The Gilbert Twin (Reader x Elijah Mikaelson/Damon Salvatore

Chapter 2

              The next day when I woke next to Damon I had to keep reminding myself that Elijah was dead. And I had no right to be sad. I know I didn't. I barely even knew him. Correction, I didn't know him at all. But I felt this connection with him. And I would give everything I had to know that he felt it too. That he wanted me just as much.

          No Y/N he's gone. You need to move past this. It felt horrible using Damon as a semi 'distraction', but I do love him. I know I do. But it wasn't my fault I felt a connection to the mysterious stranger who wanted me and my twin for mysterious reasons. The mysterious stranger who was dead. The mysterious stranger that Damon had killed. He didn't know though, he was just trying to protect me. He'd do anything for me. I thought back to the multiple times that Damon had saved my ass. Usually at his own peril. He really did love me.

           I pushed my head further into Damon's neck and felt him stir with fast approaching consciousness. I immediately pretended to be asleep. Why? Because I'm stupid, that's why. I can feel Damon's gaze on my face. 'You know I know you're awake, right?' He says and I can almost feel his smirk. I open my eyes and sure enough, that adorable, sexy smirk is perched on his lips. I stretch my head an lean in a little bit. Damon leans in too, not much, obviously not wanting to push me too far. Until finally I close the gap between our lips quickly and fiercely. It's everything I expected it to be and so much more. It's passionate and rough and the same time. He flips us over so that he's hovering over me and pulls away. 'Good morning' he says smiling. 'Wow! Is that a genuine smile I see on the face of, Damon Salvatore! Heartless monster!' I say sarcastically. 'Am I not allowed to enjoy this moment?' He says the smile never leaving his face. 'Unfortunately not,' I smirk 'Elena will be in soon to check on me like she usually does.' I added. Damon pouts. 'If you don't stop pouting I might have to kiss you.' I state. 'Then do it!' He taunts. 'You know I can't Damon.' I say. 'Fine!' He huffs rolling to the other side of the bed. 'But we're going to the grill today and before you say anything I'm not taking no for an answer.' He saying confidently getting out of bed and putting his shirt on. 'Okay Damon, I'll be there,' I say walking to him and kissing him for a few seconds 'but you have to leave before Elena sees you.' I say after I pull away. 'I'll see you soon.' He says. ' 'Tis twenty year till then.' I joke as he climbs out the window. I hear him chuckle before he's gone, and I feel an absence at his departure.

        Not two minutes later, right on cue Elena opens my bedroom door softly and looks shocked to see me awake. 'You're not usually up at this time.' She says softly, obviously feeling the same guilt I was last night and this morning. 'It's okay Elena,' I say quietly. 'It was the right thing to do and you know it' I say on the verge of tears. 'I know,' she replies, water in her eyes like me. 'I really do. But I can't help feeling guilty.' she says a tear spilling over her eye. at that moment I break and my own tears flow freely as I rush to embrace her. I hate seeing Elena cry. We spend the next few minutes like this until I pull away and move her head to look me in the eyes 'I know this sucks Elena, but all we can do is move on. It'll get easier' I say wiping away her tears. 'Trust me.' I try to smile. 'I always do.' She says back.

      We make our way downstairs to go to the grill, Elena wanting to meet Stefan, and we're greeted by aunt Jenna through the door of the closet under that stairs. 'Hey, where you guys headed?' she asks us, her face out of view. 'We're going to the grill to meet Stefan and Damon.' Elena answers for us. Jenna just laughs. 'Yeah, I saw Damon in your room last night Y/N.' She teases. Elena lets out a shocked 'WHAT!' and turns to look at me judgingly. 'It's not like that!' I try to say between Elena ranting and Jenna laughing when I hear a voice from behind me. I can't pick up the words because of THE VOICE. How could I forget that voice after everything that's happened in the past day. My mind goes blank and my body stiffens to the point of pain as I slowly turn around, certain of what I'm going to see. But it can't be. It's impossible. As I finish turning I know my mind wasn't deceiving me. He's really here. All thoughts of Damon gone as I stare into the brown eyes that are almost black and full of an emotion that I can't seem to detect, but is menacing in all the right ways. At this moment I can only manage to choke out one barely audible word.

     'Elijah...'