"So I got roped into chaperoning the dance tonight," Alex said as she walked into Elena's room.
"Now you get to suffer with the rest of us." Elena laughed and held up two outfits. "Which one?"
Alex looked at them for a moment then said, "The one on the left."
"I'm going to get ready. Let me know if you need anything."
Alex walked into her own room and opened her closet. She pulled a box down from one of the shelves and set it on her bed. She pulled a light blue dress out and put it on. Elena waked in as she was straightening it out.
"Your dress is beautiful."
"Thank you, I've had it a long time."
"It looks amazing on you."
"You look amazing as well."
She pulled her hair out of its braid and let the loose waves flow past her shoulders. She pot a headband on then did her makeup.
"Can I ask you something?"
Alex nodded.
"Is there something going on between you and Damon?"
Alex sighed. "We've had this conversation, Elena."
"Is there?"
"We're friends. That's all," she said as she put her ring on.
"Ok. Ready to go?"
She nodded and they walked out of the room. They met Jenna at the bottom of the stairs.
"You two look beautiful."
"So do you."
...
Alex was dancing to sixties music that was playing when Jenna came up to her with a brown-haired man.
"Hey, Jenna."
"Alex, I want you to meet Alaric Saltsman."
She shook his hand. "It's nice to meet you Alaric. Are you new to town?"
"Somewhat. I took the history teacher position a while ago."
"Risky. I hear it's cursed."
"That's what I've been told."
"Well, I need a drink so I'll see you two later." She said as she walked away. A teenage boy handed her a cup of punch. "Thank you."
"Alex, love, it disappoints me that you didn't recognize me," Alaric said as he walked up to her.
She sighed. "Well, you do look quite different."
"Yes, it was the only body I could get that would allow me to spy on the doppelgänger easily." He said and smiled. "It's good to see you again Alexandria."
She smiled back. "It's good to see you too Niklaus."
Damon came up next to them looking worried. "Alex, would you like to dance?"
"I'd love to. See you later Ric." She said as Damon led her out to the dance floor.
"I see you're having fun." He said when they started dancing.
"I love the sixties. The music, the clothes, the dancing."
"JFK assassination, desegregation in schools. Those seem pretty important too." He smirked.
"I suppose they were." She laughed as he spun her around.
They kept dancing, but after a while, she saw Damon watching something behind her.
"Damon," she said. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing. Stay here," he said as he began walking away.
She followed after him. "What's going on Damon?"
He ignored her and kept walking.
"Damon." She started to say but was cut off when Damon's lips crashed onto hers. She gasped but a second later, wrapped her arms around his neck. He pulled away and looked down at her.
"I'll tell you everything soon. I promise, but I need you and Jenna to go home right now." He said.
"Ok."
"Don't go near Alaric. "
"Why?"
"Just trust me."
He walked away and she headed over to where Jenna was standing.
"Hey," she said. "Are you ready to leave?"
"Sure, but have you seen Ric?" She asked.
"He already left. He asked me to tell you bye." She lied.
She nodded her head and they walked out of the school.
Once they arrived home Alex went up to her room telling Jenna she was going to sleep. After changing out of her dress she sat on the edge of her bed. Damon's kiss had left her mind reeling; something that had not happened in a long time.
She had never been the type of person to obsess over boys or believe in happy endings. There was no point. She didn't allow herself to have those kinds of feelings. She could tell she had been developing feelings for Damon despite her efforts to stop it.
"Damn it," she muttered.
She had tried to make her feelings go away by ignoring them, but it hadn't worked. She had seen love destroy people in the past and wanted no part in it. For the first time in a long time, she had lost control over the situation and didn't know what to do.