The Vampire Diaries
Lost Love
Chapter 3 - The Gift
"Elena. You can't get married!"Bonnie almost yelled at her friend. Bonnie had came over to Elena's the next day to give her a 'prep talk'. Which was now feeling like a novel. Why couldn't Bonnie just accepted it like her Aunt. "Bonnie." Elena paused. "I'm going to get married to Stefan. It's already agreed. Why can't you just accept it Bonnie?" Elena asked. "Well. I mean Caroline already had her share with the other brother, and look how she turned out. Bitten about a hundred times and confused." This shocked Elena a but. "Bonnie, Stefan is not Damon. And you know that." Elena told her friend. Bonnie let out a sigh. "I know. I just wanna make sure you know what your getting yourself into. I don't want you to get hurt. Your like my sister Elena, I worry about you." Elena hugged Bonnie. "And I know you do! But stop." Elena let go of her friend, so she could look at her face-to-face. "I know what I'm doing. It may be hard. But I want it. And if you were my sister, you would want it for me to." Elena finished.
Bonnie frowned, but she knew Elena was right. Elena wanted it and there was no way Bonnie could prevent it from happening. "Alright." Bonnie agreed. "Thanks." Elena replied. Suddenly Bonnie's head shot up like she had a idea. "Oh my gosh! Elena! What are you going to wear to your wedding?" Bonnie asked. Elena's face expression turned to Bonnie's. "Oh my gosh! Bonnie your right! I have no idea!" Elena said. "Well you know we can always get our hair done, and get and look at one of those cheap Bridal magazines they always have." Bonnie suggested! "True." Bonnie's friend agreed. Elena liked this. This was how it used to be. Elena always used to care about the latest trends and what perfect outfit she was going to wear the next day, well she thought about this before the accident. But she wasn't going to let that ruin her mood. She was happy and excited and she wasn't going to let anything change that.
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Stefan was walking around his large house to find Damon in the study room. "And what evil plan does Damon have today?" Stefan mocked. Damon looked up from his studies. "Hello Stefan" Damon said smirking and grinning. If that were possible. "Don't you need to be wedding planning or something?" Damon asked as he tilted his head to the side still having a grin plastered on his face. Stefan smiled. But not in a enjoyable way. "Jealous?" Stefan asked. Damon looked up again from the book he was reading. But now his smile had disappeared. Damon was mad, and Stefan had went to far. "And why would you think that-" Damon trailed off. "Brother." He choked out. "Oh I dunno because I have gotten the girl you wanted twice. " Stefan was going to far. And he knew it, but Stefan was enjoying it. Surprisingly. "And what makes you think think that I wanted. Them." Damon said poorly. He was keeping all his will down, from ripping Stefan's head off. "Damon, you and I know Katherine chose me. And you won't believe it but you know it's true. She had us compelled Damon, we both never really loved her, and she never really loved us." Stefan lectured his brother.
Damon stared at Stefan. "It's been over one hundred years Damon. She's not coming back, but your still not over her. And if you think taking that rage and need off on Elena is gonna make me come crawling to your knees and ask for forgiveness from what happened years ago, your wrong." Stefan finished. "Well isn't that what you have been doing Stefan?" Damon asked. As he tilted his head again like before. Stefan looked confused. "Your not over Katherine either. And the only reason you are really with Elena is not because you 'love her', but that she just happens to look like Katherine." Damon said. Now Damon, had really crossed the line. Stefan was pissed. Rage began to fill Stefan's eyes. As veins popped out from under his eyes. And in seconds Stefan had Damon slammed against a wall with Damon's neck in Stefan's hand. Which Stefan had never done before.
"Keep Elena out of this. Elena is not Katherine. " Stefan said, as his vangs popped out. Damon was shocked about what had just happened and still was. Stefan had never had the guts to ever stand up to his big brother. Ever. But of course, Stefan's stupid and useless actions would lead him just pain and misery by Damon. Damon eyes did the same thing that Stefan's had. Except Damon was more scarier and more angry. And in a flash Damon had held of his brothers neck and had him pinned to the ground. "Make me." Damon told his brother. It humored him of Stefan's weak appearance. "Oh and one more thing-" Damon paused. Damon now had held of Stefan's neck in the air. Damon took his baby brothers body and threw it across the room where he hit the wall on the other end of the large study room. "Never do that again." Damon added. Stefan layed there in pain. He didn't know if he could ever get up. What if Damon had brought real pain to Elena. How would he defend her then.
"Weak move." Damon said. He cracked his knuckles. Put on his leather jacket and left the room. But before he added on more thing to his lecture on not to messing with him. "Hey I think I might visit Elena today. I see no reason not to." Damon smirked and left the room.
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"Maybe I should get that one!" Elena said as she pointed to a long strapless white bridal dress. "Let me see." Bonnie said. "I don't think so. I mean, way to many ruffles!" Bonnie said examining the dress. "True." Elena agreed. Bonnie and Elena sat back in there chairs where they were getting Pedicures, Manicures, and getting there hair done. Yes, It felt like heaven. Suddenly Elena's head shot up. "Oh my god!" Elena paused. Bonnie got up. "What?" Elena's friend asked. "Imagine how Matt's taking all this in! The wedding. Me and Stefan. Oh my gosh, I'm such a idiot." Elena said as she harshly hit her back on the chair and crossed her arms. "Elena. Trust me. He is over you, he's with Caroline now. And there happy. I just went to Matt's yesterday and he said he now problem with it. He agrees to, we are adults now and we need to be making choices." Bonnie calmed her friend. Elena took a deep breath and sighed. "Well okay. Thanks Bonnie." Elena smiled. "No problem." Bonnie said back.
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After Elena and Bonnie practically went to there own 'mini-spa', Elena went home and so did Bonnie. "I can't believe I still didn't find a dress." Elena muttered to herself as she walked to the kitchen. And when she entered it to her suprise Damon and her Aunt Judith were in there. She stared and Damon shockingly. "Uhh- What are you doing here Damon?" She asked him still confused why he was here. As he tried to speak, Aunt Judith answered for him. "He brought you a gift Elena, for your Birthday." Her Aunt said sweetly. "Well Wedding gift, but what ever you want it to be." Damon added. Damon passed her the box the present was in. She opened it slowly, she was beyond suspicious when it came to Damon actually caring. When the box was finally open she grabbed inside and what was in her hand was a tiny velvet box. As she opened the other box and found a ring that had a large red ruby crystal on the top. I was beautiful! She couldn't believe it! Damon had actually done something nice!
"Wow, Damon." Elena said staring at the ring. She was stunned. She smiled at Damon. "Well don't just stand there." Damon said with a wide smirk as he tilted is head. "Put it on." He walked over to Elena and took the box from her. He put the velvet box on the counter and had hold of the ring in his hand. Elena started to worry, she panicked in her mind. Damon took grab of Elena's hand, gently, and slipped the ring on the opposite hand from the one that had Stefan's engagement ring on it. For a long time Damon was close to Elena and didn't let go of her hand. They just stared, at each other. For a long time. Damon looked at her like he was searching for something, something in her eyes, some feeling. Suddenly, Stefan had entered the kitchen. Aunt Judith was the only one who had noticed Stefan was here. Elena and Damon were still lost in each others eyes.
"Hello Elena." Stefan choked out. He had witnessed and saw Elena and Damon together. And he wasn't happy at all.
Stefan's voice shocked Elena. She didn't even know he was there. 'How long had he been there?' Elena thought. Stefan had woke Elena up from Damon's hypnotizing eyes. She jumped back to her cheerful Elena self like nothing had happened. "Stefan!" Elena said as she walked over to hug Stefan. Stefan just stared at Damon who stared back with no expression. "Stefan." Elena asked. He didn't reply, he just stood there staring. She tried to move his arm, but his muscular arm was like stone. "Uhh-Stefan?" Elena asked again. Stefan remained silent. Elena pushed Stefan's arm and he finally looked at her. "Why don't you go up to your room. I will be there in a couple of minutes." Stefan told her as he continued staring at Damon. She looked at him confused. "Uhh-Okay?" Elena said as she walked towards the staircase leading to her room.
Damon walked to his brother with a smirk. Then he stopped when he reached Stefan. "Well. Brother. I think she liked her present." Damon said as he continued walking to the exit of Elena's house. "You know what. Maybe I'll come over tomorrow!" Damon added with a smile, when he reached the door. And not much later, left.
Stefan walked up the staircase to Elena's room. This was his payback. Damon was going to do the thing Stefan dreaded most, take Elena away from him.
Stefan reached Elena's room and went in. Elena was laying down on her bed staring at her ceiling. 'Had she just had a moment with Damon Salvatore?' she thought. She hated the idea of her being with Damon then Stefan. Stefan went over and sat next Elena on the bed. He ran his fingers through her hair. She turned on her other side so she couldn't his face. How could she? She was beyond embarrassed! Her future husband had just seen her with his evil, manipulating, selfish brother. "Nothing happened." She told him still not facing him. Stefan felt relieved.
Stefan knew Damon hadn't controlled Elena's mind. That would have been to easy. Damon was going to make him watch as he took Elena from him slowly. And Damon knew Stefan could not do anything about it.
Author's Note: Can anyone say 'DRAMA?' Wow. Next chapter will be up shortly! Hope you liked, ALOT! Review PLEASE!!!!!! Will this effect Elena and Stefan's relationship? Will Damon get closer to winning Elena's heart? Why am I so hungry? All and more in NEXT chapter!
