Chapter 11 Damn vampires
Elena lay curled up in Damon's arm. She was gazing up at his face unable to close her eyes again. She had no idea how she had taken little things for granted. She was so desperate to open her eyes to see his face when she could hear him talking to her. Now she didn't want to take her eyes off of him.
"We should get you something to eat. " Damon said running his hands through her hair. Elena smiled at the tingly feeling every touch from him gave her.
"Yes." Elena said nodding holding her stomach. "I am hungry and I need to shower too."
"Well I can help you with the shower." Damon offered.
Elena giggled and pushed him playfully. She scooted toward the edge of the bed and stood up. She felt her knees buckle instantly and grabbed the bed to balance herself. Damon was at her side in seconds.
"I'm okay." Elena said. "My legs just feel kind of like jello,"
"You were asleep for almost 3 days. It's going to take some time for your muscles to get adjusted." He said helping her stand up.
"So I guess I am helping you shower after all." He added with a wink.
"No. You are going to go make me lunch. Bonnie's here right? She can help me shower or bathe it would probably be easier." Elena said.
"You're kind of bossy." Damon teased. "What would my little princess like for lunch?"
Elena looked thoughtful for a moment she had dreamed about food several times when she was trapped in her mind. "A burger and fries.. no actually spaghetti. Yeah..pasta.. um but maybe mac and cheese instead."
"Elena." Damon laughed cutting her off. "We don't have that much food. I mean Stefan and I are light eaters in that respect."
"Okay surprise me." She said kissing his lips softly.
He helped her to the bathroom kissing her softly.
"The offers still open to help you bathe. That idea is quite appealing actually." He said waggling his eyebrows and gesturing to the clawfoot tub.
Elena rolled her eyes. "Damon I might be admitting I love you. But if you want to see me naked your going to have to earn it first."
He chuckled. "Isn't that what I have been doing?"
"No.. you have been earning my trust and my love. Sex is different." Elena shrugged.
"Huh?'" Damon said looking baffled.
"I mean. I'm the kind of girl you need to romance a little. I want to be swept of my feet." She giggled.
"Oh. You want me to seduce you." Damon smirked.
"That's not what I said." Elena said pushing him toward the door weakly her arms and legs still felt really weak. She started rubbing at her arm.
"You okay? Should you see a doctor?" He said concern washing over his handsome face as he studied her frail appearance.
"I'm sure it's normal. I just need more water and food. Bonnie will know." Elena said smiling reassuringly at him. Moved by his clear emotion for her.
"Okay. I'm going to go get her. Just sit here okay don't try to move to much. You could crack your head open if you fall down." He said setting her down carefully on the built in bench in the large bathroom connected to the room.
"I'm okay Damon really." She said squeezing his arm. He nodded and hurried out of the room. Elena rolled her eyes realizing that Damon could prove to be more protective then Stefan. Somehow that didn't make her feel smothered the way it had with Stefan. She just felt safe under his fierce protection and completely loved.
She smiled and gazed around at the large bathroom. The entire bathroom was completely designed with a woman in mind. It had this beautiful hand crafted bench she sat on built in. A large claw foot tub with room to keep you amenities on the side. A large vanity sat near the bathroom sink. It even had built in shelves and drawers for bath clothes towels and robes. She knew the boarding house was a replica of the original Salvatore Manor and was surprised when she had picked out this suite. It was so different from all the other dark and sort of gloomy rooms. The room itself was large and open. It was connected to a large terrace that let in a lot of light. The room was done in a pearl white like the bathroom but had a rose colored wall off setting the white. The carpet was rich and plush. The bed was a large four corners bed with a rose and white silk canopy. She made a mental note to ask Damon why this room was different from all the others.
She chucked considering the fact that she had just slept in a room fit for a princess for three days. When did my life turn into a fairy tale? She asked herself shaking her head. She heard Bonnie and Damon coming into the room.
"Elena!" Bonnie cried sitting next to her and hugging her softly.
"Oh Bonnie!" Elena said tears creeping down her face. "I know you did something to help Damon save me. Thank you so much!"
"Of course." Bonnie gulped. "Um Elena.. did Damon go over how we saved you?"
"Not yet." Damon muttered looking nervous.
"It's okay." Bonnie said. "I'll explain. Just go get her something to eat. She needs to replenish her energy. But she looks okay physically."
He nodded and left the room reluctantly.
"What happened?" Elena asked as Bonnie lifted her arm and examined it.
"I thought you said I was fine."
"You are..mostly. But I'm worried about how thin you are. I'm not really a doctor here just a witch. When I touch you you seem healthy though."
I haven't eaten anything in three days." Elena said. "Before that.. I'm not sure. After I got home and found John well you know. Everything has been a crazy blur. Sometimes I just forget to eat."
Bonnie's eyes narrowed. "Elena you need to remember you are human. You cannot neglect your basic needs like eating because your caught up in vampire drama."
"I know." Elena nodded. "Its just I have been so stressed out fighting with Stefan all the time meanwhile falling for Damon."
"Yeah I get it. I felt it. It's a tremendous amount of pressure you're under." Bonnie said filling the bath tub.
"What do you mean by you felt it?" Elena asked.
"To save you I had to get into your head.. into your subconscious. I sort of relived your recent memories to figure out how to break the spell." Bonnie explained.
"So what memories did you relive?" Elena said looking awkward.
"Well..many of them but what stood out was the moment you realized how you felt about Damon.. and then the memory of the spell." Bonnie stammered. "It was pretty intense."
Elena sighed. "Well I don't mind this. Now you completely get how I feel. I don't have to try and explain anything to you."
Bonnie smiled in relief. "It was the only way to save you."
"I know." Elena said as Bonnie helped her undress and get into the tub. "Damon was there to?"
"Yeah and Alaric." Bonnie said.
Elena smirked. "I'm sure that was kind of awkward for you and Alaric."
"Tell me about it." Bonnie smiled.
"So Bon?" Elena asked.
"Yeah?"
"Where the hell is Stefan?"
Bonnie winced. "With Katherine somewhere. That's all I know."
Damon hurried down to the kitchen and frowned. There was really nothing but snack foods here.
"Damon is Elena awake?" Jeremy asked from behind him.
"What the hell!" Damon jumped looking out the window at the sun gleaming in.
"Bonnie made me a ring." Jeremy said holding it up. "She brought it to me this morning. She said she had a plan to help Elena did it work?"
"Yeah." Damon said smiling. "She's awake. You sure your in control here?"
"As long as no one starts bleeding." Jeremy shrugged. "How is she?"
"Bonnie is making sure she's okay. She needs food and I got nothing." Damon said looking frustrated.
"No your okay." Jeremy said pulling out a can from the cupboard. "Do you have cheese and butter?"
"Yeah." Damon said retrieving the items from the fridge.
"Perfect." Jeremy said tossing a loaf of bread and the soup can toward him. "Tomato soup and grilled cheese. Our mom made this for us whenever we were under the weather or getting over being sick."
Damon stared at the items for a moment trying to recall the last time he had actually cooked.
"Do you need help?" Jeremy asked trying to stifle back a laugh as Damon studied the back of the soup can reading the instructions.
"I can do the soup if you can make the cheesy sandwich.' Damon said grimacing at the idea. Though he enjoyed the occasional raw steak or burger. Food in his day was so much better then the junk humans ate now.
He quickly severed the can open with his fangs and poured it into a pan adding the water and turning on the burner. He heard Alaric laugh behind him.
"Ever heard of a can opener?"
"Honestly." Damon groaned. "Can a guy cook his girl lunch without all the commentary?"
"It's just weird seeing you all domesticated." Alaric said smirking as he glanced at Jeremy who was smothering butter unto bread.
"You need some bread to go with that butter Jeremy?" Alaric said rolling his eyes.
"Butter is the key to a good grilled cheese sandwich." Jeremy defended.
"Maybe we should just leave and let Martha Stewart here cook the meal." Damon said crossing his arms and glancing at Alaric.
"Elena would probably thank you for that." Alaric smirked pointing behind Damon who turned around to see his soup boiling and bubbling over the pan.
"Damn it." Damon muttered turning down the heat and started stirring it trying to determine of it was still edible or not.
"On second thought we could order pizzas." Jeremy suggested holding up a charred piece of soggy buttered bread.
"Hopeless." Alaric muttered marching into the kitchen trying to salvage some sort of lunch for Elena. Damon and Jeremy snuck away to play video games and Alaric scowled realizing he had just been duped into making lunch.
"Damn vampires." He muttered to himself.
Bonnie helped Elena downstairs slowly. Elena could feel her energy coming back. Bonnie had her sip on water with a little sugar in it in the bathroom and it helped a lot.
"How did you get stuck cooking?' Elena asked a amused expression across her face at the messy kitchen.
"Damon tried.." Alaric said motioning to the dried red soup all over the stove top.
Elena laughed softly and shook her head.
"It smells like burnt bread." Bonnie said wincing,.
"That was Jeremy." Alaric said flipping his perfect grilled cheese sandwiches over and mixing the soup.
"What?" Elena said. "He makes grilled cheese all the time."
"I figured he did it on purpose." Alaric muttered.
"Well these look great." Elena said grabbing a plate and bowl. "Thank you Ric."
"Your welcome." He said smiling. "Glad to see you awake. Bonnie you eat too. You need to replenish your energy as well."
"Well since you made it and not Damon. Okay." Bonnie joked getting herself some food as well.
"This is great." Elena said between bites as she hungrily finished her lunch quickly. She heard the front door open and suddenly the hairs on her neck stood up. She looked at Bonnie and then Alaric wide eyed. Alaric quickly went down to the cellar to get Damon.
"Hello anyone here?' Stefan voice's called out.
Elena looked at Bonnie wide eyed and nervous.
'What do I do' Elena mouthed to her best friend.
Bonnie just shrugged helplessly. What could one do here?
Elena took a deep breath and stood up and walked out of the kitchen. Feeling her strength start to return but she still felt shaky and kind of wobbly. She figured it was her nerves for the most part. She knew this was really all that was left to do and their was no point in putting it off.
"Hey Stefan." She said slowly walking into the entry way ready to face him.
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