Okay, so here it is, the first chapter of the prequel to "Expecting the Unexpected." I hope you all enjoy it. The next chapter is about half written so it won't be too long of a wait.
ELENA POV
"Ugh look at him... he's such a... such a... manwhore." I said searching for the appropriate word that described the devil known as Damon Salvatore. Damon Salvatore. He was a junior whereas I was a sophomore not that I had any reason to think about us together in any way. I hated him, he was a pig.
"Yes, he is but you know that any girl in this school would ignore his reputation to roll around in his bed with him." My best friend Caroline Forbes told me.
"It's disgusting. You'll never find me being one of those girls. Ever. I'm serious Care." I told her as she raised her eyebrows at me. Like every other girl in the school he did affect me. I would be lying if I said he didn't. But what set me apart from other girls in this school is that I had no intention of doing anything about those urges. I refused to join the ranking of the school's sluttiest by sleeping with Damon Salvatore, no matter how hot he is.
"Alright, alright. Let's just get practising." Caroline said stopping me before I went on my customary rant about Damon Salvatore and his band of idiots.
"Oh what, so we can enjoy having those assholes stare at us the entire time?" I asked shaking my head. I didn't know why I was in such a bad mood right now. Sure I'd been single for quite a while by now after Matt and I broke up, but that wasn't why. Matt and I stayed really good friends which was rare for an ex couple. And, so far today Damon "the manwhore" Salvatore hadn't tried to hit on me, so really I shouldn't be grumpy.
"If that's how they get their kicks then fine. You're the only girl I know that doesn't like that senior guys are watching us practice." Caroline shrugged.
"Alright, alright." I said going to stand in my position and wait for Caroline to give the cue.
"So are you letting me on the squad yet?" My long time arch-nemesis demanded as she walked up to us just before Caroline gave us the cue to go through the routine for the first time today.
"Not a chance Sophia. We don't like you and you don't like us. Since it's my squad, I figure it's my decision to keep you out." Caroline told her. Caroline knew how much I hated Sophia, so she made it her own personal mission to ensure that she never came near our squad. Best. Friend. Ever.
"Fine. You know eventually you will realize that you need me more than I need you." She hissed before walking away towards Damon and his group.
"Out of all the bad decisions she's ever made, flirting with them is one of the worst." I said of her walking towards the table near where we were practising.
"In her defence, which I never do by the way, they are hot. If they weren't so vile and repulsive I would probably be over there with her. Well not with her, but you know.." Caroline trailed off. Damon's group consisted of himself, Klaus Mikealson, Harper, and Mason Lockwood. They where the school's bad-asses and trouble makers which made them the most popular group in school besides us. The cheerleaders and jocks were popular for being popular and Damon and friends were anti-popular essentially. I hated each and every one of them.
"If they had a good personality to go with their looks, then maybe I could stand them. But they don't so I can't." I said as I gestured for Caroline to get back into formation and to give us the cue to get going on practice.
I watched over my shoulder as Sophia planted herself on their table and was insistently flirting with Damon. He looked mildly interested as he turned his head to face her with that stupid smirk on his face. She grinned at him and leaned in to whisper something in his ear. His smirk widened and I shook my head in response. He was such a pig. Not that I cared what happened to Sophia but even I could see that he wasn't actually into her. He was just pretending for the sake of getting laid. That's how Damon Salvatore worked. He would say whatever he had to say to charm his way into a girls pants. Then he would deny it and ignore the fact that he said it when he proceeded to ignore you for the rest of time since he had gotten what he wanted out of you. Damon Salvatore was one of the worst guys I had ever met but instead of associating with him in any way, I opted to just ignore him. I wanted nothing to do with him and that's the way I chose to live my life until he graduated. "Only two more years Elena. Only two more years." I told myself often.
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DAMON POV
I half ignored Sophia Reynolds as I watched the cheerleaders practice only a few meters from where we sat. I only heard half of what she said but I knew if I wanted to get laid tonight I would have to figure out a way to be more attentive to her. She was the only possible conquest at this time, but she was one I'd had too many times to count. She was good for a quick lay and not much more. She was definitely no fun to talk to, but it was her body that kept me civil to her. She was good in bed and she was willing to do whatever it took to please me. Most girls were but Sophia had the looks to back it up. And bonus, she didn't care that I was using her. Well either she didn't care, or she chose to not believe that was what was happening. Either way it wasn't my problem. I'm an expert and not showing commitment to people, perks of living in a commitment-free household. Commitment is more Stefan's thing than mine.
"Damon... stop watching them. You're supposed to be paying attention to me." Sophia sulked next to me and I fought the urge to roll my eyes. I glanced over my right should and caught my best bud Klaus's expression. He rolled his eyes and I shook my head. Klaus didn't quite understand my need to keep Sophia hanging on. He's all for using a girl for casual sex, it's just his standards are much higher than mine. He would never go for a girl that annoys the hell out of him like Sophia. But she has a hot body and talented mouth so I don't care. I just tend to ignore every single thing she says, which admittedly gets me in trouble sometimes but I don't really care. I ignore her, she gets pissed and walks away for a few days. Then she comes back and gets back into my bed or the backseat of my car, wherever I feel like it. Sometimes I even defile her in her bed at home. That's always fun, since Sophia Reynolds is the daughter of Mrs. Reynolds Mystic Falls High's bitchiest English teacher.
"Damon... you're not listening to me." She whined in her keening little girls voice. I hated her voice so much and this time I really did roll my eyes.
"I'm not... oh well." I said as she wrapped her arms around my bicep and slide herself closer to me. She was wearing a
"Damon approved" short skirt and tank top. I could see enough skin to get her kicked out of school which is what I like. I like it when a girl breaks the rules just to show me what I want to see. It's nice having that kind of power over the female species.
"Damon... I wanted to ask you something." She said grabbing my face and turning me to face her. She leaned in and kissed me dirtily, and if she wanted me to agree to something that was the way to start.
"What do you want?" I sighed. I was fairly easy, bribe me with sex and I would go easy.
"So you know how we've been seeing each other for a while now." She started talking and I almost spit out the coke I had just drunk. Seeing each other? That's what she was calling it now.
"Seeing each other?" I questioned.
"Yeah. We're seeing each other. I'm not seeing anyone else and I don't think you are either. I rock your world much too good for that." She smirked.
"Where are you going with this, so I can say no and we can be done with it." I said trying to rush her along.
"Do you have to be such an ass. But fine, you win. I want you to come home with me and officially meant my parents. They've been dying to meet the guy I'm totally into right now." Sophia told me and my eyes widened.
"I don't know about you, but this is just sex to me. There is nothing more to it. I have no intentions of going to meet your parents. I'm not your boyfriend and I never will be." I told her not caring that I was being overly harsh. She needed to understand the rules. The rules were plain and simple... no boyfriend/girlfriend things. Meeting the parents definitely fell under that heading. She was the last girl I would ever pick to be my girlfriend, if I ever decided that I needed one of those. In my limited understanding of the subject, you had to at least like the girl who was your girlfriend and the only thing I ever felt for Sophia was lust and even that was fading.
"Why are you so awful Damon?" She asked getting off of the table and stalking away from the table.
"Phew you diffused that bomb successfully Salvatore.." Mason told me clapping me on the shoulder. I sighed and grinned at him.
"Was there any chance that I wouldn't?" I asked smirking widely again.
"Nope, I wasn't worried. If you keep that up, she's going to have your children named by next month." Mason joked.
"Which is why I need to let her go, at least temporarily. She needs to get over that stupid crush she has on me. It won't work out well for either of us. If she starts thinking she has some claim on me, it'll make getting other dates much harder." Damon noted as he cupped his chin in his hands.
"Yeah, what we need to find you is a temporary replacement for her, so she knows that she too is replaceable." Mason pondered.
"Meh that won't be too hard for me to find."Damon shrugged as he turned back to the cheerleader show on the grass in front of him.
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ELENA POV
"So, are we almost done here today?" I asked Caroline before I took a long drink of water and tugged my shirt down so it covered the maximum amount of skin it possibly could.
"Yep. So what's on the agenda tonight?" Caroline asked as she pulled her sweater on over her shirt and picked up her bag.
"My mom is out of town for the night and Jeremy is heading to one of his friends houses. So I'm meeting my dad for dinner at the Grill. We try to do that at least once a month just the two of us. It keeps him up to speed on my life." I told her. Sue me, I actually enjoy spending time with my parents. I actually like my parents and it doesn't matter to me that people my age are supposed to dislike their parents. I'm the one that actually enjoys their company.
"Cool. So I'll see you tomorrow?" She asked.
"Yep. I'll be here as I am every time there is a practice." I told her.
"Good. I will see you tomorrow Elena." Caroline said.
"You too. Call me tonight if you're bored. We're due for some girl talk soon." I told her and she nodded her head enthusiastically.
"Yes we sure are." She said before heading out in the direction of her car. I followed a couple of minutes behind her, needing to make sure I had all my stuff before heading to my SUV.
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DAMON POV
"I love cheerleaders man. They're so...cheery." Mason cheered as the last cheerleader left the grass.
"If you had to pick a cheerleader to fuck... which one would you pick?"Damon asked idly. He was curious about that answer, he hadn't actually slept with a cheerleader yet and he was eager to. He just wasn't sure which one would make the best temporary replacement.
"I don't know dude. I like them all. I would like to have a cheerleader orgy." Mason decided.
"Klaus?" I asked. Although I knew his answer already. He'd been making the same set of googly eyes at the same girl for a long time now. I think it was time he got over that immature infatuation.
"Caroline Forbes. She is like a ray of sunshine in a dreary dark world." Klaus said with a grin.
"Klaus, watch it your corniness is coming out. Careful, you're starting to sound like a pussy." Damon said laughing.
"Having crushes on chicks isn't a bad thing Damon. You'd find it would be good for you." Klaus told him and Damon laughed.
"There is no way in hell having a relationship of any sort would be good for me. I've never seen a functional one so I don't plan on attempting to have one." I told them because it was true. I'd never seen a functional relationship and I probably never would.
"So what's yours?" Mason asked referring to the cheerleader I would like to fuck.
"Now don't judge me... but I want Elena Gilbert." I told them and they all laughed. "
"Shit man, she's a virgin. I heard her tell Blondie that she wasn't ready to give it up that's why she and the Wonder Jock she was dating before broke up." Mason laughed.
"Yeah why the hell do you think I want her?" Damon demanded.
"Oh so you just want another notch on your bedpost. Well good luck with that buddy. Guys like us don't get to fuck girls like her." Mason told him.
"Want a bet? I bet I could get her in my bed or the backseat of my car in one date." I told them. I was completely comfortable in my ability and not even Elena Gilbert would be able to stop me from getting what I want.
"Put your money where your mouth is Salvatore. It's never going to happen in a million years." Mason laughed.
"Damon do you think it's wise that you're betting money on this? What if she finds out, she'd be really hurt?" Klaus asked frowning. He was all for things like this, but he also didn't want to see his dream girls best friend hurt because of his best friend. It would lessen his chances even more with the beautiful Caroline Forbes.
"Yep. It'll be easy because it won't take any effort from me at all to get her into my bed. She's a virgin, so all she probably wants is to get rid of that pesky virginity. I'm more than willing to do that for her, while at the same time make it clear to Sophia that I am not hers." I told them as more of my plan fell into place.
"Well good luck with that. I bet you twenty bucks that you can't get her to sleep with you within a week." Mason gambled.
"I'll bet twenty that I can." Damon said and the two guys shook hands.
"You better get to work." Mason told him grinning. He clearly thought that Damon had no chance in hell of winning this bet.
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I sat down at my fathers and my usual table and waited for him to show up. He had texted me saying that he was running a little late but that he would be here soon. That was my father for you, he was Mystic Falls, resident family physician and he was incredibly busy. But he always made time for me and Jeremy and of course our mother. He was the perfect family man, and it may mean that he spent a lot of time tired, but he was an amazing father.
"Well hello there." A voice that I hated that I recognized sounded through the restaurant.
"Can I help you?" I asked him as he took the seat that my father would soon be occupying.
"Actually yeah, you can go on a date with me." He told me smirking at me. I couldn't believe it, Damon Salvatore was asking me on a date. It was laughable to say the least. I couldn't believe he was that delusional!
"Oh my God, you're not serious are you?" I asked him trying to control laughter.
"I'm dead serious. You know we would have an awesome time together." He told me laying it on thick.
"I'm not interested." I said to him oping he would get the hint and leave me alone.
"Sure you are. I can see that you're attracted to me. Just give it up now." He told me and I glared at him.
"I think you're in my seat." My father's voice interrupted and I was instantly relieved to hear my father standing at the table.
"Yes sir. I was actually just asking your daughter out on a date." Damon said and I rolled my eyes. He knew how to handle parents, that much was clear.
"She's clearly not interested. So you can run along now." Grayson Gilbert said and Damon wisely walked away.
"Thank you daddy." I told him graciously.
"You're welcome sweetie. So now what was that about?" He asked cautiously.
"I don't know. He seems to think I'm going to be his new flavour of the month or something stupid like that. Which is so not going to happen." I told him.
"That's my girl." My dad said patting my hand. Little did I know that was just the beginning.