Seeing red

This is my first fanfic, but don't be discouraged that it will be crap. I have written stories before just not using someone elses characters. and on that note...I do not own anything. Characters, main story line, and all the rest of that belong to L.J. Smith and the creators of TVD.

I'm just playing with their lives a little…tehe ("dance, my pretties, dance")

"All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players; they have their exits and their entrances, and one man in his time plays many parts…" -Shakespeare's As You Like It.

Author Note: Thoughts are in bold. In this fic I am using the blonde Elena from the books, but the dark haired Katherine from the TV. They will look exactly the same but their hair color will just be different. Also it will be the story line from the TV but the boarding house from the books. I will have Ms. Flowers in this because I always liked her. And assume that since the vamps are so old that they have severe amount of money stored up so they can stay wherever they want and get anything they want.

Elena POV:

We had driven out of Mystic Falls in an broke down little car Ms. Flowers had out in the shed; said she had wanted to get a new car to go to the store but could only afford that one. (Truth be told she'd probably be better off driving the Model-T she has parked in the barn. Runs amazing for as old as it is.) We ditched the car somewhere just out side of Tennessee and started to walk on foot. We would go through small towns and large cities but in large cities it took more effort to get a room for the night. We tried to stay small but not small enough that Klaus would look there first. Damon had chosen where we got to stay tonight, said he was "tired of sleeping in musty hay bails and damp alleys." At this, I rolled my eyes. We had been staying with compelled people all over. Damon laid on the charm and got us in the door then compelled the family that they never saw us and we'd leave the next morning. When they didn't have beds to offer, we would sleep in their barn lofts. Most had been made into a second home by their children. But that's Damon always a bit towards the theatrics although I must say he has good taste. There was only one room left when we checked in…The Honeymoon Suite…The clerk wouldn't let him take it without seeing a couple present. The trademark Damon smirk passed over his lips curling to one side. I had been looking through the brochures of things to do in this town. Katherine said that she thought we might be able to stay here a little longer. It was kind of like the places she used to hide in. I figured if we got to stay a little while I might be able to go see something fun. I was listening to them talk when I heard Damon call me over when we were checking in looped his arm around my waist and pulled me to his side. My head started to spin when I smelled his heady aroma. It took me back to that night he found me. It was absolutely intoxicating. I could never let him know that though. I pushed the thoughts from my head and stared into his eyes.

"Elena, sweetheart, I couldn't bare another moment without you at my side." I rolled my eyes away from the clerk knowing he was hamming it up for the clerk and he grinned at me. It always made me weak in the knees when he did that. He didn't do it often and it was always just for me. I smiled a little back at him and caught this glint in his eyes. If I hadn't been so close to him I would have missed it. I'll have to ask him about that later. I turned to see the clerk looking at us dreamily and figured he saw what he wanted to see and he was a hopeless romantic. He handed the keys to us and asked if we would like champagne and strawberries sent to the room. Damon smirked at the clerk.

"Of course, this is the most beautiful woman in the world. She deserves the best"

The clerk nodded and waved as we walked to the room still tangled in each others arms. All I could think was 'did he just call me the most beautiful woman in the world' 'did he mean it?' I smiled to myself as we walked past the car. I untangled myself from Damon and knocked on the window. Stefan and Katherine got out of the car and followed us into the suite. Damon unlocked the door and went to explore. I held the door so we could all get in. Stefan walked past me sullen almost bumping into me. What's that all about...I thought his emotions were still turned off? Katherine sauntered through smirking and giving me a knowing look. She stopped just inside the door, her face softened a little and just loud enough for me to hear said, "It's ok to love them both you know." Her lips curled into the wicked smile, "but something tells me you only have eyes for one" My eyes darted to Damon and back to her before I could get control of myself. She saw. CRAP "That's what I thought…just do me a favor" she vamp sped towards me nearly nose to nose. In a menacing tone she said "stop stringing Stefan along. You hurt him, I kill you…" she went back to the sickening sweet grin. "Sweet Dreams Elena" she called over her shoulder walking further into the cottage.

AN: Next chapter is Elena as well, just a few hours later