A/N: so here's finally the next chapter! I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long, I just was really busy. I hope you like it! Ch. 4: A growing friendship... ... (and maybe more?)
In the weeks after Stefan attacked Elena, everything changed back to normal again. Well, not totally normal, because Elena didn't want anything to do with Stefan. Stefan couldn't handle that, so he moved out of town. He couldn't bear seeing her move on, and almost being afraid of him.
She went to school, and after school she hung out with Caroline or Bonnie or both, or she made her homework. Just as before, before she met Stefan and Damon. Though, one thing did change. She hung out with Damon now, instead of Stefan. He took her to the movies, or they just hung out in the grill. He was rapidly becoming one of her best friends, one she could tell anything, except for one thing. That she had a crush on him, and was probably falling in love with him.
She didn't get a new boyfriend. She didn't need one. She was totally fine on her own, and she definitely didn't want any trouble again. Besides, she wanted Damon more than anyone else. Though she did look at boys, she never approached them and if they asked her out, she made up some kind of excuse.
One day, she hung out with Damon again. He noticed there was something wrong with her, that she had something on her mind. He asked: "What's wrong Elena? You don't seem as happy as you normally are. Trouble with being alone with me?" "Well, definitely not the last one", she sneered. "Oh, sorry, I didn't mean to be that rude!" she apologized immediately after that. "I just don't feel happy today. I'm just tired of school, and I'm starting to think that I'll never meet someone again, and that I'll just be stuck in this town my whole life. Lonely and getting old, while doing nothing but staring..." Damon said: "Of course not Elena! You'll go to University and meet lots of new people and get married, and have a perfect life outside of Mystic Falls! And when you're old, you will move back and retire happily." As soon as he said it, he realized he wanted to make her happy and marry her and everything. But he didn't say it, because he knew Elena didn't want him.
"That's the whole problem!" Elena said. "I don't want to get old and boring and retire happily. I want to stay young and have fun for an eternal lifetime! Meet new people, and just live like I want too forever!" "You don't want this Elena," Damon said. "You don't want to spend eternity like me, and just live like you have nothing to live for. Just get more troubles every year you don't get older and you always have to move after a while. And you'll have to drink blood! If you want to be a vampire, that's fine with me, but I'm not going to turn you into one." "Though I would like to spend eternity as a vampire with you, and live with you, and make you happy." He thought.
In the mean while, Elena thought: "But I don't want anyone else to change me! I hinted at being with him forever, and he clearly doesn't want the same thing. Maybe I'm just acting stupid. I don't even know him that well! We just started being friends a few weeks ago! Maybe I should just think about this. I wouldn't mind him being my boyfriend though. OMG, did I really just think that? I already had Stefan, and he didn't turn out to be the one he seemed to be, though I wanted to spend eternity with him at first. Maybe Damon will turn out the same way. Maybe he doesn't even like me! He clearly keeps me at a distance. Maybe I should just get to know him even better, and just wait and see where it goes. But I really thing I love him! I want to spend eternity with him. I think I love him more than I've ever loved Stefan."
After this talk, she went home, and had dinner with her family. She hadn't eaten at home for a quite a long time, and Jenna wanted her to be home. So she was. It was actually really nice, and Jeremy cooked. "Jer, I didn't even know you could cook!" Elena said. "It is really nice!" "Thanks Elena", he said. "I actually got the recipe from Jenna, she is a very good cook too, she just never shows it to us!" They all laughed. The rest of the meal they just chatted and laughed; and enjoyed the food and after that Elena felt so tired that she immediately went to bed and fell asleep. She was completely unaware of Damon sitting in her window, watching her sleep.
A/N: So? what did you think? please review and tell me if you have any comments! And don't worry, Elena and Damon will get together and tell their feelings to each other eventually! Don't forget to review, and thanks for reading my story everyone!
I really don't know yet how long the story is going to be, I'll just see which way it goes.
