The Rose

Chapter 1

Damon Salvatore sighed as he fixed his tie waiting for this limo to pull into the mansion, so he could begin the torturous process that his family liked to call the bachelor. He wished he could one of those stupid bright eyed bachelor's who couldn't wait to meet his future wife, but after years of torture watching the show because of his mother he knew how this worked. None of these relationships ever worked, but he was there for his mother and not himself so he had to do this. No matter how much it pained him to do so.

After a few torturous moment, they had finally arrived at the mansion.

"Here goes nothing." he said to himself as he exited his limo.

Damon smiled as he walked over to the host Alaric Saltzman. He had to admit he was a fine looking man himself, but he probably wasn't as desperate as Damon's family was to get him married off. So here Damon was standing in front of another man waiting to meet his future wife.

The rules seemed simple enough and pretty soon he was standing in the front of the house waiting to meet his future wife and he for one couldn't wait to at least have a little fun.

The limo pulled out as Damon prepared himself to meet the first girl. He smiled as a girl with short brown hair and Green eyes. He had to admit she looked lovely in that simple black dress of hers. He smiled as she gave him a hug. He knew how touchy feely some of these woman were but he was pleasantly surprised that she took incisive first.

"Hello, you look beautiful. What's your name?"

"The name is Rose. Just please try not to forget it." she said smiling and kissing his cheek.

The next woman was more than breath taking with long brown hair that curled and sexy brown bedroom eyes. She walked sensationally as she gave him a kiss on the cheek and smiled an even sexier smile.

"Hi you might not know me, but i've heard a lot about you and after this you're going to want to know me so i'm just gonna be blunt. My name is Katherine Pierce and i'm gonna be the best thing that's ever happened to you if you pick me and i'm amazing in bed just as a plus side, so if you want to talk i'll be inside all. Night. Long." she said smiling.

He wasn't sure what was in the water with these woman but he was starting to like it more and more.

The next girl seemed a bit older, but he didn't seem to mind that. After all he was a vivid twenty-four year old and she looked in her mid-forties as she stepped out of the van with her long dark brown hair and vivid green eyes. She walked up to him and shook his hand forcefully. She was a pretty strong woman he had to admit.

"Hi I'm Isobel."

"I'm looking forward to it Isobel."

"Of course you are." she smiled.

The next woman seemed on the older side as well with light brown hair and brown eyes. She was really pretty.

"Hi i'm Andie. TV personal and a very good kisser. I would be happy to show you one of my skills later on."

"Looking forward to it."

The next girl that got out of the limo seemed to have a little bit of sass and a bitter look. She had curly blonde hair and blue-green eyes.

"Hey my name is Olivia, but let's get one thing straight I go by Liv and I'd be surprised if you could handle a woman like me, but for your sake and mine I hope you can "

Damon sighed wondering how many more woman he had to meet. He knew there was quite a few more, but he would be surprised if he remembered all their names by the end of the night. A few had made an impression on him, but no one felt like he could really connect with them. Maybe the next few would be better ir maybe the one on one time will be better,

He smiled as the next girl got out of the limo with her long brown hair and her hazel green eyes. She seemed like a sweet person. Maybe wife material. But he wouldn't know until he talked to her.

"Hi. I know you've probably heard this from a lot of girls, but I'm Lexi and I'm a psychologist. I really like to help people and I'm hoping that you don't think I'm here to asses you because I'm not and I really hope that if you don't pick me we can still be friends."

"Well I'm looking forward to meeting you."

"I'll see you inside."

He smiled as she went inside and the next girl stepped out of the limo. She had blonde hair and green eyes and Damon had to admit that she was pretty hot and she looked pretty bubbly to him. He just hoped she wasn't one of those overly bubbly ones.

She marched up to him and stuck out her hand shaking his and smiling.

"Hi i'm Caroline Forbes and I work at a TV station. I'm assertive and I like things to be orderly. I'm great at organization and planning things. And I know we can be a power couple if you let us seeing as how your hot and I'm hot and we can be a very good looking couple if you give us the chance. Also I know it's the guys job to bring the girls flowers, but I brought you some."

She gave him a few roses and he couldn't help but chuckle. At least she was full of energy and she would be more than a little bit of fun.

The next girl he met was Anna. She had long black hair and brown eyes and she spoke about being family oriented and her mother. It was very nice to hear about and a nice change.

The next girl was Valerie. She had a nice accent and she was very nice looking, but he didn't really feel a connection yet. But who knew maybe he would feel one later.

The next one that steeped out of the limo was pretty beautiful and the only girl here that looked more unique from the rest. She had beautiful brown hair and brown eyes and she looked kind, but as if she could kick your ass at any moment. She gave him a hug and looked up at him smiling.

"How are you doing tonight?" She said smiling at him.

"I'm pretty good. Trying to hang in there since my feet are killing me but i'm good."

"I can imagine. I mean I would hate standing here all night too."

"So what's your name?"

"Bonnie. Bonnie Bennett."

"Well it's very nice to meet you Bon-Bon."

She laughed he had to admit it was a nice one.

"Bon-Bon, seriously that's the best you can do. Hmm, I'm looking forward to our many chats later."

He smiled as he watched her walk into the house. At least there was some connection with her. He would defiantly be looking into her a little later in the night.

He turned around and waited for the next girl to show up wishing that they would hurry the hell up. He still had many more girls and he still full night ahead of him. He didn't understand how other men could do this he already wanted to stab his eye out with a fork. Maybe it would be better later in the night.

The next girl was Tessa, she seemed to have a real dark side and she appeared to be a little bit on the crazy side. He wasn't sure if she would be sticking around, but at least she would be interesting to talk to.

April seemed young and bubbly, but a little too young for him.

Hayley seemed a little tough around the edges and she was a single mother of a beautiful baby girl, but Damon didn't judge he loved kids for all intents and purposes and it was a nice change to the rest of the girls.

Vickie seemed like she was a little too drunk already to even notice she was here. She would defiantly be the life of the party that's for sure.

Rebekah also had an accent and she was pretty hot. Slightly taller than him, but she seemed like a girl who could bring him down to his knees.

The one girl he had been humored to meet was Rayna Cruz. He felt like he could connect with her personally. The moment she stepped out of the limo she was an utter delight just because of her honesty.

"Okay let's get one thing straight. I have no interest in you or your pretty face in fact I'm not that attracted to you. You seem like one of those guys who is only into himself and stares at the mirror multiple times a day just to make sure the hair product is kept in his hair. The only reason that I'm here is the fact that my family forced me into it, so please do me a favor and send me home first, because I know that the other girls want to be here more than me and please try not to talk to me for the rest of the night because i'm only here for the catty conversations and the untold amount of booze, so i'm gonna go enjoy that now."

Damon scoffed as she went into the mansion. Maybe he would keep her just for the hell of it.

He met Nadia and Sage next and finally after them he met the last girl.

He swore she looked like that Katherine girl that he had met earlier. Only she was a bit more simple. He wouldn't complain about it, her simpleness made her look twice as beautiful. He smiled at her as she stepped out of the limo and went over to him. He got a fluttery feeling in his chest as she stopped in front of him.

"Hi. Look I know you're exhausted and tired of meeting new woman, but if you gave me a chance to introduce myself I would really appreciate it. I know I look like the girl from earlier. Her name is Katherine and she's my sister. I just thought I would let you know that before we got started. Ugh this is really awkward for me. I don't really do well with these kind of things, so maybe i'll just start by introuduing myself. Hi I'm Elena Gilbert and I can't wait to meet you because this might sound cheesy, but i'm the girl who still believes in fairy tales and I hope you can be my prince charming, so i'll see you inside and I hope we can actually have a very nice conversation."

"I hope so too."

She smiled as he smiled too. Now that was a connection. He thought as he went into the mansion to get to know the woman a bit more.