We Always Survive ♥ (A Damon and Elena Fanfic)

Chapter 4 - You Promised You'd Never Leave

Elena POV 12/26 6:00pm-7:00pm

“Kill me. I’ll die voluntarily. But how can I know she’ll be safe?” Damon interjects. My body freezes and I look at him with wide eyes. No. No, he can’t do this. I see Jeremy walk out and hear the Hunter talking, but I can’t focus on the words they say. All I can focus on is Damon’s pained face and the thoughts of him dead. Vaughn releases his grip on me and I immediately run to Damon, grabbing the front of his shirt.

      “No, Damon! Damon, don’t do this. You can’t do this!” I beg him not to do this, thinking of every possible thing to stop him but I know there is nothing I can say to change his mind. I see him look to Jeremy and know what’s going to happen. “No, Damon no! Please!” I plead. He takes my face and cups them in his hands, kissing me gently on the lips. My tears burn his cheek as my lips part slightly. The soft caress of his lips vanishes and I’m left silent.

      ““I love you, Elena. Never forget that.” Damon brushes his hand along my face and slowly drags it through my hair until Jeremy grabs me from behind. I flail and scream, trying to get Jeremy to release me, but he’s strong, and through my panic I can’t focus on untangling myself from his grasp. Damon cautiously walks over to Vaughn and I see him grab Damon’s shoulder.

      “No! stop, please!” I scream. Vaughn raises the stake and I lose control until the stake plunges into Damon’s chest.

The world starts spinning and Vaughn runs off, I’m not sure where and I don’t care. Jeremy releases me and I race to Damon’s body, placing his head in my lap. His face fades into gray and his eyes slowly close. I scream at him to stay with me, tears freely falling. I rip open my wrist and try to feed it to him, but he doesn’t respond. “No. No. No no no no. You can’t be dead,” I speak softly as I try to take in what is happening. I kiss him on the lips over and over but there is still no response. “Come back, Damon, come back. You can’t do this to me. You promised you would never leave me. I can’t do this without you. I love you,” I whisper through my tears. I hear a car pull up the gravel and know the rest of them are here, but I can’t do anything but sit here, stroking Damon’s hair and crying.

I feel Caroline slowly grab my arm, “Elena, he’s gone. He’s not coming back.” She tries to pull me away, but I shake her hand off.

      “No. He has to, we always survive. Damon, come back to me, please!” I look to see Caroline and Bonnie looking at me with sad expressions. I glance at Bonnie and plead with her, “Bonnie, do something! Please! I’m begging you please!” I look back to Damon and whisper, “I can’t lose him.”

      Bonnie’s wavering voice replies, “I’m sorry, Elena. There’s nothing I can do. I’m so sorry.” I sit there and stare at Damon’s lifeless face, trying to remember. Remember the times when he was happy or when he showed any life at all. Someone pulls me away and I thrash about. Stefan pulls me around and looks into my eyes, my vision blurred by tears.

       He speaks calmly, “Elena. We have to go. He’s gone and he’s not coming back.” I try to break from his hold, but he doesn’t let go and so I just fall to the ground in hysterics. I feel a jab in my lower back and I fade out of consciousness.