Thank you all so much for the awesome reviews! Like I promised this chapter will be a shocker. So, without further ado, here's Chapter 31. I don't think I've ever seen anyone write something like what you're about to read. Anyway, please read and review.

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Chapter 31

(Elena's POV)

I had done it. I had actually sung infront of a lot of people and I hadn't gotten nervous during any of it. I had put my heart and soul into that song. I loved Stefan. I truly did, but there were too many things that couldn't allow us to be together.

Today was his birthday and Leslie had planned this gift way before hand. I didn't even know it was for him. Now, I realized that my sister only wanted me to be happy. She wanted me to get back with him and start over again. I couldn't believe I was stupid enough to listen to Damon's absurdities. My sister would never hurt me that way. On the contrary, she would beat anyone up, if they tried to hurt me. Although, Leslie wasn't the only one playing matchmaker. Lexi had told me other things that made me consider that being with him wouldn't be so bad, or impossible.

Stefan had been through a lot and he deserved to be happy, but was I his happiness? Could we be happy together? We could, but I would have to give up my birth-right. I would have to do as Aunt Jenna did, and give up my powers. Was I willing to do that out of love? The process of giving them up was much more easy and a thousand times less painful. Was I willing to give up my bond with my sister? My connection to my father? Would I become human out of fear of hurting him? Did I love him that much? At this point, I really didn't know.

I instantly moved away from the microphone and dashed towards Leslie. I was really afraid that people would come scrambling towards me to congratulate me or praise me. I won't deny that I loved attention, but I just didn't like this type of attention. I knew that with Leslie by my side, people would think twice before approaching me. Leslie was beautiful and very funny, but she was also really scary when she wanted to be. I had seen her angry side and pissed off side. It wasn't something anyone in their right mind would want to be near of.

I saw Leslie merely smirk at me and say.

"Well, what happened to, I love being the center of attention, Elena? Oh, don't tell me! You're scared about what they will say. You really shouldn't give two sh..."

"Leslie!"

I instantly scolded her. There was no need for foul language. She could make her point without that type of vocabulary. Leslie merely rolled her eyes and walked off the stage. I was afraid that we would be instantly ambushed, but that wasn't the case. The only one that came towards us was Antonia. She instantly smiled and said.

"Damn, that's what's up! You guys were so awesome! You have such a beautiful voice Elena, and so do you, Leslie."

I instantly blushed in embarrassment and replied timidly.

"Thank you, Antonia. That means a lot. We only rehearsed once, but I think we did okay."

"Okay? You were like freaking perfect! That was awesome! You two have nearly all the guys on their knees!"

At that, I instantly froze and I felt Leslie stiffen as well. I instantly looked around the bar and sighed in relief. Nobody had glassy eyes and everyone wasn't staring at me as if I were the queen of the world. Everyone was perfectly normal and okay.

The thing was that when I first started singing that actually did happen. When I sang, everyone, men and women included, would instantly want to please me. It was as if they had been turned into zombies or something. They followed me around, bought me things, asked my hand in marriage, and it scared me to death. Leslie got into many fights during that time. She would finish one and be fighting someone else like five minutes later. She never complained. She claimed it was perfect training and that I should sing more often. That way she would have something to do when she got bored. The spell, enchantment, or whatever it was would lift off about an hour later, though.

Eventually, it got to the point in which I decided not to sing anymore. Even though I loved it, the way people reacted frightened me to death. Leslie thought it was wrong of me to quit something I loved just because people were idiots. So, she pushed her pride aside and went to talk with my dad. She told him everything and to my surprise, he fixed it. I have no clue how, but whatever he did worked. Although, from that day forward Leslie just kept calling my dad a sot. He simply laughed at that and she only scowled at him, looking like she wanted to punch him. I never knew what all of that was about and Leslie never told me. That was one very strange month.

Then I heard Leslie saying.

"Earth to Elena! Hey, Lena! Yoo-hoo... anyone home?"

I instantly blinked and replied.

"Im sorry, what?"

Leslie stared at me with concern and said.

"You okay? You looked like you were about to pass out. Is everything alright?"

I instantly smiled at her and replied.

"Yes, I'm fine. I was just thinking about the first time I started singing. That was a very... interesting month."

Leslie merely smirked and replied.

"Interesting, my ass. That month was freaking fun!"

I instantly glared at her and she simply smiled and replied too innocently.

"Oops! My bad."

I sighed and simply turned to smile at Antonia. I could see she was laughing quietly, not saying anything. I shook my head and said to her.

"Thanks so much, Antonia. I really enjoy singing, but I especially enjoy singing to the people I love."

She nodded and said.

"Yeah, I could tell. Stefan was staring at you like you were some sort of rare alien species."

At that, Leslie instantly busted out laughing. I simply stood there smiling at her nervously. She had no idea how right she was. Then I heard Leslie stop laughing and say.

"Well, it seems that my new friend did show up."

I instantly turned to look at who she was staring at and I noticed James standing by the door smiling at her. I saw her smile back at him and then walk towards his direction. I simply smiled, truly happy that my sister was actually giving him a chance to be near her. Damon was no good for her. She deserved to be with someone better than him. He was a manipulative liar with no morals. Although, in the end, the decision was hers, and something told me Leslie was going to be single for a while. Then I turned towards Antonia and said.

"Where have you been, girl? I've missed you."

She simply smiled back at me and replied.

"With my boyfriend. We've been spending a lot of time together."

I smiled and felt great happiness for her. At least, she could be with the person she loved. Why couldn't my life be that simple? Suddenly, Antonia turned to me and said that she had to go, but that she would go visit us tomorrow to hang out with us. Since she owed us a day of friend time. I simply smiled at her and told her we couldn't wait.

Then I moved to stand near one of pool tables and watched how Leslie kept laughing at James. It didn't seem like she was laughing at him because he was laughing with her. Then I saw her begin to walk towards Stefan's direction. I noticed how James instantly followed after her.

Was it just me or did Leslie have guys naturally gravitate to her? Damon was after her, James was after her, and I think Sedrick has a bit of a crush on her too, but I'm not so sure. Sedrick's always so calm and collected. He never really shows any emotion. He's deadly, make no mistake, but his manner of acting around her is different to the way he acts around everyone else. He's more cooperative and social when he's with her. When she's not, he's just... there. It's really weird.

When I looked back towards my sister, I saw her point at Stefan's shirt and make a disgusted look. Stefan naively looked down and got his nose flicked by Leslie's finger. She instantly started laughing at him and so did James. That was the oldest trick in the book. How could he fall for that? Instead of getting angry with her, Stefan simply started laughing with them. Then I heard someone walk up behind me and say sarcastically.

"Stefan smiles, alert the media."

I didn't even look at him, but I did reply coldly.

"You haven't given him a lot of reasons to be happy."

I then heard him laugh and reply.

"No, you're right, poor Stefan. Persecuted throughout eternity by his depraved brother. Does it get tiring, being so righteous?"

I merely smiled then turned to look at him and replied smugly.

"It flares up in the presence of pyschopaths."

He pouted and replied sarcastically.

"Ouch! Consider this psychopath's feelings hurt."

I simply shrugged and replied.

"Maybe if you were nicer, I might be the way I used to be with you, Damon."

"Oh, you mean fake?"

I merely laughed at him and replied.

"Says the guy who can't man up to his feelings. You are the least adequate person to be talking, Damon."

I saw him glare at me and reply.

"What the hell are you talking about? I don't have any feelings. I don't care about anything or anyone. Human life means nothing to me."

I simply shrugged and replied.

"If you say so, but if you have no feelings then why did you get mad when Leslie mentioned James?"

He simply stared at me in disbelief and replied smugly.

"I don't get mad, I get even."

I raised my eyebrows at him and asked skeptically.

"So, you're telling me that it wouldn't bother you if Leslie decided to go out with James? Is that what you're saying?"

I easily noticed how his jaw clenched tight and he replied through gritted teeth.

"Yes, that's what I'm saying."

I stared at him and then I couldn't take it anymore. I instantly started laughing at him and said.

"You know Damon. You fool me once, shame on you. You fool me twice, shame on me. I'm not going to be fooled a third time. Leslie and everyone else may not see it, but I can. You would be beyond angry if she dated him. So, don't even lie."

He looked like he wanted to argue, but I instantly moved away from him and went to order a drink at the bar.

(Stefan's POV)

I couldn't believe Elena had done that for me. She had given me such a magnificent birthday present. According to Leslie, the idea had been hers, but Elena had gladly complied to do it. As she had been singing, Elena had been staring directly at me and no one else. It was as if she had been singing the song directly at me and was telling me how she felt. I loved her so much and it pained me to be away from her.

Leslie had decided to simply come over with me and play some pool. I had to admit she was good. She made every shot. Leslie wasn't simply a good player, but she was also a great dancer. I had to admit that her boldness had thrown me off a bit, but I sensed nothing wrong with dancing with my little sis. Since, that was the only thing Leslie was to me. She was like the little sister I never had, but deep down inside always wanted.

Suddenly, I saw the sheriff enter with some officers and start charging towards where Lexi and Damon were sitting. Oh no! What on earth were they going to do? Had they figured us out? I had to help them and get them out of here fast, but how? For a split second I turned to look at Elena and noticed that she seemed confused. Then I instantly heard Leslie mutter.

"Crap!"

I looked over at her and I saw that she was staring in Lexi's direction. I saw the sheriff raise a needle and quickly stab Lexi, causing her to start gasping in pain. I saw Damon stare at her with fake surprise and say innocently.

"What's going on?"

The sheriff merely replied.

"Thank you for the vervain."

Damon! This was his fault! He had done this! I saw how the officers picked Lexi up under the arms and began to drag her away. I wanted to go after them, but Leslie grabbed my arm and said seriously.

"Not yet, hold up a sec."

I simply watched motionless, not able to comprehend or understand what was happening. Suddenly, I felt the pressure on my arm disappear and Leslie was gone. I instantly began to panic and I turned to ask James where she had gone. He simply shrugged and said robotically.

"I don't know."

What was wrong with him? Was he compelled? I didn't have time to worry about that. Right now, I had two of my true and only friends missing. I instantly ran towards the back door and then I distinctly heard someone running after me. I stopped and turned around to see Elena running after me. She waved her hand and yelled.

"Stefan! You have to help me! It's Leslie! I think she's going to do something really stupid! I'm scared Stefan, please help me find her!"

I nodded my head in agreement and continued running down the alley. She instantly started running beside me and I could tell she was on the verge of tears. I simply stared at her and said quickly.

"Did she say something to you?"

She sniffed and replied slowly.

"She said, "It was about time, I was in desperate need of some action." I know what that means, Stefan! It means she's about to get into a fight or do something incredibly reckless! I'm so scared for her!"

I simply frowned at that and quickened my pace. When we rounded the corner, I saw Lexi throw two of the officers into the air and charge towards the sheriff. I instantly moved closer and yelled.

"Lexi! No!"

I saw the sheriff raise her gun and shoot at her, but Lexi was completely unaffected. Normal guns were highly unaffective against vampires. I saw Lexi about to go for the kill, when out of no where Damon appeared infront of her. He raised a stake up in the air and I instantly yelled at him.

"Damon!"

What happened next seemed almost like a fantasy. The world stopped rotating and then stood still. Everything around me didn't exist and time seemed to have stopped. It was like watching a horror movie in slow motion and in 3D. I saw Damon raise the stake and then I saw Leslie run from behind a car and shove Lexi out of the way. It was like I could actually hear every tissue break when the stake came down and puntured Leslie in the shoulder. I felt the blood drain from my face, as I watched her fall into Damon's arms. I immediately heard Elena scream and yell.

"LESLIE!"

Elena shoved right past me and ran towards her sister. She was crying and screaming hysterically. She glared at Damon and yelled angrily.

"Take your hands the hell off of my sister! You murderer! I hate you! Let go of her!"

I saw her grab Leslie in her arms and start crying miserably. I instantly ran towards them and carefully held Leslie in my arms. Elena already had her phone out and was calling someone. I stared at Leslie's paled face and I just wanted to remove the stake and use it to kill Damon. How could he? She was still breathing, but barely. Her eyes were closed and she was losing a lot of blood. I saw Lexi rise from the floor and instantly stare at her in shock. She looked at me and asked worriedly.

"What the hell happened, Stefan?"

I didn't look at her and simply replied.

"She saved your life."

"No! Stefan, please don't tell me that... Why? She didn't even know... Damn it, Stefan! Damn it all to hell! We have to save her! Have you fed her your blood already? We can't let her die! I won't let her die for me!"

Suddenly I heard Leslie groan in pain and mutter.

"Leave... Die, if you... don't... Go..."

I instantly held her hand and said.

"Don't talk Leslie. You're going to be okay, everything's going to be fine."

She whimpered and then said.

"Lexi... gun... leave"

That's when I instantly heard the click of a gun and I turned to see the sheriff about to shoot Lexi again. Before I could respond, I saw someone hit her in the back of the head. She fell towards the floor and I saw Daniel standing behind her. He merely passed her and came towards me. He seemed completely calm considering that his cousin was barely hanging on to her life. I saw Elena instantly come up to him and yell desperately.

"Danny, help her!"

She then came towards me and instantly hugged Leslie desperately. Elena seemed like she was barely clinging on to her sanity. She was crying like it was her mother that was dying, rather than just her sister. Then again, Elena had told me that Leslie had practically raised her since she was ten. Maybe in a way, she did see her as a motherly figure.

I saw Daniel come towards me and say clamly.

"Give me my little cousin."

I instantly handed her to him and he immediately picked her up carefully in his arms. He smiled slightly and said.

"Don't worry, she's a fighter. It's gonna take more than a piece of wood to bring this feisty little girl down."

Then I heard Leslie moan and say with a small painful smile.

"Your mom's... little."

He simply smiled at her and said.

"Even when you're in pain, you're still making jokes."

Suddenly, I saw him kneel down and place her on the floor. I stared at him in confusion, but he simply ignored me. She groaned, but kept her eyes closed. I saw him sigh and say.

"Sedrick, put the blonde to sleep and get her out of town. You know what else to do."

Sedrick? I instantly looked up then saw a tall male with curly brown hair and pale white skin come behind Lexi and place a rag to her mouth. She fell in his arms and he instantly picked her up and threw her over his shoulder. I instantly looked at him and said.

"What are you going to do to her? Where are you taking her?"

He regarded me coldly and simpy replied.

"You heard him, vampire. I don't think I need to repeat it."

With that, he placed her in the back seat of a tall, blue truck and quickly drove away. Would they hurt her? No, if they did that then Leslie's sacrifice would've been in vain.

I instantly turned my attention towards Leslie and noticed that Elena was sitting on the floor holding her in her arms. I could see streams and streams of tears flow fearly like a river. She looked so heart-broken and sad that I couldn't help, but feel guilty. She held her tightly and simply sobbed into her hair. I could hear her whispering many things to her. She kept apologizing and telling her that she loved her. She kept telling her not to leave her, that she needed her, and that she would be lost without her. I couldn't even imagine the pain she must've been going through. It was such a sad and emotional scene that was a lot more painful than a stake to the heart.

I saw Daniel then pull out a small black bottle and say.

"Okay, this is going to hurt cuz. So, don't kill me when you get better because I warned you."

Leslie didn't respond, but I could see her nod slightly. How could she still move? She had lost plenty of blood and had been stabbed! How could someone be that strong? It wasn't normal. I saw him take a deep breath and place his hands around the stake. I stared at him in horror and said.

"What are you doing? She'll bleed to death, if you pull it out."

He merely rolled his eyes and replied.

"Her disease makes her different. Now shut up, so I can do my job correctly."

With that, he grabbed the stake firmly and quickly pulled it out. Leslie instantly gritted her teeth together and held back her scream. Then he immediately grabbed the black bottle and black liquid instantly fell on to her wound.

Elena immediately grabbed Leslie's hand and I saw Leslie squeeze it like that was her string of life. She clenched her jaw hard and squeezed her eyes incredibly tight. She was breathing quickly through her nose and she seemed like she wanted to scream pretty badly. She stayed like that for an entire minute straight and then she relaxed.

I watched as the black liquid slowly seeped into her wound and turned a neon blue color. Then I saw Daniel pull out a bottle of water and then pour it over her wound. The blue substance instantly disappeared and I could see that her wound was perfectly clean and was, to my amazement, healing! I was so relieved and happy at that moment. She was okay, she was going to live. Although, her eyes still wouldn't open and that worried me.

So, I looked at Daniel and asked.

"Is she really going to be okay? Why won't she open her eyes?"

He simply pulled out a black Band-Aid placed it over her wound. Then he pulled out some sort of long black bandage and wrapped it around her shoulder. He made sure it wasn't too tight on her then stood from the floor and replied casually.

"She'll be better by tomorrow and she doesn't want to open them because she doesn't want to freak anyone out."

I instantly nodded and knelt down on the floor beside Elena. I grabbed Leslie's hand and said quietly.

"Leslie, if you can hear me. Open your eyes, or at the very least blink. The suspense and guilt is killing me."

I heard her groan and say.

"Don't, bro. It's not... your fault."

Then I felt her squeeze my hand and slowly lift her eyelids. I immediately knew why she thought we would freak. Her eyes were a fiery profound violent that were blazing like wild fire. She smiled slightly and said.

"Scary, huh?"

I smiled back at her then said.

"Not at all."

Elena smiled at me and then said.

"Thank you, Stefan."

I stared at her in confusion and said.

"For, what? If it weren't for me, Leslie..."

"Thank you, for being here for me and for taking care of my sister."

I wanted to tell her how all of this was my fault, but I didn't want to argue at the moment. Damon was going to pay for what he did to her. Speaking of Damon, where was he? That's when I saw him leaning against a car staring directly at us with a look of pain on his face. What a fake. Damon didn't care about her because if he did, he wouldn't have hurt her. I snarled at him and said angrily.

"You better make sure that by the time I get home, you're gone. Or else, I will kill you right then. Get out of town and stay as far away from them as possible. This is your one and only warning."

I saw him then turn to stare at me and say defiantly.

"No."

Before I could even say one, he charged at us. I had no time to react, so he easily shoved me hard against a nearby car. Then he bared his fangs at Elena and she instantly jumped out of the way. He then picked Leslie in his arms and sped out into the darkness. I stared out into the direction he had gone and the only thought on my mind at that moment, was... what the hell just happened?

(Leslie's POV)

I could hear someone talking to me, but I couldn't make out what they were saying. It sounded something like...

"Hang in there, kitten. You said you weren't going anywhere without making me pay. Don't go back on your word. You never have, so fight."

Damon? I slowly opened my eyes and realized that I was in Damon's arms and he was running. Where were we going? Where was he taking me? What happened to Lexi? Did I save her, or did the sheriff shoot her? I closed my eyes and tried thinking back to what happened tonight. Damon had stabbed me, Elena was freaking out, and Danny had poured acid or something on my shoulder. What happened to Stefan? Man, what a way to celebrate a birthday, poor big bro.

Suddenly, the wind stopped blowing and was replaced by warmth. I opened my eyes once again and realized that I was still in Damon's arms, but we were sitting in his bed. He was sitting down and had his arms completely around me, refusing to let go. He was rocking me back and forth staring directly at the wall. I lifted my hand slowly and pocked him on the cheek. He instantly looked down at me and said.

"Kitten! Don't you ever scare me like that again!"

I tilted my head to the side and said.

"I won't, if you don't stick me again."

I saw his face harden and then he leaned down closely to my face, until our noses were touching. He stared directly into my eyes and said seriously.

"I swear that I will never hurt you again."

I simply smiled and said.

"That means nothing to me, but thanks anyway."

He frowned at me and said seriously.

"Why do you say that, kitten? I'm serious. I swear to never hurt you again."

I simply rolled my eyes at him and said.

"Like I said before, the words I swear and I promise mean nothing to me. Anyone can say those things and not mean it, so to me they're pointless and useless."

I felt him lift his hand and begin to move strands of hair away from my face. He carressed my cheek slowly and then said sincerely.

"I give you my..."

I instantly placed my hand over his mouth and said.

"Don't, Damon. I know you and I know that you won't be able to keep your word. So, I accept your promise, but I won't hold you to it."

He stared at me for a while, but then nodded his head in agreement. I removed my hand slowly away from his mouth, then he smiled at me and said.

"Why did you do it, Leslie? You didn't even know her."

I simply sighed and replied.

"For Stefan."

I felt his hold on me tighten and I gasped in pain. He instantly released his tight hold and closed his eyes. He looked away from me and said slightly angry.

"Why? What do you mean?"

I simply sighed calmly and replied.

"It was his birthday, Damon. Stefan has already been through enough crap with you. He doesn't deserve anymore pain or guilt in his life. If you really think about it, I did it for you too."

He instantly turned to look at me and asked confused.

"Me? How did you do it for me?"

I simply touched his cheek lightly and he immediately closed his eyes. I moved slightly from his embrace and then sat up with his arms still around me. I leaned in closely to him and replied casually.

"Because if you had killed her, I would've hated you and you would've lost my friendship. By hurting Stefan, you would be hurting my sister. Therefore, I would have a problem with you. Is that what you want? For me to hate you and want you dead? That can easily be arranged, if that's what you want."

He shook his head and then buried his face in my hair. I simply sighed and said.

"So, now can I ask you something?"

He sighed deeply and immediately replied.

"Anything."

"Why are you in Mystic Falls and why do you want Bonnie's necklace?"

I felt him freeze and simply reply.

"I will tell you, Leslie... In time."

I simply nodded and replied secretly.

"Okay, then I'll tell you why I'm really here in time too."

He frowned and replied.

"I thought you said..."

"I'm a great liar, Damon. I hope you never forget that."

I felt his arms envelope me even closer to him. I sighed and said.

"So, can you tell me why you tried to kill Lexi? She's your little brother's best friend. Why would you hurt him that way? How would you feel, if Stefan killed me?"

He growled and replied.

"I would rip his heart out and rip him to shreds."

I raised my eyebrows and said with a smile.

"Dang, someone seems a little violent. Although, I guess you should know that he feels the same way. I heard what he said to you and I think it was really stupid of you to bring me to your house."

He shrugged and simply replied.

"Stefan's just talk, he won't do anything."

I simply laughed at that and replied.

"Do you know how many people used to say that about me? It wasn't until they were on their way to the hospital that they finally realized that wasn't the case. Once I'm pissed, there's no one that can hold me back."

He simply smiled at me then said.

"Speaking of pissed, why aren't you angry with me?"

I simply sighed and replied.

"Because I know you didn't do it on purpose. It was an accident. I've made mistakes like that too, so I can't get mad at you. Besides, I know you wouldn't hurt me like that. If you had wanted to kill me, you would've done it a long time ago. It's not like you haven't had the chance. Anyway, you didn't answer me. Why did you try to kill Lexi?"

He groaned and replied.

"It was all part of the plan, but thanks to you wanting to be Wonder Woman, it failed."

I laughed at him and replied.

"Ha, she only wishes she were as awesome as me."

Then he smirked and replied.

"I couldn't agree more."

Suddenly, all trace of teasing was gone and was replaced with a look that I couldn't quite understand. He shifted his weight and then held me closely against his chest. Our faces were mere inches apart and he was breathing calmly staring directly into my eyes. Then he parted his lips and leaned down closely to my face. Oh, woah! What the hell was he going to do? He grabbed the side of my face gently with one of his hands and then drew the other around my neck. He held me close and slowly brought his lips down towards mine. Before they could touch, I instantly turned my head away and he kissed my cheek. I heard him growl in annoyance and release his hold on me.

I immediately moved away from him and sat on the edge of the bed. The pain on my arm was no longer as bad, so I was okay to move. I was by no means nervous, but I was slightly annoyed. Why did Damon have to ruin this? Why couldn't he just be my friend like Stefan was? I took a deep breath and stared at the wall, refusing to look at him. I knew he was staring at me probably wanting to see my reaction. I placed my hand on my cheek and rubbed it. I sighed and said casually.

"I don't see you that way, Damon, and if you can't accept that then I guess this is it."

With that, I stood from the bed and quickly moved towards the door. I opened it, but it was immediately shut closed again. I looked up and stared at Damon, as he had his hand holding the door closed. I simply sighed and said calmly.

"Damon, we can't be friends if you think of me like that. I would rather not be anything at all than hurt you. I told you many times that I don't believe in love. Love makes you weak and I won't do that. So, even though I like hanging with you. I think that it's best if we just go our separate ways. I will never be able to see you more than just my friend."

He stared at me for a second then smirked and replied.

"Is that what you think? I was simply trying to apologize in my own special way. I don't think of you that way either. You're just my fiery, little kitten."

I raised my eyebrows and stared at him skeptically. Was he lying or was he being honest? I decided to go with him being honest. The truth was that I really didn't want to lose Damon as a friend. He was freaking funny and knew how to have fun. The only thing I didn't want was to hurt him. I didn't want him to think that there could possibly be something between us. I had sealed my heart to those types of feelings the minute I knew what I truly was. I didn't want him to have hope about something that would never happen. If he did, he would just have his heart shattered all over again. I stared directly at him and said seriously.

"Give me your word that you don't like me that way. I want you to tell me that there's no possibility that you love me. Say it and we're cool."

He stared at me for a couple of seconds then replied casually.

"I give you my word that I don't feel that way about you. You're just my friend."

I frowned and said.

"Say there's no possibility that you love me, Damon."

He rolled his eyes and replied calmly.

"I already did."

I narrowed my eyes and said.

"No, you didn't. Say it, Damon."

He groaned and waved his hand dismissively then said.

"I already did, I'm not going to repeat myself. Now, let's go downstairs. I'm in desperate need of a drink."

"Damon..."

Before I could finish what I was saying, he instantly picked me up and ran with me downstairs. He placed me on the couch and said with a smile.

"Since, you're hurt. No alcohol for you, kitten. I'm going to get you some apple juice."

I simply smirked and said.

"Yeah, and what are you getting?"

He merely smirked at me and replied.

"Bourbon."

I rolled my eyes and simply replied.

"Figures."

With that, he walked towards the kitchen to go get my drink. I heard him pull the straw off and puncture the hole on the carton. I then heard him begin pouring the juice in a glass. Then I heard him bite something and then begin to mix the juice with the straw. What the hell was he doing? When he came out, he had my glass in one hand and a bitten apple in the other. Oh, so that was the bite I heard. I raised my eye brows and said.

"Hungry much?"

He handed me my juice and replied.

"Very much, but not just for food. I'm hungry for a very sexy friend of mine."

I rolled my eyes and replied.

"Ha, ha, very cute."

He smirked and said.

"See, you think I'm cute and I think you're good enough to eat. So, I don't see why we don't just eat each other right now."

I smacked him on the head and said.

"Perv."

I then moved away from him and took a small sip from my juice. Hm... how strange. It tasted weird. It still tasted like apple juice, but it had almost like a sweet, metallic taste to it as well. Maybe I was just imagining things. I simply shrugged and then continued drinking more. I saw Damon staring at me curiously and I simply said.

"Boo! Got a staring problem?"

He simply smirked and laughed at me. He then moved away from me and went to pour himself his glass of bourbon. That's when I heard the door slam open and an exteremly pissed off Stefan walked into the house. As soon as he saw me, he sighed with relief. I smiled at him and said.

"About time, bro. Where have you been?"

Damon merely turned around and said casually.

"Taking care of the damsel in distress, or I guess I should say the damsel in hysterics. A.K.A Elena."

I simply laughed at that and replied.

"Yep, that's Elena."

I turned to look at Stefan and not even a small smile. He glared angrily at Damon and then to my surprise, he punched Damon square in the face. Holy crud! Brother fight! He then slammed Damon against the way and kept hitting him. I simply stared at him wide eyed. I thought for sure Damon would kick his ass, but pissed off Stefan was unstoppable. I placed my juice on the coffee table and instantly stood from the sofa then moved towards them. I went up to Stefan and said.

"Come on, Stefan. Let it go, I'm okay."

Damon merely glared at him and said.

"I did it for you. I was trying to get them off our trail, but somebody had to ruin it."

I merely stuck my tongue out at him and said.

"Forget you, Damon."

Stefan simply regarded him coldly and replied.

"You never do anything for anyone, but yourself. You wanted to kill Lexi, but instead you hurt Leslie. I will never forgive you for that, Damon."

With that, he pulled out a stake from his back pocket and shoved it into Damon's chest. I simply watched as Damon fell to the ground, but I didn't say anything. I saw Damon groan and say.

"You missed."

I merely smirked and replied.

"I think that was the point, moron."

Stefan merely glared at him angrily and replied.

"No, you tried to save my life. So, I'm sparing yours, we're even, and now I'm done. And another thing, stay away from her."

Damon groaned and replied.

"Your little, hysterical girlfriend means nothing to me."

Stefan glared at him and replied.

"I'm not talking about her. I'm talking about Leslie. I'm taking her home and I don't want you anywhere near her anymore. If I see you within a twenty mile radius of her, I will kill you. You've already hurt her enough, and this is the last straw."

He then turned to me and said.

"Come on, Leslie. I'm taking you home. Elena's worried about you."

I shook my head and said.

"It's freaking raining. I'm not going out there. You can go stay with her if you want, but I'm staying here in my old room."

Stefan frowned and stared out the window. As soon as he looked, a flash of lightning rippled across the sky. I secretly smiled and said.

"See, I'll catch a cold if I go out there. Besides, my arm still kinda hurts."

Stefan sighed and replied.

"Alright, you can stay, but lock your door."

He then glared at Damon and sneered.

"Stay away from her room."

He then backed away and disappeared from the room. I instantly went towards Damon and said sarcastically.

"Damn, he kicked your ass, and good."

Damon just groaned and said.

"Pull it out."

I simply smirked at him and said.

"Why? You didn't pull mine out. So, why would I do it for you?"

He then groaned painfully and said.

"I'm... sor...ugh... damn it!"

I simply placed my hand to my ear and said.

"What was that? I couldn't hear you."

He then growled at me and said

"Get it out, damn it!"

I simply sat down next to him and said sarcastically.

"That was really rude. You hurteded my feelings, Damon."

He groaned again and said.

"Alright, I take it back. Now, get it out."

I simply smirked and replied.

"Say sorry."

"No."

"Then good luck. I'm going to bed."

He instantly grabbed my arm and said.

"I should've helped you and I shouldn't have hurt you. I already told you that it won't happen again. Now, get it out."

I sighed dramatically and replied.

"Hm, I guess I'll take that."

With that, I quickly put my hands over the stake and pulled it out in one swift movement. I then stood up and threw it to the side. I dusted myself off and said.

"You're welcome and good night."

I turned away from him and began to walk towards the stairs. As soon as I reached the top of the stairs, he was standing right infront of me. I merely rolled my eyes and walked past him. He grabbed my hand and said.

"Where are you going in such a rush, kitten?"

I simply sighed and said.

"Are you deaf? I said good night, Damon. So that must obviously mean that I'm going to bed, smart one."

I pushed past him and walked towards the guest room. I walked inside and was about to shut the door, when he instantly held it open. I smirked at him and whispered in a sing-song voice.

"Stefan's gonna kill you..."

He then mimicked my tone and said.

"No, he's not..."

I pushed him out and said.

"Over-confident people usually end up dead, Damon. Don't be stupid and push his buttons. Go to your room, I'll see you tomorrow."

He smirked at me and said.

"Alright, good night kitten. Sweet dreams, oh wait, you'll be dreaming about me. So, I guess I should say pleasurable dreams."

I rolled my eyes and replied.

"You wish."