Sorry for the delay guys… okay no more talk just story, and sorry…..
Elena sighed as she stared at the alarm clock for the hundredth time that day. It read 7:30 AM and she glared at the clock accusingly as if it was it's fault not to wake her up earlier, while Damon must have still been in her room.
She sighed once more and looked at the couch that was occupied by him the previous night. Of course, what did she expect him to do? Wait for her until she woke up, most certainly not. Still it was wishful thinking on her part. She knew him and she also knew that he might have left her room, the instant first rays of sun hit the window that morning.
Then again, what he did for her last night was more than she expected. She knew he said it was a part of his job, but even then it touched her heart like everything else he did.
Slowly Elena moved off of her bed and went to shower. After half an hour all dressed up and ready, she went over to her couch and picked up the pillow that Damon had used the night before. Bringing it closer to her face she inhaled a deep breath in hopes of taking in his scent. As expected, indeed it was there, his intoxicating refreshing smell, the same one that surrounded his beautiful dark locks.
Smiling happily she hugged the pillow to herself and took it over to the bed and replaced it with the one currently placed on her usual sleeping side.
After a short while there was a knock on the door to which she curiously answered, "Who is it?" In response a female's soft voice replied, "It's me, ma'am Cindy with your breakfast, may I come in?" Elena went over to the door and opened it for her to enter; Cindy placed the food trolley next to the bed and left.
It wasn't until then that she realized how hungry she was. Yesterday had been crazy so food had obviously been neglected. As she sat eating she wondered if Damon had eaten anything. His day was tougher than hers and he had also gotten hurt. 'Oh god he hurt his arm!' in all the commotion yesterday she had forgotten about that as well. Silently she prayed that he was fine by now.
Few minutes later Elena called the maid to take away the food trolley. She ate quicker than usual as she was in a hurry to find out what Damon was up to by stalking him through her own window. She went over and opened it completely. As she was trying to get the best possible view of his window she heard another knock on her door, this one far more aggressive than the one before. Swiftly she turned around and headed towards the door, opening it and seeing Damon's face on the other side made her smile instantly, but the person whom he was holding firmly with one of his hands made it drop immediately.
"Stefan! What are you doing here?"
"Elena, would you please ask lover boy here to release my poor arm?" The instant those words left Stefan's mouth, Damon's grip tightened on his arm which made him yelp.
"Damon, please let go of his arm." Elena ordered halfheartedly. After a moment's hesitation Damon did as he was told. "Okay, now Damon, tell me why were you holding him in the first place?"
The man in question narrowed his eyes and looked directly at her. "Miss Gilbert the boy kept on insisting to see you. I told him repeatedly that it's not possible and nearly threw him out the gates, I only decided to bring him here when he said something about 'important school stuff.''
Elena stared at Stefan and giggled, "Really Stefan is that true? Did big bad Damon almost throw you out of the gates?"
"Yes he did Elena; you know you should really teach your servants some manners." Stefan growled and glared at Damon.
Affected, Damon simply glared back. But the next instant Elena jumped in to defend him which was hardly a surprise for him. "Damon is not my servant!" She yelled at the top of her lungs. The anger that lit her eyes at that accusation made Stefan step backwards slightly. He slowly raised his arms in surrender but Elena wasn't done yet.
"How dare you say that Stefan! Who the hell are you to say that? Damon's only here to protect me and he's amazing at his job. He's probably paid ten times more per month than your father's annual income!" Elena didn't care that if Stefan was hurt because of her rudeness. The only thing that mattered to her was, that her Damon was probably hurt, to ensure that, she turned around and searched his eyes. Surprisingly he was staring back at her with something close to gratitude. Elena smiled at him in reassurance and in return the corners of his mouth turned upwards by a minuscule.
Their small moment didn't go unnoticed by Stefan and he cleared his throat angrily. "Well whatever," he began uncomfortably. "Why I came here in the first place was, because, I wanted to tell you that the school's annual field trip is next week and it'll last a week, camping and all, so I wanted you to hang out with me there. Like just the two of us" He commanded and emphasized his point.
"Is that the reason you're here Stefan?" Questioned Elena.
"Yes"
"Do you have any idea, what I went through during the last 24 hours?"
"So it really happened, the attack on your house?" he asked cautiously
"Yes it did, what did you think it was a rumor?" She rolled her eyes not surprised by Stefan's behavior, she knew him well, and she knew he was a fake like all others around her, except for Damon of course. Stefan was all talk and selfish and his faux pretense infuriated her every time it reared it's ugly head. Maybe that was the reason why she couldn't stand him.
"Well, yeah." Stefan replied as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. His response caused Elena to glare at him furiously.
"Just leave Stefan" She demanded in an annoyed tone.
"But Elena..." Stefan started to protest.
Damon moved from his spot as if any further protests from Stefan would result in violence. But Elena stepped forward so that she could deal with him instead.
"No Stefan, you don't get to say anything. Just get the hell out of here, oh and in case you're wondering, I am going to the trip and I'll be in the company of people whom I want to be with." The instant she let those words out she stepped closer to Damon, and her hand itched to hold his.
Stefan noticed their proximity and sneered, "You're pathetic Elena."
Damon moved his arm backwards to punch Stefan with all his might but Elena saw that coming so she quickly grabbed it and said, "It's okay Damon, let it go he's not even worth it."
Glaring Stefan turned around and as his back was retreating he said, "This isn't over yet. Remember that Delena."
Even though the last word held immense amount of despise to it when Stefan uttered it just before disappearing around the corner of the room, Elena couldn't help but feel something perfect about it. That simple word made a small smile cover her lips even despite her bad mood.
Remembering why she was in a that mood in the first place she immediately turned around and faced Damon who was still scowling at the empty doorway.
"Damon," she said hesitantly and raised her hand towards his cheek, she stroked it once, then she turned his face towards herself slowly. His scowl still hadn't disappeared but he looked her intently in the eyes.
"I don't like that kid, and not only because he's insolent but because… I don't know, there's something not right about him," Damon raised his finger sternly and continued, "You should keep away from him Miss Gilbert, I might not be with you always to keep watch."
Elena smiled and grabbed his hand with both of hers, "Oh but you always are with me Damon, and I'm grateful for that."
Hearing this Damon's eyes landed on their hands and he couldn't help but notice the perfection that surrounded them, it was as if their hands were a part of the same puzzle. Just for confirming his assumption, he closed his larger hand around one of her small ones. The sensation that filled him was inexplicable and he couldn't tear his eyes away from their intertwined hands. Astonishment took over Elena and her eyes simply followed what her hand felt. Damon was covering her hand with his, she never thought he would touch her like that.
Not wanting to let go or even acknowledge what he was doing, Damon kept his eyes downcast and started speaking softly, "Your father called, I talked to him. He said he's gonna return tomorrow evening. He wanted me to let you know."
All the while he spoke Elena's eyes moved from his hand to his face repeatedly, she couldn't believe what he was doing, but she was fully aware that she wanted to store this moment to her memory, so she kept on moving her eyes back and forth in an attempt to capture even the minutest details of the beautiful moment.
"He'll be expecting you at home when he arrives" Damon slowly raised his eyes and stared at hers. Slowly a small frown appeared on Elena's forehead as she replied yo his statement, "He could've called me and told himself and not just that Damon he should've called me to make sure if I was alright." the hurt that she felt was quite apparent because it was etched in every word that she spoke.
He saw how in a matter of milliseconds her expression had changed from blissful to grief. By looking at the sorrow in her beautiful eyes, he felt a pang in his chest, he wanted her laughing eyes back, the ones which sparkled with happiness almost every time he was around.
Slowly and hesitantly he started stroking her fingers with his thumb; making her eyes loose the grief that they held and replaced it with wonder.
Smiling softly he assured her, "He cares about you, you know that right?"
"Does he?"
"He does."
"It's hard to believe" Elena sighed. "Anyway it's good that he's coming back, it'll be easier asking him permission that way."
"Permission, what for?"
"For the field trip of course, Damon" She grinned.
"You wanna go? I'm doubtful that your father's gonna allow you, I mean considering the recent events."
"Oh I won't be going alone Damon." Elena smiled at him.
"Oh I know that Miss Gilbert," he narrowed his eyes, "It was only wishful thinking on my part that you might not go", Sighing deeply he frowned at her 'which would've saved me from a horrible experience of being amongst terrible teenagers for an entire week, somewhere faraway stranded in a forest.' Partly aware of his internal debate, Elena simply smiled at him as the anxiousness for the trip started brewing within her.
Okay guys see I wrote a long chapter so now how about some reviews, and I'm sorry again for the delay people forgive me!