00:00Promise me this is forever.
00:03I promise.
00:05There's no denying one of television's most memorable love triangles happened on The Vampire Diaries.
00:10Whether you were Team Stellana or Team Delana, one thing's for sure, the chemistry was off the charts.
00:16But right now, we're taking a closer look at the endgame couple.
00:20Here's eight Delana moments we love on The Vampire Diaries.
00:24I see where my brother's so smitten.
00:27It's about time.
00:28For a while there, I never thought he'd get over the last one.
00:31Nearly destroyed him.
00:33The first meeting.
00:34It all started with their first meeting in Season 1, Episode 2,
00:38even though fans will eventually learn that the two had previously met in a flashback.
00:42The two share a tense exchange at the Salvatore house after Stefan warned Delana about her menacing brother.
00:48Miss Mystic Falls.
00:49An early Delana moment fans still swoon over is the Miss Mystic Falls pageant at the end of Season 1,
00:55When Stefan is nowhere to be found, after relapsing on human blood,
00:59Damon steps in to escort and dance with Delana at the pageant,
01:03where audiences sense the first signs of chemistry.
01:06And it's because I love you that I can't be selfish with you.
01:11The Confession.
01:12A pivotal moment in the Damon-Elena courtship is when Damon finally confesses his feelings to Elena.
01:19He shares that he's in love with her, but then admits that he can't be selfish with his love
01:23and that she should be with Stefan before compelling her to forget.
01:26Of course, these are memories that Elena gains back later in the series.
01:30The Road Trip.
01:31In Season 3, things ramp up for the will-they-won't-they couple when Stefan is off with Klaus.
01:37Damon and Elena set off on a road trip to Denver to find Elena's brother Jeremy to figure out the Salvatore bloodline.
01:43During an overnight stay at a motel, things heat up between Delana and the two end up sharing a passionate makeout.
01:50I didn't sleep with Damon because of the sire bond.
01:52I slept with Damon because I'm in love with him.
01:54It's official.
01:55Delana fans were finally able to rejoice at the end of Season 4.
01:58Although everyone believed Elena's love for the older Salvatore was due to a sire bond,
02:03Elena broke the sire and finally confessed her love for Damon to be real.
02:07Promise me this is forever.
02:11The rain kiss.
02:13Seasons 5 and 6 had plenty of rollercoaster Delana moments as the two navigated being an official couple.
02:19But in this episode, the two share an especially emotional kiss in the rain
02:23after Damon helps Elena remember their relationship
02:26after she asked Alaric to erase her memories
02:28when she was unable to cope with his death.
02:31The last dance.
02:32In a particularly emotional episode,
02:34Elena says goodbye to all her loved ones
02:36after Kai links Elena's life to Bonnie's,
02:39making it so that as long as Bonnie lives,
02:41Elena remains in a lifelong coma-like state.
02:44The gut-wrenching moment happened when fans watched Elena say goodbye to Damon
02:48as the two share an emotional final dance where they first met.
02:52Damon is still worried he'll never see Stefan again.
02:55that he'll never find peace.
02:57But I know he's wrong because peace exists.
03:01It lives in everything we hold dear.
03:05Happily ever after.
03:06In the series finale, Elena finally reawakens and is reunited with Damon.
03:10In a flash-forward scene in the final moments of the show,
03:13we see that the two have become humans again and is able to grow old together
03:17and live happily ever after in what has become one of the sweetest moments in the series
03:21For a look at other TV moments, roles we love, stay tuned into The Hollywood Reporter.
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