Different Lives

Chapter 16 - 'Can this be forever' 'Yes'

 I find Damon after him killing two women. Me and Damon get home after a fight, no force was used, which I win and we get back to Mystic Falls as soon as we can. The whole way home there is no conversation between us and I don't really want one if I'm being honest. I get out of my car not looking at Damon once. Damon gets out of the car closing the door quickly "Hey leave my car out of it." I snap looking back at him locking my car and he shrugs. We enter my house to find Jeremy and Stefan playing a video game they look back at us and Jeremy looks at me raising a eyebrow and I wave a hand dismissing his questions then Jeremy shrugs "Hey Jer and nice to see you again Stefan." I say and I hear Damon chuckle next to me "Let me guess not acting nice to humans they are food not friends?" I snap under my breath at Damon and Stefan doesn't hear but Jeremy does and I see him raise a eyebrow. 

"Ouch that cut deep, if I had emotions," I see Jeremy's eyes widen "I might feel hurt." Damon says just so Stefan won't hear us "Maybe I should go home, you coming Stef?" Damon asks smirking and I exchange a look with Jeremy and I shrug.

Stefan nods "Yeah see you tomorrow at school Jer and nice to see you again Elena, I've got my car I'll wait for you brother." Stefan says grabbing his bag walking out to his car.

I grab Damon's arm putting enough pressure to hurt him "You hurt them and I swear to god I will lock you up for a long time." I snap letting go of his arm and I see Damon smirk.

"Fair enough Lena." Damon says and I feel a strong rage fill through me. I slam him against the wall with his face almost in the wall and his arm behind his back and he tries to escape but I tighten the hold and I could break his arm with one movement.

I am about to break his arm when I speak "Damon I am serious also no drinking people's blood because you might kill them and I don't want that last thing don't piss me off." I let go of the hold turning around and he is about to strike when I grab his wrist twisting. The door opens and I vamp over to him locking lips and I feel his body go rigid.

"Oh I was wondering what was taking so long." Stefan walking back outside and I break the kiss and he smirks.

"Oh please that was to save our skins." I snap and Damon doesn't look convinced "Damon I can control myself and until your humanity is back don't think for a minute I won't kill you if you mine or Jeremy's life in danger." I say walking away from him wanting to cry but I know I can't yet. Damon leaves shrugging closing the door behind him.

Jeremy is looking really confused then shakes his head "Why is his switched flipped?" He asks sounding confused.

"To break the sire bond and lets get on the plan on bringing it back on." I say and Jeremy sees the hurt in my eyes but also knows not to ask which is why Jeremy is a good person to plan with most of the time any way.

"Plan A the Lexi method?" I nod in agreement "Lets get started."

2 Days Later

The Lexi plan isn't going well he gets flashes of emotions but then his walls are back up within the second you see the emotions so we are no where near getting back Damon yet and I've already broken his neck about 30 times for either pissing me off to much or not being careful enough. I haven't given up but plan A is a fail. I really am not playing nice any more so I have to make him feel something that will flip his switch within seconds when it hits me, Damon's one big weakness his brother. I have to kill him in front of Damon, I'll give him a Gilbert ring of course, and if that doesn't work then what harm can it do.

I grab the Gilbert ring from my hiding place and drive to where Stefan is which in the Grill with Jeremy. I walk through the doors with a wicked smile. I ignore Jeremy for a second whilst I rip off the vervain bracelet which burns my hand when I come in contact with it "Stefan you will listen to me and believe and do every word I say." Jeremy looks shocked grabbing my arm "Plan B kill Stefan with the Gilbert ring on in front of Damon." I say quiet so only Jeremy hears me and he nods "Okay put this on." I hand the Gilbert ring to him which he slides on his finger.

I take out my phone and jester for Stefan to follow me which he does as we get into my car driving to the burnt down Fell church. I dial Damon's phone number and after 2 rings he picks up "Hello Elena what do you want?" Damon asks in his normal emotionless voice.

"Well I'm done playing nice so your coming down to the old Fell church or I'm going to kill Stefan." I say grabbing Stefan out of my car throwing him to the ground violently and he groans in pain "You have 10 minutes before your brother dies." I end the call looking at Stefan who is trying to get away "Stay here and keep your mouth shut unless I talk to you and I am going to kill you." I say and Stefan nods standing up still "Hands behind you back please." I add and he does what I say hiding the ring.

Damon arrives 2 minutes later and looks at me "Oh good your here so turn your humanity or I will kill your brother." I snap and Damon laughs, I vamp behind Stefan putting my hands in just the right place.

"I'm calling your bluff." Damon says and within a second Stefan's neck is broken and I let him fall to the ground lifeless. Damon lets out a cry just standing there frozen in place.

"How about now do you feel anything now? Are you angry I just killed your brother? Or are you sad because the guy that everyone loves is just a bag of bones, remember when He was a little kid, huh? Big heart, big goofy smile, his whole life in front of him." I bend down next to Stefan picking up his hand showing the Gilbert ring "I guess it was a good idea he was wearing this." Damon drops to his knees taking his brothers hand with a relieved breath.

"Oh my god Stefan." Damon cries rubbing his brothers hand.

"Do you feel that weight lifting off your chest? That's joy because your brother isn't dead, that's emotion Damon, that's humanity." I finish and Damon looks at me with a tear rolling down his cheek. I go onto my knees looking Damon straight in the eyes "Your going to be okay." I sooth putting my hand on his but he quickly moves it away.

"No, no."

"Look at me." I demand but he stands up.

"No non no it's not okay." Damon runs his hands through his hair "What did I do I killed those girls." He punches a tree almost breaking it but I grab him against another tree.

"Look at me I know this stage, the emotions are overwhelming you, you just have to focus on one thing." I say looking into his eyes.

"I can't I can't I can't."

"Yes you can just find that one thing inside of you that makes you strong, it's in there just latch onto it channel everything your feeling into it just one emotion, find the thing inside of you that makes you want to live, let it in, let it in," Damon starts to calm down and his breathing calms "That's it just breathe it in and let everything else out." He pulls me into his arms with almost enough pressure to hurt but I return it "Are you okay?" I ask into his ear.

"I love you." Damon says and I feel like a weigh have just been lifted off my chest and I can finally breathe again.

"I love you too." 

"Can this be forever?"

"Yes."