Time Changes Everything
I want to thank you all for your reviews – it has really helped. It seems that you guys want longer chapters, so I am going to try my best at longer chapters. There will be a flashback in this chapter, it will be in italics.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Vampire Diaries, no copyright intended. I only own Alana and Gabriel.
Damon replayed the memory in his head, just like he had done many times since she had left.
*Flashback*
He was in agony. He felt the pain from the bite pulsing throughout his whole body. Elena was going on and on about something or other – not noticing that he was not hearing a word she was saying to him. Elena's phone rang and she quickly left the room – presumably to go to talk to whoever had called her.
Damon closed his eyes, trying in vain to block out the pain. When he opened his eyes, Caroline was standing in front of him with tears streaking down her face.
"Barbie….what are you doing here?" he croaked hoarsely between deep and painful breathes.
She came closer, her eyes filling with yet more tears to be shed. "I'm so sorry Damon, this is all my fault, I'm leaving Mystic Falls. I came to say goodbye".
"Leaving where?" he replied as best he could. His head was all muddled by the pain and he was finding it difficult to concentrate on what was happening.
But she just shook her head and said no more. She just leaned over placing a gentle kiss on his cheek, whispering "thank you" against his skin before disappearing.
Elena came back moments later, completely unaware of what had just taken place. She started babbling on some more before kissing him gently. Once again he hadn't heard a word she had said, but unlike before his thoughts were filled with what had happed with his Barbie. If he had been more coherent he would have wondered where that had come from and when he started to think about her as his Barbie. But he wasn't and so he didn't. He looked at Elena with confusion – today really wasn't a good day for him, but before he could say anything Katherine appeared smirking in the doorway.
*End Flashback*
He came out of his own thoughts, only to meet Caroline's eyes as they looked at one another. He quickly put on his trademark smirk before walking towards her. He looked between her and "her protector" before remarking "well at least you traded up from the puppy".
God he hated Tyler, even more so since almost dying from a bite from the werewolf. Even though he had almost died, he was glad he had been bitten and not Caroline. He couldn't remember when he started thinking that way, he just did.
He saw a look of pain and guilt flash through Caroline's eyes at the mention of her ex boyfriend and it made him wonder what that was about but decided not to point it out at that moment in time.
He turned his attention to the strangers in the room before turning Caroline "Are you going to introduce us to the strays you brought into my house or what? Come on Blondie, where are your manners?" he mocked.
Suddenly he felt a blinding pain shoot through his whole body before he dropped to the floor writhing in pain. He was aware of Caroline shouting something at the unknown female but he couldn't understand what was being said. As quickly as the pain had come it disappeared. He was left feeling shaky and severely pissed off.
A witch! He should have known, she was a very powerful one by the looks of it.
He scowled at the witch before saying "Now that wasn't very friendly now was it? You are in my house afterall".
The witch returned his scowl with a cold glare before replying "I'd be careful if I were you, I have a lot more where that came from".
He took one more look around the room and at the people in it before stalking out of it. He sped upstairs and closed the door to his room before pacing back and forth angrily.
About 5 minutes later there was a knock on the door, he muttered an angry "go away" but the door opened anyway and someone walked in.
He looked up, and for the second time that evening found himself staring into Caroline's eyes. He heard her softly breath out "Damon…" He broke their eye contact before flopping himself back on his bed. He looked back at her "what? Is your friend not done? You haven't had enough fun? If that is your choice of friends than I'm glad you left!" he shouted at her angrily.
She looked momentarily hurt before he saw something glow inside her. She then turned to him angrily before biting back " Screw you Damon! I came here to apologize to you for her but why did I even bother!" Before he could reply, she sped out of the house into the night.
He was shocked, first of all she glowed! And second of all she came to apologize. He felt like such a dick.
He sighed, ran his hands through his hair before speeding off after her. Why did he always have to push people away.
He was so consumed in his own thoughts that he hadn't noticed that he had lost her. He stopped and looked around and was surprised to find himself in the Town Square. The whole place was pretty much empty. He thought for a moment before speeding off once again.
He stopped and looked up at the Sheriff's house, he knew that Liz was away for some reason – he couldn't remember why or where. But her not being here would help when it came to sorting things out with her daughter.
He looked around before climbing through Caroline's bedroom window. He looked around to find her sitting on her bed hugging her knees to her chest with her eyes closed.
He was about to say something but she beat him to it "Go away Damon" he heard her quietly exclaim. But he walked over to the bed before sitting down with his back propped up by pillows and the headboard and made himself comfortable.
He looked at her still in the same position with her eyes shut before he grabbed hold of her and pulled her close to him. He felt her tense up, he breathed out "I'm sorry, I didn't mean it" so quietly that if she were human she would not have heard. He knew she heard because as soon as the words left his lips he felt her relax into him. They stayed like that for a few moments with Damon wondering what was going on with him and why he felt the need to apologize to the blonde.
He absentmindedly rubbed his hand up and down the sleeve of her top before his fingers brushed across her wrist. As soon as his fingers came into contact with her wrist he felt a rush of arousal. He looked at her and saw her eyes snap open and widen, she blushed and could smell her arousal.
They looked at one another, their faces were inches from one another and their bodies flush against the other. He leaned into her, closing the gap between their lips, they were just about to make contact when his phone rang. He groaned, she pulled away and then he looked at it, His caller I.D. read STEFAN. Moments later, Caroline's phone also began to ring.
He turned to Caroline " I guess they are wondering where we got to, I'll see you back at the house" before speeding of in the direction of the boarding house. His mind was reeling, what the hell was that? And why did their phones have to go off at that point?
He entered the Boarding house only to be met with expectant faces. He looked to his brother before being asked "Damon where have you been? And where is Caroline?".
"Out, Stefan. I don't know, do I look like her keeper to you?" he replied before disappearing back to his room.
He went into his bathroom and splashed cold water on his face. "What the hell is going on" he muttered to himself.
This chapter is longer than any of my others. Let me know what you think. Is this a good chapter length? Please review, I love hearing your thoughts.