Chapter 2:

A/N: Okay, so I got kind of bored with the whole chapter that is why it's so short. I am starting this chapter with this explanation; Damon already explained everything to Elena and Stefan returned with Mary and he just left with Damon to explain the situation to Alaric.

Elena's POV:

So this is who gave Damon his looks and hopefully not his sarcasm. "Soooo," I say trying to break the uncomfortable silence. "Sorry, just wanted to make sure the boys weren't spying." She says. The only thing I can think is 'oh god, don't eat me!' as if she could read minds she said, "I swear I won't eat you dear. I just need you to listen as I talk." She says gently. I nod in an answer to her demand. "Damon is my son, I know that he is sarcastic and cocky, but he is just hiding behind it. He doesn't want to be hurt again. He is like me in so many ways. When we love we love hard, with a consuming fire, burning with passion and dedication. He has loved before; Katherine stole his mind and heart and knew it to some degree. He lived off of the hope that they would be together again. I never loved anyone other than Giuseppe, though I like Damon, have had a string of one night stands Giuseppe is the one that I pretend that all of those me are." She says. Why is she telling me this? Does she think I care about her past or Katherine? "I know this may already be known but, Damon accidently lost his full heart again. He has surrounded himself with walls to protect the part of his heart that he loves so fiercely with. But you, Elena Gilbert, have gotten under his skin and now you hold the power to destroy him. I just pray that you don't hurt him anymore. He has a tortured soul. There is a box beneath his bed full of journals. Read the earliest one and you will understand. Read them all if you get the chance. Don't tell him about it until you finish them though. I need to get a drink. I will see you at dinner dear." And with that she was gone.

That was strange. I kept thinking about what she said all through dinner and after I went home. I pulled out my phone and texted Caroline and Bonnie.

Elena: I have a problem I need to chat. Like, now.

Caroline: Why do you have to chat at 3 am?

Elena: Damon and Stefan's mom came back and she said some things…

Bonnie: What do u need? Bcuz I need sleep!

Elena: I kno. But I have something I need to tell u about urgently!

Caroline: Come to my house right now! My mom is out of town again and I'm all alone.

Elena: Perfect! I'll be there soon.

Bonnie: R we meeting at Care's house?

Elena: Ya! C U Soon!

I drove like a mad woman and arrived in less than five minutes. When I got there Caroline was waiting on her front porch. "Elena Gilbert! What on Earth is so important that you had to wake me up at three in the freaking morning for?!" she yelled. "Damon and Stefan's mother is back and she told me something about Damon and…" I was cut off by the sound of a car driving towards us. "Bonnie." We said at the same time. She pulled up and cut the engine in record time. "What do you need to tell us?" she asks out of breath.

We went inside and began talking. "Now, about what has been bothering me? She told me that Damon has journals that I need to read." I say leaving out a few parts. "Let me guess, she played the guilt card didn't she?" Caroline asked. "Elena, you need to make up your mind about this." Bonnie sighed. I don't know why but it slightly offended me that she would say something like that out of the blue. "I need you two to help me get his journals. We can do it tonight if we follow my plan exactly." I say. "What is it!?" Caroline asks wide awake now. "I will go home and call him over because I saw a man in the yard. Bonnie, you will call Stefan and tell him that you need some help with a spell translation. Tell him to bring his mom. Care, you will go to the boarding house and get the whole box of journals from under Damon's bed. The we will meet back here when Caroline texts us." I say. "Umm, what do I text you?" she asks. "Oh. Um, just text us that you have the journals and we will meet back here 10 minutes after we get the text. Okay?" I ask. "Got it!" Bonnie says. "Yep!" Caroline chirps.

Fifteen minutes later my plan was put to action. I called Damon and hoped that I sounded panicked enough. A few minutes later an agitated Damon climbed through my window. "What is out there that made you so scared that you had to call me?" he growled. "Um, I think I saw a man in the yard." I say. "I'll go check it out." He says suddenly alert at the thought of danger. "Thanks, Damon I really needed it." I say in my best damsel in distress voice. "Anytime." He says before he jumps out the window. Caroline texted about five minutes later. "Um, Damon, you can go. Now that I think about it I think it may have been a squirrel." I say innocently. "Thanks for the heads up." He says sarcastically. "I'm going home. To bed." He adds. "Okay. Thank you so much for coming!" I say in my damsel voice. Bonnie and I arrived at the same time and ran in to take a peek. Caroline made us some coffee and we opened the lid. "Oh" Bonnie said. "My" I replied. Just then Caroline walked in the room and exclaimed, "God, oh my god!" we just stared at the object that lay before our eyes.

Hey! So I know that I left it at a horrible stop but if you want to know what is there and what Damon's journals say you have to REVIEW! Three reviews and I'll write another. Four reviews and I'll post it. I promise that it will be more interesting!

P.s: suggestions are welcome!

~B

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