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A/N: I have had major writers block and I don't know where I'm going to take the
story so please review with your opinions of what I should do next
Tragic thoughts continued to follow Elena as they left the diner and through the 8 hours of car ride until nightfall. The three men busied themselves with talk of everything they knew about this witch and witches in general. Every now and again Elena would be pulled out of her thoughts as something interesting in the conversation caught her attention. One moment like this was two hours into the journey when Sage started talking about her specialties.
She dragged her eyes away from the car window, which was now showing lush green hills, and noticed that she was holding hands with Stefan. She tried to recall how this had happened and remembered that he had been holding her hand everywhere she went. She wondered if he was doing this out of love but had the distinct impression that he was doing it to prove a point to Damon.
"So I have heard about one power that she's got which may be a problem for the evil ones in the car. She's able to do a little bit of what Elena can do. With one touch she can make you sorry for every evil you have ever done but, unlike Elena, she doesn't have the power to heal you from it as Elena did for Damon." Sage explained. The silence that followed this was very thick as every one was thinking of their past evils. Elena's thoughts however were far from there and she voiced them with reluctance.
"You think I will be able to heal anyone who gets touched." It was a statement not a question. Sage looked like he was about to admit that, that was what thy hoped she would be able to do when Damon said,
"We know that you have the power to do it but we will try not to get touched so that you don't have to use your powers."
She allowed a slightly relieved look to come on her face and when she looked in the mirror she could she Damon smiling a little at her reaction. It was then that the first drop of rain hit the windscreen.
About four hours later and with Sage at the wheel they had to give in to the fact that the conditions were to bad to drive in, even with vampire senses. They pulled into the nearest motel they could find which was still two hours away from the hotel where they had planned to spend the night. Though it was only a fifty yard dash from the car to the reception by the time they pushed opened the shiny, red door and stepped into the brightly lit room they were soaked through. Damon walked towards the little man behind a plastic desk and said,
"Four rooms please."
The man snorted before finally looking away from the fuzzy TV in the corner of the room and taking in his new guests. Looking at Damon he said in a more polite voice,
"Sorry but I only have one room left, this storm is a big one and this is the only motel for one hundred miles in any direction."
"We'll take it and any food you've got." Damon said whilst throwing a few bills down on the counter. Elena could see the top one was a fifty and the man quickly took it and counted it. He shoved it in his pocket before taking the last key off a board of hooks and walking out the side door making a following motion with his hand.
They followed him down a corridor with lots more shiny red doors and a floor wet from where lots of other people had been walking. He finally came to a door with the numbers 31 on it and opened it up. He gave the key to Damon and walked away swiftly. They filed into the room and the first noticeable thing was that there was a king sized bed and not much floor space. There was a small bathroom through a door on the left and when they closed the doors there was barely enough room for all of them.
Sage taking control of the situation said with authority and a smile,
"Humans share the bed and vampires, well I` sure we'll find somewhere."
Stefan looked at him as though he were insane then glared for a few seconds before finally snarling,
"She is not sharing a bed with him."
He sneered both of their names and Elena had a hurt look on her face. Damon opened his mouth no doubt to insult Stefan in some way for what he just said when Sage cut across them all.
"Stefan it's a big bed they won't even have to touch each other and besides we have to go find something to eat unless you feel like snacking on Damon?"
Damon's face made it clear it was not an option so Sage continued,
"And I don't think Elena is much in the mood to do anything that involves you." he concluded casting a look at her and she still had a hurt expression.
Without another word Stefan stormed out the door and Sage followed slowly talking over his shoulder,
"Make sure to eat and get some sleep,"
He closed the door with a quiet click and Elena stared at it for a while as she didn't want to look at Damon. She was sure he would be thinking of the night in Stefan's room as much as she was. She felt a gentle hand on her shoulder and she turned around and was staring into those black eyes. He pulled a strand of her off her face and tenderly tucked it behind her ear. He whispered,
"I'll go get your bag from the car, your soaking."
He wiped a drop of water off her cheek as if to prove his point and then walked out the door. She took a deep breathe and sat down on the edge of the bed with her hands on her face. She took a few deep breaths and before she knew it Damon was back. Still feeling a variety of emotions she quickly rummaged through her suitcase and after finding PJ`s and a toothbrush she retreated into the tiny bathroom. The bathroom was also brightly lit and the shower seemed good so she drowned the days fears in the steamy water.
She came out to see Damon sat on the bed on the side closest to the door, reading a book. She took out her own diary and started to write. Making sure that Damon couldn't read over her shoulder she wrote a quick entry.
Dear Diary, today has been a truly extraordinary day as we have just started out on a hard journey. I can't write too much as Damon has a tendency to read my diary but lets just say that things are starting to change with the way I am looking at people.
She closed the book and put it away then stood nervously by the side of the bed. Damon put his book on the side then said,
"I don't bite, not anymore anyway."
"I'm sure that's not true but how is this going to work?"
"You get in that side, I stay on this side and we go to sleep." he said honestly although the look on his face said he might not be able to keep to his own instruction. Elena gave a deep sigh and climbed into the bed. Damon kicked off his shoes and slipped off his leather jacket but other than that got under the covers fully dressed. Elena thought she would rather be facing him than have her back turned but as he clicked the bedside lamp off she soon realised this was a big mistake. She felt the energy crackling through the foot of space between them. She felt as if she wanted to hold him but she restrained herself and tried to focus on sleep. She eventually fell into a deep sleep and felt more comfortable then she had in a long time.
The next morning she woke up when the first light filtered through the thin curtains and realised she was the first to wake up with the two vampires sleeping soundly on the floor and sofa. She also realised that she had been sleeping in Damon's and once again felt surprised at how much she enjoyed the closeness.
Before she could even think about untangling herself from him, Stefan's eyes slowly opened and took in the scene on the bed. Elena saw pain flit through his eyes and then it was immediately replaced by anger. Using his vampire speed he was out of bed and out of the door in a second.
After this little show Damon and Sage woke up and Sage seemed to find nothing unusual about the humans embrace and even smiled a little until he noticed Stefan's empty sofa and began to frown. Looking up into Damon's eyes she saw a light shine in his eyes which made her think he hadn't put his arms around her in attempt to annoy Stefan. Sage seemed to notice this and Elena realised that this was going to be a very long day.
