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Elena tried calling Bonnie but she didn't pick up, she then tried calling Jeremy,
"You have reach Jeremy Gilbert, I can't get to the phone so please leave a message."
This only added to Elena's fears, everything and everyone was crashing in on top of her,
"It's your fault that Bonnie's mom is a vampire, Bonnie also lost her grams by unsealing the tomb, which was also your fault, you are better off dead," Katherine's voice plaguing her again. Quickly she called Damon,
"Hey what's up Elena?" Damon asked,
"Um, can you come over, I need you," Elena sounding panicked,
"Yeah, I'm on my way," Damon worriedly, he had just finished telling Stefan his theories that Matt and he had come up with and reluctantly Stefan decided to try and talk to Klaus about it.
At Elena's
When Damon got to Elena's house he was now a bit worried about her, what had made her panic so, he noticed the door wasn't smashed in, and was closed, he took it as a good sign, at least it didn't seem as if she was in any immediate danger, he rushed in, there wasn't any noise in the downstairs half, so he made his way up the stairs to her room, at first when he entered he didn't see her, until he rounded the bed and saw her staked in the chest, but luckily whoever done the staking missed her heart. He moved over and held her as he swiftly pulled the stake out. Her back arched as she screamed out,
"Damon," Elena softly,
"I'm here, who did this?" Damon asked as he held her head.
"I…I thought, since all this is all my fault, I thought everyone else would be better off if I wasn't around anymore," Elena starting to cry again.
"Why, why did you do this!?" Damon pissed,
"Stefan, he hates what I have become and Bonnie, she lost her grams and her mother…she is a vampire, and I killed Jeremy, they all hate me," Elena cried.
"No, Elena, no, who told you that?" Damon asked,
"When I had those hallucinations Katherine appeared, she said it had all been my fault, all of it happened because of me, and she said I was just like her now and once Stefan had found out what and who she truly was he hated her, and now he hated me, none of it would have happened if it wasn't for me," Elena cried harder.
"Shh, no one hates you, I turned Bonnie's mother, Bonnie lost her grams because she was old, and you were hallucinating when you killed Jeremy, none of it was your fault and you're going to stop comparing yourself to Katherine, you are not Katherine," Damon seriously.
"Aren't I, I fell for Stefan and you! You even said I was more like Katherine than you thought," Elena seriously.
"Elena, I was pissed off when I said that and Katherine never loved me, she just used me as a toy, for her own pleasure," Damon seriously.
"You need to feed, you sit still, I'll go get you some food," Damon swiftly disappearing, a few minutes later he was back with the next door neighbor who he had compelled,
"Damon, I…" Elena being interrupted,
"Just fucking feed Elena," Damon seriously pissed that she had staked herself. Elena moved her hands to capture the woman's wrist, then gently sunk her fangs into her wrist. Two minutes later Damon pulled Elena away and he bit his own wrist and made the woman drink, healing her. He took the woman back home and compelled her to sleep it off, he returned to Elena, she still was in her blood stained shirt,
"Can I trust you to go shower?" Damon asked, Elena nodded,
"Then we can talk about Stefan," Damon pushing her into the bathroom. After twenty minutes Elena came out, her hair damp but smelling gorgeous. She had a towel around her as she went over to her closet,
"I know about the breakup," Damon softly. Elena closed her eyes, she didn't want to talk about it now, but she felt like she would explode if she didn't at least get her confession of love out there, he had to know.
"It was because of you," Elena softly, Damon was secretly gloating inside but he wondered if her love for him was real? He turned her around, Elena had her eyes shut, a tear slipped out, Damon took his thumb and wiped her tears away,
"Elena, do you really love me?" Damon asked.
"I mean this isn't like all those other times that I kissed you and you kissed me is it?" Damon asked.
"I…my feelings, when I was human, I had feelings for you, they magnified when I became a vampire, you challenge me, you consume me with such passion, Stefan always made me feel safe and like he would never die, and to tell you the truth, I am a scared of feeling that such love," Elena seriously, Damon couldn't hold back from kissing her lips and he didn't want to. She kissed him back, after a few minutes she pushed him away,
"Damon, stop, I cant, not right now, give me a few days to calm down, to stop feeling so paranoid my emotions are raging," Elena explained.
"Elena, I love you," Damon holding her head,
"I love you too Damon, its just, me and Stefan just broke up, and I think I just need to, I need some space," Elena explained.
"Elena," Damon sounding as if he was upset,
"Damon, its over and done with, me and Stefan, there is no going back to that but I cant just jump into a new relationship with you the day after I broke up with your brother, its going to take time, just know that I do love you, that we will have a relationship, Stefan and I are still friends, and you will be helping me with controlling my feeding and this vampire stuff, but I need a break from having a relationship with anyone right now, I've at least gotta get some control over this blood lust thing," Elena explained.
"Alright, but I better not have to wait a whole century," Damon seriously, Elena held his cheek,
"I promise you wont have to wait that long, trust me, the way you make me feel, just by being near, I am sure it wont be too long at all, I just cant go parading it around Stefan," Elena seriously, he nodded,
"What happened to you loving Saint Stefan who always allowed you to make your own choices for yourself? Even if it meant you getting killed?" Damon softly.
"I've changed Damon, I am sure out of all the people that know me you see that better than anyone, he always made me feel safe, and after my parents died I found a way to continue living my life because of him, but you, you challenge me, you consume me with such passion, that's why I am afraid I'm turning into Katherine, because I have fallen for you both," Elena letting a tear escape. Damon gave her a half smile at her undying love confession toward him, he held her head,
"Elena, you are nothing like Katherine, I was more like Katherine than you'll ever be, you have compassion, you are capable of loving, you have a preservation for life, and you are willing to give your life for those you love, Katherine is not capable of any of that, she sold her family and her friends out without blinking, remember tomb vampires, you tried to give your life up so Caroline, Bonnie, Jeremy, Stefan, and even me could live," Damon seriously but softly as he wiped away her tears with his thumbs. He gently leaned over and placed a kiss on her forehead. When he pulled away Elena was staring at him,
"Thank you Damon, for being here when I needed you," Elena softly,
"Anytime Elena, you know, I think I'm going to like being your knight in rusty armor," Damon giving her his half smile.
"Rusty armor?" Elena confused,
"Remember, I don't like people to know that I do good things, because they will always expect…" Damon being interrupted,
"Because they will always expect you to do good things, I remember and your secret is safe with me," Elena smiling as she rubbed his hand. With other women he was pushy and would have his way with them but with her he wanted it to last for eternity, an eternity of exploring each other. Slowly he pulled away,
"You should know Stefan is planning on leaving after the Lockwood's party, I don't know if he has changed his mind since the new theories me and Matt came up with," Damon seriously.
"Its probably for the best, I wouldn't want to be responsible for making him go all ripper again by being in a relationship with you, and I have more respect for him then to go parading our relationship in his face, wait, since when did you and Matt start tossing around theories?" Elena worriedly.
"Don't worry, he isn't going to be teaming up with me, I think he is trying to replace Ric, or maybe he just feels sorry for me because I leave Ric's chair empty beside me and a drink in his place at the bar all the time," Damon shrugged.
"What theories?" Elena asked,
"Its nothing to worry your pretty little head about, so, I've gotta go get ready for this shindig at the Lockwoods, are you alright?" Damon asked.
"Hey Damon," Elena grabbing his attention,
"What is it?" Damon asked,
"Why are you being so unlike yourself?," Elena seriously. Damon looked at her confusedly,
"I love you Elena and its because I love you that I cant be selfish with you, I want to take this slow with you, I want this to last, for eternity, I don't want to hurt you," Damon seriously as he stared in her eyes. Elena was speechless, he was completely in love with her, she had no idea that she, one girl could turn the bad boy into such a great guy,
"So, you will let me know when it's the right time?" Damon asked as he gave her a smirk,
"Yeah," Elena giving him a small smile,
"Just for the record, you have yet to tame this wild beast, just my relationship with her, so don't think I will be persuaded to do anything with your chick friends, or any other friends of yours," Damon explained. Elena smiled,
"I only ask you to keep them from getting killed, that's all, and I have no plans to tame the wild beast," Elena explained as she gave him a small kiss to the cheek,
"Well, I've gotta go get ready for this thing, you better be there," Damon giving her a smirk as he left.