Hey, everybody! I know I told some of you this weekend until I updated, but I figured since I have time now, I'd go ahead and update :) I'll be trying to update maybe twice a week, but no promises! Anyways, I can't even begin to explain how happy I am that you all liked the first chapter! I'm glad you enjoyed it, and I hope I can keep your interest!

That being said, I just wanted to clear a few things up before I start this chapter :) first of all, this takes place after season 2 episode 11, By the Light of the moon, but it is not my version of episode 12. Rose is dead from the werewolf bite, Stefan is out of the tomb, Katherine is IN the tomb, and Elijah and Elena made their deal. So at this rate, it's kind of the "in-between" time from the first half of the season and when Klaus comes. Also, Klaus will be in the story probably, but I'm not sure when :) I'm really not a writer, I just wanted to finally put my ideas out there for people to read. So I don't have a plan, and I'm not 10 chapters ahead…I'm just writing as the ideas come to me! So I hope you enjoy the ride, 'cause I know I am!

Also, I had some questions as to why Stefan wasn't in the last chapter when this is a Stelena fic :) I promise that he's going to be in it for most of the story, starting in this chapter! I don't like the idea of Damon and Elena being together (and trust me, there is NO way that's going to happen in this story), but I DO recognize that there's some serious heat between those two, and I'm not going to ignore that. But trust me, Elena and Stefan will be together in the end :) I'm not sure of much in this story, but I am sure of that!

Ok, so enough rambling, here's chapter 2!

Damon was running as fast as he could without going in vamp speed in front of the entire grille, but he already knew he wasn't going to make it to her in time. The stupid girl from the back was practically hyperventilating, but he really didn't give a damn. All that mattered was that Elena was ok, and it didn't look like she was going to be.

He ran, pushing over tables and chairs, knocking people into walls, and basically making as big of a scene as possible. But he wasn't fast enough.

He saw her fall, and he still had a good 200 feet to run. 'Oh god, please don't let her die. Not after everything we've done to make her safe! Please, please let her be OK!' he thought to himself. He got to her a few seconds later, but it was already too late. She was out cold, and still wasn't breathing.

He tried to do CPR, but he couldn't get her to breathe again. He yelled at one of the onlookers to call Stefan after he yelled out the number, and the man hastily took out his cell phone and dialed. He kept doing CPR, but it was probably doing more hurt that good. What if he broke a rib? It wasn't like he could give her blood, at least not in this room full of people staring down at them. Stefan was going to kill him. Hell, DAMON was going to kill himself if she didn't wake up.

All he could do was hope that the CPR would work, so he kept at it. But then he realized that he could do so much more than hope. He reached around Elena's neck and took off her necklace. Leaning down to her face, he started whispering. "Elena, I know you're out cold, but I need you to breathe. Focus your energy on breathing, please, please", he begged her, but it didn't seem to be doing much.

But then she suddenly gasped, breathing finally. She took a few deep breaths, then her eyelids fluttered open. She gasped again when she saw Damon's face so close to hers and tried to sit up, but he gently pushed her back down.

"D-damon? What's going on?" she asked, still completely unaware of the huge group of people huddled around them. However, the girl they rescued from out back was hard to miss, with her wailing and crying—but the man who had called Stefan was attending to her, also.

"I'd like to know the same thing, Elena. The girl looked at the bar, and I started walking over there. But then I heard you sputtering, and I turn around and you pass out! What the hell was that about?" he questioned, still confused about what had just gone down. But he heard the door open, and Stefan ran in. Of course, always the valiant knight, Saint Stefan, stupid brother, whatever you wanted to call him, he came. Why hadn't Damon told the man to call 911? He'd rather see the paramedics helping Elena than Stefan!

"Elena! Are you okay? Damon, what happened?" Stefan asked, laying a small kiss on Elena's cheek. Looks like confusion was running all around, since neither Damon, Elena, Stefan, nor the screaming girl knew what had really happened.

"I don't know, why don't you ask your girlfriend!"

"Elena?"

"Stefan, I'm okay. Well, I think I am…I don't really know what happened", she said as she was helped up into a sitting position against a wall, "We walked the girl in, and she pointed to the vampire that attacked her at that bar. Damon headed over to him, but he was looking at me. When I met his eyes, I couldn't breathe and, and—oh my god", she mumbled, with a look of pure terror on her face, "He's gone."

Damon and Stefan spun around looking toward the bar. Stefan didn't know what he was looking for, but Damon saw the empty glass and chair where the vampire had been. He was gone.

"Wait, where's the girl we saw, Damon?" Elena asked him, but she already knew the answer. The girl was gone, too.

So there it is! Chapter two! Where's the vampire that went all witchy on Elena? And where's the girl? Well, they're gone for now, but I can promise you that they will be back soon! And I promised you Stefan, so there was a little bit of him :) He's got a bitter role in the next chapter, but I thought I'd go ahead and bring him in! So, any thoughts, comments? I really hope it was good!

Remember, Feedback is love people, so read and review! I'll make sure to send you a response with answers to any questions, etc.!

-kiki :)

btw: who's super psyched about tonight's episode? I AM! We are down to almost two hours, people!