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After Stefan saw the girl who was attacked in the woods he took off leaving without a word again to Elena, or Eliza, which he knew he would have to explain. Rushing in he encountered his nephew Zach working at his desk.

"What's going on?,"

"Another person was attacked tonight Zach and it wasn't me," he explained as he headed upstairs to his room.

As he entered his bedroom he noticed his balcony door open. As he turned towards it a crow flew in past him landing on a beam in the ceiling. It was then he knew who was there, who had followed him back to Mystic Falls.

Turning back to the balcony doors one word passed his lips, "Damon."

"Hello brother," Damon smirked as he greeted his younger brother.

"The crow's a bit much don't you think?,"

"Wait til you see what I can do with the fog,"

"When did you get here?,"

"Well I couldn't miss your first day of school," Damon replied as he moved towards the shelves on the wall leaning forward on it being nosy.

"Your hair's different, I like it,"

"It's been fifteen years Damon,"

"Thank god, couldn't take another day of the nineties. That horrible grunge look did not suit you. Remember Stefan it's important to stay away from fads," Damon began walking around the room looking at everything Stefan had out.

"Why are you here?,"

"I missed my little brother,"

"You hate small towns it's boring there's nothing for you to do,"

"I've managed to keep myself busy,"

"You know you left that girl alive tonight, very clumsy of you,"

"That could be a problem, for you,"

"Why are you here now?,"

"I could ask you the same question, however, I'm fairly certain your answer could be summed up in one little word, Elena," as Damon said that Stefan felt a weight come off his chest that he didn't seem to know about Eliza yet.

"Took my breath away, Elena, she's a dead ringer for Katherine. Is it working Stefan? Being around her, being in her world? Does it make you feel alive?,"

"She's not Katherine,"

"Well let's hope not, we both know how that ended. Tell me when's the last time you had something stronger then a squirrel?,"

"I know what you're doing Damon, It's not going to work,"

"Yeah come on," Damon taunted him smacking his shoulder trying to get a rise out of him.

"Don't you crave a little,"

"Stop it,"

"Let's do it together, I saw a couple of girls out there, or let's just cut to the chase let's just go straight for Elena," Damon kept it up smacking Stefan up against the head.

"Stop it!," Stefan yelled shoving Damon away.

"Imagine what her blood tastes like, I can,"

"I said stop!,"Stefan yelled again as his eyes turned black and he attacked Damon pushing them out through the bedroom window landing in the yard below.

"I was impressed, I give it a six. Missing style but i'm pleasantly surprised. Very good with the whole face ah thing it was good,"

"You know it's all fun and games Damon huh, but wherever you go people die,"

"That's a given,"

"Not here I won't allow it,"

"I take that as a invitation,"

"Damon please, after all these years can't we just give it a rest,"

"I promised you a eternity of misery so i'm just keeping my word,"

"Just stay away from Elena and her family,"

"Where's your ring?," Stefan had been so preoccupied with Damon he hadn't noticed Damon had ripped it off his finger.

"Sun's coming up in a couple of hours and poof ashes to ashes. Relax it's right here," as Stefan looked down to put his ring back on after he had taken it from Damon's hand he missed Damon's going full vampire.

Damon grabbed Stefan by the throat and tossed him clear across the yard into the side of the barn.

As he landed Damon was standing over him.

"You should know better then to think you're stronger then me, you lost that fight when you stopped feeding on people I wouldn't try it again. I think we woke Zach up, sorry Zach," he mocked as he walked back to the house leaving Stefan on the ground.

Stefan was afraid, he knew it was a matter of time before Damon discovered Lizzie, he didn't want to see her hurt again. Damon had already broke her heart once before back in 1864 she didn't deserve it, she deserved to be happy and have someone who picked her first. Damon had chosen Katherine even after he had been engaged to Elizabeth Mackenzie.

He had a plan he wanted to change who he was, create a life with someone new, someone without the past, without the pain, someone alive. But it's not that easy the bad things stay with you, they follow you. You can't escape them as much as you want to. All you can do is be ready for the good so when it comes you invite it in. Because you need it. I need it.