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PROLOGUE

Prologue

HEART'S DESIRE

"No other dream could replace

That lonely and cold empty space

And fill my heart with a love

For it's you I'm dreaming of..."

(Heart's Desire by Manhattan Transfer)

Claire was watching an old episode of 'The Vampire Diaries' season 2. She had seen the entire season 3 already but she would never miss an opportunity to see Damon Salvatore on her screen. She sighed a little dreamily when he appeared for the first time in the episode.

She couldn't understand how Elena was still so obsessed with Stefan when there was someone like Damon around. Even after everything that he had done in season 3, she had still chosen Stefan, unbelievable. Damon loved her so much and he would do anything for her, how could Elena treat him so badly?

Yes, Damon had done a lot of bad things but Stefan had too. Why was Stefan so easily forgiven by her but not Damon? It wasn't fair. Especially because Elena loved Damon, it was clear to everybody. Didn't she own it to herself to give the two of them a chance instead of clinging to Stefan just because he was safe and familiar in her mind?

And anyway, how 'safe' Stefan really was? He had threatened to kill her by driving over the bridge where her parents had died, where she had almost died. Oh, but no, that wasn't Stefan, that was the blood that made him not himself. Why was Elena so adamant in lying to herself when it came to Stefan? Was it because he had been the one to save her and she felt like she owned it to him? That was the only explanation that made sense in Claire's mind.

Claire really believed that Elena was just trying to hold on to her relationship with Stefan – even if she didn't love him anymore – because what she felt for Damon scared her to death. Damon was reckless and unpredictable and a relationship with him would be nothing like the puppy love she had with Stefan. Even if Stefan was a vampire, being with him was easy, comfortable. It was nothing like the 'love that consumes you' that Damon had described to Elena when they first met.

Sure, Stefan gave Elena a reason to keep on living when she was depressed after her parents' death but the depression and almost suicidal thoughts remained. That it's obvious during all season2 when Elena, instead of fighting, was perfectly okay with giving up and die, telling herself and everyone else that she was doing it to protect them. That was certainly true but it wasn't only that.

Claire watched Caroline Forbes appearing in the scene after having been turned into a vampire and thought once again how much potential she and Damon had together. Now, of course, there were Tyler and Klaus in her life but seeing those two on screen made her remember why she thought they would be good together.

If only Damon hadn't abused Caroline so badly in the first season... Of course, Caroline was more than a little annoying at the beginning, but maybe if she had been different, even her relationship with Damon would have been better. Caroline was very loyal and passionate and had a big heart. Damon deserved someone like that since he loved with all that he had.