((whenever you're ready to start. :) I'll just follow after you))

Elena sighed as she stood in front of Stefan’s door waiting for an answer. She had no idea what she was really doing there, showing up out of the blue like that, was kind of rude, what was she thinking? That’s what she got for listening to Caroline random nonsense; she came up with crazy ideas, and showed up on the footsteps of a guy’s house. Although she wasn’t planning to follow Caroline’s words of wisdom, she still showed up on his doorstep for whatever knows what reason. Then again he had showed up on hers that one night with her diary, so he couldn’t say anything really.

When she didn’t get an answer, she knocked on the door, and watched as it opened. Was she supposed to go in? No that would be rude? But then again it would be rude to leave, knowing the door was open, and she was pretty sure if the door was open someone had to be home. After a few seconds of debating Elena, stepped into the house and looked around, it didn’t seem like anyone was around.

After hearing the knock at the door, Damien looked around and smelled for Stephan. Stephan wasn't around at the moment so he went to the door and slowly opened it. Human...but a friend of Stephan's..., Damien thought. When he saw the face of Katherine, his dead heart skipped over everything. Face framed with straight deep brown hair and clothes in modern clothes...he could swear it was Katherine.

"Can I...help you?" he asked, confused.

Elena looked up at the face of the voice she heard, it appeared that Stefan wasn't the only good looking one around, in fact she would have to say Damien was probably the hotter one "I was, uh looking for Stefan" She said. Maybe she should explain why she had entered the house, but that didn't cross her mind, really, it didn't seem important anymore "Who are you?" She asked curiously. She didn't know Stefan lived with anyone, well except his uncle but there was no way this could be his uncle.

"Ah, well Stephan has left. But I'm sure he'll be back soon. I'm his brother, Damien," he said politely as he outstretched his hand for her to shake. "And who...are you?" he then asked.

Elena looked at him "Brother?" She asked. She remembered asking Stefan if he had any siblings and he said something about none that he talked to, so why was his brother here? It didn't really make any sense at all. "Elena" She said as she reached out and took his hand "He never mentioned you..." She said

Damien raised his eyebrows at her name and then the touch of her hand. "Ah...I was expecting that. We're currently in a fight, but I've come by to try to set things right," Damien lied.

"So...," he started as he led her into the living room. "How close are you and Damien?" he asked.

Elena looked at him with a bit of a questioning look on her face "That would explain, why he didn't mention you when I asked him if he had siblings" She said. It was still a little odd though, he didn't seem that bad, and how bad could a fight be that Stefan wouldn't even mention having a brother? "Why do you care?" She asked. It really wasn't his business how close she was or wasn't to Stefan

[[I was wondering if you knew, his name is actually spelled Damon]]

((yeah...I haven't read the books...so...sorry :P))

Damon just nodded his head. "Ah understandable. Well, Stefan isn't one for having friends," he replied.

"Because he's the loner type?" She asked. She had noticed that about him, it just seemed odd for his brother to question how close they were "I should probably get going..." She said as she looked up at him. If Stefan wasn't there, there wasn't much of a reason for her to stay, and Damon probably wanted her gone anyway.

[[Ahh, I haven't read them either, just watched the show]]

Damon frowned when Stephan walked into the living room. "Elena...what are you doing here?" Stephan asked. I was just about to get to know her more, Damon joked in his mind, knowing Stephan could hear his thoughts.

Elena turned and looked at Stefan when he walked into the room "I came to see you, but I ended up running into your brother" She said as she glanced at Damon and then back at Stefan "I don't understand why you never mentioned him, he seems pretty nice" She said. It kind of bothered her that Stefan hadn't mentioned him at all, he seemed pretty nice, and it was almost like he didn't want her to know about him which urked her.

Stephan frowned. "Uh, it's nothing. Don't worry about it," he said as he glared at Damon. "Uh...you wanted to come and see me?" he asked, shocked.

Damon just smirked at Stephan as if to say she-likes-me-ha-in-your-face.

Elena looked at Stefan and noticed the look, it was clear they weren't on good terms, she could just tell by the way they reacted towards each other "I get the feeling I should go" She said. She didn't want to be caught up in between whatever was going on between those two, and she figured she'd give them time to settle it or fight it out, whatever it was they were going to do. "I suppose I'll see you in school Stefan" She said and then glanced at Damon "Well, I don't know when I'll see you, but I'll see you around" She said

Stephan sighed and placed a hand on Elena's arm as if to comfort her. "No, don't go. It's fine. But we can't be here," Stephan said as he glared at Damon again.

Damon looked at Elena and smiled sweetly. "I'll see you around, Elena," he replied politely, trying to tell her that she really shouldn't be here at the moment anyway..

Elena looked at Stefan "No I should go, you to talk things out" She said and glanced back at Damon "It was nice meeting you, I hope I see you around" She said and looked at Stefan "I'll see you later" She said and walked past him towards the door before he had the chance to object to her leaving. She really didn't want to be in the middle of a sibling war, she knew how bad those could be, she was fighting with her brother all the time these days.

Stephan nodded his head. "Alright," he replied as he showed Elena to the door.

When Stephan returned back to his brother, a growled rumbled from his throat. "Remember what I sad, Damon. Stay. Away. From Elena!" Stephan reminded him.

Damon threw his eye brows together angrily, but then sneered and smirked. "And remember what I sad. I take that as an invitation," Damon said as he then quickly put on his jacket. "I'm thirsty. I'll be back," he answered.

Elena glanced back at the house, before she got into her car and drove away. That was pretty weird now that she thought about it, she had never seen Stefan act like that, then again she didn't really know him that well. His brother didn't seem that bad, he seemed like a fairly interesting guy, so what why were him and Stefan fighting? it didn't make any sense to her, but there was probably more then meet the eye.

The next day at school, Stefan made sure he stopped Elena in the halls to talk to her. "I'm sorry for yesterday," he said as he followed Elena to her locker.

Elena turned and glanced back at Stefan "No need to be sorry, Your brother seems interesting" She said as she reached her locker and stopped walking "I don't see why you two don't like each other" She said. Then again she probably didn't know anything and should probably just keep her mouth shut.

The fact that it was the last day of school and summer was just around the corner was something Stefan was really happy about. No more humans to be around. Just him and trying to get Elena to like him back and trying to get Damon to back off.

Stefan sighed. "Do you really wanna know why I hate him? Alright long story short. Long ago, we were in love with the same woman. Her name was Katherine. She loved both of us and both loved us equally. We fought over her and when she died, my brother turned against me and went bad, blaming me for her death. There," He said as he sighed.

Elena glanced at him "Well, he still doesn't seem like that bad of a person" She said. So they had fought over a girl, that explained a lot, leave it to a girl to get in between bothers, she should have figured it was something like that. "But it doesn't seem like he's the only one who hates the other" She said

Stefan sighed. "I guess it's just a harsh grudge we hold against each other," he said as he then looked up at the clock. Two classes left in the day. "I'll see you after school. Come by my house if you want. My brother shouldn't be there," he assured her.

"Well I think you would both be better off getting over that grudge" She said "Alright" She said as she waved good bye and headed off to her class, it was almost the end of the day and summer was going to start soon, which was good.

Once the school day was over she headed outside the school. She thought about Stefan's offer to go over to his house, maybe she would, she didn't have anything better to do, and she did want to get to know him, but then again she found herself interested in his brother to.

"She's not Katherine!" Stefan yelled to Damon. "She's Elena...a person and not someone to be falling for just because she looks like someone you were once in love with!"

Damon growled and looked at his brother with disgust. "I know, Stefan," he said in a cold but calm tone.

"So back off!" Stefan then said.

Damon just shook his head and looked at his brother with a cold glare. "I will if she wants me to. Easy as that," he told him.

They both shut up once they heard the door bell rang. Stefan looked at Damon. "Leave," he said in an angry but calm tone.

Damon defied his brother as he hurried and opened the door. "Elena! Good to see you!" Damon said happily as he let her in.