"Dark Beauty"

DPOV

Atlanta's club Scarlet.

According to the neon sign outside – it was the place to be. At first I would have easily agreed to that statement because I had come here with the intentions of loosening up. Maybe it would have even helped in forgetting about the brunette teenager back in Mystic Falls. After the craziness that I had faced, I decided that I deserved this…

All that high school drama seemed too trivial. I was twenty four and instead of living my life – I was pining away after my little brother's girl.

Still I was here and I was surrounded by a sea of different girls - all fighting for a dance with me but I paid them no mind.

My eyes were now trained on the dark haired girl across the room. Sexily dressed in a tight black tank top and skin tight leather pants that clung to her hour-glass figure like a second skin. Matching with this was the black leather jacket she wore and the knee high lace up heeled boots.

She was by herself, using the thin red straw to swirl the alcohol in the glass – an expressionless look in her graven eyes. She ran her fingers through her thick black tresses and her eyebrows furrowed when pursing her lips, uninterested at the poor but clearly hopeless guy that was hitting on her.

I decided to be her savior.

"Hey babe, sorry I'm late" just for measure and for pleasure, I bent down to kiss her cheek. I was momentarily distracted by the sweet strawberry scent that surrounded her and overwhelmed my senses.

Thankfully, I didn't come across as stupid because before her brown eyes widened in surprise, she composed herself and then leaned into me, "You kept me waiting too long" she replied with a meaningful yet secretive smirk. Her whispered voice was almost as alluring at her beauty – husky and compelling.

The young boy must have gotten the message because he had trailed off.

The dark haired beauty turned to me with a grateful smile, "Thank you" her brown eyes held a glint that I could not comprehend, "You really didn't have to do that" she murmured and I was simply mesmerized by the seductive way her lips brushed against each other as she spoke.

"It's my job to protect the damsels in distress" I replied playfully.

Surprisingly a grin broke through when she spun around her chair, fully angled towards me, "Well, do I get to know my dark knight's name?" she toyed and I tried not to look down at her obvious cleavage.

Instead, I placed my hand onto the bar's counter next to her so it could give me leverage as I leaned in, "Dark knight huh?"

"Seemed fitting" she shrugged.

Offering my other hand, I revealed, "Damon Salvatore at your serve ma'am"

"I'm Isabella Swan" she accepted my hand and her unexpected warmth only piqued the burning desire I felt for her.

"If I get a nickname you should get one too"

The most delicious blush tainted her cheeks and I felt a different desire wash through me as I tried to focus on her words, "What will mine be?" she wondered.

I leaned in so I could brush my lips next to her ear, "Bellezza buio" (Dark beauty)

She shivered but then moved her head back to ask, "You're Italian?"

"You understood me?" I was taken aback and impressed by her unexpected knowledge.

"Non mi sottovalutare" (Don't underestimate me) she replied, only surprising me further.

There was something in her gleaming eyes that I could not comprehend but as much as I wanted to keep talking to her. I knew I had to stop. I couldn't afford to get any more attached.

"It's too loud in here" I yelled, "How about we take this outside?"

For a moment I thought she was going to refuse but a fierce determination fired up in her gleaming eyes as she hopped off the stool. With a wide grin, she nodded, "Anything you want"

I liked the sound of that…

I then offered my arm to her but before making a move, the silver glint caught my eye, "Interesting necklace"

Her own gaze flickered to my hand before she smirked, "Interesting ring" she cleverly retorted and I was surprised that she'd caught my daylight ring under the dark strobe lights.

"Shall we?"

"We shall"

…and with that, she took my arm and allowed me to lead her rthough the other humans. What she didn't know was that she was allowing me to take her life.

A/N: What do you think?