Elena's POV: (Opening thoughts)
Damon is now driving me home. Bella has gone to the Clearwater's to be there for them and Charlie and Jake. I had decided not to give Charlie a heart attack by turning up soaked to the bone and nearly blue lipped. Bella agreed.
I have got a jacket of Damon's on and I am trying to warm up as I am still frozen from the water.
"108 degrees over here," Damon says to me.
Without hesitation I move over and lean into his side, which is scorching hot against my frozen skin. It must be nice to never get cold.
"God!" I say surprised at how hot he is and placing my cold fingers against his bare skinned arm. "My hands are freezing. It must be nice never getting cold!"
"It's a wolf thing," D explains.
I shake my head. "No. It's a Damon thing. You're just warm and you always was. You're like your own sun."
We pull up to my house and I turn to him as he begins to speak.
"Is this better?" He asks. Is what better? "Now that you and Bella know about us."
I nod but I can feel that there is more e wants to say.
"But?" I ask him as I turn to face him.
"You saw what happened to Emily," he tells me and I know he's gonna tell me what happened to her. "Sam got angry. Lost it for a split second, and was standing too close," he shakes his head and I begin to feel sorry for Sam, Having to see what he's done every day. "He'll never be able to take that back. What if I got mad with you? That's why I broke up with you! I couldn't bear the thought that you may get hurt. Sometimes... I feel like I'm gonna disappear."
I turn over and look straight at him. "Okay not that you need me to tell you something like this... but I always will. You're not gonna lose yourself. I wouldn't let that happen."
He is now bearing his eyes into mine.
"How?" He asks.
"I'll tell you all the time," I tell him and I keep my expression serious to show him how much I am. "How special you are... how much you meant to me back then... and still do."
As if we were back in our past selves we both begin to lean towards each other. My heart begins to race and I feel like it is also beginning to heal. Even though it is cracked maybe I can piece my broken heart together with a man I once loved. No!
I stop realizing I cannot go back to the way things were. He turns away realising I cannot do it.
"Thank you," I say and he hugs me as I lean into his neck. "For everything."
He nods and I am glad I did not upset him. I slide across and open the door.
"Wait!" Damon says and he leans across me to slam the door shut and I gasp but he seems to be worried. "There's a vampire."
Oh no Victoria! "How do you know?"
"I can smell it," he says and I begin to panic as he prepares to start the engine. "I'm getting you out of here."
But I look out the back window and I am shocked to see a very familiar car behind my house. A black car that belongs to...
"That's Carlisle's car," I tell Damon but he is not as thrilled as I am. "They're here."
I begin to open the door again and rush out. Carlisle, maybe Esme... no don't get my hopes up.
"Elena it's a trick stop!" Damon says racing out of the car after me. "You gotta come with me!"
I grunt as he pulls back on my arm to stop me and I turn around to face me.
"They won't hurt me," I inform him but he does not seem convinced.
"Look if a Cullen is back here then this is their territory," he tells me and I remember they split the lands with Jake and Damon's grandfather so they stay on this side and the wolves on the reservation. "Treaty says we can only defend on our own lands. I can't protect you here."
"Okay," I tell him as I try to get him to release me. "It's okay. Damon you don't have to."
He hesitates before shaking his head. "You're about to cross a line."
"Then don't draw one," I say after glancing at my home. "Please? And don't say anything to Bella till I know."
I then go racing up the steps.
I slowly enter the house a little worried about what I'll find. The house is completely dark as all the lights are off. I jump and gasp as the light is suddenly turned on and I see a pixie like girl.
I am shocked as this is the girl I've been writing too all this time.
"Alice?" I gasp again as I pull her into a hug but she looks shocked as I squeeze her. "Oh my god!"
"What are you...?" I begin still not quite believing it. "I'm sorry- I just can't believe you're here... Is-"
She cuts me off. "Would you like to explain to me how you're alive?"
"What?" I ask confused. Does she know about Victoria is after me?
"I saw a vision of you," she says and it becomes clear what she must have seen. "You jumped off a cliff. Why in the hell would you try and kill yourself? I mean what about Charlie and Bella your twin?"
"I didn't try and kill myself," I inform her and then I clarify. "I was cliff jumping recreationally. It was fun."
I sniffle and she scoffs.
We head into the living room and I sit besides her on the couch. She is still a little mad.
"I have never met anyone more prone to life threatening idiocy," she says and I look down.
I really want to ask her one thing but I don't know how. "Just... did you... did you tell him?"
"No," she reassures me and I feel a weight lift off of my chest. "He only calls in once every few months,he said he wants to be alone," I nod but continue to look down at my knees. "Elena, what is that god awful wet dog smell?"
It takes me a minute to figure out what it is that she could be talking about.
"Um... that's probably me," I tell her and she just looks confused as I lean forward to take off my coat. "Or Damon."
"Damon who?" She asks.
"Damon and his cousin Jake who dates Bella," I begin slowly not knowing if her knowing is a good idea. "Are werewolves."
She sighs. "Elena werewolves are not good company to keep."
"Speak for yourself," a voice says from the doorway.
I look up as Damon, Jake and Bella all enter the room. They all look disgusted at the sight of Alice and Alice quickly gets to her feet. I glance at Damon.
"I asked you to not tell her," I remind him.
"My home as well," Bella says and you can cut the tension between us with a knife. "And I want her out."
"Bella!" I snap and I step forward. "As you so kindly pointed out it is both of our home. She is my guest."
She just crosses her arms as Damon turns to me and I stare into his eyes. He shakes his head. "We had to see if you was okay."
"And get Bella home safe," Jake says.
"I thought you couldn't protect me here," I point out still staring at Damon.
"Guess we don't care," Damon says to me quietly.
"Well I'm not gonna hurt her," Alice points out.
Bella scoffs and I glare at my twin.
"No," Damon says to Alice and they glare at each other. "You're just a harmless Cullen. I'm talking about the blood sucker who tried to kill Elena because of you."
"You might know her," Bella says in a sarcastic voice. "Red head your idiot of a brother killed her boyfriend!"
"Victoria?" Alice asks me shocked.
"Yeah Victoria's been around," I clarify for her while sending a look my twin's way.
"I didn't see her, I didn't see you get pulled out of the water either," she says to me before turning to my two werewolf friends with a look of disgust on her face. "I can't see past you and your pack of mutts!"
"Don't get us upset!" Jake growls at her but as he steps towards her Damon places a hand on his chest in warning.
"Hey stop!" I say also getting to my feet and Bella places her hand on Jakes shoulder and he seems to calm down as he glances at her.
"Or things are gonna get very ugly!" He finishes his threat.
"Jake stop!" Bella says and his voice completely calms him.
I turn to Alice who is still glaring at Jake but she looks kindly at me. "Um..."
She seems to get the hint.
"I'll give you guys a minute," she says not glancing at my twin or the wolves.
She heads for the door. What if she doesn't come back?
"Hey," I call out to her and she turns back to me as she gets near the door. "You're not going anywhere, you're gonna come back right?"
She nods but decided to jab at them with. "As soon as you put the dogs out."
She leaves but I hear Bella whisper something along the lines of. 'What about stop letting dead things in?'
Alice stops as she would have heard but ignores Bella's comment and carries on walking out the door. As she heads out I turn to the others.
"Is he...?" Damon begins but he seems to hesitate and sighs. "Are there others? How many Cullen's are there?"
Jake also looks like he wants the answer.
"Please tell me she isn't staying long," she says and I glare at both of them.
"No," I say tucking my hair behind my ear. "It's just Alice... and she can stay as long as she likes... Bella I don't want to argue with you but she can come here as much as she wants."
I push past the three to head into the kitchen and I can tell Bella is biting back a retort.
"Are the rest coming back?" Jake asks as the three follow me.
I place the cup I had been drinking out of in the sink. Then I turn around and lean against the sink.
"No," I whisper and Bella looks a little guilty but my mood is worsening. "Not that I know of. Anything else?"
"No," Damon says slowly. "That's it."
"Well if that's all then you better run back to Sam you guys," I say to them before turning to my twin. "And Bella you might as well go with them so you can get away from Alice and I."
I then turn away from them. How am I to ever fix this? I want to be friends with all of them but this is clearly not possible.
"Elena," Bella says and I turn to see her holding her hand out which I take and squeeze. "I'm sorry. It's just hard for me not to hate them after what he did to you."
"I also cannot help but think about the fact they came back here and became a wolf," Damon says.
Jake realizes something and begins to speak. "And I've done it again. I've broken my promise to always be a good friend to you."
I glance at him with some tears in my eyes.
I look down again and I hear someone or someone's leave. I turn back around to see it's just Damon.
"We don't have to do this to each other," I point out gently to the guy I once loved. "Me, Jake, Bella and you. We don't have to do this."
"Yes we do," he says and I feel the tears threatening to fall again as he gets closer to me than we had been in years.
He places his hand on the side of my face and I sigh. His hot hand is so comforting. I feel like... maybe I can get over Edward... maybe going back to a guy who had to dump me is the way to get over Edward.
"Elena," he whispers and then he whispers something in his native tongue that I do not understand but I can take a guess. He closes his eyes and our noses are now practically touching.
But just as our lips touch the phone rings. Damon steps away from me and answers it.
"Swan residence," he says and his voice turns dark and his expression even darker before he speaks again. "He's not here right now. He's arranging a funeral."
Damon slams the phone onto the receiver.
"Who was that?" I ask him not liking his behaviour or attitude. "What?"
He seems to be shaking. "Always in the way."
He begins to step back and I follow along.
"who was that?!" I ask again still following him.
"Elena, step back," he says to me still looking angry and shaking a little.
"D' who was that?" I keep repeating waiting for an answer.
"GET OUT OF MY HOUSE!" I hear Bella yell but Alice, who looks panicked as she comes in and approaches me.
"Elena," she begins to me. "It's Edward. He thinks you're dead. Rosalie told him why I came here."
I turn to Damon, as Bella and Jake enter, and I figure out who was on the phone a minute ago. "Why would yo- why didn't you let me speak to him?!"
"He didn't ask for you!" Damon snaps back.
"I DON'T CARE!" I yell at him but Alice seems to be in a rush and turns to me.
"ELENA! ELENA!" She says grabbing my arm and forcing me to turn to her. "He's going to the volturi!" She says and recognition must have shown on my face. "He wants to die too!"
OH NO!
"Good riddance!" Bella says and we glare at each other.
I am about to ruin our relationship even more.
Because I am going to Volterra.
"ARE YOU NUTS!" Bella and Jake yell as Alice vamp speeds to the car and climbs in.
"He left you Elena," Damon points out as he follows me out onto the porch with the other two not far behind. "He didn't want you anymore."
"No but I'm not gonna let him kill himself out of guilt!" I point out.
"He is already dead for gods sake!" Bella points out and I can see under all the anger... she is worried. "Don't join him just to save him."
"And what about your dad?" Jake asks as I open the door
"I'm 18 I'm legally free to go," I say and then turn to my twin. "Can you tell him I'll be back soon?"
She shakes her head but then nods, probably more for Charlie's sanity then mine. I climb into the passenger's seat but Damon leans through the drivers window and over Alice to grab my hand. He looks worried for me.
"Please Elena," he says gently and Alice looks at me uncomfortably and what is happening. I need to get him to let me go. "Just stay here. For Charlie, For Bella, for me."
I pause for a second. If not for that phone call... "I have to go."
He removes his hand.
"I'm begging you," he tries again and we stare into each others eyes. "Please."
"Goodbye Damon, Bella, Jacob," I whisper. I feel like this might just be our final goodbye.
Damon leaves and Bella comes over. "You make a choice. Stay here with your family or go save him..."
I hesitate. "Don't put me in this position Bella... please. More than likely I'll save him and everything'll go back to normal... I love you and please be careful."
She doesn't answer and just moves away again.
Alice finally stops looking uncomfortable.
"Okay," she says as I place my seatbelt on.
As the tires screech and we take off I wonder... Will Bella ever forgive me.
QUEENC2020:
OOh things are getting rough between Bella and Elena.