Wow I'm glad that you liked that little twist. I had that planned before I even started writing the story. I usually have a plan about how the story will turn up.
Also, please bear with me if screw up when giving some details about pregnancy, I'm definitely not an expert in that.
If Damon had a heartbeat, it would've stopped the second Elena said the word. Fortunately for them, Damon's heart had been frozen for over a hundred years. When he spoke, though, it was a different question than what Elena expected.
"What did they do to you?" His voice came out like a growl and Elena flinched back, clearly not expecting that.
"What do you m-mean?"
Was he thinking that someone took advantage of her when she was in the Dark Dimension?
"Who…" But before he could speak, he noticed the frightened look on the girl's face. He wrapped her up in his arms, giving her comfort as much as possible. "I'm not going to leave you, Elena, I will help you…Why didn't you tell me that someone took advantage of you?"
"Damon, you don't understand," Elena choked out, interrupting him. "I haven't been with anyone except you."
Damon let go of her. "It can't be…"
"Damon…"
"Elena, I'm a vampire, vampires can't procreate!"
"Damon, you are the only one I have been with. I would've known if someone took advantage of me," Tears were streaming down her face now. She was scared. She couldn't have a baby, she wasn't even eighteen. And how could she have a baby when she didn't even know her fate yet? And its father was supposedly not able to be a father?
Damon buried his face in his hands, his back resting against the wall. He could hear Elena's heart beating fast and he knew that he had to assure her that he will be there for her. For her and their baby. After all, Damon had dreamt of the day that he will have a family, but he knew that that day could never come. He was wrong.
"What am I going to do now?" Elena was asking herself loudly, clearly panicking.
I? There was no I. There was 'we'.
"You are not going to do anything. We are," Damon said, standing up and walking towards her. "I'm not going to leave you."
"I can't kill my baby or give it up for adoption," Elena objected.
"We are going to have our baby, Elena," Damon assured her, taking her hands. "And we'll start a family. I don't know how this happened, but God gave me a second chance in having the child I always wanted. I am not leaving you."
Elena smiled at him with tears in her eyes. "I love you."
"I love you more," He said, caressing her face softly. "I will take care of you, Elena, no matter what happens. Please believe that."
"I do," Elena replied, allowing herself to feel comforted by his arms around her, and her nose nuzzling his soft fabric. "God I'm disgusting."
He took a cloth and wiped her forehead gently with warm water. "No you're not, you are going to be a mother," He objected and kissed her forehead. "You'll feel better soon."
The moment, however, was interrupted by a light knock on the door.
"That's odd. Jeremy can't be back," Elena stated, looking confused.
"Stay here," Damon said gesturing to the bedroom. "No one can get in here without your permission, since you are living here now. Vampires can't enter without an invitation."
"Okay," Elena said a bit tensed. Damon closed his bedroom door, making his way downstairs suspiciously.
He opened the door to reveal a person very familiar.
"Hello, Damon."
Damon drank in her features, and then seemed to remember who the woman was. He had seen her somewhere before…
"I am Stephanie," The woman continued. "I am the witch that helped you and Elena escape from the dark dimension."
"It's okay, Elena, she's here to help," Damon said softly when Elena's face looked full of suspicion. However, Damon still went next to his girlfriend protectively.
"Hello, Elena," Stephanie said with a warm smile. "I'm glad that I finally got to meet you." She extended her hand, and Elena walked forward slowly, shaking it.
"You didn't meet her because you were almost unconscious," Damon explained, "But Stephanie is the witch that helped us escape from the Dark Dimension. I had told you about the vortex."
"Oh," Elena blushed slightly. "Thank you so much for that."
The other flashed her a warm smile again. She was a tall, thin redhead in her late twenties.
"It's my pleasure, Elena. You and your family deserve the best. Especially the baby you are carrying."
Elena and Damon stared at each other, almost thinking that they both heard wrong. Seeing their faces, Stephanie spoke again.
"Yes, Elena, I know about your baby. This is why I am here. This is why you are here. This moment was written the second you were born, my dear."
Damon gestured Elena to sit down and pulled out a chair for Stephanie.
"We are listening."
The witch cleared her throat. "I believe that you know that the Dark Dimension was a place where humans and vampires lived together peacefully. That was until Charlotte's death, as Elijah told you. What he told you was true, Klaus wants to break the werewolf curse on him."
"However, what Elijah doesn't know is that Klaus threatened the witches to help him break his curse without the use of the moonstone and doppelganger. He has been a werewolf for hundreds of years, however Elijah does not know this."
"Wait, if the curse is broken, then why is he so obsessed in finding and killing Elena?" Damon asked confused.
"Because of the child she's carrying."
There was dead silence in the room, and a million questions were spinning through Elena's head. However, Stephanie continued.
"As I told you, when Charlotte died the original family turned against the humans for killing their brother Klaus's girlfriend. The witches tried everything they could to free innocent people from the place, but Klaus and his brothers started to create lots of vampires, causing thirst, blood shed and massacre. The witches soon learnt of Klaus's curse and couldn't think of a way to kill him. However, in one of our sisters' grimoire there was written that the daughter born of a supernatural can kill Klaus due to the power she inherits from her mother. At first, Klaus tried to kill Katherine's daughter and Katherine. However, when he learnt that Katherine does not possess any special gifts like you, Elena, he realized that the only way to kill the child is to let Katherine's daughter carry on the bloodline. As you can see, Klaus will be truly immortal when your baby…and you…are killed."
Her words were like daggers entering Elena's heart. She wanted her to stop, to stop talking and stop scaring her. But this was the truth, and she had more to hear.
"At first we didn't know how could a baby be so special," Stephanie continued. "Then I sensed the love between you two. Elena, you are the only person in the world that is carrying a baby from a supernatural being. At first, we couldn't believe it. We had to find the father. But then, when I saw you in the Dark Dimension, I instantly knew that you two are meant to be together. We still wanted to test if Damon was the chosen one, though."
"T-test how?"
"The water that you two ended up in," Stephanie reminded them. "That is pure water. It's like holy water. It's a way to see if people are the chosen, pure-hearted ones or not. We knew that Elena's the one, but we weren't sure about you."
"Trust me, witch, if you knew me you'd say that my heart is everything except pure."
"We know, Damon," Stephanie said again. "But you are the chosen one. The child is yours. And you must protect your family now, because the second Klaus hears that you are pregnant he will kill you. He wants it done before you give birth. He wants your daughter dead before she is even born, do you understand me, Damon?"
"This is too much," Elena cried. "She's just a baby! Our baby! It isn't her fault that she's the only child procreated with a supernatural being!"
"I'm sorry, Elena," Stephanie said sincerely. "But that child needs to grow up and defeat Klaus. Otherwise, Klaus is going to kill her. It's kill or be killed, Elena…that's her destiny. I'm so sorry."
Stephanie dug in her pockets and got out a small, black bracelet. "This bracelet allows you to channel me," She explained. "You have powers you are yet to discover, Elena. You are very special. That's why your daughter can kill Klaus…because she shall inherit some of yours. With this bracelet, you can summon or channel me everytime there is the need."
"Thank you," Elena's voice came as a mere whisper.
"I shall go now, my work is done," Stephanie stood up. "People will come for you, Elena. Do not trust anyone. Especially Stefan and Duncan."
"Stefan?"
"Stefan showed that he is unmerciful. Duncan made you torture Elena…You can't know for sure who's working with who. Do not trust anyone."
"Where have you been?" Bonnie greeted Jeremy.
"Nothing. I just toured places nearby to see if I can help more people," He lied, it was the best thing to do.
"Alaric's working in creating a vampire device," Bonnie explained again. "I'm helping him to spell it. It is a device that will take down all the vampires in these areas. We are creating more devices for lots of countries-starting with different states in America. If it succeeds, we shall put down all vampires. The second the vampires are put down, this device marks where they are and we can free our friends and gather the bastards to kill them all."
"How long is this going to take, Bonnie?"
"We are still in the beginning, Jer. Alaric is figuring it out. I can't help him that much. We estimate about two months. The first device will effect those vampires which are in this area and the maximum distance is two thousand miles away from Mystic Falls, Jeremy…So with one device we are helping people in areas like Arizona, Tennessee, Mississippi…"
"Arizona?"
"Jeremy is something wrong? You seem uneasy," Bonnie stated. "We finally found a way to get rid of most of them…why aren't you happy?"
The truth was that Jeremy was scared. Elena and Damon were in Arizona. If the device effected Damon, it would mark and they would come for Damon, either staking him at the place or capturing him, leaving Elena alone and unprotected.
"No, I'm just so surprised and shocked," Jeremy said. "I can't believe it…if this works, we can be free of all the vampires."
Bonnie didn't look convinced, but she offered him a warm smile. "We will find Elena, Jeremy. Elena was always a fighter. She won't let anyone harm her."
Elena was vomiting again, holding her stomach tightly.
"Oh God…"
Damon rubbed her back soothingly as he helped her drink a glass of water. "Elena, you need lots of rest."
"I can't rest with all these thoughts going through my mind…"
"I know, I know baby," Damon said, his voice soft as silk. "But you have to be strong. If not for your sake, for our daughter's sake."
He scooped her up in his arms and carried her back to bed, covering her with warm blankets. He lay down next to her.
"Let me deal with Klaus, Elena. He will not lay a finger on you or our girl."
Elena's heart was going to break at his words. Damon loved their daughter already, she could see it in his eyes. He would already give everything up for her.
She rested her cheek against his chest, happily enjoying the rhythm of his breathing and for once imagining what their life would be like if Klaus left them alone. Just the thought of a little girl with Damon's eyes made her heart full of joy. The idea of starting a family with him, marrying him…
"What are you thinking about, sweetheart?" Damon asked with a smile, playing with her hair.
"How perfect our little angel will be," Elena replied, "And how our lives will be."
He smiled at the thought too. "It'd be perfect."
After a few minutes of silence, Elena spoke again. "What shall we call her, Damon? We know for sure that she's a girl due to the bloodline Stephanie mentioned…but we didn't think of a name."
"Hmm, you're right," Damon agreed. "I don't really know, Elena. I'm an old person you know."
She kissed him. "No, you're not. I'm thinking Cheryl. I always loved that name. I need to think about it though."
"Cheryl's a pretty name," Damon nodded his head. "I like it."
"I'm glad," Elena yawned, her eyes slipping close, snuggling closer to Damon. In response, he tightened his grip on her and placed a kiss on her cheek, and then without warning, he placed his mouth on her tummy and kissed it. "Goodnight, baby."
Elena could've sworn she felt moisture down her cheeks, but she refused to open her eyes. She felt loved and safe...She was okay.
Thanks for reading! :)
Ohh and BOO for another hiatus! I adore this show but seriously? Why can't they just air a couple of episodes? And as much as I hate to admit it, the chance of Delena is getting low with every episode. I mean now it's almost impossible that Elena will not hate Damon even though he did it to protect her. So, fanfiction is a bit of an escape from that :/
Anyway, never give up Delena fans :(