THE SHADOWS OF MYSTIC FALLS

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"Vampires" she said just so softly and shivered while she recalled that shape covered in blood.

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Chapter 02: Sketching Lust

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Stefan woke up this morning being very content. He had asked his loved one to marry him and she said yes. This made him the happiest man in the world but then he frowned. He knew he would have to be even more careful than he already was. Yes Stefan had a deep secret he had not shared with Elena.

He got out of his bed to go to the bathroom. He walked in to take a shower. He turned the cold water knob to let water flow on his body. "Stupid deer", he thought of his last night's escapade. He caught a fawn during the night. The moment Stefan caught the fawn, its mother started to moan loudly. This made the whole thing more difficult as the fawn tried to fight back Stefan.

It took him three tries to get his fangs into the fawn's neck to get the animal to stop moving. The only sounds left were the mother deer still moaning and a strong suction noise from Stefan.

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As he finished his shower, Stefan turned the knob and got out the tub to see himself in the mirror. There was blood on the side of his mouth.

Stefan is a hunter. He is even more than that as he is a predator. Does not eat his prey but drains the blood out of them.

Normally he should not be going after animals but after humans. Stefan Salvatore was no human. He was special. He was a vampire.

He had lived many years of decadence before wanting to settle for a more peaceful living. Because he could not draw attention by killing people, he changed his diet to animals. He laughs calling it vegetarian for vampires.

He grumbled to see blood stains around his mouth. Wiping it off reminded him he would have to be extra careful when married. He was not going to tell Elena anything of all this. This was his secret. Elena loved him so this would not change anyhow. "So why bother worrying her for no reason?"

With that thought Stefan cleaned up and got dressed for university.

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First thing Elena did when she woke up was to check her ring. This was real. She was going to get married.

"Elena Salvatore" she whispered and then giggled like a small girl.

The bed was calling her back to sleep but she fought it and got out of it. A long day awaited her. She stretched herself in front of the mirror before looking around her room.

"What to wear?" she thought and pulled her closet to get a pair of jeans and a sweatshirt.

After getting ready, Elena went downstairs to greet her parents and her brother. She was grinning uncontrollably. John and Isobel could only laugh and hug their daughter.

After a quick breakfast she scooted off to university. On her way the phone rang

"Bonnie what's up?" she asked her friend

"I had this weirdest dream ever" Bonnie answered.

"Care to explain?" Elena asked

"I did not feel like a dream but more of a premonition." Bonnie paused and then continued. "Are you sure you want to hear it all?"

"I guess so" Elena said "You are starting to worry me though"

"Well it was strange. You and I were in the woods and you were pregnant" Bonnie started

"So is that not a good thing? It means our wedding went off well" Elena interrupted.

"Wait" Bonnie told her "You were worried over some secrets of Stefan and then a vampire attacked us"

"And what happened after?" Elena asked

"I woke up in sweat" Bonnie explained. "Anyone would think it is a nightmare but I feel there is more to it."

"Stefan was the vampire?" Elena asked her friend. She knew her friend's abilities were to strong to be doubted.

"I really do not know" Bonnie told her. "It was in the middle of the night.

"Bonnie I just got to university, I'll call you when I finish my class" Elena informed her

"Anytime" Bonnie answered "I took my day off" and then Bonnie hanged up.

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Bonnie taking a day off was not a good sign. She would call her back after class.

Elena came into the university premised and saw a crow perched on top of its entrance gate scrutinizing her every detail. "A bird looking as if Elena" and she shrugged the thought off to proceed to her class.

Matt and Caroline were already there with a few others.

"Hi to you two lovebirds" Elena walked in cheery

"Someone's cheerful" Caroline answered back

"I'm engaged" Elena joyfully showed her ring to her friends

"Congratulations" Matt told her his voice faltering a little. Elena did not hear that but Caroline did. Matt used to be Elena's boyfriend in junior high. Caroline eyed him from the beginning but Elena won him over. Elena broke off as she had fallen for Stefan. This gave a free pass for Caroline.

The rest of the class was getting filled up while Elena was filling in the details of yesterday night's proposal. She did not see her teacher walking in nor did she see the male model following her.

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That girl at the entrance gate got him intrigued. Yes he was late so used his powers to fly over to university. He was no student. He just came back from a very long trip.

He was going to be the model for the nude drawing class today. He smirked and thought about the looks the females would be giving him when he discards his robe and shows off his body. He knew all right the effect he had on women and on men too.

The males would look at him with envy and wish this man did not exist and that they too had his perfect body.

No shame at all. He was actually going to enjoy all of this. If there was to have a sinful competition he would win as he has been spending all this time enjoying, killing, stealing and not caring about consequences. Mystic Falls would just be another town for his play.

Damon walked into this classroom with a confidence and an attitude.

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When the teacher got the attention of all the students, Elena like the rest of the class could not take their eyes of the model

"Let me introduce you to Damon" the teacher said "He will be our model today"

Then looking at Damon, she continued "If you don't mind"

Damon did not answer and just discarded his robe with a smirk.

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It took a moment for Elena to have any movement whatsoever. Fortunately for her the rest of the class had the same problem.

While most students looked at his full body, Elena could not take off her eyes from his midnight blue eyes. A feeling she had never had overcame her as she felt herself getting paralyzed.

"You want him" her conscience told her and she shrugged it off.

She proceeded drawing him and she started off with the contour of his face. He had strong features. His hair was untidy which gave him a sexy look altogether. After drawing that smirk and his nose he proceeded to his eyes.

She did not want to look into his eyes again after that mini-incident so tried to look over what Caroline was doing.

"Elena" the teacher hissed "This is meant to be an individual task"

"Sorry Mrs Matthews" Elena excused herself and looked at him.

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He had not moved an inch. His eyes still focused on her. Elena felt uncomfortable while having to draw his eyes. Once finished it was like the picture was also looking at her. She shivered.

"You want him" her conscience told her again.

Elena gathered all her courage to precede drawing underneath. His body, his arms and hands and then she blushed when she came to his most intimate masculine part. She could hear a small laugh. She looked up again to see his eyes still on her.

Relief fell onto her when she continued on with her legs

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When he saw her at the gate he was shocked to see the resemblance with Katherine. She had transformed his whole existence. Vice could have been her second name. She was evil and she was exciting.

Damon was highly amused. He had found his next prey. This girl seemed just so fine. Maybe a little prude but it would do. "Think of a prude Katherine"

Whenever she was looking into his eyes he tried to compel her. Funnily he had the strangest feeling this was not working well on her.

"Never mind" He thought that he would somehow have a good time with this insignificant human.

The rest of the time went off fine as the students were finishing their sketches.

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Elena gasped at her drawing when she finished. It looked so real. Her hands were shaking. He looked up to her model and then back to the drawing. Elena understood that day the true meaning of lust. She even drew it.

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