Hum... what is Damon up to? What is going on inside that beautiful head of his and what will be Elena's reaction to what he is planning? Read on to figure out! All my love, OA.

Chapter 26: Awakening.

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Ugh, my head is still spinning. And my body hurts. This is why I don't like to have fun night outs, because you have fun in the moment but then you have to deal with the aftermath the next morning, who am I kidding the entire day. What the heck happened last night?

-Flashback-

"What are we doing?" I asked him as I catched up and was able to stand by his side. I mean literally by his side, as in almost glued there, which I really don't mind at all.

"We are going to make this night last forever." He said with a wink and a wicked smile. God only knows what is going through that beautiful head of his.

We walked for a couple of minutes in comfortable silence, is arm resting on my arm and my hand captured inside his. To anyone outside the people that actually know us, we would seem like a couple very much in love but unfortunately, we were just great friends walking very cozily through Maiu together.

We kept walking until we hit an area with a few buildings open. By this time the sun had already gone up and we had stopped for some minutes to watch the sunrise. We stopped in an intersection and Damon turned towards me. And he just looked at me, without saying anything.

"What is it, Damon? What is on your mind?" I prompted as I gave his hand a little squeeze.

"Nothing, I was just thinking … you don't want the night to end. Right?" He said with what sounded as reservation or shyness. Weird for Damon, he is always so confident of himself.

"Yes." I replied with confusion in my response.

"So how ok are you with really letting loose and doing something reckless for once in your life?" He said kinda fidgeting a little.

"Well I don't know Damon there could be really, really bad consequences with doing something like that…" I was saying until his finger came up to be pressed against my lips to silence my little babbling speech.

"You are thinking to much hun. You wanted to let loose and be free yet you are still thinking. Elena, just for today, do what you want not what you should do." He said as his voice grew confident and his hands found mine. As he was talking he held my eyes and there was an intensity in them that I had never seen before.

"Fine, what do you have in mind." I told him as I felt the last of my resistance fall under his intense gaze.

"Promise me you will just go with it, ok?" He said as he tugged my hands to move my body a little closer to his.

"Honestly Damon I think I would go along with anything right now since I probably won't remember anything tomorrow. Besides I trust you and I know whatever is going through that head of yours is not going to harm me." I told him as I finished getting even closer to him and had a goofy smile pasted on my face.

"Ok then let's go!" He said as he with a huge grin on his face as he pulled me along, God only knows what he is going to make me do. Hopefully I won't have to regret anything when I actually have enough time to think about whatever it is that we are going to do.

-End Of Flashback-

Just then I felt a strong arm that was wrapped around my waist become deliciously tighter and pulled me close. I turned around as I remembered what had happened just a few hours ago. A smile creeps into my face as my sight rest on the beautiful face that is beside me in my bed.

I gently brush away a strand of hair that has fallen on his face. I took the time to caress his cheek and to memorize the feel of his skin on my hand. Just as I am about to take my hand away I feel it get trapped right there as a smile adorned that beautiful face.

He slowly moved it against his cheek until it reached his lips, he kissed my hand and then opened his eyes.

At that moment I got lost in his eyes. For that space of time I felt that I was invincible, that I could do anything that I wanted to, that I was safe and that I was loved. In that moment I got transported to just a couple of hours ago.

-Flashback-

"Ok then let's go!" He said as he with a huge grin on his face as he pulled me along, God only knows what he is going to make me do.

After we crossed the street we entered a little building that was still lighted up. We then headed towards an office at the back of a little hallway.

"Where are we? What are we doing here?" I asked Damon as curiosity took the better of me. During this time we had our finger intertwined with each others and I had my body pressed to the side of his.

He pressed his finger on his lips and lead me to one of the doors where some music was coming from. As we entered I was astounded when I saw a little chapel where a marriage was taking place. I looked down at our intertwined hands and felt all warm inside. We snuck in and sat down to watch the ceremony. It was a beautifully done ceremony, with a small amount of decorations and attendees but special and beautiful all the same. We clapped as the couple was declared man and wife and smiled at the couple as they walked by. We stayed in our seats even when everyone had left just quietly taking the little chapel in.

After some minutes I turn around and face Damon. I can see that he is in a different world, a world inside his head, with his thoughts. A couple of seconds later he turns and looks at me.

"What?' He asked with a boyish smile. I just giggle and shake my head. "What?!" He said this time with a fake seriousness.

"Nothing much. I was just thinking if I will ever have this. A wedding. A man that I love and that really loves me and that will be able to do anything for me?" I said as I had moved my gaze towards the little arch of flowers in the front of the room.

I felt Damon's fingers touch my chin and gently made me look at him. He was very serious and he had this kind of light in his eyes that just made me get lost in them.

"You will one day Elena. I promise you that you will. You just have to be open to love and have faith" He said as he gently caressed my cheek.

"Are you sure? I dont think it will ever happen to me. Its just not meant to be." I said with more sadness in my voice than what I thought I fealt.

"I am sure. One day you will find your forever." He affirmed.

Just then the priest came in and asked us if he could help us with anything. We looked at each other and smiled.