Recap Chapter 10: Stefan kissed Alexis. Elena admits to loving Damon. Stefan heard and left.

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Chapter: 11

"Stefan stop please let me explain." Elena called after him. It was no use, he didn't turn back, and he didn't care. Tears were now streaming down Elena's face; Damon gathered her in his arms and let her cry it out.

When she got control of her sobs she whispered, "I have to find him, we need to talk this out."

Damon let out a breath he didn't know he was holding and said, "I'll go with you."

"I can do it by myself."

"You're not going to like where I think he went," Elena looked at him with a questioned gaze, "Tennessee."

"I'm still going I better tell Jenna first though, I can't leave without her knowing again." Elena gave a weak smile. Damon gave a smirk in return remembering how it all started. "Goodbye Damon."

Elena walked out the large front doors to her car. She started the engine and drove off in the direction of her house.

She got home in fifteen minutes and walked inside. "Elena, is that you?" Jenna called from the living room.

"Yeah Aunt Jenna." Elena answered walking into the living room. "Uhm, Jenna can we talk?"

"Of course sweetie, is anything wrong?"

"I have to go to Tennessee, Stefan needs my help. I will be back by Monday night or early Tuesday morning I promise."

Jenna didn't say anything for a while then finally spoke, "What exactly is wrong with Stefan that you have to go to Tennessee?"

"He has mono." Elena answered all too quickly. She bit her lower lip nervous that Jenna will up on her lie.

Jenna let out a loud breath before speaking, "alright Elena, I trust you to do the right thing. You can go just be careful, call every night, and come home no later that Two Tuesday morning or you're grounded."

"Thank Aunt Jenna." Elena gave her aunt a large hug before going upstairs to her room.

Elena changed into a tank top and a pair of shorts. She grabbed her diary from behind the picture that hung neatly above her bed and went to sit on the window seat and write.

Dear Diary,

I told Damon the truth I love him. It just kinda happened, I sort of kissed him, it got farther than it did the other times, and I said it and meant it. I never thought that would happen, I love Damon Salvatore.

That's not all of it, Stefan heard. I'm going to follow him; Damon feels that he went back to Tennessee. I know you may think that sounds a bit obsessive but we need to talk this out. I have been told, a heart cannot love another fully until it comes to terms with its past. So if its true, my heart will never be able to love Damon fully until Stefan, my past, come to terms with each other.

~Elena~

She closed her diary and put it back behind the picture before lying down in bed and falling into a peaceful sleep.

The next morning Elena was woken by the sound of her phone, she rolled over to answer it.

"Good morning sleeping beauty, rise and shine." Damon's voice chimed from the other line.

"Ugh Damon, what time is it?" She looked at her alarm clock, which read 5:21am.

"You wanted to go find Saint Stefan, Rise and shine Elena; I will be there in thirty minutes." Damon said before hanging up.

"Not at the crack of dawn." Elena said to the now dead line. She crawled out of bed and grabbed a large overnight bag out of her closet. She threw some jeans, shirts and other items in the bag before closing it.

Exactly on time, Damon was downstairs knocking on the door. As quietly, as she could Elena snuck down the stairs to the front door. She opened the front door, "Morning Damon, I will be out in a second."

"Sure thing Kitten." Damon answered taking her bag to the car. Elena walked into the living room and found a piece of paper a quickly wrote a note to her aunt.

Jenna, left for Tenn. I will be back soon. I promise to call.

Love Elena.

She left the note on the front door were her aunt was sure to find it and went to join Damon in the car for there journey to Tennessee.

A/N: Please Review!

Sorry for the lack of D/E. The next chapter should make up for it.

I know some of you didn't want Elena to follow Stefan but Damon is coming which should be fun.

I will update as soon as I can, I'm in school now and already I have a paper due. I am writing between classes. That's how I got this chapter up. Be patient with me and it will be up as soon as I get a second. (This story is fun to write and the reviews make my day) Thank everyone for all the wonderful reviews/ alerts/ favorite! I love you all!