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Chapter 37

"What?" Elena pulled back to see his face, his features weren't sarcastic, that shocked her further.

"Marry me" Damon repeated, leaving trails of small kisses down her neck.

"No" Elena said clearly, making Damon freeze he looked at her searching her face now for sarcasm.

"No?" Damon asked, Elena seen a flash of hurt go through his eyes before they turned slightly amused, he smirked.

"I know you don't want to marry me, you just think you should" Elena said truthfully.

"I want to marry you" Damon said laughing softly.

"No, you don't want to marry me, you need to marry me because then you'll feel like I'll be yours forever and that I wont ever leave again but you shouldn't feel like that because I already am yours ever since I first saw you in the parking lot, I was yours, and I would never leave you again, never" Elena explained, causing Damon to think about the real reason he wanted to marry her.

"I love you, Elena, and you're right, weddings aren't really my thing but I would love to be married to you," Damon said stroking her golden hair, "Just think about it, but before you answer my proposal, I have some ass kicking to do" he smirked his eyes narrowed as he looked over Elena's shoulder to the creep that had been flirting with her, he must have read her mind and seen what had happened.

Elena almost laughed at how quickly he could change the subject, but bite her tongue as Damon started to walk over to the man. Damon Elena said to him through his mind its fine really, and there's a lot of people here it's too risky. She tried to convince him but he kept walking.

Damon was impressed at how strong her voice was in his mind, it's not fine no one talks to you like that. Damon said back to her calming, he was going to enjoy this.

Elena stopped breathing, not that she needed breathe now anyway, she let her breath out though when she saw Damon change direction heading for the exit, but then the creep from earlier got up and followed him. Damon must be 'Influencing' him, Elena thought, running to catch up with them.

When she got outside they were no where to be seen, she closed her eyes and concentrated on Damon, where was he? She caught a glimpse of his mind, knowing it had to be his, he was angry, and somewhere in the forest.

She used all her vampire strength to push herself as fast as she could, finally Damon came into view, and he was leaning over the man. "Damon" she said trying to be calm as she walked over to him.

"Yes?" Damon purred, pinning the man, who was now shaking with fear, to the ground.

"We should go to the Boarding House, Stefan didn't know I was leaving he'll be worried" she said trying to negotiate.

"This will only take a minute, Princess" Damon's eyes darkened as he looked down at the man, his teeth extending.

Elena façade of calmness broke, "Stop it! What's wrong with you?" she almost screamed now.

Damon fell to his knees, clutching his head, he screamed in agony; Elena grabbed him, trying to calm him, tears streaming down her face, feeling helpless.

The man was trying to scramble away from them, terrified, Elena used her own powers to make the man tired, until he stopped moving and was left unconscious.

"Damon, what's happening?" she held onto him to stop the tremors that were going through his body, she saw the desperation in his eyes.

"My head…can't" he spluttered, a blood curdling scream escaping his lips, as he felt like his insides were being stabbed and he could hear only his ongoing scream fill his mind until his body went weak, falling to the floor of the forest.

Elena probed his mind, but she couldn't find anything but blankness, he wasn't in control someone was controlling his mind, she realised as she sobbed heavily, pulling his shoulders closer to rest his head on her lap.

She closed her eyes again this time searching for the mind of the other Salvatore brother, it was easier this time because she knew he would be in the Boarding House, Stefan she gathered her strength please help him, that was all she could manage, cursing herself for not being strong enough to say more.

She bit into her wrist, she didn't know if this would work but she had to do something when Damon was lying here unmoving, she let the blood drip onto his lips before placing it on his mouth.

After minutes of holding her breath, Damon's eyelids flashed open his dark eyes confused, Elena moved her wrist away, wiping away the tears that had soaked her cheeks.

Shock overtook his features; he looked around wildly, pushing himself to his feet, lifting Elena up as well. A falcon swooped down into the forest clearing, changing into the form of a young man before it reached the ground, "What happened?" Stefan asked looking at Damon's shocked features to Elena's tear stained cheeks.

"Someone's coming," Damon stated, holding Elena tighter, "Whoever that is can control me so they're stronger than us"

"They want to kill you" it wasn't a question she knew it was a fact.

Damon nodded, angry that someone had gotten into his mind.

"Did you infuriate anyone you shouldn't have?" Stefan asked, even though he was sure he knew the answer.

Damon thought about it, "Just about everyone I've ever met" he concluded.

"That narrows it down" Stefan said sarcastically…

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