A/N: Basically, for all of you readers who are confuzzled right now. The first time Delena kissed Elena went back to Stefan a little while after (because she was scared Damon would hurt her and shiz.). And then when they finally slept together Damon decided to 'do a Damon' and be a dick so that caused Elena to play Damon at his own game and reject him. But now as you can see they've made up and in this chapter Stefan realises Elena can't be without Damon but he can't be without Elena so they offer to share her; is that a better explination? :o Well, anywho, read and review? You know you want to, xo xo; Danny and Jackie. ;] (Yes, Jackie is now just as much obsessed with Gossip Girl as Danny is. ^^)

Chapter Twelve: Brothers Should Share Things.

He was literally about a mere second away of coming, and then he heard a voice. A voice he would recognise anywhere, and the one that brought him down to earth in less than a second, all the pleasure came crashing down, cooling down into the feeling of anger that swept through his body. He did not register Stefan's words at first, but then Elena spoke, no, stuttered and the way she said it pushed him to cast him back mind few seconds back and try to catch what Stefan said.

'I'll do it, Elena.'

Damon frowned. Do what? He was as confused as Elena seemed to be, but then came the answer and Damon was left staring at his brother with his mouth open. He could not believe what his little brother had just said. He couldn't get a word out. Not one word could pass through his lips, but he discovered that he could move. Something that seemed impossible few minutes ago. He moved closer to Elena, and wrapped his arms around her protectively, like .. A lion who denied sharing something that belong to him.

Elena could feel a lone drop of blood that still remained upon her lower lip. But right now, she didn't know what to do.. What to say.. What to think. Stefan had SURE them? How much had he seen? Had he been watching the moment her lips had touched his neck.. Or only came over as he spoke. Elena squinted her eyes slightly, but it wasn't an unfriendly gesture, she was just trying to read Stefan to try and understand. But all she could see was hurt and... And honesty. Stefan wanted to.. To SHARE HER WITH DAMON? Elena shook her head slightly, she couldn't quite believe what she was hearing as well as speaking. Her tongue flicked across her lower lip and she quickly swallowed the small drop of blood before swallowing. She was pulled into Damon's arms, trying before finally succeeding to speak.

"What are.. Talking about.. Stefan, I.. Share me? Like.. Like Katherine?" she blurted, staring at him in horror.

And after that, everything took on a dream-like quality. Stefan took few steps towards Elena, and before Damon's brain registered what he was doing, Stefan leaned down and kissed Elena. Then a growl shot through the silence. It was one of the most terrifying sounds he ever heard, and what made it even worse was the fact that he had made it, and it made Stefan back away a bit.

"Stay away." Damon barked at the younger brother, a dangerous edge to his tone.

Stefan looked at his challengingly as if waiting to see what Damon will do, if he doesn't obey.

Everything happened so fast then, and one moment she was safe and secure within Damon's arms, (the man she'd just freely suck blood out of, giving him intense pleasure) and now within the arms of his younger, charming brother. Her current boyfriend. Elena didn't really register him kissing her until he backed away slightly, but didn't let her go. Finally, she found her voice. She shook her head.

"Don't.. Please.. Both of you, calm down.. I don't want to be Katherine. I am NOT her!" Elena almost screamed.

Stefan watched Damon with cautious eyes, while Damon's gaze might as well have been shooting dangers at the younger brother. Hearing Elena, his eyes left Stefan and travelled to her, his expression changing drastically, as he put both his hands on her shoulder, looking her in the eyes he spoke.

"Of course, you're not. Stefan's being ridiculous. Right.? Stefan.? "The last two parts he said, looking at Stefan, and his voice changed into the one of a cynical, sarcastic, cold Damon.

Elena had had about just enough of this. Okay, she wasn't exactly innocent in all of this, but seriously! Just because she loved them both didn't mean they had to act like such.. Such children. Damon's blood had gave her an extra jolt of excitement as well of pure anger. The second Damon's skin touched hers, she relaxed, looking down. Stefan had an odd expression on his face, a smile. He shook his head.

"He'll hurt you, Elena.. What's better than having two for the price of one.. Damon knows you love me too... I'm doing this for you, love," he soothed.

Damon looked at Stefan as he spoke, but then he let his gaze travel down to Elena. He wondered what was going on in her mind. The grip of his hands on her shoulders was still firm, but not as strong as to hurt her. He didn't dare move.

"What do YOU know about me, little brother?" He asked, anger seeping out as he looked at his brother. "You know nothing. You're a fool!" The last sentence was louder than anything he'd said before but it was still controlled.

He was very near losing his temper though.

Elena could still taste the rich taste of Damon's blood that had so recently exploded into her mouth, she wanted that passion again, but Stefan.. What if Stefan was right? She had hurt Stefan.. She'd hurt him so much, and she'd do anything to make it up to him, Elena didn't know what to say - so she said nothing. Stefan smiled a little more, looking to his elder sibling with pity in his eyes.

"You use women as items Damon, trophies if you will. I will not have her treated that way. She loved me too, you know," Stefan informed him, unphased by Damon's anger.

"And this is where you're wrong." He informed Stefan; his cold eyes registering the pity in Stefan's and that angered him.

He hated pity. Subconsciously, as if to emphasize his point, he pulled Elena to him, closer. His arms going around her again, but all that, he did subconsciously because all his attention was on Stefan.

"I'm not going to hurt her, Stefan." He said, bitterly.

But really, after all, at the end of the day, it was all up to Elena. He looked into Stefan's eyes, before speaking to Elena, all the while keeping his eyes on his younger brother.

"That choice, however, belongs to Elena. Love? "He addressed her, not even moving his eyes away from Stefan. "One or both?" He didn't say it out loud, but after that it was pretty clear that he was ready to share her, even if it did not make him happy.

Stefan watched Damon with a cold and hard expression. He'd thought he' found everything in Elena. All he'd ever wanted. But he was obviously wrong, so very very wrong. Why did every girl he ever fell in love with always have to fall in love with his brother too? It wasn't even as if they were similar in looks or in their personalities; they were a complete contrast! Everything they were saying seemed to go completely over Elena's head. She didn't know what to say anymore - what could she say? And on those words 'One or both' she looked to Stefan, then to Damon, then back to Stefan. Her eyes widened and her features angered.

"You both actually think I'd sleep with you BOTH? That I'd go from one another back and forward like some sort of freakin' hoe! Is that what you think of me?" Elena could feel the tears building up inside of her once again.

A second later, Stefan was standing right beside them, shaking his head what seemed to be very abrupt.

"No, no, no. "He repeated, his expression pained.

Damon swallowed hard and looked at his brother, hoping he would find the right words to explain it to Elena, what they meant when they said both. He knew that she loved both, and she couldn't choose. So what else was there left? None or both? None wasn't even an option.

"That's not what I mean, love." Stefan continued. "That's the last thing we would ever think about you, I just don't want it to be like the way it is. It's getting both me and Damon, even if he doesn't show it, hurt." He explained, looking at Damon for a second, to see him nod, and then he looked at Elena again.

Elena watched them both for a few seconds, and eventually she calmed down. She had no idea why she freaked out like that; well, that was a lie, she did know. It was because of her, the bitch, Katherine. She'd always been so paranoid that she'd just been a replacement to Stefan and to Damon too. But now she knew deep down she knew that they both loved her. Elena nodded, swallowing hard before taking Damon's hand in her right and Stefan's in her left. She went to speak, but shook her head and dropped each of their hands before linking on set of fingers with Damon's she spoke to Stefan.

"Stefan, I slept with Damon last night. And he didn't compel me, he didn't need to. I lost my virginity to him. I wanted to. Doesn't that mean anything to you? How can you even stand the sight of me?"

Stefan was calm. Damon decided that he probably knew about all of it already. His little brother moved his hand up and brushed a strand of hair out of Elena's face.

"That doesn't matter, love. I know, but I love you. "He let his hand drop to his side, and sigh. "But.. It's up to you." He looked at Damon, and he could have sworn he saw a flicker of resignation in Stefan's eyes, and then his younger brother took a step back, trying to keep a straight face, although Damon could see through that facade easily.

Stefan was hurt. Well, why shouldn't he be?

Elena felt a jolt at her left side; it was as if someone had punched her directly into her heart. But as she looked up to Damon, she realised that this pain she felt was nothing like the pain she'd felt when she'd denied her love for Damon. That was.. That was truly unbearable. Elena ripped her eyes away from Damon and looked up at Stefan, the tears met her cheeks once again as she spoke.

"Tell me how to make it better, Stefan," she took his hand with her last free one and held one of each of their hands as she continued "Both of you, tell me what you both want.. Please."

"You." They both chorused, at the exact same time and the exact same tone of voice.

Damon looked up at Stefan, to find his younger brother looking at him as well. He smiled slightly, but it didn't touch his eyes, and Stefan understood. And he smiled back the same way. And somehow, something changed in that moment. For the first time in decades, Damon didn't feel bad about having a brother. He forgot how close they used to be back in Renaissance Italy, before they have both fallen in love with the same woman. It was a weird feeling, and he decided to push it to the back of his mind at the moment. He then locked his eyes on Elena, likewise did Stefan.

Elena was a little taken aback by the certain similarity of both of their tones and of course, she should have guessed that they would have both answered the same. That they both wanted her. But how could she give them both what they wanted? She'd have to break one of their hearts either way she looked at it. She loved them both, but there was something Damon had that Elena simply couldn't live without; it was selfish, but she couldn't give up Damon. Elena swallowed hard, but kept hold of both of their hands as she spoke again.

"But you both couldn't cope with sharing me. You did that with Katherine and look where it got you; an eternity of hate towards one another. I don't want to be the cause of that.."

"No, Elena." Damon spoke, before Stefan could open his mouth. "We ended up NOT sharing Katherine; we ended up losing her, because we WOULDN'T share her. Which to be honest, if I had to repeat I would, because otherwise I wouldn't have met you."

He looked at Stefan, his little brother only nodded in agreement. He then looked at Elena again and went to continue, but it was Stefan who spoke.

"He's right. And back then, it wasn't only Katherine we had lost. We lost something else, something more valuable. Each other. I lost my brother. "

Damon didn't dare look at Stefan, but he felt his eyes on him.

He simply just said. "I don't want to make the same mistake again."

Elena frowned. It seemed they really would share her.. That they really wouldn't mind if she spent the rest of forever with each other; sharing the same girl... Damon and Stefan Salvatore. Could she really do this? Be with them both? Sure, it was a fine short-term solution, but long term? She wasn't so sure. Would they truly be happy? Forever sharing her? They couldn't be.. Could they? Elena smiled. But not because of the situation, but because of Stefan's words, the brother's, no matter what, loved one another. And Elena knew no woman should ever come between that.

"You both, I'm so proud of you... My boys," she tested the words out on her tongue before speaking again "I don't know what to do for the best... Maybe. Maybe its best if I. let you both go," she said in a hurt whisper before closing her eyes. "I don't want to hurt either of you, but I know I have to.."

Danny+Jackie x3