~Beep Beep~
She could hear the sound of the car coming to a halt as Damon called out to her.
"Elena...you ready yet?"
"Yeah...just gimme a sec!"
She hurriedly wrapped the coat around her as looked at the mirror for a final time. She looked pretty much good but right now all she wanted was Damon's reaction. She picked up her bag and basically ran downstairs.
Damon was waiting downstairs for her, tapping his feet. He looked up as she saw Elena. His breath nearly came to a stop. She was looking so beautiful, it was for the first time he was seeing her with some make up on. But not in a bad way, it highlighted her features. Her lips were ruby red and her eyelashes were pure black making her look angelic. Even with the coat on she looked gorgeous, he couldn't imagine what lied underneath.
"Yeah, I'm all ready to go."
She smiled as she looked at the handsome man infront of her. Was he already this handsome, or was he becoming more and more these passing days, were the only things she could think about. Damon wore a black suit with a matching black tie and he looked smashing as always without an effort.
"You look beautiful Elena."
"Even with the coat on..?" As soon as she uttered the words, she felt stupid, he had just given her a compliment and she had uttered something perfectly stupid to ruin the moment.
"Umm..sorry, I meant thank you."
They both smiled at each other as Damon led them to his car.
They drove silently all the way, speaking very little. She felt a little light, as if everything was pretty much normal.
After a while his car came to a stop as he hoped down, and opened the car door for her like gentleman. She couldn't help but smile at him. When she looked up, her eyes caught sight if the cruise ship that was their ride and the party. It was basically huge and it was decorated by lights. It looked so beautiful that she felt she could gawk at it for hours.
"C'mon!"
He held out his hands for her as she accepted them and started walking towards the ship. The ship glowed more brightly in the moonlight. As they proceed she could hear the music booming up, lots of noise were coming, as they reached towards the door she could already see people grooving to the music, some were here and there gossiping and chattering away. She felt more and more nervous at they finally entered the big ball room.
"Coat and bag please."
She looked at the girl who smiled politely as she nodded and the girl took her coat off and took the bag which were to be kept in the respective rooms assigned to each couple at the party.
Elena took a deep breath as she looked around. The ball room was huge, it was beautifully decorated in the 80's style and there were champaigns and what not to drink. She called back Damon softly. Damon had been greeting some of his friends and he turned back when he heard her.
At that moment he looked around, he was sure that his heart has skipped a beat, he couldn't believe he was looking at Elena right now. He knew Elena was beautiful but right now, she looked out of this world. He had no words to describe what he was actually feeling. Elena's wore a strapless navy blue gown that hugged her breasts and went all the way down to her legs. The dress fitted her perfectly highlighting her curves and the other features of her body. Her hair was twisted into perfect curls as she stood there smiling at him.
"Wow, you look absolutely amazing!"
He came to her as he whispered in her ears taking her hands into his. Damon had totally forgotten the actual reason for them to be here. Katherine no longer existed, nothing else mattered. He could only see the heavenly figure infront of him.
The music that was playing changed into a slow one indicating the couples to move on to the dance floor.
"Dance with me?" Damon asked her.
"Absolutely." She replied as her cheeks flushed.
His left hand moved to her waist while the other holded her other hand as they danced. They fitted perfectly together. It felt just like the dream she had seen this very morning but instead of Katherine, it was her. She felt quite happy at the though. She had actually started to enjoy the evening in his arms.
Damon couldn't describe the feeling that had evolved within him. He knew he had feelings for her but he had burried it deep inside his heart, felt as if fire has been ignited in his heart again. He wanted to kiss her, touch her. He wanted to make love to her. Hell yes, he wanted her. They were so close yet he couldn't touch her right now.
"What are you thinking about Damon?"
His track of thoughts got distracted as Elena spoke out to him.
"Umm...nothing, really!"
He tried to suppress his feelings as he just realised what he had actually been thinking. Suddenly he felt guilty, Elena didn't like him that way, he had no right to think about anything with her. She was his best friend and it was the best if it stayed that way. He needed to focus on his real plan now, for what he was actually here, he needed to seduce Katherine back by using his unfailingly charm and then do the exact same thing she did to her. He didn't want to leave Elena's arms or her sight but forcing himself he looked at the door.
At that moment Katherine Petrova entered the ball room with her date Elijah Mikaelson. Elena recognised him, Elijah was a classmate of Damon's. She could feel that his gaze shifted from her's to Katherine's. She tried not to feel bad, but she knew she felt hurt.
Katherine was looking her usual sassy self and she had infact found a new victim, that was Elijah. Most of the attention of the people in the room turned towards as she walked in and started dancing with Elijah. Even then Elena could realise her eyes flickered to Damon's and his eyes never left her. She knew she had no right but she did feel betrayed.
To add more reasons to it, Katherine walked over to them as they stopped dancing. He stopped, really? Was all she could think of.
"May I steal your man for a dance Elena?"
"Uhh..yeah sure." She mumbled more to herself.
"Well, I wasn't asking." She shifted her gaze to Damon's as she took him in his arms. Elena nodded slightly as they began dancing. One song turned into three, they were still in each other's arms, dancing. She felt her heart break over and over, she couldn't watch anymore, it was becoming too much for her to handle in a day.
On deciding to leave, she remembered they were on a cruise ship, she couldn't exactly leave this place but heck she could leave from this room and go to their assigned rooms in the ship. She took the key and headed back towards their room. She went straight inside the bathroom as she took her clothes off and stood under the steamy hot shower. She didn't realise she had been crying along with it. After a while, she came out and changed into a top with a jacket and paired it with a black skirt that they had specially buyed for this occasion. She wanted to wear something else now but it was too late. She hadn't packed anything else.
As her mind crowded with various thoughts about them, she sighed as she got up.
"Some cool air would be good."
She walked towards the deck. As she reached there, she observed it was pretty large as well. There were tables and chairs covered in white, and there were drinks too kept aside for later cocktails. After picking up a two bottles of champagne, she looked around and hopefully she saw no one.
As she started drinking, she spotted a life boat that was attached to the ship in case of emergency. Suddenly Elena wanted to get in it. She hoped down the stairs with the two bottles as she finally sat in it, drinking her first bottle straight from it.
Meanwhile, Damon was worried, she couldn't find Elena anywhere. He realised that he had danced more than promised and his plan had actually started working. He knew Elena knew that but he still felt guilty about it, he couldn't shake the feeling aside. As he asked the door keeper, he told her that she had taken her keys and went. Damon first went into the room but he could only see her dress folded in the bed.
"Where did she go?" He asked himself, genuinely worried.
Then he went outside towards the deck, he would turn the whole ship apart if he didn't find him. But before much longer he spotted Elena in the life boat.
"Oh my God, Elena what are you doing down there?"
She looked up with a strange smile on her lips. It was clear that she was heavily drunk by now.
"Wait there, I'm coming down, don't move...at all."
"Yes sir!" She giggled as she replied.
Damon carefully got up in the boat as Elena continued smiling.
"I'm not sharing you... I mean my drink. Get yourself one if you need."
"Oh c'mon Elena what has gotten into you, stop acting like this."
"Me? You stop acting like this." She playfully nudged her shoulder but instead she fell backwards.
"Woah.. slow down there girl."
His brows were crooked in disbelief as he helped her up. But she snatched her hand away making a low disagreeing noise.
"Let's go, c'mon!"
On what condition, compete with me, lets see who finishes their drinks first, then only I'll go.
This time Damon was really agitated, he had never seen her act like this way before, but he was concerned for her as well. If this was the condition, he would do it, for her.
"Okay!" He picked up the bottle galloping all the drink in one go as Elena's watched with her eyes wide open.
"That's cheating, I didn't even start!"
"Oh yeah!" He snatched the other bottle from her as he did the same thing he did with the first one. He felt quite dizzy, why won't he, he had drunk two bottles simultaneously without a stop.
"I win!"
Elena stood with a pouty face as Damon smiled his victorious smile. As he tried to walk, he stumbled and they both fell on the boat with a jerk causing the boat to get de-attached from the ship and fall into the ocean.
"Hey look we are floating."
But right now Damon could only look at her angelic face, as he laid on top of her, her lips inches within his. Elena stopped talking at the same time as their eyes meet. She could see the burning passion in them.
The very next moment Damon's lips were on her's crushing them with a intense desire that was burning her, filling her with swet sensations. She returned the kiss hungrily as she gasped at his sudden touch. They both stopped for a moment as they panted for air. Then within a second his lips were back on her's, this time his tounge was asking for entrance as she gradually accepted. Their both tongues played and teased each other. It was a heartmelting kiss that made them lost within themselves, not realising what destiny was going to bring them next.
A/N: I'm very much exited about this chapter. But most of all, I want your opinions guys.
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