In the town Square, Amelia was fast sleep on the bench she passed out on, dry tear stains down her cheeks with red and puffy eyes. As people walk passed, they gawked and stared at the girl, whispering about her in a judging manor. Groaning, the hungover women blinked her eyes open, shielding them from the bright sun as she did so. Sitting up, she pulled her phone from her pocket, to see multiple messages and missed calls.

Stefan, Caroline, Bonnie, Matt.... Damon. Biting down on her lip, she deleted all of Damon's texts and calls, before pressing the dial button on Stefan's. She pressed the phone against her ear, rubbing her spare hand over her face as she did.

"Where the hell have you been ?" Stefan demanded, the minuet he answered the call.

She rolled her eyes "Partying"She deadpanned "Where do you think I've been ? Making out with your brother ? Oops, no, sorry. That's Elena's job now"

"Funny" He deadpanned back, before softening his tone "Look, I get your hurting, but I need you to come over. It's about Enzo"

"I'm not going a within a mile radius of your brother" She stated firmly "Not happening"

"Damon's a wreck, Amy. You break up with him, and his first instinct is to go on a killing spree"

She narrows her eyes "How is that my problem anymore ? Newsflash, Stefan, I no longer care about him"

"That's a lie and you know it" He called her bluff, as he could hear a voice break when she spoke "You care, Amelia. You always have, and despite what he does, you always will. You two make each other whole"

"Really ? As right now, I feel broken, and he's the reason why"She hissed, before hanging up abruptly, and shoving her phone into her pocket.

********

Half hour away from Whitmore, Amelia sat inside diner booth, her hands hugged around a mug of coffee. Sunglasses covered her eyes, so no one could see she had been crying, and her phone sat on the table vibrating in front of her. She was only because Caroline wanted to meet up with her, having heard all about what had happened from Stefan.

"Hey" The blonde greeted, slipping into the booth, and placing a dress bag and some other things down beside her.

Amelia just gave her a short wave, taking a sip out of her coffee mug. Caroline frowned at how bad the girl looked, not having seen her in this state before. Her hair was a mess, flung up in very messy bun, and her clothes were wrinkled and slightly dirty. You could see tear stains on her cheeks, and even with the glasses on, Caroline knew her eyes would be red and puffy.

"Have you spoken to him ?" She asked, and Amelia shook her head.

"Not since I told him we were done" She answers "He left me a few messages, but I deleted them without listening to them. I don't want to hear excuses, I just want him to leave me alone"

Caroline nodded, understanding on her face "Well, I have a Damon free distraction for you. Whitmore is holding a Bitter Ball tonight, and I think you should come. In fact, you are coming, even if I have to drag you there"

Amelia raised a eyebrow "Will Elena be there ?"

Caroline bit down on her lip, very cautious to answer this. Amelia had wanted to kill Elena in the past, and with what has happened, this may be the thing that makes her finally do it. Having them in the same room now, it wasn't the best idea the blonde ever had, but someone needed to keep a eye on the Evans girl. Make sure she didn't spiral over the edge.

"Possibly" She answered in a hesitant tone "But, you won't even have to speak to her. She's invited Stefan so they could talk, she probably won't even look at you"

"Care, I don't know..."

"You're going" The Forbes cut her off, before passing the dress over the table "In there, is everything you will need to get ready. I took the liberty of getting some things from the Boarding House for you, after my last class"

"Where am I even meant to get ready ? I can't go back to the Boarding House, I have no where to go. I slept on a park bench last night, for god's sake"But, the Caroline wasn't even fazed by that, and dropped a key down onto the table.

"I spoke to my Mom, and she is fine with you crashing in my old room. You'll just owe her a favor"

Amelia bit down on her tongue, considering everything. The blonde wasn't leaving her with many options, she had taken care of everything that could be a problem. Slowly, she unzipped the dress bag and looked inside, before looking back at Caroline with a small smile, impressed "You have good taste"

Caroline grins, flipping her hair over her shoulder "I thought we should be the hottest, bitter girls there"

********

Amelia entered the Bitter Ball, and got handed a dead corsage, which she couldn't argue with the creativity of. She placed it on her wrist, and looked from the top of the staircase, to the ball going on below. She felt confident in herself, in what she was wearing, and didn't feel for the first time in the past day.

The top of dress was black, with two shoulder straps and silver zip down the middle of it. Then, the skirt was black, and went to just above the knee. Surrounding it, was a galaxy pattern material that went to her ankle, giving it a puff out effect. The material was short at the back, but long at the back. She matched it with a pair of simple black heals, her hair all curled and placed off to one side.

Her makeup was on the darker side, but matched her outfit perfectly. Spotting someone, Amelia made her way down the stairs, smiling at them "You have seriously good taste"

Caroline squealed, pulling her into a hug "Amy. You look gorgeous. Better yet, you look hot"

The Evans girl gave her a genuine smile "I like it too. I really do"

Caroline then takes her hand, and leads her towards what was labelled the Shredding Station, holding a piece of paper in her hand. Standing beside the paper shredder, Caroline hands over the piece of paper, and Amelia stiffens when she sees whats on it. It was a picture of her and Damon.

Damon's arms wrapped around her waist, his lips pressed against her cheeks, the smile on her lips she wears when she is laughing. She bit the inside of her cheek, hoping the pain from that would keep her from crying. She knew what Caroline wanted her to do.

"I don't -"

"Amelia" Caroline cut her off, clamping her hands down onto her shoulders "He broke your heart. You need to move on, show everyone you don't need him. This is the first step toward doing that. Showing you feel nothing about the past you shared"

"But that's the thing. I do care, very much so"

"Well, let's not a give a asshole like Damon the pleasure of knowing that" She countered, and sighing the Evans girl nodded.

She paced the picture into the shredder, and watched as it got tore to pieces, ending as nothing but scraps of paper in the bottom of the machine. She showed no emotion about it, even though it did hurt to watch, she just kept that all on the inside.

After that, Amelia separated from the Blonde, as she dragged Elena over to the shredding station. Instead, she went over to see Stefan, whom she hadn't spoken to since their phone call this morning. Not saying a word, she grabbed his hand and dragged him onto the dance floor, making the most of the slow song playing.

He looked her up and down, twirling her out and around "You look great"

"Thanks" She smiled, before deciding to bring up a sore subject "What had Enzo and Damon been up to ? I didn't really give you chance to explain this morning"

"I shouldn't of brought it up" He sighed "I knew Damon wasn't someone you would want to talk about, but I did it anyway. It's just, he's bad without you, Amelia. And, I haven't seen him this bad in a long time"

She raised her eyes at him "Am I supposed to feel bad about ending things with him ? He and Elena kissed, while me and him were together. I can't just let that go, Stefan"

"No" He says "It's just hard to see you both hurting like this. You've been so happy for months, then suddenly, it all just ends"

She sighed "I love him, Stefan. I'm always going to love him. But, I can't be with him, not after that. I didn't deserve that. Whatever he's doing wrong, he'll stop when the reality of how much of a ass he's being hits, or karma comes back to bite him. And, I'll help stop him if needs be, but don''t ask me to get back with him. Show him I still care. I just can't"

When the song ended, she pulled away from Stefan and walked away, making him watch her go with a sigh.

*******

"You think if you tell her what he did that she'll give up on him forever?" Amelia overhears Caroline ask, as she spots her stood chatting with Stefan, as she stands sipping on her drink.

Stefan nodded, looking defeated  "Yeah. I know she will, and I don't think I'll be able to pull Damon back from that. I mean, I've seen Damon at his worst, Caroline, and I actually think he enjoys the way it makes him feel. It's like the more pain he can cause; the more reasons there are for people to hate him. He wants to confirm everyone's lowest expectations of him, and I just honestly don't know how to fight that side of him"

Amelia approached them, looking between the pair with narrowed eyes "What aren't you guys telling me ?"

Stefan opened his mouth to speak, regretting not saying anything when they were dancing. He had the chance, but after she said what she said, he hesitated. She sounded broken, she sounded done. This would of made it worse. She may not of liked Aaron, but it would of shown how over the edge Damon has fell, knowing he killed him.

"What's with the dramatics, brother ?"

Hearing his voice, Amelia looked the other way, not wanting to look him in the way. But, that didn't stop Damon staring at her, a small look of longing in his eye. But, he hid it well in with a smirk, forcing his eyes to look over at Stefan.

The youngest Salvatore glared at him "What the hell are you doing here ?"

Caroline furrowed her eyebrows at Bonnie, who was stood uncomfortably beside Damon, a look of panic on her face "Bonnie, what's going on ?"

Damon smirked once again "Oh, don't worry. I'm not her date. We're not gonna break any Bitter Ball rules"

So much for a Damon free distraction, Amelia thought to herself, as she made herself face everyone else. She just avoided eye contact with him.

"How about you just answer the damn question" Stefan demanded, growing annoyed.

"Well, Bonnie is gonna find me a witch to do a locator spell on the elusive Dr. Wes Maxfield. She's gonna find him, I'm gonna kill him" He then looked at the ex Bennett witch "Bon-bon, should I tell them?"

Bonnie looked ready to cry "Enzo has Jeremy. If I don't get a witch to find Wes by midnight, he'll kill him"

Bonnie held up her phone, showing a picture of Jeremy tied to a chair, looking batter with blood on his shirt. At that moment, Elena walked over and the minuet she saw the photo, a gasp of fear and sadness escaped her throat. She turned around, and walked away, crying quietly to herself.

For the first time since yesterday, Amelia looked at Damon, a icy glare on her face. She hated Elena with a burning passion, but Jeremy she would class as a friend "You're such a dick" She sneers, before turning and storming away.

While Damon tried to force Bonnie's friend Liv into doing a locator spell, Amelia left the party with Stefan and Elena, after Elena figured out the location of Jeremy and Enzo. The entire way to Whitmore house, Amelia didn't speak a word to either of them, only going with to beat the crap out of Enzo.

When they got there, Elena took care of unconscious Jeremy on the floor, Stefan and Amelia worked together to fight Enzo. Stefan rushed and pushed Enzo against a wall, but Enzo easily change their positions, so Stefan is the one pinned. Growling lowly, Amelia rushes and flings Enzo off of him, so he smashes into a painting on the wall.

"Leave him alone" She warns lowly "I'm not gonna ask twice"

Stefan grabs a piece of broken chair, following Enzo as he begins to crawl away from them, knowing they will stake him if they get the chance. Snatching the stake from him, Amelia goes to shove it into his chest, but Damon arriving in the doorway stops them.

"You missed all the fun" Enzo tells him, getting to his feet out of Amelia's way, and walking toward him.

"The spell worked" Damon informed him "Wes is in Richmond"

"Brilliant" Enzo smirked, walking out of the room "I'll drive"

Damon doesn't follow, and stares at the three Vampire remaining the in the room. Stefan and Elena glare at him, angrily, while Amelia had a unreadable expression on her face. They stared at one another, until her look turned into a glare.

"Just go" She spat "If this is what you want, go. There is nothing holding you back anymore. Be this person, it's clearly what you want"

In his mind, the words 'I want you' where desperate to escape his mouth, but he wouldn't let them. Instead, he just let simply nodded, and turned to follow Enzo. But, Stefan calling after made him stop in his tracks "Damon... Don't bother coming back"

Silently, Amelia hoped he would change his mind. Stay, try to make up for all he had done. But he didn't.

"I wasn't planning on it"

When he was gone, Amelia's gaze landed on Elena,which made her mood completely spiral worse then it already had. Storming over to her, ignoring the fact Jeremy was awake on the ground beside her, she put her hands on either side of her head and snapped her neck.

Stefan and Jeremy gawked at her, but she just shrugged "It was a long time coming. She deserved it" She said coldly, before storming out herself.

Sigh... my babies are hurting and hurts me to write them this way. But, blame Katherine for this. She is gone soon though, only two more chapters/episodes. What will that mean for Damelia, when the truth about it all is revealed ? I dunno yet.

I hope you all enjoyed, I'll update again soon. I plan to get season 5 done and onto season 6 before Christmas