Author's Note: Hi everyone! Welcome to chapter 6! Thank you for the amazing response you gave me for the previous chapter. Please continue to review. I wanted to tell you guys that I missed the last TVD episode and i'll miss the next episode too because I'm in Manado. I'm so sad. I heard that DEX finally happened! YAY! GO DELENA!

(This chapter as well as chapter 5 have been edited and reposted with some adjustments)

Chapter 6

Stefan's Point Of View

When Elena woke up, she was very disorientated.

"Stefan?" She asked.

I took her hand and smiled. "Hey. How do you feel?"

She started down at our joined hands and I started to feel uncomfortable. I pulled away and then asked again. "What happened? Who brought you home?"

"Stefan, I saw Damon. Damon saved me. He brought me home."

Her words sent a jolt through my heart. What was she talking about?

"I think you were hallucinating Elena." I started carefully.

"No. I wasn't. He was there. I could feel him. He jumped into the lake with me when I started to burn in the sun.

"Elena..."

"I'm not crazy Stefan, I swear I saw him today. He talked to me. He saved my life."

"I think today was very traumatic for you and a lot of old memories came back in full force. You should get some more rest." I said slowly.

"You don't believe me? Really? I know I was off the bender today but I know what I saw. I saw Katherine, Conner and my mother but I know they were hallucinations. But Damon... It was Damon. Damon was at Wickery Bridge today in the flesh."

"Damn it Elena! He's dead! He's gone! Just accept it!" I stood up and shouted. I was getting angry.

"People come back from the dead Stefan! You of all people should know that! Don't you remember when the door to the other side was opened?"

"Why can't you just let him go Elena? Why can't you be normal for once? He died! You were supposed to grieve and the let him go! Well it's been a year and here you are still going on about how you miss him and pretending that you can see him!"

Just then, we were interrupted by Jeremy who walked in.

"What's going on here?" He asked.

"Nothing, Jeremy. It's okay." Elena said. I could her it in her voice. She was close to tears.

Jeremy eyed us suspiciously before deciding that I was not going to hurt his sister and then leaving us to work it out.

"Elena. I'm sorry. I just...I just can't do this anymore. I feel like I'm trying my very best but you aren't putting in the same effort. And it's not you fault. You loved Damon and now that he's gone, you're don't know what to feel. I get it. You have no idea how much I get it. I love you and I will always protect you. But I can't compete with my brother. I'm sorry."

"I'm sorry too. I'm sorry I couldn't love you the way you wanted me to." Her voice broke and tears pooled in her eyes. I couldn't believe it. We were breaking up. We were really breaking up. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. Then, I walked out of her room and away from her.

Damon's Point Of View

After the shock of seeing Caroline ebbed away and the realization that my brother had told everyone that I had died sank in, I made myself comfortable to wait for Stefan to get back from Elena's house. I went to my alcohol table and made myself a drink. I was surprised that Stefan had kept this. He did not drink as much as I did.

I was sipping my bourbon and staring into the fire when Stefan came in. He slammed the door hard and walked into the living room.

"What are you doing here Damon?"

I slowly got up. "I came back to see Elena. I wanted to make sure she was okay. She was not supposed to see me. But you know what else was not supposed to happen? She was not supposed to be a vampire! I was not supposed to come back and find her standing on Wickery bridge waiting for the sun to come up so that she could burn herself to death! What the hell did you do to her Stefan?! I only left because I knew she was safe with you here. I come back and this is what I find? Not to mention that you told her and everyone else that I died! How could you? That was not part of the deal!" I got angrier and angrier as I ranted to Stefan.

"Look, the attempted suicide was out of my hands. She killed a vampire hunter and she was having hallucinations. I was helping Jeremy to stop them. And about her becoming a vampire, I could only save one person and she refused to let me help her till I helped Matt. That was the biggest mistake of my life and I will always regret it but I can't do anything about it now. I had to tell her that you had died. She would never have believed it otherwise! It had to be done! And if you're so good at taking care of her, go ahead! Stay here if you want. Let everyone I love call me a liar and a horrible brother. Go right ahead!" He shouted back.

"So you're angry at me? You're the one who blackmailed me in the first place, Stefan. I didn't want to leave. I never wanted to leave!"

"We'll you're back now and you can do whatever you want. Elena and I broke up today." He admitted.

"Oh..." I was shocked. They really broke up? Why?

"Why? What happened?" I asked.

"She never got over you. She is still in love with you and she was in the relationship half-heartedly. I couldn't do it anymore."

"I'm sorry." I replied sincerely.

"Let's not pretend that this isn't the best day of your life." He hissed back at me before walking off.

This was a new side of Stefan. I'd seen him at both extremes but never in the middle. I knew that I was going to stay now and I would need to see Elena soon to tell her what had happened and to apologize but I was not sure how and when. She was most likely distraught by the breakup so I wanted to give her some time and space. But at the same time, I was really anxious to see her again.

I decided to call Caroline. I told Caroline about what had happened here and about the breakup. She told me she was at Elena's house with Bonnie to help her to cope.

"So when's the best time to see her?" I asked.

"Well, you should give her time to work though her feelings about Stefan first. If you want, you could come to the Miss Mystic Falls dance. It's next Saturday and all of us will be there including Elena. Telling her in a public place will force her to keep her emotions in check. At least she might save the slap for when you're in private." She said with a giggle.

"Whatever Caroline. Okay. I'll be there. Thanks a lot."

"No problem."

"By the way, how is Elena doing?"

"She's upset naturally but she'll get over it. It wasn't much of a surprise. They've been fighting a lot lately." She admitted.

"I wish I could be there for her."

"You're doing the right thing by staying away now. She's got enough to deal with without having to find out that you were never dead."

"I guess so."

"By the way, did I ever tell you how glad I am that you're still alive?" She asked.

"No. And thank you." I smiled. I was glad that I was missed