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Fate's Tricky Methods

Prologue

Meeting you was fate, becoming your friend was a choice, but falling in love with you was beyond my control.

When I was young I had a really good friend, his name was Damon. He was the kind of friend that shoved me into ponds, threw balls of ice cubes down my shirt and tripped me while I walked, but- as silly as it seems - it was always that way between us, but he also protected me. He was my savoir.

I remember the first time we met like it was yesterday. Girls used to talk about him all of the time; they didn't even know him though, they just listened what their older sisters told them. Then one day, Jeremy, my older brother, invited him to come over do the 'boy's stuff' that they always used to do.

I remember how shy I was the first time he talked to me, or the time when he hugged me and I felt the strangest thing; I swear I felt something tingle in my heart. As funny as it sounds, because I was only five, but I already knew that one day he would be my prince.

Then unexpected happened when I was ten. He called me crying, telling me that he had to leave, but that he would be back soon and that I shouldn't worry. As the weeks went by I knew he wouldn't be back. I didn't know what happened or if I did something wrong that could of hurt him so much that he had to leave. My parents never spoke about it and it worried me even more. Our parents always got on well together and our mums were best friends since kindergarten, but no one gave me a reason. After a while I got bored of asking question and left it like that, but the moment he left he took a piece of my heart with him and he never gave it back.

After a while two new boys moved into the neighbourhood and our parents got on well together from the very beginning, oddly enough. Dean and I got on well together, maybe because he reminded me of Damon. He was always there to protect me and to make fun of me. I felt safe with him.

On my thirteenth birthday I found a purple ring box with a note on top that said "Happy birthday princess". I never figured it out from who it was but deep inside I wished that Damon sneaked it in, even though I knew it was impossible.

On my sixteenth birthday Dean kissed me. He pushed my back against the wall and I leaned towards him, he had one of his hands around my waist and I had my hand behind his head and then he slowly pressed his lips against mine. I never felt that connected to a person before and that was the moment I knew that he was never another 'Damon' to me. He meant something more to than a reminder of Damon. I love Dean, I really do but I couldn't just ignore the hole that was getting bigger and bigger in my heart. Sometimes I felt like I couldn't breathe, I couldn't just it anymore because if I did, it would suffocate me. There's days when I cant thing of anything but him. I look through the photo albums more often as the day go by.

I feel like I am forgetting him. I try to imagine him… Sometimes I forget colour of his eyes but what hurts the most is that I cant remember his smell or his voice. It feels like he doesn't exist anymore. Its feels like he was never real to begin with.

Elena smiled sadly at the memories but the knock on her door woke her back to reality. Her blonde friend opened the door and hopped on the bed, lying down quietly before turning to face her friend.

"It's his birthday" Elena whispered. Her eyes were red and eyes were still sparkling like crystals.

"I know" Caroline said quietly, not wanting to get in argument this year too. She wanted her friend to stop hurting for once, and yet she couldn't do anything.

"He left me, Caroline" She cried

"And your crying again, he's not worth" Caroline insisted, still keeping her voice calm.

"But he is to me, I didn't hear it from him for eight years now for all I know he could be dead now" Elena choked out, tears not stopping as she tried to breath in.

"Do you even want to forget him?" Caroline asked her friend

"You know I do" Elena groaned

"So stop following every step of his and start living your own life with Dean" Insisted Caroline

"I am living my life, Caroline! I love Dean, you know I do, but I can't just forget Damon" Elena raised her voice after every word.

"He forgot you" Caroline whispered just enough for Elena to hear

"He would never forget me" She screamed, her brown eyes were lightning with an angry light that was rarely ever there.

"I am sorry, I shouldn't of have said that .I'll just ….I'll just go" Caroline muttered , leaving Elena weary and heartbroken to cry.

So yeah, this is my first story and I hope you liked it.

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