Hey guys. Here is chapter35. Please forgive me, if there are any mistakes.. I don't have a lot of time to read again after writing the chapters, so if you find something just tell me :) Anyway, ENJOY!

When Elena woke up the next morning, Caroline was gone. She looked over to her alarm clock and saw that it was 6:15, she groaned.

She got out of the bed and walked over to the bathroom. In the mirror she met and girl with bushy brown hair, sleepy eyes and she groaned again.

After thirty seconds of debating, she finally decided that she would take a shower and piled her clothes down. Stefan had kissed her, or should she say attacked her? It didn't really matter, he had forced himself on her and Kol had saved her. She smiled to herself and turned on the water.

Under the hot stream, she sighed and let her body relax. But then she remembered Kol's face, how angry he had looked and suddenly she was worried again. She cut the showering session short and quickly rinsed the conditioner out of her hair. She would just call him and ask him, what had happened.

When she got out of the shower, she got dressed. Then she looked around to find her phone, but it wasn't in her room. So she walked downstairs. Elena spotted it on the dresser next to the door, but her attention was drawn by something else.

Damon was sitting on the couch. He turned around and smirked at her. "Morning." He said and took in her appearance. "I heard my baby brother got all creepy on you."

Elena rolled her eyes. "Did you come to do the same?" She spat at him and walked into to kitchen. She was hungry.

"Nope." Damon said. "Just to make sure you're ok." He grabbed the remote control and turned on the TV.

Elena sighed and let herself fall next to him, a bowl of cereal in her hands. Damon gave her a worried look. "Are you?"

She nodded shortly. "Yeah." She muttered and he sighed.

"He's trying, Elena." Damon said barely audible. Elena looked up at him, frowning. "He loves you and it drives him crazy, just the thought of you being in danger."

Elena scoffed. "He was the danger last night."

Damon grunted. "Don't worry, I took care of that."

Elena wanted to ask him what he meant, but the news on the TV caught her attention.

"Local high school student Amanda Frier was found dead last night in Prescott Street. The police believe that a wild animal attacked the young girl on her way home."

Elena gasped when she saw the image of the blonde girl on the screen. It was the one, who had flirted with Kol in the grocery story on friday.

"Animal attack?" She breathed and looked at Damon accusingly.

Damon held up his hands. "I am innocent." He said defensively.

"Stefan?" Elena asked. She could imagine that he had been upset after what Kol did to him last night.

Damon shook his head. "I was with him all night. He got drunk and passed out on the couch."

"What?" Elena frowned. Hadn't Kol pay them a visit?

"He was freaked out by what he did to you and felt guilty, you know, typical Stefan. He got drunk and slept after we had a little talk." Damon said again.

"But Kol.." Elena started.

Damon raised an eyebrow at her. "What, Kol?" He spat.

"He said, he would find Stefan to..-" Elena broke up, a horrifying thought forming in her mind.

Kol had been angry. The girl had flirted with him. He had her number. "No." Elena said.

Damon cocked his head to the side. "Ah." He said in understanding. "Pretty boy original did the deed, huh?"

"No." Elena said more firmly. She knew that he wouldn't kill someone. He wasn't like that.

Damon pursed his lips. "How can you be so sure? You know him for what? A week? Do you really believe he never killed anyone out of fun?" Damon asked sarcastically.

Elena tried to give him a witty response, but came out empty handed. Had Kol really killed the girl? Was it possible?

"Come on, Elena. He is an original vampire, don't act so surprised. Did you really think he wouldn't kill anyone, that he would have respect for human life?" Damon continued.

"Stop it, Damon." Elena said weakly, tears springing to her eyes.

"He is Klaus' brother." Damon said and that was when the first tear fell.

"No." Elena said, more to herself than to him. It was impossible. Kol had promised her not to kill anyone. She got up and shook her head. She needed to stop thinking about it.

"Elena." Damon flashed in front of her, grabbing her by the arms. "He is an original, we can't trust him. I just need you safe." He said, his blue eyes piercing into hers. "This girl could have been you. Or Bonnie, or Caroline."

Elena let out a sob. "No."

She remembered how he had held her, how he had kissed her, just yesterday. Had he really fooled her?

"Elena, we tried to keep you away from him. We just didn't want this to happen."

Elena closed her eyes and a few tears dropped onto her cheeks, where Damon brushed them away. "I am so sorry." He added, his voice compassionate.

"He played me." Elena breathed and Damon pulled her into a tight embrace. She let him and then the real tears started to fall. She had trusted him, she had fallen for him. For the enemy. For a liar. How was this possible? How could something that felt so right, be wrong? She wanted to believe that he was innocent, but how could she?

She felt Damon shift and then he picked her up. Kol had done the same thing last night. He had saved her. How could he go back and kill an innocent girl? She clenched Damon's shirt tightly and shut her eyes.

They had been right. Stefan and Damon had been right from the beginning. Kol was one of the bad guys. He was Klaus' brother.

But he is not like Klaus. You know that. He is different. He is good. A voice in her head said and she wanted to believe in it. With all of her heart. She wanted it to be true. A few minutes ago, she knew it had been true. Why was she doubting him now?

He wouldn't do this. Remember the way he looked at you. His eyes, his honest eyes, full of.. love.

But then Elena thought about his nightmare, about his fangs and blood red eyes. Could she ignore that? He had been upset about the dream. He had been defensive about his feeding and when he had saved her from Stefan, he looked like a war was raging inside of him. The man against the monster.

Had he given in? Had the monster won?

She felt how Damon laid her down and wrapped the blanket around her. She curled into a ball, without opening her eyes. She couldn't face him. "I want to be alone." She sobbed.

"Elena.." Damon started, but she shook her head, which was stopped by the pillow under her.

"Please leave." She muttered and waited for his response.

It was silent for a while and Elena peaked up. Her room was empty and she took in a shallow shaky breath.

She sat up and took inhaled a deeper breath. Her body was shaking and she felt overwhelmed by the sadness.

Why was she reacting like this? Stefan had killed people too and she had still been looking for him. She had still tried to get him back. Why did it feel like her world was shattering into pieces by one murder Kol had committed?

He is different.

Elena closed her eyes. Yes, he had killed before, she knew that. But their deal. He had said, he wouldn't break it. She had trusted him. In a week, she had learned to trust him more than anyone else. He was different.

She heard a crack and her eyes shot open. When she saw the person, who was standing in her doorway she gasped.

I am so sorry, but you guys wanted to drama. SO here you go, full on drama!

Please give me some feedback on that.. Is it too much? Not enough? Did you like it or hate it?

and sorry about the cliffhanger, don't worry, the next chapter will be up tomorrow.. :)

xo hazel