Damon and Elena: Simpler Life (Part 7)
Damon woke up the next morning, Elena still happily asleep in his arms. His face was buried in the back of her neck, inhaling her amazing scent. Oh, how he wanted to sink his fangs into that neck…
Damon immediately jerked away, turning his head to the ceiling. And now, the bloodlust was even worse than their first date, because now, he was thirsty.
It took all of his will power not to bite her right then. It was driving him mad. She was just teasing him with her perfect, sweet smell. He didn’t want to ruin the moment and leave. He felt so comfortable holding her, like she fit into his arms perfectly.
Damon didn’t know how much control he had at the moment, but he had enough not to hurt Elena. He wanted to protect her from his world.
So, Damon did not feed from Elena. He simply held her, becoming mesmerized by her sleeping face.
Elena ran through the woods, not sure of her destination, but she kept running, Jonah’s words spinning through her head.
“Identical.”
“Rebound.”
“Replacement.”
She kept running now, desperately. Finally, she ran out of breath, only to see Damon in the clearing with… her? Well, it looked like Elena, that was for sure.
And Damon was kissing that girl, holding her and slow dancing, and whispering everything into her ear.
“Damon!” Elena shouted, running towards the couple. “What are you doing with… her?!”
He looked up at Elena, and froze. He looked completely stricken. “Katherine?” he asked, holding her face.
“What are you talking about? I’m not Katherine,” she pleaded. “Who is that?!”
“That’s Elena,” Damon said simply. “You are Katherine.”
“No!” Elena shouted desperately, looking at the other girl.
When the girl spoke, she sounded exactly like Elena. “He can’t tell the difference between us.”
Elena sat up, gasping for air, looking around her desperately. She was still shaken up from the dream.
Elena jumped instinctively when she felt two arms wrap themselves around her shoulders. “Shhh. Don’t worry. It was just a dream,” Damon whispered in her ear.
She softened at his words, but then stiffened. “Who am I to you?” she asked, her mind reeling. Elena knew they had just talked about this, but she still felt shaken up.
“Elena,” he sighed, stroking her hair. “You know the answer to that.”
“I know, but…” she tried to find the right words. “You lost her. I’m sure it must be pretty traumatic for you.”
“It was… But Katherine is gone, Elena. It’s been years since I’ve seen her. I don’t have any desire to see Katherine now.”
Elena looked up at his face. “What was she like?”
“Who, Katherine?” Damon asked, although he knew that was who Elena was asking about. “She was beautiful. Absolutely beautiful. But Katherine was also possessive and rude at times. She was dating my brother while I was. We shared her. And it tore us apart.”
“So, Katherine ruined your relationship with your brother?”
“Yes, she did. And right now I am holding you. You! You are sweet, and the exact opposite of Katherine. You surprise me every day. And I like that.”
“You have to promise me, Damon Salvatore,” Elena told him, looking into those intimidating blue eyes. “Look into my eyes, and promise that I’m not a Katherine replacement. Promise me that, and I will believe you with all of my heart.”
Without any hesitation whatsoever, Damon replied, looking back into her chocolate eyes. “I promise.”
She nodded at him. She could tell that he was being honest; there was no sarcasm in his face.
“Thank you,” she whispered, bringing her face closer to his, and then started giggling. “But if you don’t mind, I’m getting a little tired of this broody Damon business.”
He laughed too. “You have not seen broody, Princess, until you meet my brother.”
“Can’t wait,” Elena commented sarcastically, bringing her lips to his. There was so much wrongness between them lately, and for some reason, this made everything alright. He wrapped his arms around Elena’s shoulders. She tangled her fingers in Damon’s hair, pulling him closer.
“I’m going to miss this,” she whispered against his lips. And then he pulled away, baffled by her words.
“Why?” Damon asked, mystified. Was she leaving?
“My family’s taking our yearly hiking trip,” Elena explained, her eyes sad. “I’ll try to text you as much as I can.”
Damon pouted, and then grunted, holding her close. “Don’t leave me here with Jonah!” he joked.
“I’m sorry,” Elena said. “It’s going to be hell without you.”
“I know,” he said cockily. She laughed at Damon’s comment. “When are you leaving?”
“This afternoon. I’ll be back before you can even miss me!”
“Alright,” he sighed. Why was Damon getting so upset? He was so confused. Vampires do not feel this way about humans. It wasn’t natural.
He gave her a kiss on the forehead. “I’ll see you in a week?”
“Okay, Elena. I’ll miss you.”
And Damon was telling the complete truth. He had no idea how incomplete he would feel without her for the next week.
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Damon immediately jerked away, turning his head to the ceiling. And now, the bloodlust was even worse than their first date, because now, he was thirsty.
It took all of his will power not to bite her right then. It was driving him mad. She was just teasing him with her perfect, sweet smell. He didn’t want to ruin the moment and leave. He felt so comfortable holding her, like she fit into his arms perfectly.
Damon didn’t know how much control he had at the moment, but he had enough not to hurt Elena. He wanted to protect her from his world.
So, Damon did not feed from Elena. He simply held her, becoming mesmerized by her sleeping face.
Elena ran through the woods, not sure of her destination, but she kept running, Jonah’s words spinning through her head.
“Identical.”
“Rebound.”
“Replacement.”
She kept running now, desperately. Finally, she ran out of breath, only to see Damon in the clearing with… her? Well, it looked like Elena, that was for sure.
And Damon was kissing that girl, holding her and slow dancing, and whispering everything into her ear.
“Damon!” Elena shouted, running towards the couple. “What are you doing with… her?!”
He looked up at Elena, and froze. He looked completely stricken. “Katherine?” he asked, holding her face.
“What are you talking about? I’m not Katherine,” she pleaded. “Who is that?!”
“That’s Elena,” Damon said simply. “You are Katherine.”
“No!” Elena shouted desperately, looking at the other girl.
When the girl spoke, she sounded exactly like Elena. “He can’t tell the difference between us.”
Elena sat up, gasping for air, looking around her desperately. She was still shaken up from the dream.
Elena jumped instinctively when she felt two arms wrap themselves around her shoulders. “Shhh. Don’t worry. It was just a dream,” Damon whispered in her ear.
She softened at his words, but then stiffened. “Who am I to you?” she asked, her mind reeling. Elena knew they had just talked about this, but she still felt shaken up.
“Elena,” he sighed, stroking her hair. “You know the answer to that.”
“I know, but…” she tried to find the right words. “You lost her. I’m sure it must be pretty traumatic for you.”
“It was… But Katherine is gone, Elena. It’s been years since I’ve seen her. I don’t have any desire to see Katherine now.”
Elena looked up at his face. “What was she like?”
“Who, Katherine?” Damon asked, although he knew that was who Elena was asking about. “She was beautiful. Absolutely beautiful. But Katherine was also possessive and rude at times. She was dating my brother while I was. We shared her. And it tore us apart.”
“So, Katherine ruined your relationship with your brother?”
“Yes, she did. And right now I am holding you. You! You are sweet, and the exact opposite of Katherine. You surprise me every day. And I like that.”
“You have to promise me, Damon Salvatore,” Elena told him, looking into those intimidating blue eyes. “Look into my eyes, and promise that I’m not a Katherine replacement. Promise me that, and I will believe you with all of my heart.”
Without any hesitation whatsoever, Damon replied, looking back into her chocolate eyes. “I promise.”
She nodded at him. She could tell that he was being honest; there was no sarcasm in his face.
“Thank you,” she whispered, bringing her face closer to his, and then started giggling. “But if you don’t mind, I’m getting a little tired of this broody Damon business.”
He laughed too. “You have not seen broody, Princess, until you meet my brother.”
“Can’t wait,” Elena commented sarcastically, bringing her lips to his. There was so much wrongness between them lately, and for some reason, this made everything alright. He wrapped his arms around Elena’s shoulders. She tangled her fingers in Damon’s hair, pulling him closer.
“I’m going to miss this,” she whispered against his lips. And then he pulled away, baffled by her words.
“Why?” Damon asked, mystified. Was she leaving?
“My family’s taking our yearly hiking trip,” Elena explained, her eyes sad. “I’ll try to text you as much as I can.”
Damon pouted, and then grunted, holding her close. “Don’t leave me here with Jonah!” he joked.
“I’m sorry,” Elena said. “It’s going to be hell without you.”
“I know,” he said cockily. She laughed at Damon’s comment. “When are you leaving?”
“This afternoon. I’ll be back before you can even miss me!”
“Alright,” he sighed. Why was Damon getting so upset? He was so confused. Vampires do not feel this way about humans. It wasn’t natural.
He gave her a kiss on the forehead. “I’ll see you in a week?”
“Okay, Elena. I’ll miss you.”
And Damon was telling the complete truth. He had no idea how incomplete he would feel without her for the next week.
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