1 Chapter 2
Elena quietly walked down the street, her feet leading her while her mind was busily thinking of what to say. Elena was the ruined church coming up in the distance and quickened her step. She felt a presence around her, good, she thought to herself, he knows I'm coming for him. No sooner than Elena said this to herself she saw what she was looking for. A crow had flown in a perched itself in the tree across her path. Elena crossed the road and stared up at it from the ground.
"Damon, I need to talk to you," she said quietly. The softness in her voice surprised her, she was not usually timid around him; he always brought out the wildness in her. Within a second the bird was on the ground and back in human form. He stood there, leaning against the tree with a sly smile.
"So, you have come to me after all," he said still smiling that cunningly. He reached his hand out to her and stroked her hair. It took Elena a minute to realize what he had meant. His smile was so mesmerizing. With the realization, Elena took a step back putting her hand in the distance between them.
"No, that's not the reason I've come," Elena said letting her sentence drop off.
"Well, then for what reason do I owe this pleasure?" He said back as if he thought that Elena was not being truthful.
"I need a favor from you." Elena cast her eyes on the ground, she felt weird calling it a favor. It wasn't really a favor and asking Damon for anything always made her feel kind of…odd. "You see, I feel not myself. I'm not human anymore, it's been too long and so many things have happened since then. I was a vampire and then I died. I died. I shouldn't be human again that's not the way things work," Elena realize she was babbling but all the feelings that she couldn't tell Stefan were pouring out and she knew Damon would understand. She also realized that she was crying. Damon reached down and took a tear from her face. She looked up at him and saw understanding. He knew what she needed. Elena pulled her hair back with a hair tie as Damon walked stealthily over to her. He pulled her close and gently kissed her neck. Elena felt the familiar sting and was quickly wrapped in warmth and comfort. She knew Damon would take care of her, so she relaxed and let him take her life.
***
Elena awoke to the feeling of arms around her. She felt so lifeless; she couldn't remember why she was here. As the arms began moving urging her towards a chest she saw a bright red cut dripping blood. Elena remembered this feeling she looked up into his eyes then slowly took her mouth to his chest. The blood was like a memory from childhood, she missed it, she needed it. She was like a starving child and when the arms moved to pull her away she resisted. They pulled harder and she was knocked over by their strength. She rolled over and lay on her back. Damon filled her vision with his menacing eyes.
"So, am I correct in assuming that you will soon be going back to my brother?" He said rather coldly. Elena was hurt by his coldness, that's not the way she wanted it to be.
"Damon look, I love Stefan, but we need you too," she said trying to explain what she meant. "Stefan and I are going to go away, there are so many things I want to see. We're going to travel the world, but we would like it if you would come along too."
"What a vacation," Damon said sarcastically, "travelling the world with the brother I dislike and the woman he stole from me."
"Damon," Elena said exasperatedly, "It's not like that, I know you don't dislike Stefan and he did not steal me from you. I may not love you Damon, but you're a good friend and now my brother-in-law and I need you there for friendship and support." Elena looked at him, and she saw he knew she was telling him the truth, she did need him.
"Well, if the fair Elena wishes it, then it shall be done." He said almost mocking her. She knew that he was giving in, though, and it made her happy. Elena closed her eyes and quickly fell asleep with only happy thoughts in her mind.
Elena quietly walked down the street, her feet leading her while her mind was busily thinking of what to say. Elena was the ruined church coming up in the distance and quickened her step. She felt a presence around her, good, she thought to herself, he knows I'm coming for him. No sooner than Elena said this to herself she saw what she was looking for. A crow had flown in a perched itself in the tree across her path. Elena crossed the road and stared up at it from the ground.
"Damon, I need to talk to you," she said quietly. The softness in her voice surprised her, she was not usually timid around him; he always brought out the wildness in her. Within a second the bird was on the ground and back in human form. He stood there, leaning against the tree with a sly smile.
"So, you have come to me after all," he said still smiling that cunningly. He reached his hand out to her and stroked her hair. It took Elena a minute to realize what he had meant. His smile was so mesmerizing. With the realization, Elena took a step back putting her hand in the distance between them.
"No, that's not the reason I've come," Elena said letting her sentence drop off.
"Well, then for what reason do I owe this pleasure?" He said back as if he thought that Elena was not being truthful.
"I need a favor from you." Elena cast her eyes on the ground, she felt weird calling it a favor. It wasn't really a favor and asking Damon for anything always made her feel kind of…odd. "You see, I feel not myself. I'm not human anymore, it's been too long and so many things have happened since then. I was a vampire and then I died. I died. I shouldn't be human again that's not the way things work," Elena realize she was babbling but all the feelings that she couldn't tell Stefan were pouring out and she knew Damon would understand. She also realized that she was crying. Damon reached down and took a tear from her face. She looked up at him and saw understanding. He knew what she needed. Elena pulled her hair back with a hair tie as Damon walked stealthily over to her. He pulled her close and gently kissed her neck. Elena felt the familiar sting and was quickly wrapped in warmth and comfort. She knew Damon would take care of her, so she relaxed and let him take her life.
***
Elena awoke to the feeling of arms around her. She felt so lifeless; she couldn't remember why she was here. As the arms began moving urging her towards a chest she saw a bright red cut dripping blood. Elena remembered this feeling she looked up into his eyes then slowly took her mouth to his chest. The blood was like a memory from childhood, she missed it, she needed it. She was like a starving child and when the arms moved to pull her away she resisted. They pulled harder and she was knocked over by their strength. She rolled over and lay on her back. Damon filled her vision with his menacing eyes.
"So, am I correct in assuming that you will soon be going back to my brother?" He said rather coldly. Elena was hurt by his coldness, that's not the way she wanted it to be.
"Damon look, I love Stefan, but we need you too," she said trying to explain what she meant. "Stefan and I are going to go away, there are so many things I want to see. We're going to travel the world, but we would like it if you would come along too."
"What a vacation," Damon said sarcastically, "travelling the world with the brother I dislike and the woman he stole from me."
"Damon," Elena said exasperatedly, "It's not like that, I know you don't dislike Stefan and he did not steal me from you. I may not love you Damon, but you're a good friend and now my brother-in-law and I need you there for friendship and support." Elena looked at him, and she saw he knew she was telling him the truth, she did need him.
"Well, if the fair Elena wishes it, then it shall be done." He said almost mocking her. She knew that he was giving in, though, and it made her happy. Elena closed her eyes and quickly fell asleep with only happy thoughts in her mind.