A/N: Hey everyone!

This is my favorite chapter. I know many of you won't be liking this but, I have been waiting to write and post this chapter since I started the story. I wish you like this too. I have this chapter written with me for quite sometime but I didn't know where should I put this. And I was trying to write 14th chapter and I just came across this and I thought this will fit perfectly here.

And I found the story I was looking for. Thanks to itwillalwaysbedamon for helping me out. The story's name is 'Partners in Crime', for those who were looking for it.

Special thanks to my beta Delovefic. BTW, she published a new fiction called 'Light In The Dark' It's an amassing fic, go check it out!

We are almost at 90, just two reviews more and we will cross it!

It's been a long A/N so I will tell you the reason for my late update in the end.

Now, on with the story!

Enjoy!

It's 6:30 now. I am ready. I decided to wear a purple half sleeves top and white shorts. I rush to my car turn the engine on and take off to the Salvatore Boarding house. When I was driving a thought came to my mind. Stefan will also be there. I slow down. I will have to see him again. I hate him. I have already wasted 4 months on him after break up. And even though it's been 2 years I still can't help but hate him. But I can't - won't - let him stop me from enjoying myself this time.

When I pull into the drive way of Salvatore boarding house I see Stefan's car is not there. I let out a sigh of relief. I know I thought I am not gonna let him affect me but it's hard. I walk up to the door and ring the bell. After few seconds I hear movement on the other side of the door. And in a few second the door opens to reveal a devilish hot looking Damon. He's wearing all black - black button down, black pj's.

"Hey!" I said cheerfully.

"Hi. Glad you came." He says with a wide smirk. "I knew you couldn't resist me." I just roll my eyes.

"You gonna invite me in, aren't you?"

"Yup. C'mon in" He said opening the door wider.

"Follow me." He said going up stairs. We entered his room. I know it's his cause Stefan once told me when he was giving me the tour of the house when I first came here.

"Your room?" We are just going to see movie and I don't think he has any T.V. in his room.

"Elena, I am not gonna try anything with you," He said with a smirk and I roll my eyes,"It's just that, I don't want you to run into Stefan. I know you hate him and all." I give him a smile and follow him inside the room.

"It just that I didn't know you had a TV in your room."

"Just wait and watch." When we enter his room I am greeted by a big, way too big, 65 inch TV.

"So what are we gonna watch?"

He walks me to his CD collection. He owns thousands of CD's! I am totally aware my mouth is hanging open. The last time he just picked up the CD I asked so I didn't get a chance to see his CD collection.

"All these belong to you?"

"Yup. But some of them are of my mother." I can hear sadness in his voice. Stefan never talked about his mother. Guess it's cause she died 3 years after giving birth to him. But Damon might have known her, he might be around 8 back then.

"I am sorry about her." I say keeping a hand on his arm.

"It was a long time ago."

"But pain like that doesn't go away."

"Shall I choose the movie?" He said changing subject.

"Hmm," I said eyeing the CD's "Go on"

"Now, let me see," He said looking up and down the CD's "How's this?" He said showing me the CD of 'The Ring'.

"It's a horror movie" I protested. I hate horror movies.

"Yeah"

"I hate them"

"Last time we saw the movie of your choice and I did't say a thing. Right?"

"Right," I said in a small voice.

"Nothing's gonna happen. It's just a movie."

"I know."

We put 'The Ring', his movie, to play. It started soon. We both were sitting on his bed. Our heads resting on the headboard. When the first horror scene came I jumped. I was going to fall off the bed but Damon caught me by wrist and pull me towards himself. I buried my head in his chest. He was narrating the scene to me. When the scene ended the let go of me. I tried to watch the movie. And whenever any scary scene came we will do the procedure again - I will bury my face in his chest, he'll narrate me the scene. Till the time the movie ended I was just going to melt down, if it wasn't Damon holding me.

"Let's go cook" He said after the movie ended.

"Yeah" I said following him to the kitchen. "So what are we making?"

"Pizza"

"What should I do to help?"

"You should just sit there like a good girl," He told pointing towards the bar stools "And let me work." I tried to protest but it doesn't affect him in the least bit. After some time I went to the washroom and when I returned suddenly the light went off. I am scared. First that horror movie and now this light. I am sacred to hell!

"Damon" I call his name.

No reply.

"Damon!" I shout.

Still no reply. I start to panic. My heart is racing. "Where are you?"

It's all dark! And I am phobic to dark. And why isn't he answering?! He's fine... right? Nothing's happened to him? There are tears in my eyes. Suddenly two arms wrap around my waist from behind, I shout at the top of my lungs. "Ghost!" There are tears in my eyes. Then I hear him chuckle from behind me. The lights are back after sometime. And it all fit in place. This was Damon's prank.

I just stomp off to his room, grab my car keys and make my way downstairs to the front door but before I could open it Damon grabs arm and turns me around.

"Hey, where are you going?"

"Home."

"I am sorry. Don't cry." He said genuinely, wiping my tears. I jerked his hand away and turned around to leave. I can hear him calling my name from behind me but I don't turn around. I have to get out of here. As. Soon. As. Possible.

I sit in my car and drive away. I know I am driving very fast. Probably 80 miles per hour. But I don't care. I didn't go home instead I turn to go to the cemetery. I stop in front of the cemetery gate, climb down and make my way to my parent's grave. I know most of the people would go home, shut the door and try to sleep their fear off. It's cause they feel safe in their home. But I feel safe near my parents. I always come here when I am sad or upset or scared, and presently I am all the above. People are scared of cemetery but it's the opposite with me. My phone is ringing. I know it's Damon so I just ignore it. It keeps on ringing so I shut it off after some more ringing.

I make my way to my parents grave. Some tree branches are cutting down my thigh but I don't care. It's freeing out here and I am regretting my decision to wear shots. When I reach them I sit down beside them.

"Hey Mom. Hey Dad." I said to them "You know what happened today? How could you? Let me tell you. I went to Damon's house..." I narrate them the whole scene. "...You know when the light returned he was him laughing and everything fitted in place." I could feel tear flowing down my face. "I know he doesn't know I have achluophobia but then also. And even though I am achluophobic I was still worrying about him. Does anyone do this? No, right?" And then suddenly one line that my mom used to say came in my mind 'When you love someone you can overcome your darkest fear.'

"No! No! That can't be true." I whisper but I know it's true. I am in love with Damon Salvatore. And this was the last thought I remember before going to unconscious.

DPOV

What did I do? I didn't think she would react like this. I should have thought. I am so stupid. And now she isn't even picking up my phone. I keep on trying and after 6 calls when I try the 7th call it's switched off. I am very worried about her. She was driving so fast. I just wish nothing happened to her, but if... No I can't think like that! I grab my car keys and make my way to her house. When I reached her house I rang the bell of her house. Jeremy opens the door.

"Damon, what are you doing here?" He asked confused.

"Where is Elena?"

"Wasn't she with you?"

"Yes, she was. But then I did a prank and she just stomped off."

"What did you do?" He asked angrily.

"Whoa. Cool down. I just shut the light off and surprised her by putting my arms around her from behind." His eyes wide when I finished.

"It was all dark?" He asked.

"Yeah. Why?"

"She's afraid of dark. She's achluophobic. It really scares the hell out of her. Oh my god! I will kill you if something happened to her," He said angrily. And believe me he is very very serious. I don't know why but it scared the shit out of me. "This can't happen again." He mummer to himself. Again?

"What do you mean again?" I asked.

"When last time the lights of our house went off last she freaked out and went somewhere and came back the next day with high fever." He explained.

"Did she tell you where did she go?"

"No," He said trying to call her. "God dammit! Her phone is switched off."

"Is there anyplace where she goes when she is upset?"

"Umm..." He said trying to think "I don't know."

"Do you have number of her friends?"

"Yes. I have."

"Call them." I commanded. I am getting really worried about Elena. God I am such a idiot! I was pacing the length of their porch while he called all her friend. Trying to think where she could have gone. "Cemetery" I shouted. Jeremy looked at me confused. "She once told me she feels safe with her parents" I explained. "I will go check there and you wait here in case I am wrong and she comes back home." I tell him before rushing in my car and turning the engine on.

At Mystic Falls Cemetery.

The sight in front of me breaks my heart. Elena's lying there unconscious, there are dried tear stains on her cheeks and a few cuts on her thighs. It breaks me seeing her like that. And it kills me knowing this is all because of me. I sit down next to her and oh god! She's freezing. I lift her in my arms and take her in the car and on the heater. I wish she is fine. Please god.

When I reach the house Jeremy's still pacing in front of the door. I take Elena out of the car. Jeremy's eyes widen when he sees his sister. He opens the door when I reach there. I tell him to call the doctor and then I carry Elena upstairs, to her room. I put her down on the bed gently as if she will break. Then I go to the washroom grab a washcloth and a bowl full of water and come back to the room.

My hands are trembling as I wash her wounds. I am such a idiot! I shouldn't have let her leave. I should have asked her what was the problem. I should have calmed her down. I should have done anything but let her leave. She is like this all cause of me. I am the world's dumbest person alive on this planet. I hate myself so much. I should have guessed that she might fear dark. She told me she was there when, her parent's drowned in the car.

After some minutes I hear a knock followed by Jeremy, entering the room with Dr. Fell.

"Is she going to be fine?" I asked her when she finished examine her.

"She most probably will be, she just have a fever and a few wounds. And the wounds are not too bad," She said politely,"But, here are some medicines she should take." She said writing the names of some medicines.

"I will look to it, that she doesn't miss them," I told her.

"Thanks for coming at this time of hour, Meredith." Jeremy said.

"No problem," Meredith then bid us goodbye and left.

"Go, sleep. I am not leaving her side till, I know she is fine." I told Jeremy.

"Okay, but call me if you need anything."

"Yeah." I said lamely and Jeremy left the room leaving me and Elena alone.

"I am so sorry Lena," I told the unconscious figure lying in front of me."I the world's biggest Idiot." I took her hand in mine and sit on the chair beside her. I keep on stroking her hand all night long.

A/N: So did you liked it? I wish you did. Finally Elena figured her feelings about Damon. And I am sorry for the long wait. My school started and then I got my exams date-sheet and I was so busy studying. Then also I could have updated soon but my fave story 'What if?' by ejejay123 was update after such a long time and after I read it I wasn't able to concentrate on this story. I am soo... sorry! I will try and update I will try to update as soon as possible, but as I told you I have to study for exams. But I promise I will update whenever I find time.