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Previously: Elena moved to Seattle at their family friend, Giuseppe Salvatore's place. She met Damon for the first time on the night of her arrival. They had a friendly little talk. They both left their strong imprints on each others mind. Damon stayed awake the entire night thinking of the first and last time he'd met her on her first birthday. He admired that she'd grown to such a stunning woman. His childhood memories soon turned into wild fantasies and he realized something that he was starting to have flowery romantic feeling for her, which by experience he knew, would only end up in tears and heartbreak. To avoid the painful, pointless feelings, he took off for a business trip to Italy. Elena on the other hand, waited eagerly to meet Damon again the next morning … But when he didn't come and Stefan asked her to go to the Valentine's Party with him that night, out of anger she agreed and went to the party with Stefan. Then...
Chapter 7 [Regret]
I screwed up. Damon was sitting on the couch in the living room of his suite, setting his foot crossed on the tea table in front of the couch. He was leaning against the back of the couch and his hands were placed under his head while he stared at the ceiling. Why the hell I came in this fucking business trip? I shouldn't have run away from her. Damon pouted. He had regretted that very moment he had stepped out from his house. Stupid, stupid Damon Damned Salvatore. What were you thinking when you decided to run away from Seattle? That girl is going to live there for God knows who long. You can't just stay away from Seattle just because you are afraid of some stupid feelings. You should have stayed there and get used to having her around your life, rather than run away like a fucking coward. His Badness continued to curse him. He knew that his Badness is right. He couldn't stay away from Seattle just to avoid her. He should have been fighting those feelings rather than running away. But he still couldn't deny the fact the he was afraid. He wasn't sure that he can fight those feelings. Then you better fucking learn how to fight those feelings. I mean how long are you planning to stay away from Seattle? Hell, I don't even understand why are you trying to stay away from her. Didn't you Remember how much you wanted to make her yours the moment you saw her that night. His Badness smirked. Right… Damon thought. I. Am. Damon. Fucking. Salvatore. I do what I want. I take what I want. They all are mine for the taking. Damon smirked at the thought. Then he smiled devilishly knowing that if he determined to take what he wanted then no one could have stopped him… not even Elena. He had remembered that Elena was also eye-fucking him that night. God, I could have fucked her right then and there in the balcony. I could have make her beg me to take her against the wall. Damon groaned as he stared down… He was rock hard… again! Shit, I need to stop thinking about her.
Damon sat up straight on the couch and buried his face in his hands. He rubbed his face as he started to wonder what he would have been doing if he had stayed in Seattle. He smiled at the thought that he would have been spending some good time with Elena at the party… Fucking shit, I'm in trouble! Damon quickly pulled out his phone from his pants pocket. He checked the time in his phone… 6 in the morning, 15th February. It must be 9 PM or something in Seattle. Helena must be at the V-day party right now. Damon quickly typed a massage in his phone.
I'm sorry for breaking my promise, little sis :D
Damon smiled as he added the all-teeth-showing-smiley in the end of his massage then he send it to his sister. He knew that Helena was super pissed at him. She hadn't called him all day long. Damon had promised her that he would attend the party and also bring a date. Helen is going to kill me for this…Damon thought. Two minutes later his phone rang in his hand. Damon stared at the screen and found his little sisters smiling face. Damon took a deep breath before picking up the phone.
"Hey Helena…" Damon sing-song-ed in the phone.
"Damon Dumb-ass Salvatore…" Helena yelled at her brother so loud that he immediately held his phone a good few inches far from his ear. "Don't you dare apply that charming voice of yours, which might have dropped a million girls' panties, but that has no effect on me at all. And don't you dare tell me that you're sorry. Because you're not that sorry as you're gonna be once you return home." She yelled at Damon breathing heavily. Man, she is really mad!
"I really appreciate your 'Million girls' compliment for my super human charm Helen. But right now I want you to pass your phone to the near by waiter," Damon said.
"And why would I do that?" Helena asked all confused.
"I wanted to tell him to put an ice-bucket on your head so that you can…" Damon chuckled when he was cut off.
"You.. you…" Helena searched for words but Damon cut her off.
"I know… I know, I'm a dick," Damon said rolling his eyes.
"Yeah you're a dick for breaking our pinky promise," Helena said. Damon chuckled.
"Come on Helen, you know that I'm not having fun in the Disney land. I'm here on a business trip which is no fun at all. God! it's so boring here," Damon said then he pouted.
"See! you're regretting your call already. You should be here with us right now. We're having so much fun. And my poor brother is having a boring time in Italy on a V-day. What a shame," Helena said teasingly. Her previous anger was gone.
"Huh… I know what kind of fun you are having. Oh, pathetic college dating. So, who's the unlucky guy you've come with? Let's hope, he is not hot," Damon said. He loved teasing his sister.
"It's not pathetic college dating! I've come with Jake Honeycutt and yeah, he is super hot!" Helena said to his brother with a big smile on her face.
"Eww… so this Jake Honeybutt… hey wait… isn't he the big brother of Nick? What happened to him? I thought you were all over Nick," Damon asked.
"Well, you know me. I have a thing for big brothers. After all Jake is the hotter one!" Helena said. Damon was about to say something about his sister's hot date but he was cut off by the voice that he was dying to hear.
"Come on Helen… you're missing all the fun here. We're gonna hit the dance floor," a melodic voice ringed in Damon's ear… and He immediately recognized… Damon's heart pounded in his chest hearing her voice through the phone. It's her…Elena. He could hear her giggling. Right that moment Damon wanted nothing but to see her face when she made that lovely sound. But it's not the only sound hit his hearing aid…
Nice legs, Daisy Dukes, makes a man go...
That's the way they all come through like...
Low cut, see through, shirts that make ya...
That's the way she come through like...
('Cause I) just set them up, just set them up,
Just set them up to knock them down.
('Cause I) just set them up, just set them up,
Just set them up to knock them down...
The sound that came in his ear and it made his head spin… That fucking 'Starstruck' song by 3OH!3… She's gonna dance in that? Damon wanted to have an explosion of questions about her to Helena. But he immediately controlled himself knowing that he couldn't risk destroying his reputation because of his wild fantasy about Elena. So, he decided to stay calm and talk like a normal person. But, for that moment he kept his mouth shut.
"Hey, wait… I'm coming too…" Damon heard Helena yell on the other side, "Oh God, she's already drunk", Helena said more to herself than to Damon. Right that moment he lost all the control he had left in him… Fuck? She's drunk! Is she okay? Damon was getting more and more furious with every passing second. He couldn't think straight. He didn't understand why he even cared that she was drunk or not. But, he couldn't help getting worried. STOP IT… Stay calm, Salvatore, his Badness screamed. Closing his eyes, he sucked a deep breath and started counting to ten.
"Is that Blondie? Isn't that obvious that she'd get drunk even before the party starts?" Damon smirked knowing that he was going to get his answers in his own twisted way.
"What? No… it's not Caroline, it's Elena", Helena said.
"Elena who?" Damon asked frowning. Like you don't know, Salvatore, his Badness said rolling his eyes. True, he thought smirking, But, baby sister doesn't need to know that.
"Oh, come on! Damon. You don't remember her? Hello… Elena… from Mystic Falls… my childhood bestie… does that ring a bell?", asked Helena.
"Ah! Elena Gilbert, the Sugarplum Princess of Mystic Falls. Yeah… Father had mentioned that she would be coming", Damon said keep calm as possible. He rolled his eyes, remembering that his father didn't just mentioned Elena… his father gave him a good half an hour lecture on how he should behave around her.
"Yeah, the one and only", said Helena giggling.
"Wow… Helen, Father would be so proud of you. You let our honorable guest get drunk on the next day of her arrival", Damon immediately bit his tongue… Shit!
"No, that's not what– Wait… how do you know, when did she arrive? Have you met her before you left?" asked Helena, all curious. Fuck… Fuckity…Fucken… I'm one fucked up guy right now… I'm suppose to keep it all by myself that I met her that night… and then I fucking masturbated thinking about her… and I realized that I was starting to grow all flower and hearty feelings for her… and then I had to fucking leave just to run from those feelings. Helena will hop upp and down, if she comes to know that I have some touché feelings about her BFF…
Play cool as cucumber, Salvatore, his Goodness warned. "Duh… Told ya Father mentioned. And being the CEO I have to have a very sharp memory", he said proudly, lifting his chin up. Nice touch! Salvatore, both his Goodness and Badness said patting on his shoulder.
"Huh… you and your elephant memory… how can I forget?" Helena said rolling her eyes.
"Ha… very funny. Now I suggest you to go back to your friend and keep your eyes on her. Don't want you to go through all the pains of our dear Father's lectures", Damon said taming his concern voice inside of him. He was not happy about Elena being drunk. He was worried the hell about her. Shit! What if some random guy tries to hit on her? or what if she feels sick? his Goodness was super worried. He felt almost going out of control. What the fuck is wrong with you, Salvatore? Why the fuck do you care if she feels sick… or someone tries to hit on her?... his Badness rolled his eyes. NO… I do care if some dickhead even tries to put a fucking hand on her… and absolutely no question for me caring if she feels sick, he thought, his grip tightening around the phone. Damn! I need to know if she's safe.
"Come on, Damon. She's having some innocent fun… Father won't mind", Helena spoke.
"But, you still need to stay close to her… if anything wrong happens to her, Father won't be so happy about it", Damon said barely holding his control. He wanted to add that 'And I would be furious if anything… anything bad happens to her', but he controlled himself from saying that out loud. But, he continued anyways, "Don't hang much around that Honeybutt and stay close to your friend."
"Oh…come on, Brother. She's not a kid anymore", Helena said in annoyance, too shocked to hear concern in her brother's voice, "And besides she's not all alone… she has a date to look after her."
Damon's lips pressed in a hard line. "She has a date? Already?" Damon asked. Great! How did she manage to have a date in this short time? She's totally new in town, he thought. Oh… please don't tell me that you think that you're the one and only person who gets a long trail of dates without even trying. You've met her, she's Elena… she can have tons of boys under her feet, if she wants to… not to mention even you, his Badness mocked him.
"Yes! She has a date", she said, "She's here with Stefan." Yay! The final nail on your coffin, his Badness said chirpily annoyed.
Push it, baby, push it, baby, outta control,
I got my gun cocked, tight, and I'm ready to blow.
Push it, baby, push it, baby, outta control,
This is the same old dance that you already know...
Push it, baby, push it, baby, outta control,
I got my gun cocked, tight, and I'm ready to blow.
Push it, baby, push it, baby, outta control,
This is the same old dance that you already know...
I think I should know,
How to make love to something innocent
Without leaving my fingerprints out...
Now, L-O-V-E's just another word,
I never learned to pronounce...
Fuck! She's with Stefan? She's drunk and she's with Stefan? Fuck! She's drunk and she's on the dance floor with Stefan…dancing in THAT dirty song? Damon tried hard to remove those intolerable images from his head. He could feel the rest amount of his control was slipping from his head.
"Look, Helen. I gotta go… I'll call you later", Damon said coldly.
"Whoa… wait. Is everything –" Damon disconnected the call before letting her finish. Then he threw his phone across the room as the thought of Stefan and Elena dancing together became unbearable. He ran his fingers through his hair, tugging his hair. Then his got up from the couch. How could I've been this stupid? I should have known that Stefan is going to be the pain in the ass. Fuck, Stefan is the bad news. Elena better stay away from him. Only me and my family know what he really is. He is no St. Stefan, the good brother that he pretends to be. He is the real playboy… not me. At least, women know what they can expect from me. Stefan on the other hand, loves to play with women's feelings. He makes them believe that he is madly in love with them but in the end… he leaves them heart broken. He cheats on them and he even had sex with unwilling and underage girls… so many times. Damon closed his eyes. He knew he couldn't blame his little brother for acting that way. Because he knew that, he wasn't the only one who was left heartbroken four years ago. The two brothers were left with no emotions in them, and the reason was same… Katherine.
Four years ago, after the heartbreak, When Damon vowed to himself that he would never allow himself to feel anything for someone or let anyone feel anything for him… Stefan on the other hand, vowed to himself that he would make everyone feel all those things he had felt… all those feelings of pain, betrayal, unwanted. Katherine had toyed with both the brothers' feelings… that's why Stefan loves to play with women's feelings. All he wanted to do was to let everyone feel the same… he just didn't want to be the only one who was heartbroken. The Salvatore brothers, the best of friends… That was four years ago. But after that the two brothers were never been the same… they hated each other because they both loved Katherine. Deep down the both brothers knew that they still loved each other… after all they were brothers. But they never admitted that out aloud. The both brothers continued to pretend that they hated each other. Damon missed his little brother. He had always looked after Stefan even after all those horrific things happened between them. Damon had practically hired a private detective named Slater to keep an eye on his baby brother. Damon's eyes widen as the thought of Stefan's most recent relationship status crossed his mind. He remembered Slater telling him that Stefan had ended his relationship with his recent girlfriend. Fucking Hell! Stefan is single now. He'll try to get his way with Elena. And Fuck… She is Elena… everyone wants her. Stefan will defiantly go for her. And there's more… There won't be any problem for Stefan to get her all wrap around his fingers. Elena is new in town… she will have no fucking clue about where she is getting herself into. Fuck, she will easily get herself trapped in Stefan's cobweb. She'll think this is her sweet, old, innocent childhood friend Stefan when she'll have no idea about what he have become now. Damon thought while pacing the living room furiously. You've to do something before it's too late, Salvatore. His Goodness said. Um, aren't you overreacting? His Badness said. Damon shut them both off before they confused his mind. He felt an uncontrollable urge to protect Elena from his little brother. Damon searched for his phone but when he found his phone, it was broken into tiny pieces.
"Damn…", Damon hissed. He bolted out of his suite. Then he marched towards his assistant's room and banged on the door… loudly.
"Andie!" Damon yelled while he continued to bang on the door.
"ANDIE…. Get your lazy ass out of your bed and open the damn door… NOW!" Damon screamed. He continued to yell her name and knock at the door until the blond haired woman opened the door.
"Sir, is everything all right? Are you okay?" Andie asked tying the sash on her robe then desperately running her fingers through her morning hair to make it look presentable. She was totally unprepared for her boss at this early in the morning.
"I want to go back to Seattle", Damon demanded. Damon could see that Andie was totally shocked. Andie shook her head to clear her mind.
"What? Is everything okay in Seattle? Did something happen to your family?" Andie asked worried.
"No, they're all fine. I just need to go back", Damon said, crossing his arms over his chest, leaning his head against the door-frame.
"Um.. but Sir, you cannot just go back to Seattle unless there's a understandable reason. We've already arranged all your meetings Sir. They were all unprepared for our early visit. Now, we can't just cancel all those meetings and go back! I'm telling you Sir it'll be a disaster." Andie tried to make her boss understand.
Damon bit his lower lip. He knew that he was overreacting. You know Salvatore, she is right. You can't just risk everything for her, his Goodness said. "Okay fine. But I want to go back in Seattle as soon as possible. I don't care what you've to do to make it possible but I want to go back within four days. I don't want any break times between my meetings and we're going to work 6 AM to 10 PM… without any break time. Got it?" Damon ordered. By time Damon finished talking Andie felt like her head was going to explode. Her jaw had touched the floor.
"Sir, wait! What about our breakfast, lunch and dinner breaks?" She asked still too shocked to even think straight.
"Ever heard about breakfast meeting, lunch meeting and dinner meeting?" Damon asked raising his eyebrows at her. Andie nodded instantly.
"Well then, you've got two hours to arrange all those meetings and I won't attend any more meetings after 19th… no matter how fucking much important it might be. So, use your head, I want the tightest schedule", Damon said then turned to leave. "Oh and, your time starts now… tick tock, tick tock…. You've got two hours, Andie", he said as he continued to walk towards his suite without glancing back.
"Wait, Sir?" Andie panted as she watched his boss shutting the door behind him. She pouted… she wasn't happy with this sudden change of plans. She couldn't believe how she was going to manage all those meetings in this short time, along with her boss's three time meal meetings. She hurried to do her work.
Damon hurried towards his black leather duffel bag. He had to find his substitute phone. When he found it, he quickly dialed a number then held the phone to his ear.
"Slater, any new update from my brother?" Damon demanded as soon as Slater answered the phone.
"Yes Mr. Salvatore, your brother is now at the Valentine's party with a brunette lady. I'm not sure who she is yet… I'm working on it. Though I'm sure I've never seen her in town before", Slater informed him.
I tasted, tasted love so sweet
And all of it was lost on me...
Bought and sold like property,
Sugar on my tongue...
I kept falling over,
I kept looking backward,
I went broke believing,
That the simple should be hard...
"Elena… her name is Elena Gilbert. She's new in town and she's a guest in our house. And what exactly my brother is doing with her right now?" Damon asked, though he could guess.
"Um… Mr. Salvatore, they are on the dance floor, the lady, Elena, she seems a bit tipsy", Slater told him. Damon closed his eyes.
"Hmm… I see. I need you to keep your eyes on them, especially on Elena. I want to know everything about her", Damon ordered.
"Mr. Salvatore, what about you brother? I was suppose to keep an eye on him. I can't keep my eyes on both of them Sir. I need a partner", Slater said.
Damon ran his hand through his hair then he nodded. "Fine, you can have Trevor as your partner. You'll keep an eye on my brother as usual. And Trevor'll keep an eye on Elena. Contract with him right now and let him know about his new assignment. Tell him, I'll call him later myself. And as you already know money isn't a problem", Damon said.
"Yes, Mr. Salvatore. I'll let him know", Slater confirmed him. Damon ended his phone with a sigh.
I wasted, wasted love for you,
Traded out for something new.
Well, it's hard to change the way you lose,
If you think you've never won...
'Cause all we are we are,
All we are we are
And every day is a start of something beautiful...
And in the end the words won't matter.
'Cause in the end nothing stays the same
And in the end dreams just scatter and fall like rain...
All we are we are,
All we are we are
And every day is a start of something beautiful, beautiful...
Damon sat on the bed with a thud. He jolted his lips in disappointment and thought, I shouldn't have left... I'm coming home soon, my Princess...
Music For The Chapter: 3OH!3- Starstruck; Matt Nathanson- All We Are.
Author's Note: Yay! A total Damon chapter. And he is coming back! What do you guys think about this chapter? Do you think that four day will be enough for Stefan to win Elena while Damon is away? What do you think about Slater and Trevor? Aren't they like Taylor and Sawyer in Fifty Shades Trilogy? Now please don't forget to leave a review and let me know what you think. I love your reviews! I'll try to update sooner this time. Just don't get too mad if you've to wait a while. And don't forget to Follow and Favorite!
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Now, here comes the spoiler for the next chapter- We Meet Again: "Damon, I will not tolerate your misbehavior this time. How dare you humiliated our guest and your brother in front of everyone! You better apologize to both of them. Do you hear me?" Giuseppe yelled angrily from the other side of the phone.
"Hmm... So, my Baby Brother wasted no time telling our dear Father how his brother humiliated our girl. Ahh... Baby Brother sure did live up to my expectations", Damon mocked.
