Dark Knight
Disclaimer: All characters belong to L.J. Smith. I do not own them.
Author's Note: This is a sequel to Dark Princess. I don't think it's a good as Dark Princess. This time it's told from Elena's point-of-view.
Time: The Vampire Diaries: The Return: Shadow Souls
Genre: Romance, Drama, and Angst
Rating: PG-13
Date Finished: August 15, 2010
Elena looked over at him. This was hurting him. Stefan was his little brother. Even though, he never showed any affection toward him, she knew that Damon loved him. If anything happened to him, then Damon's world would come to an end.
Damon was her knight in shining armor. His armor wasn't white like the good knights. Instead it was a greasy black. He was her Dark Knight. He walked the thin boundary line between good and evil. Despite this, she knew, like most knights, he would gladly lay down his life for his princess.
Like most knights and princesses, they could never be together. Their love was forbidden. Even being with each other alone, was a "no, no." This match just didn't happen. It never worked out. The knight always lost.
And so did the princess.
When Elena looked at him, she didn't see the evil in him. Instead, she saw how he suffered. She saw the pain in his dark eyes. She saw the battle scars that didn't scar his skin. She saw a soldier who had been defeated in battle. She saw through his dark aura and saw light in her Dark Knight.
"You're hurting," Elena whispered. "I can see it in your aura."
Damon smiled. "That's kind of creepy, that aura reading thing."
"It's no stranger than turning into a crow."
Damon looked away. "This thing between us isn't going to work."
"I know. I have to go back to Stefan."
Damon nodded.
Elena knew that this confession was killing his soul. She couldn't have her fairy tale ending. She loved both of them, but couldn't have them. She could only pick one. One would be happy, while the other would get his heart broken. The happy one would be her prince, while the other would be her Dark Knight.
"I don't want to hurt you." Elena looked as if she was going to cry. "I really do love you."
Damon touched her cheek. What he was going to say next would be hard to say. "You belong with Stefan. Maybe it's time that I bow out with my dignity."
She sighed. "I don't want you to be gone from my life. I need you. I need you to help me get through this."
Night and day united against a common enemy. Light and darkness walked hand in hand. It was dawn while dusk was falling. This union would change everything. It was a union of the Dark Princess and her Dark Knight.