Okay, I know I said I'd see if you guys wanted me to continue or not, but I was in such a writing mood that I couldn't stop. So here is chapter 10. Hope you like it. Disclaimer: I do not own Vampire Diaries.

Chapter 10

Damon stood by the window in the parlor of the boarding house. He hadn't told Stefen anything about what happened in Georgia. He hadn't even gone anywhere since then and it had been a week. He lifted the glass of bourbon to his lips and poured the burning liquid down his throat. He turned to get himself another glass.

As soon as he was about to down that full glass, Stefen walked into the room. "Ah, brother. How are you this fine morning?" He said with a smirk as he raised his glass in his brother's direction.

"Damon. How long do you plan to hide away in here?"

"Who says I'm hiding?" he asked as he downed his drink, getting himself another one.

Stefen was quiet for a few minutes. "I'm going over to Elena's. I'll be back later."

"And I care why?" he asked. Stefen just ignored him and walked out of the house, getting in his car.

Damon stared out the window, watching him drive away. He stared at where Stefen had disappeared for several moments before he turned around, downing another drink.

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Elena sat in her bed staring out her window. She couldn't get Damon out of her head. She had tried to forget about everything that had happened in Georgia, but she couldn't. She tried writing in her diary but found that she couldn't do that either. All she could do when she was alone was to stare into space thinking about what had happened with Damon.

With a sigh she stood up from her bed and began to get ready for Stefen to come over. She hadn't told him anything about what happened. All she said was that they went to Georgia and that Damon didn't hurt her. Physically. But she left that part out. She had listened to him explain the whole deal with Katherine and chose to accept it. She had also been grounded for leaving without telling her aunt about it. She was just getting off groundation today, which is why Stefen was coming over.

Once she was ready she walked downstairs and into the kitchen. Jenna was there 'cooking' some breakfast. Elena looked at the food and nearly laughed. The eggs were burnt black. "Trying to cook again?" she joked with her aunt.

"Yeah. I don't know why I thought this time would be different." Jenna laughed back.

"Here I'll make some toast for us." She smiled. Once the toast was done and they both ate their pieces the doorbell rang. "That's Stefen." Elena got up and answered the door. "Hey, Stefen." She smiled at him as he stepped inside.

"Hey." They walked into the living room and sat down on the couch to watch the movies that they had planned to watch.

About halfway through the movie, Elena gave up on trying to focus on the movie. She felt so much guilt for being with Stefen. All she could think of was how she had cheated on him and how she was keeping secrets from him. And she felt so much guilt for the feelings that she had for Damon. She couldn't keep this up much longer.

"Stefen." She whispered, looking at her hands in her lap.

"Hmm?" he looked at her.

"We have to talk." She said, wringing her fingers together. Elena took a few calming breaths before she continued. "I want to break up." Stefen's face hardened and his jaw clenched. He remained silent for a few moments.

"Is this about Katherine? 'Cause I told you the story about that."

"No. It has nothing to do with Katherine. It has to do with me. I just can't do this anymore." Tears began dropping onto her clenched hands.

"Do what anymore?"

"I slept with Damon." She whispered.

"What?" Stefen asked in a distant voice. He didn't want to believe what he just heard.

"In Georgia. It just kind of happened."

"You're breaking up with me for Damon?" his voice grew dark as a scowl appeared on his face.

"No." she looked up at him. "I don't want to be with Damon. But I also don't want to be with you. I just want us to be friends."

Stefen was quiet for a long time. "Okay." He said quietly. "We can be friends." He said a little louder. He looked up at her, gave her a quick hug before he stood up to leave. "I'll see you at school."

Elena walked him to the door. She knew that she had done the right thing but it still hurt. She just hoped that they really would be able to stay friends.

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Stefen pulled the car to a stop in front of the boarding house. His face was dark and his jaw clenched as he stepped out of the car, walking into the house. Damon was sitting on the couch, staring into the fire, glass of bourbon in his hand. Stefen came to stand behind him, crossing his arms.

"Someone learned the truth." Damon smirked as he stood up, turning to face his brother. "So how does it feel Stefen? To know that I won?" his smirk grew as he took another drink of his bourbon.

Stefen snapped. He attacked his brother. He flew towards him, ready to punch him in the face, but Damon caught his fist and threw him to the other side of the room, putting cracks into the wall. "You really want to do this?" Damon asked as he put his glass down on the table. Stefen's answer was attacking him once again.

Okay, let me know what you thought. Hope to have chapter 11 up soon.

~Thanks~

~Ashley~