Chapter 1: Bad First Impressions
Elena's P.O.V
Moving day, I hate this.
My dad got a new girlfriend a while back, I never met her and now we're moving into her house before we even met her. Why would my dad do this to me and my brother? I just don't understand this. My dad finally told us about her a week ago, apparently her name is Lily Salvatore she has two sons Damon and Stefan.
Lily Salvatore lives in this big boardinghouse and now I do too, I never been that girl how wanted to live in a big ass house. I'm only moving here because I don't have a say until I turn eighteen in about a half year then I'm out. I'm carrying the last box inside and up the stairs when I'm about to fall, someone catches me and gently takes the box from me.
"Here let me help you with that." A male voice says.
"Thank you." I whisper.
"Where to?" He asks dutifully.
"Um, the last room across the hall." I say, I follow him quietly to my room where he puts the box on the floor and that's when I see his face. He's handsomely beautiful with baby blue eyes and raven black hair. "Thanks for your help."
"It's fine, it was lucky I was there." He says politely.
"I'm Elena by the way, Grayson's daughter." I introduce myself politely.
"Damon Salvatore, Lily's oldest son." He introduces himself. "I'll leave you to it." He says taking his cue to leave.
"Thanks." I smile.
"No worries, princess." He leaves with that word hanging in the air. Princess? Why would he even call me that it's so far from the truth as it could be.
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I spend a couple of hours to unpack since I'll be here for a while and I might as well make the best of it so I make my room feel like the home I didn't want to leave behind. My dad wants us to come downstairs to finally meet everyone, not that I care to, but I will anyway.
I walk to the big living room where I see my brother, my dad, a tall dark haired woman, the guy who introduced himself as Damon and a guy my age. I take a seat next to my brother, he looks a little confused about all of this too. My dad is holding hands with Lily or I believe that's her name.
"Now that we're all here, I'm Lily." The dark haired introduces herself. "This is my oldest son Damon and my youngest son Stefan." She introduces the boys next to her.
"I'm Grayson." My dad introduces himself. "This is my daughter Elena and my son Jeremy." My dad introduces us. We all nod politely at each other, I feel someone's eyes at me and I recognize him as Stefan. Why does he have to stare at me like that? I think to myself.
"Grayson and I decided that we're all going camping all of us to get to know each other since we sort of sprung this moving in together on all of you we want to make the best of it." Lily informs us and I struggle not to roll my eyes.
"And when will this camping trip take place?" Damon asks annoyed.
"Next week." She answers.
"We will also eat together as a family everyday." My dad says determined.
"Tonight you're all free to do as you please." Lily says dismissing us. Jeremy leaves for his room Stefan stays in the living room and I walk over to Damon, I want to know why he would call me a princess.
"Damon?" I ask as he's about to leave.
"Yes princess?" He asks sarcastically.
"Why do you insist on call me that?" I blurt out.
"Isn't it obvious?" He asks rhetoric.
"No not to me." I snap.
"I call you a princess because that's what you are - you are that girl who has everything she wants and have the ability to make other people do as she pleases, most of all you pretend like you're not." He responds rudely, damn, he really hates me already.
"I'm not pretending to be anything, you don't even know me?" I whisper slightly hurt, he has no idea what I live with every single day.
"I don't need to, I know the type." He shake his head.
With that he walks away effectively ending the conversation while I stand there totally confused, he's really an ass. I feel hurt, but also determined to prove him wrong and make him hate me a little bit less.
"Elena?" My dad asks me snapping me out of my thoughts.
"Yeah?"
"Lily and I wanted to have a word with you and Stefan alone in the study." My dad says.
"What for?" I asks once again confused.
"Just come." He smiles, Stefan and I follow them. We take a seat and I know this conversation is serious, I just don't know what could be that serious.
"We wanted to talk the the two of you because you're the same age living under the same roof, you're siblings now whether you like it or not so we won't allow you to date if that ever were to happen. We're talking to you about this now to make sure that you understand that we won't allow you to have any kind of relationship besides being siblings or friends." Lily tell us, there is no doubt she means it with passion.
"With all due respect I wouldn't even consider to date my stepbrother." I say defending myself while Stefan remains quiet and pale white.
"Of course, Elena. We're just telling you that the rule stands and that we would stop anything beyond friendship between the two of you. We just need to know that you both under stand this." She smiles friendly.
"I understand." I assure her and they both smile.
"I understand, mom." Stefan says, but he doesn't look happy about this lecture, but frankly neither am I.
"Good, you can go relax or whatever you teenagers do." My dad smiles and we all leave the room. I walk upstairs to my room after that embarrassing talk, that will seriously make things awkward between Stefan and I.
I lie on my bed writing in my diary I need to tell someone about this crazy day and my diary will just listen no questions asked. I did consider calling Bonnie or Caroline, but right now I don't feel the urge to talk to anyone.
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I wake up from a terrible nightmare, I'm shaking with fear and sadness, soaked in sweat and I know sleep is pointless after reliving the worst day of my life once again. I decide to take a shower since the room I got has one attached. I don't want anyone to know I'm up at this hour.
The shower is refreshing, it helps me relax and forget for a moment, but of course it doesn't last forever. I decide that I seriously need a cup of coffee, I walk downstairs in my night top figuring that everyone still sleeps.
I stand in the dark kitchen with my cup of coffee and sip it slowly, suddenly I hear someone on the stairs, but before I can react they've turned on the lights.
"Shit! You scared me!" A very tired Damon groans.
"Sorry, couldn't sleep." I whisper.
"You too?" He asks and I nod.
"If you want coffee then I made some." I say pointing to the pot.
"Thanks." He half smiles as he pours himself a cup. "Why couldn't you sleep?" He asks seaming almost curious.
"Um- I- I." I sigh. "I had a nightmare, I know it's stupid." I shake my head, great now I've just giving him another reason to call me a princess.
"No it's not." He says quietly making my stream of thoughts disappear.
"You had a nightmare too." I whisper and to my surprise he nods.
"How did you know?" He asks curiously.
"The look on your face gave it away, I know that feeling." I confess.
"You're good at reading people." He says.
"Not really, there is just some things I notice." I correct him.
He suddenly seems to notice that I'm only wearing a top and panties, no bra. His eyes darken and lust is evident on his face, the way he looks at me makes me feel warm inside. My cheeks heat up and I bite my lip as I notice that he's barely wearing any clothes either, he's only wearing boxers and I can't stop myself from checking him out. My eyes wander down of his well trained chest, I feel hot and flushed, I've never checked anyone out before at least not like I do right now.
We're both seriously underdressed, but for whatever reason I don't feel self conscious at all and I definitely don't mind to see his bare chest in fact, I prefer it. I knew he was hot, but seeing him vulnerable and almost naked makes him more attractive to me.
His gaze is on my lips and all over my body, I lick my lips as I watch him openly checking me out and it boosts my ego. Had it been any other guy I would have covered myself up the second I realized he was looking at me this way, but something about Damon makes me feel different and he makes me feel something I've never felt before. I love that someone like me can hold his attention. Suddenly he seems to remember that this isn't allowed to happen when he breaks the spell with a sarcastic comment.
"Sure princess." He smirks, I'm confused again. I wonder if it's because there is something about the emotions he just showed that he wants to keep hidden or maybe he just generally hates me.
"Please stop calling me that." I ask him nicely with slight irritation.
"I'll stop calling you a princess when you somehow convinced me that you are't one and I don't see that happening in a near future." He says
"Whatever." I say and this time I decide to walk away before he does.
Against my better judgement I want to know him, I just don't know how because one moment he's honest and easy to talk to and the next he's rude and pushes me away. Maybe this camping trip will be good for something, just maybe I'll get to know him a little bit better.
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"Elena, wake up, we're all eating breakfast in 10." My dad yell knocking on my door.
"I'm up." I yell back as I get out of bed, how annoying, I barely slept and when I finally manage to sleep my dad wakes me up.
I get dressed in jeans and a top before joining the others downstairs, the only one missing is Damon. I take a seat next to my brother, I look at my dad he's completely focused on Lily they're affectionate towards one another and even though I hate this situation completely, I'm still happy to see him happy.
"Good morning, Jer." I say to my brother as I give him a quick hug which he returns.
"Good morning, 'Lena." He smiles at me.
"How did you sleep?" I ask him.
"Fine, you?" He asks and I give him a weak smile, my brother and I have our own way of communicating since mom died and nightmares happens to the both of us regularly. That's why I always ask him how he slept and fine means that he had a nightmare.
"Same." I finally say.
After around five minutes Damon appears only wearing pajamas pants, his hair is wild and untamed. I hate to admit it, but damn he looks sexy especially in the morning, I suddenly realize that I'm staring so I tear my gaze away from his hot body before someone picks up on it.
"Morning." He says sleepy voice, it's hoarse and sexy.
"Now that we're all here, good morning." Lily says with a smile.
"Good morning." We all say in unison.
"Now let's all get some breakfast." My dad suggests.
I get up and make coffee, before I realized what I'm doing I hand Damon a cup since I somehow know that he needs one too. He smiles and take the cup, I make my own cup and go back to my seat next to Jeremy. We're all sitting around the table and to say that it's weird would be an understatement, I look to see my father completely gone in Lily's eyes so I let Jer borrow my cup he drinks coffee too, but my dad will angry if he catch him drinking coffee. Damon looks surprised at me and arch a brow, I shrug.
I notice that Stefan haven't said a word since he has been down here, actually I've not really heard him say anything at all only 'yes mom' yesterday during that embarrassing talk. He seems sweet enough and it hurts to see him sad even though I don't know him.
After breakfast I notice Stefan go outside and I decide to follow him, I want to know if he's okay, I see him sit down by a tree. I walk over to him and take a seat beside him, he looks at me curiously and I smile.
"Hey." I say with a polite smile.
"Hey." He says returning my smile. "It was a awkward conversation yesterday." He says awkwardly.
"Yeah, it was weird that they chose yesterday for that kind of talk." I wonder.
"Yeah, yesterday of all days." He laughs and I laugh with him.
"How are you doing?" I ask caringly.
"Fine." He says not looking at me.
"You can talk to me you know, I won't tell and I want to be here for you if you'll let me." I say sweetly.
"Why? You don't even know me?" He says shocked.
"We're family now and family looks after each other, you've been so quiet. Is something on your mind?" I ask.
"Yeah, but it's stupid." He says ashamed.
"No it's not, try me." I smile.
"I just- I miss my dad and this new family thing, I want so bad to be okay with it because it makes my mom happy, but it's hard. I don't feel the same peace here as I used to, no offense." He smiles weakly.
"None taken, you know I feel that way too. I had to move from my family's home and I wasn't exactly jumping to have two stepbrothers, but we should make the best of it and who knows we might even be like family in the end." I gently rub his arm for support.
"Thanks Elena, it helps to know that I'm not alone in feeling this way because it made me feel like a bad person." He admits.
"It's doesn't make you a bad person Stefan, it makes you human. It's okay to wish that things could have stayed the same, we all wish for that because it's safe, but this might be even better when it becomes normal for us, it will take time and it will be okay eventually." I promise him.
"You're right, our world is just upside down right now." He says.
"Exactly, now we just need time to adjust."
"You're really sweet and caring, Elena, I talked to Jeremy a bit and he's caring like you, it makes it easier accept when your new step-siblings are understanding and someone you want to be around." He says and I blush.
"Thanks Stefan, it was very nice of you to say." I smile at him.
"Thanks for talking to me and for not making me feel stupid." He says.
"Of course, but Stefan you aren't stupid, I don't know why you think that, but you're not. You're very sweet and you feel bad about not being okay with us moving in. This is your home so of course you wouldn't be happy about sharing it, no one would. Repeat after me 'It's okay to feel this way'." I say.
"It's okay to feel this way." He says obviously thinking it's stupid.
"Again with more feeling, like you mean it." I smile.
"It's okay to feel this way." He says with more feeling.
"Again and louder." I repeat.
"It's okay to feel this way." He almost screams before he starts laughing and l laugh with him.
"Feel better?" I ask after the laughter died down.
"Much, I didn't know that saying it would help." He smiles.
"It helped because you got to admit and accept how you feel, keeping it in does more damage to you than admitting how you feel, now you can start to move on from this feeling you're keeping inside." I tell him wisely.
"Thank you." He says before he hugs me I wrap my arms around him and hug him back.
"You're welcome." I smile as I let go of him. "I'm gonna go inside, but if you need to talk come to me and I'll be there for you. You can always talk to me, I want to be your friend and be here for you." I admit, there is something about him that makes me care how he feels.
"I will and Elena, you are my friend and I'm your friend, you can come to me too." He smiles and it warms my heart.
"Thanks, that means a lot to me." I say honestly.
I get up and walk towards the door that's when I see Damon, he's standing outside watching us apparently. I walk inside and he follows me.
"We're you listening in on our conversation?" I ask confused.
"No, not the whole time, but I came outside to see how my brother was doing and then I heard you talk to him. How did you do that?" He asks confused.
"Do what?" I ask, now I don't know what he's talking about.
"Get through to him like you've known him for years? I can't get through to him at all, but you he talks to willingly." He says hurt and confused.
"I don't know, I just noticed that he didn't talk so I wanted to see if he was alright. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to overstep." I say looking down.
"No, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it like that. Thank you, he needed someone to get through to him and I'm grateful that you would take the time to help him even though you don't know him." He smiles friendly at me.
"Of course, we're all family now and I hate to see someone so down, I could never just walk away plus after that embarrassing talk yesterday he needed to smile." I admit.
"What talk?" He asks.
"You don't know?" I ask, I thought they would tell him the same.
"No?"
"I'm sorry, I just thought they might tell you the same, anyway your mom and my dad pulled Stefan and me into the office. They told us that we were siblings now and dating was forbidden between the two of us." I tell him.
"Wow, that is embarrassing especially since you only just met." He says.
"It was, they wanted to make sure that we knew that we can only be friends and they would stop anything more than that." I say.
"I'm glad they didn't tell me that, I don't do well with rules." He says dangerously and I wonder what he means by that.
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Two days have passed since Damon and I had our first civil conversation, but it didn't seem to change much he's still avoiding me as much as he can and when he can't he's sarcastic trying to get me riled up by calling me a princess. I don't get it by now he should know that I'm not, we meet downstairs every night after I had a nightmare.
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Once again I woke up from a nightmare and went to the kitchen for coffee as usual, but this time is anything but usual. This time I'm more shaken than usual, 'it's your fault' keeps repeating in my head and it makes me sink to the floor, consumed by guilt. I hug my legs to my body trying and failing to keep my tears away before I know it, I'm in a panic attack I'm shaking and crying.
"Elena! Elena, it's not real whatever is happening right now aren't real." A voice tells me, but I can't listen.
"No no no no." I cry in pain as the voices in my head repeat 'you did this its all your fault'. "Stop, please stop." I beg.
"Elena, listen to my voice, what you see or hear right now isn't real." The voice is pleading me to listen and I want to, but I can't.
You killed her, it was your fault it happened because of you, if it hadn't been for you she would still be here.
"I know it's my fault, I should have been me." I whisper brokenly, I see everything from that night in my head and I'm terrified.
"You didn't do anything wrong, you're okay." The voice whispers again, it feels like an angel to me, coming to save me as I'm about to be dragged right to hell.
"I never meant to, I'm sorry. Just let me die now like I was meant to." I beg. I feel something or someone holding me, I should be scared, but I feel safe.
"You're okay." The voice repeats and everything stops, I'm able to breathe again and the voices I heard is gone, the protective arms is still around me. "Elena?" He whispers and I can finally open my eyes, I'm back in the kitchen on the floor trying to catch my breath.
"Damon?" I whisper frightened and he nods, I take a relieved breath. "Oh thank god." I cry hugging him tight to me too scared to let go, he continues to hold me after a while he lifts me into his arms and carry me to my room. He places me back in my bed, but doesn't let go of me right away which I'm thankful for.
"It's going to be okay." He whispers to me and even though I don't believe him it's still nice to hear. After I don't know how long he moves and tries to let me go, I begin to panic.
"Please, I'm begging you don't go, don't leave me." I cry.
"Shh, I won't." He promises, a while later he seems to realize that he's not gonna get to leave for the next couple of hours, he lies down pulling me into his arms and somehow I've never felt safer, I drift off to an exhausted sleep.
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A/N:
First chapter of my new story, I got a request a long time ago to make a story like this between Damon and Elena since I wrote a story called 'My Stepbrother' for another show. This story is M-rated for a reason so if you don't like it don't read. You have been warned this will contains sexual content later on.
I hope you all liked it :)
To make the story less confusing, Elena is 17 years old and Damon is 24 much like the show (in the beginning). Jeremy is 13 in this story and Stefan is 17 like Elena. Also Elena kinda became like a mother to Jeremy after their mom died, so she's really close with her brother.
- Until next time :)