Thank you for the positive feedback. Here's the next chapter. Delena's reunion is cut short but it's far from over. They will have their own reunion chapter that I'm working on now. I'll put it up as soon as I finish it. =]

I don't own the vampire diaries and I don't own the characters.
This takes place after they find the cure and do the spell on Elena. I'm not sure if I'll continue it but I've had it stuck in my head for a while so why not give it a shot?
The main POV's will be Damon, Elena, and Stefan. You might get it from Jeremy or Caroline every now and then.
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Damon's POV

We pull up to the house and I can already hear Elena and Stefan in the kitchen. Before Jeremy and Matt are out of the car I'm in the house looking at her. She's beautiful, I think to myself. I can hear Jeremy telling Matt to give it a couple of minutes before they come in, I remind myself to thank him later.

"Ah the infamous Gilbert sauce. Will you ever tell me the secret?" I hear Stefan ask her. He has no clue I'm here. Little brother had been eating bunnies again if he didn't hear me come in.

"Nope. It's a family thing." Her voice, it nearly makes me drop to the floor.

Before Stefan can say anything else I hear myself say the first thing that pops into my head. "Not much of a secret. Original Prego, just with extra spices added in." She turns at vamp speed and looks at me, dropping everything. Luckily Stefan catches it.

"Damon?" She doesn't approach me. I can see the hurt I caused in her eyes.

"Elena." I'm unable to say anything else. She has regained control of herself and is in my arms and we are knocked to the floor. I can't help but smile. "Happy to see me then are you?"

She smiles at me. "You have no idea Mr. Salvatore."

"Gilbert." She looks at me confused as we stand up, but I can tell that she's faking the confusion. I can read her like a book. I notice that Stefan has joined Jeremy and Matt outside. "I was going by Damon Gilbert, as you already know. You're bad at hiding things, at least from me." I give her a smile. "I'm so sorry Elena. I thought that when you woke up and were human that…maybe it was just the sire bond. I was stupid. I should have never left. I love you so much."

"Damon. You weren't stupid, crazy and impulsive maybe, but not stupid. I was hurt when I woke up and you weren't there. I looked everywhere, Stefan didn't know how to find you and I thought maybe you didn't want us to for a while. I love you Damon. I always have, ever since you were the mysterious stranger who told me he wanted me to find true, consuming, crazy and impulsive love." She smiles at me and I can't hold back anymore. I grab her and I kiss her.

How could I have ever doubted her love? I can feel it. I can feel her, every inch of her. The kiss had started out sweet and tender but now it was also passionate and hungry. I didn't know how much I had missed her until this moment. I found myself being pushed against the wall and I could feel her hands explore my body. I sigh contentedly as I pick her up and turn her around so that now I have her against the wall. We are exploring each other, extensively. It was like each touch was electric. Her hands under my shirt pulling me closer and harder against her. My hands doing the same except my right hand now found its way to her breast. She let out a small moan and I knew that we both wanted the same thing, yet I knew that there was something I should remember, but I couldn't. I had lost myself in her. It was just Elena and I there in the moment. Then I heard it, the voice that snapped me back to reality just as I was about to rip off the little red top she was wearing.

"Okay, guys we are going to eat. We really don't need a show too." Jeremy Gilbert.

We separate immediately and yes I see her blush. I notice that they are already sitting at the table and I pull out a chair for Elena. "We might as well join them. It's nice to eat first, then you get desert." I raise my eyebrow at her, causing her to blush more, and smile. She swats me lightly on the arm and sits down.

"Mhmm and that desert is that cake over there." She points to a store bought cake and for a moment I'm disappointed but then I nod. I'm already way ahead of her in this game.

"After that I have surprise for you Ms. Gilbert. Be sure and eat very well." I give her my best sexy smile and lean over to whisper in her ear. "You're going to need your strength." I let my lips graze her cheek as I pull away. I could play this little teasing game all night if that's what she wants.

Jeremy's POV

I'm glad that Damon's back. Elena is happy and things are starting to feel like normal again. I could have gone without walking into the kitchen and seeing him groping on my sister though. Seriously how can Stefan sit there and eat without wanting to yak up his food? They are still teasing each other, and it only makes it that much harder to enjoy the food I'm hurrying to eat.

"So. How was Barbados, Damon?" Stop trying to turn my sister on with your stupid smiles and at least wait until I'm not home, but I can't say that out loud, it's rude my mom would tell me.

"Sunny. Dreadfully boring, since I'd been there before. But very hot." He looks at Elena as he drags out the word hot and Matt and I both choke on our drinks. Seriously, Stefan still looks un-phased as this is what type of exchange is supposed to happen over dinner.

"Well I'm done. Thanks for supper Lena. I think I'll stay at Matt tonight. You ready?" I look at him hopefully.

"I'm still eating Jeremy. I can't finish half a plate in 2 seconds like you obviously did." He doesn't seem to mind the fact that they are teasing each other either. That's when it hits me that both Matt and Stefan are also Elena's exes. I groan to myself as I walk out the room, they both probably did the same thing and that's why it seems okay to them. Well that and Elena is not their sister, she's mine.

"Jeremy! Wait up! I think I'll take this plate to go. Thanks Elena. Welcome back Damon." I hear Matt quickly run to catch up with me. Apparently he's picked up on the reason I want out of the house so fast.

"Hold my food Gilbert. You know if they were making you that uncomfortable we should have left before I went back for seconds."

"They didn't seem to bother you, but I'm Elena's brother. I could have gone without seeing what I did when I walked in." I glare at him as he pulls away from the house.

"I was ignoring them that's why. Letting them have their moment. Stefan told you not to go in yet but you ignored the vampire who could hear what was going on." He looked pointedly at me.

"Just drive Matt." I didn't want to think about it anymore. Next time I would listen to Stefan.

Stefan's POV

"Well you seem to have made Jeremy uncomfortable." I glare at my big brother. I've known for a while that he and Elena were far from done. I told him not to go in the house yet, but he didn't listen and he walked in on what I only could imagine were my brother and Elena almost going at in the kitchen.

"Are you uncomfortable baby bro? Because you're welcome to leave too." I could see the glint of hope in his eyes.

"Actually, no but I'll go anyway. You two obviously have other plans for the rest of the evening. Just make sure the house is still standing Damon." He glares at me.

"Don't I always Stefan?"

"That's debatable. Thank you for dinner Elena. See you two, well some other time." Before Damon can throw the fork he had picked up I'm already out the front door. I hear Elena laugh and chairs knock over as I presume they pick up where they left off. I walk off smiling, they are both happy and safe that's all that matters.

The walk home is quiet. I see the silver car in the driveway and I can't help the growl that escapes my throat. She has the nerve to show up at my house after the way she talked about my brother. I walk to the car only to see she's not in it, I hear her inside and my anger escalates.

"Knocking is still custom Caroline, as is waiting for the owner of the home to get home before you let yourself in." I see her standing in front of the fireplace pacing. She looks up at me as my words sink in.

"Yes I know. I'll go Elena's now. By the look on your face I'm guessing Damon's not back and that's why you're so angry. I told her that he didn't love her enough to come back." She starts to walk towards the door but I grab her by the wrist.

"You aren't going anywhere." She looks up at me and I know she's seeing my fangs are barred at her. I toss her back in the living room and walk towards her. "Right now I'm going to teach you a lesson."

"Stefan what did I do to you?" I can hear the little bit of fear in her voice. She's only scared because she knows I'm stronger and older than her, she has a right to be scared.

"It's not me you did anything to. It's Elena and it's Damon." I throw her in a chair and stand in front of her with a hand on both arm rests. "I heard what you said to her. Now you listen to me Forbes. If you ever tell Elena again that it was the sire bond that made her love him, I will gladly let her show you how wrong you are."

"I…" I growl at her.

"Shut it. I'm not done. If you ever tell her that my brother only cares for her because she looks like Katherine, I will let him show you how wrong you are. But, if you ever accuse my brother of not being capable of love or accuse him of sleeping with Katherine, I will personally show you how wrong you are. I will rip you to shreds and not think twice. You may be my friend but they are my family and no one talks about my family like that without paying for it. Got it?" I slowly let go of the chair and take a few steps back.

"Stefan. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to cause trouble. It's just Elena's been so sad and I really don't think he'll ever come back…"

I cut her off. "He is back. So now, get out of my house!"

"Okay, I'll go. I'm sorry Stefan." She turns and is back in her car on the street in less than 2 seconds.

Good, that problem solved. After a few calming breaths I pour myself a drink and head upstairs. Today has been a rollercoaster ride but it was definitely worth it. My brother is home, where he belongs. Maybe things in Mystic Falls can be normal now. I walk in to see Rebekah sitting on my bed, and I rethink that last thought. This is Mystic Falls and absolutely nothing is normal, there's always someone looking for trouble. Currently, one of the many problems in town is sitting on my bed.

"What do you want now Rebekah?" I realize this has become a normal greeting to give her. She only shows up when she wants something and the answer is always something to with Elena.

"Stefan. Elena's in trouble." I nod at her; this is nothing new to me. She always says that Elena is in trouble. Something is different though, I notice that her eyes are fearful and it's not for her life. It's for Elena's.

"Well then I think you better explain who is out to get her now. Klaus, or is it someone completely new?" I tried to keep the sarcasm out my voice but it's hard not to when I'm looking straight at Barbie Klaus, as Damon calls her.

"Tatia. It's Tatia, Stefan." My heart drops. Tatia is supposed to be dead. Klaus and Elijah said she was dead, if that's not true then…

"That changes things. Would you like a drink?" This is going to be a long night.