TV – Vampire Diaries
The Ballad of "Daroline" – Prequel to Once Forgotten, Forever Remembered
Damon Salvatore is a cold blooded killer.
It is impossible to find any evidence to support the contrary. And so there is no doubt about it, yet every time Caroline Forbes glanced at him, heard his voice, or even just heard his name being mentioned, she felt a flutter in her stomach.
For Caroline, and everyone whom she told, there was only one explanation. Caroline was falling in love with Damon, and she couldn't help it. Even though he was partially responsible for the death of her friend, Vicki Donovan.
Caroline could not help how she felt. And she knew that there was nothing she could do to change what was happening. No matter how hard she tried to stop herself, she was still falling in love with Damon Salvatore.
But it didn't stop her from wishing that she could fall in love with someone else. Kind, calm and caring Matt for example.
No. It had to be Damon. The one person for whom Caroline's soul sang and drew her towards.
Her soulmate.
Here he was.
Damon Salvatore, a 100 and something year old vampire, falling in love.
Falling in love with a human.
Damon of all people should know what happens when a vampire and a human fall in love. Of course, it's the reason he became a vampire. Yet here he was, falling in love with Caroline Forbes. A measly human. But someone who could make Damon's heart beat again. Even though he is technically dead.
Three years, seven months, two weeks, five days, fifteen hours and twenty minutes. That is how long it took for Damon and Caroline to admit how they felt about each other. But it took longer than that for them to make things official. For Damon, his love for Caroline was a sign of weakness, but for Caroline, it was her shining moment.
Four years, eight months, three weeks, five days and fifteen hours is how long it took before Damon proved his commitment to Caroline and got down on one knee. It's also how long it took for Caroline to pluck up the courage to ask Damon to turn her.
On a cold day in early March, Sherriff Forbes gave her daughter away in an elaborate ceremony in Mystic Fall's ancient church. The bride wore a stunning white gown, with the bridesmaids in her favourite colour – pink! The groom (and his best man, his brother Stefan) wore bright pink carnations in their buttonholes and couldn't resist taking a peak as the bride made her way down the aisle.
As this story is told, Damon and Caroline have been happily married for two years, but their world is soon to be rocked by the arrival of Damon's younger sister, Rosalia.
Life in Mystic Fall's will never be the same again…