A/N: Hey everyone!

I don't own 'The Vampire Diaries'.

Here's the next chapter! Hope you like this. This is the longest chapter I have written. Not only for this story but for any of my story. This is a gift for you all as I completed one whole year on this site!

Enough with my ramble. Enjoy!

The Lockwood Mansion

Tyler is about to leave the house when Carol joined him and asked,"Heading out?"

"Yeah... lunch at the Grill, I've got practice and I'll probably go out after. I'll be late." Tyler replied. Someone knocked on the door and Tyler opened it. There's a women standing there.

"Hi." She said.

"Hi. You?" Tyler asked.

"Sorry. Rude. You have no idea who I am. I'm Jules, a friend of Mason's from Florida. You must be Tyler." Jules greeted.

"Yeah. Nice to meet you." Tyler said taking his hand.

"So, I know it's weird for me to just stop by but I'm trying to track down Mason." She informed.

"Mason's back in Florida. He has been for a while now." Carol answered her.

"See... that's the thing... he's not." Jules told them.

The Grill

Jenna is sitting at a table with Alaric,"So now I'm playing historical society hostess to some writer who's doing his book on small town"

"Well that sounds..." Alaric said trying to find the correct word.

"Lame, yeah," Jenna said and Alaric smiled at her,"But Carol Lockwood played the "dead husband" card, said she was too busy to deal. Plus, my sister kept most of the archives, so there you have it." Then she saw the time on her mobile clock and got up. She kissed him and left.

Tyler arrived and joined Caroline at a table adjacent to Alaric's. Alaric looked over at them.

"Hey." Tyler said to Caroline with a frown.

"Hey. What's wrong?" Caroline asked concerned.

"This girl Mason, knows stopped by the house. She said he never made it back to Florida. My mom is freaking out and she was on the phone with your mom when I left." Alaric continues looking at them as he eavesdrops on their conversation.

"We should go." Tyler said.

"Yeah." She gets up and shares a knowing look with Alaric before leaving.

Parlour, Salvatore Boarding house...

Bonnie and Davina were standing in the middle of the room. Jeremy and Alaric were putting candles everywhere in the room for the spell. Stefan as standing on a side watching all of this. Me and Damon were sitting on the couch holing hands. The spell would exhaust our energy so we won't be able to stand, therefore we thought we should just sit on the couch. Why cause some the trouble to put us in bed after we are exhausted from the spell? Caroline wasn't here as she was with Tyler tonight. Tonight it was a full moon, and Tyler's first transformation. She was with him to help through.

After all was set, Bonnie and Davina held hand and started chanting in some foreign witchy language. Sometime in their spell the candle flames started flickering. Damon and Elena, who were sitting on the couch, started feeling dizzy and then darkness eloped then.

The Salvatore plantation house (1864)

When Elena woke up she found herself inside what looked to be an office of a huge mansion. The door opened to reveal an old man walking inside followed by a reluctant 24-year-old Damon. He looked exactly like he looked in the present day, except for the curly hair and different cloths.

"Be seated Damon," The old man spoke in a hard tone. She saw Damon rolling his eyes before doing so. The old man sat opposite him in a large chair. She could feel the hate radiating off Damon for whoever this person was.

"Damon, as I'm sure you're aware, the war is escalating in the south and getting worse and worse by each and every second we talk," He began.

"I'm well aware father," Damon said in a hard tone. Oh! This is Giuseppe Salvatore! Damon's and Stefan's father!

"Well, the south is in need of more soldiers to help with the fighting. I recruited you as an officer." At thisDamon's eyes widen. His mouth opened to speak but no words came out,"I understand this is difficult, but you must-" Giuseppe Salvatore continued.

"Father, how could you?" Damon shouted, standing up and pacing. He knew his father hated him, but he didn't know Giuseppe would do this.

"I did it for you and for our country." Giuseppe didn't even flinch at Damon's outburst. And his place was a perfect blank giving nothing away.

"Every soldier that goes to fight never comes back! My friend Jack went to war and now his body is rotting somewhere in some God damn field!" Damon shouted. He couldn't believe his own father had signed his death sentence for him.

"Son, this is an honour for you and for your family's name," Giuseppe continued with an edge to his voice now. Damon snapped his head to him. For the past few years he and his father had never once agreed on anything. Of course he expected it, but this…this was too much.

"Yes! That's all this is about, isn't it? You and you name?! You don't care if I die or live as you never considered me your family! You have signed my death sentence Giuseppe. But I'm sure that's what you wanted all along, isn't it? For your disgrace of flesh and blood to die. I am your shame, so you decided to get rid of me!"

"Son, I think you're blowing this way out of proportion. It is your duty as a young man to fight for what you believe in and this is it," His father said, standing up and facing him.

"I don't even believe in this filthy war! And what is it for? Slavery? I don't want it but it has nothing to do with me." Damon stormed over to the door before turning to his father once again."Alright, you got your wish. I'll leave first thing tomorrow. Just don't expect me home ever again or call you my father." And with that he stormed to his room and threw himself on his bed.

At this point of time Damon's face was a void of emotions but Elena could feel the self-loath and fear and also anger. She herself couldn't believe a father could do this to his son. Whatever differences there were between them, she couldn't think of someone doing this.

Elena and Damon woke up with a gasp. Everything that she had seen was still sinking in.

How could a father be so cruel? That's was over the top! Was that really true? No-one should have to go through that! No-one! What had Damon ever done to have to go though that? Oh Damon! How is he? With this thought Elena looked around trying to locate where he was. She finally spotted him in front of the drink-cart, pouring himself bourbon.

"So, how was it? What was it?" Bonnie asked breaking Elena's train of thoughts.

"You should ask Damon, if he wants to tell you or not." Elena said. Bonnie was going to push Elena more to tell her but before she got a chance Davina spoke,"She's right. It's Damon's memory so he should be the one taking the decisions. Not her." This earned Davina a smile from Elena for getting Bonnie off her back.

"Yes." Elena said. Then she stood up and walked up toward Damon and stood beside him.

"How are you?" Elena asked softly, keeping her hand on his shoulder.

"Fine, why?" Damon's voice showed no emotions. If Elena didn't knew better she would have thought he didn't gave a damn about what they had just saw, and what he just remembered.

"Damon." Elena warned.

"Elena." Damon mocked.

"You ready to go on?" Davina asked.

"Yes." Damon said, effectively shutting the conversation with Elena. They both took their place on the couch before the darkness eloped them...

Old Lockwood property

Tyler was preparing the chains. He was bolting them and then pulling at then to make sure that they don't break.

"Tell me you brought the instruction." Caroline asked him.

"Tell me you brought the wolfsbane." He asked back instead of replying.

"Yes. Not an easy herb to find. This is it." She took out the wolfsbane from her handbag and held it out for Tyler. When he touched it, his skin burnt and he yelped in pail and pulled back his hand.

"I have a water bottle in my bag, we can mix it in there." Tyler mumbled, his hand still recovering from wolfsbane. Caroline crouch down to the floor and took out the water bottle from his bag and mixed the wolfsbane in the water.

"The guy at the hardware store said this set-up could hold up to 5,000." Tyler informed her as he continued to put the chains.

"Is that more than a werewolf can pull?" Caroline asked.

"I have no idea." Then they both fell in comfortable silence.

"Hey Tyler, how are you doing?"

"Still human." Tyler replied. Caroline wasn't asking about the wolf thing, she was asking about Mason but she kept that till herself.

Tyler took off his shirt, just as Caroline was turning,"Oh my god, you're not gonna get naked, are you?" Caroline gasped.

"It's elastic. What should I wear? I don't think it's like The Hulk, where I get to keep my pants." Tyler said, she blushed and looked away.

Tyler was shirtless, and he had chains wrapped around each wrist and ankle, as well as a chain looped around his neck, all attached to the walls of the underground cave.

"What time is it?" Tyler asked.

"Almost 8. What time does the moon crest or whatever?" Caroline questioned.

"Not for a while. Mason's journal said the first transformation can happen before the moon hits its apex."

"Does it say how long you'll actually be a wolf?" Caroline asked.

"A few hours." Tyler said,"Maybe more," his voice broke,"Maybe less." One could hear the fear in his voice. He tried to sit down next to her but he can't because of the chains.

Tyler took the bottle with the wolfsbane,"Are you sure you want to do that?" Caroline asked.

"Yeah. Mason said it'll diminish my strength so I can't break free." He drank a few swallows, but he began to choke and then started to gag, vomiting on the ground. He fell to his knees as he coughed. Caroline got closer to him.

"Tyler…" She said as she crouch down next to him. She rubbed her hand up and down his back.

"No." Tyler said.

"Shhh…" She tried to calm him down, still running her hand up and down his back.

"Don't! Don't!" Tyler yelled. Caroline back off foe sometime but she started running her hands up and down his back again. After he had calmed down he looked at her and said,"I'm sorry."

"It's okay." She accepted still running her and up and down his back. Then he helped him sit on a wall and sat beside him.

"C'mon, tell me your story. You said it's long. And we have time now."

"Okay, you ask questions I will answer."

"Sunlight?"

"We have rings that protect us."

"Crucifixes?"

"Decorative."

"Holy water?"

"Drinkable."

"Mirrors?"

"Myth." Caroline laughed.

"How do one turns?"

"You have to die having vampire blood in your system. Then you have to feed on human blood."

"How did you... die?" Tyler asked with difficulty.

"You remember that accident on the founder's day?" Tyler nodded,"I had some serious internal injuries so a friend gave me his blood and then a bitch killed me as a pawn in her revenge plan."

"Who else is like you?" Tyler questioned.

"I will tell you, but promise not to tell anyone."

"I won't."

Caroline sighed,"Okay," She took a deep breath,"Damonstefankatherine." She said in a single breath.

"Hey, hey! You gotta slow down."

She took a deep breath to calm himself and said,"Damon and Stefan Salvatore and Katherine."

"Stefan and Damon are vampires? I always knew there was something wrong with them."

"What you think something's wrong with me too?"

"No, no. That's not what I mean." Tyler tried to clear out,"Who is Katherine?" He was trying to change the conversation. And it worked, but not for the best.

Later that day…

Damon was just heading out to the stables to get his horse ready for a ride. He was just dismounting the saddle from the wall when he heard a giggle outside. Curious, since there were no women on the Salvatore estate except the maids, he poked his head out to see what all the commotion was about.

The sight took his breath away. Running around and giggling was the most beautiful woman Damon had ever laid eyes on. Her hair was thick, brown and her curls bounced around her oval face as she ran. Her smile seemed to light up the woods surrounding her and her dress flowed behind her. She looked so carefree, so light… Damon didn't knew who she was but she assumed she was Katherine as she was the only women who would dare to laugh under his father as she was a guest.

Damon continued to stare in fascination before she turned around and looked right at him. Damon immediately blushed at having been caught. The girl walked, no sauntered, up to him and smiled.

"Hello," she purred, smiling at him, her brown doe eyes brightened as she reached him. Suddenly remembering his manners, he bowed before her, taking her white gloved hand and kissing it.

"Hello miss. I apologize for my rude staring earlier. I've never seen you here before is all."

"No apologies necessary. Exactly who are you Mr…" Damon smiled at her, feeling a sense of giddiness erupt in him. Never had he felt this happy and so carefree. Damn, this girl brought out feelings in him he hadn't felt since his mother died. Elena could feel this all. She was really happy for Damon but also sad. She knew what was coming, but in this moment she liked Katherine for making Damon so happy.

"I'm Damon Salvatore. My father owns this who may I ask are you?" Damon was just making sure his assumption was right. The girl smiled at him, waves of mischief coming right off her.

"My name is Katherine. I'm now living here as well. My parents died in a fire, leaving me orphaned. Your father was kind enough to take me in. He didn't tell me he had two sons. I've already met Stefan."

"He's my brother. I'm sorry, my father never mentioned me to you?" Damon asked her, trying to hide his hurt. It was one thing for Giuseppe to ignore him completely, but to pretend he wasn't even there was a whole new low for him. It didn't take too much time for hurt turning into hate. And Elena felt it all. She already had tons and tons of hatred for Giuseppe and it kept on increasing second by second.

"No. But I am glad that I met you. Maybe I'll see you around again soon," She winked at him before turning and running back to the house, leaving Damon standing there speechless and totally in love with this strange girl. Elena was still processing this as she felt the blackness again then she was in what looked like Damon's bedroom.

Damon was sleeping soundly when he was broken out of his sleep by the feel of someone sitting on his bed. Jerking awake, he immediately got ready for a fight but was surprised it was the beautiful girl he had met earlier.

"Miss Katherine? What are you doing here?" He gasped in surprise. But he wasn't said, instead he was actually glad she was there. Katherine simply smiled at him and without warning, she kissed him.

Damon was shocked before he simply closed his eyes and let himself enjoy it. He knew he didn't even know this girl very well, but this felt right. Grabbing her, he flipped them over so that he was on top. It didn't take either of them long to remove their clothing amidst their heaving kissing.

Afterwards, he lay spent on his sheets, grinning like an idiot. He felt her move on his side and look at him. He smiled at her. "Thank you, miss Katherine."

"No need to thank me Damon. I'll take my payment now." Giving her a puzzled look, he didn't know what she meant. Then her eyes turned a demon shade of red and her teeth seemed to get longer in the blink of an eye. Even in the darkness Damon could see it. Before he could start to panic, he felt her fangs puncture his throat. Closing his eyes, everything...went…black…

Elena again woke up with a gasp. It's was really weird seeing her doppelgänger with Damon in those ways. Elena was till processing this when darkness eloped her again.

Of course his father couldn't be bothered to show up, which didn't really surprise him. Damon was ready to go to the military. He was ready to do this last thing for his father. He would do this, survive and come back and marry Katherine. He spent only one night with Katherine but he was sure he loved her.

Elena was feeling all this. The love that was radiating off Damon was strong. She felt pity for him. She doesn't want to see Damon getting hurt. But she knew, she didn't have a choice. She had to when Katherine would break her heart.

Stefan walked up to Damon and hugged him,"You be safe brother, you hear me?" Stefan whispered to him.

"I will. You take care of the place; make sure dad doesn't burn it down ok?" Damon smiled at his younger brother—he loved him very much despite the different relationships they had with their father.

Then he turned toward Katherine. He remembered her that night. He remembered what she did to him and what happened this morning proved his loyalty to her. In the morning, he touched his neck and found two puncture marks on his neck. Looking to the other side of his bed, he saw her resting peacefully, her dark curls surrounding her face, fanning it, making her look like an angel.

And he wasn't scared.

He accepted the fact that she was of the undead. And he didn't care—he realized that he loved her very much. She had opened up feelings in him he thought long gone since his mother died. She made him feel alive, feel free! He knew that when he returned from the war, he would follow her to the ends of the earth and back.

Her vampire nature only fuelled his desire for her. If she turned him, they could be together forever, always. Nothing would stand in their way.

"I will come back to you Kat, I promise you," he whispered just loud ehough so only she can hear it.Katherine smiled at him and he knew what she meant. She would wait for him, he was sure of it.

Elena could feel all the happiness Damon felt from just an innocent act like smile. All that mattered to him was, that he got it from whom he thought to be the love of his life. And The trust. He truly believe Katherine would wait for him till the end.

After a few final goodbyes, he got into the carriage and was carried off for who knew how long, unsure if he would be back.

Old Lockwood property

Tyler was in writhing in pain,"Hey," He tried to removes the chain, but Caroline stopped him and tried to comfort him,"Hey."

"I'm burning up. It burns!" He told her.

"I know. Just breathe through this, okay?" Caroline offered.

"I'm trying." He said, almost sobbing, as his breathing started coming faster and faster,"You should go." Caroline shook her,"You should leave." He said more sternly his time.

"Not yet." Caroline said, holding back tears.

Tyler doesn't reply. His breathing start coming out at a hard and fast pace. He screams as his bones started breaking. Caroline screams too seeing him in pain.

"It hurts. It hurts." He cried.

Tyler was laying on the floor and Caroline, standing next to him."I want to help but I don't know what to do." Caroline told him.

"There's nothing you can do." He said with his eyes close. He again gets up and some more of his bones and his spine break. He screams and Caroline cries.

"Oh my God!" Caroline said with tears in her eyes,"Tyler." She said concerned.

"Get out!" Tyler commanded.

"No!"

"Get out! I don't want to hurt you." Tyler told her.

"No!" She said as she sit down to him,"No." She got closer to him and wrapped her arms around the broken boy in-front of her.

Battlefield

"God damn it Salvatore! Get over there and start shooting!" The general's voice commanded Damon as he rolled on the battlefield. Gunshots were heard miles around them, fire exploded in the air, cannonballs shot back and forth between soldiers of all ranks on the open field. Soldiers were running everywhere and being blown apart right before Damon's eyes.

His eyes were frozen in fear as he witnessed everything that was going on around him. His fellow comrades, whom he had befriended, were all over the field, screaming in agony over their bleeding wounds…

No amount of training or anything could have prepared Damon for this sight…Horror was firmly on his face as he heard his commanding officer shouting orders at him amongst the cannon shots. But he couldn't bring him self to move. He was froze in the moment. The scene in fron of Damon was making him and Elena want to puke.

Tyler was still on the floor, laying quietly. His eyes are closed, Caroline is with him, still holding him.

"It's okay. You'll fight through it, okay?" Caroline cooed him. Tyler's limbs spasm, and more bones break. He screamed in pain and Caroline tried to soothe him.

"Leave." He said softly.

"No." Caroline insisted.

"Just go, please!" Tyler pleaded.

"No, not yet." Caroline wan't leaving him in so much pain till necessary.

"Just go!"

"I'm right here, and I'm not going anywhere." Caroline whispered in his ears. Suddenly his arm bone crack jerking Caroline away. He screamed in pain. His bones continued breaking. Caroline regain his posture and move toward him but then she notices something.

His eyes are yellow and his fangs are out. He barks at her, so she vamp speed to the metal door. He got up and looked everywhere around him. She closed the gate while Tyler rushed over to her. He is stopped by the chains so he removed them. She somehow manages to lock the metal door as she sobbed.

Tyler's transformation is over and he's a full wolf, now. Caroline got up when she doesn't hear anything, but suddenly Tyler tried to break the door. She put a wooden plank on the door and vamp-runs into the woods, still crying.

The woods

Caroline was alone in the woods. She finally went into the old Lockwood property to see if Tyler was back to being human. She ascended the stairs to the cellar.

"Tyler?" She call out to check.

"Caroline." Tyler said from the other side of the door.

"Tyler." She rushes over to him, who was human again and he's laying on the floor, naked. She put a jacket over his naked form,"You're okay. You made it."She tell him keeping his had in her lap. "You didn't get out. You're okay." Then she noticed he was crying. It broke Caroline seeing him like this.

"No, I'm not." He said and she embraced him.

Later

The gag in Damon's mouth stifled the screams he was emitting as he was whipped in front of the whole army camp. A punishment for letting his fellow comrades die in battle even though there was nothing he could have done to prevent that from happening.

He had been to visit the infirmary to see if anybody survived—the sight was unexpected. He saw men with their limbs cut off, bleeding on the ground and making the grass a never-ending sea of red. He saw men screaming while dying and some shaking uncontrollably, the only way to let out their agony. He, like the rest of them, just wanted it all to end.

And here he was being whipped in front of everybody. He heard gasps from the other men as his hands dripped blood from the rope used to tie him up against a tree. His back was on fire as the ten lashings were delivered on him.

"Now do all of you see what happens if anybody else fails their team mates? Salvatore here is a poor excuse of a man, DO NOT follow in his steps." Damon wanted to cry but he was not going to cry…he refused to cry. He hadn't since his mother died and he sure as hell wasn't going to start now.

But the horrors of what he had just witnessed combined with his current predicament, as well as missing his Katherine all caught up to him. When he was finally lowered back to the ground, a few tears escaped his eyes.

Damon was back home again. It had been over 6 months since he had been here. He couldn't wait to see his brother again. And Katherine. God he had missed her! He had missed holding her, kissing her, making love to her, he couldn't wait to have her in his arms again. Elena could feel the happiness Damon felt. She felt how much he missed the bitch.

Making his way to the gardens, he took a moment to sit down on one of the statues to just enjoy being home again. He knew his father would be furious with him for leaving the confederacy without being dismissed, but if he was honest with himself, he couldn't care less. His father no longer had a hold over his life, not anymore. He couldn't stand to be in that atmosphere anymore—being humiliated by being whipped made him decide this was a huge mistake. He never should have taken his father's advice about joining the Confederacy. Who was he kidding—he had been forced into it. That's why he didn't feel any guilt about just leaving. He had nothing and no one there for him.

Just then, he heard the sound of giggling. He would recognize that beautiful sound anywhere. Katherine was running through the maze of hedges followed by Stefan who was chasing her. They didn't see him at first. Katherine stopped at a statue, smiling and giggling at Stefan. "I win, what's my prize?"

"What would you like it to be?" Damon smirked himself. The two of them turned to look at him.

"They extended your leave?" Stefan asked, happily surprised at Damon's presence.

"I was simply having too much fun to return to battle," Damon lied through his smile. No, he simply didn't want to be tortured again. That's why he left. He couldn't stand to be in the war any longer. Elena felt the little fear that came over Damon when he remembered the scene of the battle ground.

Stefan just laughed. "Your dedication to the confederacy is inspiring." Embracing his brother, Damon felt more at peace in that moment than he ever had in his life. He couldn't deny that he had missed his brother like crazy. He truly does love Stefan. Elena felt all of it. She wish that they get to the same level of comfort, trust and love in the present time also.

"Well this works out perfectly for me." The brothers turned to Katherine, who was smirking.

"Why is that Miss Katherine?" He flirted with his eyes.

"Now I'll have both of you here to keep me entertained. First I need someone to escort me to the Founder's Ball." She turned away from them, hands behind her back.

"With pleasure." "I'd be honoured." Two responses, both brothers were bowing to her. Damon looked up at his younger brother. Why in the world was he offering? He knew Katherine was his, right? Damon had told him that before leaving. Elena felt the confusion Damon felt. The slight shimmer of hurt. Why would Stefan to that to him? That was all that was going on in his mind.

"Both brothers coming to my rescue. How will I ever choose?" she smirked at both of them before skipping her way back to the mansion.

That night, Damon snuck out of his room to visit Katherine in hers. He had waited 6 whole months to be with her and he didn't want to wait any longer. Elena felt the anticipation.

Boy, his father had really let him have it when he came into their mansion. He had never had his father shout at him as much as he had earlier, but Damon tuned it out. He had many years of experience and nothing he could say would change his father's mind about neither him nor the way they felt about each other.

Knocking softly, he was about to reach for the doorknob when he heard shuffling from inside. Then he heard moaning—female moaning.

"Ohhhh Stefan…God, do that again!...feels so good…" He stopped dead in his tracks. Katherine was in bed with…his brother? Shock ran through his blood like a cold river. He didn't even feel himself step back and leave. The only sound he heard was his own heart breaking into a million pieces… Elena felt the hurt, the anger.

Why would Katherine do this to him? And with his brother, whom he adored? Why? Was he not enough for her?

Over the next few days, Damon had gone from anger to denial and Elena felt it all. He was sure Katherine didn't mean anything to his brother. She just needed someone there during her lonely nights waiting for him to come home. Being with his brother probably meant nothing to her. At least that's what he kept telling himself. She wouldn't deny his love for her, would she?

It was the night of the Founder's Ball. Katherine hadn't asked him to escort her like he expected—she had asked his brother. He watched as they twirled around the ballroom, making his heart sink even lower. He had waited for months to be with her and here she was spending all her time with his brother. It wasn't fair! Seeing her in another man's arms was driving him crazy. Elena felt the jealousy.

He had to pretend that he wasn't affected by Katherine and his brother and propose a toast. By now everyone in town knew of his actions and "disgrace" from his abandonment, thanks to his father telling it to everyone.

"Everyone will you please join me in raising our glasses to my dear friend, George Lockwood" Hmph, friend my ass. We've always hated each other's guts,"George, thank you for so bravely defending the south." He lifted his own glass as George gave him a smug smile.

"My pleasure Mr. Salvatore. After all, someone had to do it." There was a jab at Damon in that remark, but he smiled despite his hatred of the Lockwood's. Elena felt the cut his words left on Damon. He was good at pretending he didn't feel anything but he did. And Elena could feel that.

A few moments later when he was alone and no one was looking toward him, he was surprised when he saw Katherine saunter towards him. Without warning she kissed him right on the lips. When she pulled back, Damon couldn't stop the grin from coming onto his face.

"I thought you needed a proper greeting since your return," she smirked at him.

"That was a very nice welcome, Miss Katherine," he smiled back.

"Hmmmmm…so how about you meet me in my room later on tonight? I'll give you a nice, proper welcoming. What do you say? Around midnight?" Her doe eyes sparkled with mischief.

Feeling his pants growing with his arousal, he smirked back. "I'll be there waiting for you."

He had snuck into Katherine's bedroom unseen. He would wait to have his night with her, one that he had been longing for since his days in the army. All he wanted to feel was her love for him and thankfulness that he was home safe and unharmed. Well, almost unharmed save for the bullet wound he still had.. He waited patiently on one of the armchairs in her darkened room.

He heard voices as they made their way up the stairs. He knew his brother too well—he had escorted Katherine to her room.

He heard every word that was spoken. How his brother thought she was a precious angel, how delicate she was, how much he loved her. No way Stefan - she was a powerful vampire goddess who needed a vampire mate and god to rule beside her. If he convinced her to turn him, then they could be together forever. There would be no stopping them…

He watched the door open and Katherine walk in, looking a little dazed. Sneaking up behind her he twisted her around and pushed her against the door, brushing his lips against hers. Surprisingly she pushed him back.

"What are you doing here?" she asked, sounding irritated. He was surprised. She was the one that invited him up here earlier now she was denying him?

"I told you I would come."

"Well I'm tired. You should go," she turned facing him, showing no expression. How strange, she wasn't even happy to see him.

"Did my little brother's confession overwhelm you?" he kissed her hand, trying to assure her that her man was here and not his idiot younger brother.

She ripped her hand away. "You shouldn't eavesdrop." She was giving him the cold shoulder. She sounded happy to be able to spend time with him earlier, why was she rejecting him now?

"Is my love not enough?" he asked, a little hurt. Would he be enough for her? Would his love ever be enough for anyone? That was his last thought before he felt himself being pulled toward the door, saying goodnight to his love then leaving. But the nagging feeling in his heart continued. And he had a feeling of dread that came over his mind. This was just the beginning of drama to come…

Elena felt the self-hate-rate Damon was feeling at the moment. The fear of loosing Katherine.

Elena jerked awake as she was bought back to present. Elena was literately in shock, and was shaking uncontrollably. She could see Bonnie, Stefan, Davina, Jeremy saying something, but she her mind wasn't registering what they were saying. All she could think was about the horrible scene of war she had seen a few moments ago. The scene Damon had to endure in his life. Damon. Where was Damon?!

She moved her hand out to where he was supposed to be sitting next to her. Katherine had hurt him. She compelled him, used him, hurt him badly.

"Damon." She let out softly.

"Elena, are you alright?" Bonnie asked shaking her.

"Damon!" Elena came back to her senses when she realised Damon wasn't there,"Where's Damon?!"

"Are you fine?" Jeremy asked ignoring her question.

"Where is Damon?!" She yelled surprising everyone in the room.

"I saw him head upstairs." Davina said. Elena quickly got up and went upstairs toward Damon's room.

A/N: So how was it? Did you like it? Please review and share your ideas! I am really excited to hear you all! How was it?! Tell me! If you have any request FOR FLASHBACKS, I am all my ears. And REVIEW! They make me write faster!

P.S.: Last chapter got only two reviews, hope to get more this time? The FORBEWOOD wasn't over board this time, was it? I wish it wasn't. Was FORBEWOOD the only reason? If something else was there, please tell me. I would keep it in my mind and improve.