I'm amazing, I know. Two updates in less than a week, shocker! This chapter is gonna be a little short because I needed to ask you guys a question and I didn't just want to make an Authors note then delete it after, so instead of having a social life here I am.

The question is going to be at the end so make sure to review so that I can write the next chapter.

This chapter is only Elena's Point of view; it was pretty much what she was doing in the chapter before when she skipped last period.

Enjoy! ~InTheSkin

Elena

I needed air. I had to get away from him. Why was he looking at me with those icy blue eyes like I just killed a panda bear? I didn't do anything to him, if anything he broke my heart without even knowing. Oh and Katherine? She is getting what is coming to her. My thoughts were interrupted by my phone ringing. Opps forgot about telling Caroline.

"Hello" I said looking at the sidewalk

"Elena, where did you go? You totally bailed after lunch didn't you?"She shrieked into the phone

"Yeah, sorry Care' it's complicated" I spoke softly into the phone

"Is it about Damon?" she sighed

Wow am I that obvious? First Jenna, now Caroline.

"N-No, uh I-"

"Save it Elena. I saw the way you looked when Katherine was talking about him this morning. I've been your best friend since our mother's wombs; you can't hide anything from me"

"Um, okay fine. I like Damon."

"No duh" She said sarcastically "What's the problem?"

"The problem is that he doesn't like me back. He likes Katherine"

"Oh please Elena, he doesn't like Katherine and Katherine doesn't like him either. She's just trying to get back at you for… well you know"

"She told me she forgave me for that, how many times do I have to say sorry?"

Okay let's back it up a little, to this summer. After my parents accident I was pretty much on a frenzy for taking the pain away but what you don't know is that, well I slept with Katherine's boyfriend. Mason was a slob anyway but I wasn't about to tell Katherine that. So long story short, we were drunk but to be honest? He looks a lot better to me when I was completely wasted. She found out, dumped Mason and didn't talk to me for weeks. I said sorry many times and one day she just forgave me. I didn't question it but I did grow suspicious of why she forgave me out of the blue after not speaking to me for so long and just like every other crap that happened that summer, I got over it.

"Yeah well, she didn't."She paused "and for the record I never believed that she was actually into Mason anyway"

It's true what Caroline was saying. She never told us anything about him and half the time she was talking to him it looked like she wasn't even listening.

"What should I do?"I said whining

"I'll tell you what you should do. Ignore him. Don't talk to him in any way" What the heck is this girl saying? I want Damon to like me not think that I hate him but I already have been trying to ignore him all day so this could work. I still want to know her reasons.

"Why would I ignore him?"

"Come on Elena, we read Shakespeare last year. 'Absence makes the heart grow fonder' He will go absolutely crazy"

"Yeah I remember that one but I've also heard that 'Absence gives room to wander'"

"That's not by Shakespeare?" She said confused and a little slow

Really?

"Look Caroline, I'm already one step ahead of you. I've been ignoring him all day" I said shrugging

"Why, what happened? What'd he do make you steal my plan?"

Your Plan?

"Nothing really, he was laughing with Katherine this morning by his locker and it really just irritated me"

"Do you want me to talk to him?"She said

"No, No I'll talk to him tomorrow" I said switching my phone to my other hand

"I bet you ten dollars he cracks before tomorrow" Caroline said playfully

"Goodbye Caroline. Get to class" I said before hanging up the phone

I walked around town square for a little while when I heard a familiar voice coming closer to where I was sat on the bench.

"Yes, can I have those delivered next Wednesday?"

"Okay thank you very much" the voice said

"Big day planned?" I said to the person now standing in front of me

Stefan looked up from his phone in surprise. He let out a breath and slowly took a seat next to me on the bench.

"You have no idea"

"What's got you skipping last period?" I said jokingly

"Well, next Wednesday is my mother's death twelve year anniversary also my father is coming back home for the anniversary for a week and guess who has to plan all this? The dumb brother" He said while waving his phone in the air dramatically

"Why can't Damon help you?"

He stared at me as if just realizing something.

"Why aren't you in class, Elena?"

"I-I just had to get some air"

We were quite for a few minutes but he suddenly turned to me.

"You know he really likes you, right?"

Really, Really. Does the whole world know I like Damon Salvatore?

"Who?" I said playing dumb

"Damon. Something ignites inside him when your name is mentioned, like a spark in his eyes. Not only when you're mentioned but also when you're around him, he just seems relatively happier just by being around you. I know Damon like the back of my hand; He's my older brother; I love him the most in this world, so I know when he's utterly smitten with a girl but I've never seen him like this before."

I sat shocked at Stefan's confession. Does he see what everyone else see's? Is he telling me what I think he's telling me?

"He's a good guy Elena, don't hurt him. He's been hurt in past relationships but that's a story he should tell don't you think?" he said with a small smile. He then stood up off the bench and walked away.

What the hell is that suppose to mean? Damon's been hurt by a girl he dated? I thought of these questions while I walked home. By this time, school has already ended and Aunt Jenna should be home.

Walking through the front door, I went straight to my bedroom to soak everything up. Jenna came and knocked on the door but I sent her away when I yelled "GO AWAY" with my mouth muffled by a pillow. She knows that means something terrible happened and she doesn't bother me for the rest of the day.

But that didn't happen. This night was very unexpected.

Soo what'd you think of this, only one point of view chapter? Do you like it like this? Just asking?

Now on to the reason I made this chapter. I had a serious question.

Would you guys prefer that Damon & Elena start dating now or in the later chapters? Because I love a story where they're together and we see the problems they face as a couple BUT I also like when we get to see them grow before they get together.

So now the fate of Damon & Elena are in your hands.

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Until we meet again ~InTheSkin