Author: HeartsBreakInLove
Pairing: Elena/Stefan/Damon
Prompt: Hers is a twisted little game.
AN: Hey guys! This is just something that came to me during class. Hope you enjoy, please leave a review at the end though!
Just Maybe
No one would have ever thought that Elena Gilbert would have ended up like Katherine pierce. At the beginning, she was too selfless, too kind to ever have a fate similar to Katherine's. Elena's light shone bright. It could have been compared to the brightness of a star. But then, her world came crashing down on her. She lost too many people to ever feel okay again. She feels like it's her fault they're all gone. That if it wasn't for her existence, they would all be here. She doesn't know when she became so much like the woman she's detested for so long, but the point is that she did. Maybe that's the reason that the brothers she loved oh so much left her. Maybe that's the reason she now spends her days running from the oldest vampire of all time (except this time, there's no one by her side. There's no one protecting her) everyone shes ever known has abandoned her, Bonnie and Jeremy moved on and started a family together. Caroline and Tyler and touring the world together. And the Salvatore brothers? They're long gone. It's her fault. She destroyed them. Much like Katherine was, Elena was selfish. She couldn't decide which brother she loved most. Eventually, both brothers grew tired of Elena's constant games and forced her to make a choice. But she couldn't choose. Stefan brought out something in her. Elena would kill to get back now. But Damon, he brought out her fire, her will to fight and be strong. No one has ever made her feel that way. How could she bear to choose between two men who made her feel like she was perfect every time she was with one of them? So she tries to love them both. But as Isobel said, (if you have a Salvatore on each arm, you're doomed. Katherine was smart, she got out. But we all know you're not Katherine) Elena never wanted to hurt anybody. But by trying to love them both, she hurt them all. Her game was twisted.
One day, she'd love Stefan. But the next day, Damon was her everything. She tore them apart. She pitted them against each other. So one day both brothers just left. Not together. Their bond was far too broken for them to go anywhere together. First Stefan leaves, and Damon next. That's when Elena realized how much the brothers really meant to her. Sometimes when she sits alone in the darkness of the night, she remembers them and she thinks that maybe if she hadn't messed everything up and if she had thought things through, then maybe (just maybe) the three of them could have had a fairy tale ending. And maybe (just maybe) Elena wouldn't feel so alone anymore.