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Elena's POV

It rained all day, so I didn't feel as bad not going anywhere. I lounged around in my pj's, trying to sort out everything that I saw. I let all of the incoming phone calls go to voicemail and when people texted me, I just told them I was taking a day to rest. After hours of afternoon television, two pots of coffee, and several shots, I knew that I had to do something. Grabbing my journal off of my shelf, I turn to the next blank page and begin to write;

Dear Diary,

The woman I swore not to be is exactly the person I've become. Katherine toyed with the Salvatore's and was indecisive, eventually becoming a wedge between two brothers who were once best friends and each other's greatest ally. I will make a choice, the choice that took Katherine over 150 years to admit.

Rose showed me Damon in a whole new light and perspective that Damon wouldn't be so boastful to share with other people. Although Damon has done some incredible things in his life, his nature isn't to be innocent and that is what I'm scared of the most.

Stefan is pure and good and he gives his all at being the better man. I love him and I know he will always love me. He can provide safety, security, and comfort. He was there for me in my time of crisis and I can be sure that he will continue to stay consistent.

As a human, I needed safety and security and protection, but now that I am a vampire, I know exactly what I need; passion…adventure…danger.

I put the pen down and quickly throw on a pair of jeans before grabbing the keys to my car. The speedometer increases with my racing heart and my breathing is a tremble. I pull into the Salvatore mansion and find Stefan in the living room.

"Stefan?" I ask as he turns around to face me.

"What is it, Elena?" His eyes are soft and concerned, while his voice emits compassion.

"I-" I choke on a tear before swallowing and trying to spit the rest of the words out. "Stefan, I'm so sorry. I made a mistake."

His face hardens because he knows what is coming.

"We're not us anymore." I pray that I don't cry, but tears well up in my eyes anyways. "When I was a human, we were a perfect fit, but now it is just you and it is just me."

"What happened?"

"I changed, but you didn't. And that is what I loved about you as a human. You were the constant in my life. Even when you went off with Klaus, you were still in there and eventually came back."

"Was it Damon?" Stefan's voice is now a whisper.

I start to shake my head, but find myself nodding instead. "It was the fact that I helplessly fell in love with him too."

"At what point did you decide that a life with me wasn't enough?"

"When I realized that a life was enough, but eternity isn't."

Stefan bows his head and doesn't speak for a long time.

"A life with him is uncertain, wild, and untamed, but I can't picture myself any other way."

Stefan gazes back into my eyes submissively. "I want you to be happy."

I stare back, nodding my head, trying to make him understand that it kills me to do this.

"I want to be happy too and I know my journey to happiness is the cause of heartache in someone who I will always be in debt to for turning some of the darkest moments in my life into light."

"You don't owe me anything, Elena." Stefan sighs with tears in his eyes, "just your promise that no matter where forever takes you, you'll…be careful."

"Absolutely." I flash him a sad smile before turning to leave.

"Take care of yourself." Without another word, I leave.

Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

"Damon, please pick up your phone." I leave a voice-message on Damon's phone while I pull into the grill parking lot. It is probably the most logical place he would be. I nearly jump when Rose is sitting in the passenger seat.

"Holy shit, you scared me."

"Elena, you need to hurry. Damon is planning on leaving sometime tonight. You will find him at the road where you two first met."

I shift into gear and drive until I come across a body lying in the middle of the road. I park off to the side and hurry out of the car while Damon sits up.

"Elena? What are you doing here?"

"I know you Damon. I know about the boy in the confederate army and Julie and when you saved Matt and turned Abby for Stefan." I nearly stumble over my words, I am talking so fast, "I also know that you are far from innocent; you have killed people, made some reckless moves, and may not have the slightest idea what self-control is."

"What is your point Elena?" Damon's eyes are wide and curious.

"My point is…You are a terrible person." Damon's brow furrows at that statement. "But you are a good man and a great vampire."

"How…" Damon doesn't even finish the question, but I answer simply.

"Rose." He laughs slightly and shifts nervously. I don't think I've ever seen Damon nervous or bashful.

"She said you were leaving out of town."

"I thought I had lost my reason to stay." Damon's eyes meet mine and I connect with him in a way that I had only experienced a few times before.

"You haven't. I'm right here, Damon, if you still want me?"

"Are you kidding?" Damon says sarcastically and then he kisses me, long and hard. He rubs his hands all over my body, sending shivers through my spine. When we finally pull away I smirk a little and open my mouth to speak… "So, where are we going?"

I hope I did a good job keeping the characters true to their personalities, while giving a Delena ending.

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