Krystal's last comment had Damon truly smiling. Yes, he was a vampire that had thrown most rules out the window and now he had found his woman, one that had the balls to live like him, everything they wanted they could take, but Krystal, deep down Damon knew she had a caring heart just like Elena. Damon had stopped along the way to pick up a girl at a bar, he compelled her to take a ride with her new friends, him and Krystal.

"I'll drop you off by the barn, I'll distract," Damon explained, Krystal nodded, finally it was time, Damon slowed down enough to let Krystal out. She sped off to the barn, once she was close enough to make out how many guy's with guns were outside and inside she swiftly moved around and snapped the neck of the guy standing watch outside and then with her new found ability jumped into the hay loft without a sound.

Slowly she edged over to see the set up and saw one guy trying to shut up a blonde vampire. Swiftly moved along a rafter and flipped upside down and snapped the guy's neck. She then flipped and landed on a bent knee,

"Krystal, Elena needs to feed," Stefan's voice full of urgency. Krystal grabbed the guy she just killed and drug him over to Elena's cage, she bit his wrist open and stuck it through the bars, Elena immediately fed. Krystal found the keys on the man and unclasped them and went and unlocked Stefan's cage,

"Where's Damon?" Stefan asked as she unlocked Elena's cage,

"He's distracting, what about the blonde?" Krystal asked, Stefan nodded, Krystal let her out,

"I'm Krystal," Krystal introducing herself, the blonde sighed,

"Rebekah," the blonde speeding off. Elena sped off to Damon, leaving Stefan and Krystal in the barn.

"So you are Goth, it suits you," Stefan making conversation as they walked out of the barn,

"Thanks, so Rebekah?" Krystal confused,

"Klaus' sister, thanks for the rescue, so I take it Damon changed your mind about becoming one of us," Stefan stated.

"Um, your welcome, it's a joint rescue mission, Damon distracted while I rescued. As for the transition, I told him of my past, he said that this was a fresh start for me, in this life I don't have to go it alone, I could actually have friends that care, he also said that he and you could help me with the whole adjusting thing," Krystal appearing outside the barn with Stefan.

"Of course we will," Stefan seriously but in a kind tone,

"He said I could stay at the boarding house with you guys, I hope that's alright," Krystal noticing Elena talking to Damon,

"Its not a problem, you and Elena are going through this together, I'll help you as much as I can," Stefan explained. As Stefan and Krystal were having their own little talk, Elena surprised Damon with a talk of her own.

"I remember Damon, during my transition, the things you made me forget, why didn't you tell me I met you first?" Elena asked.

"You didn't need to know and it wouldn't have changed your mind anyways. I am done with the mind games you want to play with me, besides, you chose Stefan, you've made it absolutely clear that its always going to be Stefan, hey you two ready to go back to town, got to beat the sun," Damon getting Krystal and Stefan's attention. They started walking over to Damon's car, Stefan and Elena got in the back, Damon and Krystal up front. Stefan made sure Elena was okay and gave her a gentle kiss. Damon gave Krystal a half smile,

"Seems like I got me a new partner in crime," Damon gently kissing Krystal's hand,

"Just so you know, next time you aren't skipping out on the party," Krystal giving him a glare but an evil smile.

"Come on, you loved it," Damon gleaming in a lusty voice, he sped off back to Mystic Falls while holding her hand.

Back Home

Damon carried Krystal in as Stefan carried Elena in,

"Its been a long day for them both, Stefan softly,

"Yeah, need to call Ms. Judgy and have her make daylight rings," Damon heading to his room. Stefan glanced at Damon carrying the girl they didn't really know anything about, he wondered if she was Damon's new play thing, they would have to do some brotherly bonding soon, hopefully Krystal would become something more to Damon than a play thing or he would wind up breaking her.

Stefan went up and laid Elena in their bed and drew the long draperies shut for her and blocked the other window. He gently kissed her and walked back down to talk to Damon.

Brotherly Talks

Damon had just sat down in his comfy chair, drinking some blood in his bourbon glass,

"Thanks for the rescue," Stefan coming and pouring himself some bourbon.

"Krystal was the one who had the vision and did the rescuing, I just distracted," Damon swirling the blood around a little in his glass. Stefan stood over by the fire, just staring at the flames,

"Why don't you just ask what it is you wanna ask," Damon knowing what had been in Stefan's thoughts.

"Is she your new toy? Or do you honestly have feelings for Krystal, who, which we do not know anything about?" Stefan asked. Damon stared at his glass,

"She makes me feel nervous and like a schoolboy again, unlike Elena who kisses me and practically makes out with me in a Denver dirty motel room and goes running back into your arms," Damon seriously as he furrowed his brow.

"You didn't answer my question," Stefan finishing his drink,

"I like her, happy now? Is it so wrong for someone to like me back?" Damon asked,

"Or is it because she doesn't seem to be attracted to you first, I don't always have to get your leftovers do I?" Damon asked,

"I never said that Damon, you cant just use her as a toy, you know that right?" Stefan asked.

"Damn it Stefan, I know that, did you ever think I get tired of being second best of that of my saint of a brother!? Katherine did the head games with me and so did Elena, I am tired of being used. Did you ever think Katherine may have screw me in my chances of actually trying to love someone? Or maybe it was a combination of her, Elena, and my own flesh and blood brother that has screwed me and my chances to actually find love and comfort of a woman who likes me and I don't have to compel myself a fake girlfriend again," Damon harshly.

"I am not going to sit around while you and Elena throw me a pity party because Damon doesn't have anyone for himself," Damon gritted out, he walked to his room and slammed the door. Krystal jerked up,

"Damon?" Krystal sighed,

"Sorry, go back to sleep," Damon aggravated as he threw his shirt off and sat on the end of the bed to take his shoes off.

"You okay?" Krystal crawling up behind him, she gently put her arms around his neck and rested her hands on his chest.

"Its just been a long 24 hours," Damon trying to smile at her genuine concern, he gently removed her arms and got up, he went to the open bathroom and shed his pants and boxers and jumped in the shower, not caring who saw him butt naked. When he finally came to bed and laid down Krystal draped her arm across his naked chest. Damon noticed that she was wearing one of his long sleeved shirts, he looked around and noticed the drapes hung open, he got up and closed them.

"You seem agitated, want to talk about?" Krystal asked,

"Brother stuff, nothing to concern your pretty head about, go to sleep," Damon giving her a half smile.

"I need my bed buddy, come curl up to me," Krystal sitting up, Damon stared at her, he wanted to know what she was to him. A toy, just a fuck buddy, or could he actually have feelings for a barely turned newbie and what about Elena? Where did she fit in now that she was a vampire? Did this mean that he didn't care for Elena as much as he thought?

Had he stopped loving her because she became a vampire? No, he would always save Elena, but he no longer could let her toy with his heart anymore. This was his chance to try to have someone of his own, to spend an eternity with someone, almost like a family, a human family.

"Damon?" Krystal asked,

"I want to know you, I don't want just a fuck buddy anymore," Damon explained. Krystal was confused,

"Um, okay, just for the record, I didn't want to be just fuck buddies, but its going to take me a little while to dive into a relationship with anybody, but I am attracted to you, I like you, and right now you are the only one I trust. Where is all this coming from anyway?" Krystal asked.

"If we are going to make this work, you have to know my past, I had a fake girlfriend, she was a human, but I had to compel her to not run away from me because I told her my secret, Stefan was a ripper recently and he compelled her to take a swan dive off a catwalk, and in the past I have had women as toys, I would use them, for sex, for feeding, and compel them to keep it a secret, but I want more, I want a relationship," Damon sitting on the edge of the bed.

"But you love Elena, love never truly dies Damon," Krystal explained,

"She doesn't love me, I need to move on, I have to, do you know what it feels like to be in love with someone who strings you along, and in the end says that they care for you and they don't want to lose you or cant lose you?" Damon asked harshly. Krystal knew what he was going through, more even, but he had no idea how bad her love was,

"No, I have had worse, I have had guys thinking its funny to take a so called Gothic loser to the Prom, then recently I have had a guy tell me he loves me and turns around and breaks my bones, makes me have a miscarriage and permanently destroys my chance of ever having another baby," Krystal growled out.

"Don't tell me about pain of false love, I know already Damon, and I don't need to be reminded of it," Krystal walking out of the bedroom.