Ch.3: Remembrance
Summary: Set in S7E1 "Day One of Twenty-Two Thousand, Give Or Take." Damon remembers the six years that he spent with Elena, from friendship to finally winning her heart.
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And I'll tell you all about it570Please respect copyright.PENANAjDqyUe5nvR
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When I see you again
It was a dark night, as Damon walked, a bottle of Bourbon in hand, trying to live the best he knew how without Elena. As he did so, memories surfaced of the six years he had known and been with her, one way or another.
*The Turning Point/Bloodlines*
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It was a dark night on a desolate road, as Elena desperately tried to get her seat belt off in her upside down car. She needed to get out so she could at least try to get away. There was a vampire in a black hoodie approaching. 570Please respect copyright.PENANAT8bbjzNQh6
When Damon heard Elena scream once, he headed towards her scent trail at vamp-speed, assuming she was in peril. 570Please respect copyright.PENANAM8uTHHsURK
When he got there, he saw her in her upside down car. 570Please respect copyright.PENANAXRnXdN2fbE
He was instantly at her driver's door, where the glass window was shattered. 570Please respect copyright.PENANAF4aVUlvlrj
After she told him that her seat belt was stuck, he told her to put her hands on the roof, which she did. 570Please respect copyright.PENANAiciVyvHrHZ
He reached in and snapped the seat belt in half. He then carried her out of the wreckage and walked a ways, before stopping and looking down at her. 570Please respect copyright.PENANAXonv1aih7o
"Are you okay? Anything broken?"570Please respect copyright.PENANA5KeQl0m65E
She shook her head and he set her on her feet. 570Please respect copyright.PENANAnrrzXpASQM
When she almost lost her balance, he steadied her and then looked her over. 570Please respect copyright.PENANAC3Xua6ZRzk
"Look at me, Elena." He gently tilted her head to make her look at him. "Focus, Elena." He rested gentle hands on either side of her head. "Focus."570Please respect copyright.PENANApSmtVYMnYm
"I look like crap," she commented. 570Please respect copyright.PENANATMRCgYMsg8
"What?" he asked. 570Please respect copyright.PENANAe31aHqIfVH
A moment later, everything went black for her. 570Please respect copyright.PENANAUqeqlHlsi0
He caught her with vamp agility, hand between her shoulder blades, arm holding her up, and silently looked down at her. He then looked around at the night, before looking back at her. 570Please respect copyright.PENANAzDwsE9saEA
He gently picked her up in his arms, as he said, "Upsie daisy." He then walked away with her in his arms.570Please respect copyright.PENANAdjh5T6HMsm
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The next night, in Georgia, she saved his life from a vengeful vampire. 570Please respect copyright.PENANALZhBvqVhEV
After that, he drove himself and her back home in Mystic Falls.
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*As I Lay Dying*
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Why do you have to leave so soon?570Please respect copyright.PENANAhsraKy40Qb
Why do you have to go?570Please respect copyright.PENANAeTMM2vgHGP
Why do you have to leave me when I need you the most?570Please respect copyright.PENANA5ZIbufm3gn
'Cause I don't really know how to tell ya570Please respect copyright.PENANAL9R98egq1a
Without feeling much worse570Please respect copyright.PENANAF3N0BrN5Xf
I know you're in a better place and it's always gonna hurt570Please respect copyright.PENANAhb3YykoG7M
Carry on, give me all the strength I need570Please respect copyright.PENANAbMARwq8dNH
To carry on
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It was a dark night, as he lay in his bed, Elena beside him, him dying from a werewolf bite and was just moments from death, Elena comforting him and doing her best to hold it together, as she watched him slip slowly away.
He closed his eyes, unable to keep them open much longer.
A moment later, he felt her kiss him, knowing the cure may or may not come in time.
"Thank...you," he whispered. 570Please respect copyright.PENANAsSjJ2nkO26
"You're welcome," she softly replied.
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*The Departed*
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It's been a long day570Please respect copyright.PENANAIFj2MHdEbK
Without you my friend570Please respect copyright.PENANAgy1lcLEXFX
And I'll tell you all about it570Please respect copyright.PENANAehH0BHa0JL
When I see you again570Please respect copyright.PENANAH2mHUvm7oV
We've come a long way570Please respect copyright.PENANAyxdZewFjc1
From where we began
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How do I breathe without ya?570Please respect copyright.PENANAVDYBtSPAqz
Feeling so cold570Please respect copyright.PENANA6fxOAy4JAf
I'll be waiting right here for ya 'til the day you're home570Please respect copyright.PENANAbuoN4xezDu
Carry on, give me all the strength I need570Please respect copyright.PENANAZPBfep8Tz5
To carry on570Please respect copyright.PENANA8M8Yoj64Cn
So let the light guide your way570Please respect copyright.PENANAAMbSZg00Px
Hold every memory as you go570Please respect copyright.PENANANfwxM8VhnP
And every road you take will always lead you home
After vampire Ric who was bound to Elena due to Esther, fell dead, Damon knew without a doubt that she was dead. His heart broke, because though she had been with his brother, Stefan, for the past three years of her life, Damon loved her too.
"You are not dead," he said in a broken voice. 570Please respect copyright.PENANAJ0VjkEqxkl
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Later, he entered the hospital to see for himself.
"Where is she?" he demanded, as he walked down the hall, Dr. Meredith Fell keeping pace with him. 570Please respect copyright.PENANAP4yBKT61ao
"Damon, listen to me. When Jeremy brought her in earlier tonight, she had a hemerage; Bleeding of the brain."570Please respect copyright.PENANApCuPCD8gIU
He stopped.570Please respect copyright.PENANABa2Z4HM5BM
"What?"570Please respect copyright.PENANAFVTghYciv4
"She needed my help. I helped her," she told him, hinting that she had injected her with some vampire blood.570Please respect copyright.PENANAmlKB9wgtnu
"You did what?" he said, knowing that that meant she was going to wake up in transition. He knew that she had never wanted to become a vampire.
*Graduation*
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It's been a long day
Without you my friend570Please respect copyright.PENANAAVxzV08VZu
And I'll tell you all about it
When I see you again570Please respect copyright.PENANAgotKYJGtQY
We've come a long way570Please respect copyright.PENANA6hZRYESxpE
From where we began570Please respect copyright.PENANA4eFisOonTS
Oh, I'll tell you all about it570Please respect copyright.PENANA13caKWgh7c
When I see you again570Please respect copyright.PENANAEcqD78YJ0q
When I see you again
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It was a dark night, as they stood in the living room, arguing. 570Please respect copyright.PENANAJtINEkgkiy
"I'm not going to apologize, because I'm not sorry. I'm not sorry that I'd rather die than be human. I'm not sorry that I'd rather die right now than to spend the rest of my life with you until I'm old and wrinkly and you're still you! I'm not sorry, Elena!"570Please respect copyright.PENANAvaoE6WlbX2
"Then I'm not sorry, either. I'm not sorry that I met you. I'm not sorry that knowing you has made me question EVERYTHING; That in death you're the one who made me feel the most alive. And out of all the choices I have made, this will prove to be the worst, but I'm not sorry that I'm in love with you! I love YOU, Damon."570Please respect copyright.PENANALxBheu3pQx
They silently looked at each other, before going to stand inches in front of each other. Then they kissed both hungrily and passionately.
*I Know What You Did Last Summer*
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It was a beautiful day, as Damon and Elena kissed in the living room by the couch, as a goodbye. This was the day that she was leaving her hometown and Damon for Whitmore college. She was going to Whitmore to get her Doctorate Degree. This would be her first time in college, but she felt that it would be both a challenging and fun first experience. 570Please respect copyright.PENANAky4fJkIAHw
At last, they stopped so she could leave.
*Sleeping Spell*
After Kai put Elena under the sleeping spell and she was put in a casket, everyone said goodbye by going inside her head. 570Please respect copyright.PENANADraQqnSJoL
During Damon's goodbye to her, they had a last dance and kiss. She even told him to be happy and live life to the fullest.
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