Beauty and the Original - TVD Klaus/Elena FF (2015) - COMPLETE

Part 59

When the last tones of the last song died away, Klaus offered Elena his arm, she linked arms with him and let him lead her away. They were headed to Klaus' house. Even though she hadn't completely forgiven him yet, she was in such a good mood that she was willing to give him a second chance that evening. Or a millionth chance. In fact, she kind of stopped counting them when it came to him.
However, in the entrance hall stood Damon, who wasn't going to let them leave together. 'Elena,' he said sharply, he walked up a few stairs so that he was standing face to face with her and he sank his blue eyes into hers, from which sparks flared at that moment.
'Damon,' she replied in the same tone. 'Excuse me,' she added after that with overacted politeness and she tried to walk around the older Salvatore, but he grasped her hand firmly. Klaus immediately reacted by grabbing Damon's neck and Elena sighed. 'Screw him, Klaus.' Klaus hesitated for a long while, but in the end, he let Damon go. Damon adjusted his suit with an angry expression on his face.
'I don't understand why you had to be so violent for no reason, Klaus,' he growled. 'I just wanted to talk with her normally. I can do that, can't I?'
'I thought you liked violence,' smiled Klaus innocently. 'And as far as I'm aware, Elena doesn't want to talk to you.'
'I'll handle it,' Elena interfered again. 'Wait for me downstairs by the door, please, it won't take long.'
Klaus' disagreeing frown made it obvious that he didn't like it at all, but in the end, he did what she'd said. But before he left, he flashed Damon a threatening look and with a gesture, he indicated that if he hurt Elena, he would kill him.
'So, what's on your mind?' Elena asked tiredly. 'I hope you don't want to lecture me about Klaus because it would be really worth it from you,' she said sarcastically.
'No lecturing,' swore Damon. 'I just want you to realise what an idiot he is.'
Elena rolled her eyes. 'You're telling me nothing new, Damon. But I've avoided him for a long time and I'm simply exhausted. I want to be with him. I feel alive with him, you know? I can be anyone with him and it will always be the right choice. I don't have to be full of remorse, you see?'
'No remorse except for that about loving someone who kills innocent people for fun.'
'Right. No lecturing,' mumbled Elena. 'Listen, I loved Stefan too - and he used to kill innocent people as well.'
'Loved?' Damon immediately latched on that. 'So you don't love him anymore?'
'How is that your business? Would you prefer me choosing Stefan over Klaus? Being with your brother instead of... you?' she made a face at him.
'You've changed so much, Elena,' said Damon. 'One would say that I should like this version of you better, but I actually find it pretty annoying. I miss the old Elena.'
'Well, she's gone. And the new one is interested neither in you nor in Stefan.' Elena folded her arms on her chest and watched Damon's disgusted grimace.
'Just for your information... I know that Stefan still loves you,' muttered Damon.
Elena paused in surprise. She hadn't counted with this possibility anymore. She believed that during the time she was away, he forgot about her, fell in love with someone else... or at least lost his interest in her. She suddenly felt a strong nostalgia for the life she had with Stefan. Yes, they got on well and she would want to have that back... But too much has changed. Although maybe not as much as she thought because when Damon told her that Stefan was still into her, it was as if her old love for Stefan woke up again.
'I can see that it's quite got you,' Damon threw in. 'At least you've got something to think about. Good night, Elena,' he wished her, he turned around, resolutely marched around Klaus and disappeared.
'Everything OK, love?' Klaus shouted at her when she remained standing there in the middle of the staircase with her head full of thousands of floating thoughts.
It took a few seconds until she realised that he had asked her about something. She just nodded silently, walked down and joined him. 'Are we going to your place?' she asked him in a voice in which that typical hesitance of hers could be heard.
Klaus held the door open for her with pleasure and he followed her in a good faith that her heart only belonged to him again.