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Chapter 20:
I woke up screaming in the middle of the night from a nightmare that made me realize that even though my infected vampire side was dormant, then it was still there and it was fighting to break free of the cage I had trapped it inside. Elijah managed to calm me down, but he couldn't erase the memory of the monster that hid inside me. I had to change back eventually and go through the excruciating pain again or finally give up and join Klaus without betraying him.
"What happened?" Damon asked worriedly, standing at the doorway.
"Just a bad dream," I lied, but Elijah didn't tell the truth because he didn't want the others to worry more about me than they already were. "I'm sorry for waking you up."
"It's okay. I couldn't sleep anyway…" Damon said, smirking in a playful way that cheered me up a bit.
I really didn't understand why Damon didn't have anyone in his life. He was such a great guy and could be good when he wanted to.
"I'll make us a cup of tea," Elijah said and gave me a quick kiss on the back of my hand before he stepped out of the bed. "I trust that you will behave, because if not then… well, you know what I'm capable of already."
Damon snorted, but Elijah walked out to the kitchen and he walked up to my bed, lying down next to me in his boxers. I had to admit that he did have a very nice body, but Elijah would always be the one for me, because in the end it was all about the personality.
"Damon, can you keep a secret?" I asked as quietly as I could. "I mean, you can't tell anyone about it and definitely not Elijah."
He raised an eyebrow and leaned closer to me. "What's wrong?" he asked worriedly.
"I… I have to change back to my vampire side. I can feel it inside me and it's getting more and more impatient. But if I release it, then I have to go through the pain again and I don't want Elijah to see me in pain. He'll just do something stupid like making a deal with Klaus and getting himself killed," I answered. "I won't do that myself, but I need you to help Bonnie finding the ingredients for the elixir we're going to give Klaus. I think I have a way to get close to him, but that plan involves me releasing my vampire side."
"If you want the chance to change back without being stopped, then I suggest that you do it tomorrow afternoon while Elijah and I are out looking for the sunstone," James said, startling both of us. But I nodded understandingly and thanked James for helping me. "As for your plan, then it's for the better if you talk it through with only Damon and I. The others will tell Elijah about it or stop you."
James was right, but when I opened my mouth to explain everything to James, Elijah suddenly returned with two cups of tea. James and Damon went back to their bedrooms, while Elijah sat down on the bed and handed me my cup of tea. Even though I didn't have my enhanced sense anymore, then I could still smell the sweet scent of honey coming from the tea.
"Are you going to tell me what exactly happened in your nightmare? The whole truth?" Elijah asked.
"I did tell you the whole truth," I lied. I had only told him that I dreamt that I was a vampire and not told him that my vampire side was trying to break free. But Elijah didn't seem to believe me and placed both our cups on the nightstand, so he could cup my face with his hands and look me in my eyes. "It's true. I did tell you the whole truth!"
"Maeva, you're such a bad liar. You always have been and I can feel your heart beat fast. I love you and understand that you don't want to worry me, but after this we're going to get married and I want to be able to help you whenever you need it."
I sighed and looked down at my own hands instead. I wished that Elijah didn't know me this well or that I at least was a vampire again, because then he wouldn't be able to tell if I was lying or not.
"Elijah, I want to marry you today," I said, making Elijah's eyes widen. He tried saying something, but I put a finger on his lips. "I don't want to wait anymore and hope that we will win. If we die then I want us to die as husband and wife. I don't expect us to have a big and fancy wedding. I just want to be your wife and know that all this fighting and being apart from each other were worth it."
Elijah wanted to protest, but I wanted this so badly, so he gave in and a smile formed on his lips by the thought of us finally marrying each other.
"We'll hold it here and have a private ceremony tonight. I'm sure you and my sisters can find an appropriate and ridiculous expensive wedding dress before tonight. Feel free to empty my credit card as it suits you on other unnecessary things."
He fetched his credit card and handed it to me and I couldn't stop myself from giggling. It felt strange to know that we were getting married in about 17 hours or so, but I was sure that it was going to be worth the stress and the others would be reminded of that nothing could stop a couple in love. Especially not Klaus. He could put me through hell and I would still keep my head high and fight back to be with Elijah.
"About the dream…" Elijah said, though. "If you change your mind about telling me about it, then you know where to find me."
I nodded understandingly and we spend the rest of the night planning the wedding. Early in the morning I went to Elijah's sisters and told them the good news and although they were shocked about our sudden decision, then they were definitely up for it and immediately took me to Mystic Falls wedding dress store before I could tell Elena or the others about the wedding. But I was sure that Elijah would tell them about it, so I left with his sisters and went shopping for a dress.
I lost count of how many dresses I tried and how many times either Alice or Adrienne made the tailor fetch a new dress for us. Emilia was busier deciding which shoes I had to wear and how my makeup had to be and drank maybe a little too much champagne.
But we had a great time and after finding a wedding dress, matching shoes, and unnecessary and expensive accessories, we went to a bakery and made them give us one of the already finished cakes. They just had to change the text on it to Elijah & Maeva forever and always instead.
The last thing we had to do before we could go home and get ready for the actual wedding was of course to set up chairs, decorations, and things like that in the quarry where the wedding would be held. But when we returned to the boarding house James, Caroline, and Elijah's brothers were already taking care of that, while Stefan, Bonnie, Elena, and Elena's brother Jeremy were cooking dinner for the party afterwards. Adrienne and Emilia went with their brothers to help them set everything up, while Alice and I helped out in the kitchen. I wondered where Damon, Alaric, and Elijah were, but I didn't dare to ask.
Who knew what they were doing on the afternoon before our wedding?
"I seriously can't believe that you're actually marrying a vampire and then Elijah!" Caroline said, making the other girls giggle.
"What's wrong with marrying Elijah? He's handsome, charming, sweet, and–"
"And probably great in bed too," Caroline added and winked, making me blush rapidly. "Exactly how good in bed is he?"
"Oi! That's my brother you're talking about!" Alice quickly said.
"She's right, but I can't compare Elijah to anyone when he…" I stopped myself before I revealed it, but it was already too late.
Alice's eyes were widened and she pushed her way through the kitchen to stand in front of me. "You're saying that you were a virgin for 489 years before you and Elijah…?"
It felt like everyone was staring at me now, but Damon returned from wherever he had been, so I quickly drew the attention to him instead.
"Can you please help the other guys setting up the marquise, chairs, and decoration up at the quarry?" I asked.
"Me? Doing your dirty work? Forget it!" Damon answered tauntingly and walked past me and in to the living room.
I hurried after him and could smell the scent of scotch from his mouth when he turned around so quickly that I bumped into him. He looked at me and grinned mischievously.
"You've been out drinking?" I asked confusedly.
Damon snorted. "Just a little bit. Are you my mom now?" he asked, clearly being drunk right now.
"No, and I wouldn't even want to be your mom, but I'm just asking you to help me with the wedding. I really want this before Klaus shows up and ruins my life again." I answered.
Damon looked at me for a moment and I could tell that something was wrong, but of course he wouldn't tell me what it was and just shrugged. I wondered what was up to him and figured that he was either envying my and Elijah's love or else he was annoyed because he liked me more than he let on to. I personally hoped that it was the first thing, because I couldn't handle being loved by more than one vampire again and I didn't want to break Damon's heart.
"You sure you want to marry him? I mean, I know you love him and everything, but… marriage can be so overrated sometimes." Damon said.
I nodded without hesitation. I wanted this more than I'd ever wanted anything else in my life and I'd been imagining this day ever since Elijah proposed to me. I didn't see disappointment in Damon's eyes, so perhaps he wasn't in love with me, but just envied that I had someone who loved me unconditionally. I wanted Damon to be happy, so I tried something that could either go wrong or great. I had noticed that Emilia often looked at Damon, so maybe…
"What would you say if I said that one of the female Originals has the hots for you?" I asked, making Damon snort and laugh.
"I'd say that you were crazy, but which Original are we talking about?" Damon answered curiously.
"Emilia. She seems interested in you."
"Emilia? You're definitely crazy. Emilia hates me and… oh…"
"Yup!" I smiled brightly.
Damon chuckled and gave me a kiss on my cheek. "Well, in that case I better go help her setting the things up."
I giggled and went back to the kitchen, while Damon went to the quarry. I hoped that my instincts were right, but even if they weren't then it was a good thing for Damon to get out and interact with women again instead of being alone all the time and minding his own business. I'd already seen James hitting on Adrienne up to several times and he certainly didn't hide that he found her very interesting to be with, but so far Adrienne had been rejecting him over and over.
And now that I'd taken care of that issue I moved on to getting ready for my wedding. After finishing a couple of things, I went back to my bedroom and took out my ridiculous expensive wedding dress. I was so ready for this wedding that I could barely wait. I just hoped that Klaus wouldn't ruin my day…
WEDDING TIME! Let's hope it goes well ;) Thanks for reading and please review! ^_^