. She looked at the two guys closely as they laid on the floor, who started to get up to their feet with difficulty. It was the same guys from this afternoon. The concern cable guys, the ones with the identical rings. She couldn't think of their names. She couldn't believe she had forgotten them and that they had actually been vampires clearly out in the daylight. Her head started to spin again and it started to pound insanely. She started to rub her forehead viciously, trying to ease the pounding.

"How did they get in here without an invitation?" Jessica asked with confusion. She lifted her hand along with Mya and the two guys were lifted off their feet and hung suspended in mid-air.

Elena looked at her. She tried to focus her eyes, but there was no chance with her splitting headache.

"I let them in" Elena said slowly. Her words were hard to get out. "But I thought they were cable guys".

"That's right, Elena let us in" the black hair vampire said. "And we're not leaving, not by a long shot".

"You didn't know Elena, so don't go blaming yourself" Bonnie said sternly.

"I'm going to get you witches" the black hair vampire said deadly. "I'm going to enjoy every minute of ripping you to pieces with my bare hands, but first I'm going to drain you dry ".

"Well, good luck with that" Bonnie said sarcastically. "But seeing as you're immobile right now I don't see how that's going to work".

"I'm just going to rip your heart straight out and watch it crumble in my hand" the reddish hair vampire said with lethal intent.

"Oh, is that right?" Mya asked ever so sweetly. Her hand clenched into a fist and the reddish hair vampire grabbed his neck and started to make choking noises. "I see you can't talk now, can you?."

"Why are you here?" Elena asked coldly. She was becoming herself again, but she still had the pounding headache. "Who sent you?".

"We're here to have some fun of course" the black hair vampire said with an evil smile. "Especially with you Elena, Eric wants you dealt with immediately. And there's no Damon to save you this time".

Elena gasped, but not from fear. Now she remembered their names. They came to her with blinding speed. Gabriel was the one with the black hair and Michael had the reddish hair. She watched as Mya and Jessica dropped their hands and Gabriel and Michel fell to the floor with great impact.

"Over my dead body" Bonnie said fiercely. And she stepped in front of Elena and took a protective stance. Her eyes narrowed at him threateningly. She had sobered up quickly just like Elena had. Mya and Jessica joined her. Their bodies tense with what was getting ready to happen.

"That could be arrange" Michael said. And he took a menacing step towards them. His eyes flashed black.

"We can take you" Jessica said with defiance. Her eyes never wavered from his.

"How about four more of us outside" Gabriel said amusingly. His eyes flashed black also.

"We'll gladly take all you vamps" Mya said strongly. "How about it girls, you in a kick-ass mood like me?" .

"Definitely," Jessica and Bonnie both answered.

"Well, it's going to be you witches funeral" Gabriel said laughing like a lunatic.

"Enough of this!" Mya yelled. She waved her hand in the air crazily and both vampires were flying across the room once again and crashed into the wall.

The impact made a big hole. They sunk to the floor in a daze. They shook their heads and with superfast speed they got to their feet. They advanced on them. They made a deadly combination.

With superfast speed, they zapped around the room. It made it hard for the witches to hit them with a spell. They stayed calm, but looked all around frantically. They tried to find an opening. Elena just stood frozen unable to move a muscle. It was like she was in a dream, a very horrifying one. With no apparent warning, Gabriel grabbed Mya by the neck and flung her across the room with great force. She hit the TV with a sickening smack and then fell onto the floor. Where, she laid there unresponsive.

Jessica looked enraged and she hit Gabriel with a spell that blasted him out the door backwards. She was so focus on him, that she didn't notice Michael sneaking up on her, until he grabbed her by the wrist and gave it a twist in his grip, breaking it. Jessica cried out in great agony. Tears were seeping from her eyes. Before he could do more harm to her, Bonnie hit him with a spell that slammed him against the wall hard and kept him pinned there, while he struggled endlessly.

Bonnie was making her way to him to inflict more acts, but before she could reach him, Gabriel came from out of nowhere and punched her square in the face, which sent her flying backwards. She fell over the couch. Mya soon recovered and got to her feet with great effort. Elena could tell she was in serious pain. Mya focused all her energy and hit Gabriel with a powerful spell that sent him flying through the window. She went after him. Elena admired her bravery. She knew full well that four more vampires were waiting.

Jessica struggled to her feet, holding her broken wrist, and then she ran after Mya to help her. Ready to fight for the ones she cared about and not even caring about facing death, or her injury. Elena admired her also. She was so caught up in her thoughts, that she didn't see Michael fall from the wall. Bonnie spell had broken, when she went flying. When she did noticed him, it was a little too late. He smacked her hard across the face, which sent her flying across the room. She crashed into a wall and fell slowly to the floor. She felt her bottom lip split and felt the blood rush into her mouth. She winced in pain as it started throbbing.

Elena held the wall to balance herself and got to her feet. She shook off the pain. Michael came up from behind her and grabbed her by the neck and then slammed her head into the wall, before releasing her. She saw stars and she staggered just, before falling. Her head felt like it had been cracked open. Her headache was a hundred times worse. The pounding intensified. She thought she was going to vomit and pass out at any moment. She felt a stinging sensation on the right side of her forehead, so she put her hand to it and her hand came away covered in a lot of blood. She knew she had a deep gash.

Bonnie finally got up from the floor and hit him with another one of her spells. He went flipping through the air and then landed on the floor with a thump. She had her arms around Elena's waist, helping her to her feet, when Michael grabbed her by the throat and he started to strangle her. Bonnie struggled hard in his hold. She tried with no vain to pry his hands away. His eyes looked crazed. All Elena could do was just stand there at first, then she snapped out of it and looked around for something to use on him. When she didn't find anything satisfying, she just said screw it and jumped onto his back. She decided not to think, but to just take action.

She held on tightly. He tried to shake her off, but she wasn't going anywhere. Bonnie continued to struggle in his grip. Her eyes started to roll back into her head. That's when Elena thought she had to do something quickly, but this wasn't working. So she fought him like a lioness, like she was protecting her cubs from predators. She pounded on his head and shoulders. She even bent her head and bit into his neck savagely drawing blood, but still his hold remained solid on Bonnie.

Elena started to gorge his eyes out with her fingers. She ignored his cries of pain. The only thing that mattered was Bonnie. He finally released Bonnie and she crashed to the floor in a heap. She was gasping for air as she tried to control her breathing. Michael rammed his back against the wall and Elena had the wind knocked out of her and the back of her head had slammed against the wall for a second time.

She crumbled to the floor. The pain in her head was so severe, that she thought she was about to die and the first thing that came to her mind was Damon. That she wouldn't get a chance to work out her feelings for him and see if they could actually work. That she wouldn't get to feel his god like body crushing hers again, or get to feel his lips against hers again. That she wasn't going to experience his skilled love making. She wasn't going to get the chance to scream and pant as he thrusted into her hot moist center as he went deeper and deeper hitting the right spot. Wouldn't get to know what it felt like to have an orgasm in unison as they both reached fulfillment. She desperately wished he was there.

Her eyes were closing on her. She was losing consciousness. She had to stay awake. Michael came for her again. He reached down and grabbed her long ponytail and yanked her up hard. She thought he was going rip her hair out. She refused to cry out. She dug her fingernails into his flesh and he responded by pulling her hair harder.

"You bitch!" Michael yelled furiously as he throw her away from him. Elena tripped over the rug and she fell face first.

She sucked in a deep breath as her nose came into contact with the hard floor. She felt the most excruciating pain. She hoped it wasn't broken. Blood started to run from her nose, soaking her shirt. She flipped over quickly as she heard his footsteps approaching her. She scanned the floor for an object. Anything that would help her defend herself from Michael. She looked up to see Michael still coming towards her, then she looked back down and saw a big piece of shattered glass, so she picked it up and hid it behind her back and looked back up towards Michael.

Elena waited for the right moment to strike. He continued to advance towards her, his fangs showing. He had finally had enough with all the games, he was ready to kill her, but not before draining her dry. If he thought she was going to give up without a fight and go down easily he was seriously mistaken. She was a fighter and damn proud of it. Her palms started to sweat as he got closer and closer to her. Five more steps, four more steps, three more steps, two more steps, and finally the last step Elena counted in her head. Now was the time to act. He was reaching down to grab her and without hesitation, Elena drove the big piece of glass through his ankle with all her strength.

He howled in pain. He looked at her with surprise, then his look turned murderous. She smiled at him and then kicked him as hard as she could in his bad ankle, which drove the glass in more. He grunted and was reaching down to remove the glass, but Elena wasn't going to let him have the chance. She swing her foot hard and knocked him down. She got up quickly as she could and didn't waste anymore time.

Elena stumbled over to the broken chair and searched through the broking pile, until she found a piece that was sharp enough to do the job. She stumbled back over to Michael, who was having a hard time removing the glass from his ankle. She almost tripped over Bonnie, who was still having a hard time catching her breath. For a second she almost felt sorry for him.

She was raising her hand to drive the object through his chest, when she was suddenly lifted off of her feet by Michael, who had wrapped his hand around her ankle. She was falling backwards fast, her arms flying everywhere and her hands grabbed air. She screamed as her back slammed into the floor hard. She rolled over painfully. Her body was screaming in agony. Every part of her body was on fire. She knew she was going to be black and blue tomorrow.

Elena tried with all her might to get up, but she couldn't. Everytime she tried she would drop back down. She tried reaching out to grab on to something, but her arms just didn't have the strength. Every little move killed her. Michael was stepping over her. Elena didn't show any signs of fear. She didn't even make a sound. He was crouching down towards her.

He was suddenly picked up by the shoulder by Damon and thrown across the room. Elena blinked her eyes a few times to make sure she wasn't hallucinating. He stared down at her with black eyes. His eyes looked her over from head to toe. What he saw angered him greatly and he turned fast and went after Michael. Elena would hate to be in Michael's shoes right now. Damon looked fit to kill.

She saw them going at it, but Michael wasn't doing to well. Serves him right Elena thought. Damon was older and faster. Damon was throwing Michel all around and slamming him all over the place. He was throwing powerful blows left to right. Damon finally pinned Michael on the floor. He drove sharp stakes into his hands and ankles, all the while Michael hollered out in pain.

Damon bent down and broke both of his hands, all of his fingers, his arms, his legs, and his feet and his toes. He crushed his nose and both of his kneecaps. He then went to stand by Michael's head. He lifted his foot and stomped down with great force on his throat, crushing his windpipe. Michael went soundless. Elena couldn't tear her eyes away. This moment brought her back to want he truly was. It was like he wasn't Damon anymore, her Damon.

Elena watched as Damon got another stake and plunged it through Michael's chest and plunged another one just for extra measure. His body stopped twitching and he went still. Elena tore her eyes away, when Damon took Michael's head in both of his hands. She already knew what he was about to do. She heard a sickening jerk.

Her head was still killing her. She felt the back of her head and realized she had a big size lump forming. Not to mention her bottom lip was still stinging. She had a deep nasty gash on her forehead. Her nose was really sore and it was swollen and it had finally stopped bleeding. She had felt it, if even she didn't want to, but she had to find out if it was broken or not. Thank god it wasn't. Her back and sides were throbbing badly. It felt like someone had dump a ton of heavy bricks on her.

She heard Damon tell Bonnie to take the body outside and get rid of it. That Jessica, Mya, and Jade were all still outside getting rid of the other bodies. That only three vampires escaped and one happened to be Gabriel. He even went as far as insulting her powers, saying that Mya and Jessica were powerful witches than her, and that she did a bang up job in protecting Elena. If she wasn't in such a bad way, she would have came to Bonnie's defense. She felt her eyes trying to close again.

Damon wrapped his arm around her, lifting her to her feet gently. Elena head was spinning like mad and she clung to Damon. She rested her head on his shoulder. Her face snuggled into his neck. He smelled so good and being so close to him again felt good as well. She felt like she was in heaven.

As he started to take steps with her, she started to fall and he caught her with speed. Holding her even more closely to his body. He cursed under his breath and then lifted her up into his arms, cradling her like a baby. Elena snuggled closely to him and wrapped her arm around his neck. He started to walk up the stairs with her in his arms. Elena was starting to drift off to sleep.

"Elena, I need for you to wake up for me" Damon urged softly. "I think you have a concussion, which is really serious, so please stay awake for me".

"But, I'm so sleepy" Elena whined tiredly. And her eyes fluttered open to look up at him. He stared down into her face.

"I know Lena, but you need to stay awake for me sweetie" Damon said tenderly.

Elena loved the way he called her Lena instead of Elena.

"What's with the look?" Damon asked curiously. She knew he must have noticed her little smile.

"Nothing, it's nothing" Elena said. And she shook her already pounding head.

"Don't start lying Elena, just spit it out" Damon demanded.

"It's just that you called me Lena instead of Elena" Elena said.

"Do you have a problem with me calling you that? Damon asked.

"No, I actually love it" Elena said honestly. And then she traced his lips with her finger. She saw the heated look in his eyes and she quickly removed her finger.

"You know you was suppose to be with Buzz kill Bob at the movies tonight" Damon said.

"I know, but I already had made plans to hang out with the girls tonight" Elena said. "How did you know I didn't show up?"

"Stefan phoned the Mystic Grill and asked to speak to Jade" Damon said. "For some reason he chose not to call my cell phone".

Elena already knew why, but she didn't feel like telling him at the moment. She was in a lot of pain.

"So, I know you've heard about me inviting Michael and Gabriel in" Elena said. "They were posing as cable guys in the afternoon, which I'm thinking the rings had something to do with that, since that have witches or a witch on their side".

"I made sure I took Michael's ring" Damon said. "I'll have to inform Pearl about this new development tomorrow. I strongly feel that Eric, Gabriel, and Michael are the only ones that have rings to walk in the daylight".

Damon sat her on her bed with great care and he disappeared in her bathroom. She wondered what he was doing. She leaned her aching head back onto the bedpost. She shut her eyes for a minute and then opened them back up, when Damon came back into her room. He was carrying a first-aid kit, a pan of hot water, a bath cloth, a tube of Neosporin, Q-tips, and a bottle of Advil and a glass of water.

He handed her two Advil's and the glass of water. She popped the pills one by one and then threw the water back. He sat on the bed beside her. He washed her face with the bath cloth to wipe the blood away. He did it very carefully, so as to not hurt her. Elena watched him the whole time. Her eyes followed his every moment. He took two alcohol pads out the first-aid kit and dabbed at the gash in her forehead and the cut on her lip. She flinched a little. It stung terribly.

Damon squeezed a little Neosporin on two Q-tips and applied the ointment to the gash on her forehead and to the cut on her lip. He then took out a band-aid from the first- aid kit and applied it to the gash on her forehead. He had her raise her arms, so he could pulled the bloody pj's top from over her head. She knew he could see her nipples through her bra. They were hard as marbles. He stared down at them, his lips twitching. She thought about his mouth on them again. She remembered his lips and his tongue all to well. She wanted him to suck them, until she died of it.

Elena watched as he tore his eyes away and then got up to go the her dresser to find her another top. He found one and took it to her, then he carried all the things he brought out to her back into the bathroom along with the bloody top. Elena struggled to get the top on. Eventually, she managed.

She rested her head back onto the bedpost. The pain in her head was dying down, which meant the pills were working. She started drifting off to sleep again, when Damon shook her to wake her up. He sat back down beside her again.

"You're not going to like this, but I need to give you some of my blood" Damon said. He looked deep into her eyes. His blue eyes swallowing her chocolate ones. "That way you'll heal nicely. And instead of taking a couple of days, or maybe even weeks to recover you should be okay by tomorrow and your concussion will be gone by tonight".

"I don't like the idea, but if you say it's going to heal me and have me feeling like myself tomorrow, then I don't see a problem" Elena said. Even though she sounded convincing, her eyes showed how scared she really was and Damon must have read that from looking into her eyes.

"Elena, do you trust me?" Damon asked. His eyes searching hers. "I wouldn't have offered, if I didn't think you need it. And I'm not the type of guy, who would just help anyone".

"I trust you completely" Elena said truthfully. She knew it to be true, before it came out of her mouth. She trusted Damon with her life and knew that he would always protect her. "And I know you wouldn't try to change me".

"Then you know I would never physically harm you in anyway, or form" Damon said sincerely. "I would never change you, unless it was what you wanted".

"How will this work?" Elena asked. "And will you tell me, when to stop?".

"I'll just bite into my flesh and have you drink from my wrist" Damon said. "Of course, you don't even need much of my blood, just a couple of drops and that will do the trick".

"Okay, I'm ready" Elena said. She was ready to get this over with.

Damon eyes turned black and his fangs appeared. He raised his wrist to his mouth and bit into it and Elena watched as the dark red blood flowed freely. His lips were bloody. He held his wrist to her mouth. She hesitated, before she bent her head down towards his wrist. She grabbed on to his arm. Her trembling lips closed around his wound. She started to suck the rich thick liquid as it flowed into her month and down her throat.

Elena let her eyes close and focus on what she was doing. She drank slowly as to not choke. His blood tasted sweet and tart like cranberry juice, which she happened to love. She devoured it greedily. She knew she was suppose to be repulse by it, but she wasn't. She was very much aware of Damon watching her. She could feel it, him staring at her with such intensity.

She opened her eyes and looked up into his face. His black eyes stared back at her. His lips were shut tight and his jaw was clenched. It was like he was trying to restrain himself from touching her. His black eyes were unreadable, but she knew if they were blue she would read extreme longing.

Elena closed her eyes again. With each pull of his blood, she felt her strength start to return. She felt good, really good. She felt like she could fly. She wanted to shout from the roof. She wanted Damon to hold her in his arms and twirl her around the room. Like he had done at the Miss Mystic Falls. That day was so magical to her. She still remembered it to this day. The way he held her in his arms, so close. The way his hand settled in hers and his other hand placed at the small of her back. The way they glided together in perfect harmony. They way they stared into each others eyes, while the sweet song of All I Need played in the background.

A smile planted on his gorgeous face the whole time, which in turn made her smile. How it felt like they were the only ones out there. Nothing mattered and no one mattered. It was just her and Damon and the music. She had felt the connection between them even then and she knew he had felt it too. How the song came to an end and how she came floating back to reality. She had never wanted the song and dance to end, she wanted it to go on forever and ever. She and Damon both had a look of yearning on their faces as they parted ways.

"That's a enough" Damon said hoarsely as he removed his wrist from her mouth. She watched as the wound closed up. "How do you feel?". He used a finger to wipe the blood from her soft luscious lips. Her body tingled from his touch. He took the finger into his mouth and sucked on it. Elena got chills from just watching him.

"I feel really, really good" Elena said giddily. Her eyes were glazed over and she looked at him. His eyes were normal again, back to their beautiful blue. He was a part of her now and she loved it.

"Just don't let it go to your head" Damon said warningly."Even though you are feeling hundred percent better, you are still weak. Your mind knows it, but your body doesn't".

"I said I'm good" Elena said coldly. And she stood up to prove him wrong.

She must have gotten up to quickly, because her head started to spin and she almost doubled over, but he caught her around the waist to balance her. Her body melted into his.

"See I told you, but you were to stubborn to listen to me" Damon said smirking at her. She gave him a nasty look. She hated the fact that he had been right and she had been wrong.

"I knew, but I just wanted to make sure anyway" Elena said with falsity.

"Really?" Damon asked. His eyebrow raised with skepticism.

"Yes," Elena said snarkily and she threw her head back in defiance and dared him to contradict her. He only laughed and continued to smirk at her.

"If you say so" Damon said. And he tilted her chin up with his hand and gaze into her eyes.

Elena couldn't breathe. All she could do was stare back at him. His eyes were so hypnotic. She swallowed hard with difficulty. Her body was on fire, but in a good way. Even though it was sore it still wanted what it wanted and that was Damon. Her nipples were so hard, that they started to ache badly. She could feel the wetness start to soak her panties. She knew she had just broken up with Stefan and that she was suppose to sort out her feelings for him first, but she needed him badly with such desperation.

Without caring anymore she grabbed onto his neck looked into his eyes, then down at his lips. Then back into his eyes again, before she leaned towards him and crushed her lips against his. She kissed him desperately, but he didn't kiss her. She looked back into his face with confusion. Then she crushed her lips onto his again, but he still didn't kiss her back. She looked at him questioningly. She could definitely read the lust in his eyes, but she could also read resistance.

Damon just stood there, solid as a rock. His arms were still wrapped around her waist. She linked her arms around his neck and crushed her breasts against his chest. She held onto the back of his neck and kissed him again, even harder. By this time the cut on her bottom lip was starting to hurt, but she ignored it. She tried to force her tongue into his mouth, but he kept his mouth shut.

Elena leaned her forehead against his. She playfully rubbed her nose against his. She tilt her head and captured his lips with hers again. She kissed him passionately and deeply, but he still didn't respond. Her lips brushed over his back and forth ever so lightly. Coaxing him to respond.

"Kiss me," Elena whispered against his lips. "I want you so much, just kiss me". And she kissed him once more. She sucked on his bottom lip, drawing it into her mouth. She ran one of hands through his black hair. Loving the feel of it. "Stop fighting me and let me in".

"Why? So you can hurt me again I don't think so" Damon said bitterly. Then he looked down at her and smirked. "You don't seem to have a problem with admitting that you want me, but you still can't admit that you have feelings for me. So what I'm I to you? Just sex. A quick fuck and that's it. Sorry Elena, but I won't be your fuck buddy".

Elena was speechless for a moment. After the initial shock wore off she pushed him away from her and she raised her hand to slap him hard across the face, but like before he caught her wrist in his hand. How could he think she just wanted him just for sex and nothing more? It was more than that. She just needed time workout her feelings.

"I told you before Elena, I will not allow you to hit me again" Damon said angrily. " The only marks I want from you are the scratches down my back for when I'm buried deep inside of you".

"Just get out of my room Damon!" Elena screamed. "Better yet! Just get out of my house!".

"I'm not going anywhere Elena" Damon said forcefully. "You seem to forgot you were attacked tonight and was about to be killed".

"I just don't care anymore" Elena said with exasperation " I just want you out of my room, out of my house, and out of my life". And she snatched her wrist from out of his grasp.

For a moment she thought she saw hurt in his eyes, but if it had been there, then it had disappeared quickly. As soon she had spoken the words out of my life, she wished she could have taken it back. That was so far from the truth. God, why could she not just keep her mouth closed for once. Her heart was aching terribly.

"I'll be downstairs cleaning up and talking with the witches" Damon announced. And then he left out her room and slammed the door behind him.

When she heard his footsteps, Elena fell onto the bed and buried her face into her pillow. She felt the hot salty tears falling down her cheeks and chose not to stop them. It felt like someone was ripping her heart out of her chest and she cried even harder.

I'm so sorry for the wait guys, I just wanted this chapter to be good and plus I was busy with other things. And I'm especially sorry for the long chapter, but I wanted to add the tomb, the meeting, and the fight into this one. I promise not to make another chapter this long again lol. How did you like the chapter? Let me know by reviewing me. I hope it made you want to read more from me and not make you stop reading the story. Damon chapter is up next, so yay.