"Miss," The voice caught Elena off guard. She'd be wandering alone in the woods for hours. To say she recognized anything would be a lie; it was all trees. Elena spun around to see a man coming towards her on horseback. She backed slowly away. She didn't know this man; she didn't know anyone except Damon and Stefan….And even then, they didn't know her… Yet.

"I'm…" Elena didn't know what to say as the man dismounted his horse. "I uh…"

The man took a step towards Elena and she again took a step back. "You poor thing. Are you lost? Where has your family gone?"

She was already starting her life off with lies. "My mother and father and I were traveling through. And this man, he came for our wagon in the night." Her made tears in her eyes. "Father hid me in some bushes… I cannot be sure of where they are now. I am walking to find them."

"Miss…?" The man stopped. He realized he hadn't yet found out her name.

"Sommers. Elena Sommers." Well, her mother's maiden name was close enough… She couldn't be a Gilbert in this time.

"Well then, Miss Sommers, please allow me to accompany you to town. Possibly get the situation sorted out. We will find a family to take you in for the time being. You might learn you like this town if your father and mother cannot be found." The man smiled at her.

"Thank you, sir." She watched as the man stepped aside and held out his hand for her to take it. He offered her to ride his horse while he walked beside them on the ground.

The walk to town was short, and Elena smiled to herself. She had never imagined Mystic Falls like this. She had always known it for what it was. But somehow, she knew it still felt like home. She slid off of his horse, no doubt doing it the wrong way that ladies in this time did it, but he smiled at her nonetheless, and took the reins from her hands as she held them out.

"Miss Sommers, if you will please excuse me, I will be back shortly. I am just going to talk to Mr. Salvatore. He will sure know of something to help, or Mr. Gilbert. Hopefully we could make you accommodations that will fit your needs."

"Thank you…" Elena paused. She didn't actually know his name yet.

"Mr. Jackson. My name is James Jackson." He smiled at her and bowed. "I will be seeing you around."

Mr. Jackson left Elena sitting between old wooden buildings. She didn't know what they were, and though she wanted to find out, she didn't want to chance not being found by him. He was going to help her. She looked behind her and saw yellow daisies growing. She decided to walk towards them, and when she did, an entire field came into view. Full of daisies. They were her favorite flower. She would definitely be spending some of her thinking time here.

"So you like daisies…" The voice caught Elena off guard. She spun around as fast as she could. It had been way too long since she had heard that voice. "My apologies. I didn't mean to startle you. It's just that not many people come to this end of town." Elena still did not speak. "That, and I heard Mr. Jackson trying to convince my father to take in some girl who he found in the woods that had nowhere to go. So you see my curiosity got the best of me. I had to know for myself what you were like." He slowly walked towards her, and he saw her catch her breath. "My name is Damon Salvatore." He stuck out his hand towards Elena. "I believe that you will be staying with my family. Please, allow me to walk you back."

She carefully took his hand in hers, and she felt at home. She could feel the electricity between them, and she was sure that Damon could, too. He quickly released it, and stood there awkwardly.

"On second thought," Damon smiled at her. "What would you like to do for the rest of the day. Perhaps since you will be staying with my family, we should get to know each other."

"I would like that very much," Elena smiled. The feeling was foreign to Elena, and it made her feel giddy. "However, Mr. Salvatore, I believe that you would know better of what there is to do since you live nearby."

"You may call me Damon, Miss Sommers."

"Then please, Damon. Call me Elena."

"I think I will." Damon smile. "It has a nice ring to it."

"So then, Damon, where to. You must show a girl how to have fun." Elena shocked herself. She was becoming comfortable too fast. People from this time, they did things differently… She needed to learn how to act. Or maybe Damon wouldn't mind this kind of girl.

"I thought you'd never ask." Damon smiled, and took her hand back in his, just wanting to feel the sparks he had felt before. "I believe there is a pond not too far away, and no one else knows about it." Damon began walking, pulling Elena in the same way, through the field of daisies. "I come this way when I want to get away from things."

After only twenty minutes, Elena found herself sitting on the edge of a pond, smiling at Damon, as he jumped in. "Elena, the water is great. Jump in!"

"That isn't lady like…" Elena had only mumbled it, but Damon had been getting closer and heard it.

"Elena, this is not gentlemanly like of me. But I feel that I can be myself around you. I feel a connection between us. I just want to have fun with you. We can be best friends." He was smiling at her. And truth be told, she had never seen him smile like that at her. It wasn't a smirk. It was a genuine smile. Yes, there could have been one she'd forgotten about, but this smile, it made her want to kiss him right then.

Elena gave in and jumped in the water. Damon had thrown things at her, pushed her under water, and still she kept smiling. She began growing tired, and decided it would be best to lay out in the grass to begin to dry off. Damon did the same. So they lay there, with their heads right beside each other.

"Damon?" Elena questioned. He turned his head towards her to show her he was listening. "Do you think that sometimes you meet someone and you can just fall in love with them?"

The question didn't shock Damon like she had expected it to. Instead, he sat up and turned his entire body towards her, looking her up and down. "Yes, Elena. I believe that you can love someone even if you haven't known them for say… even a full days length…" He watched as Elena smiled and sat up. He took her hands in his, and squeezed them gently. "I'd like very much to kiss you right now."

Elena listened to his soft words and smiled. Damon wanted to kiss her, and she wanted to kiss him. And there was nothing in their way. For the first time. Ever.

"So then kiss me, Damon."