A/N: Well this is my first story. I don't write but I've had this idea for a while so decided to go with it.
It's AU and the rating is a T as of right now but I'm sure at some point it will escalate to something more, just so you know in case you're not comfortable with more explicit writing. I'll be sure to let you know ahead of time
I do not own the vampire diaries. I am simply borrowing the characters. This is for entertainment purposes
Not much happens in this first chapter. It's kind of just introductory to Elena I guess. And as I said, this is my first story so any advice or ideas you might have are more than welcome and appreciated :)
Hope you enjoy :)
"Congratulations Elena!" Everyone in the office shouts as they raise their glasses to the new Editor in Chief of Fashion Q Magazine. Elena smiles as she gives a collective thanks to everyone and raises her glass to take a swig of her champagne.
Setting down her drink as she's handed a slice of congratulatory cake and is engaged in some friendly chatter with her colleagues Elena takes some time to assimilate her surroundings and everything that she's accomplished in such little time. Just two years ago she was graduating college with a degree in journalism ready to pack her bags , move out to New York, apply for jobs at magazines and get her career started. Upon getting several interviews at different magazines and being offered more than 2 of the positions, she had decided to accept the writing job at Fashion Q Magazine. With great reviews and feedback, it didn't take long for her to start climbing the ladder and now, she's being promoted to Editor in Chief of the, soon to be opened, Fashion Q Magazine office in Paris, France. Elena couldn't be any happier than she felt at this point in time in her life. She accomplished everything she put her mind to and more. She has a great job, soon to be even better, great colleagues and great friends who have been very supportive of her. Everything was going perfectly.
"So we're going out for drinks tonight Elena, you in?" Bonnie, her best friend, co-worker, partner in crime, asks her snapping her back to reality. With a smile Elena answers, "Of course. What's a celebration without a couple of drinks?" Everyone laughs as they decide what bar to hit up later and around what time.
The small celebration at the office lounge lasts for about an hour and everyone gets back to work to finish up for the weekend. Elena heads back to her office and sits at her desk, twirling her chair around to stare out of her office window, or glass wall practically because the windows were from floor to ceiling leaving an amazing view of the New York City skyline. The view was one of the perks of her job. She loved having such a beautiful view of the city especially when days would get shorter in the winter and she could see the sunset perfectly. Elena grew up in a small town, nothing too fancy with sky high buildings. And even though she enjoyed going back to those rural settings to just wind back, she very much enjoyed this fast paced life in New York. After all she was doing what she loves and doesn't consider her job a job. As the saying goes, "you never work a day in your life if you're doing what you love."
The next few hours went by quickly as Elena finished up some reviews and made some phones calls regarding next months issue of the magazine. She shut down her computer, grabbed her coat off the coat rack next to her door and headed out.
As she made it to her apartment, she received a text from Bonnie saying that they'd be meeting up at CinCin's, a nice little Italian bar just outside of the city, at around 8:30pm. She sends back a reply as she closes her door and heads to her room. It's 6:15 which gives her enough time to take a relaxing shower and get ready. She puts on some music as he heads into the shower.
Coming out of the bathroom wrapped in a towel, her hair as well, she heads to her closet to decide on what to wear tonight.
"No. No. Definitely not. Ugh" Exasperated with not liking anything in her closet, she throws herself onto her bed and lets out a sigh. But she quickly sits up as she remembers the little black dress the wardrobe department sent her not too long ago after she mentioned how much she liked it on one of the models.
The garment underneath was strapless and a very nice fit, accentuating her curves and ended around mid thigh and on top of it was black lace with 3/4 sleeves and a hem a little longer than where the under part of the dress ends. She liked it because it wasn't too sexy, but not too conservative. She got her hair and make-up done in a decent amount of time even though she would take a couple of second breaks as she swayed along with the music from her Ipod.
Taking one last look in the mirror and feeling satisfied with how she looked, she decided to hit the road hoping not to catch too much traffic and being late. She grabbed a coat and a scarf and headed out.
Half an hour later she arrived at the bar. She had passed it a couple of times before and had heard of it but had never been inside. As she walked in the doors she could feel a homeyness to it and instantly loved it. It had warm, neutral colors and somewhat soft lighting. There were tables to her left and her right and straight ahead was the bar. It was busy but not too crowded. As Elena looked to her left she saw Bonnie looking at her waving a hand for her to come join them. She smiled and made her way over.
Bonnie, Tyler, Matt, Katherine and a couple of more people from work were already seated around two tables as I came around and greeted them all with hugs and kisses on the cheek.
"It's about time you showed up, we've been waiting forever" Tyler said in his usually smart ass tone. I just chuckled and said "Please Ty, I saw you arrive just as I was getting out of my car." Everyone laughed and started talking about an upcoming charity event the magazine was having in support of starving children in Africa.
"You guys want anything? I'm paying the round" I say as I get up ready to go to the bar and get a drink. I listen to everyones order and head over to the bar. I'm scrolling through my phone waiting to be attended when i hear glass shatter.
"Damn it!" Says the bartender as he's crouched down looking over the tray of empty beer mugs that just fell out of his hand. He looks up at me somewhat embarrased and I give him a small smile before asking him if he's alright.
"Are you ok?" I ask worried he slipped or something.
"I, I - I'm fine, sorry if I startled you" he says somewhat hesitant to answer me. He must really be embarrassed.
"Don't worry about me, you're the one who just dropped a ton of glass on the floor. Do you need some help? " I say giggling a bit and looking over the counter at the floor where the glass is.
He just stares at me for a second but shakes his head no.
"I'm sorry. Just a busy night. What can I get you?" He says stepping over the glass and coming up to where I'm standing at the bar. I take a better look at him now that he's closer and I must admit I am instantly attracted to him. He's wearing a skin tight black v-neck t-shirt and black jeans. His arms are muscular and his chest lets you know he works out. I bring my gaze up from his arms and chest and look at his face. Breathtaking. He has the most gorgeous, forest green eyes I have ever seen and light brown hair spiked up that just makes you want to run your fingers through. His jaw line is impeccable and his lips are the perfect shade of pink.
I snap myself out of it with a shake of my head. "Yeah I'd like a pitcher of the best beer you have on tap and a gin and tonic. My table is right over there" I say as I point out to where my friends are. He smiles a perfect, pearly white, smile at me and I think I swooned a bit.
"I'll get that out to you right away" he says as he backs up throwing a white cloth over his shoulder to start getting the drinks ready. I stand there for a second smiling until I force my legs to go back to the table. I haven't had this reaction to anyone in a long time and that says a lot seeing as how I see male models frequently. Something just makes me want to sit at the bar all night to stare at him.
"No no no, that would be creepy Elena" i say to myself. I'd just like to get to know him. He seems interesting. And what was the whole dropping of the mugs thing about. Could he have been staring at me? Nah. Can't be
"Stop making things up in your head you fool" I quickly tell myself as I sit back down next to Bonnie and wait impatiently until he comes around so I can ogle him some more.
A/N: well like I said, not much happened. But I hope it somewhat sparks your interest. If I can come up with another chapter tonight I'll post it quickly. Hope to hear from you all