The story in short
"Your heart will always have a home" starts at the end of Season 2 Episode 1 "The Return" after Damon has snapped Jeremy's neck in front of Elena's eyes after a loss of control. Back home he realizes what he actually has done and returns to Elena to apologize, hoping that it won't be too late ...
The Idea
After I had been totally stunned by "The Return", "Brave New World" literally disappointed me (except everything Caroline related). What did Damon think after he had killed Jeremy? What does Elena think might be the reason for his behavior? Didn't she never ask herself WHY he came completely drunken to her that night? Or why her words made him lose his control from one second to another?
Besides all these questions the main reason to start my FF was the lack of epic Delena moments in the beginning of Season 2. How often did I see a trailer for an upcoming episode and imagined how awesome the story between the two can turn out and how often had I been left disappointed because it had turned out completely different - because there had been endless kitschy Stelena scenes (No offense! :D)? . the ending of "Brave New World" ... which Delena Fan hasn't hoped that it would be Damon's hand caressing Elena's cheek so gently?
All these facts together brought me finally to the idea that if they don't give a Delena Fan what her heart is longing for then why not change everything the way your heart wants it to be? And here it is, the way I would have loved to see Season 2 turn out. The main aspect of the FF will contain the thoughts of the different characters, mainly Damon and Elena, later a few chapters from Katherine's and Stefan's POV, in the scenes we know so well. In the beginning the scenes will pretty much stay the same as they had been in the show because "Brave New World" and "Bad Moon Rising" are very important facts-episode I can't leave out easily. Nevertheless I tried to change, improve, add things to make it more interesting - and I guess as soon as my chapters reach the end of an episode it will be crystal clear which direction I am going in ;) To sum it up: The show will be my base and I will add the thoughts of the characters as well as a huge portion of Delena to it!
I am not a native English speaking girl so please keep that in mind while reading my FF - I know my English is not perfect and very simply but I hope that you will nevertheless enjoy my story.
Add: Updated version - I decided to remove the old one and work on all chapters again qua story, spelling, gramma, etc. I call it perfectionism syndrom ;)
I would have died, I would have loved you all my life ...
I just want to stay, I just want to keep this dream in me ...
Wake up, it's time, little girl, wake up ...
Just remember who I am in the morning ...
You're losing your memory now ...
(Ryan Star - Losing Your Memory)
Dedicated to Sabrina & Lexi – This is your Damon