I know that Chapter 20 must've been very... surprising? intense? confusing? I'm not sure what everyone is thinking or feeling. Although, in order to clear some things up I want everyone to know that what Leslie and Elena went through was their change. It was when their powers first surfaced and began to appear. Since, they're half human their transition was much more intense and painful for them. Their bodies and minds weren't strong enough to withhold all the pain. I hope that cleared some of your questions up. If not, let me know and I will try to answer them in the next chapter. Enjoy chapter 21 everyone. :)

Disclaimer: I do not own the Vampire Diaries or any of its original characters. Wish I did.

Chapter 21

(Leslie's POV)

Ha, the look on Stefan's face had been absolutely priceless. I couldn't wait to see his face when he saw Damon up and runn..., biting. He would totally have a stroke. I had a huge smile on my face as I drove up the drive to the boarding house.

On my way back, I had found some random girl and influenced her to come over and open the door for Damon. She was simply sitting quietly beside me, not uttering a word. She had dark brown hair and chocolate brown eyes. Her name was... Jessica? Jade? Something like that, I really didn't know what her name was. She was merely sitting comfortably in the passenger seat playing with the GPS quietly. I really didn't mind her doing that though. If she broke it, I could easily get a new one.

Now all I had to do, was get what's his face out of the house, so she could open the door. That guy really seemed to hate Damon a lot. Oh well, not my problem. If he wouldn't fall for my trick then I would just influence him. Vervain didn't protect people from me or Elena. Those were the benefits of being a star child. We could do whatever we wanted and get away with it like nothing.

Technically, I wasn't going back on my word in any way. I had given my word that I wouldn't let Damon out. I never said I wouldn't try to get him out. If you really thought about it, there was a HUGE difference.

I stopped the car and said looking at the girl directly in the eyes.

"You will not leave this car. You will wait until I come and get you."

Her eyes glazed over and she repeated.

"I will not leave this car. I will wait until you come and get me."

I smiled and then got out and walked straight inside the house. I was about to go give Damon the good news. When suddenly, I heard someone talking. I stayed in the living room and listened intently. That's when I realized it was Zack and he was talking to Damon. I distinctly heard him say with a hint of anger.

"We're not family Damon. Only in the most dysfunctional sense. In fact, I avoided having a living, breathing, and loving family because of you."

Dang, that was pretty messed up. No wonder Zack hated Damon. Damon was such a threat that Zack feared that if he had family, Damon would hurt them. It was sad, but very smart on his part. Something told me that if Zack did have a family, they wouldn't be alive right now.

Damon was one messed up vamp, but he was still my friend. I was no one to judge him. I was glad I had given him a chance though. He was funny like me, and didn't take everything so seriously. What kind of person was nearly dying and still making smart remarks? Damon Salvatore, of course.

Then I heard Damon chuckle and say.

"I don't think I could talk you into bringing me a rabbit or something? I'd settle for Stefan's diet at this point."

I heard Zack simply reply.

"You know I can't do that."

I smiled and thought to myself. Neither can I, but I'm not giving up. At least I'm trying to help him, even though I shouldn't. Then I heard Damon say.

"You succeeded Zack. I'm shutting down. You're like your grandfather. He didn't like it when I came to visit either."

You won't shut down, Damon. I won't allow it. I'm gonna get you out, even if I have to shock the living hell out of someone. With that, I moved and began to slowly make my way towards the stairs. As I approached them, I heard Zack say.

"That's the thing, you don't just visit Damon. You appear, unannounced, reminding me that this isn't my house. That you're just permitting me to live here. Hell, that you're permitting me to live."

Damon laughed weakly and said.

"Well, someone had to mow the lawn."

I slowly walked down the steps while smiling and shaking my head. Damon was such an idiot. He would say something like that. As I reached the bottom and began to approach Zack, I heard him say.

"I came to say goodbye, Damon."

Suddenly, faster than I could say two. I saw Damon move and grab Zack by the neck and slam him against the door. Then I heard Damon snarl.

"Unlock it. Unlock the door Zack."

I instantly moved and grabbed Damon's hand. I tried prying him off of Zack, but I couldn't. A pissed off Damon was a strong Damon. Then I began to yell at him.

"Damon! Stop it! You're hurting him! Stop!"

Then I have no idea how, but the stupid door opened! How the hell had that happened? I had to get Zack out of here fast!

Suddenly, Stefan appeared and squeezed Damon's hand way too tightly and shoved him away. The thing was that Damon hadn't been lying, he was strong. He was a really strong vampire because instead of falling to the floor. He only seemed to get more pissed.

He quickly and forcefully pushed the door open. Then he stuck his hand out and instantly pulled me inside with him. As soon as we were inside, he moved and shoved me against the wall opposite from the door. He was still holding on to me tightly, not letting go for a second. Then he put his hand around my shoulder and pulled me close to him. The look on his face said it all. He was downright pissed. Stefan stared at me in horror and then said angrily.

"Let her go, Damon."

Damon merely smirked and wrapped his arms around my waist. I felt a cold chill run down my spine. What the hell was he going to do? Was he going to kill me? Or was he simply going to drink from me? What was his deal? I had done nothing other than be by his side and try to help him! I had tried to redeem myself by trying to be a good friend, but he didn't seem to care. I had tried to do the right thing by trying to help him and he didn't even acknowledge it. How could Damon do this to me?

I saw how Stefan opened the door and attempted to step inside. Damon smirked at him and said tauntingly.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you."

To prove his point, he moved my hair away from my neck and leaned close to me. I simply sighed and said.

"It's cool Stefan. I guess I'll just stay here. Call Elena and tell her that I won't be able to make it to the car wash thing tomorrow."

Stefan frowned and replied.

"You're not going to stay in here with him."

I rolled my eyes and said.

"In case you haven't noticed. I have a pissed off, thirsty vampire holding on to me. I don't think pissing him off even more would be such a smart idea."

Damon simply pressed me closer to him trying to prove that I was right. This was getting boring, so I turned to look at Damon and I said.

"If you want to bite me, go for it."

I simply shrugged and said.

"It's your decision though. Do whatever you want, I really don't care."

He stared at me curiously and said.

"You're not afraid that I might kill you?"

I smiled slightly and said.

"I'm not afraid of death, Damon. Dying is a normal part of life. Why would I fear the unavoidable? If you want to kill me. What can I do about it?"

He stared at me for a second then finally said.

"Leave."

I frowned and said.

"What?"

He released me and pushed me towards the door. Then he stared into my eyes and said.

"Get out, I don't want you here."

I stared at him disbelievingly and said.

"No, I told you that I would..."

"You're free. You don't have to stick to what you told me. Just leave."

I shook my head and said.

"No, it doesn't work that way. I told you that I would help you and I'm not leaving until..."

Everything happened so fast that I was barely even able to catch it. One second I was moving towards Damon and then the next. His face was completely vamped out and he was lunging at me. I saw Stefan move and slam him against the wall. Then he grabbed me and pulled me out of the cell quickly. When I was finally able to process everything. I saw Stefan standing outside the door and saying to Damon.

"Keep it up Damon. The more energy you exert, the faster you'll go."

Then he turned to me and said.

"Leslie, are you okay?"

I blinked and said.

"Why? What did I do?"

He stared at me confused and said.

"What do you mean?"

I ignored him and moved towards the window. I looked at Damon and said.

"Why, Damon? I was trying to be a good friend to you. Why would you attack me? Why are you acting like this?"

He looked up at me and said coldly.

"I told you I don't want you here. Get out!"

How could he be acting like this? I had slept on the freaking cold floor for four days watching over him. I had been by his side and stayed up long nights watching him. I had stood up for him every time Stefan tried to tell me bad stuff about him. I had nearly destroyed my friendship with Stefan for him. I had missed school and missed time with Elena for him. I hadn't insulted him, threatened him, told him off, or anything. I had actually tried being a nice and loyal friend to him. All of that, and this is what I get? I get yelled at and told to leave like some stray cat. That did it, I snapped. I glared right back at him and said.

"You don't have to tell me twice, I'm leaving. You can go fuck yourself. I don't want anything to do with you anymore."

He merely looked at me and said casually.

"Fine by me."

"Screw you, Damon."

With that, I turned around and stormed up the stairs furiously. I heard Stefan coming after me saying.

"Leslie, wait!"

I didn't stop. I was simply too angry and I didn't want to take it out on him. So, I merely yelled back.

"Stay the hell away from me Stefan!"

I practically ran out of the house and got quickly into my car. The girl Jessica, Jade, whatever; merely looked at me and said.

"Can I go open the door now?"

I glared at her furiously and said.

"Shut your mouth."

So, she did and she didn't speak during the entire ride back to the park. Since that's where I had found her. I took her back and made her forget everything. As soon as I was sure she had absolutely no memory of anything and that she was safe. I left, and drove straight home.

When I arrived I saw my dad pouring himself a glass of whiskey and humming to himself. It sounded like he was humming some Ke$ha song. He would, he could be so immature at times. When he saw me he smiled and said.

"How was the slumber party?"

I glared at him and said.

"Leave me alone. I'm not in the mood."

"Oh come on, you know that's not gonna happen. Just tell me what happened."

I gave him a murderous death glare and said coldly.

"I dreamt of what happened to Elena and I when we turned ten."

I instantly saw his face twist in pain. Yeah he should feel guilty, he deserved it. It was all his fault anyways. If he thought that he was going to annoy me then I was going to break him. I merely continued to glare at him and said.

"You remember, don't you?"

He merely stared at me and didn't reply.

"Maybe this will ring a bell... Daddy, help me! I'm scared, please let me out!"

He set the glass down and said with his eyes closed.

"Stop."

I merely stared at him and said.

"Why? Give me one good reason."

He stared directly at me and replied.

"Because, you know very well that I love you. That I had no control over what happened to you and Elena. If it were up to me, I would have never allowed that to happen. I would..."

"That's a load of bull. You could have done something, but you simply didn't want to."

He shook his head and said.

"No, that's not true. I had no control over what would happen to you two. All I knew was that due to the human part of you. You would both suffer during your transition. I placed you in that dark room in order to ease the pain. Believe me, you wouldn't have survived if you had transitioned under any type of light."

I stared at him disbelievingly and said.

"You're lying."

He shrugged and said.

"Believe what you want, Leslie. I saved your life by placing you in there."

"Saved my life? You saved my life? I was in a damn coma for an entire month!"

He nodded slightly and replied.

"Indeed, you were. You were much stronger than I thought. Believe me when I say, that I was impressed. I had actually estimated that you would awake in three to six months."

"Is that supposed to make me feel better? Whoopee! I impressed my loving and caring daddy! Yay, for me!"

He merely shook his head and said.

"You forgave me and yet you always hold it against me. I've apologized in so many ways that at this point, I don't know what to do anymore. What can I do to make you realize how much I truly care for you and Elena?"

I stared at him and replied.

"Nothing. Not a damn thing. We both know that my hard feelings towards you didn't start that day. I called you daddy because Elena did, and I just followed her example. Now... you should feel lucky I even call you dad. You gained my respect... in a way, but my unconditional love is something you still have to win."

He stared at me and said.

"So, if someone tried to destroy me right now. You would just let me die? You wouldn't do anything?"

I instantly shook my head and said.

"I endured a lot while living with you and I have to say that the majority of the time, was very unpleasant. Although, there were those times when I actually enjoyed being with you. You showed me the value of family. You showed me how to value Elena, you, and my mother. You taught me how no matter what, family is family and you should always care for them. You not only said it, but you showed it as well. You showed it in so many ways that I ended up believing you and to this day I still do. So, to answer your question... I would rip them apart before they even got anywhere near you."

He smiled and said.

"I'm glad you payed attention and that what I said actually stuck with you. I now I've never said this before, but... I'm very proud of you Leslie. I'm proud to call you my daughter. Your attitude, your intelligence, and your endurance make you a very strong person. No mere mortal would have gone through, what you and Elena went through and survived. You two are the only thing I have left. Therefore, I will make sure you receive the happiness you deserve."

With that, he grabbed his glass and turned away from me. Then he smiled slightly and said.

"Oh and by the way, the door was me."

My eyes snapped open in shock and I said.

"You opened the door? Why? How?"

He tilted his head back and simply replied.

"I have my ways."

"Wait!"

He was already gone. What the hell just happened? My brain was in overload mode, right now. I really needed some rest.

So, I merely shook my head and walked up the stairs to my room. Once I got there, I instantly laid down and began thinking about everything that had occurred today.

The first thing I thought about, was how my attempt to help Damon had miserably failed. Everything was supposed to go without a hunch. I had thought of everything in less than a minute. It would be so simple. First, I would make sure Stefan wasn't in the house. After that, I would find someone and influence them to open the door. Then, I would lure Zack out of the house with something I had made up. Once that was done, I would tell the person to open the door and set Damon free. It was simple as that. Although, I had most certainly not counted on Damon turning on me.

What the hell was wrong with him? I had done so much for him and he kicked me out like nothing. I had tried being a nice, loyal friend to him and he just told me to leave. How could he do that to me? That's what I get for trying to be nice to conceited jerks like him. Oh well... next time I see him, bitchy Leslie is going to come out and play.

Although, no matter what Damon had said. I was going to get him out of there. I had told him I would, and I was going to stick to my word. Today had gone terribly wrong, but tomorrow would be a new day. Maybe I could sneak him some blood before I broke him out. He really needed it.

I had actually considered that maybe, just maybe, Damon was bipolar. One second he was nice, then the next he was threatening to kill me. That was kinda weird. Or maybe he was acting like that because he hadn't fed for days. Maybe vampires went nuts if they didn't get blood in their system. What I did notice though, was that he told me to leave. Only after I told him that I didn't care if he killed me. What was going through his head when I said that? Had that pissed him off? If it had. Why, though? Damon was really one strange guy. I could never figure him out.

The next thing I thought about was my dad. He said he had no control over what happened to me and Elena. He also said that he had saved us by placing us in that dark room. Was that true? With my dad I could never be sure. I got my sarcasm and lying abilities from somebody, and it wasn't my mother.

I had always believed that my dad had caused our powers to surface. I blamed the pain I endured entirely on him. Now, I found out that wasn't true. He hadn't caused them, he had no control over our change. He knew what we would endure, so he tried to make it the least painful as possible for us. He did that, by placing us in that dark room and letting our powers surface there. The darkness always made us stronger. Therefore, the pain hadn't been as bad as it should have been. According to him, if we would have changed under any light we would've died. If I really thought about it, he had saved our lives.

In all reality, I do remember hearing his voice after the pain was over. I could hear him telling me to fight and that he loved me. The day I finally awoke, the first thing I saw was his face. I remember that the first thing he did was hug me and say, "I'm sorry." I cried in his arms and kept saying, "why daddy? why?" He simply held me tighter and rocked me slowly in his arms.

My dad wasn't a monster. He was a nice guy, who simply enjoyed annoying people and being sarcastic. Although... sometimes he was way too good at annoying people. That was one of the main things I loved him for, though. He was a good dad, not father, but a good dad. He had showed me the value of family and honor. He always showed how deeply he cared for me when he was around. I had so much hard feelings towards him that I never really saw it. That is... until now. Now that I knew the truth, maybe I should lower my rudeness... maybe. At least towards him, though. Everyone else would just have to deal with me.

I rose from my bed and walked towards my window. I tried opening the window, but it wouldn't budge. I frowned and tried pulling it harder, but it still wouldn't move. Suddenly I heard my door open and I heard my dad say.

"It's past curfew, you're not going out."

I spun around to look at him and I could see he had a huge smile on his face. I stared at him and said.

"I'm not going anywhere."

"That's correct, you're not."

I frowned and said.

"What did you do?"

"I believe you told Elena that you would be at that car wash thing, whatever."

I stared at him and said.

"Yeah, I did. What does that have to do with anything?"

He smiled and said.

"Not much, but I am completely aware that you haven't been taking care of yourself because you were caring for the older Salvatore. Therefore, I believe an intervention is necessary."

"Intervention?"

He nodded and said.

"You are not allowed to leave this room until you have showered and gotten at least eight hours of sleep."

I stared at him in shock and said.

"I'm not weak. I'm fine."

He chuckled and said.

"Everyone else may be blind, but I'm not. I know when you're lying. You got it from me remember? Your mother gave me hell for that, by the way. So, you will do as I say. You may leave tomorrow, if you sleep. If not, you will be in here until then."

With that, he shut the door and walked out. I instantly ran towards the door and tried opening it. Locked. Man, what was his deal? I stepped back and attempted kicking the door down, but my foot might as well kicked the Great Wall of China. Oh great, there was a stupid shield over it. How could my day get any better?

"Leslie! Come down here! We're going to fix this, right now!"

Elena. Maybe next time I should learn to keep my mouth shut. Even if I was using sarcasm, the universe always seemed to be listening to me.

I sighed and listened carefully towards downstairs.

"Maybe we shouldn't bother her Elena. Come on, lets just go to The Grill and have some fun."

Caroline. Yeah, this day just kept getting better and better.

I heard Elena storming up the stairs dragging a protesting Caroline along. She reached my door and before she could knock. I grabbed the handle and swung the door open. I smirked at her and said.

"Fix what?"

"You know what."

"Not a clue Lena, but may I suggest you lose that little attitude of yours. I haven't had the best day, so pissing me off wouldn't be very smart right now."

She stared at me then sighed and said.

"I want you to fix things with Caroline."

I smiled and said calmly, but with a menacing edge to my tone.

"Ah yes, the little back stabber. What do I have to fix? Her brain or her face? We both know, I can do either."

I heard a low whimper come from somewhere near the corner. Elena glared at me and said.

"Stop being so mean, Leslie. Caroline just wants you to forgive her, but she's afraid to come because she thinks you'll hurt her."

I smiled and said.

"Well it appears that I won't have to fix her brain after all. Since, she's smart enough to not approach me. Good for her."

I really wasn't in the mood for this little kid drama. So, I stepped back and was about to shut the door when she said.

"Damon, hurt her."

I stopped and said.

"I know that."

"So you're still angry with her, but not him? Even after what he did?"

I opened the door and said angrily.

"Damon might end up paying for that with his life, so just shut your face. Besides, I'm mad at her because she double crossed me."

"That's not true!"

Caroline came around saying that and looking offended. I glared at her and said.

"Are you calling me a liar?"

She froze and said.

"I... no, I didn't mean..."

"Come on Caroline, just say it. Better yet, come in here and call me a liar."

I opened the door widely and motioned for her to step in. She took a step back and hid quickly behind Elena. Elena stayed firmly in front of her and said.

"Leslie, stop. You've always said that everyone deserves a second chance. Why did you all of a sudden decide to stop doing that?"

This was downright pathetic. I didn't have time for these little brats. I had more pressing matters to attend to. Screw this and screw them. I merely glared at them and said.

"You want my forgiveness? You got it! You want to still be my friend? Done! Now, get the hell away from my room! I don't have time for your crap!"

I saw Caroline and Elena's faces light up in happiness. Then Caroline looked at me and said happily.

"Thank you, Leslie! I promise I will never.."

With that, I slammed the door in her face. Her promises meant squat to me. I didn't trust her and it would probably take a long time for me to actually consider her a loyal friend. I listened carefully and I heard Elena say.

"Well, at least she gave you a second chance. I'm sure that she'll grow to love you in no time."

I heard Caroline respond with a sniffle.

"She already loved me and I screwed it up by opening my big mouth."

Elena sighed and said.

"Well, now you know that you should always be careful with the things you say. If you don't, sometimes they can have big consequences."

Then there was an awkward silence and then Elena said.

"What did you say that made her so angry?"

At that, I leaned closely to the door and thought... Come on Caroline, say it. Open your mouth again and prove to me that I can't trust you. Tell my sister about Damon and Stefan, and I will make your life a living hell. Instead of doing that, Caroline took a deep breath and said.

"I told Leslie I wouldn't say anything, Elena. I'm sorry, but if you want to know I think you should ask her. It's not my place to say anything."

Huh, I guess she did learn. Then I heard Elena sigh and respond.

"It's okay, Caroline. I understand, I'm sure Leslie will tell me soon. If not, that's okay. I'm just glad everything is okay with you guys."

I merely rolled my eyes and then suddenly I heard a chuckle coming from across the hall. I glared towards the direction and said.

"This is all your fault. You did it on purpose."

The laughing simply increased, so I grabbed a pillow and threw at the door. Then I smiled and muttered sarcastically.

"Thanks a lot, dad."

I heard him reply with the same tone.

"You're welcome. It was my pleasure."

"Ugh! You're so annoying!"

The next day

"Come on, Leslie. Help out a bit."

I was leaning casually against a safe shadowy tree near the woods. The sun was way too bright and I didn't need to give my dad another excuse to lock me up. I merely looked up at Elena and said.

"Sure... I'll help when cows grow wings, fly to Alaska, and survive."

Elena was happily helping Stefan and the others washing a car. Yeah like I would strip and wash other people's cars, as if.

Stefan kept giving me strange looks and I just kept glaring at him. At one point I actually said, "Boo... haven't you ever seen a girl standing under a tree before?" Elena had just laughed and so had everybody else. I had just rolled my eyes and muttered, "morons."

Caroline had been desperately trying to get me to at least help with the cash box. I had merely said, "you're not exactly my friend just yet, so don't talk to me so casually." She instantly backed away and ran off.

"Leslie, you said you would help."

I looked up and sure enough Elena was giving me a disapproving look. I merely smirked and replied.

"Correction, little sister. If I recall correctly, I said I would come. I never said I would help."

She then glared at me and said.

"Very mature, Leslie."

"A lot more than you'll ever be."

Then all the guys instantly began laughing and saying.

"Oooohhh. Danggg."

I merely laughed lightly and said.

"It appears that I seemed to have just told you off."

Elena was getting more furious every second. I merely smiled at her and said tauntingly.

"That's what you get for making me come to this thing. Next time you want to make me go somewhere with you. You might want to reconsider it."

With that, I pulled out my phone and stared at the time. I had decided to get Damon out of the cell during the afternoon. That way, if he was in desperate need of blood and decided to kill someone. Their death wouldn't be so obvious for someone else to see or find.

I looked up and I could see Caroline happily helping people with their cars. Suddenly something in her eyes changed. She appeared like she was in some sort of daze and then suddenly she took off running. I blinked and said out loud.

"What the hell?"

Elena looked up and turned to see Caroline running off. She dropped the sponge in her hand and began to run after her. I instantly moved and grabbed her arm. I looked at her and said.

"I'll take care of it."

She stared at me and said.

"Don't hurt her, Leslie."

I nodded and said.

"I won't, I'm just gonna go check what's up with her. I think maybe she ran home because she's sad I haven't completely forgiven her."

Elena glared at me and said.

"See, Leslie. You should try being more compassionate every once in a while."

I merely smirked at her and said.

"I'll keep that in mind."

With that, I turned around and quickly followed the sound her footsteps. When I was finally able to see her. I instantly froze in my tracks. The Salvatore Boarding House. What was she doing here? I followed her and when I finally reached her, I said.

"Caroline, what are you doing?"

She acted as if I weren't even there. So, I grabbed her and said.

"Hey, Caroline! Look at me, what are you doing here?"

She merely gave me a side glance and said.

"I need to see Damon."

"Huh?"

She then went back to ignoring me and walked around the house trying to break down one of the doors. I smirked and said.

"You do know that's illegal, right?"

She shrugged and said.

"I have to help, Damon."

I smiled and said.

"My type of girl. Although, how do you know Damon needs your help?"

"He told me."

I smiled and said.

"Interesting."

That was interesting, how did she know Damon needed help? Also, how did she know he was still here? I knew that Elena had told her Damon was sick in a hospital out of state.

Maybe Damon was doing this. Sheesh, this guy was really impatient. Couldn't he have waited one more hour?

Suddenly, sweet little Caroline surprised me by lifting her foot up and kicking the back door open. I stared at her and said.

"Impressive."

If she were her normal self, she would have instantly started smiling and bragging about what she did. Although, since she wasn't. She merely nodded her head and headed down into the basement. I liked zombie Caroline, she was fun.

Once we reached the bottom, she started calling out saying.

"Damon? Damon, are you here?"

I was simply following her not saying a word. When she finally reached his cell, I stayed back and listened to what they were saying. I heard Caroline instantly gasp and say in horror.

"Oh my god."

Yeah, that about sums it up. She then stared at him and asked.

"What is this? How did I know you were here?"

I heard shuffling from inside the cell and then I heard Damon reply.

"Because I wanted you to."

Moron, he would say that. I merely rolled my eyes and then I heard him say.

"Let me out of here, please."

I saw Caroline move to unlock the door. As soon as the door opened, I would have to grab Caroline and get her the hell out of here. If I didn't, Damon would kill her. Caroline wasn't my bestest friend in the world, but I had told her that she was my friend. To me, a friend was still a friend, no matter how close they are to you. Since, I wouldn't let Damon have Caroline. I would have to find him some blood after he was out. That's if he didn't end up killing me instead.

I watched as Caroline was about to open the door. When she suddenly stopped and said.

"You bit me."

Damon responded in an annoyed tone.

"You liked it remember."

Caroline shook her head and said.

"Why do I keep remembering the same things in different ways?"

Damon merely replied sternly.

"You remember what I want you to remember."

This was getting boring, so I came out of the shadows and said.

"Just open the damn door, Caroline."

I heard Damon growl and say.

"I thought I told you to leave."

"Yeah well, I have a problem with authority."

"Leave, Leslie."

I smiled and said.

"I'm not leaving until you're out here free. As soon as you're out here, you'll never have to see me again. I gave you my word and here I am."

He slammed his hands against the bars and growled.

"You don't understand! So, just leave!"

I glared towards his direction and said.

"You're damn right, I don't understand. After everything I've done for you. I can't believe you're acting like this. Don't worry though. After this is all over, I'll never bother you again. You unappreciative, selfish moron!"

Then I looked at Caroline and said seriously.

"Open the door and then run like hell."

She stared at me and didn't reply.

I stared directly at her and said.

"Do you understand me? Once that door is open, run, and don't look back."

She nodded her head and then turned around towards the door. She then slowly slid the lock to the side. That's when I heard Zack yell.

"No!"

He came running down the stairs and tried to push the door closed again. Damon was pushing on the door furiously, attempting to open it. Zack turned to look at me and yelled.

"Run! Get out of here!"

Caroline didn't need to be told twice. She instantly turned around and dashed up the stairs. I simply stayed there and said.

"I gave him my word."

He stared at me in horror and said.

"Are you insane?"

That's when Damon shoved the door open and instantly stepped out. Zack tried to shove him back inside, but Damon simply grabbed him by the head and snapped his neck.

At that, I instantly turned around and ran up the stairs. I could instantly hear Damon chasing after me. Fish! I had to get out of here fast! The good thing was that Caroline was okay. She was safe and Damon couldn't hurt her anymore. Now all I had to worry about, was me.

I reached the top of the stairs and ran towards the front door. Before I could reach it, I tripped over the rug and fell. I instantly got up and tried to reach the door. Then suddenly, I felt someone grab me from behind and throw me onto the couch. I tried to get up, but it was useless. I looked up and sure enough, it was Damon. I sighed and said.

"Do your worst. You don't scare me, Damon."

His face instantly changed and red veins appeared around his eyes. Then his fangs elongated and he growled at me. I merely rolled my eyes and said.

"Is this the part I hit you and run out screaming vampire?"

His face then went back to normal and he said.

"What is wrong with you?"

I laughed and said.

"Are you serious? You're asking me that? Wow, you really do need help. Maybe you should see a shrink."

He glared at me and said.

"Why, Leslie? Why did you come back even after I told you to leave? Do you have no sense of self preservation, at all?"

I merely rolled my eyes and said.

"Damon."

He stared at me and said.

"What?"

"Kill me."

He stared at me in shock and said.

"What!"

"You heard me, kill me. Come on, don't hold back. Go for it. I won't even fight you off. I'll make it easy for you since you're weak."

He stared at me completely confused then eventually glared at me and said.

"Don't tempt me, Leslie. I haven't fed in days, so I could kill you instantly."

I stared directly into his eyes and replied.

"I said... go for it."

He then grabbed me forcefully and tilted my head to the side. Man, I truly hoped I was right about my theory on Damon. If I was wrong, I was so screwed.

His fangs extended and I could feel them on my throat. I sighed calmly and waited for the pain, but it never came. Instead, Damon kissed me lightly on the throat and said.

"You know I can't do that."

He simply continued kissing me softly and sucking lightly on my skin. I sighed and said.

"I don't know anything. Don't be saying I know things, I don't even know."

He laughed against my skin and said.

"That was a very intelligent response."

I rolled my eyes and said.

"Shut up."

He laughed and said.

"It's not very smart to tell a thirsty vampire to shut up, either."

I narrowed my eyes and said.

"Shut up. Shut up. Shut up."

He then moved away from my neck and said.

"You really enjoy pissing me off, don't you?"

I merely shrugged and said with a smile.

"You're funny when you're mad. That whole vamp face. Arrr! Arrr! I'm gonna eat you, was pretty funny."

He stared at me and said.

"You're really strange, you know that?"

"Yeah, and you're ugly. How about that?"

He then lifted me up from the couch and sat me on his lap. I felt slightly uncomfortable, but I didn't show it. He then looked at me and said.

"Since I'm very comfortable right now. I'm going to let that one slide."

I rolled my eyes and said.

"I wonder why you're so comfortable, perv."

He merely wrapped his arms around me and said.

"Because I have a sexy loyal friend with me, right now."

I sighed and said.

"So, you're out. Can I go home now?"

He froze, then tightened his arms around me and replied seriously.

"No."

I simply sighed and said.

"Yeah, I thought you'd say that."