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Chapter Three

As soon as Damon was packed, he loaded up his red corvette. He looked up at his brother's bedroom window. As Damon suspected Stefan was staring down at him. Ahh baby brother, you've always known I was the better brother for Elena. You knew that she would never truly be happy with you and your boring life. If only you acted more like me. Damon smiled to himself. He hopped into his car drive as fast as he could to Elena's.

Come on Damon...it's almost four! Elena looked at the clock almost every 2 minutes. She didn't know what was taking Damon so long but she was ready to go. She decided that she would wait outside on the porch for him so she grabbed one of her bags and tried to climb out of her window with one hand. Damon pulled up as soon as she started to climb down. With his help she got all of her bags and herself down and into the car, safely.

"I thought you would never get back." Elena did a mental checklist then climbed into Damon's passenger seat.

"Sorry, I had to make a quick stop. I was hungry." Damon smiled as he started the car and pulled away from the house.

"So where are we going, my darling?"

"I'm not your darling Damon so don't call me that." Elena hoped she was making the right person to run away with. Yes she liked Damon but she didn't like him like that. Did she? Yea he has gorgeous hair, and eyes, and that...beautiful smil- ok Elena focus. We are trying to get away from dating and drama. We don't want more.

"I'm sorry Elena. Please forgive me."

"Yea whatever. I'm not sure where I wanna go." Elena had no plan, no ideas, all she could think was get away from Mystic Falls, get away from Stefan.

The car ride was quiet for the next hour. No one said a word until Damon decided to say something.

"Baby girl you're going to be fine." Damon saw a tear fall out of the corner of Elena's eye, it broke his heart.

"I know I will be. It was for the best right?" Elena was doubting herself. This always happened.

"Of course it was for the best. You deserve better. You deserve someone like me." Damon smiled over at Elena hoping for at least a little twitch of her lips.

"Oh come on Elena. No snappy remarks? No, never going to happen Damon's? I do believe you're getting a little tired."

Elena looked over at him, "You know I hate you Damon." She couldn't help but smile.

"Oh yes I know Elena. You hate me from the bottom of your heart. If only I had a penny for all the times I've heard that come out of a woman's mouth." He let out a laugh and he caught a slight chuckle come out of Elena.

For another 30 minutes nothing was said. It was almost 6 am and Damon was beginning to get tired and he knew that Elena had to be exhausted. So he got off the interstate at the next exit and found the nearest motel. When the car came to a stop Elena was fast asleep…

"STEFAN!STEFAN STOP! YOU'RE HURTING HIM!" Stefan was on top of Damon, punching him over and over.

"You bastard!" Stefan spat at Damon.

"Ah little brother, I'm guessing you don't like me and MY beautiful Elena being together!" Damon pushed Stefan off of him, pinning him to the floor by his neck. "You had NO right coming in here and trying to do whatever it was you were hoping to accomplish." Damon stood up and walked over to Elena putting his arm around her shoulder. "She doesn't want you anymore. She has me now." He kissed her lightly on her head, "Now get out!" Damon screamed at Stefan.

"You might think that she wants you Damon, that she loves you but your wrong! She loves me! She always has and always will! You'll see." Stefan got up off the floor and slammed the door shut as he left. Elena set down right where she was standing.

"My love? What's wrong?" Damon kneeled in front of her.

Elena looked up at him. She looked deep into his eyes and she kissed his lips softly.

Damon left Elena asleep on the motel bed and set out to find him some dinner. He was thirsty and he knew that being in a room with Elena being as thirsty as he was wasn't a good idea. I'm sure I can find someone out here on the streets this early in the morning. Damon looked at his watch and it was almost 7. He was tired. He was hungry and he was running out of patience. He wanted to find someone, drain them dry, and go back to Elena. He passed a gas station with a man working behind the counter. The man had a cup of coffee in his hand and it was obvious that he was sleep deprived and hung-over. The perfect target. Maybe not the prettiest one but…the easiest. Damon walked into the gas station with a smile on his face. He walked up to the counter and looked deep into the man's eyes. "My car's not working. It's just down the road, come have a look at it?" The man's face was blank, Damon had him. He would do anything Damon asked. The man walked out from behind the counter and followed Damon as he was led outside. They walked into the woods and Damon turned to the man, he didn't want to waste time. He lunged at the man's throat, fangs bared. Damon's fangs pierced the man's skin as the blood began to run down his throat. Damon threw his head back in ecstasy. He indulged in the man until the man's body went limp in his arms. Damon could still hear a faint heartbeat as he laid the man up against a tree. He felt strong, like he could do anything he wanted and that he could get anything he wanted. He wiped the blood from his mouth and took a deep breath. His thirst for blood was nearly gone. He thought he could tolerate being in the same room with Elena without wanting to rip out her throat. So he started his journey back to the motel.

When Damon got back to the room it was about 7:30 and he was tired. Elena was still fast asleep and she looked like she was at ease for the moment. He took off his shoes first and then tried to decide if Elena would be uncomfortable to wake up to him in just his boxers. He decided he really didn't care at the moment. So he stripped down to his boxers and climbed in next to her. I think I'll leave her be. I don't want her to wake up in the morning and be pissed at me because I have my arm around her. Damon decided to leave plenty of space between the two of them. In less than 10 minutes both Damon and Elena were fast asleep. Damon wasn't the one who moved closer to Elena that morning, it was the other way around.

Please do tell me what you think. I'm a little rusty but I'm hoping that my writing skills will get better. I don't think that this is the bestest chapter but tell me what you think and anything I can improve =) thanks for reading!