I don't Believe In Monsters

Chapter 4

Elena is not a vampire yet btw

Elijah's POV

I release my lips from Haley's as I realize what I have done. I kissed her. I let her in once again. Everyone I love dies and she got lucky this time but next time she won't be so lucky. I know what I have to do, but I can't bring myself to say it. I have to let her go. I look over at Nicklaus and see him cooing at the baby girl. I flick my eyes back to Haley. I put my arms softly on her shoulders and look her straight into her beautiful brown eyes.

"Haley. I love you. There. I have finally spoken the truth. I'm deeply in love with you. I once knew a women named Celeste. I loved her, but not as much as I love you now. And because I loved her, she died. Because of me. Haley, if you ever died I wouldn't know what to do with myself. I'd be broken. You got lucky this time. You won't be so fortunate the next. I let you in. I don't let people in. You, can't die. I love you, don't ever believe that I don't. But I must let you go. I cannot be involved with you anymore. I'm so sorry. " I explain.

I look at the tears rolling down her soft cheek, as I try to stop my own from escaping. But it is starting to become inevitable. I wipe her tears away with my thumb as I kiss her one last time. As I do so I feel one of my own tears flow against my skin. I take my lips off of her soft ones. I walk over to my brother and take the child out of his arms and I place them in Haley's. I kiss the baby girl on her forehead. I step back a little as I feel a sharp pain run through my chest. I let out a shout and I feel myself being sped away from the church. I slowly close my eyes as I start to lose feeling in my body. I hear Haley's screams and my brother yells as purple veins cover my face.

Haley's POV

I feel so, so, empty. The man I love more than anyone has let me go. It was the one thing I feared most. He kisses my baby on her forehead.

He steps back as Marcel runs a dagger through his heart and drags him away before I have time to react. I start to sob, and scream, I fall to my knees holding my baby in my arms as Klaus runs after Marcel yelling.

Elena's POV

I sit on my beige couch watching channel 7 news with Alaric and Damon. Damon and Alaric are eating soup. Damon and Rick begged me to eat because all I've eaten since I found out Klaus was my brother was a piece of toast and some pasta in one day.

"Please. Please eat something? No. You know what, I'm not asking you anymore. You are going to eat the rest of this. And if you don't,I'll force it down your throat." Damon says handing me his bowl of soup.

"Damon I'm not-" I get cut off by Damon.

"You're not hungry because your depressed. Speaking of...Rick don't let her in the bathroom. We both know what happened when Jeremy died, may he rest in peace. I'm not about to let that happen a second time."

I look down and feel sadness as I remember when Damon found out that I cut myself for the first time in my life. Two days after Jeremy died. It's been two months since then. Stefan was helping Caroline plan the funeral. He wanted it to be memorable for me.

Flashback

Elena's POV

I shut the bathroom door behind me as I walk in. I rest my elbows on the sink and bow my head into my hands. I'm not going to leave them. I'm simply going to make the pain feel a little better.

I grab my shaver off of the side of my tub. Good thing no one is home. I bring the shaver to my wrist and press down. And in a quick motion I slice it acrross my upper arm. Not my wrist my arm. I do this two more times. I wrap a bandage I prepared around where I cut and pull my sleeve down.

Damon's POV

I walk into Elena's house to see her sitting on her couch watching some TV show.

"Hey."

"Hi."

"I'll be right back I gotta go to the bathroom." I say. She nods.

I walk up the stairs into the bathroom and use the toilet. I start to walk out, but when I go to wash my hands I see something that I'm going to kill Elena for. If she doesn't do it herself.

Elena's POV

I sit and watch TV, waiting for Damon to get back from the bathroom. Almost as if he read my mind he comes down the stairs.

"Hey Damon there yo-" He cuts me off.

"Get up." He says sternly.

"What?" I ask extremely confused.

"Get up." He says again more stern.

I stand up and say, "Damon I don't understand."

"Show me your arm Elena!" He raises his voice.

Then I realize....I forgot to hide my stuff.

"SHOW ME YOUR ARM ELENA!" He yells louder than ever.

I can feel tears welling up in my eyes as I hold my arm out to him.

He slowly pulls up my sleeve and I whimper when he goes over my scars. He turns away ever so quickly and swipes a vase off of the TV stand while he is at it. He shouts in anger and turns to me.

"WHY?! HOW!?.......Why...why would you do this? Why?" He yells at first and his voice calms but it is filled with sadness. I've never seen Damon like this. He run's his fingers through his hair. His eyes begin to water but nothing comes out. Nothing ever does.

He turns to me. He then walks towards me like he is about to beat me. I flinch, but instead of trying to hurt me, he pulls me into a hug. He holds my head to his shoulder and I sob into the crease of his neck. I feel a single tear land on my head. Therefore I know it's not mine.

"Promise me. Promise me you will never harm yourself ever again. Elena. If you ever..." He doesn't finish his sentence.

"I promise. Damon...please do no tell Stefan or anyone else. Please."

"I won't. But Elena, Rick will know about this. He can help you."

End of Flashback

Hey guys!!!! Hope you loved this chapter! Writing this made me sad. :( Lol love yall byyyee