Attn: I am so sorry for the huge delay in this story and also Until Now. I've been traveling and taking care of a lot of things and I havent had the time to sit down and write at all. Im going to add another chapter to this but I am also thinking of starting a newer and more up to date story instead, but I'll let you guys be the judge of that. Thanks for reading :)

I stood in shock watching Damon as I let what had just happened sink in. His face looked hurt and troubled. It wasn't an expression I could ever imagine being on Damon's face but..there is was. Then suddenly he relaxed and his usual icy and unaffected facade returned.

"Damon, I'm so sorry. That was a mistake..I just..."

He put his hand up to stop me.

"Elena, I know that your probably confused about what happened and for that I'm sorry, that was my fault. I made you forget what I said for this reason right here, so we didn't have to deal with this...your with Stefan, I'm with Rose and this is getting extremely awkward SO..." He said with a huge sigh as a brilliant smile stretched across his face. "If we could just sweep this under the ole rug..." He said picking up his glass off the side table and tipping it my way as if to toast.

I was speechless for a moment but as I began to say something I heard the front door shut. As usual Stefan smiled earnestly as he made his way across the living room, his hands stashed casually in his jean pockets.

"I was looking for you." Stefan said resting his hand lightly on my back.

"Here I am." I felt myself smile tightly because I had to force it there.

"I was just with Caroline, she had some kind of falling out with Tyler but I'm not sure what's going on quite yet." Stefan explained.

"What do you mean, a falling out?" I asked.

"Well, she was pretty vague and you know how she can ramble her way through a direct explanation." He shrugged.

He finished talking but Damon and I both didn't respond. I was too busy trying to asses the situation that had just happened with Damon in my head and Damon just stood swirling scotch around in his glass and staring off into the living room.

"Is everything okay?" Stefan as raising a brow.

"Oh, I'm fine, I just blank out anytime I hear Caroline being mentioned." Damon smiled sarcastically.

"Very nice." Stefan said rolling his eyes.

"Oh, I'm sorry, how rude of me. I'll just rewind in my mind back tot he time I voted to kill her off." Damon looked off with a dramatized look as if he were in pure paradise.

I shot Damon an annoyed look, but when he didn't meet my gaze it twisted my stomach in a bad way.

Stefan rolled his eyes and turned to walk away, without even thinking I followed Stefan out of habit. As I left the room I looked back at Damon who was looking at me, long and steady before he turned his eyes from mine leaving me empty.

BONNIE

Bonnie checked herself over once more as she stood waiting for the door to open. She didn't want to be too dressy but didn't want to appear careless either. Finally the door opened. Luka smiling politely gestured for her to come in. She was presented with a dining room with a table set full of food.

She sat down where Luka had pulled out a chair just as his father made his way in the room and took his own seat.

"Good evening Bonnie, thank you for coming." Luka's father said nicely.

"Thank you for inviting me." She smiled. "The food looks great."

"My dad loves to cook." Luka said. "I'm getting him an apron for Christmas."

Bonnie laughed.

"So Bonnie, what are your college plans?" Luka's father asked in a more serious tone.

" I haven't given it much thought." Bonnie answered.

"Well...there's no need to hurry to grow up but having plans isn't bad either." He replied.

"Yeah, as long as you're plans don't involve the marine core." Luka said looking meaningfully at his father.

But to bonnie it was all a murmur of conversation. An icy chill had taken her over, nothing as strong as this feeling had hit her since vampires had first returned to Mystic Falls. She felt her eyes flutter shut and she clung to hope with the last bit of consciousness that she felt.

ELENA

I stepped out of the shower and quickly grabbed a towel. I had stood in the steam of the hot water for so long the air outside of the shower was shockingly cold. I stood for a moment my teeth chattering as I though over my plans for tonight. I had to hold to my word with Katherine, otherwise she would probably give up the moonstone in spite of me. I would have to go back to the boarding house for more blood but with Rose already suspicious and Damon double that, I had to cross my fingers it would even work.

I slipped on black sweats and a purple fleece pullover. I remembered seeing a rope in the basement of the boarding house not far from the fridge that I would get the blood out of so I would use that to anchor myself and get to the tomb floor. Hopefully that plan would work out better this time. As soon as I was ready I listened to the complete silence of the house and realized it was safe to go.

I opened the window softly and stepped out onto the roof. I walked to the edge and kneeled down calculating my jump from the roof to the tree.

"If only you had cat like precision."

I gasped, startled by his sudden voice behind me. I turned and found Damon leaning casually against my windows eve.

"What are you doing here Damon!." I hissed, still waiting for my heart to stop pounding.

"Give me a break, why do you think I'm here?" Damon asked.

"To piss me off?" I asked.

Damon smiled wickedly. "That is precisely why I'm here. Oh! And to hinder any plans you have to go see Katherine." He smiled and moved down the roof in a flash until he was only a foot awa from my face. "So, go back inside, put on your jammies and get to bed." I noted the challenge in the way he crossed his arms and tilted his chin upwards. Classic Damon.

"Do not show up at my house and tell me what to do." I said keeping my voice steady.

"Already have." He answered.

"Well, I'm not listening to you, so if you'll excuse me..." I moved quickly to the edge of the roof and began to jump aimlessly for the tree but I felt Damon snatch me back onto the roof. I began swinging wildly at him out of anger and frustration. He grabbed me up and before I even knew it he was sitting me back on my feet in my own room.

"Just give it up Elena." He laughed lightly.

I ducked out of his grasped and ran for the window, before I knew it he rammed into me and suddenly I was on my back, Damon hovering almost predatory over me. His teeth gleaming with a wide smile of victory.

"I said it was bedtime." He said. I wiggled around for a second in a last ditch effort to fight back but failed in a mere second, when suddenly he reached down and stroked the side of my face ever so lightly. I look into his eyes that had turned into a lighter blue. And some where from isde me, without so much as a warning...I adored Damon Salvatore. My palms were slick with nerves and my pulse began to race, my cheeks heating up.

Then a small rustle from behind us caught both of our attention and we turned and found Stefan standing right inside the window.

Damon stood in a flash and busied himself with brushing off the front of his jacket as if it was dirty.

"What's going on?" Stefan asked calmly.

"Keeping Elena out of trouble, you really outta keep a better eye on her Stefan." Damon grinned.

A strange silence fell across the room as Stefan stared at Damon and I stared at Stefan.

"Mmmmkay...well...I'm out...so...goodnight." Damon said. He was gone only moments later.

Stefan face was riddled with concern, irritation and worry. He crossed the room and sat on the bed next to me.

"What trouble were you in exactly?" Stefan asked looking around the room as if a monster would be standing casually by in the corner.

"I was trying to leave the house and Damon was trying to stop me.

Stefan face grew even more concerned and he stared at me obviously wanting further explanation.

"I really don't feel like talking about it right now." I said.

Stefan eyes flared with disbelief and then he relaxed.

" I understand." He said kindly. He ran his hands through my hair and kissed my forehead. Suddenly there was a twisting cut in my stomach because I was full of true regret.

"I was just surprised to see Damon here because him and Rose were going out on an actual date tonight. She was waiting at the house, she looked great." Stefan said trying to start an actual conversation to fill the discomfort of the moment.

But just as he said that, I was hit with another painful stab in my stomach...because the regret that I was filled with was that Stefan had arrived...and Damon had gone.

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