Damon sat in the Parking Lot of the High School waiting for Elena. He discovered that she was doing an after school gym class, Jeremy let it slip when Damon went to her house to pick her up. Only to discover that she wasn't home. He sat in his car impatiently tapping his steering wheel with the palms of his hands. He sighed and was about to text her when he caught sight of her. She was wearing black shorts, a white side less tee shirt with a red sports bra underneath. She threw her black book bag over one of her shoulders and started to walk towards his car.

"Damon? What are you doing here?" Elena asked confusion clear on her face.

"What cant i come pick up my favorite human?" Damon asked with a smirk on his beautiful face. Elena smiled and hopped in the passenger seat.

"Wait, I drove today." She said unhooking her seat belt.

"Jeremy took your car home." Damon said quickly before she could hop out of the car and go back to being distant with him like she has been ever since Jenna caught them in bed together. They weren't even doing anything, they simply fell asleep and then woke up together. Nothing happened, but that didn't stop Jenna from being an over protective aunt.

"Oh, ok." She said. They start the car up and Damon started to speed along.

"Damon! You passed my street!" Elena panicked.

"Did I?" He asked smirking. "oops."

"Where are we going?" Elena asked as the past the road to the Boarding House and soon after saw the 'Now Leaving Mystic Falls' sign.

"I'm taking you on a trip. You need a little time off." Damon said.

"I cant, turn around." Elena said panic clear in her voice.

"Elena you don't have school tomorrow or on Monday. That's like a four day weekend." Damon pointed out.

"I cant." She repeated.

"Why not?"

"I have homework."

"Elena you need to relax." Damon said frowning as she started to hyperventilate.

"Da..mm...on.. tak..e.. me... hom.e." Elena stuttered.

"Elena take deep breaths." he said taking one of his hands off the steering wheel and grabbed her hand. Her breathing was become worse, tears running down her face. Damon pulled over to the side of the road and pulled Elena into his arms.

"What's wrong 'Lena." He asked she just shook her head in his chest not saying anything.

"If I knew it would get you this upset I wouldn't have suggested the trip." Damon said. He noticed over the past two weeks she seemed tired, sadder and was eating less. She looked like she was under a lot of stress all he wanted to do was take her away from all the Mystic falls drama and get her to loosen up and come back to fun Elena.

"I just want to go home. I have a lot to do." She cried.

"Talk to me 'Lena." He sighed. 'What a stubborn girl, all I want to do is help her, but i cant help her if I don't know what's wrong.' Damon thought to himself.

"I found out that is i don't get my grades up in four of my classes then I don't get to graduate with my class." She said holding her face in her hands.

"Elena, Why didn't you tell me. I would have helped you." Damon asked squeezing her hand and rubbing small circles on the back of her hand, while rubbing her back at the same time.

"Because I didn't want you to be disappointed in me. You always are saving me. I wanted to prove that I didn't need you to save me all the time."

"First of all Elena, I could never be disappointed in you, never ever. I love saving you Elena, I will always be there to save you. You don't have to prove anything to me Lena. You've given me more chances than anyone has ever done for me. You don't have to do this by yourself." Damon said trying to calm her down.

"What does Jenna say about all this?" Damon asked.

"She doesn't know." Elena whispered.

"Elena." He breathed.

"I couldn't tell her. She has the stress of the wedding and I couldn't add to it. Knowing her she would try to take the blame for me getting to behind and I couldn't do that to her. I thought I could fix this. I will fix this." Elena said dead set.

"Ok Elena, I'll make a deal with you." Damon said looking in the backseat at her book bag. She looked up at him her doe eyes filled with curiosity.

"Do you have all the things you need to do for your homework?" Damon asked.

"Yeah."

"Ok then if you go on this trip with me, I will help you with your homework if you promise that we will only work on it till noon and in the afternoon you will relax and enjoy this trip and have fun with me. Deal?"

She was silent and then she looked up to him and smiled.

"Alright." She said rubbing her eyes.

"I'm sorry I ruined your shirt." Elena said looking at his tear stained black button down shirt. He chuckled and shrugged it off. He didn't mine that his shirt was ruined, He had plenty. He was thrilled that she was comfortable with getting close to him and He didn't think she realized that she was now straddling his lap, there faces inches apart. Her cheeks got pink and then she quickly tried to pull away but He held her to him, have her a kiss and then let her go.

The drive to the airport was quiet and peaceful after the air was cleared. Damon went and made sure his private plane was all set and ready for them and the trip. Elena sat in one of the chairs while Damon disappeared. The air port was pretty deserted except these two guys who she was well aware they were looking at her. She could feel there eyes and she didn't like it. One of the guys was wearing jeans and a white beater with black sunglasses on the top of his brown hair wearing them carefully on the top of his head. The other guy was probably in college He was wearing a light pink button down with Kaki pants. Despite the pink shirt He looked very manly and muscular. She felt the manly guys eyes on her as she looked at her feet, not wanting to catch his eyes. She felt uneasy and shifting in her seat for one last time then she jumped up grabbing her book bag and made her way to find Damon. She rounded a big corner and collided into a hard chest. She lost her balance and nearly fell to the floor but she felt an arm slip around her waist.

"Jesh 'Lena run me over." She heard a warm velvety voice chuckle. She didn't need to look up to know that it was Damon and He was wearing a smirk. When she realized that it was Damon and not a stranger touching her she relaxed.

"Oh good, It's you." She said running a hand threw her hair.

"Yeah its me? What happened?" Damon asked looking over her shoulder for trouble.

"Nothing its just stupid." She said.

"nothing you say is stupid Elena."

The look He was giving her said that He wanted to know and so she said, "Well I was sitting there and there were two guys, It was just uncomfortable I could feel them staring at me. So I came to find you." She smiled.

He smiled, she was looking for him. He reached over and grabbed her book bag and flung it over his shoulder.

"Jesh what's in here?" He asked joking that it was to heavy for him.

"It has my textbooks, and binder." She laughed. " I can take it back if you cant handle it."

"Please I can handle it." and then He threw her over her should. "And I can carry you at the same time.

"Damon!" She squealed. "Put me down." she laughed.

He slowly dropped her to her feet and his hand fell to the small of her back keeping her steady.

"Are you ready?" He asked guiding her to where there plane was not removing his hand from her back.

"And where are we going?" Elena asked.

"I don't know." Damon smirked.

"Good afternoon Mister Salvatore, your plane is all ready. May I take your bag?" An older man asked. He was dressed in a pilot's suit.

"That wont be necessary Frank, just enjoy this last flight of your before you retire." Damon said kindly.

"And who is this beautiful women?" Frank asked.

"Elena Gilbert." She introduced herself. "and Thank you." She blushed.

"It looks like you a good one Mr. Salvatore I suggest you keep her close." Frank smiled.

"I think, I will." Damon said smiling.

"You two remind me of me and my Mary. Young love. We met when we were young too, I remember she used to have all the guys eyes, but in the end she picked me. And I knew I was the luckiest man alive." Frank said with a big smile on his face as He talked about his love. "Alright lets get going, I don't want to keep you from your fun." Frank said smiling at them.

Damon was glad that He warned Frank about not spilling the beans. He was so ecstatic to be the first to introduce her to the destination. They sat on the private plane, Elena sat so she could look out the window and Damon was sitting across from her facing her.

"This is yours?" Elena asked shocked.

"'Lena I am 170 years old. Vampires travel." Damon laughed.

"Really? Hmm." Damon said and then grabbed the seat tray and snapped it in place. She pulled out seat tray and snapped it into place so she could do her homework. She dug threw her book bag, pulling it onto the seat next to her and dragged out her things.

Damon sat there and watched as she pulled out her purple 5 star binger, her blue pencil case, and a red and green journal and a chemistry work book. He watched her pull out a black pen, open the green graph notebook, crease it and set a periodic table next to her.

"What are you working on?" He asked after hearing her sigh.

"Chemistry." she said pushing a lock of her hair behind her ear.

"Are you having trouble?" He asked moving forward in his seat.

'Well I've missed the first 20 work labs and now I have to do them and get caught up to work lab 30.…so yes a am very behind." Elena said.

During the flight, Damon as promised helped Elena with her homework. Elena yawned as she looked out the planes window and saw the black sky. She gathered all of her books and stuffed the into her book bag.

"Elena don't fall asleep on me now. We should be landing soon." Damon said as Elena curled against the side of her seat. Damon looked out the window and smiled, they were finally there.

" 'Lena look out the window." Damon gestured. She yawned and turned to see a fully lit Statue of Liberty.

"Are we in New York?" Elena squealed in excitement.

"Not just New York, New York City." Damon smiled.

"That's so awesome Damon, Thank you." She said launching herself into Damon's arms for a hug, she wrapped her arms around his neck hugging him tightly. She quickly gave him a kiss on the cheek, no longer tired anymore. She wanted nothing more to spend the night going round and seeing the city. Damon could still feel Elena's lips on his cheek after she pulled away.

Damon pulled her chin to look at him and after a look in her eyes, seeing the happiness in them He kissed her, this time on the lips.

AN: Woot, woot can I just toot my horn a little bit for pushing myself to finish this. I have decided that from now on I will post a short chapter, fallowed by long and then off and on. I really cant tell you guys how much it means to me to have you guys fallowing my story! It makes my day every time I see that I got another review or alert and right now that is exactly what I need.

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