Im super excited that you guys liked this! I had fun writing it. So heres the last part. Enjoy!

The End or The Beginning...Part 3

23 days

I stayed home all day.

Now its night.

I lay in my bed.

Only two more hours left.

My stomach is in knots.

"You are persistant."

"You came." I barely whisper but i smile forms quickly on my face.

"Of course i did. Did you doubt me?"

"No." I say with conviction in my voice.

"Hmm."

"What no smart remark?"

"No."

"Why?"

"Because you arent lying. Of course you knew i would come. You knew it before i did. You have an odd sense of blind faith in me."

"Its not blind. I just see all of you. Good and bad."

"I didnt mean it. I dont hate you. I could never."

"I know that Damon."

"But i still hurt you. I regret that. I keep hurting you even though i try so hard not to."

"Hey...dont. You couldent save Rose. I know you feel guilty because it was suppose to be you. Im glad it wasnt. I dont know what i would do with out you. I need you Damon. I dont have to petend with you. I dont have to be the strong one."

"I dont want anything to happen to you." I take his hands and pull him down to sit across from me on the bed.

"None of that tonight. You need to listen to me. Rose knew you cared about her and she cared about you too. That was obvious. She told me it was okay to love the both of you but that i had to choose and that Stefan was great but so were you. I did lie to her at first but i caved. Im guessing you didnt either because she knew how you felt about me. She also said i used that and i did. I sorry for that. I lied to you Damon. When i said it would always be Stefan. It wasnt true. I was scared because you were forcing me to admit there was something. I wasnt ready. Then you snapped Jeremys neck and i wanted to hate you. I tried so hard because it would have been easier that way but i couldent. Even Jeremy doesnt hate you. He likes you. More than he likes Stefan which i bet makes you happy. Im glad you like him and that you felt like you could talk to him. Dont pretend you dont either. When i found out Rose was bitten but by mistake and that she was after you m heart stoped. I dont know what i would have done if you were the one that was dying. I knew that something had to give. I need you to know that you arent second best for me. I dont know when it happened. Maybe from the first day i saw you. I love you Damon Salvatore. A part of me always has. That part has become so much more. You are who i dont want to be without."

He pulls away. Tears in his eyes. He says nothing.

"I took something from you."

"What?" I ask confused. He cups my face in his hands. I lean into his touch. He feels so warm. His eyes are focused on mine.

"I didnt interupt you. So let me finish before you say anything."

"Okay."

"I brought you your necklace back. I compelled you. I needed to say it. I told you i loved you. But i didnt deserve you and that Stefan did. So i took it away. I wished i didnt have to but i couldent be selfish with you. I still cant. All i wanted was you to be happy. And that was with Stefan. It was so selfish to say but i needed to. Just once. I took it away because i was tired of hurting you. Everything good that i do is for you or because of you. Rose was right. She was helping me. She understood. I tried not to feel but it didnt work. I finally decided to push you away and keep my distance but then you decided that you wanted me and i couldent believe it. I was sure you would change your mind but then you broke up with Stefan. Jeremy told me how worried about me you were. Scared for me. Waiting for me. I heard you that night what you said about giving up before i could even give in. I tried to ignore all of that. I still believed that you would be better off without me. When i got your text i was baffeled that you remembered. But heres something you dont know. So did i. I was contemplating what to do and then when i was with Jeremy earlier he told me that he was almost one hundred percent sure that you loved me and that i better stop dragging my feet. Kid is smart sometime. I do like Jeremy but dont tell him that. Even though im sure he may already know. I was always sure about my love for you. I just never thought that i would have yours. So when Jeremy said that i knew that you must because you dont say anything you dont mean and you wouldent let people think something that wasnt true."

Hes raw. Its truth down to the core. And its perfect. I say nothing. I pull him to me. I slowly move closer so that we are touching and i kiss him. Its about time too. Fire. Heat. Passion. I melt into him. Its more than i expected. Its consuming and liberating all in one. He wraps his arms around me and i know that there is no else. The world is ours and we are the only ones that exist at this moment. I was right. I belong with Damon. By his side. Complete opposites. Night and day. But that is okay because we balance each other out. Together we are a perfect medium.

"I love you Elena."

"I love you too Damon."

We climb into my bed and he pulls me close to him. I hold him as tight as i possily can at first and i can feel him clinging to me also. Afraid that i may disappear as if it were all a dream. I relax and as soon as i do he does too. I fall asleep easily. Before i know it we are waking up to Jeremy yelling before he comes bursting through the door.

"Wow...sorry."

"Its okay. Whats up Jer? Its early."

"Not okay Elena. I need my beauty sleep." Damon pulls the cover over his head.

"Im guessing you guys sorted everything out because the real Damon is finally back."

"Might not be a good thing."

"Yes it is. No offense but you were boring."

"Not good to try my patience so early Jeremy."

"Again yes it is. We figured out a way to cure the wolf bites." Damons eyes fly open at Jeremys words and i know hes thinking of Rose. I grab onto his hand. Silently letting him know that i am here. And i know it hurts him that she isnt.

"Thats great Jer. Now we just have to figure out how to stop the origionals."

"Didnt Damon tell you?"

"Tell me what?" Damon gets out of bed and pulls his shirt over his head.

"If we could get Tyler to turn when Klaus comes we can have Tyer go after him. Bites are lethal to even the origionals. We just have to hammer out the details. I only didnt tell you because i didnt want to ruin our night." He tries to reassure me that he would have told me and i know he would have. He never kept me in the dark before.

"Its okay. Thank you. Both of you."

"Its cool." Jeremy says. "We all had a part. We should tell Stefan. Ill head over."

"We will go with you. Ill get dressed quick." I tell Jeremy and he heads down stairs.

"I told you i would save you." He remarks smartly. As if it were no big deal. The easiest thing in the world.

"Yes you did Damon. And i love you for it. When this is all over i say we head back to Georgia for some r and r."

"Up for some adventure? And thats why i love you. We will go. Soon as everything is finished."

5 months later

It was an unperfect beginning but at least it wasnt an ending. We all made it. Everyone was okay. Klaus was dead. Damon was my hero. Contrary to what he says. It was him after all that worked so hard to figure out how to get Tyler to turn and be able to control his actions. Everyone was part of it. Caroline and Tyler are working on the kinks in thier werewold/vampire realtionship but its going well. Bonnie and Jeremy are trying to hide the fact that they are dating. Ill let them tell me on their own. We have time now and thats the beauty of it. We destroyed the moonstone. We also let Katherine out of the tomb. Stefan started to go to visit her and we noticed that he didnt seem so lonley anymore and we figured what the hell right. It was worth it. They are happy together. Jenna and Alaric are getting married next year. I am presently moving into the boarding house. Three new room mates for me. Thats right three...Katherine Stefan and Damon of course. The only reason i would agree to live with Katherine. Its a big house. Ive survived worse. Becides shes so occupied with Stefan that i dont see her much and when i do she is civil. Damon wasnt happy about her being there at first but he got over it. He asked me to move in and i agreed. There wasnt anything i wanted more than to wake up to him everyday. Katherine asked me if i was willing to turn last week and ive been thinking about it. But the one thing i would have to do before anything is tell Aunt Jenna. I graduate next month and im considering it. I wanted to be his eternity. I never wanted it before but now it was more than a possibility. Only if Damon agreed. Only if he wanted it too. Katherine said she never saw Damon more in love. Not even with her. Which i am sure pissed her off. So after graduation ill talk to Damon about it. But for now ill just enjoy being with him as much as possible. We dont always get along and our arguments are more like full blown battles but thats just us. He fight hard and love hard. But as long as were together it doesnt matter. We could accomplish anything. After all i never expected it to be a walk in the park. Nothing with Damon is easy. But thats okay. Because i am just as stuborn as he is. When it comes down to it i have no doubt in my mind that Damon is as in love with me as i am with him.

Our story doesnt end here.

Its just beginning...