Elena gets a splinter and Damon takes it out.

Damon's first reaction when he heard Elena scream was to drop everything and run. He ran to her with his inhuman speed and saw her on the floor. He quickly kneeled down next to her.

"What's wrong Elena? What happened?"

"I got a splinter."

His reaction changes from worried to him laughing.

"It's not funny Damon, it hurts."

He sighed her at her. "Elena you stabbed yourself, got bitten, and got hurt with witchy voodoo the night of the masqurade, and yet you are here in pain because of a splinter?"

"How about I give you one near your heart and then we'll see how it feels."

"Ouch Elena, you didn't have to be that rude."

"Just take it out. Please."

"Fine." he takes her finger and examine it. He found the splinters under her nails burried deep. He whistles. "Wow that is in there deep." He reaches for it but Elena quickly pulls her hand away. "Elena?"

"It's going to hurt Damon."

He takes her hand and pulls it towards him. "Look it's nothing to worry about Elena. I once got shot in the knee when I was human. Shit hurted like hell, but guess how I got it out?" He pauses for dramatic effect. "I made Stefan shoot me again, pushing the first bullet out."

Elena sighs. "Seriously Damon?"

"Well when I was human I got in a fight one time with a really big guy, and he said, "I'm going to mop the floor with your face." I said, "You'll be sorry." He said, "Oh, yeah? Why?" I said, "Well, you won't be able to get into the corners very well."

"Damon now is not the time for jokes."

"Okay, okay. How about I tell you what happened when I went to the grocery store. A lady picked up several items at a discount store. When she finally got up to the checker, she learned that one of her items had no price tag. Imagine her embarrassment when the checker got on the intercom and boomed out for the entire store to hear, 'PRICE CHECK ON LANE THIRTEEN, TAMPAX, SUPER SIZE." That was bad enough, but somebody at the rear of the store apparently misunderstood the word 'Tampax' for 'THUMBTACKS.' In a businesslike tone, a voice boomed back over the intercom: "DO YOU WANT THE KIND YOU PUSH IN WITH YOUR THUMB OR THE KIND YOU POUND IN WITH A HAMMER?"

Elena giggled at Damon. "You are such a liar."

"Yeah, I am," he lets go of her hand. "But you didn't feel a thing, did you?" He shows her the two little splinters in his hand.

Elena looked down at her hand and smiled. "Thank you. I don't know what I would have done if you weren't here"

"Laugh at your problems, everybody else does."

"Shut up!"

"Kidding Elena. God, get some humor" And with that he left the room.