Surprise, surprise. New story. I should finish one then start a new one but anyway, I saw this prompt on tumblr and I decided to try it. Let's see how it goes.
Summary: Damon is new to school and Elena already doesn't like him. When they get paired together for a school project that's due at the end of the year, she's not happy. They grow closer throughout the school year and when she sees him kiss the girl she hates, they get in a fight and it doesn't take him long to find out why she's mad.
Chapter 1
Elena was sat on the football field stretching before cheerleading practice. She bent over to see a kid she'd never seen before pull up in a baby blue '67 Chevy Camero through the space between her legs. He got out of the car and went to go sit on top of one of the tables while looking at her ass and smirking. She quickly rose up, turned around and glared at him. His smirk only grew bigger. Sure, he was hot. Chiseled jaw. Jet black hair. Cerulean eyes. She hated the way he was looking at her, like she was his prey or something. This brought her to her next thought.
Elena didn't understand why she was still doing cheerleading. She hated the attention. She hated all of the bitchy girls on the team. She hated going to football games watching her team win, only to see Stefan, her cheater of an ex-boyfriend, kiss her captain, Rebekah. Every single time. She knew they weren't going to las though. Stefan cheats on just about every girl he gets with.
Cheer practice went by in a blur. She couldn't stop thinking about quitting the team. That's all she wanted to do.
There wasn't a time in her life Elena didn't like cheer. It was her mom's thing and her thing but, after her mom and dad died, it's like she didn't care anymore. She threw herself into school work, making sure she'd get into a good college and have a good career. She didn't care about this anymore.
Elena walked up to Rebekah after practice and said, "I need to quit the team."
Rebekah stood up straight and gave her a smirk, "What? These practices getting too hard for your weak bones?"
"No Rebekah. I just can't do it anymore. It's reminding me too much of...stuff."
"Aw...poor Elena. That sucks for you doesn't it?" she said sarcastically. God, I hate her, Elena thought. She turned serious, "Listen, as mush as I don't like you and as much as I want you off my team, I need you for the formation at the homecoming game."
"And why is that?"
"Because you're practically in the spotlight the entire routine. If I could master your double round off triple backflip I would but I can't so I need you to be there. Then you can be done after that. Okay?"
"Alright, fine. Do I still need to be at practice?"
"No. Just make sure you practice the steps and the colored markings on the mats," she said sighing.
"Thanks," Elena gave her a small smile before walking to her car. What do you know? Pretty eyes was still sitting at the table. He watched her the whole time as she walked to her car. Just before she reached the curb of the parking lot, he stood up and caught up to her.
"What's up beautiful?" he said as Elena kept walking.
"Does that line get you all the ladies?"
"Would it help if I said yes?" he said with a smirk and a hopeful look in his eyes.
Elena shook her head no and reached her car.
"I'm Damon," the mystery boy said. Perfect name for his blue eyes and perfect smile.
"And I'm not interested," Elena said as she got in her car and sped away to her house.
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Damon couldn't believe that just happened. His first day here and he was already shot down. By a hottie too. He was standing and staring at the road where she had sped away.
What the hell just happened? He never got rejected.
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The next day, Elena sat down early during the passing period in her Chemistry class. She needed to get his day over with already. Last week Mrs. Elliott already told her class that they'd be having a project due the week before school gets out. There must've been a crap load of work seeing as that they have so much time to finish it.
Her other classmates started filing into the classroom and the only seat left was right next to her. As the bell rang, the kid from yesterday strolled in to class, stopped by Mrs. Elliott and gave her a piece of paper before sitting down right next to Elena. What was his name? Dean? Darren? Damon! That was it.
"Hello Not Interested," he said sarcastically.
"What do you want?" Elena asked irritably turning to face him. Why is he here, she asked herself.
"Nothing."
"Then leave me alone." Elena turned back to the front of the room and tried to listen to what the teacher was saying.
Class passed by slowly. Damon had stolen a few glances here and there at the brunette beauty. He still didn't know her name. Why was he so nervous to ask her? Oh, that's right. He already did, and she turned him down.
Just before the bell rang, the teacher announced that they'd be having a project due at the end of the year and she went over all the details. Finally, she start listing the names of the people that will partnering up together for the rest of the year.
EPOV
Please not him...please not him...please not him. "Elena?"
"Yes, Mrs. Elliott."
"You're with Damon Salvatore," she pointed to Damon sitting next to me. Crap. "If you don't mind showing him around while you two work, that would be great."
I nodded and looked next to me to see a grinning Damon staring right at me. "So...Elena, huh?"
"Yes, it's Elena," I scolded him. The bell rang and I immediately got up and bolted out of the room. But, with my luck, he found me at my locker.
"So, when do you want to do the deed?" he asked with a sarcastic smirk.
"Excuse me?" Did he just say what I think he said?
"The project? When do you want to start?" Phew. For some reason, whatever comes out of this guysmouth's got me all hot and bothered.
"Whenever. The sooner we finish the sooner I don't have to see you," I said with a fake, sickly sweet smile.
"You really don't like me, do you?" he said as I shut my locker.
"Well, my first impression of you was a cocky asshole who stared at my ass. I'm not very fond of that," I said matter-of-factly.
"All right, all right." I walked away from him and towards the bleachers for my free period. He followed me and sat down once we got to the bleachers. He looked at me expectantly.
"What? Did you want to start now?" I asked incredulously. He's got to be kidding me.
"I'd rather you show me around first but, if you want to start now, seeing that we both have free periods, sure."
I scoffed. Who does this guy think he is? Trying to get me to give up my free period to do something he's perfectly capable of doing himself?
"C'mon please," he fake pouted, "she asked you and you said you wouldn't mind."
"Ugh...fine."
I got up and, again, he followed. We walked around and I pointed out the track and the football field and the parking lot. I tried to speak as little as possible knowing that whatever I'll say he'll try to make a conversation out of it.
We walked silently towards the A Building and we both reached for the door handle at the same time and I don't know what it was but the moment my hand touched his there was a surgical pull that shot through my arm. I quickly pulled away and looked up at him. He must've felt it too because he was already staring straight into my eyes. I blushed. He cocked his head. We were standing motionless until I became uncomfortable with the situation and opened the door, walking through the school hallway.
DPOV
What the hell just happened? Elena and I just had a moment and she blew past me like nothing happened. I followed her into the hallway and she walked faster towards the empty cafeteria. Well, it looks like she's just going to act like it didn't happen.
There were even less words this time as she showed me the rest of the school before the bell rang and we walked to my car. "Thanks for showing me around."
"Yup."
"Listen, are you just gonna ignore me for the rest of the year? You've barely said 10 words to me all day and I know that you don't like me all that much but we need to get along if we're going to get this project done," I said.
She sighed and almost looked...guilty.
"I'm sorry. I know I've been a bitch to you since you got and you know what? You're right. I don't like you all that much but we do need to get this project done. So," she stuck her hand out, "can we start over? Without you staring at my butt."
I chuckled. She had to bring that up again. "Yes," I said then cleared my throat, straightening my back, and extended my hand, "Hi. I'm Damon, your new science partner."
"Hi Damon, I'm Elena. Nice to meet you," she took my hand and instead of shaking it, I pulled it to my lips and kissed the back of it gently. She slowly pulled her hand back and blushed.
"So when do you want to start this thing?" she asked me.
"Well, now would be okay. I don't have any plans after school."
"Okay."
"Okay."
I opened the passenger door of my car before she got in, scolding me. "I can get my own door, Damon."
"Yeah, well, I'm a gentleman," I said cockily and shot her a smirk.
She rolled her eyes and mumbled a sarcastic, "Sure you are."
The ride to my house was short and quiet and when we got there, I beat it to her side of the car and reopened her door to let here out and she scolded me again. We walked inside and she gasped.
EPOV
We walked inside and I gasped. This place was huge. I mean it looked big on the outside but, wow. This place was massive. I looked around in wonder while setting my bag on the floor and said, "Wow, this is your living room?"
"Living room, parlor, Sotheby's auction. It's a little kitschy for my taste," he shrugged, "my father picked everything out when we moved here two years ago. I know what you're gonna say, 'How come I've never seen you before?' I went to Fells Church High School but I got kicked out last month because of my low grades. I just never did that well in school but I've always tried my hardest, for my mom. That's why I want to do well and get this project done."
It was like he was telling me his life's story. It was nice that he was telling me these things. Wait, nice? I'm not supposed to think talking to him is nice. Oh, yeah. Newfound friendship and all that. Nevermind.
"Where are you're parents anyway?"
He looked down. I briefly saw a flash of grief go through his eyes but as soon as I saw it, it was gone and covered up with the usual smirk plastered onto his gorgeous face? Gorgeous? Really, Elena? "Why? Afraid we'll be alone and I'll make a move on you?" he said with a grin.
"Get your head out of your ass," I scolded him for the millionth time today.
"Hey, it was only a joke," he said and held up his hands in defense.
I let the parents question go sensing he wasn't very comfortable talking about it. "So are you going to give me a grand tour of the Salvatore mansion?" I asked, still amazed by the beautiful house.
"Of course. Unlike some people," he said and walked up behind me, leaning in close to whisper huskily in my ear, "I'll do it thoroughly." A shudder ripped through my body at the touch of his lips on my skin and the deep voice caressing my ear.
I was still dazed as he place his left hand on the small of my back and lightly pushed me towards the stairs leaving my things behind.
The school day was long enough. Now the universe is just torturing me, but I can't figure out if I like it or not yet.