Chapter 1

' Hello Elena.' I hear coming from behind me.

Slowly I turn around and when I see the person that spoke to me, I gasp.

The first taught I have is that she just looks like me, the second taught is that I should run for my life.

But she keeps standing there, right in front of me, without the slightest movement.

' Did you lose your tongue by biting on it?' She asks, with a smile lingering on her lips. ' Oh no, that can't be, I would have smelled it.'

I'm still not able to say anything and my feet feel like they are glued down to the ground.

Now she starts moving, slowly she walks around me.

' Don't you know who I am, Elena?' She asks. ' Didn't the Salvatore brothers tell you anything about me?'

' I know who you are, Katherine.' I say, surprised that I found my voice and even more surprised that it's stabile.'

' Well, well, they did tell you.' She says, softly clapping her hands. ' But where are they when you need their protection?'

' Who says I need their protection.' I say.

' I do.' She says, then she comes at me, pulls open her wrist, and makes me drink her blood.

I cough, spit and try to pull my head away, but she is to strong and I have to swallow her blood.

Mad and scared, I clean my mouth with my hand, when she lets me go.

' I told you, you need their protection.' She says, smiling. ' Or don't they know that I'm still alive.'

' They found out a while ago.' I say, between my teeth.

' So, where are they?' She asks.

' I don't know.' I say.

' To bad.' She says. ' Probably they'll regret it, not staying around.'

Before I can say anything, she attacks, and snaps my neck.

I wake up screaming.

Disorientated, I look around, not knowing where I am.

Then I recognize my own room and I realize that I'm in my own bed.

' It was just a bad dream.' I whisper to myself.

When my window flies open and something comes into my room with a supernatural speed, I scream again.

Then Damon is sitting next to me on my bed and I stop screaming.

' Elena, what's wrong?' He asks.

' Damon, what are you doing here?' I ask.

' I heard you scream.' He says.

' You heard me scream all into the boardinghouse?' I ask.

' I was in the neighborhood.' He says while slamming his eyes down. ' But what's wrong, why where you screaming like that?'

' I had a bad dream.' I say, silently.

' About Stefan?' He asks.

Surprised and shocked that he is thinking that, I slap him in the face, before I even think about it.

' How dare you to talk about him, you know I don't want to hear his name.' I say. ' And no it wasn't about him.'

I can feel the teardrops burning in the corners of my eyes.

' I'm sorry, Elena.' Damon says. ' But I think it would be good for you if you could talk about it.'

' About what?' I ask, starting to get mad. ' How he left me, about how he ran off with Katherine, about how he broke my heart?'

Thinking back about that, I start crying, even though it has been more than a half year.

Patiently, Damon puts his arms around me and pulls me towards him.

' It's ok Elena.' He whispers in my ear.

' No, it's not.' I sob. ' He is gone and there is no one that can protect me.'

I feel his body choke and I know I did hurt him by saying that.

' I'm sorry, Damon.' I say. ' I didn't mean it like that, I know you will protect me.'

' It's ok.' He says. ' But what was your dream about?'

' Katherine.' I say. ' She fed me her blood and then she killed me, and neither you or Stefan where around to save me.'

I start crying again and Damon hugs me, not knowing what to say.

' What if she comes back and she takes you with her to?' I ask.

' I'll never go with her.' He says. ' She'll never be able to take me with her.'

' You don't know that.' I say.

' Elena, I do know' He says, while putting my face between his hands and stares me right in the eyes. ' I love you.'

For a few seconds, I'm afraid that I'm going to drown in his beautiful blue eyes, then I put my eyes down.

' Damon.' I sigh.

' I know.' He says, while he removes his hands from my face. ' Trust me Elena, I know.'

' Can you leave, please?' I ask. ' I want to go back to sleep.'

' Ok.' He says, while he stands up from my bed and walks towards the window. ' I'll see you in the morning.

' Goodnight, Damon.' I say.

' Goodnight.' He says, then he is gone.

I lay my head back down on my pillow and close my eyes.

I'm almost falling asleep, when I hear the windy sound of a vampire entering my room.

' What now, Damon?' I ask, my eyes still closed.

' Not Damon, Elena.' I hear her say. 'It's Katherine and I came to get the other brother.'

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