This chapter is dedicated to Liv. She died nearly a month ago, but she will always remain in our hearts.

This is the epilogue to this story :)

I'm glad for the reviews and the favorites and follows I got! Thanks so much!

Anyway: (This chapter will be a bit shorter than the others, I had to write this today because I added this… it wasn't part of the original two parter.)

Thanks, guys!

I would like to say something: To Erin (who is continuing her best friend's FF story 'The Sire Bond'), now in charge of livialovesdelena, who used to be one of the most talented authors on this site: Liv will always be remember by us. I'm not sure if you will see this, but just know that we're praying for all of you. Thanks for talking to me!

I do not own TVD or anything but my brain.

Epilogue

Life went by quickly after that night. Elena went back to school, to everyone's surprise. She graduated second in her class, right after Bonnie.

Bonnie got back together with Jeremy, who soon approved of Elena's relationship with Damon, seeing how happy she was with him.

Stefan came back eventually, already informed of his brother's bond with his ex. He somehow caught the eye of a new girl who arrived in town soon after him, who's name was Erica. They fell in love in an instant and became inseparable.

Caroline slipped her way back in Tyler's heart, and they got back together even more deeply in love than before. Her mother approved of Tyler, no matter what his heritage was, because her love for her daughter dominated any hatred for the supernatural.

Matt found a new girlfriend, who worked alongside him at the Mystic Grill. He was glad that for once, he could lead a normal life without any paranormal stuff going on, at least for a little bit.

After Elena graduated, Damon whisked her off to Europe, touring every country with deliberate fascination until almost six years had gone by when they settled in Italy. During the day, they blended in with the crowd, but at night…? That's a totally different subject. They loved each other more and more every single second, and even though a ring hadn't been put on her finger, they knew that they would last. (And, as Damon added, he'd last several times…)

The happy couple spent most of what would have been Elena's twenties in Italy, enjoying the views of Verona and Vicenza, and taking pleasure in each other's company.

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On her '27th' birthday, Damon took Elena out to dinner. Already knowing Italian perfectly (vampires had a knack for picking up languages), they both ordered their food and turned to listen to the live band that was playing on the terrace. Elena could see a glint in Damon's eye, and even though she'd known him for nearly eleven years now, she couldn't help the nervous feeling that settled in her stomach. He turned to face her when the music died down a bit when the musicians took a quick break. His face showed exuberance, fear, and then finally calamity.

Their meals arrived then, and Damon didn't say anything for a while. They stared out at the river that was next to them and watched the lights from the light posts stationed around the street flicker and that image mirror itself onto the river. Damon suddenly leaned closer to Elena from across the table and slid his hand into his suit jacket's pocket. Elena gulped, all of a sudden unsure of everything in the world. In a blink, Damon was in front of her, on one knee, holding a beautiful diamond ring out to her. Love radiated off of him like a halo radiated off an angel, and that was exactly what he was to her: her angel.

Smiling nervously, he said, "Elena Gilbert, would you do me the honor of becoming my wife?"

Elena threw herself into Damon's arms, unable to say a word but expressing herself with her actions. She kissed his face ferociously, and they ignored the clapping going on around them, even as it grew louder and louder.

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They got married three months later. It was a relatively small wedding, with only close friends and family invited. Even though Damon wanted a big wedding and Elena wanted a small one, and one wanted this and the other that, the two of them finally agreed to disagree and had Caroline and Bonnie plan their wedding.

Jeremy proposed to Bonnie that night, right before the toasts to the newlywed couple at the reception party. Everyone clapped and Bonnie was surrounded by hugs from her two best friends and Erica, and Damon, Matt, Tyler and Stefan clapped Jeremy on the back, nearly pushing him into the wedding cake.

For the rest of the night, every time marriage was mentioned, Caroline stared pointedly and made frantic eye contact with Tyler until finally he asked her why she looked like she was having a seizure. She huffed a sigh and marched into the other room, followed by Tyler calling for her to stop.

They got married a few months later, and adopted a child named Candace soon after that. They remained in Mystic Falls with Bonnie and Jeremy.

As for Stefan and Erica… she was already pregnant with his second child. They had gotten married soon after their first baby was born. They moved to Bulgaria, Erica's birthplace, and started a new life there.

Matt and his new girl continued to go out, until they broke up after almost five years together. He didn't seem too down about it, and cheerfully answered, "Oh, well better luck next time, eh?"

Damon and Elena continued to live in Italy, with frequent visits to Mystic Falls. Sometimes they met up with Stefan when he went to New Orleans for a business visit, but other then that, the only communication the two brothers had was by phone or Skype.

The four couples and Matt met up a few times a year for a reunion, all around the world. They stayed in touch, and all the friendships formed over the last decade remained the same for the rest of time.

Fine

Well that ended differently than it did in my notebook. Oh well. I hope you liked the ending!

Guys- DELENA- THURSDAY!

I loved all the DE scenes from Thursday's TVD… especially the last one, but next week will be EPIC.

I wonder if Julie and Kevin want to kill us purposely.

Anyway! I'm going to try to get back onto tumblr after Tuesday (scholarship concert for violin), and try to update more often!

Because I did well in school, my mother gave back my Nook, and ALSO: I GET TO TAKE A ROAD TRIP TO GEORGIA DURING SPRING BREAK! ASJHDAKJSHD

I'm extremely happy.

Anyway! Review please!

Love you guys,

Allysa