Damon
I headed to the fire department as usual. Its four weeks until Thanksgiving. But Rebekah pushed the dinner party to next week, and now it's a party with more guests. Great. I'm relieved she ordered the food other then make it herself. I bet Stephen is relieved too.
As I walked in, I saw Tyler talk with the chief by the coffee stand. I joined them. "Morning, Salvatore." "Morning, sir." "Lockwood and I were discussing about you." I picked a mug, and poured the coffee. "About what sir?" "Your quite handy out in the fire. I want you to be my right hand man when it comes to those situations. Now I usually choose Lockwood because I known him for years. But I'm getting to know your skills, and your cooperation." "Thank you sir." Chief padded me on the shoulder. "Keep up with the good work, Salvatore. One of you have to get my job when I'm gone, some day." I gave him a nod. Chief walked back to his office. I punched Tyler on the shoulder. "I owe it to you man." "Hey, we always save each other. We're a team remember." "Thanks, man." I took a long sip of my coffee. "So how are you and Elena?" "We're good. I gotta owe it to your boy, man. I am one lucky man to have a woman like that." Tyler pointed a finger on my chest. "I gave you the "attention" from chief. So, stop using my boy as your cupid." I smiled. "I promised, didn't I?" "Yeah, right."
Ding! Ding! Ding! The emergency bell rang. "Another fire" Tyler pounded my arm. "I'll race you." He ran his way down the emergency pole. I smiled, and ran after him.
~ After work I drove to Elena's school. I parked the car in the parking lot and got out of the car. As I walked by some of the teachers greeted me, even the principal (which is kinda freaking me out). I walked my way down the kindergarten classrooms. I went inside Elena's classroom. The children were seated by their tables, doing a math assignment. Once they saw me, they all ran toward me. Some of them threw their arms around my legs, the other grabbed my arms. "Mr. Damon! Your here!" "Did you bring us more chocolate?!" "Are you here to kiss Miss Gilbert, again?" Questions poured out of their mouths, I couldn't answer any one of them. Elena finally came to my rescue, with a wide smile curved her lips. "Okay children, back to you seats. Mr. Damon doesn't have chocolate today. And I don't want any of you to leave this room without finishing your assignment." The children let out a disappointing awe, and slowly went back to their seats. Jake gave me a quick high five before going back to his seat.
Elena took my hand, and we both walked outside. She gave me a quick kiss on the cheek. "Hi. What are you doing here?" "I wanted to see you." "Well, that's nice. But try not to make that a habit. The whole school knows you. You know that? All the teachers ask me where is your boyfriend, why isn't he coming again." I wrapped my arms around her. "Are they jealous that I have a beautiful woman in my arms?" Elena smiled. "Oh, you and your words, Mr. Salvatore." I rubbed her back softly. "By the way, the real reason I wanted to see you is that Rebekah had a change of plans." "Oh?" "Yeah, she wants it to be a night under the stars party." Elena's face fell. "You mean, dancing?" 'Crap, I forgot.' I placed my hands on her cheeks. "If you don't want to go, it's fine. I understand." She shook her head. "No, its fine. I'll face it one day, anyway." She sighed.
I looked at her with concern. I pressed her head gently on my right shoulder, and rubbed her back. I serious, I could see over five different teachers poking their heads out of their classroom doors. I whispered softly in her ear. "Am I that legendary? Five teachers are looking at me." I could feel Elena curve to a smile. "I told you," she whispered. I gently pulled her away. "So, don't forget okay? The party next week. And if you feel insecure, don't feel hesitate to leave." She nodded. "You should go, Damon. I have to continue with my class." "Okay." I took her arm and took a step forward. But she suddenly winced. I faced her once more. "What's wrong?" Elena just shook her head. "It's nothing. I'm fine." I grabbed her by the hand, and rolled up her sleeve. My eyes widened from the fingerprinted bruises. "Who did this?" Elena remained silent. "I had a bad day, that's all." I hate to show any anger toward Elena, but I would not stand anyone ever dare to hurt her.
I looked deeply into her eyes. "Elena, who did this to you?" I urged. "I told you, I had a bad day." "So you did this to yourself?" "Yes." "Elena, stop lying to me." "Damon, I really can't explain. And believe me, you wouldn't understand." "Try me." She fell silent again. But this time, she gave me a light squeeze on the hand and walked away. I opened my mouth to stop her, but suddenly the phone rang. I sighed. I answered the phone. "Hello?" "Damon, this is Matt. Hey, we need you back in the fire department. There was an explosion in a bank." "A bank? Alright. I'll be right there." I hung up the phone. 'Elena what are you hiding from me? What is there that I won't understand?'
