Abysmal Skies

Hey, before we delve into my very first story, I'd like to address that there will be strong language, smut, and rather serious topics. I DO NOT own Vampire Diaries, and all the characters and some concepts belong to their respective creators.

Why is it called 'falling in love', from what I've experienced these past few months is that love feels more like you're soaring, never to touch land every again, because all of this love consumes you to the point of no return. I stop writing in my journal to realize that I have been crying this whole time. I attempt to rub the tear away, but as soon as they're gone, more appear. Ironic. That's the word I'd use to describe my whole life. This everlasting irony everyday brings me.

-6 months earlier -

I glance at myself in the full body mirror, and I feel the air in my lungs disappear. This was it. This what the cheesy moment in every rom-com. The pure white silk draped elegantly on my figure, it was tight on the upper body with a dipped neckline. The dress showed off my slim waist, which on the dress was a gold belt that was designed to look like flowered vines. The lower part of the dress was smooth, and slightly fanned out at the ends, but not too much to be tacky. The back of the dress, had an open back that had on the edges of the opening was a beautiful lace design that reminded me of a snowflake. The dress had long sleeves, and towards the end of the sleeves was a subtle fanned out lace design that was gorgeous. This was it. This is the dress that I'm walking down the aisle in. This was the gown that I'd mary Flinnigan Kelsey in. I tell the woman who is assisting me at the boutique that I'd like to order this dress. She records my measurements and as I fill out the paperwork I can't help the bright smile that falls upon my face. It's going to be less than 6 months until the big day, and I totally nailed my interview for 'Editor's S'. I did have all of the necessary requirements and more. Major in Business and English, and Minors in Communications and Ecomers. All of those college degrees and I'm only 21 (I applied for a program with my fiance that allowed us to take college courses 2 years early). I checked my phone to see what time it was and I saw, '10:34'. I'm meeting up with Bonnie and Caroline, my two best friends since high school, at 11:00 sharp at our go to a bakery that's not too far from where I'm at now, so I begin walking. I arrive at the bakery at 10:51, and I patiently wait outside for Bonnie and Caroline. Unsurprisingly Bonnie came first, her brown hair was curled and looked nice against her chocolate colored skin. She also wore a beautiful yellow dress with white flats as shoes. Her brown eyes met mine and she smiled at me.

"Hey, 'Lena!" She greets me, before throwing her arms around me and giving me a warm hug. I hug her back with the same amount of enthusiasm that she put in and smile. Bonnie has been my friend since 1st grade, and we've been inseparable since.

"Hey, Bonnie!" It's so good to see you! How was Amstradam?" I respond back after we break the hug. Bonnie has been at Amsterdam for a whole year since she's an aspiring Linguistic. She's working to get a Major in Dutch and German, and went to college at Middlebury.

"It was amazing! The people there were very polite, and everyone used bikes to go everywhere. Most importantly the history there is fascinating, and the towns are charming." Bonnie replies with a bright gleam in her eyes, and I can tell she loved being there.

"That's awesome, will you be going back to Amstradam, or are you staying here?" I ask.

"I'll be staying here until I receive my Masters degrees, and then I guess I'll see what I can do." She shrugs, a little disappointment in her eyes. I want to change the subject, but I don't know what to say. Just then, I see Caroline come into my vision and smile. Her golden hair was put into an elegant bun, her makeup was light, but still beautiful at the same time, and she wore white shorts with a light blue tank top. I've known Caroline almost as long as I've known Bonnie. We got introduced to each other through Bonnie when I was in second grade, however Bonnie and Caroline have known eachother since Kindergarten. 'Awesome, this'll make, Bonnie happy.'

"Hey, Bonnie, Care' is here!" I say enthusiastically, and Bonnie turns to where Caroline is at with a smile. We both run up to her and hug her.

"Caroline, I've missed you!" Bonnie says happily.

"Me too, oh my gosh, it's so good to see you!" Caroline replies excitedly. We all break the hug and smile brightly at each other. "When do you think it was the last time we all met up together?" Caroline asks.

"Too long, I missed you both so much, if only you guys came with the Amsterdam package, then I'd have no regrets." Bonnie jokes around, and we all laugh. Gosh, I'd missed this. Yes, I still had Caroline, Flin, and all my other friends, but I missed this 3 way meet up with Bonnie and Caroline.

"I feel like we should head inside, and talk more once we get seated. Is that okay with you guys?" I ask sweetly at them.

"More than okay, just before this I spent hours shopping. I'll talk about it more once we get seated though." Caroline says, and we head into the cafe. The waitress approaches us and seats us outside . The table is made from some type of wood painted white with beautiful carvings on it, and the chairs are made with that same painted, and carved wood, only they also have soft yellow cushions on the top of the seats. We sit down and our waitress hands us all white and blue menus, then she introduces herself cheerfully and informs us that she'll be coming back later to order our drinks. She leaves, and we get ourselves situated.

As I look at my menu I ask, "What are you both planning on having to drink?"

"I'm thinking the momosa, what about you, Bonnie?" Caroline responds.

"I kinda want a margarita, but I don't know what kind yet." Bonnie says, and I start laughing. "What?" Bonnie aks confusedly, which makes me laugh even harder.

"Bonnie, I know Amstradam had a legal drinking age of 18, but remember America it's 21 and your still 20." I giggle out and Bonnie groans.

"Oh lord, take me back to Amstradam." She groans out frustratedly, and Caroline and I laugh.

"Oh, Caroline. You said you went shopping earlier, what was that about?" I asked curiously.

"Oh, so you know my new boyfriend Stefan?" Caroline asks and I simply nod in affirmation wanting her to continue and Bonnie does the same motions as me, clearly just as curious as I am for her to continue. "He's wanting me to meet his family next Friday, and I'm just so excited because I just like him so much!" Caroline says excitedly and I smile at her.

"Oh, speaking of love, how are you and Flin doing, 'Lena?" Bonnie asks with a soft smile on her face.

"Amazing, I couldn't imagine getting married to any other man." I say dreamily. Flin was it for me. I was sure of it, just him smile was enough to power me throughout the day.

"That's awesome, Elena. I'm so happy that you all have someone there for you." Bonnie says sweetly.

"Ohhh, speaking of love…" Caroline drags suggestively.

"Care', no!" Bonnie warns.

"Oh, come on, there must me some cute guys in, Amsterdam." Caroline says enthusiastically. And Bonnie sighs.

"No, there isn't anyone that I like there." She replies simply.

"Awww, you've never dated anyone before it seems." Caroline says a bit disappointedly.

"Yeah, and there's a reason for that. I just want to wait for the perfect man for me." Bonnie replies a bit more happily.

"How do you know if anyone of those men, aren't the ones for you if you don't even talk to them." Caroline tries to convince Bonnie and she just simple shakes her head 'no'. The waitress comes over and takes out drink and food orders. When she leaves, Bonnie is just sitting there with her arms crossed in front of her, not even looking at any of us. 'Oh great, what a wonderful way to start off her coming back home.' I hear caroline sigh before she says, "Look, I know that talking about this makes you uncomfortable, and I'm sorry for pushing you. I just want you to be happy." Carolie says and Bonnie finally relaxes and turns toward her.

"I understand, but I'm still very young, and I just need you to understand that I don't want to waste my time with anyone that I don't see myself ending up with." Bonnie replies seriously.

"I understand, Bonnie. We are both here for you, okay?" I ask her with a soft smile plastered on my face.

"Okay." She replies to me question and the tension in the room is eased.

"Oh, about when I meet Stefan's family I'm allowed to bring a person with me. My mom is working that night, so I was meaning to ask one of you." Caroline says.

"I wish I could, but I have two important test, one Friday and one Saturday, which I would need to study for." Bonnie says and Caroline nods.

"That's okay, Bonnie. I guess that means you're coming with me!" Caroline says excitedly.

"Yeah, I don't have anything that Friday, and for my new job I have Saturday's and Sunday's off." I say and Caroline's and Bonnie's eyes go wide.

"New job?!" They both question in unison and I giggle at their shock.

"Yeah, I told you both I'd be applying to, 'Editors S', earlier didn't I?" I ask confusedly.

"Yeah, but you didn't tell us that you made the job." Bonnie says happily.

"Yeah, that's awesome, this is such great news!" Caroline replies and I smile. Life has been too kind to me these past few years, and I was very content with everything. Soon, the food and drinks arrive and we all dig into our wonderful meals. In a little under an hour we have all cleared out plates except for Caroline who is taking her leftovers home with her, I hug and say goodbye to both of them, and walk back to my car which is by the boutique. I enter the car and make my way back to Flin and I's apartment. When I arrive I go into the parking garage and soon enter the elevator. All the options are, 'B4, B3 (my current level), B2, B1, Lobby, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. I press the button that says '3' on it, and in about 2 minutes the elevator reaches me. When I reach the 3rd floor I find out apartment and open it. The apartment is quite charming with a wonderful kitchen, then in the top right corner is the kitchen table, to the top left is the living room with a comfy grey couch and a soft white rug. There is also a TV and otomon/ footrest in the center of the living room. I smile as I see Flin sitting on the couch watching TV. He has nice tan skin, with auburn colored hair, his eyes are light brown, and he is definitely a very handsome man.

"Hey, Babe." I say sweetly and his attention is turned towards me. He turns to me and smile brightly upon seeing me. He gets and and wraps his strong arms around me.

"Hey, baby, how are you?" He asks, before kissing me. I smile as he kisses me.

We we break I say, "It was going great before, but now that I see you, it's amazing." I say with a giggle and he chuckles too kissing me once more. "Oh, I was meaning to ask you, how did your interview with, 'Anton Arts' go?" I asked curiously.

"Honestly, not that well. I don't want to get too into it, but in a gist they already had someone that they were set with, they just wanted to see me to solidify their choice." Flin shrugs.

"They told you that?" I asked a bit taken aback by the company's rudeness.

"No, not directly. The door to the interview was pretty thin, and I heard then talking after I left." Flin says slightly glum and I feel sad for him as well.

"Oh, I'm sorry hunny, do you still want to go out to help me feel better?" I offer sweetly.

"No, since I didn't get the job, I have to continue with the freelancing gigs to help earn my keep, but we can cook dinner together later, is that alright?" He asks.

"Yeah, that's awesome sweety. I'll just check my emails and plan for my first day tomorrow." I say and he nods with a smile on his face. Flin is an inspiring artist who has a major in Art, and a minor in Business. He does freelancing gig for people online, but he definitely is wanting a nice job instead. I sigh and headover to the desk. I quickly check my emails, however nothing is important other than when I double check the time I must be at work which is at 7:00 A.M. tomorrow. A couple days ago I received my badge and key and card for the office. I smile, 'this office job should be pretty fun actually', I feel this way for more than one reason. I've always liked the idea of being an assistant. I still had the pride of being the highest level assistant, but it didn't come with as much stress as being say, a VP or President. The second reason is that I've always loved literature and writing, and while working here I get discounts and sneak peeks into some of the books that they edit and publish. I go up from the desk, since Flin needs it for his freelancing, and I head over to the couch. I watch TV for awhile until I start to feel hungry. I make a nice pasta dish with green beans on the side and call Flin to eat with me. After that the evening passes pretty quickly. Once FLin is done with work, he massages my feet as we watch a movie together, and when I start to feel pretty tired I get ready for bed. First I put on light blue fuzzy shorts and a white camesal. Then I do my nightly skin care routine, brush my teeth, and my chocolate colored hair, and head over to our bed. I kiss Flin goodnight, who also did his nightly routine, and we snuggle together before drifting off to sleep. Little did I know, that soon this comfort and contentedness would change, and oh how my whole world would change.