After hours of painful torture and awkward chats, the three finally arrived at their destination. The Boarding House. Three meaning, Elena, Caroline, and... Elijah.

"Before we go in I should probably tell you something." Caroline started but Elena didn't want to hear any of it. "I'm not listening." Elena sang.

Elijah started to unpack the bags when Elena immediately stopped him. "No honey, we're not staying long."

Elijah took that as a hint that she didn't really want to be here. But he knew that her being here, seeing her friends, remembering memories , it would bring the poor girl one step closer to getting her humanity back. And even if she left him at that point, he would sacrifice her, if it was best for her.

"You're not staying?" The blonde vampire asked. "But this is your home? Our home? This is where you belong." Caroline stated, upset with the beautiful brunette could be ripped out of her arms, they would all be as devastated as the first time.

"It isn't my home anymore Care." Elena said sympathetically, but then realising her mistake. "Caroline! I meant Caroline!" It was too late, Caroline heard her. She felt a smile tugging at the corners of her lips, she knew that the smile wouldn't leave her face for the entire day.

When they finally got in to the house, Caroline guessed that everybody was out, she couldn't hear a sound or a movement in the house.

"Okay, everybody's out. I need to get something through your careless heads before they come back." Caroline stated, looking deadly serious. "Everything has changed since you've been gone, and you do not get to come back like you've never been gone, and change everything!"

"Of course I can." Elena threw her head back with laughter

"No! You can't!" Caroline shouted, her naturally pale face turning a deep shade of red.

"Yes I can! I am Elena Gilbert! I do what I want, when I want, got it?" Elena asked, seeing red. She did not like getting told what to do.

"Crystal." Caroline retorted sarcastically. She turned, left, and went to go find everybody else.

Elijah was sat on a chair with Elena casually sat on his lap, legs dangling over the arm rest. Drinking a glass of blood and bourbon. Everybody had come back and they were now waiting for them to come in and 'reunite.'

At that exact moment, she heard the perfect voice that made her heart flutter. The voice she was longing for. The one voice she truly missed. She secretly listened in on the conversation that was going on in another room.

"You found her. You actually found her." Stefan stated in astonishment. "I didn't think we would ever find her again."

While they we're all excited to see Elena again, Damon was worried to the max. It had been twenty years since she left and he had tried his hardest to move on. He had, with Claire. He loved Claire. But if he was being truthful, he would never love anybody the way he loves Elena Gilbert. But he hates her. She left him after one amazing night, with only a letter to satisfy him.

The night Elena left. The first, and last time, Elena had laid in his arms and fell asleep, it was the best night of his life, and it still is. He couldn't imagine anything more perfect than watching her sleep. Having her hair spread across his bare chest. The way her perfect little head fit perfectly in to the crook of his neck. They night they both fell asleep with smile's on their face's.

That night would have been a perfect start to a new life with Elena Gilbert. If only he hadn't woke up a few hours later to find her trying to escape.

Twenty years later...

"What are you doing?" Damon asked, in a sleepy voice, from his spot on the bed, acting like he hadn't been awake since she got up, listening to what she was doing.

She looked up and took in the sight of Damon Salvatore sat up in bed. She smiled to herself before speeding over to him. She placed her hands on either sides of his face and spoke softly, like trying to sooth a baby lion who was loosing his mother.

"Listen to me, I will always love you Damon, no matter what." And then she was gone.

Hi, another update in the same day, wow. It's mainly because I'm trying to get the chapters up that I've already written so I can put all my focus on the new chapters so I can make them longer. Anyway, we figured out who the mystery guy was... Elijah! Please keep reviewing and again feel free to tell me any ways that I can improve my writing. Thankyou, bye.