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Chapter XXXVII

GENERAL POV

"Elena… will you marry me?"

Squealing, Elena ran across the room, throwing her arms around Bruce, who stood to meet her. Locking eyes for a moment, Elena leaned in and kissed him passionately. "Yes..." she whispered against his lips, smiling as tears of joy slid down her olive cheeks.

"Yes. I will marry you."

DAMON POV – MYSTIC FALLS, VIRIGINIA [3 MONTHS LATER]

It was almost four years since anyone had seen or heard from Elena. Some of the townspeople even began believe that she was either or missing, or worst, dead; that was of course until Katherine, who still on a mission to win back my brother's heart, began to impersonate her full time. However those of us who knew the truth, about what happened during "The Massacre", knew that Elena didn't want to be found.

I never did understand how Elena could be so selfish; leaving us; leaving me behind, with no goodbye, no explanation, and absolutely no contact. After her disappearance, everyone, minus Jenna, Alaric and Matt, had tried non-stop to find her; but after a year, it was clear that Elena had become exceedingly good at hiding herself away.

Even going so far to ensure that she couldn't be found magically. Even John and Isobel had no idea where their daughter was; and now after three years, only myself, Stefan and a reluctant Katherine, of course for her own personal gain, was still searching for her.

So here I was, at Gilbert house, trying to convince the town's resident witch, Bonnie Bennett, to once again to do a locator spell; which proved to be difficult as she was confident that it wouldn't work, but after expelling every and all options, I was desperate for any leads that would lead to Elena.

"Just give up, Damon. Elena doesn't want to be found." She reiterated; her voice laced with annoyance. "I don't care." I snapped, glaring at the Bennett witch, who was unaffected by my heated gaze. "Well that's just liked you not to care what Elena wants." Jeremy remarked from the living room where he sat with Tyler and Caroline watching Vh1.

Although Jeremy was initially devastated that his sister left without a word, after a year and finding no traces of her, like Jenna and Alaric, who were currently away once again on one of their impromptu trips, came to 'respect' Elena's decision to leave Mystic Falls and its craziness behind her.

"Whatever, Gilbert." I snapped as Stefan came in through the front entrance, with a lovesick Katherine following in behind him. "Will Bonnie do the spell?" He asked coming to my side. "No, she will not; because it's a waste of time." Bonne answered for me, walking around us from the kitchen back to living room with a cup of tea held firmly within her grasp.

"Bonnie…" Stefan began to protest before the Lockwood werewolf cut him off. "Stefan, Elena doesn't want to be found. Let it go." He reproached, his voice too laced heavily with annoyance. "For once the dog makes sense." Katherine's voice said in agreement, not having to look at her, but could hear the malicious smirk of hers that seemed to permanently reside on her face.

"Oh shut it, Katherine. The only reason you're agreeing with him is because you want Stefan back…but even it was hundred years from now with Elena long gone and dead in the ground, you still wouldn't stand a chance." Caroline retorted, undoubtedly angry at the dog reference towards her boyfriend.

"Listen you…" Katherine began, her voice filled with malice, before she stopped short, clutching her head and groaning in pain as Bonnie's concentrated stare on her made it clear that whatever the Petrova bitch was feeling that Bonnie was the cause. "That's enough…" Bonnie commanded, ceasing her attack on Katherine, who glared at her in return, but knew better than to try and retaliation.

"…I'm not doing the spell; and that's final." She continued, before sitting down beside Jeremy and turning the television up as the show, The Fabulous Life began. "Oh, I love this show." Caroline commented, her voice laced with excitement, obviously moving past our previous disagreement as she, Tyler, Jeremy and Bonnie ignored the rest of us and turned their attention to the television as the show's theme song played.

The Fabulous Life of Today's Hottest Supermodels

"She stands about of statue of 5'10'', weighs under a 120 pounds. Her measurements: 34, 24, 34. Behold the embodiment of female perfection, the supermodel." A posh British accent narrated as bits of videos of different models walking down the runway flashed on screen as I too sat down, after getting a glass of the house's bourbon, too tired and annoyed to go to the grill, Stefan and unfortunately Katherine joining me as we all sat down and watched.

"Supermodels are selling a fantasy. A what it would look like to be perfect." Said Karen Robinovitz, a lifestyle journalist as the screen showed her briefly before going to a blond model getting her hair done as she spoke. "No diet, no exercise… Just the way I am." She explained as dark haired model in lingerie continuously flashed on screen.

"To be considered a supermodel, is nearly impossible. It's a feat that is just beyond the reach of 99.9% of the woman that are modeling business." Said Neal Hamil from Ford Models, Inc. as the screen flashed back and forth between him and models on the runaway.

"A model is someone, who just puts on the clothes and does there job; and a supermodel is just out of the stratosphere, in a whole other galaxy." Described Philip Bloch, a celebrity stylist as the screen flashed back and forth between him and the models on the runaway, before the screen showed a smiling, Alessandra Ambrosio, Adriana Lima and…Elena!

"Guys! That's Elena! She's a model?" Caroline exclaimed. "No shit, Barbie. We all see her." I retorted, although I could hardly believe it myself as we all now focused intently on the screen. "Oh!" Missy Elliot's voice came as the pictures of a smiling Elena and other models, hugging and posing at the cameras came on screen.

"And for the few, the proud, the supermodels. A flawless physique is a free pass to one sweet, off-the-hook existence." Narrator said as Heidi Klum appeared on screen in a bikini, before a model of African descent was shown on a beach and Adriana Lima on a beach in a skimpy black lace dress.

DISCOVERED

A section title appeared on screen before the visage of Kathryn Eisman from Men's Health Magazine appeared on the screen briefly as she spoke. "Supermodels are very different than your average celebrity, many of them just plucked out of obscurity."

"That's right; many of today's hottest supermodels were just regular teens until they were discovered and catapulted into the world of full on fabulocity..." The narrator said as pictures of other models and Elena in normal clothes appeared on screen.

"…Then there is fellow supermodel, American bombshell, Elena Gilbert. Today you know her as the face of Giorgio Armani and the body of Victoria's Secret." The narrator said as pictures of Elena modeling for Armani and Victoria's Secret ads came on screen.

"But before she was discovered back in 2007, Elena was just an 18 year old literature major at Columbia University in NYC." Narrator said as a picture of Elena on Columbia's campus appeared on screen.

"Today she isn't writing bestsellers, but she is reportedly raking in 5 million a year as a Victoria's Secret Angel." The narrator said as pictures and videos of Elena walking down the runway of a Victoria Secret Fashion Show showed up on screen.

"That's what makes the Victoria's Secret's fashion show the most exciting event of the year." Elena clarified in an interview backstage of the VS fashion show, wearing a pink Victoria's Secret robe with a series of rolling curls in her hair.

MEN

Was the second section title before Andy Serwer from Fortune Magazine appeared on screen and spoke. "If you're a supermodel, you can pretty much pick any guy on the entire planet. Movie star, royalty, senator, prince, you name it." He said as pictures of Giselle and Leonardo DiCaprio and Heid Klum and Seal appeared on screen.

"I love guys, so what can I say? They're all cute." Giselle said with a laugh as she was interviewed at a public event.

"Today supermodels get a lot of play…and when you can get any man you want, you don't settle for Jo Smo. These ladies are turning Hollywood into their own private stud bar." The narrator said as more pictures of other models and their famous boyfriends appeared on screen. "Super models always seem to be dating some huge celebrity or pop star and I just don't know why that is?" Kathryn Eisman said, softly shaking her head in confusion.

"But for some supermodels; actors and pop stars are just way too low class…Take Elena Gilbert; you've seen her in every ad campaign from Guess to Armani jeans. But when it comes to men, she likes a man with some class. Like her rumored pervious boy toy, Nathaniel Archibald, of the New York Archibalds, one of the oldest and richest political families in New York City." The narrator stated as pictures of Elena and this Archibald guy came on the screen.

"Yummy." Katherine said causing Stefan and myself to growl in displeasure. "But since then, Elena has seriously stepped up. Elena's on her way to becoming one of the richest women alive as she's currently engaged to billionaire, Bruce Wayne." Narrator said as I felt my mouth drop open and a picture of Elena and Bruce Wayne appeared on screen and most of them were of them in intimate embraces.

"Hot." Every female present commented as the males scowled in annoyance. "Elena's bagged one of the richest men in world; and its rumored that there will be no pre-nup. The very moment Elena says 'I do.' she'll never have to work another day in her life." Kathryn Eisman said as more pictures appeared.

"But even without Bruce Wayne's last name, Elena's wicked smile and even more wicked body, has made her rich all on her own. Elena is the ultimate pin-up…don't believe us; Elena averages a million hits a day on the web, especially when she was named one of the hottest woman alive in Maximum magazine." Narrator said as a steamy photo spread of Elena appeared on screen.

"Elena became a Victoria's Secret Angel in 2007 and started earning quite the salary." The narrator said, before Kathryn Eisman appeared on screen once more. "Elena doesn't have quite the contract that Giselle had with Victoria's Secret, but don't feel sorry for her. She's making at least 3.5 to 5 million dollars a year."

"But it doesn't end there. Armani reportedly pays her up to 3 million dollars a year to flaunt their clothing and perfume line. Elena also has another multi-million dollar deals with Puma's Project Pink and Vodafone, Australia's largest cell phone carrier…Oh yeah; there is nothing sexier than Elena's bank account. In average she made a total of 7.5 million dollars for the year of 2011."

"Elena's making some serious bank." Tyler commented as the show's theme song played once more as it went to commercial. "I can't believe Elena's a model." Jeremy stated, his voice distant as he tried to process everything that we all just learnt; Elena was a model, and she was engaged.

"She's a Victoria's Secret Model." Vampire Barbie remarked lamely, her obvious statement, only spiking my irritation. "Yes genius, we all heard that." I snapped, my anger coming back full force, thinking more on her engagement than her profession as the images of her and fiancée flashed in my mind.

"No, Damon…" Caroline snapped, her eyes flashing angrily back at me. "…The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show happens in two days in Manhattan; as a Victoria's Secret model, wouldn't Elena be there." She pointed out as I could feel a wave of hope wash over me.

New York, here I come.

CLIFFHANGER! The Mystic Falls gang is coming to town; what will Elena do?

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- Dark Alana.