Omg! Last night's season finale was amazing! I don't think I'll be able to last MONTHS for the next episodes. But anyways, here's chapter 14. I hope you like it. Disclaimer: I do not own Vampire Diaries.

Chapter 14

Elena stood in the darkness. It was so dark, she couldn't even see her hand in front of her face. "Damon?" she called out. No one answered. "Damon!" she called again. She turned around sharply when she heard laughter from behind her. The laughing seemed to surround her, coming from all directions, causing Elena's head to fly from side to side, trying to locate where the sound was coming from. The laughter grew louder and louder. Elena leaned down, wrapping her arms around her knees, ducking her head into them. She felt a hand touch the back of her neck. A scream escaped her throat.

"Elena! Wake up!" Damon yelled at her, shaking her awake. Elena sprang up in the bed, a cold sweat shining on her skin, her bangs sticking to her forehead. She flew her had side to side, her eyes wide with fear. After a few seconds, she focused in on Damon's face. "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine." She sighed as she sat up against the headboard. "It was just a nightmare."

"Okay. Well, you have to get ready. We're going somewhere."

"Where?" Damon just shrugged. "Would you cut it out with the surprises!" she yelled at him, exasperated. Damon just smirked as he walked over to the balcony. Elena just sighed, grabbed her things, and went to take a shower.

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Elena and Damon walked out of their hotel. Damon in his black jeans and his leather jacket, Elena in washed- out jeans and a black jacket with a faux fur lined hood. They walked next to each other to the nearest subway and walked down the stairs. They bought their tickets and got on the train.

Damon stood in front of her as she sat. Elena couldn't help the slight giggle that came to her throat as she heard "mind the gap" on the intercom at each stop. Damon just looked over her and smirked every time a giggle escaped her throat.

When they heard their stop announced, they stood up and exited the train, walking up the stairs onto the sidewalk. Elena looked around and noticed that they were close to Big Ben. A huge smile appeared on her lips as she looked around at all the buildings and people. They started towards it.

When they were close enough that they could see the entire building, Damon pulled out a digital camera and took a picture of her in front of the giant clock. Elena looked over at him surprised before she smiled for another picture. Once the picture was taken, she took the camera and took a picture of him in front of it. He had a small smirk on his face for one picture and a real smile for the other. Elena found she liked the one with the real smile more.

Damon took the camera again, pulling her close to his side. He reached his hand up in front of them, the camera turned towards them. They both smiled as Damon snapped the picture.

After a couple more shots, he put the camera away and they began walking over the bridge that was there. They turned down a road right after the bridge and walked towards what looked like a giant Ferris wheel. "It's called the London Eye. You can see almost everything in London from up there." Damon spoke to her. Elena looked up at him with a hopeful smile. He chuckled lightly before answer, "Yes we can go on it."

"Yay!" Elena cheered happily. Damon just chuckled more. They got closer and Elena's happy face dropped. "There's so many people." She sighed. "It'll take hours for us to get up there."

Damon just smirked. "Did you forget what I am?" he approached the back of the line. People began stepping to the side, letting them pass as he looked into their eyes. Elena felt bad about letting him compel them all, but she wanted to get on the London Eye as soon as possible. Damon stopped behind the people in the front of the line.

A pod came down and a couple walked out, the family in the front of the line walking in. Damon and Elena stepped into the front of the line. It was about three minute later that another pod came down, the two of them stepping inside. The doors closed and they started to lift off the ground.

The first fifteen minutes or so were boring for them. They were still below the buildings so they couldn't see much, but after that, Elena couldn't stop herself from grinning. She was going from side to side of the little pod as they were lifted higher and higher. There were so many buildings, so many people. They just kept getting smaller and smaller, the higher they went. They could see buildings in the distance.

"Look at that castle!" Elena yelled, running to the other side. "And that bridge! And that tower! Look Damon look!" she cheered happily like a young child. Damon smiled as he looked at the places she pointed to and nodded his head.

About an hour or so later, they were back on the ground walking away from the Ferris wheel. Damon started walking away, leading the way to their next stop. They started to walk alongside the river, looking at all the boats going by. They walked for hours. They came to the Tower Bridge.

Luckily, the upper level of the bridge was open, so they walked up the stairs and stepped out on the top of the bridge. Elena took Damon's hand as soon as she looked around. Damon said nothing, allowing her to hold his hand as they began walking across the bridge.

Once they were on the other side, and on the main road, Damon pulled out the camera again. They went through the same process as before, taking pictures of each other before taking some together. He pocketed the camera again and started leading the way to the Tower of London. They bought their tickets and started making their way through the castle. They looked at all the different equipment that people had used years and years ago.

Elena's favorite was the bloody tower. It was where King Henry III would cut off the heads of prisoners, before throwing them into a pit. She found that it was the most interest one that they had visited. She couldn't help but laugh slightly at the one original tile on the floor, surrounded by new ones on all sides.

She also really liked looking at all the armor that the soldiers and guards wore. They all looked similar but slightly different. There were swords and daggers and maces displayed on the wall as well. Her favorite piece of armor that was on display was the sets of horse's armor. They were set up so it looked like there was an invisible horse in it.

They walked around all the towers of the castle, looking at all the displays, reading the information about them, and taking pictures of each other next to stuff. By the time they walked outside, the sky was dark. Elena looked to the sky and then her stomach growled. She blushed lightly, lowering her head.

"Come on. Let's go eat." Damon laughed slightly. Elena smiled up at him and followed him into one of the restaurants. They got their table and ordered their food. They got their food and chatted idly as they ate.

Once they were done, they left the restaurant and walked towards the subway again. They got on the train and headed back towards the hotel. Elena chatted animatedly about all the places they had seen that day. Damon responded now and then, but mostly just listened. It wasn't that much later when they were walking into the hotel.

Elena walked into the room and collapsed on her bed. She was just realizing how tired she was from all the walking around that she and Damon did. She closed her eyes and threw her arm over her face.

Damon couldn't help the small upward quirk of his lips as he stared at her. Her chocolate brown hair, spread all around her. Her rosy lips parted slightly as she took calming breaths. The creamy white of her throat where there was her gentle pulse. Damon was tempted to walk right over to her and kiss her lips and throat. He tried to refrain himself, but he was losing the battle. He took a step forward, without realizing it. He was about to take another step when her voice broke him out of his trance.

"Thanks, Damon." Elena sat up on her bed. "Today was amazing." She smiled up at him. She stood up, walked over to him, and hugged him. It was a friendly hug that had Damon shocked. It took a second for him to respond, wrapping his arms around her waist. After a few seconds they pulled away from her. Elena flashed him another smile. "I'm just gunna change and then go to bed." She grabbed her clothes and walked into the bathroom.

A few minutes later she stepped out in baby blue pajama pants and a white tank top. Damon was already in bed, dressed in some black silk pants. He waited for her to climb into her bed before he shut the light off.

"Thanks again, Damon. Today really meant a lot to me." A few moments later her breathing evened out, signifying that she was asleep.

"You're welcome, Elena." He whispered into the darkness before he too fell asleep.

Okay there it is. Let me know what you thought. :-)

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~Ashley~