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"Do you want to kiss me right now?" he brought his face closer to hers.
She looked at his eyes, his lips and then back to his eyes "…No" she whispered.
"Katya" he put her arms down "you're a terrible liar" he said as he pressed his lips against hers. Katya was surprised. They parted; she stared at him for a few seconds.
"Woah" she sighed and stared at him.
"Katya…"
"Damon…" she stared at him. They were still staring at each other, their bodies still close, both breathing heavily. There was tension in the air. "We…kissed"
"Yeah…we did" he suddenly nodded in realisation, it was then he realised that he kissed her. And when he did, he realised that what he felt for her was much more than what he thought. He took a step back "Uh, I'm gonna go for a…walk"
"Ok" she nodded. Damon walked away leaving her alone in the pantry. She sighed and leant against the wall. She heard a noise coming from the library.
"Stefan?" she walked into the library. She wrinkled her forehead.
"Hey Kat" he smiled.
"Um, what are you doing here?" she tilted her head in confusion "shouldn't you be at the lake house with Elena?"
"John Gilbert's returned, and…well…family dramas, Jeremy and Elena aren't allowed to leave the house tonight. So…tomorrow we're going to theLakehouse to compensate for it"
"Sorry to hear that" she nodded.
"Um, why are you covered in…batter?" Stefan looked at her dressing gown.
"Damon" she chuckled "we made kind of a mess in the kitchen" her face then changed.
He closed his book and looked up at her "What's up?"
"The same reason" she sighed.
"Ah, so what did my brother do this time?" he looked at Katya and placed his book on the table.
"What makes you think he did something?"
"Its…Damon" he shrugged.
"True" she didn't argue. "I'm sorry we haven't gotten a chance to speak since I've been back. It's almost been a week and we haven't even caught up properly"
"It's ok" he smiled in understanding "you've met Elena, that's pretty much the greatest news I can share"
"I really like her Stefan" she nodded "she's a really great girl and I can tell she cares about you and Damon a lot"
"Thanks" he nodded; he then wrinkled his brow. "I forgot to ask you something…why did you come back here. And no lying, Katya"
"Stefan…"
"Katya…" he stared her down "I want the truth, as one of your close friends. Why did you come back here? It wasn't for Damon, was it?"
Katya took a deep breath "Truth? I came to this town, wanting to end my life – so I sought out Damon"
"Why didn't you tell me?" he wrinkled his brow in disapproval.
"Because I know you wouldn't want me to do it. Damon, as I've seen him over the years, I thought he could kill me considering he loved the kill…but no" she shook her head "he asked me to make a deal with him and I accepted…and now…"
"What?"
"I hate to say it, but Damon Salvatore has given me a reason to stick around" she said as she leant against the desk.
"And why would that be?" Stefan stood up, sat next to her and crossed his arms.
"Don't make me admit it Stefan" she shook her head "I haven't admitted it to myself yet"
"Why not?" Stefan smiled slightly.
"…shut up Stefan"
"I didn't even say anything" he grinned. He knew Katya was falling, and she was falling hard. He saw her touching her lips and slightly smiling, Katya thought that Stefan didn't see that, she was wrong.
Elena came out of her bathroom dressed and ready to go out, she was going to sneak out and head to Stefan's house. She saw a silhouette in the corner of her eye. She turned around. "So I came to talk to you about Katya" Damon said as he uncrossed his arms and walked toward her.
"Oh" she said she approached him "and what about Katya?"
"I think…I…"
"You think…you?"
"Ya know" he said as he made hand gestures.
"Really?" Elena looked at him "and…why are you telling me this?"
"Because probably and most likely she's talked to you about this" Damon said as he leant against the wall "Katya isn't open to talking about her feelings…well, with me at least. Every time I try, she pushes me away"
"Maybe you should talk to her about this, Damon"
"What am I gonna say? Hey Katya, guess what? I love you" he immediately realised what he said "I…love her" he walked over and sat next to Elena on the bed.
"Damon" Elena went up to him "you should tell her"
"I don't get why this is so easy for me to say it" he ran his fingers through his hair in frustration "she brings out emotions in me Elena, and personally I'm annoyed at her for making me feel things. I don't feel. It's not in my nature…" he looked at his reflection in the mirror "I've been in love. Its painful, it's pointless and overrated…you can have Katherine to thank for that"
"But what about Katya?" Elena looked at him.
"What about Katya?" he asked "we don't know how she feels about me. Every time we get close to it, she recoils and runs in the other direction" he immediately thought of the kiss they had shared and her reaction, and more so, his reaction.
"Katya, she cares about you…very much"
"She…told you that?"
"Maybe" she looked away.
"Elena" he looked at her "I need to know"
"She does care about you Damon, more than you think"
There was still a part of him that loved Elena, but there was also a part of him that loved Katya. It was possible to love two people at once. Damon knew deep down that Elena loved him, but she was always going to be with Stefan and he knew that. "Well, I'm gonna…go…now" he nodded "I'll see you at the house, when you manage to get out of here"
"Do you?" Stefan asked.
"Do I what?" Katya looked at him
"Love him?"
"Stefan…"
"You don't have to say it, Katya" he nodded "I know, I've always known"
"Well there's really no point in me saying it then"
"So you're admitting to it?"
"Admitting defeat" she bowed her head.
"You should tell him then" Stefan nudged her slightly
"Yeah" she chuckled "like he would take that well"
"I think he would" Stefan nodded.
"Stefan I was being sarcastic" she answered monotonously.
"I know" he nodded "and I'm stating fact"
"Touché" she sighed as she looked down at her shoes. The nervous feeling in her stomach returned and took a deep breath "maybe I will tell him" she said softly.
The door suddenly opened "Honey, I'm home"
"Speak of the devil" she got up "thanks for the talk Stef, I really needed it" and headed toward the door. Damon had just closed the door "Damon" she approached him.
"Katya" he said in relief. He was ready to tell her how he felt.
"I have something to say" they both said.
"You go first" Damon nodded "ladies first, you know, that whole rule"
"I…" she was about to say the words, her eyes met his and she suddenly remembered that he always loved Katherine. She stopped her thoughts and then stared at him. "I kissed you…"
"You did" he smiled. He was waiting for her to say those words; that she felt for him, the same way that he felt for her and that she was finally going to admit it.
Katya took a deep breath "You caught me off guard, and it won't happen again" she looked down at the floor.
"Katya…" he began, he wanted to reason with her "I-"
"Can we forget that it ever happened?" she looked into his eyes. He stared at her, she wasn't ready yet. But he was going to get the answer from her sooner or later.
"Alright" he nodded.
"But…" she wrapped her arms around him and held him tight "I don't know how you did it, but you made me believe that love does exist in this world" she closed her eyes, as a tear streaked down. She quickly wiped it away as she unleashed him. "Thank you" she kissed him on the cheek.
"Happy Valentine's Day, Katya" he kissed her on the hand.
"Happy Valentine's Day, Damon" she smiled "well…I think I better go to bed, now" she said as she headed to the stairs.
"You're not gonna come back to bed with me?"
"I miss my bed" she smiled.
"Please?" he said "let's end this Valentine's Day, together" he said as he held her hand.
"You promise you won't kiss me again?"
"Not tonight at least" he smirked.
"Damon…" she whined.
"I don't make promises I can't keep" he said as he put his arm around her. "Come on, bed"
Katya sighed "Alright, Damon"
"You know, you are the first girl apart from Elena who has refused to come to bed with me"
"I am immune to your charms"
"I hope this trend doesn't catch on" he wrinkled his brow "my reputation of being a complete and total love god will be ruined"
"We can't have that now can we" she rolled her eyes "anyway…how was your walk?" she asked him as they climbed the stairs together.
"Walk?"
"You said you went for a walk after the whole…" she trailed off.
"Oh yeah" he coughed.
"How was it?"
"I learnt that there are some things you can't kill" he sighed.
"Huh?"
"I feel, and it sucks" he said casually.
"It means you care Damon" she smiled at him "there's nothing wrong with caring for someone"
He held her a little tighter. "If you say so" he said as they walked into his room and closed the door.
Katya was asleep in Damon's bed. But Damon was awake, standing over her, he touched her cheek with his finger. She smiled and continued to sleep. He looked at the stake in his hand, and then at her sleeping. He curled his fingers around it, he took a deep breath and tried to hold it over her…but he couldn't. "What are you doing?" a voice interrupted him.
"I can't do it Stefan" he threw the stake aside and looked at Katya asleep in his bed.
"I know" Stefan nodded as he approached his brother "because you love her"
"How dare you" he glared "I don't love" he pulled a face.
"Yeah, you do" Stefan stood next to him "you loved Katherine; at least…you thought you did. Maybe what you feel for Katya, is love. Katherine made you think you were in love with her. Katya makes you feel that way"
"Thank you for the analysis on my feelings, Dr. Love" he glared at his brother. "She came here, wanting me to kill her – if she came here a few weeks ago, I would've happily done it, no questions asked…"
"And now?"
"…I can't kill her, Stefan. When the end of the two weeks come…and she asks me to do it…I won't be able to"
"I know" Stefan put his hand on Damon's shoulder. Stefan headed to the door.
"Stefan…"
"Yeah?"
"You tell her anything I've told you, I'll kill you"
"I promise I won't, Damon" he nodded as he closed the door. Damon hopped back into bed with Katya; he wrapped his arm around her, any excuse to be close. She started mumbling.
"Katya? Are you awake?"
"I never got to say it" she said. He looked over, her eyes were still closed.
"Never got to say what?"
"I love you, Damon. I will see you again, I promise" Katya turned to her other side and continued to sleep. Damon couldn't believe what he heard. Did she just say what she did? Katya turned over to face him, still asleep like nothing happened. He didn't say anything, he held her closer, kissed her on the forehead.
"I love you too"
So...now that Damon knows...what do you think he'll do?
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