Story- Everything you're looking for.
Chapter 1- Remembering
It was a beautiful sunny day in Mystic Falls, there was a calm in the air, a stillness, and it was peaceful and quiet. The Gilbert house on the other hand, was in an uproar, in the kitchen, Bonnie, Stefan and Damon stood Arguing.
"I said I can do it" Bonnie retorted, she was sick of having to explain this.
"I never said you couldn't, it's just too risky" Stefan explained, he trusted Bonnie, but when it came to Elena, he wasn't having any of it.
Bonnie rolled her eyes and looked at Damon who found the whole thing quite humorous "If you have something to say, please, say it" she said in annoyance.
"It's not a bad idea" he finally said.
Bonnies eyes shot up "Excuse me?" she said as if she was hard of hearing.
He cocked an eyebrow "I said..." he tried to say but was cut off.
"No I heard you, I just never thought you would agree with me" she explained.
"Oh I never said I was agreeing, I said it wasn't a bad idea and it's not" he smirked.
"Damon, this is Elena we're talking about…" Stefan started.
"I know, now I'm not a fan particularly of Bonnies, but she would never put Elena in any danger" Damon said.
They continued to talk and argue about it some more.
Meanwhile upstairs, Elena was asleep and Jeremy was holding her hand by her bedside.
"I wish you didn't have to forget this, but you do" Elena had flashes; she's been having them a lot since she was turned. She doesn't know what they mean, all she knows is its Damon saying these things, but she doesn't remember any of it.
She bolts up in bed, Shaking and Alert, looking around, sweating bullets.
"Elena?" Jeremy says.
"Jeremy, what's happening?" She asks, looking around.
Damon and Stefan were walking upstairs; Bonnie was still in the kitchen, calling Matt about the spell.
Again
"Matt I need your help, meet us at the witches cabin, the one in the woods" Bonnie left the message and then sat down in a chair "this better work" she says to no one.
Upstairs, Damon and Stefan made it to Elena's bedside, Damon knew something was wrong, he felt her forehead, she wasn't sweating, she was burning up, and he looks at Stefan.
"If we don't do the spell, she needs to feed soon, or we're going to lose her Stef" Damon said, Stefan gave him a look as if he understood.
"BONNIE GET THE SPELL READY, WE'RE GOING NOW" Damon yelled, picking Elena up, he carried her out of the bedroom and down the steps to the car.
They made it to the cabin; Damon got out and carried Elena inside.
Jeremy was pissed as he couldn't help, he watched as Bonnie put the Candles in place, he couldn't take it anymore; he walked up to Bonnie and grabbed her arm, pulling her into a corner to talk.
"Jeremy, what are you doing?" Bonnie spat.
"What am I doing? What are you doing?" He spat back exasperated.
"You know…" She started.
"I don't mean with Elena, I mean, you're pushing me away, she is my sister, don't you think of all people, I should be the one to bring her back from this?" Jeremy stated.
Bonnie sighed and grabbed Jeremy's face with her hands, a tear running down her cheek.
"You can't, Jeremy.." She was cut off and put a finger to his lip "You can't, because I can't lose you, When we entombed Klaus, I almost lost you, I can't risk you again" She looked at him, his face was soft, she leaned up, kissed his lips "I won't" she whispered.
She let go of and walked back to everyone else.
"Alright, I need Matt here" She pointed to a spot "Damon here" pointed again "and Elena in the middle, now I need you each to take a hold of Elena's hands" they did as they were told.
Bonnie started her chants once the Candles were lit, Stefan stood next to Jeremy in the back watching, full of disbelief, He had a feeling something would go wrong, Spells always came with a price, he knew that.
Elena stood between Matt and Damon, each holding her hand, Matt's hand felt rough, she noted, Damon's felt soft and genuine, he looked to her and gave her hand a tight squeeze for reassurance. She jumped, another flash.
"I love you Elena, and it's because I love you, that I can't be selfish with you"
"I don't deserve you"
"The problems Damon, when I'm with him, it just consumes me"
"Tell me Damon, What is it that I want?"
"You want a love that consumes you; you want Passion, Adventure, and even a little Danger"
Elena focused a guy, her eyes big as she looked at Damon who was staring at her, she kept seeing these flashes, but she didn't know what they meant or even remembered any of them happening. She looked around, the candles started flickering, wind picked up, Elena looked panicked, Bonnie was chanting even louder and a little blood was running down her nose, as she finished, Elena fell to the ground, knocked out.
"I can't be what they want me to be, what SHE wants me to be"
"Because I'm not human, and I miss it, I miss it more than anything in the world"
Elena gasped! Stefan ran to her, Matt was just now waking up.
"Elena, are you okay?" Stefan asked.
Elena looked around foggy "Yeah, I think so" She put her hand to heart "I have a heartbeat, I'm me again" She gloated, everyone smiled, she looked around and saw Damon was still out.
"Damon!" She said, no answer "Damon?" She asked in more of a panic, still no answer.
She stood up and ran to him, while everyone watched, she grabbed him and started shaking him "Damon, Damon, answer me, NOW!" No answer "Please don't do this, please" She started crying, turning to Bonnie "What did you do?" Bonnie didn't have a chance to answer when Damon gasped.
"DAMON!" She yelled, hugging him, Damon was confused.
"What happened?" he asked.
"Bonnie did the spell and you wouldn't wake up" she said wiping her tears.
"Did it work?" He said in a panic.
"Yep" She smiled.
Damon smiled back, something was wrong though; his heart was racing, except he doesn't have a heart. Oh shit.
"WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO BONNIE?" Damon screamed, everyone looked at her wondering what the hell he was talking about.
"Oh crap!" Bonnie said, she could feel the energy coming from him.
"What? What is going on?" Elena finally asked.
"The spell worked, Elena" she started…
"A little too well" Damon cocked a brow.
"What does that mean?" Elena asked in confusion.
"It means" Bonnie Hesitated.
"Bonnie?" Stefan finally chimed in.
"Damon's human" She finally said.
"WHAT?" Everyone screamed in unison.
Elena turned and looked at Bonnie, mouth agape; she turned her attention back to Damon.
"Damon?" She asked.
"It's true, I have a heartbeat, I can feel it" He stated.
"How did this happen?" She turned her attention back to Bonnie.
"The energy must have transformed from you to Damon, the question is why?" Bonnie stated in complete shock.
"I know" Elena answered.
They all looked at her for an explanation.
"I kept having these flashes" She admitted.
"What kind of flashes?" Stefan asked
Elena looked to Damon and Damon's eyes flickered as she looked back to the gang.
"Compulsion flashes" she finally admitted.
"Compulsion? By who?" Stefan asked.
"It doesn't matter" she said flashing a look in Damon's direction.
Stefan caught on.
"YOU COMPELLED HER?" He screamed.
Damon stood up "Yeah, twice" he admitted.
Stefan punched Damon in the face, Damon fell to the ground, bleeding.
"What the hell, Stefan?" Elena asked, scooting to Damon.
Stefan just looked at her and turned around leaving.
"That hurt" Damon said standing up.
Elena looked at the door Stefan walked out of and back at Damon.
"You're human now, it's going to hurt" she stifled a giggle.
Back at the gilbert house, Elena was settling into bed when Jeremy came in.
"Hey" Elena smiled.
"How are you? Are you adjusting alright?" So many questions were running through his head.
"Jer, I wasn't dead, not completely, I'm fine" she laughed.
"I know! I just." he stopped mid-sentence and looked to his feet, Elena caught on.
She walked to him and grabbed his hands.
"Jeremy, I'm here, I'm not a vampire, not in transition, I'm here" she soothed.
"You almost weren't" he stated "Look Elena, I love you, but you almost became one of them, I would love you no matter what, but I don't have anyone else, I need my sister, not a vampire" He said, just as someone knocked on the door.
"I know" She smiled; she walked out of the room and let a tear slide down her cheek.
Elena made it to the door; she opened it and their stood Damon.
"Damon, what are you doing here?" She asked.
"I was walking around, ended up here" he nodded.
"Come in" Elena led him in the house and up to her room for some privacy.
"So how are you adjusting?" She asked.
"Well my face hurts for starters, never had that before" he chuckled.
Elena rolled her eyes and laughed.
"So you remember?" Damon asked after a bit of silence.
"Yeah, it all came back to me in flashes." She said.
"You're not mad?" he seemed a bit concerned.
"Mad? That you told me you loved me and that you don't deserve me? And that you're the one I met first? No, I'm not mad, maybe confused, but not mad" she patted the bed for him to sit.
"I don't know why I did it, I had to tell you and it was the only way without you knowing, I just had to say it" He confessed.
Elena nodded.
"I knew it would never change your mind, but everything I said, I meant" He explained.
Elena's face looked soft; she put her hand to his cheek, stroking it.
"I'm sorry Damon, I…" She started.
"You love Stefan, it's always going to be Stefan" He stifled a smile.
"Even so, it doesn't mean I don't feel for you or don't have feelings for you, I do, I just, cant" She stated.
"I get it Elena, like I said on the phone, I get it" he smiled "I should go" he stood up.
Elena stood up as well, Damon started to walk towards the door, Elena grabbed his hand, he turned and looked at her, her face was even softer than before, he just stood looking at her, Elena smiled slightly, leaned up, caressing his face with her hand, he was soft and looked so vulnerable standing there, sad, almost, she hated that she had hurt him, because she really did love him, maybe she was wrong this whole time, she's not Katherine, and just maybe, it's not "always" going to be Stefan, just maybe, Damon was who she really wanted, but the fear and the idea of him was too much to handle. She had to find out, sure they have kissed before, but it was always more lustful then anything, She had to try, Damon was now looking at her confused, she smiled again and went for it, leaning up, she brought his lips to hers, she kissed him, this time, more passionately than before, When she thought he was dying, it was a goodbye kiss, when she kissed him outside the hotel, it was lust, and now, now it's because she wanted to, it's because she loves him.