A/N: This is my first Vampire Diaries fan fiction so please read and review! In case you were wondering my inspiration for this story was Good Morning Call I love that manga and just love the idea of forced room mates I also was inspired by the manga L-DK. For those who haven't read L-DK read it! It's really good I'm sure you will love it.
Disclaimer: I do not own the Vampire Diaries or any of the characters...sadly.
Chapter 1- The meeting
One year ago...
"Guys it's okay really you don't have to look out for me I can take care of myself." Elena sighed, Bonnie and Caroline were playing the protective parents roles again. A year ago Stefan moved to London with his family something to do with finishing business related work. Since then there was a hole in her relationship with Stefan. He promised he would call her he didn't, he promised he would visit her on her birthday he didn't, and he promised he would write her letters he didn't.
They met two years ago at the Mystic Grill, he was the new mysterious student with a perplexed past and she was the straight A student who never lived life to the fullest. Once their eyes met there was a spark, an undeniable attraction that reached it's climax once his brother Damon moved into the neighbourhood.
Damon on the other hand, was much more playful, cold, arrogant, callous, contemptuous and pessimistic. Her relationship with Damon was simply fire and ice, they were polar opposites Elena actually cared for people, Damon on the other hand not so much the only individual Damon displayed his true self to was his brother.
She never got to know Damon properly but she didn't plan to know him as a person either besides all she needs is Stefan to satisfy her day.
Recently everything has changed, her relationship was taking a turn for the worse and her perfect life was crumbling before her eyes.
"Elena you don't have to defend Stefan sure his family organised this whole let's move to another country thing. However, he is failing as a boyfriend or ex-boyfriend soon enough." Bonnie replied interrupting her brief flashback of her relationship with Stefan, her eyes sparked upon hearing the words 'ex-boyfriend.'
'Ex-boyfriend' no she wouldn't allow it not now. She knew Stefan, he probably had an explanation for his unconventional actions. This was Stefan that they were talking about he never let her down ever since they met he considered her first, and when he did upset her he always made it up to her.
She rolled her eyes there was just no reasoning with them, since the day Stefan left, her days at school were always like this constant Stefan bashing. She still had hope he would return to her. Her Stefan would return. She had faith after everything they went through this was something she could say with no hesitation.
"I think I have to agree with Bonnie for once though I really do like Stefan as a person." Caroline smiled as she muttered the sentence. She forced her magazines in the locker replacing her Biology books, she peered at a small leaflet noticing its colourful blue corners. She pulled at it with brute force finally setting it free and giving it to Elena.
Elena acknowledged the presence of the leaflet she inspected it and crumpled the item and chucked it at her best friend. "What's this Caroline?" She questioned rhetorically, clearly ungrateful of what was given to her she had no intention of even focusing on that after all she couldn't get Stefan off her mind.
"Apartments. You know me and Bonnie have already found one together and since you didn't apply early enough we couldn't all share one. Elena go figure, if you don't apply for one of these apartments now you won't get one next year simple." Caroline shrugged her shoulders looking down at her watch.
"Ok fine just leave me to handle it, and don't worry I will I just have a lot of things to worry about you know? Especially the Stefan situation I just wish he would phone already." Elena whispered right on cue her phone started to vibrate in the pocket of her jeans.
"Why is your leg vibrating?" Caroline questioned she motioned towards Elena's black velvet jeans.
"It's not my leg idiot and it's Stefan!" She looked at the caller id on her phone and her face instantly lit up. 'A small spark of hope.'
"Well answer it genius!" Bonnie retorted as she looked for an available classroom guiding Elena inside for some privacy, the last thing they needed was a crowd of students listening in on the conversation and spreading rumours of what they heard. Teenagers these days.
"Stefan!" Elena squealed in delight barely managing to suppress her joy of hearing his voice it had been so long since she heard it. He was back. Her Stefan was on the other end of the phone, he was back. She savoured the sound of his breath before calling him again. "Stefan?"
"Elena? Hi I guess I have a lot of explaining to do huh?" He chuckled at her reaction. His voice hadn't changed much it was a bit deeper of course, but his voice had a lot of sex appeal now.
"Yeah sure you do it's been a year what is the point of a phone if you aren't going to use it? Seriously Stefan I was so worried." She couldn't sustain her worry and expressed all her worries to him he was fine, everything was going to be okay.
Stefan mumbled immediately cutting her off ."Elena we need to talk." From his tone the conversation seemed to be headed for a more serious direction. "Please it's serious."
Upon hearing him her expression dropped 'serious' only meant two things to her either he was going to break up with her or he's not coming back to Mystic Falls. "What is it?" She questioned as her voice cracked.
"It's about us." He sighed as the conversation was followed by an awkward silence. "You see whilst I was here I met someone...Katherine Pierce."
"Katherine? So you like her huh?" She whispered as she felt tears developing. 'I will not cry not for this son of a bitch.'
"I'm sorry Elena it just happened and I was thinking how I should tell you I still love you Lena but Kat just took me by surprise." His voice dropped clearly upset by the turn of events. "I am so sorry."
'Kat...he already had a nickname for her better than the one he had for her Lena.'
"I'm sorry Stefan you can't have it both ways." She shuffled around glancing at the clock if only time would stop so she didn't have to say what she was going to say. "I'm breaking up with you it's not me it's you take care of her Stefan." Her Stefan was gone the man she fell in love with was a cheating whore. He was not her Stefan anymore. She cut him off ending the call to prevent further pain.
'Her Stefan was GONE.'
'Gone...'
She dropped to her knees and immediately broke down grabbing onto her phone as if her life depended on it. "Bonnie...Care are breakups always this painful?" She rhetorically questioned fighting off the tears. She had to be strong she was Elena Gilbert for christ's sake! She could not cry.
"It's okay Lena it's okay we are here for you." Caroline approached her limp body and maneuvered her thin arms around her body. Comforting her in anyway possible because that was all she could do.
Nothing could erase that pain she felt powerless.
Why was she not enough for Stefan? How was she going to move on?
It wasn't going to be easy.
Present day
"Toiletries?"
"Check!"
"Make up?"
"Check!"
"Hair brush?"
"Check!"
"Underwear?"
"...Uhm"
"Elena Gilbert please tell me you have packed underwear?" Jenna questioned as she looked Elena in the eye immediately knowing what the answer was. "Never mind third drawer check there or do you want me to do it for you?" She smirked as she crossed her arms.
"It's fine I'll get it mother." Elena said emphasising the last word she walked to her drawer and grabbed some placing it in the suitcase her packing was finished. "Done! No thanks to you mother dearest."
"Hush without me you wouldn't be able to make your bed, eat, get ready, clean your room, and have a life so I believe what the correct words are is thank you." Jenna smiled as she knew every word she said was right. Elena Gilbert was lazy everyone knew it. "God help your roommate."
"JENNA! I told you I am not having a roommate...at least that's what I was told." She growled she knew Jenna was joking but even if she was she was still pissed. She was excited about moving out she didn't need Jenna ticking her off. Heck anything ticked her off now and who was to blame for that? Saint Stefan.
It had already been a whole year since that eventful day she moved on or at least that was what she told herself. Everyone knew she still thought about him Stefan broke her since then she had changed she was uptight and bitchy. She was a coward she couldn't even get over the man who broke her heart for another girl.
She shaked her head interrupting her trail of thought whilst her deep brown orbs fixated on Jenna her aunt who always tried to reach out to her, and get her to open up about her feelings, without Jenna she would be a mess and she was thankful to her aunt. "I'm leaving and don't mess up my room whilst I am gone or you will meet a very bitchy Elena Gilbert."
"Damon fucking Salvatore!" A young girl's voice screeched throughout the forbidden area of the school. It wasn't exactly forbidden since only two people managed to obtain access to the rooftop of the school were Damon and Stefan Salvatore. Damon managed to blackmail the principal and managed to string Stefan along, the girls Damon often went out with had their sources too-blackmail.
"I see my reputation proceeds me, what was your name babe? Audrey? Aubrey?" Damon eyed the female lighting a cigar as he did so. It was the same old routine for him wake up, miss his classes, tease his brother who was now back, bang a chick who had a boyfriend and fight with the male population. He gazed at the young female disgusted at how she had called his name so casually like she knew him.
She was just a fling nothing more, nothing less, these girls were so broad they had no shame they were just a source to waste his time. All these girls did were flaunt their bodies aiming for his attention. How shameful.
"Amber...where the fuck did you get Audrey from you idiot and smoking is bad for you fool." She forced the cigar out of his hand extremely pissed off at him she snickered as she noticed Damon's face darken. "What's wrong Damon?" She questioned feigning innocence.
He immediately neared her body and gripped her arm with all the strength he had the pain was evident on her face and he continued his actions."I don't care what your name is you whore, don't do that again or you won't be so lucky...ah right on cue Stefan!" He smiled noticing his brother from the corner of his eyes, his expression lightened as he went to greet his brother his grip loosened and the female dropped to her knees gasping for air. "Saint Stefan! My brother give me a hug."
"No" Stefan stated as he rolled his eyes he glared at Damon pointing at his watch, his gaze locked onto the young female debating whether to help her or not. "Devil Damon aren't you forgetting something? Oh might I say something important?" Stefan hinted further hoping his brother would remember even for Damon forgetting this would be an all time low.
'Come on brother don't disappoint me.' He thought eyeing Damon carefully.
"Ah...happy birthday Stefan? You thought big bro forgot? Don't worry about her Stefan she is just trash." Damon elbowed Stefan playfully and managed to figure what was on his brother's mind he didn't want him to worry about a random fling who was nothing but trouble.
After all she was just trash nothing more, nothing less.
"IDIOT!" Stefan responded slapping his hand to his forehead. "You are moving today do you remember? Please tell me you did otherwise..."
"Oh that yeah I am don't worry daddy I remember, you just worry about pretty little Katherine alright? I have everything sorted." Damon hummed leaving the rooftop and the girl alone shortly followed by Stefan. "How is that little girl doing anyway?" His tone expressed annoyance mentioning Katherine's name he had a odd feeling about her but if Stefan liked her he shouldn't worry about her too much.
"She's doing well we just had a fight though but all will be well, I just feel bad for Elena." He stated reminiscing when he last spoke to her which had been over a year ago. He couldn't even inform her about his return because she had blocked his number he should have expected this, he broke the poor girl's heart. It was probably his naive way of thinking they could be friends after the break up.
Damon placed his left hand on Stefan's shoulder his way of comforting his brother."Elena is just a random chick she probably moved on if she hasn't then she is either an idiot or needs a life...maybe both." He chuckled pulling the last cigar from his packet he was determined to have a smoke today. That random fling ruined that chance for him.
"Damon that is bad for you." Stefan mumbled grabbing the cigar and throwing it in the nearest bin. "You are welcome don't forget you are moving today."
"DAMN IT STEFAN."
"Elena? Are you okay?" Bonnie raised an eyebrow questioning the random visit of her best friend on a Sunday. Any other day was fine but on a Sunday, the day Elena was moving into her apartment her instincts were telling her something was wrong.
"I'm fine what makes you think I'm not fine I mean I am okay just perfect to be exact and have you noticed the weather today? Damn it is nice I wish it was nice all the time then me, you, and Care could go to the beach did you know-"
"Elena." Bonnie muttered interrupting her friends rambling.
"Alright I am just nervous okay? I was fine when I was with Jenna and all of a sudden I was nervous and I needed a friend..." Elena let out a small smile shrugging her shoulders.
"Nothing to be nervous about Lena this is the first step to being a woman the second step is not to think about your ex-boyfriend Care would say the same if she wasn't so busy getting drunk." Bonnie smiled giving Elena a thumbs up her expression of support.
"I know but it's just not that easy to forget about Stefan I just don't want any relation with him or his family. Well until I am completely over him." She fidgeted with her clothes as she looked at Bonnie. 'Forget Stefan' that's what her brain told her but her heart was telling her otherwise.
"Oh that reminds me Stefan's brother..."
"Yes Damon Salvatore the playboy, arrogant and sarcastic bad boy he is even worse than Stefan but he is handsome." Elena smiled as a faint blush crept up her cheeks as she spoke. 'Dammit it is Damon Salvatore I shouldn't even be blushing over such a playboy.'
"Sounds like someone has a crush on a certain Salvatore." Bonnie smirked as she teased her best friend. She always had a thrill from teasing her about anything and now was the perfect moment. "Elena you will survive be happy you are independent and we are here for you always."
'Always' such words of comfort always putted her mind at ease she could finally relax now Bonnie was right, she just needed to be brave and Stefan? She will have to let him go fully, he wasn't coming back not now not ever.
"Bonnie Bennet I love you seriously you are like the sister I never had." She laughed as she gave Bonnie a hug. Her grip around Bonnie's body tightened and then loosened. "Duty calls I have to go but thank you so much for being supportive."
Half an hour later
Elena finally arrived at her apartment hers all alone no Jenna to disturb her, or annoying neighbours to bug her, one thing she will miss is being surrounded by people. Elena Gilbert was popular there wasn't a day in her old school when people grew tired of her.
'High school, new life, meet new people, new boyfriend...'
It all seemed like a dream but it was real, it was going to happen, she was growing up and nothing could stop it this whole having an apartment thing was the first step to becoming a woman. She liked it she liked this change.
"Elena Gilbert high school student best friends with Bonnie and Caroline mistreated by the so-called saint Stefan is now a superstar." She smiled as she stared at her reflection in the mirror of her apartment upon analysing her reflection she noticed something peculiar about the apartment.
'Two beds' She thought she immediately turned around noticing another suitcase opposite her bed she noticed a leather jacket which was placed on the suitcase. 'No no no no NO NO NO'
"Oh heck no please don't tell me..." Her eyes widened upon the realisation.
"Am I interrupting something?" A raspy voice intruded her trail of thought the voice was deep and rather sexy. She eyed the young male from head to toe muscular build, messy shirt, messy hair, and that sexy smirk just the way she liked it. "Like something you see?" He smirked folding his arms.
'Yes hell yes.' She thought but argued against it she did not want to give him the satisfaction nor increase his ego.
"Damon what are you doing in my apartment? Better yet when did you arrive here?" Elena looked at him emphasising the word 'my' she forced herself to look at the floor feeling a faint blush form on her face.
"Before you did little girl and I loved your speech Elena the superstar such a dream right? Too bad it is not real eh?" He chuckled he noticed her looking away and chuckled even more. 'Bingo'
"You heard?" She fidgeted with her fingers in embarrassment Damon Salvatore will be the end of her.
"Yes and for your earlier question this is my apartment I am living here Elena." He looked at her equally as surprised by the sudden development of the situation.
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Holy shit Elena Gilbert was officially screwed.
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Edit 23/06/13: Hi guys! Just in case you were wondering yes I already uploaded this but I edited it fixing minor errors that I seemed to have missed. Curse my poor sense. :(
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