I grabbed my cell phone and headed for the door. I felt his hand over my shoulder and I was suddenly spun around facing Damon.

"Dont go." He said.

I smiled. "Damon I haven't been home in over thirty something hours. I'm sure Jenna is going to kill me when I get back." I replied, regardless of the fact that I was instantly flattered. He smiled in return. He kissed me quickly once on the neck and once on the lips.

I headed downstairs with Damon close behind. I noticed Stefan sitting on the couch reading a book and I almost took out one of the steps when I came to a sudden halt. I felt Damon's hand on my back pushing me forward. It was a silent message I got instantly telling me that confidently walking forward would work out better in the end. I obeyed by continuing my unfaltering steps to the bottom of the stair case. Once my foot hit the bottom floor, Stefan looked up.

"Morning." He nodded. His eyes looked worn and the dark circles under his eyes made him look anciently tired. I wanted to comfort him, try to resolve this unsettled, broken look on his face. I knew in that moment that as long as both Salvatore's existed that I would never be able to have my heart in one place. Pathetic. I was pathetic.

I almost seemed to stall for a moment thinking Stefan would have more to say but he didn't. I was on cloud nine happy. But something was very off today and I didn't like it. I wanted to beat myself up and teach myself a lesson. I even gave myself a pretty logical explanation for why I felt this way today. I had been with Stefan long enough to be comfortable. Once you reach that stage it's hard not to think of the little things. I mean one day ago I was waking up to Stefan, the next Damon. I shook away my head and all my thoughts. One thing is for sure, my mind would soon be very preoccupied . I had asked Damon to turn me, and he would soon. I took one last look at Stefan who had returned to his reading and then glanced at Damon who nodded towards Stefan signaling that he would have a talk with him. I took a deep breath and walked out.

(Damon & Stefan)

Damon sat down in the chair across of Stefan and waited in silence for him to look up. He didn't.

"Stefan I-" Damon was cut off in mid sentence.

"Damon, you don't have to explain yourself. I told her if she wanted you she could have you." He said never moving his eyes from the book in his hands.

"And somehow I think your full of it Stefan." Damon snapped.

Stefan looked up now. "What brings you to that conclusion?" He asked.

Damon shook his head. "Because, if you feel for her the way I do, I'd be willing to fight for it at least." Damon answered. Stefan had enough. He threw the book he was holding letting it crash into the wall on the other side of the living room shattering a dent on the drywall.

"Damon there's only so much you can do before you realize you have to let go! She didn't want me, she wanted you. It's hard to lay in bed at night and listen to her cry in her sleep because she's tried to hold it back so much while she was awake! Trust me, I realized I had lost my fight when she tried to rip me apart when I pulled her away from you. I realized I lost my fight when she took off after you. When she turned back around and looked at me I could actually see the ball and chain that held her back! I did the best I could but I'm in love with her and your my brother. I was stuck between a rock and a hard place Damon." Stefan stood and so did Damon.

"I'm sorry Stefan." Damon said quietly.

"Spare the apology Damon. But let me tell you something." Stefan walked within an inch of Damon. "If you screw this up, if you hurt her in any way. I'll kill you myself." Stefan hissed.

Damon laughed. "I'd like to see you try brother. Your fuel for fight are woodland creatures. That ought to be interesting." He smiled.

Stefan clenched his jaw in anger and began for the stairs.

"By the way, I'm turning her." Damon added. Before he could blink Stefan smashed into him like a brick wall sending Damon flying across the room. He quickly got up and laughed again.

"Wow, maybe I was wrong, have you moved on to bears..or children?" He laughed darkly.

"Have you lost your mind!" Stefan growled. "Your not changing her!" He clenched his fist.

"Yes, I am." Damon answered.

"Why would you do that, she doesn't know what it's like Damon!" Stefan yelled.

"But it's what she wants! I give Elena what she wants, maybe that's why she's with me now!" Damon yelled back growing serious.

Stefan launched at him again and they began throwing fist and smashing the living room to pieces in the process. They suddenly stopped and were standing merely inches away from each other.

"Stefan, Katherine is coming back, soon. I'm not going to have her in danger like that again. I'll do what I have to, to protect her." Damon said.

"We can protect her without that." Stefan replied.

"It doesn't matter. I want it that way." Damon said.

Stefan's eyes widened. "You know this is going to bend her personality if she can't adapt to a diet like mine. You know she's going to be a little different." Stefan almost whispered.

"She'll still be Elena." Damon stated.

"Is that really what you want, is ...Elena?" Stefan asked his face growing dark.

"Exactly what are you suggesting?" Damon hissed.

"That you want a new version of Katherine who actually wants you!" Stefan yelled.

In a flash Damon picked up Stefan by his shirt and threw him into the back wall. The drywall shattered around Stefan and he lay there unable to move for a moment. As he began to get up Damon walked to where he was on the floor.

"If you ever say something like that again, I"LL kill YOU myself." Damon said darkly and was gone.