A/N:I have this ready for what seems like forever, but anyway.. Caution! This may be really OOC! I wasn't sure whether to post this or not, but since I couldn't have written anything better, I decided to get it over and done with. The song is The Promise by Within Temptation.

Nothing Else Matters

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On behalf of her love
She no longer sleeps
Life had no longer meaning
Nothing to make her stay
She sold her soul away

Half an hour later they were both lying on Elena's bed, with Damon holding her in his arms. They hadn't spoken at all. Not one single word. And it wasn't because it was akward or uncomfortable. No. They just didn't want to ruin the moment. They were afraid to speak. Eventually, they would have to talk, however.

And so they did. It was Damon who broke the silence, since he couldn't stand his thoughts any longer.

"Wish you were here with my dear little brother, don't you?", he said playfully, giving her the smirk she loved so much about him.

She thought she could play along for a while. "Oh, yeah! I wish Stefan was here right now so he could sweep me off my feet,take me in his strong arms so we could disappear together.", she joked, but then realised that Damon wasn't moving or even breathing, so she turned around and plased her hand on his neck.

"Damon, breathe in! I'm joking! You are the only one I want to be with right now, Get over it!" she said and planted a small kiss on his neck.

"Why?", he couldn't help himself from asking, though part of him didn't want to hear the answer. (He did want Elena to tell him she loved him, but she had already told it to Stefan and apart from that, let's face it, it was a bit cliche)

"Because I...", Elena started but was cut off by Damon, who placed his hand on her lips.

I held you tight to me
You slipped away
You promised to return to me
And I believed, I believed

"Don't tell me you love me. Even if you do. You've already told Stefan."

"You know I'll always love Stefan. The fact hasn't changed. He's a part of my life. I just love him differently now. But it has nothing to do with how I feel about you.

I need you. That's why I can't be apart from you. You' re my best friend, you take care about me.", she said finishing her speech.

"Elena, I won't tell you I love you either. Not because it isn't true. Not even because I find it very cliche, but because, I've already told it once- to Katherine- and it would underestimate my feelings for you. What I felt for her, what I thought was love, was pure lust. But now, after I met you, revenge is not my reason to live anymore. It's you. And, you know, we do look very hot together."

"You can't escape being you for too long, can you?", she laughed.

"What the hell have I done to myself" , he thought "I talk all lovey- dovey now. I am Damon Salvatore for God's Sake!" He knew what he had just said was out of character for him, but he really needed to express his feelings properly, and as cliche as it might have sound, he liked it.

Elena sifted so now they were lying face to face. She moved closer to him and kissed him running her hand through his hair. He responded at first, his hands around her waist, but then he pulled away.

After the night he died
I wept my tears until they dried
But the pain stayed the same
I didn't want him to die all in vain
I made a promise to revenge his soul in time
I'll make them bleed down at my feet

" You know this can not happen right? You' re my brother's girlfriend and I will not let history repeat itself"

"Yeah. I know. I don't want to hurt Stefan either. Then, we need to find away so nobody will get hurt. And Damon, that smirk doesn't help..."

"You have a thing for figuring everything out, don't you", he said, his smirk turning to a smile, one of those he only saved for her.

She could not believe this was happening. It was like her whole world had turned upside down, in just two weeks. She felt like this was a dream or something. A dream from which she would soon be awaken.

Damon was happier than he could have ever imagined. He held the love of his life in his arms. This was a side of him that almost no one got to see. He was loving, vulnerable. He hated being like that. He liked the feeling of being powerful, mean. At this moment, he could not even make his usual remarks. However, he knew that this –they- could never happen. So, this had to be the last time he would ever see her. Next morning, he would leave and never come back. He would give her the chance to live happily with his brother away from him. That was the only way of saving everyone. But he would try for one last time. As different as he might be, he was still Damon. He wouldn't give up that easily.

I held you tight to me
But you slipped away
You promised to return to me
And I believed

An hour or so later, he finally said it:

"This is the last night we'll ever spend together, Elena. I'm leaving tomorrow.", he said, with confidence, hiding the hurt in his voice.

She got up, looked straight in his ice blue eyes, her own burning with anger, and asked him: "What? No! Where are you going? You can't leave everyone! You can't just leave me!

"Elena, please calm down". That was one of the rare occassions Damon said please.

"You tell me you're leaving tomorrow morning and you seriously expect me to calm down? Why? Why are you doing this to me? Tell me, WHY?"

"Don't you see?", he said. "It's the only way! We obviously can't act like nothing never happened. And the only other way is to be together ignoring everyone and hurting all the ones you love? Are you ready to do that? Are you ready to come with me and be my princess of darkness?", he asked.

"Yes, I am! I could go anywhere with you! I could be anything for you. I couldn't care less about the consequences. I. Don't. Want. To. Lose. YOU. And you're not dark!".

"Elena, don't fool yourself, I am dark. I am also hot. Any way, you should decide on the life you want to live. So, enjoy me while you can because you're not ready yet."

"I think you should leave.". She wouldn't say anything more.

"Do you really want me to go?", he raised an eyebrow.

"Yes", she said, trying to sound convincing, even though she realised herself it sounded miserable.

He smirked and took her in his arms. When he realised she was about to fall asleep, he leaned in and kissed her. It made her moan. He wanted her to remember their last kiss, because, whatever he might have said, the decision had already been made. He would leave. He got to his feet, walked towards her desk, picked up a pen and a piece of paper and wrote:

"Never go looking for me.

Try to be happy.

You deserve better.

Damon."

He put the note on her pillow, kissed her on the lips and said: "I will see you again one day. I promise." Then, he closed the door, being carefull not to wake her up.

Sometimes I wonder
Could I have known about their true intentions?
As the pain stayed the same
I'm going to haunt them down all the way
I made a promise to revenge his soul in time
One by one they were surprised

That was the last time Damon Salvatore ever saw Elena Gilbert.

No, no, no...

That was the last time Elena Gilbert ever saw Damon Salvatore, wasn't it...?

I held you tight to me
But you slipped away
You promised to return to me
And I believed

The End

A/N: OK, as you might have noticed, there are two sides of the Damon coin here. In the original I had made him look like a loser, so I changed it. Also, you've got my answer to Elena's dilemma.

And...Damon did really mean the offer of Elena being his princess of darkness, but I just didn't want him to seem evil, and I needed to end with them apart, because...No, it's too early.

Now that this story is officially complete, I can say I 'm somewhat disappointed of how it turned out, but it's really much better now than I had originally written it. Anyway, I would appreciate feedback and reviews...

P.S. If you think I've tried too much to touch you to an extreme point, please tell me, because I think so, too. Welcome to the club. :P;))

Ευχαριστώ, Thank you, Merci, Dank je, Danke, Grazie, Gracias