Italy 1512 – Florence
Damon had just been about to position himself to give this lovely young lady whose name he couldn't recall, when there was a knock on the door. God, who the bloody hell could, that be.
"Who is it?" Damon shouted and the young girl under him tensed.
"Your guard my lord, I have been told to retrieve you, the princess has arrived."
Seriously he wanted nothing to do with this girl, if it weren't because of her status and him being forced literally into marrying her he wouldn't. He knew nothing about her but honestly it was more because he hadn't bothered to learn about her. All he knew was that she was a princess and she was from France. He knew though a lot about her older sister Katherine, he had met her while he was at French Court. She had been beautiful, and had a strong will, he thought he'd loved her but then she had chosen to spend all her time with his younger brother Steffen.
"Ugh, ok ill be right out."
"Sorry lovely but were going to have to cut this short."
The young girl giggled, and began to get dressed.
"I can see you are tensed about marrying the princess, and if it any constellation, I've heard she is the most beautiful royal in all of Europe she had many offers to marry, because of her beauty and her tittle, but her father chose you, you should feel more fortunate."
He simple glared at her. Then he got dressed and went out the door.
He was down on time to see that almost everyone in the palace had been outside to wait for her arrival. Before he had, and for that he received a scowl from his fathers Mistress. His brother came up to him.
"Don't you think you should have worn something a little nicer, I mean you are meeting your future bride to be, Brother"
"Its not like I want her to be my bride" Damon shrugged and just before he could say more her Golden carriage came to sight, it had red velvet curtains and they were closed. Behind followed three other carriages, these all-matching white with blue curtains.
"God, she brought an entourage." Damon mumbled
"I don't think you've realized you are marrying a possible queen" Steffen said with a chuckle.
The horns played and the announcer began to introduce the ladies from last carriage to first.
"We have the queens lady's, Bonnie Bennet, Caroline Forbes, and Rebekah Michelson" As if in unison all three excited there carriages. Two blondes and one with darker hair. He could honestly say they were beautiful. Especially the two blondes. Even though they both had blue eyes there was something different and unique about each.
"Wow, does France just make beautiful women or did they send them all here?" Damon muttered.
"Wait till you see your bride to be" Steffen snickered.
"How has everyone seen her but me, was there some sort of portrait hidden from me?" Damon began to be irritated with the fact that everyone had seen his bride to be except him.
"Don't get your knickers in a twist there about to announce her." Steffen muttered under his breath.
Once again the horns played.
"Finally Princess Elena of France."
With that a beautiful petite brunette emerged, her hair fell down a little after mid back and she wore, a red velvet gown, it was long sleeve and a little to covering for his liking but damn she was truly astonishing. Her smile was shy as if she didn't like all the attention. And her hair was in waves; he had never seen anyone as beautiful. Before he had much time to admire, her friends came rushing to pull her into a group hug.
That's when Damon decided it was time to introduce him to her. He walked at a slow paced and when he reached her, her lady's backed away. He slowly picked up her hand and kissed her knuckles.
"Damon Salvatore"
She blushed immensely and he immediately enjoyed the way he reacted to her.
"Steffen!" she screeched suddenly and pulled her arm away from him and went running to his brother who caught her and spun her around in a hug.
"I'm so glad you're here, I thought they'd married you of by know, and I hadn't heard of it, you haven't answered my letters."
He had put her down and was looking at her intently.
"I'm sorry Princess" He said playfully "I just got back from Rome last night"
"Oh its ok, I survived, and made it here in one piece"
Most of the people that were there to meet her had left, once she existed the carriage, the only people outside where a few Guards and Servants who were unloading the carriages.
Steffen greeted her lady's and from what Damon saw he also knew them. How the hell did he know them? They were in some sort story telling when Damon loudly cleared his throat.
They all looked at him, and he couldn't help the way Elena immediately looked at the ground, she looked scared of him.
"Brother, a word"
With that Steffen excused himself, not before whispering something in Elena's ear that made her smile. Elena and Her lady's went to see and settle down in there chambers.
Steffen began a walk through the garden with Damon.
"What the hell was that? How the hell do you know them?"
"Well, I went to France as you recall exactly one month ago, to negotiate the marriage with father. We met and we really hit it of"
Damon mediated in this for a second.
"Well you didn't lie or exaggerate when you said she was a beauty. I don't think I've ever seen anyone as beautiful as her."
"I know, and you should get to know her" Steffen encouraged.
"She seems somewhat afraid though, but not with you."
"Well she's heard things, like the fact that you have a different women in your bed everyday, you've just got to prove her wrong." Steffen, Damon thought really wanted him to like this girl.
"Okay, ill start write know, thanks brother." Damon jogged back to the palace with a mission he would make this girl fall in love with him. He didn't want her to think he was a monster.
