CAROLINES POV
This is bad.
This is fucking bad.
This is sinking titanic bad.
This is fucking Damon slaughtering Elena's happiness bad.
But here I am. In the back of Elena's Charger on our way to adopt a puppy. I have no clue what to say. But I already texted Jenna, we were definitely having girl time after this. We pulled up to the Mystic Falls Humane Society. Elena got out, and we followed suit. We talked to the secretary behind the front desk and she led us to the dog kennels. The first dog we saw, Elena was already in love. It was a 1 year old chocolate lab. "This is the one. I want him!" And the next thing you know, we are walking out of the pound with a vivacious dog named Sam. After Sam Winchester of course. Next stop was the pet store for dog food, a leash, dog bed, toys, and treats. Now I'm currently sitting in the backseat of her car with the most well behaved dog I've ever met. Once we were back inside Elena's house I broke the awkward silence. Jenna was already sitting on the couch, looking quite furious might I add.
"Elena, what happened?" I said in a calm voice. Then like a ticking time bomb, she blew up. She sat on the couch in a puddle of tears. Everyone surrounded her, rubbing her back. Five minutes later Sammy came up and licked her face. That's when I noticed it. The main reason Elena chose this dog was the eyes. Sam had Damon Salvatore's eyes. Bright blue and constantly shining.
"We had a fight." She started.
"He accused me of still loving Elijah and I realized he still loved Katherine. I walked out and realized it was stupid. I turned my car around and drove back. I was ready to apologize. I went up to his room and—and he was on top of her. They were both shirtless and it was obvious what was going on."
"I gonna fucking kill him." Bonnie snarled.
"I'm going to chop off his balls and feed them to him. If he even has any." Jenna said. Damn. Didn't know she had it in her. Then she got up and started dialing a number. She put it on speaker phone so we could all here.
"Hey sweetheart." Ric said into the phone.
"Do not fucking 'Hey Sweetheart' me. There is a fucking crisis going on. World War III is about to go down."
"What happened Jen?"
"Damon Fucking Salvatore."
"What did he do?" Ric asked, immediately sensing Damon did something to his only niece.
"Why don't you go ask him." And with that, she hung up.
RICS POV
My fatherly instincts kicked in. Something happened to Elena. Without Grayson here, I had to beat the boy up. The only thing is he happened to be my best friend. Pulling up to the boarding house I jumped out of my car. I walked in to see Damon on the couch with a glass of whiskey. Deciding I would see what he would say I acted like I knew nothing happened.
"Day drinking alone is pathetic." I said, pouring myself a glass of bourbon.
"Yeah well I'm a pathetic guy."
"What happened?"
"After I tell you this you won't want to speak to me again." Well at least he's honest. "Katherine came back. After me and Elena had a fight. God I'm such a fucking idiot. I accused Elena of loving to people, then when she walked out Katherine showed up at my door. I was gonna sleep with her. I wanted to sleep with her. But Elena came back and found us." I was squeezing my tumbler so hard I thought it would shatter. I slammed it down on the side table. I started pacing they floor in front of me.
"You're a fucking dumbass. A douchebag. Honestly, I don't even want to be near you write now. You are pathetic. I hope you realize what a fuck up you are, and get your shit together. You and elena were perfect and you were happy. For the first time IN TWO FUCKING YEARS SHE WAS HAPPY!" I screamed at him. "YOU SELFISH BASTARD. YOU FUCKING RUINED THAT FOR HER. GOD. DO YOU KNOW HOW MESSED UP SHE WAS WHILE YOU WERE IN A COMA? SHE COULDN'T EVEN FUNCTION. AND NOW YOU BROKE HER HEART. GODDAMIT. HOW THE FUCK IS SHE GOING TO MAKE IT OUT OF THIS?" I was two seconds away from murdering him, so I left. I got in the car and called up the boys to meet at the grill.
JEREMYS POV
"Hey Ric, What's up?" I said into the phone.
"Call Tyler and Matt, meet me at the grill in ten." He said sternly. Shit this wasn't good. He hung up, and I dialed Matt's number, closely followed by Tyler's. I jumped into my car and sent a quick text to Bonnie telling her where I was going. Pulling into the Grill parking lot, I turned off the car and went inside. Seeing Ric at one of the tables with Tyler and Matt, I headed over.
"What's going on Ric?" I asked. The look on his face told me it was big. My first concern was Elena. Tyler and Matt both had the same curious and concerned look on their faces as I was sure I did.
"Damon and Elena got into a fight. Elena walked out, realized she couldn't just run away and headed back. Little did she know Damon was already over it. She got to his house and went up to his room, only to find him about to sleep with his ex-fiancé." All I could see was red. I ran out of the grill and hightailed it out of the parking lot, closely followed by Tyler and Matt.
"SALVATORE." I screamed as I walked into the boarding house. I looked around to find he was in the parlor.
"YOU NO GOOD FUCKING PIECE OF SHIT. This was the first time Elena was fucking happy since my parents died. Not even bonnie, Caroline, Matt, Tyler, Mandy, Jenna, Ric, or I could get her to smile like you did. But you had to go and fucking take that all away from her."
"DO YOU THINK I DON'T HATE MYSELF FOR THAT? GOD. I KNOW I FUCKED UP. NOTHING WILL EVER CHANGE THAT. I WAS FUCKING IN SHOCK. MY BROTHER WAS HERE THEN MY EX-FIANCE SHOWS UP AFTER I GET INTO A FIGHT WITH MY GIRLFRIEND. ELENA DIDN'T EVEN DO ANYTHING WRONG! IT WAS MY FAULT. I THOUGHT I STILL LOVED KATHERINE BUT AS SOON AS I SAW ELENA I KNEW IT WAS ALL FAKE."
"WELL THAT'S TOO FUCKING BAD. IT HONESTLY TOOK YOU CHEATING ON ELENA TO REALIZE YOU LOVED HER AND SHE LOVED YOU? GOD A FUCKING BLIND MAN COULD HAVE SEEN IT FROM A MILE AWAY. Your just too thick headed to think anything good can happen to you." I was calming down. "I fucking liked you. You were the first guy I saw worthy of Elena. You're a marine for god's sake. I thought I could trust you to protect her. You just broke her beyond repair! I hope you would get your act together enough to at least be her friend but after what you did to her, I doubt she will trust anyone anymore." Leaving him to let the pain soak in, I walked out, and made my way to Elena and I's house. Matt and Tyler's cars were already pulled in the driveway along with Caroline/Klaus's and Jenna's. Assuming Ric was still at the bar drinking himself into a stupor, I went inside. I was hit with a tidal wave a sweet smelling spices and scents. This was bad. Elena baked when she was depressed. I walked into the kitchen to see everyone sat at the countertop and kitchen table as Elena cooked some delicious food and pastries. I could already smell sugar cookies baking, and chicken breast in the pan. Wait, was that a dog at her feet?
ELENAS POV
Usually I would start off my inner monologue by saying I was surrounded by everyone I loved. But for the first time since I met him, I couldn't. I loved my parents and they aren't here. I love Damon, he isn't here.
Yeah, I still loved Damon. I am not going to put up that tough façade and say I was never in love with him, or I don't love him after what he did to me. it was impossible. A piece of me will always love him. We were epic. We had the type of relationship everyone was envious of. We had an all-consuming love. Or at least I did. Damon may have loved me, but I have no clue if he was ever truly in love with me. He already had his epic love. With Katherine. And I could respect that. Though it didn't make it any easier. But now I only had one thing on my mind. Food. I need to cook. I quickly added dashed of oregano and parsley to the bread crumb mixture, getting ready to dip my chicken in it. I was making my favorite food, chicken parmesan. I could feel everyone's eyes burning into my back. Waiting for me to shatter. Again. Jokes on them. I can't even break anymore. My heart is in so many different pieces I can't tell the difference between love and hate. Once I fished the plate of gooey cheesy chicken out of the oven, I broke the silence as I started to plate our lunch. Ric had come to join us and was sitting next to Jenna, still fuming.
"Guys. I love you all. Even you Klaus." I attempted to make a joke. "I'm not going to lie and say it didn't hurt, and I don't love him. Because it is exactly that. A lie. I still love him. I always will, because who knows. He could have been my soul mate. But I believe in fate, and if it was meant to be, it'll happen. And truth is; it hurt. It hurt a whole fucking lot. But I'm not going to lie down and watch life pass me by, like last time. I'm gonna take this pain and turn it into ambition. I will not let Damon Salvatore be the death of me, he will be the beginning. For now on. I will no longer be the sad little girl who lost her parents. I'll start fresh, be someone new. It's the only way I'll make it through." A slow clap began, until everyone was cheering and Sammy was barking. Jeremy passed around beers, and lifted his up.
"To the strongest, most badass girl I know. I drink to you." Everyone started cheering again, and we all took a much needed swig of beer. And I decided after lunch, I would pay a visit to my mom and dad.
DAMONS POV
I always wondered why my mom would want to be buried in the small town where she grew up. But I realized that in Mystic Falls you can always find happiness and love. This town was the perfect representation of my mother. I walked up to the dark marble headstone. 'ISABELLA SALVATORE-LOVING MOTHER, FRIEND, AND PERSON. SHE WILL FOREVER MISSED, BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN.' I picked some of the weeds that were sprouting around the corners.
"Hey Ma," I said in a broken whisper.
ELENAS POV
"Hi Mom, Dad." Tears were already flowing freely.
DAMONS POV
"I fucked up. You would be so ashamed."
"There was this girl. You would have loved her."
ELENAS POV
"There was this guy. You would have loved him. He made me feel alive, when I was closest to death. Truth is, im not sorry I fell in love with him. Im sorry I didn't show him enough to believe that it was him, and only him. I cant put it into words how much I love him."
DAMONS POV
"Her smile could light up a room, and her personality made you instantly fall in love. And I let her go. It was all my fault too." And that's when the tears came. I dropped to my knees and held my head in my hands. Sobbing into the wind. "why do I go and fuck everything up? God she was so perfect, Mom. She reminds me of you. She calls you out on your wrongs, and is so compassionate it hurts. I cant put it into words, how much I love her. there are so many things that make me so wrong for her, but I have to be selfish. I wish you could have gotten the chance to meet her. Mom, I saw myself getting married to this girl. Having kids with her. growing old with her. I wanted the rest of my life to be spent with her. To find everything she wants in life. Whether it is with me, or not."
ELENAS POV
"His name was Damon."
DAMONS POV
"Her name was Elena."
ELENAS POV
"I just want him to be happy."
DAMONS POV
"I just want her to be happy."
AN: so? did you guys like the different povs? I was actually going to rewrite this chapter but I loved the ending too much. I know it's going to be hard to comeback from cheating but there is only nine words I will say about it; it will be a long hard road for delena. please dont forget to review!
