A\N there's a one week time change in this chapter. This starts in daytime but it is in the same night when there is a Full Moon. (Tyler, remember? :P)

This chapter is going to be divided in two parts: Day, which is strictly DELENA and Elijah, and Night, which will be Forwood and Tyler)

Damon POV

I poured another glass of Bourbon as I sat in the usual place-the place where I sat when there was a global crisis. It had been a week since I got Elena back, and it was one of the most difficult weeks I had in my entire life.

First, Jeremy, Bonnie and Alaric explained about the Nature Rules crap, and I couldn't believe what I was hearing. I promised Jeremy to help him as much as I could. Then he made me promise him that I won't tell Elena at least since she was fully recovered, and I agreed. Now I had just talked to her and I could feel the weight of her sorrow on my shoulders, but there was nothing I can do about it. The door bell finally rang and I hoped it was Elijah.

I poured another glass and he sat on the chair opposite of me.

"You told me you can help." I said.

"Whatever you're doing, I'm in," a voice said, and we turned our attention to Elena as she eyed both of us very seriously. "Damon, I can't stay in the dark anymore. I need to learn to fight back, to be a part of this. I can't have anyone tackle my problems and me running from them."

I nodded my head, and she sat next to me.

"Very well," Elijah said. "In order to get more information about Klaus and your brother, Elena, we have to find my family."

I shot up.

"Bringing back more originals?" No way in hell!

"Listen to me first," He commanded, and Elena took my hand and looked me in my eyes. I sat down, still holding her hand.

"My father knows the content of that book. He can help us, and he can lead us to Klaus. My father was a very wise man."

So wise he ended up dead, I wanted to say.

"He ended up dead because Klaus made it his mission," He said, as if reading my mind. "If Klaus wants something, he gets it. That brings us to you, Elena," He turned to look at her. "If Klaus is determined to feed on you to be in his full power, there is nothing you can do to stop it. We might keep you with us for now, but when he really wants you, you'll be gone in an instant."

"I'm not going to let him touch her again," I said determined, as I squeezed her hand, which was still in mine.

"I admire your determination, Damon. I really do-but you can't seem to understand that Klaus is the most feared vampire, now hybrid, of the world. And who ever messes with him pay the price." He waited for a response, but I didn't have to repeat myself again. I'd die before I let him touch her.

"The witches were never able to find the crates before," He continued, turning back to the subject of Originals. That's why I didn't kill Klaus at the sacrifice, I never managed to get them back. But this week, I found information from different sources. I found out that Klaus is going to visit our birthplace, which is England."

"So what we're going to follow him there?" I asked suddenly.

"Yes. Klaus is going there for a reason. He wouldn't travel out of a continent just for fun. I think he may have the crates there, or there is something even worse planned."

"Elena, you don't have to come," I said as I turned to her. "Look, you're still exhausted from the last trip. I don't want you to come with us; it can be even more dangerous."

"You don't get it, don't you?" She yelled. "You just keep pushing me away. This concerns my brother, Damon. The last relative I have left, because everybody just keeps dying on me: My parents, which turn out to be my aunts, my real parents, Vicki, Jenna, Stefan…"

She left the room and stormed upstairs.

"I'll go," Elijah said as he stood up. "We'll leave tomorrow morning."

When he left, I went upstairs and to my surprise I found Elena in my bedroom. It felt awkward that Elena came inside my room when she wanted to get away from me.

"Your room doesn't really bring pleasurable memories." She sighed, and I knew what she was talking about. Rose, I force feeding her my blood, me dying…

She turned to me.

"I've lost too much, more than a normal person can handle. But I know that I'm not normal. But I can't risk losing you too, Damon. I know you love me, more than I deserve actually…" A tear slid down her cheek. "But I can't risk losing you, not being with you for a moment."

I grabbed her chin and lifted it up to force her to look at me.

"You don't have to worry, Elena. I'm an old man. I can take care of myself," I smiled a bit. "And no, you deserve my love…It's me that I don't deserve it."

Elena POV

I was feeling a thousand different emotions at that moment, but I was tired of struggling.

"That's not true."

He looked surprised for a minute, he didn't expect me to say that.

I looked at him in the eyes, losing myself in them for a few seconds. Then, I suddenly felt I needed to do what I was about to do.

I moved closer to him, never stopping looking at him in the eyes. And then, I put my lips over his and kissed him.

Damon POV

Never in a million years had I expected to feel Elena's lips again.

But it wasn't time to think.

I wrapped an arm on her waist and deepened the kiss, while with the other one I caressed her cheek. I didn't pull away and neither did she, it was only when I felt her gasping for air that I pulled away from her lips. Then she was in my arms again and I kissed her wherever I could reach: Her nose, her cheek, her temple... and then I kissed her on the lips again.

"I love you, Elena Gilbert."

Elena POV

I didn't even care- the facts are that I needed that kiss. I wanted it, and I wanted to show him that I cared.

And then, there came the biggest question: Who is the brother I truly cannot live without?

Because a few weeks ago it was Stefan. But in this kind of embrace… I felt like I belonged with Damon Salvatore.

DELENA KISS! About freaking time right?

If this was a strictly AU story this kiss would've happened in the first lines. But oh well…

Hope you liked it and hope you liked the kiss! I'm not really good in writing those xD I tend to imagine a lot but not write that. And I wanted to keep this T so… :P

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