Chapter 25
Most of our life is a series of images. They pass us by like towns on the highway. But sometimes, a moment stuns us as it happens. And we know that this instant is more than a fleeting image. We know that this moment... every part of it... will live on forever. My moment was Damon. When the tornado that was Damon came into my life it made me rethink my whole objective of life. Before him i thought life was perfect, i had the perfect job, family, friends, nd didn't want or need a man, but when he crashed into it, it made me reliase that my life was so far from perfect. When i was little before everything, i always dreamed of finding that perfect somebody, my own personal Prince Charming, Damon made me reliaze that its not perfection that is needed for love, its there flaws that make you love them all the more. And now i know, perfection is so overated, its imperfection that's real and makes love powerful and makes you want to love someone wth all your heart, for as long as you live and that someone is Damon.
As i lay on stiff bed, hooked up to numerous machines, unconcious to my surroundings. I could feel the grip of someone on my hand, a velvet voice, which had made my heart beat fast on so any occasions. I tried to open my eyes to look into his blue, piercing eye's, but knew it was a lost cause, my ind wasn't ready to face reality, so i went to just listening hoping to god it will awaken me to him.
"Please, baby you have to wake up, i need you so much" he whispered to me, his voice breaking slightly at the end. "I love you so much, and i'm so proud of how stong you were, but i need to see those beautiful brown eye's. Its all over now. Its just you and me now. We can finally start living our life together".
"She still not awake" a familiar voice asked.
"No, Katherine, does it look like it"he repiled, emotionlessly.
"She will wake up, she has too, she's the strongest person i hav ever met"
"Yeah i know that, but its been 4 days and the doctor said she could wake up any day now" he replied desperatley.
His words shocked me. Four whole days. I had been out 4 days. This just egged me on to try and wake up. Panic set inside me, he hadn't mentioned any thing about the baby, nothing. I tried to hope for the best but dread seeped in my mind, what we had lost her or him. It'd destroy the both of us.
Damon P.O.V
Four days earlier
We walked into the waiting roo, which had be designated to us, and almost seconds later a Doctor walked in.
"Miss Gilbert, is out of surgery, and we were able to repair the damage" Everyone let out a sigh of happiness, at the good new.
"When can we see her" i jumped up eagerly.
"I'm afraid, Miss Gilbert has gone into a comatose state, do the stress and shock that has been made on her body and mind" the doctor said gravely, causing me to drop back down on the chair behind me. "But luckily it is nothing to do with brain damage. With the shock that Miss Gilbert has been through, she has gone into this state to help recover both mentally and physically"
"But she wake up right?" Jeremy prompted, and everyone listened in with fear in there eyes.
"Yes, we have every garentee that she will wake up. But we can only make estimates of when it is in fact down to Elena when she wakes up, as the mind is very delicate , even more so then the body. I'd guess at the utter most a week, but like i said it is all on Elena alone"
I was in a shocked state. I knew this was my fault i should never have let her go. I should have but my foot down and told hr it was too dangerous, for both her and the baby. Wait the baby.
I jumped up all of the sudden making everyone jump.
"What about the baby?" i questioned desperatley.
"Seems you have a little fighter in there, at the damage that was made in most cases in would have caused the loss of the baby, at special at any point past 12 weeks as the baby has its heartbeat. But yours is neary 15 week? And has a stonger heartbeat then i've ever seen after such a stressful and tramatic event" the docotor replied happily.
"Oh thank god" i said, hope being restored .
"I told you he or she would survive this" Caroline said brightly.
"Can we see her now" i asked again.
"Yes, of course " the Doctor said leading us all the her private room.
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I spent the night at her bedside along with Caroline and Jeremy. Bonnie, had work early the next morning, and Tyler was finishing of the remaining work in the house helping move everything from New York, although he would have liked to stay at the hopital i had told him when she woke up she would want to go to our new home fully moved in, like we had planned. And Alaric had gone home to help Jenna with the Miranda, Meredith and Emily- who was staying with them whilst Kyle stayed with Katherine who had a bad concussion but should be up and about by tomorrow at the latest.
I was sleeping in the chair next to her bed hand in mine. In the hopes it would bring her to waking up faster, no such luck.
"How long have you been awake" Jeremy yawned from the chair across the room.
"Haven't really slept" i said, emotion drianed from my voice.
"You should get some sleep Damon" Jeremy replied, frowning.
"And i will...when she is awake" i retorted.
"Um...i'm gonna go get some coffee and call Jenna" he mumbled as he got up. I saw Caroline was still sleeping on the sofa.
I went back to staring at Elena's face, hoping for signs of awareness and conciousness, hours could have passed and i wouldn't have known, before i knew it Jeremy was back with three cups of mugs, and Caroline was just waking up.
"Jenna said she's gonna here in about and hour, with some of Elena's belongings and food" Jeremy imformed us both, and i just simply nodded my head.
"Ugh. That sofa totally messed up my neck" Caroline moaned.
"You should have gone home then" i said to her with anger in my voice.
"I have just as much right to be her as you"she spat back.
"Well, stop complaining about neck pain then when your best friend is lay in a hospital bed from nearly losing our baby and her own life" i yelled at her.
"Do you know what, being an asshole, isn't going to make her wake up any quicker" she cried as she ran out the room. Jeremy shot a disappointed look at me and went after her leaving me alone with Elena. It gave me more time to think. I know right about know Elena would be yelling at me for being a jerk to her best friend, but i'd trade her to just be able to do that right about know. I sighed it was already 9am and i was so tired but didn't want to go to sleep afraid of missing her wake up.
The day past swiftly and no progress was made with Elena. Jenna had come by with the twins and Emily (Taking Emily to see Katherine and Kyle was going to take her back to the BB), she'd brought some of Elena's belongings like her diary, some other nessities. Caroline hadn't come back, but Jeremy had telling me i needed to apologize to her, but i just simply shrugged it of telling him to go home.
Before i knew it, it was lights out amongst the hospital and i was there alone with Elena, after Jenna had reluctantly left having to get the twins back home. I watched her breath softly, she just looked like she was sleeping peacefully, not in a coma which was against her will. Doctors had been in and out of her room throughout the whole day, checking her vitals, and each and everytime there was no sign of and improvement or the opposite, which i didn't no whether to take as a blessing that she wasn't getting any worse, or to take it as a bad thing that she wasn't waking up. All i know is that i'd be here when she woke up and i made no plans to sleep until she was sleeping next to me in our bed back at home, our home.
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2 days later .
"Damon you need to sleep, you look like a freaking zombie" Alaric exclaimed. Both he and my brother were here, trying to pry me from Elena's side, which i hadn't left in the last 3 days, except for quick bathroom breaks and for cups of coffee and food.
"I'm not leaving" i said simply i turned back to the sleeping beauty on the bed.
"This is good for you, Damon" Stefan said quietly from behind trying to get through to me.
"I don't care whether its good for me or not i'm not leaving till she is awake" i said firmly.
"Damon it could be days before she wakes up, you can't survive that long without sleep, you already look like your about to dead on your feet. You can't live on hospital food, it isn't good for you. Elena would want you looking after yourself, so that when she does wake up you can look after her" Stefan tried to reason.
"You just don't get it. What would you do if it was Lexi? Or you Jenna?" i questioned beginning to get angry.
"I'd be looking after myself and my childr-"
"My child and the woman i love is here. I have no reason to go back home, because they are here, and i am not leaving her or our baby" i exclaimed loudly letting out anger. I saw a shocked look in both of their eyes, followed swiftly by understanding.
"Will you at least get some sleep" Alaric asked, but was met with my determined gaze.
"At least go have a shower, we will stay with her whilst you do" Stefan bargained, pointing to the private bathroom that joined her private suite.
Fine, i'll be 2 minutes" i said getting up sluggishly and made my to the shower, i was out with 5 minutes. Freshly showered in the same clothes that i had been in for the last 3 days, still covered in Elena's blood.
"Don't you feel better now?" Stefan questioned, and i saw he was there alone.
"Where's Ric gone?" i questioned ignoring his question.
"He went to get you some proper food. You didn't answer my question?"
"No, i don't feel better and nor will i until i have her in my arms again" i said as a sat down on the chair next to her bed.
"Harry's been asking for you" He said simply, looking at me warily.
"Trying to make me feel guilty isn't going to work" i said simply, and placed my head next to hers and fingered her hands.
"I'm not trying to make you feel guilty, i'm just trying to the point across that your not alone. Your always going to have me, Lexi and the kids. We're your family aswell Damon" he said squeezing my shoulder then leaving the room. Another day had gone by and still nothing, i sat here day and night hoping with every fiber in my body that i will see those big brown eye's staring back at me.
But as each day passes so does my hope. The police had come by earlier today with news on Klaus. Unfortunatley he survived the wounds, but that means now he is going to spend the rest of his days rotting in prison, along with the guys he employed and anyone they can find that was linked with the kidnapping of the two girls. Which was good news very good news. Both Elijah and Rebecca had also been in today to see Elena, both giving there apologize and hopes that Elena would awaken soon.
"Knock. Knock" i heard a familiar female voice.
"What do you want Katherine" i said emotionlessly.
"I needed to come apologize" she said as she walked in, she had just been released today.
"What for?" i asked, not wanting to look at her.
"Everything. Everything i did to you. Your brother. I was a vile person then. All i cared about was myself and no one else, and trust me i got my fair share of pain because of what i did to you" i went to say something but she put her hand up making me stop.
"I'm not looking for sympathy, far from actually. If i were you i'd have wish more on me. What i'm trying to say is that i have made a lot of mistakes , it took all the horrible things with Klaus to happen to change me and do you know what i deserved it and so much more. I want to thank you for getting me out of that wharehouse i know it was probably Elena telling you, but thank you. She really is a good person and you deserve someone as king and caring as her." she said.
"Idon't regret loving you Katherine because if you hadn't done what you had done to me, i never would have met Elena. I'm never gonna particulary like you, but clearly Elena thought you were worth saving, so yeah i forgive you, a big part of me forgiving you is because i saw what you did in that wharehouse, i saw you take blows that Klaus was going to inflict on her. And i honestly don't think she would be here right now, although now she isn't exactly awake she's still here breathing. So thank you" i said voice breaking slightly as i lookd to Elena and new she would be happy i was being the bigger person and getting over my grudges.
"Thank you." she said as a tear slipped down her cheek.
"Like i said, i have no reason to hold a grudge against you. I have Elena. I'm happy" i said as i turned back to Elena and i heard Katherine retreat from the room as Ric returned.
"What was that about?" he questioned placing the bag of hot food in front of me.
"Nothing. Just apology i guess" shrugging my shoulder and grabbing the bag and saw a container with some kind of stew in it.
"Its from down the street" he said sitting down. I quickly dug in. It felt good to have proper food to eat instead of the crap in the vending machine.
"How's Jenna and the twins?" i questioned.
"Seems the twins don't like sleepping at the moment. Its exhausting. When you get one to sleep the other one starts to cry and that wakes up the other one that has only just gone to sleep."
"Sounds tough"
"Yeah it is. Be glad your only having one" he moaned.
"I guess" i said, looking to Elena.
"She'll wake up soon. Anyways duty calls " he said patting my back and leaving once again.
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The next morning.
The Doctor walked in next morning, Caroline, Jeremy and Matt had turned up an hour earlier, all of them saying i looked like death warmed up, making me roll my eyes. True i probably did considering i hadn't had any sleep in days, four days to be exact.
"So, we have good news and bad?" the doctor said.
"Good new first" Caroline said eagerly, at the moment she wasn't talking to me due to me being rude the other day, other than to say i looked a mess.
"Well thankfully Miss Gilbert has showed signs of improvement and her brain is alot more active" he said happily.
"And the bad news..." i said reluctantly.
"This should be mean she should be waking up very soon as in, a couple of hours soon. Which as you can see hasn't happened, which is indeed worrying"
"But she will wake up right, you said she would wake up soon" i panicked.
"We just don't know Mr Salvatore, all i know is that soon we are going to need o start pumping her body with the nutrients she needs as its important for the wellbeing of your baby"
"Isn't there anything we can do?" Jeremy asked calmly.
"Other than wait, no. Try talking to her to her it might stimulate the mind more for her" he recommend then left the room.
"This is just great" i groaned as i got uuo and began pacing.
"You should sit down man" Matt said quietly.
"No i really shouldn't Man" i replied angrily.
"You need to chill out, Damon. All this getting angry isn't going to help anyone especially not Elena" Jeremy warned.
"Is it your pregnant girlfriend lay ina bed. And you getting told tahat your future child is in danger? No i didn't think so" i growled.
"Yeah, but she is my sister, and that is my niece or nephew that could be in danger of dying. So yeah i kinda do know what it feels like" he spat back leaving the room closely followed by Matt.
"You need to watch what your saying" Caroline warned. "Jeremy lost both his parents in this hospital, and he's finding it hard as it is without you coming out with comments basically insinuating that he doesn't care"
"I wasn-"
"Thinking yeah i know. You need to apologize to him" she said. "I gotta go back to work but i'll be back tomorrow. You need some sleep Damon, your under enough stress as it is" she said and then walked out.
I fell back in to the chair beside Elena holding her hand.
"Please, baby you have to wake up, i need you so much" I whispered to her this being the first time i had attempted to speak to her in days, my voice broke slightly at the end as a tear slipped down my face.
"I love you so much, and i'm so proud of how stong you were, but i need to see those beautiful brown eye's. Its all over now. Its just you and me now. We can finally start living our life together", i said desperately to her hoping to get some kind of response from her.
"She still not awake" a familiar voice asked.
"No, Katherine, does it look like it "he replied, emotionlessly.
"She will wake up, she has too, she's the strongest person i have ever met".
"Yeah i know that, but its been 4 days and the doctor said she could wake up any day now"i replied desperately.
"And just you wait she will open those eyes very soon. Have the doctors said anything about the baby?" she questioned.
"Just that if she doesn't wake up soon there gonna have to start pumping the nutrients that baby needs into her. They won't do an ultrasound till she's awake, i wouldn't want to have one either without her awake to be honest" i said.
"She'll wake up soon, i've only known her for a very little time but even i can tell that she won't want to but your baby at risk"
"Any reason you came" I asked curiously.
"Just to see if there was any progress" she said shrugging her shoulders.
"Well as you can see there is none" i said looking to Elena.
"You really need to sleep Damon" she said eyeing the bags below my eyes.
"Yeah and i will soon" i said aggravated that, that's anyone can say.
"I gotta go anyway, Emily needs me" she getting up and squeezing my arm as she walked out.
Once again i was left alone and all at once the tiredness hit making it hard for me to keep my eyes open.
"I guess i could go sleep for a couple of hours" i mumbled cupping Elena's hand in mine and closing my eyes. And in seconds i was asleep.
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I was pulled from my sleep by the feel of someone squeezing my hand. I open my eyes and see the hand is Elena's. I look to her face and see her eye's beginning to flutter, like they do in the morning after a nights sleep.
Hope filled my body. "Come on 'Lena baby. Wake up" I pleaded squeezing her hand. As if the sound of my voice awakened something inside her, her eye's opened wide and i was met with beautiful brown eyes that i had lost myself in, in are very first meeting. Tears were brimming in her eyes.
"Oh god. Thank you" i called, kissing every each of her skin, before calling for the Nurse who quickly came rushing in.
"Oh gosh. I'll go get the doctor" she exclaimed rushing out the room.
"Damon" she whispered hoarsely, making me turn back to her instantly.
"Don't ever do that to me ever again" i whispered, and claimed her lips with my own.
A/N: hope you all like the chapter. The quote from the beginning is from one tree hills one and only Lucas , had to use it. Thank you for the reviews for last chapter. Sorry for the long wait for this chapter...hope its worth it :)
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