'Elena'

Damon? Did he really just call me?

I'm coming, Just wait for me, Damon.

Without thinking twice I let go of my hand from Bonnie's and ran down the stairs. I didn't really care if I broke her spell since Damon was calling for me. He was here and he was looking for me, I wouldn't disappoint him this time.

Finally he came back, I knew it, I knew he wouldn't leave without telling me. I opened the door excitedly and shocked for what I've found.

"Elena.."

"Sheriff Forbes.."

"I have some news to be delivered, but I have to find Stefan first.." Elena was worried about the news that she was going to hear but she couldn't hide her distress.

"No, I haven't seen him since this morning, why? Has something happened to him?"

"We are looking for him, Elena, can you reach him? This is actually about Damon, since Stefan is the only family he has, so I need to see him first.."

'Damon' is this connected with all the bad feelings she'd felt since last night.

"Damon, what happened to him?"

Sheriff Forbes clasped her hands together, making Elena noticed that something bad had happened to him. but it was strange as if she felt guilty to tell Elena.

"Elena, I need you to calm down, please... There's no easy way to tell you this... but.." she had no power to tell her about this news, since she felt that Damon was also her best friend. He was always be there to help her at any time, but now, she'd betrayed him. Her eyes started to burn but she could control the tears that threatened to erupt.

Finally she gather her strength to tell Elena about the bad news.

"I am so sorry to tell you this, Elena, but Damon's-"

"No, no, no! Please don't tell me that news, he can't be, he just can't be dead!" Elena shed her tears.

No, he can't be, he just can't leave me! He can't be dead! What am I supposed to do now? He can't just dead without knowing what I feel for him.

Soon, Liz approached to hug the crying teenager in front of her.

"Shhh, Elena, he's not dead.."

Oh god, please let him be okay..

She looked up at her, her eyes already told her 'what happened then?'

"Damon is in the hospital. He was shot.." There was no way that Liz would tell Elena about vampires thing, Elena can not know about this, she was innocent. "...he was shot by some strangers when he was at a bar. He's in surgery now.."

"What..? How..how could this happen?"

"Elena... ."

Damon is a vampire, how could this happen? He said he wouldn't get sick, he wouldn't get disease, he won't get hurt unless by any sharp thing that made from wood or he is now a human which is so impossible.

"I need to see him, I need to see him, take me there now, please..."

"Come with me"

at the hospital...

Elena was escorted by Liz herself to the hospital, she already sent Bonny text message on the way to the hospital. To tell the truth, she hated hospital, it remained her about her parents. The accident she had experienced about 2 years ago. Everything was clean and white, the smell of the porcelain, it made her shiver sometimes.

When she was following Liz, there was man was brought by a gurney passing them fast. His blood dropped on the floor, making the floor easy to trace and she suddenly felt dizzy.

"Elena, you okay..?" Liz noticed when Elena was slowing down.

"Yes, I..I'm fine"

She was waiting for a minute when Liz talked to the doctor that taking care of Damon.

"You can go to his room, but don't be too long. The doctor said they just finished operating him, he's lucky he can survive.."

"Thank you.."

Elena took a deep breath before turned the knob, prepared everything that she'd see after. Once in there, she saw a man lying on a bed, hooked by a machine like his life was depend on it. There was a monitor that show his heartbeat. He had a heartbeat. Elena couldn't believe what she just saw.

Damon, a strong vampire that always pissed her off, was lying on a bed in the hospital. It hurt so much to see him like this. She walked closer to him, studying his feature. He looked...so peaceful, so innocence, but he seemed in thirst, she could see from how pale he was, but was he really now a human? It just didn't make any sense.

She sat on the edge of the bed, taking his hand and held it with her while her other hand brushed his hair that covered his eyes.

"Damon... Open your eyes.." she whispered to him. "Please, you have to wake up.."

Even in his sleep, he looked so beautiful. He would never get tired of watching him sleep, but not in this way.

She brought her lips closer to his ear, whispering things that she hoped he'd hear.

"Guess what? I remember everything, you know.. When you said that you loved me, how can you said you were selfish when you gave everything you have to people you love, huh?" she didn't stop stroking his hair.

There was no feedback from him, but she kept talking.

"I have lots of things to say to you, but first you have to wake up.. Please Damon, you need to wake up.." tears were flowing on her face and she wiped them, she was controlling herself. She tried to be strong for him, like he always did for her.

"I've found your ticket, Damon.. Why did you leave? Why did you have to do that? Is it because of me?"

She was waiting for a moment but he didn't say something back, he just kept close his eyes. She missed to blue eyes and the way he teased her, when he always made her so cranky. Her memories were playing back when he escorted her in Mystic Falls pageant, he moved smoothly without even rehearsal. Damon and Elena when they had their 5 minutes of their life, she really had fun and she'd missed it. She'd remember the way she treated him when she needed information about Katherine, she'd treated him like a useless toy. She could still remember clearly when she was rescued by the brothers, she can't never forget his expression, he looked so betrayed but after all, his confession at the night after. It made her heart ache and tears fell even more.

She kept treating him like a dirt, yet he was still there, never give up to protect her at any cost.

"Why, Damon.. why?"

She kept holding his hand and prayed, if God even exist, that he would bring him back to life. She needed him.

Behind the door, there was a man who just listened to all the conversation. His hand still patched on the knob while he was digesting all those words mean. That man who was now lying in that room must be so important to her. His all fear were coming true, on the other hand, he'd relieved that his brother was survive, even though he still couldn't understand how'd that happened. Somewhere along the way he could still remember that his brother was the only one who had always protected him when he was a human, even now.

He couldn't bare to listen to it anymore, his tears were almost erupt when someone tapped his shoulder gently.

"Stefan.." he was surprised when he found her, came back to him.

"What do you want?" she was just smiling instead of answer his question.

to be continue...

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