Hey, sorry I'm late! I didn't have my laptop with me yesterday. To make up for it I've got fun facts at the end of the chapter. Hope you enjoy and don't forget to review!

Chapter four

Hidden Truths

After finally getting over the shock Damon stuttered: "W-What?"

Elena had never known Damon to stutter or be at a loss for words. He looks up at his brother again.

"You knew." He accused him. "How?" Stefan scowls.

"Don't be stupid brother you of all people should know I went looking for her. I found her the night I came back. I found out that she had moved on." Damon nods numbly.

"That's why you looked so betrayed when you came back." Damon said. How could she have moved on so quickly after what they had had? He knew that she had been in love with his brother when Stefan had left. Damon had thought that that was the reason why she left, but maybe it was just because she had not loved any of them. His brother elbowed him in the side, hard. He had picked up on his thoughts.

Damon's thoughts had confirmed Srefan's suspicions. Over the years his brother had built a wall around his thoughts, making it so that Stefan couldn't see the particular images he had seen earlier. But at that moment his guards had been let down and he saw images he had never wanted to see again.

Damon couldn't get a hold on his emotions; he didn't know what to say to Elena. He quickly grabbed his coat off the rack and then left, slamming the door behind him.

"Elena." Stefan says. "How old is your child?" Elena didn't know where he was going with his question but answered nonetheless.

"A little over two. Why?" He looked into the eyes of the woman he once loved. Once loved? He thought. He hadn't realized until now that he had fallen out of love with Elena. He had wanted her to be happy. Yes, he was still bitter over the fact he couldn't have his angel, but he wasn't human and she deserved to be with someone that would grow old with her.

"Is your child's father my brother?" He asks, being straight forward. To say the least, Elena was taken aback and was stunned into silence.

"H-how?" She stutters questioningly.

"The timing." He said simply and adds: "The way my brother lit up like a Christmas tree when he saw you and the way he was when I came back from looking for my humanity." He pauses, anger fuelling him. "Did you know he had taken up drinking? He was drunk every day and every night until I knocked some sense into him. One of the first things he said to me was: "She's gone." You broke him, Elena. But, what put all the pieces together were the images I just picked up from my brother. Something I had never wanted to see in my whole existence." He said his little speech without faltering and he sounded betrayed, bitter, disgusted, but what surprised her most was that he was angry; angry for hurting his brother. She was shocked, to say the least. Elena bowed her head down like a five year old being caught doing a bad deed, her cheeks turned red with embarrassment.

"Yes, Damon is Miranda's father." She says hesitantly. Stefan nods thoughtfully.

"Tell him." He says before leaving the room. Well that went well, Elena thought. She had pissed off two brothers and still hadn't gotten any help.

Damon had driven aimlessly around town until he ended up at the local bar. He sat down in a stool and ordered himself a strong drink. He had downed it in one shot. He asked the bartender for another one. After being there for half an hour and becoming quite drunk, a burly man sat next to him.

"Lady troubles?" he asks gruffly. Damon chuckles.

"You could say that." Damon didn't know if it was his imagination but from the corner of his eyes he thought he saw a dangerous red glow in the man's eyes.

"The name's Tank." He says shaking Damon's hand.

"Damon." He says simply.

"The next one's on me." Tank says.

"So, what brings you out here?" The man asks.

Damon sways a little before saying: "My ex is back in town. Found out she had a child. She moved on pretty quickly, like I never really existed to her." He slurred.

"Tough." The man says laughing. "Maybe she never loved you; maybe she was toying with your emotions." Damon looks angry.

"Who the hell knows?" he yells out making a few heads turn in his direction. Tank laughs.

"Join me with my crew and all your worries will be whisked away." Damon, in his drunken stupor didn't think twice about this. He agreed and joined the man and his friends outside.

VD

The next morning Damon woke up with a throbbing headache and no recollection of the previous night. He realised he was not in his own bed, but in a motel room. He tried as best he could to retrieve the memories, but nothing came. In time he would remember, he was sure. He went to the bathroom to rinse his face. He noticed in the mirror that his eyes were bloodshot. He must've been hammered. He grabbed his jacket off the bed and drove to the boarding house. Maybe his brother would have answers.

Tank smiled a hideous smile. He had missing teeth and the ones he had were blackened from the horrendous things he ate. He smiled at the memory of the taste of Mrs. Gomez' blood. He wasn't a vampire, but a demon. He had bitten her, not only because he enjoyed the taste of blood but because he wanted the Salvatore brothers to be led in the wrong direction. He wanted them to think it was other vampires that were after them. He hadn't planned on meeting Damon at the bar, but it added to the fun of his game; before he had to kill them all. He had slipped drugs into Damon's drink, making him pass out soon after. Then he had planted a device into his head, making him do whatever he commanded. He would make Damon kill his family and then himself.

End of chapter. Here are the fun facts:

Ian Somerhalder, the guy that plays Damon Salvatore in Vampire Diaries played Boone Carlyle in Lost and guest stared as Adam Knight in Smallville season 3. (Two of my favourite shows). He was also in CSI, CSI: Miami, Law & Order: SVU, etc... He is also to my utter surprise 33 years old.

Paul Wesley, the guy that plays Stefan guest stared in Smallville season 2 as Lucas Luthor, he was also in Law & Order: CI, Eight Simple Rules for Dating my Teenage Daughter, CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, Law & Order: SVU, Crossing Jordan, Cold Case, 24, etc. He is 29 years old and his birth name is Paul Wasilewski.

That was for all of those who didn't know that and if you did that's pretty awesome. Next update will be on Friday (after Smallville plays).