Damon Pov

I got to the grill in less than five minutes after Caroline left I needed to find Elena, She wasn't answering the phone and she wasn't home when I had visited Jenna had glared at me and told me Elena had been out since early this morning and if I saw her tell her to go to school. Before I even walked through the door of the grill I smelt her so sweet and innocent I listened for her to pinpoint exactly where she was, I heard Matt at the bar and then her soft and calm giggle the one that she gives out rarely my laugh.

"What's your name" She asked someone laughing her contagious chuckle.

"Klaus" As soon as the voice spoke I did a double take I didn't just here that did I, Elena, Klaus in there alone unprotected.

"It was a pleasure meeting you" She said and I could almost hear the blood rush to her face as she blushed softly for him, I waited for the reply just needing to hear the voice again just to make sure I wasn't going crazy was he really there what did he look like?

"The please was all mine" he was sinister, sick, neurotic this woman, my Elena and he was taking advantage of her kindness, he was going to kill her but play with her first.

I barged into the grill but he was gone, disappeared left without another word, I scanned the room I needed to find her and I needed to find her fast. Elena.

I saw her in sitting back into a booth where a mug of tea sat still Luke warm waiting for her, I watched as she sighed when she sat tapping her nail's on the side of the mug but I had no time to waste I needed to get her somewhere safe and quickly. It was going to be hard she didn't know me and was wearing vervain.

I walked over to the booth and sat down directly opposite her sliding in with ease and fixing her with my signature smile. Her brown eyes fixed on me instantly and I heard the quick intake of breath from her before she frowned. Glad to see I had the same effect as usual.

"Elena"

"Do I know you?" She asked her face still set in the cute frown, I could hear her heart racing like it did every time she met me and although she didn't remember me this was the one thing that kept me thinking this was the same girl all of Elena's mannerism's had gone the snarky comments, the glare's and the smirk and chuckle's this girl here was broken you could see it in her eye's no life was in her. Just like she was when I first met her lost and looking everywhere for what she thought she needed, then she found Stefan.

"Damon Salvatore and you know me quite well actually" I stated with a smirk, she frowned again furrowing her perfectly shaped brows.

"I'm sorry I don't know you" She said before she started to get up to leave, she couldn't leave she needed to remember I needed her to remember and come with me so I could keep her safe, I was deeply in love with this girl I needed Elena, I would always choose her.

"Elena please" I stood grabbing her wrist as she started to walk away and she faltered whether it was the desperation in my eyes or me showing how I was lost without her I don't know. She stared at the place I held her wrist.

"Please" I said again, Elena turned around to face me and pouted softly.

"I can't help you Damon. I don't know you" She replied simply.

"What's in that necklace?" I asked she must remember something, anything, vervain, Stefan, anything just something even if not me.

"Erm nothing" She said looking bewildered and twirling the necklace in her hand's, she's been compelled her eyes were dilating still and she held that lost look they usually held but Elena wouldn't take off that necklace for anyone and a different vampire wouldn't return it to her.

"How did you get home last night?" I asked frowning at the girl in front of me.

"I don't remember" She said honestly her facial expression now matching mine.

"Look Elena I know you don't remember but someone very bad is after you, I am trying to protect you and I know I've been an ass to you but you need to come with me right now I'll explain.

Elena Pov

I stared at the man in front of me I don't know if it was the desperate look in his eyes or the tingle's racing through my body from when he touched me or the name Damon that made me shiver and my heard race a million beat's a minute. Or maybe the way his eye's met mine and I knew he wouldn't lie to me or hurt me purposely ever or the way he looked so familiar and lost that I couldn't say no.

"Okay" I answered, he studied my face carefully his lips pouted a little and the blue eye's moved trying to catch my gaze.

"Come on" He said before he started leading the way out looking back every couple of second's making sure I was there, I could see every time he turned back it was like he hoped I'd remember him or say something or maybe give him something he could have hope in but at each turn he grew more impatient and anxious and flustered but most of all he looked broken I knew exactly how he felt I mean on the inside he was the same as me completely and utterly broken, searching for our own salvation.

I walked after him until he reached a blue car and turned around softly,

"Elena?" He looked worried as he looked me in the eye's as if he was about to deeply regret the thing he was about to do.

"Do you believe in Vampire's?"