Chapter 6

Sorry guys this one is the longs chapter ever but it should be good I hope you like it just the heads up the next few chapters are going to be memories but it will seem so real. If you have any questions you are free to message me, otherwise enjoy the chapter.

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Caroline came back to the door after a second "It's Tyler, well Klaus in Tyler's body"

Elena froze in her spot not wanting to believe she heard her friend correctly. Gently pulling the kids closer to her trying to ignore her surroundings, when she finally looked up everyone was waiting her. "No I'm not ready" she shook her head determined not to leave her kids side. "I thought you said it will be here tonight." She glared at Bonnie gripping the kids tighter to her body. Even though she just met Allie and AJ today and they probably had no clue that she was their mother. Her dead heart had already grown to accompany them in the two huge spots that were left by her parents. Well, at-least the spots she thought were because of her parents, now she just thinks otherwise. Elena had already formed a bond and she was not ready for them to be ripped out of her arms again.

"Everyone out and lock the door behind you." Cassidy said taking the kids and laying them in their beds. "We want leave yet and he does no we are here so try to act normal."

Everyone nodded their heads and head out. Elena watched her kids with so much adoration and love that she never thought she could hold inside of her at one time. You need to know so you can protect them now that I might not be able to. Damon's voice entered Elena's head. Protect them for me, Elena. "I will" she breathed out in new determination. She didn't just have herself to think about anymore, there were two precious souls that need her now more than ever before and she had to step and be a mother for them. So she slowly but swiftly walked over to the beds that held her and Damon's greatest accomplishment and kissed their foreheads. "I love you, my little ones"

"They will be fine." Elena heard Cassidy whisper before she made the trek down the stairs, praying that something go as planned for once.

Elena's POV

I took a deep breathe before entering Damon's room, I barely took a step in before closing the door and falling against it and finally let the tears fall again. The room was cold and empty, but held warmth to it as his smell graced my nose. His bed waiting for him to come back and rest after a long day, his bathroom light was on like he was inside just getting ready for bed. The slippers by his bed, the robe thrown carelessly on the made bed, the half full glass of bourbon that graced his dresser all showed signs that he planned to return but he never got around to it. A huge bulge made its way up my throat and presented itself in a loud sob as I hugged myself knowing none of these things knowing of happening, that he wasn't here to do the simple things anymore. This further cemented the lack of his presents in my life right now.

It's been an hour since Klaus left with Bonnie; after they left I went and checked on the kids finding Cassidy shedding her own tears. The spell Damon had on the kids room worked wonders on not allowing Klaus to know they were here, but they can't stay in that room forever no matter how much I wanted them to. So I cried, I cried for the kids I just got back and will eventually have to lose again, I cried for the years I missed out on in being their life, but mostly I cried for the guy I lost, the guy that I had built a life with only for it be violently taken away from by the people I called my parents, the guy that father my children, the guy who was my fiancé, the guy I never knew was the love my life.

"Oh" I whimpered in total incredulity of my this situation. I cheated on the love of my life with his brother and broke his heart in the end, abet unknowing but still it happened. How could he ever look at me, let alone love me again? This thought made the tears run down my face at a faster rate. I cried my soul out because our kids will never know how prodigious their father really was. At the lengths he went to protect them, how he tried everything short of dragging me back to them so they can have their mother back.

Just as I thought despair was going to swallow me whole, anger reared its head. I am angry at Damon for never telling me, angry at my parents for taking away my family from me so cruelly, angry at Sheila Bennet for allowing this to happen and actually playing role in the rubbish my parents pulled. But most of all I was angry at myself for not realizing it sooner and never questioning everything that didn't make sense about my life. Not questioning every longing glance Damon gave me that held more to it then I wanted to believe was there. Every time I looked into his eyes I felt as though we had a history, as if something inside of me was telling me Damon is her past, present and future but I ignored it because some stupid obligation to Stefan. He came into my life at a time when I needed someone and I fell for him instantly is what I voiced to Damon earlier, but my mind kept saying not like I fell for you. Falling for Damon was familiar in some way, as if it was second nature and was out of my control; that simple knowledge scared the living daylights out of me, so I ignored it. Falling for Stefan was safer because there was no real danger in falling, I knew I leave, though I would be sad that we ended, there would be no permanent damage to my life. I never expected my relationship with Stefan to last.

Damon, he is a totally different story. Choosing him was not just choosing him for now, no it was never that easy, choosing him had eternity stamped all over it. There was no turning back and leaving Damon, because when he loved, he gave all his love not just part of it. At 18, I didn't thinks I was ready for that type of commitment. You were ready for it at 16. My mind reminded me, and its right I was. I had given my all to him only to leave him stranded alone on the side of the road with two babies to take care of. Truth is, I did fall for Damon and I fell hard. Falling for him was like coming home after being away for a long time familiar and refreshing, peaceful yet exhilarating, earth-shattering and reassuring. It turned my world upside down but set it right if that made any sense. My heart was tried to telling me I did it before but I pushed that knowledge away because how could I have fallen for him before even knowing his name. Damon gave me the vibe that we were destined to spend eternity loving each other and my mind kept telling me I wasn't ready for it, but my heart kept telling me this was true, that this was my reality. Stefan and you are memories, and you and Damon are reality. This thought angered me more because I wasted 2 years running from the family I was looking for and never knew I had. If you had given in to your attraction the day he kissed your hand you wouldn't have missed so much of your kids growing up and Damon would still be alive my mind kept reminding me. But guess you loss your fiancé and you won't be able to see your kids; it must really sucks to be you my thoughts taunted. I can't sit here and take my thoughts anymore so I vamp out of the room into the cold night air on to empty road close to the falls and waited, for what I don't know but as I laid down in the middle of the road and closed my eyes, I never felt as close to Damon as I did then.

Not too far away I hear something and my eyes pop open, I look to my left to see myself on the phone. Out of the corner of my eye something move to my right and when I looked that way I could see Damon sit up from beside me.

"I know Bonnie, you're right. You and my mom both are. I just can't bring myself to tell him. At-least not tonight, I'll call you later." I hear myself say before she hangs up and then suddenly Damon appears in front of her.

"Elena" I can hear him breathe out and know it's a memory. It is the night my parents died and apparently the night I met Damon for the second time. I rolled my eyes at the new piece of the puzzle add to my already complicated situation before returning back to the scene.

"I-I'm sorry" Elena looks behind her getting a little creeped out by the stranger in front her that seemed to know her name. "I'm sorry do I know you?" I want to yell out yes you do know him he is the love of your life, the guy that father's the children you gave birth to a year and a half ago but the words never pass my lips.

"Yes, I mean no…" He internally curses himself out for how creepy he is being. "I'm sorry, you just really remind me of someone. I'm Damon." He says instead. I whimper at the wounded look on his face. This could have been our second chance I could feel it, but life was a bitch as I was quickly learning.

"Not to be rude or anything, Damon, but it's kind of creepy that you're out here in the middle of nowhere." She replies eyeing him suspiciously.

Damon smirks "You're one to talk. You're out here all by yourself."

Elena runs her hand through her hair. "It's Mystic Falls. Nothing bad ever happens here."

I let out a dry laugh at the unbelievable irony of that statement. "If you only knew how wrong you are, naive little girl" I whisper out.

There is a pause and Elena begins to talk again. "Got into a fight with my boyfriend" She says, feeling the need to explain her reason for being out there.

"About what?" he says before putting he hands up in defense. "May I ask?"

"Of course you can." I breathe out wanting to give him everything in the world taking in every feature on his face.

Elena sighs "Life, future, he's got it all mapped out."

"You did too just two years ago." I yell at her irritated.

"And you don't want it?" he says with a nod. I let a smile grace my lips at the small smirk that appears when he knows something know about else does.

"I don't know what I want." She sighs again.

"Well, that's not true." He says with a smirk. "You want what everybody wants." I raised my eyebrow at this wondering what is going on in his mind.

"What, mysterious stranger who has all the answers?" she flirts.

"Hmm…well, let's just say I've been around a long time." He said getting a faraway look in eyes. "I've learned a few things."

"So, Damon, tell me." she smirks. "What is it that I want?"

"You want a love that consumes you." He replies moving closer to her. "You want passion, an adventure, and even a little danger." He stops a foot away from her. My breath hitches as he explains exactly what he is to me to a T. I had enough passion with him to fuel a KISS tour, I was always on an adventure with him, and the danger part, well the danger part was him. He was the definition of dangerous but the kind you thrived to get even a taste of, damn the consequences. And I had all that with him and I foolishly threw it away, choosing to ignore it because I wanted something safe. Look where safe got me, dead and my kids without a father.

"So, what do you want?" she asked wanting to know about him.

Damon hesitates, being caught off guard by her question. But before he could answer her question Elena's parents pull up and honk their horn.

"It's my parents." She says turning to look at the car.

Damon moved even closer to her when she turns back around and compels her, "I want you to find your way back to me, but right now I want you to forget that this happened." He says with a smirk. "Can't have your parents knowing that I'm back in town yet, Goodnight Elena," before disappearing into the woods.

I look toward where he disappeared and I understood why he took that memory away, but I feel as if even if he didn't my parents would have. He wanted me to find my way back to him that's why he never dragged me a way and pushed the truth on me. He wanted me to show him how much I truly loved him over his brother and I failed.

"Awe come one choosing Stefan over me was basically an everyday sport my life." I hear Damon say.

God, how I failed and I would do anything to do all this over again. To show him that even with his brother in the picture I would still choose him; that I learned from my mistake that I won't push those feeling away when I meet him again for the third time. I fall to my knees whimpering because of this colossal mess that have accumulated at my feet. I shriek at how he gave me his heart time and time again, just for me to stomp all over it.

"I just send me back and I will change" I desperately bellow out to the universe. "I learned my lesson just make it stop" I continue as the cold feeling grip my numb heart again and it was becoming harder for the air to go through my lungs. I faintly hear a car stop and someone get out the car, but I was too far gone to acknowledge who ever stopped to help. There was no one to help me now and I don't believe I deserve help from anyone. I deserve to fell this way. I look to see who touched my shoulder only to find Jeremy picking me up and beginning to walk toward the car and put me in the passenger seat not saying a word. "I'm sorry Jer." I murmur once he put in the car. He nods once and tries to smile at me but not quite succeeding before walking around to the driver side of the car and climbing in. "How did you find me?"

"Damon" is all he says and that is all I need to hear for the tears to starting rushing down my face faster and harder than ever. It's the first time I heard his name since this morning and hearing it now only made the iron grip on my heart tighten and everything became unreachable again.

"If I can go back and change it, I would" I bawl out to no one in particular. "Please let me go back and change it. I promise I will make the choices this time around" was last thing that pasted through my lips before the pain became too much and I passed out.

I awake to a solid and rough object pressed to the posterior region of my body. I roll to my side and sluggishly exposed my eyes to world and searched my surrounding for a clue of where I was. As I sat up leaning on my arms to stay upright, I let my eyes slowly adjust to being open while taking in everything around me. There wasn't much to see, I look to be in a park. The park wasn't overly big, it looked like the park I use to go to when was little with my friends. I continue you to advance till I'm unsteadily on my feet, standing still getting my bearing before turning to see if I could find an ounce of life in the near distance. As I turn I see a woman sitting on a bench in front of the swings. I slowly make my way over toward her feeling the weight of each step I take; when I get close enough I try to get her attention but nothing would pass through my lips. I huffed and continued slowly regaining my energy throughout my body to where once I reached the back of the bench I was almost walking at normal speed and less lethargic. I round the bench and sit down beside her as she turns to face me.

"Bonnie?" I ask unsure.

The woman gave me a small smile. "No dear," she gently shakes her head. "I'm Emily"

I was shocked at how much she was identical to Bonnie but an older version. "Oh" I say speechless, "I'm…"

"Elena" she cut me off. "I know all about you"

"How?" I ask skeptical and look around. "Why am I here?"

"I am your guide on this journey and you are here so can explain why life is the way it is and what you need to do to set things right." She answers and I raise an eyebrow at her silently telling her to continue. "As you know the witches prophesy about how if a vampire finds their twin flame while one is still human than the female is able to procreate. The prophesy states that that if this couple become one before they are both vampires they will be granted the ability to procreate even after both are vampires. It is to be said that once the doppelgänger mates with her twin flame and bore her first born of many, they will be granted with a power like no other and she will be the last of this prophesy no others can procreate without her say so."

"What kind of power?" I asked curious.

"You are supposed to be able to use the greatest power of all, love. The love of a mother, wife, daughter, and sister is the strongest of all love because you would rather die than see the people you love be in pain. And turn even coldest of hearts into one of pure gold. You are to also to have the mercy and poise of a queen, because ultimately once you become a vampire you are the queen of the supernatural race and your twin flame will become king. I want say there will be bowing but you know how the originals can compel other vampires and they can't be compelled" she paused and I nodded to her telling her I understand. "But not that power lies with you and Damon as well as any kids you have together. The originals are now vulnerable to you now instead of the other way around. You are strong alone but you are stronger together. You work as one unit, one person when you work together because your powers are so interlinked. Damon's powers emerged when you conceived you're first born."

"What do you mean? Why? If he was so powerful why is he d…de…gone now?" I asked her baffled at all the information I received.

"That's just it my child, he is not dead. He is a plane in between life and the ghostly plane. Your family has the power to resurrect all that was dead, but you can only bring him back to life between two new moons. You have from the new moon before his death until the new moon after his death to resurrect him. So that this power is used wisely you can only use it if the situation calls for it, meaning if it was not their time to die. Your family will be known as the royal family but I must warn you that you must not try rule with anything that is not pure. Your greatest power stems from love, grace, peace, compassion and none will be ever to stand against you. If you my dear let the power get to you, you will lose everything. You find that your children, meaning all supernatural will obey you, they will recognize you has their mother and you will come see them as your children. But only Damon, you and any children you carry have the power of the pure heart."

"So I am the mother to not only Allegra and Aiden but also every witch, warlock, werewolf, and vampire in the world?" I asked her in disbelief and face slowly turned to shock when she nods.

"Well except for Damon, your twin, you will be his wife. No matter whom of the supernatural it is you will know everything about them with a look. They will look to you for advice in times of need and so on. The same goes for Damon, once you become one nothing is to stand in your own way. Damon only died that day because his weakness was invoked."

"What is weakness?" I cut her off but having a feeling that I know the answer already.

"You are Elena." She smiled sadly. "You inadvertently severed to many ties from and you choosing someone else over him, made him feel useless and defeated, which caused him to be any other human in the world because that's how vulnerable he felt. You work as one or not at all, you are each other's greatest strength and ultimate weakness. That is why you two are invincible because once you mated the entirety of the supernatural world dies when you die." I gasp at that knowledge. "This is your family destiny. To ensure that you and Damon stay alive and do not raise suspicion with humans you are able to change your appearances to long as old are as young as you wish. The youngest you are able to turn is the age you were when you had your first born. So you and Damon are able to turn 15 years old and grow old till you decide to change you age again are if you wish to stay 18 and 24 all the time that flies too. Do you understand?"

"I believe so." I reply taking in all the information she was supplying.

"Now any children you bare they will be able to protect themselves from danger. It would be like they are not there at all. That's what happened early, Klaus did not hear anything in that room because to him it was like it did not exist. You all did not even know there was a room there until Damon said it was there." she was right because as many time I had walked to Damon room there was never a door across the hall from his but once he said it was there, or well when Jeremy relayed that it was there it was like it appeared out of nowhere and it belonged there. I mean nobody questioned it. "The kids, although they are human now will slowly turn into a vampire. They will grow into the process starting at five years old they will need to be on a healthy vampire and human food diet and receive heighten senses as in sight, hearing, smell and taste. When they turn 15 they will get the speed and compulsion. They will fully turn in vampires either by their 18th birthdays or their 24th, it just depends which of your genes, yours or Damon's, are stronger. This goes on for generations to come but I must warn you, only you can grant the ability to procreate to vampires from this point on. Their children will remain human and grow old but some of yours will not. All your children will not turn into a vampire so don't be alarmed when if they do not. This process will happen to those who deep now wish to be one. There will be those of your children that will wish to remain human. Those that remain human will grow the same as their brothers and sisters but once the turning age comes they will continue to grow but will keep all of their abilities due to the danger of those around. This is because your children are an extension from you, when they are in danger you are in danger. But that does not mean it's the other way around." She finished and I nodded my head in understanding. She went to rise but I stopped her

"Emily, will I ever get my memories back? Why did Sheila take them away?"

She nodded her head indicating for me to walk with her while she answered my questions. "Once you wake up everyone involved will get their memories back and it will be as if they were never altered but you will remember that they was. Shelia took them away because Bonnie was threaten by your father." She responded and I was beyond shocked to know that my dad was capable of such things. But I don't know why I'm shocked because how he treated their own grandchildren should have been proof enough about the lengths they would go too.

"How am I supposed to bring Damon back to life?"

"You will have to figure that part out on your own." She says regretfully. "All I can say is that you have to do it before this coming full moon and you must be sincere in your reason to bring him back. I believe you have to accept being mated fully and entirely. Meaning without any doubt in your mind that he is your King and you are his Queen. I believe then it would work, I mean going off how your power should work." She inputs her thoughts on the subject. I think that sounds about right. I guess I will have to think positive too since my power feeds off of positive energy.

"Thank you Emily" I turn toward her as we come to a standstill. "Thank you for being my guide."

"No thank you dear." She shakes her head at my gratitude. "You make the guy that once saved my kids life happy and since I can't thank him, so I am going to thank you. Any bit of happiness I can bring him, I will do it, because he went above and beyond for my bloodline. He was acting like a king before he even knew he was going to become one. All I ask of you is that you treat him like the king he is. That you love him fully and you give him many years to erase all the years that he felt he wasn't good enough. Can you do that for me? Can you the queen and mother of his children that he will need you to be? He will need you to be his equal and make decisions with him and not for him. He will need to be reminded of that too because I know he can be a tad over protective."

"A tad" I snickered "Well that's the understatement of the year. He will single handedly take down everyone that is a threat to us by himself if we let him." I laughed.

"But once you become one that should no longer be a problem. It will become second nature that you work together as one or not at all because you would know the consequences was too high of a price to pay if you didn't."

"Okay" I nod.

"You must leave now, so you will be back in time for the ceremony. You will just have to close your eyes and you will be transported through every memory that was taken from you as if you were living them all over again but you will be aware of your future. You will think you were there for months but it will only be a few hours' tops that would have passed when you get back to real time. Do you understand?" she looks directly at me and I nod my head in understanding. "It was nice to meet you Elena, and I wish you all the luck and tell Damon and Bonnie I say hello." She gives me a hug.

When I pulled away and opened my eyes, I was leaning against the pool table at the grill on the night of my 15th birthday surrounded by my friends. After I took my shot I turned around feeling eyes on me only to latch on to a pair of cerulean blue eyes from a across the bar. He was staring at me like I was the most beautiful thing in the world. I could feel my cheeks start to flush before I turned back around facing her friends.

"Hey guys I will be back." I say before walking toward the bar while trying to discreetly fix my mini skirt and tank top. Once I reached my destination, I sat on the bar stool next to the guy that grab my attention. I take the time to scan his hand for ring, finding none I move my search on to his black shirt that hugs is muscles and the leather biker jacket that hunk perfectly on his broad shoulders. Moving to his face I find his lips curbed in to this sexy smirk and as I continue to travel upwards to his eyes I find that he is still taking inventory of my body before finally reaching my eyes. "Hi" I breathe out once our eyes connect again. I can feel my body automatically drawing to the familiarity of the stranger in front of me and it was calming but at the same time made me feel alive.

"Hi beautiful, what's your name." the mysterious man smirked and damn wasn't it sexy.

"Elena" My voice oozing with confidence I did not feel, "You're not too bad looking yourself, what's your name handsome?" I ask with my attempt of a sexy smirk of my own.

"Damon," he replies taking my hand and brushing his lips over my skin and sending butterflies soaring through my body circling around my heart. "Damon Salvatore" he smirked.

"Nice to meet you" I exhaled. "So why are you sitting here all alone on a Friday night?"

"I was just waiting for the right company to come along to entertain me." he says with a shrug.

"Is that so, have you found the right company yet" I ask hesitantly hoping for a yes.

"I believe I have." He smirked and I could feel a smile grace my face. "I believe I owe you a birthday wish." He states to my surprise as he motions for the bartender to bring two drinks. He passed one cup to me and holds up the other. "Happy Birthday beautiful." He smiles a genuine smile while clinking my glass with his own. My entire face lights up at this making this the best birthday ever. I thank him and we spent the next couple hours laughing and talking about everything under the sun. All too soon, for my liking at least, my friends were ready to go. They all walked over to us.

"Elena we need to get home" Caroline said. I was staying at her house with Bonnie, we were having a sleepover but now I kind of wish I wasn't. "My mother is going to kill me if I miss curfew."

"Okay Care I get it," I sighed and looked at Damon, embarrassed that I have a curfew and can't stay out all night like he can. "I guess I have to go." I tell him despondent standing up and taking my purse from Caroline.

"Can I get you number?" he asked and I freeze in dis belief.

"Seriously"

He laughs and I can feel my hopes start to die. "Of course , I mean I like talking to you and I can see this going somewhere, unless you don't…"

"No I would love that" I cut him off as my face split into an ear to ear grin and my heart sore at the knowledge that he likes me. We exchange phones I put my number and name in there before taking a picture of myself and attaching it to my contact info. Before passing him the phone back.

"Sexy" he smirk looking at the picture and I laugh before kissing his cheek and heading for the door. "Text me when you get home." I heard him yell and I turned and gave him a wink before finding my way to Caroline's car feeling as if I was floating on air. Even Caroline's interrogation wasn't going to get me off this cloud I was currently flowing on.

Hey Guys,

I am so sorry for this ugh I had lost the will to write and this was my attempt to get back out there. Hopefully I can set a schedule with uploading. To those of you still reading I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart this really means the world to me. Well guys as always READ…READ and REVIEW…REVIEW.

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