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[Graduation Day]
Bella smoothed the front of her red graduation gown. It was finally here, the day that she looked forward to the most. The end of high school.
"So, what are your summer plans?" Elena asked as she bumped shoulders with Bella.
Bella smiled at Elena. "Not sure. I'm thinking maybe I'll go to the beach for old fun. My mom used to love the beach."
"Don't you hate the beach?"
"Yeah, but I want to do something to honor my mom. Could use a tag a long or two." Bella said with a smile.
Elena grinned wide. "You want me to go with?"
"Well of course. I invited Care too, but she's going to Paris with Tyler."
Elena looped her arm through Bella's. "And Damon is coming too." She said wiggling her eyebrows a little.
Bella blushed. "Yes. Stefan is too because it's supposed to be bonding. Apparently, Stefan used to surf too, so it should be interesting to see how many times he hits the water. Plus…I can see what's going on with you two."
Elena smiled, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. "Yeah, he's great. I haven't exactly agreed to date him yet. You know…I'm just scared I guess."
"I was too, after I found out. I just…take that leap. Live like there's no tomorrow and be free." Bella offered sound advice.
Caroline bounced up, bright smile on her face. "Okay guys! We're getting in our places! This is it! Then we can all be Freshman at Whitmore together and room together!"
Bella laughed at Caroline, a genuine smile on her face. "Let's do this." She said and the girls filed into line the way they were supposed to and waited for the ceremony to begin.
Damon smiled at Bella as she left the field, laughing with Caroline, Elena, and Stefan by her side. "Well, you made it." He said and Bella went to him, her arms snaking up around his neck and he leaned in and kissed her softly.
"Yeah, I made it."
Damon smiled and kissed her softly again, before pulling away to hug his brother. "And you've graduated as well." He said. "I'm proud of you."
Stefan smiled. "Thanks."
Caroline thought it was a wrong move, Bella dating Damon instead of Stefan, and she voiced it as much, but she just wanted Bella to be happy. "Well, I for one, am happy high school is over. Tomorrow I'll be going to Paris with Tyler, who is still being held up by his mom." She said glancing over at Tyler and his mom, who was holding on a little too tight. "I will go rescue him. I love you guys, I'll see you two at Whitmore when summer is over." She said, hugging Bella and Elena before bounding off to save Tyler.
"So, the beach. I'm thinking the Bahamas." Damon said, wiggling his brows.
"That's so far away. Why not Florida or something."
"But the Bahamas are soooo much fun." Damon said, smiling. "Private beach."
Elena grinned. "That sounds like a marvelous plan. I'm down for the Bahamas."
Stefan smiled too. "Well, I've never been to the Bahamas, I'm in for a little fun."
Bella sighed and smiled. "Alright, alright. Fine, Bahamas it is." She caved.
[48 Hours: The Bahamas]
Bella couldn't believe how beautiful everything was. From the water to the private beach house that Damon had with the private beach. "This is just amazing." She murmured, watching the blue waves crash against the shore.
Damon walked up, putting his arms around her from behind and kissed her neck. "You're amazing." He murmured, his lips tickling her, sending thrills through her. She leaned against him.
"Where are Stefan and Elena?" She asked.
"Hmm. Upstairs bedroom. When did they…start seeing each other?"
"Oh, well, it's been casual." Bella said and turned in his arms to look up at his very intense blue eyes. "I love you." She murmured.
Damon smiled, and leaned in, and kissed her again, softly at first, then it deepened, more urgent. They clung to each other, before he lifted her and spun with her, bringing her inside to the room downstairs, the second master suite. They pulled at each other's clothes, tossing them in the floor, before landing on the bed, naked together in a furious passion.
Bella moaned as he slithered down her body, kissing in all her delicate places. He stopped at her naval, kissing there before moving to her hip, and then over her moist core. He knew exactly how to drive into all her senses, making her come alive in the sheets under him. Her hands fisted in the sheets as he drove circles over her swollen nub with his tongue. Her hips shifted against his mouth, before he was quickly making her orgasm rise to it's peak, before she shattered.
His mouth sought hers now, his cock pushing inside her, as he laced his fingers with hers, drawing her arms up above her head, as they made sweet, passionate love. Their mouths in a constant connection with one another, before he was moving faster and faster, before spilling out inside her, moaning against her mouth as he did.
After a few moments, they snuggled with each other in the silk sheets. Bella's head rested on his chest, listening to the slow pound of his heart.
"I want to spend eternity with you." Bella murmured.
Damon frowned, and watched her rise up, to look down at him. "What?"
"I want to spend eternity with you Damon. Klaus has enough of my blood for hundreds of hybrids, and he said that he didn't need anymore blood, so I'm free to do what I want, and what I want…is you…forever."
Damon reached up, cupping her cheek. "Bella…you don't…I will love you no matter what. I don't need you to be what I am for me to love you."
"I know, but I don't want…I don't want to get old, and then what? You'll watch me die?"
"That's what, a hundred years from now? A lot can happen in a hundred years."
Bella shook her head. "It's what I want…"
Damon studied her. Her dark eyes were serious, and he could feel how much she really loved him. "You really want to be a monster like me?"
"You're not a monster."
"I'm not good." Damon pointed out. "I literally stole you away from my brother."
"Well, he's happy with Elena right now. Things are working out." Bella countered. "Damon…do you not want eternity with me?"
"I do. Bella, I want you forever, but I don't want you to make a choice based on what you think I want."
Bella sighed and leaned in and kissed him softly. "Is it so hard to believe, that I want you, all of you? The good and the bad, and I want to share a life with you forever?"
"It is. I still can't believe you love me sometimes. I never…. thought I deserved this kind of happiness." He admitted.
"You deserve to be happy. Everyone does. So…please?" She murmured.
They stared at each other for a long while, before Damon nodded, kissing her again, sitting up with her, his arms coming around her, holding her to him. She rose up some, before sliding over his already erect cock, and danced her hips to his. It was slow at first, before she picked up her pace, riding him harder and harder. His mouth went to her neck, kissing there before his fangs pierced her throat, her blood filling his mouth.
She moaned as he took from her, chasing their pleasure. When he drew back, biting his lip to make his blood pool, she eagerly kissed him, drinking his blood in. They continued blood sharing until they both met their end, climaxing at the same time. Her breathing was fast, heavy from the exertion.
"I'm ready." She murmured, her dark eyes staring into his blue ones.
Damon swallowed, nodding, kissing her, hard, a tear sliding down his cheek, before he snapped her neck. He gasped, tears flooding to his eyes as he lay her down gently on the bed. His hands shook a little as he got out of bed, pulling on his pants. He ran a hand over his face, and through his hair. He couldn't believe that he just did that. He wiped his face, before finding his shirt, and pulling it on. He dressed Bella carefully, so she wouldn't be naked when she came to again. He needed a drink, so he paused, leaving the bedroom to go get the bourbon from the kitchen.
Stefan was in there, shirtless, pouring bourbon for himself and Elena. He looked up at his brother. "Where's Bella?" He asked, and then frowned. "What's wrong?"
"Um. I just…." Damon was paler than normal, and it was clear that he was crying still.
"Damon? What happened?"
"I…she…"
Stefan set the bourbon down and went to his brother, his hands going to his shoulder. "Damon, calm down. Tell me what's happened?"
"She's dead. Uh…"
"What are you talking about Damon?"
Damon swallowed, closing his eyes, as tears trickled down his face. "She wanted…she wanted me to uh."
"You didn't."
"I did, and it was harder than…. god Stefan, I just killed the love of my life." He said, bringing his hands up to wipe at his face.
Stefan drew his brother in, hugging him tight. "She's going to wake up soon. I wish you would have told me. You shouldn't do this alone. Jesus Damon."
Damon hugged his brother back. "I just…. she wanted eternity with me, and it caught me off guard. I didn't know she was wanting something like this. I was happy just her being her, and I told her, and she insisted…I…I'm so sorry." He said, pulling away from his brother.
Stefan sighed. "Damon, it's fine. Listen, Bella is very capable of making her own decisions. If this is what she wants, then this is what she wants. Calm down, it's going to be okay."
Damon nodded, blowing out a breath. "I really need a drink."
Stefan nodded, going back to the bourbon, and grabbed another glass, and poured more bourbon for his brother before handing it to him. "I'm going to go get Elena. Tell her what's going on." He said, bringing the bourbon with him up the stairs.
Damon sighed, drinking down the bourbon fast. He closed his eyes, another tear sliding down his face. He knew that she would wake up soon, but it still didn't hurt any less.
A few hours later, Bella sat up abruptly in the bed, sucking in a breath. Damon moved forward, his hands calming her down. "Hey…. are you okay?" Damon asked gently.
Bella looked at Damon, reaching a hand up to cup his cheek. She could see how worried he was. "Damon…"
"Please tell me you're okay…" he murmured again.
"I'm okay." She said and leaned in to kiss him. "I'm okay. It hurt, but I'm okay. I promise."
Damon nodded, leaning his forehead against hers. "I love you so much." He murmured, and then he kissed her again before leaning back. "Um. You have to drink…blood so…"
Bella nodded. "Of course, I remember."
Damon reached over to the nightstand and grabbed the blood bag and looked at it. "Are you sure…Bella- "
"If I don't do this, then I can't complete the transition. I want to do this Damon. I love you, and this is exactly what I need, and want." She said and took the blood bag.
Damon watched as she drank from the blood bag. He saw the change, the dark veins under her eyes as the transition completed. He reached into his pocket and pulled out the daylight ring he had a witch friend here in the Bahamas make for her, while he waited for her to wake up. "I know a couple witches around here." He said and showed her the ring.
It was beautiful, the silver filigree, and lapis lazuli intertwined, and adorned with other diamonds to accent it. Bella held her hand up, and Damon slid it onto her hand.
"It's beautiful." Bella murmured, staring at her hand. "Damon…"
"I love you." Damon said with a nod. "I meant that. It was hard for me to do this. Killing you, so you would become…like me. It was hard, but…I love you, and now we'll be together forever."
Bella leaned in and kissed him. "You'll have to teach me a lot." She murmured against his lips.
Damon smiled. "I will teach you everything you need to know." He said and kissed her. "And then some." He kissed her again.
Bella leaned into him, wrapping her arms up around him, realizing that her movements were faster, and that she was stronger. Kissing him ignited a fire inside her, and she tore at his clothes.
They were soon moving together, a different level of passion, without anyone holding back. As a vampire, the feelings were so intense, and the level of intimacy grew. They tasted each others flesh, before Bella's fangs popped out because of her excitement, as her orgasm consumed her.
Damon moaned. "Bella, you can bite me." He managed to get out, and she leaned in, her fangs piercing at his throat. This level of blood sharing was something different, than when he drank from her, and she tasted his blood barely on her tongue. They rode each other, Damon's mouth moving to her throat, and he bit into her now.
When they fell to the bed after what seemed like an entire evening of passionate love making, they were truly satisfied with each other.
Bella didn't know how anything could get better than this. She had everything she wanted now, or at least for now. She snuggled close to Damon, kissing his chest as she settled against him, the blankets pulled up around them. "That was incredible."
"Mmm. It was." Damon said, kissing the top of her head. "And it'll always be like that." He said and she shifted more, her hands stroking up his chest.
"I love you…."
"I love you too." Damon murmured, before they both fell asleep together.
It seemed impossible, going from being the bad guy to the good guy, or at least Damon was the good guy in Bella's eyes, and he had hopes to remain that way, forever.
