I was awoken by an annoying ringing sound. Recognising Elena's ring tone I kicked her of the bed to go and get it. She fell to the floor with a thud and groaned as she searched for her phone. "Hello." She said as she answered it.

"Elena!" Caroline whined.

I moaned as I buried my head under the pillow. Elena's voice grew quitter as she left the room leaving me, Caroline and bonnie to sleep.

I'd been wondering around mystic falls aimlessly. Elena and Stefan had gone away on a romantic break only an hour ago to our parent's lake house. I wasn't looking where I was going and I ran straight smack in to someone. I fell straight backwards and cursed under my breath as my as hit the floor. "Dani, I'm sorry I didn't see you there."

I looked up at shock to see Tyler standing over me with concern plastered across his face. He held out his hand to me and I took it gratefully as he hauled me to my feet. "Nah it was my fault, my head was in the clouds again."

"You always were a daydreamer." He laughed. "How are you anyway? I swear to god I had no part in it."

"I know and I'm fine honestly."

"Caroline hates me though." He stated.

"Why?" I asked.

"Because when Jules went to stake her I froze." He admitted.

"Then she doesn't hate you, she's just upset and angry."

"You didn't see her face but anyway what're your plans for today? Are you meeting up with Elena?"

"Oh no she went with Stefan up to our family's lake house so I just think I'm going to go the grill or something."

"Oh okay, well I'd better get going, I'll see you soon."

"By Ty." I called to his retreating figure. Well that was kind of weird. Oh well. I continued walking and come across a small flower shop, one I recognised way too much. That's when I looked across the road and saw a sign indicating 'Mystic Falls Cemetery'. A small smile graced my face as I walked in to the flowers shop, grabbed a bunch of flowers, paid and walked in to the cemetery. I looked down at my parent's grave carefully laid the flower down and sat down on the grass.

"Hey mom, dad." I whispered. I know it was kind of stupid talking to a grave but it gave me a sense of comfort. "I know it's been a while since I've been here but I've been kind of distracted lately." I admitted as I messed with my hands in my lap. "I bet you're looking down at me now in disappointment huh? You hated vampires and your daughters are in love with them. Well you don't have to worry about me, my love life is non-existent. Mom when we used to talk about love and finding our soul mates you made it sound so easy. I wish you would have told me it'd be hard." I swallowed back the lump in my throat and blinked back the tears that wanted to fall just thinking about the countless conversations I had with my mom. "Uncle John's back in town, guess I should say daddy john. I don't blame you for not telling us; in fact I'm glad you didn't tell us because no matter what you will always be my real parents… John wants a chance to be part of our family again, I agreed. I guess it's better to have parent than none even if he is an ass."

"Hey guess great minds think alike." I jumped at the voice but relaxed as Jeremy took a seat next to placing his flowers down next to mine. "Tulips always were mom's favourites." He noted.

"It's been over a year since I came here. I'm such a horrible daughter." I said as the tears that had threatened to fall finally did.

"Hey no!" Jeremy argued as he wrapped his arm around my shoulder and pulled me against his chest. "You were out there living your life, that's all they ever wanted from us. Do you remember when we were little and we were at the lake house Elena and mom when shopping while you, me and dad went fishing?"

I laughed which made me cry harder. "When I tried to throw my line the hook hit you and caught your skin."

"Dad turned the boat around and then we spent the next 3 hours in the hospital because I refused to let any one touch me." I wiped the last few remaining tears and looked up at him with a smile on my face. "Until you held my hand and told me that as soon as it was out you'd buy me the biggest lollypop you could find."

"It cost me like £5." I laughed.

"And took me about a week to actually finish." He smirked.

"I miss them so much." I stated.

"Me too." He sighed. We sat there in silence for a few minutes just staring at our parents head stone. "How about we make the day of it like we used to do? Go the grill grab some lunch and then go bowling or something and then tonight we can microwave some popcorn and watch whatever movie you want, but no chick flicks."

"That sounds great." I smiled as I let him pull me to my feet.

We had to walk to the grill seems neither of us had a car. It didn't take long as we spent the time reliving old memories. "Go grab a seat and I'll be right back." He said once we entered the grill. I nodded at him before sliding in to a booth. I watched as Jeremy ordered our drinks and as he was walking back over his eyes locked on to bonnie and he smiled, but what was more surprising was she smiled back. Hmmm…. "Here." He said as he handed me my coke.

"What no alcohol?" I questioned as I smirked at him.

"I'm a minor they won't serve me."

"I get served and I'm a minor." I retorted.

"Well it just so happens that all the bar staff are males so all you have to do is bat your eyelashes at them and ta dah." He chuckled. I rolled my eyes at him but laughed anyway.

A took a sip of my drink just as my phone vibrated in my pocket. I pulled it out to find a text from Damon. I gritted my teeth but read it despite myself.

Come to the boarding house now!

No.I quickly text back. Within seconds he replied.

It's life or death!I rolled my eyes at his theatrics but sighed.

"What's wrong?" Jeremy asked concerned.

"I'm going to have to bail on you." I admitted.

"Why?" He questioned.

"Because Damon is being Damon. I promise I'll be back in about an hour." I promised.

"What am I supposed to do while your gone?"

"Why don't you order food and invite bonnie to join you, I'm sure she'll be more than happy to oblige." I smirked winking at him.

He turned crimson as he looked down in embarrassment. "How did you know?"

"Well the lover's looks you two have been exchanging have been kind of obvious." I laughed.

"Are you mad?"

"Why would I be mad?" I asked confused.

"Because she's your best friend and I'm your little brother."

"She makes you happy and you make her happy that's really all that matters to me. However if I had of been here while you were dating Viki that would have been a whole different story."

"You never did like Viki did you?"

"Nope and she got you using drugs so now I hate her even more." I admitted before I waved at him and walked out of the grill.

The door to the boarding house was open when I arrived so I walked straight in. "Damon!" I called out in to the eerily quiet house. "I don't have all day Damon, what do you want?" But I met with silence. I sighed as I realised I was going to have to walk around this whole house until I found him. I walked down the hallway not really realising where I was going and I tripped over something falling down to the ground with a thud. I groaned as I pulled myself up but as soon as I turned around and saw what I tripped over I gasped. Rick's lifeless body was lying there his eyes wide open and a hand over his heart. But as soon as I saw his ring, the one like Jeremy's, I relaxed. But as soon as I realised that someone must have killed him and Damon was nowhere in sight the fear set in. "DAMON!" I screamed at the top of my lungs. Even though the trespassers who were in the house could probably hear me I just need conformation to know he was still alive.

"DANI RUN!" I heard him shout. Not wanting to argue I took off down the hall ways heading straight for the door. But as soon as I took of someone jumped out in front of me blocking off my path. Then I was grabbed from behind and tackled to the floor. There was no use in screaming as they pulled my arms behind my back and tied them together. Then I was lifted up from under the arms and the other guy came and around and grabbed my legs. I kicked my legs out successfully hitting him in the face. They guy growled then grabbed my legs painfully and tied the together. I struggled against them as they carried me in to a room and set me down on the sofa. I gulped as I saw Damon strapped to a chair with blood dripping down his shirt and a collar with wooden spikes digging in to his neck.

"Now that I have the doppelganger all I need is the moonstone." Jules said as she stood in front of Damon flanked by 4 guys. "Where is it?" She asked.

"If you only knew the irony of this moment right now." Damon replied smirked.

"You're a complete and utter idiot." I hissed.

Damon turned to me and raised his eyebrows. "I was captured and am currently being tortured but somehow I'm still an idiot."

"Yes you're getting tortured so why are you antagonising them?" I said meaning the comment about mason.

"Well I figure if I'm going to die might as well go out with a bang." He smirked.

One of the werewolves pulled on the chains connected to his collar and he groaned out in pain as the wooden spike pierced his skin. "Enough with the crap, where's the moonstone?"

"Let me tell you how this is going to go. You're going to torture me I'm not going to talk, someone loses a heart, last time it was your buddy mason." Damon explained with a smile on his face.

"This time it'll be you." Jules replied. They guy pulled the chains again and Damon gritted his teeth against the pain. Jules grabbed a shot gun off one of the guys and smirked. "You wanna know the best thing about buck shot?" She didn't give him time to answer merely continued. "It scatters through the body, maximum damage." She lifted the shot gun up at Damon and aimed. "Where's the moonstone?"

"Get it over with honey because you're never going to get it." Damon replied almost bored with the whole situation.

"Oh I know you're a vampire, you heal and you've lived long enough that the thought of death is almost appealing." Damon shrugged in response. "So why do you think she's here?" Jules asked as she smirked at Damon.

Damon face dropped and he looked up at Jules with worried eyes. "You wouldn't."

"No, she wouldn't because I'm the doppelganger which means you need me alive." I answered for her.

"Sweetie I think you're forgetting you have a twin."

"Who's out of town." I replied.

"At your family's lake house I believe." She smirked.

I gulped. "How do you know that?" I asked surprised. Her smirk only grew and then it dawned on me and I felt my heart break a little bit. "Tyler." She nodded which only made me angrier. "Did you not learn your lesson last time you messed with me? A very pissed off warlock came and kicked your ass. But he's nothing compared to the real person who's trying to protect me. And if you lay one hand on me or my sister your whole pack will be ripped to pieces."

Her eyes narrowed as she blurred towards me and wrapped her hand around my throat cutting off my air supply. I looked over Jules' shoulder to see Damon struggling in the chair desperate to get free. "So tell me Damon where's the moonstone?"

"Looking for this?" I took in a deep breath of air as I was dropped to the ground. I looked over to the doorway to see Elijah casually leaning against it with the moonstone in his hand. "Here take it." He said as he placed it on the table in front of him. "Go ahead." He urged. One of the werewolves rushed forward but he sped in front of them and ripped his heart out. Another two tried but it had the same effect. I looked up to see Jules had disappeared and the guy who had been torturing Damon was sat in the corner with his coat pulled over his head trying to hide himself. Elijah walked towards him. "What about you sweetheart?" He asked. The guy stood up but wouldn't meet his gaze. "Wanna take a shot?" Elijah challenged but they guy shook his head. "No? Where's the girl?"

"I dunno." Damon answered.

"Well it doesn't really matter." Elijah shrugged before snapping the guys neck and walking over to me. He bent down to my level and untied my feet before carefully helping me to my feet and untying my hands. "Are you okay?" He questioned.

I nodded. "Yeah, thank you."

"You're welcome." He replied as he went over to Damon and broke the chains letting him free. "You do realise this is the 3rd time I've had to save your life now?" He asked smiling at Damon before he disappeared.

I didn't even acknowledge Damon as I pulled my phone out of my pocket. "Elena?" I asked as soon as someone answered the phone. "Are you okay? Are you alright?" I questioned in panic.

"Yeah we're fine, Tyler helped us."

"Really?" I asked in disbelief.

"Yeah, he didn't realise we had to be killed in the sacrifice, they didn't tell him that part."

I nodded in understanding. "Okay well as long as you're alright. I'll talk to you soon okay?"

"Yeah, we'll be back in a few days anyway."

"Just be careful." I warned as I hung up and finally turned to Damon to see that he'd dragged Rick's body in here. "How long before he wakes up?" I asked.

"An hour give or take." He answered.

"Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine. I take it Elena and Stefan are alright as well."

"Yeah, Tyler helped them."

"So let me guess you're just going to forgive him for helping the people who wanted you dead." He replied snarkily.

"He didn't know we had to die Damon, he made a mistake."

"So you're just going to forgive him?" He asked annoyed.

"I forgave you didn't i?" I retorted.

He frowned. "I'm sorry about And-" He started but I cut him off.

"Don't Damon just don't. I don't care anymore, you can do whatever or whoever you want. But right now I have somewhere to be so I'll just see you later." I didn't bother waiting for his reply I just fast walked out of the room and left the house. I pulled out my phone as I started to walk home and dialled Jeremy's number. "Hey Jer about our brother sister day, can we do it some other time. I think I'm just going to go home and have an early night."

"Err yeah sure, are you alright? What happened with Damon; you were gone longer than an hour."

"I'll explain it all later okay?"

"Yeah sure. I'm kind of busy now so I'm gonna go."

"Ooooooh with Bonnie?" I teased.

"Shut up." He laughed before he hung up. I rolled my eyes at him before sliding my phone back in to my pocket and walking in to my house.

"Where's Elena?" I sighed heavily as I heard john from the kitchen.

"At the lake house." I heard Jenna reply.

"With Stefan?" There was a brief pause before he said. "And who gave her permission to do that?"

"I did because until you get a lawyer and file for legal guardian ship it's my call and there's nothing you can do about it."

"Whoaaa nice one Jenna." I cheered as I entered the kitchen.

"I always knew you were lenient but I didn't think you were negligent with them." John replied.

"You're in our house, so there's no way in hell you get to speak to her like that." I spat at john as I stood next to Jenna.

"She wanted to get away from you and so do I that's why I'm stopping with Rick." Jenna added as she sent a grateful smile to me.

"Oh because he's such a great guy." John said sarcastically not fazed by Jenna's words at all.

"You are on dangerous ground." Jenna warned.

"He's a liar Jenna."

"What?" Jenna asked confused.

"Did he ever tell you what happened to his wife?"

"She died."

"Really?" He questioned.

"Whatever you're trying to do, don't." I warned.

But john ignored me. "So they found her body then?"

"What are you saying?" Jenna asked.

"Ask Rick I'd love to hear his answer." John replied. Jenna glared at john before storming out of the room and up the stairs.

I glared at john. "God you wonder why people hate you. I was willing to give you a chance but until you show me something worthy of forgiving you can forget it. And whatever you're trying to prove with Jenna don't because I swear that you'll regret it. She's happy and if you do anything to ruin that you'll have me to deal with." I spat before storming away and heading up to my room. I opened my door and slammed it behind me. I pulled my phone out and threw it on the bed before stripping off and heading in to the shower.

I wrapped a towel around my body as I stepped out of the shower. I quickly tied my hair in to a bun on top of my head and brushed my teeth. As I stepped out of the bathroom I gasped as I saw Damon leaning against the wall. "You scared the hell out of me!" I scolded as I clutched the towel tighter against my chest.

His eyes travelled over my body shamelessly before he finally reached my face with a smirk. "We need to talk."

"Can't it wait?" I asked as I gestured down my body. "I need to get changed."

"Go ahead." He smirked. "I've got a perfect view right here." I glared at him so he sighed dramatically and turned around so his back was facing me. I walked over to my draw grabbed my knickers quickly pulling them on and then grabbed my pyjamas which consisted off sweat pants and a tank top.

"Done." I told him so he turned around.

"I like that look on you." He said gesturing to my pyjamas. "You look so carefree and sexy."

"What do you want Damon?" I asked annoyed.

"We found out that Elijah's planning on you to die for the sacrifice." He stated.

"I know the deal I made Damon. Elijah's very careful with his words… He promised to protect my friends and family, he never said a word about me." I explained.

"You mean that you knew you weren't going to survive this?" He asked in confusion and anger. I nodded.

"I told you before that if it comes down to the people I love or me, it's going to me."

"How could you ask me for a relationship when you're planning on dying in a few months anyway." He spat as he started to pace.

"I'm just trying to keep all the people I love safe, I'm trying to keep you safe." I reasoned.

"No, what you're doing is being a martyr!" He hissed.

"How is it any different when you say you'd die to keep me safe?" I questioned.

He blurred in front of me the anger radiating off him as his eye bored in to mine. "Because I've already lived! A hundred and sixty-nine years I have lived and you've barely begun! But you just want to go and let yourself get killed!" Damon shouted. "How could you do that to us, to your friends?"

"I'm doing this for you; I'm doing it for everyone! Why can't you just let me do this? I'm saving all your lives. It's going to happen one way or another but at least this way only one of us has to die." I replied as I felt tears run down my cheeks as his eyes turned cold.

He let out a humourless laugh. "You're trying to be brave but guess what you're doing isn't heroic it's tragic!" He shook his head at me as he took a few steps back and headed towards the window.

"You don't get it do you?" I bit out. "I don't care about being brave all I care about is keeping everyone safe and if I have to die for that to happen then so be it."

"I'm not going to let you die." He said softly before he disappeared out the open window. I wiped my eyes quickly and took my pyjamas off before putting my jeans and shirt back on. I needed to get out of this house and I needed to get out now.

"What was all that shouting about?" John asked as he opened my door and strolled in.

"Nothing to do with you." I retorted as I pushed past him and walked down the stairs.

"It's got everything to do with me you're my daughter."

"NO I'M NOT!" I screamed. "I WILL NEVER BE YOUR DAUGHTER AND YOU WILL NEVER BE MY FATHER!" I spat. "WE MIGHT BE RELATED BY BLOOD BUT YOU MEAN NOTHING TO ME AND YOU NEVER WILL." I shouted before I ran the last few metres out the house and slammed the door behind me.

I walked down the deserted streets for a while until I found myself outside the grill again. But I didn't go in; I wanted to be alone right now. But then Tyler stepped outside with a bag slung over his shoulder. "Tyler." I said.

He turned in shock to look at me and regret filled his features. "I'm so sorry for what they did to Elena and you I never knew you had to die I swear. I just didn't want to be like this anymore. I hope one day you can forgive me."

"You're already forgiven." I relied honestly as I smiled at him. "Are you leaving?" I asked as I gestured to his bag. He nodded and tears fell from my eyes. "Why?"

"It's better this way."

I nodded knowing he was right. "You better keep in touch okay?"

He smiled. "Of course I will."

I pounced on his and wrapped my arms tightly around his chest as a sob escaped me. "I mean it you better ring me whenever you can and just stay safe. I'm gonna miss you, you know that."

I pulled back and I could see tears glistening in his eyes as well. "I'll miss you too." A car pulled up beside us then and I noticed Jules in the driver's seat. "I guess I better go." I hugged him once more before he opened the door and slid in to the passenger's seat.

I looked over at Jules and narrowed my eyes. "You better watch out for him because if I find out he's been hurt in any way I will track you down and kill you myself."

She gave me a weak smile. "I promise I'll take care of him."

I wiped my eyes as the teas kept coming. "Goodbye Dani." He whispered.

"Goodbye Ty." I replied. "I'm going to miss you."

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! SPOILER ALERT !

What did you guys think of Thursdays episode? I love that Stefan's now evil it makes him that much more sexier and even though I hated Andie I kind of feel bad that she died and Damon just looked so broken about it. But on a much happier not naked Damon in bubbles –sigh- and what about Tyler and Caroline it was great I absolutely loved it! :) :) :) :) :) :) :)