AN: So didn't get a very good response for the first chapter, so I am kind of iffy about continuing the story, but I will as long as it has some followers and favorites. I did hit writer's block, so that is why my updates are taking longer. Well anyway I hope you like it.
Chapter 2:
Elena bolted threw the doors, tears streaming down her face blurring her vision. She didn't get to far though; before she knew it she slammed into something hard causing her to fall back on her ass. Before she could process what she ran into, she felt hands grasping her arms. When she glanced up she was almost relieved to see him, Damon, Stefan's best friend, but then was reminded of what she had lost.
"I.. I'm sorry" She said between sobs.
"Hey it's ok."
Damon pulled Elena into his arms.
"Shh, I'm so sorry 'Lena."
He began rocking her back and forth.
"He's gone." She whispered.
"I know sweetie." He replied as Elena buried her head in his chest and began to sob again. Jenna and Ric were standing next to her room watching them.
It was breaking Damon's heart seeing her so broken like this. He was upset that he lost his best friend of who he had known his whole life as it is, it just about killed him to think about how this would affect Elena. He had wanted to be there for her when she woke up, and had only stepped out for a few minutes to make a business call. He felt horrible that she had woken up the minute he had decided to leave. Now here she is sobbing in his arms, and all he could think of to do was rock her back and forth and rub her back.
They sat like that in the hall for a while until Elena's ended up falling asleep. Damon picked her up and carried her back into her hospital room Jenna and Ric following them in. Damon laid Elena on the bed and covered her up, as Jenna called the nurse back to the room.
"Thanks for helping her." Jenna whispered out to Damon.
"I'll be here for her until she sends me away." He replied.
Jenna smiled and nodded. Everybody knew that Damon cared more for Elena than he really should have; after all it was his best friends' girlfriend. But everyone including Stefan had never said anything; it was the biggest known secret. He always did anything and everything for her, and he always would.
The nurse came in and put an IV in Elena's arm, and pushed a sedative through. Once she was awake and calmed down they would then tell her about what happened, and no one especially Damon was looking forward to that.
About two hours later Elena finally woke up, the nurse told them that the sedative would make her sleep better and calm her down. They were about to find out how well it would work.
"Hi Miss. Gilbert, how are you feeling?" Dr. Mikaelson asked.
"Ok, I guess."
"I'm Dr. Mikaelson I am one of the doctors that has been taking care of you. Now we gave you a sedative to try and calm you down. Now that you're awake we would like to explain everything to you."
Elena nodded.
"Now first, I'll explain what we are aware of what happened, and if you have any questions just ask. Also if it becomes too much for you just let me know and we'll take a break and continue another time."
Elena looked around the room from her aunt to Damon. Her eyes locked onto Damon's and it seemed as though she was begging for support from him, so Damon walked over to her and grabbed her hand squeezing it tight.
"From what the police have pieced together two men have been setting up some kind of operation, they put spikes, tacks or glass on the road and wait for a car to get a flat and pull over and once they do they attack and rob, in all the other cases if it was a couple the women would get raped and the men would be beaten badly. A few cases a few have even died, do you want me to stop?"
Tears had begun to run down her cheeks, and her knuckles were white from squeezing Damon's hand so tight. She nodded her head no.
"Now first off I will tell you, you were the lucky one; they didn't get to follow through with their plan. Stefan fought back, and he protected you. Stefan had somehow managed to dial 911 on his cell phone during the attack. Emergency crews showed up about 20 minutes after the call was received. Stefan had been shot in the chest, stomach and leg he lost a lot of blood, and none of us can believe that he had made it as long as he did. Most of us believe that's how strongly he cared about you; he made it to the hospital and passed away an hour later."
Elena buried her face into Damon's chest and begun to sob into his shirt.
"Would you like me to continue Miss. Gilbert or would you like me to take a break?"
"Maybe we should…."Damon was about to reply until Elena had cut him off.
"No, I want to know everything now, I need to know." She said between sobs.
Dr. Mikaelson nodded, and waited a few minutes while Elena tried to calm down a bit.
"I actually have a few questions before you continue."
Dr. Mikaelson nodded.
"What happened to me?"
"Well were not completely sure exactly what a happened, but you had a lot of injuries. You had internal bleeding, were not too sure how it happened but at some point you had punctured your spleen, we were able to repair it in surgery. You also have a concussion and 10 staples in the back of your head from hitting a rock or hard ground; you also have a broken arm. Your body was exhausted from fighting, the pain, and all the surgery you had slipped into a coma, and had been in one for about a week and a half."
Elena nodded as tears still ran down her face.
"I've been in a comma for a week and a half?"
Dr. Mikaelson nodded.
"Were they caught?"
"Yes actually they were, when the cops showed up one of them was standing over Stefan gun aimed, and another was on the ground. They're both in jail they have several charges on them, including a list of more from past attacks."
Elena nodded and looked over at Damon and their eyes locked onto each others. She couldn't figure out what emotion he was having, it looked somewhere between sad, angry, and love. She frowned as Damon looked away from her and was starring at the floor. He was nervous or worried about something, she couldn't quite figure out which one.
"So where is Stefan now?" She whispered.
Damon made a noise that sounded like he was trying to hold back a sob. He had looked away from her because he couldn't bear seeing the pain in her eyes; he knew what question she was going to ask. He couldn't bring himself to continue looking into her eyes as the news was broke to her.
"Miss. Gilbert, his family has already had him buried and his funeral, three days after he passed away."
"No, I didn't get to say good-bye; I didn't get to see him one last time." She began to sob.
Damon took her into his arms and rocked her back and forth.
"I didn't say good-bye." She kept repeating.
A few hours had passed; Jenna and Ric had gone home for the night, leaving Damon and Elena. Elena had finally calmed down and drifted to sleep but she still hadn't let go of Damon no matter how hard he tried, if he moved her grip would tighten. It killed Damon to see her so broken, but she needed him, he needed to be there for her and he'd be damned if he'd let her down.
Caroline had told him that their parents wanted to burry Stefan he knew it would kill Elena, she still hadn't woken up. He had lashed out at Caroline, and then felt horrible when she ran off crying it wasn't her fault. He had begged Liz and John to wait a few more days, but they wouldn't budge. He came to see her the day of Stefan's funeral to see if she had woken up, but nothing had changed. So he kissed her forehead and told her how sorry he was and left. He had saved his obituary, and cards and pamphlets and even took a rose from the arrangement on Stefan's coffin and had it preserved, just for her. He knew it wasn't the same but at least it was something.
Elena started to stir in his arms. He heard her breath hitch and a little sniffle; he looked down at her to see her starring up at him. He smiled at her and kissed her forehead.
"How are you feeling?"
She gave him a small smile back, but he could tell it wasn't forced.
"Ok, I guess. Where is everyone?"
"They went home. Do you want me to call them for you?" She shook her head.
"No, I.. I just would rather just have you here." She replied dropping her gaze from him.
She looked nervous or ashamed to admit that to him.
"How's Caroline?" She asked softly.
"She's ok, she's doing better. She's glad that your awake, she'll probably come by tomorrow to see you if you're up for it."
"I'd like that."
"Are you sure you are ready for that?"
"I'm not sure how I will react, but I would at least like to try, she's like a sister to me."
"Ok, we'll see how you feel in the morning."
Elena nodded and sighed. Still not releasing her grip on him, Damon knew that he should have at least a little guilty with holding his best friends girlfriend and laying in the same bed as her, but he honestly didn't care. Elena needed him and he had always needed her, so he would take what he could get.
They laid like that for what seemed to be like hours; Elena's eyes started getting heavy. By the way she had relaxed he knew she was falling asleep.
"Damon?"
"Hmm?"
"Thank you."
"For?"
"For being here for me, after everything, the years I treated you badly. I know we always argued and sometimes said things to each other that we didn't mean, but thank you. I really appreciate you being here for me."
"I'm always here for you Lena, I always will be no matter what ok?"
Elena nodded her head as she drifted off to sleep.
