Hey guys I know it's been a while but just letting you know that next chapter might be a little graphic and disturbing. Just a warning! Love you guys and hope you like this chapter! Please leave a review so I can know if you liked/didn't like it, if you're confused, or if you have suggestions! I'm open to everything! Thanks again! Enjoy! -Syd
Elena's POV:
"Get out!" She shouted. "I have a single room," Elena shook her head in disbelief.
"Yeah, about that... did you get an email? They said they'd contact you and see if you were okay with a co-ed suite. And you do not get an entire suite to yourself that's just ridiculous," Damon sat on the bed. "They're bringing my bed up soon, so don't worry we won't share one no matter how much you want to," he winked at her. Elena grew furious. She could feel her face heat with anger.
"They ran out of single dorms so they gave me a suite!" She shook her head. He was distracting her. "I said get out! I signed up for a single room and I got a single room. This is ridiculous. How did you even get in?" He held up his campus ID card. Elena was baffled. This is not what she signed up for.
"Look," he sighed getting a little serious. "This is the only suite that only had one person living here. It's the only place they could put me. It's not like we'll sleep in the same room. It's a double bedroom. I got kicked out and I have nowhere to go. If you have a problem don't take it out on me..." he crossed his arms. Elena nodded sighing.
"I'll be back... I'm going to talk to admissions," she grabbed her purse.
"Okay I'm gonna shower really quick." The seriousness had already left his tone and had been replaced with his cocky usual self. "Oh and a heads up.. I sleep naked and sometimes I sleep walk just so you're prepared," he smirked at her. Elena glared before walking out of the room and almost running down the hall to Bonnie and Caroline's room. She had to talk to them before going to admissions.
Knocking on the door like a mad person, Elena's body was in panic mode. Bonnie answered the door. One headphone hung from her ear.
"Hey, what's up?" She asked.
"Can I come in?" Elena asked panting.
"Yeah of course. Caroline's not here, she has psych class right now." She closed the door behind Elena.
"That's fine I just need to get out of my dorm.."
"Why? What's wrong?" Bonnie asked pulling out her headphones and sitting on her bed. Elena followed sitting on the end facing Bonnie.
"So, you know how you told me never to talk to Damon Salvatore ever again?" Elena could feel her cheeks heat with anger yet again.
"What happened?" Bonnie sighed.
"There's gonna be a slight problem with that," Elena nodded. "I just found out he's my new roommate.."
"Wait, I thought you had a single-"
"Room? Yeah I do. Well, suite I guess. They didn't have enough space in any other dorms when he was forced to live on campus... so they put him with me. I don't know what to do.." Elena nearly teared up. She didn't want to live with a guy. It would be entirely awkward and uncomfortable.
Elena would have still been mad if a girl was forced to room with her, but she would eventually get over it. A guy on the other hand was a different story. Especially one that she had been grinding on the night before drunk off her ass. She could tell he was trouble.
"I'll go with you to admissions and help you get out of this. If not then you can room with me and Caroline. It'll be fun!" She smiled trying to reassure her.
"I can't room with you two. It would be too crowded and I don't want to do that to you. But, yes come with me to admissions. I need support," Elena nodded. Her anger turned to stress, and now she was nearly panicking. Her first class at Whitmore started at one. It was about ten thirty now.
The talk with admissions didn't go as planned. He had offered a switch of roommates, but either way, it would be a male. The females that already requested to switch roommates had already switched. Elena was the last one before they closed the door to switching roommates altogether for the semester.
"Can't you do anything? I'm not comfortable with rooming with a guy..." Elena was now desperate.
"I'm sorry miss. It can be different next semester if you come right away," he seemed upset that he couldn't help her anymore than he was now, but didn't seem too burdened.
"Elena's in a suite and my roommate, Caroline, and I are in a normal dorm. What if Caroline and I switch and room with Elena and Damon can use our room?" Bonnie offered. Elena's heart jumped. Perfect. That would work. Her eyes became hopeful.
"If everyone agrees to it, including Damon, then yes I can switch you guys," he sighed. "Only if he and Caroline agree with it. They need to come to me and I'll give the okay. You have eight hours before the opportunity to switch rooms is closed... do you understand?" He asked.
"Yes. I'll have them both stop by here," Elena nodded grinning.
"See? That was easy," Bonnie smiled at Elena. She nodded.
"I need to get back to my dorm to shower and get ready for class. Thank you so much for coming with me, and offering to switch rooms.. I don't know how to thank you," Elena sighed. She liked Bonnie and could tell that they would be great friends.
"Of course, and no need," Bonnie smiled. "I'll text Caroline about it," she offered. Elena nodded.
Once Elena reached her room, she took a deep breath before sliding her room key and walking in. She didn't see Damon, she saw a woman maybe a couple years older than her walking out of the bathroom soaking wet with a towel wrapped around her.
"Umm.. who are you?" Elena asked.
"Andy... and you must be Elena," she smiled.
Just then, Damon walked out with nothing on.. and when I say nothing... I mean nothing. Elena gasped as she saw his wet, naked body glistening from the dorm lights. He raised his eyebrows at her knowing she was impressed.
She turned around almost immediately, but she saw everything. It's not like she wanted to look, but it doesn't mean she didn't enjoy what she saw. He was more than well endowed.
"Really?" Elena was furious yet again.
"You know you should knock before you come in," Damon chuckled. "What if I was... indecent?"
"Put some fucking clothes on!" She nearly yelled. "And who is she? I thought you were gonna shower?"
"We did, and it was glorious... wasn't it my dear?" He asked. Elena could hear them kissing behind her.
"Did you put a towel on yet?" Elena grew impatient. She had things to do, and she needed to talk to Damon about switching rooms.
"Little busy 'Lena," Damon said between kisses.
"Seriously?"
"Okay, can I borrow your towel?" He asked Andy. A few moments later he said goodbye to her. "I'll see you later," Damon said to Andy.
"Okay, bye baby," she said and Elena heard a slap of the skin. Oh my god. He slapped her ass. "Damon.." Andy giggled as if telling him to knock it off. After she put her clothes on, she walked out the door before saying goodbye to Elena.
"Really?" Elena turned around to Damon who was still in a towel.
"What? I can't invite my girlfriend over for a quickie in the shower?" He asked.
"My shower. You are leaving. Pack your bags. Bonnie and Caroline offered to switch rooms with you so you can have a normal dorm now and invite as many skanks over as you want. But not here. Go disinfect the shower, now," she ordered.
"Oh yeah, how'd the talk with admissions go?" He asked as if he didn't hear anything she had just told him.
"You need to visit the office and tell the administration that you're completely fine with moving. You have to do this before six thirty tonight, or there won't be another opportunity. I'm serious, Damon. Do it."
"You're feisty when you're mad," he smirked at her raising his eyebrows. Elena gave him a look and he rolled his eyes scoffing. "Fine. I'll do it, but only if you help me move out. I'm not doing this all on my own again."
"Deal." Elena agreed.
After nearly forcing Damon to clean the bathroom, Elena showered and got ready for her first class of the day.
••••
Biology was a bore. The teacher was eighty years old, quiet and monotone. The most interesting thing that happened that class was a student standing up to sharpen his pencil and sitting back down.
She had to stick through it though. If she wanted to be a doctor, Elena had to not only get through bio, but ace it.
This year would be tough.
After bio was finished, Bonnie met Elena by the door. Enzo accompanied them with his arm slung around Bonnie's neck.
"So, how did Damon take it?" She asked.
"He didn't want to leave at first, but he jumped at the idea of a single room. I made him clean my bathroom after he screwed his "girlfriend" in it," I held up my pointer and middle finger implying air quotes on the word girlfriend.
"Are you serious?" Bonnie gasped. "That little man slut.." she laughed as Enzo sighed.
"Go easy on him would you? The guy's my best friend, and he just got kicked to the curb after 21 years of coddling from his family. He's a wreck. Never been taught to take care of himself financially, so he hides it with his cocky personality and copes by screwing," Enzo explained.
"I'm sorry.." Elena apologized. She hadn't looked at the situation from his perspective at all.
"I'm sorry too.." Bonnie looked down before back up at Enzo. "I didn't mean to talk bad about your boyfriend," she giggled. Enzo kept a cold facade until Bonnie began laughing, and then he joined. Pushing her a little bit with his shoulder, he sighed.
"You know I can't stay mad at you when you laugh like that," he smiled kissing her forehead.
"I love you," she hugged his side and Enzo grinned at her.
Elena jumped when an arm slung around her shoulder.
"I love you too, Bon Bon." Elena's smile disappeared as she looked up to none other than Damon Salvatore. Reaching up, Elena pushed his arm off her shoulder.
"What do you want, Damon?" Elena sighed.
"Sexually, or..?" He trailed off.
"You're disgusting," Bonnie commented. Damon smirked before doing that little eye thing that drove Elena crazy.
"I'm here to talk to Enzo," he said focusing his gaze up at Bonnie's boyfriend. "So, there's a party tonight at my house, you going?" He asked.
"There was one last night, mate," Enzo replied indicating he wasn't interested. "What about your parents?"
"It's my birthday, Enzo. The big twenty two. Parents are in Europe again, traveling without me. Plus, college is only here for two reasons: getting drunk and fucking," he held up two fingers as reasons. "Right princess?" He asked giving Elena's ass a light smack.
Something inside her snapped. Grabbing him by the shirt, she shoved him against the wall. She knew she was incredibly strong from boxing classes, but if he would have been prepared, she would have maybe shoved him an inch. This caught his attention full blast.
"Let's get one thing straight, dick. I'm not gonna be one of your little booty calls no matter how much you think it's gonna happen. Do not touch me again. I don't care if it's your birthday or not. You have girls flinging themselves on you right and left, so go bang one of them and leave me the fuck alone, do you understand?" Elena asked.
Damon's eyes were widened with shock, and for once, he was speechless. His icy blue eyes darkened, studying her face realizing she wasn't like all the other girls. He opened his mouth to reply, but no words came out. Instead he glanced down to her lips and wet his own with his tongue.
Letting him go, Elena walked back over to Bonnie and Enzo. Everyone around them was staring watching the scene happen, but Elena didn't care. This guy deserved someone telling him off, so she gave it to him before walking away with her friends.
"Tell me why he's like this again?" Elena scoffed at Enzo.
"Meet his parents, and you'll understand.." Enzo explained.
"But Stefan's not like this.." Bonnie suggested. "Stefan's polite and considerate of other people's feelings."
"They treat Stefan like an angel. His father never once cared for Damon. He enlisted after high school to try impressing his father, and the five days he was on leave, his father and mother were in Europe... on vacation. The only person that ever wrote to Damon was Stefan, and his mother maybe once to tell him she wouldn't be able to see him because traveling to Europe was a once in a lifetime experience." Enzo explained.
"Oh... wow," was all Elena could say.
"Damon tries to act like it doesn't affect him, but it does. He's had a rough go at it, and don't even make me mention his high school sweetheart." Enzo trailed off before giving Bonnie a look as if to say he'd said too much.
"What happened to her?" Elena asked suddenly curious.
"I shouldn't... it's really personal with him and you barely know him. I can't. Maybe he'll tell you one day if you're still close," Enzo shrugged.
"We're not close at all," Elena said almost immediately. Enzo nodded.
"Hey mate... Bonnie, Elena," said a familiar voice. Elena looked up to see not only Nik, but Elijah as well. Elijah's lingering stare hooked on Elena for a moment before looking down. She could tell he was a little upset from the night before. It was understandable. She ditched him to dance with Damon all night. Drunk or not, she still felt horrible about it.
"Hey, what's up?" Enzo asked.
"You going to the party at Damon's tonight?" He asked.
"Probably not. I promised Bonnie tonight would be date night," Enzo looked to Bonnie with a small smile.
Elena could tell he wanted to go, but was staying loyal to his girl. She liked Enzo. He was really good to Bonnie.
"Let's make tomorrow night date night. It's your best friend's birthday. You can go if you want, I'll hang out with Elena tonight," Bonnie smiled before leaning up to him and kissing his cheek. "I have to move in with her anyways, so go have fun with your boys," she nodded.
"Really?" Enzo asked. Bonnie smiled again. "This is why I love you," he chuckled swooping her up in his arms before giving her a chaste kiss.
Nik leaned into Elena.
"Enzo is the definition of whipped," he whispered.
"I heard that, you little shit," Enzo shoved Nik making him laugh. Nik leaned into Elena again.
"I would apologize to my brother. He just goes on and on and on about you and won't shut up. I think he fancies you," he said with a little raise of his left eyebrow.
Elena's eyebrows raised. Elijah fancied her? The freshman girl he had known for one night who had blown him off to dance with another guy? What's possibly that interesting about her?
"Niklaus, that's enough talking about me.." Elijah grabbed his arm.
"I wasn't talking about you.." Nik smirked beginning to walk away with Enzo and Bonnie. Elena's next class wasn't in the direction they were going, so she said her goodbyes.
"I know you too well, brother." Elijah scowled at him before walking over to Elena. "I'm sorry for whatever he said," Elijah smiled at her.
"And I'm sorry too... about last night. I was drunk and completely forgot that you'd be back. Damon just sort of drug me to the dance floor. I promise I'm not that kind of person," Elena looked down too scared to look him in the eye.
"What kind of person?" He asked scrunching up his forehead.
"I don't know... a bitch. A slut..." Elena chuckled nervously.
"Hey," he took her arm forcing her to stop and look up at him. "You are not either of those," he smiled down at her.
"How would you know? You've only known me for two days.." Elena shrugged continuing to walk.
"I'm decent at reading people. I guess I should blame my psychology major for that," one corner of his mouth raised in a half smile.
"Ah.. so you're gonna be a psychologist?" Elena asked. Elijah shook his head.
"No, it's my sixth year in med school. I have two majors. I'm planning to be a neurologist," he shrugged as if a neurology is a common study here. That explained why he looked so much older than an average college student.
"I'm going into med school too!" She smiled.
"Really?" He looked surprised.
"Yeah, my dad was a doctor. He kinda convinced me to go into it," Elena thought of her dad and how he reacted when she told him she was following in his footsteps.
"Was...?" Elijah trailed off.
"Oh... yeah he and my mom got into a car crash my sophomore year of high school. It's just me and my brother, Jeremy now.. well, and Aunt Jenna and her husband Ric."
"I'm so sorry.." Elijah answered. She got this all the time, so she had a routine of what to say when someone said that.
"It's okay, it was three years ago. I'm fine," she answered. She meant none of it, though. When would the point be when she would actually be fine? "I.. uh, have class. I should go," Elena smiled and then sauntered off to physics leaving Elijah stranded wandering if she was actually fine.
•••••
Physics was sort of fun. Not because Elena was good at math and science, but because the teacher was fun. She was young and funny which made the time fly faster than a normal class would. It's about time she had an interesting teacher.
It was almost four thirty, and there would be only two hours left before Damon would have to go to admissions. Maybe he already had, but she pulled out her phone and texted the number he had given her last night when she was wasted.
Elena: hey don't forget to go to admissions. Only two hours left. I know you have a party, but you have to do this.
Sliding her phone back in her pocket, she opened the door to her suite. Damon had already begun putting things in suitcases, but was nowhere to be found. She sighed. Remembering he promised to do it meant nothing to her because of how he acted, but seeing the suitcases was a good sign for her.
A small chime came from her phone. Pulling it back out of her pocket, she looked at the screen.
Damon: will do princess
Elena rolled her eyes as another chime came from her phone.
Damon: will you come to my party as a birthday present? Maybe we can pick up where we left off? ? ゚リノ? ゚マᄐ? ゚マᄐ
She scoffed. How stupid was this guy?
Elena: ? ゚マᄐ
Damon: are you flipping me off or just showing me which finger you want me to use? A little unclear.
Elena put her phone away after that. She could feel her face heat with embarrassment. He was the most vulgar man she had ever met. She was not replying to that comment. The only thing that mattered was the fact that he had promised to talk to the admissions. Caroline told Bonnie that she would get it done on time, and Caroline is not one to be disorganized... clearly.
"Hey!" Bonnie smiled walking through the door with her suitcases. "Ready to start unpacking?" She asked.
"How about after six thirty? I need to relax a little, and then we know for sure if you can move in or not," Elena smiled. Bonnie agreed before pulling out a bottle of champagne from under her jacket.
"To celebrate?" She offered with a raise of her eyebrows. Elena laughed grabbing the bottle.
"To celebrate," she agreed.
They sat and talked for a while getting to know one another. Bonnie was thinking about becoming a psychologist. Her grandmother was a psychologist along with her mother, and Bonnie wanted to follow in their footsteps.
"Ten seconds until six thirty!" Bonnie squealed holding up a second bottle of champagne. She stood on the bed steadying her finger at the cork ready to pop it open.
"Three.. two.. one!" Elena yelled jumping up on the bed as Bonnie popped open the champagne.
"Roomies!" Bonnie yelled embracing Elena.
"Wait!" Elena yelled as a laugh escaped her mouth. "I have to call admissions to make it official!" She grinned. Bonnie nodded walking to Elena's small kitchen to get glasses for their champagne.
The number rang until a man picked up introducing himself as Mr Banda from Admissions. He sighed most likely from a tiring day at work.
"Hey, Mr Banda, its Elena Gilbert. Just calling to make sure my friends are able to switch rooms now?" Elena smiled.
"I'll check.." he paused for a while before sighing yet again. "I'm sorry Ms Gilbert. One of the individuals didn't come in today. You'll have to stay put and so will your friends. Don't think on switching without telling us, because we actually check... I'm sorry," he claimed before hanging up. Elena felt as if the wind had just been knocked out of her.
"What's wrong, Elena?" Bonnie asked setting the bottle down and stepping closer to her.
"I... I have to stay with Damon..." she muttered.
"Wh.. but he said he'd get it done. I gave my permission already, and Caroline said she'd get it done today..." Bonnie looked down. "I'm confused..."
"He lied.." Elena mustered scrunching her eyebrows. "Come on," she grabbed Bonnie's arm. "Put on a dress. We're going to that party, now."
After they were done getting ready, Elena and Bonnie headed out.
"Where's Caroline? I haven't seen her all day," she asked Bonnie as they headed to the campus bus.
"Her mom and her stepdad leave for England tonight, so she's been hanging out with them all day," Bonnie answered.
Once the bus arrived to the Salvatore house, Elena's eyes went wide. Not because the party was actually a rave, but because Bonnie was right. He was extremely wealthy. This was the biggest house she had ever seen.
"I know," Bonnie smirked seeing her reaction to his house. "I love partying here. Damon and Stefan always throw the best parties." As they got out, Elena saw college students pouring into the house like it was the only safe house left during an apocalypse.
"Remember the rules?" Elena asked Bonnie while ogling the house.
"Scream at Damon, and then drink his beer," Bonnie replied with a nod.
"Excellent. Now let's do this," Elena slung her arm around Bonnie's strutting into the house. Elena's eyes widened again. There was no way they would find Damon in this crowd, let alone move at all.
"Just shove people," Bonnie yelled in her ear so she could hear. The base of the music was vibrating her insides as if she was at a Panic at the Disco concert. "Stefan," Bonnie waved her hand in the air. The sandy haired man turned to Elena and Bonnie and smiled walking toward them.
"Hey, guys!" He greeted them. His shirt was gone, yet again. Its not like Elena was complaining or anything, he was extremely muscular. "Drinks are over in the parlor. Just don't spill on the Persian rug. It's like ten grand. Father will kill Damon, and then me, and then Damon again," he said before he smirked at Elena. "I remember you, you totally blew off my brother yesterday and then dirty danced with him. How unfortunate, he's a dick." He commented lifting his red solo cup to his lips.
"Funny you should mention Damon, cause we were just wondering where he was," Bonnie smiled.
"Upstairs with some girl I think.. his room is up the stairs and down the hall and to the left. He's got the master bedroom now," he shrugged before rolling his eyes.
"What about your parents?" Bonnie chuckled.
"Didn't you hear?" He asked. "They're moving to New York City for my father's company. My mother gave Damon the deed to the house as a birthday present," he raised his cup to his lips again before looking to Elena. "Fortunately for you, you won't have to meet them. They're awful parents. Love my mom, hate my dad." He shrugged. "He did give me one hell of a birthday present a couple months ago, though. I get to run the company with him after I earn my degree in business."
"What'd he give Damon?" Elena asked out of curiosity.
"He never gives Damon anything. He just usually tells my mom to attach his name onto whatever present she gets him every year. I don't know why he hates Damon, but I probably shouldn't be sharing this with you. I'm a little drunk," he laughed. "Anyways, see you around Elena? Bonnie?" He asked before looking Elena up and down as he walked away.
"He's cute isn't he?" Bonnie nudged Elena's shoulder.
"Shut up," she laughed. "Let's go find Damon." Elena grabbed Bonnie's wrist squeezing through the crowd to the stairs which were just as crowded.
When they finally made it upstairs, Elena let out a puff of air. She was kind of claustrophobic, but there were way less people up here. She walked alongside Bonnie down the hall and knocked on the door to her left.
"Occupied!" A woman shouted.
"Damon I know you're in there, it's Elena. We need to talk!" Elena shouted knocking on the door again. A couple seconds later, the door swung open, and Damon stood with just his unbuttoned jeans on. The woman was under the comforter in the bed covered and now on her phone.
"What do you want?" He asked scrunching his eyebrows. "Could you hurry? I'm breaking in the new bed," he smirked crossing his arms.
Elena raised her palm and slapped him across the face. Damon's hand reached up to his face as he winced. The girl in his bed giggled.
"Ow! What the fuck was that for?" He yelled.
"Oh, you know what!" Bonnie shouted.
"No I don't. Enlighten me, please!" Damon scoffed taking a step back in the room. Elena walked in not taking her eyes off of Damon.
"You didn't go to admissions today! All I needed was for you and Caroline to go to admissions and tell them you're completely fine with moving rooms, and you didn't!" Elena yelled.
"Yes I did what the hell! I left ten minutes to talk to them after you told me about it!" He yelled back throwing up his arms.
Elena took a step back. His face calmed down before he smiled letting out a small laugh.
"Oh my God. Barbie didn't go," his laugh began to quiet down before he let out a sigh. "You never even thought of the possibility that she didn't go did you?" He asked. "Wow. You don't even know me, and you jump to conclusions," he shook his head disappointed.
"I know enough.." Elena scoffed before walking to the door. "Oh, does Andy know that you're breaking in the bed with some random stranger?" She added.
"Open relationship. It doesn't matter," he shrugged.
"There is no relationship if you both sleep with whomever you want. It's just basically a fancy word for friends with benefits," Elena added before slamming the door behind her.
"That-" Bonnie started.
"Was unnecessary. I know. He just makes me so cranky!" She covered her face with her hands rubbing it before letting out a sigh.
She felt bad for slapping him, yelling at him, and yelling about his relationship when it wasn't her place at all. She was furious with Caroline, and Damon was in the crossfire, so Elena yelled at him instead.
"He makes everybody cranky," Bonnie chuckled. "Let's go get drunk," she added. Elena nodded. She needed to forget about Damon and how Caroline didn't even go to admissions at all. This semester would be crazy, and right now Elena's brain was on overdrive. So why not drink the stress and pain away? This is college, after all.
Twenty minutes later, Elena found herself dancing on top of a table with a beer in her hand. Bonnie and some random girl were dancing next to her. She raised the beer to her lips as the room raised their hands chanting her to chug. Finishing the beer, she tossed the red solo cup across the room laughing.
This was fun. Maybe she should party more often. Elena stepped down from the table as her parent's faces flashed through her mind. She shouldn't be drinking. Last time she was this out of control, Elena's parents had to come pick her up, thus ending in the car crash. She was feeling dizzy and nauseous.
"Where are you going?" Bonnie yelled after her.
"I just need some air!" Elena answered. Bonnie nodded and continued dancing as her boyfriend stood below her cheering her on.
Elena's vision blurred, and her hearing elongated into one giant slur of words mashed into one. She knew what was happening. Someone had put something in her drink.
"Hey," a man approached her. Maybe a year older than her. "Are you okay?" He asked.
"Someone put something in my drink.." Elena answered. The man looked shocked before looking around.
"Here, follow me.. I can help you," he said helping her to the stairs.
"Where are we going?" Elena slurred. She was gone, and so were her thinking skills.
"Right in here," he answered shoving her into a dark room. Elena looked around the pitch black room squinting just as some kind of force hit her head and knocking her out into darkness.
*yeah this won't turn out very well. It's rated M for a reason and the good reasons have yet to come, but this one isn't good at all obviously. Potential rape scene ahead I will let you know before you read next chapter, but I hope you liked this chapter! Please review! I would really appreciate it! Thanks! -Syd*
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