I cried all the way home. This is why it's dangerous for vampires to fall in love like this. Everything is so much more intense, when we fall- we fall hard. I walked into the house after vamp speeding home only to find Caroline and Tyler fooling around on the couch. It wasn't what I needed to see.

"Elena, I thought you were spending the afternoon with Damon." She said until she saw the tears in my eyes.

"Uh oh, what happened? I haven't seen you cry since we met." She said frowning. She apologized to Tyler and led me up to my room. I sat down on the bed and she sat beside me, holding my hand.

"I told him about me despite me promising myself I wouldn't do that again. But this time I actually fell for him. I fell in love with him, maybe the first time I spent any actual time with him." I told her.

"That's a good thing isn't it? You fell in love." She said.

"Until he ripped my heart out and stomped on it. He completely freaked out when I brought up the V word." I sobbed.

"It's okay Elena. Go to school on Monday, do a little flirting to make him see what he's missing. He'll come running back, and if he doesn't it doesn't matter. He's just a guy." She told me trying to make me feel better.

"He's not just a guy Caroline. I think he might he the guy." I said completely heartbroken.

"If he is, then things will work out. If he is your soul mate, then the V word won't be able to keep you guys apart." She told me and I hugged her.

"I think I need to get out of town for a couple days. I need to regroup." I told her and she didn't respond.

"Are you sure about that? What about us blending in and not getting noticed?" She asked and I sighed.

"There is no one after us Care. I just let you believe there was. I have no idea where my father is, but I know he wasn't kidnapped." I told her finally.

"Why would you do that? I've been living frightened someone was after us." She said disappointed.

"I needed the toned down Caroline. I was trying to protect you from my mistakes." I confessed.

"If you weren't already so upset I would be really upset with you right now Elena. But I guess I understand why you did it and at least now I know I can be Caroline Forbes." She told me happily.

"I don't want to change you Care. You're all I have in this world and I can't lose you too. So be whoever you want, do whatever you want. Just please don't get us killed." I said to her and she smiled.

"Yay, but now about that whole you leaving town thing." She said and I sighed.

"Not forever, just for a couple days. I need to regroup." I told her and she nodded slowly.

"Do you want me to come with you?" She asked and I shook my head.

"There is a game this weekend and you can't miss it. Just tell the rest of the squad that I had a family emergency or something." I told her and she nodded. I could tell she was happy that I didn't want her to come. She had a life here and I didn't want to disrupt it until there came a time we had to leave. But I wanted to make this one work.

"I'll let you pack an overnight bag or whatever. I need to go tell Tyler that we have to reschedule. You need me more right now." She told me and I hugged her.

"I'm fine, hang out with Tyler. I'm just going to sit up here and wallow." I told her and she laughed.

"Don't you remember, we wallow together? Never alone." She reminded me as she walked out of my room.

True to her word, she sent Tyler away and spent the rest of the day upstairs with me. She held me while I cried out all of my tears. I had to teach myself to be strong when I was finally faced with him again. I know it was ridiculous to be so sad right now. We hadn't been together very long, I didn't even know if we were official or not. Normally, one didn't feel like this over a relationship so short. But vampirism caused everything to be heightened, even feelings of love. It was both a blessing and a curse. It was nice to feel so intensely for someone, but when it ended I was left devastated.

"When are you leaving?" She asked.

"In a little while. I have to stop at Damon's house to do something for him. He'll never know I was there." I told her.

"Why are you going there?" She asked suspiciously.

"I want to do something for him. I'm going to cure his mom. She suffers from pretty intense delusions, some harmless, some not. It's mental so I can make her not have them anymore by making her believe that she's healthy." I told her and she nodded.

"What if you get caught?" She asked and I shook my head.

"I won't. She has her own bedroom in case she goes into a delusion and doesn't know who Giuseppe is. I'll go in, compel her and leave." I explained. Caroline didn't look completely convinced but I knew she would let me go just the same. She trusted me and I trusted her. It was the way we were.

I went over to Damon's house in the very late hours of the night. I couldn't hear anything in the house so I knew everyone was asleep. I snuck in through the door as quiet as a mouse and immediately went to track down Lily's room. Once I found it I walked in to find her sitting at her dressing table brushing her hair. She was silent as she stared at her reflection.

"Are you my maid?" She asked in a lilted accent and I knew she was in one of her delusions.

"Yes ma'am." I said curtsying and walking over to her. I kneeled before her and took her face in my hand. She was completely still and I made her focus.

"You are never going to have another delusion again. You are going to love your husband and your boys. You're going to be healthy for them. You don't want them to worry anymore." I told her. She repeated my words back to me groggily and I helped her to her bed. The compulsion took a lot from her. It was the biggest act of compulsion I have ever done. It would take lots out of Lily to fight off the delusions. She would be tired but it would be worth it for her family. When she was safely in bed I walked out of the room and down the hall to Damon's room. I listened at his door and heard shallow breathing so I opened it slightly to peek in. I saw that he was sleeping so I walked in and shut the door. I needed to see him before I left. It was only for a couple days but I needed to forget my feelings for him. At least bury them enough to ignore them. He was asleep on his back and he was shirtless. I sniffled slightly and left the room as quick as I could.

Once I was back at my car, I got in and turned it on before driving to the town line. I paused for a second before finally leaving Mystic Falls. I would be back, but for right now I just needed a place to let my wounded soul heal.