Always and Forever [Book 3]

This Day

Rachel's POV
I get back home and I see my mom in the living room talking with Rebekah.

Katnice : You came home early. It's six o'clock. What happened?

Rachel:Didn't you want me to return?

Rebekah:It's early. Your mom is right.

Rachel: Are you ill? What is going on?

Rebekah: Nothing nothing.

I walk upstairs and I sit on my bed. I open my spell diary and start reading. But I get a phone call. I lay on the bed looking at the floor with the diary in front of me and answer.

Rachel : I just got in and you already call me? You can't stay away from me right?

Damien: No. And I'll prove it to you when you go downstairs.

He hangs up and I look at my phone curious. I walk back downstairs and I see my mom with Rebekah still talking.

Rachel: What is going on?

Katnice : Go outside and you'll see.

I get back outside and I see Damien waiting against a car.

Rachel: I thought you left.

Damien : Me too. But earlier today I changed my mind.

Rachel:How's that?

Damien: Hop in and you'll see.

I get in the car and he starts driving. After a while I see that we're going towards Bayou.

Rachel: Why are we going to the Bayou?

Damien: You'll see. I can't tell you.

I smile and look at the road. The car stops outside of the woods.

Damien: Come.

He gets out of the car and so do I. He starts walking into the woods and I follow. After a while...

Damien: OK. I want you now to close your eyes.

Rachel:Why?

Damien: As I said, you'll see.

I close my eyes and I start walking with Damien guiding me. Then we stop.

Rachel : Can I open them?

Damien: Hang on...

Suddenly I feel something bright on my closed eyes. Then Damien stands next to me

Damien: Now you can open them.

I open my eyes and in front of me I see Bayou. The lake, but most importantly, the table next to the lake, the lights and the music that is heard.

Rachel: Ho-, how?

Damien : Well,.. I asked your mom what you like and I organised this.

Rachel: It's amazing.

I start walking towards the center and when I stop I put my hands over my mouth and i look at Damien smiling. He smiles too and he walks towards me. He grabs my hand he puts it the other one around my waist. Then we start slow dancing under the stars.

Damien: Look Rachel, I have to tell you something. I couldn't tell you before because you wereearning how to control your powers but now...

Rachel: What is it?

Damien: I know you thought that we weren't trying to find you, but we did. We might be waiting in New Orleans but we had asked that if anyone saw you that they should tell us. But you were nowhere. Not here, Mystic Falls, Beacon Hills, Canada Europe, Asia, Africa. No where. You were well hidden.

Rachel: Yeah I was.

I look in the ground while we are dancing.

Damien: There... Was it that bad?

I sigh and I rest my head on his shoulder.

Rachel :It was a nightmare. Trying to get out of there. Losing friends. Capturing us again. Controlling us. Two things I hate the most from that time. When they manipulated me and when I lost my friends. Alby, Chuck, Winston,.. Newt.. Teresa...

Damien: I wish I could be there to help you.

Rachel: You were. Inside of me.

I look at him smiling, I kiss him and then I rest my head again on his shoulder. I sigh.

Rachel: I don't want this day to end. It's perfect.

Damien: Me neither. Rachel..

I look at him.

Damien: I love you.

I smile at him.

Rachel: I love you too.

Then he kisses me on my forehead. I place my head on his shoulder and while I close my eyes smiling, I let a tear to fall. But suddenly something separates us, throwing us behind on the ground unconscious.