AU story
WARNING: This chapter is ratted M.
The sacrifices we make for the ones we care about.
Chapter 4
Elena kept giving me direction to her house as i drove. I could tell she was very nervous. I didn't get it! Why did she care so much if i found out where she lives? She kept fidgeting with her hands. During the whole ride she kept looking at her lap, not one single glance in my direction. I on the other hand couldn't take my eyes off her. She was so beautiful but at the same time so skinny. She was wearing a coat that had a hole in it just under her arm. I kept thinking about what she said about living all alone. She had to be 18 if she was living all alone. I made a mental note in my head to find everything about this girl. I had this strange feeling that kept telling me that I needed to help her.
"You can stop here Damon my house is just around the corner." She said in a nervous voice as her fingers kept dancing in her lap.
She was hiding something from me and I was damned if I was going to let her get away with it. She might be beautiful and sweet but I don't trust easily.
"I'm sure it is but I would sleep much better knowing I delivered you to your door. Elena you're a very beautiful girl and you never know who might be lurking in the dark."
She blushed a shade of pink and looked out the window. I could see her smiling in the reflection of the glass window.
"Continue going to the end of this street and then turn right. My house is the last one."
I nodded my head and continued driving. There was something I had to know about her! I know it was wrong but I just couldn't help myself.
"How old are you Elena? I asked for my own selfish reason. She's just a teenage girl Salvatore! Get yourself under control!
She kept looking out the window as she answered. "I'm eighteen."
So she's an adult, sort of. Oh come on Salvatore! You are officially crazy! She's not even looking at you! She probably has a boyfriend her own age.
"What about you?" She asked still looking out the window.
I was so lost in my thoughts that I didn't follow her question.
What about me? I ask.
"How old are you?" She asks looking down at her lap.
"I'm twenty-three" I answer and for the first time since we got into the car she looks at me.
Her eyes have this sparkle in them as she stares at me for a few seconds before turning around and looking out the window.
"I don't remember you telling me your last name Elena?"
She hesitates for a minute before answering. "Gilbert, Elena Gilbert."
"It suits you." I say and she blushes. "Last house right?" I say as I continue driving to the end of the street.
The neighborhood where she lives looks scary. It's nothing like the upper east side of Mystic Falls. There were no lights on and it was 10 o'clock at night. As I got to the end of the street I noticed a small house with an old picket fence. The grass looked like it was burnt and the plaster on the house had started to fall off. The fence was in pieces. I pulled up on the side of the road and turned to her. She grabbed for the handle to get out but I hit the button to lock all the doors before she could get out.
"Elena…"I start to say but she starts to shake her head as she looked out the window.
"I knew it."
"Know what?
"Can you please just let me go?"
"I just want to talk to you, before you leave. Is that ok?" I say in a calm voice. Maybe it was a little weird of me just to look the doors. She probably freaked out. Nice move Salvatore.
She turns around to look at me but avoids my eyes.
"Ok." She said almost in a whisper.
"If you need anything and I mean anything, day or night you give me a call. Ok?" I look at her as she slowly looks into my eyes and nods.
"Thank you, Damon."
"What's your phone number?" I ask because I didn't have a piece of paper to write it down for her. So I'll just give her a ring and my number will be left for her.
"Um…I um…I don't have a phone." She says, embarrassed to look at me.
"Oh…Well no problem. Give me your hand." I say as I take out a pen. She looks at me confused for a second before saying. "Why?"
"So I can write it down on your hand because I don't have a piece of paper." I explain and she blushes as she extends her hand.
I open up her soft palm and start writing as she starts to giggle.
"It tickles" She says as I look up to meet her beautiful doe eyes.
"You have a beautiful smile Elena, you should smile more often." I say and she giggles like a school girl. God I feel like I want to kiss her beautiful lips right now. Control yourself Salvatore!
"Thank you Damon, for everything" she says as she takes her hand back and places it into her lap.
"No problem. You give me a call if you need anything and don't forget to go to the doctors tomorrow. Ok? "
"Ok." She says and nods her head at me. God I don't want to let her go. All I want is to take her back to my apartment and spend the night with this beautiful creature. She's so innocent and sweet. She blushes at the most normal things. That says just how innocent she is. Oh my god what is wrong with me. She probably can't wait to get out of the car and run away from me.
I press the unlock button and to my surprise she's still looking at me. God I just want to lean in and kiss her so badly. No! bad idea Damon. Don't do it.
She blinks a few times and turns to the door. She opens the door and steps out but then turns around and says. "Thanks again."
I give her a small smile and a wink. I know I shouldn't but when I'm around her I just can't control myself.
She closes the door gently and heads towards the house. I watch as she reaches the front door and just pushes threw. It wasn't even locked. Did she not lock her door? Maybe she just forgot. When she was inside I started up the car and drove to the hotel to get my stuff and then I would head to the apartment.
It was 11 o'clock when I arrived at the apartment. I told Rose to pick up my key and wait inside for me. The building was very modern and looked nice form the outside. It had an elevator which I was grateful for. When I got to the 3 floor I looked for the door that had 1020 written on it. The door was already open and I stepped in. In the middle of the room Rose and a man were standing. I walked up to Rose and said. "Thanks for waiting Rose, I'm sorry for ruining your night."
"Oh don't worry about it Damon." She waves it off like it's nothing.
"This" She gestures to the man next to her "Is my fiancé Neal. Honey this is our new sheriff Damon Salvatore."
"It's a pleasure to meet you Neal." I say to the man as I extend my hand in his direction.
"It's a pleasure to meet you too Damon." He says as he shakes my hand.
"So what do you think?" Rose asks as she looks around the apartment.
"Well um…. is there a bed?" I say with a smirk on my face.
Rose gives me a look that says "I'm serious" before using sarcasm on me. "No, you get to sleep on the floor."
"Lucky for me the carpet looks thick."
"There is an old bed. The owner says you can use it or you can throw it out. It's your choice."
"Great! Thank you again for waiting for me this late at night. I know it was a lot to ask." I say as I sit down on a chair that was placed in the middle of the apartment.
"It's was no problem Damon but we should get going."
"Ok…it was nice meeting you Neal." I say to the man as I stand up to shake hands.
"Great meeting you too Damon."
"If you need someone to go shopping for furniture, give me a call" Rose says as she heads out the door.
"I'll keep that in mind Rose. "
"Bye Damon"
"Bye guys."
I'm standing all alone in this apartment. It looks modern and really nice. The walls a painted a cream color and the curtains are white. Classic! The kitchen is also modern. The cupboards were red and the bench was black. I headed to the bedroom threw a little whole way. I was met with 2 doors. I opened the first one and found the bedroom with a built in wardrobe but there was no bed. Was Rose kidding when she said there was an old bed? I closed the door and headed to the other door assuming it was the bathroom. When I opened the door I was met with a small bed. The apartment had 2 bedrooms. Oh what was I thinking? I didn't even ask if it was a one bedroom apartment.
I walked in and plopped on the bed. It wasn't that comfortable but it would do for tonight. I noticed a door on the left side of the bedroom. It must be the bathroom. I got up and headed to the door opening it. I felt like a child on Christmas morning when I saw the huge tub. The bathroom was the best part of the apartment. It has a shower next to the tub. I noticed it was a joint bathroom from the other bedroom. I turned on the water and headed to the living room to get my stuff. When I got back the tub was half full, I tested the water with my hand and saw that it was just right. I turned off the water and took my clothes off. It felt so good when I stepped into the tub. When the warm water made contact with my skin, my muscles relax and I felt like I could breathe again.
I closed my eyes trying to relax. As I let my thoughts wonder, they landed on a special girl. Elena, Elena Gilbert. God I couldn't stop thinking about her. I wish she was here with me right now in my arms. I know she's only an 18 year old girl but she's so special. I've never felt so drawn to someone. I made a mental note in my head to go and check up on her tomorrow.
I felt the water getting cold so I got up and took a quick shower and headed to bed. I was lying in the dark, and I couldn't stop think how nice it would feel if I had her in my bed. I would wrap my arms around her tiny waist and hold her protectively to my body. Oh she was so special to me and I had no idea why. Yes, she was beautiful and had an angelic face but there was something more…I just couldn't put my finger on what it was.
Damon fell asleep with a small smile on his face; Elena's angelic face was in his mind.
It was 3 o'clock in the morning and sleep still was immune to Elena. She tossed and turned on the couch but couldn't get Damon's image out of her mind. He was everything she wanted in a man. He was kind and caring but at the same time strong. He was absolutely stunning. He had the most beautiful blue eyes Elena had ever seen. She could swear that she saw his eyes glow in the dark. He's raven black hear was so glossy and thick that made her want to touch it so badly. She wished that just for once she could run her fingers threw his hear. The body he had was another story. He's muscles were visible threw his black v neck shirt. He was like a male model. He had the most beautiful hands. They were just the right size. Not too big and not too small. It was ridiculous that everything about this man was perfect to her. His voice sent shivers down her back when he spoke. God she even wanted to kiss him.
Ever since Kol raped her, she hated kissing and especially having sex. She felt disgusting when he kissed her and when they slept the only thing she felt was pain. She became immune to the pain after 3 years. It was still there but she just let the tears pour down her cheeks until it ends. She had never felt anything pleasurable about sex. She could remember her friend Emily from high school talk about how good it felt when she slept with her boyfriend for third time. The first and the second time were a little bit intense but then it started to be really nice and pleasurable. Elena didn't get what the big deal was. For 3 years now she has been having sex with Kol and not once had she felt this so called orgasm thing. She couldn't help but think what if something was wrong with her. Kol kept telling her that it was painful because she didn't know how to enjoy it. How can you enjoy something that hurts? He also told her that she was shit in bed. She would just suck it up and pray for it to end before it even starts.
A part of her wished she would see Damon around again but the other part feared for his safety. She knew Kol would do everything in his power to destroy Damon if he found out that she was befriending a cop. That's why as soon as she got into the house she quickly grabbed a piece of paper and wrote down Damon's phone number, hiding it in the kitchen draw. She was scared if Kol found out he would flip on her and go after Damon. The ink on her hand didn't wash off easily because she didn't have any detergent. She scrubbed her hand really hard but you could still see the numbers. She just hoped Kol wouldn't notice.
She was curled up on the couch in the dark with a huge smile on her face as she kept thinking about Damon Salvatore. It was ridiculous how much she liked him but then again he probably had a girlfriend or fiancé or maybe even a wife. All Elena needed was to see him and that would keep her happy. She wasn't asking for Damon to be hers, all she wanted was to see his beautiful face once in a while. After all he was the man that saved her life. She will never forget that.
Elena fell asleep with a smile on her face as she dreamt about Damon being the father of her 2 kids.
It was almost 6 in the morning when Damon phone started to ring. He grumbled as he got up and started digging threw his bag trying to find his phone. When he found it he saw that it was Caroline who was calling him. He rubbed his eyes preparing himself for his little sisters squeaking.
"Hey Care." He answered in a sleepy voice.
"Damonnnn" She cheered over the other line.
"Someone's happy this morning."
"Well I officially bought a prom dress"
"What happened to the blue sparkly one, you tried it on like 10 times?"
"I returned it….It wasn't right for me."
"Oh…" Damon said as he ran his hand threw his hair.
"Anyway, how are you?"
"Good, I got an apartment"
"Woow that was fast. Is it up to Damon Salvatore standards?"
"Well that depends. It has a huge tub which I am grateful for but it's a 2 bedroom apartment."
"So? You can always find a roommate." Caroline suggested.
"I don't like sharing and you know that." Damon said as he started to gather his clothes.
"Fine…anyway I brock up with Mat."
"Why? What did he do?" Damon stopped in his tracks, listening very carefully.
"Nothing…I got sick of him." She said in a fake happy voice. Damon knew his sister was lying.
"What really happened Care?" He asked as he sat down on his bed.
"Nothing really"
"Caroline?" Damon said in a warning tone.
"Ok fine, but do you promise to not do anything stupid?" She asked
"That depends on what he did." Damon said.
"I will tell you if you promise to stay out of it, and when I say that I mean no threats Damon!" Caroline said in a warning tone.
"Fine. Now tell me what he did."
"He…he wanted to, you know…" She trailed off.
"And did you?" Damon said almost yelling at her.
"Noooo! I told him I didn't feel ready. "
"And then what happened?"
"He told me either I sleep with him or I go to prom all alone." Caroline said almost in a whisper.
"Screw him Care, you're better than him. You're the most popular girl at school, you can get any guy you want to go with you to prom." Damon said reassuring his baby sister.
"I know, I just thought he was different."
"Yeah… I know the feeling. Don't worry, as soon as you land on college campus there will be a bunch of new guys standing in line to go out with you."
"Yeah, you're probably right. You're still coming to my graduation right" She asked a little nervous.
"Of course, I wouldn't miss it for the world." Damon reassured his baby sister.
"Good. So how is Mystic Falls?"
Damon contemplated how to answer her question. Then he settled in for the most appropriate answer.
"Different. It's definitely not New York. I met a few people and they seem nice. I haven't really had a chance to go out and observe my surroundings. "
"Oh…well I'm sure Mystic Falls is happy to have my big bro as there sheriff."
"I'm sure they are" Damon said rolling his eyes." How are mom, dad and Stefan?"
"Umm…mom's fine, she's helping me with prom. Dad's fine two, he's at work. Stefan is broody like usual and yeah. To put it all in one word there all fine."
"Good to know." Damon said as he walked into the bathroom placing his tooth brush and toothpaste on the bathroom counter.
"So any hot lady in Mystic Falls?" Caroline asked faking a Russian accent.
Damon laughed at her accent before saying. "Don't ever do that again. That was just…horrible."
"What? Don't mock my Russian accent. I would like you to know that our mother is very fond of it."
Damon chuckled as he shook his head. "She probably didn't want to hurt your feelings Care but only Marissa Salvatore can pull that off and you know it."
"Well you can't blame a girl for trying. Anyway you still didn't answer my question? " Caroline said.
Damon didn't know what to tell her. He thought about telling Caroline about Elena but then again they just met and he really didn't know anything about her.
"No…No one that caught my eye yet but…." Damon said with a smirk on his face as he remembered the bunch of teens from yesterday morning. "But a bunch of 16 year old teens had fight about how hot I am."
"You're kidding right?" Caroline said as she started laughing.
"I wish… then I almost got scolded from a girl saying I was a pervert."
Caroline continued to laugh before saying. "Nice start Salvatore."
"Yeah…listen I have to go. I will see you in 15 days at your graduation. Say hi to mom, dad and Steffi for me. Take care of yourself Care-bear."
"Ok…You to take care of yourself. Bye"
"Bye " said Damon flipping his phone and throwing it on the bed. He went to the bathroom to take a quick shower before heading to the grill for breakfast.
Damon was sitting eating his breakfast which was the grill's specialty. It contained bacon, eggs, toast and orange juice. It was very tasty. Rose wasn't here so he didn't have anyone to talk to. He kept thinking about Elena and if she went to the doctors to check that cut on her forehead. He told himself when he finishes breakfast he will go straight to the station and tell Tim to do a background check on Elena. He was brought out of his thoughts when a man in his late 20 approached him with a bottle of bourbon.
"You must be Sheriff Salvatore?" He asked as he sat on the opposite side of Damon. "I'm Rick." He said as he rubbed his temples with his hand.
"Nice to meet you Rock. What's with the bottle?" Damon asked.
"Aaaaaa….."Rick said pointing his finger towards the bottle with a goofy smile on his face. "This is my best friend Damon."
Damon could see that the guy was drunk. He was going to tell the bartender to stop serving him.
"Ok buddy, can I have that." Damon said as he was about to grabbed for the bottle but Rick grabbed it first and pulled it towards himself. "Aaaa….No Sal….Salvatore…He's…He's my best friend."
Damon almost stated laughing at the guy before calling the bartender to come over.
"Yes sir?" The young man said as he approached them.
"Can you do me a favor and stop serving him. He's already too drunk to stand on his own two feet?'
"I'm sorry sir but his the owner. I can't stop him from drinking."
"Wait, Rose said some guy named Alaric was the owner?"
"That would be meeee!" Rick cheered with a happy smile on his face.
Damon couldn't stop laughing at Rick's facial expression. The guy was clearly too drunk to know what he was doing. Just as Damon was about to try and talk some sense into Rick two men walked through the door with huge smirks on their faces. One had short black hair and was about 20 while the other had dark brown hair and was about 25 years old.
"Hey old man, where's your wife?" The one with black hair asked as he approached them.
Damon could tell that they were the kind of men begging to get their teeth kicked in.
Rick just put his head in his hands while they burst into laughter.
"Oh come on man, you didn't really think she was going to stick around did you?" The same guy asked.
Damon just watched them. They didn't clearly know who he was.
"Fuck you Tyler." Rick said as he started to get up.
Damon looked at the two men as he got up and said. "Leave now!"
"And who are you? His fairy godmother?" Tyler asked as he looked at Damon.
"No…but you need to leave now." Damon said with a serious facial expression.
"Or what? It's not my fault he didn't know how to satisfy his wife so she went looking for someone else to fuck her. "Tyler said as the other guy started to laugh.
It was only seconds later that Rick threw in the first punch, which Damon had to admit was a great punch for a drunk guy. He grabbed Tyler and pushed him into the table as hard as he could that's when Damon grabbed Rick and the other guy grabbed Tyler. They were both trying to get free and yelling at each other.
Damon yelled above them to the other guy saying. "Get him out of here!"
The guy dragged Tyler out the door as he kept saying. "Let go of me Kol!"
He placed Rick back into the booth and said. "Are you ok?"
Rick grabbed his head into his hands avoiding Damon's face as he grumbled. "I'm fine!"
Damon called the bartender over and asked when Rose was coming. He told him she should be here before 10 am. Damon told the bartender to call a cab. Not short after that the cab arrived and Damon placed a drunken Rick inside telling the cab driver to drive him straight home. The poor guy spent the whole night drinking because his wife left him. Damon new the feeling very well and that's why he was so pissed at the two punks for picking a fight with a man that was clearly hart broken. He paid for breakfast and headed to the station.
As soon as Damon walked into the station he saw Tim. He headed straight for his desk to ask him to run a background check on Elena.
"Hey Tim, can I ask for a favor?"
"Sure Damon." He said as he looked up at Damon.
"Make sure no one knows about this but I need you to run me a background check on a girl named Elena Gilbert. She claims she's 18 and she lives in the west side on Mystic Falls. I need you two find everything you can about this girl. Can you do that?"
"No problem Damon. When do you need it done by?" Tim asked typing something on his computer.
"As soon as possible. Like by 12 o'clock today." Damon said hoping the guy would be able to get it done by the time he was going to go and check up on her.
"Sure, no problem." Tim said as he turned to the computer.
"Thanks man" Damon said as he turned and head to his office.
Damon was in his office looking up everything he could about Logan Fell when the door opened and Nick came in with a huge grin on his face.
'What's got you in a good mood? Damon asked looking up from the computer screen.
"NEWS FLASH" Nick said as he demonstrated with his hands." Sheriff Salvatore almost throws in a punch." Nick says with a smirk on his face.
Damon looks at him for a split second before smirking as he said. "How did you find out about that, it just happened like an hour ago?"
"News travels fast around here." Nick said as he sat in the chair opposite of Damon's desk. "So what happened? I'm dying to hear about this."
"Nothing really. This owner Alaric or Rick got a bit tipsy and two punks came in looking for a fight. "
"Now that's weird. Rick never gets into fights. "
"They were giving him shit about his wife."
" Isobel ?" Nick asked raising his eyebrow at Damon.
I don't know, I didn't catch the name." Damon said as he continued to look at his computer.
"Yeah, Isobel was his wife now she's Mason's fuck doll." That got Damon's attention.
"She left Rick for a guy like Mason?" Damon said, hardly believing that a woman could actually like a guy like Mason.
"Oh trust me; it has nothing to do with love. I have only two words for you "mutual interest". Who was the guy that mentioned Isobel? Nick asked leaning back into his seat.
"A guy named Tyler." Damon said as he also leaned back into his seat.
"Tyler Lockwood, Mason's nephew. He's a total ass. He probably didn't have any idea who you are. "
"He didn't. He called me Rick's fairy godmother." Damon said with a small smile on his face as he watched Nick laugh. There was a small knock on the door that made the men stop laughing. Damon told the person to come in. It was Tim.
"Hey Damon I ran a background check like you asked and there's a lot to tell about this girl."
"What? The background check isn't about me?" Nick asked a smirk on his face.
"Why would I run a background check on you?" Damon asked raising his eyebrows at Nick.
Well considering the fact that you're running one about the girl you like it wouldn't surprise me if I was next in line." He said with a small smile on his face.
"How did you know I was running a background check on Elena? Damon asked. Shocked that he knew about all of this when he clearly asked Tim not to say anything.
"Wait, Elena?" Nick asked shocked at what Damon just told him.
"Yeah…who else did you think I was running it on?" Damon asked clearly not understanding who Nick was talking about if it wasn't Elena.
"Rose… Why would you run a background check on Elena? He asked Damon with a serious expression on his face.
"Look guys, I have work to do so if you don't mind Damon please come out side and I'll tell you everything I found out." Tim said as he crossed his hands over his chest.
"Sure." Damon said as he got out of his seat and head to the door. After he closed the door he turned to Tim.
"Ok tell me everything you found out."
"She's was born march the 2. 1994. She was a student at Mystic Falls high until 3 years ago when she dropped out. He parents are dead. The investigation is still going on about her parents Grayson and Miranda Gilbert. She has a brother named Jeremy Gilbert, who she gave up as a baby when her parents died. She's been living in the old abandon house on West Hill Street in the west side of Mystic falls. She has no criminal record just a tough life." Tim explained to Damon.
Damon stood frozen for a moment. He couldn't believe what Elena had gone through. His heart started to fall apart as he remembered her blushing as she asked for him to pay for the bandage and he could still remember her promising to pay him back. God she was an angel. He told himself he was going to go and check up on her as soon as he got rid of Nick.
'Thanks Tim, if anything comes up new let me know." Damon said as he turned around and went back into his office.
"So, care to tell me why you're running a background check on Elena?" Nick said raising his eyebrow at Damon.
"Because I wanted to see if she was involved with the wrong people. She showed up at the same time in the middle of the road when Logan made a run for it. "Damon made up a quick lie. He was very proud of himself for coming up with a good lie.
"So it has nothing to do with the fact that you're attracted to her?" Nick asked with a small smirk on his face.
"What? 5 minutes ago you thought I was attracted to Rose." Damon said sitting back in his seat.
"I was praying it was Rose but deep down I knew it was Elena."
"I'm not attracted to Elena"
"You're lying Salvatore"
"Ok fine. I am, so what?" Damon said with a small smile on his face. It felt good to tell someone.
"It doesn't bother you that she's a complete screw up?" Nick asked eyeing Damon suspiciously.
"Well form what I learnt just know, I don't blame her for the hard life she lives" Damon said in a serious voice. He hated the fact that Nick was judging Elena. He had no right. She had a tough life as it is, she didn't need people judging her.
"You're a good man Salvatore." Nick said with a small smile on his face as he got up from his chair and headed to the door.
Damon grabbed his phone and keys as he headed out to find his angel.
Elena had just returned from "Lenny's" and was heading home when she saw Mrs. Flowers sitting in a small chair with one of her cats in her lap. Elena walked up to the old woman and said" Hi Mrs. Flowers. Thank you for calling the ambulance when I fainted. "
"Oh dear, you gave me quite a scare." Mrs. Flowers said as she patted her cat on the head.
"I'm sorry, but I'm fine now."
"You shouldn't be living in a neighborhood like this one. Everything bad happens here."
"I know I just don't have anywhere else to go." Elena said with a sad face.
"Your young Elena, take a risk and find out what the world has to offer."
She gave Mrs. Flowers a small smile for her enthusiasm before saying she had to leave. It was said easier then done. Elena knew she didn't have a way out as long as Kol wanted to keep her.
She was about to step through the door when she head a car pull up. Turning around she saw that it was the same black Audi Damon drove her home in. Could it be, could he be back? Her question was answered when Damon stepped out of the car. He looked amazing, as he walked up to Elena with a small smile on his lips.
Elena just stared at him as he approached her and said," Hallo beautiful."
She couldn't help but blush at his compliment. Gathering enough courage to open her mouth she asked. "Wh..What are you doing here?"
"I thought I might come and check up on you and, see if you kept your promise about going to the doctor which you clearly haven't."
"It's only like 11 o'clock, I still have time." Elena said looking at the floor.
"The question is, are you really going to go?" Damon said eyeing her suspiciously.
"Look, I don't know." Elena said as she sat down on the first step of her porch. "Why do you even care?" she asked looking up at him.
Damon didn't want to freak her out and tell her that he liked her so he went with the most logical answer.
"I'm the Sheriff of this town and my job is to protect the people of this town."
That was not the answer Elena was hoping for but still she knew that she was stupid to think Damon cared about her more than just a citizen at this town.
"Oh…" She said in a small voice as she looked at the ground.
"So why don't you go and get dressed and then I'll drive you to the doctors. Ok?" Damon asked looking at her. She look up at him quickly panic flashing threw her eyes.
"I…I can't...I can't go right now…I have this...this thing to do."
"Well I can wait." Damon said as he sat down next to her.
"No…I don't want to keep you from your work. I can go on my own."
Damon looked at her; she clearly didn't want him around her. God he was an idiot for believing that she could maybe like him just a little bit. It still didn't change the fact that he cared about her. He took out his wallet and turned to her.
"I need you to promise me here and now that you will go to the doctors today?" He said in a serious voice as he looked into her doe eyes.
"No…I won't take your money."
"Why are you being so difficult Elena?" Damon asked looking at her as she stared back at him.
She was just about to answer when a male voice interrupted her "Who's your friend Elena?"
Damon turned his head to see where the voice was coming from. It was the same guy from the grill this morning. It was the guy who pulled Tyler out.
As soon as he approached them Elena got all nervous, she got up from the porch and said. "Kol this is Damon Salvatore, The new Sheriff." She avoided looking at Damon as her fingers started to dance nervously.
"Elena go inside." He told her as he gave her a warning look.
"Kol it's not…" She started to say something but he cut her off.
"Now Elena!" He said in a harsh tone.
She turned to the door and gave Damon one last glance before going inside. When she was inside he turned to Damon with a small fake smile on his face.
"What seems to be the problem Sheriff? " Kol asked.
"Nothing really" Damon said as he eyed the guy suspiciously.
"Then what brings you here?"
"Just passing through the neighborhood." Damon said as he kept eyeing the man in front of him.
"Oh…so if that's all I'm sure you wouldn't mind leaving." Kol said with an evil smirk on his face.
"Sure" Damon said but then added "but not before I finish my conversation with Elena."
Kol looked at him for a second. He was staring daggers at Damon before opening the front door and calling for Elena. She came out looking at the floor. Damon looked at her. She was scared, he could tell. As soon as this Kol guy showed up she started getting nervous.
Do you mind Mr.…." Damon didn't know Kol's last name.
"Mikaelson" Kol said as he kept looking at Elena.
He's a founder. Nick Mikaelson and Kol Mikaelson, definitely family Damon thought.
"Do you mind Mr. Mikaelson leaving us to talk alone?" Damon said eyeing Kol to see his reaction.
"Sure." He said as he looked at Elena before walking away.
Damon turned to Elena and found her still staring at the floor. He slowly walked up to her and used his left hand to lift her chin up, forcing her to look at him. Her eyes were full of fear.
"Elena…" He said her name in a whisper. "Please let me take you to the doctors."
"I…I really can't Damon." She said in a small voice.
"Why?' He asked
"It's complicated." She said as she looked away from his face.
"Then explain it to me?" Damon said as he placed his hand on her cheek bringing her face back to look at him.
"I can't. You should go Damon." She said in a whisper.
"Fine." He grumbled but pulled out a 50 dollar bill and handed it to her as he said. "Take it"
"Damon I…."She stated to object but he cut her off.
"Take it Elena, please." He said as he grabbed her hand and placed the money inside of her palm. He closed her palm and brought it up to his lips as he kissed her small hand.
"Thank you Damon." She said as tears almost started rolling down her cheeks. No one in the last 3 years has ever cared about her and here was this amazing and beautiful man standing in front of her. He is giving her money and offering to take her to the hospital for something the monster that was waiting for her inside did. Tears threatened to fall from her doe eyes as he said.
"If you ever decide that you want a better life don't hesitate to call me. I will always be here to help you. Ok?"
She nodded her head with a small smile on her face and he returned it before turning around and heading to his car.
Elena walked back into the house finding Kol sitting on the couch, staring at her.
"What did he did he need to talk to you about alone?" He asked watching her every move.
"He just wanted to give me some money?"
"WHAT? Why would he be giving you money? He asked as he got up from the couch as started walking towards her.
"I don't know." She said as she started walking backwards.
He grabbed her throat and slammed her into the wall. He looked into her eyes as he said. "Tell me the truth or the next thing to come out of your mouth will be your teeth."
Elena had had enough of this. She squinted her eyes at him with pure hatred as she said. "Go ahead hurt me and Damon will know it was you!"
"He let go of her neck and looked at her for a second before he started laughing.
"Do you honestly think he cares about you? He just wants you for one thing, which by the way you suck at and as soon as he finds out how bad you are in bed he'll throw you out."
"Just leave me alone Kol." She said as she turned to walk away but he grabbed her hand and threw her into the couch, taking his belt out of his pants, he started whipping her as she kept screaming for him to stop. Her back was in so much pain that she felt like she couldn't move. He stopped after a couple of minutes and sat next to her. He watched her cry out in pain before telling her to never speak to Damon Salvatore again, and with that he turned on his heel left.
Elena pulled herself up as she winced from the pain. This was going over the top even for Kol. She could hardly move. She sat on the ripped couch an analyzed everything that just happened to her in the last hour. The man that saved her life offered her a way out and she turned it down. She knew exactly why she turned Damon's offer down because she was protecting him. She finally understood what she felt for this amazing man. She felt attracted to him. It was ridiculous in how just 24 hours she started developing feelings for him. He was one special man.
After leaving Elena's place Damon headed straight to the station to finish work. After getting all the paper work done he headed to the Mystic Grill. He was pissed ever since he left Elena's. He was trying to help her and she just told him to leave. The thing that most irritated Damon was that Kol guy. There was something about him that really pissed off Damon. The guy was an ass and Elena was clearly scared of him. The thing is, Damon was playing by the book. When she told him to leave, he couldn't just say no but there was this feeling in his gut that kept telling him not to leave her alone with him.
As soon as he walked into the Mystic Grill, he walked straight to the bar. He ordered a glass of bourbon and planed on drowning in self-pity. He finished the first glass and ordered one more. He kept swirling the liquid in his hand as he kept staring at his glass, when someone plopped down on the stool next to him. He looked at the person and saw that it was Alaric or Rick.
"Do I need to put you in a cab now?" He asked, Damon could clearly see that the guy had sobered up.
"Nah…I won't get that far." Damon answered as he looked back at his glass.
"Trouble in paradise?" Rick asked.
"There was no paradise to begin with." Damon answered as he took a drink.
"It's better that you know now than when you get pulled in man. It's hard to let go."
"Been there, done that." Damon said as he took another swing and finished the glass. "One more please." He told the bartender.
"I thought you said you weren't planning on getting drunk?"
"I changed my mind." Damon sad as the bartender filled up his glass.
"Then write me down your address so I can send you home when you get wasted."
"What do you know about Kol Mikaelson?" Damon asked ignoring Ricks question.
"What do you want to know?" A familiar voice came from behind them. Damon turned around to see Nick standing behind him with a smirk on his face.
"Everything." Damon said as he turned around facing his drink.
"I'm guessing this has something to do with Elena?" Nick said as he sat on the other side next to Damon.
"Are you two related by any chance?" Damon asked still not looking away from his glass.
"Unfortunately yes. He's my stepbrother." Nick said as he made a disgusted face.
"Please do tell." Damon said as he finally looked up from his drink.
"Long story short. My father Mikael left me, my brother and my mother when I was only 2 years old. He left us for a woman named Esther. He started a new family with her and never looked back. He didn't give it crap about me back then and he still doesn't now. As far as I'm concerned he's not my father. That's why I hate when people call me by my last name. I should have changed it like my brother Elijah did. Anyway Mikael's golden boy is Kol next to his precious little princess Rebekah. Everything that Kol does Mikael covers it up." Nick said as he took a swing at his drink. The guy was clearly pissed and had good reason to be.
Now everything was making a little bit more sense to Damon. He understood why Nick hated his last name. Damon was brought out of his thoughts when Nick continued talking.
"I'm guessing you're interested in what Kol has to do with Elena." Nick said as he looked at Damon.
Damon nodded his head telling him to continue.
"Well I'm sure you know Elena's parents are dead. It happened 3 years ago. She was the daughter of a doctor named Grayson Gilbert. The Gilberts were one of the founding families. Anyway when her parents died she was only 15 and Kol took her in. Back then there were some rumors going around that she was dating him. I don't really know what happened after that. I know she dropped out of school and ran away from him. People in town just assumed she was going crazy after everything she went through. "
Damon stared at him for a second before saying. "Why didn't child services track her down?"
Nick smirked as he said. ""That's the thing I don't get. For 3 years now, she's been living there and not once had someone showed up on her doorstep asking questions."
Damon looked back at his drink and grabbed the glass bringing it to his lips, he took one big gulp and finished the entire glass. He got up from his stool and turned to Nick and Rick as he said. "I have heard enough for one night. If you'll excuse me i should get home. Tomorrow I'm paying a very special visit to Miss Gilbert."
"Damon just drop it, she's a homeless girl. She doesn't want to be saved." Nick said as he got up.
"You didn't see her today. She was scared of him. As soon as he showed up she started getting all nervous."
Don't get me wrong man. The murder that went down 4 days ago about that girl named Josephine Granger. Well I showed up on her doorstep asking her to give me a statement. She was with Kol the entire night when it happened. She's clearly sleeping with him. I'm sorry man." Nick said as he gave Damon a small sympathetic smile.
"Ok fine, let's say she is sleeping with him. Why is she scared of him then?" Damon didn't believe that a small and innocent girl like Elena would do something like that. Her whole situation seemed weird to him.
"What do you mean she's scared of him?" Rick asked.
"Today when I went to see her everything was fine until Kol showed up. He told her to go inside with a warning look. After that I asked to talk to her and she kept looking at the floor. She didn't even look at me as she told me to leave. I'm telling you, she was scared of him." Damon said determined to make his point. He wasn't going to give up on Elena. She was special to him and he wasn't going to let anything happen to her.
"Maybe you're right but there is nothing you can do Damon. You can't make her leave that place and start living her life. It's up to her." Nick said.
"Look Nick I know he's your brother but if his doing something to Ele.." Damon was cut off as Nick held his hands up in defense.
"Wow mate. To be honest with you, I wouldn't be happier to see my father's perfect little son in jail but you can't go accusing people around based on a hunch." Nick said.
"I'm not accusing him. I'm just saying what I saw and I'm not giving up until I find out the real reason behind her living situation."
"I wouldn't be surprised if it had something to do with Kol. I knew Elena before Grayson and Miranda died. She was a sweet girl." Rick said to Damon.
"I know, she's still so sweet and so innocent. I just can't wrap my head around the fact that she chooses on her own free will to live like that. There is more to this story."
"Ok you two. So what do you suggest we do? We can't kick her out of that place" Nick said.
"I just don't get why she lives there, when she has that family house her parents left her." Rick added.
"Wait, What?" Damon said as he looked at Rick.
"Yeah...You didn't know. The house is in her name." Rick said.
"Am I the only one here that sees this whole situation weird?" Damon said looking at Rick and then turning his attention to Nick.
"No, but you can't do anything about it Damon. It's her choice. You tried to help her. She turned your help down. Just let it be." Nick said, trying to talk some sense into Damon.
"There is something I can do. She's living on someone's property. That's illegal."
"Don't Damon she'll just hate you for it." Nick said warning his friend.
"I won't let it get that far, I just want her to tell me what's going on." Damon said reassuring his friend. "And if she wants to live like a homeless person, I'll officially give up."
"Just don't take it too far man. It hurts like hell when someone you care about hates you, even if your intentions were good." Rick said.
"I know I won't be able to do it in the morning. This is the 3 glasses of bourbon talking." Damon said pulling on his jacket.
"You really feel for her, don't you?" Rick asked.
"I just want to help her." Damon said.
"Do you need a ride home?" Nick asked Damon.
"Yeah…can you drive my car man?" Damon asked Nick.
"I came with my car here. Just pick it up tomorrow." Nick told him. Damon nodded and headed for the front door.
Nick drove back to his apartment and Damon went straight to sleep as soon as he walked through the door.
Chapter 4 finished. I hope you guys like it? I know there isn't much Delena in this chapter but there will be a lot in the next. I think the whole chapter will be about Damon and Elena. I hope the story isn't becoming boring. Please review and tell me what you think. I apologize for my spelling and grammar.
