A/N: Wauw, thanks for the many reviews! :D

Here's chap 10 as promised with lime scenes! ;)

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xoxo Ascha

Chapter 10:

Damon kissed Cosette's exposed skin on the side of her neck as he slowly pulled her shirt over her head and threw it away. His extended fangs gently grazed her skin and reminded her of the first time she was bitten by a vampire. She remembered the pain, but she also remembered the sense of pleasure she felt later. She tightened her arms around Damon's bare, muscular, and smooth upper body and sunk her nails into his skin when his fangs penetrated her skin.

"Someone's getting turned on…" Cosette said teasingly and giggled.

Damon chuckled against her skin and licked the remaining blood residue off her neck. His lips met hers again and the rush of adrenaline returned to Cosette's body. She could feel her heart pounding hard against my ribs and let my hand run gently over Damon's heart. She touched his hard abs delicately as her fingers moved down to the button of his black pants and met his eyes for a brief moment before she unbuttoned it.

A deep moan escaped Cosette's mouth as she felt Damon move his soft kisses down her exposed skin and over the ancient tattoos on her body. He stopped when he noticed the tattoo on her arm that she never wanted and looked wonderingly at her.

"I'm guessing that these tattoos aren't normal," he said, grinning widely. "What does this one mean?"

Cosette closed her eyes and wished that Damon had asked her of any of the other tattoos. She was fine with him asking her about all the others except for the one on her arm. But she opened her eyes again and looked at the tattoo on her arm.

"It means demon," she said quietly "I got it before the ceremony where they were going to sacrifice me to Chimalman began."

Damon sighed heavily, but continued the sweet kisses, until he came to where the tattoo of her true name in Nahuatl was. Her father had made it for her on her 16th birthday and it reminded her of all the good things about her past.

"If it's to any consolation, then I've been called demon a dozen of times," Damon said, making Cosette giggle and pull him close to her again. She kissed him passionately and enjoyed the touch of his fingers moving up her bare leg, until they reached the hem of her panties. "It's just a guess, but you're no virgin. Am I right?"

Cosette snorted. "Of course not! I've lived for 1000 and something years, but let's see if you can live up to my expectations." she said teasingly and winked flirtatiously.

Damon smirked, but when he let his pants drop to the floor and crawled back up on the bed, they could both hear Elena calling for Cosette. He groaned and muttered a curse, but he wasn't the only one to be annoyed about being interrupted.

"Let's play a normal couple and wait a bit… or at least until we're somewhere more private," Cosette said as she got her clothes back on. Damon didn't comment on that, but when she tried leaving the bed, he quickly grabbed her wrist and pulled her back down on the mattress and held her arms pinned to it, which only made her giggle again. "What? You're going to force me to stay?"

"As tempting as it sounds, then no," he said and gave her a lingering kiss. "But I'm going on a little trip tonight and try looking for the device John wants. I could really need a little doggy help…"

"Doggy help? Oh, please! You just want to see me down on all fours! But fine I'll go if you behave."

Damon chuckled. "I won't. You should know that by now."

Cosette shook her head of him, but gave him one last kiss before she went downstairs to Elena, who was practicing the dance they had to do at the Miss Mystic Pageant with Stefan and fooling around like a normal couple would do. She wondered if she should let them know that she was romantically involved with Damon, but she quickly shook the thought away, because she wasn't sure if she and Damon were an actual couple yet or just dating in an untraditional way.

"What are you doing?" she asked curiously, waiting them from the end of the stairway.

"Oh, we're just practicing for the rehearsal tomorrow, which was why I called you… I heard that you're running for Miss Mystic Falls…?" Elena said confusedly.

Cosette blushed, but answered: "Oh, um, yeah… I was going to tell you that, but… don't worry. I'm not expecting or trying to win. I just want your uncle to keep thinking that I'm a normal human girl and not a shape shifter. I mean, I've heard that he's not that happy about vampires and work with the Council, so…"

"Oh… well, who will be your escort then?"

Cosette blushed even more now, but managed to hide it. "Um… Damon."

"Damon?" Stefan said skeptically and couldn't stop himself from laughing. "How did you convince him to wear a suit and behave like a gentleman?"

"I don't know, but he liked my plan and he's the only one I know, who will go with me."

"You got a dress yet?" Elena asked.

Cosette shook her head and wondered what had happened to the dress she forgot in the alley. If any of the homeless people hadn't taken it, then a racoon or rat had probably taking it and used it as a house or something like it.

"It's ok. I'll help you find one or you can borrow one of my dresses. We can go shopping tomorrow after the rehearsals." Elena said.

"Thanks. I'm a little nervous about the dance part, though. I've danced many times in my life and in front of all sorts of people, but this… a pageant… that's something new."

"There's nothing to be nervous about... well, maybe only that Damon will get drunk or do something stupid and reckless." Stefan said.

Cosette chuckled, but she heard Damon descend from the stairs behind her and as he passed her on his way down, she felt him squeeze her butt, which of course made her jump a bit of surprise and glare venomously at him. He merely chuckled and continued walking in to the kitchen.

A few minutes after Cosette walked in to the kitchen too and grabbed the glass of blood he was going to drink right in front of him. He groaned loudly, but she just laughed and took a sip of the glass.

"You're definitely not normal," he said and tried taking his glass back without any luck. "Exactly how old are you again?"

"Hm… well, I was born in 932, so… 1079 I would think. What about you, you baby vamp?" Cosette asked teasingly.

Damon snorted, but thought a little about it. "168, I think. Not nearly as old as you are, but… I'm not complaining. I like women with experience."

Cosette rolled her eyes of him. "In that case then I won't have high expectations of your skills in bed."

He narrowed his eyes at her and when he suddenly went to move towards her, she quickly turned into a white cat and took off. He chased her through the whole house, until Damon finally got her when she was hiding under his bed and grabbed her by the back of her neck to hold her up in front of him. She purred and tried hitting him with her paw, but without any luck.

"I feel like saying something very pervy about this, but I'm afraid you're going to eat me if I do!" Damon said and laughed.

Cosette showed her sharp teeth and he placed her on the bed. She transformed back to her naked form, but she was lying on her stomach, so Damon could only look at her bare back.

"Damon, you know that I… I'm in love with you and I hope that you also know what that means. I'm not looking for a quick relationship and I really don't want to be with another vampire, who flaunts around with other women while we're together. Phillip did that and I knew that he would do it again. That's one of the reasons why I left him." she said in a serious tone.

Damon was quiet at first, but then he lay down next to her on his back with his arms under his head and he looked into her hazel eyes.

"I haven't had a serious relationship for decades, Cosette. I don't know how to be… well, like Saint Stefan!" he said.

"I'm not asking you to be a perfect boyfriend, Damon. I just want to know if you want to be my boyfriend and nothing more. I know that I'm very strange and secretive and that my ex-boyfriend is apparently looking for me, but I really like you. You're…"

"Awesome?" Damon wiggled his eyebrows teasingly.

Cosette giggled although that wasn't the word she was looking for. "You're… fascinating."

Damon raised an eyebrow. "Fascinating? I've been called many things, but I don't think anyone have thought of me as fascinating."

"You've never been with a nagual either, but now you are…"

Damon nodded and gently stroked her cheek with his thumb. He brushed a loose stray of her hair behind her ear and followed the line of her full lips. Cosette could sense the burning lust inside him and wanted to feel more of him too. She bit her bottom lip and felt her lips move closer to his like a he was a magnet. Their lips collided and the sweet taste of blood invoked the animal inside her. She couldn't deny the strong attraction she felt whenever they touched and neither could Damon.

The kisses became more urgent and Cosette began breathing heavier as she felt Damon's curious fingers touch all the sensitive parts of her body. He made a shiver run down her spine and made her feel like the first time she ever truly made love to someone.

When she made love to Yaotl.

The thought made Cosette's eyes open wide and she was unable to enjoy the warm, tingling feeling Damon made in her body when his lips and fingers explored every inch of it. She felt cold and stopped breathing completely.

Are the memories of Yaotl going to keep stopping me from being happy? Will I ever forget about him? Cosette thought and felt the tears brimming in her eyes. She gasped by the touch of Damon's bare body pressed against hers and couldn't take the pain anymore. She needed to get away. Why can't he let me be happy? Why must he keep showing up and ruin my life?

Cosette felt a tear trickle down her cheek and quickly wiped it away before she pushed Damon off her and almost jumped out of the bed. Away from his love and closeness.

"I'm sorry, but… I…"

Cosette shook her head and quickly transformed into her owl form. She flew out of the open window before he could stop her and left him alone in the bedroom. She hated herself for letting her old feelings for Yaotl get in the way, but she needed to forget about them. She needed closure and she was determined on getting it no matter what she had to do to get it.

Yaotl owed her the only thing that truly mattered in her life.

Love.

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