My Hero Chapter 4

Dear Diary,

Sorry I haven't written much. I've been too busy with Stefan, and no, not in that way. Lately, he has changed and it's not good. Ever since Damon and I locked him up in that tomb he's been more violet and angry. He's still drinking human blood. I thought that time locked away in the cell would do him some good but apparently did the complete opposite. He has been hurting me in more ways then one and one night it got so bad that he threw me against the wall.

But luckily, Damon saved me. Who would have thought that I would be saying that. He gave me some of his blood to make the pain easier for me to bear then we went to a hotel where we spent the night. I'm still confused by this whole ordeal. Stefan was supposed to be better after staying away from human blood but it just made him worse then ever before. I feel so helpless, nothing being able to help him is killing me, but then again I probably don't want to be around him right now.

My relationship with Damon has drastically changed. He's not the same guy who came to destroy Mystic Falls and who was filled with pain over Katherine. He's starting to show a different side of him that I have never seen before. He's starting to feel and show emotion. He claims that he doesn't care about his brother but I can see that he does. Whether he likes to admit or not, Damon has feelings for his brother and me.

Damon is here, probably to make sure I'm still alive. I'll try to write more if I can.

Elena closed her diary and faced Damon who was in her room. She put her diary under her pillow and watched as Damon smirked. "That's where you hide your diary where you write everything in? That's such a pathetic hiding spot."

Elena glared. "Well, where else do you suggest I hide it?"

Damon detached himself from the wall and walked over to her pillow, grabbing her diary and pushing a picture frame back. He set the diary neatly in there and shut it. "There, now that's a little not-to-obvious spot."

Elena sighed. "What are you doing here? Checking to see if I made it through the night?"

Damon smirked. "You give me too much credit Elena. I came here because we are going to Italy."

Elena's mouth nearly hit the floor. "We're what?"

"Yep."

Elena stood there, flabbergasted. "I can't go Italy Damon!"

"Aw C'mon Elena. Don't you want to get away from Stefan?"

Elena looked down at the ground. She wanted to get away from him but she didn't want to leave Jenna and Jeremy. "I can't Damon. Jenna and Jeremy will be worried and I'm sure Jenna won't let me go Italy with you."

Damon gave her his classic smile. "I took care of everything. You don't have to worry about anything."

Elena groaned. "Don't tell me you compelled them! Damon-"

"You can thank me later. Now, no time to waste. The plane leaves in two hours."

Damon went to go grab a suitcase when Elena put her arm firmly on his shoulder. "Damon, I am not going to Italy!"

"Oh?" Damon questioned, reaching into his pocket and pulled out a plane ticket. "Well, according to this you are."

Elena grabbed the plane ticket and threw it to the floor. "I don't want to go to Italy! Now get out!"

Damon laughed as Elena attempted to push him out of the door. "Elena, you need to get away from your life for awhile. Maybe a week or two?"

Elena growled. She was backed up into a corner with no way out. She might as well go if it means to get Damon to leave her alone. "Fine." she said through gritted teeth. "I'll go."

Damon reached down and picked up the discarded ticket. "Well, we better get going."

Elena nodded reluctantly as she went to her closet to grab her stuff. She opened the door to find the closet nearly empty. Elena turned to Damon who was holding a black suitcase. "You're already to go."

Elena said nothing as she grabbed her suitcase and bolted out the door with Damon at her heels. After they loaded up the car, they drove off towards the airport.

Elena leaned her head back into the leather and looked at Damon who was driving. "Can I go say goodbye to my friends?"

Damon rolled his eyes as he turned a corner. "We're not going to live in Italy. We're just going there for a few days."

Elena nodded, lost in thought. She didn't know how she should feel about going on this trip with Damon. She was glad that she was going to get away from Stefan but she worried about her other friends. She hoped they would stay safe. She also hoped that she lived this trip with Damon. Who knows what he'll do?

Damon pulled up into the parking lot and cut the engine. He got out of the car and shyly walked over to Elena's door and opened it for her. "After you ma'am."

Elena rolled her eyes and got out, grabbing her suitcase from the truck and dropping it on the ground with a thud. Damon grabbed his luggage from the car and locked it. "We have time to kill before the plane leaves. What do you want to do?"

"Leave." Elena said, earning a disapproving look from Damon.

"Elena, these tickets cost alot of money. I may be the richest person but I still care about where I'm throwing my money at."

Elena sighed. "Fine. How about we go shopping?" She smiled at the end. If Damon was going to make her miserable, then she might as well do the same.

Damon laughed as they walked through the automatic door. "Nice try. We don't have time to buy every store here."

Elena playfully smacked his shoulders. "I wasn't going to buy the store! I'm not that rich like some people. I was just going to look."

"Yeah, sure you were." Elena sharply glared at him.

"I was too!"

Damon shook his head, walking towards the counter to get their gate number. "You are such a child Elena."

Elena crossed her arms and stuck her tongue out at him. Damon, being the mature one, did the same thing. "I suggest you keep that in your mouth if you want to keep it."

Elena laughed. "You too."

They came up to the counter and got their gate number then went to go sit down in the chair. Elena pulled her phone out to find six missed calls and four text messages. "Who was it?"

Elena lifted her phone up to show Damon. Damon groaned. "What does bunny eater want?"

Elena skimmed over the text messages and handed her phone to Damon. "He said that he is really sorry for what he did."

Damon rolled his eyes at the messages. "Yep, he also threatened that he is going to kill me if I'm spotted with you."

Elena sunk into the black seat, her eyes wide. "What am I doing?"

Damon put his arm around Elena's body, holding her close to him. "Relax, he can't find us now that we're going to be in Italy."

Elena nodded, still not reassured. "I hope you are right."

They sat there in silence until their gate number was called. "That's us." Damon said, picking his bag up and slinging it over his shoulder.

Elena picked up hers and together they walked towards where everyone was boarding the plane. Damon gave the woman his passport and they boarded the plane. "Are you sure that this is a good idea?" asked Elena as they maneuvered around the flock of people to get to their seats.

Damon nodded, sitting down in his seat. "For the last time, you are not going to regret this."

Elena nodded, laying back in her seat as she slipped off to sleep. A long plane ride is ahead of them.

A/N: I hoped you liked it! Please review! Btw, how long does it take to get to Italy from ATL?