I don't own the vampire diaries and I don't own the characters.
I don't own the song. Not every chapter will have one but some might.
This takes place after they find the cure and do the spell on Elena. I'm not sure if I'll continue it but I've had it stuck in my head for a while so why not give it a shot?
The main POV's will be Damon, Elena, and Stefan. You might get it from Jeremy or Caroline every now and then.
Enjoy.
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-Far from where you are-
Damon's POV

90. That's how many days I've been away from her. As I sit here in Barbados looking at the water I can't help but want to drown myself in it. I can't of course, vampires can't drown. I was done with Mystic Falls; it was a crap town anyway. Too small. I was done with my little brother; he could deal with the teen drama and the fallout of finding that magical cure. I, Damon Salvatore, was done. I was also lying. If I wasn't I'd say I was a coward. I ran away before she even woke up, before even giving her a chance to see if her feelings were real. Elena. I chugged down some more bourbon as I admitted to myself for the billionth time today that as long as she was alive somewhere I was never done. Hell, just to fill the silence I recited the song on my iPod I kept on replay, silently in my head.

So far away from where you are
These miles have torn us worlds apart
And I miss you, yeah I miss you
So far away from where you are
I'm standing underneath the stars
And I wish you were here
I miss the years that were erased
I miss the way the sunshine would light up your face
I miss all the little things
I never thought that they'd mean everything to me
Yeah I miss you
And I wish you were here

"Damon." The voice please let it be in my head. Yet, as I opened my eyes and looked to my left, yep sure enough Jeremy Gilbert.

"If it isn't little Gilbert. You found me, don't know how but you did. Now, what do you want?"

"You weren't hard to find, at least to me. Elena is still going in circles and she won't listen to me. She's still looking for Damon Salvatore, I knew better. Damon Gilbert is who I've been keeping track of. Let's see you've been to Canada, Mexico, and now you're here, Barbados." Apparently he's smarter than I ever gave him credit for.

"Well Mr. Detective, how did you know I'd change my name and why would Elena be looking for me? She's supposed to be living out her human life with my holier than thou brother, Stefan." I swig some more bourbon. He better get to the point fast so I can shove him on a plane back home and get on with my skulking alone.

"Human? You think she's…wow okay. Matt! I think I'll need you anyway." I sat up and turned around in record speed only to see none other than Matt freaking Donovan walking up to me.

"Yes, human. I didn't stutter. What are you doing here Donovan? Need another bartending job?"

"Nah Damon. I needed to get away, Jeremy said he was bringing you back, I figured why not pay you a visit. It's about time I annoy you anyway."

"Get to the point. Elena is human now. Be happy she's not sired to me anymore." I returned to my lounging position and prepared to ignore them. I recited some more of that song in my head to drown out my own thoughts.

I feel the beating of your heart
I see the shadows of your face
Just know that wherever you are
Yeah I miss you
And I wish you were here
I miss the years that were erased
I miss the way the sunshine would light up your face
I miss all the little things
I never thought that they'd mean everything to me
Yeah I miss you
And I wish you were here

"She's not human Damon! My sister is still a vampire."

"Right and we didn't just find a cure for vampirism. Try again." Did I freaking hear him correctly?

"It didn't work, well it half worked. She's not sired to you but she's still a vampire. She loves you and she and Stefan are probably having war 2 right now. Before I left they had war 1."

My hearing must be going. I'm a vampire and I must be losing my hearing. Elena couldn't possibly still be a vampire and there's no way Stefan and Elena would fight bad enough to be called a war. "So, where do you coming to get me from Barbados fit in? I'm stronger than you and I'm not going back."

"Matt and I thought you'd say that so we knew we'd have to make you come back to believe us. See ya in a few hours Damon. Now, Matt."

"Gilbert, Donovan, I swear…" Pain. Vervain. Blackness. I felt the needle and the poison enter my veins. I knew I shouldn't have stopped drinking the stuff, who knew they'd vervain me. I couldn't help but feel a bit proud though, I taught Jeremy well. Surprise, the sure fire way to get a vampire down.

So far away from where you are
These miles have torn us worlds apart
And I miss you, yeah I miss you
And I wish you were here

All I saw was black. I couldn't think about anything but what Jeremy had said.
He knew I'd changed my name.
He knew I still loved Elena.
He'd been keeping track of me.
Elena was a vampire.
She was fighting with Stefan.
She wasn't sired anymore.
She loved me.
Maybe, just maybe I didn't have to be so far away from her after all. Maybe I could be with her. For the first time in the last 90 days I let myself have hope, hope that I wouldn't have to live with a broken heart forever.