Chapter four: Playing the game
"Want a lift to school Elena" Jena asked whilst I was putting the letter back into my pocket. "No thanks, I want to walk to get fresh air" I replied. I grabbed my bag and headed out the door towards school, where shortly I bumped into Damon, what a surprise not.
"How are you Elena" he asked with a huge grin on his face. I smiled back and then pulled out the letter and gave it to him. "I am the happiest girl alive, I have got everything I want, what total lies, and how do you think I feel Damon?" I replied sarcastically. He laughed and then began reading the letter, once he had read it he stopped. "I knew there wasn't something odd about Stefan yesterday but didn't know what and now I do. Katherine is playing games Elena, and if you want you're precious Stefan back you just have to play her games better than her" he said. I looked at him and nodded. He was right, if I had any chance of getting back with Stefan I had to play her games better. "Okay so what is the plan then Damon, assuming you have got one" I asked. He smiled "Yes I have I am not sure you would like it though" he laughed. I nudged him. "Tell me please I'll do anything, I mean anything to get back with Stefan" I pleaded. I bet that statement made him feel like a figure with authority, and I started to regret what I had said. "Come round to my house tonight and I will explain everything" he smiled and soon he vanished.
The day seemed to go pretty fast at school, there was still no sign of Stefan and even Caroline had started to skive school. I began walking towards the Salvatore house when Katherine popped out of nowhere. "Hello Elena, where do you think you is going, Stefan is not interested in you, and he is with me" she said whilst circling me. I gave her a smirk and replied "In fact I am not going to see Stefan but going to see Damon". There was a moment of silence that certainly got her. "Oh really, so your just giving up just like that, wow that was easier than I thought. Well best be off to meet Stefan, I'll see you around Elena" and she vanished before I could reply. I eventually reached the Salvatore house and Damon was waiting at the door. He smiled. "Elena nice of you to make it, now please come on in" he put his arm around me and towed me inside. It didn't look like Stefan or Katherine was there, thank god I thought. We sat down on the sofa and Damon poured some drinks. "Let's get straight to the point, what is your scheming plan Damon" I asked. Damon laughed, "Basically we both fake a false relationship with each other, and it will confuse Katherine who might then just surrender Stefan and come back to me. It's all about jealousy" I felt my face drop in shock. I was certainly not expecting this as a plan. "Ok so how do we get this plan going then" I asked. Damon smiled and then put his arm around me and then kissed me. "Just like this" he said. I can't believe this was happening, I totally hated the guy for what troubles he has caused and yet there is something inside of me yearning for the attention from him.
That's when Stefan and Katherine showed up. Katherine was angry, she went and chucked Damon at a wall and then began to head towards me, but Stefan got to me before she had the chance. "Stefan what are you doing, you meant to be under my compulsion" Katherine shouted. "I have had enough Katherine, maybe I am under your compulsion but I don't want you to hurt her, she does deserve to live" he spoke in a formal and controlled manner. Katherine sighed. "I guess so, as long as I got my Stefan then that's all I care about for now" and she walked away towards the stairs with Stefan following her. Damon managed to get up and sat beside me. "Elena , it will be ok I promise but as you can see its working, this fake relationship is causing her pain, and she chucked me because of jealousy so it shouldn't take long before she comes running back to me, and then I can find a way to kill her". I actually was in shock that he wanted her dead.
"You actually want her dead" I asked curiously. Damon looked at me and nodded and then spoke "Yes I do, she has caused so much pain for me and Stefan and everyone else, her time is up". I was shocked at him; he normally had cared a lot more about her, did he actually feel ok, this was certainly not the Damon I knew.