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Chapter Nine:It Will Always Be...
Elena was back again at the grill, with Bonnie, Jeremy, Oliver and surprisingly Caroline and Stefan. After her talk with Katherine, she realised that what Bonnie saw was probably real and that it could happen, or would. It scared Elena to no end, the thought...it was definately something she rather not talk or think about.
"Elena you up for a game of pool?" Jeremy asked her, with Bonnie and Oliver standing by him.
Elena shook her head, "No thanks, I can't play all that well." What Elena really wanted was to have Damon by her side. She missed him aready, but she didn't want to call him and seem like she was needy like those girls had said earlier in the day.
She walked over to Caroline, who was taking a gulp of alcohol and smiling like an idiot, but she wasn't drunk, it took a lot for a vampire. "Hey, how are you?"
"Feeling pretty good for the most part. The cravings going done a lot and alcohol helps." She replied setting the glass down. "So how have you been Elena? I mean with Damon."
Elena was taken aback by that, "What do you mean?"
Caroline turned toward Elena, "I mean I heard you had a new boyfriend so I kind of figured it was Damon. I find it I'm wrong?"
"Yeah, uh you know what, Can I tell you a secret?" Elena asked.
"Well yeah, best friend remember?" Caroline smiled, waiting for Elena to tell her, but Elena just pulled out her phone and started furiously texting.
Caroline's phone buzzed and she looked at Elena before sliding it open and reading Elena's message.
It read: I dont really have a bf, me and Bonnie decided to make a fake one. Katherine told me to make sure Stefan starts to love her, so she wanted me to get a bf so he would see I moved on. She threatened anyone important to me. -E
Caroline nodded. and texted back, Oh ok I see.
"Yup. You're going to the masquerade Friday right?" Elena asked, already knowing the answer.
"Of course I am! I wouldn't miss it, but now that I'm boyfriendless I kind of just want to get hammered."
Elena shook her head smiling, "That'd be a sight. Katherine's going just to let you know."
"Yeah I know, Stefan's going with her as "friends" but we know that's a load of crap." Caroline said playing with her glass.
"Sounds about right, he feels more for her then he lets on."
Caroline nudged Elena, "Go to the bathroom with me, I need to freshen up."
Elena gave her look and noticed that she looked fine, but Elena looked over her shoulder and saw Matt walk in for his shift. Elena nodded in understanding and hooked arms with her. They headed into the bathroom and Elena immediately asked, "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine, no worries. Just need to get my mind off of him. So..do you plan on getting with Damon?" She asked.
Elena shook her head, "That's you're distraction?"
Caroline nodded smiling, "It's not like I wasn't going to ask anyways, I mean come on."
Elena's phone went off, as she was about to answer, "One second."
She looked down at her phone and rolled her eyes naturally a smile crossing her face. It was a text from Damon. It read: Hurry up in bathroom with Blondie, I just got here and I already need a sane person out here or I'm going to stake myself. -D
Caroline looked over her shoulder and grinned, "See he misses you already, I'm gonna ignore the Blondie comment."
Elena elbowed her, "Shut up," she quickly texted him back and left with Caroline back towards there table.
Damon walked to Elena and groaned, "I swear if you guys took two seconds longer I would have already been dead."
"What happened?" Elena asked highly amused.
He raised a hand, "Don't ask."
Damon put an arm around her and ignored the surprised, but smug look on Caroline's face. He pulled her outside, Stefan and Oliver looking at them in wonder.
Elena looked at him in confusion, "What do you need to talk to me about?"
"Katherine called me." He said letting go of her and leaning against his car.
Elena nodded in understanding. "So she told you about our little problem then?"
"Yeah, I'm just surprised she called me about it, she sounded different like she was worried and cared. It freaked me out." He said.
"I know what you mean when I saw her earlier today, it was the same. Like there were actual feelings and humanity coming from her. It was after I talked to Stefan." Elena replied, taking a deep breath and leaning against his car next to him.
Damon was confused, what would she talk to Stefan about, surely not to get back together with him. He and Elena had something right? It would make sense if what he read in her diary was true, but he wasn't sure if he got the word like and love mixed up. It was possible, but not really on these circumstances. "You talked to Stefan? About what bunnies?"
Elena sighed and turned to smack him, but he caught her hand midway. He slowly intertwined them and brought their hands to his chest. Elena lost what she was going to say, she thought her heart was going to beat out of her chest. He was looking at her in a way that made her knees wobble and her cheeks burn.
"So what did you guys talk about?" Damon asked casually, slowly pulling her closer to him, hardly noticeable. He was hoping that she didn't talk to him about something that would get them back together somehow. It would break him.
Elena gulped slightly, as she felt herself getting closer to him. she wasn't sure if she would be able to control herself if she got any closer. But she wasn't sure that she wanted to be in control. "He told me he was sorry. I told him not to do something like that to the next girl, but he said he still loved me."
Damon was inches away from her, his other hand intertwing with hers inbetween their bodies. "Do you love him still?" He already knew the answer, he just wanted to hear it.
"Of course not, I'm in love with someone else." Her words gave him that hope again like when reading that line from her diary did. If his heart could still beat, it would be pounding loud enough to hear.
Damon leaned towards her, whispering in her ear, "And who is that?"
"Elena?" Someone yelled, causing Damon and Elena to jump apart and look awkwardly away from each other for a moment before focusing on Oliver.
Elena straightened herself and glued a smile to her face, "What's up Oliver?"
He shrugged, "Nothing just was seeing where you disapeared to." Oliver looked to Elena's left and saw Damon, "Damon." he muttered.
Damon was ready to rip the kids head off, he ruined the moment with Elena and now acted like he had known Elena longer and better. "The fucker better back off, I can only take so much." Damon thought, squeezing his fist tightly from lashing out on Oliver or whatever he is.
They stoodhere for a moment before Elena sighed and said, "Well I'm going to say goodbye to everyone and get a ride with Bonnie and Jer."
"I can take you home if you want." Oliver said, flicking his brown hair to the side, while Damon glared at him.
Elena shook her head, "No thanks, I'll see you tomorrow I guess."
Oliver nodded,"Yeah see ya."
Elena walked back, while Damon followed her. She said good bye to Stefan and told Bonnie and Jeremy she'd meet them outside.
Caroline pouted, "Sorry, I tried to keep him from coming outside but it didn't work. And I thought Stefan was ready to go out there himself too, but I don't think he would've."
"Oh, that's great, two guys have it for me when I really don't want them to." Elena groaned, but hugged Caroline.
She laughed,"It's okay, they'll get over the fact that you're "In love with someone else."
Elena glared at her, "Not funny Care, you shouldn't have been listening."
"I wouldn't be me, if I didn't." Caroline laughed and walked out with Elena to her car.
"Bye, see you later." Elena nodded and waved as she pulled out of the parking lot. She went over to Bonnie and Jeremy where they seemed to be having a weird conversation with Damon.
"Hey, guys."
They turned toward her and instantly stopped talking, "Hey, Elena ready?" Bonnie asked.
"Yeah, I'm tired." She yawned and walked over to Damon, giving him a quick hug. "Bye."
He smiled at her, his rare real ones. "Bye, Love."
She pulled away from him and muttered, "Sexy." Getting in the car quickly, not waiting to see the smirk that would be on his face.
Friday, The Masquerade
Elena made the finishing touches to herself on put on her black mask. Damon was waiting downstairs with Jeremy and Bonnie. She quickly made her way out of the bathroom and down the stairs.
Jeremy whistled as she came down. "No wonder you took so long sis, you look great."
Damon's jaw had dropped, as soon as he saw her. She was breathtaking as usual, but even more so now with the dress and black gloves. Her hair was mostly up a couple pieces of her hair were curled slightly around her mask, the rest of her haris in a ponytail with blue pins holding it like a long bun."Love, you look beautful." He said.
She blushed deeply, "Thanks," Elena decided yesterday to stop the fake boyfriend thing, because all the questions about why he wasn't there was bugging her. It was sweet that Damon still called her love. Since Monday she had been thinking of would've happened if she and Damon weren't interrupted, even having fantasies during class, many scenarios playing through her mind.
Damon held out his arm for her, "Miss Gilbert."
"Mr. Salvatore." Elena smiled at him as she took his arm.
Bonnie turned to Jeremy and rolled her eyes, "You know, they should just hook up already it's so obvious."
"I know, it's almost annoying."
Damon and Elena glared over their shoulders, "In hearing range," Damon said opening the door.
"Don't care." Jeremy replied holding Bonnie's hand and following them to the car.
As soon as they arrived Damon asked Elena for a dance. They made their way toward the floor, a song came on All The Right Moves by One Republic
It was a faster pace to dance in, but everyone adjusted well. Elena didn't notice everyone else around her, all she saw was Damon in his black mask. His suit black and blue like his eyes with a black tie. He was as handsome as ever, she was happy that he had managed to match her, it was sweet and made her heart warm for him even more.
Damon twirled her out and back into his arms at the right moment and held her for a moment before spinning her in front of him. As they danced other people backed away and watched. Not many people were still danceing one or two more couples. He didn't care, he was just enjoying his time with her immensely.
Damon wanted to tell her that he loved her and that he wanted her more than any person he had ever met. He wanted to hold her and claim her as his. To be everything she needed him to be and more. But, he was too indecisive to tell her anything, he felt like that she deserved better, needed someone normal that could give her that chance.
The song ended with Elena breathing hard and smiling widely at Damon. It wasn't as hard as she thought it would be to dance in her blue dress, it made it more fun. "That was a lot of fun Damon."
He smirked, "Of course it was, it was with me."
Elena rolled her eyes and held his hand, "Always so cocky."
"You know it." Damon grinned, walking with her toward the punch bowl.
She took a cup and filled it halfway before taking a gulp of it. "Ah. That's good punch."
Oliver came up from behind her and hugged her, "Hey Elena!"
Elena jumped and accidently flung her cup in the air. Damon caught in before it could spill anywhere. Elena's hand was on her heaving chest. "Could you not scare me like that?"
Damon glared at Oliver, he was too close to Elena still hugging her. He coughed and Elena looked down extracting herself from Oliver. She didn't like how he was a little bit too touchy feely.
"You look great Elena." Oliver complemented, pulling his mask on his face.
She nodded, "Thanks."
Damon handed her, her cup and mumbled, "See you around."
Oliver smiled suggestively at Elena, "So I heard you broke up with that boyfriend of yours."
"Yeah, he..um couldn't come and had to stay in Georgia, so yeah." Elena swayed from side to side listening to the beat of the music. She was sad that Damon left, she wanted to be with him through the night to get her mind off things not bring in others.
"I could fill that spot for you if you wanted."
Elena shook her head, "No, I'm sorry don't take this the wrong way, but I'm really not interested. You're a really good guy, but...not really my type."
Oliver frowned, his eyes showing a hint of difference. "You want a bad boy, jerk, witty passionate guy, I'll give you one."
Elena grew frightened by him as his eyes changed from their chocolate brown to black. She took a step back from him, but he grabbed her arm and pulled her outside.
She tried to pull away from him but he tightened her grip, it was dark outside, as he shoved her into the wall and kissed her roughly, muttering, "Is this bad enough for you Elena, more than that vampire?"
Elena was momentarily shocked that he knew about vampires, but if he wasn't even human than obviously he had to have known something. Shepushed at him as his hand started to touch her breast. She drew her arm back and punched him as hard as she could in the jaw. He stummbled for a moment giving her enough time to turn the other way and run back towards the party. "Damon," She practically yelled.
Within seconds Damon was at her side holding onto her. "What happened?" He demanded, looking at her, feeling the anger well up in him deep. "DId...did he touch you, because I swear to god..." He trailed off to angry to say more.
"No, I'm okay, but his eyes they turned black. He was completely deranged. I punched him and ran." Elena replied holding onto him to keep her self sane and okay.
"What happened?" Katherine asked coming from the party in a red dress with her hair down as she had said. Stefan was beside her wearing a black and red suit with a black tie. Elena turned in Damon's arms and faced them.
"Oliver basically attacked me. He was in a jealous rage, because I told him I wasn't interested so he used what I had said against me. He knows about vampires."
Stefan raised a brow, "How?"
Elena closed her eyes leaning against Damon. "I don't know, but his eyes turned black."
Katherine looked down, "This is not good." She was feeling too much all too much, it was weighing down on her. She felt sad for Elena and love towards Stefan as well as sadness and hurt.
Stefan put an arm on her shoulder, while facing Elena. "So what do we do?"
"He's gone, but when we see him again, I'll have his head on a platter." Damon growled.
Elena sighed, "Can we go back to the party? I need some normal right now and if I don't get it I might go into some mental breakdown."
Damon nodded and pulled her along towards the part with Stefan and Katherine following. "We'll figure this out Elena don't worry." Stefan said.
"Thanks."
Damon went past the party and headed towards a white gazebo in the grass. Elena followed him, holding the end of her dress up. He stepped inside with her and immediately took her in a hug.
The tears she was holding back came out, slightly smearing her makeup. "It's okay Elena I won't let him get you again. Never." Damon told her rubbing her back.
Elena fixed herself and took a deep breath, "Sorry."
"It's okay, there's no need to be sorry Elena, I should be. I could've protected you better, but i didn't."
Elena put her gloved hand on his cheek, "It's okay, Damon I-" She stopped herself and turned away from him.
"What is it?" He asked turning her back around to face him.
"I...when I'm around you...I feel like nothing can go wrong. I love how you can make me smile, and be my friend when I need you. But sometimes I hate- I hate that you make me love you. I hate that no matter how hard I try to convince myself that it wouldn't work, that I couldn't really love you. It never matters, because I always find myself dreaming about you, fantasising. Waiting until I can see you."
Damon was beyond stunned and shocked, if the whole world just exploded around him, he wouldn't notice a thing. All he could focus on was the words she had just said.
Elena was burning on the inside, she was unsure whether it was smart or really stupid to have confessed that much, but it just came out because she was in a fragile state and nothing could really stop her from saying it. "I know that you probably don't feel that way, but i just needed to let it out, because if I didn't than for how ever long I would've felt that "What if" feeling." She paused gazing at him, trying to figure out what he was thinking.
"I...maybe we should just forget i said anything."
Elena went to leave, but Damon held her back. He pulled her into his arms, his mouth came crashing down on hers. He kissed her with everything he had, wanting to her to feel the things he felt for her.
Damon pulled away and pressed his forehead against hers, "I don't deserve you."
She cradled his face, silent tears coming down her face. "Don't say that, I-I love you, okay? You can't change that."
He held onto her hands and shook his head, "Why? Why would you love me? I'm the bad brother, the second best."
"No, no you're not."
Tears formed in his eyes, "It will always be someone else."
Sobs broke out, but she tried to hold them back, the tears still streaming down her face passed her mask. "No it won't, it will always be you." Elena pulled his face to her and kissed him through the tears and pain.
Damon's heart felt for the first time like it was whole. he gave in and kissed her back sharing her pain and love, just being with her, holding her. "I love you, I love you, I love you," he murmured against her lips over and over. Loving the way it sounded out loud.
Elena wraped her arms around his neck and pulled him closer, "Damon, I love you more than any person I've ever love before."
"Good, I hope that list isn't long." He replied, his face in the crook of her neck.
There was slow clapping starting ten feet away from them. Damon growled and pulled away from Elena keeping hert behind him. "What are you doing here?"
Oliver laughed, "You think I'd leave that easily? Like that'd happen."
Damon rushed at him in inhuman speed and tackled him to the ground. Oliver was just as fast and kicked him off his eyes black again. Elena was scared that something would happen to Damon. Her ring, vibrated again and she looked down. Instead of a question mark there was a word. I word Elena wasn't looking forward to finding out.
Demon.
So that was kind of a cliffhanger, kind of. How was that? I hoped you guys liked it! I wanted to know if her confession and their little love thing in the gazebo was okay or not. I hope it was. Also thank you again to those who reviewed they mean a lot to me!
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