Always And Forever ||TVD||

Chapter Five

Giuseppe Salvatore was so kind as to invite Saharah and I to stay with them seeing as we have nowhere to stay. I was currently in my bedchamber that I had been assigned to use. I was gently brushing my curls when Damon Salvatore walked in.

"It would have been polite to have knocked." I said, smirking to myself as he hesitated to move any further than where he was, in the middle of the room.

"Uh, I'm sorry milady." Damon replied nervously.

"You are forgiven." I said softly.

I gently placed the brush down, before turning toward him. His blue eyes were fixated on me, I felt my cheek start to flare. I looked toward the ground, attempting to hide my red face.

"Are you alright?" He exclaimed, genuinely worried, "What did I do?"

"Nothing; it's just you flatter me Mr.Salvatore." I replied softly, not looking up.

I laughed softly to myself, how could I be so infatuated by a Human? Sometimes I wonder if I've ever learned anything in all my existence. Humans never change, men never change; the world stays the same.

Suddenly Damon had my face in his hands and his was kissing me softly. I wanted so badly to kiss him back, but I knew that I couldn't. I gently pushed him away and I felt regret wash over me as I did. He looked at me with hurt and confusion in his eyes, so I looked away from him like the coward I was.

"I-I'm sorry, but I can't." I murmured, as I pushed past him and out of the room tears stinging in my eyes.

It was for the best, I tried to convince myself. I could already tell that I was starting to care too much for him; and that was dangerous.

Love is a Vampire's greatest weakness...

My brother's voice echoed through my head, and I had always agreed with him. Love made you weak, it altered your decisions and drove you away from your desired destination. It makes you second guess everything you do; it makes you regret everything you've done; it makes you want to be a greater person even if that greater person you have in mind is not greater at all, but more vulnerable. It makes you lovestruck and dumb. And it always ended in heartbreak.

If we cease to believe in love, then why would we want to live...

Katerina's voice from long ago replayed in my head. She was right as well. The gift of life was love, not power or dominance. Humans go through life with the sub-conscious goal of finding love, because in reality love heals all wounds. I've been there before, it actually does make you forget you were ever hurt; that is, until the feel goes away. Then, the pain is worse than ever.

As strange as it sounds, I believe that both are right and live by both. I believe that love exists, but I stay as far away from it as I possibly can. But why do I not want to leave Mystic Falls now? Is it because I believe that Niklaus won't find me here? Or is it because this was my home town from centuries ago?

Or is it because Damon Salvatore is here?