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A\N: Thank you to 'jazperLover' for giving me the idea for this story chapter!

Chapter 34

Damon stared at her for a moment, trying to judge whether she really did what to be a vampire or not, but all his senses were telling him she was ready. He placed his hand over hers, helping her to her feet. Elena was feeling lightheaded, but her senses were sharper than ever, and her footsteps were noiseless.

Damon wrapped his arms around her and in less than a second they were out of his room and in the middle of the forest.

"I thought it had to be human blood?" Elena asked looking around the forest.

"It does" Damon said, admiring her new aura that was even brighter than before.

"But there's no people here" Elena said looking around once again, making sure she couldn't see anyone.

"Close your eyes" Damon instructed, when Elena did he whispered lightly in her ear, "Focus your mind, draw power from the forest to help you" Elena tried to centre herself, she thought about the trees and the power they held to make her stronger.

That's when she sensed it; it was a small interference in the corner of her mind, tingling at the edges. She used all her energy to concentrate on it; she inhaled confirming what her instincts were telling her. She opened her eyes, turning in the direction of the human she could sense, Damon followed closely behind her as she stalked her prey.

As she got closer, the person became clearer; its scent became more tempting and overwhelming. The person came into view; it was a man in his mid-thirties, on holidays here, hiking through the forest, the veins in his neck blocked Elena's view of everything else.

Damon grabbed her wrist, signalling her to wait; he walked forward standing in front of the man. The man stopped abruptly, shocked because he didn't hear them coming.

Damon's eyes gained the man's attention, "You're not afraid of her" his eyes glanced swiftly over to Elena before returning to the man's compelled eyes, "You want her to drink you're blood"

The man nodded slowly obliging, Damon turned back to Elena who was having trouble keeping still with blood so close. Damon smiled encouragingly as she walked towards the man.

She hesitated at his neck but the blood took over all her other thoughts, as her teeth sank into his skin. She drunk slowly to begin with, but that made the burning worse, like she was only teasing it. So her drinking became more urgent, her breathing getting heavier.

She completely forgot about Damon's presence until she felt his gentle but firm touch on her shoulder. She couldn't make herself pull back though, she was still thirsty, the burning wasn't as bad but the blood was so addictive.

"Elena" Damon breathed urgent but his voice was low; he now had to support the man's body so that he didn't collapse. She snapped out of her feeding frenzy at the sound of his voice, she pulled back, stepping backwards, wiping her mouth that was dripping with blood, she felt stronger now.

"Is he ok?" she asked, her concern now appearing, now that the man had barely any blood in his body to tempt her with.

Damon laid the man's body down, checking his pulse, "Yeah, he's fine"

"Are you only saying that so I won't feel bad?" Elena said kneeling beside the man's body.

"Don't worry, he just lost a bit a blood, he'll wake up in while" Damon shrugged nonchalantly.

He didn't really answer her question, Elena thought, listening to the man's quiet breathing unsure he would be ok.

"It's been a long day we should go home so you can sleep." Damon tried to convince her, eventually Elena stood taking his hand, and they walked away from the man's unconscious body.

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Elena's POV

My head lye on Damon's bare chest as he slept peacefully, the antique clock in the corner of the room showed me it was 3am. I couldn't sleep, every time I closed my eyes I could see the man in the forest, laying there alone at night, when there was wild animals, but I suppose he is safer being alone than with someone like me.

I hated myself for taking so much of his blood but I hated myself most for not stopping when Damon first tried to make me. I couldn't let him see me like that again, he shouldn't have to worry about me, and I needed to gain control, quickly.

I climbed out of bed quietly, if I was still a human Damon would have been awakened instantly but my movements were now silent. I searched through the top drawer of the writing table, finding a pen, I wrote Damon a note, I needed to hurry but this wasn't something I could rush, so I wrote everything that was dominating my thoughts,

Damon,

I'm sorry for leaving you this letter instead of talking to you, but I know you wouldn't have wanted me to go if I did. I love you, and always will, with all my heart, soul and mind, that's why I have to leave. I don't want you to see me like this, I'm not the same person when I'm not in control, I don't even recognize myself. So until I can be like you, and learn to control myself, I can't be near you, I don't want you to hate me, because you will as I hate myself when I act the way I did in the forest. I promise I'll come back, then we can finally be together, until then remember that I love you,

Yours forever, Elena

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