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-Ex

SP.O.V

He was so stupid. He had known something had been going on with his brother and his girlfriend- ex-girlfriend - for a while but he'd chose to ignore it. Not that it wasn't expected of course. Damon had been there for her when no one else had been. When she'd woken up to a life she had not wanted Damon had been the name she had called. He punched a wall, breaking bones, plaster crumbling around his fingers. What could he possibly give her that he could not? He loved her. Of course he did. Their love was pure and it was real. Damon was uncontrollable. His love fed passion and fire. There was something Damon and Elena had that Stefan would never experience. Passion. Fire. Heat. Undeniable. Uncontrollable. All consuming.

It was as if Damon had captured her heart before Stefan had even met her.

CP.O.V

Bonnie had turned up on her doorstep sullen and angry. What is her problem? How could she be so unsupportive of her best friend? What did she expect?

For her to turn around and say "Yes Bonnie, you're right I'm a monster and you can kill me." No. But what really got to her was her reaction to Abby turning. Yes, Damon had turned her to protect Elena but Bonnie and Elena had been friends for years, Abby had just appeared in her life. The sheer injustice infuriated her.

"Care!" Bonnie's voice snapped her out of her day dream.

"What?" She snapped. Bonnie's face froze, her eyes turned cold.

"Don't Care. I need you right now." Her voice wavered, eyes watering.

"Bon? What's wrong?" Her eyes scared, her still heart would be racing if it could.

Bonnie took a deep breath.

"Alaric's dead." She said, her voice calm and even. Her face barely reacting as her closest friends sank to her knees against the wall, head in hands.

"No no no no. I can't lose her Bon!"

"You haven't, I did. I always lose everyone." And without another one Bonnie left her house without a backwards glance.

She sat on the ground for a long time until she realised. This reality was worse than the original.

BP.O.V

She had held herself together until she reached her car before she collapsed sobbing, chest heaving, heart racing. Why did Elena have to turn? She had lost her closest friends and her mother to something that she- as a witch- could not overcome. She felt two arms wrap around her and help her stand up.

"Caroline." She managed to stutter before sobbing into her friend's chest.

Caroline stroked her hair before leading her to a car and starting the engine.

"I can't see her, I just can't lose someone else." She saw Caroline's eyes harden.

"You are one of the most selfish people I have ever met Bonnie." She was shocked by Caroline's outburst. "You have lost your Grams and as hard as that is it's not the hardest. Elena has lost twosets of parents and her Aunt. She's lost Alaric. She lost Stefan. She even lost her brother for a while. I've lost my dad." Her eyes watered, tears spilling down her cheeks. "I lost Tyler." She reached over and took Caroline's hand squeezing it lightly.

"Caroline. I'm so sorry." It was all she could think of to say.

"If you say one thing that upsets Elena, Bonnie, I don't know what I'll do. She has been through so much. She's strong but not strong enough to lose someone else. Especially not you."

She knew Caroline was right but somehow it didn't make it easier.

EP.O.V

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"Damon?" He looked at her softly across the room. They had returned to the Boarding House, sitting on She held her breath, hesitating before continuing.

"Elena? What is it?" His eyes concerned.

"Bonnie." was all she managed to say before tears began to spill down her cheeks.

Damon took her in his arms stroking her hair murmuring soothing words.

When he next spoke his voice was hard, his eyes soft. "If she says anything to hurt you I don't think I'll be able to stop myself yelling at her." he admitted.

That made her laugh, she pressed her face into his neck, breathing in his scent. "I think Caroline will help you with that." she said smiling.

Damon moved so their foreheads were pressed together, like they had been earlier.

"Elena, what are you doing?" She heard Bonnie's voice, cool and hard slice through the atmosphere in the room, dousing her in reality. She could practically see Caroline boiling with anger.

"Okay, so you turn into a monster and straight away you jump into his arms?"

Damon shared a glance with Caroline, rage flying between them.

'Out." They said simultaneously. Bonnie walked away without a fight. Damon made to follow her before backtracking to stand with Caroline.

"Go, she needs you right now." he murmured. "And you need her."

"Thank you." she mouthed at him smiling softly. She felt Carolines strong arms wrap around her, lending her comfort.

"You make him better Elena, that's something to be proud of." She hesitated before answering.

"He didn't change for me, he just let me in." She smiled at the words before standing up, dragging Caroline with her. "Come on! Movie night!" Caroline laughed and smiled.

They talked long into the night, it had been ages since they had been this close.

"I'm glad I've got you Care."
"You to El.' Caroline smiled wickedly. "Enough mush, spill about Damon! What happened to the whole 'We're friends' thing huh?"

"Care, really? We are friends-" She sighed, if she was going to admit it to someone might aswell be Caroline. "-but there's something there. Something I can't fight." She smiled to herself remembering the first night they met at the bonfire. "From the first time I met him we had a connection." She grinned at Caroline who was sitting vaguely shocked at her revelation "He gives me what I want. I don't want to fight it anymore."

"Wow Elena." She smiled softly "That's great. Really great. I shall never repeat this but you two are honestly perfect for eachother." She grinned, butting her shoulder into hers. "Anyway, I think you forgot about the vampire hearing. I'm almost 100% sure Damon heard most of that." Elena broke into a wide grin.

"Oh how tragic." She winked at her best friend before hugging her "Love you Care. Always."

"Looks like it will be always now." She smiled brightly before getting up "Better leave you, I'm sure you'll have to talk to him. Call me tomorrow." Caroline hugged her lightly before zooming out the door.

She headed back to the sofa before crashing onto it. She felt two strong arms wrap around her waist pulling her close. She relaxed instantly. She felt a kiss against her temple. Not wanting to ruin this moment she simply closed her eyes.

"Night Damon."

He pressed a kiss against her hair.

"I'll be here when you wake up."