The Vampire Diaries Imagines 2

Imagine #106 Damon

You're in a support group together (Human Damon).

"Mr Salvatore? Why don't you share your story with the group", the instructor prodded softly.

Damon coughed gruffly, wiping his sweaty palms against his thighs, while he looked at the floor. Stefan was forcing him to do this. But honestly, he knew deep down that he needed this too.

"Ah, my name is Damon Salvatore. I...I served in the war. I saw things that I can't...unsee. My mother died when I was a teenager, and my father was always abusive, so I haven't had any real parental support in a long time. I found, um I guess you could say solace, in this girl. Katherine. But she died last year. And even though I know she used me, that she didn't love me like I loved her, I still feel empty since her death. I feel...wrong. I have for a long time", he muttered, his eyes firmly on the floor.

The room was quiet, and Damon hated that. Hated that he felt everyone's eyes on him.

" Thank you for sharing Damon. We support you", the soft voice said.

"Really? We support him? You'd never guess that we would, what with being a support group", you said harshly, glaring at the instructor of the  group.

Damon smiled as he looked up to see a girl looking at the instructor challengingly. She truly was beautiful. But she looked absolutely haunted. The instructor sighed patiently.

" Y/N, would you like to share your story?", she asked. You shifted in your chair, folding your arms as you looked at the floor as Damon had previously done.

"My...my parents abused me and my brother. Daily. And my brother couldn't take it. They...they wore him down. He committed suicide three years ago. He was my best friend", you whispered.

Damon's eyes closed. He thought of Stefan, how much they had comforted each other when they faced their fathers wrath. He wouldn't have been able to face any of life's challenges without him, without his brother. His heart hurt for your loss. It really did. He wanted to comfort you. He longed to comfort you.

"And how have you been dealing with your brothers loss?"

"I...I get defensive about it.  And rude. I'm sorry that I was rude to you a minute ago. It just hurts so much.  I'm sorry that I took the attention away from Damon", you said. Damon's head popped up at the mention of his name.     " I'm sorry ", you repeated, looking into his eyes.

" It's okay", he assured you softly.

"No. Its not. I'm sorry about your mom. I'm sorry your dad is a dick. I know all about that.  I'm sorry about Katherine. I'm sorry that she used you. You seem like a great guy. You didn't deserve that. No one does. I'm sorry you don't know how to deal with her loss. I'm sorry", you said hurriedly, your eyes filling with tears. He swallowed as he blinked back his own tears. Your compassion astounded him.

" Thank you. I'm sorry about your brother. I have a brother. He's my best friend too. I can't imagine... "

"Maybe I can meet him some day. Tell him how lucky he is", you said softly. Damon smiled.

" You wanna meet him today?"

"Come back to yours?"

"Yeah".

" I'd love to".

A/N:Hope you liked! :) x