My eyes are closed shut, I can't get them to open no matter how hard I try. I force them harder and harder but to no avail. My body is burning. I can feel the heat scorching through my veins. It was a vicious cycle. Every single horrible emotion I could ever possibly imagine keeps hitting me, over and over. The heat stopped and instead came a biting cold. For a moment I could see light but if was quickly eaten by shadows. This is the sadness and grief taking over me. My breathing comes back to normal but I know my body is moving slightly. I move my head back and forth in an attempt to shake away the darkness. I'm somewhat aware of what's going on. My mind is in here but I am trying to call out. Out of this grim place.
I scream in a hope that something will happen. That all of this will stop. The fire comes back to me, I know its hate coursing through my. I can feel it burning inside of me, my blood feels as if its actually boiling. I scream what I think is louder than before. My screams are a distant echo to me.
For a moment, I see an illumination. A burst of light in this twisting darkness. The light is brighter than anything I've seen. It keeps getting brighter until it flashes white. In the moment that it goes white I see a crow soaring, its black wings full spread out. I can see the light flowing through the gaps in the feathers. I stop screaming at that moment. I know that even in this hell that I don't need to now.
The bright light that had just come to me disappears. The pain completely stops and is washed over with a small sense of worry. My mind is spinning. Worry? Now that the pain has stopped, I try to open my eyes. They lightly open. I look through my eyelashes to see a figure leaning over me. His silky dark black hair looking disheveled, even when I am somewhat disoriented I can make out almost all of his features. I know them too well now. I fully open my eyes and look up into the exquisite blue eyes that I have come to know so well the past few days.
I see the worry behind his eyes, the panic.
"Elena, are you ok?" His voice is soothing. I take in every syllable listening to the softness in his voice like silk. I don't know how to respond to his question. I have a small idea of what might be causing all of this though. I just don't know how any of its possible.
"I'll be fine." I say the words quietly, knowing that they're true. Damon takes my hands into his and slowly lifts me off of the ground. I stumble for a moment but he catches me, putting his hand in the small of my back. I stumble forward this time. I end up with my body pushed against his. Damon still has his hand on my back. I look up into his eyes and feel a sense of calm surge through me.
"Ok. So can you explain to me what the hell just happened?" Damon asks, my body is still pressed up to his. I can't look away from his eyes. I stand there wondering how to explain to him my theory.