My eyes popped open and I felt air getting caught in my chest. My fingers crumpled the clean, white bed sheets and I slowly let my muscles relax.
Just a dream. Just a dream Elena.
Inside, I was screaming but outside, I was trying to assure myself that it was just a dream.
After all, it was…wasn't it?
The bright chandelier above me was gleaming. Light, I thought. Something I had missed in the dream. Being a vampire has given me the super powers of a sharp vision. I could see every detail of those tiny million pieces of crystal. They shone so bright in my eye and released an outburst of the seven spectrum colours plus, an eight colour I couldn't fathom.
Just a dream, Elena.I told myself again and turned to rest on an arm.
But it was still bothering me.
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"I never thought you were a fan of jewelry."
Stefan did not avert his glance from the beautiful sapphire necklace he was admiring to look at the person. Even without looking, he could sense his older brother's presence. It was like Damon emanated a dark aura whenever he came around.
"Well, I guess we spent too much of our time fighting than getting to know each other."Stefan glanced up at his scruffy looking older brother then returned the necklace to where he first found it.
With both arms crossed over his chest, Damon followed his younger brother.
"Or maybe you just spent too much time trying to be…"Damon cleared his throat and tilted his head. "human." He concluded in a sarcastic manner. Ignoring him, Stefan picked up another Diamond necklace and began to admire it. The stones in this one were carved neatly and almost gently to provide every bit of detail. He loved it.
"Don't tell me the reason you called for me was to help you pick out fancy jewelry for yourself, Stefan." Damon picked up a few ruby necklaces and turned to look at Stefan who, as always, seemed to not possess any traits of humour. His face was stoned and serious but Damon knew that his little brother was far too sensitive and full of emotion to even look emotionless. The corner of Damon's mouth broke into an awry smile when he saw the beautiful, Amazonian girl walk through the front door.
"If
so…"Stefan began and snapped his older brother out of his world.
"I'm surprised you'd travel from a different continent at my
request." He paused to pull the front doors open before stepping
out. "Where were you again?
"Europe." Damon spoke. "Genova,
to be precise."He slipped his hands into the pockets of his leather
jacket and followed as Stefan approached the light woods across the
road. "Visited some of our relatives. Aunt Meryl wanted to know how
you were doing."
"Oh really?" Stefan continued walking, at the same time, pushing the protruding branches away.
"Yeah."Damon's voice echoed in the forest and at every word, birds flew off the branches and tiny animal scurried into their underground. He chuckled. Watching the living run, intimidated by his powers was pleasing. It gave him an ego boost even when he didn't even need one. "I told her you were being a good boy by graduating for your two thousandth…something something time." He laughed and leaned against a wooden tree. "And how well you were progressing with blending in with the humans." Damon licked his lips when he smelled blood and felt his fangs cut his lips. "Particularly your stupid tofu diet."
"You never will get over the fact that I won't kill for human blood now won't you Damon?"
"Wrong."Damon stomped his foot onto the ground and slowly looked at the trapped rabbit beneath his foot. It's was struggling to run free but the weight of his shoe on its back made it impossible.
"I'll never get over the fact that my baby brother's humanity made him lose his sanity."He sighed, still not letting go of the rabbit. "Sometimes, it's such a big embarrassment."
Stefan ignored him and looked at the rabbit in sympathy. It was food and it was greatly abnormal for a person to stare at its meal in sympathy. Perhaps Damon was right…his humanity…
"I know I'm right, little brother."Damon broke into a crooked smile and narrowed his eyes at Stefan who uncomfortably scratched the back of his head. "Oh, I just realised." Damon continued and bent down to pick the rabbit up by its ears. "I didn't get you a present from Italy."He shrugged and shook his head. "Such a sad excuse for an older brother, don't you think?"
Stefan's mind wasn't focussed anymore. In fact, his whole body felt confused. His mind was trying hard to look for a way to break the news to Damon but another half of it was thirsty and craving that rabbit in Damon's hand. Stefan felt the back of his eyes grow hot as the veins beneath the rabbit's cotton while skin grew more and more prominent until he could hear the sound of its heart beat hammering in his ears.
"Well, here's your present then."Damon motioned the rabbit. "Nothing beats a fresh, bloody rabbit, now right?"He chuckled as though enjoying Stefan's determined attempt to overcome his temptation. "Oh come on baby brother."Damon exclaimed and approached him. "Does this creature, by any chance, look like a human to you?" He didn't wait for Stefan to answer. "No! So stop being altruistic and for once in your lifetime, accept a gift from your older brother."
Stefan's eyes grew darker and darker until all he could see was blood, arteries and veins. All he could hear was its pulse. All he could smell...was its blood. All he could breathe....
"Wait!"He yelled, loud enough to make the forest shake.
Damon raised an eyebrow.
"I ...I need to do what I've came here to do."
"No wonder girls like you."Damon shrugged and clicked his tongue. "You'll keep them waiting."
"Damon, I'm serious."
"Me too."He watched Stefan kick the pile of dried leaves on the ground and slowly placed both his hands on his hips. Damon took a glimpse of the interior of his jacket and was not surprised when he didn't see any sharp, dangerous objects but a single pair of Italian sunglasses.
Time flew by and Damon began whistling.
"Rabbit won't stay fresh for long."
But Stefan hardly heard him. He looked up, took a deep breath and blurted it all out.
"Damon, I'm asking Elena to marry me."
Instantaneously, the rabbit fell lose from his hands and Stefan watched as Damon's amuse face grew more and more serious.
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