The first day of the rest of your life (For Elena and Ric)

[prodigalsavior]

Damon was torn on whether any of them should be going to the stupid Founder's Party. There were far too many of them and, honestly, nothing good came of them. But Elena did need to get out, to get on with life or whatever. Damon wasn't sure what that would look like, but he felt like he needed to help her figure that out.

Maybe part of it was the thrill of deciding something--anything--with Ric, even if they hadn't told anyone, hadn't discussed when to tell anyone, or how or...whatever. It didn't matter right now. Elena was hurting and, if he was honest, so was he. Whatever else...Stefan was his brother and he loved him and watching all he'd accomplished fall apart again hurt. No Lexi to pull him back this time, either. She was the only one who ever had, but thanks to him, she wouldn't be fixing things this time.

It seemed like Stefan didn't want to be fixed.

Damon would be damned--more damned?--if he let his brother take Elena down with him.

Which was why he was letting himself into her house and putting coffee on, and starting to bang pots around to figure out what they should make to go to the party.

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[the_realsavior]

Truthfully Elena was awake when she first heard the noise in the basement. At first she didn't really pay attention though, dismissing it as Jeremy or Ric getting themselves breakfast as she sat in the middle of her bed staring at her phone.

At the moment, she was debating sending a message to Elijah just to see how he was. They had seen each other the morning after the night on the roof but there hadn't been any time alone since returning to Mystic Falls. At times she alternated between wanting to talk to him and then not. The idea of getting involved with anyone after Stefan was daunting and a little heart breaking as she had thought, at one time, she would be with Stefan for the rest of her life but that wouldn't happen now. And now there was Elijah...

The banging downstairs gave Elena pause as she frowned and then shifted over her bed while moving to tuck her phone into her back pocket. Making her way downstairs and into the kitchen, she paused at the sight of Damon being there. Not that it was a surprise, really, but there were times when she thought he would know what had happened between her and Elijah just by looking at her.

"Hey, what's going on?" She asked casually.