InsaneJournal

Tweak says, "keep it"

Elena Gilbert (bewitcheries) wrote in the_triangle_rp,
@ 2012-03-03 02:54:00

Character(s): Elena Gilbert & Damon Salvatore
Rating: PG-13 Updated as needed
Cautions/Warnings: Can Damon just be a warning?
Location: Main living area
Approximate Date: Late morning after this, backdated to pre-blizzard
Status: closed

Elena was just wandering. She didn't know what else to do, really. With her big S.O.S. set up on the beach, and a decent fire smoking away too, her patience had run very thin when there was still no signs of life out there on the horizon or in the skies. She didn't really do 'sit and passively wait to be saved' very well, honestly, so in the afternoon she decided to take a look through the woods. After all, if she was going to survive on this island for any decent length of time she would need to eat and drink.

Shedding the small cardigan and tossing it onto the fire to get a little more smoke - she hardly needed it here, Elena practically felt like she was melting in her spot in the sun - she briefly considered changing into the one other set of clothing that she had with her, and then rather quickly decided against it. She had one other set of clothing, one. She couldn't exactly justify wasting it on her first proper day here now, could she? Still, the ridiculous shoes had to go too, and as she walked up to her backpack near the tree line she kicked the heels off in random directions. The now-dry converse shoes were a much more appropriate option for bush walking, even if the little black dress still wasn't.

Heading off in as straight a line as she could manage, Elena walked and walked until she came upon some huts and frowned. There were more people here? She thought that she and Eric were the only ones. Walking into the area with some caution, she looked around carefully for any signs of people in the vicinity. However, impatience reared its ugly head once more, and if there were people here then goddamnit she wanted a hut too! Sleeping on the sand was fun for one night, but she certainly didn't want to make a habit of it.

"Hello? Is anyone here?" she called as loud as she could, still tip-toeing through the area as though it actually mattered when she was yelling the way she was, "Who lives here? Anyone? Helloooo? Come on, someone's gotta be home!"

(Read comments) - (Post a new comment)

bewitcheries
2012-03-04 04:09 am UTC (link)

"Doppelgangers, you know about them?" Elena asked, immediately interested in the appearance of this man who seemed to know everything, and added with a small shrug, "I truly am. It's fantastic fun."

She couldn't really be more sarcastic if she tried. At least Katherine hadn't wound up here too, she was getting a brief reprise which was a relief, and she had to hold on to the little positives when she could.

"So things just like...appear on the island. Just like us?" she shook her head and pressed her hands to her forehead lightly, "God this is too much to take in."

(Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thesxysalvatore 2012-03-04 06:11 am UTC (link)
	Damon watched Joe as he spoke. He was getting a headache. 'So... you seem to know quite a bit about doppelgangers and things that go bump in the night,' he said. 'What are you?' (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

cousin_joe
2012-03-04 06:16 am UTC (link)

'I'm just a human who's been stuck on a strange island for a decade. I've seen a lot of weird shit, brah. When I got here, this spot here was a mountain. few years later, there was this earthquake, and everything went really dark, and when you could see again, the mountain was gone. This was a valley then. Now it's level. Bout the only things ain't changed here are that creepy face on the cliffs, and the caves.

'So shit like were-creatures and vampires and doppelgangers? Yeah, man, that ain't nothin' at all.'

(Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

bewitcheries
2012-03-26 12:28 pm UTC (link)

Elena frowned as she listened to Joe talk. It felt so strange to meet a new person aware of the supernatural elements that all but plagued her life. She sighed and shook her head, finally folding her arms over her chest and raising her eyebrow at the man.

"So let me guess, this is one of those 'we cdan never escape' deals," she said flatly, shaking her hair out and turning away from both Damon and Joe. She had just run away from Mystic Falls, yes, but she had hoped and honestly was sure that she would return, not that long from now. The knowledge that the option had been taken away from her was hard, and all she could think about were all the people that she would never see again. Bonnie, Caroline, Alaric, Jeremy. Stefan. She bit her lower lip, hard, and then closed her eyes tight.

"I think I might...I might take a walk."

(Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

cousin_joe
2012-03-26 04:50 pm UTC (link)

'I'm not here ten years because I love this place, sistah,' Joe said. 'I've tried everything I could think to get home. So have others, witches, warlocks, vampires... and mere humans. I don't know what happens to the people who disappear from here--maybe they go home again. Maybe the island gets hungry and eats them.'

He nodded as she mentioned taking a walk. 'It's a lot to take in.'

(Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thesxysalvatore 2012-03-26 04:52 pm UTC (link)
	Damon rubbed his eyes and sighed. "A lot to take in" didn't begin to cover it. He nodded curtly to Joe and hurried off after Elena, ever-protective. She'd never be his, not the way he wanted. But he couldn't let her go. 'Elena wait!' (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

bewitcheries
2012-03-26 05:01 pm UTC (link)

Elena walked quickly, not bothering to slow down even as she heard Damon call after her. The crushing reality of their situation was finally setting in and she didn't know how to deal with it. More than anything, she didn't want Damon to see her cry, and her eyes were currently brimming with tears and very much threatening to burst.

"Leave me alone Damon," she spat out, and while she tried to sound harsh and dismissive, the break in her voice displayed her emotions much more clearly than she had wanted. She finally stopped, let out a slow breath and kept her back to Damon as she added in a much quieter voice - he would hear, she knew he would, but she didn't trust her voice at anything louder than a whisper, "I want to go home."

(Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

thesxysalvatore
2012-03-26 05:06 pm UTC (link)

Damon didn't listen as Elena told him to go away--why would he start now? He continued to follow her, and when she stopped, he moved to stand in front of her, pulling her to him. He wrapped his arms around her tightly and rested his chin on her head. 'I know,' he said softly. 'So do I. Maybe at some point we'll be able to. For now... we'll do what we always do--manage.'

(Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

bewitcheries
2012-03-26 05:24 pm UTC (link)

Elena had always been so good at staying strong, but when she felt Damon's arms around her she just thought what's the point? She heard the sound of one stifled sob before she fully realised that she had let it out, and as she pressed her face against Damon's chest she could feel herself shaking. She didn't even have the mental capacity at that moment to wonder how she felt about receiving comfort from Damon - it was a grey area she just wasn't capable of considering at that moment.

"We'll manage," she echoed, nodding and hoping Damon would choose to ignore the tears that had managed to escape even as she tried so hard to hold it together. She sucked in a sharp breath through her teeth and gripped the back of his shirt tightly, a very shaky breath following the sharp intake before she added, "We have to."

(Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Sorryyyyyy offers cookies thesxysalvatore 2012-03-29 02:24 am UTC (link)
	Damon kissed the top of her head and rubbed her back. He really could be sweet and caring. He'd just found with time that doing so led to being hurt. 'Yes, we do have to. But,' he said, cupping her face gently to turn her face up to look at him. 'You're smart, and brave, and strong, and... so damned resilient. It will be okay, Elena,' he said softly. 'Somehow.' (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

Re: Sorryyyyyy *offers cookies*

bewitcheries
2012-03-29 08:30 am UTC (link)

Elena smiled at him, but it was sad and clearly fake. She wasn't even really trying to make it look genuine, honestly. She brought up her hands to touch Damon's on her face, and squeezed lightly as she looked at him.

"Thank you," she said softly, and her next smile was still sad, but much warmer. She truly was glad he was there with her, even if neither of them wanted to be there, "We'll find a way to get back home, ok? It might take a while, but...we always figure it put in the end, right?"

(Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Sorryyyyyy offers cookies thesxysalvatore 2012-03-29 09:00 am UTC (link)
	Damon kissed Elena's forehead softly. His own smile was sad and forced, and when she said that they'd eventually find a way back home, it turned sadder. 'I hope so,' he said, his voice husky. 'But... I don't know.' He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her close, needing the comfort himself, now. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

bewitcheries
2012-03-29 12:18 pm UTC (link)

"We have to, Damon. We can't stay here," she spoke against his chest as her arms wrapped tight around his waist, closing her eyes and letting out a quiet sigh. There was so much that she needed to do back at home, so many people that she would never see. The thought of being stuck here forever brought tears to her eyes again and she tipped her head up to look at Damon again.

"I'm so sorry," Elena said, her voice quiet and filled with guilt, "I'm so sorry, Damon. It's my fault you're here."

(Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

thesxysalvatore
2012-03-29 01:33 pm UTC (link)

Damon rested his forehead against hers. 'We may not have a choice, Elena,' he said softly. His thumbs stroked softly over her cheeks. 'No, it's my brother's fault. And Klaus's.' He sighed and pulled her closer. 'I'm sorry that you're here, but I'm glad that I'm with you,' he confessed.

He didn't know if she'd figured out that he was in love with her. Stefan knew. But neither had told Elena, as far as he knew. 'Fuck...' he muttered and lowered his head, kissing her.

(Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

bewitcheries
2012-03-29 01:59 pm UTC (link)

"No, if I hadn't gotten on that stupid boat, you'd still be there. If I hadn't gone after him, if I hadn't been so damn convinced that I could fix everything, or-" She was cut off abruptly by Damon's quiet curse, and then his lips met hers and for a moment she froze. This was Damon, Stefan's brother. It was Damon who she fought with tooth and nail, who had killed Jeremy, who had done so many things that she hated. But he had also been there with her through everything, this included, and she had no idea how to sum up the feelings she had for him.

While her thoughts whirred a mile a minute, she almost pulled away to say something, anything really, but she didn't. Instead she raised up slightly on the balls of her feet and kissed him back. Perhaps it was a combination of all the events that had happened lately, or it was just how she felt, but for whatever reason, instead of shoving him away like she had done once before, she just leaned closer to him and let her eyes shut as she pressed her lips back against his.

(Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thesxysalvatore 2012-03-29 02:27 pm UTC (link)
	Damon didn't reply to her protestations. He was too busy kissing her, deeply and thoroughly. His hands slid to her shoulders, then around to her back, pulling her in, close, against him. 'You have no idea how I feel about you, do you?' he whispered. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

bewitcheries
2012-03-29 02:48 pm UTC (link)

Elena held onto his shirt as she leaned into the kiss, and when Damon spoke she took a moment before she opened her eyes. "I'm not totally oblivious," she murmured in response, lowering her eyes briefly, then reached up to touch his cheek lightly. "I have more of an idea now."

She wanted to kiss him again. She couldn't deny it, looking up at Damon as she bit her lower lip lightly. She felt conflicted, guilty and swallowed hard but rather than pull away like she partially wanted to, she just leant back up again and pressed a soft kiss to the corner of his mouth before speaking again, "But do you know how I feel?"

(Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thesxysalvatore 2012-03-29 02:55 pm UTC (link)
	Damon stroked her face softly. 'No, you're not oblivious.' He rested his forehead against hers. 'You're confused. Conflicted. You love Stefan, but you're starting to realise that you have feelings for me, too. So you probably feel guilty, too.' he said. 'How close am I?' There was no typically-Damon cockiness to his words. It was a sincere answer. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

bewitcheries
2012-03-29 03:07 pm UTC (link)

Elena nodded, smiling wryly and sliding her hand around to rest on the back of his neck as she closed her eyes again. "You've gotta stop that mind reading trick," she joked lightly, though her voice betrayed the conflict within her even if the joke appeared light hearted. She wound her arm around his neck and pulled him in closer as she sighed and gave her head a tiny shake, forehead still resting against Damon's.

"Damon, I... I just don't know. So much has happened, and my mind is like some kind of whirlwind, and I just...I don't know, you know?" she spoke in a quick rush of words, just loud enough for him to hear as her thumb brushed lightly against the back of his neck. "I'm sorry. You're right. I mean, Stefan's...Stefan. But you're Damon, and it's all a bit..." she flapped her hands a little, and looked at him, "But I'm not sorry I kissed you."

(Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thesxysalvatore 2012-03-29 03:34 pm UTC (link)
	Damon hugged her close. 'I love you, Elena,' he whispered. 'I told you once... but I made you forget. I tried... I tried to be the good brother--the noble one, and let Stefan have you. But now... I'm not going to back off, Elena. I want you. I will do whatever I have to, to win your heart,' he promised softly. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

bewitcheries
2012-03-29 03:43 pm UTC (link)

"You don't have to try to be anything Damon," Elena said, shaking her head as she held him back tightly, "I wish you hadn't. I wish I remembered you telling me, and I told you before - I like you now. I'm...I'm not going to promise you anything, because you deserve better. But you don't have to do anything to win my heart." She leaned back a fraction to look at him, taking his hand in hers as she met his eyes with a serious look.

"You have my heart, you have for a while now. I have feelings for you, I don't know if it's love, but it's there. I'm not denying it anymore," she kept her eyes on his as she spoke, squeezing his hand lightly, "Okay? I don't know where this will go, but I'm not lying to you about it anymore, and I'm not lying to myself."

(Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

thesxysalvatore
2012-04-01 05:42 am UTC (link)

'I probably shouldn't have compelled you to forget. But... I couldn't let you remember. It would've made things too weird, all around.'

He hugged her tightly, holding him to her chest. 'I'm glad you know now.' He closed his eyes and sighed. 'I'm going to go see if there are any huts available or if I'm going to have to figure out how to build one. I'll see you soon,' he said, kissing her once more and hurrying off.

(Reply to this) (Parent)

(Read comments) -