More Than Friends [FINISHED]

Chapter 9: True Love?

Elena Gilbert

"You- you what?" I stutter as I take in what Damon just confessed to me.

"I can't hold back anymore Elena." He reaches out to cup my cheek with his hand. "I'm in love with you."

"I- I need to go." I rush out of the room and I run past Bonnie. She tries to ask me what's wrong but I just ignore her as I rush out of the house.

"Elena!" I hear Damon yell behind me but I can't concentrate because of all the thoughts running through my head. Did Damon just say that he's in love with me?

Damon Salvatore

"Damon what did you say to her?" Bonnie grabs my arm, turning me to face her.

"I told her that I'm in love with her." I look down at the floor and I feel her release my arm.

"Oh- Damon if I can't even begin to believe this how do you think she feels?" I look up to see shock written all over her face.

"Well for one you didn't run out on me when I told you and she did."

"Just please give her time to think. This is all a surprise to her and maybe even everyone." I nod my head in response and she sighs in relief. "Good. I thought you would go on some killing rampage or something."

"Is that what you still think of me?" I cross my arms over my chest as she gives me a dry look.

"I've never seen you do anything remotely good."

"Well, I've changed Bonnie. She's changed me." I've never let anyone past my walls that I've put up for 150 years but somehow she just slipped through.

"How can one person change another so quickly?" She gestures with her hands as she speaks.

"I don't know but whether we know or not it has happened." I walk out of the house leaving her standing there in shock.

"Stefan is Elena there?"

"Of course not Damon. Of all places why would she be at Klau- I mean the woods."

"Are you hiding something little brother?"

"No of course not. I'm just grabbing a drink at the grill right now."

"I thought you were in the woods."

"I was. Now I'm at the grill."

"Stefan!"

"Is that Barbie Klaus I hear? Are you at Klaus's mansion right now Stefan?"

"Nope, she's just at the grill. Same as me."

"Don't be silly Stefan. Of course, we're at my house, not the grill."

"Are you two like a thing?" There's silence on the other end of the line. "Stefan and Rebekah sitting in a tree. K-I-S-S-I-N-G."

"Oh my god. I'm hanging up." I hear the dial tone as Stefan ends the call.

"Damon?" I turn around to see Elena standing with her hands in her pockets.

"Elena." She takes a step forward but stops herself before she can go any further.

"Is it true? What you told me. Is it true?" She fiddles with her fingers as I let out a sigh.

"Of course it's true. If you don't believe me have Klaus compel me. I don't care." She looks up when I say, Klaus.

"Come with me then." She vamps speeds away and I follow too, I assume, Klaus's mansion. When I reach the mansion Klaus is standing outside with Elena.

"Let's get on with it then." Klaus walks towards me. "Do you truly love Elena?"

"I do. I've been in love with her since the first moment I saw her."

Elena's lips are on mine the second I finish the sentence. I kiss her back with as much passion as I can muster.

"Woah," Caroline's voice comes from behind Elena. "I was so not expecting this when Elena asked to speak to Klaus."

"I- we-." Elena blushes furiously as she stutters.

"No, you don't have to explain. I could literally see the sexual tension between the both of you." She gestures with her hands as Klaus chuckles beside her.

"So are you like good Care?" Elena asks and Caroline looks down as she fiddles with her fingers.

"I overreacted."

"No, you didn't. Of course, you didn't. Your mother had just died and then you thought Klaus was cheating on you. Of course, you reacted that way." A tear runs down her face at the mention of her mother's death.

"I never even got the chance to grieve her the way I'm supposed to." A sob escapes her lips as she looks at Klaus. Her hands strokes his face. "I mean I was so happy with you."

Klaus wraps his arms around Caroline as she sobs into his chest. He rubs her back as he whispers soothing words into her ear.

"We should go." I grab Elena's hand and I vamp speed both of us to the boarding house.

Niklaus Mikaelson

I watch as Caroline places a bouquet on her mother's grave.

"Is she doing okay?" Rebekah walks up beside me as Caroline traces her fingers over the words engraved on the stone.

"She's grieving Rebekah. She lost her mother. Of course, she's not okay." Caroline walks over with a faraway look in her eyes and I wrap my arms around her. "I know you're going to miss her love. Just know that you're not alone."

"Can we just go home?" I nod and she gets in the car. Rebekah turns toward me after Caroline shuts her door.

"Keep her safe brother." She vamp speeds away and I get in my car. Caroline is slumped in the passenger seat with her forehead against the window.

"Caroline you have to talk to me. Tell me how to make you feel better." I put my hand on her arm and she turns to me with a tearstained face.

"I just miss her so much Klaus." I pull her into my arms and she sobs into my chest.

"Let it all out. We're going out today. We can go shopping and even Rebekah can come along okay?" She looks up and nods.

"Thank you." She puts her hand on my face and strokes the stubble. "I'm glad I still have you."

I smile a genuine smile as someone knocks on the window.

"Klaus!" Aurora stands outside the window beaming at me but it turns into a frown when she sees me embracing Caroline.

"Who's that?" Caroline looks at Aurora with confusion.

"Just hang on for one second." I get out of the car and Aurora attacks me with a hug. She tries to kiss me but I push her away and she looks at me with confusion.

"Why won't you kiss me?" She crosses her arms over her chest. "And who's she?"

"I'm his girlfriend," Caroline's voice comes from behind me. "The real question is who are you?"

"I'm his true love."

"Let's prove it then. Klaus who's really your true love. Whoever it is you must kiss them." I look between Caroline and Aurora but I already know who I'm going to kiss.

Hello, lovelies. I'm so evil, right? 😂 I was writing this chapter and I thought how about I write a cliffhanger?

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