Damon and Elena navigate the joys and sorrows of a new relationship while fending off unpredictable attacks from terrifying supernatural enemies. But when they're confronted with the shadows of Damon's past and messy moral dilemmas, will they be able to build a life together that they can be proud of? A whole new version of Season 5 without the heartbreaking events of the finale.

More satisfying spin off from the blood-sharing scene in 04x02 Memorial. What if vampires could taste your true nature in your blood? Would it bring you peace or sorrow? Would it help Elena to figure out who she was supposed to be with? Would it help Stefan and Elena find their peace with each other? *Spoiler* Delena!

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You fall in love, get married, fall in love again, get your heart broken. What if it got broken by a heart surgeon that never came back to fix it? Damon/ Elena - AU/AH

It's Halloween at Honolulu Heights and Alex convinces Tom and Hal to help her celebrate.

Damon is killed in the future, and Elena is sent back in time to save him. When she finds herself in a past where Damon does not love her, and she has to fight for him and against an unexpected opponent to try and beat fate, she realizes she may have gotten more than she bargained for.

AU/AH/ Damon Salvatore's life is going nowhere fast, unless he's racing to his next stop as a pizza delivery driver. But when the cute brunette he delivers to every Friday night applies for a job as a CSR, reality is quick to take hold. Can Damon justify following his heart towards a girl that is off limits? And if he does, where exactly is it going to take him in the end? / Delena

She's a haunted literary agent in NYC and he's a successful therapist who has closed himself off from life, but she sneaks past all his defenses. A story about facing your fears, and having the courage to overcome your past and make the future you want. AU/AH, Delena, Steroline, Jalaric

A character study of sorts of Damon, Stefan, and Elena set sometime through season three. Rated T for language.

Elena tries to drag all the grouchy men in the house into showing some Christmas spirit, with variable success, much sarcasm, and a lot of love. Rated "I" for Innuendo, and "T" because Damon can't really behave himself. Not even on Christmas. Delena, Stefan, Ric, Jeremy. Happy snarky fluff

Damon, a carefree soldier & Elena, a no-nonsense physical therapist at an Army base met under ordinary circumstances. Stuck between attraction and resistance, they struggled to define their relationship until fate made the decision for them. 4 years later a heartbroken Elena battles to make good on a promise when she discovers nothing but the shell of the only man she's ever loved.

Two weeks after 4x09, Klaus is leaving town. He's never been much for goodbyes, but this girl changes things. Klaus/Caroline Oneshot. Caroline POV. Some mild language, nothing too crazy.

Post 3x22 - He said he'd leave, but he said a lot of things. In the end, things aren't ever quite what you expect - but they usually end up being exactly like you need them. Damon/Elena - Warnings for language, adult situations, violence, and general bitterness. **ON HIATUS** So sorry, guys, this one's on the shelf. :(

Set in Rome. It's been twenty years and Damon fulfilled his promise, staying away to respect Elena's choice in Stefan. A chance encounter jeopardizes the carefully won peace he's made with the situation. Can Elena penetrate the wall he's built around his heart to keep from being hurt again?

Elena can't hide from her feelings for Damon forever. Especially when she's stuck in an elevator with him! O/S

What happens when lies are no longer an option, and buried feelings are brought to the surface? Damon, Elena, Stefan and Katherine consume the witch's brew and spend the night telling the truth.

What if just as Elena realizes that Stefan and Damon are vampires she bolts and there is a tragic accident? Stefan can't bring himself to save her for fear of damning her for all eternity. Damon, snatches Elena from his arms and turns her.

When Elena asks Damon Salvatore for a loan, he agrees on the condition that she marries him. What happens when she finds herself falling in love with a man who has told her he will never love her? AU. All human.

Damon Salvatore is tired of playing nice - he's a dangerous predator after all. No longer content with mere flirting, he decides to take things much further with Elena, in a deeper and darker way no-one saw coming.

**SPOILERS through 2x08** Short entries from Elena's diary where she deals with the confession she was never supposed to remember. Damon/Elena with some Stefan/Elena initially.

After that shared kiss, Damon believes that Elena returns his feelings, at least in part. This is my version of what happens after the season one finale.