Katherine? I thought she was dead, or living in Europe. I was not expecting her to be back in Mystic Falls. I knew Elena was her doppelgänger, but this was just crazy. She can easy fool anyone to think she is Elena. But why was she coming after me? I never met the chick before. What did I ever do to her?

"Katherine, I'm surprised to see you back in Mystic Falls." Damon said.

"As am I. I was hoping my little pawn would succeed in killing at least one Gilbert. I was wrong. I see she's still alive." She glared at me.

"She is. You know, Klaus is still in town. As is Rebekah and Kol. You should run along now, before the Original family comes after you."

"They won't. Both Doppleganger's are vampires and Elena can't reproduce. So, I think we are out of the woods on that." She started to walk closer to Damon. Damon didn't move, but I felt his right hand hold my right arm. He was nervous with her around. I don't blame him, she looked scary.

"What do you want with Madison?"

"Why do you want to know?" she looked in his eyes and then at me. "Wow, Damon Salvatore, I don't know if I should be surprised or royally pissed. But you fell in love with a human." My eyes went wide and I looked at Damon. His jaw was tight and his hand was pressing down on my arm. "I never thought I would see the day that YOU would fall in love with someone other than me."

"What do you want with her Katherine?"

"I want her dead." She said slowing glaring at me dead

"Why?"

"Because I love you Damon, I don't want someone else taking my spot."

"You said the same thing when Stefan fell in love with Elena. You wanted her dead so you can have him."

"She doesn't want either one of you to be happy." I blurted out. That gained me a look from both vampires. "She wants her property. But the boys aren't property. Would it make you feel better if I was a vampire? Is it because I'm human?" I said walking to the side of Damon

"Well, some of it yes. But I will always keep the Salvatore brothers close. Stefan is dating my ancestor, so I'm ok with them. But you? You're not a Petrova. You get to die." I see the veins under her eyes move, her eyes turn red and her fangs drop down. "You smell tasty." She came at me, but before she could attack, Damon threw her across the room.

"You still have the vervain?" Oh yeah, I had some on the couch. I ran over to grab some. Katherine took her chance and caught me. She bit into my shoulder and I cried out in pain. She was shoved off me. I saw her and Damon going at it. I reached into my pocket of my sweatshirt and called Stefan.

"Hey Madison." He answered. It's great to see he's having such a nice day.

"Get your ass home now Stefan!" I said threw my teeth. I was trying to cry out from the pain.

"What's wrong?"

"Katherine." I said and hung up. I crawled over to the couch and grabbed the vervain I was heading for when I got bit. I held it up and rubbed it on my neck and wrists. And then held on to it like my life depended on it. Which it did. I watched as Damon and Katherine fought. She would get close to me and he would pull her back. The pain in my shoulder was throbbing. I was trying so hard not to think of the pain. I grabbed my phone again and texted Stefan.

Where are you!? In pain. Hurry get Elena!-Maddie

Just as I sent the message Katherine was being held up against the wall by both brothers. Thank God Stefan showed up.

"Let me go!" She yells.

"You just went after Madison; you really think that's a going to happen?" Damon asked raising an eyebrow. I heard the door slam close and Elena runs in. She see's me and comes to my side. Her face changes when she sees the blood. Crap, I'm screwed. I'm pouring blood in the room with 4 vampires. I need human friends. I think.

"Your blood. I…it…I…" she was stumbling. She was trying so hard not to loose control.

"Elena, look at me." I said she looked up.

"Shut it off. Shut off the hunger. Help them. I'm ok."

"It's not the easy for her." I looked up and saw Katherine watching Elena.

"Shut up you bitch!" I spat at her. She started to struggle to get out of the boys hands.

"Really Maddie? Stop trying to piss her off, we're the ones holding her." Damon said.

"And what are you going to do with me now that you got me Damon. I know how much you wanted this just a few months ago. Hold me down and do what you want with me."

"You know what sounds amazing to me Katherine?" she says whispering close. She looks at him "Shoving vervain down your throat. And watch you gag on it. And then take a stake to your cold dead heart."

"Then do it." I said. She glares at me. "What? You just tried to drain me. So yeah I'm on an all 'Kill Katherine' raid right now." I look to where my cousin was and she's in the corner away from me but close enough for the boys. I guess one of the boys loosened their grip just a little bit. Because the next thing we all knew Katherine was gone and the door was slammed shut.

"Go get her cleaned up Damon. We will find her." Elena said. She ran out the door with Stefan hot on her heel. Within seconds Damon was at my side picking me up and bringing me to his bathroom. He sat me down on the vanity. He looked at the wound. I saw his face try not to change. So I turned and faced him.

"Damon, you don't have to do this. I can do it. I don't want you having to suffer. Go get a blood bag. I'll be ok."

"No, I will do this. I should have checked the house. I knew it didn't sound like Elena on the phone when I called before, but I was in a rush and didn't notice at the time. This shouldn't have happened."

"Damon, go get a blood bag, then help me." He looked into my eyes; he saw that I was begging for him to go feed. He nodded his head and left. I was in so much pain. I know I lost a good amount of blood. "You fell in love with a human." Katherine's words roll around in my head. He didn't deny it, but he didn't admit to it either. I couldn't think about it, Damon was back. "Better?" He nodded.

"We need to get this shirt off you. Face me." I did, and he took the shirt and ripped it down the middle. "I gotta get it off your wound. It might hurt."

"Just do it Damon. I can handle it." I looked him right in the eyes. I knew I was lying and he knew it too.

"Squeeze my arm if its bad." I put my other arm on his arm, I was so nervous I started to squeeze. "I'm gonna do it fast."

"Don't tell me just do it." I said my voice breaking. He held onto my shirt and ripped it off. I screamed as tears came down my cheeks.

"I'm sorry… I'm sorry. We gotta get some anti-biotic cream on it."

"Why don't you give me your blood?" he looked at me shocked.

"If you die with it in your system you will be a vampire." He said still holding the shirt.

"Damon, one, I'm in pain. Like I wanna rip my arm off pain. And two, no one can touch me. Not when I got you here." I whispered the last part. I looked at him threw my tear filled eyes. He wiped away a tear on my cheek. He bit his wrist and gave it to me. I sucked down the hot coolness until he took it away. "Thank you." I hiccupped.

"I'll bandage that up for you." He turned me around and worked on my shoulder. I could see his refection threw the mirror, he wouldn't look at me. I knew he was thinking. But it gave me a chance to admire him again. This man wouldn't admit anything to me. But his ex can tell him how he feels. He was the most beautiful man I have ever seen. And I loved him. I love how he stood up to protect me from the evil bitch in the basement. I love how he was taking care of my shoulder. And how he didn't want me to take his blood. And I love that he was sorry that taking the shirt off, even when it wasn't his fault. "All done." He said taking me out of my thoughts. "I'll get you a loose shirt." He said and walked out. I hopped off the vanity, and followed him to his room. He handed me a blue button up. He helped me slide it on over my shoulder.

"Thank you." I said buttoning up the front. He just nodded. I walked up to him and touched his cheek. "Thank you." I said more profoundly. "For protecting me, and taking the pain away."

"Why don't you get some rest?" he said. He guided me to the bed. I sat down. Lying down was painful and I gasped at the pain. I changed sides and lied down. "I'll go get you some water." He walked into the bathroom, I heard the tap go on and he was back. He set it on the side table, and turned to leave.

"Your not staying?" I asked. He shook his head and left. "Damon! Wait!" But he was gone. OK this bipolar Damon needs to stop. I was going to get him to talk. I grabbed to water glass and threw it out the door, with the good arm. I heard it crash. Damon was back up within seconds.

"What the hell?!" he explains. "Have you gone crazy?"

"Get your vampire ass in here now!" I said getting up, wincing as I do.

"Excuse me?"

"You heard me Damon. Get…over…here…now. Do I have to repeat it again?"

"What's your problem!?"

"You are! Someone points something out about you and you go all emo on me! I like this Damon, the one who fights back, who bickers with me. Not the one who runs when it gets to hard."

"That's what you think I'm doing? You think I'm running?"

"I just asked you to stay and you run downstairs like your pants were on fire! So yeah, I would say your running! Katherine says you love me and you shut down. You tell me you can't be with me, and you show up anyway leaving me with a kiss. You are the most bipolar person I have ever met!"

"It's called getting my thoughts together."

"By getting all depressed? You're over 160 years old! Grow the hell up Damon! Talk it out with the person it involves!"

"You want me to talk about this? And that's why you wet my hallway? Fine, I'll talk. I want to be with you! But I won't be! You deserve more than an evil vampire! You deserve to be happy with someone who doesn't want to taste your blood at the damn time!"

"What do you want me to do then? Be a vampire? I don't want to be one! But I want to be with you! Elena and Stefan did it while she was human. Why won't you?!"

"Because I won't do that to you! This isn't about me! This is all for you. I want you to grow old with someone. To have kids and grandchildren. I don't want you to live this life! This is about you Madison." He was finally opening up. I had to keep this going.

"Why won't you try it?"

"I don't want to get your hopes up! I don't want that for you."

"Tell me what I gotta do then."

"For what?" he said confused.

"For you to be with me?"

"I won't be with you while you're human."

"What if I was a vampire?" he stopped. He looked me up and down.

"I know what you're doing. I'm not going to change you."

"Did I say that?" I said putting my hands up to the side. "I asked what if I was a vampire. Would you be with me then?"

"I don't know? Probably? What does it matter?"

"I want to know."

"Yes, if you were a vampire I'd be with you." He said throwing his arms up. "Why are you doing this? You should be resting. You were just bitten by a vampire."

"I wanted you to talk to me! That's why. I don't need rest. I wanted the truth from you. And I got it." I said and walked out.

"Where are you going?"

"To get a drink, mines in the hallway. Can you clean that for me? It's not good to bend over with a new wound." I said stepping over the broken glass. I didn't get far when I was picked up and brought back into Damon's room. He sat me on the bed.

"You are not going anywhere. You need to rest. I will get you a drink." I stood up, and he took a step back.

"You want me to rest? Fine, as long as you change this whole 'I hate the world stuff' when you're "gathering your thoughts". I hate that Damon. Be the guy I met when I got here. The one that didn't give a crap about anything. That's the Damon I fell in love with." I walked past him. I went into the bathroom and closed the door to the toilet. I sat down and cried to myself. If he left me in Jeremy's bed this morning, this would have never happened. But then I remember what Katherine said "The vampire can still get in." Katherine was invited in. Which means Jeremy and Matt were in danger. I ran out and grabbed the house phone. Damon was watching me the whole time. I dialed the house and no one was answering "Come on pick up. Come on guys." I said to my self. When the answering machine picked up, I ran out to the hallway but was stopped by Damon.

"Where are you going?"

"Matt and Jeremy. Katherine can get in. She can walk right in. They will think its Elena! We have to save them!" I went around him, grabbing my phone from the living room floor and called Jeremy, he didn't answer. And the same with Matt. There was something wrong. I felt it.