Thank you all for the kind reviews, I will try to keep up with this story as best as I can. Here's chapter two, enjoy!

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Chapter 2:

The day had begun and it wasn't until lunch that Damon appeared. Elena shut her locker, and he was there. He didn't look pleased; sort of confused and angry.

"I assumed you found her already?" Asked Elena

Damon looked away from her, he was conflicted with his own problems.

"I haven't seen her. But that power." Damon mused; "It's so strong, stronger than-never mind-." his voice turned flat, eliminating all emotion.

"Damon, are you alright?"

"I'm fine."

Damon still didn't meet her eyes, Elena wasn't convinced. And then Damon's head snapped up, and his eyes widened slightly. Elena felt it too, a choking power that pushed on her. It was surprised and full of warning. Damon then looked over his shoulder, Elena heard a gasp escape him. She looked in his direction to see Prince standing on the other side of the wall. Her face that was usually perfect was now shocked, slate eyes wide, lips parted. Prince then took a deep breath, squared her shoulders and looked at Elena, her eyes understanding and stupefied at the same time. Turning on her heels, she walked off, shaking her head as she went.

Elena turned back to Damon, who to her short surprise, was gone.

She let out an annoyed sigh, then Damon's voice came in her head; "Meet me in the Photography room."

When Elena had gotten her lunch, and walked into the Photography room, Stefan and Damon were already in the middle of a heated conversation.

Damon paused in mid-sentence as she entered.

"Sorry." Elena apologized, and sat her tray on a desk and sat to eat.

"That's alright." Said Stefan.

Damon walked over to the window and stared out with his hands in his pocket.

The room fell into minutes of silence, Elena decided to break it.

"So what was that all about?"

"About what?" Damon said flatly, his back still to her.

"You and Prince. You two were shocked at each other like lost lovers or something." Elena said tearing a piece of bread off and popping into her mouth.

Damon huffed a laugh; "Lovers? That's a nice analogy, but no."

"Then what?" Stefan asked.

It took Damon a while to find an answer. Finally he said; "It doesn't matter anymore. What matters is somehow, she's alive."

"So now what?" Elena asked, nonchalantly, eating an apple.

Stefan looked at his brother.

"I don't know." Damon admitted.

They looked sharply at Damon; "You don't know?" Elena began.

"She is… I-." Damon couldn't finish.

"You what?"

"I can't remember." Damon said finally.

"Good." A mature southern voice came from the door.

Elena and Stefan turned to see Prince leaning against the doorway, arms crossed, her eyes boring into Damon's back.

Damon turned to her and her beautiful face was blank.

A flash of awe flashed through Damon's features, quickly he buried it underneath a sarcastic smile and black fathomless eyes. A question dawned on him, it shouted at him, but instead, he said; "My have you grown. Not by much, but a woman at last."

Prince's blank face turned angry; Elena blinked and Prince wasn't in the same spot she was before. She looked to see that Prince was standing in front of Damon, looking up with him with her hand wrapped around his throat.

Noise filled Elena's ears, a sharp low growl that sent chills down her spine, and then a cheery chuckle.

Damon? Yes, Damon was laughing. The grip at his throat tightened, and he, having little air, stopped laughing.

Breathlessly, he said; "I'm sorry, I just can't take you seriously, your small, and doll like-"

Prince was done with hearing him, to shut him up, she crushed his windpipe with a slight increase of pressure in her grip.

Damon's eyes went bugging in shock and Prince let him go, and he went for his own throat, gasping for air. She could hear Stefan then advance on her, she groaned in annoyance and reached for his throat, and lifted him off his feet, above her head.

Prince inclined her head to look at him, his lips were pulled back, showing his long fangs.

"Oh I gotta pair of those." Prince said in a childish tone, then she clinked her own fangs out, just as impressive.

Elena couldn't see this anymore; she stood up from her front row seat, tall and proud.

"Stop it!" Elena ordered.

Prince turned her head to her and raised her eyebrow. "Hmm, brave, but it isn't bravery that will save your boyfriend here." Prince mused in a slow cool voice. It was full of evil.

"Let him go Temprince. He means you no harm. Stefan only intends to protect." Damon said after healing himself.

Prince laughed, such a evil laugh it was. "From what I recall you hate one another."

"That was then, now let him go. You do not wish to kill him in front of Elena and I know you are better then that." Damon said

"You know nothing." Prince hissed softly.

"Oh? Let my little brother go Temprince, I don't want to have to make you, and I will, trust me I wont make it pleasant."

Prince let a last growl escape her lips and let Stefan drop to his feet. Elena ran to him, typical thought prince giving them a distasteful look, she then turned her attention to Damon, her expression became still and dangerous.

The question that pecked at his tongue was now annoying he couldn't deny it being voiced any longer, he said;

"How are you here?"

Prince thought of a sarcastic answer but knew that wouldn't satisfy him, she knew what he meant by his question.

"You don't remember?" Prince tested.

"Tell me." Damon said dangerously getting closer to Prince.

Prince backed up and her voice came out in a rushed melody. " It's best if you don't know. I've come here in peace, I promise not to kill, but I'm part vampire so I do have the same diet as you. If you stay out of my life you wont be in any danger I may bring, I warn you know, stay. Away. From. Me." Prince got up close to Damon as she spat out the last few words. Her voice was full of warning, she meant every word of what she said, Damon knew that.

Damon saw that it was five minutes to noon, the class would be returning soon. Then returned his attention to her.

"Fine, you owe me a explanation, later at the boarding house don't be late." Damon demanded.

"No, us." Elena corrected

"Us?" Damon and Prince asked together.

"Yes, Stefan, Bonnie, Meredith, Matt and myself. They deserve to know that there is another vampire wondering our town, half or not, you are still a vampire either way."

"No." Prince said simply.

"You don't have any choice." Damon turned her attention to him with his hand on her jaw.

Prince slapped his hand away. "Its best for you to leave me alone, forget about me, you've done a great job up to this point. I suggest you keep it up."

"What if I don't?" Damon teased

Prince got closer to him, they were eye to eye, Prince didn't have to stand to tall on her toes to do that. "Then you'll only be bringing your own destruction, not only yourself but everyone you care about." Prince said slowly making sure he understood every word clearly.

"Is that so?"

"Yes."

"I will get answers from you one way or another." Damon's pitch black eyes starred Prince down to size, then continued . " I'm very good at getting what I want, I promise you that."

"I don't think so."

And with that she was gone. Neither Damon nor Stefan saw her leave.

HA! Yet another cliff hanger! I love leaving it that way! Hope you enjoyed chapter 2, plz review. Q: what did you think of Damon and Prince's interaction?

Note: keep a close watch at Prince's dialog, there may be some foreshadowing of future chapters.