Yo, where my fan base at? I got like no reviews:( I know many of you were not expecting the Katherine and Stefan POV but I wanted to explain why Katherine was called, and how dark and twisted their relationship is because it will make more sense later on. Sorry if I offended or lost anyone, I really hope you're all still here:(

This chapter is dedicated solely to storyofmyaveragelife who lends me positivity and encouragement when I feel low, and who is a faithful reader and whom makes me want to continue writing. Thank you for everything you rock!

Disclaimer: I don't know TVD, because if I did Jared Padelecki would play Klaus:)

Atheris xo

Ps there are only two references, so I think you should be able to find them both in order to earn the chapter.

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DPOV

After driving for what felt like forever, Damon's spirits lifted as he saw the sign welcoming them to Mystic Falls. He sent Caroline a text saying they had just reached the borders of town and then nudged Anna awake, and slapped Alaric's knee to wake him as well. They shared an excited look. It amazes me how great my friends are. Not only are they excited to meet the woman who has turned my life so completely upside down, but they are simply excited for me. Because tonight is the night I meet her.

Damon followed the instructions on the GPS and made the few short turns into town before coming to a stop in the Mystic Grill parking lot. He took a deep breath and stepped out of the Hummer. It felt good to have his feet on solid ground after sitting in the car driving for so long.

Anna walked up to him and looped her arms with his giving it a tight squeeze, trying to comfort his nerves. He gave her a tight lipped smile and as Alaric flanked his other side, they began walking towards the grill.

The trio stepped inside the doors and looked around, not really knowing what to expect. Seeing as they didn't actually know Caroline it was kinda hard.

"Here I was thinking that finding some blonde hair and blue eyed in this exact place at this time in such a small town would be easy," Damon said sarcastically looking around noting how many girls with that description were currently in the bar. Damon kept his head low and the three of them sat down in a booth in the back corner to wait.

The waitress approached them with her head buried in a text message and began speaking without looking up at first.

"Hey I'm Vicki, I'll be your server. What can I get you to…" she began before she looked up and saw Damon.

"Oh my god! Oh my god! You're.." but she never got to finish as Alaric stood up and clamped his hand over her mouth.

"If you keep your mouth shut about him being her until after we leave there is a nice tip in it for you. If not, I will be having a word with your manager about discretion. Understood?" Alaric said menacingly. Even though he was here officially as friend, his body guard tendency didn't stop.

She nodded wide-eyed and took their drink orders without another word. As she turned to leave, Damon got an idea of how to put small town charm to good use.

"Thanks. That's enough though Alaric." Damon said to his friend.

"That's me. Your trusty bodyguard, calm in a crisis." Alaric said sarcastically.

Damon ignored him and turned to Vicki.

"Hey Vicki was it?" he asked stopping her.

She turned back around grinning and shaking her head vigorously.

"Do you know a girl named Caroline? Blonde hair, blue eyes, slightly neurotic?" he asked really regretting that he still didn't know Caroline's last name.

Vicki looked confused but answered him anyways. "Yeah, sounds like Caroline Forbes to me. Annoying if you ask me, what do you want with her?" she said looking slightly jealously towards Damon.

"She has information for me. Never you mind what about. If she's not here already, can you please direct her to our table when she walks in? And add whatever her normal drink is to my tab please?" Damon said politely giving her one of his smirks.

She smiled back and rested her hand on his arm suggestively.

"Sure, anything for you Mr. Salvatore," she said before walking away and swaying her hips more than necessary. Damon shook his head in frustration. Sure she is good looking, he thought to himself, But I just can't wait to find Elena. No other woman even comes close to comparing.

Their drinks came and the three of them sat talking quietly waiting for Caroline.

"So how nervous are you right now? Because you're projecting calm, and collected Damon, but little signs are telling me that you're not," Anna said eyeing him questioningly.

"Yeah like how you can't stop fidgeting in your seat, or how your eyes are shifting around," Alaric added from across the table.

"I don't know really. I mean quite possible this could be the biggest day of my life. If she wants to be with me, then that's it. I know I can love her, and if she will have me then she will become everything in time. But there is this small part of me, deep down that doesn't believe she will love me. Despite what Caroline said. Maybe she only liked me under the circumstances of that special night, and won't once she gets to know me," Damon said putting his head in his hands.

"Have some confidence Salvatore," Caroline said sliding into the booth beside Alaric smiling.

"Caroline!" Damon exclaimed looking up excitedly.

Caroline took a sip of the coke that had been brought for her and looked around the table. She waited before sighing.

"Ugh, you know I thought that for someone famous you would have more manners and yet here you are, not even doing introductions," she said looking at Damon disapprovingly.

"Forgive me, I'm a little scatter-brained right now. Caroline this is my best friend Anna, and my other best friend slash body guard Alaric. Guys this is Caroline. Oh and its nice to meet you too, considering we haven't formally met either," he said extending his hand to her last, after she had greeted Anna and Alaric.

"Nice to meet you all. Sorry I was a little late. I phoned Elena before coming here. She still does not know you are here, but I told her that I'm coming over to take her out. I got into a fight with her about that one, but in reality I just wanted to make sure she is dressed. She really has been a mess, and I wanted to make sure she didn't answer the door to you in her pjs. She would be mortified and hate me forever," Caroline laughed. "Oh and don't be nervous. She really was taken with you. She didn't care what the circumstances of your meeting were. It was simply that it was you and her," Caroline added looking him over carefully.

"Well I can only hope to live up to her expectations." Damon said sombrely.

"Right so about expectations. Elena expects you to reject her because she is a no body. In her mind she has resigned herself t that fate. If you coming out here proves anything, it is that you want to know her despite her status. But as her best friend, I ask you one last time. Are you sure? Because I will kill you if you break her heart six months from now." Caroline said cocking her eyebrow at him.

Damon looked her square in the eye and nodded. "I'm positive Caroline. There is nothing I want more. And your previous concerns about my family are not needed. My father has sent me here with his blessing, my brother doesn't care, and the rest of my family sits with us as we speak. They all just want to see me happy."

"Alright then let's go see Elena Gilbert. We will take my car. As I'm assuming that gas, guzzling monstrosity outside is your vehicle, and it's not very stealthy." Caroline said rolling her eyes at him and smiling seeing his reaction to finally hearing her last name.

"It actually isn't a gas guzzler. I modified it with the last Salvatore technology so it is actually 100% electric. But I agree it's not very stealthy," he said grinning.

The foursome got up to leave the grill. Damon tossed a hundred dollar bill onto the table for Vicki and left with the group. They all piled into Caroline's car and made a short drive before turning into a drive way. Damon looked at the large white house in front of him. It had two large visible windows up stairs with a smaller one off to the side, and a large wraparound porch. Two large windows were visible downstairs, and he could notice two perfectly trimmed hedges on either side of the front walk way. The walk way was large and straight and stretch right down the sidewalk. Light flooded from the downstairs windows, spilling out onto the expanse of the front lawn. Damon noted that while nothing compared to the Salvatore mansion, it was not exactly modest either, sort of an urban mansion. It suited her somehow. He took a shaky breath and nodded to Caroline. The foursome exited the car and walked to the front porch. Anna, Alaric and Caroline stepped to the side and sat down on the porch bench, looking at him encouragingly.

Damon inhaled slowly and wrapped his knuckles against the door loudly three times.

"Got it Jenna!" he heard Elena bellow from somewhere in the house. I would know that voice anywhere, he thought to himself.

He heard footsteps pounding fast and loud down the stairs, seeming to match the excited rhythm of his heartbeat. Now or never, he thought as he heard the door unlocking.

She threw the door open while looking over her shoulder and grabbing keys off of a hook. She was bathed in golden light from within the house, as it spilled out onto the darkened porch. Her hair was straight today Damon noted, taking into account how much longer it seemed when not curled. It fell down in silky waves reaching the tops of her ribs. She was dressed simply in black jeans, a red camisole and a black leather jacket. The smell oh peaches wafted towards him from what he remembered as her perfume. She is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen.

At that moment Elena turned around with her mouth slightly open ready to say something before she stopped. Her mouth opened further into a silent "O" and her keys slid slowly from her hands to clatter to the floor making them both jump. She blushed furiously and bent down to retrieve them.

"I'm sorry oh god! You scared me," she said breathing heavy and standing back up still staring at him.

"Just doing my part in the neighbourhood watch," he said smiling at her.

She smiled back and looked at him shyly.

"Come in?"

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Ok so I know it's a short one but really it's just getting back into the Damon Elena frame of mind, as well as setting you all up for the next chapter which is obviously where they have their actual reunion. Read and review please!

Ps, if anyone wanted to get a mental image of Stefan at the Bon Jovi concert last chapter, search Paul Wesley Vanity Fair shoot and you will pretty much see it, it's where I took the info.

Atheris xo