A/N: Here's the next chapter! wasn't really happy with this chapter...I might change it totally down the line if my story line gets stuck but let me know what you think :)
Elena's head was pounding and the sun beating down on her was too bright. Her eyes fluttered open slowly trying to figure out where she was.
"Here" Someone thrust a tumbler of scotch at her. "It'll make you feel better." The male said crouching down to her eye level. It took Elena a minute for her eyes to focus and un-blur before she realized it was Damon.
"Where am I?" She was suddenly panicked and tried to sit up too fast causing her head to pound even harder.
"It's okay Elena we're all here for you." She turned to see Caroline sitting in the chair next to her drinking a blood bag.
"Where am I?" Elena said more sternly trying to get up again.
"Shhh, It's going to be okay now Elena. We are at Damon's house. I know your probably feeling a little fuzzy right now but it'll pass in a few minutes." Elena flinched when Caroline put a hand on her arm.
"Why did you kidnap me?" Elena slowly sat up and glared at Damon.
"Kidnap you? I did you a favor Elena! That psycho has you thinking you wanted to be there." She could tell Damon was going to snap.
"Klaus will look for me! Let me tell him I'm okay!" She pleaded as they looked on horrified.
"It's worse than I thought." Damon said looking at her.
"What's worse than you thought?" Elena found herself standing clenching her fists at her sides.
"You've been compelled." Caroline said sympathetically from the chair. Elena started to laugh, so hard she doubled over.
"Want to let us in on the joke?" Damon Snarled.
"I'm not compelled. Yeah I was kidnapped at first but I love Klaus and Kol and Elijah are my best friends." Elena said sobering up.
"Damon!" Caroline flew up as Damon slammed Elena painfully against a wall. Elena could hear the ringing in her ears from her head hitting the wall.
"I will make this better; I'll get him to undo it. Then you'll see." She took that moment to look at him, really look at him. He had a stubbly beard; he stared wide with tears filling his eyes. Her heart broke for him then. She could see that he had been searching for her all this time when all she was trying to do was let him go.
"Damon," She said cupping his face. "I missed you so much and I'm sorry you've been so worried about me but I'm not compelled." She tried to say sternly but was cut off when His hand went around her throat.
"Look at what he's done to you."
"What's going on?" Jeremy said walking through the door with a dog
"Elena?"
"Jeremy!" Elena broke free of Damon running into his arms. "I missed you so much!"
"Me too." He said squeezing her back. "Where were you?"
"With Klaus, Kol, and Elijah. I'm sorry I couldn't tell you where I was." She said sitting on the couch to sit next to the dog trying to get her attention. "And who is this?"
"Max. He's our resident therapist." Caroline smiled sitting next to them both petting the dog. "Everyone takes this cutie out, and everyone knows we all tell him our problems." She said smiling down fondly to max.
"Did everyone forget about Klaus kidnapping Elena and compelling her into thinking she loves him! Not to mention how Elijah has been leading us on a wild goose chase this WHOLE TIME!" Damon yelled again.
Elena wondered what he was talking about when he said Elijah had been leading them on a wild goose chase but she would ask him next time she saw him.
"I'm not compelled! Ask me anything, there are no missing gaps in my mind."
"When did you fall for him?" Caroline smirked widely eager to get the dirt, she was all too willing. Elena finally had someone who she could talk about her love life with.
"Honestly, it was when I accidently walked into his painting room. I realized how many more layers he had to him. Beautiful layers." She gazed off remembering how they painted together and multiple times ruined painting by shoving them on the floor and having wild sex on the table.
"That's so cute!" Caroline gushed but shut up when she realized she was forgetting this was Klaus.
"If you're safe and happy then I'm happy too Elena." Jeremy hugged her again. "I'm just glad I got to see you again."
"Me too." She peeked around Jeremy's head when she heard the door slam. Alaric and Stefan walked in both looking disheveled, blood everywhere.
"What happ-"Elena's eyes fell when she realized Alaric had blood around his mouth. Stefan smiled. "Surprise!"
She looked to Damon who let his eyes fall to the ground.
"Uhh Ric had an accident." Jeremy let the sentence hang out there waiting for someone to explain further and sighed when he knew he would have to break the news to Elena.
"He and Damon were out on one of their trips searching for you when they ran into some werewolves."
"I got torn to shreds." Alaric laughed darkly. "Damon gave me this new life." He said proudly. Elena's face fell a little when she noticed he was just like ripper Stefan.
"And what? You and Stefan are best buds now? Torturing people for fun?" Elena said disgusted. "I thought you were better than that Ric."
"This has always been me Elena. I was trying to hide my dark side to take care of Jeremy and you. Now that I'm a vampire I can let myself be me."
Elena looked to Damon seeing how hurt he was. It was clear they weren't very good friends anymore and he was lonely and exhausted from searching for me.
"You should be ashamed of yourself Stefan." Elena said shaking her head. She saw the slightest bit of hurt cross his face before he covered it up and laughed.
"Ric and I are just having fun. You can thank your boyfriend for that." He smirked as Alaric and he walked out together.
"Damon-"
"Don't Elena. You don't have any right to ask about anything in my life right now. If you really think you weren't compelled then why didn't you come home or let us know you were all right?"
"I had that note given to you Damon." Elena said quietly knowing she should have tried to call.
"Anyone could have written that!" Damon yelled before walking outside for some air.
"He'll be fine. I'll go make sure he doesn't kill anyone." Caroline smiled softly at her before running off to find Damon.
"I'm so sorry I left things like this Jer." Elena could feel all the guilt on her shoulders. "I was only thinking of myself."
"I know if you could have, you would have called. Don't feel bad. You're here now." Jeremy pulled her into a tight hug trying not to let the tears slip he had been fighting since he saw her face.
Elena had been trying to adapt to being back in Mystic Falls for days, it just wasn't working. She tried busying herself with hanging out with everyone, reading and trying to do everything for Jeremy. Not only did she just feel off without her boys around her she felt like everyone was hiding something from her. She sighed as she sat at her window. She wished she could call Klaus but Damon refused to give her cell phone back, she was scared of what would happen to Damon once Klaus found out he was the one to take Elena. Her head snapped up from her thoughts when she heard her door creak open.
"Hey." Caroline walked in looking sympathetic
"I'm not really in the mood for company right now Car." Elena sighed louder wishing she were joking around with Kol or snuggling up with Elijah watching a movie or simply being with Klaus.
"Just tell me what's wrong. Aren't you happy to be with us again?"
"Yes just not like this. I want my phone back. I need to hear his voice."
"You're talking about Klaus." Caroline said stating the obvious as Elena rolled her eyes. "Here call him on my phone. I know Damon wouldn't approve but if he knows you're okay he probably will at least hesitate before he kills us all." She laughed trying to make it less real.
"I don't even remember his number. Stupid I know, I just always had it saved. Same with Kol, Elijah, and Lilah."
"Lilah?"
"Just a friend that lived there with us." Elena smiled thinking about how Lilah's smile made everyone else smile.
"New Best friend?" Caroline raised her eyebrow sadly.
"Of course not." Elena smiled. A thought popped into Elena's head as she was sitting in silence with Caroline. Why not simply return to Klaus? She knew the way and she had a car. "Car can I talk to you tomorrow? I'm tired."
"Sure. Love you!" Caroline hugged her oblivious to Elena rushing her out.
As soon as Caroline was driving away Elena threw a few things into a bag, grabbed her keys and ran out the door. She could call Jeremy later, he would understand.
"Going somewhere?" Damon said darkly leaning against Elena's car.
"What now Damon?"
"Caroline seemed to think you were about to do something stupid."
"Like what?" She challenged.
"Hmm I don't know, maybe run off to an original hybrid freak that compelled you to love him." He smirked. Her blood boiled knowing Caroline was spying on her. She had no one here.
"Fuck You Damon." She spat as angry as she could. "I can go wherever I want." She yelled trying her hardest not to stomp her foot.
"That's what you think Honey. Go ahead try leaving Mystic Falls."
"What did you do?" She didn't want to hear the next words leave his mouth.
"Bonnie made sure no one could leave or get out. Your hybrid boyfriend already tried saving you. Fortunately we have one of the most powerful witches." He finished as he ran his finger over her jaw intimately.
"You can't keep me here forever!" Elena screamed as tears slipped out of her eyes. She could feel the pressure of anxiety building in her chest, she was feeling claustrophobic and betrayed by everyone she loved. She slapped him as hard as she could before running back into the house collapsing onto the ground.
"Elena…" Jeremy walked slowly down the stairs guessing Damon let their secret slip.
"You knew?" She breathed heavily trying to control herself.
"It was the only way to protect you. I know you think you weren't compelled but we can't take the chance that you were. He could have compelled you to do anything! We have to keep you safe."
"I am not a breakable doll Jer. I was safe. Now I feel anything but safe. I can't trust anyone." She whispered as she got up to go to her room. She would find a way to leave. She refused to be held here like a prisoner.