Well here is Chapter 3. Hope you all like it. Of course I don't own The Vampire Diaries or any of the characters. Reoka is my own character though. Read on and enjoy.
Chapter 3: The planning
"Ok." Caroline said as she placed the schedule for the events on the table for all of them to see. "Let's see who's doing what shall we?"
Bonnie walk around the table and stand next to Caroline. "How about we start with the Miss Mystic Falls?" She asked. "We should see who alls gonna attend it so we can make the arrangements."
Caorline nod. "Ok. Sounds good." She glance up at Elena. "Your going correct?"
"Ummm…wow. I totally forgot about it." She thought to herself for a second then nodded. "Yes. I will still attend. It's what my mother wanted."
"Good!" Caroline said. "Now who will be your escort?" She asked while scribbling down Elena's name next to the Miss Mystic Falls pamphlet.
Elena turn to Stefan. "Would care to go with me?" She ask with a smile.
"Now, why would you even ask?" He smile. "Of course. I'd be honored to escort thee." Stefan take her hand in his and kiss it lightly.
She smile at him then turn to Caroline. "Well I suppose it will be Stefan."
Caroline just nod and jot his name down as Elena's Escort. "Well how about you Bonnie?" She ask glancing at Bonnie.
Bonnie shake her head. "No thanks." She said. "I'm not into that stuff. How about you Reoka?" She ask glancing over at the girl.
Reoka look up as everyone turn towards her. "Umm…I'd love to but I don't have anyone who'd escort me." She reply.
"Hmmm…" Caroline think for a second. "Well there's always the fill ins…"
"No thanks." Reoka reply with a wave of her hand. "I'd rather go with someone."
She freeze as her hand be grabbed by someone.
"I'd be more than willing to escort such beauty for the Miss Mystic Falls." Damon whisper into her ear from behind her. Her whole body shiver from him being so close to her body. "You deserve to go."
"Damon!" Stefan warn. "Leave her alone will ya?"
Damon ignore him as Reoka slowly turn in his arms to face him. Their eyes just stare waiting for the other to back down. A smile creep up on Reoka's face as she step back from him but still holding his hand.
"Show me why I should let you escort me." She say.
A smirk appear on his face as he take his other hand and bow towards her. "With pleasure."
With that he stand up and spin her around and into his arms then bend her over his arm and leaning his face inches from hers. Her breathe catch at how close his lips were to hers. "You seem to think you will always get your way don't you?" She whisper for only him to hear.
He just stare at her. She smile as she reach her hand up and gently push him up from her. He lift her back up so she wouldn't fall over before he let go of her hand. "Well." He start. "It's up to you. I just think you as a Lockwood deserve to be there wouldn't you?"
"Come off it Damon." Bonnie hiss. "Obviously she doesn't want to go with you."
He glare at her for a second then turn and start to walk towards the stairs. "Fine then, just thought I'd offer."
"Wait!" Reoka walk over to the stairs that he stopped mid step on. "I'd be honored if you'd be my escort." She said with a huge smile on her face. He look at her for a second. Waiting for the Ha!…gottcha..when it not come he nod. Then turn and disappear up the steps.
Reoka step back a little before she turn to face the others. "What?" She asked at their gaping stares.
"Wow." Bonnie said. "I thought for sure you were gonna say no."
Reoka just shrug her shoulders. "He seems nice enough."
"HA!" Bonnie laughed. "Damon? Nice? I don't think so. Hee must want something."
Reoka just smile. "No. He does want to take me. I could tell."
Stefan just stare at her along with Elena. "Ummm…" Elena start.
"I can read people." Reaoka laugh. "He's not very good at hiding his emotions."
At this Stefan raise his eyebrows. Elena look at her. "Damon?" She state. "Readable? Never thought I'd hear any of these words with Damon of all people."
Reoka just looked at them then turned to look back at the stares as they busied themselves at the sounds of Caroline's scribbling of Reoka and Damon's names onto the paper.
Reoka looked up thinking Damon was standing there staring her but he wasn't. 'Hmmm.' She think as she turn back to listen to the others. 'Must be seeing things' She thought to herself but she could have sworn that he had been standing there.
"Ok." Caroline finish with writing herself and Matt's name down on the same paper. "Well, what next?" She asked looking up at them. Bonnie looked at the papers spread over the table.
"Ok we have a list of all those that are attending and the band that's going play for us."
She said. "How about we pick the song for the dance that the candidates and their escorts will dance too?"
Caroline jump for joy with that idea. "Ewww…can we pleasee..play the song Just A Dream by Carrie Underwood? I love that song."
Reoka looked up at her with an incredulous look plastered to her face. "Ummm…I didn't think someone was dying." The others laugh as Caroline give her a look.
"Alright. Any other ideas then?" She asked looking at Reoka.
"How about…" She stood their thinking for a second. "How about we play the end of Within Temptations All I Need?"
The others look at Caroline.
"I like it." Bonnie said.
Stefan just nod.
"It's perfect." Elena smile. "It's like your giving that person one more chance. Like your giving them your heart one more time."
"How romantic." Caroline swoon to the song in her head. "Perfect!" She quickly jot it down.
"Where were you all these years?" She ask Reoka. "I soo could have used your help with other things too."
"Sorry. Blame my dad." Reoka laugh. "Well I'm going to step out for a second if that's ok?" She ask looking at Stefan. "I'm more of an outdoors person. I'm not usually cooped up inside all day." She laugh.
"Ok. You want some company?" Elena asked.
Just then a door slam shut but no one else seemed to hear it. "Naw. Thanks though." She smiled at Elena. "Be back in a few." She wave her hand as she walk down the hall and out the massive door.
She lean against the door as she take a deep breathe of fresh air.
"Well. It seems you heard me leave." She jump at the sound of Damon's voice. She glance over to see him sitting on the banister wrapped around the house. His back was pressed against the pillar that ran from the banister to the roof.
She just stared at him for a second. Watching the way the sun lit his already handsome face. She quickly shook her head and turned away and started to walk down the porch steps. "You scared me." She comment as he caught up to walk beside her.
"Sorry about that." He said with a smirk. "I usually don't scare people. I seem to excite them."
Reoka just shake her head as she turn to face him while walking backwards. "How is that working for ya?"
"Well now, It suits me just fine." He laugh. "How about you?" She stopped to stare at him with a questioning look. "How do I make you feel?" He ask as he step right up to her and stare her straight in the eyes. She stared back then jumped back as his eyes seemed to shift in an unnatural way and turn from blue to yellow.
"Whoa! Your eyes they…they.." She stutter then noticed his eyes were blue again as he stared at her a bit differently now.
"Are you ok?" He asked but the look on his face told her that he was more shocked that something didn't work then he was that she freaked out about his eyes. "Ummm.I better get back." She stutter as she turn and head back to the house.
Damon turned to watch her run back to the house. "Your full of surprises aren't you miss Reoka?" He listen for the door to open and close but it not come. He furrow his eyes in confusion as he head back towards the house to see her sitting on the front steps staring at her hands.
"Why are you still out here?" He asked as he walked over. "I thought you were heading back in."
She looked up at him then patted the steps next to her. He walk over and sat himself down beside her.
"So what's the problem?" He asked as he leaned back on his elbows. "You seemed…frightened back there." He asked as he looked over at her with his smirk. "Did I do something wrong?"
She just sat there before she looked up at him. "Sorry about that. It wasn't you it was my mind playing tricks on me." She give him a small smile. "I'm tired from all the moving we've done this week and I'm not quite used to being indoors all day."
"Well…" Damon said as he stood up and extend his hand towards her. She just looked up at him with surprise written on her face. "Come on. I don't bite…" He said with a laugh. "Much.."
What happens to a man when
He spills his heart on a page and
He watches words flow away then
His feelings lie on the page alone
There waiting
For someone who cares to read them
To open their eyes to see them
To see if they can make his thoughts their own
To find out that maybe your life's not perfect
Maybe it's not worth what he gives away
She just look at him then with a sigh slip her hand into his. "Where are you taking me?" She asked as she followed behind him. Her hand still in his. "They're gonna wonder where I am you know."
He looked back at her with a smirk. "Trust me when I say Stefan knows your with me." His smile widen. "Even if he may not be too happy about it."
She just stare at him then shrug. "So where ARE you taking me?" She ask again.
He sigh as he stop and turn towards her. "You said your used to being outside right?" She nod. "Ok then. Stay outside, but I'll stick with you to make sure nothing…bad happens to you." He smirk as he turn back and gently tug her arm wanting her too follow. "Trust me. You'll love it." He wink to her over his shoulder.
"Ok." She smile back. "I'm trusting you here." He just look at her then turn his back to the path ahead as they enter the woods.
You can see that this broken soul is bleeding
So you concede your feelings inside yourself
And wander through my heart
Letting you see through me
Now only consumes me
Forget your pain, watch me fall apart
After a five mile walk she start to hear running water. Then she see the clearing and the beautiful lake centered in it. She follow it with her eyes as it connect to a cliff that cascade the water down in a waterfall.
"Wow…" She whisper as she ran ahead of him. He just smirked as he followed behind her. Placing his hands in his jean pockets. "It's beautiful." She said as she fell to her knees in the soft grass and glanced down at the clear water. She gently placed her hand in the water and let it glide through it.
He walked over to stood beside her. "I guess it is." He comment as he look straight ahead. She glanced up at him as she pulled her hand from the water. Without any thought she reached her hand up and grabbed his. "Sit." She said as she tugged at his hand gently. "Please?"
He looked down as he felt a tug on his hand to see her looking up at him intently. He nodded as he sat in the grass next to her. "Thank you." She whispered as she turned her gaze back to the water. "This is exactly what I needed."
"I'm surprised that you've never seen it before." At this she looked up at him with a questioning look.
"What do you mean?" She ask.
"See the woods on the other side?" He point across the lake at the connecting woods. "That is Lockwood land. Your land." He said as he glanced at her. Her eyes widen in surprise.
"Really?" She ask as he nod. "I guess I've never gone as far in the woods as I thought." She smiled up at him then back over to the water. "It's so clean and pure here."
His eyes lowered at that. "If you only knew what happened here so many years ago you'd never call this place 'pure'"
This cause her to look up at him. "What do you mean?" She ask.
What happens to a soul when
It's trapped inside his emotions
And all of these words he's spoken
They bind him to the life he's left behind
And every new step he takes
He knows that he might not make it
To all of these dreams that he has yet to find
"Well..I was once in love with a women." He give a sadistic smile. "She meant the world to me and yet all her memories are here. Everything except one…Anyways…she 'left' me. In a way this place is the last place I saw her. Some days I hate being so close to this place."
Reoka looked at him for a second then took his hand gently in hers. "It wasn't meant to be then." This caused him to look at her in surprise. "You're a good person Damon.." She smile as she pull him up with her. "You deserve someone who will love you and never leave you alone." She look over at the Lockwood clearing. "Some one who will love you for you and never look back but forward to a future with you and only you."
Maybe your life's not perfect
But maybe it's not worth what he gives away
You can see that this broken soul is bleeding
So you concede your feelings inside yourself
And wander through my heart
Letting you see through me
Now only consumes me
Forget your pain and watch me fall apart
He stood up stunned at her words. No one had EVER called him a 'good' person. A dick or an ass usually got the job done. So these words came to him as a shock. He just gaped at her as he heard some one walking through the woods towards the clearing. 'Stefan.' He smell him coming. 'and Elena.' "Seems we have company." He say as he glanced over to see them walk into the clearing.
"There you are!" Elena cry and run towards her. "Are you alright?" She ask as she look up at Damon with a warning look.
Reoka catch the look which cause her to step in front of him and block Elena's view. "Yes I'm quite fine." She smile. "He over heard me saying I wasn't used to being cooped up and brought me here." She gesture to the lake behind them. "Beautiful isn't it?"
Elena nod as she look back at Reoka. "Well we are all heading home so thought you'd like a ride?" She ask and Reoka nod.
"thank you." She smile as she start to follow Elena. She stop as she see the look Stefan throw to Damon. 'Another warning look?' She wonder then turn and run back to Damon. She throw her arms around him and hug him. His body stiffen at her unexpected hug then relax at her words.
"Thank you." She whisper into his ear. She step back and nod at him and start to turn away from him when he grab her arm. She then looked back at him.
"If you ever need someone to…talk to…" He seemed to be thinking of what to say. "Come here." He gesture to the lake. "And I'll always come for you."
Her eyes widen as she nod.
His hand fall from her arm as she slowly turn and run after Stefan and Elena. At the end of the clearing she look back to see no one there. 'Like a dream' She thought as she turned at the sound of Elena calling for her. 'He's like a dream.'
You can see that this broken soul is bleeding
So you concede your feelings inside yourself
And wander through my heart
Letting you see through me
Now only consumes me
Forget your pain and watch me fall apart
As i fall apart
ALRIGHT! Chapter 3 is done. I'd have to say I'm loving this chapter the best so far haha. The song is Pages by 3 Doors Down. I just happened to be listening to this song as I wrote this chapter and liked how it seemed to fit this part. Well R&R and let me know what you think.
