THE AWAKENING

Chapter 3, The disastrous Meal

Dear Elena

Its my turn to write because we are all getting ready for Christmas its so exciting and we really wish you were here to see it. Damon actually managed to get out of bed this morning, god knows what he will be like today after his alcohol drinking. Damon's the closest thing I have to a brother and I'm not about to let him drink himself to death, please help us Elena,You would know what to do. Alaric X

Elena smiled widely wiping the tears away from her face and picked up the next book.

Dear Elena, 

Its Christmas eve and Hell has frozen over. I'm writing it all down like you asked. Granted, I'm half a bottle in thanks to my 1950 Chateau Cheval Blanc, a bottle I waited 65 years to open. I used to spend nights sitting in my wine cellar convincing myself I could hear it age, tannins growing, fermenting, but appreciating its beauty didn't make time go by any faster. The bottle just laid there on its shelf, torturing me while I waited for Katherine and time stood still. Eventually I convinced myself that no sip of that wine could ever taste as good as I dreamt it would. And that is the story of why I drink bourbon. I don't know who I am without you, but I know that as long as I'm with you, time will stand still. So who is Damon Salvatore without Elena Gilbert? A selfish friend, a jealous brother, a horrible son? Or maybe with a little luck, I'll do right by you. Because you may be a thousand miles away or a hundred years away, but you're still here with me and my heart is right there in that coffin with you. Until you come back to me, Damon X

Elena smiled and saw Damon and ran to him and wrapped her arms around his waist, he smiled widely and looked up at her.

"What was that for?" He asked

"For making me the happiest girl alive" Elena smiled widely

"I'm glad you're happy Elena" He smiled

"Damon?" She asked

"Yeah?" He asked back

"You're always going to be Damon Salvatore with or without me you're amazing to everyone" Elena smiled

"Thank you Pouty, now I was thinking me, you, blondie and Stefan should go out for a meal" Damon smiled

"Yeah sure, Caroline and Stefan aren't talking" Elena frowned

"I'll sort it, go get ready sunshine" He smiled and walked out

Elena opened the wardrobe doors to see loads of fancy black lace dresses, elena took a peak at the first dress and it had thin strips and low cut so you could see most of my chest, and the rest was all lacy and black, it was quite nice and the others were really old- fashioned. Elena slipped the black lace dress on and looked in the mirror, she straightened her hair and pulled it over her shoulders, put on some black heels and stood at the top of the steps to see Caroline, Stefan and Damon at the bottom of the stairs.

"Wow.." Caroline gasped

"Elena.. you scrub up well" Stefan smirked

"Elena..." Damon paused looking astonished

"Thank you, I fount it in my old wardrobe.." Elena paused looking at Stefan

"The one we created..?" Stefan paused asking

"Yeah.. I wore this dress to our first" Elena paused

"I know, I remember.." Stefan smiled

Elena walked downstairs and took Damon's arm, he was dressed in a really nice suit and tie the same as Stefan, they both looked smart. Caroline was wearing a gorgeous ballgown dress the one Klaus had bought her years ago, she looked stunning and so graceful as she took Stefans hand when we walked out the door. We arrived at a really posh restaurant, it had chandeliers everywhere, white satin chairs with purple bows round the back and tables set out neatly and above presentable. They all Sat down, e;ena sat next to Damon opposite Stefan and Caroline sat next to Stefan opposite Damon, as they all took a sip of white glistening wine and began the night.