To Be A Vampire

Bigger Things

Hey!! Here's the second chapter!!
WARNINGS: MENTIONS OF ATTEMPTED RAPE AND IMPLICATIONS OF SEX

Damon didn't know what was going on with him. It had been a whole two days since he tried to open the safe, and yet he still found himself thinking about it. He had everything he wanted, didn't he? Elena and him were able to live a normal life, something no vampire has ever had before. He got a second chance, a fresh start, so why was he so troubled? He rolled over in bed to look at his still-sleeping girlfriend. She was lying in an incredibly undignified position- her face red and squashed up against her hand, hair messy and a trail of drool slipping out of the corner of her slightly open mouth. Yet Damon thought she was the most beautiful thing on the planet- and she was his. In the future, they were going to get married, have kids. And still, Damon found himself missing certain aspects of his old life.

Damon turned back over, thinking about what he used to have. Supernatural speed, strength, senses. He was afraid to admit it, but he missed them all. That and the healing, of course. "Hey." He heard Elena say quietly behind him. She placed her hand gently on his shoulder, but he stayed still. "You okay?" Damon didn't say anything, but he nodded his head ever so slightly. "You sure? What's going on? You've been like this a lot lately." Damon turned his head to face her and forced the usual smirk onto his face. "I'm fine, just..." his face went serious "...missing Stefan, I guess." Elena glanced up at the calendar. Damon knew the anniversary was another couple of months away, but he wasn't telling a whole lie.

He missed doing the thing he used to with Stefan. Jumping up onto the roof of the Boarding House with bourbon and talking until the sun had risen, leaping across the store rooftops as they laughed and chased each other. He missed speeding through the woods after Damon caught Stefan mid-hunt, even the small things like going out drinking with their heightened tolerances and reading in the living room. He missed his brother more than he could say.

"Oh Damon." Elena said, squeezing his shoulder and kissing his neck. Damon couldn't help the tingles as she did so- his neck was a soft spot for him. Elena kissed his neck again, knowing that he enjoyed it when she did that, and he sighed at the feeling. He shifted onto his back and she climbed on top of him, leaning down to kiss him on the lips. He pulled her closer and they tangled their hands in each other's hair. Elena kissed his cheek, down to his jawline, then his neck and onto his bare chest. When she got down to his groin area, Damon pulled her back up. "Nah-ah. No way, not today." Then, he flipped her over and ripped the nightdress off of her body.

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He rolled off of Elena so they were lying side by side, both of their chests heaving as they gasped for breath. Damon smiled, basking in his afterglow as he wrapped his arms around Elena. Thoughts of the safe and his old abilities fought to break into his mind, but he pushed them away. He decided he was going to keep doing that- put them to the back of his mind and try not to think about them. He didn't need those; everything he needed was right there, in his arms.

"I'm gonna go make some breakfast. What do want? I'll bring everything up." Elena said once they had both settled back down. Damon sighed and stroked her hair, thinking for a moment before replying. "Erm... how much bread do we have left?" He asked. "A loaf and a half I think." Damon shrugged.
"I'll have toast then." Elena smiled up at him, then leaned up to kiss his lips. "I'll make coffee as well." Once Elena was out of the room, Damon laid in bed for a few minutes before getting up and taking a very, very hot shower.

Elena came back with a tray full of food and coffee just as Damon walked out of the bathroom. "I brought fruit as well, I went to the store to get apples yesterday." Damon smiled at her- he loved apples. As Elena set the tray of food down on the bed, Damon got dressed. He threw on a v-neck and a pair of his favourite jeans, then climbed back into bed and wrapped an arm around Elena's shoulder, taking a slice of toast from the small pile. "Are you sure you're alright?" Elena asked quietly about a minute later. Damon took his time chewing and swallowing his toast before answering- he didn't like lying to her. "Yeah. Yeah, I'm fine. I think I'm just gonna go for a walk, clear my head a bit." Elena nodded and gave him a small smile. "Want me to come with you?" Damon shook his head and took another bite of toast. "No." He said, his mouth still full of bread. "Nah, I'll be good. I'll just go up to the waterfall or something for the day."