This is all based off of the season six promo, (which I admit, I wished it would have been longer than thirty seconds) the premiere for 6x01 looks fantastic and just plain heart wrenching. I can tell that this will be an amazing season for us DE fans! :)
Without further ado, onto this short one shot.
Elena opened her eyes, blinking tears out if the way. Soft footsteps echoed on the hardwood. She slowly spun her body around.
"Damon?" She took a step forward, stopping there, afraid if she got any closer he would disappear into thin air.
Damon smiled somewhat sadly. "Hey,"
She wiped away a few stray tears, smiling.
"You're here,"
"I know you'd like to think that," Damon paused, walking closer to her, lifting his hand and slowly brushing it across her cheekbone. "but I'm not. I'm not really here, I'm dead," He laughed dryly, dropping his hand. "You have no idea how much I would kill to be here with you right now."
"Damon.."
"No," Damon whispered, locking his gaze with Elena's. "Stop doing this to yourself Elena. I know how much you miss me, believe me, I do, but you can't do this to yourself. No matter how much you want to see me."
Elena nodded. A flood of emotions ran through her veins. He was right there, she could see him. He was there, but he wasn't. And she knew he was right.
"I know,"
"Now I need you to listen to me, okay?" He cupped her face between his hands, resting his forehead down against hers. "I love you and I will always love you, but this, this witchy drug thing has to stop. I'm gone baby, I'm really gone and Stefan, Caroline, and Jeremy really need you right now," He rubbed the pad of his over her skin, pressing a small kiss to her hairline. "I'm gone and I'm not coming back."
"I just miss you," She whispered, tears leaking over the corners of her eyes.
"Shhhhh," Damon urged softly. "I know you do, I know."
"You promised you would come back," She sobbed, a fresh wave of tears breaking through. "And you never break those promises."
"I know I don't, but baby, this looks like one I'm not going to be able to keep,"
"This is the most important one of all,"
"I'm trying my best and I'm not saying don't have hope, but Elena, move on."
"I can't."
"I know you, and I know that this is hard, damn," He looked into her watery brown eyes. "I love you."
"I love you too," Elena buried her face into his neck, taking in his sent of leather and bourbon.
"You have to set me free now," He instructed. "You have to be strong for me," He pressed one last kiss to the side of her face. "Think you can do that?"
"I can do that," She backed away from him, catching one more glimpse of him before she closed her eyes.
Taking a deep breath, she opened her eyes again.
He was gone.
He was free.
I hope that satisfies everyone, and don't forget to review!
