He was here, she could not believe it. The man who made her sound like a world- class idiot was here laughing his head off with a few friends. They were grouped in a corner and while he was keeping up with the polite conversation he kept two of his favorite things in the world close by; he had a glass of the world's finest bourbon nestled in his left hand while his other arm was draped on the shoulders of some blond tramp. He had his world- renowned smirk plastered on his face and all she really wanted to do was slap it off of him. Once she got over the initial shock of seeing him at the party she quickly composed herself and made her way to her own group of friends.

Caroline was just as bubbly as usually and at her side her boyfriend of a year and a half was beaming. They were always so happy all the time and although sometimes this irritated her tonight Elena needed that carefree and happiness to distract her from the problems in her love life. She had just broken up with her boyfriend Matt. It wasn't a messy break-up though because they both felt they were drifting apart so when Elena finally voiced her opinion of where their relationship was going it came as no surprise and Matt gave her one final kiss after a year's worth of kisses and said that he wanted to stay good acquaintances. The kiss, like their relationship, was comfortable but Elena felt she was missing something when they kissed and she almost felt as though Matt felt the same way about their kisses. There was just nothing special about them anymore so they ended it and now at 19 Elena was finally single and actually enjoying the freedom. That is when he entered her life, Damon Salvatore.

One night about a week after her break-up:

Caroline insisted that they go out and Elena have fun now that she was single. So they dressed up in very sexy outfits that left little to the imagination and after Caroline called Stefan and told him to meet them at the new club Fang they headed out. Little did any of them know Stefan's big brother was headed to the exact same club at that moment.

Once they all arrived at the club music filled their ears and thanks to a little money exchange between Stefan and the bouncer they were able to get in right away. Once inside they all made a bee line for the bar knowing that what they really needed to get the night going was a few drinks. Four shots later and Caroline and Stefan were on the dance floor practically dry-humping each other to the music while Elena was entertaining a conversation with an old friend, Tyler Lockwood. She was just about to make a move when out of nowhere this girl Bonnie, a judgmental little witch from high school, grabs Tyler saying that it was time for her to dance with her boyfriend. Tyler shot her an apologizing look and announced that he had a happy relationship with this girl for over a year. Then he introduced them and both saying good-bye to Elena left to go dance.

Now Elena was left alone and completely humiliated for almost trying to make a move on a taken man. Her eyes scanned the room for her friends but with them nowhere to be seen she assumed they must have moved somewhere more private and would be back later. Dejected and lonely she made her way to the bar and ordered a shot of tequila and a martini followed by another shot of tequila courtesy of the very cute bartender. Once she felt completely at ease Elena struck up a conversation with this very attractive brown haired green eyed stranger. He was even able to buy her some more drinks which she eagerly drank. This man was something special; at least she thought he was. He was so nice to her and had this boyish charm only a cute man like himself could pull off without seeming like a total jackass. They eventually got into an intense conversation each inclining closer and closer to each other until it looked like this man, Brad P- something, was going to kiss her. Elena was ecstatic she really liked this guy and he was just so cute. She looked in his gorgeous green eyes and felt butterflies in her stomach she leaned closer, closed her eyes, and then something collided with her back sending her the remainder of her current martini spilling all over the counter and Brad's shirt. Her eyes shot open at the shock and she pulled away from Brad who was mirroring his movements probably because he felt a sudden dampness on his shirt. Elena turned to see what had interrupted her, half expecting it to be Caroline or especially Stefan telling her not to do something completely stupid but when she looked around she saw that an eager crowd had gather to see the fight that was currently ensuing and that she just happened to be at the wrong place during it. Once she acclimated to her surroundings she looked back at Brad to see he was on the phone with someone, probably security to break up the fight. She then turned her attention to the two men fighting. On had soft brown hair and blue eyes while the other had a very rumpled medium length shock of jet-black hair and when he finally turned his head so she could get a glimpse at his face her breath hitched, this was undoubtedly the sexiest man she had ever seen in her entire life. His inhumanly hot features completely blew Brad what's-his-face out of the water. His bright blue eyes were intense as they focused on his attacker and Elena was happy she was not the receiver of that vehement gaze. Every muscle in each opponent's body was poised and ready to continue their fight. The blue- eyed god was able to throw a couple more punches before security came and then his gaze fell on Elena.