Author's Note: It's another chapter, and you didn't have to wait weeks to read it this time! That, my friends, is progress on my part haha. I will try my best to keep updating this story on a regular basis, I promise.

So a recap from last chapter, Elena's awake! Damon and Elena had some moments, but nothing too juicy yet, I promise, juicier moments are on their way for our couple. Damon called the gang together at the Boarding House, and they were all pissed at him for dragging them back at such an ungodly hour, but now we're going to see how they react to the news Damon shared with them in our last chapter.

Once again, I do not own the Vampire Diaries or its characters, just this particular plot. If I owned the show, then Damon would never be heartbroken or hurt ever again. But alas, I do not own the show or books, so with that being said, here's the new chapter entitled, "The Reunion" (: Enjoy!

P.S. this chapter is rated M ;)

Chapter 5 – The Reunion

~ November 5, 2037 ~

4am

The Boarding House

"The spell worked…" At least that's what Bonnie thought she had heard Damon say. Maybe she was just so tired she was actually hearing things now. She looked across the room at Damon, who was now smiling at all of them. Damon Salvatore was smiling… she hadn't seen one of those appear on his face for what, in all reality, was a lifetime ago. She glanced around the room at all her other friends, and noticed the same doubtful looks that must have been mirroring her own. Was Damon going crazy? Maybe he was so exhausted that he was hallucinating and he believed that they were the real Elena. Not wanting to anger him, or cause him to lash out at everyone, Bonnie chose her words carefully before she decided to speak, "Damon…Elena… she's not… she's still …"

Before Bonnie could say another word, in the corner of her eye, Caroline saw a figure coming down the stairs. She placed her hand on Bonnie's shoulder, immediately stopping her from stuttering out what she was going to say next. "Bonnie, look" Caroline said, her eyes wide in shock as she focused in on the person who was walking towards them.

Bonnie, confused by Caroline's behavior, turned to look at what Caroline was so focused on, and when she saw her she let out a loud gasp. "Oh, my God." Bonnie whispered in a shaky voice. "E-Elena…how…when…what?" She laughed quietly, as a sob started to escape from her lips. She couldn't believe it, was she really here?

Elena smiled softly, tears shining in her eyes, as she made her way over to Bonnie and Caroline who were sitting on the couch closest to her. She had changed into a pair of jeans and one of Damon's shirt, since the dress would have been too painful of a memory to relive for everyone."Hi Bonnie, Caroline… everyone else." She laughed softly as she glanced around the room at all her friends shocked faces.

In a moment that didn't seem fast enough, Caroline and Bonnie had both stood up and enveloped Elena in their arms, crying together as they hugged her tightly. "When did this happen, and why was I not informed about it sooner?" Caroline demanded through her sobs, clinging to Elena, afraid they would lose her again.

Elena laughed as she hugged her two friends back. She was happy to see that Caroline; was still the same Caroline she had known. She pulled back slightly, but not enough to break their hold on her, and she smiled brightly at her two friends. "I woke up about two hours ago by some madman throwing his furniture around in his room." She looked pointedly over at Damon, but her voice let him know that she was teasing. She smiled lovingly at him before she returned her attention to Bonnie. "Your spell worked, Bon." She let out a quiet sob as she threw her arms around her and hugged her tightly. "I'm so glad I got to wake up and you still be alive," she whispered through her sobs.

Bonnie clung to her best friend and sobbed with her. "I can't believe it really worked… I thought… I thought I'd never get to see you again. Oh, I've missed you so much Elena." Bonnie choked out through her sobs. She released her hold on Elena and took a step back, smiling at her with tears streaming down her face. "I think you've got a few more people to say hello to," she said, before grabbing Caroline's arm and tugging her back over to the couch so that the rest of their friends could see Elena.

Smiling over at Caroline and Bonnie, who had reclaimed their spots on the couch, Elena then turned to face Alaric, who had stood up and walked over to be in front of where she was standing. She gave him a wide smile before she threw her arms around his torso, and hugged him tight. Ric had always been a father figure to her and Jeremy ever since Jenna had died, and he would always hold a special place in Elena's heart. She sniffled softly and looked up at him through tear filled eyes. The years had changed him, Elena could see a few wrinkles in his face, his eyes were wearier, and he had fewer hair then she remembered, but she still saw the same man that she had remembered him to be. She smiled up at him and said cheerfully, "Hi ya, Ric. You look older."

Ric stumbled back a little at the force of her sudden hug, but he quickly regained his footing and wrapped his arms around her, hugging her back with equal force and emotion. He chuckled a little as his eyes grew glassy, and he stared down at the girl who had been like a daughter to him. Even though he had his own kids now, Elena and her brother would always be close to his heart. He sighed deeply before a big smile appeared on his face. "Well not all of us can be asleep in a casket and never age for twenty years, Elena." he chuckled lightly and he gave her one more hug before pulling back and replying, "Welcome back to the land of the awake."

Damon, who was still leaning against the wall, observed Elena greet and embrace friend after friend, with a loving look in his eyes. He smirked over at her when she caught him looking her way, and she just smiled and slightly shook her head before returning to her reunion. After all these years, one thing was still clear to Damon, and that was that he didn't deserve her. Everyone in the room knew it, but yet she still chose to love him, even now after 20 years of being asleep in a coffin. He smiled to himself and gazed at the woman of the hour, with longing in his eyes.

After Elena had greeted Matt and Stefan, Stefan's lack of excitement in seeing her again discomforting her a little, she glanced around the room for the person who wasn't there. Frowning slightly, she turned to look at Damon and asked, "Wait, where's Jeremy?"

Damon sighed softly and rubbed the back of his neck. How was he supposed to tell her that no one knew where Jeremy was? That no one had even heard from him in the 20 years that she's been asleep. That no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't get a tracking spell to find him. Looking into Elena's waiting gaze, Damon knew that he had to tell her the truth, he couldn't lie to her the first day she was back. "We don't know," he said. "Bonnie's tried tracking him for years, but somehow he keeps throwing off the spell, and sending us places where we can't find him."

Elena shook her head and looked from Damon to Bonnie, her mood dropping a little at the information she's just learned. "That can't be" she said, "why would he not want anyone to know where he's at?" She sunk down into the couch beside Ric and closed her eyes. "We have to find him; I have to know that he's alright."

Damon pushed himself off of the wall and walked over to where Elena was sitting. Taking a seat on the other side of her, he gently grabbed her hand in his and said, "Hey, don't worry Elena, we will, I promise."

Elena opened her eyes slowly and turned to face Damon beside her. She nodded her head and stared into his eyes, trying to find any falseness in his eyes about Jeremy. Sighing in relief, she smiled gently and laid her head on Damon's shoulder. "I believe you." Elena whispered softly.

Suddenly Caroline stood up and clapped her hands loudly together, getting everyone's attention on her. "We need a party!" She shouted enthusiastically. No one hated a depressing room as much as Caroline did, so she decided to lift everyone's spirits back up. She looked over at Elena who was about to speak, but Caroline shushed her by beating her to it. "No buts, Elena. You've been out of our lives for twenty years, we need more than just this little reunion that Damon through together at 4am. You have to meet everyone's spouses and kids," she sighed and tried to keep the jealousy out of her voice as she spoke. "Well, everyone's except mine of course." She smiled softly when Elena gave her a sad look. "But it's okay, this isn't about me, it's about you, Elena." Her smile grew as she pushed all thoughts about family and kids aside. "Dinner, tomorrow night. Everyone will meet over here in the evening at 7 and you'll be introduced to all the new faces that have come into everyone's lives." Caroline nodded, acting as if it was all settled, and plopped back down onto the couch beside Bonnie.

Elena couldn't help the laugh that escaped out of her mouth as she heard Caroline's party planning speech. She tilted her head back to look up at Damon's reaction, and she wasn't surprised to see a shadow of a pout across his face. She laughed again and turned her eyes back to look at Caroline. "Dinner sounds great Caroline, but wouldn't it be tonight? Not tomorrow night?" She chuckled at Caroline's face, and she could almost see the gears turning in her head until she understood.

Damon wrinkled his forehead in confusion as he saw Ric stand up and pull out his car keys. "Whatcha doing Ric? Elena wakes up, and you're bailing on us already?"

Ric let out a long yawn and closed his eyes briefly before looking down at Elena, a tired smile on his face as he said, "Well, seeing that we're going to be here again in less than twenty-four hours, I figured I better go home and get some sleep before then." He leaned down to give Elena one last hug, "Besides, it'll take me and my wife 5 hours just to get our kids up and dressed nice enough to go to dinner."

Elena chuckled a little as she hugged Ric back. "Go home and get some sleep," Elena said, "I'm so happy that you found someone, Ric, and I can't wait to meet her and your children." She smiled and released him, watching him wave to everyone, and walk out the door.

On cue, Matt, Caroline, and Bonnie all stood up and grabbed their belongings before they walked over to Elena. "We better go too, Elena." Bonnie said, "I have a little girl at home who can't wait to meet this Elena, that her momma told her so much about." Bonnie smiled brightly and gave Elena a long hug before she pulled back and stepped back for Matt and Caroline to say their goodbyes.

"I'll be over here early to help get everything set up for the big night," Caroline gushed out enthusiastically, before giving Elena a quick hug. "Don't tire her out, Damon." Caroline gave him a knowing glare before grabbing Stefan's waiting hand, and walking out the door.

Elena gave Damon a confused look, but before he could explain, Matt spoke up. "Stefan's been staying over at Caroline's house, since the boarding house has been so…depressing." He gave her a sad smile before wrapping his arms around her in a tight hug. "It's good to have you back, Elena," he said, his voice thick with emotion.

Elena hugged Matt back tightly, and smiled. Matt and her had always been close, even if it was never meant to be in a romantic way, they meant a lot to each other. She pulled back and gently ruffled her fingers through his hair, messing up his already messed up bed head. "I love you Matty, and I'm so excited to get to meet the woman who stole your heart." Elena gave him one last hug before letting him get his stuff and leave.

Wrapping his arms around her tightly, Damon pulled Elena into his lap before kissing the top of her head. Enjoying the quiet moment with just the two of them, Damon looked down at the woman in his arms, and said, "Should I be worried about you and Donovan?"

Elena twisted in Damon's arms until she was face to face with him. "Damon..." Elena replied softly, "you know that you're the only man I'm in love with, and you'll always be the only man for me." She winded her arms around her neck, and softly kissed his lips. "You know that, right?"

Damon smiled against Elena's lips, and brought her closer to his chest. "I know," he answered sadly, "it's just… I wanted to be the first man you said 'I love you' to when you awoke."

Finally, Elena understood why Damon was so upset, she looked down at her hands, ashamed that she hadn't realized what she had done. As the tears started to fall, Elena looked back up into Damon's eyes and whispered sadly, "Damon…I'm so sorry… I-I didn't even think about it before I said the words." She shook her head and wiped away the tears from her face. She felt horrible, how could she do that to Damon? She hadn't even been awake for a day, and already she had hurt the love of her life.

Damon shook his head as he grabbed Elena's face in-between his hands. He held her face gently, but firmly, not letting her break eye contact with him. He let out a deep sigh as he brushed his thumb across her cheek. "Elena," he began, "stop. I know that you're beating yourself up inside that pretty little head of yours." He smirked lightly and leaned forward to lift a kiss from her lips. "I'm not mad at you Elena. I know you love me, and only me. Even if you didn't say it, I see it in your eyes."

Elena sniffled softly and leaned into his soft touch. She sighed softly before slowly nodding her head. Looking up at him through teary eyes, she smiled lovingly, and said, "I love you Damon, and I'm going to tell you that every day for the rest of my life." She pulled his hands off of her face and held them in her lap. "You know," she said suggestively, "words and looks aren't the only ways to tell someone you love them." She looked up at him flirtatiously and moved her legs until she was straddling his lap.

Damon smirked, and held his hands on Elena's hips, as he stared up at her. "Hmm, are there now?" His eyes twinkled in mischief, and in a moment he flipped them so that Elena was now lying underneath him on the couch. Wasting no more time, Damon leaned down and kissed her hungrily as he pressed himself down against her body.

Arching her body into his, Elena let out a moan of pleasure against Damon's lips and she kissed him back with equal force and passion. Pulling back to catch her breath, she looked up at Damon and his eyes were dark, full of lust and hunger. The look he was giving her made a deep scarlet blush appear in her cheeks and she almost came undone just from the intensity in his eyes.

Letting out a growl of desire, Damon stared down into the lust filled eyes of the woman that he loved. He had a moment of doubt where he remembered Caroline's warning about getting Elena too tired for their dinner, but then his less than considerate side took over and he thought, to hell with it. He had waited twenty years to be with her again, and he'd be damned if he was going to wait any longer. Standing up from the couch, he gave her a cocky smirk, before lifting her up, bridal style, in his arms and flashing them up the stairs to his bedroom. Placing her down in the middle of the room, Damon cupped her face gently in his hands and whispered tenderly, "I love you so much Elena." Leaning forward, Damon placed the sweetest of kisses on her lips.

Holding her hands on his chest, Elena moved her lips with his, feeling like she would melt into putty at his feet if he kissed her any sweeter. It's not fair, she thought, after twenty years of being asleep, and this man still had this effect on her.

Damon continued to kiss her. He kissed her lips, her cheek, he was making his way down her neck when he suddenly pulled back and lifted her sweatshirt over her head, tossing it out of his way. He placed his lips on her neck again, and he began to slowly suck, as he moved his hands up under the front of her tank top, cupping her uncovered breasts in his hands.

Elena gasped loudly in pleasure, feeling Damon's hot mouth suck her neck. Her nipples began to harden and she arched her back so she was pushing her breasts further into his hands. "Oh God, Damon…" she moaned his name softly as she shuddered under his touch. Not wanting to be the only one feeling pleasure, Elena started to work clumsily on the buttons of Damon's shirt as he continued to suck at her neck, probably leaving a mark, but she didn't care. Finally, undoing all the buttons, Elena pushed his shirt down and off his shoulders, letting it fall to the floor. Taking a moment to admire his toned chest again, she licks her lips, and places her hands on the newly exposed skin, tracing every muscle with her fingers.

Moaning low in the back of his throat, Damon stops sucking Elena's neck and arches into her soft touch. Pulling back slightly, he pulls her tank top over her head and lets it fall to the floor next to his own shirt. Growling in desire, his eyes darken as he takes in the sight of her perfect breasts. He loves it when she doesn't wear a bra in his company, makes things so much easier for him.

Blushing fiercely under Damon's lustful eyes, Elena feels a warmness in her pit that needs his immediate attention. Taking a step back, she unzips her jeans, sliding them down her hips, to stand before him in nothing but her black lace panties. Latching her eyes onto his, she steps forward, so that her chest is pressing against his. Hearing their moans echo each other, Elena briefly closes her eyes before she reopens them and moves her hands down to his jeans, unzipping them and pushing them down his hips.

Kicking his jeans to the side, Damon picks her up, and lays her on his bed, hovering his body over hers. Before Elena could blink, Damon had torn her pretty lace panties off of her, discarding the pieces on the bed. Positioning himself easily between her hips he looked down at her, to see her eyes, black with lust and need. "Tell me what you want, Elena." His husky voice demanded.

Elena groaned in need as she writhed beneath the man that had her trapped. She looked up at him, panting in anticipation and moaned out, "I want you Damon, God, please… no games this time."

Those were all the words Damon needed to hear. In a moment he was sliding slowly into her, sweat dripping down from his face as he groaned loudly in pleasure. Pushing himself further inside her, he starts to move, gripping her hips tightly.

Elena screamed loudly in pleasure, finally feeling him inside of her. She dug her nails into his shoulder blades, as the waves of pleasure coursed through her body each time he moved. "Mmm, baby don't ever stop." She moaned out, breathing heavy underneath him.

Hours later, still absorbed in each other, the doorbell rang just as Damon thrusted himself into her once again.