Okay, so this is my first foray into actual writing of fanfics. I'm kind of excited… and nervous. I've been reading fanfics for a while, but never had the courage to start writing until now. Please tell me what you think. Also, if someone would like to start looking over my stories (I'm not sure how beta-ing works), that would be super awesome. So yeah…

Oh there will be eventual slash in this story and all that entails (meaning smut) but I'm going to try and put in a good dash of plot and we'll see what happens when it comes to smut in a bit. But I really do have a dirty mind.

Flashback

"I'm sorry, Elijah. I really am." Hayley said in a somber tone." I can't travel around the world with you. I can't pretend that we can have a relationship. You know how screwed up that would be. It would all just work out better if I was with Klaus."

Elijah just stood stoically silent as Hayley proceeded to tell him why they couldn't be together.

He tried to keep his face expressionless, but something must have given away his devastation as Hayley adopted a softer tone.

"I can't choose you. My first duty is to Hope. And she needs stability. I can't be dating her uncle."

Even though Elijah knew that everything she said made sense, his heart still ached when he realized that he had lost another chance at love. Who was he kidding? He didn't have a chance in the first place.

And as Hayley silently whispered, "I can't be with you." Elijah simply replied "I know."

5 years later:

Elijah stood in front of the building and allowed himself to revel in his vampire senses for a minute. He could smell the freshly cut grass on the quad behind him combined with the scents of students walking to their next class. The hundreds of heartbeats thrummed and gave off a light humming sound. The sun was lightly shining and leaves were starting to change colors, but hadn't started falling to the ground just yet. It was a typical start to a college semester.

Coming back to himself, Elijah pushed his enhanced senses to the back of his mind and came to the present. He mentally made sure he had everything in order while he walked towards his destination:

Notes-check

Syllabus-check

Impeccably tailored and ironed suit-check

Immaculately shined shoes-check

He walked confidently into the middle of the modern building and pushed into a set of double doors on the left. While there were some students already inside, the huge lecture hall was mostly empty. "Actually," he thought to himself, "this is a really large classroom for the number of students." But he had compelled the department administrators to give him the best lecture hall and the second best office (no need to make anyone too suspicious.) He refused to lecture in some small, dilapidated classroom on the highest floor of the building.

While he unpacked his notes, Elijah silently noted the rest of his students strolling in. When he did a headcount, he realized that only one person was missing. Noting that the starting time of class had already passed, he handed out his syllabus and began his lecture.

"Welcome to HIS407: A Study of Norse Mythology …."

Fifteen minutes into his lecture, Elijah heard the door at his right open. When he glanced over, he noted a boy with ruffled hair and the typical jeans and t-shirt ensemble of most college students. With a sigh, he stopped his lecture and started to hand the boy a syllabus. When the boy came closer, Elijah stiffened. After a thousand years, it was almost normal for him to listen for a heartbeat to determine a person's emotions. He had simply wished to determine if the boy was in any distress from being so late. However, he quickly realized that he couldn't hear heartbeat. "A vampire, how lovely," he thought.

Pointedly, he started lecturing again and tried to gain the attention of his students again. He pushed the vampire out of his mind. This was hardly his first time lecturing at a university and it was hardly the first time he had a vampire in his class. Many vampires simply looked at universities as a continuation of what they would do if they were human.

Finishing up his lecture, Elijah pointedly reiterated his attendance policy and his view of tardiness. He then dismissed the class. As the students hurriedly filed out, Elijah noticed the vampire lagging behind. As the last of the human students exited the lecture hall, the vampire approached Elijah while he was putting away his notes.

A/N

So what do you think so far? Please review and tell me if there were any grammar mistakes. I know one thing I'm terrible at is editing.