𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐜 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲

- 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 -

{ season two: episode three }

As Stefan and Elena arrive back at the Salvatore house, Elena pushes the lock shaped doorknob as Stefan rushes into the room as he lies Aria down gently on the sofa.

Damon jumps up from his armchair as he grabs Stefan by the shirt and starts shouting at him.

'WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO HER? SHE BETTER NOT BE DEAD OR SO HELP ME GOD STEFAN I WILL END UP DOING THINGS THAT YOU REALLY DONT WANT ME TO DO!' Damon shouts.

'Damon stop it! This isn't his fault. It's no one's fault, but Klaus's', Elena replies. She starts to break down into tears again as she falls down onto her knees and grabs onto Aria's hand.

'Klaus did this to her Damon. He was supposed to use me for the sacrifice. Not her. She pushed me away before I could even get a chance to stop her. So he pierced his fangs into her neck and bit her instead. She's not dead, I know she's not. But I can't help but also have this feeling that she's not going to be the same Aria that we all once knew before. She's going to be different. Somehow', Elena replies, as she looks down at her friend's motionless body and strokes the hair away from her face.

'What.. happened... exactly? I want it word for word, start to finish', Damon replies, with an angry expression plastered straight across his face.

As Stefan explains the full entire story, he looks over to Elena who's still holding onto Aria's hand as she wipes her tears away that are trickling down her cheeks.

Elena eventually stands up and moves away from Aria's body, as Stefan drives her home and stays the night with her because he can't imagine ever leaving her alone after the nights tragic events.

As they leave, Damon sits himself down next to Aria, he grabs ahold of her hand and plants a small but delicate kiss on her forehead as he just sits there for hours and hours, not knowing what to do now without his precious Aria by his side.

*TIME SKIP
(Aria is now awake from her little 3 day coma)

As Aria's eyes begin to flutter open, she lifts her head up to see that she's lying in Damon's bed. Aria lifts her hand up to her head, which is in so much pain right now, it's as if someone's just set off a bomb inside her brain.

Aria turns her head to see Damon sitting fast asleep on the little wooden chair that he keeps in his room. He looks so peaceful. She picks up a pillow and throws it at him as he jumps up in shock, almost as if he's just took a minor heart attack.

'Good morning stranger' Aria says, giving him a soft smile as he just looks at her in pure shock but then he smiles back at her.

'Aria! You're awake! Oh thank god, I thought we had lost you for good' he replies, grabbing ahold of Aria's hand as he sits himself down on the bed so that he's now facing her.

'Lost me? Damon what are you talking about?' Aria asks, looking at him very confused, as she has no idea what he's talking about.