The Vampire Diaires

Lost Love

Chapter 5 - Friends Or Foes?

She read aloud.

'October 23, 1864'

"Wow how old is this thing?" Elena said, but continued reading Stefan's journal.

'I saw her. She's more than words can say. She's beautiful. Her name is Katherine - Katherine Pierce. She's different from the other women I have met. The only thing stopping me from taking her hand is marriage, is my brother Damon.

"Damon." Elena said dreadfully, remembering seeing him in the graveyard. His hungered eyes. Those dark, yet bright blue seductive eyes. She continued.

'Katherine also shares her love for me, with Damon also. What does she see in him? Who has her fooled? He is a delinquent who quited the Confederacy. But there is something I know that Damon would never think of believing. I know a secret, one of Katherine's secret. She is a demon from the depths below. She is a vampire-'

As Elena read aloud,but stopped to hear a footstep behind her. She turned around quickly to find Damon. "Isn't that Stefan's?" Damon asked pointing to the tiny velvet book. Elena held the book up to her chest; like she was protecting it, as if it were her own. "What are you doing here?" Elena asked, trying to change the subject. Damon chuckled a bit. "Last time I checked, I lived here." He said taking a step closer to Elena, like he was accepting a challenge. She could tell he was enjoying this. "I-" Elena mumbled. What could she say? Damon took another step closer. Why wasn't she backing up? "Please. Don't." She said. Before she knew it he was right in front of her. His cool hands in her hair, caressing her up-er cheek bone softly, barley touching her. He smiled a bit.

She was in a intense moment. She couldn't turn away now. He had her, he had won. "Don't what?" He asked seductively. The booked slipped through Elena's hands and had hit the floor. Elena had never been afraid of anything. The dark, nor monsters. She was ever only scared once. The car crash on Wickery Bridge. That moment had changed her life forever. But being here, surrounded; no place to go, no one to go to but the person you despised and was nothing but evil; that was scary.

Damon continued to sway her into him. Damon looked at her delicate body, how vulnerable she was. Her precious Stefan wasn't here for her this time. He looked at her, but then, got a glimpse of her neck. Damon's eyes grew dark. He had waited for Elena so long, letting his brother think he had Elena. But now he did. Elena's eyes grew wide, knowing what Damon was thinking. "I need-to go." Elena told Damon. Her senses came back and so did her leg movement. She grabbed her purse and walked out of the room, fast.

Damon had almost had her. She had almost gave in. He wanted her, and he would have her in time. So what if he didn't get as close to her as he wanted to? He would get closer the next time and the next and the next.

Elena practically ran downstairs. When she got to the door, it shocked her to see Stefan. "Uhh- Elena?" Stefan asked. "Where are you going?" She didn't face him. "I'll umm- see you tomorrow Stefan." Stated Elena leaving Stefan's side. He turned around to see her already in her car leaving. "Elena!" Stefan shouted. But it was to late, she was already gone. "Elena." Stefan whispered. Who had scared her off? He turned back around to see a familiar face. 'Oh'. He thought. Now I know who scared her off. "So Damon." Stefan said walking around his brother like a hawk. "So Stefan." Damon said smiling a bit, his hands in his pockets like nothing had happened. "Aren't you going to ask me what happened?" Damon said. "No, Damon I'm not. I now see how you like to see me come begging to you knees, pleading for you, watching me be pathetic. So I have stopped. If i'm still standing here, breathing, living; I know you won't hurt Elena. So I now think 'What major harm could Damon really do? If I'm not dead yet.'

"Hmm." Damon mummered. "We'll see." He said turning back around heading to his room.

The Next Day-

Elena sat up in her room and hadn't come out since she got back from Stefan's. Even the following morning. "Elena you really need to eat something." Elena's aunt called from the other side of Elena's bedroom door. "I'm not hungry." She said emotionless. She heard a few whispers 'I already tried-well let me-it's not going to work.' Nothing came out clearly, but now she realized she was hearing her brother's voice. Jeremy. "Elena. Please come out." Jeremy asked. Elena said nothing. Ever since last night, with it, she didn't know how she could go on. Damon almost had her. Even though she despised Damon she couldn't get pictures of him out of her mind. This was all so confusing! She loved Stefan, more then ever, but yet she couldn't get Damon out of her head.

Elena sat upon her bed staring at her blank wall. Jeremy and Aunt Judith continued arguing and Elena continued ignoring them. Soon they finally gave up and left. "Where's Stefan when you need him?" Elena dragged on to her self. She paced her room back and forth. "I need to go to Bonnie's." Elena told her self aloud.

"Bonnie, Damon is getting on my last nerve!" Elena told her friend. "Hasn't he everybody's?" Bonnie said chuckling. "Bonnie I'm serious! It's like everywhere I am, he's there. And I can't believe I'm saying this, but it might effect me and Stefan's relationship." Argued Elena. "Wait, are you actually 'falling' for Damon Salvatore?" Bonnie's eyes grew wide. "I dunno. It's like lately I can't get him out of my head. Bonnie I don't want Damon." Elena sighed. What was she post to do? "Well just don't let him get to you Elena. Shut him out, ignore him." Bonnie told Elena. "Don't you think I have tried? Can't you like do some sort of 'witchy' spell on him to make him leave me alone?" Elena asked. "I wish it were that easy!" Bonnie laughed. "You know Damon's stronger then me, and if I hurt him in any way he might-he could..."Bonnie said trailing off. The two girls sighed.

Elena looked at her watch, it was four o'clock. "I really gotta go Bonnie. Aunt Judith is having the Forbes over. Which means Caroline's coming." Elena said. "Wow. Hope you make it through her instant chatter." Bonnie wished her friend luck and they both started to laugh. "See you tomorrow Bonnie." Elena said and left.

Elena walked inside her house, freezing. "Oh my gosh, It's freezing out there!" Elena told Jeremy and Judith. "Yeah we got a weather alert, apparently there's a cold front coming in town. I tried to call you to tell you but you didn't answer." Aunt Judith said. "Oh, yeah I'm sorry my phone was off." Elena walked into the kitchen to find her Aunt cooking. "Do my eyes despise me? Are you actually cooking?" Elena asked, surprised. "Yeah don't worry, it all came from a box. It shouldn't be that bad." Said Aunt Judith laughing. "Need any help?" Elena asked. "You can set the table. I'm almost done." Aunt Judith carefully grabbed a dish out of the freezer, lousing her balance. "Careful!" Elena yelled running over to help her aunt. But it was to late the contents in the dish were all over the place. "Well there goes desert." Aunt Judith said getting a mop. "Oh no!" Elena said examining her shirt, the 'desert' was all over it. And Judith started to laugh a little. Elena gave her aunt the glare. "I'm gonna go wash up." Elena said leaving.

Elena walked in to find her brother playing video games. "Hey how long is it going to be, before the Forbes come-" Jeremy was cut off, to find his sister's appearance. "What happened?" Jeremy asked, laughing his head off. "Don't ask." Elena told him going up to her room to change.

Elena, Jeremy, and Aunt Judith were in the living room waiting for the Forbes arrival. "I'm starving." Jeremy whined. "I know, I know just be patient." Judith calmed her nephew. Finally the doorbell rang. All of there head shot up and Aunt Judith went to go get the door. Elena looked over her shoulder to find Caroline and her mother. "Elena!" Caroline cheered in excitement. "Hey Jeremy." She added. "Sup." Jere replied already heading to the dinner table. "Oh and Elena, congratulations on your engagement the other day. Caroline told me all about it." Sheriff Forbes said. "Oh, thanks." Elena smiled staring at the large diamond on her finger. She had almost forgot! She had been so busy, she and Stefan were so behind on wedding plans.

"Anyway, Elena. How are you and Stefan? Have you not found the perfect dress yet?" Caroline asked. "Oh were good." Elena said emotionless, staring at the floor. Caroline could tell there was something wrong with Elena. "Are you sure every thing's okay Elena?" Elena say nothing. Could she trust Caroline. Could she tell her all whats going on? She wouldn't understand. She didn't even know about the vampires yet! She still has no idea what Damon had done to her in the past. What could she tell Caroline. "Well, Caroline no. I mean we are, but somethings missing. Something needs to bring Stefan and I closer, I have this feeling like I'm loosing interest. And Caroline, I really don't want that to happen. I love Stefan.

"Elena! It's just to easy little words. 'Dump him'." Elena's eyes grew wide. "Excuse me?" Elena asked, thinking she had not heard her clearly. "Dump him." She repeated. " I love Stefan. I mean, were engaged Caroline! Why would I 'dump him'?" Elena couldn't believe what she was hearing. One of her best friends advice in a pre-adult crisis about her love life, is 'dump him'? Caroline started to talk again. "I mean it's obvious you two aren't good together Elena. I mean seriously, why would you want to date Stefan? The guy is such a loner!" Elena had, had enough. "That's it Caroline! I try to open up to you, but I can't!" Elena got up and walked towards the front door. "Aunt Judith I am getting some air." She said and walked out.

"Elena! Wait!" Caroline said running after her friend outside. She stopped in the middle of Elena's front yard. "Elena!" Caroline shouted again. But Elena was already gone. Caroline realized what position she was in. She was in pure darkness, and in the cold. "Elena, please come back she whispered. Caroline started to walk back to the house, but suddenly she heard heavy breaths behind her. "Hello? Am I being punk'd? Jeremy, are you there?" Caroline asked. She heard the breaths again. Caroline was starting to freak out. She slowly continued walking to the house. "Thank you." A voice said from the shadows. "W-what?" Caroline mumbled. She stared in to the dark. "D-Damon? Is that you?" Caroline asked. The man started to walk towards Caroline. "Yes. Caroline." He stated. "Well, I tried to talk to her, and I did what you said, but she just left!" She told him. "I know. And I am grateful for your services. But, I'm sorry." Damon said, grabbing Caroline's neck and snapping it.

Elena walked on Stefan's front porch and started knocking on one of the huge double doors. She heard footsteps and not to later the door opened. "Hey Stefan!" Elena said cheerfully hugging his neck. "Oh, hey Elena." He said laughing a little. They both went inside and sat on the couch in the parlor. "Isn't it a little late?" Stefan asked Elena. "Yes, but that shouldn't be an issue to you. Your a vampire, you technically don't have to sleep." Elena said playfully. "Yes but I can." Stefan playfully said back. Elena got serious for a moment. "I'm sorry about me running off like that yesterday. I was just- It was-" Elena paused. "Damon?" Stefan finished. "Yes." Elena said."He was just making me kind of uncomfortable." Stefan reached out to hug Elena. "He makes everyone uncomfortable. Don't worry, he won't hurt you." Stefan assured her. "Okay." Elena said feeling safe. But then she thought of Damon. 'No one was really safe.'

After Elena and Stefan talked for hours, Stefan could tell Elena was 'Drop-Dead tired.'. "Your really need to get some sleep, Elena." Stefan told her. "Your right. But tomorrow we really need to start wedding plans. Bonnie and Caroline keep bothering me about getting the 'perfect' dress." Elena said. Wait 'Caroline'. The named ringed in her head. Elena had hated her for what she had said about Stefan. Hopefully when she got back the Forbes would be home already.

"I will drive you home." Stefan said as he reached to get his car keys. Elena didn't want to leave. She didn't want to go back there. She didn't want to go back to the dark. Because Damon would be waiting for her. She wanted to tell Stefan everything. About how Damon had almost attacked her in the Graveyard and how she had almost gave into him. "Stefan-" Elena started. She tried to say more but the words would not come out of her mouth. "Yes Elena?" Stefan asked, looking in her eyes questionably. Elena couldn't and would never tell him. Hoe could she, really? "Never mind." She said leaving the boarding house and entering Stefan's car.

"Thanks Stefan." Elena said as they entered Elena's long driveway. It was so dark. Elena could barley see anything. "Are you sure you don't want me to walk you in?" Stefan asked protectively. "No it's fine. I think I'll be okay. But really thank you." Elena smiled at Stefan and continued to find her way to the house. Stefan waited in his car until he was sure Elena was home and safe.

Sadly, the Forbes car was still here. As Elena walked in the dark she could tell she was walking in mud now. Suddenly she tripped and fell over something. "Elena are you okay? What happened?" Stefan called from his car. "Oh, nothing. I just tripped, it's okay. I'm fine." Elena yelled back. What had fell over. She examined the ground but it was so dark. Then she started to see something. Gold- Gold locks of- hair? Elena was so confused. She looked more closer and gasped. "-Oh my gosh." She said under her breath.

Author's Note: How bout them apples? Another loving CLIFFHANGER! Haha. Next chapter will be up soon. :)