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Elena looked at the bracelet once again running her fingers along the cool metal. Closing her eyes she felt dizzy and sick to her stomach. She had not been this overwhelmed with hopelessness since her parents died.

The memories brought to the surface a slew of conflicting feelings. She had known that by bringing them back she took a path that could lead her to a dangerous truth. She knew that the feelings she had for Damon two years ago, were real and very much still apart of her. This was a lot for her to take in as her mind traveled back to Stefan. This was going to change their relationship, for that she was certain. She wasn't sure how, but she knew that things could never be the same between them. She took another page in her hand reluctant to keep going. There was no way she could go back now. "Let's finish this." she said. Determination over coming her, she started reading again

June 11th 2008
Dear Diary
Today was the most amazing day of my life…


Two years ago

Her phone beeping woke her up early in the morning. Groaning as she reached for the offending object, vaguely noticing her room was still dark as it was either very late or very early, she didn't know which.

Her mood perking up substantially when she saw who the text was from.

"Lets spend the day together. I will pick you up in 15 and have you back by midnight.."

She briefly looked at the clock noting it was only 5am and the sun had not even peaked over the horizon as she jumped out of bed, hurrying around her room to get ready.

She left a note to her parents, explaining to them that she would be visiting Caroline and that she would be back around midnight. She walked out of her house giddy with the prospect of seeing Damon again.
Thirty minutes later she was in Damon's car smiling.

"So, where are we going?"

"That is a surprise." He smirked, glancing at her out of the corner of his eye.

"Surprise, huh?" Elena asked smiling back at him.

"Yep. You are going to love it. Trust me." he replied cheerfully

Elena nodded "I do." she said thinking that this was absolutely true. Although she had only known him for just two days she knew in her heart that she could trust him with her life…

"I'm going to take you to the top of the world" he said smiling, more to himself than to her

"What do you mean?" she asked

"You'll see. Its my favorite place" he replied nostalgically.

Two hours later, they had turned down a dirt road that almost looked more like a wide trail with rocks and debris from the surrounding trees covering the ground they drove on. After bringing them further into the woods, Damon suddenly pulled to the side of the road..
Elena looked at Damon questioningly wondering what they would do from here. As if translating her expression correctly Damon looked at her and smiled his eyes glistened playfully.

"Now, we walk." Without giving her a chance to respond Damon leapt from the car making his way over to her side opening the door for her.

After helping her out of the car and grabbing what looked to be a picnic basket from the backseat of the car, Damon started to walk signaling for Elena to follow. They walked along a path that seemed to be leading them up a mountain. Elena looked around her as they walked in comfortable silence listening to the trees blowing slightly in the wind, their leaves creating whispers around them.

Elena thought back to all of the times she had been in the woods before, whether for camping or just partying with her friends. None of those times did she recall any place looking and feeling like this. It was as if these woods were magical as if they held a secret that Elena was desperate to know. Even the green in the trees seemed deeper and richer, it reminded her of a movie set, of a place she had always longed to go to but was sure did not exist.
The birds sang sending echoes around them, creating the perfect soundtrack to their seemingly perfect backdrop.

All to soon Damon stopped pulling Elena from her thoughts as she looked around, a gasp escaping her lips as she took in the view before her. The sun was just peaking around the horizon painting the sky shades of oranges and pinks. The colors seemed to be chasing away the ghastly blue light that had covered them previously.
They had arrived in a place so beautiful, it was like nothing Elena had ever witnessed before. It was as if they were really on top of the world. The orange of the sunrise coating the trees below them giving the illusion that they were glowing. She let out a sigh. The view was breathtaking, she could see the peaks of surrounding mountains reaching towards the sky. There was a waterfall in front of them creating a mist that shimmered around them, enveloping the two in it's magic, captivating them in the moment. She looked over the side of the cliff they stood upon, watching the waterfall pour into a river below them reflecting back the beauty of the sky and the scene around them.

"Do you like it"? Damon asked quietly in reverence to the sight before him .

"I do" she almost whispered and without even realizing it she took his hand into hers. Instantly, she felt Damon's body tense. He pulled his hand from hers and turned away. Elena felt stung by his sudden rejection, but before she had the time to think about his reaction, he spoke.

"I have prepared a picnic basket for us. Come on, lets have breakfast." he said casually smiling at her as he laid out the blanket he pulled from the basket. Elena took a seat, still feeling confused and if she was being truthful with herself she was a little hurt.

Damon opened the basket "This is just the first part of our day." He smiled at her "After this, I have another surprise." He quirked his eyebrow shooting her a mischievous grin.

Elena raised her eyebrow back at him. Laughing as the previous awkward moment was forgotten, she did not question him though. She knew at this moment, she would go where ever this man would lead her. She was inexplicably drawn to him.

"A baseball game?" Elena asked happily as Damon pulled into the stadium.

"Yea"

"I love it!" She said laughing as she looked around at all the fans piling them selves into the stadium wearing team colors, some with painted faces to show their proffered team's pride. They parked and Elena launched herself out of the car almost running in anticipation. She didn't even care who was playing, she liked watching baseball. The atmosphere the smell of the hot dogs and peanuts wafting through the air. The crowd chanting as one unit for a specific team or booing a ref for a bad call. She loved it all, she had not been to a baseball game since she went with her Father and Jeremy for Jeremy's 8th birthday a few years ago.

"I Know." Damon replied with an arrogant smirk as he stepped in front of her making her stop and put a baseball hat in her head. Adjusting it for her she smiled up at him. "Now, you are ready." he smiled back looking satisfied with himself and continued to walk towards the entrance of the stadium.

Once inside he bought her coke and he got himself a beer. Their seats were right above the home teams dugout. Elena looked around taking in the atmosphere and smiled brightly 'This day can not get any better' she thought as her eyes fell on the incredible man next to her.

Damon wanted the day to finish at the lake. "Lets cool down before I take you back home" he told her, as they arrived at a small beach that had no people in sight. They had the beach to themselves, Elena smiled at the thought.

The full moon made the lake shimmer like liquid silver. Elena sat on the shore gazing at the stars unable to withhold the content smile on her face and Damon lay down next to her with his hands behind his head looking at the moon.

"It has been an amazing day." She stated as she looked over at Damon.

"And its not over yet" Damon added with a smirk "So Cinderella? What do you want to do before Midnight comes and your carriage turn into a pumpkin?"

"Hmm." Elena said thoughtfully furrowing her brow. "I want to swim!" She exclaimed laughing.

"What? Now?" Damon asked wide eyed obviously surprised by her request.

"Yes, now. Why? Are you afraid?" she teased him. She got up and started taking off her clothes, until she left with her black underwear and bra set "Come on, Damon!" she shouted as she ran to the lake.

He looked at her laughing and then he got up taking off his shirt. Elena felt her heart beat rise as she watched him get undressed. He was like a Greek God, perfect and gorgeous as the moonlight reflected on his abs sending shivers down Elena's spine. A few seconds later, he was in the lake with her.

Elena splashed him playfully and suddenly they were splashing and dunking each other, laughing.

Suddenly, Damon grabbed her wrist and pulled her close to him. The laughter dying in her throat as he slid his hands around her waist holding her in place against him.

As he looked her into her eyes Elena felt her body start to tremble as his fingertips grazed her skin. Water was dripping off his hair, his blue eyes shining in the moonlight. His gaze, so intense and so deep she thought that he was staring right into her soul. She saw an emotional struggle in his eyes his need to be close to her was palpable and hung in the air, but at the same time Elena felt as if he was also ready to pull away.

She reached up, her hand visibly trembling as she lightly traced the contours of the side of his face gently. She stared at him in awe as he closed his eyes, his face relaxing as leaned into her touch.

Finally, he lowered his face to hers slowly, gazing into her eyes brushing his lips across hers softly.

He pulled his face away exploring her eyes, as if trying to read her very being. He ran his hand through her hair, looking at her as if she was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen. He captured her lips again quickly, harder this time, exploring every inch of her mouth passionately. Elena felt hot and cold sparks exploding through her the moment his lips touched hers. Surges with such intensity her head started spinning her breath catching in her throat. This was magical Elena knew at that moment that this man would leave a mark on her life forever.

Damon pulled away first, a few moments later, both of them breathless. He rested his forehead against hers, looking at her 'Elena...' he whispered touching her face softly. Suddenly his eyes grew darker and he turned away from her.

Present Day

Elena touched her tingling lips, the sense of the kiss was there as if it had happened a second ago. The more memories she experienced the more difficult it was for Elena to understand why Damon had made her forget.

Damon, the man she thought she knew as the person she always verbally sparred with. Every remark he made was laced heavily with innuendo, always wearing a mask of indifference no matter that she knew he wasn't as uncaring as he wanted everyone to think.

So Why then had he used his compulsion on her? What was so different in the past then now?

Was it because of Katherine? Because, he had been planning to release her from the tomb, two years from then? Elena felt her heart cracking at the thought, when she had been falling desperately in love with Damon, He was in love with another woman. A woman, who was Elena's own perfect twin. Suddenly she felt jealous. Jealousy was closely followed by fear. Fear that she was nothing but a temporary replacement for Katherine, fear that Damon had not felt anything for her at that time and fear that because while her memories were coming back, she realized her feelings for Damon were coming back just as strongly. 'Or Maybe' she thought 'My feelings for Damon never left.'

The more she remembered, the more complicated things become. 'I have the feeling that I will regret this after all.' She thought grimly as she continued reading...

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