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Elena Gilbert (notkatherine) wrote in utr_logs,
@ 2010-10-27 12:16:00

Entry tags:

damon salvatore (tv), elena gilbert

Who: Damon Salvatore & Elena Gilbert
What: Meeting for the first time since she got here, and she's not exactly thrilled.
When: Immediately following this conversation.
Where: Some local restaurant in Georgia where Damon's at.
Warnings: Possible swearing from Damon and some angst. Yup.

Elena was completely confused. Florida was a long ways away from Mystic Falls and the website Damon had shown to her hadn't exactly made things perfectly clear. The fact that the last thing she remembered was hugging Jeremy's body after Damon had snapped his neck and then left combined with the other fact that the Damon she was talking to said he didn't remember any of that still made no sense.

She wished Stefan was here. Or even Isobel, because at least she would know what exactly was going on.

Part of Elena was happy that it seemed like Katherine wasn't around at the very least, which was good. Then again, it also meant that Stefan wasn't around so she was back to being that lonely little ex-cheerleader whose parents died, leaving her alone. Except in this world, she was alone with Damon, someone she had come to truly trust and care about until he'd tried to kiss her and...

Using the port key he'd told her about, she tried to shake it all off. From Florida to Georgia, back to some good memories where she'd saved his life and he'd saved hers.

Elena stood in the doorway to the restaurant, scared. Not scared of what Damon would do to hurt her, but scared of what was going to happen next, frankly.

"Hey."

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renaissancevamp
2010-10-28 08:30 pm UTC (link)

"You think you can," he said, that smirk of his forming as he took another swig of beer. He shrugged at the concept of Stefan being glam, though there was that unfortunate incident during the whole Ziggy Stardust phase...

"Um..." he said. "Her name was Napalm. She was born in this universe around now, but it was her future self that was brought here. We were... involved and shortly thereafter she was taken back out to probably return to her world."

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notkatherine
2010-10-28 08:39 pm UTC (link)

"Interesting name." Elena tried to sound as non-committal as possible as she took another drink. "Did you love her?" She smiled and shook her head. "Never mind, this whole place is just... you don't have to tell me. It's only that..."

Why was she fumbling for words around Damon? Then she realized.

"You're my only friend here." Which was scary, because she knew Damon and his tendencies. He wasn't going to stop feeding on humans, he wasn't going to stop hurting people when he got hurt, he was probably going to sleep around with lots of women and brag about it.

"Should I be worried? Being here, I mean.... are there other vampires or things I need to freak out about right now?" Yes, Elena was good at deflecting the real issue, but it probably didn't stop Damon from picking up on it.

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$Damon Salvatore {The Vampire Diaries}: 10858355_005$

renaissancevamp
2010-10-28 08:47 pm UTC (link)

Damon's eyebrow arched a bit, wondering at that line of questioning. "Why Miss Gilbert, are you jealous?" he asked with that grin of his before sobering. "No, I didn't love her. I didn't get the chance to." And truth be told, he probably could haven't loved Napalm the way she wanted. He was too hung up on the girl sitting in front of him.

"Worried? I'll protect you, so that won't matter," Damon said, waving his hand dismissively. "But there are other vampires here as well as other magical creatures and beings, coupled with people from the past and various other things, movies and such."

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notkatherine
2010-10-28 08:59 pm UTC (link)

"No, Mister Salvatore," she answered easily, staring right at Damon's eyes, almost daring him to try and ask her again. "Why would I be? You've got... Napalm and I've got... well, anyway..." She looked down and repeated the words she'd said to him after they had opened the tomb to find Katherine wasn't there.

"I'm sorry." And she was sorry he'd lost someone important to him. It was the one thing about Damon that she thought no one else really got.

"Oh... thanks, I guess." Elena took another sip, thinking about all the other creatures. "You don't have to go out of your way, though." And she was falling so easily back into the way things had been between them before the whole Jeremy mess. Maybe things would be okay, Elena thought, as she smiled at him.

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renaissancevamp
2010-10-29 02:32 pm UTC (link)

"Ahhh but that's just it, isn't it? I don't have Napalm and you don't have Stefan," Damon pointed out. "At least not here."

He paused a moment on her apology before giving a non-committal shrug. "No need to be. It was short and sweet, but that was all." He drank more of his beer.

"And it's not a hardship," Damon said. "Hanging out with you. Been there, done that, remember our last trip to Georgia?" He grinned at her.

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notkatherine
2010-10-29 05:14 pm UTC (link)

She coughed and nodded her head, shrugging. It was true, but Elena didn't really want to think about it much right then. "But I have you. That's what you're saying?" She tilted her chin up a bit as if daring him to deny it, although in truth Elena was glad to have the "old" Damon as her friend back.

"Yes, I remember." She watched the grin on Damon's face and noted it was much less dramatic or angry or anything like she'd seen before being brought here. Somehow she couldn't help but smile back. "I remember that you kidnapped me and forced me to save your life," she smirked, waiting for his reaction.

Maybe this could work. Maybe this Damon wouldn't go around killing or hurting people or staying hung up on Katherine...

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renaissancevamp
2010-11-02 02:28 pm UTC (link)

"That's exactly what I'm saying." In most cases, he would add a smirk or his voice would show his amusement, but in this instance... Damon was very serious about what he was saying to Elena. How she took it was up to her, but Damon did love her and would go to the ends of the Earth for her. Some would say that's what he did for Katherine, but in his heart he knew that this was entirely different.

His eyebrow arched about Georgia. "*I* remember driving out of town to go see a friend when I came across you needing rescuing from both a car wreck and a vampire," he said. "Then you passed out and I figured why stop, so I took you with me."

He set his bottle down. "And I never did thank you for saving my life." He reached across the table to cover her hand with his. "Thank you."

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notkatherine
2010-11-02 08:40 pm UTC (link)

"Oh." Elena lost a little of her bravado when she saw how serious Damon was about it and looked away. She had him, as in really having him, and she remembered how he was so upset when he learned she hadn't been the one to kiss him and then how he'd said she was lying to herself and after that the fumbling kiss that she'd tried to deny.

Damon was making it very difficult to think when he acted so serious instead of snarky.

Once the snark came back, she took a deep breath and nodded. "Thanks, you know. For getting me out of the car and not asking all these questions about me and Katherine and..." Elena shook her head. "Let's just not talk about her." For all she knew, Katherine could pop up in this world at any time and Damon could go off the deep end again.

She coughed and looked up at Damon when he touched her hand. "You're... welcome." Blushing, she shook her head. "Why are you being so nice to me? I thought hearts and flowers weren't your thing."

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