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The Morning After

Elena's POV

When I awoke the next morning, I had a feeling that Damon hadn't been back. I was getting worried; I wondered where he could have gone.

I went home, still having wished I could have talked to Damon before I left the boarding house. I needed to tell him what happened. I didn't know how I was going to explain to him why I just broke his heart but I had to try. I wanted him; I needed both Damon and Stefan. But whom could I not live without? I knew I had to pick or I was not being fair on them. I grabbed my diary and wrote a list of the things I love about them.

Stefan was good, sweet, kind, caring but way to over protective, he loves me so much, and he was hot. Damon had that bad boy style on show, but deep down I knew he was caring and he protected me but let me have fun at the same time, and my God he was way too hot for his own good. I drew a heart on the page next to his name; he was the forbidden love that I wasn't meant to have.

Whereas Stefan was the person you could count on to be there when you needed him, Damon was the reckless, fun loving, sarcastic, and smart-ass, grade-A jerk sometimes, but he was always there for me in the end. All this thinking was making me realize that it was Damon indeed that I was meant for not Stefan, I only hoped that I wasn't too late, and that I hadn't pushed Damon too far away from me this time. With that, I took off to the boarding house to tell him how I felt.

The boarding house later on that day.

"Damon?" I called out as I arrived at the boarding house.

"Damon, I need to talk to you." I yelled as I opened the door.

"Come on, talk to me", I begged as I walked into his bedroom. That is when I realized he wasn't there. I looked around the house some more to no avail, I couldn't find him anywhere.

"Stefan, Damon! Are either of you here?" I asked to the air.

"Elena, what are you doing here?" Stefan asked, sounding somewhat angry.

"I came to speak to Damon," I replied. I looked away from his eyes, otherwise I knew I wouldn't have the guts to do what I needed to.

"He's not here as you can see, and he hasn't come back since he left last night," he said.

"Do you know where he went?" I asked.

"I'm not his keeper Elena," he growled.

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

"What's happening Elena?" his voice breaking he knew it was coming. He knew she loved Damon. Now here she was, she wanted Damon, instead of me.

"Stefan, I am so sorry I hurt you but you need to know," I said with tears in my eyes. I hated to have to hurt him like this.

"I know," he said turning in pain.

"Stefan," I begged him.

"Elena please, I know what you're going to say to me," he begged with tears in his eyes.

"Then let me say it." I whispered

"Please, no." he mumbled

"I am sorry Stefan. You know how much I love you, and I know how much you love me, but it's over," I cried.

"Elena," he cried. Tears welled up in his big brown eyes. I couldn't believe I was doing this to him.

"Stefan, it has to be," I cried.

"But…" he mumbled, tears escaping his eyes as he stared into mine, looking defeated.

"No Stefan, it has to be over, for your sake and mine. I can't hurt you anymore. So we're over," I said through tears. I gave him one last longing kiss, then I turned and left him standing there crying. I could not believe I had done this, I had left Stefan Salvatore heartbroken I hated myself for this.

"Please don't go Elena," he squeaked out.

"Stefan you were right, I love Damon. I can't deny it or the attraction for him anymore," I whispered.

"Elena, please think about it, you're meant for me not him." His voice strained and you could see the pain it caused him.

"Stefan, it is over," I repeated turning from him.

"I love you Elena", he said he said with more passion, but anger rising up underneath it.

I gave one last look back at him with tears in my eyes. I hated myself for hurting him like this. I could see he was starting to crumble as I was.

I knew I had to get out the hell of here, now or I would go to him and tell him that I love him more than he can imagine. Tell him that I was his again and I would comfort him tell him of my love for only him even though that was a lie, he wouldn't believe me otherwise. I would hold him in my arms, kiss those soft lips, and look into the deep brown eyes and see the pain I had caused and I would want to take it away, but I didn't know what I was going to do.

Then the thought Damon was on my mind. I knew I had to go find him. I had finally left Stefan for him. I had done this for him…but where do I even start to look for him? Where would he have gone?

I ran to my car, opened the door; then the flood of tears came over me. They started to pour down my face as I sat in the car with my head in my hands. As I stated the car, I knew I had to find Damon.

I drove off into the night looking for him. Where would I find him? Where had he gone? Did he even want to be found?

I just hoped that I wasn't too late. That he would still be mine.

Stefan's POV

I watched Elena drive away from the boarding house. I was too upset. Why did Damon always have to get in the middle of it? If I ever got my hands on him, again I would seriously want to kill him.

However, I knew I couldn't, because of Elena. She would hate me if I killed him and I would hate myself—he was my brother. In addition, the one she loved and wanted more.

It hurt me to think of it like that. However, I would respect her, but I was going to have it out with my brother. He asked for it this, it was the last straw. He had stolen the women I love from me.

Damon's POV

I wished that Elena had picked me but my brother had won again, as he always did. It pained me when she didn't break up with him for me. She had lied to me, that's what hurt me the most. She hurt me deeper than ever I could not be around them anymore. Watching them was like someone twisting a stake in my heart repeatedly. Therefore, this time I had left… before I had killed someone, or something, out of rage.

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