Agneta slowly walked through the front door of the boarding house, and was greeted by a worried Damon.

"Neta, what took so long?" Damon asked, guiding her to the parlor.

"I-I need you to sit down," Agneta mumbled sadly, motioning him to sit down.

Damon looked down at Agneta and noticed how sad she looked, he goes to pull her into
a hug but she pulls away.... Which immediately caused Damon to grow nervous.

"Damon, please sit down," Agneta begged.

Damon sighed softly before taking a seat, watching Agneta pace back and forth.

"S-Something happened," Agneta whispered, stopping dead in her tracks and looked over at Damon.

"I can see that...you're acting weird," Damon replied.

"I need you to promise me, you won't hate me. That you'll still love me afterwards, otherwise this will be pointless," Agneta said.

"Of course, I'll love you! Why wouldn't I?" Damon asked.

Suddenly Agneta started to pace back and forth again... causing Damon to grow uneasy and very impatient.

"Neta....baby, just tell me," Damon whispered, which caught Agneta's attention and caused her to stop and face him again.

"Stefan took my place," Agneta said.

"What do you mean he took your place?" Damon asked.

But before she could answer him, Agneta found herself tearing up.... feeling as though this is all her fault.

"H-He over heard my brothers, giving me either option of going home or going with Klaus.... but before I could really give them an answer tonight, Klaus stabbed Elijah in the chest with a dagger; and he allowed Stefan to take my place. I tried to stop him by threatening him with compulsion.... but you know how difficult he can be," Agneta breathed heavily, trying to calm herself down. "I told him, you'd be pissed... and he said you'd understand because it had to do with me."

Damon blankly stared at Agneta, trying to process what she just said.

"And let me ask you something, would you have accepted their offer?" Damon asked, a hint of anger was heard in his tone.

"I-I didn't have much of a choice, if I would've said no to both.... I'd be in a casket by now, and you would be searching everywhere for me," Agneta mumbled, shrugging her shoulders.

Damon suddenly growled under his breath before standing to his feet..... quickly flipping over the coffee table that rested between him and Agneta. His eyes shifted over towards Agneta, seeing how scared she looked; which caused his face to soften.

"I-I'm sorry," Agneta whispered, wrapping her arms around her body....holding herself, before quickly disappearing out of the front door.

Racing through the woods, Agneta knew she couldn't go home, that would be the first place he'll look. then it suddenly dawned on her; she knew exactly where to go... a special place from the past, one only a few knew about; and it was located on the edge of the Salvatore's property. The place where Damon took her, and promised her a life time full of happiness.... where he begged for immortality, just to be with her.

However, her attention was drawn to her buzzing phone; she pulled it out of her pocket and saw that everyone was blowing up her phone.....and 30 missed phone calls from Damon.

Where are you? - Elena

Are you okay? Damon is freaking out.- Alaric

Neta, is everything okay? - Bonnie

Damon called me, are you okay? - Caroline

Neta, sweetheart....i didn't mean to lose my temper. Please come home! I'm sorry. - Damon

"I just need to think," Agneta mumbled, turning her phone completely off... taking a seat on a patch of grass, staring up at the sky.

After a few hours of time to herself, Agneta turned her phone on.... seeing the number of missed calls, go way up, 120 missed calls to be exact. Agneta rolled her eyes before sending Damon her location.... knowing he'd be here any given moment. And she was right, within moments Damon was standing in from of her.... looking like complete shit.

"Christ! You look horrible," Agneta mumbled.

"I-I thought you left me....again," Damon whispered. "I thought you ran off with your brother and Stefan."

"Damon, I desire you... I can't sleep without you next to me. I could never leave you, I love you," Agneta replied, finally saying it out loud. "I want to stay here forever with you..... I love being here, I love being by your side."

"Then why didn't you answer your phone?" Damon asked.

"I needed to think.... I thought you were angry with me," Agneta mumbled.

All of a sudden Damon rushed up towards Agneta and cupped her face, gently placing a kiss on her nose.

"I could never be angry with you. You didn't ask for Klaus to be your brother or Elijah," Damon replied, brushing his lips against hers before pulling away. "And don't take it personally about what Stefan did... I would've done the same in a heartbeat, if it meant you stayed here."

"I do take it personal! Because if something happens to Stefan, everyone will blame me... including you," Agneta replied.

"The only person I will blame is my idiot of a baby brother. Now, will you please come back to the boarding house?" Damon asked, holding his hand out.

As Agneta gently placed her hand into Damon's, he took her hand and wrapped it around his waist.... and they both walked in the direction of the boarding house.

"How am I supposed to tell Elena? I mean, I told Stefan to write her a letter explaining everything, but as I think about it more... she deserves better then again if word gets out that she's alive; Klaus will come back and it will be the end for Mystic falls," Agneta said.

"A letter isn't going to convince Elena anything; she will stop at nothing until Stefan's back home.... she will probably get us all killed in the end," Damon replied.

Agneta laughed sarcastically.

"I'm being serious, Damon." Agneta frowned.

"Then we'll handle it, but now let us enjoy the summer.... please," Damon said, quickly pulling Agneta in for a kiss.

They both melted against one another, until Agneta pulled away; she looked up at Damon and smirked.

"Race you back?" Agneta asked.

Damon tilted his head and shrugged... before immediately disappearing out of Agneta's sight.

"Alright, Salvatore.... game on," Agneta laughed, before racing after Damon.                            

  ATTENTION!! READERS! This isn't the last of Agneta and Damon, book two is in the works; and it will explain more on her being the original ripper. 🥰