Eternally Yours.

Goodbye.

Chapter Twenty One - Goodbye.

~Melody's POV~

I fell to the floor cradling my face in my hands sobbing silently, Damon stood still with a heartbroken emotion on his face from seeing me break down in front of him. Before anyone had the chance Stefan ran over pushing Damon to the ground and cradling my shaking and sobbing body in his hold "It's okay Calm down" He repeated rubbing soothing circles on my back.

After a short while I calmed down and drained my eyes dry, I stood up out of Stefan's grasp and sat on the couch sighing in defeat. I had held it in for so long. I just wasn't ready, I wasn't ready to do this. It would mean she was really gone. Damon came and sat next to me on my right and placed a light hand on my knee followed by Stefan on my left following Damon's action, I sighed at both boys and looked up to see Elena and Jeremy with tears in their eyes looking down at me their faces as red as mine, "Babe. You don't have to say it yet, but I'm here if you need me" Damon said sending me a small sympathetic smile "I know. Thank-you babe" I replied my voice no longer strained while placing a small kiss on his cheek, "Is it about..." Elena started unsure of how to say it "Yep. I got a call Sunday morning saying that my mums Case was now cold and they could release her body to me to bury. I've held it off because burying her would be that last straw. It would mean she's really gone and I'm not ready for that" I sighed looking down at my hands which suddenly become engulfed by two larger ones, I looked up and met Jeremy's tear streaked face "We're here always" He said placing a kiss on my forehead. "I'm ready but will you help me?" I said looking around the group which was followed by small nod's from everyone, I looked down and chuckled a little to myself "What you laughing at?" Stefan asked nervously "I'm sat in my underwear with my cousins boyfriends hand on my knee" I laugh a little more making my mood lighten up a little, I saw Stefan's face redden a little while he removed his hand, I looked up to Damon's crystal blue eyes "I'm going to go get dressed" I announced looking up and down from Damon's lips and eyes, he nodded looking from my lips to my eyes and in that moment my heart beat increased as I stood up with my hand inter-winded with Damon's as we walked up the stairs "Don't do anything stupid" Elena called up after us. We got to my room and I opened my wardrobe and pulled out a black dress, I sighed it was the same one I wore the day I found out my Aunt and Uncle died. If I had any tears left I would have cried but I couldn't. I felt Damon's arms wrap around my waist "You okay?" He asked kissing my shoulder, I nodded and extended my neck in a indication that I wanted him to carry on "You like that?" He smirked against my skin trailing kisses up and down my neck, I nodded once again before turning and looking into his eyes, I tangled my fingers in his hair as I pushed my lips against his. "No. Mels stop, You just told me something that really hurt and I'm not going to do this with you just not yet" He said pulling away breathlessly. I sighed and turned to my draws by my wardrobe and pulled out and black crop top and black shorts before walking silently to the bathroom to get a shower. I heard a sigh from my room followed by a door shutting indicating Damon had gone down stairs.

~A Few Days Later~

Me, Elena, Damon, Stefan, Jeremy, Matt, Caroline, Bonnie, Tyler, Jenna and Alaric. Yes I know Alaric my history teacher apparently him and Jenna are together or something, I don't know. We're all stood around a filled in grave staring at a headstone that read 'Annabell Throne. Loved mother, Sister and Family member' It was short but simple, we didn't put her birthday or the date she died on the stone because I will remember that day so I don't need it written in stone. I looked around the group Elena, Jeremy, Caroline, Matt and Bonnie all had tears in their eyes and red faces. Damon just kept looking at me to make sure I was OK but honestly I don't know because I can't cry and all the grief is gone I just feel numb. Alaric was cradling a crying Jenna, Stefan was cradling a crying Elena, Tyler was comforting Bonnie, Caroline and Matt, Damon was just stood awkwardly because I didn't want anyone touching me or hugging me because I was scared I'd breakdown. I know it sounds bad and ungrateful but I just wanted this day to be in the past and over and done with. Jeremy stood up from placing a rose on the soil that had been dug up a few hours ago for my mother to be placed inside. He looked at me before going to comfort Elena indicating it was my turn to place my rose. Everyone had gotten red rose's but I got a white one because my mother liked them more than red ones. I walked towards the grave slowly and the only noise I could hear was my own heartbeat I stopped just in front of the obvious line where the soil had been dug up and I crouched down and read over the gravestone one more time, placed the rose on the floor then kissing my fingers and placing it on the stone before whispering a one last "Goodbye" and running off into the grave towards the forest.