Picked up where we left off...
Chapter 11: Catch Me
"Tell me again why it's not your place to tell" Caroline raised an eyebrow and crossed her arms.
"It's her story," Damon let out a heavy sigh, "You might want to hear it from her"
"I respect that, but..."
Bonnie stopped in the middle of her sentence when her iPhone on the table went off. Elena's name on the screen with her picture smiling at them. Damon tried to look away to numb the pain for looking at the phone screen. He kept recalling their conversation in the dressing room.
Bonnie picked it up and placed it against her ear, "Elena?" She eyed Damon then Caroline before focusing on the other end.
"Hey," she croaked out.
"Hey, what happened?" she grew concern. She found herself frowning.
"Where are you, Bon?" Elena sniffled.
Damon looked at her with unreadable expression on his face but stayed stoic.
"'Lena, are you okay? Are you crying?" her frown gotten deeper and Caroline nudged her to tell her to put on the speaker phone. Bonnie put the phone on the table and hit the speaker button.
"I – I can't..."
Damon felt his heart tightened with joy, sadness, hurt at the same time just by hearing her voice. He kept his gorgeous blue eyes, that now seemed lifeless, on the phone.
"It's okay, talk to me. Slowly, Elena" Bonnie said softly, slightly demanded her to do as she ask. Caroline sat straight on her chair, focusing on what was happening.
"I was... I was on my way to the airport. I – I realized that,"the three of them heard her sniffle, "I love him. Still. I love Damon and I was on my way to the airport but Tyler stood in the way. I can't... I can't... breath, Bonnie"
Damon widened his eyes. Elena loves me still? Even after everything I've said to her? He felt like someone jabbed his heart as he tried breathe easy. He was scared, no one knew that. He was scared that if right now he made a wrong choice by leaving her behind.
"Elena? Elena, do you hear me? Follow me, honey. Breathe in then out. Come on, slowly. You can do it, 'Lena" Bonnie pleaded. She scared for her friend who was having trouble breathing.
"Elena?" Bonnie called out after a moment.
Bonnie heard someone sighing hard then Elena said, "I'm... better now"
Without even realized it Damon exhaled. He didn't even know he could holding his breath that long.
"Okay, Caroline and I will be there soon, okay? And don't worry, I'll find a way to fix this" Bonnie ended the phone call.
Caroline was the first to break the silence, "Now you know why we came her for"
"Hey... we need to talk"
Elena hesitantly got up from the couch, her finger absentmindedly playing with her white belt around her middle section.
"So talk, I'll listen" she said quietly.
Damon offered her a small smile before took her hand and lead her to sit back on the couch, "How about you talk, I listen?"
"I like the option one better" she muttered, and Damon couldn't help but smiling at her cute face.
"Well, how about I ask, then you answer?"
"Damon I – "
"Look, Elena," he took her hands in his covering it with his warmth, Elena felt like this is when she belong all along, "I get that you're not ready, I do. I know about all the rumors saying you're not good but I don't care about that. What I care is that why won't you let me in?"
He looked straight into her brown eyes so that she started to feel intimidated. But not in a bad way.
She forced herself to face him, staring at his flawless face then stopped at the sight of blue irises looking back at her. She closed her eyes, inhaled deeply before replied, "I can't"
"Why not?" his voice was soft, tender even. As if he was talking with a child.
Then she saw something in his eyes. Something she'd never seen in a man before, even in Elijah's; thoughtfulness and concerned, and a little bit vulnerability.
But she still had her doubts. She didn't doubt that Damon care for her, but she couldn't be sure that if he found out about the whole thing he would stick around. Guess her walls were still strong enough to never let a man burn it down.
"I'm scared" she whispered, tears gathered in her eyes.
Instinctively, Damon wrapped his arms around her, brought her to his lap where she stained his t-shirt with her tears that fell freely. She threw her arms around his neck and she could smell his scent, something she missed so much lately.
Damon said some soothing words, and she just nodded. But she still unconvinced that everything's going to be okay.
Reluctantly, she pulled away from his embrace but he kept his arms around her waist.
His thumb slowly wiped her tears away and with that, her eyes produced more tears. How could this man like Damon stay with me after I told him everything?
"Don't cry, please baby" he pleaded when he saw her tears falling from both of her eyes.
"Why do you care so much about me?" she finally had a strength to speak although with a small voice.
"Hard not to" he shrugged lazily. And he did it, her lips turned upward a little giving him the smile he'd missed.
"But why? I teased you, I mocked you... I called you moron for God's sakes!"she sniffled.
"I'm not saying that I love to be called moron, but I don't know... if it wasn't you who call me that I would've punch the person right in the face. But you can call me everything you want for all I care but I'd still be giving you my best smile at the end of the day"
She sniffled once again, couldn't keep her tears from falling and she threw her arms around his neck. He buried his face in her brown locks, smelling her shampoo. He caressed her back, calming her.
When Elena pulled away, she didn't know where but she found her wall that guard her heart melt a little. And in that moment, she promised herself she would tell Damon everything when she completely ready. So she told him that.
"Okay, I can work with that" he smirked, "As long as I can keep you and no more avoiding me"
"Fair enough"
She moved forward to placed a soft kiss to her lips that soon to be a passionate one. And immediately she felt the rush flowing through her vein. He trailed kisses along her jawline, "I've missed you" he murmured as her head thrown back.
"Only been two days" she moaned when he sucked at her pulse then back up to claim her kissable lips.
"Feels like forever" they panted and Damon put her forehead against her, "Let's not avoid each other again, okay?"
"Agree" she smiled then kissed his lips to let him know that she wasn't going anywhere. Well, except maybe when she was on her world tour.
Katherine took off her Gucci sunglasses when she opened Starbucks door. Immediately she looked around for a certain brunette guy. She frowned when she didn't find one, then fished out her phone. She clicked some numbers then put the phone against her ear.
"Where are you?" she asked as soon as the person on the other end picked up.
"Turn left, I'm in the corner at the back"
She huffed then ended the phone call. She went to the back of Starbucks to find him.
And there he was, sipping his hot black coffee with a New York Times on the table.
Kathrine smirked then walked toward him, "Elijah?" she asked as soon as she got there and sat down in front of him.
"Katherine, I presume" he reached out to shaking her hand. She took it almost immediately, "Pleasure to meet you"
"I know" her smirk gotten bigger, "So, let's talk business"
Elijah held up his fore finger, "But first, tell me why would you want me to do it?"
"Isn't it obvious?" she rolled her eyes, "I hate the girl. She stole something that was mine"
"Are you sure?" he frowned slightly, "That's not the girl I knew years ago"
"I would say people changes, blah blah blah... Or maybe you didn't know her that well" she shrugged.
"And what thing she took from you?"
"My Damon" she smiled widely just like a kid in a Christmas morning.
"Your Damon?"
"Okay, fine, he's not officially mine but a girl can dream" she let out a huff.
His frown gotten deeper, "And what if I don't want to help you?"
Katherine widened her eyes a little before she move her head forward to whisper, "Look, I have waste my money for a ticket here, not that I'm poor, and you waste my time. People doesn't usually succeed to get me out of my spa treatment but you did. So just do what I ask or... you can get the hell out of my face. And trust me, you'll wish you were never born"
His lips turned into a firm line, "Is that a threat?"
She smiled mischieveously, "It's a warning. Besides, she's the one who make your life miserable for the past four years"
Elijah fell into silence. His eyes was focused on something but Katherine was sure he's not focusing on her, but on his past with Elena instead. She noticed that his eyes were getting darker.
"So, are you in? If you do, you'll get the money... and you'll get your revenge" she said in a low tone but it was enough to blind his mind, to block his heart with anything but kindness and forgiveness.
" I'm in"
"So where's Stefan and Rebekah?" Elena asked as she put her feet on Damon's lap and he massage it.
"Don't know, don't care. They said something about quality time. Now let's not talk about my little brother's sex life," he closed his eyes, "Saying that make me wants to puke" he made a face but smiled a little when he heard Elena's laugh filled the room.
The awkward after her breakdown in front of Damon was long forgotten. You could say that her wall is slowly tumbling down. She started to trust Damon. And she knew she have no doubt about trusting Damon.
The fact that he could make her laugh was exhibit A.
"Ah but deep down I know you love them" she teased.
"Yeah, very deep down inside" he smirked. "Kiara will be up soon, are you staying for dinner?"
"Sure" she said without a moment of hesitation.
Damon got up, slowly made his way to Elena then dropped a kiss to her hair, "Is spaghetti okay? Little Bex forgot her monthly groceries" he sing-songed.
"It's fine" she said over her shoulder then headed upstairs.
She carefully not to make so much noise then opened Kiara's pink bedroom door. She tip-toed to the bed to see the little girl still fast asleep. Then she went to her closet to find Kiara's pink animal print legging and white Puma t-shirt. She laid it down on the counter in the bathroom, and she went to wake her up.
"Kiara..." she called softly as she ran her finger to touched her chubby cheek.
Kiara turned then let out a small groan, "Wakey wakey sweetie... Uncle D's downstairs making dinner. You need to take a bath then he promised you a movie, didn't he?"
She shot her eyes open then sat up, "Is that mean we can watch Saw movie?"
"Err... did Uncle D promised Saw movie?" she arched an eyebrow. She took a mental note to never let Damon pick movie for a little girl ever again.
"Emm... no" she said sheepishly, and Elena scratch her mental note.
"Well, how about you take a bath then we can go to the DVD's store?" Elena asked as she helped Kiara off her outfits.
"We can do that?!" she looked at Elena with her big wide eyed.
"Sure we can. Now go bath, I already prepared you some clothes," she kissed her forehead, and in a flash she ran into the bathroom, "I'll wait downstairs, okay?"
Elena shook her head, couldn't help but smiled ear to ear about Kiara. That girl was so sweet!
"Did she bribe you?" Damon asked, his face focuse on the saucepan.
"What?" Elena frowned.
"She'd love to see Saw every time I promised her movies. Now, did she bribe you to watch that movie? Because if I were you, I won't do that. Stefan would kill me" he shuddered then turned around to see smiley Elena.
"No, she didn't bribe me. I told her we could go to the DVD's store while you're here cooking" she stepped forward to let Damon put his hands around her waist. It was kinda funny how things were different four hours ago.
"You're leaving me here cooking alone?" Damon fake-pouted.
"Oh wipe that fake pout out of your face!" she giggled, "Anyway where did you learn cooking? Despite the fact that you're half Italian"
"Nu uh, you're wrong. I am full blood Italian" he said proudly, lifted up his spatula in the air.
Elena laughed, "Well, where?"
"I tell you my story when you tell me yours" he said softly yet seriously.
"Damon –" she tried to reasoned. His hands kept firm on her waist, keeping her close.
"It's only fair, right?" he gave her his lopsided smile which he knew that she loved.
Brown met blue, Elena worked fast with her brain and her heart. Damon was right, it's only fair if they shared about their life story.
She sighed softly, "Right, it's only fair"
Damon grinned then kissed her forehead, "Now go to your car, I smell pink. She'll be down here in a minute"
Elena chuckled, "Fine, later Chef"
"I love when you calling me Chef," Damon laughed, "One more thing, no chick flick!"
The Awards is in two months. Shape up , Superstar. It's going to be your greatest revenge ;)
-Kat
Elijah heavily sighed as he put back down his phone.
Never in his four years of his life thinking about going back into her life again. It was not like he promised he would stay away. But the last time he saw her, with her puffy red eyes, her hair messy and sticky, and the body that used to be curvy and sexy and now seemed weightless, he knew he had to get away.
Get away from her life. Preferably forever.
But then the Evil Bitch came and brought up his vengeance into the surface which he tried to buried it for so long.
He knew it was wrong. The whole scheme, the plan. But he couldn't just back away and cancel it. Somehow he needed it. He needed it to be done in his hands.
He personally had let everything about her go, but when Katherine came and said those things he couldn't help but feel extremely jealous of her.
Here he was, wallowing and blaming himself for everything that had happened to both of them while she living her dreams. The dream that he knew mean so much to her.
He would gladly take it away from her.
If anything would make her feel the same way he had feeling for the past four years, was crushing her dreams and her life.
"Hey, honey, where have you been?" Isobel asked her daughter as soon as she heard the front door opened and closed again.
"Recording, didn't I tell you? Tyler thinks the sooner the better" Elena took out a glass from the cabinet to fill it with fresh cold orange juice.
Isobel sighed, sitting on a dining chair next to the young singer, "I can't believe you're about to launch your second album already. I feel like it was just yesterday you finished your first song" she couldn't help but tear up at the end.
"Mom, c'mon, that was almost four years ago" Elena took her mother's hands in hers then squeeze it.
"Which reminds me... Have you tell Damon?" Isobel asked seriously. She got her I'm-you-mother-and-I'm-going-to-protect-you look.
"Mother, " she said in her most serious tone, "I don't want to talk about it"
"You have to sooner or later, sweetheart. I noticed that he getting closer and closer to you. It's not fair to keep him in the dark" she reached out to caress Elena's hair.
"But I need time," she whined, "I can't just say 'Hey, let's talking about my past' and drop the bombshell" she looked down.
"No, you can't do that either. I just want the best for you. And right now my motherly instinct tells me that you should tell him soon, before you falling even deeper for him without he even know anything about you" Isobel said softly.
"Okay, I am not falling in love with anyone, especially Damon" she convinced her mom. But deep down she knew she had to convinced herself the same truth.
"Okay, whatever make you sleep at night" And with that, Isobel left her daughter alone with her own thoughts.
Elena locked herself in her room, playing with her guitar to find the right notes for her new song, Catch Me.
She started to write it three hours ago. And without her knowing, when she wrote it, Damon was the only thing in her mind.
She stopped, putting her guitar on the floor. She was blinking and frowning, thinking about the conversation she had with her mother earlier.
I can't fall for him. I don't even trust him with my secrets, her brain said.
But you do, you trust him even when you think you don't, her heart reasoned.
I don't even know him enough!, her brain yelled to her heart.
Because you don't let him to see you, really see you. If you could just tell him the truth..., her heart chirped.
It's not that easy and you know it, what if he leaves me after I told him everything? What if..., her brain trailed off.
Okay, there are so many what if's. If you could just let you heart feels, it would be so is easy, you Elena, is the one who making this so hard.
Elena took a deep breath before she picked up her phone and hit the numbers she recognize by heart.
"Miss me already, sweetheart?" Damon's velvety voice greeted her.
"Cocky, actually no. But I was wondering, could you sleep after all those Little Ponies we watched with Kiara?" she grinned widely even she knew he can't see her.
"Funny," he said deadpanned, "You could have bought her more manly cartoon/animation movies. Like... Like that newest Disney, what's it called? Break-It... nope, Crack-It-Ralph?"
"It's Wreck-It-Ralph, you stupid," she giggled, "She wanted the ponies, so who was I to deny her?"
"Yeah yeah," she knew he was rolling his gorgeous eyes, "So, to what do I owe the pleasure, Madame Gilbert?"
"I want you to hear my new song" she said carefully.
"Okay, bring it. I'm sure it's not as bad as Little Ponies, right?"
"Jackass," she muttered, "Well, here we go, It's called Catch Me"
She put her phone on the floor, hitting the speaker button before she picked up her guitar and started to singing.
Before I fall too fast
Kiss me quick but make it last
So I can see how badly this will hurt me when you say goodbye
Keep it sweet, keep it slow
Let the future pass and don't let go
But tonight I could fall too soon into this beautiful moonlight
But you're so hypnotizing
You've got me laughing while I sing
You've got me smiling in my sleep
And I can see this unraveling
Your love is where I'm falling
But please don't catch me...
See this heart won't settle down
Like a child running scared from a clown
I'm terrified of what you do
My stomach screams just when I look at you
Run far away so I can breathe
Even though you're far from suffocating me
I can't set my hopes too high
'Cause every "Hello" ends with a "Goodbye"
But you're so hypnotizing
You've got me laughing while I sing
You've got me smiling in my sleep
And I can see this unraveling
Your love is where I'm falling
But please don't catch me...
So now you see why I'm scared
I can't open up my heart without a care
But here I go, It's what I feel
And for the first time in my life I know it's real
But you're so hypnotizing
You've got me laughing while I sing
You've got me smiling in my sleep
And I can see this unraveling
Your love is where I'm falling
So please don't catch me
If this is love please don't break me
I'm giving up so just catch me
"So, what do you think?" she hit the handset button before put the phone against her ear.
"It was... wonderful. That song, I believe, going to win you another awards!" he yelled joyfully over the phone and she couldn't help but smiling.
"Well, thank you, Mister Salvatore. I should probably let you sleep. So, yeah, goodnight, Damon" she said softly.
"Goodnight, Elena"
She ended the phone call, discarding her unused paper into the trash bin in the corner of her room. She put back her acoustic guitar into its case before she climbed into her bed and covered herself in her comforter and went sleep with a soft smile on her face and a happy thought she thought she would never feel again.
I'm falling in love with Damon.
Hello again! I'm sorry that I took so long for this chapter to write, forgive me?
Anyway, I'm sorry for the typos, as usual. And my grammar, I know I'm not good.
Oh I just wanted to let you know that in chapter 19, I used Heart Attack by Demi Lovato :D I love the song and I hope you love it too. and for this chapter, I used Catch Me also by Demi Lovato.
Well, last but not least, drop me some reviews so I know what you think about this one :) I really appreciate every single one reviews that I've got, so thank you so so much! See you next chapter!