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Hello everyone. I just want to do a shout out and say thanks to kateFGMP for letting me write this fanfiction on her video conveniently called Enchanted. Here is the next chapter and I hope you all like it. It took me a while to write it since it didn't relate to the video at all. I just needed a filler chapter to get to the next scenes in the video. I hope none of you are to angry about that. I hope this story is doing the video justice, even though the video is perfect and this... isn't. Anyway I want to thank all of you who reviewed and favourite/followed the story.
Damon
I feel my heart drop into the pit of my stomach as I see Elena's terrified gaze meet mine one last time before the car submerges into the water. I don't even think about my actions and the repercussions as I jump into the freezing cold water.
I use my supernatural strength and speed to make it to the car in record time. I let out a mental sigh of relief when I make it to the vehicle and notice that the water is only up to their waist. Elena is conscious in the back seat and so is her father in the front.
The water is really murky, but Grayson still manages to see me first, his eyes widening in disbelief. Within a split second he is waving frantically at Elena in the back seat, drawing her wide brown eyes to what her father is looking at. I don't know if she can see me through the dark and dirty water, but the terror I see in her eyes makes me kick into action. My mind is working in over drive, trying to figure out how to save everyone.
I can't even fathom the idea of letting Grayson and Miranda die. I remember how nice they were to me and how they were always so sweet. I have to figure out a solution to save them as well as Elena because I don't even want to think of a world without her in it.
I point at the door and then at Grayson, trying to relay to him what I was going to do. I didn't waste any more time to see if he understood. Quickly I wrap my fingers around the handle and pull with all my strength. The door comes off without a hitch. Now I have exactly five seconds before the car fills fully with water. I grab his seatbelt and rip it off of him. Reaching over I do the same to Miranda and push backwards out of the car. I swim over to the back door to get Elena.
She's now holding her breath, her eyes now finding mine and stay glued to me. I rip open her door and take her into my arms. Thank God she had her seatbelt unbuckled. I look over to the front of the car and see Grayson pulling Miranda out of the car and struggling to drag her to the surface.
I take Elena into my arms, wrapping one arm around her waist and using my right arm to swim to the surface. I can feel the panic start to bubble up inside of me when I feel Elena go limp in my arms. No, no, no, no. I use all the strength I have in my legs and arm to push us to the surface.
I don't feel any relief as I drag her to the shore line. I pull her up onto the grass and look around at my surroundings. Grayson is sitting over Miranda, giving her CPR. I look back at Elena, block her nose and tilt her head back. I inhale a lungful of air and quickly place my lips onto hers.
I try to ignore the spark that travels through my body as I blow the air into her lungs. I pull back quickly and place my hands on her chest, pushing three times and repeating the process. I hardly realize my whole body is shaking with silent sobs and I continue to give Elena CPR.
"Elena!" I hear someone scream, but I don't even register it. I'm frantically repeating the process, push air into her lungs, push on her chest three times and repeat. I feel a hand on my shoulder, trying to pull me away from her. In a state of irrationality I turn to the person and growl at them, my vampire face on full show.
The person steps back in shock or fear, I don't know which nor do I really care. I turn back to Elena and place my lips back on hers, pushing air into her lungs. Some part in the back of my mind I realize that Elena is okay, her eyes staring at me in disbelief as I draw my lips back from her and ready myself to push on her chest again. My hands still in mid-air as she begins to cough up water. I pull away and unconsciously rub her back in order to sooth her as she leans on her side coughing up a lung.
"Shhh... It's okay. Everything is going to be okay." I whisper as a tear slips out of her left eye from her uncontrollable coughing.
"Elena..." I hear a male whisper from beside me, I turn around to see Grayson eyeing me as he inches closer and closer to Elena. I hug her closer to me, instincts taking over to protect what's mine.
"Dad...?" Elena chokes out as she gradually stops coughing. The sound of her voice snaps me back to reality and the implications of my actions finally catch up to me.
Oh shit.
I let Elena go and back up a couple of steps, allowing her father to scurry over to her. What have I done? How could I have revealed myself in front of Elena's father?
"Can you stand?" He asks her. She nods her head slowly, taking her fathers hand. He hauls her up and steadies her as she sways a little. I sit still on the grass, watching as Elena and her father walk over to Miranda.
"What's wrong with her?" Elena asks in a slightly hysterical voice as she notices her mom laying unconscious on the floor.
"I think she's in a coma, the cold water must have put her into a state of shock. We have to get her to a hospital." Grayson says, looking through his pockets for his probably useless phone. I pat down my pockets, looking for my phone also. Pulling it out, I look at the screen and hope beyond hope that it works.
Luck must be on my side today because what is the chances that my phone would actually work? I dial the police station and wait for Liz to answer the phone. She answers on the second ring.
"Damon?" Her voice sounds surprised.
"Yes Liz I need an ambulance at Wickery Bridge." I say, looking over at Grayson and Elena trying to get their waterlogged phones to work.
Luck, plain luck is what I call my phone working.
"Why what happened? Damon don't tell me you..." I frown at this, feeling extremely offended. I have only killed two people as a vampire and that was when I was a brand spanking new. I have amazing control if I do say so myself.
"I didn't kill anyone Liz" I hiss, angry at her accusation.
"It's the Gilbert's. Their car drove off of the bridge and I saved them, but Miranda is passed out and I think she needs a doctor." I say.
"Okay I will send an ambulance over there now."
"Okay thank you Liz." I hang up the phone and slowly make my way over to them, making enough noise as to not startle them.
Grayson whips his head around to face me, his eyes shining with hate.
"Stay the hell away from us." He yells, pulling Elena behind him.
Elena peers over his shoulder and her eyes alight with some kind of emotion.
"Dad he just saved our lives." Elena says, trying to walk around him. His arm shoots out and pushes her back behind him again.
"I called Sheriff Forbes and she said an ambulance is on there way." I say, trying to defuse this situation. I'm probably going to have to compel him to forget that he saw my vampire features.
The silence that follows is sort of awkward. It would have been worse if it wasn't for the secret glances Elena throws my way when her father isn't looking. By the way he keeps shooting me murderous looks, I think he wants me to leave.
Yet I stay rooted to my spot, not wanting to leave Elena until I know she's safe.
Eventually the sound of sirens pierces the silence and I immediately relax my shoulders, the tension leaving my body. The ambulance stops at the side of the road up ahead, just a little ways past the bridge.
Two paramedics get out of the ambulance and make their way down the hill. They work quickly, placing Miranda on the stretcher and making their way back to the ambulance. Elena and her father make their way up the hill.
"Sorry Sir, only one person can ride in the back." The paramedic says as he loads Elena's mother into the back of the ambulance.
"Go Elena." Grayson says, looking back at me. So he doesn't want Elena alone with me. Well okay then, this just gives me the opportunity to compel the memory of my vampire side away.
"Are you sure?" She asks looking at her mother.
"Yes go ahead I will meet you there." He says.
Elena gets into the back and the paramedic slams the doors closed. The ambulance then drives away, the sirens slowly fading away.
Grayson slowly turns around to face me, his eyes narrowing in anger.
"Vampire." He spits out, his fists clenching at his sides.
"Well what did you think when you saw me go all..." I raise my hands to my face and use my pointer fingers out, imitating fangs sprouting from my mouth.
"Who are you? Why did you save us?" He grits out, grinding his teeth in what I assume to be anger.
"What you don't remember me Gray?" I say, holding my hand to my heart. feigning a hurt expression.
He takes a step forward, trying to intimidate me. It's kind of funny. A human trying to scare a vampire, really it's comical.
"I asked you a question vampire." I raise my eyebrow at this. It's sort of strange hearing him use that tone with me. He use to always speak in gentle tones and always came off as a soft spoken man.
"Well I guess that's understandable, I mean I was only ten when we last met. If I remember correctly, you use to sneak me candies when father would not let me have any. You always were more like a father to me then he was, even if it was only for a summer." I turn my back on him, looking up at the night sky waiting for him to catch on.
I can almost hear the click in his brain as it all comes together.
"Damon... Damon Salvatore."
"Ahhh finally got it huh." I say, turning back to him.
I catch his eyes, wide as saucers.
"I-How-When-?" He couldn't stick with a concrete sentence as he stutters his words.
"That's not important, what is important is getting you to your family." I say walking up the hill to him. I nod my head in the direction of the boarding house which would be a lot quicker then walking all the way to the hospital in the middle of town.
If we get to the boarding house which is not that far from here, we can take my car to the hospital. He narrows his eyes and I watch an internal struggle take place within himself. He looks like he's weighing the pros and cons of going somewhere with a vampire.
"I promise I won't bite Grey." I say with a smirk.
He lets out a boisterous laugh and shakes his head.
I think the use of my childhood name for him, softened him up a bit. We begin to walk side by side to the boarding house.
"You have to tell me everything Damon." I nod my head in agreement.
If I want any chance of getting to know Elena, I'm going to need to get on Grayson's good side.
Elena
I sit in the waiting room, waiting for some sort of news from the doctors. It's been an hour since we got to the hospital and I've been sitting here worrying about mom and dad since.
I look at the clock, while tapping my foot continuously on the floor. I look up and waste no time jumping to my feet as I see dad walking into the waiting room. I walk over to him and hug him. I know it's just the irrational fear talking, but I can't stop thinking mom is dead.
A nurse walks into the waiting room, holding a clip board. Dad lets go of me and turns towards her.
"Alison what's the update on my wife?" He asks, looking at her with a worried expression.
"Oh no need to worry Mr. Gilbert, the doctors said she will be absolutely fine. She just needs a little rest and she'll be as good as new." I heave a sigh of relief at this. Thank God for small miracles.
"Elena do you mind if I stay here tonight? I just really want to watch over her and someone needs to be home with Jeremy." I nod my head and pick up my jacket on the plastic chair.
"Sure... Um how am I going to get home?" I wonder aloud, looking at dad for an answer.
"I can drive you." I feel my heart start to beat like a hummingbird. I turn around to face the owner of that velvety voice.
There standing behind me is Damon Salvatore. His hands in his pockets and looking at me with his smouldering eyes. I gulp as I realize I would like nothing more then to take him up on his offer, but I hesitate and look back at dad.
He seemed so hostile towards him earlier, but he seems to be mellow now.
"Thank you Damon I would appreciate that." He nods his head at Damon. Without another word Damon holds out his hand to me, waiting for me to take it.
Taking a deep breath, I place my hand in his. I feel warmth spread from my hand all the way up my arm and spreading throughout my whole body.
"Let's go." He says while pulling me towards the exit.
I feel my left hand that is not in Damon's start to shake as the realization hits me. I'm going to be in a confined space with Damon.
I want to make myself believe it's because I don't know him that well, but I know that's not the case. There's just something about him that makes me giddy and my puts my nerves on end.
This is going to be one long car ride. I just know it will be when he unlaces our fingers and puts his hand on my lower back.
Great, I haven't even broken up with Matt yet and I'm already thinking of inappropriate things I'd like to do to this stranger.
Oh God.
A/N: Yes, yes I know it was kind of boring and not really that much Delena, but like I said the story needed a filler chapter to get to the next part in the video. So I hope you guys didn't mind too much and I hope you will drop off a review. Oh and if you haven't already, you should check out the video. The link is on my profile.
