Gabriella Gilbert || Vampire Diaries

Chapter Forty

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    "Please sign here," he points, "and here." Elena and I sit beside each other at a desk while the what's-his-face makes us sign the deed to the Salvatore's house.

    "Okay," Elena agrees with a nervous chuckle.

    "So this place..." Bonnie starts as she sits across from us, "they're just giving it to you two?" Like us, she doesn't completely believe the situation either.

    "For now," Elena admits as she signs it. "As the owners, Gabby and I are the only two who can invite a certain type of person in here, if you know what I mean." She hands the pen to me, making me take a nervous breath.

    "Your own safe house?"

    "That's the idea." Elena replies. I flip to the last page, the one that determines the decision. It's already in Elena's name. Now it's time to add mine.

    I push the pen against the paper, and in slightly sloppy cursive I sign;

    Gabriella Gilbert

    Mr. Henry, the guy who brought the papers, stands up and gathers them. "Thank you for your cooperation Miss Gilberts."

    We all stand up and lead him outside so her can leave. "Goodbye, Mr. Henry," Elena calla out as he walks out of the house and past Stefan and Damon. The two look at us with an expectant smile.

    "Stefan," Elena greets with a teasing smile, "Would you like to come inside our house?"

    "I would love to," Stefan says, stepping inside after giving a smug look to Damon. Elena, Stefan, and Bonnie make their way to the living room. Damon looks at me, waiting for me to do the same. I lean against the threshold before giving a small smile.

    "What are you, twelve?" Damon asks, still waiting. He gives a playful eye roll.

   "Maybe," I reply before giving a grin. He rolls his eyes again, making me roll mine. "Damon Salvatore, do you promise to kiss me the second you step in this house?"

    He smirks. "Everywhere I can," comes his reply.

    I step aside before gesturing to the inside. "Damon Salvatore, I hereby grant you permission to come inside this lovely home of mine." I let out a yelp as I'm suddenly lifted. My legs wrap around his waist and I'm immediately pulled into a kiss.

    Obviously I kiss back (who wouldn't?) and make sure to pull myself closer to him any way I can.

    "Guys, I got your stuff," Bonnie announces, walking in the living room. Stefan and Elena decided to ignore Damon and I, which was probably for the best. I pull away from Damon which only makes him frowns.

    I give him a quick look before lowering myself back to the floor and follow Elena to Bonnie. She hands us our backpacks.

    "Where are you guys going?" Stefan asks with a frown.

    "School," Elena simply replies.

    "School?" Damon repeats, "you hate school."

    "So does every other teenager," I point out, "yet we attend anyway. It's like it would be against the law to not go."

    "No, no, no," Damon argues as he and Stefan make their way to us, "We didn't create a safe house for you to just leave it."

    "Yeah, guys, Klaus is out there," Stefan agrees.

    "Correct," I agree as I pull on my leather jacket. "But where is he? Nobody knows."

    "Look, we appreciate what you guys are doing for us," Elena thanks, "We'll both be able to sleep better at night knowing that we'll be safe here, but we aren't going to be prisoners."