ELENA'S POV
Dear Diary,
So I guess you could say I was taking this whole vampire thing a little too well. I had to admit I did sometimes think that I was still dreaming. Accepting that he, well they, were vampires is something that would usually make the average person have a heart attack. Was I scared? No. I knew that Damon and Stefan would never hurt me.
Stefan had become more friendly with me lately, we sit together at lunch and even have conversations during the day. People are talking. They think that I'm with Stefan. I enjoy speaking with him. It's like talking to someone with years of knowledge.
Things are going good for me, although the few recent 'animal' attacks still make me wonder. I know Stefan only feeds on animals, but Damon doesn't. I don't want to ask if it's him but a part of me thinks it is. I mean he has that dark edge to him that shows he can be sneaky and mysterious too.
Stefan says that when he quit feeding on humans it was the hardest thing he had done ever. He said the taste of his first fox was completely terrible. To a vampire the only thing that will heal the burn in their throat fully is human blood. I shiver every time he tells me this.
I have been seeing Damon every night. We have talked of possible reasons that I am an exact replica of Katherine. Nothing has been figured out. The rest of the time has been spent with my nagging questions about being a vampire. But any human would be curious about a hundred and so year old vampire, right?
Well I have to go meet Damon.
-Elena Gilbert
DAMON'S POV
"Damon this is not okay." Stefan roared.
I rolled my eyes. "I can't starve." I replied.
His jaw tightened.
"Okay relax." I reasoned. "It was just two hunters."
"They are people Damon, not just food for you whenever you please." He said.
"Now you see that is where you are wrong." I said. "Yes they are people but they are whatever I want them to be, if I wanted one of them for dinner I would. If I wanted one of them just to simply amuse myself with, that is what they would be." I raised an eye brow.
"I knew you were the same old Damon." He said. "Would you do this to Elena?" he said. "What is she your next victim?"
I felt myself fill with rage.
"Don't even." I said. "You know I would never do anything to Elena."
He crossed his arms.
"Really? Do you think Elena is just going to accept the fact that you feed on humans, when she is one? Or are you just interested in her because you want something, something that will lead you to Katherine."
I was about to lose it.
"I could care less about that bitch." I shouted. "I wouldn't care if she were dead or alive. And at least I didn't wait for my long lost brother to come into town to actually realize what I had lost and that my brother got her instead."
He was speechless.
"Yeah I know you like her." I said. "In fact I think you might love her, but that is just too bad."
"We'll see who she wants." He said. "The one who acts like more of a human or the one who could care less about the human kind."
I rolled my eyes.
"It's sad that you think of her as a prize." I said.
He rolled his eyes.
"Oh by the way don't bother waiting up I'll be with Elena." I shouted as I walked out the door.
ELENA'S POV
I waited for him, right where he told me to. The old dirt road, half way across town. It was defiantly a weird place to take your hopefully 'soon to be' girlfriend to. I leaned against my car, kicking the gravel under my converse.
I decided I should wear manageable shoes since I would be with him for the day.
I glanced up to see a dark blue mustang pull up beside me.
"Wow." I mumbled to myself.
He climbed out of the car.
"You like?" he teased.
I nodded with an eye roll.
"I didn't think vampires even used cars." I commented.
He smirked.
"Vampires love cars." He said.
"Right." I said. "I remember reading that in twilight." I laughed. "So do sparkle in the sun?"
He rolled his eyes.
"Only on a good day."
I laughed.
"No in all seriousness." He said. "I don't know why people make vampires sound so friendly."
I furrowed my brow.
"Your not friendly?" I asked.
"Vampires are not meant to sound like everyone's hero, they are not meant to be around humans, and they are certainly not supposed to fall in love with a human." He said.
I looked up at him and his blue eyes were looking down at me. Was he trying to tell me something?
"But you know." He said. "Edward is quite the catch."
I rolled my eyes and tried to hide my smirk.
"But you are friendly and so is Stefan." I said.
He grunted a little.
"What did you first think of me when you saw me?" he asked.
I brought my index finger to my chin.
He smirked.
"I thought wow this guy has amazing eyes." I said. "And then I thought why is he all dressed in black? But I like the whole black color on you, it makes you look mysterious." I said. "But not so mysterious that I don't know a thing about you. You clearly made that known when you tied me to a chair." I huffed.
He laughed.
"It was only for informative purposes." He said.
"Mhm." I said sarcastically.
"So where are we going?" I asked looking around.
"No where in particular." he smiled.
I felt my heart skip.
He laughed.
"What." I asked as he grabbed my hand.
"I can hear your heart." he said.
I raised my eyebrow.
"I have great hearing." he explained. "It's one of the perks of being a vampire."
"Oh." I said.
He rubbed his thumb over the knuckle of my index finger, and I couldn't help but feel electric next to him.
"Do you have this effect over everyone?" I questioned.
"Effect?" he asked.
"You know when you look at someone your eyes go deep and make it hard for the average human to breathe." I said.
"Average human?" he asked.
"Well I'm not the average human." I said.
He laughed.
"Really?" he teased.
I nodded. "Your eyes don't get past me." I smiled.
"Oh." he said. "That…that hurt a little." he said gripping his chest with his free hand.
I grinned.
"So." he said. Spinning me around to face him. He held me in place as we were frozen in the middle of the dirt road. "You don't find me the least bit appealing to you?" he asked.
His crystal blue eyes were staring deep into mine. He pushed a piece of brown hair away from my face.
Before I could answer his lips were pressed against mine. I felt numb and my balance was failing on me. His arms were holding me up. I felt like a doll as he held me up. His lips moved with mine, slowly but then faster. I felt my mouth open fully granting him access. It was like nothing I had ever experienced.
I felt some of my balance return and he ran his hands through my hair. I clutched his shoulders for support and then my hands found their way to his gorgeous black hair. His scent was surrounding me and I couldn't breathe. I fought the idea of breathing, fearing that this kiss would have to end.
He ran his hand down my back and felt my throat give sound. Did I just moan? It sounded more like a gurgle.
I felt him smile against my lips and then a low growl erupted from his throat. He bit my lip lightly. I trembled. I pressed closer to him and up onto my tippy toes. I explored his mouth and felt my heart race more. I had never been kissed this way, with so much passion. I was eager, probably too eager to kiss him more. I felt lifeless but still alive while kissing him, like my body was limp but I also felt electric as his lips moved with mine.
Sadly my urge to breathe beat me. I had to pull apart.
I gasped for a breath and opened my eyes. He was smiling.
"Nope." I smiled.
He looked at me questioningly.
"I don't find you appealing at all." I laughed.
The corners of his mouth pulled up into a full smile.
"Really?"
I nodded.
In a flash he was there. He had me flung over his shoulder.
I laughed.
"So." he said as he was walking. "Do you still think I'm not appealing?" he teased.
"Well." I said. "I'm not into grungy boys."
He laughed.
"Well you're not going to be put down until you think I'm appealing." he said.
I smiled.
"Hope my weight doesn't bother you too much." I said. "Cause I'm going to be here for a while."
He laughed.
I reached into his back pocket and pulled out his wallet.
"If you want to grab my butt." he said. "You could have just asked."
I laughed.
I flipped through the photos he had. There was one of a younger Damon. Much younger, maybe around ten. I smiled. His eyes were just as amazing as they are now. I flipped the next photo. It was of him and Stefan. They were older, maybe fifteen. This was before Katherine. They were both smiling, arms around each other like brothers. They were dressed in clothes that were from older times. I flipped to the next photo. It was of an older Damon almost like right now. He was standing near the Eiffel tower.
"My parents loved it there." I said.
"What?" he asked.
"The photo." I said. "Of you by the Eiffel tower, my parents used to love going to Paris, they use to say that would bring me there someday."
"It's a great place." he said. "You truly find yourself."
"Were you a vampire when this was taken?" I asked.
He grunted. "Yes."
I slipped his wallet back into his pocket.
I hung there over his shoulder the memories of my parents flowed through my head. It had been a couple of days since I had even thought about it. It was because of him. I know most people wouldn't stay with a vampire but it doesn't even cross my mind that I'm flung over a vampire's shoulder. I was happy and that was all that mattered. He made me happy.
DAMON'S POV
I walked down the dirt road, sprinting at inhuman speeds at times to make her laugh.
"Okay." she said. "My ribs hurt, so I find you very appealing."
I laughed. "You find me appealing anyways."
She smiled.
I flung her back over onto her feet.
"Have you ever had a thing for a human?" she asked looking up at me.
I thought back to all the humans I spent nights with. Nothing serious, just some compulsion and blood drinking.
"Never." I said.
"Have you ever had a thing for a vampire?" I asked.
"Yes." she said.
I looked down at her.
"I thought that guy from the Disney movie was pretty handsome." she teased.
"Right I remember that movie." I said. "I mean it's not every day your mother has a date with a vampire."
She laughed.
"Alright." I said. "This is far enough out of town."
I grabbed her hand and pulled her into the woods, until we reached an open field.
"What's this about?" she asked.
"Well." I said. "You wanted to know all about vampires, so this is the only way."
She looked at me questioningly.
"Just sit there." I pointed to the cement block.
"You already know that vampires are one of the fastest creatures ever." I said.
She nodded.
"I can run down there and back before you even blink."
Before she could speak I broke out into full sprint the leaves and grass rustling around me. I was already back.
Her mouth dropped.
"Vampires have strength like no other." I said. "We can do anything we want."
I pushed lightly on the massive oak tree that was to the side of me.
It fell over with a thud and she flinched.
"Now I know why you wanted to be half way across town." she said.
"We are very appealing to the human eye, almost too appealing that it is dangerous to be around us." I said. "Our emotions can sometimes become overpowering and control us."
She didn't look fazed a bit.
"I could kill you." I said flatly.
"But you won't" she said.
"That's not the point." I said. "That is why I have to drink human blood."
She winced at the words.
"Without being fully satisfied my emotions could become over the top and I could let my thirst get the best of me."
"Then you should drink." she said.
"You don't find it repulsive that I harm humans." I said.
She shook her head. "As long as your okay. And don't let things get out of control."
"I don't believe you." I challenged.
She rolled her eyes.
"Listen." she said, standing up and grabbing my face with both of her hands. "You don't have to believe me but I will still talk. Yes you are harming innocent people but it's only in your nature." she said. "But she said I know a way that you can stop."
I looked at her questioningly.
"Blood banks." she said. "You can have donated blood on hand at any time."
"I know that." I said.
"Then why?" she asked.
"Because it is my instinct to hunt." I said. "I know, I can try to do the blood bank but I will still have to hunt." I said. "It's like a human has to have air to live, a vampire has to have that thrill to hunt."
Her eyes were somewhat sad.
"Then how did Stefan do it?" she asked. "How does he feed on animals?"
"He gets his thrill out by hunting animals and can make it by without human blood, but every day is a struggle." I said. "And I can't risk that if I struggle I might hurt you."
She looked down.
I tilted her chin up so I could look straight into her eyes.
"I love you Elena." I said. "And having to risk hurting you is not an option; I will do whatever it takes to avoid that."
She smiled shyly.
"I love you too." she said.
I felt the thick wall I had created over the years start to crumble down in front of me. All the emotions that I wanted to hold back were taking over. This girl was making me see the real world for the first time. My layer of 'not giving a shit about anything' had just fallen. My layer of 'screwing with people' had just fallen. In front of me I saw my layers, layers of the wall I had lived behind since I was nineteen they were falling all around me. This girl was making me put my guard down, I was letting her in. Suddenly it stopped my wall was thin but within reason, I was still myself but a better person on the inside, not that I would ever let anyone know that.
I smiled and bent my head down to kiss her.
She turned her head quickly so I was looking at her cheek.
"Catch me." she whispered, quoting the gum advertise.
Then she was gone. She ran through the field.
I rolled my eyes.
"I'll give you a head start." I yelled.
I could hear her laugh.
She stopped.
"Have you ever tried running like a human?" she yelled. "Without using your 'vampire skills'."
I laughed.
"No." I said.
"Try." she yelled.
I broke out into a sprint; it felt slow, too slow like I was shuffling my feet instead of running. No wonder humans never stood a chance against me.
I gave up half way and was near her in a second.
"Alright let's go." I said.
She smiled.
I scooped her up in my arms and staring running.
She let out a gasp as I blurred past trees.
"Okay, I'm going to barf." she said.
"Relax." I said, while putting her down. "We're here."
She looked forward towards our two cars.
"Oh." she said.
I chuckled lightly.
"I'll call you later." she said to me before she drove away.
I felt a smile, a meaningful smile, pull up on my face.
Okay sorry i have been really busy lately, since it is summer and i couldn't post until now. It's not as long as i wanted it to be but the next one will be. It might be slow but i have a somewhat writers block so stick with me for now, i promise it will get better :D Anyways i hope you like it and let me know what you think!
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xoxoxox - Malerie