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When you run away from harm
Would you run back into my arms?
Like you did when you were young
Will you come back to me?
And I will hold you tightly
When the hurting kicks in
Life is beautiful
But It's complicated we barely make it
We don't need to understand
There are miracles
Life is beautiful –Vega 4-
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July 10, 2002
This was going to be a beyond boring, summer with their parents' friends? That was beyond ridiculous. What was she supposed to do with that people? She was 16 not 46 and how the hell did Jeremy manage to stay with Jenna while she was shipped on this trip to hell.
She had never even met them, sure she knew they lived in Mystic Falls as well but she had never seen them in her whole life and now she was going to their vacation house, her parents were really trying to torture her.
After a three hour trip they arrived at a beautiful house in a lake, wait not a house, the damn thing was a mansion, it was absolutely stunning. Big windows, beautiful wooden walls and trees surrounding them everywhere, this house was something else. But even so she didn't want to be here.
As they walked closer to the house she spotted four figures standing in the porch as if they were waiting for them to arrive. There was a beautiful blonde woman around her forties, a dark haired man who looked imposing, the coldness of his eyes sent shivers through her spine, then there was a boy around her age, sandy brown hair and warm green eyes she liked immediately and then a little more behind them stood the most beautiful man she ever saw, yes beautiful was the word.
His expression was bored, as if he didn't want to be there any more than she did. His hair was dark and a little long, falling graciously on his forehead but what caught her attention the most were those beautiful blue eyes he had, you could easily be lost in his stare.
As if he could feel her observing him he turned his head and fixed his eyes on hers, Elena felt her entire body heat up under his stare and the blush quickly appeared on her cheeks, fortunately nobody seemed to notice this, nobody except but the man with blue eyes of course, he gave her a lopsided grin and walked towards his family.
Elena turned her attention to her father who was now giving a strong embrace to the man of the hard eyes and her mother was with the blonde woman.
"Sweet heart come on let us introduce you" Her mother call her and she smiled and walked towards them
"This is my daughter Elena, the jewel of the family" John said to the other man and Elena blushed under her father's words.
"Well, well, the famous Elena Gilbert, your father doesn't stop talking about you" The man said and hugger her tightly "I'm Giuseppe Salvatore and this is my wife Karen" He said pointing to the blonde woman next to him
"Nice to meet you Elena" The woman said with a small smile and hugged her as well
"And this boy over here is my younger son Stefan" He pointed to the green eyed boy and he just waved his hand at her obviously embarrassed and she couldn't help but notice the roll of eyes the other guy gave him
"And this is my eldest son Damon. Who I expect to take over my business someday" The man with the cerulean eyes got close and Elena felt her legs starting to tremble because of the closeness, he took her hand and kissed her softly "Nice to meet you Ms. Gilbert"
Elena blushed once again and she hated her damn blood cells for doing this to her right now, she just smiled shyly at him and fixed her attention on her parents who once again were oblivious to her reactions.
"Come on inside and we'll show you your rooms" Giuseppe Salvatore said and guided them inside the house
Damon immediately took hold of her suitcase and lifted it from the ground "Don't worry I can do it" She said almost too quickly but he only looked at her and gave her a beautiful smirk
"But what kind of host I would be if I let you do that?" He said charmingly and she only nodded and smiled at him while they walked together towards the house. Maybe this wasn't going to be such a bad summer.
The past week had been much harder than what she thought it'd be. With the wedding in March this getting real for her and she didn't know if this was the right thing to do after all. She loved Stefan, she really did, he made her feel like she was home and safe and those were things she hadn't felt in a while but even so it was impossible for her to ignore the consuming need she had for Damon.
She loved Stefan but Damon was the love of her life, and a part of her would always be his. She had loved him since the first time she laid eyes on him and even now when she hated him the love for him was still intact.
She inhaled the scent of the cup of coffee she was holding and closed her eyes briefly, she could still feel his soft lips pressed against hers and his strong arms holding her, how in the world was she going to marry Stefan when she couldn't get Damon out of her head. She was going to hell for this, this wasn't fair for him.
"Hello gorgeous" Stefan appeared from behind her and gave her a soft kiss on the cheek
"Oh Stefan you scared me" She said with a small smile "How did you get in?"
"The spare key underneath the rug" He answered nonchalantly, sitting on the chair opposite hers at the table
"Want some coffee?" Elena asked coyly while he took hold of both of her hands and kissed them softly
"No thanks" He smiled sweetly at her "Actually I'm coming to kidnap you"
"What?" She answered with a teasing smile
"Yep, we're having a picnic at my secret place" He winked at her "You're going to love it"
"Oh yeah?" She quirked her perfect puckered eyebrow at him
"I promise, cutie"
"Oh but you have to bring me home by 5 pm. I promised Caroline that we would go check out wedding dresses tonight" Elena said while she took a salty cracker and bit into it
"Oh I can imagine how beautiful you are going to look" Stefan said with a dreamy expression on his face
"You don't know that. Maybe I'll buy an ugly dress" She teased him
"Even if you were only wearing a sheet you would be beautiful" He answered with a sweet smile on his face "Actually that's a good idea" He said with a wicked smile
"You perv" She threw him a piece of her cracker which landed in his hair
"Hey do you have idea how much time it takes for me to do my hair" He said trying to take out the food of his hair
"Ok that sounded totally gay" She answered laughing
"It did, right?" He answered laughing as hard as she "Oh don't ever tell Damon about this… he wouldn't let me live"
Elena stopped laughing immediately at the mention of the older Salvatore's name but Stefan seemed to be oblivious to the fact, sometimes she wondered if he really didn't know anything that happened between his brother and her of if he just refused to acknowledge it.
"Uhm so if you're going to kidnap me aren't we supposed to be leaving by now?" Elena said changing the subject completely, she just didn't want to hear his name again
"Yeah yeah, let's go, princess" He said getting up from his chair and walking towards the door
The words felt so wrong coming out of Stefan's mouth and she hated that fact. It shouldn't be wrong for him to call her that, she was his after all. But Damon used to call her princess; she was his princess, only his.
Elena cursed herself silently while she walked towards the door. She had to stop thinking about him, those blue eyes couldn't keep haunting her, he was the past and it should be buried along with her dreams and that piece of her soul she lost so many years ago. Her life was good now and she had to move on, she couldn't stay stuck in the past.
Stefan took hold of her hand and they walked to the elevator, he was her life now and she was going to make him happy.
Caroline rested her head against the edge of her tub, the water was warm but not hot and there were vanilla scented candles surrounding her. She closed her eyes briefly and took a deep breath doing her best to relax.
She didn't understand her feelings and she didn't like them either, Elena was her friend, her best friend, they been friends since kindergarten and she would die for the girl but the feeling she got every time she saw her with Stefan was killing her.
Since the moment her eyes first fell upon him she had fallen in love, with his gentleness, his good looks, his voice, his sweetness, he was the perfect man in so many ways, but she wasn't stupid and from the first moment she saw him, she realized that he was madly in love with Elena. The way he looked at her said more than anything, she wished he looked like that at her.
In fact it was really incredible that it had taken so long for Elena to realize that Stefan was in love with her, of course the brunette's mind was always on the older brother.
That was something else that was bothering the hell out of her, Elena still loved Damon she knew that, she could see it in the way she acted around him, and they didn't even notice it but they moved in synchrony, they were like electrons attracting each other.
Caroline Forbes was in love with Stefan Salvatore but she decided to give up on that dream a long time ago, the only thing she wanted was for him to be happy, but how was he going to be happy if the person who's going to become his wife is in love with someone else? The blonde girl hated being in this position, what was she supposed to do?
Elena was her best friend so she couldn't just go to Stefan and say everything she knew because that would hurt her friend, but then Stefan was the man she loved and he was going to make the biggest mistake of his life and she was letting him. And if she helped Elena to get back with Damon again Stefan would be hurt in the process, so there was no win for anybody in any situation.
How in the world had everything gotten so messy, Caroline knew that if this wedding happened there was going to be pain everywhere but if she stopped it, there would be equal amount of hurt and she couldn't help but think that a selfish part of her wanted to break off that wedding for her own benefit, but she couldn't be blind about it, Stefan would never look at her the way she wanted so if he got married to Elena or not her fate would be without the man she loved.
But she couldn't let Elena to have the same fate as her, her friend loved the reckless, cocky, first class jerk of Damon Salvatore and yes he wasn't probably the choice she would make for her friend but she loved him and he loved her back so she would bring them back together. Starting with having a talk with a certain blue eyed man, he may be the man Elena loved but that didn't mean she was going to let him hurt her friend.
She smiled to herself and she started rubbing a sponge against her arms, this had to work out after all she was a hell of a planner.
August 2, 2002
"So why does your brother always stay in his bedroom?" She asked as she sat on the shore of thelake, her legs submerged on the water while he swam graciously
He stopped in his tracks and his jaw clenched before looking at her "I believe he gets intimidated by you, he's kind of shy and doesn't feel comfortable with strangers" He started swimming back to her "But don't you prefer spending time with me?" He said seductively and stroked her bare legs
"You know I do" She answered with a smile and he put his hands on each side of her lifting himself to give her a light kiss on the lips
"Do you think they know?" She asked with her lip between her teeth an action that turned Damon on like nothing else
"I doubt it" He said stroking her feet underneath the water "If my father knew we would be miles away from each other now. He doesn't think I'm good enough" Damon said with an edge of bitterness on his voice
"Hey that's not true" She leaned to him and stroked his cheek softly
"What do you think your mother would think?" Elena asked while she played with a strand of her hair another habit that Damon loved about her
"She's not my mother" He asked in a hard tone. Sophia Lorett Salvatore was his mother, the most amazing woman in the face of the earth, big heart and beautiful eyes and she was dead and that stuck up woman leaving in his house did nothing but offend his mother memory.
"You know what I mean" Elena said softly, in the little time she had shared with him she learned that talking about his mother was difficult for Damon so she decided not to push it
"I couldn't care less what she thinks" He said while taking hold of her legs "I just don't want them to separate you from me" He said looking deeply at her and Elena could feel her heart melt at his words
"They won't" She said and smiled sweetly at him he smiled back at her and pulled her to him, throwing her into the water "What the hell?" She said while removing her hair from her face
"I thought it was time for you to join me" He smiled and encircled her waist with his arms, his touch sending tingles all over her body "You're beautiful" He said before planting his lips on hers. His kiss was soft but demanding at the same time and she clung to him desperately, his tongue traced her lower lips again and again until she parted them and let him explore her mouth, his tongue danced around hers, consuming her.
It was incredible how fast things had developed between them, it had been like a natural connection, Elena had never believed in love at first sight and that kind of stuff but right now this felt exactly like that. This had been the best three weeks of her life and it all was because of him, because the way he made her feel, she had never felt so alive, so complete.
She didn't want this vacation to end, she was having the best moments of her life and the idea of leaving Damon behind was killing her. Sure they lived in the same city but she had the feeling that even though he said otherwise once they were in the city things would be back to normal and he would forget all about her.
Her thoughts were interrupted by Damon's erection pressing against her belly and she couldn't help but moan against his mouth. She never had gotten that far with a boy before; if Caroline could see her right now she would be proud, especially because it was with a guy four years older than her. Damon was consuming her and right now all she wanted was be possessed by him, she may be young and they'd only known each other for three weeks but she was ready, she could feel it. She was going to lose her virginity to Damon Salvatore.
"So all the adoption papers are on order, we just need them to sign here and everything would be done" Elena said handing Beth a red folder
"Jenny is really going" The older woman said with a hard sigh and melancholy in her eyes
"It's always hard when they leave" Elena said leaning against the hall next to Beth
"But the thing we have to remember is that she's going to be happier now, she's going to have a real family" Her lips curving into a smile
"Yes it is, you get used to them" Beth said while checking the papers Elena left on her desk "I wonder what you're going to do if someone finally adopts Julian" The woman looked at her straight in the eyes
"I never thought about that" She stated honestly while absently playing with a strand of her hair
How would she feel if a family took him away, it was a selfish thought but she didn't want the boy to be away from her, he had become in a really important part of her life and the thought of being away from him really overwhelmed her.
"Lena you came!" The loud yell of the kid brought her out of her thoughts
"Hey there handsome" She said kneeling onto the floor to hold him properly
"Come on I need to talk to you, it's really important" He said with a serious expression and Elena couldn't help but laugh at him
She got up and looked at Beth who just smiled at her, then she took hold of Julian tiny hand and walked towards one of the empty salons in the place
"What's up honey" She asked while sitting down on a green chair that was just too small for her
"I have a situation" He said with preoccupied eyes and for a moment Elena thought this was actually bad
"What is it?" She asked concerned and took hold of his hand under the tiny kid's table
"It's Lily, I need to know what to do to make her like me" He answered as if he was planning the year's bigger robbery
"Oh" Elena said and started to laugh but stopped when she saw the offended look on the kid's eyes "Uhm let's see" She said clearing her throat
Julian looked at her intently waiting for his answer "You know Julian I really suck at this, I have no idea what to say to you" She said with a frown on her forehead
"But I can help you" Damon's hard voice sounded from behind and for a moment Elena thought she was dreaming
"Who are you?" Julian asked with questioning eyes
"I'm a friend of Elena" He said taking a seat in one of the chairs next to Elena "I'm Damon Salvatore"
"Oh, you're Stefan's brother?" The kid asked looking intently at Damon
"Exactly" He answered with a grin
"Sorry, but I don't see the resemblance" Julian declared seriously "I like you more" He smiled at Damon
"Julian!" Elena gave him a hard look
"Oh leave him, he's just being honest" Damon said and winked at the little boy "I like you already, kiddo"
"So will you help me?" The kid said with a big smile full of hope on his face
"Of course but first tell me about this Lily girl, is she pretty?"
"Damon she's an eight year old kid" Elena said rolling her eyes at him
"So?" Damon answered with a shrug
"Yes, she's pretty, the prettiest girl ever" Julian answered with a dreamy face
"Oh those ones are the hardest to get" Damon said looking at Elena and she couldn't help but blush under his stare, sometimes she just didn't understand how the man still had that effect on her.
"First of all don't let her know your into her, that's the worst mistake ever" Damon explained as Julian observed him with attention "treat her like a princess one day but then at the next just ignore her completely-"
"Whoa, whoa, whoa that's the stupidest advice you could ever give him" Elena said with a roll of her eyes "How is she suppose to know that he likes her if he treats her bad" She scolded at him
"That's the whole point Ms Smart. If she knows she has him under her power then its game over"
"Oh really?" She said sarcastically while unconsciously getting closer to him
"Yes, its text book, you can't let the other person know how much you care about them or they would crush you" Damon said looking intently into her brown eyes
"No that's just ridiculous" She spited at him "When you love someone you have to let them know it, you have to give them everything even though in the end they would crush you because they are insensitive jerks" Elena shouted angrily at Damon's face while Julian just observed the battering between them
"Oh really? Well you should know that-"
"Ok, so let me get this straight" Julian's voice interrupted both of them and they turned to look at the little kid talking "You love her but didn't let her know because you didn't want her to crush you?" He said looking at Damon "…and you love him too but he crushed you in his attempt of not getting crushed?" He said pointing out at Elena "Oh god the love thing is harder than I thought"
"Kid are you sure you're only eight?" Damon asked as he looked with a shocked expression at the kid sitting in front of him
"Absolutely" He said with a big smile, showing his teeth "And you two need to fix this before the wedding Lena" He said pointing the two of them "Or it's going to be a really messy event" The two adults just looked at each other without any words to come out of their mouths
"And thank you so much I already know what I don't want to do about Lily" Julian said before getting up and giving Elena a kiss on the cheek "See you later Lena, Damon it was really nice to meet you" He said smiling at the older man and running out the room
"Are you sure he's eight?" Damon asked at Elena with the same expression he had earlier
"Yeah, it's just sometimes he's a little ahead of his age"
"Just a little" Damon said sarcastically
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