Summary: this is what I thought would have happened best after rose died. This scene begins where Damon gets back home and finds Elena on the couch waiting for him. This story is full of Delena so please who hate Damon, I'm sorry but I love Delena more. Thank you.
Chapter 1: Compulsion isn't working.
Disclaimer: I don't own The Vampire Diaries although I wish to.
Damon opened the door to the Salvatore Mansion and surprisingly he found Elena on the couch waiting for him he guessed. He wasn't feeling caring right now all he wanted to do was fill himself with bourbon and get drunk. As he walked in, Elena stood up "you're supposed to leave" he exclaimed rather angry. She grabbed a glass from the small table beside the couch, "I did, but then I came back to make sure that you're okay" she said and gave him the glass full of bourbon he supposed. He felt his flatter at that little comment, she still cared but he wasn't in the mood for caring he was too angry and guilt ripped at him, "I appreciate the gesture" he sighed widening his eyes and trying not to look into her eyes, "I'm just glad it's over" he said and drank the liquid in one breathe.
"You know you don't believe that" she said as he placed the glass on the table again, he felt restless, "go home Elena, get some rest, it's a whole new day tomorrow" he tried to convince her, he just wished that she didn't have her stupid necklace one, it would be easy for him to compel her and send her home. He'll be alone now and forever. "Damon I'm your friend…" she sighed but he cut her off, "I'm well aware of that" he said trying to keep himself calm although he was starting to raise his voice. She insisted, "and a friend usually knows when a friend is hurting" she said and that was his last straw. "What do you want to hear? That I cared about rose? That I'm upset" he snapped his lips starting to quiver, "well, I didn't and I'm not" he said and started to turn around to leave and be in peace. Elena was way stubborn, "letting go, pretending to turn it off, pretending not to feel" he turned around confused, "Damon you're so close, don't give up." She said, nearly whispered. His eyes widened, "I feel Elena, okay and it sucks!" he took a breath, "what sucks even more is that it was supposed to be me." He crunched his eyebrows, "Jewels were coming after me" he kept his jaw firm.
Elena seemed to comprehend what Damon felt, he felt guilt, "you feel guilty" she said softly, she thought that maybe Damon wasn't such a heartless vampire after all. "I want to be the human in me, Elena" he walked closer with his eyes filled with mixed emotions, "but I'm not human" he said emphasizing the 'but'. "You want to talk about giving up, it's all you've done is give up," his anger was starting to showing as his tone was becoming scarier. Elena scrunched her eyebrows together thinking that she shouldn't have said anything more than give him her sorry and head out. But she had to be stupid and care for him, why did she care anyway? He pointed to the door and backed a bit away, "go home" he whispered trying to calm himself. He didn't like arguing with her and this wasn't the moment to argue. "what's been enough doom, grow from your personal growth for one night" he said (I'm sorry if it's wrong I didn't actually understand what he said and I'm writing this from what I see on you tube so again sorry but I couldn't comprehend what was he saying). She felt hurt, she looked down and then looked back up, and he moved his head to the door making her again hurt for he wanted her to leave. "Okay, I will" she said her lips quivering also; she felt heart at his once again comments. But she didn't feel yet happy, she looked at him for a long moment, and couldn't resist she moved closer and hugged him just to make him feel safe and cared for. At first he didn't move he couldn't, he didn't know how to feel. This was the girl he fell in love with, in his arms why the heck is he restraining from hugging her. His lips quivered once again, but he bites it not wanting to cry in front of her, she started sobbing. He wrapped his arms around her and his eyes blazed as tears started to fill his blue eyes, he sighed.
Elena pulled back, looked into his tear strike face, "goodnight Damon" she whispered and started to get out but he couldn't let her leave. He pulled her wrist back to him, stopping her from going any further; she looked back at him confused about his change of mind. He suddenly pulled her to him wrapping his hands around her, hugging her to him; she carefully wrapped her hands around his neck and stroked his black hair softly as he cried into her shoulder. "I'm sorry Elena, I'm so sorry." He said, she thought he was talking about the anger or guilt but his next statement shook her core, "I'm sorry for not being good enough for you. I can't act like human Elena, I'm not human it's in my nature to kill" he said and the second it came out of his mouth he regretted it. He now had to compel her yet again for the second time; he just needed to get that necklace off of her. As he hugged her he placed his hand around her hand and snatched it from her neck. She looked confused and pulled back, "what are you doing?" she asked, "Damon, give me back my necklace" she tried to look elsewhere and not meet his eyes. She knew what he wanted to do, he did it before. Yes, Elena knew that Damon loved her; he confessed it the night that he killed Elijah, and he thought he compelled her but in fact he didn't she didn't know why though, but she never asked afraid that she would spill on what had happened that night.
Damon shook his head stubbornly, "Elena, I tried to change for you, tried to act more like a human. I do have feelings and I'm in love with you but I can't go against my nature" he sighed he cupped her cheeks, "I'll protect you always even if I'll have to take a stake trough my heart, I'll keep you safe. I promise, and I promised it to Stefan and I'll keep my promise. But I have to make you forget even if it hurts, I would love that you could remember everything I said but this is for the best… you have to forget" he said, kissed her on the cheek this time still not trusting himself by kissing her on her lips and although his eyes were full of tears, he looked intensely at her and used his power to make her forget.
Their eyes locked, "it's useless, Damon. It's not working" she sighed, he looked confused then his eyes widened, "you're drinking Vervain?" he asked trying to understand why his power didn't work. She shook her head, "it's been a while seen I drank Vervain, it should be out of my system by now" she whispered. He slumped on the couch, his face shocked and confused. He felt his head spinning, I let my guard down was all he could think about, I fucked up, Stefan will kill me. She knows!
Elena sat beside him and grabbed the necklace from his hand, he didn't protest. She replaced on her neck were it belonged, "why isn't it working? I did before" he said, she nodded, "I know, the night you killed Elijah" she said. He looked at her, he eyebrows furrowed, "how..." he started but she placed her hand on his lips, "it didn't work that night either. I can't explain why is it but all I know is that it felt a bit dizzy at first but I remember you confessing everything" she said pulling her had back from his soft lips. Damon turned to look at her, "why didn't you tell me? Why did you act as nothing happened?" he asked feeling hurt and ashamed of what is happening. She shrugged, "I didn't want to let you know that I remember. I didn't want Stefan to know either. This is the time to be united, I don't want you two fighting over me." She said and sighed, "I don't want you to repeat the same mistakes that you did in the past" she said.
Damon stood up from the couch and poured another glass of bourbon, again he drank it in breath, and Elena didn't like that he was drinking over it. She knew he was upset and hurt at this new revelation. She stood up, "Damon…" she said touching his shoulder. He turned around with vampire speed and grabbed her hand forcefully "don't touch me" he said gritting his teeth. She wasn't that afraid of him, but seeing his hypnotizing blue eyes so hurt and angry made her wince. He let go immediately at her reaction and turned around, making another glass to drink it again. She stood her ground, "enough drinking, getting drunk won't solve any of your problems. Damon, listen to me, we'll discover what's happening with you and why the compulsion isn't working. We'll do it together" she said grabbing the hand that held the glass. He softened at her touch and she took the glass and placed it on the table, "we'll do it together" she said softly. He nodded his eyes wide, "what about Stefan?" he asked. She shrugged, "we won't tell him anything. This will be our secret" she smiled. He chuckled, "well, steffy would be mad knowing that his girlfriend is hiding something from him" he said his eyes wide and a smirk painted on his face. Elena chuckled, for a second she missed the old, ironic and sarcastic Damon, "well, as long as you keep your sarcasm and irony, everything will be just fine" she said smiling wide.
He took a step closer to her he lifted his hand and with his thumb his touched her cheek and followed by her lips, she looked at his hand and then back at his eyes. Although he wasn't using the compulsion she sure was hypnotized. He stepped more closely and turned his head to the side leaning in, she froze in her spot. Suddenly he drew back quickly and grabbed his glass in hand, she was confused and about to ask but the door opened and Stefan walked in. "hey, is everything ok? Where's rose?" he asked.
Well, this is my first story on the vampire diaries. I hope you like it, it will consist of more chapter not know exactly how much but there will be more. This is my version of how things should have gone after that scene. Please review and I will post the next chapter soon, Matdia19 xoxo.