AN: short chapter again but i just wanted to show how Damon is falling apart. hopefully I'll have the next chapter up today or tomorrow. So enjoy and review please! if you have any suggestions let me know I'll try and work them into the story

Damon threw open the door to his house and fell on the couch exhausted and upset. He knew he heard her call out to him he just couldn't find her. He wanted to convince himself that it was his mind playing tricks on him but he just couldn't do it.

"So pathetic" A nameless hybrid laughed as he looked on Damon.

"What the hell?" Damon said jumping up.

"Guess you were just too distracted wallowing over Elena." Stefan smiled with his arms crossed as he leaned against the doorway.

"You just let some random hybrid walk into our house? "Damon said confused

"I thought I would see what happened. He laughed.

"Before I end up sitting here for a year listening to you two old woman bicker here." He threw the letter to Damon. "My work is done. I'm sure I'll see you again soon." He rolled his eyes and left. Damon looked at the letter lying by his feet. It had Damon scribbled on the front in elegant script. Stefan looked down at it hoping it was from Klaus saying he was giving Elena back. Not that he would ever say that out loud. Damon picked it up slowly then tore it open.

Damon,

I'm fine

Stefan read over his shoulder and turned from hopeful to hurt. There was no letter for him from Elena, just for Damon.

I'm as safe as anyone could be since I'm with the most powerful person on earth.

Damon smiled imagining her smiling while writing this. She could still try to be funny even though she was kidnapped by a murderous vampire hybrid.

I don't have much time to write but I thought at least it's something. I didn't want you to worry too much. Tell everyone I miss them and love them and not to worry I will be back to all of you before you know it. I love you Damon. Bye. Elena

"Well she seems fine." Stefan said calmly not letting his guard down.

"I don't believe it. I know she's safe but that doesn't mean she's happy or being treated right and this letter doesn't change anything. I still won't stop looking for her.

"At least one of you still loves her." Elijah broke the tension between the two.

"Sure walk right in, EVERYONE walk right in!" Damon said frustrated.

Elijah ignored him and handed him photos.

"What's this?" He rolled his eyes

"Photos of them. She looks well actually. I've been tracking them along with a friend of mine who does this often. They are moving from town to town without staying for more than a day at a time. I had to leave because I have some business to tend to with my siblings but I think she will be safe for a while."

"This doesn't tell me anything!" Damon said throwing the pictures back at him. "I still don't know where she is! I still don't know why he has her or when she will be back!" He yelled getting more and more desperate.

"Damon." Stefan said sternly warning him to watch it. Elijah was doing them a favor by keeping an eye on her and if he thought it was ok for a while I think they should trust him.

"Shut up Stefan. You don't even care about her."

"Listen boys" Elijah said calmly "You can argue as much as you want but I'm going to be out of town for a while. I will be writing to Nikklaus in a few weeks to ask him to meet. I will talk to him about all this when I see him."

"Get out." Damon slumped back into the couch pouring himself a huge glass of scotch. Elijah walked out silently knowing nothing he could say would sway Damon from his feelings. He recognized it. He was drinking the days away and pushing everyone away. He was completely heartbroken.