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ELENA POV

Sparks ran through my body like an electric current. Damon's soft lips against mine made me giddy. I wrapped my arms around his neck and looked him in the eye, a smile on my face.

"We should get out of the water or we are going to shrivel up!" Damon smiled, gently lifting me out of the water.

"Yeah.." I said, dazed by the sudden boldness as our actions caught up with me.

Soon we were laying down on the grass, it tickled my skin. I curled into Damon's side and he wrapped an arm around me.

"Can I ask you something?" I smiled, looking up at him.

"Mhm." Damon nodded.

"What does this make us?"

I know, I'm crazy. I know I can't be together with a slave, but I didn't think of him as a slave anymore. I think of him as Damon, who I just kissed, or who just kissed me.

"You can't be with a slave." Damon said softly.

"But I don't think of you as a slave." I shook my head.

"I know, but what will Jenna think?" Damon asked. "Someone is bound to find out."

"I can't tell you how Jenna will feel about it. I honestly don't know." I sighed.

"I don't even know why were doing this. It's never going to work." Damon said. "I'm sorry, it's my fault. I kissed you, and-

"Damon, don't." I interrupted. "Please, just try? I want this, and I know you do too."

Damon thought for a moment. I watched his facial expressions change between sadness and a far away look. Finally he pulled me on top of him. I hesitated for a moment, not knowing how he would react since last time things didn't work out so well. I rested my head on his chest and he kissed the top of it.

"I'll try." Damon confirmed. "I've just.. never been in a relationship before."

I began to wonder when he had become a slave. Was he born into slavery? Was he a child? How did he even become a slave? I knew now wasn't the right time to kill the mood, so I made sure to save the questions for later.

I cuddled up onto him and he held me to him. We both laid in the grass together, soaking up the sun.

"ELENA?!"

I immediately jumped off Damon and he stood up just as fast as me. We both knew that voice, and it didn't get off to a good start with Damon.

"Caroline." I greeted nervously as she approached.

"I saw that!" She screeched, pointing to Damon.

Her face was right up to mine now and I cringed. Caroline was my friend, sometimes. One minute she is bubbly and fun but the next, she is a control freak. I glanced at Damon out of the corner of my eye.

I hadn't seen Damon's temper act up in a long time, but I had my suspicions it would now. I tried to send him a calming glare but he simply looked back at Caroline.

"Elena! I saw that!" She repeated. "Why?"

"Caroline, please. Just listen to me." I demanded. "You know very well that I hate slavery! So why would you come in here and say things like you expect me to hurt him for touching a wall?"

"I saw what you were doing and that was not just touching a wall!" Caroline insisted. "What is going on between you two?"

I knew I couldn't tell her the truth. But what do I tell her? She knows I would never do anything too forceful to Damon. But she can't know he is willing, that is like dating a peasant.

"We.. I.." I stuttered over my words as I glanced at Damon. "Caroline. Please just hear me out."

"Oh, I'm listening!" Caroline screeched.

"Well.. I really like Damon." I confessed. "And I don't care if he's a slave or not."

Lava practically erupted from her eyes.

"I am sorry, did I hear wrong? No.. no.. Ok. I suppose if he makes you happy, that's all that matters. Normally I wouldn't be as understanding, but for you, anything." She placed her hand on my shoulder and grinned.

"It's ok, Care." I shrugged. "Now if you excuse us, Damon and I are leaving."

"Damon, I did the right thing!" I pleaded as we entered my room. "You know I wouldn't have told her that if I didn't have to."

He didn't respond. Instead he stormed over to the window and pointlessly glared out it. I sighed in frustration, he is so stubborn! I came behind him and wrapped my arms around him, my head resting on his back.

"Elena, don't." Damon practically growled. "She's going to tell everyone! It's not ok."

His voice startled me for a moment, but I knew what to do. I came in front of him and stood on my toes.

"Elena.." Damon sighed as I wrapped my arms around his neck.

I softly kissed his lips. Immediately Damon's hands snaked around my waist and pulled me closer to him.

"Elena, are you-" Jenna's voice interrupted us as the door clicked shut. "Oh my god."

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