Damon is determined that even though he can't give Elena back her memories that he can at least help her make new ones, preferably with him. He knows that he won her love once before and it isn't unreasonable to believe that he can win her heart again. But she's not going to make it easy on him. And he wouldn't have it any other way. Drabble/One-Shot series.

Hello, my lovely readers. I know, I know. I shouldn't be posting another story when I have so many unfinished ones but Delena had inspired me once again and this is a drabble/one-shot series that will be updated based on how it does and whether fans make requests. On with the show…

Chapter 1: Every Step Brings Me Closer to You

"We'll make new memories," Damon tells Elena in front of her old house when she would have been little more than a babe. And in spite of what people might think, Damon Salvatore keeps his promises and when he doesn't, it drives him insane. So, Elena knows that he will spend every day trying to create a new love story for them. And it thrills her as much as it scares her because she knows him even though there are missing bits, a disconnection from all those little moments that mean so much to him, but so little to her. Or so she thinks.

But that spark of something that she cannot completely ignore is what makes her want to give in to him. It makes her want to close her eyes and allow him to kiss her. She knew that he wanted to kiss her, to take comfort in her and she him because they're in pain. Because they're both dying because one of their best friends is dying. Yes, she will accept that they now share Bonnie, and she's not with them. That rift is making them need to move closer, to kiss and to touch and shred each other's clothes and to laugh and to cry about all of the shit that happened. Why couldn't she just get her stupid memories back? And Bonnie. Was it too much to ask for? Had she pissed some supreme being off so badly with her behavior at some point?

Then Damon's asking her if she wants to go inside and she does. More than anything she wants to strip away all the layers and go back. She wants to go back not just to 1994 but to everyday that she spent with Damon and to watch their relationship flourish, to understand why she had come to love him. She could see that he was trying but she was not sure what to think when he did things like compel his best friend. How could she have fallen in love with someone who would do that? Did she forget herself when Alaric stripped away her memories? Was she a new Elena Gilbert? Could she find the old one who loved Damon? Was he right that they could make new memories?

Standing on her old porch, Elena noticed Damon looking upward as she felt them being ripped out of this time period. Sighing, Elena realized that they would not be making any more memories in 1994. Or at least not now, and seeing the look of disappointment on Damon's face, a part of Elena felt herself being drawn closer to this stranger because she felt the same. At least she wasn't alone. With Damon, Elena never truly felt alone in the world, no matter where she was or what time period she was in.

Okay, so this drabble was a bit angsty which seems to pretty much sum up our vampy couple right now. Let me know if you have a request which can include any other characters on the show. Just let me know what you want and I will do my best.

Peace,

Jessica