She screamed and jerked in her chair, letting tears fall as her skin stung. "Please? Stop it."

Rebekkah watched her blood drip into the bucket beneath the arm of the chair. "No, I don't think I will. This is just too much fun."

Elena whimpered as she started making small cuts here and there, making huge gashes on her forearms and nicking her neck.

"It's time to die, Elena." Rebekkah smiled innocently. "It's time for Mystic Falls to be rid of the biggest pest there is."

"What is this really about?" Elena asked her suddenly. "Because you hate me…or because you actually wanted to be with Damon?"

Rebekkah's smiled dropped. "I don't care for Damon."

"Really?" Elena panted. "Because out of everyone you could have slept with that night, you chose him."

Rebekkah bared her fangs and drew her arm high in the air and, just as she was about to plunge the knife into Elena's chest, she was thrown against the wall.

"Elena!" Damon began untying her. "Elena, hey." He cupped her face gently and made her look him in the eye. "Hey, look at me. Don't fall asleep, okay?"

She tried hard to nod, but the loss of blood only made her eyelids heavier.

Damon looked around and saw Caroline holding Klaus back as Stefan pinned Rebekkah against the wall and gnawed at her neck.

He picked Elena up bridal style and carried her out of the wooden shack Rebekkah had held her at. "Baby, you have to stay with me, okay?" He whispered to her.

"Damon." She mumbled, drawing in long breaths and only giving off short ones.

He put her in the car and drove away from all the chaos going on just a mile back. "It's okay, Elena. We're gonna get you help, okay?"

When Elena opened her eyes, she was surprised to find herself in Damon's room. She looked around and saw IV's filled with blood attached to her arm. Remembering what happened, she tried sitting up quickly, only to be pushed back down gently.

"Hey." Damon whispered, moving the hair from her face. "How are you feeling?"

"What's going on?" She questioned.

"I brought you back here after we found you." He kissed the top of her head. "You were out for a couple of days."

"And Ric?" She panicked. "Jeremy? Caroline? Bonnie? Did Rebekkah get to them?"

"No." He shook his head, calming her down. "Stefan…Stefan killed Rebekkah."

"He did?" She whispered. "But Klaus…"

"Klaus left." He sighed, lying next to her carefully. "He'll be back, but for now, he's gone."

"I love you, Damon." She said, as if she were saying it for the first time.

"I love you too." He whispered.

"Did you…did you give me your blood?"

He nodded. "I know you hate the idea, but it was the only way-."

His sentence was cut short when she cupped his face and pulled him close, kissing him passionately.

She could feel how surprised he was but he didn't pull away for a few seconds. After he leaned his forehead against hers, she said. "I love you so much, Damon, you'd probably get tired of hearing it." She smiled lightly, tracing his jaw gently with her fingers.

He closed his eyes and gave her a genuine smile. "I don't think I'll ever get tired of hearing it."

"Thank you." She pecked his lips. "For saving me."

"Don't thank me." He frowned. "I don't know what would have happened if we hadn't-."

"Don't." She stopped him. "Don't do that to yourself. You can't ask yourself 'what if?' You saved me, I'm here now, with you and that's that."

Damon took her hand and laced their fingers together, looking at her softly. "Are you hungry?"

She nodded lightly and felt herself being lifted off the mattress. She wrapped her arms tight around Damon's neck as he carried her downstairs.

"Elena?" She heard.

Elena gave Stefan a slight smile. "Hey."

"How are you feeling?" He set his drink down and walked up to them. He was glad to see she was okay, but he still felt a pang of jealousy shoot through him when he saw her in Damon's arms.

"I'm okay." She nodded. "Thank you for…" She would have finished her sentence but it wasn't exactly something they wanted to relive.

"There's no need to thank me, Elena." He frowned.

"There is…because without you and Damon…I wouldn't be here." She leaned her head against Damon's shoulder as he turned and made his way into the kitchen.

"Elena!" Bonnie ran up to her a few days later, hugging her tightly. "Thank God you're okay."

Elena hugged her back. "It's so good to see you."

They were at the Grill; Elena had called Bonnie to meet for lunch because she wanted to talk to her.

"Can I ask you something?" She sat across from Bonnie, who nodded.

"Sure, what is it?"

"Are you mad at me…about Damon?" Elena looked down at her thumbs and played with them.

"No." Bonnie sighed. "I just…It's Damon, Elena. He's always been so-."

"Hard to handle." Elena nodded. "I know. But when I'm with him, he just…he's different. He's not brooding and intense, he's sweet and caring. I can't explain how or when I fell for him, Bonnie…but I did."

Bonnie smiled slightly. "I understand. I really do, I'm just used to you and Stefan. It's been you guys for so long that it really took everyone by surprise when you told us you were with Damon."

"I still love Stefan." She admitted. "But I'm not IN love with him anymore. I still care about him, but I can't see myself with him like I used to."

Bonnie nodded, taking a drink of her soda.

The afternoon went by so quickly that they hadn't even noticed when it got to be almost 9 o'clock.

"I'll see you later." Bonnie was still laughing as they stepped out of the Mystic Grill.

"Definitely." Elena nodded eagerly and walking over to her car.

"Elena." Someone whispered behind her, making her jump and scream.

hmmmmm...Not sure if I completely like this chapter. Maybe it's just me. I tend to criticize myself a lot. Tell me what you think? (: