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"Damon! I need you to promise me something" Elena demanded, pouting her red lips from her juice she drunk minutes before. The light breeze touched the leaves and they danced in the air of November. She could almost see the wind, for it seemed to move everything slightly, like it was in control over the whole earth. Her dark hair flew in wild directions as Damon tucked his hair, that reached to just barely reached the top of his neck, behind his ear. The overcast sky was streaked by brilliant orange, the sinking sun giving a new light to the dull landscape in the town.

The raven-haired boy stood up from the grass, tilting his head at the brunette and then nodding, urging for her to continue.

"Promise me that if we haven't found someone that makes us happier than we are together by when we reach twenty-five, we'll get married... and maybe even have a few babies" She said, her voice suddenly soft, her cheeks growing red from the thought of having babies with her childhood best friend.

Damon's breath caught in his throat at her words and his palms started sweating. His throat became dry and he repeatedly swallowed but his mouth was still as dry as if he had breathed with his mouth all night while he slept. He wiped his hands on his pants, trying to get the wetness off as his heart started beating faster. His mouth slightly hung open, still blown away by the soft, sweet words that had come from her mouth.

His hand reached for hers and we wrapped his small fingers around hers, licking his lips, pulling her closer. She furrowed her eyebrows in confusion but gasped when he pulled her and she gently hit his body, her chest touching his. He smiled, nervous and happy.

"Anything you want, 'Lena. I promise"

Damon smirked into the mirror at the memory, fixing the tie around his neck. The sweet melody from outside filled his ear and the smirk turned into a smile. He was getting married to the love of his life, today. He stuffed his hands in his pockets, imagining Elena was in the room with him, wiping off the lint of his suit, even though half the time there was none. He imagined her running her hands through his hair because it was, "Soft" and kissing his lips as they laid on the couch, lying his head on her breasts before falling asleep.

The door opened and closed before Stefan came into view in the mirror, a teasing smile on his face.

"I guess you finally got what you wanted after chasing away her boyfriends for years"

The smirk returned to Damon's face. His work had paid off. After scaring all the boys that even thought about taking his girl, she had finally jumped into his arms.

The most recent one was 3 years ago, days before he had Elena in his bed.

Damon walked behind the blonde boy, the hoodie pulled over his head, hiding his face. The moon was high in the sky, shining down on the Earth and the boy sat down a bench, waiting for the bus. Damon walked closer and the boy looked up through nervous eyes, having noticed a man in a hoodie following him. Damon sat next to the boy, closer than a normal person would and the other boy looked over from the corner of his eye. And, before he knew it, he was snatched up from the bench now in the man's arms.

"Don't kill me!" Matt begged, cringing away fearful to look at the man.

"I won't if you leave Elena alone" Damon demanded, tightening his grip on the boy's flimsy shirt. Matt instantly perked up at the voice and the words. He turned his head back to the man's face, half covered in darkness from the light post next to him but it was clear who it was.

"Damon?" Matt demanded, suddenly angry. His eyes narrowed when the raven-haired man didn't speak back. "Ugh, I heard about this from the other guys. You scare Elena's other boyfriend's away so you can have her to yourself but you won't do it to me". I genuinely like Elena and no jealous childhood best friend will take her away from me" The boy spat but his nerves started to rise once more when Damon just smirked at the confession. It resembled one of a serial kill you'd see on TV.

"Well, they were right," Damon said, the smirk turning into a cynical smile before it completely disappeared, his face suddenly hard. "Because Elena's mine. She's always been mine and always will be mine and anyone standing in the way of me and her will face my wrath"

"Have you ever wondered why she hasn't chose you? You've been in front of her, her whole life and she still doesn't want you or she would have been with you by now"

"She's just confused and blinded by all these stupid teenage boys that only want her for sex. If you stupid little boys stay out of my way, she would have been mine by now"

Matt chuckled before smirking himself. "No, she just realizes that you aren't anyone special. She doesn't want you and never will. How does that feel, Damon? The woman you've loved your life doesn't feel an ounce of love besides friendship for you. I'd be pissed too because she is quite a catch and she's mine. Get over it"

The smile slid right off of Damon's face and Matt's smirk widened further before Damon slammed him on the concrete, groaning as his head smacked the pavement. Damon stood over him and grabbed the collar of his shirt, raising him closer to his face.

"If you know what's good for you, you'll leave her alone. I'll only say it once more. Elena. Gilbert. Is. Mine. Go ahead and tell of your little friends for me too" He smirked and leaned even closer, his mouth pressed into a thin line. "And, if you don't break up with Elena this second, I will take those very naked pictures of you and distribute them to everyone in your school and ruin your life"

"Yep. Everything worked out perfectly" Damon said, popping the 'p'. Stefan chuckled and came closer.

"You never did answer my question. How did you get those pictures of Matt?" He asked as Damon looked to the floor, wiggling his eyebrows.

"That is for me to know and you to dot dot dot" Stefan rolled his eyes at the normal Damon response. "I feel sorry for Elea that she has to put up with you for the rest of her life. Are you sure you didn't threaten her like her old boyfriend's?"

"Ha ha, Stefan" Damon called as Stefan turned his back, alking to the door. "It's time for you to go out. Hurry up and try to make yourself decent"

Damon smirked at Stefan's back. "When I not decent, Stefan? Or, scratch that, when I am I not hot? Elena's lucky to be marrying all this" He said and waved over his body and Stefan shook his head at the action before turning and walking down the hall as Damon trailed behind him, a huge smile on his face.

The brunette exhaled, nervous, looking in the mirror. She licked her lips, taking the clear gloss from them as well and she scowled at the taste in her mouth. She glanced over her body in the white wedding dress, hugging every curve.

The lace dress covered her arms to her wrists, in a beautiful cotton material. It was made of soft, satiny fabric, long and tight. The creamy color of the cotton dress slipped onto her shoulders perfectly, peppering her body with soft, sensual kisses. Like a lover, it seduced the senses and conveyed with utmost skill the art of pleasing that her fiancé mastered. The V line stopped right at the top of her breasts, trailing down to her waist that sat on her tan, olive skin, accenting her curves. The lace continued from the bones of her hips to her plump thighs, that Damon loved, was hidden in the dress.

The dress stopped above the knee before it puffed out to the bottom of her legs, the long ends of the material dragging behind her when she walked and instinctively grabbed the bottom pulling it closer to her heel covered feet as she stood. She looked over her body and back up to her face. As a young girl, she had hardly bothered with make-up, her youth made her beautiful enough. She hardly ever wore it. She didn't need it. And, Damon, always hated the pounds of make-up that Caroline liked to put on her and would always scrubbed it off because it dulled her beauty, not heightened it. And, he claimed there was no foundation that matched her skin color. He begged her not to wear any type of make-up because her natural face was perfect. So, she kept it minimal for their wedding, with only three sweeps of mascara and the closest color they could find that was the perfect for her skin. It was the hairstyle all curly haired women aspire to - perfect ringlets piled on her head with a few soft spirals around her face. It would have looked great in any color, on anyone, but brown hair against her olive skin was perfection.

She imagined Damon in the room, hugging her from behind as he traced over her feminine features and saying how beautiful she was, in return, blushing from his compliment. She was surprised it took them so long to get here. Nothing was rushed... but with the way they mindlessly flirted when he came over, she was shocked it only took them up until 3 years ago to jump into a relationship. When she first started to like Damon, he was 15. His muscles grew larger which made her lick her lips the moment he turned his gaze from her. He was taller and every time he sized her up, she pouted saying she was taller than him just less than 2 years ago. And, when she would hit him to start a fight for his attention, he would throw her back against a soft object, most likely his bed, before hovering over her. She remembered begging inside her mind to kiss him but he never did. He would just smile before getting off and cuddle up with her as they watched SpongeBob.

The night Matt broke up with her, she spent the entire night in Damon's arms, crying as he kissed over her face. It was the start of their relationship before they either knew it.

"Damon," She cried, dabbing at her eyes with the tissue in her hand. The tears flowed freely and she didn't even attempt to wipe them away, knowing they would just fall harder if she tried to stop them. She didn't understand why this kept happening. Every boyfriend would be happy and everything would be fine but breakup with her now even a week after they got together. But, at least she had Damon to numb the pain.

"It's okay, 'Lena. Cry it out. I'm right here. I'm not going anywhere" Damon cooed, rubbing her hair as she leaned on his chest. She tried to distract herself form the growing feelings she had for her childhood best friend by trying to move on with other guys but it never worked and they always left. The feelings she had for Damon only grew and begged to be released but she wouldn't let them. She couldn't ruin their friendship.

And, she had spent the night crying in his arms, just as she did every time her boyfriend unexpectedly left.

She was snapped out of her thoughts when the door opened and when she looked at the reflection, her father stood at the door, smiling at the sight of his daughter. She turned to him, a teary smile on her lips. Grayson came closer and cupped Elena's face.

"As much as I don't want to give my baby, away, I have to" He said, moving his hands to his side. "Don't cry, baby, not even happy tears. Not yet. Wait until your married" Elena nodded at her father and blinked away the tears. "It's time, baby. I have to give you away now and I really don't want to and keep you as my sweet 'Lena a little longer, I trust Damon and I like him. He'll take good care of you but if he doesn't-"

"Daddy, stop!" Elena teased. "Damon won't hurt me and you're not going to hurt him. I can't let you. I love him too much"

Grayson looked at her skeptically. "Alright. I'm trusting him" He said and turned, holding his arm out and Elena grabbed it, nervous.

"Don't let me fall" She begged, gripping his arms tightly.

"Never" He promised as they began walking to the wedding. Elena felt her nerves started up again, the reality that she was really about to get married made her smile but shake in nerves from all the people that would be watching. She was scared she would mess up or fall and ruin her own wedding. But, she hushed her thoughts as they came closer to the people and the music started. Everyone stood, all in white. The bridesmaids stood, all of them holding pink flowers just as Elena requested. The groomsmen all in white and black suit, their ties black, the suits a light white that could get dirty just from the thought of something getting on the material. She plastered a smile on her lips, trying to hide her nerves and fear of falling in front of her and Damon's entire family. She gripped her father's bicep tighter as they continued walking closer to her future husband.

She tilted her head up from the bottom of the isle she had been staring at to look up, only to find Damon's love-struck face staring at her in the dress. His gaze continued from her face all the way down to the end of her dress, visibly sighing at the sight. She smiled when he met her eyes his eyes so blue from the cool, bright sky as if he wanted to cry with happiness.

Their marriage had been inevitable from the time they were teens, even in their childhood. They were inseparable, always had been. Each was the center of the universe for the other. They were so relaxed in each other's company, so caring. Their love for one another radiated from them, touching the lives of everyone they knew as their parents teased them about getting married one day and they always brushed it off, both blushing. Over the years they remained devoted to one other. Through sicknesses and family arguments they supported one another. In the rough times neither strayed. Now they would walk down the aisle, confessing the love that had brewed since their younger years.

They reached Damon and she turned, kissing her father lightly on the cheek, whispering a small 'thank you' before he took his seat. She turned, looking up at Damon, and grabbed his open hand, helping her up so she wouldn't trip from her nerves. She blinked from under her long lashes at Damon, blushing at his star struck look. The pastor asked that everyone sat and her face turned hot at the attention on them. She wasn't use to it and she didn't like it. She started to breathe fast from under her breath not to alarm anyone and looked down at their feet as she felt Damon's thumb run across the top of her hand. She snapped her head back up, her mouth slightly open, her eyes wide from the comforting gesture. He continued rubbing slowly and whispered.

"It's okay. You're fine. Calm down. Everything will be fine, baby. No is judging you, I promise" He said as she nodded, thankful he understood the unwanted attention. She had always wanted a big wedding like this but she'd be lying if she said she was scared she would somehow screw it up or that someone would pick apart the way she looked like they did in high school. It had been years since and the scars were still very much open. But, Damon was slowly making her more comfortable in her skin and body with every day that passed but knew it would take time until she could fully learn to love herself once again.

Elena and Damon turned to the pastor as he began speaking.

"Dearly beloved, we are gathered together here, in the sight of God, and in the presence of these witnesses, to join together this man and this woman, in holy matrimony; which is an honorable estate, instituted by God, and signifying unto us the mystical union which exists between Elena and Damon. It is therefore not to be entered into unadvisedly, but reverently, discreetly, and in the eyes of God. Into this holy estate these two persons come now to be joined. If any here can show just cause why they may not lawfully be joined together, let them now speak, or else hereafter forever hold their peace..." He called out to the people sitting, watching the couple before turning his gaze, looking back and forth between them.

"I require and charge you both, as you stand in the presence of God, before whom the secrets of all hearts are disclosed, that, having duly considered the holy covenant you are about to make, you do now declare before this company your pledge of faith, each to the other. Be well assured that if these solemn vows are kept inviolate, as God's Word demands, and if steadfastly you endeavor to do the will of your heavenly Father and earthly Mother, God will bless your marriage, will grant you fulfillment in it, and will establish your home in peace" The couple nodded before the pastor turned to Damon.

"Damon, will you have this woman to be your wedded wife, to live together in the holy bonds of matrimony? Will you love her, comfort her, honor and keep her, in sickness and in health; and forsaking all others, keep only unto her so long as you both shall live?"

He nodded. "I will" He said in a strong voice, making a silent promise to himself. The pastor, nodded, satisfied before turning to the still nervous Elena. She licked her lips under his gaze as he gave her a visible nod, telling it was okay. She took another deep breath and waited for him to continue talking.

"Elena, will you have this man to be your wedded husband, to live together in the holy bonds of matrimony? Will you love him, comfort him, honor and keep him, in sickness and in health; and forsaking all others, keep only unto him so long as you both shall live?"

She nodded. "I will" The pastor nodded before turning back to Damon.

"Repeat after me, Damon" He said before continuing. "I, Damon Salvatore, take Elena Gilbert to be my wedded wife, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death us do part, according to God's holy ordinance; and thereto I pledge my faith to her until my last breath"

He nodded and spoke. "I, Damon Salvatore, take Elena Gilbert to be my wedded wife, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death us do part, according to God's holy ordinance; and thereto I pledge my faith to her until my last breath" He nodded before tuning to Elena.

"Elena repeat after me. I, Elena Gilbert, take Damon Salvatore, to be my wedded husband, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death us do part, according to God's holy ordinance; and thereto I pledge thee my faith to him until my last breath"

The pastor nodded. "The rings?" Damon turned and took the rings from Stefan's hands. "Place the ring on Elena's finger" He said. Damon smiled at her as her eyes watered when he slipped the diamond ring on her finger.

"In token and pledge of our constant faith and abiding love, with this ring I thee wed, in the name of the heavenly Father and of the earthly Mother. Amen"

"Elena, place the ring on Damon's' finger" He said after a moment. Elena took the ring from Damon's hand and slipped it on his finger as they smiled at each other.

"In token and pledge of our constant faith and abiding love, with this ring I thee wed, in the name of the heavenly Father and of the earthly Mother" He finished and took the couple's left hand's together, holding them in his.

"Forasmuch as, Damon and Elena have consented together in holy wedlock, and have witnessed the same before God and this company, and thereto have pledged their faith each to the other, and have declared the same by joining hands and by giving and receiving rings; I pronounce that they are husband and wife together, in the name of the heavenly Father, and of the earthly Mother. Those whom God hath joined together let no one put asunder. O eternal God, creator and preserver of all mankind, giver of all spiritual grace, the author of everlasting life: Send thy blessing upon this man and this woman, whom we bless in thy name; that they may surely perform and keep the vow and covenant between them made, and may ever remain in perfect love and peace together, and live according to thy holy laws. Look graciously upon them, that they may love, honour, and cherish each other, and so live together in faithfulness and patience, in wisdom and true godliness, that their home may be a haven of blessings and a place of peace. Our Father-Mother Who art above and within: Hallowed be Thy Name in twofold Trinity. In Wisdom, Love and Equity Thy Kingdom shall come to all. Thy will be done, As in Heaven so in Earth. Give us day by day to partake of Thy Holy Bread, and the fruit of the living Vine. As Thou dost forgive us our trespasses, so may we forgive others who trespass against us. Shew upon us Thy goodness, that to others we may shew the same. And in the hour of temptation, deliver us from evil. Amen" Damon and Elena heard their families taking hundreds of pictures, hearing the distinct click of their cameras.

"You may now say your vows, Damon..." The pastor said, turning to the raven-haired man. Damon nodded before clutching Elena's hands tighter, staring at her worth his bright blue eyes.

"Elena... we've known each other since we were children and my parents couldn't have made a better decision than the one they made to move next door to you. Meeting you, even at such a young age, took my breath away and I thought you were so beautiful. I love your independence, your stubbornness, your bright smile, your dimples, your hair, with so many more I could name. I even loved your anger. It was scary at times but I found it so adorable" He said, making the brunette blush bright red and smile. "I fell in love with you, and some may call me cheesy, but, it was love at first sight for me. Even thought you were sitting in the grass and plucking it form the ground and kicking your soccer ball around, you were so beautiful to me, even at 7. We hit it off immediately and I was so happy that I had met you. Besides, Stefan, I didn't really have friends, I just didn't like a lot of kids. It was weird at first to have a friend, and that you were a girl, but I'm so grateful that I met you and we moved in next door. Some may call it the perfect love story or fate but I just call it true love. I know that I don't really have much to say, you know I'm not good with words, but I will try my hardest for you. Elena Gilbert, I have loved you from the moment I've met you, even if it started with friendship. I will spend the rest of my life tell you how beautiful you are, even when we get old, and I'll spend every breathing moment of mine spoiling you, giving you anything your heart desires, making you happy in any way I can, taking every moody moment with stride, and kissing you tears away when you're sad, even over the most trivial of things. I love you and I will spend the rest of my life loving you, even through the bumps, until I take my last breath" He said, tears in his eyes, not feeling like it was enough. He looked back up to Elena's and noticed tears in her own eyes, her lip slightly quivering.

Elena let a tear fall and quickly wiped it away before Damon could, causing more tears to fall, and not to hurt her makeup. She blinked them back and took a deep breath.

"It is your turn, Elena. Say your vows" The pastor said to her and she nodded.

"Damon..." She started. "I know you may be a little upset but those vows were amazing. I know you've never been good with words but just telling me you love me is enough, so don't feel bad about them" She said, making him smile after she sensed his discomfort with his words. She continued. "I can't pinpoint the exact moment where I knew I was in love with you, as much as I wish I could, but it came in different ways, in different forms. It was in jealousy, anger and happiness. I felt many things. Especially when girls wanted your attention, this anger that made my blood boil started inside of me and it only grew with every time a girl tried to date you. I didn't know why I felt that and I brushed it off as I didn't want someone to take away my best friend. Then, I would get angry for no reason at you. I would just hit you or yell at you because I wanted you to pay attention to me and I didn't know why I did that either. I once again just brushed it off as wanting to have my best friend notice me. But, when we would sit on the couch or on our beds and just watch TV and be calm and laugh is what made me feel the most. Just being together and enjoying life, especially when we would go outside and play in the trees, is what made me fall and accept that I really had feelings for you. I always felt this little feeling when I looked at you, something that wasn't normal but I had never had a crush or been in love so I didn't know what it as. And, that little voice inside my head told me that I might like you and the thought made my heart race. And, I was like 'No. That's not possible' and I started freaking out before I finally sat down with myself and found out that I really did like you, if not love you. I started to notice things I didn't before and I found myself staring at you constantly but I always hurried and turned away before you could catch me..." Damon laughed and gave her a crooked smile as she continued.

"I tried to make those feelings go away but they never worked and I'm glad they didn't fade away... because we wouldn't be here today and this is the happiest I've ever been in in my life. And, I thank God but sometimes no one in particular that I have you because for a while I didn't think I deserved you. I just didn't think my beauty matched to you. But, I'm grateful that we're here today... I love you Damon Salvatore and as much as I wish I could tell you how long I have loved you, I can't. But, I can tell you that I've felt things for you for years and I was so confused and scared as to what those things were. But, now I understand. They started as small, innocent lovely emotions before turning into heart racing, palm sweaty emotions then it jumped to lust and attraction before it stopped. And, all I felt was an overwhelming sense of love and joy inside of my heart thinking about you and I dreamed inside of my head of going over to your house and just kissing you senseless. I had never felt something so strong in my life. And, I finally decided to let those emotions in and accept them with open arms and that was one of the best decisions I've ever made. I'm glad I decided to stop running and finally face these feelings..." She said, smiling brightly, showing her pearly whites to everyone.

"I don't have an amazing figure or a flat stomach. I'm fa from being considered a model or a gorgeous woman but, I'm me. I eat food. And, I have curves. I have some fat. I have scare but I have history. Some people love me, some like me and some people hate me. I have done good. And, I have done bad. I go to bed without makeup and sometimes i don't do my hair because I'm lazy and sometimes it looks ugly. I'm randome and crazy. I don't pretend to be someone I'm not. That's not me. I am who I am, and you love me for who I am. I won't change, I can't. And, to say I love you is like saying the sun is yellow. I feel something more for you than love. Something unexplainable. And, I don't want to try and figure it out. All I know is, I'm happy... I still think that this is a dream and that I'll wake up one day and you'll be gone, all of this was just inside my head but I finally see that this is really happening and I couldn't be more thankful. I will take care of you, calm your anger, keep you happy, give you anything you desire. I promise to never give up on you even through the 'bumps' and that I'll continue to work for our marriage and in return you do the same for me. I love you"

Damon's eyes trickled with tear and he let a few fall, never wiping them away, as the pastor spoke once again.

"May, Father God and Mother Goddess, bless you, preserve you, and keep you; May the Lord graciously with his favour look upon you, and so fill you with all spiritual benediction and love that you may so live together in this life that in the realm to come you may together have life everlasting. Amen. May peace be forever with you. You may now kiss the bride" He finished, closing his bible, smiling.

Damon and Elena smiled at each other as Elena blushed before they leaned in. Slowly, inexorably, he presses his lips to Elena's. It's soft and gentle and chaste and maybe there's no fireworks or sparks, but it's better than that – it's a wave of warmth that fills her up, spilling out from her heart and the warmth of Damon's lips on her and rushing to every corner of her body: the cracks in between her toes, the crooks of her elbows, the tips of her ears. Every inch of her is saturated with love. It was sweet, a kiss full of promise. And, they only pulled back once they heard their family's cheering and clapping. They pulled away, Elena's cheeks turning scarlet as Damon's lips curved into a smirk at his now wife's blush before taking her hand and walking down the aisle as the children came behind them and started picking up the flowers they had thrown and tossing them back into the air.

The couple turned back and smiled back at the kid's laughter and smiled before they stopped at the end and kissed once again before went separate ways into rooms, changing for the reception.

Elena walked through the door, smiling so much that her cheeks hurt. She heard the door open and sighed, ready to tell Damon to leave because it wasn't the wedding night yet, when she saw a head of blonde hair followed by a brunette.

"Hey, guys. What's up?" She asked, pulling her thigh high dress from the tiny closet and laying it on the bed.

"We figured you may need some help with getting the dress off, since you can't reach the zip on the back" Caroline commented, coming to the back of Elena's dress and unzipping it.

"And, we were going to ask you if you wanted your hair different for the reception. You know that your family and The Salvatore's will be taking a million pictures, especially Lily" Bonnie said, playfully rolling her eyes.

"If they didn't already" Caroline added on, stepping away from Elena. Elena smiled, remembering all the clicks she had heard on their phones and cameras. They couldn't miss one moment. It was too precious. She wiggled her hips, letting the tight dress fall off of her body and onto the floor.

"Wow, Elena. I know Damon can't wait until your wedding night. You look good. Like, if I was a lesbian I would be all over you. Your body has definitely grown, but not in a bad way. You have more curves. I wish I had them. I mean I do but not as good as you" Caroline babbled on as the two-brunette's stared at her, signalling she had gone on too long talking. Caroline blushed and covered her mouth with her hand, embarrassed.

"I did it again, didn't I?" She asked as the other wo women nodded. Sorry, I hadn't realized that I did. At least, I'm getting a little better. Stefan is teaching me to not talk so much, even though he doesn't mind, but he knows that I want to stop and-" She paused when they continued staring at her. "Sorry" She said sheepishly, closing her mouth before she could ramble on again.

"I would like some help with my hair. I like the curls it's in and I don't want to mess it up" Elena said, slipping her light brown dress that hugged her curves. She pulled her hair to the side so Caroline could once again zip up her dress and whispered a thank you when she was done.

"So, what exactly do you want?" Bonnie asked, coming closer to the brunette's hair.

"I want it in a ponytail but I want the curls to stay in for as long as they can but I don't a bunch of hairspray, either to make it stiff and rough. I don't like how it feels and Damon would have a fit if my hair felt like that. He loves running his hands through my hair" Elena smiled, facing the mirror as the two girls came up behind her.

"So, what we'll do is put it in a ponytail but with a smaller rubber band so it's not too tight on your hair or scalp so the curls with stay in longer. We'll just put a one or two sprays of hair spray in but from far away so it won't make your hair stiff but enough to keep the curls in. Then, just your fingers through the ponytail to make the curls bouncy, don't use a brush or comb because it will brush out the curls" Caroline said, already gathering Elena's hair in her hands, a rubber band between her teeth. Once she had Elena's hair up towards the top of her head, she nodded her head over to the can of hairspray on the desk. Bonnie grabbed it and held it up, waiting for when Caroline put the rubber band in. Elena felt the spray from the can seconds later and shivered involuntarily from the coolness. They pulled away done and Elena slightly tilted her head in the mirror and smiled at the ponytail before running her fingers through it lightly.

"Thank you, girls" Elena said and hugged them before smiling brightly. "I have a new husband waiting for me and my reception is going to be awesome" She gloated as they all walked out of the room. They continued down to the back of the building, the sun setting in the distance and went into the huge room, filled with everyone from the wedding. Elena smiled and bit her lip, her cheeks turning red when she saw Damon talking with his mother across the room at the table they were supposed to sit at. He changed out of his white suit and back into his regular attire that she adored. He wore his leather jacket, covering his upper body, the zip undone and she didn't doubt a bit that he had a John Varvatos shirt underneath. A pair of blue jeans sat low on his hips, just enough that it wasn't too bad for the people at the wedding but enough to make her mouth water with lust. And, his feet were covered with his brown boots. People shuffled all around, sitting and talking. Multiple people coming up to her when she walked in as Caroline and Bonnie went to their boyfriends.

"Congratulations, Elena" Joe said, coming up to her, a huge smile on her red lips. Elena smiled and hugged her as much as she could with her round stomach that carried two life's inside.

"Thank you so much, Joe" Elena smiled and pulled back. "I can't wait to meet the little ones. I promise I will be the best god mother I can be. And, I'll even try to stop when Damon fills their heads with crazy ideas. I become scared at the thought of Damon teaching our little on in the future his smirk and ways to get out of punishment" Elena sighed, lightly running her hands over Joe's pregnant belly. Joe smiled at Elena.

"God help us all when Damon gets his own children. They'll be running around annoying everyone because 'it's funny' and then when they get in trouble they smirk and talk their way out of it or run to him for help. I already know I'm going to regret having Damon as their godfather, Alaric will too" Joe laughed before spotting Alaric. "I'm going to go now and see my husband. You should go do the same. I know he's anxious looking for you" Joe tilted her head at Damon who continued talking with his mother but once in a while looked around the room to find Elena. He hadn't seen her yet.

"Alright. I'll go see him. Love you, Joe"

"Love you too, Elena"

Elena smiled before walking over to her new husband and mother in law, waving at people in her family and her friends. She wanted to go over and talk with them but she wanted to see Damon first. She smiled further when she finally got over to him and slammed into his back, burying her face into his leather jacket, inhaling his scent. He smiled and turned as she let go. He had the sudden urge to throw her legs around his waist and hold her like he always did but knew she would be embarrassed since all of their friends and families were there. So, instead, he wrapped an arm around her neck and pulled her into his chest, kissing the top of her head. Damon's mother smiled at the sight and came closer to the Elena.

"I'm so happy for you two" Lily cooed, cupping Elena's cheeks, smiling at the girl she always knew would be her daughter in law. "I knew this would happen. I called it when you two were kids. I said that this would happen and no one listened. Everyone said I was just being crazy or the hopeless romantic that I am but look what happened" She smirked, like Damon, down at Elena, her blue eyes sparkling. "But, I am so happy for you two. You deserve happiness. I wish you all only the best" She said, smiling before kissing Elena's forehead and hugging her son before walking away. Elena smiled, shoving her face into Damon's upper chest, closing her eyes.

"Are you comfortable?" He asked. She could hear the teasing tone in his voice and nodded. "Well, you do know that everyone is waiting for us to dance and give speeches and everything. So, you'll just have to wait to cuddle until we get home, which I have a surprise for you too" He purred, making her eyes snap open. She looked up at him extendedly, waiting for him to tell her what it was but he just shook his head before grabbing her hand and pulling her to behind their table. She blushed once more when everyone in the room got quiet and all attention was back on them. Damon stood, a smirk on his face before he started speaking.

"So, me and Elena were planning to just have the reception without speeches but we changed our minds at the last minute. Plus, I want to hear why you love us so much" He spoke, sweetly before pointing at Stefan at one of the tables.

"You're first little brother" Stefan sighed, a smiling at Damon before rolling his eyes and getting up. He came over to the behind the table as Caroline followed, sitting in a seat next to Elena.

"I hate you, Damon" Stefan whispered, shooting him a glare before Damon sat next to Elena, putting his arm around her shoulder. Stefan visibly swallowed before pulling out a piece of paper, reading from it.

"So," He started. "I've known Elena since we were kids. Me, Damon and her were next door neighbours and we all hit it off pretty quickly, becoming fast friends. We played in each other's backyards, ate at each other's houses and even had sleepovers even though our houses we're right next door and we all went to school together but we had to stay with each other more than half of the time..." Damon and Elena shared a smile at Stefan's words and he rubbed her thigh in a comforting manner. "As time passed, it continued to be like this until we were teenagers. Our parents suddenly wanted to separate us. We couldn't have sleepovers anymore, we couldn't go anywhere too long without them or telling them where we were going, even though it was already like that but we thought since we were getting older we would have more freedom. Funny thing is, we did just not with each other. While Damon was with Elena on her front porch and they were obviously flirting but when someone would comment on it, they would deny it, even though it was obvious. I asked our mother why we couldn't hang out as we used to and she said because we were growing and because Elena was the only girl and we were boys. We were only 12 at the time so I didn't understand. I left it alone. And, once again years passed, and I finally understood after we learned about sex everything that made sense. I watched them flirt, argue, make up and even kiss each other on the cheek and I always knew that they would get married. The only thing question was when..." A fi of laughter went across the room at Stefan as he continued.

"Damon and Elena are the true reflection of love... real love. They are the fairy tale, happy ending, prince charming and snow white love. They've been bonded every since we moved in next door, a bond that me and her could never imagine to have nor have we wanted. They stuck together and defended each other. When kids would say shame Elena on how she looked, which they shouldn't have done because it was wrong and there's nothing wrong with the way Elena looks, Damon defended her and even went so far as to beat someone up for her. He jumped on them without noticed, which I gladly helped in because no picked on our best friend like that. And, when they said that Damon was "weird" as they would say, which isn't true, Elena stood up for him to everyone. They haven't needed anyone but themselves, each other. It's always been that way. And, I'm just thankful that I got to watch and learn... and even see what true love is. Every relationship is different but I want mine to be as beautiful and imperfect as Damon and Elena's is" He said and turned to the couple.

"You two deserve all the happiness and love in the world. I love you guys and I wish you two the best marriage a person could have" He said, smiling before Damon stood up and bear hugged Stefan. Elena stood up and waited for them to pull apart before hugging Stefan as well.

"Thank you, Stefan" She whispered, unshed tears in her eyes. He nodded in her shoulder and they pulled away. Damon and Elena sat back down, smiling brightly before she waved Caroline over to speak next.

"Come on, Care. I know you're dying to say something" Elena commented as the blonde came over, smiling happily before starting to speak right off the bat to herself.

"We'll be here for hours" Damon spoke from under his breath. Elena giggled before slapping his chest playfully.

"Oh, shut up" She said as Caroline began to speak.

"I've known Elena since middle school and I've known Damon just as long, and ever since we've met, they've been glued to the hip. Damon couldn't go anywhere without Elena and Elena couldn't go anywhere without Damon. I always envied their relationship, even when they were friends, trying to deny the attraction between them, even if it was oh so clear to everyone else, including their families. Some days i just wanted to bang their heads together so they would hurry up and get the message that every already knew and we were just waiting on them to finally realize it. Just as Stefan, from the moment i met Damon and elena, I knew that they were meant for each other. It wasn't just the way they spoke about and to one another but their actions. They could flirt without realizing it and told each they loved them so to say no one say this coming would be a lie..." Caroline gushed before turning to the couple as Stefan did. "I don't have much to say, surprisingly, because I rehearsed this a million times in my head but I decided to just go with the flow. I'm happy that you two have always had each other and you deserve the best marriage you could possibly get. I wish you two the best. I love you guys" Caroline said, taking a turn to hug each one of them before sitting down.

Damon and Elena both looked at their parents, silently asking them if they wanted to come up but both sets of parents shook their heads no. Both Damon and Elena knew how they felt about their marriage, they didn't need to say it in front of everyone. Damon smirked and rubbed his hand together before standing up.

"My turn," He chirped, happily. Elena blushed, slightly curling down in her seat, ready for the things he would spill out to all of their families to get a kick out of her reaction.

"So, my wife here, is nervous..." He said, smirking at her blush and playful glare. "Don't worry, baby, I won't be spilling our scandalous secrets. But, I'd be lying if i said I wasn't going to tell a little bit about you..." He trailed off, smirking, before it turned into a smile and he came over to her chair, whispering in her ear. "I'm just kidding, baby. I would never do that" He said and kissed her cheek before returning to his spot in front of the audience.

"No. I'm doing that. I won't expose anything about Elena. But, I will give my thoughts on our brewing 'attraction' as people would say, over the years. When me and my family moved in next door to The Gilbert's, I was nervous because I thought I wouldn't be able to make friends. The only real friend i had at the time was Stefan. I just didn't get along with any of the others kids and some of them I just didn't like. They were annoying. But, the moment I spotted little Elena, I begged my parents to go talk to the neighbours. I felt so excited and honestly, I'm surprised I remember the feeling because it was so long ago. Both my parents laughed when I pointed to Elena through the window and they agreed to go meet our new neighbours. I had never felt more nervous or out of place before in my life. I was scared of what she would think of me and I may have grabbed Stefan's hand a little bit too hard when we were walking over..." Damon trailed off as Stefan flipped him off from the memory.

"My hand still hurts to this day" He responded.

"Boo hoo, Stefan" Damon said, playfully rolling his eyes. "Where was I? Oh, yes, we had finally reached the Gilbert's house and my parents had walked up to the deck, knocking on the door. I remember that I was so nervous that I was shaking as I came closer to Elena. Stefan was actually the one to talk to her first and that did not sit well with me. I was so jealous. The jealousy is what actually caused me to run over there and finally have the guts to talk to her. Even at 7 years old she made me nervous and jealous. She has had complete control over me since that day. I walked up to her and said, 'Hey, baby. You're mine now'…" He said smirking as Elena covered her face with her hands. She was thankful Damon hasn't had time to drink yet or this would be worse.

Damon chuckled after a moment. "No, I'm just kidding. I definitely did not say that, as much as I wish I would have. I actually came over there and whispered out a little, 'hi' and embarrassed myself. Plus, she probably would have slapped me if I said that. She was very independent until the age of 16. Then, all she wanted was my attention in a very friend way. From there it was just holding her at night while these stupid airhead jocks tossed her away, which I gladly took from them. And, we finally decided to date was 3 years ago and it was the best decision we've ever made. Some people may think we are going to fats because we're young but when you know it's love, you don't want to wait. And, I don't regret anything that has happened" He said before he turned to Elena. "I love you, Elena Gilbert, or Salvatore it is now. And, I will spend the rest of my life loving you and even our children, if we decide to have them"

A chorus of 'awes' went through the room before Damon leaned down and kissed Elena lightly on her lips, keeping it PG rated for their families and sat back down. People started chattering around the room and Damon was ready to dance with her when she suddenly broke him from his thoughts.

"Damon, I wanna say something..." She said in a sad voice.

"Then, say something, baby. I promise, no one is going to judge you. Everyone is here to support us, not judge. They're here for our wedding and they will love anything you say..."

"I know, but I'm still scared" Elena mumbled, laying her face on his leather jacket.

"Do you want me to stand with you, while you talk? I know you want too. You have to face those fears sometimes, Elena. Remember, this isn't a speaking even with random people. These are the people we've grown up with, that you've grown up with. I know you're scared, baby, but don't let that fear make you cower away from talking at our wedding. You'll regret this if you don't"

Elena licked her lips and nodded her head.

"Okay..." Elena started. "You're right. I should do this..." She said before she grabbed Damon's hand with her shaking one. "Would you stand up there with me?"

Damon nodded, rubbing the back of her hand with his thumb once more. "Of course, baby. Come on" He said getting up from the chair and holding out his hand to her. She gladly took it before stepping up next to him and clearing her throat as everyone turned their attention back on her. She took a deep breath as her family and friends opened their mouths in shock that she was about to speak, all knowing her fear of being the centre of attention.

"Hello," Elena started, taking another breath before continuing. "I don't usually do this... I don't like talking in front of a lot of people, I never have, not even when I would present a project in school. I hated standing in front of the classroom and speaking as everyone watched me. So, please be patient with me..." She said, tucking a piece of hair behind her ear as Damon came up beside her and rubbed his fingers up and down her arm to soothe her nerves. She smiled at him before turning back to the people watching.

"When I first met Damon... we were just kids, but you all knew that already" She laughed before swallowing. "The Salvatore brothers were a huge whirlwind of emotions and temper tantrums mixed with cute faces. I had been nervous as well but I never once stopped to think about what I felt in that moment, like Damon did. I guess that I just didn't notice it because I was too young. All i new was that I was happy" She said, smiling at the brothers.

"I never really had boy friends or any friends at all. I just liked to stay to myself because I serious attitude growing up. Everyone just annoyed me, boys and girls. So, when they came over I was surprised but happy. Because as much as people in general got on my nerves, I was happy to have friends, even if they were boys. They picked up my soccer ball and started kicking it around and I joined in after a minute, my shock finally dying down, and we laughed together as our parents came back outside, already good friends. All three of us went on like that for years, in school kids would sometimes look at us like we were the holy trinity and praise us for always being together and sticking by each other" She said, giggling.

"It continued like that for years. We would hang out, our parents would talk downstairs as we watched movie or played games in my room or Jeremy's room. I tried to get Jeremy to play with us often but he like to be by himself a lot, still to this day he does. The only time he really started to be real friends with us is when we were teenagers and he was around the same age. Plus, he had his own friends from school like me, Stefan and Damon, so it was fine. As long as he was happy. But, he eventually came around" Elena said, glancing over at her little brother who just smiled in return.

"And, then, came the dreaded time when we all became 13. I can't even begin to tell you how mad we all were. When I turned 13 right, after Damon and Stefan, my parents all but built an electric fence around me, even from Damon and Stefan. I was so angry. I didn't understand why they were doing this and when I tried to call Lily and Giuseppe, they always told me to ask my parents first, which I never did before. I'm not trying to bash any of them but I just wanted to say how we all felt at that moment. Damon and Stefan were all but pissed and so was I. I demanded to know why they had separated us, besides we could only hang out if we were at their house or my house to where they could 'keep an eye' an us. The only time we could really be by ourselves was during school. And, it caused a lot of arguments between everybody but we got used to it but it didn't start to make sense until I learned about sex and so did they..." She said, laughing through her words, a blush creeping on her face.

"And, I was so embarrassed. For the way I acted and... because of the reason why they did this. It finally all made sense. I was the only girl..." She said, blushing further and covering her face with one of her hands. Damon chuckled beside her and sat down, knowing she was finally comfortable with talking in front of every one.

"So, all three of us finally put it all together and felt completely stupid..." She said, biting down on her bottom lip. "After that little bump, things kind of eased up because we knew why they were doing it. And, we were just happy that we saw each other and our parents were trying to completely separate us. The only difference between when we were kids is that, they checked on us more and we couldn't go anywhere long without telling them or coming back in check in. It frustrated me at time because they all made me feel like a cheap hoe. I wasn't just going to do things with Damon and Stefan just because we teenagers that had hormones. I would never do that, especially at that age. Granted, we all had hormones but I was definitely not going to do anything with them at 13, plus at the time, I didn't like them. We were still friends before me or Damon started to feel an attraction. At least on my side., I hadn't felt it yet. And, they said they trusted us but they just wanted to make sure. And, I understand now but at the time it didn't help. I was so angry that my parents and my best friend's parents were thinking I was going to do something with them. I got over it and just said whatever. Then, when we started high school, it was so amazing. And, fun. Many people don't like it but I enjoyed It. The only thing i didn't like was getting up early to go, it wasn't school itself. As expected, Damon and Stefan hated it but started to ease up on it. Stefan got on the football team and Damon was just doing his own thing. He became more of a loner, besides with me and Stefan. He said, "These stupid teenagers get on my nerves" and I just had to laugh. From there, that was when I started to feel love and attraction for Damon... but, I was so scared that I would ruin our friendship if I told him that I liked him and I knew both of our parents would flip and I was scared that would keep us further apart because they knew I liked him. So, I kept my mouth shut and tried to date other boys to get over what I thought was a "crush" at the time..." She said taking another breath.

"Needless to say, it didn't work. If anything, it grew trying to push it down and away. And, it only scared me further. But, one night while I was upset and I was... crying in Damon's arm because one of the guys I actually took a small interest in, basically threw me away, those emotions came back. They became so overwhelming and I just decided to give in and I told Damon about my feelings, fearful he might turn me away after... but to my surprise, he actually liked me back and I wanted to cry from happiness. He told me that he has liked me for a long time and I felt so guilty for pushing my emotions away and making him sit on the side lines while I tried to move on. But, he forgave me, he even though he said there was nothing to forgive and I was just scared and that was normal. That was the start of our relationship that night and I have never made a better decision then the one where I took a chance on my feelings" She finished, licking her lips.

"And, before I stop rambling on... I just want to thank everyone for coming here tonight to watch and experience me and Damon's marriage. It means a lot to me and him. I want everyone to have tonight, not just us and right after we dance, the best part of the reception will begin..."

AN: I hope you all enjoyed part 1 of Delena's wedding. Part 2 shouldn't be too long but it will have the rest of the reception, Delena's first dance as husband and wife, talks with parents and the wedding night. So, forgive me if the second part takes a minute. It took me forever to write this. I hope you enjoyed. I put my own twist on the wedding. My pastor was old school. LOL.

If you want to see Elena's dress search on google: Mermaid Dresses Wedding and the first and second dress that pop up, are Elena's. I hope I did job on describing it.

What did you all think?