Getting Over You Chapter 6: Starting to Look up Already, a vampire diaries fanfic

Chapter 6: Starting to Look up Already

A/N: Due to votes, this and Bared to you were most popular and voted to be put up immediately. Well here, meeting your wishes :) Bared to you will be
out soon, just hang in there and enjoy the ride :)

"Klaus, what a pleasure to see you."

Descending the stairs, she shot her mom a look as she ACTUALLY had the nerve to stand there and wait for them to start talking. Looking between the two of them, she sighed, knowing they weren't going to talk yet and walked back down the hall as she moved into the kitchen. Elena crossed her arms and turned to Klaus.

"Not to be rude or anything, even though I could be, since you probably just disturbed one of the best moments of my life. What are you doing here
anyway and not at your pre-wedding party thingy majingy?"

Stepping inside, he closed the door as Elena sighed deeply, knowing this was going to take longer than she wanted. Why did she have to wait around for the explanation of the century? Was the world trying to keep her from her most prized possession that was waiting upstairs for her return?

"Well I was and I was having the time of my life-"
"Which one?"
"Caroline."
"Of course it was." Shaking her head, she frowned and scoffed.
"Look, whatever has happened between the two of you, you're best friends. It's a big time for her and she NEEDS her best friend."

Laughing, she shook her head in disbelief. She needed HER? Well she needed HER when she was sleeping with her fiancé way back when. Life is a bitch. You know what you do? You buy a helmet.

"Klaus, you don't even know what happened! Do you?"
"As her best friend, you get past it...don't you?"
"No, not this time. You go and ask her, I'm very sure you'll find out what a nice young lady you're marrying. OH, and tell Stefan that Elena says, game
on."

Confused, he looked at her, his eyebrows raised as he walked out and closed the door behind him. Game on? Alright then. Inhaling, she jogged up the stairs, stopping as she got to the landing. Hearing laughing, she walked towards Jeremy's room and seen Damon and him playing on his X-Box 360. Smiling weakly, she went to her room and pulled her case out, throwing it onto the bed with a thump.

When she was young, her grandmother use to tell her that she was stubborn and didn't forgive easily. Now, all she could do was agree. For as long as she was alive, she could never forgive either of them. The hurt they are causing her, the pain that they are inflicting and the suffering that she is feeling. They did this to her and lied to her face about it for years. She couldn't believe she was love sick over the guy that had really broken her heart.

"Earth to Lena." A voice whispered into her ear as she spun around, tripping over the rug as she fell back onto the bed in a fit of laughter.
"Damon, Jeez! You scared the shit out of me!"
"Really? Couldn't tell?" He answered cheekily, giving her one of his grins.
"Ha ha, very funny!"
"Why are you packing? What did your mom want?"
"My mom wanted to put more pressure on me and that is the reason for the case. I'm leaving."

Getting up, she walked back to the wardrobe and grabbed more clothes as Damon watched her, licking his lips. Humming to herself, she patted down the clothes, ensuring they were neat, before adding more to the case. Moving behind her, he pulled her around gently so that she was facing him.

"No you're not." He told her as she looked up.
"What?" Furrowing her eyebrows, her eyes shined over with confusion.
"We aren't leaving." He told her, smiling big.
"What? Are you serious? Damon, I cannot stay here!" She looked at him as if he had grown two heads.
"Yes you CAN and you are."
"What? N-"
"Ah, shush up and listen to me, alright? Close that pretty mouth of yours for a second and hear me out."

Lifting clothes out of her case, he began folding them back into her draws as she watched, furrowing her eyebrows. Why did he want her to stay here? Was he trying to torture her or something? Sitting on the bed, she folded her arms and closed her eyes, taking a deep breath. In and out.

"Lena, YOU came here for something."
"Yes, for love which is now no longer!"
"No, you came here to win," He turned to her, bending down in front of her, "If you run now, they've won. If you stay, then they'll think you're not bothered."
"But I am."
"I know you are, I'm surprised I haven't punched a few faces already, but...you need to go out there, be the bigger person and when it's all done. Just...walk away. You're free. But, don't let them win. Don't let them know that you care, it will just give them more reason to beat you down."

Taking her hands, he stroked his thumbs across her knuckles and pressed kisses to her skin as she sighed softly, thinking about what he said. In ways, he was completely right. Leaning forward, she wrapped her arms around his neck and leaned her cheek on his shoulder as he rubbed his hand up her back.

"So...?"
"I'll stay. Just until the wedding is over and I'm gone, okay?"
"Fine by me." Kissing her hands, he looked at the time and looked back at her.
"The wedding is tomorrow." She whispered softly, letting out a breath.
"Yeah it is." Lifting the case off the bed, he put it back under.
"But, what if their still...ya know? Doesn't Klaus deserve to know?" Letting out a breath, she got up and walked to the window, pushing it open.
"He does, but what are you going to say? We don't know if they are still smacking up with each other."

"Smacking up?" Elena turned, raising an eyebrow amused.
"Well it was better than saying...the.. REAL thing." He replied, smiling cutely.
"Yeah yeah. What do you wanna do? I'm bored...and pretty hungry actually."
"Well, we can watch some movies, get take out. You up for that? I'm guessing you want to get to bed early for tomorrow huh?"
"Yeah, I need loads of sleep so I don't take off my heel during the service, do a ninja throw and land it in the back of Stefan's skull."

Damon burst out laughing, cupping her face in his hands as he kissed her forehead and pointed to the DVD pile. Walking out, he jogged downstairs and lifted the house phone, hearing talking from the kitchen. Walking to the kitchen, he seen Grayson and Miranda having what it seemed to be a private discussion.

"Hello Damon." Miranda smiled softly.
"Hey, look...it may not be my place, well yeah, you know what it is. I think you need to lay of your daughter."
"Excuse me?" Grayson gave him a look.

"I don't need to repeat myself, you heard pretty well. Your daughter is mistaken for the bad guy, I'd be pointing fingers at Stefan and if you didn't
know it already. You've lost Elena, had a long time ago and now? You've made it worse. After the wedding, we're leaving. Just thought you should know
in case we do another 'disappearing act'. Anyway, enjoy your evening, I know we will."

Giving them a nod, he inwardly smirked seeing their shocked faces as he walked out, making his way up the hall and jogging up the stairs to Elena's bedroom. Seeing her on the floor, picking films, he smiled and sat on the bed, dialing numbers. He was going to make sure she had the best god damn leaving party.

Standing in the mirror, the brunette let out a shaky breath as she closed her eyes. Why was she so nervous? It wasn't like she was getting married. No, she just had to stand up there with Stefan. Just what she needed. To stand with the two people that had betrayed her and not cared about hurting her. Opening her eyes, she looked down at the silk red dress that she was wearing, that hugged her figure in all the right places. Her hair was curled and clipped to the side, complimented with a pair of red glittering diamonds. She was wearing a pair of white small heeled shoes, that were just right for height. Looking down at the flowers in her hands, she licked her lips, thinking back to this morning. She'd just pretended that everything was normal, she had walked into the dressing room while Caroline tried to make conversation, but she just focused on getting her hair, make up and dress sorted. She didn't really want to talk about it, so she tried to avoid it as much as possible. There were 5 minutes left until she would have to walk up the aisle and stand beside her...friend.

"A penny for every thought." Turning around, she blushed and gave out a genuine smile.
"Hey you."
"You look gorgeous," Damon placed his hands on her upper arms, looking her over, "Are you sure it's not your special day?"
"Pretty sure." Elena murmured with a small smile as he kissed her forehead.
"The blonde princess is waiting out there for you, I've gotta go and take my seat, are you going to be okay?"
"Me...? Pffft. I'm tough as nails." Smiling big, she exhaled as he laughed and lifted her hand, kissing it.
"I'll be waiting."

Winking at her, he stepped out of the room as she rubbed at her chest, feeling everything building up. Was not the time and place to let all your emotions spill over? She needed to keep herself in check and stop worrying. Smiling at herself in the mirror, she walked outside, seeing Caroline standing there waiting.

"Hey, are you okay?" She asked, giving her a smile as she raised an eyebrow.
"Sure."
"Let's get this show on the road."
"Yup...show indeed."
"What?"
"Nothing, let's just do this."

Turning away from her, the brunette walked over to stand by the doors that they were going to have to walk through and took a deep breath. This was it, it was now or never. She had to put on a brave face for the world. She wouldn't show that anyone hurt her, she was stronger than anyone thought. Hearing the music, she watched as the doors open and inhaled, stepping out into the light of the church. Sadness was a never ending cycle.

The party was in full swing, everyone was having fun, drinking and dancing. The wedding had been a success, no running out the church, no up comes about why they shouldn't marry. Elena sat at the bar, sipping at her white wine as she swirled it in the glass slowly, watching the gentle sways of the liquid moving against the crystal glass. She'd done well at the church, held it together. Ignored the looks that Stefan was shooting her. She really didn't even want to look at him, he made her that sick. Mostly, she focused on the colours of the flooring and Damon, until she was needed by Caroline for the rings. That was the best part, she held it in an awkward way so that when Caroline went to grab it, she dropped it and had to struggle to pick it up in her wedding dress. It had made her jump for joy inside, she was pretty proud of herself. Knowing Caroline, she knew she liked perfection and a mess up like that could easily embarrass her.

Every time our eyes meet
This feeling inside me
Is almost more than I can take

"Dance with me." Breaking out of her thoughts, she looked up and glared.
"I'd rather not."
"Ah well, humor me." Stefan grabbed her hand, tugging her along with him until they got to the dance floor and hugged her close to him, swaying.
"You make me sick." She whispered, shaking her head as she swallowed and looked around.
"Is this how it's going to be now? You're not going to talk to me or Caroline, hmm?"
"I'm guessing that you filled Caroline in on me knowing, hmm? Since you two are bum buddies and all. So close and cosy, hmm?"
"Nope, I haven't. Thought I'd leave that for you to tell her."

"Shocking," She replied with a mock gasp, "Since you like spreading bullshit to others."
"Ah, your parents, sorry about that Lena, had to cover my own back."
"Don't call me Lena, you haven't earned the right OR the privilege, now let go, I'd rather sit at the bar than dance with the devil."
"We're not finished." He grasped her arms as she struggled, trying to pull away.
"I'm pretty sure she said let go and if you heard it from my prospective, it was a get the hell away from me...so...let go or you'll end up with a fist
in your face."

Baby when you touch me
I can feel how much you love me
And it just blows me away

Stefan looked up to see Damon and glared at him as he raised an eyebrow at him, nodding to Elena's wrists. Looking back at Elena, he released her wrists as he glared at the two of them and stormed off. Letting out a breath, she smiled as Damon took her hand and pulled her close to him, leaning his chin on top of her head. Closing her eyes, she relaxed leaning into him and swayed to the music.

I've never been this close to anyone,
Or anything
I can hear your thoughts, I can see your dreams

"Did I save you just in time?" Damon questioned, drawing patterns on her back.
"You did, thank you for that, I thought I was really going to have to take my heel off and be a ninja."
"You'd rock it, especially in that dress, hot. I'd give you the okay."
"You douche," She laughed, grinning up at him, "What are you like?"
"I'm like an incredibly, hot, irresistible escort."
"Oh of course, how silly of me to forget, hmm?"

I don't know how you do what you do
I'm so in love with you
It just keeps getting better

Oh, she really did forget about the whole thing. She'd forgotten that she'd hired him to be her fake boyfriend and that she'd hired him to help make her ex-boyfriend jealous and come running back to her. Everything she was starting to feel towards Damon, what if it was stupid? He wasn't really hers to...feel for, was he? Does Damon feel anything for her, or was he just playing a part? That's what make her sick the most, the thought that it was all too good to be true.

I want to spend the rest of my life,
with you by my side
Forever and ever
Every little thing that you do,
Baby I'm amazed by you

"Damon?" Elena looked up at him, licking her lips.
"Hmm?" Looking down at her, he pulled her closer and raised an eyebrow.
"Do you," Clearing her throat, she swallowed, "Do you...act like this with all your other...clients?" He stared down at her, licking his lips.
"No. No, I don't."
"Then...why with me?" The brunette whispered, feeling like it was only them two in the room.
"Because you're different Elena," Lifting his hand from her back, he stroked her cheek, "You're...something I've been looking for...for a long time."

Swallowing, she felt tears glazing her eyes as she stared up at him, feeling butterflies rimming her stomach. Was she dreaming or was he saying that he liked her like she liked him? Placing one hand on her lower back and the other on the back of her neck, he looked from her eyes then to her lips as he dipped her towards the floor and pressed his lips against hers in a soft kiss, passion shooting through her body. This was what she had been waiting for. THIS is the moment she had been waiting for her entire life. The moment that felt right, where nothing mattered, except that moment.

The smell of your skin,
The taste of your kiss,
The way you whisper in the dark.
Your hair all around me,
Baby you surround me

Bringing her back up slowly, he opened his eyes, staring down at her and kissed her eyelids as her eyes slowly fluttered open, blue meeting brown as she blushed furiously. Cupping her face in his hands, he kissed her again, biting on her lip softly as he soothed the sting with a slip of his tongue causing her to moan out. Now this is the kiss she had dreamed about, well even better actually, nothing like a kiss that has built up over the past days.

Touch every place in my heart
And it feels like the first time
Every time.
I want to spend the whole night
In your eyes

"Damon...I-"
"Shhh, I know." Kissing her forehead, he pulled her close again, swaying to the music with her as he closed his eyes, burying her nose into her hair.

I don't know how you do what you do
I'm so in love with you
It just keeps getting better
I want to spend the rest of my life,
with you by my side
Forever and ever
Every little thing that you do,
Baby I'm amazed by you

"Did you want to leave now, hmm?" He whispered into her hair, inhaling as he got her sweet jasmine scent.
"Yes please." Pulling back slowly, she slipped her hand into his as he entwined their fingers and led her off the dance floor.

"Elena." Turning around, she seen Caroline there with Klaus and swallowed.
"It was a beautiful wedding," She swallowed, nodding, "You two suit each other. Me and Damon are leaving now."
"What, why? Why aren't you staying for the whole wedding?"
"Because I want go back home, where I belong, where I need to be."
"Elena-"
"No," Moving from Damon, she moved closer to Caroline, "I'm going Caroline, alright?"
"Elena, she's your friend, she just wants you here to enjoy her wedding." Klaus told her.
"We had this talk yesterday Klaus and Caroline, thanks for that, sending backup over."

"I don't understand what I did wrong Elena, why are you acting like this?" The blonde furrowed her eyebrows, upset.
"What you did wrong?" Throwing her head back, she laughed and glared at her, "YOU did Stefan."
"W...what?" She went wide-eyed, fear in her eyes.
"Oh yeah, did he not tell you that he told me? Oh Klaus you may wanna listen up if you wanna know why we're not friends."

Swallowing, Caroline looked at Elena, to Damon and then to Klaus. Stefan made his way over, along with Grayson and Miranda who had watched them from afar. Oh this would be fun. Beat them all down in one, then she could leave and she'd be a happy girl, like she was before she came back.

"Elena, what is going on over here? I hope you aren't causing hassle." Miranda told her, crossing her arms.
"Yes mother, that's exactly what I'm doing because that's all I am! A hassle to you!"
"You better calm it down Elena." Stefan warned her as Damon glared at him, stepping behind her, keeping an eye on him.
"Oh no, I won't. Just going to get this out in the open, so it's done. Mom, the reason me and Stefan broke up? ME cheating. Please, I have been brought
up properly. Stefan...precious Stefan is the one who was cheating on me and having sex behind my back with...the lovely Caroline here."

"What?" Klaus was shocked as he looked at them, along with Miranda and Grayson.
"Oh, mom and dad, you two-" Shaking her head, she looked back at Caroline, seeing her in tears, "You've lost me for good. You all have, I feel NOTHING but disgust and disappointment when thinking of you. Thank you for bringing me up though, not that you'll see how the rest of my life plans out, oh and wonderful wedding guys. I hope you're VERY happy together. Stefan, enjoy being alone, its what your life will end up like. Goodnight."

Damon grinned proud and took Elena's hand, leading her off and out of the hall as she let out a breath and smiled big, looking up at him. Kissing her head, he laughed and stroked her hair back as she leaned into him. Hearing her name being called out, she turned around as she seen Bonnie running out.

"Hey you, what happened back there? Why didn't I know about any of this!?" Bonnie questioned, wide-eyed.
"Sorry Bonnie, god I completely forgot to fill you in. My head...it is just filled with so much crap lately."
"It's fine," Laughing, she hugged her tight, "Have a safe trip home girl, I'll keep in contact."

Nodding, she watched with a smile as she walked back inside the hall, where she could hear shouting and yelling coming from. Looks like she caused quite a commotion before making her exit. That made her smile even bigger as she grinned up at Damon and led him outside into the warm air. Everything was starting to look up already.

A/N: Hey everyone, I hope you enjoyed it :D Took me a lot of thinking :)

Shauna
xxx