AN: Thank you to all that are kindly reviewing the story as they read. It helps to know that the story is going in a way you guys like.
So to thank you here is a whopper of a DElena chapter to tie you up until next week. Xoxo
As a group of drunken guys finished singing their song Damon was announced as the next singer. Caroline rolled her eyes and huffed in frustration with all the pussy footing.
"Why can't they just simply talk for crying out loud?"- she muttered to Jeremy as she crossed her arms:
Jeremy snickered, Elena glared at the blonde and Damon looked almost repentant as he started singing.
"I'm not a perfect person
There's many things I wish I didn't do"
Damon shrugged, his eyes directing the words at Elena.
"But I continue learning
I never meant to do those things to you"
An apologetic smirk donned his beautiful lips.
"And so I have to say before I go
That I just want you to know"
I've found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
and the reason is you"
Elena smiled tightly as he pressed on with emotion.
"I'm sorry that I hurt you
It's something I must live with everyday
And all the pain I put you through
I wish that I could take it all away
And be the one who catches all your tears
Thats why I need you to hear
I've found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
and the reason is You
and the reason is You
[x3]"
Damon took a deep breath and with the most sincere of looks he sang to Elena.
"I'm not a perfect person
I never meant to do those things to you
And so I have to say before I go
That I just want you to know
I've found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
and the reason is you
I've found a reason to show
A side of me you didn't know
A reason for all that I do
And the reason is you"
Elena clapped together with the crowd, standing up overtaken by emotion and clapping harder. Damon put back his emotional mask and smiled devilishly at the crowd, bowing exaggeratedly and throwing kisses to his fans, back to acting the remorseless tease.
The only brow furrow was Caroline's who was getting exasperated with her friend's ability of not getting to the point. Before she could do anything she felt Elena tugging her hand and dragging her to stage. Elena and Damon exchanged a lingering stare as he handed the microphone to her. His fingers lingering on hers until Caroline cleared her throat.
Elena bent over and whispered something into Caroline's ear, the blond smiled brightly and nodded, but the words were too low for Damon to hear them.
As the crowd quieted, the new song started and Elena stood nervously on stage, clutching the microphone with one hand and holding Caroline's hand with the other.
"Made a wrong turn once or twice"
Elena smiled shyly towards Damon.
"Dug my way out, blood and fire"
It was Damon's turn to chuckle and nod.
"Bad decisions, that's alright
Welcome to my silly life"
Elena smiled broadly laughing with him as Caroline took over the microphone.
"Mistreated, misplaced, misunderstood
Miss 'No way, it's all good'
It didn't slow me down.
Mistaken, always second guessing
Underestimated, look I'm still around"
Caroline winked at Damon as Elena joined in singing to him
"Pretty, pretty please, don't you ever, ever feel
Like you're less than fucking perfect
Pretty, pretty please, if you ever, ever feel
Like you're nothing, you're fucking perfect"
Elena sang pointing at him.
"to me"
Caroline joined again.
"You're so mean when you talk
About yourself. You were wrong.
Change the voices in your head
Make them like you instead.
So complicated,
Look happy, You'll make it!
Filled with so much hatred
Such a tired game
It's enough, I've done all I could think of
Chased down all my demons
I've seen you do the same
(Ohh ohhhhhhh)
Pretty, pretty please, don't you ever, ever feel
Like you're less than fucking perfect"
Elena took over going solo.
"Pretty, pretty please, if you ever, ever feel
Like you're nothing, you're fucking perfect to me
The whole world's scared, so I swallow the fear
The only thing I should be drinking is an ice cold beer"
Elena made the sign of a time out to remind him of Georgia.
"So cool in line and we try try try but we try too hard
And it's a waste of my time.
Done looking for the critics, cause they're everywhere
They don't like my jeans, they don't get my hair
Exchange ourselves and we do it all the time
Why do we do that, why do I do that (why do I do that)?
(Yeah!)
I'm Pretty, pretty, pretty
Pretty, pretty please, don't you ever, ever feel
Like you're less than fucking perfect
Pretty, pretty please, if you ever, ever feel
Like you're nothing, you're fucking perfect to me
(You're perfect, you're perfect)
Pretty, pretty please, don't you ever, ever feel
Like you're less than fucking perfect.
Pretty, pretty please, if you ever, ever feel
Like you're nothing, you are perfect to me."
As the two girls finished the song the crowd erupted in cheers and they bowed gracefully in thanks. As Elena straightened up she couldn't find Damon anywhere in the crowd and she shot a panicked look at Caroline. The blonde chuckled and whispered "Good luck", then she left the stage crossing paths with Damon and exchanging a conspiratorial glance. He sported a megawatt smile as he made his way to Elena, his gaze intense and all consuming making her look down.
At this point Matt had decided to not interfere and had given up introducing the singers of this sing-along courtship. Elena however walked to the edge of the stage and whispered something into Matt's ears before returning to Damon.
Damon and Elena met in the middle of the stage, under the hot lights and the curious stares of the crowd. He took her hand in his but she didn't look up, so Damon simply pressed his forehead into hers and caressed the back of her hands soothingly. A new song started playing and Elena raised the microphone and also her eyes to meet his, the world forgotten as she sang only to him.
"On the first page of our story
the future seemed so bright
then this thing turned out so evil
I don't know why I'm still surprised"
She raised her chin giving him a sad smile.
"Even angels have their wicked schemes
and you take that to new extremes"
Elena shook her head wistfully and he shrugged apologetically.
"But you'll always be my hero
even though you've lost your mind"
Damon smiled at the declaration despite the sadness that accompanied Elena's voice
"Just gonna stand there and watch me burn
but that's all right because I like the way it hurts"
She narrowed her eyes accusatorily.
"just gonna stand there and hear me cry
but that's all right because I love the way you lie"
I love the way you lie
Ohhh, I love the way you lie"
Damon shook his head and mumbled a soft "I'm sorry." and Elena nodded.
"Now there's gravel in our voices
glass is shattered from the fight
in this tug of war, you'll always win
even when I'm right"
That was so typically Elena that he had to laugh even if her eyes were so sad.
"cause you feed me fables from your hand
with violent words and empty threats"
Elena motioned between them.
"and it's sick that all these battles
are what keeps me satisfied"
She bit the bottom of her lips and gave Damon a coy smile that jolted his heart.
"Just gonna stand there and watch me burn
but that's all right because I like the way it hurts
just gonna stand there and hear me cry
but that's all right because I love the way we lie
I love the way we lie
Ohhh, I love the way we lie"
Elena raised an eye brown watching Damon as she sang the next words hesitantly.
"So maybe I'm a masochist
I try to run but I don't wanna ever leave
til the walls are goin' up
in smoke with all our memories"
Damon nodded and took the microphone from her, cupping her face tenderly with his hand.
"This morning, you wake a sunray hits your face
Smeared makeup as we lay in the wake of destruction"
Elena smiled at the metaphor for her becoming a vampire.
"Hush baby, speak softly, tell me that you're awfully sorry"
"Sorry" – Elena mumbled and Damon smiled placing her hand over his heart as he continued to sing.
"That you pushed me into the coffee table last night
so I can push you off me
Try and touch me so I can scream at you not to touch me
run out the room and I'll follow you like a lost puppy"
Damon gave her a sweet smile.
"Baby, without you, I'm nothing, I'm so lost, hug me
then tell me how ugly I am, but that you'll always love me
then after that, shove me, in the aftermath of the
destructive path that we're on, two psychopaths but we
know that no matter how many knives we put in each other's backs
that we'll have each other's backs, 'cause we're that lucky"
He kissed the back of her hand with emotion.
"Together, we move mountains, let's not make mountains out of molehills,
you hit me twice, yeah, but who's countin'?
I may have hit you three times, I'm startin' to lose count
but together, we'll live forever, we found the youth fountain"
Elena had to smile at the line - if the crowd only knew.
"Our love is crazy, we're nuts, but I refused counsellin'"
"They are nuts alright" – Caroline mumbled as Damon pressed Elena's hand firmly to his heart.
"This house is too huge, if you move out I'll burn all two thousand
square feet of it to the ground, ain't shit you can do about it
'cause with you I'm in my fuckin' mind, without you, I'm out it"
With a smile Elena placed her hand over his on the microphone and they leaned their foreheads against each other again. Hands tangled together, eyes glued to each other's, as Elena finished the song.
"Just gonna stand there and watch me burn
but that's all right because I like the way it hurts
just gonna stand there and hear me cry
but that's all right because I love the way you lie
I love the way we lie
Ohhh, I love the way welie
I love the way we lie
I love the way we lie
I love the way we lie"
The song ended, the crowd erupted in loud claps and cheers but Damon and Elena stood motionless on stage. They stared at each other hardly believing they were finally going to take a chance on each other.
"Oh get a room already!" – Caroline chirped snapping the love birds out of their little bubble and making the crowd erupt in laughter. If Elena could have, she would have blushed head to toe.
Damon gave the blonde an amused but murderous glare as he made his way to the table with Elena's hand firmly tangled with his. Caroline should have cowered, but Damon was so clearly full of happiness from winning Elena that Caroline gave him a sassy reply instead.
"You don't scare me you big marshmallow of a love sick vampire!" – she giggled and was rewarded by a chuckle from Damon.
"You are lucky I am in a good mood Blondie." – Damon bent down and kissed Caroline cheek tenderly – "Now, if you all excuse me."
Not waiting for an answer he made its way to the exit door. He and Elena had plenty to talk about and, hopefully, plenty to do after that. Damon smirked at the thought.
"Penny for your thoughts Mr Salvatore?" – Elena purred.
"Oh it involves a "p" word alright" – he answered cheekily but before Elena could respond he picked her up and started running to the boarding house with Elena's voice leaving a trail of giggles in their wake.
AN: Songs are "The reason" by Hoobastank, "Fuckin' Perfect" by Pink and "Love the way you lie lyrics part 2" by Rihanna and Eminem - hopefully it wasn't too much of a stretch having Damon sing Eminem, lol!