First of all it is the longest chapter I've ever written. first part starts with Damon's POV. He is in coffin...
The last thing I remember was Stefan snapping my neck and now I don't know where I'm. I open my eyes when agonizing feeling hit me and look up at stars. I don't know where I'm but when I look around, realization set in. It is the place according to Elena where we first met. The road is clear and there is some light coming from the tube light. I stand up and look around. How the hell I end up here?
"I know Bonnie you're right. You and my mom, both are" I look aside when I hear a familiar sound. "I just can't bring myself to tell him, at least not tonight."
I close my eyes and follow the sound, unsure why my feet are moving against my will. What is with this voice?
I hear a loud sigh and look ahead to see…
Elena?
Okay. This is hell confusing. I attacked her as far as I remembered and then Stefan snaps my neck and blank. Nothing…
When Sybil came to know about my little meeting with Elena, she threatened to throw me in hell so she asked me to dry out Elena and I almost did. Elena told me that Sybil is erasing her memories from my mind and I can't deny it. I know Sybil is playing with my mind but I can't figure out how did I end up here?
I look at her from distance, she is wearing a pink top and black jeans. Well, her dressing was little bit old fashioned. I mean who wear those jeans nowadays.
What is Elena doing here in the middle of nowhere but what comes next surprised me most.
"Katherine" I hear my own voice and stand in front of the scene. Elena's head snap up and looked ahead. I look at my reflection and gulps. What the hell is happening?
"No, I'm Elena" she says nervously looking around to make sure that she is the only one my shadow shelf referring to.
"Oh. You… you just look" my shadow shelf struggle to say something. "I'm sorry you just really remind me of someone" he says. "I'm Damon" he look at her with a hint of flirt in his eyes. It was like a memory I'm living again because none of them are looking at me, even when I'm standing in front of both of them. I look at Elena to see her looking at my shadow self.
"Not to be rude or anything Damon but it's kind of creepy that you're out here in the middle of nowhere" she says and I smile at her politeness.
"You're one to talk" he throws his arms in air as if to refer they are alone. "You're out here all by yourself."
"It's Mystic Fall nothing bad ever happens here" she also throws her arm in air and I notice her mobile. It was a very old model. Am I really reliving a memory?
I see as my shadow shelf nod a little and keep staring at her. Elena gulps and hold her hand in air, "Got into a fight with my boyfriend" she says.
"About what?" my shadow shelf ask casually and then immediately hold his hands up in defense "May I ask."
"Life. Future. He has got it all mapped up" she shakes her head and I smile. There is something about her that made me believe her that we did meet here. May be it is that memory but how am I reliving it?
"You don't want it" my shadow shelf look at her and she shrugs and says "I don't know what I want"
"Well that's not true" I and my shadow shelf both say and I gulp. What is happening?
"You want what everybody wants" my shadow shelf tilt his head to stare at her.
"What a mysterious stranger who has all the answers" she flirts with her eyes. God she flirted with me when we first met? My shadow shelf look away and smile. I also chuckle, whatever it is I'm enjoying it.
"Well let's just say I've been around a long time" he says and I see Elena looking at him with a playful smile. "I've learned a few things" he says proudly and grins.
"So Damon" she inhale sharply. "Tell me what is it that I want." She smile at him and I look at my shadow shelf to see him in deep thought.
"You want a love that consumes you, you want passion, adventure and even a little danger" my shadow shelf smirk and I see Elena staring at him as if she don't know what to say. Eventually, she break the silence "What do you want?"
It was my shadow shelf's turn to be speechless. He looks like he is unsure what to say. I blink and scene in front of me changes. I groan inwardly. I was enjoying whatever it was.
"I don't think we've met I'm Sybil" suddenly scene shifted to Sybil standing in Elena's dress up.
"I'm Damon" he says and realization hit me. It is the memory Sybil modified…
"I love you Elena" Damon wipe my tears with his knuckles as his blue eyes stare at me.
"Please don't leave me" I sob.
"It's going to be okay" he says as he stands up to leave. I grab his hand and also stand up.
"I'm not letting you go this time" I say and grip his hand tightly, intertwining our fingers.
"Elena?" I hear a familiar voice calling for me but I ignore it. Whoever it is, I can deal with them later. Right now, I won't let Damon go.
"Elena, you have to" he says, his most beautiful blue eyes filled with sadness and face has almost distress look.
"No" I shake my head as tears keep coming through my eyes, leaving a wet trail down my cheeks. I brought our intertwined hands to my lips and kiss them.
"You really think we're going to have our happily after?" he asks with a firm voice and I look at him in confusion. He shakes his head and explains "I'm a monster Elena. I killed so many people, I destroyed their life. I broke families. Do you know how many people's love I had killed?"
I have no answer to his questions. He is kind of right. He has done horrible things in past.
"I also don't know Elena. How can I expect a happily after with you when I destroyed happily afters of others."
"Hey, don't say that. We're going to get through this" I cup his face. "Everyone made mistakes Damon. Horrible mistakes but if you're guilty then it's okay. "
"It's not okay Elena. No one will forgive me. I don't deserve forgiveness" he shakes his head, a pained look on his face.
"Hey, you don't want anyone's forgiveness. You want yours" I caressed his cheeks with thumb. "You need to forgive yourself."
"Elena? Are you fine?" I again hear the familiar voice and groan. Why do they have to interrupt our moment?
"Wake up Elena" Damon says and my brows ceased to confusion.
What is he talking about?
"You need to wake up" he says and I feel someone nudging my elbow.
"Elena" I look aside to see Caroline looking at me with worried expressions. "Are you still with me?"
"Yeah I'm fine" I say and sigh. I'm at Boarding house having dinner with Caroline. It's been three days since that incident. Stefan and Alaric spend most of their time in Armoury with Sybil, to take out the information from her. The strangest thing is these dreams. This is another dream.
God! Am I going insane?
Ever since, Damon is put in the coffin, I'm having this kind of daydreaming. I zone out most of the times and it feels so real.
"You haven't touched your plate" she indicates and I look down. I'm not at all feeling hungry. "Elena, talk to me. It's been 3 days and you're zoning out in the middle of conversation."
"I don't know Caroline. It's like I'm daydreaming but it feels damn real" I knocked the fork on plate in frustration and she flinch. I realised my mistake and immediately apologizes.
"I'm sorry" I say and she smiles softly and nods in understanding. "So, how is it going with Enzo?"
Enzo is currently with Bonnie at their place. Enzo was always on our side so Bonnie is pretty confident that if Enzo turn on his humanity, he'll be on our side. I can't fight that but little jealousy is always there in my heart. I wasn't able to bring Damon back. Stefan told us that Sybil get into his head and told her story to Stefan. She has another sister about whom we don't know but Stefan said that Sybil has a dark past and she has done pretty horrible things. He told us about hell and Cade. Cade is the first psychic and Sybil and her sister serve him.
"Elena?" Caroline's voice snaps me out of thoughts. "Are you even listening to me?"
"I'm sorry Caroline. I was thinking..." I sigh. "Forget it. Tell me."
"I said Bonnie is still working. He is pretty hard to go through" she shrugs. "But she is trying."
I nod and concentrate on my food.
"Elena" Caroline calls my name and I look at her. "You know that it's not your fault Right?"
"Caroline I'm not feeling guilty that Damon is in this mess because of my voice in the first place but I can't shake the fact that I won't able to go through him" I shrugs as unshed tears gathers in my eyes.
"Elena he shut it off but Stefan once told me that he was still holding on you in all those months but Sybil erased you in his mind. She made you dead in his mind" Caroline holds my hand desperately.
"How was Enzo able to hide Bonnie from Sybil?" I choke out and tears spill from my eyes. "My love wasn't enough for him Caroline."
"Don't you think like that? Hey?" she shakes me a little. "Do you hear me? He loves you Elena more than anything in the world. Don't doubt on your love Elena."
I nods and hug her tightly. He loves me. Yes. He loves me and I love him, rest can go to hell for all I care. Sybil can go to hell or anyone who is going come between our happily after.
"Hey" Matt comes to us and I smile at him. I haven't seen him since he drugged me but I forgive him. He lost Tyler, we all lost him and his anger was genuine towards Damon.
"Elena... I'm..." he starts but I stand up and hug him.
"I'm sorry Matt. I didn't react in the way I should when I saw you" I break the hug and he smile.
"It's okay. I also didn't, conditions were not really good for reunion" he smiles and I nod.
"Where were you in these three days? No call? No message? I thought you left" Caroline comes to Matt and hugs him.
"Some work. Tyler left a package about something to me through Armoury. So I was looking into stuff" Matt says and I stare at him. Tyler sends Package from Armoury? "And also some Dad and son talk. You know?" he looks down and I remember Matt's dad. He is here but how?
"Your dad?" I ask him and he nods.
"Long story" he sigh and we take our seats on table. "I'm sorry Caroline. I haven't even met the kids."
"You should see them, they are so adorable" I smiles and Caroline laugh.
"Here, you can see them" she shows him a picture of Lezzy and Josie. They were giggling and smiling.
"They are adorable" he says but stiffens when see the next photo. It is a picture of kids with Selene.
"What's wrong?" I ask.
"Who is this girl?" he points at Selene.
"She is the nanny. I know hot nanny. You wanna date her?" Caroline grins but I just keep looking at Matt. There is something in his eyes that I can't exactly figure it out.
Horror?
Fear?
"Caroline...She is a siren" he says and I tense up.
"What are you saying?" Caroline stands up and I also stand up.
"Tyler leave me package full of the information about Selene, a siren" Matt says and I can feel Caroline shaking. She ran out of the front door and I follow her behind. We drive to Ric's house. We know Ric must be at Armoury and Selene is with kids. As soon as we reach there, we start looking for them.
"Lizzie" she shouts and I open different doors of the house, searching for them but they are nowhere to be found. My heart is really beating fast in my chest. I don't even want to think about the possibilities of what must be Selena doing with kids.
"Josie" I hear Caroline's breaking voice from the lobby. I immediately ran to her and see her holding a large sheet. I stand beside her and see the drawing. It is made by Lizzie and Josie. It shows Lizzie and Josie holding hands with Cade. I at once hold Caroline as she fall on her knees.
"Hey, we're going to find them" I say as she starts crying. Her breathing turns shallow and she is sobbing. I grab my phone from my pocket and dialled Alaric's number.
"Elena is everything okay?" he asks as soon as he picks up the call.
"Alaric what's going on?" I ask him nervously.
"Damon is not in the coffin, Sybil is free and I think my assistant Georgia is the second siren" he informs me "Everything alright?"
"Alaric we have a problem" I explains everything to Alaric.
"I'll be there" he says but I can hear the fear in his voice.
"It's my fault" Caroline sobs and I turn my attention to her. "It's entirely my fault."
"No" I cup her face and made her to look at me. "It's no one's fault. We're going to find them. They'll be okay."
I make her stand up and leave her on couch. I leave to kitchen in excuse to take water for her. I know she don't want it but I want it. I open the sink tap and cry my heart out. Everything is getting out of hand. Damon is free. God knows what he will do. I don't want to think about it. I sit on the floor and curled up in ball.
"Elena" Stefan's voice makes me look up and I fall in his arms as soon as I stand up. "Alaric told me about the kids."
I nod and break the hug. "What are you doing here?" he ask.
"Damon is out. What if..." I trail off and he holds me by my shoulders.
"Nothing is going to happen to anyone. I'll make everything right" he says confidently and I get suspicious.
"Stefan what is going on?" I ask him and he sigh. "Stefan your silence is killing me. Tell me."
"Damon wants me to come alone. He said he'll hand over the kids as soon as I'll arrive" he says.
"Why would he want that?" I ask in confusion and he shrugs. "I'm going with you."
"No. You're not" he shakes his head. I was going to argue but we hear front door open. Alaric is home. I turn off the tap and walk to lobby with Stefan.
"Where is Caroline?" I ask Alaric when I see him standing alone.
"She is upstairs packing things we might need" he says and eyed me and then Stefan. Stefan leaves to talk to Caroline and I approach Alaric for conversation but he held his hand.
"No Elena. This time it is about kids and..." he trails off and I look at him.
"What I was going to say that be safe and keep informing me about them" I say and he nods. Caroline come downstairs and nod at Alaric. She didn't even look at me. They were about to get out of the door when Caroline turned and look at me.
"Elena if Damon gets in between me and my kids, I'm going to kill him" her voice is firm and hard. I nod and bit my lips. They leave and I keep my hand on my mouth as I break down. I turned to spot Stefan standing near the couch; his eyes read with unshed tears. I also spot the ring in Stefan's hand. It is Caroline's ring.
"Is that?" I point to the ring and he nod.
"She doesn't want me to be the problem in her mission" he shakes his head. I was about to say some comforting words to Stefan when his phone rang. He picks up his phone and look at me.
"Damon" he says in hard voice and my heart starts beating loudly. After few minutes of conversation, I walk to Stefan.
"I want to talk to him" I say and hear Damon asking Stefan to put me on phone. He hands me phone.
"Hello Elena" Damon's voice comes from other side. I can imagine him smirking.
"Hello Damon" I say. There is a silence on other side and then I decide to break it. "Don't hurt kids."
"Come with Stefan" he says and hangs up.
"Elena you don't have to" Stefan start but I shake my head.
"I want to" I say and Stefan nods. I don't know what is going on in Damon's head but I know he won't hurt kids. Even with his humanity off, he would do anything to save them. That is how much I trust him because I love him.
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