1. Prologue - The Start of Something Beautiful
She heard the front door click below her and the inevitable soft pad of feet up the stairway as she took a deep breath and turned towards the window. This time she was ready. At long last the feelings that had been growing in her all term, since he had returned, made sense. Elena Gilbert was not going to wait any longer.
A quiet gasp made her turn around ... and there he was. His ice blue eyes wide with shock, his perfect lips forming a small 'o', he looked almost lost and so young. Yet as his eyes trailed down her body, the small robe she wore hinting at the black lace underneath, the look quickly turned to smoulder, then plain lust.
Elena licked her lips, which were suddenly uncomfortably dry and grasped hold of the dresser to steady herself. No guy had ever seen her with this few clothes on, and, much though she trusted and loved the man in front of her, the feeling of doubt and self-consciousness was still there.
"Hey..." he whispered, taking her chin up from the floor with a soft touch, "Hey, don't do that. It's all right."
"No, it's not, I'm scared."
"Don't be scared, don't ever be scared my angel."
"Damon... I think I love you."
And with that he caught her chapped lips with a tenderness that stole her heart from her chest. She sighed with contentment and thought to herself,
'Finally.'
This is my first fanfiction, so I'd really love to hear what you think about it!