A/N: SO I know the last chapter wasn't anything special, but I think I've made up for it with this one. I'd love some honest feedback. - Thanks everyone. ENJOY! Xx

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Dear diary,

I am more determined now than I've ever been. I'm tired of waiting for the next disastrous tragedy to happen, the next perfect plan to blow up in everyone's faces. I'm tired of playing it safe. I'm eighteen and I feel like I've lived two life time's worth of misery.

Last night I came to The Boarding House, I knew Damon was going to come to my house, but I just needed to get out so I met him at the door as he opened it up to let me in.

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"Hey." said Damon as he opened the door to let a determined looking Elena in. "How was your girlie weekend with Barbie?"

Elena looked at him with slight annoyance, she knew he knew exactly what it was like. "Exactly what we needed. It was fun and drama free."

Damon knew she knew he was there too, no use in trying to hide it. "I know, I was there." he smirked.

Elena tried to hide the smile that formed but was failing miserable.

Damon struggled with the idea of telling Elena about the latest threat. He would give anything to not have to tell Elena what was going on, but he had promised her no lies. "Okay... So, I'm really liking this new 'I like to party Elena' and I definitely want to continue with it, but first I have some news."

Elena's face dropped.

Damon studied her face.

"Just tell me Damon!"

"Apparently Katherine and Stefan we're working on their own little plan." Damon started to explain.

"What?" Elena almost screamed.

"Yeah... Um, they've kinda stolen Klaus' family from him and are hiding them." Damon was careful with his words, he didn't know how Elena was going to react to the news. But of all the reactions he was preparing himself for, laughter wasn't one of them.

Elena burst into tears of laughter. Damon was had never really witnessed her laugh like this before. He was stunned and and a little confused. 'had she lost her mind?' he wondered. Elena was struggling to stand and breath, so Damon jumped into action steadying her, but was a little too quick for Elena's reflexes and she found herself against his chest with his hands wrapped around her trying to steady her once again. Elena closed her eyes and took a deep breath, she was very much afraid to open her eyes as she knew as soon as she did, they would be met with an intense, soul searching gaze, within the depths of two ocean blue coloured eyes.

Damon struggled to keep his composure, whenever he found himself within such close proximities to Elena, weather he initiated it or not, a constant war raged on in his soul.

He forcible snapped out of it and broke the trance like state they were both caught in by taking a step back. "Sorry... I... uh... need a drink." he said breathlessly, and poured himself a drink.

Elena's body ached from the loss of contact, sadness and loss etched in her eyes. She understood his distance, appreciated it even, but there was a definite ache when he pulled away, and it was becoming increasingly harder to ignore.

Seconds passed that felt like minutes, the two of them stared at one another until Elena broke the silence this time. "Can I have one of those?"

"Why certainly my lady." Damon answered with a glass in his hand.

Damon watched Elena empty the contents of the glass very closely with intrigue. "Another?" he offered.

"Yeap!" she answered confidently.

"Hmmm... One more and that's it missy!" he said in a faux -mocking tone.

Damon watched her throw back her second drink like a pro. "Wanna hear the rest?" he said with a smirk, and concern in his eyes.

Elena knew that look, that was the 'I've done something I probably shouldn't have, but I don't care' look. She took in a deep breath and nodded.

"Our little Hybrid Tyler came to deliver a message. Apparently Klaus has been allowing you to live your life here with your friends and family out of the goodness of his heart... And if we don't find Stefan and return his family, then he is taking you And we'll never see you again."

Elena's mouth hung open and her mind swirled.

Damon continued. "I didn't much like what the douche had to say so I locked him in the cell downstairs, vervained him a little. That should give him some time to reconsider his alliances."

"I need to sit down." Elena said, looking a little pale.

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Elena closed her eyes as the memory of the days events played through her mind.

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She shook her head trying to clear her mind and continued writing.

How am I ever to live a normal life when my only chance at it, is to kill the un-kill-able.? Some would say that this is my fate, and you can't run from fate! But I'm sure as hell not going to welcome it with open arms. Though it seems my two options of life are to be someone's personal blood-bag or to live undead.

I still don't want to become a vampire, but I definitely do not want to be tied to Klaus for the next 50 years, growing old and dying.. Only living to create hybrids. Even the thought of this life makes my skin crawl.

After Damon broke the news to me that Stefan and Katherine had stolen Klaus' family and Klaus' plan of revenge if he didn't get them back, he tried to contact both Stefan and Katherine for close to an hour before finally getting through to Katherine. Meanwhile, I called Caroline and told her about the Tyler situation, she came right over. That was when I found out about the deadline. Three days.

Three days..