AN: Sorry to have been gone for so long. Not only I was busy but I had to figure out how to go about telling the rest of this story. The big decision was between retelling every single DElena word and scene or… Well, I went for the "or", hope you guys don't mind. xoxo
Elena watched in rapture as a tender and concerned Damon rescued "memory Elena" from the upside-down car. She couldn't think of anything sweeter than him playing knight in shining armor. She smirked lovingly at the thought of Damon's soft caring side. The eternal bad boy, the vampire extraordinaire, was all furrowed brown and concerned eyes. The way he held 'memory Elena' sent shivers up and down 'dream Elena's' spine. It was protective, somewhat possessive, full of reverence and completely at odds with the image she had of Damon at the time. Elena wondered how she would have reacted if she had known that side of him existed back then. Damon could hear Elena's heartbeat speeding, her breath a little out of sorts as she watched them interact. A smile spread on his lips at the possibilities. All of sudden the memory went dark.
"What happened?" – Elena turned to him concerned and slightly panicky.
"You fainted." – Damon answered simply brushing his hand against her cheek lovingly – "Ergo no memory."
"Oh, of course…" – Elena said pensively, remaining lost in thought.
"If you want to, one day you can watch my memory of it ok?"
Elena grinned up at him. It was incredible how sometimes it seemed like he could read her mind.
"That would be cool. Can we do that?"
"We can do anything you want babe."– Damon smiled back –"You know… I love how your memories of me are always slightly warm in color."
"Are they?" – Elena asked surprised looking at him with furrowed brows –"Really?"
"Ye-p!" – Damon grinned with a self satisfied expression.
"Oh get over yourself!" – Elena laughed.
"You keep saying that." – he wiggled his eyebrows at her - "Curiously, those with baby bro have a cold blue tinge. Very very interesting!" – he said conspiratorially, broadening his smirk and making Elena squirm in his arms.
"Ok, next memory" – Elena breathed, turning around to hide her blush –"Hopefully this one won't add to your big as life ego!"
"Yeah, yeah, yeah." – Damon chuckled.
The new image unfolded in front of them and it took Elena less than a second to recognize it and hide her face instinctively in Damon's chest. The memory vanished as he wrapped his arms protectively around her, petting her hair with slow strokes.
"What memory was that?" – Damon asked cautiously noticing her trembling body.
"Ste-tefan…Stefan biting me…" – came her response in a muffled sob –"I-I couldn't do it."
"Shhh, shhhh, is ok. I had no idea that it had scared you that much."
Elena just nodded into his chest.
"No more 'blue' memories Damon… No more Stefan, or Klaus or dying memories whatever color they may be...Please?"
Damon kissed the top of her hair, smoothing the long tresses down.
"Ok, not today."
More coming soon. R&R and make me ha-ppy! xoxo