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Chapter: 5
Elena woke up to the sound of rain pounding on the roof. She sat up and stretched her arms above her head. Elena got out of bed and groggily walked to the bathroom to take a shower. She threw her pajamas in the hamper, put a towel on the counter, and turned the water on. She got in and let the warm water run down her back.
Twenty minutes later Elena stepped out of the shower and wrapped the towel around herself. She walked out to her room and went to the closet to pick out a pair of light blue jeans and a red T-shirt. She walked to her dresser too comb through the knots and decided to let her hair air dry.
She walked down stairs to see that Jenna and Jeremy were already gone. She walked into the kitchen and grabbed a bowel from the cabinet, a spoon from the drawer, milk from the fridge, and frosted flakes from beside the fridge. She poured some cereal into the bowl followed by the milk and ate it.
After she ate and cleaned up her mess, she grabbed her bag from behind the door and walked to her car. She had to talk to Stefan; she had to ask him to escort her to the founder's day gala Friday night.
Stefan was in his room when his phone vibrated in his pocket. He pulled it out and answered it without looking at the caller idea.
"Hello?" Stefan answered his voice in a question.
"Hi Stefan!" A women's voice chimed from the other line.
"Alexis? Where are you?"
"In Tennessee. Can you come Stefan; I really need your help? There is a new group of vampires trying to expose me, I can't them alone.
"Of course, when do you want me to come?"
"As soon as you can please Stefan."
"I will leave today, I need to say goodbye to Elena."
"Oh Elena, girlfriend? Tell me about her when you get here, bye Stefan.
"Bye Alexis." Stefan said hanging up and moving about his room packing for his trip.
Damon was sitting in the parlor, a glass of scotch in hand listening to the conversation going on upstairs. His brother was leaving for a few days. He took a sip of his scotch and settled down into the couch.
Elena pulled up the gravel drive of the boarding house. She shut off the engine and walked up to the front door. She raised her hand into a fist and knocked, Stefan answered the door. "Hello Elena." Stefan greeted moving to the side so she could come in.
"Hi Stefan I," Her gaze fell upon the bags at Stefan's feet. "Where are you going?"
"I'm sorry Elena; I have to go to Tennessee. My friend needs help."
"Vampire?"
"Yes."
"What is your friend's name?" Elena didn't want to be nosey but she couldn't help but remember the first time she met Lexi whom was wrapped in a towel, the jealousy she felt then.
"Alexis."
"Oh, be careful Stefan, I love you." She didn't feel jealous or nothing like she probably should have, she didn't feel anything.
"I love you too; I will be back in a few days." Elena nodded in response. Stefan gave Elena a passionate kiss then walked out the door.
Elena suddenly remember why she came to the boarding house in the first place, everything happened so fast which made her forget. She needs an escort and Stefan's gone. Matt would help her but he has to escort Caroline. There was no one else.
Suddenly a dark figure appeared in front of her in the hall. Damon, would he? No he has no reason to want to help her.
"Why hello Elena, what are you doing here?" Damon said with his usually smirk.
"I hum, Damon will you please escort me to the Founder's day Gala Friday? Stefan's gone and Matt has to escort Caroline." Elena finished and braced herself for the sure humiliation and torture she was bound to receive from him.
"Moving up in the world Elena?" She rolled her eyes at his remark.
"Well Damon will you please? My mother signed me up before she died; I'm doing this for her." She explained to him but didn't know why.
He looked deeply into her brown eyes and said, "Well, since my little brother had to go off and leave you in your time of need I guess I will help."
"Thank you so much Damon!" Her eyes meeting his gaze she felt a spark travel down her spine.
"I-I have to go, thank you Damon." Elena turned on her heels and walked out the door.
Damon returned to the parlor and poured himself a glass of scotch. He didn't know she was doing to him but he was slowly following in love with her. He felt something pass between them when their eyes met just like in a cheesy romance film. He's pretty sure that Elena felt it too due to the way that she was acting before she left.
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