Chapter 1-
Stefan's P.O.V
That feeling of being drowned over and over again never left me. It couldn't leave me. I was still trapped. I'd wake up to the feel of cool water against my skin. Darkness all around me. I couldn't breathe and every breath I tried to take burned.
And it was not only that feeling but also the thirst. I was hungry. I needed blood. My throat burned at the thought. I pushed harder on the sealed door but with no luck. I tried again and again. How could this happen? Why?
And with all these thoughts in my head, the one that came back again and again was her. She was all I could think about. Her voice echoed in my head, the same words over and over again, cutting into me deeper and deeper.
"I'm in love with you... Damon."
I let out a frustrated sigh. That was a mistake. I choked on the water. My throat felt like it was on fire, there was nothing to inhale. I pushed harder and harder on the door. I needed to get out. Come on! I thought and then before I knew it, darkness overcame me.
Elena P.O.V
It was the same dream over and over again. We were metres apart. Staring at each other. It was like we were having a staring competition. Who would break first? Although, I already knew the answer to that... I had broken him. He smiled at me but I could tell there was pain behind his eyes. Those green eyes. The eyes I feel in love with so long ago.
But I had picked his brother. I loved his brother. And in that moment it was his brother that made me feel alive... But didn't Stefan as well? Didn't I love Stefan as well? How could I choose between them? ... But I did. Did I regret the decision? Maybe... But I had to give it a try with Damon at least. Urgh! Why couldn't this just be easy?
I stared out the window to the emptiness of the outside. It was just passed one in the morning. I could hear the slow breathing of Damon. He was fast asleep.
Everything was right... Or it should have been. I had Damon, Jeremy was back and Silas was gone. But it didn't feel right, Stefan was still gone to god knows where. I wanted to find him but I had to stop myself each time.. I knew I had hurt him in more ways then one when I had chosen his brother and now I had to let him go... But how could I? I was way too selfish for my own being.
Just then I felt a pair of arms go around me.
"You could have woken me up?" Damon said as he kissed my cheek and then kissed my neck.
"Mmm... I thought you could use some rest" I told him, lying to him.
How could I tell him I was thinking about his brother? I couldn't.
He laughed, "We don't need sleep."
I turned to look at him. His eyes were sparkling blue. I'd never seen him this happy before; maybe it was because he finally got me? His arms around me felt safe, it felt good... But not as good as Stefan's.
"Urgh" I accidentally said out loud. He raised one eyebrow. I kissed him just so I wouldn't have to say anything and so I wouldn't be thinking about anything. The kiss was slow; I could feel myself being backed up against a wall. His body pressing on mine.
"Let's get back in bed so I can say goodbye to you all over again. Or you know what? You don't have to go to college and I wouldn't have to say goodbye, and we could be in bed forever."
I laughed at what he said as he pulled back into a kiss.