a/n: I can't believe that we are here, at the end of this incredible, albeit confusing story. It was all worth it though, wasn't it? I hope so! Enjoy this little, pretty pointless yet fun, smutty and hopefully heartwarming chapter. Deadline for requests for this year is December 15th. You can request to your hearts content after that, in fact I encourage it but please note that any requests made after that day will be saved to for posting in January. Just thought I would do that to save my own sanity so I didn't get to overwhelmed. Anyway, on with the show. Happy Reading!

WARNING: lots of smut! (my little gift to you for staying with me until the end of this ridiculous story)

Elena thrust her arms through Damon's suit shirt and buttoned it up before tugging on her panties. At least he hadn't ripped those. He mumbled something in his sleep and hugged her pillow in place of her body. She took one last look at the content look on his face before she crept out of the room and snuck downstairs. She hadn't been in the kitchen for more than a few minutes before Katherine came in, dressed in Stefan's robe and yawning. Both women looked at each other and then burst out laughing. "So," Katherine said taking in the sight of her new friend. "I'm going to say that last night went well?"

Elena nodded setting the two glasses of juice and the small meal of toast and fruit she'd made on a breakfast tray. "You didn't fare to badly either from the sight of you."

Katherine nodded and stretched her arms above her head, reaching into the cupboard for two glasses. "What can I say? Those Salvatore boys know how to make a woman feel incredible."

Elena watched as Katherine took two blood bags from the freezer and dumped the contents into each glass. "I think I'm in for something. Damon said he's going to make me pay for this whole trick thing."

"Contrary to popular belief, we never actually switched on them…so technically he can't be mad at you for going through with a plan we never completed." Katherine tossed the bags in the garbage bin and picked them up.

"Damon knew about the second plan. He snuck into my room the night before last and heard me talking in my sleep."

"That bastard." Katherine shook her head, moving toward the door, but waited for Elena to follow her back to the stairs.

"I'm hoping that breakfast in bed will help soothe his nerves a little."

"Take it from me Elena, an soft romantic Damon in bed is a wonderful experience, but a vengeful Damon is a ride you do not want to miss."

The girls took different paths at the end of the hall, small smiles on their faces. When Elena walked into the bedroom, Damon was sitting up against the headboard, the silk sheet low on his hips. The worried look on his face instantly faded away once he saw her and the tray. She set the breakfast on the floor next to the bed and crawled atop him, loving the feel of his hands on her face, in her hair and allowed the need to be with him take over, the fruit and toast forgotten on the floor. She reached between them and tugged the sheet from him, leaving him bare beneath her.

"This is certainly something to make a person say goodmorning." He mumbled against her lips, his fingers working the buttons open and the shirt off her shoulders. "I think it's time you pay for this whole little misunderstanding."

"What did you have in mind?" she asked, slight panic coming over her as he pulled his silk tie out from under his pillow. "And just what are you going to do with that?"

He looped it through the ornate iron bars of his headboard. "Do you trust me?"

She didn't hesitate to nod. "Yes."

"Then give me your wrists."

Down the hall and around the corner, Katherine crawled back into Stefan's bed, handing him the glass of blood. They clinked, and took a drink before setting the glasses aside and attacking each other. Stefan held her down against the mattress, kissing her upper body and letting his hands slide under the robe. She halted his hands after the first orgasm, wanting more but needing a moment to talk. They'd made love three times since destroying the office at the Lockwood Mansion, and since they'd arrived home they hadn't spoken more than moans and curses. "Is everything okay?" Stefan asked, his palm pressed flat against her stomach.

"I want to ask you something, and for once I'm absolutely terrified to go after what I want."

"You can ask me anything Kat, I promise."

"I want you to come away with me, leave Mystic Falls. We can go anywhere, we can start over. Pick a country, pick a city. We can be anyone we want to be."

"I don't want to be anyone else." He said, brushing her curls back from her face. "But I do want to spend this beauty of eternity with you. I'll go with you Katherine."

"Really?" she smiled, pressing her lips to his.

"Really." He kissed her, opening the robe slightly and crawling between her legs. "First though, we're going to make love one more time."

"I think I can accept those terms." She laughed, her fangs sliding into place, showing him just how ready she was for round four.

Damon tightened the knot a little more, tugging on it to make sure she had some give but couldn't get out easily. "You did a very bad thing Elena, trying to trick me into sleeping with you."

"I know." She nodded, her breath hitched, her chest rising and falling rapidly as he kissed down her body, pausing to taunt and tease each breast. "I'm sorry."

"You will be sorry." He threatened, spreading her legs apart and dipping his head between her thighs. She bucked up wildly at the first sweep of his tongue, but he latched his hands around her hips, holding her down into the mattress. Elena struggled against the binds, the silk ties cutting into her wrists with a delicious pain she hadn't expected. He slid her down on the bed further, lifting her lower body higher so he could reach and all new angle. His tongue worked faster as she screamed, the ache within her building to a near painful extent.

"Damon please!" she cried, rattling the headboard. "Let me go."

He shook his head, pulling back from the oral assault to smirk at her. It was the sexiest thing she'd ever seen, and that alone nearly sent her into paradise. "I don't think you've been nearly punished enough." He said, wiping his mouth on the inside of her thigh.

As he kissed up her body, he worked two fingers into her, finding her lips with his. She moaned into the kiss, bucking up against his hand wildly and tugging on the bind with all her force. The feeling of being tied up thrilled her, scared her and downright turned her on. "Please Damon, I'm sorry. I promise I'm sorry."

He chuckled, bringing his fingers out of her and up, twirling one wet finger around her nipple before dipping his head to lick the same spot. She moaned, desperate to touch him, needing to feel him. All she could do was beg and try to move. "Alright." He reached up and pulled on the tie once, her hands freed immediately. It was so simple she nearly screamed.

Then suddenly, Damon was on his back and sheathed inside her immediately. "You're the one in trouble now Mr. Salvatore." She said through gritted teeth as she rocked against him. "It's not nice to torture a woman, to deny her of what she wants."

"You enjoyed it." He bucked up inside her roughly, surprised when she laced her fingers through his, brought his arms above his head and tied his wrists to the bed.

The smirk on her face was the wickedest one he'd ever seen and the thrill went straight to his head…and not the thinking one. "Just how complex are you my angel?"

She shook her head, leaning close to his ear, nibbling on it for a moment before pulling back to whisper. "Find out for yourself."

"I intend to, for the rest of our lives."

A few hours later, everyone was showered and dressed, downstairs in the hall. Suitcases sat by the open door, waiting to be loaded into Stefan's car. Elena found herself near tears as she hugged Katherine goodbye. It was so weird to her, that she would be sad at the thought of her doppelganger leaving when no less than two weeks ago, they'd been practically enemies. Now, she wasn't sure she'd ever had a closer friend, someone that understood her quite so well. Katherine gripped Elena's hand in hers as she watched the brother's hug goodbye.

When everything that could be said had been said and the bags were in the trunk, Damon wrapped one arm around Elena's waist and lifted the other one to wave goodbye as his brother drove off. He looked down at Elena, wiping away the few tears she'd allowed to fall. "It's the end of a very important chapter in our lives."

She nodded, then looked up at him and smiled. "And we're about to begin a new one of our very own."

He bent to kiss her, gathering her up against him. "You're mine now Elena, forever and more."

a/n: so, there we are…the end of this project. I had A LOT of fun writing this and I want to thank each and everyone of you that reviewed and favorite. January will bring an entirely new exciting project that I'm sure you will all love. For now, we shall enjoy the rest of the requests and Christmas oneshots together! I hoped you all loved this story as much as I loved writing it.