Chapter 7

"What? No, no, no! There has to be another way! He can't die! No, no, no!" Elena's face was pale, paler than usual and she was starting to babble incoherent sentences.

Damon took the shocking revelation better but he also needed some time to understand the real meaning the witch's words had.

"What do you mean; die? Only originals can be daggered and come back to life. We vampires just simply... die. How could I come back?"

"See, that's the thing. You need a witch, very powerful so she can bring you back to life − with magic of course."

Damon already heard something like that, but before he could speak his concern, the witch knew what he would say: "Don't you worry; nobody else has to give his life to regain yours. It's ... It's not ... I wouldn't call it good magic. Remember when I told you about 'expression'? You need a witch practicing it and she can unbind the bond. But you have to be careful. 'Expression' is not easy to be controlled. Anything could happen!"

Elena, gotten out of her shock by hearing the word 'expression' stood up next to Damon. She was her complete normal self.

"Bonnie! We know Bonnie! She can help! She can break the bond and we can be together!"

Her face lit up with hope. Hope, he'd never thought he'd ever see again on her face.

"Thank you. I will never forget this favour. Whenever you need anything; you know where to find us."

Damon placed his arm around Elena's hip and led her towards the door. But she didn't leave without telling the witch how grateful they were over and over.

Back in their hotel room Elena was completely overwhelmed and she didn't know how to express herself.

"I can't... It's just so... We did it! We will... We did it!"

She jumped around the room laughing. And in that moment Damon was sure that there will never be a more beautiful woman on the earth − ever − that his woman right there, right at that moment.

He stepped in front of her and laid his hands on her cheeks.

"Elena, there has never been a more perfect moment than right here in this room, at this time, with you. We can finally hope to be together without any doubts; I can love you and be sure that you love me back just as much."

He kissed her softly on the lips and whispered "I love you"

Elena's mood got - if possible - even better. She let herself fall down on the bed and pulled Damon with her. Him lying on top of her, she wound her legs around his hips and kissed him passionately on his mouth.

With vampire speed she spun them around and, sitting in his hips, she took off her shirt and her bra in less than a second. His shirt and both their pants and shoes didn't last much longer.

The next morning, Elena called Jeremy to tell him the good news, not leaving out the price all of it could cost, especially to Bonnie. She could hear the concern in his voice, but he just said, they'll discuss it as soon as she got back to town.

Damon and Elena didn't exactly hurry on their way back and so they arrived one and a half weeks late at night back in Mystic Falls.


Caroline was desperately in need for a strong drink. She couldn't believe it! She'd had those assumptions right when she met Hayley but the blonde girl trusted Taylor and now, she had to find out that she shouldn't have trusted him?! There was something between Hayley and Taylor; he just didn't want to tell her. He'd said he didn't want to hurt her but that was just bullshit. He'd cheated on her! How dare he?

She ordered a Gin Tonic at the bar and sunk back into her own thoughts.

Somehow Caroline wasn't as sad and shocked about his boyfriend cheating on her than she should have been. But the reason was too weird to accept.

She couldn't have feelings for a psychopathic hybrid.

She couldn't be okay with Taylor cheating on her, because her feelings weren't as strong as at the beginning of their relationship.

She just couldn't.

A while later she realised that she couldn't change her feelings towards Klaus, but she could choose not to react on them. That was the only way.

Just when she accepted that reality, the man of her - very erotic - dreams appeared next to her.

"Hello love. How's your evening?"

"What do you want Klaus? I need some time alone right now. Just me and my thoughts."

"Well dear, I told you, a woman as beautiful as you shouldn't be drinking alone. So if I may?"

He sat down without waiting for her to answer. She was about to protest when she realised, she wanted him to sit down.

"So, beautiful, what's on your mind? Can I be of any help?"

Caroline most certainly didn't want fin discuss her feelings with the person they were directed to, so she had to improvise.

"I was thinking about ways to get rid of the hunter without him dragging any one of us with him. But I have no ideas; non at all. It's frustrating!"

She gave him a puzzled, desperate look. One she knew, he couldn't resist.

"I'll tell you one more time. Every /supernatural/ being, killing a hunter is haunted by that same hunter till the creature's death."

He moved closer to her, minimizing the space between their faces to 2 in.

"You're a smart, amazing girl and I'd anything for you; only for you and not for your friends. They have to realise that I can't always come and save the day when you ask me to. I am still the bad guy here. Remember that"

He nearly whispered that last sentence; he was so close to her lips that she could feel his breath on her face. Their eyes locked and the only thing in Caroline's mind was her wish to kiss him.

So she closed the last inch to finally feel his lips but he moved back and gave her a soft kiss on her forehead.

"You really shouldn't kiss any guy you meet at a bar Caroline. Not every one would be as nice as I am right now."

He left her sitting alone at that bar, breathless and confused.