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Broken, Jagged Puzzle Piece: Prologue
Love, I have found, is not something that comes on as some sort of great epiphany or realization. It is not orchestrated by fire works or grand love soliloquies. It doesn't need loud applause, candle lit dinners, marble halls or even vows of everlasting passion. When it comes to love, sometimes all it takes is a look, a touch, a whisper. It treads slowly, silently and sneaks into your heart even when you try to fight it with all you've got.
My love for Damon Salvatore came upon me in exactly such a way. He made no promises of never ending romance, of endless joy and of perfect bliss that would last forever. It was not in his nature to do so. There were no pretences when it came to this alluring, mysterious and dark man. He did not offer anything other than what he had to give. And yet I loved him.
I loved him despite of everything that he was. I loved him despite of everything that he had done. I gave my heart to him, however unwillingly, knowing that there was a good chance perhaps he would never come to love me the way I wanted him to, the way I needed him to.
But another thing that I have learned about love was that it is not all about riding off into the sunset. Not all stories have a happy ending. Some just end. And some, like mine and Damon's, some never get the chance to begin at all. You see, I loved him, but I underestimated him as well. The cautious, safe side of me could not help but keep him from getting too close, from falling too hard for him. I kept him at arms reach, afraid that he would not be able to make me whole, only to find out way too late that his broken heart was the perfect, jagged puzzle piece that was meant to complete my own.
And so many years ago I have let the chance of our love slip away from me. I was too young, too naive and too scared of the passion that we had for each other. I am older now, wiser. I have let centuries pass me by, living in regret and hoping that one day I would be able to love, and be loved in return, the way we both deserved it. I know I am ready now. After more than a hundred years, I am on my way home to where our love first began to bloom. I am going to find Damon. I this time around I will not hold anything back.
A/N: So this is a little intro to a story that I hope to pursue. Let me know what you thought. Review :D