Walking hand in hand along the waters edge with Damon feels so romantic. I look up at Damon and smile. Damon smiles back, leading me away from the water and over to a group of rocks to sit down. Damon takes a seat, and I sit beside him, looking out at the ocean. It seems familiar being here. I hear Damon sigh beside, and I look over at him.
"Something wrong?" I ask, worried that I had done something to upset Damon.
"It's nothing really," Damon says looking out at the ocean. "This just reminds me of a time I wish I could forget."
I take Damon's hand, squeezing it."D-do you want to talk about it? I-if not, I understand. I stammer, trying not to sound like I'm prying into his life. I am curious though. Damon turns to face me, a sad smile on his face.
"It's just, the last time time I brought a girl here, we never got to say goodbye. Her ex boyfriend came and practically drug her away. I tried to go after her, but I had broken my ankle a few months before she and I met, so I couldn't get very far."
As I listen, my heart drops t my stomach, realization hitting me. "Damon, how many years ago was that?" I ask, my voice starting to shake.
"About three years ago, why do you ask?" Damon inquires, looking over at me.
"Shit..." I murmur, getting up and walking away from Damon as memories crash into my mind.
Damon gets up and comes over to me, looking worried."Elena what's wrong?"
Damon grabs me, turning me so I was facing him. I look up at Damon, tears stinging my eyes.
"That girl, the one you never got to say goodbye to... That was me." I tell Damon, feeling tears begin to run down my cheeks.
"How could it be you? She was only twenty-one, here for college, majoring in...!" Damon stops talking as realization hits him too. "Elena, it, it was you, it is you."
I drop to my knees on the sand sobs wracking my body. Damon drops to his knees, taking me in his arms as I relive that moment.
******I'm twenty-one, hanging out on the beach with the hottest guy I've ever met. His ice blue eyes make my heart face, and his smile gives me butterflies.
"What are you looking for in a relationship?" Damon asks me, taking a seat on the rocks, setting his crutches beside him. Poor guy broke his ankle and is still willing to hang out on the beach with me.
"I don't know, really." I answer, taking a seat beside Damon.
Damon takes my hands in his and I turn, catching his alluring gaze.
"You know what I think? I think you want a Love that consumes you, Passion, maybe even a little Danger."
I blush, making Damon smile.
"Did I hit the mark?"
I nod. "Right on target."
Damon grins, leaning down to kiss me, when suddenly, we are pulled apart. I cry out, struggling against whoever is dragging me away from Damon. I look up, cursing and struggling harder when I see who has a hold of me. My Psycho ex, Matt Donovan, struggles to hold me still.
"Stay still you little-" Matt curses, only to be interrupted by Damon.
"Let her go you bastard!" Damon yells, hobbling to his feet.
He grabs his crutches, trying to come after me. I manage to break free of Matt's grasp and run to Damon, who had stumbled and fallen in his attempt to get to me. I make it half way to Damon before Matt and his best friend grab me, holding me captive as they run.
"Damon!" I cry, tears rolling down my cheeks as I struggle against Matt.
I faintly hear Damon call my name, and I cry harder, unable to break Matt's grip on me. I can barely see Damon through my tears, but I know he is struggling to get to his feet, reaching out for me and calling my name.*********
Damon rocks me in his arms and I cling to him, sobbing, Damon lifts my face to his, wiping the tears from my eyes.
"You were the one that got away, the one that no other girl could ever match up to." Damon says softly, a tear slipping down his cheek.
I reach up and wipe the tear away, looking Damon in the eyes.
"What you told me that day, about what I wanted in a relationship, I never forgot that phrase." I tell Damon, a small smile forming on my lips.
"You want a Love that consumes you, Passion, and maybe even a little Danger." Damon and I say in unison, the two of us starting to laugh.
"I'm so glad to have found you again, Elena." Damon whispers, giving me a soft, heart -melting kiss. "And this time, you're not getting away."
A/N: So, thoughts?