It's a beautiful day in Georgia, as I drive my car. Elena is in the passenger seat.450Please respect copyright.PENANAToIvB2qTTV
When Elena awakes, she realizes we're not in Mystic Falls anymore, because she asks me, "Where are we?"450Please respect copyright.PENANAfcDunuGmCS
"Georgia," I reply.450Please respect copyright.PENANAsDbfSOoNpn
"Take me back to Mystic Falls, Damon," she orders.450Please respect copyright.PENANAYSdlo6WtZf
I knew she'd act this way, but I had to keep her safe. Plus, I was on my way to taking a trip here to see some old friends, anyway. That, and I knew it would piss Stefan off. So she's with me.450Please respect copyright.PENANABokr7KKAiz
"No can do," I reply to her.450Please respect copyright.PENANADsh2w7VaXA
"Damon," she warns me.450Please respect copyright.PENANA8wjRUWSGqB
Her phone goes off and I take it from her. It's Stefan, so I answer it, while driving.450Please respect copyright.PENANABoVeoexwEK
"Hello, Stefan."450Please respect copyright.PENANAeSyjCS6M2e
"Damon, where's Elena?"450Please respect copyright.PENANA9Tf3VNICL2
"Right here."450Please respect copyright.PENANAHNq6xffvu5
"Bring her home," he orders.450Please respect copyright.PENANArCGhVevHXZ
I tell him that I can't and I know he's pissed off, but I don't really care right now. Elena is my priority, as well as this first round trip.450Please respect copyright.PENANAv5dbvTydV8
I hang up on him and give the phone back to her.450Please respect copyright.PENANAy4UXWZG6R4
When I pull over, we get out of the car. Elena gets out slowly and acts like she's in pain, which I know she is a little. I'm a vampire, so I can sense pain. So, at vampire speed, I go to stand by her.450Please respect copyright.PENANAqhYRP4cIpQ
I look into her eyes.450Please respect copyright.PENANArEj10JDJ7z
"Are you okay?" I ask.450Please respect copyright.PENANAf6a96suhYI
"I'm fine."450Please respect copyright.PENANA1JM4qOJeOX
I know that's a fib, since I sense her pain, but Elena can be stubborn and I don't blame her for not liking me much. I've done a lot of awful things since I arrived in Mystic Falls. But I wouldn't hurt Elena. I would protect her with my life, because I love her, though I would never admit it out loud.450Please respect copyright.PENANAWbwdeZXZxw
We arrive at a bar and I introduce her to an old friend whom owns the bar. She makes us a meal and we eat. Then Elena gets a call from Bonnie, I don't know what about, and she walks off to speak to her. Then, a few minutes later, my friends asks me, "Where did your friend go?" I realize it's been too long that she has been gone, so I go to investigate. I go out the back where the door is open and see her cell phone there. So I go in search of her.450Please respect copyright.PENANAjYZcbDFfjI
When I find her at an abandoned sewer plant, Elena yells at me, "Damon, no!" Then I'm attacked from behind by a vampire with a bat. I'm in pain from him hitting me repeatedly with the bat.450Please respect copyright.PENANApz7tyzW5xF
I look up at him.450Please respect copyright.PENANAC1Hf3gaqAQ
"You killed my girlfriend," he tells me.450Please respect copyright.PENANAnu909gIkYT
"Oh, yeah. She was delicious," I reply through the pain. Then he throws gasoline all over me, before lighting a match.450Please respect copyright.PENANAHD2R7oWvQ7
"You're going to pay," he tells me.450Please respect copyright.PENANAXaEz4ia2vz
Before he can throw it down, Elena stands a distance behind him and says, "Please."450Please respect copyright.PENANA5FlBvQef8k
He turns to look at her and she says, "Please, don't hurt him!" she says.
The next day, I drive back to Mystic Falls with her.450Please respect copyright.PENANAXGZn5RCDCa
"I saved your life," she announces.450Please respect copyright.PENANAeZe6dSLW34
"I know," I reply with a smirk.
"And don't you forget it," she replies to me.
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