Chapter 15

"Who's that's?" Elena whispered quickly to Damon hearing the footsteps.

"Don't panic, it's just Stefan"

"Stefan?"

"My younger brother" Stefan said just as Stefan walked in.

"Damon, she's in hospital but…" Stefan's hand held out for something to hold onto, he leaned on the door looking stunned. Elena didn't even know Damon had any family until then, she was surprised to see how much they looked alike, they were both quite tall, with sculpted pale faces, both their hairs were dark but Stefan's hair fell in waves unlike Damon's that was poker straight. Stefan's eyes shone bright green, but Damon's were dark and compelling, like she could see into his soul with the depth of his eyes.

"Stefan, this is Elena" Damon smirked, enjoying Stefan's astounded expression.

"Hi, it's nice to meet you." Elena said getting self-conscious under his gaze.

"Elena?"

"Yes… that's right", Elena said confused by the way he was acting "You said something about the hospital, were you talking about Caroline?"

"Uh yeah, the girl, she's in hospital" Stefan said still perplexed.

"Yes, but how is she?" Elena asked getting restless with worry over the girl how only today more or less called her a slut.

"She's coming around; the doctor said she won't be going back to school in a while though. Her mum should be there by now." Stefan said using all his concentration to answer.

"It's getting dark, I should take you home." Damon said as Stefan's eyebrows set in a straight line and his eyes narrowed at Damon.

She, is what he took from you? You wanted me to drink human blood, so you could drink her blood? Stefan forced the words into Damon's mind outraged.

I'm not going to drink her blood, I wanted to save her not hurt her, little brother Damon said angrier than Stefan at being accused of hurting Elena.

Why does she look like her? Wait; is she why you drink animal blood now? Everything was falling into place for Stefan now; he was beginning to understand Damon's recent, strange behaviour.

I don't know why she looks like Katherine and I tried animal blood once so what?

"Yeah, I better go, my Aunt Judith will be getting worried" Elena replied to Damon. Damon helped her up from the bed and led her downstairs; Stefan stared at her as she walked past looking at her warily. After years of not seeing Katherine's face he was scared to look away in case he never was to see the face that looked so much like hers.

Damon walked Elena home as he had left his car at her house, since he left in haste. Her footing was unsteady, but Damon helped her through it, "You should probably stay at home tomorrow" Damon said after her third time of tripping over her feet, she was usually very graceful but Silvestro had tampered with her mind and she needed time to recover.

"How did you know?" Elena asked pausing for a second to look up at him.

"You're going to have to be more specific" Damon laughed, sensing what was coming but wanting to seem casual.

"How did you know where I was, you know in the forest"

Damon stopped to look at her, he couldn't lie to her, and he'd never be able to lie to her. He took her by the hand "Elena, there's something I have to tell you…"