A/N: Sorry for the long wait, though I am indeed on Spring Break (finally!) I am still rather busy with my life. I did write this chapter a while ago, but I forgot where I had put it until now.. Forgive me? Please R&R! I'm thinking this story will be a long one, so I hope you all are willing to stay with me on this ride. :)

Disclaimer: I own nothing, just the plot.

Chapter Six: Mystic Falls

"Come on El, we have to hurry!"

The sounds of Damon's voice caused Elena to grin, she had always loved to hear him speak. Had there not been a slight hint of urgency Elena would of kept on sleeping, but slowly her eyes opened. The world around her was dark, and a set of ice blue eyes were looking down at her, she could see the worry within them, and for the first time she realized Damon could get worried. She found herself frowning, why was he worried, and why had they stopped the cart, where they at the place Damon was taking her..?

"Why...wh-where are we?" She sat up quickly, which caused her to become dizzy, she blinked a few times before looking at Damon again. Fear rose within Elena's chest, her heart began to race as she saw the image of him taking the life of the boy.

-Flashback-

"I don't believe what I'm seeing!" The boy said aloud.

Elena gasped and pulled the blanket around herself and her lover. Damon quickly but gently lifted her off him and got out from underneath the blanket and opened the curtain, saw the boy standing there.

"Just what do you think you're doing, you little fucking sneak?" Damon demanded, his fangs out and face changed. At the sight the boy jumped with fright and was ready to run, but before he could even get away Damon had grabbed him, bit into his neck and began to drain his life from him.

Elena could do nothing, she kept the blanket close as she watched Damon, fear and amazement filled in her eyes as she watched the boy's body fall limp against Damon, she watched as Damon threw him to the ground like a doll that had been unused. She could not find her voice, but it seemed that it did not matter as Damon walked over to her, she saw everything he was going to say in his eyes.

"We have to leave here."

-End Flashback-

Slowly she began to shake, it had not bothered her at first, because of the shock, but now it was slowly beginning to set in. Damon was a killer, and in one instant he could kill her if she did something wrong, or hurt him in anyway. Elena did not see it before, but how could she not have? He was a vampire, and killing was what they did best, or so she seemed to believe right now as she looked at Damon. Tears had formed in her eyes, Bonnie had been right all along, and she did not listen to her, she was so stupid not to!

"You...you aren't going to kill me...are you?" Elena's voice shook as did her body more and more. She wasn't sure what to do now, did she dare run?

Damon looked mad, which caused Elena's heart to race harder, but then it calmed as e walked over to her. He raised a hand to her cheek and lightly stroked it, while his eyes locked onto hers. He kept her gaze for what felt like forever before he spoke in a soothing voice, "You will not be scared, and you will forget what you saw back at the inn."

Damon pulled back, his hand fell to Elena's. He had not wanted to compel her, he had never thought he would need to, but when he saw her fear he knew he would have to do so. His Power was strong, but his strength was not, and before anything more could happen Damon felt an arrow pierce his side. It was not just any arrow, it had been laced with vervain, causing Damon to almost collapse, luckily Elena caught him before that happened.

She could not say anything, her eyes filled with tears as she looked down at him. She knew she had to get him to a shelter so she could treat the wound, or.. Elena looked around, it was dark, but the distant lights from a town gave her a small amount of hope as she pulled Damon up, as best as she could, and carried him at her side.

'A town is all we need, and I need a story too..no doctor..'

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Elena could feel her body long to give in as she got closer to the town, now homes could be made out against the dark night. A faint smile fell to her lips as she grabbed Damon, pulled him up, and continued on her way into the town in hopes to find an inn, or a welcoming home in which would allow for her to care for him.

'I'm sorry Damon...I tried...'

Elena thought before collapsing onto the ground, Damon fell down next to her, both were covered in blood and dirt. Neither had known that they had been watched from the window of one of the near by homes, and as soon as the watcher saw them both fall, the cloaked figure ran from the home and hurried to get Damon and Elena into the house before anyone saw them.

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"Have you found anything?"

Bonnie looked up from her book, blood dripped from her nose, which caused Jeremy (the one who had spoke to Bonnie) to frown with worry as he hurried to he side. The two had been working to find information on Elena, but they had found nothing so far. Bonnie had tried a spell she remembered her grandmother teaching her, on how to find someone, but it did not work as Bonnie had remembered it do so when her grandmother used it.

"Are you alright, should we stop?"

"I'm fine Jeremy, it just takes a lot of energy to find someone..."

Jeremy nodded, but still held onto Bonnie's arm to keep her from falling in case she did. They had done to much, that much was now becoming clear to Jeremy and he figured it was time that they stop, rest and eat. Days had blurred together in the time they spent looking for Elena, and yet that had found nothing. Or so Bonnie said, she had found information, but not on Elena, but on someone who looked just like her...

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Elena blinked a few times before fully opening her eyes. She frowned seeing that she was in a home, and the warmth of a fire filled the room. Elena quickly sat up and began to panic for she could not find Damon. She was about to get off the bed she had been placed on and go looking for him when the sight of an older woman, who reminded her of Bonnie, came into the room and over towards the fire. She glanced at Elena, and smiled seeing her awake.

'Don't you worry dear, your vampire friend is well...in fact he was taking a bath the last I knew."

Elena felt her heart calm, so Damon was well, but how did the woman know that he was a vampire? Elena was going to ask her, but could not easily find the worlds to say. She wanted to ask, but she was unsure of how to piece together the words, it was not a normal conversation to Elena, and she was still new to everything that came with what Damon was.

"I guess I should of told you that I'm a witch, so you don't have to worry. I did not hurt him, I am giving him a chance, but if he hurts the innocent..." She stopped, and Elena could tell that the older woman had run into a bad vampire before.

"I-I am not a vampire, and I...my name is El."

Elena had not used the nickname Damon used for her, but she had always like it when he called her that. Elena knew better than to say her full name in case anyone knew who she was. The older woman however smiled at Elena, as if she knew that Elena was not a vampire before she told her.

"I know that child, I tested vervain in your system. You may call me Sheila ." She smiled.

Elena could feel the warmth from her smile, she felt a bit more at peace though she was worried for Damon. However, she could not get her legs to move fast enough before Sheila brought over a tray of food over to her. Slowly Elena felt her stomach flip at the sight of food, she had long forgotten her hunger until now. She took the tray willing, and softly thanked Sheila for the food before she began to eat the soup. It caused her to feel warm, and it bad been the first thing she ate in a while, causing Sheila to smile seeing Elena eat as she did, she then walked towards the door.

"Welcome to Mystic Falls child, I pray you find peace here."

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"Why have you come back to this place, humans have long lived in peace since your kind left, so why do you come back?"

Damon was still in the bath when Sheila came in to talk to him, he did not say a word to her and instead closed his eyes and went under the water for a moment. When he came up his hair clung to his head, and his eyes slowly opened as water dripped down from his hair.

"You know as well as I that this is the one place all creatures can come to, and feel safe.: Damon kept his words calm, his eyes locked onto the older witch.

Sheila had no words to say, for she understood fully what Damon had said. Her mother had come to this town before Sheila was born, in order to feel safe. As a witch who was expecting a child the town she was from frowned on her, but here she was welcomed with warm, wide open arms. Mystic Falls was indeed welcoming to all creatures, but Sheila remembered when the vampire first came... One killed her mother, which caused her dislike of them.

"What about the girl?"

Damon did not answer right away. He did not know what to tell Sheila of what he had felt towards Elena because he was still learning about feelings himself.

"I want to be with her," It felt like Damon longed to say to say more, but he did not. He looked down and kept quiet.

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Dear diary,

I know the truth, and I know very well how to get what I want. I have always been called the bad sister, well now its time I show those who treated me wrong that this cat has claws, and I am ready to fight!

-Katherine