AN: And…. I'm back for another chapter!!! Thanks to everyone who reviewed for the last chapter!!! You guys are seriously amazing!!!!!!

Disclaimer: I know it's sad, but it's true. I no own VD and neither do you… hey… that rhymed!!


Stefan POV

Elena's safety was something I had concerned myself with since the second I had fallen in love with her. That was probably why I had decided to start spending evenings outside of her home. I just had to be sure nothing would happen to her. But, however stalker like it may seem, it was surely a good thing that I had decided to do it tonight. I was able to catch her suspicions on my brother and I.

I sighed. Maybe I should seriously consider telling her. After all, Elena was a smart girl, no matter how little intelligence she showed. It would only be a matter of time before she figured it out on her own. It would be much better to hear it from me, instead. And, that would give Bonnie someone to talk to about the whole vampire business.

So, what were the downsides to not telling her?? Well, for one, she wouldn't be able to "accidentally" spill my brother's and my secret to the whole student population. But, the worst thing that could happen would- yes, even worse than my secret, vampyrical life being revealed- would be if she was so frightened that the blonde haired beauty would never want to be around me again. That was something I never wanted to risk.

However, I didn't get another moment to think things through when Elena went to her window and opened it. I stood still, extremely afraid to breathe in fear of being caught.

She squinted out into the darkness. Almost as if she could see something. I held my breathe completely now- before I had only been breathing slightly. I hoped that she would realize nothing was out there. I hoped that she would realize that no one was out here. I hoped she would head back inside and shut her window, giving me a clean escape.

However, none of that happened. Instead, Elena leaned even further out her window and her eyes- those bright, beautiful blue eyes- landed directly on my hiding spot.

"Is someone out there?" she called out, "I can see you!! You may as well come out!!!"

I gulped. Crap. If I reveal myself, she'll wonder how the hell I got up into the tree. If I use my vampire speed to get away, she'll undoubtedly see at least a blur zooming by. That would give away my secret and I'd have to tell her how I'd moved so quickly. So, what was a guy/vampire able to do than chose then lesser of two evils?? I decided to reveal myself.

I hoped down effortlessly from the high tree and onto her yard. My clothes and my body held no trace of the fact that I had just been up in the wilderness. There would undoubtedly be questions about that as well.

It was pure luck for me that she had a vine fence on the side of her house that her room was on. I could just climb up there and show myself. Of course, I could have just run up the side of the house if need be, but that would only give Elena more things to question about me. This way was much easier.

I swung myself up the fence and onto her window sill where she was still calling out for someone to show up. It had only taken me a couple seconds for me to jump down from the tree to arrive at her window. Supernatural speed has its advantages. She immediately stopped shouting the second she saw me. Her eyes became the size of saucers.

Elena was so startled, she lost her balance. Again, supernatural speed came in handy. I was able to catch her one hand that was still hanging on the sill. It was a lucky thing, too. Since I had never been invited in, I would've have been able to stop her from whacking her head on the hard wood bedroom floor.

As soon as I pulled the rest of her body back up with her, I released her hand. There was still much to talk about and I had yet to actually welcome myself.

"Good afternoon," I said after a couple seconds, "I believe you were looking for me."


Damon POV:

I was walking down town square, admiring the scenery of late autumn. Normally, I would have never thought to give a damn about something as- what's the word?- simple as this. After all, I am a vampire. I would have dozens of lifetimes to see what humans treasured over and over again. It became much of a bore to me…. That is, until Bonnie told me she enjoyed this trivial things. Now, I couldn't get enough of it.

After about an hour of wandering around, I decided to sit down on one of the benches. It gave me a good view of the stores and the humans going in them. I needed to feed almost desperately. That was also another reason I was out here. I needed to pick my next victim.

I was in a lot of luck today. It was only a little after an hour of waiting before what I thought was the perfect candidate came out of one of the many stores. Blonde hair and- from what I could see from her profile- bright blue eyes. Curvy and gorgeous all around. A lot like Elena.

My mouth started to water as I walked up to the blonde beauty. One could only imagine how sweet her blood must taste. I walked up to the young woman and tapped her on her shoulder. I was ready to begin the flirting and mind control. But, when she truned around, I was in for the biggest shock of both my vampire and human life.

The young woman wasn't al all who I thought she was. She was the woman my brother and I loved over five hundred years ago. She was the woman that gave both my brother and I this eternal life. She was the woman who had made my brother and I think she was dead. She was the woman who had played the two of us for saps and left us behind without another word. She was…

"Katherine!!!!"