OMG! Damon loves Elena! He ACTUALLY loves Elena! TVD totally broke my heart last week! Ahhh I cannot wait till tomorrow! Instead of posting a song for this chapter, I decided to post some Delena quotes that I wrote. I hope you enjoy!

"When you stop lying about your feelings for me, your life will snap into place."

"I'm scared to fall, even though I know you're ready to catch me."

"I should be terrified by the way you look at me, but it only makes me want you more."

"There's only one person who makes my un-beating heart skip a beat, one person who brings light into my darkness... It's you."

"When I think about how far away you are from me, my heart fills with longing, and my eyes fill with tears."

"Who cares about the future? We have an eternity to figure it out. All that matters is right now."

"Saying that I love you is a huge understatement."

"My mind is telling me to forget you, but my heart can't let go."

"Nothing is made to last, except for the way I feel about you."

"Take my soul. I don't care about it unless it's yours."

"You're gradually bringing my walls down. God, I hate you for it, but it makes me love you so much more."

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CHAPTER 37

Katherine slowly opened her eyes. She was in a musty room that was covered in dust. Her eyelids were heavy as lead when they slowly opened. She turned her head to her left, and found it virtually impossible, due to the stiff pain in her neck. She meekly lifted her hand to her throat, and when she brought her hands back to her face, she saw blood.

Katherine gasped, and regretted it as soon as the noise escaped her lips. Within the next second, a man stood over her, pinning her wrists by her head. She took in his appearance for a long moment. His hair was blond and sun bleached, but his skin was extremely pale. He was not wearing a shirt, and was obviously in very good shape. His electric blue eyes looked almost unnatural in their beauty. They stood out on his face, in the most amazing way possible.

He was absolutely beautiful.

"Hello, Katherine," he said simply, smirking down at her. Katherine gulped, snapping out of her daze to actually notice her situation.

"Who are you?" she asked, confused by how he knew her name.

"My name is Klaus," he replied simply, sitting on the side of the bed now. He brought up his hand, stroking the side of Katherine's face. She gulped nervously, causing him to smirk. He could hear her racing heartbeat. "You're beautiful, you know that?"

Katherine bit her lip. She knew that he was a vampire; that much was obvious. But he was just so hot! She just nodded, causing Klaus to smirk. "You're cocky… I like that," he told her, making Katherine blush.

"Why am I here?" she asked uneasily, staring directly at him. Klaus chuckled to himself, while he ran his fingers through her hair.

"I need your help for something, my dear," he explained. "Will you help me?"

Katherine shook her head. As gorgeous as Klaus was, her instinct was telling her not to trust him. "No!" she spat angrily. Klaus rolled his eyes.

"Are you sure?" he asked, before crashing his lips on hers. And then Katherine lost herself completely. He kissed her with more passion than Stefan ever had, and it made her tremble with desire. At this point, the lip lock was enough to get her to do anything he asked, as long as she could continue to do this on a daily basis.

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Elena and Damon made their way into an old tavern, dripping wet. Of course they didn't actually need to eat there, but Elena was craving caffeine. They slowly approached a booth, sitting side by side in a comfortable silence. He draped a lazy arm over her shoulder, still not speaking. Elena smiled snugly, resting her head on his chest. Damon rubbed her shoulder affectionately, both of them appreciating the silence. It was obvious that they were both tired from all of the drama that had happened previously.

Within a few minutes, a woman dressed in a colonial outfit came to the table. Her eyes rested hungrily on Damon, but he never tore his gaze away from Elena. "Hey, can I take your orders?" she asked, chewing obnoxiously on her gum.

"I'll have a coffee… black," Elena stated simply.

"Make it two," Damon added. The waitress rolled her eyes, noticing that she was not going to get any attention from him. She walked away to get the drinks.

Elena chuckled under her breath. "What's so funny?" Damon asked, turning his head to her, smirking.

"It's sort of ironic that we're here in a colonial themed town, considering the time period that we met," Elena shrugged, causing Damon to look at the atmosphere of the restaurant.

"Yeah," Damon agreed, rolling his eyes. "Except they've got it all wrong. This looks nothing like an 1800's tavern."

Elena smiled at him, as the waitress arrived with their drinks. Elena accepted her coffee thankfully, drinking almost half of it in one gulp. "So," Damon started, removing his arm from Elena's shoulders. He was finally getting some energy back. He turned his body so that he could face her. "What made you change your mind… about me?"

Elena took a deep breath. "I don't know… I mean you came all this way to find me, and I shot you down. The look on your face was… well, never mind. I kept trying to convince myself that I didn't care. I was so mad that you agreed to me being locked up. Then my anger turned to sadness, because I didn't think that I deserved you. And my sadness turned to love-"

Elena froze at her words. She did not mean to say that out loud. Damon's eyes were wide as he just stared at her, in complete shock. "I thought you weren't capable of love," he said, flirting with his eyes. Elena opened her mouth, but no words would come. Damon's smirk grew even wider while she struggled to find an excuse.

"You love me!" he teased, laughing. "Little miss, 'I'll never love'…"

"Don't push it, Damon," Elena snarled, glaring at him. Damon just chuckled devilishly, causing the corners of Elena's lips to lift up in a slight smile.

"Say it again," he challenged. Elena shook her head.

"You're not going to repeat it?" Damon asked with a pout.

"No."

He kissed her on the lips hungrily, pulling away, making her want more. "How about now?" he tested, not letting her kiss him again when she pulled on his leather jacket.

Elena shook her head.

So, he kissed her again. Just when she started to kiss back, he pulled away.

Elena still shook her head, although she was getting aggravated. Damon stared at her intently, before shrugging and pulling her into a long, hard kiss anyways.

After many minutes of their intense lip lock, they both pulled away. "Fine, I love you," Elena breathed against his lips.

"That's what I thought," Damon commented flirtatiously. Elena glared at him, but it quickly faded to a smile. "Love you too," he said, pretending to say the words with boredom. Elena rolled her eyes playfully. Damon left a twenty dollar bill on the table, and they walked out, his arm around her waist.

They walked in silence for a long while, until Damon's phone vibrated. He opened it, reading a text message.

"What's wrong?" Elena asked, when she noticed how his face became serious.

"It's Stefan. He wants to know where I am. Apparently he can't find Katherine… he thinks that you took off with her."

Elena groaned in frustration. "I guess we're heading back to Mystic Falls."

There's the chapter! So, how is everyone going to react to the new Elena? And what does Klaus want with Katherine? Hmmm…

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-Sara