Chapter 3
When Damon arrived in Mystic Falls he built a small tavern and named it Mystic Grill. He attempted to visit the witches, hoping one was named Bonnie, but they would not see him. It was not long after that the witches were locked in a secluded house and burned. He mourned their loss, believing his chance at love had burned with them. He was going to turn his emotions off, but did not want to risk the future his love had described. Instead, he chose to leave town. He left the Grill in the hands of a family member. As long as a family member owns the bar, he will be able to enter the Salvatore house, because the land agreement connects the two. It has now been ten years since his transition, three years since he met his Swan. He has been traveling for the last year in an attempt to keep his humanity. Before leaving Mystic Falls, he made an agreement with himself, every year, on the anniversary of their meeting; he would journey to Mystic Grill. This was the first year since he had left and he slowly made his way back to Mystic Grill.
The hope was, of course, that this would be the year she would arrive. However, he had thought over everything the shape shifters had said. He was going to suffer before finding his Swan. He would have to prove himself as an anchor, her anchor. To be worthy of someone such as his Swan he was sure his trials would be truly horrendous. If that is the case, he had many more years in which to wander by himself; the thought was not so appealing.
After reentering Mystic Falls, he heads directly to Mystic Grill. The owner had been instructed to be on the lookout for his Swan. He had sketched many pictures of her and left one at the Mystic Grill. If she did show up, the owner was supposed to tell the crows. He knew the owner didn't understand, but as long as he told the crows they would tell him. As his animal of choice, they would do his bidding when asked, or in some cases bribed. The sketch he left did not show her in the dress he met her in; instead he tried to depict her in attire that could be seen around town. His plan was to make new sketches as the times changed, keeping them up to date.
The owner said he hadn't seen her. Damon left the Grill disappointed and headed to his families land. Although the house was no longer standing there was a cottage, and that was where he chose to reside while in town. He didn't plan to be there long. As it was many people recognized him and found it weird that he did not appear to age. He would have to be careful to keep a low profile during his visits.
AN/ I have one reviewer, yusukekuramagirl I have tried to PM you, because I like to thank my readers for their reviews. You have PM turned off, so I thought I would thank you here for your previous reviews. Also, if anyone has reviewed in the past and I have not responded I apologize. I try to respond to all reviews but RL can make that difficult sometimes. So, thank you if you've reviewed and I haven't responded.
Also, will be posting/attempting, bella sketches like damon would give to the Mystic Grill owners. They are posted on fictionpad under my blog posts, called Sketches of Bella Through the Ages.