Face Behind The Mask.

Author's Notes.

The characters do not belong to me the only plot is mine.

Thank you to Scarlett 2112, Linax 24, Tia Salvatore, Happy Gilmore, Damonfangirl, Riley 38, Lyddy P, Hey It's Karma and my guest reviewer thank you so much for your lovely reviews.

Special Notes:

I hope you all are safe and taking care of yourself. As for my readers, I have a special request. This story is a crossover and if you respect me as a writer then please respect this fact that this story is a crossover and both pairings are equally important. I can't emphasis this point again and again and I hope from now on you will understand this small detail regarding this story.

"So let me get this straight! A strange man who talked cryptically, warned you to keep Sansa's uncle away from her? And you believed this guy?" Bonnie ask as soon he finished telling her everything.

"Yes, and I am glad he did warn me because that slimy snake not only charmed Elena by his sweet talk but he tried to take Sansa away and if I wasn't warned beforehand then we would have let him take her away!"

His hands clenched on his phone because he could still feel that girl's trembling as he told Bonnie. "Today Sansa once again kept that polite mask in presence of her uncle but trust me, Bon, I felt her shivers throughout that man's presence."

For few seconds the line got quite on Bonnie's end before she asks. "Damon what are we going to do? I think something fishy is going on here and now this detective?! What are we going to do?"

"That's why I need your help, Enzo is in London call him and tell him to find out everything he can on this Varys Hill. I will go to meet uncle Mikael tomorrow maybe he knows something about him." Damon wondered if his sources can find information about that enigmatic man.

"Done! Anything else?" She asks breaking his train of thoughts. "Actually tell Enzo to return home, I need my friend now more than ever."

They were about to hang up when Damon instructed one last thing. "And Bonnie keep this thing between us because I don't want anyone to know about this until I get all the facts."

After all, he doesn't even know exactly what they are dealing with?

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Next morning he woke up to the smell of something delicious wafting around his surroundings. "Hmm, waffles and fresh coffee." He opened his eyes and sure enough, his wife sat beside him as she put the tray on the side table.

Sitting up he pulled his wife in his arms and kissed her forehead. "last night dinner date and now bed in breakfast? What are your attentions, Mrs Salvatore?"

She gave him an annoying huff. "Can't I do anything nice for my husband?"

"Yes, you can." He kissed her forehead before getting up to use the bathroom. By the time he returned Elena set everything on the coffee table while she was talking on the phone. "Don't worry Care, we will be there in two hours."

Her eyes fell on him and she smiled as she hurriedly finished her call. "Tell Matt to check out decorations arrangement for a masquerade party."

She then hung up and pulled out his chair for him with beaming smile on her face. "Your breakfast is served."

He couldn't contain his silly smile. Call him sap or die-hard whipped but in the end, she has no idea how this small gesture made him extremely happy.

"This all looked, delicious sweetheart." He praised his wife who smiles in return. "Thanks, I hope it tastes delicious too, after all, I'm still rusty with my culinary skills."

Despite her doubts, it does taste really delicious. He can't remember the last time he tasted something his wife cooked especially for him but to his surprise, he still remembers how her handmade food taste. "Yum, your skills are totally fine because these waffle taste heavenly."

After that praise, they both enjoyed their breakfast with small talk as she told him. "I called mom and even though our conversation was strained we decided to keep more in touch with each other."

He was momentarily stunned but he smiled in encouragement. "That's great!"

This time she gave him a weak smile as she continues. "I even called my brother. He was surprised to hear my voice but it was nice to talk with him after so long. Do you know he went to the art school?"

He felt guilty as he nodded his head. "Yeah, Jer has been in touch with me."

She didn't say anything but nodded her head with a sad smile. "It's nice to know that you stayed in touch with my family when I was living my life in self-pity."

He grabbed her hand and squeeze it in understanding. "You are trying now and that's what matters to us most." She smiles back and squeezed his palm back before a nervous look appears on her face as she told him in a hesitant voice. "I ask mom for my sister's number and I am going to call her soon."

Out of everything, this surpassed his imagination as he gaped at her. "Your sister Samantha? Are you seriously considering calling her?!"

She sighs and fidgeted under his questioning gaze. "I know things didn't end on good terms with my sister but if I compared my own past mistakes with her mistakes, then I think she deserves a second chance way more than me."

'Okay so she wants to start her new life by mending her relationships but do we have to include her devil incarnated sister in that list?!' He thought to himself as he recalls how his sister in law almost breaks his engagement with Elena.

"Damon?" His wife's voice breaks his train of thought and it took him a while to acknowledge her as he said. "Yeah."

"I was hoping we could visit her and Jeremy, and maybe help her out with job and stuff. Actually, mom was worried about her because according to her she is living in Boston for the past three years doing odd jobs here and there."

And Marinda Gilbert is hoping that Elena can sort out her other estranged daughter.

He felt uncomfortable but forced himself to smile. "I think it will be great if we could help her out but baby if you called her and she talks with you harshly!"

She hurriedly tried to assure her husband. "Its nothing I can't handle Damon after all I have learned patience from the best man I was fortunate enough to know."

And he has to agree with her because showing patience is what helped him out in these past few years.

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As Elena hoped the hype for this masquerade party was all over the news.

From politicians to businesses tycoons, from celebrities to socialite, everyone who is anyone is going to attending this grand event.

Of course, the main highlight of this party will be a charity that will be raised on behalf of Senator to promote his campaign. The other highlight will be the upcoming wedding and this will be sort of last celebration party before the actual wedding celebration is going to start in next month.

So Elena and her team once again start working day and night only difference was that for the first time her work was rather much more fun now that she is not using it as an excuse to stay away from her husband.

Her same husband who at this very moment trying to make them laugh as Joffrey tried over ridicules outfit. "I think this Golden prince costume will suite me perfectly."

Damon made gagging faces and she and others tried their best to compose their face when Joffrey selected a glittery Golden Mask to cover his face. "Well, how do I look?"

He asks turning around and Elena was grateful for her shades because his choice of assembling outfit was purely... "Gold!"

There head snapped at Damon's direction who was staring at Joffrey with awe. "You look, pure Gold man! I must say you will dazzle our guests with your golden aura."

It seems Senator's son is really self-absorbed because he didn't hear mock behind her husband tone. "I really look outstanding! Well, then this is what I am going to wear." He announced and Caroline rolled her eyes before smiling sweetly at him. "Great choice Mr Baratheon! I will instruct the designer with your fittings."

He went back in the dressing room to change into his normal clothes the second he came out he announced rudely to Sansa. "I'm leaving, make sure you won't select something flashy or cheap."

Sansa gave him a polite smile as she replied. "Don't worry, I know what is expected of me."

He sneered at her and left with his guard.

As soon he was gone Elena pulled her aside as she tried to assure her. "You don't need to listen to him, choose anything you like and leave them to me."

She smiled at Elena assurance but in the end, picked a modest dark green colour gown that has a layer of sparkling green leaves embroidery on it's a skirt and small emerald stones glitter on its the black bodice. "If he wants to be a great Golden prince then I want to be a humble forest princess."

She then picked a black mask and covered her eyes with it and somehow it gave her eyes this lost look that they saw it on her face many times.

While girls were selecting their dresses Damon pulled Jon aside and hand him his costume. "Every princess needs her knight."

Jon stares at Sansa who was staring expressionlessly at the mirror as the designer took her costume fittings. He then examines his Knight's costume which matches her in colour because he was also dark green and black.

"There is something between us Damon but something is holding her back, I don't know why she is going through with this wedding like some muted puppet?!"

Damon can see Jon's frustration but unfortunately, he can't give him any assuring answer. "I don't know mate." He answered truthfully and as his eyes fell on Sansa he made a promise to himself. "But I will found it out soon and trust me, Jon, the day we figured out her reason that day will be last when she had to hide her face behind that mask."

For now all he could hope for that he could get his answers soon.

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Author 's Notes.

Here you go, I hope you enjoy this chapter. Upcoming two chapters will be a masquerade ball where the mask will be lifted from some faces and secrets will be revealed in the other one so please stay tuned and send your reviews to motivate me to write more and more you can send your guesses because I will love to see who can guess most closer to actual secret.