It takes a few seconds for my eyes to adjust to the brightness. I should have seen this coming. Though honestly I wasn't that surprised.

When my eyes adjust, I scan around the room. There were almost over 200 people standing in front of me. Most of them I recognized from school, but there were a few who were strangers.

I could recognize my best friends right away though. Bonnie was standing near the right with Jeremy beside her while Caroline and Matt were more near the center. Tyler was standing behind a few people, but I could still see him. It was just at the one moment, I realized everyone was staring at me. Suddenly I felt very exposed in my small red dress. Only Damon was suppose to see me in this.

"Oh wow," I mumble. It was all I could manage out. I could feel the blood rush to my face. I hope I wasn't blushing, but knowing me I probably was. I took me a second to realize I was squeezing Damon's arm in a bone crushing grip. But by the look of his face, he couldn't even feel it.

"What do you think?" Caroline asks interrupting the silence. I don't even hesitate to answer.

"I think that this is one of the best surprises ever," I say. I couldn't hurt her feelings. By the looks of it, Caroline had planned this party. I watch as a joyful smile crosses her lips.

"Let's crank the music up!" Caroline yells while everyone cheers. I was still trying to process this through my mind. I jump suddenly as loud music fills up the room. When everyone starts to separate, I turn to look at Damon.

"You were lying back there, weren't you?" Damon accuses while raising an eyebrow. I shrug my shoulders.

"Well Caroline probably put a lot of work and thought into this. And plus I didn't want to hurt her feelings," I yell over the music. I knew that Caroline couldn't hear me, because I could tell even Damon was having a hard time trying to hear me.

"Elena, I think we should go find somewhere quieter to talk," offers Damon. I nod my head and follow Damon outside. I could smell pizza wafting from the kitchen. It was hard to even hear myself think, the music was so loud. When we get outside, I take a deep breath of fresh air. No one was outside yet, which was nice. Damon and I take a seat on the porch step.

"Is this why you were gone the whole day?" I ask.

"Yeah, Caroline had this plan to make it seem like everyone abandoned you on your birthday. That's why no one called you, and that's why I wasn't there for most of the day," says Damon. It made sense now. I mean, I guess I always knew Damon wasn't deliberately missing my birthday because he wanted to. I just wanted to know why he was gone.

"But then Stefan appeared when I was suppose to come to the boarding house," I mumble silently.

"Yes, when you didn't show at six, people started getting anxious and worried. When a half hour had past, I had to go make sure you were okay," says Damon. It was dark outside, so I couldn't really see much of his face.

"When I got inside the house, I found that your shoes and your jacket were gone but the car was still there. That's when I heard you scream," Damon's voice trails off. It takes me a second to absorb the information in. If Damon hadn't shown up at the time he did, I would most likely be dead by now. Just thinking of the thought made me shudder.

"What if Stefan doesn't leave? What if he returns?" I ask. It was a logical question. One moment Stefan is good and the next he's ripping throats out. What if he decides he still wanted me?

"I'm pretty sure he isn't going to return. You didn't get to really see his face when he left. It was dark, but I could see the guilt in his face. But as time passes, we will find him and hopefully be able to help him like before. But right now, it's your birthday party. And you should go have fun, get a drink, smoke a little weed," Damon says. I can't help but to gap.

"Wait, so you're encouraging me to go smoke weed?" I ask shocked. But when I took the time to think about it, it wasn't all that shocking. Damon just shrugs.

"It's your birthday. Go do whatever you want," says Damon. Before I could say anything, the door bursts open. I look behind my shoulders to see Caroline.

"There you are. And you, what are you doing keeping the birthday girl all to yourself?" Asks Caroline while pointing a finger at Damon. Damon just chuckles. Before he or I could say anything, Caroline already had my arm and was dragging me inside.

"Come on, we need to get you drunk," says Caroline while bringing me over to the liquor.

"I don't think that's such a great idea," I say. I listen as Caroline lets out a big sigh.

"But it's your birthday!" says Caroline while shoving the bottle of Vodka into my hands. I open my mouth to say no, but close it. I guess she had a point.

"I guess you're right," I say defeated. Caroline smiles as I pour myself a shot and shoot it down.

Over an hour had past and I was drunk, thanks to Caroline. I had at least over 11 shots. I was surprised that I wasn't passed out on the floor yet. I had also managed to get Damon drunk too. If Caroline was going to drag me down then Damon was coming with me. Though I don't know where Damon had disappeared off to. Probably off somewhere taking more shots.

I get up and decide to go look for him. I swayed a little as I walked and pushed my way through the crowd. I couldn't stop hiccupping. It was quite annoying. Just before I'm about to walk down the hallway to Damon's room, someone grabs my arm. I turn around to see Jeremy.

"Wazup?" I ask while leaning my weight against the wall. Jeremy just chuckles.

"Wow, Caroline had managed to get you to drink. Honestly I'm surprised," says Jeremy.

"Hmmm," I start but was interrupted by a hiccup. "I feel tired," I complain while rubbing my eyes. Jeremy just lets out another chuckle.

"Yes that's a side effect," Jeremy informs me. "Here let me get you over to the couch," says Jeremy while leading me into the living room.

"No but there's no alllchahollll there," I complain as he leads me to the living room.

"Yeah, that's the point. I think you need to take a break from the alcohol," says Jeremy while sitting me down on the couch.

"Hmmm, sucha gooooooooood brother, taking care of his way, way, way older sisssssster," I slur out. Jeremy just laughs.

"Happy birthday Elena," says Jeremy before leaving. When Jeremy is out of sight, I get up and make my way over towards the TV room. I peer inside to see Caroline and a bunch of other people all scrunched up on a couch, watching a movie.

"Ohhhh, Elenaaa, We're watching Paranormal activity. Come, come, sit and watch," says Caroline. I make my way over to the couch and was able to squeeze in beside Caroline. By the looks of it, the movie was just starting.

By the time the movie was over, I think everyone was too drunk to be scared. Almost everyone had laughed when the girl's face lunged for the camera. Though one or two people screamed.

After the movie, I managed to find Damon outside. He was sitting on the porch step where we were sitting earlier. He was holding a bottle of Bourbon in his hand. I take a seat beside him. I didn't feel as drunk as I did about an hour ago. Wow that stuff didn't last very long in my system.

"Do you like your birthday party?" asks Damon while raising an eyebrow. I just let out a smile.

"You know, it wasn't that bad. I actually enjoyed myself," I say giving Damon a nudge. Damon just chuckles.

"That's good," he mumbles. There were a few moments of silence.

"I want to give you your birthday present," Damon says. I give him a confused look.

"You already gave me my birthday present. My house, remember?" I ask. Damon nods his head.

"I also told you that, that was just half of your gift. I also got you something else," says Damon while reaching into his jacket pocket. I watch as he pulls out a small little box.

"Oh my god, that's not an engagement ring, is it?" I ask suddenly. I couldn't hold back my words. I mean, of course I wanted to get married to Damon, but I wasn't expecting this so soon. Damon just lets out a chuckle.

"No, you're too young to get married just now. Not that I wouldn't want to get married in the future; But what would people think of an 18 year old getting married to a 22 year old?" Damon asks raising an eyebrow.

"If only they knew how old you really are," I giggle. Damon rolls his eyes.

"Just open you're present," says Damon while handing me the box. I open the box to see a necklace inside. The necklace looked the exact same as my vervain necklace did. Except this necklace had a fancy 'E' in the middle. There were also two little orange gems beside the 'E'.

"I had this vervain necklace specially made just for you, but if you prefer to wear the one Stefan gave you, I totally understand," Damon says quickly. The necklace was a lot nicer and newer looking then the one Stefan gave me.

"No, I love this one," I say. I reach behind my neck and manage to take off Stefan's pendant.

"Do you mind?" I ask Damon while giving him the new necklace.

"No, not at all," says Damon. I push my hair out of the way to make it easier for Damon to place on. I could feel Damon's breath on my neck as he placed the necklace on.

"How do I look," I say while turning towards Damon.

"It looks beautiful," says Damon while giving me a kiss.

"How bout we end the party and say goodbye to all of our guest?" mumbles Damon after the kiss. I just giggle.

"Never thought you'd ask".

It takes almost a full hour before we managed to get everyone out of the boarding house. I was really tired. I glance at my watch to see it was just a little past three am.

I watch as Damon closes the door to our last guest. Once the door was shut, Damon turns over towards me.

"Now what?" I ask while raising an eyebrow. Damon walks over to me, to the point where he was only inches away.

"I think this is the part where I take you up to mind bedroom," Damon mumbles loud enough so I can hear. I could feel his breath on my face. It smelt of alcohol, but then again mine probably did too.

"What if I don't want to come up to your bedroom?" I challenge. Damon and I were standing so close to each other, we may as well have been attached.

"Then I guess that's just too bad," whispers Damon. I stay still as he slowly leans in to kiss me. Except right before he reaches my lips, my feet go flying off the ground. I gasp in surprise. It takes me a moment to realize I was scooped over Damon's shoulder.

"Hey put me down," I protest as he starts to walk up the stairs. I try to hit and kick, but I was giggling too much. Damon continues to say nothing while he brings me up the long flight of stairs.

"If you drop me, I will make you cry," I warn. Damon just chuckles.

"I can't believe you're threatening a vampire," Damon chuckles. I watch as Damon opens the door to his room. When Damon walks in, he and I are both surprised to what we see next.

"What do you think you're doing in here?" Damon asks sternly while putting me down. I try not to laugh when the couple making out on Damon's bed, pull away shocked. They were half dressed with their clothes spread on the floor.

"We're sorry, we didn't mean to-" the man starts, but was interrupted by Damon.

"The party ended an hour, get out," demands Damon while throwing the clothes to the woman. I have to bite my tongue to keep from laughing as the couple get changed, their faces tomato red with embarrassment. Once the couple have left the room, Damon slams the door behind them. A second passes before Damon turns towards me.

"Now where were we?" Damon asks. I let out a giggle as meet my lips with his. The kiss started slow buts sped its way up. Fumbling over our feet, Damon and I managed to make it over to his bed without having to interrupt the kiss. I sprawl out onto the bed as Damon climbs, so he was hovering over me. I struggle to undo the buttons on his shirt, while he pulls down the zipper to my dress.

Damon breaks away from the kiss, and starts placing small kisses onto my neck. It wasn't Intel now I noticed how loud my breathing was. But I didn't care.

"I love you," I whisper suddenly. It takes me a second to realize what I had just said. I didn't mean to say it, it just slipped out. It was almost like I had no control. I could have sworn my heart stopped beating when Damon suddenly freezes. Oh no. Did I say it too soon?

I watch in horror as Damon slowly pulls back so he was looking at me. My eyes were locked in his crystal blue eyes. They were such a beautiful color. I bite the inside of my cheeks, wondering what he was going to say next. I gasp as his forehead bumps onto mine. He doesn't pull back, but instead just rests his forehead on mine.

"I love you too," whispers Damon. I let out a sigh of relief that I didn't realize I was holding in. A smile crosses my face as I meet my lips back with his. I knew that I couldn't be with anyone other than Damon. Damon was my one and forever, and I could tell that things were only going to get good from this moment forwards.

THE END! Sorry that this chapter took a bit longer to get out, but as you can tell it took a lot of writing lol. Hope the ending was okay. I hope all of you enjoyed this story (sorry if it was the worst story you ever came across lol). I kinda had a freak attack when I saw the last Damon and Elena scene in the last episode. And I have to know where Elena gets those pajamas cuz it seems every time she where's them, Damon confesses his love to her lol. I would love to hear your thoughts on the ending (cuz it would be really sad if I ended the story and only got 2 reviews lol) I think my pride would be destroyed :O

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