Another fight; and what he didnโt understand was that Elena had changed from the girl she was before. So much pain, hurt and loss was coursing through her and it wasnโt just going to be ignored. Instead, she had pretended to be alright, that the tablets she was medicated with was working and yet she had stopped taking them months ago after the accident had happened. Elena wasnโt going to be okay overnight, neither would she be okay months down the line but one thing for certain was that no-one could understand how she felt inside and with that brave smile she continued to say that she was okay and that she wasย โfineโ. However, this was a part that struck the chord. That feelings had changed and they had done way before the accident, just something within her made her realise it now that they would always just be friends and no matter how hard she tried, she just couldnโt replicate the feelings back.
Elena found herself wandering the road back towards home but not too far from the bonfire, she had just been on the phone to her Bonnie about the nights events, only ending the call minutes later only to realise anotherโs presence caught her off guard. Tilting her head, dark doe orbs met that of another. Someone she hadnโt seen before. How did he know she had been in a fight? maybe he had overheard her speaking? however she paid no attention to that little detail. Her brows furrow as she stared at him, a smile slowly spreadingย โWell how do you know that all consuming love is what I want, Mr stranger who has all the answers?โ she asked as she took a step closerย โnot to be rude but itโs kind of creepy that youโre out here in the middle of nowhereโ her eyes widened slightly.
It wasnโt said to be offended by, and only now did she realise that he wasnโt the only one that was venturing out in the middle of the night. Then again this was Mystic Falls, nothing bad ever happens here..
Curious eyes wandered over the young woman in front of her. She had a quiet presence about her, unlike Katherine who boasted into a room and demanded attention. Damon could see the reservation and watching her the last few days; he could see the sadness in her eyes. Damon had the same look in eyes shortly before he was turned into a monster. He was the evil brother now, the one everyone would speak of Damon would often act on impulse, and he had regrets. Damon carried more guilt than his younger brother if that was possible, but he didnโt wear his heart on his sleeve. He hadnโt in over a century.
โThatโs what everyone wants. That romantic love. The one that erases all of those before. The kind of love that makes you stop breathing, just for a second whenever you see that person.โ Damon stayed where he was and tilted his head slightly. โYou are out here as well. I could have just been on my way to the party.โ Damon found those parties boring, but there was always some sort of drama at a high school party. โIt could be dangerous out here you knowโฆโ
Damon wasnโt sure what to think about the doe-eyed young woman in front of him. She looked almost scared of him, but he could tell there was a part that was curious. Damon walked closer to her. โMy family is from here, and I am visiting. Even if my brother despises me.โ Not that Damon blamed him, but deep down he misses his brother. Stefan was all the family he had left. Damon had burned every bridge that leads back to Mystic Falls. But Elena was here, and Damon wanted to meet her before Stefan. Stefan was always the chosen one, and he always got the girl. Not that Damon had any other interests in love besides Katherine, but he couldnโt deny the attraction.