~ So, it's a couple of hours late, but I hope you don't mind.
~ This chapter is making rethink the ending that I have planned. Although I am going to do two endings, one for if she would choose Klaus and the other if she would choose Damon, I can't decide anymore. I had it picked out and slightly planned, but as I get closer to it, the story is making me rethink the real ending for the story.
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Psycho17: Rose will have some intreasting things to say about Chelsea and Damon... and maybe Klaus as well, which Jeremy might mention to Chelsea.

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Chelsea's POV

I was sitting on the hotel bed with my back against the bed rest and my legs against my chest. Damon was sitting in the bed, close to me. Jeremy and Elena were sitting on chairs by a table. Jeremy was looking past Damon at where I thought Rose was. We needed to know who turned her so we don't kill the wrong Original.

"Is she lonely on the other side?" Elena asked Jeremy. He moved his head, like he was following someone.
"She says not to worry, she's happy." Jeremy said.
"Is she still hot?" Damon asked which made me roll my eyes.
"She misses you." Jeremy said after a moment of staring behind Damon. "She uh, she misses both of you." Jeremy said as he looked at me. 'What is he not saying?' I thought to myself. "You to Elena." He said after a minute, as he glanced back at her. "She was sired by someone named Mary Porter." Jeremy said, after listening to what Rose must have told him.
"Uh, Scary Mary." Damon said.
"I take it you know her." I said to Damon.
"We were just friends." Damon said as he looked towards me. 'Just friends, yeah right.' I thought.
"Do you know where she is Rose?" I asked, knowing she could hear me. Jeremy stared at where Rose might be for a minute before looking between me and Damon.
"She said that she doesn't know." Jeremy started to say to us. "But she'll find out."
"All we have to do is sit here and wait." Elena said.
"While you guys sit here, I'm going out." Damon said as he stood from the bed.
"Really Damon? Kol is out there and you are going out?" I asked him. He turned and looked straight at me.
"Relax. I'm only going to get something to snack on." I gave him a 'really?' look before he spoke again. "Just some ice cream, relax."
"You can't just leave." Elena said to Damon.
"You have to relax Elena. Chelsea will be here incase Kol decides to show his face again."
"I'm not worrying about Kol." I said before I looked to Damon, catching his gaze. "I can take him."
"Don't get too cocky, he's an Original." I gave Damon a small smile.
"In case you have forgotten Damon, I've taken him a total of two times now." I explained to Damon. "Besides, if you didn't think I would protect them, you wouldn't be leaving me with them." He looked at me for a moment before he picked up his jacket.
"Hope you miss me." He said to me with a smirk before he started towards the door.
"Watch out for Kol." I said before he walked out the door.

Elena walked into the bathroom at the same time I stood from the bed. I walked over to the window and peaked out the curtain. I was actually hoping to catch a glance of Damon on his way back, but he wasn't within sight range.
"So," I turned to Jeremy ", what's up?" He asked me.
"Not much besides what I told you." I said to him as I walked towards him. "Why?" I couldn't help but ask, slightly curious.
"Just something that Rose mentioned." I sat on the edge of the bed that Jeremy was sitting on.
"What did she say?" I asked before laying backwards, my head over the edge of the bed towards the TV.
"Just that she likes when you and Damon are together."
"Damon is…" I started to say, but let out a breath before finishing.
"A dick." I couldn't help but chuckle when Jeremy finished my sentence.
"Yeah, but that's not it." I thought for a minute, wondering if Jeremy should know that Elena had kissed Damon. "It feels sort of weird talking to you about Damon."
"I talked to you about Anna and Bonnie." Jeremy said quietly. "You can pay me back for those times I bored you."
"You didn't bore me Jer, It's that I didn't pay much attention because they had already talked to me about it."
"So, you won't bore me with your drama, but I can bore you with mine?"
"If you want, I'll talk about it."
"I don't want to…" I quickly sat up and playfully hit him with a pillow.
"Don't hit Jeremy." Elena said as she walked out of the bathroom.
"Relax Elena, it was just a pillow." He said looking at her before looking at me. "As I was saying, it's better if you talk about it." I took a deep breath before hanging back over the edge of the bed with my head towards the TV.
"Basically Damon kissed someone," I didn't tell him that it was Elena ", and my emotions have basically been slipping back and forth. They've been more wacko than normal."
"Maybe it has something to do with Klaus." Elena suggested.
"Oh, great." I groaned. "Damon told you."
"What about Klaus?" Jeremy asked.
"He's been flirting with me." I said to Jeremy. "He thinks since Damon and I aren't together at the moment, he can just come in and try to sweep me off my feet."
"I can't think of him flirting with anyone, especially you."
"Be careful Jer. If Elena wasn't in the room, I'd hit you with the pillow again." I took a deep breath. "I don't know why he thinks that he can just make me like him."
"Do you?" Elena asked. I didn't have time to answer because my phone vibrated in my pocket. I sat up and pulled it out.
"Oh, no." I said after seeing who was calling. "Speak of the devil."

"What do you want?" I asked into the phone as I got up from the bed.
"I'm just wondering why you went on a secret trip to Denver love." Klaus said on the other end. I walked by the window by the table, away from Jeremy and Elena.
"I don't have to tell you everything." I said before leaning against the wall. "By the way, your brother flirted with me again."
"Well, you stabbed him, so that stops me from tearing out his liver."
"He deserved it. If I didn't stop him, more than likely you would be down a brother."
"You wouldn't have killed him."
"No? And why wouldn't I?"
"Because you know there is a chance he started your bloodline." I let out a breath.
"Let me guess, you paid Stefan a visit."
"I had to do something when I couldn't find you in town."
"I'm slightly surprised."
"Oh? And why is that?"
"I attacked you and your sister and then you call me because you can't find me."
"I fancy you. I'm not going to give up because of a little minor things get in the way." I could hear the doorknob start to turn.
"Well, you're just gonna have to deal without me." I turned to see Damon walking into the room. I hung up and slid the phone into my pocket.
"Everything okay?" Damon asked as he looked at me.
"Yeah. Fine." I easily lied to him. He stepped towards me and placed a bag on the table.
"Okay." He said, like he wasn't convinced. "Well, I'm gonna freshen up." He looked towards Elena and Jeremy. "You might want to get some rest. I'm sure Rose will make herself known when she gets back." He looked back at me before turning towards the bathroom.

"You two can share that bed." I said to Elena and Jeremy as I pointed to the bed he was on.
"Why do I have to share a bed with my sister?" Jeremy asked. Elena playfully slapped him.
"Because I'd rather share a bed with Damon than you two… no offence." I said before going to my suit case. I pulled out the light green pants and the tank top before laying them on the bed.
"You're not going to change in front of us, are you?" Elena asked.
"Not technically." I stood in front of the clothes, closed my eyes, and took a deep breath. I imagined the clothes on me and snapped my fingers. My eyes opened and the clothes that I was wearing before were now on the bed and the other clothes were on me.
"How did you do that?" Elena asked.
"I'm a witch, duh." I said as I looked at Elena. "It was something I was taught over the summer by another witch." I put the clothes in the suitcase before putting it at the edge of the bed. Jeremy and Elena were already in the other bed, with their eyes closed. I slid into the empty bed, the side farthest away from the bathroom.

I was lying on my side, trying to go to sleep. If Kol was out there, I would need my energy to protect us. Even with my eyes closed and my body tired, I couldn't sleep. My mind wouldn't let me. Jeremy and Elena's heartbeats were steady, which didn't help me. It only made me feel hungry.

I could hear Damon's footsteps coming out the bathroom, but I kept my eyes closed. He came closer and stood for a minute before walking again. I opened my eyes to see his bear back going towards the table. He slipped on his shirt before looking out the window. 'Probably watching for Kol' I thought before he poured some whiskey into a plastic cup. He sat down on a chair and put his feet up. I couldn't take my eyes off of him. All I could think about was how he looked with his perfect and smooth abs showing. I followed his hand as it brought the cup closer to him mouth. He drank it and held it there for a minute before looking at me. Our eyes connected but I quickly closed mine. I hoped that he would look away, maybe take another drink, but I could still feel his eyes on me. I took a deep breath and opened my eyes. Our eyes connected immediately. We just stared at each other. Part of me wished that he would come over and join me, but the other part just wanted him to continue sitting there, to have him look away.

Damon set the plastic cup on the table, without looking away. He got up of the chair and made his way towards me. I watched him as he walked to the bed and laid down onto it, next to me. His eyes connected with mine.
"You never told me about that." I said in a whisper. "What you did for Rose." He turned his head towards the ceiling and let out a sigh.
"It wasn't about you." He said to me.
"Why don't you let people see the good in you?" I knew there was good in him, I've seen it.
"Because when people see good, they expect good." I let out a sigh as he turned his head and looked at me. "And I don't want to have to live up to anyone's expectations." I looked at him, thinking about what he just said.

I turned onto my back and let out a sigh. My hand went in between us, almost touching his. I should have everything figured out. Who I want to be with for the rest of my eternity. No matter what I feel for Damon, the love that we share, I have feelings for Klaus. I know now that there is no denying it. With Damon right next to me, it makes me with that Klaus wasn't in the picture. I felt Damon's hand gently grab mine, intertwining his fingers with mine. His thumb started to rub the back of my hand. My heart started faster as I turned my head towards him. I looked down at our hands together before I looked up to his face. It almost made me feel like we were together, like old times. 'You're not.' My mind reminded me. I looked at the ceiling and tried to push that thought away. Damon's hand with mine was nice, but I needed time to think. I took a deep breath and got out of the bed. I could feel Damon's eyes on me as I walked out of the hotel room.

Once I was outside, I put my hand on the railing and took a deep breath. 'When did my feelings get so complicated?' I closed my eyes and tried to focus on the light breeze. It helped a bit, but not as much as it did before. I took a deep breath before hearing footsteps behind me.
"Damon," I let out a sigh ", we shouldn't." I said in a whisper, although I know he could hear me.
"Why not?" He asked softly. "Chels…" I took a deep breath, turned around, and went towards Damon. My lips basically attacked his. Together, with Damon, my worries went away. His hands held me at the waist and my hand instinctively went around his neck. We moved together, like we did before. I broke away for air before our lips touched again. He gently guided me to a pillar, my back was supported by it as Damon's lips touched my neck. I moved my head to the side, giving him room on my neck. He tried to move down, but I raised his head to our lips could touch. I couldn't think of anything else right now but Damon. We looked into each other's eyes for a moment and I couldn't help but smile. Our lips touched again and put my arms around his neck again. The feeling of my arms around his neck and his lips on mine was enough to make up my mind.

There was a sound of a door opening, but we didn't care.
"Chelsea?" I looked and saw Elena standing at the doorway, looking slightly shocked.
"Hey." I said with a small smile. Damon slowly turned around and faced her, but his hand went down to mine, our fingers intertwining.
"Jeremy said Rose found Mary. She lives in Kansas." Elena said to us.
"Okay then." Damon looked back towards me for a moment before looking to Elena. "Let's go." Damon started walking away, his fingers slipped from mine. I looked at Elena for a moment before making my way slowly inside.

~Outside Mary's house~

Damon parked the car away from an old, creepy looking house. We all got out of the car and stood together, looking at the house.

"This is the address." Jeremy said as we looked at the house.
"Looks about right." Damon said.
"A creepy abandoned house in the middle of nowhere, nothing's gonna go wrong." I said sarcastically.
"Wait here." Elena said to Jeremy before I walked with her and Damon towards the house.

"I've seen enough horror movies to know nothing good is going to happen." I said before we walked towards the house.
"If something bad happens, I'm blaming you then." Damon said to me as we got closer to the house.

Damon opened the door and we walked into the house. Elena turned on a flashlight and everything was visible. There were piles of books all over the place.
"Oof, like Vampire Hoarders." Damon said before we started to walk more into the house.
"Who is this Mary person?" Elena asked as she shined the flashlight in front of us, so we could see our path.
"Scary Mary." Damon said, answering Elena. "She's really old, super creepy."
"And how do you know her?" I asked Damon, even though I had a feeling about the answer.
"I dated her."
"Of course." I said, with basically no enthusiasm in my voice.
"What?" Damon asked me. He looked back at me for a moment before looking in front of him. "I said creepy, not ugly." I turned my head when I heard a loud noise, like something crashing.
"Please tell me I wasn't the only one that heard that." I said as Elena shined the light into the room where the noise came from. We didn't see anything until the light showed a body, staked to the wall.
"Mary." Damon said. A light turned on and we all turned around. There, he was sitting in a chair holding a baseball bat.
"Quite contrary." Kol said, looking at us.
"Kol." I said.
"Miss me already love?" He asked with a smirk before getting up from the chair.
"You wish Kol." I said before he stood up from the chair.

Kol walked up to Mary's body, holding the bat in his hand.
"Shame about Mary, she used to be a blast." He said. "Don't quite know what happened. I fear all the time she spent with my family might have ruined her. She was a bit of an Original groupie."
"And were you her favorite?" I asked.
"You mean, did I turn her?" Kol asked. "I think I did. But no, wait, maybe it was Rebekah." I couldn't help but roll my eyes. He was obviously stalling. "There was also a Klaus period. And let's not forget the Elijah affair." Kol looked to me. "I spoke to my brother. I know you're trying to find out who you descended from. Now you never will know." He stepped up to Damon. "So, where did we leave off?" Kol asked before hitting him with the bat. Damon fell to the ground.
"Chelsea, Elena, get out of here!" I started towards the door with Elena, only to get her out before coming back myself. Before we could get to the door, Kol blocked out path.
"According to my brother, you two are off limits." Kol said to Elena before looking at me. "Please don't test me." He threw Elena to the ground and I tried to pin him to the wall. Kol bent my arm backwards, making me basically scream from the pain before hitting me in the legs with the baseball bat. "That's what you get for testing me." He said as I fell to the ground. Damon rushed to Kol, holding him by the neck.
"Don't touch her." Damon said. He was thrown across the wall, hitting the wall where Mary was hanging.
"Oh dear, I've hit a nerve" Kol said. My eyes were on Damon. "Relax, darling, I just want us to be even. You snapped my neck, you killed my brother, and then you humiliated me." Kol started to hit Damon with bat.
"Damon." I said worryingly as Kol continued to hit him.
"There, now we're even." Kol said to Damon before turning to me. "Sorry about the arm love, it'll heal." He said with a smirk before speeding out of the house.

I tried to get up with one good hand. Elena helped me up.
"Thanks." I said before she went to Damon, helping him up.
"Are you okay?" She asked Damon.
"Yeah." He said before popping his arm back in place. "That's better." He said before walking over to me. "Need help?" I nodded my head before he put his hands on my arm. "This is gonna hurt." He said before bending my arm back to its normal place. I hissed in pain as he did it.
"Thanks." I said to him before looking to Elena. "You're bleeding." I said as I smelled her blood.
"I'll be okay." She said to me. I took a deep breath.
"Elena, would you mind waiting in the car for us?" Damon asked which made me curious. She didn't say anything before walking out of the house.

"Are you okay?" Damon asked me.
"Yeah, I'm fine." I said before taking a deep breath. I started towards the door.
"What are you doing?" Damon asked me. I turned and faced him.
"Going to the car."
"I ment with this trip." I looked at him slightly confused. "With kissing me." I took a deep breath. I didn't want him to be in pain.
"I needed to make sure of my feelings." I told him honestly. "I needed to make sure that I still love you."
"Do you?"
"Yes."
"I guess you thought this little trip could help you figure that out."
"Damon, don't make this into something it's not." I quietly said to him.
"Did you want me to make the decision for you?" I took in a deep breath. "Maybe you were hoping that I would just screw up."
"Damon…"
"Is it true?" I hesitated with my answer. It wouldn't be good if I lied, but the longer I wait to answer, the more it hurts.
"It's what you do, Damon." His eyes didn't move from me. I just couldn't look him in the eyes as I talked to him. "Every time there's a bump in the road, you lash out."
"What if I didn't?" Damon stepped closer to me. "What if there was no bump?" I let out a deep breath.
"Then things would be too easy." I said, holding back tears that wanted to gather in my eyes.
"I'm sorry, Chelsea." I looked at Damon, finally meeting his eyes. "This time…" Damon didn't finish before he walked out of the room. I stood there, surprised and shocked. Tears started to break from my eyes and flow down my face. I wiped them away before walking back towards the car.

I sat in the car, with my phone in my hand and my head leaning against the window. I was looking at the trees that passed by. We were basically halfway back by driving and it felt like we weren't going to be there for a while. Time felt like it was moving slow and it was all because of what happened in the abandoned house. I told Damon that I love him, which is a clear sign of my emotions being back and they were basically stomped on. They weren't going away again, I promised myself that. Without them, no magic and I wasn't about to be without my magic again.

I didn't even look at Damon. I felt like if I looked at him, the tears would come back. My mind kept thinking about what happened what could happen, no matter how hard I tried not to. 'It was like an actual fight.' 'Just another bump in the road' 'If we can get through this, that's a sign that we belong together.' 'You can give Klaus a try now.' I pushed that last thought out of my head. Right now I want to deal with what's going on with me and Damon. I don't want Klaus to get in the middle of it. My phone vibrated and I rolled my eyes when I saw who it was. I pressed ignore and continued to look out the window.

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~ Please share who you want Chelsea to be with and whatever you think about the chapter. I would like to read your thoughts.
~ What will happen at the 1920's decade dance? Will Chelsea give into Klaus a little? Will her and Damon make up?

~ The next chapter is 5/27/12.

*Spoiler Alert*
Chelsea will talk with Damon about their conversation.

~ Please check out my stories Deep Within and Underneath It All, which I will be updating this week.

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