(Chapter seven)
Elena was flat out confused. Yes, Stefan was her boyfriend and she cared about him a lot but as time went on and Damon was around her more she fell in love with him too. She didn't know why it happened or how it happened but she was in love with Damon. She loved Stefan too but she knew she couldn't deny that she had stronger feelings for Damon. If she had stronger feelings for Damon, why was she still with Stefan? As Elena contemplated this question she realized that if she was to leave Stefan, his world would be crushed and knowing him, he would do something stupid to hurt himself. But Elena knew she couldn't stay with Stefan if her feelings weren't real, that we be leading him on and that was wrong, she couldn't be Katherine so she knew she had to make a decision.
Stefan was angry. Damon was ruining everything. Elena was his, he came to her first yet Damon had to get in the way. History was repeating itself. He had done the same exact thing with Katherine. He had seen Katherine first and spent time with her but no, Damon had to jump into the picture and ruin everything. But he couldn't forget that Damon wasn't the only guilty on in the love triangle that took place in 1864. Katherine knew exactly what she was doing so it wasn't all Damon's fault. But this was Elena and she was nothing like Katherine. He couldn't seem to understand how Elena too had fallen victim to Damon. Compulsion was out of the question because Elena wore a necklace full of vervain. Could it actually be that Elena was...falling in love or was already in love with his older brother? Damon did have a way with the ladies, there was no way Stefan could deny that but what was so special about Damon. Stefan sure as hell couldn't think of anything. All he knew was that he had to talk to Elena so he took off to her house. Once there he crawled thru her window and found her sitting on her bed scribbling writing into her journal.
"Stefan? God, you scared me. What are you doing here?" she asked.
"Elena, we need to talk about this whole...situation that's going on." he said.
"What situation are you talking about Stefan? Ever since you've been here there have been a lot of situations." she said in a bitter tone.
"Do you love Damon?" he said , "Are you in love with him Elena?"
Elena looked shocked, how did he know about Damon? Wait, this was Damon we're talking about, knowing him he said something and bragged to Stefan.
"If you want the truth then yes. I've fallen for both of you Stefan. I'm not going to lie to you." she said looking him straight in the eye.
"How could you possibly fall in love with that...that monster?" he said with rage across his face.
"It's simple really Stefan. Both of you are opposites. You are more on the quiet side and you're more serious while Damon is the bad boy who likes to have fun. I'm attracted to both of you and it doesn't hurt that Damon is honest with me unlike you. But I'm telling you now Stefan, I have to pick one of you or not pick either of you at all because I refuse to be like Katherine. What she did, loving and tricking you both, was sick and evil. I can't be like her." she said calmly.
"Why should you even have to think about your choice? You know that I'm better for you Elena. You fell in love with me first. We've shared so many great memories. Isn't that enough for you? To know that you'll be happy and safe with me? Don't you want to make more memories with me?" he was so serious and he was pleading with her.
"Stefan, yes we have had some great memories but I can't help how I feel about Damon. It just happened and I don't think I could ever shut him out of my life completely. And don't try to say that I wouldn't be safe with Damon, he would kill himself to keep me safe and so would you. No matter what choice I make, just know that there is always a place for you and Damon in my heart. One of you may get most of my heart but one of you will also have a special place there. I just need time to think okay?" she said.
"Elena...I want to be the one that has most of your heart but I know I can't force you to stay with me if that's not what you want. Look, I'll back down and let you think. Goodbye." he said and then he was gone.
Was Stefan really just going to back down like that? If he really wanted her, he would fight. She knew that Damon wouldn't back down...did that mean that he loved her more than Stefan did? Elena loved Stefan but at that moment she realized that she wasn't in love with him anymore. She was hopelessly in love with Damon Salvatore. She couldn't hide this anymore. She had to meet with the brothers but it would have to wait until tomorrow because tonight was a girls night with Bonnie and Caroline. They were all set to meet at Bonnie's around six for a night in. Elena wasn't sure if she should tell the girls about her feelings and which brother she really wanted. Guess she would just have to wait and see how the night went. Elena arrived at Bonnie's house five minutes after six to find that Caroline was already there. She walked to the front door, knocked, and waited for it to open.
"ELENA! Oh my god, I'm so glad you're finally here! It's been so long since the three of us have had a night like this!" screamed Caroline as she smothered Elena with tons of hugs.
"Haha, yeah..it really has been too long. I've really missed this. Where's Bonnie?" she asked with a smile.
"Oh, she's in the kitchen getting out some stuff so we can make rice krispie treats. Do you remember how we would always make those when we were little?" she said with a huge smile and then a giggle.
"Of course I remember that! How could I forget? Those were some good times and when we would always watch either The Notebook or Jeppers Creepers depending on the mood we were in?" Elena said. She really missed all of this.
"Oh yeah, that was great! Come on, let's go help Bonnie." said Caroline as she pulled Elena by the arm.
"Elena Gilbert, I'm so glad you could finally grace us with you presence." said Bonnie smirking.
"Oh shut up Bonnie Bennett!" she said as she ran to hug Bonnie.
"I've missed you Elena. Like I see you but it's been so long since we've done this kind of thing. Me, You, and Caroline used to be inseparable." she said.
"I know but we're all her now so lets get to cracken on these rice krispie treats!" she smiled.
The three girls spent there time making the rice krispie treats while reminiscing about old times. After they finished cleaning up the sticky mess they made, they headed for the cabinet that contained all the junk food you could imagine. Bonnie's parents were health nuts so Bonnie had obviously bought all of this just for tonight. They popped some popcorn, got some sodas, rice krispie treats, and two bags of chips and headed into the living room area. Bonnie's living room area was huge and the windows were bare. Since no one was really down there at night, her parent's decided that blinds weren't really a necessary thing and a waste of money. Bonnie and Caroline were sitting on the couch while Elena was seated in the big blue recliner. The girls had decided that tonight was one of those scary movie moods so they pulled out there favorite and laid back to watch the show. By the end of the movie, Elena had jumped from the recliner and onto the couch, all three girls were huddled together with their arms wrapped around one another.
"You know Bonnie, your living room is the scariest place in the world to be at night and now that we've watched this movie, it's even scarier. I swear it feels like someone is watching me..." said Elena in a shaky voice.
"I'm with Elena on this one. You're parents drive me nuts with the whole, blinds are a waste of money for this room since no one is down here at night thing. It gives me the chills when I look towards the windows..." Caroline was really scared.
"Guys, it's okay...no one is out there...I know you guys are scared but I have to tell you something." said Bonnie in a whisper. "Remember how I told you I was psychic? Well I was talking to my grandmother and... I'm really a witch."
"Bonnie, seriously...shut up." said Caroline.
"No, it's true! I didn't believe it but then my grandmother made me try to do this spell and it actually worked! I'm really not joking!" said Bonnie in a small cry.
"Well then lets see, prove it." said Caroline, she had always been the skeptic of the group.
"Wait, what kind of spell is it?" asked Elena.
"Well, it's like being able to see into a crystal ball but I don't actually need a ball. What I do need is a bowl of water. I can see into your future but I'm not going to be the only one that will be able to see it. If you guys do it with me, you'll be able to see what I see too. I swear guys, it's creepy but it's really cool. Want me to show you?" asked Bonnie with a smile on her face.
"Ha, sure you can but come on...let's see this so called magic." said Caroline with a worried expression.
Caroline and Elena walked over to the cabinet and grabbed a big clear bowl and filled it up almost to the top like Bonnie had instructed.
"Elena, turn out the lights please." said Bonnie. "Okay, now no one talk. I have to concentrate so get around me so you can see too. But first which one of you should I focus on?"
"I say Elena. I don't want to see my future unless this actually works." said Caroline.
Bonnie nodded her head and slowly lifted her hands above the water. She was staring into the bowl with her green eyes and slowly mumbling under her breath. Then she went into a trance.
"Elena Gilbert, you come here tonight seeking your future. I tell you now that you are in store for great tragedies but one person will always be by your side. You will see more death than any person should have to see and something life changing is going to come your way." said Bonnie in a monotone voice. She was still staring into the bowl.
Elena was worried but she also glanced forward to look in the bowl. Bonnie had said that she would see many tragedies and death but one person would always be by her side. As she looked in the bowl she saw the faint image of Damon Salvatore staring back at her. Bonnie had also said that something life changing was going to come her way and then the image in the water changed. A girl appeared next to Damon wearing a necklace...the girl was her and the necklace was full of vervain. Elena watched as she saw Damon kiss her and then...he bit her neck. He sucked blood from her and then bit his wrist to make her drink his blood. She could hear a faint whisper come from bowl of water, "I've wanted this for so long Damon, I love you." Then Damon snapped her neck and the next thing she knew, she saw the image of herself waking up as a vampire. Elena was horrified but there was no way Damon would compel her to do that, she had been wearing vervain. All of that was her choice. Suddenly, the lights began to flicker and Bonnie started gasping for air. Elena grabbed her and shook.
Bonnie? Bonnie, can you hear me? Please, snap out of it! Bonnie?" cried Elena.
Bonnie froze and then suddenly she collapsed on the couch, eyes wide open.
"What...what happened?" said Bonnie rubbing her head.
"You just did some kind of weird future spell and then you went into a trance or something and started talking to me. Are you okay?" said Elena.
"What are you talking about? I don't remember any of that...wow, that was weird but yeah, I'm fine.
Hey, where did Caroline go?" she asked.
Elena turned to find Caroline ducked underneath the table next to the couch in the fetal position.
"Are you okay?" asked Elena.
"Yeah...I'm fine. Bonnie I swear, never do that witch shit around me again!" cried Caroline.
"Yeah..I don't remember anything but I won't do it again, both of you looked scared to death." said Bonnie. "Come on, lets go to my room."
Caroline and Bonnie began to walk upstairs.
"I'll be there in a minute." yelled Elena. "Just let me dump this water out."
Elena dumped the water and as she looked up towards the back porch, she saw someone staring at her with a smile on their face.
