Summary: After Damon and Stefan rescue Elena from Elijah, they forget to also rescue Maddison Bennett, also known as Maddie. Elijah ends up finding her and as time passes they grown an instant connection with one another. Maddie knows that it's wrong and she ultimately shouldn't be with Elijah, but she doesn't care. This is her story.

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Before the Sun Sets

CHAPTER 13~ Fuck You

I DO NOT OWN THE VAMPIRE DIARIES

"Alright, I am leaving. Bye mom, love you!" Maddie yelled, running to her car.

"Love you too!"

Maddie had the windows down the whole drive to school. It was one of those days where the sun was just blazing. And for that reason she was dressed in a white romper and sandals. She was also wearing a pair of Ray-Ban sunglasses, but those belonged to Cordelia. What she didn't know wouldn't hurt her. As soon as she got to school she went to the locker room, she put her lacrosse stuff down in her sports locker before going to first period. But not before seeing Caroline in the hallway.

"Hey."

"I have class," was Maddie's direct response.

"This will only take a second," Caroline stared at her, wide eyed.

"Fine. What do you want?"

Caroline looked around, unsure. "We need to talk in private."

"What for?" Caroline didn't say anything, only grabbed Maddie's arm, lightly and led her to an empty janitors closet. "That didn't look suspicious," Maddie spoke sarcastically, rolling her eyes.

"Bonnie is dead." Maddie felt her heart drop. Bonnie, her cousin? The one who she was currently avoiding, dead?!

"Wh-what?"

"Well not really dead, but Klaus needs to think that she is."

Maddie felt herself let out a small sigh of relief. She swallowed back the tears that she felt coming. "Explain."

"Klaus has been using Alaric's body. Friday night at the dance he wanted to take out Bonnie, but Damon had her cast a spell. So while he thinks she's dead she is really fine." Maddie stared blankly at her. "Brilliant right?!"

"NO!" She blew up. "This is exactly why I stay away! You are all off planning how to mastermind Klaus while I am thinking about playoffs, going into senior year soon and college! Do you see the difference?"

"I thought you would be happy." Caroline was obviously confused.

"Of course I am happy Bonnie is alive!" Maddie said, as if that part was obvious. "But that's how it should be. I shouldn't have to worry about her dying and then coming back to life, or whatever it is that happened." Maddie took in few breaths. "You know what, I have to go, before my head explodes."

"Where are you going?!"

Maddie sighed, "To the Boarding House. I need to talk to Damon."

"I can come too."

"I'd rather you didn't." She felt bad immediately after seeing the hurt look on Caroline's face. It resembled the look Caroline had after she turned and Bonnie wouldn't talk to her. "We'll talk later, but, not now."

"Okay." Caroline watched her go.

Maddie made it to the school doors before stopping. She really didn't want to miss the beginning of school, especially A.P. Chemistry. She sighed, running off to her first period. She decided to just go on her lunch hour. All through class she thought about Bonnie. And about if she really had been gone. They hadn't made up. If Bonnie was really dead and they were still fighting … she wasn't sure how she'd be able to live with herself. As soon as the bell rang, Maddie was out of her seat. As soon as she was inside and buckled she took off for the Boarding House. While she wanted to stay out of it, she needed to know what was going on with Bonnie. While Caroline summed things up she was sure Damon would have the full story. When she got there, she didn't bother to knock, she just barged in, like she owned the place. She could hear hushed voices but then it got quiet. A little too quiet. She saw Damon and Stefan talking, they stopped when she came in.

"I need to talk to you." Her voice was directed towards Damon.

"Oh do you?"

"Yeah, what the hell is going on with Bonnie?!" Maddie wondered. "First I'm told she is dead, but she isn't?"

"And you came to ask me?"

"Well you always have the details."

"Not always," he said bitterly. Stefan murmured something and Damon waved his hand in the air, Maddie didn't hear what was said though.

"I find it funny, you coming here for answers."

"And that's funny because?"

"Tell me something," Damon spoke not turning around. "How long have you been with Elijah?"

Maddie felt her heart stop. "Wh-what?"

"Don't bother lying, it's not really your thing." Damon said, setting down his drink and walking closer to her. Stefan grabbed his arm but Damon only pushed him away.

"How do you know?" She knew he had a point, lying really wasn't her thing. And it was only a matter of time until Damon found it.

"I went by your house, found your little picture."

"You went through my stuff?!"

"No, I was going to leave you a note since you've been avoiding my calls. Saw your little picture. If you didn't want anyone to know you should have hid it."

Maddie wasn't sure what to say. "I'm not going to apologize to you."

Damon was right in her face at that moment. He stared at her intently and she just looked back. "What did you he do?! Compel you?! That's probably it," Damon continued to ramble on.

"I'm not being compelled dammit!"

"How do you know?!"

"You know I am always on vervain!" She snapped. She could understand Damon wanted to come up with different solutions to what he saw a problem, but there wasn't one. She fell for Elijah and was with him, that's it.

"I don't know anything!" Damon snapped back.

Maddie refused to back away though, she stood her ground. "I don't know what you want me to tell you Damon. I'm sorry that I didn't tell you but I am not sorry for falling for Elijah."

"WHY?!"

"I … I fell for him, Damon. We just talked and got to know each other and one thing just led to another." She tried to explain, even though part of her was telling herself she owed him no explanation. She wasn't questioning him on why he fell for Elena.

"Unbelievable, the guy bats his eyelashes at you and you drop your panties for him?!"

There was nothing but silence. Stefan stood there uncomfortable, Maddie stood at Damon, obviously in shock from what he had just said and Damon glared at her with a cold expression.

"Is that what you think of me?" Maddie wondered, she was trying to swallow back tears. "You think that someone can just come up to me, say something nice and I'll sleep with them?" Damon didn't answer. "Huh? Is that it? Well you know what Damon, fuck you!" With that she turned on her heel, ready to leave the Boarding House. When she walked out she slammed the door, a bit harder than necessary. She opened her car door and inch when it was slammed shut, "Damon, let's not do this right now."

"It was you, wasn't it?"

"What was me?" She asked turning around.

"You took out the dagger, didn't you," he said accusingly. By his eyes she could tell that he was pissed. She really needed to get out of here.

"No, I didn't."

"Didn't I tell you earlier lying isn't your thing?!"

Maddie tried to stay in place but as Damon took some steps closer, she stepped back was now pushed against her car.

"I didn't do anything!"

"Stop lying!" Damon hissed, grabbing her arms. This caught her off guard and she let out a little squeal.

"Damon, let go of me!"

"How could you do this to us?"

"Let go!"

"You and him! You betrayed us Maddie, you betrayed me! How could you do that to me?!" His hold on her arms tightened as he continued to shake her.

"Damon, you are hurting me, stop."

Damon opening his mouth to say something else, however he was thrown across the yard by none other than Stefan. "Go, now!" Maddie was standing there in shock.. She continued to stare at Stefan wide eyed. "Get out of here Maddie!" Something clicked and Maddie quickly got into her car and drove away. Tears streamed down her face as she went home.

Thankful both of her parents were at home, Maddie rushed upstairs as soon as she got home. She threw herself onto her bed and began to cry. She hated Damon. Hated him! They would never be in control. She moved around so that she was holding herself as she cried. Her arms were hurting, no thanks to Damon. She wished Cordelia was still here, but then she as happy she was gone, only because she was out of harms way from Damon.

"Maddison?" Her head snapped to the window. There he was. Elijah. "What's happened?"

"Don't you knock," she breathed out, shaking from crying still. She wiped her eyes. "And I told you don't call me that."

"What happened?" Elijah asked again, ignoring everything she had just said.

"What are you doing here?"

"What happened?" He walked over to her and sat on the edge of her bed. She contemplated whether or not she should tell him. He would probably go after Damon. STOP! Said her inner thoughts. You don't owe him anything,, especially not after today. "Please, tell me what happened."

"He knows." She said quietly. "Damon, he came over here and he saw the pictures of us. He knows and he isn't happy."

"What did he do to you?" Elijah's face turned cold.

"Nothing. He..he just, we just, we got into a fight." Maddie sniffled, wiping the back of her hand over her eyes. She was pissed at herself. She shouldn't be wasting tears on Damon.

"Obviously it's nothing if you are sitting here crying."

"I'm just being emotional." Maddie said, cracking a small smile.

"I doubt that." Elijah wiped a stay tear off of her face.

"He know about us." She said quietly. "About you and me."

"What did he say to you?"

"That doesn't matter, what matter is he's pissed off and probably going to do something stupid and it's all my fault for not-," she stopped.

"For not what?"

"At the movies, do you remember the picture we took together?" Elijah nodded. "I left it out in my room and Damon came by and saw it."

Elijah nodded, understandingly, for a second and then his face turned cold. "Why was he in your room?"

"I don't know he probably wanted to talk to me about Klaus."

"I'm going to assume you know about what happened at the dance."

Maddie frowned, "How do you know?"

"Elena came to find me."

Maddie's mood shifted from upset, to pissed. "And what did she want?"

"To talk and renegotiate our deal."

"Right, the girl who stabbed you in the back, literally wants to call a truce."

"Something like that."

"And you told her no … didn't you?" By the look on his face, Maddie could tell that wasn't the case. "Of course you didn't."

Elijah was about to say something but was cut off by Maddie's phone.

'Cause I've done done some things that I can't speak

And I tried to wash you away, but you just won't leave

So won't you take a breath and dive in deep?

'Cause I came here so you'd come for me

Maddie looked over at her phone. She sighed, wiped her eyes and then answered. "Hello?"

"Hi Maddie, how are you?"

She smiled, "Hi Mrs. Gleason."

"Oh don't make me feel old, call me Sharon." Maddie chuckled, they always went through this. "How are you?"

"I'm good how are you?"

"Great. I know this is short notice but do you think you could watch Hallie for me tonight?"

"Yeah sure, I just have lacrosse practice and then I can come over."

"Great, could you be here by 7."

"Yeah, no problem."

"Excellent, I will see you then."

"See you."

"Looks like someone has plans for the night."

Maddie gave Elijah a pointed look, "Stop trying to distract me."

"I'm not."

"Why would you help Elena?! Especially after she betrayed you."

"She didn't ask for this."

"I didn't ask for certain things either and shit still happened."

"Well you are very different from Elena."

"You just noticed?" Maddie wriggled her eyebrows a bit, jokingly.

Elijah smirked. "Are you going back to school?"

Maddie sighed, "No. I mean there is really no point considering the day is almost over. I will go to practice though."

"And what time does that start?"

"3 on the dot."

"Nice."

"So we have time."

"To do what exactly?"

Maddie wriggled her eyebrows suggestively, "I can think of some things." With that she grabbed his shoulders and pulled him close to her, touching her lips to his. Elijah grinned into their kiss, however in the back of his mind, all he could think about was going after Damon.

"Hi Hallie!"

"HI MAWDIE!"

Maddie grinned, getting down and hugging the little girl. It seems like it had been forever since she had seen her, but this felt good right now, normalcy. It's what Maddie needed, especially after the day she had.

"I mwiss you."

Maddie chuckled. "I missed you too." It was true. She had grown fond of the sweet little girl and it had been awhile since she babysat.

"Thank you so much!" Sharon said, adjusting her pocketbook and getting out her car keys. "Especially on such short notice, I really appreciate it."

"No problem."

"Alright, I ordered a pizza, should be here in a little bit," she handed Maddie an envelope. "You can let the delivery person keep the change." She looked around before sighing. "I'll just be on my way then." Sharon squatted down. "I'll be back later," she told Hallie. "Be good," with that she kissed her daughter's forehead, said another thanks to Maddie before leaving.

"What do you want to do?" Maddie asked, she stood up from bending down.

"Look at my pictwires!" With that Hallie took Maddie's hand, heading towards the stairs. Maddie smiled following behind. She was happy that she was going to get in a normal night.

Elijah walked into the Salvatore Boarding House, Elena Gilbert a few paces ahead of him, but not many.

"Now you've invited him in?!" Damon wondered aloud.

"Elijah and I have renewed the terms of our deal." Elena spoke with confidence.

"Really."

"The two of you will come to no harm at my hands." Elijah walked forward, "I only ask for one thing in return."

"What?"

"An apology."

"A what?" Damon wondered, cocking his head forward slightly.

Stefan "I'm sorry for the part that I played in your death. I was protecting Elena. I will always protect Elena."

"I understand."

"The sacrifice is going to happen Damon," Elena said speaking up. "Bonnie will be able to kill Klaus without hurting herself and Elijah will be able to save my life." Her confidence was starting to irritate Damon. "Told you I would find another way. I did."

"Is that true?" Damon wondered.

"It is." Elijah said.

"And you're trusting him?"

Elena answered right away, "I am."

"You can all go to hell." Damon spoke walking away.

"He's angry with me right now," Stefan said. "But he'll come around."

"Perhaps," Elijah breathed out. Before anyone could blink, Elijah was in front of Damon, a smirk rested upon his face.

"Get out of my way," Damon growled.

"Are you going to make me?" Elijah wondered, his smirk rising a bit.

"Damon," Stefan warned.

"Stay out of this brother!" Damon spat angrily. "How can I help you?!" Damon wondered darkly, giving Elijah a cold stare. Elijah was unphased.

"One more thing," Elijah said as Damon took a gulp of a drink. He was in Damon's face before anyone could blink. He heard Elena gasp. "If you ever, ever speak to Maddison like that again I will have no problem tearing out your heart, are we clear."

Damon snorted, "Oh, so she sent you over here to threaten me?!"

"No actually," he grasped Damon's heart harder, which caused Damon to yelp. "In fact she isn't aware that I'm even here." Elijah stated. "And not that you deserve it but she didn't tell me everything. I do know that she was very upset because of you."

"It's not good to keep secrets, especially so soon into a relationship," spat Damon.

"My relationship with Maddison is none of your business."

"Right."

Elijah and Damon stared at one another.

"Maddison?" Elena wondered. "Are you talking about Maddie Bennett?" No one said anything. "What's going on?" Elena asked, pressing for information.

"Maddie and Elijah have been," Stefan started, before pausing, "involved."

"Oh my god," Elena gasped.

"My relationship with Maddison doesn't concern any of you." Elijah stated, irritated. "And it would do you all well to remember that," Damon let out a grunt as Elijah's hand went into his chest, his hand finding Damon's heart and giving it a tight squeeze. "Do I make myself clear?" Damon glared and grunted out a 'crystal.' "Wonderful." And with that Elijah was gone.

"Someone tell me what is going on!" Snapped Elena. Elijah had been gone for at least a minute by that point.

"Ask your boyfriend," Damon spoke, sourly, stalking off.

"Stefan?" Elena asked turning towards her boyfriend.

"It's a long story."

"We have time."

By the time Stefan telling Elena the story, it was obvious the doppelganger was upset. "How could she do this to us?!" Snapped Elena. "I mean I know she's never liked me, but still, Damon is supposed to be her best friend, and she betrayed him! With Elijah!" When she noticed Stefan didn't say much she got irritated. "Why aren't you saying anything?"

Stefan sighed. "Listen, I'm not happy about Maddie and Elijah being together, but I don't think it's as big of a deal as you and Damon are making it."

"It's a huge deal?!"

"She's been with him all this time! She is probably the one who undaggered him."

"We don't really know how long they have been together." Stefan stated. "And it wasn't Maddie that undaggered him."

"How do you know?"

"The smell that was left behind, wasn't hers." Stefan stated. While he had to admit the scent did resemble Maddie's, it wasn't exact. Damon didn't want to hear it though. Stefan knew that his brother was just hurt deep down.

"She still betrayed us," Elena insisted.

"Hey," Stefan spoke, clasping their hands together. "Let's just leave the Maddie subject alone for awhile alright. Damon, he isn't taking it well."

Elena nodded, giving Stefan a hug. She had plans for tomorrow though, plans to confront Maddie.

By the time Maddie got home from babysitting it was around nine thirty. She briefly spoke with her mom before going off to bed. She was out like a light. When she woke up the next morning, she turned over, only meaning to take five minute nap but ended up sleeping in for another forty minutes. Her mom had to wake her up. She came to the conclusion that she was just going to miss first period and her mom knew her daughter needed some rest. She was confident that Maddie would find her way to school.

Around eight, Maddie finally made her way to school.

Her mom had left half hour before, Maddie had been in the shower. She knew she would make it to second period, late but she would be there. Unsurprisingly, she didn't find a good parking spot. So the walk to the entrance took an extra two minutes. She headed straight to her locker, she could see some people wandering around in the halls but wasn't worried about them. She would put some stuff away, go get a pass from attendance and then head to class.

Maddie felt someone near her as she opened her backpack and pulled out a textbook. At first she ignored it, putting the textbook into her locker, but then she noticed a shadow looming slightly over her. Putting away the book, she rose to her feet looking.

Elena.

She looked pissed but Maddie couldn't bring herself to care. She had a class to get to.

"Something you need?" Maddie wondered, grabbing a folder from her locker that she knew she would need.

"I just wanted to know why." Elena said.

"Why what?" Maddie wondered, not looking at her.

"Why would you betray us like that?"

"Betrayal?" Maddie chuckled. "Elena Gilbert talking to me about betrayal, who would've ever thought."

"This isn't funny!"

"Really?!" Maddie wondered, finally facing Elena. "I think it's hilarious that Elena Gilbert is trying to talk to me about betrayal!"

"You have been seeing Elijah!" Elena hissed out. "Behind our backs. Valid you don't like me but Damon is still your friend."

"Your right, I don't like you and Damon was my friend. Here that? Was! My relationship with Elijah is none of your business."

"He wants to kill me."

"Klaus wants to kill you." Maddie stated. "Funny, especially since you told Stefan and Damon that you trust Elijah but you come to me saying he wants to kill you."

"You know what I meant!"

"Actually I didn't and in all honesty, I don't care." Maddie found herself getting more and more annoyed. She should have just skipped her locker.

"You should! Damon is really hurting and Bonnie is pissed."

"ELENA! I DON'T CARE!"

"But-," Maddie cut her off before she could continue.

"I still don't care! I am late for class, so I am going to say something to you and then this conversation is over."

"And what's that?"

"YOU CAN GO FUCK YOURSELF!" With that Maddie slammed her locker, walking past Elena to her class. She hoped no one else pissed her off for the day.

Thanks so much for reading everyone! I appreciate all of the support that has been given and that continues to be given to this story! Thanks for all of the reviews, favorites and follows/alerts! You rock!

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I have started some of the next chapter but I need to know what you all want, about time. I am kind of stuck so I was going to let you guys decide. So keep it in May or just go straight to the sacrifice? Episode wise, I am at The Last Day which is towards the end of season 2 but I don't mind waiting to get to there. Just comment what you guys think and any other suggestions you have.

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Chapter Summary: Caroline tells Maddie that Klaus was using Alaric's body and killed Bonnie, but then she came back to life because of a spell. Maddie goes to Damon to find out what happened. Damon confronts her about Elijah. They have words and Maddie ends up at home, crying. Elijah finds her. Later Elijah confronts Damon.

On the Next Chapter: Some more Maddie and Elijah