Hello everyone. Yes I am back and I know it has been awhile, but you know stuff happens that keeps us from doing what we would really like to be doing sometimes so anyway I'm back now and I have tons of ideas for this story and a few others. This chapter is really just going to be a flashback chapter to how Damon and Crystal met because I kind of hinted on it last chapter but I think I need to come right out with it and tell the story so…enjoy and as always I don't own any of these characters except Crystal and maybe some people in this chapter but they don't really matter they are minor characters.
January 1894,
I sighed and wandered around the room lighting all the candles. We were preparing for a party tonight, all the towns wealthy people were going to be here and it was made clear that everything had to be perfect or we would be out on the street with no job and no money and no way to get a job, so needless to say we were all working hard and the preparations were almost complete. I couldn't help but feel envy for all those girls. They got to dress up and look pretty, I sighed and looked down at my plain gray dress that was custom for women servants to wear, and I thought about how beautiful the dresses were that those women wore and I would do anything for a dress like that. I also thought about how the men would be looking to dance with all the women at this party and I thought about my own lonely life. I had no one to go home to; if I died tomorrow I had no one that would miss me. I was pulled sharply out of my thoughts by a shrill voice calling my name.
"Crystal! What in the world are you thinking about? You are going to lose the jobs for all of us would you care to tell me what's more important than our jobs." It was Sylvia the head of the kitchen. She was a big woman with an even bigger attitude. And I and she did not get along so well. She thought I was lazy and a dreamer, which part of that was true I was a dreamer, and I thought she needed to get a life and quit butting into mine. She was always looking to find something I did wrong and if I didn't do anything wrong she made something up just so she could yell at me. But she was higher up than me so I couldn't yell back at her.
"I'm very sorry ma'am. I guess I was just thinking about some things and lost track of time. It won't happen again." I put on my softest look and voice hoping that she would be too busy to really yell at me and my wish came true. She sighed and then huffed.
"Just don't let it happen again and get the food out to the table. That's your job for the night do not let those dishes empty or you are out of here" she turned around and went into the kitchen I followed her and began carrying various dishes to the table set up in the dining room for the guests refreshments.
Guests began to arrive and I stood by the table refilling things when needed replying when spoken to which wasn't often. I was actually very bored but I tried not to let it show. Then I looked up and I saw him enter. He was beautiful, dressed like many wealthy men were but he seemed to look so much better in those clothes than most. He was taller than me but still shorter than most men there. He had straight black hair that looked a little messy like he had recently run his fingers through it messing it up. He looked in my direction and I gasped. He had the most beautiful blue eyes that captured mine and it seemed like they held me and I couldn't look away no matter what I did. It felt like I was falling, drowning in the blue of his eyes. A women came up and talked to him and he looked away to grace her with a small smirk, it wasn't a smile it was an 'I didn't want to be here' smirk. He actually looked as bored as I felt. I smiled and held back a laugh. All night he kept looking back over at me and each time his smirk grew into a downright predatory smile. He looked like he wanted to eat me, and it scared me a little. I went to the kitchen and came back with a refill for one of the dishes and he was standing there.
"What is a beautiful one like you doing standing here all alone?" his voice was like silk, soft and smooth and I just wanted to freeze and listen to him talk.
"I am watching the refreshments sir." I kept my voice quiet and polite wanting so much to jump up and down and scream because he was talking to me.
"One so pretty shouldn't be hidden away like this. Would you care to dance?"
'YES' my mind was screaming but I couldn't. "I can't sir I would lose my job and it's all I have." I tried to keep my expression the same and not let my disappointment show. He leaned over and looked directly into my eyes. I couldn't look away.
"You will dance with me and not worry about your job. It's your chance to have a good time." His voice was hypnotic. And I couldn't do anything but say yes. I opened my mouth to answer but I shrill voice cut me off.
"CRYSTAL!" oh no Sylvia of course she had to come out now. She came over and grabbed my arm. "Please forgive her sir she has never quite learned her place." She pulled me to the side. "What do you think you were doing? You were too close to him that's not appropriate." I opened my mouth to speak to tell her what happened but she cut me off again. "No I gave you your last chance earlier I warned you about what was going to happen if I caught you slacking off again. And you ruined it I'm sorry Crystal but you have to go." I couldn't believe it I had just lost my job over a man I didn't know. I didn't even know his name but I knew I would never be able to explain so I kept my mouth shut and just nodded. I walked into the kitchen and grabbed my coat and walked out into the cold winter night.
"You know I never got your name." I sighed and turned around to face him.
"what are you doing out here?" I said looking closly at him.
"I wanted to be a gentleman and walk you home." He held out his arm for me to take.
"What is your name?" I wouldn't walk with him until I knew his name.
"Damon. Damon Salvatore."
"My name is Crystal Brooks."
"It is very nice to meet you miss Brooks." I took his arm and he walked me home. It was very wonderful we talked the entire way home and we were happy.
Febuary 1894,
I had been seeing Damon for a month and I couldn't be happier but for that month I had been having strange dreams about him. Dreams that he was a monster, a vampire, but in each of these dreams he would drink from me but I wasn't afraid of him. I wanted him to drink from me. One day I went and saw Damon and he met me outside.
"Crystal there is something I have to tell you." Oh no I thought he's going to tell me he cant see me anymore for some reason.
"What is it Damon?"
"Come inside and I will show you." I followed him in the house and my dream again came into my head but I pushed it away. That was just silly. Damon stopped and turned around. "Do you love me Crystal?"
"Oh yes Damon with all my heart."
"No matter what?" he sounded nervous which was so unlike Damon.
"Of course."
"I have something to show you." He looked into my eyes as his eyes got darker and black veins spread out under his eyes. I looked at his mouth to a pair of fangs. I took a step back without realizing it and his face returned to normal.
"What are you Damon?" I already knew the answer but I wanted to hear it from him.
"A vampire Crystal."
"Why show me this now you never have before. Are you going to kill me?" he turned around and looked into the fireplace.
"I want to in a way. I love you Crystal and I want to keep you by my side forever. I need you. I want you to be my queen of shadows, ruling beside me in the dark." He didn't turn around but he was stiff almost as if he was fearing what I would say.
"I would like that Damon." I had just sealed my own fate but I couldn't bring myself to care. I loved him and I didn't want to let him go not for anything. "Will it hurt?"
"Only a tiny bit for a second and then you will wake up and be mine." He turned around smiling and took my hand leading me upstairs and well the rest is history. For the next 116 years we traveled the world together doing whatever we wanted whenever we wanted and neither of us could have been happier.
