A/N: And here's another chapter. I was totally amazed by the response to the last chapter. 21 reviews. I was shocked, and super happy. Yes I know I'm obsessed. This is a longer chapter it came out about 3,000 words instead of the usual 2,000ish for this story. I quite like it but obviously I have written it. The mystery as to Elena's fate is solved. This scene is also longer that the last and possible all the others. Okay, I hope you like and enjoy it, let me know what you think and I'll see you at the bottom.

Disclaimer: I do not own the vampire diaries or any of the characters etc.

So on with the next chapter...

Chapter 7

Like with Stefan's future the scene appeared almost as soon as Bonnie finished chanting this time. They all turned to watch what would unfold this time.

A large lake that looked suspiciously like the one at the lake house appeared, quickly becoming opaque. A young woman was stood in the lake, almost fully clothed. On closer inspection it was the same woman from the last scene. Stood by the side of the lake, on dry land, was the same man. The girl was in her early 20s but not as old as her partner. In fact she looked almost the same she had in the last scene, the only exception being her hair and her attire, although she looked just as wet.

"I look the same." Elena commented staring at her future self.

"So does that mean you're a vampire now?" Caroline asked, a little confused.

"Unless she's found some other way around aging that would be the only explanation." Damon explained to Caroline as though he was talking to a child.

"Hey, I want to listen to them not you, no offence." Elena added as an afterthought.

"Come in, I want to swim." Elena called over to him.

"I still don't get your fascination with lakes and making me go in them. Fully clothed I might add." He used a mock annoyed tone.

"And I don't understand your problem with coming into lakes and swimming." She responded; her tone and eyes full of amusement.

"You're going to make me come in anyway aren't you." It was a statement more than a question.

"Now Damon, you know I would never make you do anything." She said innocently, her eyes once again giving her away.

"No? Shall I list them?"

"I didn't make you do any of them." She stood firm. "It was all your own choice."

"Elena, we can go back practically to when we met and I can give you plenty of examples of you making me do things I didn't want to do." His tone was still playful.

"I didn't make you do any of them." She still insisted. "I did not physically force you to do anything you didn't want to."

"Then what would you call it?"

"It's simple; I helped you decide you did want to do them." She explained it as if it was obvious and completely innocent.

"Like swimming?" His tone showed a mixture of amusement and scepticism.

"So that's how you justify it?" Damon asked as he turned to Elena.

"I don't know what you're talking about." Elena denied, her tone contradicting her statement.

"Hey! Wasn't it you who said you wanted to listen to them not us?" Caroline interrupted addressing Elena. Elena just nodded and turned back to the scene, sneaking a glance at Damon out of the corner of her eye, he was smirking and she couldn't help the smile one that crept onto her own face.

"If you don't want to swim I won't make you." She assured him before a smirk almost equalling his slipped onto her face. "I can swim alone," her eyes filled with mischief as she finished her sentence. "Or I can find someone else to swim with." She started to swim away from him a little. Almost immediately he joined her. His arms wrapping around her, pulling her close. She wrapped her arms around his neck in return, her legs also wrapping around him. "I forget how possessive you can be." She smirked, her face giving away how untrue her statement was.

He growled slightly and pulled her closer, his mouth claiming hers. She laughed lightly at his response as he released her lips and made his way down her neck. Her hands moved into his hair. He paused and drew his head up to face her, his eyes narrowed slightly.

"You made me swim." He accused.

"I did nothing of the sort; you came in all by yourself." She pointed out. He looked at her for a second before he shrugged.

"Swimming's not that bad." He agreed as he moved back to kissing her neck.

"I told you; you wanted to." She whispered into his ear before pulling his head back up to hers.

"Is that all they ever do?" Caroline raised her voice. She was a little frustrated that once again they were watch Damon and Elena doing... well that. She noticed a piece of clothing floating free in the water before it started to sink. "Seriously?"

"There's nothing wrong with a very," Damon paused, "physical, relationship" he smirked before taking another drink. He just couldn't resist winding her up.

His response gave Elena the urge to hit him. He may not have a problem with it but she had no desire for everyone to see that much of her, and Damon, again. It had been bad enough last time, she had no desire for a repeat. As though it had read her thoughts the scene started to flicker.

"Bonnie, what's happening?" She asked worried, Bonnie said the spell was unpredictable, maybe it was worse that they thought.

"I don't know, it's like its experiencing interference. But that's impossible." Bonnie sounded a little distressed. She started to look through the book with the spell in; checking to see what could have gone wrong. As soon as it started the picture cleared again to show a slightly different scene.

"What just happened?" Stefan asked.

"It's a different scene, did you do the spell again?" Elena noticed. Bonnie shook her head. This didn't make sense.

"No, I don't understand."

"Well, I guess we could just watch the scene." Caroline suggested apprehensively. She had glanced at the scene and it appeared a little 'safer'. Or at the very least they didn't seem to be doing anything at the current moment. She has recently come to the conclusion that with them two no scene would really be safe. Although the setting for this one looked less safe that the last two so...

It was now showing a bedroom. It looked like it was inside the lake house. A large double bed sat in the room. Lying on the bed were two people; their bodies covered only by the sheet on the bed. Both of them seemed wet still; likely from the lake. There was a little blood on one of the pillows but any wounds had already healed on the two vampires. Damon lay on his back, his arm around Elena as she lay on her side next to him. One of her hands drawing on his chest while his stroked up and down her back.

"I don't think I'll ever get tired of this." Elena whispered softly. Damon made 'hmm' noise of agreement. "Can we stay here forever?"

"Probably. But we would get hungry. We could always order." He suggested. "The delivery girl looks delicious." She batted his chest lightly.

"Not what I was thinking." She scolded. She was obviously a little uncomfortable with his last comment.

"Well, I could eat her. You could just have a blood bag." He offered.

"No!" She protested a little too loudly and quickly. He chuckled at her outburst.

"You don't like that idea?"

"No." She responded normally and calmer this time.

"And why is that?" He asked as though he already knew both the answer and her answer.

"I don't like death?" She offered, as though she was asking whether it was an excuse he would accept.

"20 years and you still won't admit it." He mused.

"Admit what?" She sounded half confused and half as though she was trying to pretend she didn't know what it was.

"You know what." She groaned and buried her head in his chest.

"You don't seem to want to admit whatever it is he thinks he knows." Caroline observed.

"What I think I know?" Damon questioned.

"I hate to side with him Care, but I'm pretty sure he does actually know whatever it is he thinks he knows. I think she knows it too." Elena admitted. She wasn't sure what it was but she could tell her future self was very reluctantly to admit it for whatever reason. She was also pretty sure she wasn't going to get away with it this time either.

"I know what?" She still tried to play innocent, as she moved her head to face him once again.

"Alright, I'll play along. Why do you always get so upset every time I kill someone; whether it's necessary or not?" He left no room for her to deny knowing what he was talking about now.

"I don't like death?" She tried again.

"That's not it." He called her out.

"Ugh." She again buried her head in his chest. "Can't we change the subject?"

"After." He stated.

"You're not letting this go." Her voice was muffled against his chest still.

"Nope." He confirmed. She looked up at him, her eyes lit up for a second. "And that won't work, I'm strong than you." He reminded her. She sighed and dropped her head back on his chest again. Her fingers continuing their patterns. "And I'd only continue after anyway." He pointed out. She seemed to weigh this and eventually nodded in agreement.

"What are they talking about?" Caroline was confused as to what this seemingly one sided conversation what about.

"How do you distract Damon Salvatore?" Bonnie asked flatly.

"Ohhh." Caroline realised.

"Hey, I'm right here."

"And yet you aren't denying it." Elena teased. She was relieved to see him interacting again. Back to his normal self.

"I don't get that upset." She was still avoiding.

"Yes you do. You should see the look you give the body." He insisted.

"What do you mean?" Her tone gave way that she knew but didn't think he did.

"You're still evading. Just answer the question." He refused to follow her down another path.

"I just... I... No, I can't." She tried before giving up.

"Oh no you don't. Come on, after 20 years you can admit it. Let me rephrase that. You will admit it." He remained firm.

"Fine." She huffed. "I don't like it when you kill people," She paused and drew a deep breath, "Because you're not supposed to kill people," she paused again, "Without me." She almost whispered the last part.

"Now who's possessive?" He teased. She groaned again and buried her head against his chest once again. "That wasn't so bad was it?" He soothed.

"I hate you." She muttered, barely audible but he caught it.

"No you don't." He said softly, only the slightest of doubts in his voice. She lifted her head to look him in the eye. Her own showing nothing but love.

"No I don't" She agreed. He seemed to relax all traces of doubt gone as though they were never there. She leaned up and kissed him softly.

"So you're with Damon and suddenly killing people is okay!" Caroline exclaimed.

"Well, it's better than sleeping around, right Caroline?" Elena shot back; reminding her of what she had said in Damon's bathroom on their disastrous girls night.

"God Elena, suddenly killing is okay because of Damon? Can't you take off those rose tinted glassed for even a second?"

"What, as opposed to you who can't see anything but bad?"

"I see what's there. You can't even think straight-"

"If you even say it Caroline, I swear." Elena cut her off.

"They're talking again." Stefan interrupted. It was strange seeing them fighting about his brother. He agreed with Caroline that when it came to Damon Elena didn't see things the same way, but he also knew Elena was right. No matter what he did Caroline would never see anything good about Damon. Or at least not for the next 10 years.

"Any news on Caroline?" Elena asked as she lay her head down again.

"And why would I care about Blondie?"

"Because she's my best friend and you love me so care for her welfare by association." She explained as though it wasn't the first time.

"Still searching, I think Stefan went with her."

"He forgiven you yet?"

"Well, he's just as mad at you." He said casually, a smirk growing as waited for her response.

"Why?!"

"Well, I just mentioned how his treatment was your idea."

"My idea?!"

"Hey, you're the one that likes to share everything. Why should my brother's hate be any different?" he explained as though it was a totally reasonable argument.

"I still feel a little guilty."

"Don't, it was your choice to make."

"I know but it couldn't have been easy."

"If she was unhappy she would have got out of it much quicker."

"Okay, when did the conversation change to a 'she' instead of Stefan?" Caroline was confused.

"I think it was around the 'I still feel a little guilty'" Elena piped up.

"How did you..." Bonnie was a little lost for words.

"She's right." Damon agreed.

"How did you two-" Caroline started.

"Well, it is future us in there." Elena pointed out.

"Just because I'm a vampire."

"We're lucky he took Caroline instead. It could have been worse." He mused.

"I think something changed between them in those 5 years."

"Well, she went willingly."

"I guess, but it still didn't work out." She reminded him.

"How could it? She was still looking for someone else." Damon pointed out.

"True." She brightened a little. "Jeremy's wedding anniversary."

"No."

"Damon." She whined.

"No."

"Are you sure?" She asked coyly. He groaned.

"You're going to make me aren't you?"

"I thought we just covered this, I don't make you do anything." She reminded him of their earlier conversation.

"No, you manipulate me."

"I do nothing of the sort!" She sounded offended.

"What do you call earlier?"

"Damon, I'm sure after over 2 centuries you know what that is, you're very good at it, but if you need me to explain it-" She spoke as though to a child.

"Elena." He scolded her, his eyes showing amusement that contradicted his tone.

"I call it showing you what you really want." She explained.

"You mean what you want."

"Well by the time it happens it's what we both want." She insisted.

"Like swimming?"

"Tell me you didn't enjoy that." She challenged.

"And your brother's wedding anniversary?"

"Jeremy's like a little brother to you, he looks up to you."

"Mm hmm?" He seemed to be waiting for her to come out with another reason.

"And the hotel is," She paused as though looking for the right words, "full of interesting opportunities" She finished.

"That sounds intriguing." He agreed.

"Not to mention the location." She went on.

"Oh really?"

"mmm, imagine all the fun we could have."

"How about a preview?" He suggested, wiggling his eyebrows.

"Well, it can't hurt" she agreed as he rolled her under him and caught her lips with his own. Once again the scene faded.

"Seriously, all the time!" Caroline practically shouted.

"It's strange." Bonnie murmured to herself.

"What is Bon?" Elena asked.

"Not that I'm not thankful but it cut off the same place it did last time." She explained.

"And how it flicked last time." Elena added. They were both confused. The timing just seemed too perfect.

"Is anyone listening?" Caroline was frustrated.

"No." Damon answered. "So next scene?" Damon turned to Bonnie before Caroline could respond. He quite liked these scenes. Not only were they not bad to watch but seeing the way Caroline almost constantly looked like she was about to explode was entertaining all by itself.

Stefan hadn't really spoken through this scene. He had been able to acknowledge that Elena was a vampire, how they didn't know but she didn't seem unhappy about it, it was something she hadn't been able to do for him. He had also gathered that they seemed happy and they definitely had a very physical relationship. Apart from that he had still been a little hung up on the fact that his brother had been keeping him as a pet. Not something he was currently doing in the latest future scene. And then the fact that Elena hadn't actually seemed all that upset about it. In fact she had been about to joke about it. He just couldn't understand why Damon had done it. Why he had needed to. He knew Damon must have turned off his emotions in the other future, in his future, but they had left Damon in peace. Damon hadn't done the same for Stefan; he wasn't sure which of them it reflected worse on. He also couldn't help thinking there was more to it than just Elena's choice. Yes it would feel devastating to lose her to the other but would it really call for turning their emotions off?

"Well, it sounds like you got a better deal." Elena directed at Caroline.

"What?" She sounded confused.

"Only 5 years. Not 10." Elena reminded her.

"Half a decade less." Caroline pondered.

"You do realise you're supposed to choose for you, not based on how happy your friends are right?" Damon informed her. She gave him a half-hearted glare.

"Yes Damon, I do know that."

"As much as I hate to admit it he's right. You do have to choose for you. This is one of the things I was worried about for this spell. It shows you your future with both, but you could find out about others too and they could sway your decision." Bonnie cautioned. Elena sighed and nodded her head.

"I know." She breathed. In truth he comment to Caroline had been more to try and persuade Caroline than herself. Caroline seemed so set on her and Stefan, even though she had barely been able to find fault in the scene. She only hoped somewhere along the way Caroline would become like the one they had seen in the previous scene. "So, next scene?" Elena echoed Damon's earlier words. It didn't go unnoticed by Caroline and Stefan.

"Alright." Bonnie nodded then began to chant. Elena sat waiting; she couldn't deny that even as they waited she felt a little excited at what else could come. A life with Damon didn't look half bad.

Okay, there it was. I feel like I went a little crazy with the italics but oh well. Yet another Damon and Elena scene (Yes I know it's only the second) I hope it was up to your standards. Yes, Elena is a vampire. I feel that Stefan is a human life long love and Damon is an eternity kind. I loved how almost everyone seemed to automatically assume Elena was human, I won't say whether she was at that point or not, but she definitely isn't now. If there is anything you want them to discuss in the next chapter let me know. I can't make any promises when it will arrive as I go back to school on Monday and I have exams starting on 10th June right through to 26th June. I have 10 in total. 3 on 13th, 2 at 9am. That will be fun. Alright now I move on to babble and guest reviewer responses.

To Jackie (I can identify you) Don't worry about it. You're right. I hope this chapter was better. I wrote the other one differently. I wrote the scene then added commentary. When I was uploading it I noticed a lot of line breaks and looking back over it now it really is bad. I also hope this classed as happy/adorable. Caroline may have been less annoying but she's not going to miraculously change. She's changed by the future but that's 10 years later. I know what you mean about wanting them to be 'out of this world' hopefully thins chapter was better. To Manny, Thank you. It has helped, and I'm glad you like the notes. I can't shut up, ironically at school I have always been the girl who never speaks. And on to the anonymous guests. For purposes of responding easily I'm going to number you in the order you are on my reviews, oldest to newest review, no offence. You will probably know if I'm talking to you anyway. To Guest 1, Thank you I'm glad you like their fights, they do it a lot. I think their may be a bit of banter in this and their will be a domestic kitchen scene in a later chapter. and here's the update, I can't promise for a time period on the next one. To Guest 2, It would be interesting, they're all either Katherine doesn't really love him or they end Katherine instead of Elena. I have seen 3 with Damon and Jeremy. None were finished. One I read all of that's up but it hasn't been updated in years,(I think) another that was totally awesome and perhaps my number one favourite but it was deleted although I'm not surprised, and the other was just plain rude. 2 chapters, it said they would update every Saturday then a few days later poof it was gone. Don't know whether the author deleted it or whether something happened to the account but it was still rude. Anyway, I'm glad you like the chapter, I hope you liked this one. To Baby cake, It's good to know I'm not alone, thank you. And last but not least (Never really got why people say that) To Guest 3 thank you. I'm glad it was okay. I hope you saw some of what you wanted. As for the married, we'll see. They are both vampires so they have eternity, with Stefan they had a time frame, with Damon she doesn't. Still it could (or could have) happen(ed) it will probably be chapter 10 before you see the how and when of Elena becoming a vampire. Okay, I will leave the random story idea this time, why don't you tell me yours instead?

So I hope you enjoyed it, let me know what you think, and see you in the next chapter. (*smiles*)