Wow, it seems that Damon and Leslie are beginning to get along really well. Will it continue or not? Please read and review. Enjoy, chapter 24 everyone. :)

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Chapter 24

(Leslie's POV)

As soon as I stepped inside the house, I was instantly received by a too strong hug from Elena. She smiled happily and said.

"Oh my god, Leslie! I'm so glad you're okay and... Is that Damon's shirt?"

I instantly looked down at myself and realized that I was still wearing Damon's shirt. I simply sighed and replied.

"Yes, it is."

Elena gasped and said.

"Leslie! I can't believe you would...!"

I glared at her and said.

"I didn't! It's not what you think! I was simply hot, so I took a shower to cool off. Damon simply lended me his shirt, that's all!"

I couldn't tell her what really happened or else she would freak. She relaxed and said.

"Oh, okay, good. I'm just glad he didn't hurt you."

I smirked at her and said.

"I told you he wouldn't eat me."

She stared at me with a frown and said.

"Very funny, Leslie."

I shrugged and said casually.

"I try."

Then out of the corner of my eye I saw a woman with light toned skin and blond hair sitting on the couch. I frowned at her, but she simply smiled at me. I let go of Elena and studied her carefully. Then it instantly hit, and I smiled right back at her.

It was our Aunt Jenna. She was our dad's youngest sister. Not only that, but she was a real cool aunt and person. She wasn't the scolding type. She was more of the lets have fun together type of aunt. Her and my dad were quite similar. They were both beautiful in their own ways and they were both funny when they wanted to be. Although, they were different in a HUGE way. My dad was a nocturnal, but she wasn't. Well, she was, but not anymore.

It turns out that one day she simply got tired of all the fighting and the training. So, she decided that she wanted to become a human. She said humans were actually normal and that she wanted that. Although, according to my dad she wanted to become human because she fell for one and she didn't want her child to go through what me and Elena went through.

Anyway, my dad and her other sister, Scarlett, did a ritual on her and turned her into a human. As soon as she was human, they influenced her and erased all of her memories of being a nocturnal. They loved her, though. So, they let her keep her memories of them being her family.

Although, my dad has to always be careful around her because she doesn't know the truth about him. She simply thinks he's an important business guy that travels a lot. So, according to my Aunt Jenna all of us are human.

I instantly went towards her and said.

"Aunt Jenna! It's been forever! What are you doing here?"

She instantly smiled and stood up. She came towards me with a happy smile on her face and wrapped her arms around me. She hugged me tightly and replied.

"It has been a long time. I've missed you girls so much."

"We missed you to, so what's up? How you been?"

"I've been great. How about you?"

I let go of her and said.

"Oh, same old, same old. So, what brings you to this boring town? I thought you were in Vegas."

She smiled and said.

"I was, but I'm here as a favor to my brother."

I frowned and said.

"What?"

Then I heard my dad come down the stairs and say.

"All be leaving today and I want Jenna to stay here and take care of you."

I rolled my eyes and said.

"Hey, dad. So you're leaving?"

He smiled and replied.

"Indeed, I am."

I smirked and said.

"It was about time."

He glared at me and said.

"Ha, very funny."

"Thanks, I got it from you."

He simply shook his head and then went to go pour himself a glass of wine. Then suddenly I heard someone coming down the stairs. I looked up and saw Stefan. I smiled at him and said.

"Hey, big bro. Where you been?"

He stared at me and said.

"Leslie? How did you get out? Where's Damon?"

I shrugged and said.

"He's back at your house. Oh, and he said that he wants you to call him. If I were you, I'd call. He seems to really want his ring back."

I saw Aunt Jenna frown, and say.

"Who's Damon?"

I merely smiled at her and said.

"He's my friend."

I saw my dad stifle a laugh and I simply glared at him. I still hadn't yelled at him for writing those stupid things on the note he left me. Damon did NOT have a crush on me. That was just the way he was. He liked being sarcastic and making smart remarks. That was just him.

I simply sighed and motioned for Stefan and Elena to follow me in the kitchen. They walked inside then I sat on the table and said seriously.

"Okay, here's the deal. Damon sort of... turned Vickie."

Stefan sighed exasperated and replied.

"I know."

Elena stared at us clearly confused and said.

"What? What do you mean he turned her? He turned her into, what?"

I merely rolled my eyes at her and said.

"What do you think, Elena? He's a vampire. So, he obviously didn't turn her into an ice princess. Anyway, Damon said she was about to get really freaky. So, we should probably go find her and make sure she doesn't do something stupid."

Stefan simply sighed and said.

"She's already here."

I stared at him in shock and said.

"She's here?"

He nodded and said.

"So is Matt."

I nodded and said.

"Where she at?"

Elena simply frowned and said.

"She's in the guest room."

I rolled my eyes at her and said.

"Which one?":

She looked at me and said.

"The orange one."

I nodded and then walked away towards the stairs. As I passed by the living room I saw my dad helping my aunt bring in her suit cases. She was simply gawking at him and how he could carry four big suit cases with no effort at all. When he saw me he smirked and said.

"You're welcome by the way."

I glared at him and said.

"That wasn't funny and it isn't true. So, you better cut it out or else."

He placed the suitcases down and said.

"Or else, what?"

I smiled and said.

"Exactly."

"What?"

"Right."

With that, I walked up the stairs and left him there scratching the back of his head in confusion. I had gotten that from a show a long time ago, but I had forgotten which one. I merely shrugged and went to go see if Vickie was alright.

As soon as I opened the door, I instantly shut it. Holy Crap! What the hell was that? I instantly dashed down the stairs and said.

"Who's in there with Vickie?"

Aunt Jenna was in the kitchen and she appeared to be starting dinner. My dad was sitting in his armchair, sipping from his glass of wine calmly. Elena was standing by the kitchen talking to Stefan about his past. I merely glared at them and said.

"Hello... who's in there with Vickie?"

Elena turned to me and said.

"Matt, of course."

I shook my head and said.

"There is no... way in hell that was Matt."

Then I hear someone coming quickly down the stairs. It was my younger cousin Jeremy. When he saw me he instantly blushed. He then smiled at me and said slightly embarrassed.

"Oh... hey, Leslie. How you been?."

I simply stared at him and bit my bottom lip. Man, I couldn't laugh at him or else he would get busted. So, I simply grinned and said.

"Hey, Jer. I've been good, you? "

He simply smiled and said.

"I've been alright."

I smirked at him and said.

"Yeah, I bet."

He simply looked down and didn't reply. I merely smiled and said.

"It's been forever since I've seen you. The last time I saw you, you were still cute and little. Now, you're all grown up. Well... except you still have your cute baby face."

My dad actually laughed at that, but he frowned and said.

"I don't have a baby face."

I simply smirked at him.

"Of course, you don't."

He sighed, then he tilted his head to look at Elena and said.

"Is she always like this?"

Elena simply smiled and said.

"Don't worry, after a while you'll get used to it."

Then she frowned and said.

"Well... sort of."

I merely laughed at her and then turned to look at Jeremy. I smiled at him and said.

"Come with me to the study."

He frowned, but decided to follow me. Once we were there, I instantly locked the door and turned on the sound blocker. I moved to the desk and sat on top with my feet on it as well. I smirked at him while he merely looked at the floor clearly uncomfortable. I sighed and said.

"You're lucky, you know."

He looked up at me and said.

"Why?"

I merely smiled at him and replied.

"You're lucky it was me and not Elena. Otherwise, your mom would probably be smacking the hell out of you right now."

He stared towards the door which confirmed my suspicion that his mom wouldn't be very happy about what I saw. I merely smiled at him and said.

"Here's the thing, I'm no snitch. So, you don't have to worry about your mom having a fit. Although, I do want to ask you something."

He looked up at me and said.

"What?"

I smirked at him and said.

"How long have you actually known her?"

I saw his face instantly turn a deep red. I merely smiled to myself. He was just a kid. I simply shook my head and said.

"Well?"

He frowned and looked up at me defiantly. I raised my eyebrows and said.

"Oh, let me guess? Bad boy, right? You're in that, I'm a rebel stage. That's cool. If you don't want to talk then you don't have to."

With that I jumped off the desk and was about to walk out when suddenly he said.

"Is that it?"

I merely smiled, but I didn't let him see it. I turned to look at him confused and replied.

"What do you mean, is that it?"

He frowned clearly confused and said.

"You're not going to threaten me or press the matter? You're just going to let me off the hook?"

I stared at him and gave him my confused look. Then I frowned and said.

"What do I look like? Fifty? I'm not your grandmother. I'm not going to lecture you and all that crap."

He frowned and said.

"Why, not? Not that I'm complaining."

I merely rolled my eyes at him and said.

"Do you want me to? Cuz I can tell you off. If that's what you really want."

He instantly shook his head and said.

"No, thanks."

I simply smirked at him and said.

"Thought so."

Before I could walk out, he instantly looked up and said.

"I've known her since the first day of school."

I stopped and said.

"What do you mean you've known her since the first day of school?"

He sighed and took a seat on a nearby chair.

"My mom gave me money to come over here early. She wanted me to look after you two and see how you guys were. She gave me money for the plane ticket and for a place to stay. I'm supposed to be going to school, but..."

"You don't, because you like to go out and have "fun" instead."

He simply stared at me curiously and said.

"How do you know?"

I smiled and replied.

"Your eyes. That's what usually gives people away."

He simply nodded understandingly. I smiled at him and said.

"Does your mom know?"

He then nodded his head in confirmation. I sighed and said.

"What do you do?"

He merely looked up at me and smiled. I smiled right back at him and said.

"Never mind. Well, just be careful dude. If I were you I wouldn't be doing, well... what you and Vickie were doing, here."

He nodded understandingly and said.

"I know, sorry."

I merely laughed at him and said.

"No, I'm saying that because my dad will make fun of you for the rest of eternity if he ever found out."

Jeremy just stared at me and smiled. Then I smacked his shoulder and said.

"So, you were here all this time and you didn't even have the decency to come over and say hi? Man, your messed up. I'm deeply hurt, you know."

He simply smiled and said.

"Well it's because I wasn't supposed to. My mom and I were supposed to meet up with you together. I was only here to see if you guys would actually like having us around."

I rolled my eyes at him and said.

"You're family. Why wouldn't we want you around?"

He smiled at me and replied.

"Thanks."

I nodded and then said.

"Do you love her?"

He looked out the window and didn't answer. I merely sighed and said.

"That's cool, you don't have to tell me anything. Anyway, I guess I'll see you around."

He then turned to look at me and said.

"Thanks, Leslie. You're a really cool cousin."

I merely smiled and said.

"Yeah, I've heard that before."

He raised his eyebrows and said with a smile.

"Yeah, I wouldn't doubt it."

With that, I walked out and left him there. Step one, complete. Now that I had gained his trust all I had to do was make sure Vickie didn't snap and kill him. Maybe Stefan could help her out and get her on his diet. That's if she even turned into a vampire. If not, then we would have to find Jeremy a new girlfriend. Man, I couldn't believe he was dumb enough to be trying to do that here.

I simply smiled and walked up to my room. I looked out the window and saw that it was already getting darker outside. I instantly went up to my window and locked it. Damon was not coming inside my room. Although I highly doubted a locked window would keep him out. He obviously didn't know what the word privacy meant. Then I went to my closet and pulled out some jeans and a new shirt. I threw Damons in the dirty laundry, so I could give it to him later. I wasn't still at my best, so I pulled out my phone and dialed Danny's number. He answered on the first ring and said.

"Hey, little cuz. What's up?"

I merely smiled and said.

"The ceiling."

He laughed at me and said.

"True, so what do you need?"

"I sorta passed out today and I need your help."

I could practically see the smile on his face. He instantly chuckled and said.

"Where?"

"How about the basement?"

"I'm down. I'll be there in ten, alright?"

"Kay."

With that, I began counting. One, two, three, four, five, six, sev... Ding, dong! I instantly walked out and went towards the stairs. I saw Elena hugging Danny and saying.

"Danny! Where have you been? I've missed you!"

I instantly saw Stefan giving him a murderous glare. So, I merely laughed and yelled from the top of the stairs.

"Hey, cuz! Thanks for coming over!"

I saw my dad smile and say casually.

"Hello, Daniel. I appreciate you coming over and helping Leslie get..."

I then stormed down the stairs and glared at him. He instantly smiled and said.

"Get her homework done."

Danny smiled at him and said.

"It's no problem uncle. It's a pleasure to come help out my little cuz."

Then he turned to the kitchen and yelled.

"Hey, Aunt Jenna!"

She came out and said.

"Daniel, I didn't know you were in town. It's nice to see you."

He then gave her a quick hug and said.

"Right back at you, um... tia?"

He then turned to me and said.

"That's how you say aunt in Spanish, right?"

I smiled and said.

"Right."

He smiled back at me and said.

"Thanks, little cuz."

After the incident at school, I had yelled at my dad and told him to make everyone stop calling us princesses. He simply said that it was the law and that he couldn't do anything about it. So, I told him that if he didn't change it I would destroy his car. He said that he didn't care, since he could easily buy a new one. Then, I said that I would go and destroy ever single car dealership nearby. Also, that I didn't care if I exposed my true nature while doing it. At that, he instantly stared at me and said that he was calling my bluff. So, the next day right before school started I went down to the dealership in the next town and burned it to the ground. When he saw me after school, he glared at me and said, "fine, you win."

And that was how I went from princess to just little cuz and Leslie. Elena was so happy about that. Although, she had scolded me about the method I used. I had merely rolled my eyes at her and said, "you're welcome, Elena."

I saw Elena look over and see Stefan's glare. She instantly moved away from Danny and said.

"Danny, I want you to meet my boyfriend Stefan. Stefan, this is my older cousin Danny."

I saw Stefan instantly lose his glare and sigh in relief. He smiled and said.

"Nice to meet you."

Danny smiled back and said.

"Same here. So, how have you been able to survive with these two? If you ask me, they're both out of their mind."

I saw my dad laugh and say.

"Out of their mind, is an understatement. The appropriate term is completely crazy."

I glared at him and said.

"I wonder where I got it from?"

My dad shrugged and said.

"Beats me."

Stefan smiled and replied.

"No, they're not out of their mind. They are simply nice and caring people."

Danny shrugged and said.

"Okay, maybe they're that to."

I rolled my eyes and then grabbed Danny's hand. I dragged him all the way downstairs and opened the door to the basement. Once we entered, the entire room turned a neon blue color. I then moved towards the center and yelled.

"Ready?"

I heard him laugh and reply.

"When am I not?"

I simply rolled my eyes and then waited. One Mississippi, two Mississippi, and three Mississippi. That's when Danny instantly ran towards me and swung. I instantly blocked his punch and side stepped his attack. He then came at me again and tried to grab me, but failed. He kept coming at me and just kept backing up. He would throw a punch and I would block or easily side step. He tried tripping me and I would jump backwards. We kept going at it until he stopped and said.

"Now let's see what you can do on your own."

I simply nodded and said.

"Okay."

He then walked out of the room and said.

"What level?"

I smirked and replied.

"Level 10."

"Are you sure?"

"Positive."

With that, the entire room changed and became a desolate place with nothing but rocks around. Then I saw a door open somewhere near the back of the room. I smiled and waited. Then suddenly, I heard footsteps approach me from behind. I instantly turned around easily dodged a punch that came at me. Then I saw other forms appear all around me. I was surrounded. I merely smiled and said.

"Ha, is this the best you got?"

They were all robots. My dad had created them and given them to us, so we could train with them. They were all dressed in black pants and black sleeveless shirts. They looked similar to what something a ninja would wear. I moved slowly towards the center and waited.

Then suddenly all of them moved and came at me at the same time. I stayed there and didn't move until the last minute. When I did, they all crashed into each other and fell on the floor. They instantly got up and came at me again except this time they came at me one at a time. I instantly smiled and went into nocturnal mode. My eyes changed and my body was instantly sparkling with electricity. I moved away and then sent a powerful shock wave at one of them. The shock was so powerful that it went through him and shocked three others as well. Then two of them came at me from the side and instantly made the ground rise like a wall and they slammed right into it. I smiled at that, and then went for the others.

Luckily, in this scenario there was a small pond near the edge of the room. I went to it and then made the water rise. I instantly made it freeze and turn into sharp arrows of ice. All of the robots stopped in their chase after me and simply stared at all the arrows hovering in the air. I merely smirked and then suddenly lifted my hand and flung all of them directly towards them. They were too shocked that the arrows instantly went through them and destroyed them all. There were a few that were able to avoid getting hit, but I went after them. I instantly lifted a huge chunk of the ground and yelled.

"Hey, you forgot something!"

The idiots actually stopped and turned around to look at me. That's when I merely smirked and threw the huge boulder directly at them. They were chunks of metal and wires in an instant. I merely smiled and said.

"Well, that was fun."

Then the room instantly changed and went back to normal. Danny then spoke through the intercom and said.

"Alright, I think you're good now."

He then opened the door and let me out. He then gave me a hug and instantly melted into the dark corner of the room. As I was walking up the stairs, I instantly heard yelling coming from the living room. I ran upstairs and noticed my dad was no longer here and my Aunt Jenna was gone as well. I instantly looked at Elena and said.

"What the hell is going on?"

She stared at me clearly frightened and said.

"She's gone! Vickie's gone!"

I saw Jeremy coming down the stairs with a concerned look on his face. He stared at me and said.

"She was fine and then she just freaked out."

Then I saw Matt come down and say.

"I'm going to go look for her. Call me if you hear anything."

I saw Stefan standing by Elena and I heard him whisper.

"I can track her."

She stared at him and said.

"Go."

Stefan nodded and quickly walked out. Then all of a sudden I saw Jeremy going towards the door to. Elena instantly grabbed him and held him back. He glared at her and said.

"What are you doing? I have to go find her."

He did love her. I could see it in his face, how much he truly cared about her. Now, I knew why Vickie had been talking about love when we were with Damon. I merely sighed and said.

"Chill, Jeremy. If you want I can go look for her to."

With that I turned around and went upstairs to get my jacket. Suddenly, I heard the door bell ring. I heard a thud and then I instantly heard Elena say sternly.

"Jeremy go upstairs."

I then heard a sarcastic voice say.

"You're afraid of me? How cute. It was about time Stefan finally fessed up."

I then heard Elena say in a demanding cold voice.

"Stay away from me."

"Hey, hey, there's no need to be rude and here I thought you were the nice twin. I guess I was wrong. You do have a feisty side to you. I'm just looking for Stefan. Oh, and your dear sister as well. Anyway, may I come in? Oh wait, of course I can. I've been invited."

I heard him step inside and say casually.

"We can cut to the chase if you want. I'm not going to kill you. That wouldn't serve to my greater agenda. It also wouldn't suit too well with your dear sister. So... where's Stefan?"

I instantly heard Elena scream in my head and say.

Leslie! Damon's here! I'm scared!

At that, I instantly dashed down the stairs and instantly got in Damon's face. He blinked and said.

"There you are! Do you know how bored I was back at the house? You definitely owe me more than..."

I instantly lifted my hand and smacked him straight across the face. How dare he scare my sister like that! Elena was one of the sweetest people I knew. She was a nice and sweet girl, but she was also sensitive. Damon knew this and he was doing it on purpose to scare her. He stared at me in shock and said.

"What was that for?"

I glared at him and said angrily.

"Don't you EVER come to my house and talk to my sister that way! Who the hell do you think you are! Next time you do that I WILL kill you, Damon! Now, get the hell out! I don't want to see you!"

He glared at me and said.

"I'm not leaving until you tell me where Stefan is."

I merely glared back at him and said.

"He's out looking for Vickie. Now, get out!"

He then moved towards the door and said sarcastically.

"That girl is going to thank me for what I did to her."

He was obviously trying to tick me off even more. So, I simply smirked at him and replied.

"Yeah, and did you thank the skanky bitch that turned you?"

He merely glared at me, but didn't reply. I smirked and said.

"I didn't think so. Now, leave."

With that, I shoved him out of the door, but before I could close it. He held it open and said.

"Tip for later. Be careful who you invite in the house."

He leaned in closely to me and said.

"You never know who or what you're inviting inside."

I merely glared at him and said.

"Piss off, Damon."

With that, I slammed the door in his face and locked it. Elena merely stared at me and said.

"Leslie, I need you to show me how to be like that."

I frowned and said.

"Like, what?"

"Like you."

I merely laughed at her and said.

"Ha, I'm flattered, but no."

She instantly grabbed my hands in hers and said pleadingly.

"I don't mean sarcastic or funny. I just mean stronger and braverer, like you. I'm tired of being the weakest link in the family. I want to be able to stay calm like you and be stronger. I want to be able to stand up for myself."

I sighed and stared at her. To my surprise, I realized she was serious. She wasn't kidding. She really thought of herself as weak. I was the oldest. Therefore, if she needed my help it was my responsibility to help her. I took a deep breath and said.

"I will show you how to control your emotions and how to be braver, but that's it."

She instantly smiled and wrapped her arms around me. She then sighed and said.

"Thank you. I promise, I'll try really hard. I won't let you down."

I smirked and said.

"You'd better. Now, let me go. I have to go out and look for Vickie."

Her arms instantly tightened around me and she said.

"Leslie, Damon's out there and based on his glare. I don't think he's very happy with you."

I rolled my eyes and said.

"Like I actually give a damn. In case you've forgotten, I don't care how people feel about me."

She sighed, but didn't let me go. I rolled my eyes and said.

"This is also part of your training Elena. You have to quit worrying so much. If you want to be strong, you have to let me go. You have to realize that I'm a big girl and that I can take care of myself."

Then I smirked and said.

"Besides, Danny and I weren't actually working on homework."

She stared at me curiously then smiled and said.

"You're right, Leslie. You're a great fighter and you can take care of yourself."

I nodded and said.

"Of course, I can."

Before I could actually walk out the door bell rang again. If it was Damon, I would without a doubt sock him right in his stupid mouth. Who did he think he was? To come to my house and scare Elena like that. I instantly opened the door and saw a bleeding Stefan leaning against the door way. My eyes opened in shock. Elena instantly looked at him and said.

"You're bleeding."

"No, it's okay. I'm okay."

He looked up at us and said sadly.

"I couldn't stop her. I tried."

Elena stared at him confused and said.

"What does that mean?"

I simply closed my eyes and leaned my head against the wall. I took a deep breath and said.

"It means she fed."

I heard Elena gasp and say.

"Oh my God."

Stefan instantly looked at her and said quickly.

"I'll take care of it. I'll find her and I will show her that she can live like I do. I'll make sure she doesn't hurt anybody, Elena. I promise you."

She looked at him and said exasperated.

"What are we going to tell Matt? That's his sister. I don't even want to think about... If that were Leslie... Stefan, what are we going to do?"

I merely sat down and said.

"We make something up."

She turned to glare at me and said.

"You mean we lie."

I shrugged and said.

"If that's what you want to call protecting him. Then sure, why not?"

She simply stood there for a while and didn't reply. Stefan then looked at us and said.

"I'm so sorry."

I merely shrugged and said.

"Don't apologize, Stefan. This isn't your fault. It's all stupid Damons."

Elena merely looked at him and said sadly.

"I gave you today, just like you asked and I understand that you would never do anything to hurt me or my sister."

I had a really bad feeling about the way the conversation was going. So, I stood up and said.

"Elena, come on lets go upstairs. We'll talk about it in the morning."

She shook her head and said.

"No. Stefan and I had an agreement, Leslie. I won't put our family in danger."

"Elena, come on. Just let it go, already."

She ignored me and turned back to Stefan. She stared directly at him and said sadly.

"I promise I will keep your secret, but... I can't be with you Stefan."

At that, I got up and stalked into the kitchen. I opened my dad's liquor cabinet and poured myself some bourbon in a glass. I drank it in one swing and then I heard her continue and say in despair.

"I'm sorry, I... I just can't."

There was a long silence and then I heard the door open. I heard Stefan step out and leave. I walked out and I saw she had her back to me. I merely sighed and said.

"That right there, will be your greatest regret until the day you die."

I saw how she instantly started shaking. Then she leaned against the door and began crying. I frowned, but instantly went to hold her. She hugged me and began crying on my shoulder. I simply sighed and wrapped my arms around her. She was sobbing like a piece of heart had just been ripped out of her. Maybe that was the case. Elena was crazy about Stefan. For the first time she had finally felt what love was like. Now, she had actually told it to leave. I merely looked at her and said.

"Elena, if it hurts you that much then don't leave him. There's still time. I'll take you to his house if you want to go fix it."

She shook her head and said.

"I can't, Leslie. He's a vampire. There a side of him that doesn't just crave me. There's a side of him that craves just my blood. What if one day I'm not well and he snaps. What if you're away, like this week, and he kills me. Aunt Jenna and Jeremy are here now. What if they get hurt because I'm with him?"

She looked at me through tear-filled eyes and said.

"Damon is always following Stefan, in order to make his life miserable. So, as long as Stefan is here many innocent people are going to die due to Damon. Not only that, but what if one day I snap and hurt him. You know that I can be very unstable at times. What if I get very altered and I set him on fire? How will I be able to live with myself?"

She then simply continued crying and I just held her. The more I thought about it. The more I realized she was right. Not about Stefan hurting her, but of her hurting him. Elena was sensitive and her powers were directly linked with her emotions. That type of combination was dangerous. Now, I was sure that I should help her get stronger. Before I could comment she instantly released me and said.

"I'm going to my room."

I frowned and said.

"Elena, hold up. Wait."

She instantly turned from me and ran up the stairs to her room. I heard her door slam and then I heard her start crying again. I merely sighed and walked back upstairs. Jeremy came out of his room and said worriedly.

"Any luck?"

I shook my head and said.

"No, I'm going Vickie hunting tomorrow. So, don't worry. I'm sure she's alright."

He nodded then went back inside his room. I merely walked down the hallway and went into my room. I went to my closet and found my black pajamas with white skulls on them. Then I walked to my bathroom and took a nice cold shower. When I came out, I noticed my window was open. I walked over to it, in order to shut it. When suddenly I heard a loud, "caw, caw!" I instantly looked up at the tree and saw who I had missed so much for over a week. I smiled and said.

"Bestie! I've missed you!"

I opened the window wider and said.

"What are you doing outside? It's cold. Come in."

I moved out of the way and he instantly flew inside. He landed gracefully on my bed and simply looked up at me with what looked like a smile. I smiled back at him, then moved to sit on my bed and said.

"Well, I guess I should start by saying I'm really sorry for not being here for so long. What happened is that Stefan and Damon had a bit of a... misunderstanding."

He looked at me curiously waiting for me to continue. I sighed and said.

"Anyway, it ended badly. Stefan locked Damon in a cell and left him to die. So, I felt bad because Damon's my friend too and I should've helped him. Although, when I went to break him out. Stefan made me give him my word that I wouldn't let Damon out. So, I was pretty much stuck."

I then turned to look out the window and I said.

"Anyway, I stayed with Damon for four days until he woke up. At first, he seemed cool with me being there and then he went all wack and threatened to kill me."

I could see him staring at me through the window. I simply smiled and turned to stare at him. Then I moved and got under the covers. I grabbed him carefully in my arms and covered him up as well. Then I sighed and said.

"Yeah, so then Damon got Caroline to go get him out and then he wouldn't let me leave. Later he went out killed a couple of teenagers and turned Vickie."

He looked up at me curiously and simply rubbed his beak against my jaw. I smiled and said.

"Also, when I got home I found out my Aunt Jenna and my cousin Jeremy are staying here with us. Anyway, a bunch of stuff went down and then stupid Damon showed up and started talking crap to Elena. He was trying to freak her out since she already knows the truth. He's such an idiot, I swear. He's lucky I only smacked him and didn't kick something precious of his instead."

Suddenly I felt him move and lean in closely to my throat. I frowned and then said.

"Oh and to make things better, Elena broke up with Stefan. I can't believe she did it though. I feel so bad for her. Right now, she's locked up in her room and she's crying. It's all stupid Damon's fault. Why the hell did he have to turn Vickie? Why couldn't he go and kill Bambi or something? No... he has to be the bad boy and go piss everyone off. I'm not even that impulsive. What a dumbass."

Then I heard my Aunt Jenna walking down the hall. She came to my door and said.

"Leslie, who are you talking to?"

I simply smiled at him and replied.

"I'm talking to my friend on the phone."

I saw how he smiled at me and I simply winked at him. I heard my aunt sigh and say.

"Alright that's cool, good night."

"Yeah, night."

I heard her walk away and I instantly smiled and said.

"She's my cool aunt. She tries to stick with the times. So, she likes to talk like I do. I think she's funny."

He merely looked at me and nodded. Then I sighed and said.

"It's late and tomorrow I have to go out and look for Vickie. So, I guess I'm sleeping early tonight. You can stay if you want. If you don't, that's cool, I understand."

With that I placed him beside me and then turned my back away from the window. I then heard the sound of wings flapping and I heard him leave. Yeah, apparently my excuse hadn't been good enough. I sighed sadly and then closed my eyes hoping sleep would find me.

Suddenly, I heard my window creak open and I heard footsteps approaching me. I already had my hand under my pillow. So, I wrapped my hand around the gun I always kept there. I waited until I felt them get near my bed. Then I instantly pulled it out and pointed it directly at their head.

"Don't shoot! Don't shoot! It's just me!"

Wait, a minute... I still didn't lower it though, but I did say.

"What do you want, Damon?"

He sighed in relief and said.

"I might be able to explain myself if you would get the gun away from my head."

"Not a chance. What do you want?"

He began to back away from me, but I still kept it aimed on him. I saw him smirk in the moonlight and say.

"You know, even if you did shoot. It wouldn't harm me."

I smirked and said.

"I told you I loved history, Damon. Don't you think I know that this town has a history with vampires? This isn't loaded with normal bullets. It's loaded with something special that my dad was kind enough to give me. So, want to repeat that again?"

At that, he instantly raised his hands in surrender and said.

"Alright, I give. Now, put it away."

I simply lowered it, but didn't put it up. He stared at me and said.

"Why do you keep that thing under your pillow? Aren't you afraid it might go off when you're sleeping?"

I merely rolled my eyes and said.

"There's a new invention called safety lock, smart one."

He smiled at me and said.

"Cute."

I sighed and said.

"What are you doing here?"

He smirked at me then looked me up and down. I glared at him then raised the gun again and said menacingly.

"Choose your words carefully."

He smiled and said sarcastically.

"I have a complaint."

"Go tell someone that cares."

He rolled his eyes and said.

"Why are you being so mean to me? You're supposed to be my friend."

I glared at him and said.

"My sister and my family is above anyone else, Damon. Who the hell do you think you are to come here and scare Elena like that?"

He chuckled lightly and said.

"I was just playing with her. You know I wouldn't really do anything."

"I don't give a damn, Damon. You do not come into my house and scare my sister like that. I don't care how bad you claim you are. You crossed the line. Therefore, I don't want to see you. So, get out."

He laughed and said.

"So, that's why you're mad at me? Ha, that's really cute."

I merely glared at him and said.

"Get out."

He simply ignored me and came to sit with me on the bed. I sighed and then said.

"Get off my bed, Damon."

He turned to look at me and said like a little three year old.

"NO! I'm staying."

"The hell you are. Get out."

He ignored me and instead lifted the covers and slipped inside with me. He had his hands behind his head and he was smiling at me, clearly enjoying my look of disbelief. I then glared at him and said.

"Damon, I'm not playing. Go away."

He looked at me and said.

"So, let me get this straight. I caught you when you passed out and let you sleep in my bed. Then I made you feel better by using my good moves on you and you won't even let me spend the night? Wow, I sure am proud to be your friend."

He was not going to guilt me into letting him stay. So, I merely shrugged and said.

"You can always stop being my friend whenever you want. You do have a choice, you know."

He then sat up and looked at me. He smirked and said.

"You would like that, wouldn't you? Well, too bad. You're stuck with me for the rest of the night and for the rest of forever."

I glared at him and said.

"Only in your dreams. Now, get out."

"No."

Man, I really hated it when people told me, 'no'. Damon was really pissing me off now. Then suddenly he sat up and then got off the bed. I sighed in relief and was about to tell him I was glad he was leaving. When I instantly saw him beginning to unbutton his shirt. I stared at him and said.

"What the hell are you doing?"

He smirked at me and said.

"Getting ready for bed, since your comfortable in your Gothic jamies. I wanted to get comfortable to."

"Get the hell out, Damon!"

He simply took his shoes off and then came back to the bed. What the hell was wrong with him? I simply sighed in resignation and said.

"Fine, stay, but I'm out. I'm going to stay somewhere else."

With that, I got up and went towards the door. When I tried opening it, I realized it was locked. I tried opening it again and no luck. What the hell! Oh man... My dad forgot to take the stupid shield down! The shield was always activated after ten clock at night. No, no, no! It wasn't possible! I went towards the window and tried to get out, but I couldn't. No! This couldn't be happening! Why? Of all the days for my dad to forget. Why did it have to be today? I turned and saw Damon with a huge smile on his face. He merely smirked and said.

"What? Are we locked in?"

I glared at him and said.

"Shut your face."

He smirked at me and said.

"How can I shut my..."

"I'm about to shoot all of these bullets into your brain, if you don't shut up."

He grinned and simply laid back in the bed. Then he pulled the covers over him and closed his eyes. I would rather sleep on the sofa than with Damon. So, that's what I did. I pulled a pillow from underneath his head and smiled when he looked up and glared at me. Then I grabbed a sheet from my closet and went to lie down on the sofa. It was a good thing I had remembered to buy one. Then suddenly I felt a pair of hands lift me up and then set me back down. The only difference was that this time Damon was underneath me. I glared and said.

"Damon, what the hell! Go away! Your not sleeping here. Go sleep on the bed. If you don't want to sleep there then I'll trade you. Just leave me alone!"

He laughed and said.

"I'm just gonna keep following you until you realize that sleeping together isn't that bad."

"We are not going to sleep together!"

"Not like that. I mean... unless you want to."

I instantly moved away from him and then went back to the bed. I simply laid down with my back to him and decided to ignore him. I felt him get under the covers and come closer to me. I instantly turned around and aimed the gun at his forehead then said menacingly.

"That is your side of the bed. Touch me and I will blow your brains out."

He sighed and said.

"I liked you better when you were sick. You were much nicer."

I merely smirked and said.

"Yeah, that's why I try avoiding getting sick as much as possible. It makes my weak side come out."

He laughed at that and said.

"You're not weak. You're beautiful."

I yawned and said.

"Yeah, yeah. Shut up, will you?"