*AN* I'm so sorry I haven't updated in AGES! I have been having a lot of problems and haven't been able to update! But I hope you like this chapter, hopefully it will be a bit longer, and might be good. Please review as last time I didn't get any, but I would like to thank the 2973 people who have viewed this story!

BTW, I know before there was the whole 'Klaus is back' thing, and then he helped Elena, but that will be coming back, because even though Damon is after Bonnie, Klaus is too, he is just in the background, watching everyone. Don't think that I forgot! Hopefully, the Klaus story will be coming back in this or the next chapter.

Also, if you don't like character deaths, then don't read this chapter; it will be in the recap in the next chapter.

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Recap:

As I read the text, my smile was lost and I was starting to panic. It was from Bonnie. It read:

'Hey Elena its Bonnie. Damon came round looking for a daylight ring. I don't know how he found out I was a witch, but he knew to come here. I don't know how. Please come and help me, I didn't give him a real one, but he will kill me when he finds out. HELP.'

"What's wrong?" Stefan asked curiously.

"It's Bonnie and Damon. Damon knows about Bonnie."

"What? How?"

"I have no Idea!"

"What do we do?"

"Go and get her. She gave him a fake daylight ring. He will kill her when he finds out."

With that, we left my house and drove to Bonnie's house as fast as we could.

Chapter 13

Elena's POV

When we reached Bonnie's house, there was no sound at all coming from the house. It was very frightening. Stefan and I crept up the porch stairs as silently as we could, and opened the door slowly. Nothing. I ran up the stairs at vampire speed, to find Bonnie locked in her room. The sun was starting to come up, and we knew we didn't have much time. I knocked on the door and whispered her name, hoping she would hear. She came to the door, obviously recognising my voice. Stefan came up behind me. Bonnie opened the door warily, but when she realised who it was, a sudden flurry of relief covered her face. Stefan sighed in relief, but knew we had to go. He motioned to both of us that we needed to leave. We followed him down the stairs but I was getting insanely worried. I didn't know if I could carry both Stefan and Bonnie all the way back to my house, but I thought it would be worth a try. I grabbed Stefan and Bonnie around the waist, and ran. We were back at my home within around 5 minutes, which was much quicker than taking the car. Also, my car will distract Damon, so we will have a little more time. When we stopped outside my front door, I was breathless.

"Thanks." Bonnie and Stefan said in unison.

I was still panting, trying to catch my breath. Stefan took my keys out of my pocket and opened the door. We would be safe here, as Damon hadn't been invited in. Even though I lived here, I didn't own it. Jenna did, and she had to invite him in for Damon to be able to enter. All three of use entered the house and scurried up the stairs. We reached the inside of my bedroom, and I turned around and locked the door. Bonnie flopped onto my bed, leaving Stefan and I standing up. It was rather awkward.

"So, Bonnie. What actually happened?" Stefan asked, trying to break the awkwardness.

"Well. Long story short, he came here, 'compelled' me to let him in and then 'compelled' me to give him the ring." She explained.

"Why the sarcastic 'compelled'?" Stefan asked.

"Elena gave me a vervain bracelet so I could never be compelled by a vampire. Vampires are… allergic to vervain. I had to pretend I was being compelled, so I had to let him in, and I had to give him a ring. But I could give him a fake one, so I did"

Stefan's look of confusion was lost. He understood.

"So how long ago did Damon leave?" I asked.

"About half an hour ago." She replied.

"Ok. He is probably in the woods somewhere. Waiting for the sun to come up. What are we going to do? He is going to kill Bonnie when he starts to burn." Stefan asked.

"I don't know yet. Let me think." I replied. Bonnie was trembling with fear. Nice one Stefan.

It was nearly 4am. The sun would be coming up soon. I wonder what Bonnie had been doing up so late anyway. Stefan and I had only slept for like an hour, and we were still exhausted from the sex earlier on this morning. We woke around 3am, then Bonnie texted about 5 minutes after that. I was very curious.

I came out of my thoughts to ask her.

"Bonnie?" I called.

"Yeah?" She replied.

"What were you doing at 3am in the morning?" I asked cautiously.

"Oh. I was just reading. I couldn't sleep." She answered wearily.

"Oh right." I replied. I let it go after that.

Damon's POV

Finally. A way to let me walk freely in the sun. I was starting to believe that there would never be a way, but now there is. For nearly 3 years I have been stuck inside during the day. I am absolutely ecstatic. I can't believe it. I wonder what Stefan will say. Hold on. This is how Elena walks in the sun. She knew all along, and she didn't tell me? A fellow vampire? What a bitch. But anyway, I can't wait to feel the warm rays of the sun shining on my skin. There is one thing I am wondering about. It's actually kind of scaring me. I mean, I don't see Elena during the day to know, but do I sparkle like a stupid prat? Like in Twilight? No way. Well I bloody well hope not. I still can't wait. Only a few more hours…

Think of all the things I will be able to do when I can walk in the sunlight! I can go to bars during the day like I used to with Lexi. I can drink from people in the alleys during the day; I can do what I like. I can drive! I can travel the States again, instead of staying in crappy old Mystic Falls for an eternity.

As I thought about these thinks, I sat down against a tree in the woods near my house as I waited for the sun to rise.

It got to 5am and I suddenly the sun started to rise. This was it. The time has come for me and the sun to meet. The sun comes up over the horizon…

"AARRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!" I scream at the top of my voice as I sprint at vampire speed back to the Boarding house. Luckily I am only a few hundred yards from the house, but when I get into the dark, I look down at my body to see hundreds of little burn on my body and through my clothes. I am going to kill that lying scumbag witch.

Stefan's POV

It was 6am, around an hour after the sun rose. I am feeling sick with worry about Elena and Bonnie. Damon would have realised that the ring doesn't work and will be planning revenge. I am actually scared. Not a lot of things scare me, but this is one of the things that do. Damon on a rampage? I am definitely frightened.

Elena dragged me back to reality when she asked in a worried tone,

"Stefan? What the hell are we going to do?" She gave an extremely frightened look. I shivered.

"I don't know. When he comes to get Bonnie, which he will, we will have to either persuade him to forgive her, or kill him."

Silence.

"Kill him? Your own brother?" Bonnie asked surprised at my response.

"Yes. I will have to if it meant him not hurting you or Elena. I couldn't cope if one of you two got hurt." I replied.

If Damon got to Bonnie and hurt her, Elena would never forgive me. If Elena died, Bonnie would never forgive me and I wouldn't be able to cope with Elena not here with me. So if it means I have to kill Damon, I will. I have been practicing recently on how to kill vampires. I was training to have a bit of a chance against a vampire, should I need to kill one.

"Stefan?" Elena said.

"Hmm?" I replied.

"I… I just realised…wouldn't this, if you kill Damon, we will find out if you are a hunter…?" Her voice trailed off at the end of her question.

I leaned against the wall and thought. If I kill Damon, this will show if I am a hunter. But what if I am? I will try and kill Elena? Or become a vampire? This situation just got harder to deal with.

Later that day…

All day, all 3 of us haven't spoken much all day. It has been silent for most of it. The only time someone made a noise was when Elena asked if anyone wanted food or drink and Bonnie and I replied. It was deafening. I have been thinking all day of a plan to keep everyone safe. When Damon turns up here, he can't get in because he hasn't been invited in. I'll try and talk to him, but if that doesn't work, I'll let him it, then get Elena to distract him, and then I'll shove a stake through his heart. I know, this all sounds crazy that I would kill my own brother just like that. But I can't have him hurting Elena or Bonnie. Or anyone. He is a danger to everyone, so he needs to be stopped. His anger is so hard for him to control, and when he gets raged, no one can control him. He goes absolutely fucking mental. I have seen it. I have battle scars, all over my back to prove what his anger is like. No one, I mean NO ONE wants to see angry Damon.

The sun had set and Elena was pacing back and forth across the room. I had told both Bonnie and Elena my plan and they both thought I was nuts. To be honest, I am. All of us are terrified. Elena, who is still frantically pacing the floor while biting her nails, is trying to conjure up another plan other than me trying to get myself killed.

Just then, all three of us froze. We heard the knock at the door.

"Hello? Anybody home? I know you're in there! I can hear you breathing you sons of bitches! Get your sorry asses down here and face me like a real person!" We all hear Damon shout. The tension in the room heightens. I get up off the floor where I was sitting and slowly move to the door. I motion to Bonnie and Elena to stay quiet and to stand at the top of the staircase, standing ready with a stake in their hand. I have one in the back of my trousers, so Damon can't see it. I go down the stairs and open the front door to see Damon looking very pissed off.

"I don't want to see you. Bonnie! Get your sorry ass down here!" Damon says.

"Oh what a nice way to say hello. Hi Damon. Even if she came to the door, you couldn't attack her. You haven't been invited in." I say to him. I can see the rage in his eyes.

"I screw you. Get Elena here. And Bonnie. I want to speak to them." He ordered me in a menacing tone. I motioned to Elena and Bonnie to come down, but to hide the stakes. The come down the stairs slowly. When they get to the bottom, they stand a good distance away from the door.

"Hello Elena. Bonnie." He said, nodding his head at them.

"What do you want Damon?" Elena asked. You could hear the terror in her voice.

"You all know what I bloody want! Why did you give me a fake ring? I almost fried! Also, I compelled you Bonnie! How on earth did you resist me?" Damon screamed at us, with a sly smirk on his face.

"I have a vervain bracelet! And I gave you a fake ring because of this! Your temper! If one person pisses you off, you won't think twice about killing them! It's bad enough at night, but during the day? I was not going to let that happen!" Bonnie screamed at him, trying to sound confident, but we all knew how frightened she was.

"Ha! Well I'm sorry Bonnie, but I am going to walk in the sunlight again. Even if it means torturing you to make you do the crappy voodoo witchy spell." He replied with a bone-chilling smile on his face. I shivered.

"Good luck! I haven't invited you in!" Elena retorted to Damon's statement.

"Now you haven't. But you will." He replies.

"Look Damon. Bonnie is right. None of us are going to let you in here or give you a proper ring. So what are you going to do?" I asked.

"Well. How about this. You will shove the stake that you have behind your back through Elena's chest unless she lets me in." He compelled me.

"I will stake Elena unless she lets you in." I replied, both of our eyes diluting. I turned around to face Elena. I walked over to her.

"Let him in, or I will stake you." I told her.

"Stefan… Fight it… Say no to killing me." She replied.

"I can't. Let him in, or I kill you." I reply.

She turns to face Damon and says "Come in."

"Thank you, Elena and Stefan. Now, Bonnie. Me and you need a 'talk'" Damon said.

"No. I have nothing to say to you." Bonnie replied.

Damon smirked then started to walk over to Bonnie. When he reached her, he stood in front of her. He was just about to take wrap his hands around Bonnie's neck when I came up behind him and shoved the stake I had ready into his back. He squealed in pain. The veins on his face popped up, his face turned grey and lifeless. He fell to the floor and landed on his back, shoving the stake right through his body, out to the other side. Damon is dead.

Elena's POV

I let a sigh of relief come out of my mouth when I saw Damon dead on the floor. I was so relieved. I don't know how Stefan must be feeling right now; he just killed his own brother. But I am so relieved. Bonnie sighed too, and relaxed. Stefan just stood there, frozen. He looked very pale. Like he was very ill.

"Stefan? Stefan? Are you ok?" I ask. No response. I walk over to him and hug him and he finally moves. He feels cold and I can hear his heart beating furiously. He wraps his arms around me. I suddenly feel safe again.

It was silent for a few moments. Until Bonnie spoke.

"Uhh… Elena?"

"Yeah?"

"Look at Stefan."

I stepped back to where Bonnie stood. I gasped.

"What is it?" Stefan asks. He looks down and sees it. He looks even worse than he did before.

"What is that?" Both me and Stefan asked Bonnie in unison.

"It's… It's the hunters mark."

*AN* So… Want to kill me? Want to shove a stake through my heart? Well, someone had to die, and Damon was being an ass. So… Stefan is a hunter! I'm sorry that I lost that for a while, but I had it all planned. Also, Klaus will DEFINITELY be coming back in the next chapter. Also, there will be some more M-rated stuff soon!

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