And I think of you whenever life gets me down
I think of you whenever you're not around
And you rest your bones
Somewhere far from my own
Yeah, but you still pull me home
Think Of You by A Fine Frenzy
Disclaimer: I don't own The Vampire Diaries, I just like playing with the characters :]
A/N: Okay, so I hope you like this chapter :] At the end of this chapter, I hope you smile because I did while writing this entire chapter :] xoxo, Avril
Chapter Eight: Lighter
Elena was sitting outside the Mystic Grill. She just broke up with Stefan once and for all. They were done. He was nicer to her than at the Boarding House, but he still looked…hurt, and mad at the same time. Caroline was inside still after Elena told her she wanted to be alone for a minute, just to think. She thought tears would fall, but only a few did, and then she realized that she didn't feel…broken. She felt lighter. As if the weight of the world was off of her shoulders now. As if she was free.
"You okay?" She heard a familiar voice say
Elena looked over to see Damon standing there and looking at her as if she was a fragile doll now and if he slipped up, she would fall to pieces and break.
"I'm fine" Elena said "No need to tiptoe around me" Elena sighed
"You sure?" Damon asked
"Yeah" Elena nodded and kept her gaze out to the parking lot "What are you doing here?"
"Investigating a Lockwood Wolf problem" Damon sighed
"You didn't do anything stupid, did you?" Elena asked
"Define stupid" Damon asked
"Damon" Elena whined and looked at him and he had a smirk on his face
"No, I didn't" He said "I REALLY wanted to stab him with this" Damon said and pulled out a knife he had in his back pocket, "But, I thought about it and didn't" Damon sighed and put the knife back where he had it as Mason walked around the corner
"Hey Damon, wanna get a drink?" Mason asked
"I'll be in there in a minute" Damon said and Mason walked in with a smile
"Still pretending I see" Elena sighed
"Keep your friends close and your enemies closer" Damon said
"Of course" Elena sighed
"Wanna come in and get wasted again?" Damon asked with a smirk
"Pass" Elena sighed "I'm gonna head home, can you send Caroline out for me?" Elena asked
"Oh, avoiding Stefan already? I get it" Damon said "Yeah, I'll send her out. Goodnight Elena"
"Goodnight" Elena sighed and as he walked inside, she got the funny feeling that he would be outside her window tonight after last call, probably a little tipsy, and watching her sleep
Elena couldn't have been more right. It was 3:30AM and she heard knocking on her window.
"Elena" Rang the voice from outside.
Knowing he wouldn't go away she got up and out of bed and opened the window so he would come inside and shut up.
"How drunk are you?" Elena asked and went back to bed and under the covers, ignoring Damon in the room
"Very" Damon said
"Then, sit down in the chair or something and go to sleep, I'm tired, I don't wanna deal with this right now" Elena sighed knowing how a drunk Damon acted
Damon didn't say a word, but she felt him crawl into bed next to her. She was going to say something as he got under the covers with her. But he just wrapped his arms around her and made himself comfortable and before she knew it, Damon was knocked out. She just sighed and closed her eyes, trying to drift off to sleep too. It was hard for her at first to find a comfy spot with Damon holding her so close to him and she couldn't move around much, but she knew fighting against and unconscious vampire with a steal grip would be useless, so she ended up resting her head on his chest and finally falling asleep listening to his gentle breathing which for just a slight moment, made Elena feel like a normal girl with a normal guy who snuck up to her bedroom in the middle of the night. And for that slight moment, she smiled before finally falling asleep.
"Hey, Elena, Jenna's not home and- Whoa!" Jeremy said walking into the room and seeing Damon in bed with Elena
Elena slowly woke up after hearing Jeremy's voice and she realized that she was still sleeping with Damon in her bed. She sat up in bed and broke Damon's embrace around her and stared at Jeremy.
"Thank god your wearing clothes otherwise I might really need some serious therapy" Jeremy sighed "I just came to tell you I'm going out, Jenna's not home, she left earlier this morning with Alaric"
"What time is it?" Elena asked
"10:30" Jeremy said "Jenna left at like 9, some all day thing I guess"
"Okay, uh, I'll call you later" Elena said and Jeremy nodded and walked out of the room
Elena looked over to Damon who was slowly waking up now.
"Ugh, shut the window, it's too bright" Damon said
"Vampires don't get hangovers, huh?" Elena asked and got out of bed and shut the blinds
"No, but the sunlight is not exactly our friend if you haven't noticed" Damon sighed and finally sat up in Elena's bed "…You know, I really don't remember coming here last night"
"Well, you did" Elena sighed "You used me as a teddy bear last night"
"Now I kinda wish I did remember" Damon said with a smirk "Hey, at least I took my shoes off" Damon said and got out of Elena's bed "You seemed to sleep just fine last night" Damon said with a smirk
"Don't go there Damon" Elena sighed "Look, since Jeremy and Jenna are gone I guess you can stay"
"I'll come back" Damon said and got out of bed
"Where are you going?" Elena asked
"Boarding House, get some blood, unless you would rather offer?" Damon asked with a smirk
"Not a chance" Elena said
"Fine, I'll be back in a few minutes" Damon said, got his shoes on and walked out of Elena's bedroom door
As soon as Damon was gone, she got in the shower. She still felt lighter. Like the world was finally off of her back and giving her a break.
Elena was getting out of the shower when she heard the door knob turn. She quickly wrapped a towel around herself and saw Damon look into the bathroom.
"Damon! Get out!" Elena squeaked
"Sorry! Just wanted to let you know I was here" Damon said and still stayed in the bathroom with a smirk on his face as Elena started blushing again with his eyes on her
"Out! NOW!" Elena ordered
"Fine" Damon sighed and walked out of the bathroom "Oh, and Elena" Damon said from outside the door
"What?" Elena asked
"You might need these" Damon said and opened the door slightly to show that he had her clothes
"Damon, give them back" Elena said
"I might, or maybe not" Damon said with a smirk
"Damon, come on, your not five, give them back, now" Elena said
"Make me" Damon said and laughed a little
Elena took a deep breath and gritted her teeth. It was going to be a long, long day with Damon. But first, she had to get her clothes back that didn't involve Damon pulling her towel off or something like that while she did try to get them back.
