A/N: Oh Hi! Yes, I am not dead. I've had half of this chapter done for a while now and I'm so sorry for not getting it done sooner. This is the longest I've ever gone without updating and I truly am very sorry. On another note Happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of you that are hopefully still reading this.~ InTheSkin

Disclaimer: I do not own The Vampire Diaries because you know that if I did I wouldn't have broken Delena up :(

Damon (Past)

The music was pounding in my ears as I head to the door. In the back alley of the club I took deep breaths before taking my phone out to call Stefan. I heard steps coming towards the alley until I looked up and saw Andie. I immediately started walking towards her until I realized that she wasn't alone. She was with Ben.

"You must be Damon," He said as he took a slow step closer to me I'm Andie's boyfriend, Ben but I'm sure you knew that, Right?"He chuckled dryly

I took a swallowed the lump in my throat and looked at Andie. She looked conflicted. She met my eyes but quickly looked at the floor. I could see the guilt in her eyes when she looked at me.

"Look, I really don't want any trouble here." I said trying to step around him but he blocked my way. Even though I was a good 2 inches taller than him, he still looked intimidating. He's a football player; I'm not.

"Maybe you should have thought of that before sleeping with my girlfriend!"Ben started shouting at me. I saw Andie flinch at the sentence but before I could respond, I was on the floor holding my now bloody nose.

"Ben! Stop, please don't hurt him."Andie said trying to hold Ben back from the blows he was aiming at my face. That seemed to trigger his rage even more because he started punching my stomach. I heard the door open behind us and steps running to us.

"Dude, what are you doing?" Trevor shouted as he pushed Ben off of me. I heard Rose gasp as she came out after her brother and crouched down next to me.

"Damon, Damon stay with me!" Rose said frantically and started softly slapping my cheek to keep me conscious.

The last thing I remember of that night was looking at the tears running down Andie's face and feeling pain, but not where it should be.

Opening my eyes the next morning, I didn't make out where I was. I heard the sound of a heartbeat monitor and I sat up straight and took in my surroundings; there in the room was Stefan and my father.

"Damon, you're awake."My father said getting up from his chair and coming to stand next to my bed.

"Yeah…What happened, why am I here?" I asked him

"You don't remember?" Stefan asked coming to stand next to our father.

I tried to dig into the back of my mind for something but couldn't think of anything.

"Nothing at all" I responded. They stayed silent for a while.

"Ben... He left you out cold in the alley behind the club yesterday. Trevor was there to push him off but you fell unconscious." Stefan said looking into my eyes as if I was going to remember.

"Why would he do that? I barely know Ben."I said confused. Sure, Andie and I were…then realization hit me. "W-Where's Andie?"I couldn't begin to imagine of what Ben could've done to her.

"Never mind that, son. This Ben that did this to you, he should be expecting a call from my lawyer but…" My father trailed off. I looked to Stefan, hoping to see something helpful but all I saw was a glazed off look in his eyes.

"But what father? Is there something wrong?" I asked, starting to get worried at my father's silence.

"Damon, I have come to the decision that you and Stefan will be moving to live with your uncle Zach in Virginia." He said and at that moment I felt a downpour of dread fall down on me. How can I leave Georgia? I've lived here in Fulton, Georgia my whole life.

"Father, no please. If this is about Ben then I can deal with him." I pleaded to my father who had no sense of emotion in his eyes at the moment.

"Please understand Damon, I'm doing this for your own good…both of you." He said looking at Stefan after a beat.

Father and Stefan left after I woke up to go home and pack. Stefan said he would start packing my things too.

"Hey Damon, how're you feeling?" Rose said walking into the hospital room with her brother Trevor.

"I feel better than I did this morning but I-I can't remember what happened. Stefan or Father didn't tell me."I glanced at Rose and Trevor, who were seated in the seats where Stefan and my father were just hours earlier.

Rose coughed awkwardly and Trevor avoided my eyes. "So you don't remember huh?" Rose asked

"Not a thing." I wouldn't care as much if everyone didn't avoid answering me. It must have been something important if even Stefan didn't tell me.

"Last night, we were at Headlines-"

"That club? Why were at a club?" I asked in confusion

"It was your idea actually." Trevor said

"If I can continue, we were at Headlines and you were totally hammered. We were taking shots and you just sort of wandered off. I went out back looking for you and Ben was using you as a punching bag. Trevor pushed him off of you but I couldn't keep you awake. Now here you are, so how's the food here? Is it really as bad as people say it is?" Rose said trying to change the subject

"Where was Andie." I asked the inevitable question that's been on my mind.

"Damon tha-"I cut her off again

"Please, just…Where was she?" I asked her feeling myself growing frustrated.

"She was there with Ben. She left with him after that without looking back, Damon. You deserve better than her."

"Rose!" I heard Trevor whisper roughly.

"No, she's not like that."

"Has she even come to see you?"Rose asked in turn.

She must not know that I'm here. I mean how could she have known that, really. Rose and Trevor knew but that's because Trevor was the one that called the ambulance. No, she must have been busy with something.

"No." I said, not wanting to get into the conversation again.

After a long silence I started to think. If I leave then I can start fresh, no need to worry about Ben or Andie. The only friends I have at Jacobson are Rose and Trevor. I'll always have Stefan with me too. Maybe it's not as bad as I thought.

After about an hour Rose and Trevor left the hospital to let me rest. I decided not to tell Rose regarding Stefan and I moving, I'll tell her tomorrow at school since it's my last day. Tomorrow I will forget Andie, I will not let her phase me in the time that I should be rejoiced that I'll have a fresh start somewhere else where no one knows about my mother, Andie or even my father for that matter. Tomorrow, I will put an end to everyth9ng that's happened since the beginning of the year.

Elena (Present)

As Damon and I arrive at school I start to feel jitters. Caroline said that she has everything ready but I don't see any commotion anywhere as I walk in the parking lot.

I hear the clattering of boots hitting concrete and see Katherine walk in step with Damon and I.

"Hey Damon, how've you been?" Katherine says completely ignoring the glare I have sent her way.

"I'm fine. Did you get a good grade on that chemistry project I helped you with?" Damon asks not feeling the tension between us.

I have to keep myself calm after being reminded of the "Study Date" that Katherine and Damon shared.

"I actually did, thanks to that smart brain of yours," Katherine said flirtatiously "Are you going to the Mikaelson bonfire tomorrow?" She continued

"I was planning on attending actually. That, and Stefan and Klaus are forcing me to go." He said shooting me a smile. At least I think it was to me. "By the way Elena, I hope you get a good grade on the history test. We didn't get a lot of time to study together."

"Yeah and if I do, it will be all thanks to you." I said returning the smile

Katherine scowled at us and walked ahead with a sneer. As Damon and I walked up the steps of the school I heard the commotion inside and mentally prepare myself.

I know, I'm such a dick. I'm really mad at myself for not getting thins updated earlier because I've had this done for a while. I left it like this because I thought I could write more but I posted it now because I feel it's been forever. I promise I will have this updated faster next time.

On another note, I have come up with a goal on this Fanfic. I desire at least 100 favorites by the time I end this fan fiction which won't be anytime soon. If I can get at least 55 by the next update I will be the happiest girl in the world!

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