I don't know if I'm the only one, but the 'italic' fond doesn't work on my phone - so the 'bold' fond you'll see while reading is supposed to be 'italic'.. Enjoy :)!

Elena ran into the deep parts of woods, it was night and the light of the moon couldn't reach through the trees. The ground was almost pitch black and Elena needed to take every step very carefully, losing time on falling would mean her death.

She kept running until a little cabin appeared in front of her eyes, she hadn't seen it before and she was sure that she would know these woods by now. She looked behind her and realized that he hadn't been behind her while running.

She thought back about what he had said.

"Whatever happens, don't go back Elena, understand?" He said, Elena nodded quickly.
"But, what if you-" Elena said quietly, but she got interrupted by his hands moving to her cheeks, holding her head - his eyes were staring into hers.

"You. Are. Not. Going. Back." The sound of breaking sticks and rumbling leaves was heard in the distance, they're coming closer.
"Find safety, I'll be right behind you." Elena froze on the ground, thinking about how this maybe would be their last moment together.

"Go, now!" Elena worriedly kissed him on the lips as a goodbye.
They stared at each other for a quick second to take in the kiss.
He shoved her behind himself, Elena speeded away and disappeared within seconds.

"I can't go back.." Elena looked around restlessly, hoping that he would appear in the shadow of the woods and ran up to her, holding her, telling her that it's safe and nothing like this horror will ever happen again - but he wasn't here and it made Elena even more sick about thinking what may had happened to him while she was running.
"I kissed him.." Elena said slowly, her eyes widened.

It was wrong that she even thought about him, but she couldn't think of anything else at the moment.
The scariest thing is that a part of her didn't even care about it, he was the hero, he saved her.

Elena turned back to face the cabin and approached it. Her hand moved to the doorknob and opened the door - her lower leg stepped over the doorstep from the cabin, it worked, nobody owned this home.

Elena decided to wait here for a moment, she tried thinking about a way out of the woods, but it was like her brain blocked all her thoughts of escaping.

Elena leaned against the wall and lowered to the floor. The cabin was old, there were no working lights and the furniture was covered in big white musty blankets. It was the kind of home they would use in horror movies, but Elena wasn't scared by it - she couldn't feel anything, not the cold of the floor she was sitting on, nor the moist and chilly air surrounding her body.

Elena closed her eyes and backed up against the wall, holding her legs between her two arms.
"Where are you." She muttered softly.

It was quiet, there were no sounds in the woods, which could either be a good or bad sign - the sound of tiny drops of rain that were falling from the roof was the only sound Elena was able to hear, along with her own breathing.

Minutes passed and Elena was done feeling useless, she wanted to go back. She stood up and thought again about her decision, they could easily find her if she wanders around in the woods.

She walked outside and gazed along the trees.

"Stefan!" She shouted and every time she shouted his name, she kept quiet to hear if someone had heard her.

Elena walked away from the cabin, to search for him herself.
"Stefan!" She shouted his name again.

"Stef-!" She saw a shadow in the distance, leaning against a tree.
The shadow turned around and approached her slowly - she narrowed her eyes to see who it was.

"Elena." His voice was soft, like he was in pain.
"Oh my god." Elena took a step back to take a better look of him.
"Damon.." Damon was covered in blood, his body was full of wounds and scars - he wasn't healing.

"Why didn't you save me." Damon said, his voice was stone cold.
"I didn't kn-" Elena's eyes teared up, seeing him in pain was horrible.

"-You were with Stefan.. You didn't even think about me."
"I would've.." Damon coughed.
"never stopped looking for you."

"You kissed him.."

"What? No, I didn't- I, I need to get you somewhere save." Her voice was shaking.
"Please listen to me." She grabbed both his hands and stared into his weak and sleepy eyes.

"I'm dying Elena, it's your fault."
Damon said monotonous.

"Help me."

"Stop, Damon, you're scaring me.." A few tears rolled down her cheeks.

Damon released himself from Elena's hands and stared at her.
"Tell me, Elena.. Where are they?"

"What? Who?" Elena stepped back.

"Stefan! Caroline!"

"Me!"

"Where am I Elena!" He cried out.
Damon stepped forward again with clear difficulty, since he groaned by the slight movements his legs made to get closer. The Vampire grabbed Elena's shoulders and shook them harshly, Elena froze.

"Think!" He cried out again, tears rolled down his pale and dirty cheeks.

"I don't know!"
"Damon, stop, please!"

"Fix it, Elena!"

"I can't!"

"Fix it! It's your f-!"

"Stop it!" Elena yelped. Damon's last breath escaped his body, he fell to the ground. Elena looked at her hand and gasped.

Damon's heart was slowly beating in her hand, she instantly dropped it on the ground and stared at it's last few beatings.

Her body felt heavy, she was feeling lightheaded and her eyes began to stung, everything was spinning around her.

She killed him.

"What have I.." Her voice couldn't escape her mouth, she stared at him, this wasn't real, this didn't happen..

"Damon." She cried.
Elena lowered to the ground, sat in front of him and grabbed his arm, his body was already dead cold.

"Damon, please wake up!" A chill went through her body.

"Damon, come on.. please.." She whispered, she softly shook his arm.

"No, no, no, you can't be dead!" Her voice was shaking, she shook her head rapidly.

"Don't. be. dead.."

Elena woke up, she swiftly sat upright with tears in her eyes and dried them off with her hands.
Elena looked next to her, she was in his room, in his empty bed.

"It was a dream.." She murmured softly, she laid back in bed and stared at the ceiling.

"I don't know what to do, Damon." She closed her eyes, tears rolled down at the side of her head.

Damon is gone for more than 3 weeks by now and Elena isn't even sure that he's still alive. His phone along with Stefan's and Caroline's were unreachable, she tried calling them several times - but failed in getting an answer.

Jeremy went back to Denver on behalf of Elena, she said she could take care of herself and that she'll let Jeremy know if she figured something out, but she couldn't, she is lost without everyone.
She tried to call Bonnie several times, but she was still with helping her family out - they're having a hard time too and Elena didn't want to take her away from that.

She and Matt were the only two friends left here in Mystic falls, but they both didn't have a clue where to look for them and Matt needed to work till late in the evening most of the days.

Elena jumped out of bed and walked to the bathroom to clean her face - she looked at herself in the mirror, her face was soggy and her eyes were thick and red.
A depressing sigh escaped her mouth, she turned on the tap and splashed water in her face.

Damon would usually stand closely behind her, so she could feel the warmth of his body against her back or watch her while sitting on the edge of the bathtub.

He would amuse her with stupid jokes or cuddle her from behind, kissing her neck.
The thought of the feeling of his body against hers could not get out of her head, she splashed her face with water again.

She blinked and looked behind her using the reflection of the mirror, hoping that he would stand there somehow and smile at her like he always did.

A chill went through her body, both her arms started getting goosebumps so she softly rubbed her arms warm, trying to get rid of them.

"Where are you.."