Two days; two days have passed by and not once have I heard from or seen Damon; Caroline too as a matter of fact. I have left Caroline so many voice messages, that I'm pretty sure I've used all her minutes. I was so worried about her; apparently the last person to see her was Stefan, and I don't even want to think what could have happened between the two of them.

As for Damon … well there wasn't much to say. After he 'vanished' from my room, I waited, hoping, praying that he would come back later that night. I had no such luck. Damon doesn't have a cell from what I know of, so I couldn't call him. I even drove to the boarding house the next day, but it was empty. I waited the whole day there, but no one showed. I would have spent the night there too, but if Klaus was on the loose, then that wouldn't be the safest thing to do.

I became so desperate, that I even tried looking Damon up on the yellow pages and facebook. I couldn't find him in either, not that I was expecting to, but I had to try.

I couldn't help but wonder if Damon really left for good. Maybe he changed his mind about me, or maybe he didn't care about me at all. After all, he is a vampire. He probably would be better off with a model, or celebrity or even perhaps a queen! Why would he want to be with damaged goods? He could do so much better!

What made today worse was that it was Valentine's Day. This had to be my least favorite 'holiday' of the year. What was so romantic about it? Sure, maybe if you're with someone then it's enjoyable; but then there are people like me who are going to spend it alone. I couldn't even begin to imagine how Caroline was feeling.

Now I felt like crying, but I hold the tears back. What good would crying do? That wouldn't bring Damon back!

My thoughts were interrupted with the sound of my cell phone buzzing. I practically zoom to my phone and hold it out in front of me. Letting out a gasp, I answer it.

"Caroline?" I blurt.

"Hey Elena," I hear her voice on the other side. She sounded pretty normal; almost as if nothing had ever happened.

"Oh God Caroline, I've tried to get a hold of you for a while now!" I gasp.

"I know; I got your fifty-nine messages," Caroline states. If this had been a different situation, I probably would have giggled.

"Look Caroline, I'm so, so, so sorry! I didn't mean-," I start but Caroline interrupts me.

"Elena, don't worry; I already know."

"Please say you forgive me," I plead.

"Elena, I don't need to forgive you! You didn't do anything; it's not your fault that Stefan is an asshole," Caroline says, followed by a giggle. I can't help but let out a relieved sigh. What Caroline had just said took a lot of weight off my shoulders.

"Oh Caroline, you have no idea how much that means to me," I say while wiping away a few relieved tears.

"So Elena, you know how the dance is tonight, right?" Caroline asks. I had totally forgotten that the Valentine's Day dance was tonight.

"Oh yeah, are you still going, I mean, after everything with Stefan," I say. Maybe since Caroline probably won't be going, then I won't have to explain to everyone why Damon stood me up. After everything Stefan put her through, I doubt the she would want to go to the dance.

"Don't be silly, of course I'm still going. Screw Stefan, I'm not going to let him ruin Valentine's Day," Caroline huffs. I couldn't help but feel a bit suspicious from her attitude. She was acting like nothing had happened; if I were in her shoes then I would probably be balling my eyes out.

"Plus … I met this really cute guy," Caroline admits on the other line. I could tell by her voice that she was blushing.

"Caroline … isn't it a little soon to start dating someone else?" I ask.

"Pfftt, I don't want a relationship with him … yet. But he's going to be my date to the dance; I'm going to make Stefan really jealous," Caroline gloats.

"Caroline, just remember that he might be expecting a little more," I warn.

"He's also using me for someone else; so it's fine," Caroline chirps, "So, about the dance; I was wondering if you wanted to get ready with me? But it would have to be at your house, my mom has a meeting at the house tonight so she wants me gone," Caroline says.

"Oh Caroline, I would love to … but I don't think I'm going to the dance tonight."

"WHAT! Why not?" Caroline squeaks. I couldn't help but to cringe; wow she was really loud.

"I don't know … I think Damon and I broke up," I mumble.

"Wait … you guys were dating? According to you, you two were 'acquaintances'."

"Yeah, but … well … I … you know!" I murmur.

"HOLT SHIT! YOU TWO HAD SEX DIDN'T YOU?" Caroline squeals. Letting out a cry, I quickly remove my ear from the phone. I swear she was going to burst all my eardrums.

"Yes, but then I did something I shouldn't have, he got mad, and now I haven't seen him since," I say. It felt nice to be able to talk to someone about Damon. It especially felt nice to be able to talk to Caroline about these things.

"How long has 'since' been?"

"Almost three days."

"That Bastard; I'll slaughter him!" Caroline cries. I can't help but to feel amazed at her choice of words; I wasn't expecting that kind of a reaction!

"You'll go to jail!"

"I don't give a damn," Caroline huffs. A few moments of silence pass by.

"You know what, screw Stefan and Damon, we won't let them ruin our Valentine's Day; I'll find you a date," Caroline offers.

"That's not ness-,"

"You don't have a say Elena! Now find a dress from your closet because I'll be over in ten minutes."

"Care-," I start but she has already hung up. After a few moments, I hang my phone up. I couldn't help but to giggle. I had forgotten how nice it felt to have a best friend by my side.

Ten minutes later

"I'm home!" Caroline announces while letting herself into my house.

"Hey," I mumble while coming down the stairs. I can't help but to gap at all the little bags she was holding in her hands. She looked like she was moving in.

"You look like shit," Caroline states while looking at me up and down. I look down at myself to see I was just wearing a pair of PJ's, my hair wasn't brushed and I was wearing no makeup.

"Umm … thanks?" I mumble confused. Caroline lets out a loud sigh while pushing me up the stairs.

"This is going to take longer than I thought," she mumbles.

First thing Caroline does when she enters my room, is march straight to my closet. Letting out a quiet sigh, I take a seat on my bed. My eyes go huge in horror when I see the first thing she pulls out.

"Oh no, no, no, no, no," I mumble while grabbing the mini red dress out of her hands and placing it back into my closet, "I'm not wearing that!"

"Come on Elena! The whole point of tonight is to show Stefan and Damon that we aren't going to sit around and mope over them! We have to show them that we have moved on! And wearing a sexy dress is the first step in proving that," Caroline says while shoving the dress back into my hands.

"But what if I haven't moved on?"

"Then don't let them see it!" Caroline says while pushing me into the bathroom. "By the way, you're going to the dance with Matt!"

Matt and I had dated for a little bit before I even met Trevor. We didn't last very long, but we always remained good friends. After Trevor left, Matt was the one who had helped me to stop taking drugs. I have no idea what I would have done without him.

"But Care-," I start, but she has already interrupted me.

"Do not Caroline me! We have less than two hours to get ready, now go take a shower!" Caroline demands while slamming the bathroom door behind her. I forgot how driven she could be.

Letting out a loud sigh, I step into the shower.

It takes Caroline and me about an hour and a half to get our hair, makeup and dress ready. Caroline was wearing a short sparkly turquoise dress and I was wearing my mini red dress. I hated to admit it, but it looked really sexy on.

The dress managed to flaunt my bust and curves without revealing too much; it also managed to make my legs look longer than they really are.

Caroline had done my hair for me. I wanted to put it up in a bun or pony tail, but she insisted on having it down curly.

I was wearing a pair of black pumps with a short leather jacket to keep me warm. If Damon were here, he probably would have approved.

But he's not here.

DING – DONG

I look over to see Caroline was still in the washroom doing the finishing touches with her makeup.

"It's probably Matt! Go answer it!" Caroline demands. After straightening out my dress, I manage to make my way downstairs.

DING – DONG

Wow, it seemed as if Matt were in a hurry. Taking in a deep breath, I open the door. I could barely believe my eyes. Was it really him? Or perhaps I was hallucinating?

Damon stood before the doorway, and he was wearing … a tuxedo? A black tuxedo to be exact. His black hair was combed back and he was holding blood red roses. His beautiful blue eyes stood out the most; I almost forgot how handsome he was.

It was weird seeing him dressed up; I was so used to seeing him in his casual clothing. After eyeing me up and down, a smug grin slowly appears on his face. He looked pleased.

"Be my Valentine," Damon says while holding out the flowers. Exchanging him a glare, I move my hands to slam the door in his face. Before the door can fully shut, he places his foot between the door so it couldn't close. I put as much weight as I can against the door, but his foot doesn't budge. Letting out a loud sigh, I open the door again. Obviously he wasn't going to let me shut it.

"Why are you here?" I ask while placing my hands on my hips. Damon gives me a confused look.

"I'm your date to the dance," Damon says while letting himself into my house, "and by the way, you look stunning."

"I can't believe you!"

"What do you mean?"

"I slept with you, and then you left for two and a half days! Not to mention the last thing you said to me was that I was a screw-up!" I say, I was nearly yelling now.

"I didn't call you a screw-up!" says Damon while placing the flowers onto the side table.

"Oh, so your last words weren't 'maybe this time you won't screw things up'?" I mock.

"I didn't mean it like that! Elena, you had just told me that Klaus was in town; obviously you don't understand the things he is capable of!" Damon says while crossing his arms defensively.

"That doesn't explain the two days you were absent!"

"I was out looking for Klaus!" Damon cries.

"And how did that go?"

"Horrible! I can't find him anywhere!" Damon says. I open my mouth to say something but was interrupted.

"Elena, is Matt ready to … YOU!" Caroline cries while storming her way over to us. Before Damon or I had a chance to say anything, Caroline gives him a good, hard slap across the face. Damon's head snaps back with the slap. I have to bite my lip to stifle back a giggle.

"Why the hell are you here?" Caroline demands while crossing her arms.

"I-," Damon starts but was interrupted.

"You don't just sleep with a girl and go away for three days!"

"Actually, it was two and a half days."

SLAP

"You have a lot of nerve to show your face," Caroline spits. Damon looks over towards me for help, but I just cross my arms. This scene was actually quite hilarious.

"Is everything alright here?" I hear another voice ask. All three of us turn around to see Matt standing in the doorway. Matt was wearing a black tuxedo with a white dress shirt underneath. Matt was also holding pink roses.

"Who the hell are you?" Damon asks. I could tell by Damon's expression that he was now pissed.

"I'm Matt, Elena's date. Who are you?" Matt asks while turning towards Damon. I could tell the Matt was getting ready to fight if he had too; I forgot that he does football.

A moment of silence pass by before Damon starts laughing. I couldn't help but to give him a confused look. What was so funny?

"Oh come on," Damon manages to say throughout his laughter, "you can't seriously be going to the dance with him!"

"Actually I am, come on Matt," I say while grabbing Matt's arm and heading towards his vehicle. Caroline follows shortly behind. Apparently, she was meeting her date at the dance.

I can't help but to take a quick peek behind me to see Damon still standing at the doorway, stunned. Part of me wanted to forgive him, but part of me wanted to play hard to get.

I wanted to see how far Damon would go to earn my forgiveness.

THANK GOD THIS CHAPTER IS FINISHED! I actually didn't think I would be able to finish it. I know it's a horrible chapter, but honestly … I've lost my inspiration for this story. Don't worry, I'm still going to finish it, so there will probally be another … eh … 5-7 chapters left. I still need to deal with Klaus.

I actually have started on a new story (that I have not published yet! I will probably publish it after I get the first few chapts of it written out; also I don't like working on more than one story at a time)

Im sure that my characters were pretty OOC in the chapt, sorry about that!

And I need your help

Do any of you know what the song in the promo for TVD heart of darkness is? I've been looking for it nonstop now, but I can't find it!

Leave a few ideas for the next few chapters. Playing hard to get is always fun to write!

REVIEW (maybe it will help with my inspiration)