The next day was Christmas and Damon and Elena were surprised that Katherine had brought Elijah over for Christmas Lunch at the boarding house. Elena had cooked all kinds of food, ranging from a Christmas Turkey to the same chili that Damon had helped her make for the Founder's Party. Damon kissed Elena passionately and took her hand, swaying into a dance with her in the kitchen.
"The food looks delicious baby...will you cook for me all the time when we get married?" He asked gently, twirling her around as he did so. She giggled.
"Of course, Mr. Salvatore, what is your favorite thing to eat?"
"You." He said huskily, a smug smirk spreading across his face. She flushed and slapped him playfully.
"Damon!" She chortled, grinning at him.
"Fine," He sighed with a playful pout.
"I guess my favorite human food would be hamburgers, fries, and pickles. Lots of pickles. I'm the typical male when it comes to food." Elena crinkled her nose in disgust.
"Pickles are nasty..." His eyebrows shot up in amusement.
"I knew you weren't fond of pickles, Elena, but I thought all pregnant women ate pickles and ice-cream." He teased. She gagged.
"Oh god, Damon, please shut up." He chuckled and pulled her into a hug.
"Sorry." He said with a bat of his eyelashes, his smirk never vanishing.
"You two lovebirds ready yet? Scarlett is starving." Katherine grumbled as she sauntered into the kitchen.
"Scarlett?" Katherine smiled and patted her baby bump.
"That's what I'm calling her."
"Scarlett Nina." Elijah murmured, joining them in the kitchen and placing his hand on the small of Katherine's back. Damon and Elena exchanged nervous glances and shooed the other two vampires out of the kitchen so they could bring the food out. They laid the spread on the dining room table and they all ate in silence for a few minutes. It was getting awkward, Damon and Elena eyeing Elijah suspiciously and Katherine nervously looking down at her hands. Damon finally broke the silence, clearing his throat loudly.
"So...what's my favorite original doing at my dinner table for Christmas lunch?" Damon asked sarcastically, his eyes growing wide with demanding inquiry.
"My apologies, am I bothering you and the Mrs.?" Damon put a protective arm around Elena and kissed her temple.
"As a matter of fact-"
"We're happy to have you, Elijah." Elena interrupted, shooting Damon her best 'behave yourself' look. Damon rolled his eyes and took a bite of turkey, trying his best not to argue with her on Christmas. He was just happy she hadn't corrected Elijah on the whole 'Mrs.' thing, it honestly hurt his feelings sometimes that she felt the need to make it known she was still a Gilbert. Katherine smiled gratefully at Elena and then looked anxiously at Elijah who gave her a slight nod of his head.
"Damon, Elena, I have something to tell you." Damon's eyes narrowed in suspicion and Elena cocked her head curiously to the side.
"What is it, Kat?" She asked with genuine interest. She sighed and Elijah squeezed her hand in comfort, which he was holding under the table.
"Scarlett isn't Stefan's daughter...she's Elijah's." She murmured in a half-whisper. Damon choked on the blood he was drinking, nearly spitting it on his plate of turkey and chili. Elena looked open-mouthed at him and nearly flinched at the anger she saw etched into his perfect features.
"Well isn't that perfect! You really are a slut, Katherine! And to think that for just one minute I let myself believe you had changed. Stefan doesn't need this, I have Elena and Elijah has you...what else can be taken from him?! I was going to wait to give you this until tonight, but I guess it doesn't matter anymore." He yelled, getting up from the table and fetching something from the next room. He flung it at Katherine. It was a stuffed hot pink doe with a light pink baby fawn with white spots attached to its hip. The doe had "Katherine" written in white cursive letters on its side and on the fawn the name "Mary" was written in the same lettering. There was a note tied to the Doe's leg that said "Tell her I love her...my Mary." Damon's eyes stung with angry tears as he watched Katherine's face contort into a look of pure shock.
"He left that when he left the gift for Sebastian. Stefan doesn't have the right to name his daughter Mary. If Elena had a girl I was going to call her Miranda Mary, after both our mothers...it pisses me off that he feels like he has the right after the way she died." He spat. Elena gasped, Damon was bringing up stuff he hadn't even spoken to her about before...did Damon resent Stefan for his mother's death?
"But Stefan has been through hell, a hell that I have put him through and now he's back to being a ripper. I was going to let it go, Katherine. I was going to let him name her Mary, because I felt guilty! But here you are, ruining everything he had left! So how about you take Elijah and your precious little Scarlett and get the fuck out of my house!" Katherine burst into tears and looked up at Elena for backup but Elena just looked down at her feet. There was no way she could take up for Katherine on this...not when Damon was hurting so bad. Elijah came at Damon, but Elena quickly got in between the two.
"Get out of my way, Elena." He growled.
"Leave him alone." She pleaded quietly. Elijah took Katherine's hand and pulled her to the door, eager to distance himself from Damon. However, when he pulled the door open, none other than Stefan Salvatore was standing on the porch. He took one look at Katherine and smiled apologetically, getting on his knees and offering her a bouquet of roses that he'd had behind his back.
"Merry Christmas, Katherine. I was going to stay away but...I decided Mary needed a father." Katherine wiped her tears on her sleeve and stared down at him.
"You're a little late Stefan, and her name is Scarlett." She said coldly, walking around him and toward Elijah's car. Stefan dropped the flowers and walked after her.
"I know I hurt you, but please...give me a second chance. Katherine, I love you." She began to cry again, the guilt eating her from inside out. She put her hands on the sides of Stefan's face, caressing him gently.
"I love you so much, Stefan. And I'm so sorry...but, the baby is Elijah's. She's not yours." She whispered. Stefan's face twisted into confusion.
"How do you know?"
"We blood shared, Stefan. He's my soul mate." The confusion quickly turned into rage.
"You knew all along didn't you?!" Katherine's mouth fell open at his accusation.
"No! I found out last night!" Stefan wasn't listening, his hands clenching into fists.
"And your little best friend knew it too, didn't she?" He yelled, running back into the house after Elena. Katherine called after him.
"Don't hurt her!" But her plea was ignored. Elena was inside holding Damon, who was gently running his fingers through her hair with his face nuzzled into her neck, a sign that he was very upset. It sent Stefan over the deep end seeing how she was comforting him.
"You selfish little bitch." He murmured for the second time, the first being the day they broke up. He pulled Damon away from her, flinging him across the room. Damon sat up in surprise, the action catching him off guard. Damon stood to help Elena, who was being cornered by Stefan, but he wasn't quick enough. Stefan yelled "I hope you're watching Damon...this is what I feel like, what it feels to have everything taken from you!" and used his fangs to bite a deep gash into Elena's stomach. She screamed, falling to the floor clutching her baby bump and Stefan sped to the door, turning back once to look at Damon. Damon's eyes were filled with horror and anguish as he ran to her.
"Here's to our eternity of misery...brother." And just like that...he was gone.
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Vampire Diaries: It Will Always Be Damon
FanfictionElena gets turned into a vampire after Klaus's sacrifice and she's depressed that she is now forever unable to procreate. Or is she? Damon is the only Salvatore willing to find out.
