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"Elena!" The dark haired Salvatore screamed as he ran towards the screaming girl. Elena collapsed to the ground, every vein turning black in her as the stake submerged in her heart. Her attacker had a smug grin on their face as they let the olive skinned girl accept her fate. Once they saw Damon, the oldest Salvatore brother, running towards them they ran as fast as they could. Normally Damon would have gone after them, but the only thing he could focus on was the girl he loved turning a greyish color.
He fell to the ground beside her, "Elena, please no, no, no." He picked her head up and cradled it in his strong arms,"Elena please." She coughed up blood and opened her eyes, she was drained and was ready to accept her fate. Damon grabbed her hand and rubbed the palm of it, "Elena." Tears stung at his eyes ready to burst, there was no use in holding them back was there? He asked himself. He let them fall, a small smile came across Elena's face and she rose her hand to touch the tall Salvatore's face,
"Damon." She said. He nodded his head,
"I'm here, Elena. Please don't leave me." One last tear ran down her now gray face,
"I'm sorry." and with that her whole body was consumed by the death that she had accepted, she was gone.
She heard screaming, sirens, the sound of the deep voice she had come to love.
It sounded like it was getting further and further out of her reach, like everything around her was disappearing but she was still here, then it was silent.
Her crusted eyes shot open, her breathing increased, and her face turned almost pale. Her hand shot up to her head that felt like someone had hit her with a bat straight to the skull. A low moan came out of her mouth as she felt the bandage on her head.
She noticed an IV stuck in her arm and quickly noted the sound of a heart monitor, she was instantly confused. Her hand went to her heart as she heard a steady beat, she was a vampire they weren't supposed to have a heart beat? She asked herself.
Her head started pounding once more. She heard footsteps, why hadn't she heard them earlier? She asked herself. In fact she hasn't heard anything like she used to, it felt as if she was human again.
The nurse walked in; she was very beautiful. The nurse suddenly stopped dead in her tracks as she took notice of the brown haired girl sitting up in her bed staring straight at her, she ran out of the room.
Elena heard her scream down the hall,
"She is awake! Elena Gilbert is awake."
A few other nurses and doctors ran in surrounding her bed. A doctor told her to open her eyes wide as he scanned across them with a small white light,
"Her eyes don't show any post dramatic stress." Elena was confused,
"What's happening?" She asked scared, she felt like she couldn't breathe.
The nurse touched her cheek gently
"You've been asleep for 5 years, sweetie." The nurse said smiling sadly at her.
Elena could swear she heard her heart stop.
"What do you mean asleep?" Tears stung at her eyes ready to fall.
The nurse had a sympathetic look on her face, "You were in an accident 5 years ago, Elena."
Elena shook her head, she couldn't believe them.
"What about Damon? Stefan?"
Panic rose in her, what happened? Her life? She was just dying in Damon's arms it felt like only 20 minutes ago.
The nurse shook her head,
"I don't know who they are, the only ones that have came to check up on you was your brother and friends, Caroline, Bonnie, Matt, and Tyler."
Elena's face fell in her hands, "I don't understand." she said with a shaky voice, she was about to break.
"Go get her brother." The nurse said turning around looking at the other doctor. The nurse looked back at her "Your parents.." Elena nodded knowing what she was talking about. Tears stared streaming down her olive skin,
"I just need to be alone for a moment." The nurse got up and signaled everyone else to leave as well. Elena quickly pulled the IV out of her arm and screamed noticing how the wound didn't heal. "This is impossible." Isn't this ironic? She thought a small humorless laugh escaping her mouth.
The fact that she thought living a normal life was impossible, but living a life where vampire, werewolves, and witches exist wasn't.
Elena got up and her legs fell like jelly, she started to fall, but just before she hit the ground she was caught.
"Elena." The hoarse voice said. Elena looked up and instantly smiled,
"Jeremy." He pulled her into a hug, "You've grown up." She noticed as she hugged her brother.
"Yeah, I have." He walked her back over to the bed, Elena smiled, but then it was soon replaced with a frown. "What?" Her brother asked looking worried.
Elena shook her head, "I'm just so confused, it felt like I was living a life that I apparently haven't." Jeremy looked down and then back up looking at her soft brown eyes,
"Elena, you've been asleep for 5 years, I wouldn't be surprised if you dreamed of a world while you were in it." A sad smile covered her face, they were all gone. All of the people she had grown to know, befriended...,loved. A silent sob escaped her mouth, Damon was gone. Her whole life was gone, she wasn't used to this life. The one where she was a normal human girl that didn't fall in love with vampires. Jeremy ran a strand of hair behind her ear,
"What was this world that you imagined?" He asked curiously. Silent tears ran down her face,
"Nothing." She said almost to silent to hear. The nurse walked back in,
"We are going to keep Miss. Gilbert here over night to examine her to make sure all of her vitals are normal, we will release her in the morning." Jeremy nodded,
"Do I need to sign something?" He asked, Elena laughed that her little brother had to sign to get her out of the hospital. Soon reality hit her, she was 21 now. Funny how she got here wasn't it? She missed 5 years of her life, she never knew how short life was until she became a vampire. Now she had to grow up, but that was what she wanted, wasn't it? She asked herself. She never wanted to be alone, though. She felt alone now, sure she had her brother and friends, but the others were missing.
The nurse spoke up,
"Actually she is 21, she just needs to sign a few papers." Jeremy got up,
"Elena I am going to call Jenna and tell her you're awake, okay?" Elena smiled,
"Jenna?" Jeremy smiled back,
"Yeah, she was so depressed about all of this, actually we all were." Jenna was alive, this was some of the best news. But it was all still too depressing, Alaric was gone, even if he already was he was actually gone, never existed.
Nightfall soon came, Jenna had come and hugged her to death and all of her friends greeted her as well, but it still felt like a hole had been punched right through her chest without those two brothers that she had hurt on numerous occasions.
Elena got up out of bed, she could finally move without dropping. She planned on going to the lounge where all of the patients that were capable of moving hung out.
She carried her IV with her down the hall,
"Need help?" A nurse asked her and she was going to say no, but she figured it was for the best.
"I'm Mandy." The nurse said smiling,
"I'm Elena." Elena said smiling back at her. They were almost to the lounge when they pasted a door, a few doctors were in there with clipboards writing things down. Elena caught a glance at the patience she stopped walked and the nurse stopped as well. The nurse looked into the room,
"Do you know him?" She asked confused looking at Elena's almost pale face. Elena blinked a few times and swallowed a huge lump in her throat,
"Who is that? She asked examining his dark black shaggy hair and his toned features,
"That is Damon Salvatore." She started and a sad look crossed her face, "Poor guy was in a fire, he made it out but went back in to save his brother." Elena felt like she could faint,
"Damon?" She asked to make sure she hadn't heard what she said wrong,
"Yeah, do you know him?" The nurse asked again,
"He just looks like someone I know." Elena heard someone running down a hallway,
"Where is he?" a deep voice she recognized asked, Elena turned around.
"Stefan?" Her voice was shaky, the green-eyes man looked at her confused,
"Do I know you?" He asked.
Elena felt like everything was spinning and then she collapsed to the ground.
It's short, but it is only the introduction of the story. To fill all of you in, The episodes that had just happened, meaning Damon and Elena being together has already happened. If you're confused on why Elena was staked, just wait, you'll find out soon enough. I have had this idea for awhile, I haven't written anything in 9 months so I am a bit rusty. I'd like to thank my beta, my best friend. I hope she did a good job. I'd love to know what you guys think and what will happen next, I already have the first 10 chapters written out, so updates shouldn't be too far off. Thanks for reading
-Hunter