A/N: a bit of this dialogue was stolen from episode 10 but I added bits in. I know that episode ten actually happened before this fic started but I really liked the scene and wanted to put it in somewhere.
Jenna was just leaving the house when Damon arrived. I wasn't surprised, I knew he'd hear that I was back soon enough, no doubt from my brother and best friend.
"Hey Damon" said Jenna, sounding surprised.
"Jenna" he said, smiling his charming smile "Is Elena in?" his eyes flicked round the room, locating me on the stairs.
"Yes. Elena?" she turned and smiled at me. I sighed and got up.
"Come in Damon" I said. Bonnie and Jeremy still hadn't found a spell, but since Jenna said there had been no strangers around I guessed it didn't really matter anymore.
Damon came in and hovered in the corridor. I looked meaningfully at Jenna.
"okay, I'll be back later" she said, smiling. Clearly she thought that my break up with Stefan meant I'd move onto the other brother. Damon waited until the door had closed and the car disappeared before coming over to me and pulling me into his embrace. I didn't push him away I just rested my head on his chest. We stood there for what appeared an age, without words. Eventually he pulled away.
"Elena. What happened? Bonnie said that Elijah just brought you back. I don't buy it"
"I don't care Damon, it's not your business"
"What do you mean it's not my business? To hell it's not!"
"Just like Stefan cheating on me with Katherine apparently wasn't my business" he froze.
"I didn't want to tell you. I didn't want you to get hurt"
"Get hurt? Damon, the fact that you didn't tell me hurts! I thought I could trust you!"
"You can trust me! You can trust me more then you can trust Elijah!"
"Elijah's been looking after me for weeks now, he offered to protected all of you. What have you been doing? Nothing!"
"Looking after you? Elena, he broke your arm! You said so yourself!" he grabbed me, shaking me furiously "What had he done to you?" his eyes fell to my neck where my vervain necklace used to hang and his eyes filled with anger.
"He compelled you, didn't he? That's why you're acting this way!"
"No, Damon" I said, pushing his hand away "I'm acting this way because your brother was betraying my trust and you chose not to tell me. Elijah has not compelled me. The reason I'm acting like this because in my opinion, you and your brother are no longer welcome here!"
"Elena. Do not compare me to him! Stefan made his choice…"
"So did you!"
"I chose to care! I've been searching for you since you disappeared! I had Bonnie do every tracking spell in history to try to find you! I tried tracing your phone calls! The only thing that stopped me from actually coming to get you was you! You told me not to! You told me if I did then I would end up dead. I didn't care, I would still have come because I couldn't bare the idea of you being hurt!"
"Thank you for your concern but it's no longer needed. I'm back home, I'm safe. If you want to help, then get out! Go away and give a message to your brother. Tell him if I ever see his face again, I will stake him and Katherine too!"
"Elena, all I want is to keep you safe. When will you see that?"
"When you stop acting like a possessive bastard" he stared at me for a few minutes before speaking again, this time his voice full of command and all trace of pleading and concern stripped from it.
"Come on, we're leaving. Now"
"No"
"I said we're leaving"
"I'm not going with you"
"You do not to make decisions anymore"
"When have I ever made a decision? You and Stefan do that for me. Now this, this is my decision"
"Who's going to save your life while you're out making decisions?"
"You're not listening to me Damon. I don't want to be saved. Not if it means Klaus is going to kill every single person that I love"
"Get your ass out the door before I throw you over my shoulder and carry you out myself" He grabbed my arm.
"No!" I struggled against him, pulling free then trying to punch him. He grabbed my fist easily.
"Don't ever do that again" he said. I tried to pull my hand free "I will break your arm" he hissed. "Time to go"
"No Damon. I don't want you here. I want you to go away. It was never the choice between you and Stefan. It was always Stefan. Now that he's not in my life, you don't suddenly get a chance" I saw the hurt in his eyes. I walked to the door and opened it "Leave now Damon" he stalked over to me, his eyes now angry and determined.
"This isn't over Elena"
"Yes Damon, it is" I slammed the door, sinking to the floor. I felt awful but as I'd told him, he'd made his choice. I didn't want to be protected, I didn't care if I was in danger. I was going to die, why prolong the inevitable?
**Later**
It was getting dark and there was still no sign of Elijah. I knew better then to worry, he could look after himself but I was getting nervous. I was pacing my bedroom when the doorbell rang.
Elijah! My thoughts instantly cried. I rushed downstairs, almost tripping and falling. I laughed at my eagerness. Well, I'd been trapped with him for over two weeks. I'd got used to him being there 24:7.
I opened the door and froze.
A/N: Cliffy. Hehehe. I know who's at the door. Do you?