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Chapter 20 - No Feelings

~ No P.O.V. ~

Elena and Damon's little angel had been kidnapped by Elijah. They couldn't find her. They got help from the witches but there was a stronger spell on Hannah. There was no possible way to find her. Years passed, their search continued but they didn't have any lead. Elena had almost given up, she only stayed in her bedroom and barely talked. Damon still had hope. Stefan had his own problems, he had gone back to the Ripper phase but he was now recovering. Aria was living with Klaus, their relationship was better than ever but there was still a part of Aria that was missing - Elijah. Even though he was the kidnapper of her brother's daughter, she still loved him. She didn't believe he would do such a thing.

Damon couldn't take it anymore. He couldn't bare with the thought that his daughter was gone. Today was her sixteenth birthday. Sixteen. He missed the most important years of her life. And maybe he would never even see her. And that's what scared him the most. But he never lost hope.

He took a blood bag and walked upstairs, to Elena's room and knocked on the door. "Come in." Her weak voice said. He walked in the room and saw what he had been seeing every day. She was sitting in her favorite chair, looking out the window. Her hair was unbrushed, her skin was pale, the dark circles under her eyes were getting bigger, her dry lips were in a thin line, her skinny body was wrapped in an old cardigan.

He sat next to her and handed her the blood bag. She took one sip and gave it back to him. He didn't bother fighting with her, he knew she wouldn't drink more. He finished her breakfast but didn't leave like he always did. He decided to stay a while.

"It would've been her sixteenth birthday today." The words escaped Elena's lips and hurt Damon like knives.

"It is." He said, causing Elena to chuckle. "What?" He asked in confusion.

"Don't you get it Damon? She's dead. She's not coming back. Ever."

"Why would you think she's dead?"

"Nobody can find her. We don't even have a clue. She's dead, Damon."

"Don't think like that. Don't you dare. She isn't dead, I know it. Elena, don't you remember when we promised we'd always have hope? Never give up."

"Why would I have hope?" She finally looked him in the eye. "Hope is just an illusion. It's not real."

"How can you say that? We've been through so much together. And we survived!"

"Survived? Does this look like I have survived? Look at me, Damon. Look at what I've become." She stood up and took off her cardigan. She was only in her underwear now. Her body was anorexic, dry and white as snow. Her bones were visible, her legs were so thin that you'd wonder how they could hold her body. She didn't have a cute small stomach like she used to, now it was gone. Only her ribs were visible. This was the worst Elena had ever been. "My mind is worse. And I can't keep doing this Damon! I can't!"

"Yes you can! All you need to have is a little, just a little hope! And you'll keep living!"

"But that's the thing, Damon. I'm not like you. I gave up years ago." She whispered as a single tear slid down her cheek.

"But have you given up on us?" Damon stood up so he was facing her on the same level.

"There's no us without her." Elena's voice cracked.

"There used to be." A tear slid down Damon's cheek too. "Do you even love me anymore?" He desperately asked. This was the girl he would give his life for, she was the Light in his life and his Princess of the Darkness.

"I do." She whispered.

"I don't believe you, Elena." His face showed disgust, betrayal and hurt. She was taking his heart and breaking it piece by piece, slowly and painfully.

"I do love you, Damon!"

"Prove it."

She kissed him passionately, just like they used to kiss. It brought happiness to Damon's life but this time it just wasn't enough. As they pulled out, Damon was cupping Elena's face and looking deep into her eyes. "A kiss can't fix everything, Lena." Her tears slid down her cheeks, into Damon's hands while he let out some stray tears. "I still love you truly, like I always have and I always will. But I think that you don't feel the same way." He said and left her alone.

~A/N: ok guys don't kill me for this but I promise the story will get better and you'll see their daughter (Hannah) in the next chapter i think! Sorry for taking me so long to update but I've been busy with friends, family +some personal problems. Ok so idk when I'll update next but i please make sure you comment and vote! it means so much to me! thank you so much for all the reads and i love you guys!~