Okay, Soo I was listening to the Boys of Fall by Kenny Chesney. And then I thought about Damon playing football...*dies* which wasnt good because I was driving at the time. :P
but this idea popped into my head. I thought it was a pretty good idea so I hope you enjoy it. Its all human and I would appreciate reviews to see what I could work on. :)
I strode out onto the home football field of my high school and heard the roaring cheers as the fifth game of the season was about to begin. It was an amazing feeling to know so many people supported us. The Mystic Falls Timberwolves were undefeated last season and I was set and determined to lead them to another Championship game. I took my spot as the quarterback and threw the football to Tyler Lockwood. He caught it and held it into his chest, so he wouldn't fumble it,as the defensive man tackled him to the ground.
One down and probably a hundred more throws to go. Throwing the ball always made me nervous; I didn't want an interception to ruin my record. I turned toward the sidelines as we stood in the huddle and watched my girlfriend, Elena, doing a cheer. She was at the top of the pyramid with a broad smile splayed across her face.
I was so proud of her. She was the one person who understood me. Everyone else thought I was a stuck up jock but that wasn't the case and she got to know the real me. I was Damon Salvatore; the misunderstood boy who lost his parents at a young age. At first Elena thought of me as just that, a stuck up jock, but as we hung out she got to know me as me. I loved her so much..
The game continued and we ran up the score. I felt bad for the other team. The final score was 56-3, but that's just how the Timberwolves rolled when they were hungry.
After the game, I walked over to the fence where Elena stood waiting for me. She gave me a grin. "Nice game." she commented. "Nice cheers. I personally enjoyed it." I said jokingly.
"Damon.." she said exasperated.
"You know I'm just kidding." I smirked. "Sure you were. You may want to go get washed up. Caroline, Tyler, and we are going to the Grill to celebrate." she said taking in my sweaty appearance.
"I will be right back then. Wait for me." I said walking toward the locker room. All the boys were standing around getting dressed and putting their football gear into their gym bags.
"Good job tonight Damon." they all chorused patting me on the back. "Thanks boys. Got to keep it up if we plan on going to Richmond again this year." I said.
I noticed a little runt of a boy who was one year younger than I sitting the next row of lockers over all alone. I didn't know his name. He was on the team but never got playing time; I didn't understand why he stuck with it. He looked like one of those nerds who are amazing at math and science and other complicated subjects that jocks like me trembled at the thought of.
I went to the showers and rinsed off all the dirt and grime that was stuck to me. The hot water felt amazing on my skin, relaxing all the nerves from the game away.
I quickly got out and put on the clean clothes I brought for after the game. The locker room was cleared out except for the nerdy boy who was still sitting there. "Hey bud, what's your name?" I asked. The boy looked up startled. "Are you talking to me?" he asked. "Well, do you see anyone else in here?" I asked.
"No, I guess not. My name is Sheldon." he replied. "Nice to meet you Sheldon. My name's Damon." I introduced. "Yeah, I know who you are. The head football player and captain. The most popular guy in school. Why are you even talking to me? You know if someone caught you it could ruin your status." he said.
"Just trying to be polite.. Well I'm off to the Grill with Elena and the others. Hope you have a good night." I said picking up the gym bag. As I was walking to the door I thought I heard him say
Doubt it.
I ran out toward the bleachers where Tyler, Elena, and Caroline sat waiting for me. I put my arm around Elena as we all strolled out to the parking lot. It was a mild night, the stars twinkled in the sky, and everything was just perfect.
We jumped into Tyler's car and headed off to the grill.
We parked right in front, and we could hear the music playing inside. The Grill was the local hang out spot for all the high school kids. If you were anybody you were there after a game.
As we walked in Matt ushered us to a booth and went to put down his bucket of dirty dishes in the back room.
"Good game tonight Salvatore. I heard ya'll ripped them up!" Matt said pulling up a chair at the end of the table.
"Yeah. I felt kind of bad about that." I smirked. I had that signature smirk that I did a lot. It was a habit that just stuck with me and however hard I tried I could never break that habit.
"He was amazing." Elena agreed. I gave her a squeeze in appreciation. We ordered our food and spoke with other friends sitting in close 11:00 we drove back to the school to pick up my car. I pulled out of the parking spot but before we could go Elena stopped me.
"Who is that boy?" she asked concerned. "Oh that's Sheldon. He's on the football team." I told her. "Well what is he still doing here?" she wondered. "Oh I don't know. Why don't we ask him?" I said with a tone to my voice. She gave me a look as we pulled up beside Sheldon who was walking out of the parking lot. "Hey, Sheldon, what are you still doing here?" I asked him. "Walking home…"he replied.
"Where are your parents?" I wondered. "They forgot about me again." He sighed.
"Sheldon, get in the car were taking you home." Elena said. "That's not necessary." he responded.
"It's getting cold out there. Get in the car now." she demanded. He rolled his eyes and climbed in the back seat. "Take me to Jefferson Street." He said. I pulled out of the parking lot and headed left then during down an old run down street. "This is my house." he pointed out. I pulled off to the side of the curb to wait for him to get out. "Good night Sheldon see you on Monday." Elena and I called out. He turned around and waved goodbye.
"He seems like a nice boy."Elena commented. "Yeah..." I said not really listening. "Let's go to your house."Elena said. "Yes, lets go see how little Stefan is doing studying for his midterms." I teased. "Why would we go talk to him about studying? That's such a bore! I would much rather go snuggle up on the couch and watch a movie." she smiled.
"Okay. I like that MUCH better." he grinned as he pulled away from the curb.
So what did you think? :D There's chapter one! I would definitely advice listening to Boys of Fall if you havent yet because it is an amazing song. :)