Damon's POV
"Has her family been notified? Wait... what do you mean her blood was found at the scene?" My heart dropped. Is she alive? I couldn't even think about it.
"Yes. They have been notified and are helping out at the office. Grayson has been very helpful with the investigation. They are following up on a lead. But Damon, even if they find her... She's going to be under investigation herself. They found blood on an exposed nail from the wall by the stairs and there was blood on the gun that shot you. Both samples of blood belonged to Elena. She must've cut herself running down the stairs. We know that she shot you, Damon."
"She had too!" I said remebering that event, knowing it will haunt me the rest of my life if it was the last time that I'd see my wife. "She tried everything to get us out of the situation... to save us both. He handed her the gun and she refused. He put a gun to her head Stefan! That's when I got on my knees. I had to let her know that it was okay. I gladly would've died knowing that I saved her life. And now she's gone. We need to find her. How long has she been missing?" I asked not even knowing how long I've been here.
"About a month now. Damon, you need to calm down. We're doing everything we can to find her. And that's honestly not all of it..."
"What is it?" I felt like my world was crashing down on me. I knew it was bad news. Just by Stefan's tone.
"When they ran her blood test something else came up...something that no one was expecting to find."
"Just tell me Stefan."
"Damon, Elena's pregnant."
That did it. I ripped out the IV, pulling the wires and cords off of me. I didn't feel anything but determination. I could vaguely hear people protesting my actions but I didn't care. I got up out of the bed and stumbled towards the door to the hall way. My legs felt like jello. I had to find Elena. I just had to. I have to make sure she and our child are okay. I look down and realize that I'm only in a hospital gown.
"Where are my clothes." I stated more than asked.
"Baby, please get back in bed." My mom begged.
"I can't. Mom, I have to find her. I won't rest until I know she's safe."
Stefan hands me my clothes and sends me off to the bathroom. I get dressed but it took longer than usual. My body was stiff and it hurt too much to get my shirt on. "Fuck it, I don't need it anyway." I exited the bathroom and put my leather coat on. Stopping at the desk to scribble on the discharge papers. I leave the hospital with Stefan in tow. He leads me to his SUV and drives off toward the office.
Elena...please be okay.
Kol's POV
I can't believe my father would do that! I'm beyond the point of being pissed off at him. Elena has been a shell of herself ever since the shooting. I've been doing everything I could to keep her alive. She wouldn't eat or drink anything in days. She hasn't said anything to me. Everytime she sleeps she wakes up screaming. It has been killing me. I haven't slept in god knows how long. I try and comfort her as much as I can but nothing seems to help.
She doesn't even remember who she is. I have to remind her after she calms down from every episode. I have to explain to her that we are in love and how long we've been together. It made me realize how much I didn't know about her. So I googled her and told her about her parents and have to remind her that they had died in a car accident when she was wrong.
I had enough. I started making protein drinks and have had to help her drink them. She's been puking for a few days now. I brought my personal doctor in to find out what's wrong with her.
The doctor walks in. He immediately attends to her. As soon as she sees him, she jumps off the bed and screams. She runs to the corner of the room and slumps to the floor crying. I immediately run after her. I hold her in my arms and calm her down, tears still running down her face.
"Elena, he's here to help you." I whisper into her ear. She whimpers as he grows closer and holds onto me tightly. It kills me to see her this way. All I want is for her to get better.
Dr. Todd reaches around me and inserts a needle into her arm and starts to draw her blood. She cries out as he does so. I held onto her tightly so she won't hurt herself while the needle is still inside of her arm.
"Nothing's going to harm you darling, not while I'm around. You're safe with me."
She starts to calm down. She loosens her grip and let's the doctor go to work. After he finishes, I pick her up and lay her down in bed. I tuck her in as she passes out from exhaustion. The doctor leads me into the other room.
"Mr. Michaelson. It seems that Elena has ACD. It's called Acute Stress Disorder. It's the result of a traumatic event in which the person experiences an event that causes them to experience extreme, disturbing, or unexpected fear, stress, or pain. It's a variation of post traumatic stress disorder. Or PTSD if you will."
"What can I do to help her?" I ask.
"You just have to be there for her and wait it out. I'm going to run more tests and I will call you with the results."
"Okay, thank you so much Dr. Todd." He leaves and I'm at loss.
I crawl into the bed with Elena and she snuggles up to me as soon as I do. This is all my father's fault. I will get my revenge if it's the last thing I do. He will get what's coming to him.
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So...? What do you think? Elena's lost her memory and thinks Kol is the love of her life. Will Damon find her and be able to remind her or will she freak out. What will Kol's reaction be to Elena's pregnancy? Please review and let me know your thoughts.
