With the Lights Off...

(19): Happy Birthday

*Hey guys! :DD so this is just going to be a short chapter, just to show Ian's Birthday :)) i know it's really late, but whatever xD hahahahaha :) i'm so glad you guys loved the last chapter. I hope you continue to support, vote, fan, comment and share :)) i love you all!*

Ian's POV

"Good morning..." I groaned, turning around to face Nina's side of the bed. I reached out to hug her, but my hand touched air and an empty side of the bed.

I propped myself up on my elbows and rubbed my eyes sleepily. Waking up to her smiling face on my birthday this year was one of the things I was looking forward to. 

Did she just run out on me?

I yawned and got up, fixing the bed quietly. I looked around and saw that Nina's dress, shoes, clutch or blazer were nowhere to be found.

Happy Birthday to me, then.

I reached over to look at my phone. A bunch of DMs and tweets on Twitter wishing me a happy birthday, a few birthday shoutouts on online magazines and blogs, a lot of texts from my family and friends.

No sign of Nina.

I bit my lip and looked around, finally realizing why Nina hasn't greeted me. Her phone was still in my car. She still had no idea.

I walked to my bathroom and turned on the lights, only to be greeted by a colorfully Post-It covered bathroom. From the showers, to the sinks, to the cabinets, EVERYTHING.

I inched my eyes closer to them and saw that they were in Nina's handwriting. All tiny, cutesy love notes that made me feel awkwardly giddy and mushy inside.

You're my love, my life and my only one. If you happen to have a doppelganger, I'm sure I won't love him the way I love you.

You're the reason why girls around the world love Damon. You make it so hard to resist the bad boy who's only good for the girl he loves.

Ian, I'm yours. You're mine. You should know that. Never forget it. Tattoo it on your mind if you have to. 

Our love is real, you're not dreaming. If you want, you can bite yourself. No, wait. I change my mind. Just, believe that our love is real.

If I come back and you're already with someone else, I'd kill you myself because I can't stand the idea of not being with you forever. 

My love for you is like Katherine Pierce, it never dies. It always survives.

Unlike DElena, NIan is only human. It's vulnerable to everything and anything. But, it doesn't mean it's weak.

You're not a vampire but you compelled your way into my heart.

In the series, we met first. I wouldn't mind if we met last in real life. All that matters is we met.

I love you just like Damon loves his bourbon.

I love you more than all the Elena crying scenes in the whole series. 

Not even vervain could keep me from falling in love with you.

Happy Birthday, genius. Congratulations, I love you :*

And a few hundred more. All written and doodled over. I had to admit, it was the cheesiest, corniest, utterly sweetest thing I have ever seen.

I walked to my mirror and found a huge card stuck to it, the front simply saying, Ian :*.