<P> In season two , Katherine tells Damon that she never loved him and that it was always Stefan . Elena says something similar later , leaving Damon heartbroken . As an expression of his anger , pain , and hopelessness , he snaps Jeremy Gilbert 's neck , not realizing he is wearing a ring which reverses damage done by supernatural creatures or forces . Jeremy survives because of the ring , but Damon 's action incurs Elena 's wrath and pain . When Bonnie also discovers it was his blood that enabled Caroline Forbes to become a vampire , the two declare their hatred for him , leaving angrier than ever . After saving Elena with Stefan in episode 8 of season 2 , Damon shows up in Elena 's room with the vervain necklace that was ripped from her neck earlier in the episode . Before he gives it back , he tells Elena that he is in love with her , and because he is in love with her , he can not be selfish with her . He also states that he does n't deserve her , but that his brother does . He kisses her forehead and says he wishes she could remember this , but she ca n't . As the camera shows a close up of Damon 's eye as he is compelling Elena to forget , a tear slips . Elena blinks and her vervain necklace is back around her neck , Damon is gone and her window is open with the curtains blowing . She had no recollection as to how the necklace was returned to her . In one episode , Damon joins Rose to find out why the originals are after Elena ; after some time and clever banter , the two have sex , stating that they could rid themselves of emotion . However , when Rose , Damon 's old friend who turned Katerina , suffers from a werewolf bite , he gives her the memory of her life prior to becoming a vampire , and helps her remember how good it felt to be able to wall and feel the sunlight , without it burning her . During this meaningful moment , Damon mercifully kills her , leaving him to mourn the death of his one of very few friends . Elena and Damon then begin to mend fences , and Elena gives him an affectionate hug to help comfort him after Rose 's death . Damon begins showing another side of himself in small acts that help build what once was an impossible friendship between Elena and himself , after she clearly stated that he has lost her forever . After he spares Caroline 's mother , Elena says how that was the person she was once friends with . And it 's hard for Damon to accept that he has to change to have her in his life , which he explains to Andy Star , his compelled girlfriend a few more episodes in . Damon is bitten by Tyler the werewolf at the end of the season . Elena takes care of him , and right before he is cured by the blood of Klaus , the original hybrid , she gives him a `` goodbye '' kiss , because she was sure he was going to die . She even forgives him , telling him that she cares for him through grief - stricken tears . </P>
<P> In season two , Katherine tells Damon that she never loved him and that it was always Stefan . Elena says something similar later , leaving Damon heartbroken . As an expression of his anger , pain , and hopelessness , he snaps Jeremy Gilbert 's neck , not realizing he is wearing a ring which reverses damage done by supernatural creatures or forces . Jeremy survives because of the ring , but Damon 's action incurs Elena 's wrath and pain . When Bonnie also discovers it was his blood that enabled Caroline Forbes to become a vampire , the two declare their hatred for him , leaving angrier than ever . After saving Elena with Stefan in episode 8 of season 2 , Damon shows up in Elena 's room with the vervain necklace that was ripped from her neck earlier in the episode . Before he gives it back , he tells Elena that he is in love with her , and because he is in love with her , he can not be selfish with her . He also states that he does n't deserve her , but that his brother does . He kisses her forehead and says he wishes she could remember this , but she ca n't . As the camera shows a close up of Damon 's eye as he is compelling Elena to forget , a tear slips . Elena blinks and her vervain necklace is back around her neck , Damon is gone and her window is open with the curtains blowing . She had no recollection as to how the necklace was returned to her . In one episode , Damon joins Rose to find out why the originals are after Elena ; after some time and clever banter , the two have sex , stating that they could rid themselves of emotion . However , when Rose , Damon 's old friend who turned Katerina , suffers from a werewolf bite , he gives her the memory of her life prior to becoming a vampire , and helps her remember how good it felt to be able to wall and feel the sunlight , without it burning her . During this meaningful moment , Damon mercifully kills her , leaving him to mourn the death of his one of very few friends . Elena and Damon then begin to mend fences , and Elena gives him an affectionate hug to help comfort him after Rose 's death . Damon begins showing another side of himself in small acts that help build what once was an impossible friendship between Elena and himself , after she clearly stated that he has lost her forever . After he spares Caroline 's mother , Elena says how that was the person she was once friends with . And it 's hard for Damon to accept that he has to change to have her in his life , which he explains to Andy Star , his compelled girlfriend a few more episodes in . Damon is bitten by Tyler the werewolf at the end of the season . Elena takes care of him , and right before he is cured by the blood of Klaus , the original hybrid , she gives him a `` goodbye '' kiss , because she was sure he was going to die . She even forgives him , telling him that she cares for him through grief - stricken tears . </P>
when does damon first develop feelings for elena
when does damon first develop feelings for elena
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