AN- Inspired by Nickleback's song Lullaby

He lay in bed looking at her picture on the nightstand, how after everything they had been through could this happen? It was hard going on each day knowing she was gone forever. He wanted her to have a long happy life to grow old, but that plan had backfired. She was buried now even after the cure had saved her. He thought of her smile and her laugh he wished he could just see that smile again, hear that laugh. He heard the cries down the hall but he ignored it he hated it. Every sound he heard down the hall was just a reminder she was gone. He heard a door open and go to the cry he heard a voice try and act soothing, but it seemed it would work.

Pulling a pillow over his head he closed his eyes and tried not to think about how he could easily silence the cries, he could easily make sure it never cried again. With his eyes closed he could block everything out. He had to let go of his humanity it was his only way to heal. He though about killing everyone or at least most of the town truly terrorize it the way he used to. He wanted to kill that would make him feel better killing always did. Yet she made him see the truth behind murder, she made him know that no matter how many he killed no matter the thrill of the murder it all ended. He would wake up one day feeling worse then he did now.

"I" don't want the cure if that means I get forever with you." She whispered.

"You only say that because of the sire bond Elena." He pushed the cure to her, "Just take it so you and my little brother can finally have your epic love."

"Damon I don't want to be human." She told him, "I just want you."

"No you don't" Damon shook his head, "I'm not for you Elena, I kill people I don't care who I hurt I put those you love in danger."

"You aren't a bad person." Elena took a step closer and took his hand in hers.

"Yes I am why can't you see that! Everyone else here see's it, your brother Matt, Caroline, Bonnie, even my own brother they all see me as the monster I am why can't you?" Damon pulled his hand away from hers.

"You aren't a monster Damon." Elena whispered, "It's about time you all stop telling me who is best." She shook her head, "Damon I love you and that has nothing to do with the sire bond."

"It has everything to do with the sire bond because the last time you were human you were choosing Stefan, not me." Damon picked up the cure and pushed it into her hand. "So take this."

"I don't want it!" Elena yelled pushing it back at him, "There is only enough for one!"

"And there is no argument with who should have it!" Damon yelled back.

"I don't want to be human without you." Elena told him.

"And if you still think you love me when you are human I will be by your side forever." Damon told her, "But if you chose my brother then I will stay away."

"It won't be forever not for me I will grow old and die!" Elena now had tears falling down her cheek.

"If you love me Elena if you truly love me." Damon handed her the cure, "You will take it."

"Fine." She said softly, "You better stay to your promise." She took the cure and drank it.

"I'll love you forever Elena." He whispered.

If only she hadn't taken the cure a simple car accident wouldn't have killed her. He wouldn't be alone now. He heard voices down the hall both Caroline and Stefan speaking to loudly for this time of night.

"I can't do anything Stefan, Damon is the only one that can do anything!" Caroline's seemed to whine.

"We need to sleep Caroline." Stefan said, "You're a girl you should be able to do this!"

"Ok you did not just say that!" Caroline was angry now he could tell that much from her voice. "Just because I'm a girl doesn't mean I know what to do here!" She roller her eyes, "You're like hundred shouldn't you know how to do this?"

"No Caroline." Stefan growled.

"It's your turn anyways." Caroline said as she walked away.

Damon again pulled his pillow over his head; didn't they know someone was trying to sleep in this place? Still he didn't leave his room.

"Damon!" Caroline called from his door her hand pounded on it. "Damon come out!"

Damon said nothing he tossed his pillow off his head pulled his blanket off and went over to the door locking it, he then walked over to his stereo and turned it on as loud as it would go.

"Real mature." Caroline yelled, "That isn't going to work Damon!" she felt bad for him but it was about time, "Come out here!"

Damon ignored her and picked up his cup of blood and drank it down.

"Don't yell!" Stefan's voice yelled from the other room.

"You're yelling!" Caroline yelled back.

"Quiet!" her heard Stefan inhale sharply, "Never mind it doesn't matter now!"

Damon shook his head why couldn't anyone understand it was time to sleep. He lay back down on the bed.

"Please Damon she wouldn't want this!" Caroline said outside the door.

"Get away." Damon hissed.

"Finally an answer at least I know you're alive in there." Carline called to him.

"Go away!"

"We need you." She called out to him.

"You say one more think and I will drink from every human within a five mile radius." Damon hissed at her.

He heard Caroline scoff as she walked away. She knew better then provoke him. She didn't let him have to last word, "I don't know what she ever saw in you!"

Damon shook his head; he didn't know what she saw in him either. He took his cup and threw it not caring where it hit. "I'm a monster Elena."

"Damon." Elena's voice laughed causing him to turn around quickly to see a video camera lying on the ground surrounded by broken glass, where did that come from? Her laugh echoed around the room. He slowly walked over and picked it up.

"You need your close up." He heard his own voice behind the camera. He saw Elena's beautiful face sitting in a rocking chair.

"Not right now." She said putting her hand up to cover her face. "My face is all puffy and I'm fat."

"You aren't fat." He said to her, "Your pregnant."

"That means fat and ugly." Yet she still smiled.

"You could never be ugly." He laughed, "Anything you want to say to our baby?"

"Yes." Elena laughed, "I want to say I love you."

"Even if you turn out to be some doublganger vampire baby?" he joked.

"Even then even if there has never been a baby like you before we will love you." She frowned slightly, "And if you end up immortal like your father he will be with you forever even if I can't be."

Damon looked away from the camera he had forgotten about this video he had shut it off right after she had spoken that day telling her that she was going to live for a very long time.

"Ok your daddy is gone." Elena's voice started again causing Damon to look back down. "So I just want to say a few words without scaring him. He's always been worried about me dying ever since I took the cure I regretted it the day I did, but the day I found out I was pregnant with you I finally stopped regretting it. Who knows maybe I will be a vampire again if I can convince Damon to turn me back." She shook her head, "Anyways my darling you are our child and I just wanted to say if anything does happen to me know your dad will stop at nothing to keep you safe, to watch over you the way he always has for me." She looked away from the camera. "Elena come on we have to meet everyone for the party!" he heard his own voice call. "I love you." She said into the camera, "My baby."

Damon closed the camera and looked up he heard the cries echo through the hall he heard Stefan and Caroline arguing. He shut off his stereo and unlocked his door. He followed the cries and followed the arguing. When he showed up in the doorway of the room both Caroline and Stefan looked up he saw the worry flash over their eyes they didn't trust him. He walked over to the crib and looked down at the baby tears fell down the baby's face her face red. Damon reached down and picked her up and walked over to the same rocking chair Elena had been sitting in and slowly rocked, "shh." He said softly, "Everything's ok daddy's here."

AN- so what do you guys think should I continue?