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Bonnie's were filled with uncertainty.

"Do you still want to see your future with Damon?" She asked softly.

Elena thought about it for a moment. She nodded. "Yes, I do."

"Alright." Bonnie said. She and Caroline let go of Elena, who wrapped her arms around herself and scrubbed the tears off.

Bonnie began to chant, and Elena closed her eyes, wondering what in the world her future with Damon could be like…

The room went dark, and Elena clasped her hands together tightly, not sure if she could take another terrible future.

She felt herself being lifted; high above the ground, and then she was gone.


Elena's eyes shot open, and someone bumped her shoulder.

She glanced around her in shock; recognizing the room immediately. She was in the Grill, people hustling all around her with drinks in their hands. Laughter filled the air. This was very different than the last future she'd seen.

"It's your turn." Someone said, and Elena immediately recognized her own voice.

Suddenly, right in front of her, Damon appeared. He walked over to a pool table, and Elena realized that her future self was standing by the table, pool stick in hand. She looked to still be human, and once again, around 21.

"Prepare to lose." Damon said, setting the drinks down on the table and kissing Future Elena deeply.

Elena watched in shock as she and Damon made out at the grill. It seemed so…normal. Normal but passionate. Normal but exciting. Like she'd always wanted her life to be.

Damon and Elena finished kissing, and then he walked behind her and grabbed her arms. They bent over the pool table, Elena still holding the stick. Damon put his hands over Elena's and helped her to play the game.

Elena swallowed the lump in her throat and continued to watch.

Damon slowly planted a kiss on Elena's cheek. "I love you." He whispered, as she giggled softly.

"I love you too." Elena said with a smile, turning back to them.

Elena watched in shock as Damon stared at Future Elena with a look in his eyes she'd never seen before. Adoration, kindness, love. He looked so…. happy.

Elena realized she'd never actually seen Damon this happy. If she picked him…was this how he'd look every day?

And then she realized something else, something important. She'd just watched as she told Damon she loved him.

Oh god, was she really in love with Damon?

"You're so beautiful." Damon whispered, planting another kiss on Elena's cheek. His lips softly trailed down her face to her neck, where he began to kiss.

"Damon!" Elena laughed. "We're in the Grill! You can't-"

She was cut off by another kiss on the lips from Damon.

"Alright." He chuckled. "Later."

"Hey, guys!" A voice interrupted.

Elena turned around from the shocking scene in front of her to see Bonnie and Caroline walk in. Hmm. She'd have to tell Caroline that she straightened her hair in the future. And Bonnie…well, she seemed to have gotten a better sense of fashion. Elena laughed, in spite of herself.

"Okay, so tonight is Christmas, and you guys are not spending another night alone in the boarding house!" Caroline scolded.

"But we have so much fun!" Damon whined. Elena laughed.

"Uh, no. We're all coming, and you guys are too. It's Christmas dinner guys, come on!" Bonnie pleaded.

"Sorry, but I think we're busy. We have some plans." Damon smirked. Elena rolled her eyes.

"We'd love to." She told Caroline.

"Great!" Bonnie beamed.

"Ugh. How long is this dinner going to be, exactly?" Damon asked.

"Okay, Damon, you know what? You guys have plenty of time for sex afterwards!" Caroline scolded.

Elena flushed bright red. Damon grinned. "True." He said cheekily.

"Okay, see you guys later." Bonnie smiled, tugging Caroline's arm. They left, and Damon and Elena looked at each other.

Elena's mouth was open in shock. She'd picked Damon…and could still have her friends? Her life? Her family? She could still do things like Christmas dinner, and he was okay with it?

She stared at the Future Damon. He was smiling down at Future Elena, who was glaring back.

"Great way to embarrass me in front of my friends." Elena mumbled. "But since it's Christmas…I can't stay mad."

She pulled Damon into a deep kiss, and they made out for a few minutes.

Elena was speechless. Future Damon and Elena seemed to love each other so much, it left her short of breath. Was this really what she could have?

Because so far, this seemed pretty amazing. She and Damon just looked so happy, so careless and free. No supernatural drama, but it was still passionate, dangerous, and exciting.

She turned back to the future in front of her, just waiting to be chosen.

"Um, excuse me?" A grill bartender tapped Damon on the shoulder.

Damon looked up, starting to compel him. "You will go a-"

"Sorry." Elena interrupted, breaking Damon's compulsion. "We'll stop."

The bartender nodded and walked away.

"Why'd you stop me?" Damon asked, confused.

"Because." Elena said in a sly voice. "We should continue this somewhere else."

Damon chuckled and kissed her once more, and then they ran out the door into the snow, heading for the car.

Elena sighed. She wanted to follow them; to see more. But she should probably go home now. Besides, Bonnie had said she would be going back again to each future, to see other moments.

She shuddered at the thought of going back to Stefan's future again. Elena slowly squeezed the necklace, wishing she could stay for longer, but knowing she couldn't.


"How was it?" A voice asked. Elena opened her eyes.

Bonnie and Caroline were kneeling in front of her.

"How long was I in there for you guys?" Elena asked.

Bonnie glanced at the clock. "About 2 and a half hours."

Elena smiled sheepishly. "Sorry."

"So I take it the future was…good?" Caroline asked uncertainly.

Elena nodded. It was better than good. It was amazing. "Yes. Oh, and by the way, Caroline, you had straight hair."

"I was in the future? What did I look like? Did I get any taller? Was I still gorgeous?" Caroline babbled excitedly. Elena laughed.

"So, tell us about it." Bonnie breathed. Elena smiled, and told them everything she'd seen.

"Wow." Caroline said. "So, is that it? Are you going to choose Damon?"

Elena frowned and glared at her. "It's not that simple, Care. I still love Stefan…I think."

"You think?" Caroline said incredously.

"I mean…I do! I just…Damon…he was so…." Elena trailed off, at a loss for words.

"Hmm." Bonnie said. "Well, come back tomorrow morning, alright? I'll send you back into Stefan's, and then back into Damon's so you can see more."

Elena nodded fearfully. "Okay." Truth be told, she wasn't sure she really wanted to see Stefan's again. But she had to; she felt a need to.

So tomorrow morning she'd come back. But first…she had some things to discuss with Damon and Stefan.


Please review! Did you guys like it? If you do want me to continue, know that in the next few chapters she'll go back into the future. I'm thinking she might go around 3 times for each…or more?

Let me know what you think, and drop a review if you want the next chapter ;)

~DelenaRain