Okay, time for Chapter 6. :) This is kind of a long one, but it was one of my favorites so far to write. Enjoy & thanks for reading! :)

"The taste of her breath, I'll never get over. And the noises that she made kept me awake. The weight of the things that remain unspoken, built up so much, it crushed us everyday. It's not over tonight. Just give me one more chance to make it right. I may not make it through the night, but I won't go home without you."~Won't Go Home Without You-Maroon 5

Elena

It had been over an hour since Stefan had been gone and I was starting to get really worried. I decided to call him. It rang several times, but he didn't answer.

Several minutes later my phone vibrated and it was a text from Stefan: I'm so sorry Elena. I'm only doing this to protect you. You can't be around me. Go find Damon and go back home. I love you and I just want you to be happy, so do whatever you need to do. You don't need me…and I don't need you.

I reread the text several times. The last line was what hit me the most. I knew he probably didn't mean it, he was only trying to make me not want him, but it still hurt. Stefan was gone. When he had left earlier he was trying to say goodbye and I didn't even notice. I brought my hands to my face as the tears came rolling down. Why did everything have to be this complicated in my life? I was starting to feel like I could be the poster child for all things doom and gloom.

Damon had sent me the hotel room and the address after we got off the phone though, so I decided I might as well go there.

When I found the hotel room I checked to see if it was unlocked and it was. When I opened the door I started to yell out Damon, but I heard voices, so I quietly shut the door behind me and listened.

"So are we going to go save precious Elena now?" A voice said. "I bet she's barely made it through the past hour without a Salvatore around." Katherine?

"I'm going to get her. And you can go do whatever the hell you want." Damon.

"Are you really going to pretend that what we just did didn't happen?"

"Yes, because it was a mistake."

She sighed. "Why won't you and Stefan just admit that you still love me?"

"Well I can't speak for Stefan, but I don't love you Katherine. Not anymore."

"Oh really?"

"Yes. Am I attracted to you? Yes! You're incredibly beautiful and sexy, and so is Elena. But I don't love you, I love her."

"Oh come on Damon. You know she's just a lesser version of me."

"No Katherine. She's a better version of you. She may love Stefan, but she loves me too. I've seen the look in her eyes, and I just know. I care about her more then I've ever cared about anyone, and I can't let anyone ruin that, especially you."

I had to let them know I was there now. I stepped out of the hallway. "Damon."

They both turned and looked at me. "Elena." He let out a breath.

Katherine raised an eyebrow. "I'll leave you two alone." She said. "But I'll be back in an hour. We're all going back to Mystic Falls together."

When Katherine was gone, Damon said. "So how much of that did you hear?"

"All of it."

He looked around the room. "Elena, I—"

I stopped him. "You don't have to say anything." I closed the space between us and wrapped my arms tightly around him. When I felt him arms wrap around me I let out a sigh of relief. "Thank you." I said into his shoulder.

I pulled back a little and looked at his face. His eyes were watching me closely. I closed my eyes and leaned in and kissed him lightly on the lips. He kissed me back, but after a few seconds I pulled away. His eyes lit up and he was staring at me in awe. "I do love you Damon, but I can't right now." I said before he could say anything first. "We need to find some kind of normal to return to first. I just spent the entire summer looking for someone who didn't want to be found, and I don't really know how to deal with that yet, but I want you here with me Damon."

"Ok Elena." He agreed.

I pulled completely away and sat down on the bed. "So you slept with Katherine?" We both laughed a little.

"Yeah, I was drunk and having a very bad night, and she was back and minxyer then ever."

I nodded. "Understandable." Damon sat down across from me on the other bed. "What did she mean about coming back with us? I mean, I know she's smart and manipulative, but I don't see how she could help us with Klaus."

"She has a plan."

"And what is this plan?"

"I, don't know…"

"Damon!"

"Calm down Elena. It's not like working with her is going to make things any worse for us. And besides, she has something that I think might make you happy.

"What?"

Damon was torturing me by taking as long of a pause as he could, and he knew it. "Elijah." He finally said.

"What? How?"

"Well apparently, Klaus keeps his entire family in coffins and drags them everywhere with him."

"Seriously?"

"Yep. He actually is even crazier then we thought he was."

I shook my head. "Wow."

"Yeah. I was starting to think we might have to do something like that with Stefan. We could just chain him up and toss him some blood every once in a while until he calmed down." It was awful, and I didn't want to laugh, but I did. And Damon did too.

He came over to the bed I was sitting on and laid on the other side. "Want to watch bad TV until your evil twin returns?"

I laid down beside him. "Why not?"

And we stayed like that for the next hour, just laying there laughing at the stupid things on TV and just talking about everything. And it was the most fun I'd had in months.

Stefan

Klaus and I had just finished completely draining two very sweet girls of all their blood, and now we were taking care of their bodies.

"So you're telling me," Klaus said as we were getting in the car after dumping the bodies. "That it was Katerina out there who screamed?"

I nodded as I started the car. "Yeah. She came out of nowhere and surprised me, and I attacked her." Lying was something that now came very easily to me after spending the whole summer with Klaus, and having to protect Elena by keeping her life a secret.

Klaus laughed a little. "I'm sure she enjoyed that."

I smiled. "Ha." I didn't think that he really believed me, but I was hoping and praying that he did. "So when exactly are you going to tell me why we're in Chicago, and why I don't remember being here before?"

"Soon Stefan, very soon." I watched his hazel eyes carefully. "Don't worry." He reassured me.

When we got back to the apartment I felt like I was ready to crash and fell asleep on the couch. I had no idea where Klaus went, but I really didn't care. I just wanted to forget about everything for a little while.

I was laying down on a bed, but I woke up when I felt someone sit beside me. I turned over and looked up to see Klaus. "Good Morning Stefan." He smiled. He offered me a cup and I hesitantly took it. "Coffee." He said. "It really helps take the edge off of both cravings."

I sat up. "What do you mean both cravings?"

"The blood of course. And the sex drive." He smirked. "Even after all these years it's still hard to control isn't it?"

"Sometimes." I answered honestly. I just remembered I was shirtless as I watched Klaus' eyes travel down my bare chest to my stomach. We locked eyes for several seconds and it felt like everything stopped.

Klaus suddenly brought his lips to mine and I kissed him back and it was unlike anything I'd ever experienced before. I tore his shirt off and pulled him down on the bed beside me. He smirked as I quickly brought my lips back to his with a fierce determination.

I woke with a jolt and quickly sat up. Just as I was catching my breath I heard Klaus say from across the room. "Did you sleep well?"

As I remembered what had just happened in my dream, I quickly stood up and tried to gather my thoughts. "Did you do that?" I pointed a finger at him.

"Do what?" Klaus smiled.

"Never mind." I shook my head. If he didn't know, then I definitely wasn't going to bring it up.

As I turned to walk to the shower, Klaus' words stopped me. "I didn't control your dream Stefan, but I saw it alright." Just as I slowly turned back around, he appeared in front of me. He tilted his head. "Are you attracted to me Stefan?" I didn't even have an answer, so I said nothing. I took in a breath as he brought his face closer to mine and involuntarily closed my eyes.

I felt his hot breath on my ear. "I'll take the shower first mate." I opened my eyes to see him smirk and walk away. I could hear him chuckle a little as he got in the shower.

But all I could do was just stand there. Oh my god.

Katherine

I dropped the body of the man I had just drank from the ground and compelled him to wake up in a few hours and remember a completely different story.

As I stood and turned to leave a neat, white handkerchief appeared in front of my face along with a frowning Elijah. "Katerina." He said. "Always so messy."

I smirked as I took it from his hand and carefully wiped my mouth. "You know it's just one of the things you love about me."

"Who said I love anything about you?"

"You did." I brought my hands to the collar of his shirt and adjusted it, and then let them linger on the buttons of his shirt. "You know, we could keep Damon waiting a little longer."

He grabbed my hand and removed it. "I think with sleeping with one person a night is enough, even for you."

"How did you—?"

He half laughed. "I can smell it on you. You and Damon are very powerful." He said. "Is Elena back yet?"

I smiled at his quick change of subject. "Yeah. Stefan left to go back with Klaus."

Elijah nodded and we headed toward Damon's hotel room.

As we were walking I thought of something and stopped walking.

"What?" Elijah asked.

"I wonder if Klaus knows that he's supposed to fall in love with Elena? Because she's his doppelganger."

"I don't know if he ever believed that part of the curse is true."

I smiled. "Well, we both know it is." I said. "And I think we have a new plan."

Isn't Klaus such a tease? ;) Haha. Yay for Delena and Klefan moments, and plenty more of both coming up in the next chapter! Question: Do you prefer Klaus/Stefan as a bromance or a romance? As always, thanks for reading and reviews are greatly appreciated! :)