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Hey guys. I'm back. A very belated merry Christmas and happy New Year.

So here is chapter 24 :)

Chapter 24- Hey brother

Hey brother
There's an endless road to be discovered
Hey sister
Know the water's sweet but blood is thicker
Oh, if the sky comes falling down, for you
There's nothing in this world I wouldn't do

Hey brother
Do you still believe in one another?
Hey sister
Do you still believe in love, I wonder?
Oh, if the sky comes falling down, for you
There's nothing in this world I wouldn't do

What if I'm far from home?
Oh brother I will hear you call
What if I loose it all?
Oh sister I will help you back home
Oh, if the sky comes falling down, for you
There's nothing in this world I wouldn't do

- Avicii Hey Brother

Sunday, 11/12/2012, 4:15 pm, My room

This afternoon had been a hell. First of all I had to leave Damon's. Which I clearly hated. I wanted to see him again, now if possible. Then I came back to find out I had forgotten to fill out the formula to be allowed to stay away from boarding school at night. So I had a long talk with the principal which ended in having detention for a whole week. And when I finally came back to my room, there had been all cheerleaders, so I couldn't talk to Caroline about what had happened in private. But she knew I was missing last night, so she's been starring at me for the whole time. Fifteen minutes ago, all the cheerleaders, including Caroline, had left and I said I would just need another minute to fix a loose strand of hair, when I honestly was just waiting for Damon to show up.

Where the hell was he? He was supposed to be here some minutes ago and I could really need him right now. Just when I was so worried I wanted to call him, there was a knock at the door.

I opened the door and there he was. With just one smile he made me forget my whole horrible afternoon. I pulled him in the room and kissed him, not able to resist a second longer. When I released him and was finally able to breathe again, I was the one who first broke the silence.

'' Hi.''

There was nothing more I could say at the moment. I was to stunned by the fact that he was really here and I could kiss him whenever I wanted. Okay maybe not in public. We hadn't talked about how to handle that, but still. I could kiss his beautiful lips, what more could I ask for?

'' I missed you Damon.''

'' I missed you too princess.''

And with that we kissed again. We had only been apart for three hours and we already missed each other that badly. I was addicted and didn't know what to do about it. But I didn't want to do anything about it.

But I was curious. I wanted to know what exactly we were. I mean I told him that I loved him, I spent the night in his bed and he already had a nickname for me, but we never really had a talk how to behave in public.

'' So... Damon...'' I didn't know what to say, or better how to ask.

'' What is it Lenie? You know you can tell me everything.'' He lifted my chin with his index finger again. Then he kissed my nose softly.

I sighed.

'' Okay, it is that we never really talked what we are now. I guess we are together, but are we secretly together for a while and then going public? Or are we going public right now? Or what?''

He chuckled a bit. The he smiled brightly.

'' You don't have to be nervous about that. How about we first tell our close friends and keep it a secret from the rest of school and the maybe in a week or so we can go public. How does that sound?''

That was perfect. I was secretly worried about everyone's reaction. And with a little bit more time that should be okay. And I really needed to tell at least Care. It wouldn't feel really real without telling her.

'' Sounds good.'' So I kissed him softly again and then said.

'' You have to go now. Or they gonna worry where you are. So good luck.''

I kissed him one last time and the pushed him out of the room. I think he wouldn't have gone, if I hadn't forced him. I didn't want him to go either, but sometimes you have to do the right things for the greater good. And in this case the greater good was winning this game.

Thursday, 15/12/2012, 11:47 pm, my room

I couldn't sleep. I just couldn't. My head was filled with other things and didn't even think of sleeping. My body on the other hand needed to sleep desperately. But there was just this one thing in my head. I would fly home in 5 days for Christmas and I still didn't know what to give to Damon.

I mean it was my first present for him so it had to be special. Really special. But I had no idea what to give him.

And me leaving in 5 days didn't do anything to make the situation better. I already knew I would miss him like crazy. I wished I wouldn't have to leave him. But I hadn't seen my family in months and he hadn't seen his either so... It was no way around being separated for a few days. And there was still skype. So at least I would be able to talk to him and see his handsome face, while missing him.

Ah and about the present. There was a second reason why it had to be perfect. When I've been at his house I was looking for a tissue. Then I opened a drawer and found a box. I know I shouldn't have done it but I was curious so I opened it.

In it there was this beautiful necklace. It was silver, with a heart covered in blue stones. The same blue as Damon's eyes. You could open it, and there it was saying LOVE.

I had tears in my eyes when I saw this perfect present, but I had to hide them and the present quickly when I heard Damon coming.

So yeah, I was in desperate need for the perfect present and I had only five days left. So sleep could wait, I had to find the best present ever first.

Okay, Elena, concentration. What would you like, if you were Damon. You're a guy, you play basketball, you live alone in this huge house, with pool, whirlpool and everything. What would you need more? And not to forget you have this perfect girlfriend who couldn't even come up with a Christmas present. Okay, not perfect.

Maybe the present could be somehow related to basketball. But how? And what the hell did he not already have? He had like 10 different balls, jerseys of every NBA team and his own court in his driveway. So maybe something basketball related wouldn't be the best thing.

Hmmm... but what then? Ahh, why the hell is this so difficult?

It had to be personal. Really personal. But what the hell should it be? The only thing I was good at was designing clothes, but there was no way in hell I would give him clothes for Christmas. I couldn't draw that well, so this wasn't the best option either. And how the hell should I cook something for him when he'd be over a thousand miles away

Ahh, I was nearly screaming now, only remembering the sleeping Caroline the last second. Why did this have to be so difficult?

Oh my gosh, that's it. It would be the perfect present. Damon would hopefully love it. I just had to organize everything. Hopefully five days would be enough. But I just had to make it.

Yes, this was it.

Having found the perfect present for Damon made me sleep like a baby that night.

Sunday, 11/12/2012, 10:32 pm, my room

'' So Lena, spill it!''

Caroline was so excited. This was the first time we were alone all day and she wanted desperately to know where I've been last night. And I really wanted to tell her.

'' So you remember what we talked about last night?''

'' Of course I do. But I also remember telling you to wait till today and then waking up this morning with you gone and no one knowing about where you have been.''

She looked at me with a worried expression. And I felt guilty. I've never thought about that.

'' Yes Care, and I am sorry for that. But after our talk I just couldn't sleep last night, so I thought: Hey, why not go to Damon right now? And so I did.''

I had the biggest smile on my face. I was just so happy, only talking about Damon did this to me.

'' I know that you've been at Damon's. But please tell me what happened. I'm dying to know.''

I looked at her surprised. How did she know? Maybe she guessed it..

''How..''

I couldn't finish my question before Caroline answered.

'' You've worn his shirt when you came back. But don't worry, the others didn't recognize it.''

Ahh. The shirt. I should have thought about that.

'' Elena, you know I'm not really patient. So please tell me now!''

'' Okay okay. So I went to his house at like 2 am. And when he opened the door I just kissed him.''

Caroline let out a way to high shriek. Her face lit up in a second, but I continued before she could say anything.

'' But he didn't kiss me back.''

Now her face fell.

'' Oh honey I'm so sorry. But wait a second, why are you so happy then? And why did he let you wear his shirt then?''

I giggled a bit. She wasn't the one to listen to the whole story at first.

'' Yeah, maybe you should let me finish first. When he didn't kiss me back I was totally embarrassed. So I wanted to walk away, but he didn't let me. And then he kissed me. And the the kiss heated up until we were standing in the house. Then I told him I love him and that I've loved him for a bit now. And then we kissed again. After we talked for a little while more we went to bed,''

'' Wow.''

Okay that was new. I've never seen Caroline speechless before. I think no one had.

But I think I wouldn't know what to say in her situation either.

'' You told him you love him.''

I just nodded.

'' And you kissed.''

'' Yep.''

I laughed. She was still speechless.

And then she broke out in another, even higher shriek and hugged me.

'' Lena I am so happy for you. Tell me everything. How does he kiss? I bet he's a good kisser. And oh my gosh, you've spent the night there. So did you do it?''

I blushed a bit. I knew that the question would come. I had to admit, I had thought about sleeping with Damon last night, but I just didn't feel ready.

'' No, Care, we didn't.''

'' Oh, that's okay, I think. But did he want to?''

'' I don't know. He didn't pressure me or anything.''

'' That's good, but I can tell you, if you love him the sex will be amazing.''

What? Wait..

'' Oh my gosh, Care, did you sleep with Stefan?''

She just nodded and had the brightest smile in her face.

We talked for an eternity longer before we fell asleep.

So first of all, you don't know how sorry I am for not uploading so long. I don't even really know why. I had this really big writer's blockade and just didn't feel like writing if you know what I mean. I really am so so sorry.

I'd started this chapter like one week before christmas and had planned on uploading the next chapter on Christmas, because this will be the Christmas chapter.

Any ideas what Damon's present will be?

I really hope I can upload more again, but I have my finals soon, so please don't expect too much. But still, I want to finish this story and have still a lot of ideas, so please be patient. And thank you all for staying with me and supporting me, even if I didn't upload. This really means a lot to me at the moment.

Oh and I'm getting anew laptop, maybe then writing will be even more easier for me ;D

Okay at the end I wanted to congrat Ian, Nina and Joseph for their PCA's. They all deserve it. But I ams still crying because of the Nian speech. I was one of that people who still had hope and now it's gone. But I am glad they're still friends.

And this is really the last thing. Happy Birthday Nina. I love you and you are my idol. Just keep being like you are and enjoy life.

See you all soon

Love PrincessNeens

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