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Chapter 5 – Answers…Part I

I woke up refreshed. Part of me was glad Damon refused my offer to talk last night. I stretched my arms over my head and then slowly sat myself up. The maid came in and helped me dress just like she has the past few mornings I have been here. I was so anxious to get home and be back in my own clothes.

I made my way downstairs and into the dining room. Damon was alread seated but he hadn't started to eat. As soon as I walked in he stood up and made his way over to my seat so he could pull it out for me.

"Good morning Miss Elena." He said. He must have been uncomfortable calling me Elena around the maid so I didn't correct him.

"Good morning Mr. Salvatore." I said as I sat down.

A few seconds later Stefan walked in. "Ah Miss Saltzman." He said as he took a seat at the table. "I was wondering if you would like to accompany me on that walk through our garden today?" He asked.

I felt awful about lying because I knew he had a good heart but I couldn't blow off Alice. "Actually Stefan I am not feeling all that well today so I think I may stay in today." I said in the nicest tone I could.

Stefan moved his gaze from me to Damon then back to me. "Well, I hope that your health returns quickly." He said before getting up. "Damon may I speak with you a moment?"

Damon bowed his head while looking at me. "Excuse us." He said as he stood up from the table.

I desided it was time to be sneaky and evesdrop again. I waited until I was sure they had made it down the hall. I hoped they would go to Guiseppe's study like the night before because I wasn't sure I would be able to listen in if they went to the sitting room with the way it was set up. As soon as I turned the corner I heard voices coming from the study so I stopped about a foot from the door and pushed my back up against the wall.

"What is going on Damon?" Stefan asked.

"What are you talking about?" Damon asked.

"I hear how you address her…'Miss Elena'…so informally!" Stefan snapped.

"It is what she requested I call her. She does not like the formallity of surnames when speaking to eachother." Damon said trying to keep his voice down. "Mother was the same way." He added.

"Look Damon, I know you were unhappy when Father encouraged me to start courting Miss Saltzman but to tell her to decline my invitation…"

Damon interupted him. "I did not tell her to decline!" He said in a tone I had not heard from present day Damon nor this Damon. "She said she is ill and if you don't believe her, well, Stefan that is your problem. Not mine."

"It will be your problem if father happens to find out that you told Miss Saltzman to lie to me." Stefan said angerly.

Then next thing I knew Stefan came storming out of the room and spotted me evesdropping. I didn't know what to do. I knew evesdropping was wrong even in my time but for a women to evesdrop on a conversation between two men in the 1800's…well I knew that was more then just frowned upon.

"Mr. Salvatore…" I said barely above a whisper.

"That was a private conversation between my brother and myself!" Stefan yelled.

Damon appeared at the door immidiately. "Stefan just leave her alone." He said in a very calm voice.

"Leave her alone? She was evesdropping on our conversation. I will not allow rudeness…"

Damon cut him off for a second time. "Rudeness? Stefan, you left the room so you could accuse her of lying."

Stefan looked back and forth between Damon and I a few times before walking off. I felt awful that I hurt him. I care about Stefan a great deal and would never want to hurt him… past of present Stefan.

"Look, maybe…you should go for that walk with Stefan and I could go meet with Alice just to see if she has found out any information about getting you back home." Damon said in a quiet voice.

"No, I want to go with you to see her."

Damon smiled. "I know." He paused. "But it would probably be better if Stefan didn't bring his suspitions to Guisipee." He said looking a little nervous.

I didn't want to be the cause of any anger that Guisipee had towards Damon. As much as I wanted to go with him to see Alice and see what she has learned I figured he was write and it would be smarter to stay and let him go alone.

"OK." I said finially.

"I have some things to do for Father after I visit Alice so I may not be home until later tonight." I nodded and followed him down the hallway. "Stefan is in the sitting room if you would like to go tell him your good news."

"I will see you later." I said before heading towards the sitting room.

I walked into the room and Stefan was sitting on one of the chairs with a drink in one hand and a book in another.

"Miss Saltzman." He said standing up. "I would like to appoligize for earlier. I shouldn't have snapped at you like I did."

I shook my head and gave him a small smile. "Please forget about it. I wanted to ask you if the invitation to take a walk with you later is still good?"

"Of course." He said with a smile.

"Perfect. I will see you later then."

I walked out of the study and back into the dining room. Damon was already gone. There was a small piece of paper by my plate with my name elegantly written on it. I unfolded it and read 'I will see you tonight beautiful. –D' I smiled and folded the note back up and finished my breakfast.

I walked out onto the front porch around noon. I wasn't sure where or when I was supposed to meet Stefan but I figured I would just wonder around until he found me.

"Miss Saltzman." I heard form behind me.

"Good afternoon Mr. Salvatore." I said as I turned around.

"Are you ready for our walk? I thought we would have lunch after."

"Yes, I am ready. That sounds wonderful."

Stefan offered me his arm so I hooked my arm through and we walked towards the backyard.

Our walk was quiet. I wasn't sure what to say since almost anything I did say would be a lie and I really didn't like making up stories.

"It must be scary not knowing who or where your family is." Stefan said.

"It is. But what is more scary is how I got here." I said looking off into the distance.

After our walk we went inside for lunch. Stefan pulled my chair out and I sat down. Stefan grabbed the tea pot from the middle of the table and filled my tea cup before walking around the table and taking a seat.

"May I ask you age Miss Saltzman?" Stefan asked after a few minutes.

"I will be eighteen soon." I said. "And you?" I asked as I took a sandwich off the medium sized plate in the middle of the table.

"I turned eighteen a few months back."

"Did you do anything special?"

"We had a small party, nothing too fancy." He said as he took a bite of his sandwich.

Lunch went smoothly. Stefan was a perfect gentleman like I knew he would be.

The maid filled my bath and left the room. I undressed and slipped into the bathtub. The water was hot and felt amazing. As I was washing myself my thoughts began to drift. I had hoped Damon got some answers when he went to see Alice this afternoon. When I was done in the bath I slowly got out and dried myself off before slipping on my nightgown.

I sat at the edge of the bed and picked up the pocket watch on Damon's dresser. I then realized I was in the bath a lot longer then I thought. I wasn't sure what time Damon was going to get back and I didn't want to fall asleep before I got to speak with him so I grabbed a book off his dresser. 'Pride and Prejudice.' I curled under the blankets and made myself comfortable before I began reading.

I read for about forty-five minutes to an hour before I heard someone knocking at the door. "Come in." I said slightly above a whisper.

The door opened slowly and Damon walked in before closing the door behind him. "Good evening Elena." He said in a hush tone.

"Hello." I said with a smile on my face. I closed the book and placed it next to me on the bed.

"How was your day?" He asked as he pulled the chair that sat in the corner of him room over near the bed.

"Not too bad." I said casually. "How did it go with Alice? Did you find anything out?"

"Well she was disapointed that you didn't come along. But she said the magic keeping you here is strong. She has some elixer that you could try but she thinks it is best to contact another witch…a stronger witch." He said. He placed the elixer on the nightstand. It was in a clear glass jar and it was dark red.

"Another witch?" I asked getting a little worried.

"Yes, Emily Bennett. She lives several towns over but is planning on relocating here with the family she works for." My heart sank I quickly started thinking of what to do. "The family she works for won't be here for several weeks but she is supposed to be coming through town in the next week to get some things in order. Alice will contact her to see if she can help, she is supposedly a very powerful witch." Damon paused. "Are you OK?"

Damon must have noticed my nervousness. "I am fine. Just a little nervous about including more people in my crazy story." I said before faking a smile. I sighed. "So….what am I supposed to do with this…just drink it?" I asked as I reached for the dark colored elixer.

"Yes, she said to drink it before you go to sleep for the night, if it works…she said you will wake up at home. But she didn't put much faith in it since the amount of power that is keeping you here is quite great." Damon paused and looked down at his hands. "I missed your company today." He said in the same quiet tone we had been speaking in.

"I missed you today too." I said with a smile.

"I know that you have to leave but I hate to think of how awful it will be here once you are gone." He said in a sad tone.

I reached my hand up to his cheek and smoothed my thumb over it. "Why don't you stay here tonight. It is a lot colder tonight than it has been."

He smiled and tilted his head. "I will be fine."

"I know you will, but…please?"

"I don't want anyone to think poorly of you if…"

"No one will know." I said confidently. I moved myself to the other side of the bed.

Damon took his shoes off and slid under the blankets. He picked up the book that was now inbetween us. "Enjoying my book?' He asked as he handed it back to me.

"I hope you don't mind. I didn't want to fall asleep while waiting for you to come." I slid down and rested my head on the pillow.

Damon laughed. "Of course I don't mind." He grabbed the elixer off the nightstand. "Did you want to try this tonight." He asked more softly then he had been talking."

"Yes, I suppose I should." I took the glass bottle from Damon, my fingers lightly grazed his. I propped myself up on my elbow.

Before I could touch the bottle to my lips Damon interupted me. "If I may be so bold as to ask for…a…kiss before you may be sent home."

Without saying a word I leaned in and placed a small kiss on his lips. I started to back away but Damon moved with me and captured my lips with his own and deepend the kiss a great deal.

When he finally broke the kiss his gorgeous blue eyes searched my face to see if he could see what I was feeling. "I am sorry." He said softly. "I shouldn't have taken it that far."

"Please don't appologize. That was an amazing kiss." It was quiet for a few seconds. I brought the elixer to my lips and drank it before handing the bottle back to Damon. "Thank you for going to see Alice and getting that for me today."

"I would do anything you ask of me." He said looking into my eyes.

THIS CHAPTER WAS A LITTLE HARD TO WRITE SINCE I DON'T USUALLY WRITE FOR STEFAN. THANKS FOR READING AND I HOPE YOU ARE STILL ENJOYING THE STORY AS MUCH AS I AM ENJOYING WRITING IT! PLEASE REVIEW! I AM STARTING CHAPTER 6 TONIGHT AND WILL HAVE IT UP TOMORROW!