The walls start breathing
My minds unweaving
Maybe it's best you leave me alone
A weight is lifted
On this evening
I give the final blow
When darkness turns to light
It ends tonight
It ends tonight
It Ends Tonight by The All American Rejects
A/N: Wow, okay, I've been having trouble thinking of where to take this story now, that and I've been writing up a storm the past few days trying to update everything before the new year and planning on finishing everything sometime next month so I can write new stories. There's SO MUCH to do still. But I'm thinking of keeping the story short, and the last few chapters sweet. More Delena filled, I know we are all seriously deprived of that with all the weird things the TVD writers are doing right now with making Damon sleep with basically every other girl that is in Mystic Falls. At this point, I'm about ready to just slap someone, but these fanfics are keeping me from getting violent ;) So, enjoy the sweetness to come from this story. Thank you for listening to me rant. xoxo, Avril
Chapter Thirteen: Only Hope
"So, she's really dead?" Elena asked in shock as everyone was explaining the story to her and Damon
"Dead as a doornail" Caroline sighed "And Bonnie's going to be okay, she didn't die, she'll come back just fine" Caroline said and looked over at Jeremy who was taking care of Bonnie, watching over her like a hawk
"And…Katherine?" Damon asked carefully
"Took off" Stefan sighed I tracked her to the outskirts of town, she's gone"
"Wow…for once…everything worked out" Damon said "This never happens"
"Then we should take advantage of it" Caroline smiled "Actually enjoy a few days or maybe even weeks of peace"
"That'd be nice" Elena smiled "I could go for a few days of peace. Few weeks sounds even better though"
"Well, lets not get too comfortable, we are still in Mystic Falls, anything could happen" Damon sighed
"Cheer up a little Damon, enjoy these few days of peace" Caroline said "I see where Elena has been getting her bad attitude"
"Caroline" Stefan said
"What? Just saying" Caroline huffed "I'm gonna go check on Emily and Felecia, you coming Stefan?" Caroline asked
"Sure" Stefan said and looked back at Damon before he left with Caroline "I never thought I would be saying this to you Damon, but relax, have a little fun" Stefan said with a smirk before he left.
Elena laughed a little before she walked away from Damon's side to go check on Jeremy and Bonnie in the living room. Damon stood in place and watched her and smiled. Everything worked out for once. They were safe for now. Bonnie was okay, Emily too. Elizabeth was dead and Katherine was gone. Now he had Elena all to himself. Just him and her. Maybe they could finally try to act like a somewhat normal couple instead of worrying about being hunted down by vampires for once. After a few minutes, Elena walked back over to Damon's side and kissed him on the cheek.
"I see you're feeling better" Damon said "A half hour ago you were ready to kill me, now you're all happy and perky"
"Well, a half hour ago I had no idea what was going on, now I do" Elena smiled "And now that I know everyone is safe, I feel much better"
"Good to know" Damon smiled "So, we have the whole rest of the night in peace, what do you wanna do?"
"Well…I have something in mind, but we have to talk first" Elena said
"This can't be good" Damon sighed
"It is…for once…I think" Elena said, "Just, go upstairs for a minute, I'll be right there"
"Fine" Damon said and walked upstairs
Once Elena knew Damon was up in her room, she looked over and saw Jeremy picking up Bonnie, he was taking her home.
"Keep an eye on her Jer" Elena said
"I will" Jeremy said "And I'll let you know if I hear anything from Jenna about her coming home from Alaric's"
"Thanks" Elena said and watched Jeremy walked out of the house and shut the door behind him with Bonnie in his arms still
Once Jeremy and Bonnie were gone, Elena walked upstairs to her room and smiled when she caught Damon looking though her drawers.
"You know, curiosity killed the cat" Elena said
"Good thing I'm not a cat" Damon said with a smirk "Or a werecat" Damon laughed
"Ha, ha" Elena said and shut her drawer that Damon was looking around in and he walked away with a smile on his face and sat down on her bed and made himself comfortable
"Boy, we've had some good times here, huh?" Damon asked as he laid down on the bed
"Damon…" Elena said
"What? Just saying, it was a good time, but, I like what we have right now better actually" Damon siad
"Really? And what is that?" Elena asked curiously
"Well…uh" Damon said nervously "…I don't know" Damon sighed "Just…us?"
"Us?" Elena asked confused "What does us mean?"
"I don't know!" Damon said and Elena jumped a little when he raised his voice "I just…I thought"
"Damon, spit it out" Elena said
"I'm in love with you, okay?" Damon said and sat up and stared at Elena now waiting for her reaction to this
"…Oh" Elena said and let it sink in for a minute
"…Look, just forget I said it and we can have a nice normal rest of the night we can-"
"I love you too Damon" Elena said, cutting him off
"You do?" Damon asked confused
"Yeah" Elena smiled and sat down by him on her bed now "I really do"
"Well…that's good-"
Elena cut Damon off with a kiss and she smiled when Damon deepened the kiss. But she knew she had to pull away when Damon started getting a little carried away.
"Damon" Elena said and pulled away for a minute and looked and saw Damon's face was changing just a little "When was the last time you ate" She sighed and rested her hand on his cheek
"Probably way too long" Damon sighed "Sorry"
"It's okay" Elena said "You should probably go eat then"
"I don't want to leave you alone here" Damon said
"I'll be fine. Maybe I can finally get some sleep after not being able to sleep with everything going on" Elena sighed
"…I'll be back as fast as I can" Damon said
"Don't worry, I'll be fine here" Elena said and kissed Damon on the cheek "Now go eat"
"Fine, I'll be back" Damon said and kissed her on the forehead before quickly leaving her room.
Damon walked back into Elena's room through the window and he shut it closed behind him, she must have left it open for him before she went to sleep so he could just walk right in. He didn't know why though since it was freezing cold outside and she was bundled up under all the blankets on her bed now, trying to stay warm. Damon smiled and got into bed next to her after taking off his shoes and as soon as he got in bed, Elena snuggled up next to him and made herself comfortable.
"Miss me?" Damon asked and laughed a little
"Just a little bit" Elena yawned and leaned in to kiss Damon on the cheek
"I'm here now" Damon smiled "I promise not to let myself get that hungry again"
"Good to know" Elena said "But, next time, you can feed off of me if you want"
"…What?" Damon asked confused
"Yeah, I didn't like you being gone. So next time, you can have me…like you used to" Elena smiled and kissed Damon
"Well, you could have told me that before" Damon smiled mischievously and leaned in and kissed Elena on the neck
"Not right now, Jenna's home" Elena said and gently pushed Damon away
"Fine, but the next time she's gone, you're mine" Damon smiled and Elena laughed a little bit "I love you Elena"
"I love you too Damon" Elena smiled and kissed Damon