A/N I hope you had an awesome holiday! I did, except for my grandma cooked her ham with the plastic still on it! We ate it, but still! Anyway, this chapter is pretty long, and I consider it my late gift to all of you! Tell me if you think I got their personalities right because I tried, but I'm not sure! I thought that I wouldn't get this up for a while, at least not until the New Year, but here it is. If you read 'The Boogeyman', I updated that, and this chapter involves Damon, and if you haven't read it, check it out! It revolves around Jeremy finding Elena's diary.

Chapter 21 Trying

When Katherine saw that Stefan and Elena were far enough away, she turned to Damon.

"You're being an idiot." She said starting to pour herself a drink. Damon took her cup and through it into the lit fireplace. She lifted an eyebrow at him, but let it go.

"Someone is getting his bite on along with his bark." She said

"Why are you here?" he asked in a cold voice.

"Elena said we were coming here, I came."

"Oh, so now your following her orders." He said walking toward her.

"No. I'm not. Back to the original conversation, before you started being rude and inhospitable. Why are you being such a moron?" She said looking up at him, her eyes fierce and yet playful at the same time.

"Don't play dumb Katherine. You can't possible think this will go over well with everyone. Elena can't stay here for more than a few years now. She will have to leave her family and her friends." He said

"I'm her family." She said putting a huge emphasis on 'I'm.'

"According to you. But even so, you are not all she needs." He had backed up and was pressing his hands down on the alcohol table in front of him.

"I know." Katherine said softly. "But she wanted me to. And you know why?" She asked

"No, I really have no idea!"

"I was telling her about how I thought you and her would be together. And then she told me she wanted to be turned so we could be together forever, but I'm not stupid. Its no coincidence that she thought that after we talked about you." She told him burning holes in his back. "She's in love with you, you idiot. Vampire or not, that hasn't changed. And it won't."

Damon turned and looked at her like she was speaking in another language.

"You were mean to her, and you hurt her. You have to do something about that, before it's to late." She said "Don't hurt her. I know how much you love her. I know that you would protect her, and make her happy. I know that you want to be there for her, and I know how much it kills you seeing her with Stefan."

"Well, you just know everything don't you"

"If you weren't so blind, and if you would just open your eyes and see that she feels the same way about you, you two could have been together by now." They were standing about a foot apart now, and Katherine was looking up at him, begging him to realize how he felt.

"Don't be stupid Damon. Admit to her. And don't be so mad at me. Now, you two can be together. Forever. No wrinkles, no old age, no death."

"Except of her loved ones over time." He said, his voice still cold as ice.

"I think that she thinks you're worth it."

"And you get what out of this? Other than your opportune chance at Stefan."

"Why does everyone think that I want something out of this?" She almost yelled

"Because you're you!" Damon yelled back "You are a bitch, quite frankly, and I will not believe that you are helping Elena until you prove it."

"I'm trying to help her. By getting you two together. Damon, I'm sorry about everything that I put you through, I really am. You don't even have any idea how much I wish I could take it back. But I need Elena. I miss her, and she deserves to know who she is."

"She doesn't even remember!"

"But she knows. Now, do what you and I both know you want to, and tell her how you feel."

Damon was looking at Katherine intently, deciding whether or not she was telling the truth.

"Katherine, why now?" he asked

"There really isn't a reason. I just missed her so much." So much emotion was showing on Katherine's face that Damon finally believed her.

"Okay, I'll talk to her." He finally said

"Yay!" Katherine squealed jumping up and down clapping her hands. It was unusual to see her do, so Damon could tell just how happy she was. And their conversation was perfect timing, because they could both hear Stefan and Elena approaching.

A/N Remember to review! And also, go to my poll and vote for your favorite story of mine, because Prisoner is starting to get a competitor, and if you want this to have a sequel, you gotta fight for your story.