Chapter 5

AN: It's been a fair few days since it's wrote another chapter so i'm sorry. i've been so busy with work and making time for my boyfriend that I just haven't found any time for just me. and since it's had a few hours before I have to go i figured i'd quickly write up a chapter now. Don't worry Damon will be happy :) very soon...not spoiling anything for you, but you'll find out ;)

Elena, Katherine, Alaric and Damon were still stood outside, it was cold and Elena wrapped her arms around her body trying to keep herself warm.

Damon let out a huge sigh, "I'll go with you Katherine, but only for Elena's sake. Don't forget that I hate you."

Katherine grinned proud of her success, "I knew you'd pick the right decision. We start the journey tomorrow at 12pm." She smirked, giving her gaze to Elena, "Poor Elena." And quickly was gone.

Alaric didn't know what to say or do, he felt quite awkward just standing there, "I'll be inside." He waited for a reply but no one said a word. Elena just kept looking at the ground and Damon just kept his eyes on Elena hating himself for making her sad once more.

"Elena." Damon walked over to her moving her head slightly with his hands so she could look at him, "Say something? Anything?" He laughed.

She shook her head. "I'm doing this for you, so you're kept safe Elena. I know it sucks but hopefully she'll give up after seeing him this way and that he really doesn't care about her." He leant in kissing her cheek.

She moved away avoiding his touch, "I'm going to walk home, I'm tired." Like Alaric she didn't want for Damon to reply, just walked away a tear rolling down her face, she really hated this. Damon was going to go follow her home but he got the feeling she just wanted to be alone for awhile. He looked up to the dark sky and let out a sigh before heading back into the boarding house.

Elena walked up to the door silently hoping that her friends had gone home. She didn't want to deal with them, didn't want to talk about how she felt, she just wanted to curl up into bed and forget about everything. but she couldn't. Damon was leaving tomorrow and they could be gone for awhile, she really didn't want to be without him. She depended on him and he was just going to leave her, how could he do that? As she walked inside she saw Bonnie with Jeremy on the couch making out. Bonnie broke away from Jeremy sitting up and looking at Elena when she heard her footsteps.

"Elena," Bonnie looked at her knowing something was wrong seeing the water build up in her eyes.

Elena briefly looked at Bonnie, who was giving her a sympathetic look before heading upstairs. Bonnie got up and followed her and Elena noticed this stopping in her tracks, "If you don't mind I want to be alone."

Bonnie felt hurt by that comment but smiled, "of course." She stopped and watched as Elena ran up to her room.

"She'll be okay, come back." Jeremy called over to Bonnie.

Bonnie came back in the room, worry in her eyes, "How do you know that? Something is wrong Jer."

Jeremy patted the seat next to him and she came over sitting down looking at the floor, "She'll tell us when she's ready." Kissing her cheek.

Elena had not moved from her bed since she came home for Damon's yesterday. She propped herself up in her bed so she could look at the time, 9.31am. And once again that thought that soon Damon would be leaving her was on her mind once again. She quickly got out of bed, determined to at least see Damon before he goes, and got dressed as fast as she could not really bothering with make up or straightening her hair. She roughly pulled a brush through her long brown locks and ran down the stairs.

Just as she was about to open the door, "Where are you heading?" She turned around to see Alaric standing in the hallway with a coffee in one hand.

"I have to go out, I won't be long." With that cryptic message she headed out the door. Though Alaric wasn't stupid and he had a feeling that it had to do with Damon.

Elena arrived shortly at the boarding house and jumped out the car and rushing towards the door but just as she was about to open the door, Damon was standing there infront of her.

"Well, hello Elena." He did his eye thing that drove Elena crazy.

"Damon..." She looked at him.

"Well come on in, i'm not stopping you and it's also cold outside you're letting all the heat from the house go outside." He smirked, "Well hurry up Elena we haven't got all day." he carried on after she just stood there for a moment or two just looking at him. She nodded and slowly walked past him as he closed the door.

She watched as Damon poured himself his favourite drink and sat on the sofa, "So what brings you here so early in the morning?"

"I don't want you to go. I need you stay here." She surprised herself at how assertive she was being. Damon didn't say a word so she continued, "Stefan leaving be has been really hard but recently you've made it not so hard anymore. Life is easier now you're around looking after me. I don't want you to go. I don't want you to fall back into Katherine's arms after finally getting over her after so long. I'm scared that she'll reject you and you'll go back to you're dark period again," Damon just stayed silent, thinking what she was saying was to good to be true. "I meant what I said about it's not Stefan anymore, it's never going to be Stefan again Damon. It's you, it's always going to be you Damon." A tear rolled down her delicate face but still Damon stayed quiet shocked at what she was saying, "It's been you for awhile now even when Stefan was here. I've just been too afraid to admit it to myself, but now you're going and I have to tell you. I love you Damon and I can't bare it if you leave."

AN: I'm really SORRY it's such a short lame chapter, but I hope you're finally happy now Elena admitted how she's been feeling to him. Elena is clearly repressing her feelings althrough the show about him. So I kinda wanted to stay true to that abit. I hope it's alright how she finally admitted it to him. I know it's a cliffhanger and fairly short and lame but I have to get ready for work, i've been so busy. I do have the next 3 days off. So i promise a new longer chapter will be up within the next 3 days.