From Elena's point of view
When Stephan wasn't standing there at the bottom of the staircase I hadn't had a
clue as to why or what I was going to do. Then as they announced that he was my escort I
began to wonder if I had simply overlooked him in the crowded room of the Lockwood's
home. As I heard the whispers starting I realized that I had been stood up by my own
boyfriend someone whom I thought was in love with me. Breaking through my racing
mind came a whisper so deep and raspy, Damon had casually stepped in to be my escort.
Although this did not help to calm the whispers, it helped to calm my worrying mind and
stop the slight shaking of my body from the nerves.
Stepping outside onto the patio I wondered whether or not Damon and I would be
able to dance together with even an ounce of elegance and grace. Hearing the first few
chords of the music ringing through the air I became relieved as we began to go through
the motions of the traditional dance. With our hands only an inch apart I could feel the
emotion between us, the tension the longing we feel towards each other all beginning to
rush to the surface. He pulled me close to his warm embrace and I could not help but
to look in his beautiful eyes. They shone with joy and were filled with the love he has for
me, making me smile like a school girl when she meets her crushes eyes. Soon we
realized that no one except for us were still dancing and the music had stopped. I could
feel his hesitation to let me out of his grasp but soon enough he held on to only my hand.
People stared as we began to walk through the gorgeous gardens with our hands
intertwined, hanging on to the feelings that remained after the last note had faded from
the air.
Nearing the lake where so many summer days had been spent with friends, we
began to slow down our pace until we decided to sit down on a marble bench at the base
of a weeping willow. Cuddling up in his arms I began to feel guilty remembering when
Stephan and I had shared a kiss beneath this very same tree. As I shifted in his arms
Damon began to realize that something was troubling my mind. He gently kissed the
center of my forehead, then asked me, "Its because of him isn't it?". Biting my lower lip I
couldn't bring myself to look into those eyes scared that all the love that had been there
before would now be gone, replaced by a cold, icy stare. When I didn't reply he cleared
his throat and began to move his arm from upon my shoulder back to his lap. Staring
blankly out over the lake he began to speak, " Why don't you love me back Elena? I have
done everything I can think of to show you how much I care but, still you ignore me and
stay with him." I could not think of words to describe my feelings clearly to him but, I
still wanted him to know that I cared too. Standing up and stepping away from the bench I
pulled him close to me, never wanting to let go, and kissed him with more passion than I
had ever kissed any other man.
Finally as we pulled apart I whispered into his ear so softly I could barely here it,
"Change me, change me so we can be together. Together forever, with no one person or thing standing in our way."
Major fan of the novels and the show 3 ~ M. R.