2016 April Collection

Drabble Damon Salvatore

"I don't get it..." Damon was downing his... well, you had lost count three drinks ago, glass of the evening, ordering another one immediately.
"I'm doing everything. I go vampire hunting to get Rayna to save Bonnie, I save my brother from this human body, I manage to get Ric involved, and still no one is getting even close to forgiving me. I have no idea what I have to do to make it up to everyone..."

You just shrugged. You got them, it wasn't as easy as Damon just stated it.
"You've been gone for three years, Damon. They built up lives, they had to learn to cope with the fact that you chose to leave everyone behind just because you couldn't stand living any longer. They need time..."

"Time..." He rolled his eyes. "I know I screwed up, ok? I've said it, time and time again. I had to say goodbye to them in person, give them a chance to talk me out of it, I get it! I only did it because not doing it would screw things up even more. I was the one who got that scar on Stefan, Y/N. I was the one who almost got Bonnie killed. Just because I didn't know what to do anymore. This was the only way out I could see."

"I know. I get it, ok?" You could also see his side of the story, but then again... you hadn't been that close to Damon when he decided to leave everything and everyone behind, knowing he wouldn't see half of them again when he would wake up. You hadn't been as angry as Ric had been, as Bonnie and Stefan had felt.
"They'll change their opinions. You just can't expect them to forget three years in just a few days. For you it felt like nothing, but for some of them it took years to get over the fact that you left them. Broken trust doesn't heal that easily. You of all people should know that."

"Ouch. You had to do that, didn't you?" He shot you an agry look while he ordered another drink.

"Yes, I had to do that. You keep feeling sorry for yourself without thinking about everyone else. I don't say you should stop your whole tour of trying to get forgiveness, I'm just saying it'll take more than just a few days to get results. This was your choice, Damon. Live with it."