For those who wondered about the "it's okay to love them both', read this:

Another fun tidbit: We asked Cohan about that conversation between Rose and Elena that was in the promo but not in the actual episode — specifically that line in which Rose told Elena it was okay to love both Salvatore brothers. She says they shot a bunch of stuff that she assumes was trimmed for time, including "a deranged rampage through the parking lot, which really felt like the peak of the dementia" in between Rose killing the janitor and the car couple, as well as that revealing portion of her chat with Elena. "I loved that piece between Rose and Elena because I think Rose looked at Elena like a younger sister in a way, and it really was okay that Elena loves different things in both of these men. Being conflicted doesn't make her a bad person. It was almost like Rose needed to tell her to not be so hard on herself and to not give up," she says. "It was really cute because Elena tried to cover the fact that she does love them both in a way. That's when Rose kinda pushed her to say it. [She's saying] 'Come on. Just admit it. You don't have to feel bad about it,' in the same breath as, 'Own who you are. It's okay to let them fight for you. It's okay to want to live. And it's okay to be conflicted. Keep going.'"

Now I see why they took it out. *Sigh*

Oh! For all the book fans, the author, LJ Smith got fired, allegedly because she wanted a Delena ending, while the publishers demanded Stelena. WTH? This can't happen. I'll cry. Ugh! Why does everyone hate Delena so much?

Anyway, here's the last chapter of Freaky Vampires. Don't forget to read my A/N at the end. Enjoy!

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"I just can't believe you're dating Damon Salvatore." Caroline huffed, tossing a strand of blonde hair over her shoulder.

"Well…we're not exactly dating yet. I mean, I just broke up with Stefan yesterday. And we still have things to figure out…" Elena said. They were both standing outside the school, waiting for the morning bell to ring. Students milled about all around them, and for once in her life, Elena felt happy. She couldn't stop smiling.

"So I guess jumping Stefan's brother the second you're broken up doesn't mean you're dating." Caroline shot back, eyebrows raised and a slight smile on her lips.

Elena blushed scarlet. "I should've never told you that. It's just…I was bottling it up for so long, and…it kind of exploded."

"Have you had sex yet?"

"Caroline!" Elena said, appalled, yet somewhat amused.

"You did, didn't you?"

"No! I mean, we want to take it slow…"

"Which takes me back to jumping him as soon as you've broken up with Stefan."

"Caroline!" Elena squealed, slapping at her and crying out in pain. She had forgotten she was a vampire.

Caroline laughed. "Well who I am to judge? What did you do anyway after you kissed?"

"Well…we…um kissed some more and we both agreed that we would figure everything out tomorrow. Then he took me home and well…we talked for hours."

"Just talked?" Caroline asked dubiously.

"Yeah. About everything and anything. And then…well we were both tired; neither of us had slept the night before, so we fell asleep in each other's arms." Elena swooned a bit. "I never talked that long with Stefan." Elena added thoughtfully.

"Speaking of Stefan how is he? Is he just okay with all of this?" Caroline tried to keep her tone casual and failed miserably. Elena raised her eyebrows.

"He's fine …I think." Elena said guiltily. "I actually don't really know. I haven't seen him yet…"

"Well maybe…"

"ELENA GILBERT!" A small form stormed through the crowds, pushing people angrily out of her way. Elena and Caroline both winced. It was Bonnie. She came to a furious stop in front of the girls, an unbridled fire in her eyes. Students turned, pointing and whispering. "Please, Elena. Please tell me you are not going out with Damon." More whispers at that name. Elena supposed it was very well known in Mystic Falls. Bonnie was speaking loud, and Elena wished she could be a little quieter.

"Um…"she said quietly, hoping to quell the witch's anger. "I kind of am Bonnie."

"WHAT? ARE YOU CRAZY? DO YOU WANT TO DIE?" She blurted out. A vein twitched in her forehead.

"Bonnie. Calm down." Caroline said soothingly, placing a hand on her arm. "People are watching."

Bonnie shook it off violently. "I WILL NOT CALM DOWN! Especially when she-"Bonnie pointed an accusatory finger at Elena. "-IS GOING OUT WITH A MONSTER!" There were hisses and ooh's from the crowd that was now gathering.

"Bonnie, it's not…"

Bonnie took a deep breath. "Look, I dealt with it when you were dating Stefan, but this is Damon. He is evil. And I will not let you be with him."

"What are you my mom now?" Elena seethed. "You don't get to decide who I-"

"What's going on here?" The crowd all turned to the amused and lazy voice. It was Damon, flanked by Stefan. Jeremy followed close behind.

"You." Bonnie breathed, glaring at Damon. The crowd all took an involuntary step back as she took a step forward. "You did this." Another step. Damon gave Elena an amused glance, and Elena felt her heart flutter despite the circumstances. She noticed he was smiling, his whole face glowing. It was beautiful. Don't push her, she warned with her eyes. Damon cocked his head slightly, conveying I'll be fine. Stefan sent Elena a confused and slightly sad look.

"That's the guy on YouTube…" one boy whispered, pointing at Stefan, his eyes wide. "The dancing one…"

"Did what?" Damon asked innocently.

Something inside Bonnie snapped.

Several things happened at once. Damon collapsed on the floor, writhing in pain. Elena and Stefan both jerked over to him. A wind ripped through the school, scattering any stray papers and causing the crowd to dissipate in fear. Caroline grabbed Bonnie and shook her violently. Bonnie clenched her fists and Damon began convulsing in pain. Stefan stood up and shook Bonnie along with Caroline.

"Bonnie!" they screamed, shaking her madly. Her hair was whipping wildly around her face, only the whites of her eyes visible, a small crimson drop of blood dripping from her nose. Suddenly Jeremy ran up and cupped Bonnie's face in both of his hands, knocking both Stefan and Caroline out his way.

"Bonnie. Stop. I know you. You're not this person. Bonnie, please." With every word, the wind was dying down. Damon relaxed and fell to the floor, and Elena sighed and pulled him into a hug. Bonnie blinked, her eyes returning to normal. With no warning, she slumped into Jeremy's arms. While Caroline and Stefan bent to Damon, Bonnie's eyes fluttered open.

"Jeremy…I'm sorry." She whispered.

"It's me you should be saying sorry-"

"Damon, shut up!"

"Thank you." she added, looking at him in a strange way.

Jeremy sighed and tucked a strand of her dark hair behind her ear. "Anytime." He chuckled.

Somewhere in the distance, a bell rang, signaling the start of school. "Are you okay?" Elena asked, looking worriedly at Damon. Bonnie's eyes darkened, and she pushed her way of Jeremy's arms.

"Let's just get to class." She murmured, stomping off. Jeremy watched her leave, his eyes sad.

"Yeah, Elena. You two go on ahead. I'll be fine." Damon said, wincing as he pulled himself on the ground.

"What are you doing here anyway?" Elena asked curiously.

"I just wanted to see you again." Damon said charmingly, no shame on his face. Elena blushed. "Now go. You don't want to ruin your perfect school record." Elena laughed.

"Stefan Salvatore to the Principal's office." A powerful voice droned on the intercom, echoing over the campus. Stefan raised his eyebrows and Damon paled.

"I better go see what they want. Come on Elena." Stefan sent Damon one last curious look before the two made their way inside.

Damon swallowed. Now that he was all reformed and all, he actually felt guilty about getting Stefan in trouble. He sighed and stood up wobbly, intent on leaving before…

"DAMON! YOU GOT ME 3 DAMN MONTHS OF DETENTION?"

It was time to leave.

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Elena scanned the crowded lunch room, searching for the familiar blonde head and at the same time keeping an eye out for Bonnie. She did not want to run into her.

"Elena."

Elena winced and turned around, trapped. Bonnie stared at her with wide, tear rimmed eyes. "Elena, I'm sorry. I shouldn't tell you who's good for you. Yeah, I hate Damon and think the world would be a better place if you shoved a stake through his heart…"

"Bonnie."

"But if he makes you happy, then that's all I care about." Bonnie said, giving her a small smile.

Elena captured her friend in a giant hug. "Oh, Bonnie." She said, tearing up.

"Why wasn't I invited to this group hug?" an indignant voice asked. Bonnie and Elena turned to find Caroline, head held high.

"Aw, come on in." Elena and Bonnie tugged Caroline into their hug.

And just for a small while, they weren't a human, a witch, and a vampire. They were three teenage girls, and the best of friends.

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"Hey, Elena. Remember that touching speech I gave you on not caring who it is that you're dating, as long as they make you happy?" Bonnie asked, staring over Elena's head, her lunch ignored.

"Of course. You gave it to me like five minutes ago." Elena laughed taking a bite of her apple. Her eyes were narrowed at Caroline and Stefan, who were sitting close together and laughing hysterically. Caroline had her flirt face on and Stefan was laughing. Loud. She knew wasn't jealous, just confused.

"Kenny G Stefan? Really?" Caroline asked, giggling.

"What? I find him very soothing." Stefan defended, a smile playing on his lips. Elena didn't know that. Suddenly she smiled as she watched Caroline laid a hand on Stefan's arm. Caroline and Stefan…she liked it. They were complete opposites, but they worked, in that strange way that she and Damon also worked.

"…me?...Elena?"

"Huh?" Elena asked, turning back to Bonnie. She hadn't realized she had been talking.

"I said, do you think that applies to me?" Bonnie asked, seeming nervous, her eyes were still trained on something to the side of Elena's head. Elena racked her brains for a second and realized she was talking about the speech. Elena followed Bonnie's gaze, which was fixed on a tall boy sitting in the shadows of a tree, listening to music. Jeremy. Elena's mind seemed to go on overload. Jeremy?

"Of course it does, Bonnie." Elena murmured comfortingly.

Bonnie seemed relieved.

Caroline and Stefan. Bonnie and Jeremy.

It just might work.

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Damon knocked on Elena's door, feeling all too giddy and nervous. The door opened revealing wide, doe eyes.

"Elena…" he said smiling. The door was promptly shut in his face.

"Go away, Damon." Came her muffled voice from the other side of the closed door.

"What? Elena, I…"

"Just leave me alone, Damon. I don't want to see you."

Shock reverberated through Damon. It was just a mistake.

He turned and ran to the shadows

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Elena sat on her bed, staring numbly into space. The air blurred and Damon was laying on her bed, teddy bear and wolf clutched to his chest. He looked unsettled, an air of tension around him.

"You've been avoiding me." He said, sounding unsure and nervous.

Elena swallowed. "I…"

Damon placed his finger softly on her lips, silencing her. He leaned back and narrowed his eyes. "Look Elena, I get it. You just wanted to experience the bad boy."

"What? Damon…"

"And now that you've kissed me, you regret everything and want to go right back to Stefan, where you belong. It was just a mistake, and you feel bad for stringing me along, and you're letting me down easy by ignoring me."

"I…"

"I get it Elena." He stood up and with sudden horror, Elena realized he was leaving. She grabbed his arm and pulled him back onto the bed. She grabbed his face, forcing him to look in her eyes. She couldn't stand the bright, hurt look in them.

"Damon. It wasn't a mistake. I wanted it. And I'm not avoiding you. I'm…scared."

"…scared?"

"Scared of this. Of what we have. I've never felt anything like this before, not even with Stefan, and…I'm scared."

Elena watched as a smile once again crept on his face, one of awe. He leaned down, eyes flashing in that way that made her heart flutter. "Elena. I'm scared too, that somehow I'll mess up the best thing that's ever happened to me." He whispered, before bending down to kiss her. Elena melted into the kiss, how it felt so right, so natural.

"The course of true love never does run smooth." Elena whispered. They stared at each other for a while before bursting out in laughter.

"This mushiness is going to take some getting used to." Damon said. Elena raised an eyebrow. "But I think I can do it."

He gave her another firework inducing kiss, one she felt all the way down to her toes.

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"Why the hell are we here again?"

"Well, everything's back to normal so I thought it would be fun. Besides, the food is good." Elena said cocking her head at Damon. It was hard to care about anything when Damon was trailing a lazy finger up and down her thigh. She thought she might die. Or burst into flames.

Damon sighed. "But did we have to come with all of them?" He motioned to the rest of the gang. Caroline was sitting next to Stefan, and Bonnie was with Jeremy.

"Bonnie, my pants are freaking pink! Change it back!" Jeremy wailed, picking at his now bubble gum pink jeans.

Bonnie laughed hard. "No! Someone might see." She said.

"Bonnie, seriously! And why would you ever need a spell like this anyway?" Jeremy asked.

"You asked for it. And I'll change it back, Jere. Just a second." Bonnie said, trying to keep a straight face.

"Sure you can do it without fainting?" Damon asked.

"Damon, be civil…" Elena warned.

"Define civil."

"Aha, look who's back! And back to normal again, I see." a chipper voice laughed. The table collectively turned to see the Asian lady who had got them in this mess in the first place. Of course, it had all worked out in the end, Damon mused, squeezing Elena's hand from under the table. "And with friends." She added, grinning at Caroline, who seemed alarmed. Jeremy looked confused, then shrugged and gulped down his drink.

"Yeah everything's fine now." Stefan said, inclining his head gratefully. "Better." He added, looking sideways at Caroline then swinging over to wink at Damon. Elena felt a dull pain in her chest and a prickle in her eyes. But then Damon turned to her and smoothed a stray hair out of her face and Elena couldn't even think of hurting.

"I see you've made the right choice." The lady continued, looking deeply at Elena.

Elena nodded. "I did. If it wasn't for you, I may have never made it at all."

Those black eyes softened. "Maybe. Maybe not. So what would you like to eat?" Everyone at the table shook themselves and ordered their various food dishes.

"Kung Pao again Damon? And extra spicy?" Bonnie asked. "You think you would've learned your lesson."

"What lesson? It was nothing. I can take it." Damon responded, looking unsurely at his plate of food.

"Woah- we're half way there-"Caroline and Stefan sang.

"Maybe I wanted it to get out of this torture." Damon said, making a face.

"For once, I might actually agree with you." Bonnie laughed.

"Woah! Living on a prayer!" The two continued, unaware.

"Can someone shut them up?" Damon begged. Elena laughed. "You think this is funny?" He questioned, raising an eyebrow threatingly.

"Maybe." Elena giggled.

"I'll show you funny…" he muttered, reaching over to tickle her. Elena snorted and laughed noisily. While she was defenseless, Damon kissed her.

"Ugh, please not at the table." Jeremy gagged.

"I think I just lost my appetite." Bonnie said, eying her egg roll warily.

"Here goes…" Damon said. He scooped up his food and quickly popped it in his mouth, swallowing fast. "See? I'm perfectly fine. Eat your- oh come ON!" The table erupted in laughter as Damon inhaled a glass of water.

"You think after living for 150 years you would have some immunity to a little spice." Bonnie commented, scooping up some noodles. Damon glared daggers behind the glass.

"You want to try some? This stuff is poison." Damon gurgled, grabbing more water.

Their waitress came around to collect their dishes, and Elena sat back to watch the rest of the table.

Damon's hand was still trailing absentmindedly up and down her leg, and every once in a while he would turn to her and just smile, his whole face lighting up. Next to him sat Stefan, who was still laughing with Caroline, in a way he had never with her. Bonnie was looking at Jeremy in a way that was all too familiar to Elena; It was her flirting face. Jeremy was laughing and grinning goofily, and Elena's heart swelled. They were like some sort of dysfunctional family.

"Here's your bill back." The Chinese waitress said. Elena realized they didn't even know her name. "And of course, another fortune cookie." She dropped it in the middle of the table, and gave them a bright smile. "I wish you all a long happy life." She gave a small bow, and disappeared into the crowd.

Bonnie eyed the fortune cookie. "I am not opening that."

Elena rolled her eyes. "I will." She said. She popped the cookie out of its plastic wrapping and cradled it in her palm. The table had gone dead silent; they stared at her expectantly.

Carefully, Elena cracked the cookie open and pulled out the small folding paper.

"The journey has come to a close

But you are nowhere near done

Live your life with your heart wide open

And happiness will surely come your way"

She stared solemnly at the group as she dropped the fortune on the table, and they stared gravely back. "And your lucky numbers are 3, 7, and 21."

They all laughed and slid out of the table. "Who wants to go to the arcade?" Damon asked. There was a chorus of yes's.

Damon cocked his head at Elena, who was lingering at the table. "You go on ahead." She said. "I forgot something." Damon nodded and pressed a kiss to her forehead before running after the group.

Elena watched as Damon walked in step with Stefan, both of them walking clumsily with their arms slung over each other's shoulders, laughing. With a secret smile, she reached down and grabbed her fortune. She read it over again, and wiped a small tear away. Then, she tucked it inside her purse and walked away.

And so, just as Katherine tore the brothers apart so many years ago, Elena, her doppelganger and opposite in many ways, would be the one to bring them back together again.

THE END.

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I'm seriously crying here. I cannot believe it's over. You don't know how much this means to me. This is actually the first story I've ever finished. Ever. Even those little short stories I wrote as a kid. I have an extremely short attention span, and usually give up stuff as soon as I start it. I probably wouldn't have finished this story either if it wasn't for you wonderful reviewers. Seriously, you guys all deserve a huge hug and a hot picture of either Damon or Stefan (whichever floats your boat) lol. I would've responded to each of your reviews, but I actually only figured out how to do that like half way through the story. And then I felt like it was too late haha. But please review this last chapter and tell me what you thought of the whole story, and I'll respond to those. What was your favorite or least favorite part? Most funny part? And please, feel free to give criticism. I am well aware of the many loop holes in the story lol, but I'd love to know what I need to improve on (plot, grammar, characterization? All? Probably lol). And for all those who favorite without reviewing, please review too haha!

A special thanks to Dark-Supernatural-Angel, singergirl07, and Chewy14, who reviewed every chapter. Thank you so much!

Also, would you guys like a sequel? I was considering doing one where Bonnie and Caroline switch places. I think it would be hilarious to have Bonnie dealing with vampirism and Caroline with her witchy powers. Plus I could dive more into the Delena, Beremy, and Steroline relationships, which I left kind of open ended. Go to my profile to vote!

I also have another story that I'm starting to type up (AU, AH of course!). It's hilarious, and of course Delena! I'm not sure if I'll put it up soon, but keep an eye out for it! ;) And if you haven't already, check out my other stories!

Well, sorry for blabbering too much. I'm just so sad to let this fic go. It's my favorite, and I had an absolute blast writing it. Our Delena couple might seem impossible right now, but we have to be patient.

To all my fellow writers out there, never give up on your dream.

Love,

AuTumnlove77