A/N: Ha-ha Hey… people who still read this. I feel like I'm always apologizing to you guys for the late updates. I'm really sorry though, I don't really have control of my life right now. I can't always promise you quick updates but I can promise you updates… if that makes sense. Thanks to everyone who hasn't given up on me. This is my first story and I really haven't gotten use to updating. Love you guys!

~InTheSkin

Damon (Present)

I knew I shouldn't have but I did anyway. Katherine was hurt. She looked devastated and lost. She's been crying for what seemed like hours but was really only 20 minutes. She finally stopped sobbing and tried explaining what happened.

"I-It was my 8th grade picture, before my family moved to Mystic Falls. I-I knew that I recognized Jenna from somewhere. I'm so stupid. Why didn't I see it before?" Katherine continued to bawl her eyes for another couple minutes.

"When did this rivalry start between you guys?" I asked

She didn't answer right away, as if she was contemplating her answer.

"If I'm being honest with you Damon, it was when you came this week. Elena and I became friends in freshman year when I moved. She was totally different then she is now. Now, it's like all she strives for is for people to fear her but I know that's not Elena. She was kind, popular and smart… and I envied her for all that she was. I'm sure you heard that her parents died." I nodded at her and she continued "After that summer, she became someone that everyone was afraid of. Bonnie even stopped being friends with Elena except Caroline would never betray Elena. I think she knows the old Elena is in there." Katherine wiped her eyes with the sleeve of her red shirt.

"Uh…but didn't Caroline have something to do with the prank they just pulled on you? If Caroline was her friend she wouldn't have let her do that." I said skeptically.

"You're right. Who knows what Caroline was thinking but I know that she cares about Elena. That's her best friend after all." She said as she shivered "I'm sorry Damon. I didn't mean to be a burden to you. You can leave if you want."

"It's alright. Do you want to go back to school?" I asked her.

After the whole mess at school occurred, I wanted to check on Katherine to see if she was okay. I followed her to a park bench near Mystic Falls High. She had tears in her eyes and she was trembling. I offered her my jacket but she refused it.

Her eyes lit up, as if she had gotten an idea. Her expression would be funnier if she wasn't crying 20 minutes ago.

"I'll only go back if you come with me to the bonfire tonight. Please Damon, I can't go alone." She pleaded.

"I wasn't really planning on going-" I started

"I'm already a laughingstock at school. Maybe if I go with you it'll be easier to bear." She said

I knew that I probably should have said no but these days I keep making bad decisions.

"Fine, I'll pick you up at 9. Now can we get back to school, I'm sure we missed first period by now."

"She needs you Damon. Don't give up on her." Katherine said in quiet tone.

I assumed she was speaking of Elena. I don't understand how Elena could've done such a thing to anyone however I'm already in too deep. I'm falling hard for a girl that I've only known for a week.

Damon (Past)

Yesterday in the hospital I decided that I wasn't going to tell any of my friends from school that I was leaving to Mystic Falls. I spent the entire day trying to find a way to tell Rose that I was leaving. She was one of my only friends and I can't leave without telling her. I've seen her many times throughout the day but haven't gotten the guts to say anything. By the end of the day I promised myself I'd tell her, and guess what time it is? The end of the freaking day!

"Hey Rose! Wait up." I say as I see her walking to her car in the parking lot.

"What's up Damon? Are you okay? You look a little pale." She says looking at me up and down. "Is it Ben? What did he do?" Rose says looking heated at Ben and Andie who are walking through the parking lot as we speak.

"No it wasn't them. It's kind of important, can we talk somewhere else?"

"Uh…yeah sure, in your car?" I nod and follow her to my car.

I open the passenger side door and she steps inside. I walk around the car and open the driver's side, getting inside. I try to figure out what I'm going to say to her, it isn't going to be easy.

"So if this is about yesterday-"She starts

"It's not… well it is but not exactly. My father is worried about me. He wants to sue Ben and I really don't want that. I don't want any more drama with them than needed." I said with a sigh because it's completely true. If I could avoid them both for the rest of my life, I think I would be happy. "But...my father has come to the decision that he's sending Stefan and I to live with our Uncle Zach." I finished in one breath.

"Oh, when are you leaving?" she says with a quiver in her voice.

"Today, Father wants us out there early."

Since here we are ahead at least 3 months, he has arranged for us to get homeschooled for a while until we can start at Mystic Falls High. It's kind of stupid if you asked me, I don't know why we couldn't just finish school here.

"Wow, I-I don't know what to say. I'm gonna miss you Damon. We have to stay in touch okay, don't forget." She says and hugs me tight.

"I'll miss you too. I'm sure we'll see each other again one day." I say hugging her back just as tightly.

When I heard the doorbell ring I didn't know what to expect. It was rare that anyone comes to my house and Stefan is in his room.

I put the box that I had in my hand down in front of the stairs and looked through the peephole and I swear that my eyes deceive me! It's Andie!

I actually don't want to open the door. I don't want to face what she could potentially say, so I get Stefan to do it.

"Stefan!" I say running into his room like a madman. He's sitting on his floor with a roll of tape in his hand and a bunch of boxes. He looks up from what he was doing with his eyes alert.

"What happened? Are you okay?" He says with concern in his voice.

"Yeah, yeah everything's fine. I just need you to answer the door…Please."I finish and point towards the stairs.

"Umm…okay." He starts to walk to the stairs.

He opens the door and I wait on top of the stairs where I'm out of sight but can still listen to their conversation. I use to do this all the time when my mother was alive; I stopped when people would come to our home for her funeral. I didn't like that they talked about her like they knew her well. They didn't know her like I did.

"What are you doing here?" I heard Stefan hiss at Andie. I couldn't see her facial reaction but I'm guessing it was surprising because Stefan hardly ever gets angry at anyone.

"I just wanted to apologize to Dam-" Andie started.

"Okay, is that all? Your apology isn't going to fix anything. I just have one question." There was a silence. "If you never liked him, what was the whole point of even getting close to him?" Stefan said

"To be honest with you Stefan, I don't know. It was nothing in the beginning but I-I think I fell in love with him." I can hear Andie's sigh from here. I don't know what to think of that. She fell in love with me?

"If that's how you show love than I'm glad he got out when he could. Bye Andie, it was nice seeing ya." He said and slammed the door.

I didn't know Stefan could get like this. He's always been 'laid-back' but that was a whole different person. I'm his older brother. I'm the one who's supposed to be protecting him, not the other way around.

I hear Stefan mumbling something when he spots me on the stairs.

"Thanks for letting me answer the door. I really needed that." He says with a chuckle. Tell me about it. "So you heard all that huh?"

"Yeah."

"When we get to Mystic Falls, you will find someone Damon. I will make sure you do…and it won't be a girl like her. She'll be nice, smart and hot, I guarantee it."

I hope so.

Elena (Present)

Dear Diary,

When I got home from school, I wanted to cry my eyes out. I tried to act cool during school but in the inside I was dying. I couldn't believe that Damon choose Katherine over me! Well not really but somehow that's what my mind said happened. I knew he was probably just trying to help her in her messy state, which I caused but that didn't mean he had to walk away from me like that. Oh god! I sound so controlling. He's not even my boyfriend.

I've realized that Caroline was right. I really like Damon. Like a lot. Possibly more than I would care to admit. I don't know what it is about him that just consumes me. When I'm with him it feels like the world revolves around us. I can just be myself, or the self I was before.

I want to be honest with myself from now on too! I don't like the person that I've become. I actually hate who I've become, this bully. The person that I use to be is the girl that I want to be…if that makes any sense. I just want to be better, and not only for Damon but also for myself.

Love Elena

I hear a knock on my bedroom door and it opens. Caroline comes in with her a red dress in hand. She sighs loudly and falls on my bed. "Are you okay?" I ask with a raised eyebrow.

"No, I just realized I don't even have a date to this stupid bonfire." She pouts at me like it was my fault, which it probably was.

"Oh, don't even worry about it Care. I'm sure Klaus will gladly dump any date he has for you." I say teasingly, putting my diary in my nightstand drawer. I turn around and feel a soft object hit my face pretty hard.

"Ow, what was that for? I say and grab the pillow off of the floor and throw it back at her but I miss completely. She goes to grab for another pillow but I grab her wrist softly "Truce?" I say in a fit of giggles.

"Truth hurts but so did that pillow!" I say and she sticks her tongue out at me.

"Klaus doesn't even like me that much Elena or else he would have asked me." She says with a far ways look.

"Maybe he's just scared you'll reject him."

Klaus and Caroline have had this thing going on for a while now, since last summer. Caroline never gives me details about anything but from what I can tell both of them didn't want anything serious in the start. Now I thing they've actually grown real feelings for each other but it's kind of hard to tell.

"I'll hook you up Caroline, I know you'll like this guy." I say trying to keep the giggles in. She looks at me funny but I just shrug and get out of bed and go to my closet.

"Oh wear this one! No one will be able to say no to you in this." She says

I might just wear this one than.

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