I Promise You

Chapter 10

Author's note:

I just want to say how sorry I am for not updating sooner. I got really busy with school and family things that I had no time to write the next chapter. But I am definitely going to make it up to you guys. And anyone who has been thinking about giving up on this story, please just stick with me. I am going to try to set a schedule for my updates and try to stick with it. Now enough of the boring stuff, let's get back into the story.

Previously on I promise you: (I know cheesy, but it's late and I have no filter at this moment)

"We are going to see our dad's friend Ellen. She can probably help us figure out where yellow-eyes went. We are getting ready to leave when you came" explained Sam. I kind of let the next set of words leave my mouth before I even thought about what I was saying, but that doesn't mean I didn't mean them.

"I am coming with you."

Dean's POV:

"No. Absolutely not." Her expression completely changed. It went from hopeful to complete and utter anger.

"And why is that?" she asked surprisingly calm.

"You're not a hunter. There is a good chance you will get killed, and I don't want that on my hands."

"What about you Sam?"

"Sorry Elena, but I agree with Dean. You're not experienced and you won't have any idea what you're doing."

"So what! I am apart of this too. He killed my parents! I was always in this, all the way from the beginning." Now she was angry. But I wasn't going to give into her. If she dies, it will be on my hands. I have already had way to many people die because of me. I'm not going to do that to her.

"You just found out about this. You have been living your life without knowing about everything. Your parents, that your adopted. I am pretty sure it wouldn't be so hard to go back to your perfect life and act like nothing happened."

"Me? Perfect life? You don't know anything about me Dean Winchester. It was my fault that my parents were killed. And because of that, my Aunt Jenna had to drop everything and come take care of my brother and I. On top of that, my brother Jeremy could be a drug addict and I wouldn't know about it because he doesn't talk to me. It's like we haven't spent our whole lives together as brother and sister. I found out vampires exist, along with so many other things out there. Is that enough proof to you that I don't have a perfect life?" Elena didn't even look mad anymore. She just looked broken. And now I feel horrible for what I said. I get that no matter how hard she tried she wouldn't be able to go back to normal, but I needed to tell myself that she would be okay so I could leave without feeling guilty. She is doing something to me and I just wanted it to stop. But when I look at her right now in our hotel room, I can see that I have been telling myself lies this whole time. I look at Sam and he looks about as torn as I am right now.

"Fine. You guys don't want to take me along with you. You don't have to, but I just want to let you know that you won't be able to stop me from finding him on my own, which could be even worse then going along with you guys." She turned around and was about to walk out the door when I stopped her.

"Wait. If I can't stop you then you might as well come with us. At least that way, we can try to keep you safe. But there are going to be some ground rules."

"As long as I can go with you, you name it, I follow it."

"First off, you are not hunting with us. You can travel with us but when we have a job you are going to stay in the hotel room the whole time. Secondly, when we do come to face yellow eyes again, you aren't going to be anywhere near him. Understand?" All these rules I told her, I expect her to follow them. I don't care if they are unreasonable or not fair, if she comes with us, I am going to do everything in my power to keep her safe.

"Fine. When you are on a hunt I will stay in the hotel, but you can't stop me from seeing yellow eyes. I have some unfinished business with him that only I can resolve."

"Elena-" before I could finish she cut my off.

"No Dean. You won't stop me on this one. I'm not a dog, I won't obey everything you say. I will only follow what is reasonable, and that right there wasn't reasonable." I sighed and didn't bother answering her because it won't get me anywhere with her. So I just came up with some dumb thing to end this conversation.

"Well the only other thing is that you would be sleeping on the pull out couch." Once I said that all the tension in the room was gone. Elena laughed and I didn't know that I was dying to hear that sound since she came over. I don't know what's going on with me but I need to get over it and focus on the mission.

Elena's POV:

Dear diary,
So this is the last time I will be writing here for a while. I am leaving in a couple hours with Sam and Dean and I still have no idea what I'm bringing and how I'm going to say goodbye to everyone I love. I don't have any idea who I am anymore, but I'm hoping that changes by the end of this. I have to go. I hope I end up writing here again...because that means I came back.
I closed my journal for the last time and put it back behind the painting in my room and left my room for the final time. I walked down stairs to see everyone I love there to say goodbye. This is way harder then I thought it would be. I'm meeting Sam and Dean in 15 minutes at the cafe and right now I don't want to go. Though I push through the pain because I need to do this for myself. I walk out of the house 10 minutes and 2 times of crying later and make my way towards the street. It might be weird that I'm crying but it all kind of hit me that I'm going to miss so much. More like I'm going to miss Jeremy graduate from high school and get through this rough emo phase. Im the only family he has left, other then Jenna, and even we aren't blood related. I'm going to miss everything. But I have to get over it and move on. By the time I pull myself together I am at the cafe 5 minutes late. I walk in and spot them immediately. They see me and motion for me to go back outside. I walk outside again and wait by their car.

"Where were you?" Asked Dean.

"Sorry I was saying goodbye to my friends and family." Im kind of annoyed right now because it was literally only five minutes.

"Fine. Let's just get going." I let it go and jump in the backseat of their nice, polished Impala and watch outside the window as my childhood home slips away like I was never there. Before I fall into a deep sleep I whisper one word that helps me let go.

"Goodbye."