They were making out intensely, his hands on her lower back hers in his hair. the lovebirds lay in his bed, happy to feel the others lips on theirs, excited at feeling the body heat or in lilys case the coolness of his skin. she was wearing only her thin shift and him only his trousers. his strong arms tightened around her and she made a moaning sound and surged up only for him to push her back down. he kissed her once more then moved away. lily lay there panting then when she was well enough, she sat up and rubbed her cheek.
"your kisses are amazing." she whispered and he shrugged
"only because I've had experience, which reminds me, you skipped out on your lessons yesterday." she pouted and fixed the slip on her again.
"well I only skipped to see you Damon." she defended rightfully. he smiled at her and
grabbed her around the waist and kissed her again. she was totally breathless when he let go. she slipped out of his grasp and rolled over. This was Damon's' old room, it was a handsome room with high ceilings and a view to take lilys' breath away. His King sized bed with deep red sheets was oh so comfortable and warm. He stood and walked over to his wardrobe where he proceeded to look for a shirt and put it on.
"It seems that you are turning thirteen tomorrow, now I don't want to put you under any pressure. but you will be a teenager then and be able to do...we'll say bigger things." she stood as well and frowned
"what do you mean?" she asked and he just raised a brow. "damon tell me what you mean." she said again and now he laughed
"well if you don't know by now then I won't tell you. your smart come on lily you must know." she thought for a moment real hard but just came up blank. so he shrugged and continued getting dressed.
"what will we do tomorrow?" she just asked tired of playing his game. he didn't answer soon but just put his boots on.
"well as of now, nothing because you can't tell me what teenagers do nowadays." lily groaned in anger and walked over to him. she wrapped her arms around his waist and hugged him tight.
"please tell me Damon please I am begging you and I know how much you like that." he had to laugh
"oh lily, you can be so naive but alright I'll tell you , just don't tell your father." it was her turn to laugh
"I would tell papa nothing of the extent of our relationship never." he leaned over so that his lips were at her ear. then slowly after kissing her head he whispered
"sex" lily's heart stopped and her breath caught in her throat. she tried to speak but couldn't. her mouth opened then closed. he was enjoying himself, really he was. she let go of him and turned away from him while he laughed "oh god lily you make me..." she turned back around to glare at him.
"you Mr. Salvatore are not funny at all. not all teenagers do that and if they do then, oh I don't know what but its not right. sex before marriage."
"It is if the one you love is much to young or old for you, and you badly want to make them feel like they are yours forever." he answered casually. lilys breathing started up again, but much quicker. her cheeks were red and Damon murmured under his breath when he felt the heat from her face, even with her back turned. when her face turned back to normal she faced him.
"will we be punished if we have sex before marriage?" he held his arms out to her and she went to him. he shrugged
"well I don't believe so seeing as we are very much in love and well I'm not going to heaven when I 'die' so doesn't matter to me. but if you believe that it is a sin, then when and if we do have sex before marriage then I am sure you will be forgiven. he is God and will forgive his child." Damon stated the rest proudly as if he had just remembered something he had forgotten a very long time ago. she buried her face in his shirt
"well. when you put it like that it doesn't seem so bad I mean if we..." he laughed before she could get the sentence out. "what" she was getting frustrated with his laughter. it was beautiful yes but when it made no sense...
"no its nothing I just, hmm my gift. come on lets get out of here, don't want to be cooped up in this old place anymore." he pushed her to the door but she refused
"if you haven't noticed Damon but I'm not fully dressed yet."
"you still look beautiful." she ignored him and grabbed her dress and started to put it on. when she was ready Damon took her hand and led her out of the room
Out on the street they half walked half ran past and through people. Damon wanted her as happy as ever, not nervous or worried with what might or might not happen tomorrow. he had always been good at surprising her on that one special day, last year it had been a kiss. this year he wanted to do more, her parents were starting to get real suspicious even though it had been three years. he usually ignored them now and they ignored him unless he was taking lily out then they would get, protective. Damon would just tell them they were going out and they would let the two secret lovers. Damon was suddenly pulled out of his thoughts.
"oh Damon look I want a painting."
"of what?" he asked blinking. she put her free hand on her hip and he thought she looked so cute for that. 'cute where did that come from' lily pointed at a small house place. " of me of course silly, and I want it to be for you. will you let me." he smiled
"fine I will, but you have to let me put it up." lily groaned. she hated having her pictures hung or put on display, that's why her house was void of pictures and paintings of her.
"alright then you may put it up, but downstairs." he agreed
"we'll be upstairs most of the time anyway." she went beet red and looked away from him. he pulled her gently and went toward the house place. a young man was painting a picture of a young couple. they were smiling and holding one another. lily smiled at them.
"that is so sweet. are you sure you don't want to be painted with me?"
"I just want one with you lily, I want one." his voice said finality and she shivered happily. she nodded then continued to watch the man paint. then she caught on to a flaw. he had been painting a bit to harsh. lily moved forward and got in his ear
"sir if I may suggest something of the painting, I'll only be a moment." he frowned then showed he was listening. "well just right there, if you paint a bit lighter, then it will turn out marvelous, oh I just know it!" the man seemed a bit perplexed but then did as she suggested and behold! the painting did look better, just with that little suggestion. the woman who was sitting for the painting smiled at little lily. she smiled back then walked to Damon. he took hold of her shoulder
"I swear everywhere you go, a smile is what you put on every ones face." she giggled and leaned indiscreetly on him. when the young couple were done, they stood and payed the man. he pulled the paper off the easel and put it up so that it could dry, then sat lily down. Damon watched with his arms crossed. "smile lily" he said and the man nodded. lily tried to smile but couldn't.
"I just don't smile on command." she said almost apologetically to the artist. he smiled at her supportively. Damon stood straight and looked straight into her eyes. he smiled at her brilliantly and that got lily to smile.
"oh dear that is perfect keep that smile." and she did the whole painting lily kept smiling like that and if possible it got bigger. the artist praised her smile and her beauty, for a child anyway. when he made the finishing touches here and there then told her it was fine for her to stop smiling. lily hopped up and thanked the man.
"what do you think of my painting?"
"well I haven't seen it yet." she rolled her eyes at him but then smiled. he kept a hold of her until the painting was done, then Damon had it framed and paid the man his coin. "come cara," he said and grabbed her hand. so they left the little house and wondered where to go next.
"I have no idea what we are to do today."
"well then what would you rather do tomorrow?" she got nervous again and started picking at the hem of her dress.
"well I don't know Damon, I'm fresh out of ideas on what I want." he shook his head
"no your not, I know what you want." she frowned and then turned it into a glare
"oh and what exactly do I want?" she demanded he leaned into her and said in a perfectly controlled voice
"me" lily gasped at that and blushed redder than ever.
"oh Damon I..." she couldn't finish and he smirked. "I don't think we should Damon I'm only going to be thirteen and well, that's too young, what if God doesn't forgive me for being so young?" he seemed to be thinking of that then he nodded
"you have a point lily alright then so just cross sex off the list." she blushed at the word and looked around.
"can we go see May" he sighed. May was a witch they had met a few months ago. there were a lot of witches in Florence and lily had met almost all of them. Clasarra still tried to make her stay away from Damon but lily didn't listen to her. May was a bit nicer to Damon and let him in her shop. he still did not like then though.
"fine we can see May but only because she is nice."
"yes to you she is." lily laughed and took his hand. they walked to Mays' little shop a. lily rang the bell and went through the curtain. "May it's lily" there was a soft sound and a petite woman walked through a small door. she smiled at lily and Damon before hugging the girl
"oh lily I swear you have grown up in the past few months, how are you dear?"
"just fine May how are you, did you perfect the spell at all?" May shook her head softly
"unfortunately not it just won't turn him back." lily pouted in support to May who nodded in sadness. Damon cleared his throat and May turned to him. "hello Damon, how are you." he nodded at her. she turned her attention back to lily "i know it's a day early but I want you to have this."
"Oh May you didn't have to give me a present." May rolled her eyes
"she does this every year huh?" she said to Damon who nodded. lily turned to him for a glare then back to May.
"I don't every year."
"do you know what he has planned for tomorrow?" lily shook her head and Damon chuckled "well anyway I want to give to you." she opened a case, a pulled out an amulet out of it. lily tilted her head to the side and frowned slightly. "it's a witches best friend my dear, keeps you safe from evil, even if you are the evil yourself." lily held her hand out for it and May placed it in her palm. "do you like it lily?"
"yes I love it May thank you, oh I can feel it. the power inside. Can you Damon?"
"yup" he said boredly while staring out the window. she took his hand and pulled him over to her and May then dropped the amulet in his hand. Damon immediately dropped it and hissed. he pulled his hand back and stared at the burn mark. lily gasped and went to him as May watched with her chin raised
"I told you it keeps away evil lily, why you would give it to him I don't know."
"I just wanted him to see it, oh Damon are you alright I didn't mean to I didn't know..." he just shook his head and dropped his hand from her hold.
"It's fine, but I think May was trying to tell you something." lily looked confused then turned to glare at her fellow witch
"you've been talking with Clasarra again haven't you? oh May she doesn't know what she's talking about."
"but I think she does lily she's older, wiser, stronger. she knows whats best. lily groaned and turned away. she picked up the amulet and held it out to May. "I gave it to you lily"
"if you don't stop listening to Clasarra about Damon then I'll take no more gifts from you and I won't speak with you any longer." May gasped and a look of horror crossed her face. lily was one understanding little witch and May respected her for that.
"Alright I'll stop but I still agree with her, on some level. vampire lily remember, and you have to be careful."
"yes speak of me as if I'm not here." Damon said. Unable to hold it in, the two girls giggled at him, then May sighed and took the amulet from lily.
"I'll do something about it, even though he is dangerous he is still yours. I'm sure he wants kisses anyway." lily blushed once more and Damon groaned. May past a sharp look to him but smiled at lilys' embarrassment. may went into the back to remove and lighten the spell as lily and Damon looked around. she walked over to one of the many bookshelves and started pulling random ones down.
"look it's a spell book, why would she keep it out front?" Damon leaned over her shoulder and frowned. "she could get caught." she opened it up and stared down at the Latin text. he read with her and the both of them sat at one of the tables. "did you ever notice how the name devil has the word evil in it?" she asked
"yes I knew that, interesting." he wasn't really paying attention to her words only the ones on the paper. it was saying something about a ritual to find your past self. lily giggled suddenly. "what?" he asked and she shook her head.
"nothing I just I want the book." she pulled it out of Damon's view and closed it. he started to protest but May came back into the room with the amulet. she stopped and stared at lily. then her gaze went to Damon and she glared
"the book, lily give me the book."
"oh but I want it, May please, I promise I won't keep it in plain site, I won't let anyone get at it."
"no now give me the book Liliana, and take your amulet, I lightened the spell so he should be able to touch it, not that I would let him if I were you." lily reluctantly gave May the book and took the amulet. Damon fastened it around her neck.
"thank you." she said softly and took his hand "I want to go home now Damon." she said still in that soft voice. May watched her for a moment before tucking the book away and hugging lily. she gave Damon a strange look as always and went into the back. "come on" she said and walked out the door. Damon followed, after staring at the place May had disappeared to with the book.
They went back to the Salvatore place and sat out in the gardens. she looked out past the lemon trees and newly grown apple trees. He sat next to her and put an arm around her waist. she glanced at him and smiled before turning back to her view. they were quiet for a moment
"lily what would you like for tomorrow."
"nothing big Damon, I just want a proper thirteenth birthday."
"what with cake?" she shook her head with a laugh then leaned on his shoulder.
"no just a present and an activity, nothing big Damon please." he held his hands up as if in surrender. He pulled her face to his and kissed her lips once.
"nothing out of the ordinary I promise."
"good" she said then continued to hold on to him. Damon eventually grabbed her waist and lifted her "no Damon don't put me down stop" she started laughing when he carried her up the stairs. he dropped her on his bed, and stared at her. she stared back with heavy eyes. lily held her arms out to him and he sank down beside her. thats how they stayed for the rest of the evening. Damn what her parents had to say it was only the two of them. The two laughed and cuddled into one another. her head rested on his chest as they stared out the window. "I love you did you know." he nodded his head and pulled her closer
"oh yes." and they pressed closer together. He took her home later and her mother reprimanded her for staying to late. Damon had to let her sleep on her own because he had to go feed, and do something else that he wouldn't explain to her, but she didn't care. she said her prayers blew out the candle then went to bed. she slept sort of peaceful. she kept seeing that book that May wouldn't let her have and the text inside. she tossed and turned throughout the night until the sunlight woke her up. Lily bolted out of bed with a groan. why did the sun have to be so bright. Damon wasn't in her room yet so she kicked the covers back and stumbled to her table. she picked the brush up and started brushing her hair. the gold finally untangled she turned, to find Damon lounging on her bed, box in hand
"hello lovely how was your sleep?" she groaned in response and went back so she could crawl into bed beside him. "well happy birthday anyway here nothing big, as you said" she took the box and shook it. he gave her a look "I promise it's nothing you will die for lily honest now open it so you can go get ready and present yourself to your family." she sighed and opened the box. then her gaze went to his face and she shook her head. "oh you know its nothing I would usually get you lily, its just because I got you something you like this year and actually wanted."
"Damon this is a sterling silver charm bracelet with different diamond shapes as the charms. how much did it cost."
"you don't worry about that you." he tapped her nose and she turned away to smile "but please tell me you like it, if not I will take it back and get you, oh I don't know a doll." she laughed and turned back to him
"no I love it" and she kissed him.
"hmm, you taste sweeter than before" his words were slightly muffled by their lips crashing against the others
"sweeter than death, than the sweetest vein." she garbled pressing her lips harder to his. he made a noise as if agreeing then pulled away just to kiss her again. "oh" she exclaimed and pushed him away and rolled over. "mother is coming to see if I am up yet." he just nodded then slowly rose up and sauntered over to the balcony
"see you" she just nodded and licked her lips. she was standing in front of her bed when her mother knocked then entered
"oh darling you're up, good happy birthday."
"thank you mother, is papa downstairs." she nodded
"yes now go get dressed he wishes to see you before Mr. Salvatore gets here." lily noticed her mothers tone but said nothing. as soon as the door closed lily was in Damon's arms.
"she definitely doesn't like me very much."
"no she doesn't" lily agreed as she hopped out of his arms. when she was decent she went downstairs and saw her sisters and their friends were in there talking loudly. Marisol gave lily dirty looks, one of which she returned with an even dirtier one. when he saw her her father rose and gave her a kiss on the cheek. they ate breakfast together. things were quiet at first until he spoke
"so what would you like to do today?"
"well Damon is going to take me out somewhere today I suppose so..." before she could finish he interrupted
"lily you are spending a lot of time with him, I just want you to be safe."
"I will always be safe with Damon papa."
"yes I know but lily you are growing up and you are now a young lady, and I just don't want him to..."
"disrespect me papa? Damon would never hurt me." she said coldly
"I just want you to be safe lily" she nodded and finished her breakfast. she was in the living room drawing. her sisters had taken their noisey friends upstairs but lily could still hear them. with her left hand to her ear she continued to draw with her right. it was a picture of two people. the first was Damon of course. lily glared up at the ceiling still drawing. when she looked back down, she gasped. Damon's face was horrific. fangs out and furrowed brows. there were creases under his eyes and the cheekbones seemed even more pronounced(for those who watched Buffy the vampire slayer the picture looks like the vamps in the show not movie) next to the picture was a sentence 'the demon within' looking back on her pictures lily saw a pattern. even the crow. there was something almost skeletal about it. she stared down at the recent picture of Damon and herself and almost cried. that couldn't be the way he looked could it? no he was much to handsome to look like that, even for a vampire. she shut the book as she stood and went to put it in her room.
later on that day she and her mother and sisters went to the market just to look around or buy things if they wanted. lily walked with her hands clasped behind her back. she missed Damon so much even though they hadn't been away from one another that long. that gift he had given her might not have been a lot to him, but to her it was. He was an aristocrat after all things came easy to him, well ex aristocrat. she missed his darling kisses and couldn't wait to get home for him. she smiled at two children who were playing around and picked up an apple, examined it then put it down.
"now now lily I know you remember me" said a voice. lily turned and saw a green eyed boy. he had grown taller from the last time she saw him
"of course I remember you, seeing as you are the only boy my age I know." he kissed her hand and grinned.
"I haven't seen you down here in ages lily what has kept you?"
" family affairs and such, oh Greg you have to stop doing this, the meeting on my birthday." he laughed
and how old must you be lily no let me guess lets see eleven no ten."
"ha ha very funny, thirteen I am now a young lady not a child." he grinned at that
"well then maybe I can take you out on the town tonight, seeing as you are no longer a child. I'm sure your parents would not mind, I am a bright boy after all." lily blinked twice then shook her head
"oh well Greg I don't think that would be a good idea." he moved closer to her. she had never had a boy this close to her except for Damon. "but we have such a good friendship I wouldn't want to mess it up." before she could say anything else he planted his lips against hers. lily reared back and slapped him hard across the face "how dare you touch me, Greg what is your problem."
"I thought that's what you wanted" he yelled back drawing attention to them
"well you were mistaken you have just ruined our friendship, I told you no!"
"why? lily I thought you liked me, I thought something could have worked out. watch yourself Liliana" she moved closer to him and shook her head
"no Gregorio you watch yourself, at least I have something to back my threat up." and with that she turned and walked away. Marisol stared at her with her mouth open.
"lily why on earth would you turn him down? it's about time you got yourself a boyfriend."
"not for the likes of him." she growled then walked away from the older girl. people were whispering and watching her, but she paid them no mind as she walked. she needed Damon now, she wasn't sure she would tell him about the kiss. though lily didn't know she wouldn't have to. he would find out on his own....
she was once again pressed up on his bed with Damon hovering over her. the stars were so beautiful in his eyes, more beautiful than the ones in the sky. "would you like a kiss lily" she nodded "oh no I don't take nods yes or no"
"yes" she said and he smirked his lips moved closer but still didn't touch
"yes what" she pouted then sighed
"yes please" he shook his head "yes Damon I would like a kiss, in fact I would love a kiss, would you be so kind as to give me one?"
"one what?" he asked as if he didn't know.
"Damon" she groaned and he rolled off her. lily huffed and followed "I want you to kiss me." she said softly and he just shook his head
"here is the other present I got you."
"Damon no more presents." she said but he just smirked
"oh but I think you'll love this and I didn't even have to pay for it." she sighed as he handed her a package. she ripped the paper off, just to spite him for getting her something and gave a sort of small scream
"the book oh but May said...oh who cares oh Damon I can't believe you got it, you must love me. Oh I love you so much thank you thank you this is the best!" she threw herself at him and hugged him tight. they kept that up for as long as Damon could before he snapped. he had to kiss her, he couldn't help it, her cheeks were rosy and her blood was racing. had a book really been the key to her heart? Damon grabbed her and pushed their lips together, never letting go never letting her breathe, until he tasted an unfamiliar taste. he pulled away and glared, jealousy heating his heart until it was on fire. it burned his skin raw and then attacked lily. "what is it?" she asked and his glare intensified. in a scary calm voice Damon said
"why the hell, do I taste another on your lips?" and lily fell silent terror taking her voice and her breath