''Elena, everything is going to fine..we just have to sort this out.'' Damon said, trying to calm Elena down.
''Sort what out? The fact that Katherine wants to kill me!'' Elena yelled, she didn't mean to blow up at him, but her stress level hit its mark.
''Sorry,'' Elena mumbled.
''It's ok, I understand how you feel. But listen Elena I won't let her touch you or your family. Trust me.'' Damon said, as he took her hands in his.
''I do,'' Elena said.
''But what if Katherine comes back? You won't be strong enough to fight her alone. You will need help.'' Elena said.
''And who are you suggesting to help?'' Damon asked. Elena looked down to the floor then back to Damon. Damon suddenley realized who she was thinking of.
''No,'' Damon said, his jaw set tight.
''Damon, think about it. He is strong, stronger than you, no offence.'' Elena said.
''Maybe he is, but he almost killed you and your brother.'' Damon reminded her.
''I know that, but what if we make a deal with him, or maybe give me a lifetime supply of blood from the hospital?'' Elena suggested.
''No, Elena. It's not going to happen.'' Damon said, obviously not backing down.
X
After Elena had begged and begged Damon until she couldn't take it anymore, Elena took matters into her own hands. She walekd thruh the living room of the boarding house, and then found her way to the basement, she slowly opened the door, trying to be quiet, but no matter what she did he would hear. Elena was happy that Damon had decided to go hunting, if he didn't she would have never been able to do this, thank god Zach was asleep and wouldn't hear her. She walked down the stairs to the basement, and finally made it to his cell. She nervously sighed.
''I know you're there, Elena.'' Stefan said, viciously.
''Unless you came to offer me some blood, then go away.'' Stefan said.
''Actually, I did,'' Elena said, pulling a bag of red liquid out of her burgandy messanger bag. She pushed it thruh the bars of the cell, Stefan came into the light, Elena noticed the way he stared at the bag as if it was poisoned.
''Go ahead, it's clean.'' Elena said, then he ripped it open and drank, then he threw it to the ground and howled in pain.
''You bitch!'' Stefan yelled to Elena. Elena smiled in plesure. She put the only thing that would harm a vampire in his blood, vervain.
''Now, if you want real blood and if you want out of here, your going to have to agree with all my terms. Understood?'' Elena said.
''What are your terms?'' He asked.
''First off, if I let you out of here, leave my friends and family alone. Secondly you will not drink from humans. And thirdly if you kill someone I will make Damon lock you back up, got it?'' Elena asked.
''Speaking of him. Where is your boyfriend and how does he feel about this plan?'' Stefan asked.
''He is hunting, and he doesn't know.'' Elena said quietly.
''Oh! So this is something you are doing alone?'' Stefan asked, as he moved closer to the door.
''Stay back,'' Elena said as she pulled a vervain covered stake out and pointed it to his face.
''I don't trust you, Elena. If you want my agreement, then let me trust you.'' Stefan said.
''Why do you want to trust me?'' Elena asked.
''I don't help people that I don't trust.'' He said.
''OK, then.'' Elena said, as she pulled out another blood bag, and handed it to him thruh the bars. Stefan eyed it.
''Do you trust me enough not to put vervain in this bag?'' Elena asked.
''I trust that you didn't,'' Stefan said, staring her straight in the eye. After Stefan took the bag, he took a sip, and he smiled after he did.
''Trust me now?'' Elena asked.
''Yes, but I don't trust Damon.'' Stefan said.
''Too bad, if you want to kill Katherine you are working with him.'' Elena said, as Stefan's eyes bulged. He threw the bag to the floor.
''Kill Katherine? No, no, no. I'm not killing her!'' Stefan yelled. Suddenley Zach was downstairs and he was pointing a stake towards her, everything was a blur, then Stefan busted out of his cell and jumped in a protective stance in front of Elena, grabbing Zach by the neck.
''Why were you going to kill her?'' Stefan asked.
''I thought she was Katherine.'' Zach sputtered out.
''Yeah, well she's not.'' Stefan said with a glare and he started to bite Zach. Elena then grabbed the first thing she had in her bag, a vervain filled needle, she stuck it in Stefan's back, and moved as he fell backwards, Elena helped Zach up and reached the stairs.
''I'm so sorry, Elena.'' Zach said.
''It's fine, you didn't know.'' Elena said, as she finished cleaning the blood off of his neck. All of a sudden the door was yanked open, and Elena's eyes met Damon's.
''I smelled blood, ran all the way here.'' Damon explained, to his outburst.
''Oh, well everything is fine.'' Elena said, looking uncertain.
''What happened?'' Damon said, as he noticed Zach's bleeding neck.
X
Elena explained everything in one breath.
''But the one thing I don't get is...why did he save me?'' Elena asked herself.
''Maybe he thought of..her.'' Damon said.
''Yeah, maybe.'' Elena mumbled.
''I think I was compelled.'' Zach said out of nowhere.
''How could that be possible? You put vervain in your drinks everyday.'' Damon said.
''Not for the last week.'' Zach admited.
''Zach, your an idiot.'' Damon said, Zach looked ashamed. Damon walked into the kitchen, and Elena followed.
''Damon!'' Elena shrieked.
''What?'' Damon said, pouring himself a glass of scotch.
''That was just insensitive...and mean!'' Elena said.
''Well, he is one. I've always thought that, now he knows what I think of him.'' Damon said. Elena rolled her eyes.
''Sometimes you can be a real jerk.'' Elena said.
''But I'm a good looking, sexy, and fun jerk.'' Damon said, as Elena smiled, the two were about to kiss when a scream ruined everything. Damon and Elena ran in the living room to find blood and a dead Zach and a note.
Dearest Damon and Stefan.
Miss me? Of course you did! Now if you want dear Elena to live then you and Stefan come to Wickery Bridge at four. See you then, tata!
-Kat.
''Did you read that, Elena?'' Damon asked, laughing. Suddenley he noticed that Elena was gone. Oh, god.