Chapter 4: Realization Sucks

The town of Lexington seemed rundown, yet had a historical beauty. Large wooden mills in the four corners of the town were still partially-working, the town hall was made completely of red bricks with four white columns coming down near the entrance, the church was one third the size of most modern churches with a stained-white steeple, and most downtown shops were dating back from the late-1800s. It was quite a sight for Elena since she was so used to more modern buildings as in Mystic Falls.

The sun was high in the sky, beaming its rays down upon the young brunette and the small, raven-haired infant in the stroller she was pushing. In the undercarriage of the stroller laid her small suitcase which was filled with her and Drake's clothing. She had one hundred and sixty dollars in her purse, which would only last her a solid month, or in this town, maybe two. She was constantly glancing over her shoulder, looking for Damon to reappear to drag her back home, but after nearly six days in Lexington, she gave up looking.

Elena knew that she would be able to find her here, for they were constantly sending postcards to each other every month, inviting one another for a visit. When she came upon a bench in the middle of a park under a tall tree, she sat down, softly rolling the stroller back and forth with her foot to get Drake to sleep. Reaching into her pocket, she pulled out the most recent postcard that was sent to her, looking carefully at the address.

1682 Colton Ave.

Inhaling sharply, she leaned back in the bench, trying to enjoy the moment.

The home, as well as Mystic Falls felt like it had a gaping hole each time Damon strolled the streets. He couldn't understand why she left, even though the answer was right before him when he looked in the mirror.

He couldn't understand that he had driven his wife away, along with their son. Ever since Elena left, no one came to talk to him, no one wanted to help. He was simply a lost cause tipping over the edge of sanity.

Resorting to drinking bourbon and going out at night to feed was beginning to bore him. There was this strange feeling in the pit of his heart that he needed something more, something that he could wrap his arms around. Too bad he had driven that something away.

The lines of red brick houses had finally led Elena to the home that she was yearning to see. She carefully pulled the stroller up the steps before knocking on the door. It only took a few seconds before she was greeted with a very familiar face, her arms wrapping around Elena's shoulders.

"It's so nice to see you." She purred, pulling back to look into her eyes, immediately seeing something wrong.

Elena tore her gaze away from hers, looking down to her feet, "It's nice to see you too, Katherine."

Katherine stepped outside, helping Elena bring the stroller in with the wide-eyed Drake seated inside. She placed Drake on the living room floor with a load of toys before returning to Elena who was sitting on one of the kitchen stools, "Tell me the truth, now. Why are you here?"

Elena rubbed her forearm with her left hand before looking directly into Katherine's eyes, "Damo-"

"Elena? Is that you?" A male voice asked from behind her. She flipped her head around to see Stefan struggling to put a tie on.
"Hey, Stefan." She said, watching as Katherine walked up to him and fixed his tie for him before planting a kiss on his cheek. The smiles on their faces reminded Elena of her own marriage, before all chaos broke loose.

Stefan took a cup down from one of cabinets, filling in up with steaming coffee before leaning against the counter to drink his coffee, "So, what's up?" Katherine wrapped her hand around his waist, nodding in agreement to his question.

Elena twiddled her thumbs, looking out to where Drake was playing with a black Hummer toy, "Problems on the home front."

Stefan took a sip of his coffee, immediately knowing what to ask next, "What did he do?"

Katherine stepped towards Elena, softly placing her finger beneath Elena's chin to gently pull it to face her, "Did he hurt you?" Elena had never seen Katherine's eyes so soft and emotional.

At first, Elena shook her head, before slightly nodding, "Something has changed in him. Ever since the honeymoon he's been so distant and angered."

Katherine's eyes narrowed as Stefan shook his head in disappointment of his older brother. He cleared his throat, "Do you want me to talk to him?"

Elena shot her head towards him, "No, he'll know that I'm here." The fright in her eyes immediately alarmed the two.

Katherine wrapped her arms around Elena, "You can stay as long as you want. We'll protect you, Elena, it'll be okay."

Another day of pacing the floors led to more broken mirrors and lamps. Most of the rooms looked as if a tornado had ripped through it, tearing everything to shreds. The pillows were shredded, the mirrors were shattered, the lamps were snapped in halves, nothing could have escaped his wrath.

His persona was that of a rebel with no cause, but in his eyes and soul, he was a lost little boy trying to find his way back to his love. The love who he had carelessly driven away by his uncontrolled anger in which he does not have an explanation for. Where the anger came from he did not know. Why he was taking his bottled-up anger out on his family he did not know.

"I'm a lost cause." He muttered to himself as he sat on the couch in the parlor, mindlessly staring at the wall. It was the first day in God-knows-how-long that he had not had a drink of any alcohol. It seemed as if he was sobering up for the day she returned. Damon kept telling himself that she was coming back, maybe today or tomorrow.

He couldn't bear to think that she wouldn't be walking through that door ever again, all thanks to him.

A/N: I really hope that you enjoyed this chapter. Also, sorry for such the long wait!

What the hell is going on through Damon's head? I think he's lost his marbles. *sigh* Again.

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