''Jenna !'' Elena yelled as her and Damon walked thruh the wood's.

''Ssh,'' Damon said, as he listened closely.

''What ?'' Elena said.

''Blood. I smell blood.'' Damon said, trying to pick up a different scent and sound.

''Is it Jenna's ?'' Elena asked, sudden worry and fear crossed her features

''I don't know, but it's getting stronger.'' Damon mumbled, taking Elena's hand and pulling her toward's where he smelled the blood.

''Oh, god !'' Elena exclaimed, as she saw a very limp Jeremy lying on the ground.

''Jeremy ! Wake up, Jeremy, Oh god. Please wake up.'' Elena whined, turning Jeremy over on his back

''Take him home, now. Elena.'' Damon said, as he felt Stefan's presence

''Put him down, and stay and play, Eleeeena,'' Stefan said, commanding in a deep voice. He came close and Elena saw blood dripping down his chin.

''Where is my aunt ?'' Elena said, fear and hysteria clearly in her shaky voice.

''Hey, hey. Don't be scared.'' Stefan said walking closer, but Damon blocked his way to her.

''Leave. Her. Alone.'' Damon said, menacely.

''Ok- wait, no.'' Stefan said as he went over to Elena and bit down on her neck and she screamed

''Let's end this.'' Stefan said. Then out of nowhere someonestuck a vervain dart in Stefan's back and he fell limp to the ground, and Elena ran over to Damon.

''Zach ?'' Damon asked, as his nephew came out and revealed himself.

''I heard screaming, and I followed Stefan out tonight. I knew this town was in danger.'' Zach said. ''Lock him up in the basement.'' Zach mumbled.

X

Elena sat quietly on the couch in the boarding house, as she waited for Damon to come back in here. Apparently he was 'locking Stefan up' whatever that meant. Elena had called to check on Jeremy a few hour's ago and Damon compelled him not to remember what happened.

''He's in there'' Damon suddenly said, Elena whipped her head around.

''Good.'' Elena mumbled

''Elena...'' Damon started, but Elena finished for him

''No, Damon. I gave you tonight, and you saved my brother and I apperiate it, I really do, but I can't handle this, I'm sorry, Damon. Goodbye.'' Elena said. As she left him standing there, suprised and hurt.

She got inside her car and started crying. Three reasons:

1. Jenna was still gone, and they may never find her.

2. Jeremy and Caroline were both attacked by Stefan.

3. She was falling completely, heartbreakingly in love with Damon Salvatore, and she was free-falling, and now she made sure he couldn't catch her.