Finally, here's what the movie is about... and a little sneak peak into the personal lives of Matt and Elena.
Next chapter will be a bit more exciting, I think. It'll focus on Damon.
I finally have the story planned out from start to finish - which is something I don't do often.
Again, thank you for reviewing!
Damon Salvatore, star of the Halloween thriller, Night Stalkers, is more dedicated to his work than most people realize. The movie centers around the fictitious town of Mystic Falls, and the creatures that supposedly lurk in the darkness; vampires, the blood-sucking monsters that drain the life from the town's residents, and werewolves, the mutant canines that could rip anything – including the feared vampires to shreds.
While Damon has been referred to as the "Modern-day Tarzan" by many, we're not quite sure why. Could it be because he plays the bad-boy vampire, living amongst the wolves? Or, could it be because his character – while not entirely human himself, falls for the beautiful and intruiging human girl? We have to wait to find out what goes on between our new Tarzan and Jane, but Damon so kindly agreed to meet for an interview to let us in on who plays who in Night Stalkers and what goes behind the scenes.
Matt flipped the page of the following week's magazine. He still hadn't entirely forgiven Elena for blowing him off yet again, but he decided that she'd kept her word. The article was entirely professional.
It was nearing 8:00, and she would be home soon, so he dropped the magazine back on the table and decided that tonight was the night for confrontation. He waited a few days, in order to blow off some steam, and now that he was calm, it was time.
Awaiting her arrival, he signed some more documents regarding his current case. What he was going to say, he wasn't sure. He hated fighting with her, but when she practically refused to visit his family, it was downright rude. He and his parents hadn't had the best relationship growing up, so maybe she thought it was still like that. However, she'd know it wasn't if she went to visit once a year at the least. He was around her family – or what she had left of it constantly. Jeremy, her little brother was around on a weekly basis, and her aunt and uncle, Jenna and Alaric visited monthly.
It was time for her to visit his family, was it not?
Matt looked up at the sound of a key in the lock. His fiance burst through the doorway, a gigantic box in her dainty hands. "Oh, hi?" She seemed to question his being there. But then again, he hadn't really spoken to her the past week.
"Hey." He allowed a tiny smile as he stood up from his place on the couch, his paperwork cluttering the coffee table. He moved over to her, removing the box from her grasp. "What's all this?" He asked skeptically, "You didn't get fired, did you?"
She twisted her expression, and let out a short laugh. "No, opposite, actually. I got promoted, kind of. They want me to do an internet segment as well as the print. Apparently everyone liked my approach to the Night Stalkers article. Management wants me to keep people up to date on movies and media now."
"That doesn't explain what this is." Matt peered into the box.
"It's just copies of stuff, mostly questions from readers, or just fan mail in general." Elena widened her eyes. "I didn't expect this type of reaction. I didn't write anything unusual."
"Apparently your approach was unique." Matt concluded, placing her things on the floor before holding up the new magazine. "I read it."
"You did?" She was shocked. Not only because he actually read her work, but because he was talking to her.
"Yeah, and I'm sorry." He admitted sheepishly, sitting back down on the couch.
She joined him, but sat a fair distance away. She almost felt awkward around him now.
Matt knew she wasn't going to say anything. She just waited for him to continue, so he did. "I know you were just working, obviously it helped your career." He paused, not knowing how to continue.
Her brown eyes were wide. She was nervous. She knew there was a "but" coming.
"But," He brought his eyes up to meet hers. "If you're going to marry me, Elena, you have to be involved in my life, too." He figured that covered it well enough.
"I am." She insisted. "I'll go see your parents, Matt. I had fully planned on it, but that was a big interview. I couldn't just drop it!"
He sighed and refrained from rolling his eyes. His anger was building again, she was so selfish! "I know it was, but if we have kids? You're going to have to spend less time working, and more time with your family. You see your side of the family all the time, what's wrong with going to see mine once a year?"
"I'm nowhere near ready to have kids." She snapped. "I'm not even sure I want them. But, there's nothing wrong with going to see your family, it's just bad timing, okay?"
"You're too involved with work, Elena." Matt ran a hand through his messy hair. "I hardly see you anymore."
"You work constantly, too, Matt." She kept her voice even, calm.
"Maybe we just need to push back the wedding, you know? Give ourselves more time to pay for it." Their wedding was supposed to be in May the following year – 9 months away, but living in New York was expensive, as was their wedding.
This in no way hurt Elena's feelings, however she didn't want him to know that. "Are you sure? That seems a little drastic."
"Elena, between the two of us, we're making enough to get by comfortably, not necessarily pay thousands towards wedding plans every month unless we both work constantly like we have been. I'd rather spend more time with you now, and marry you later, than let this relationship die."
"It's not dying, Matt." She protested, feeling slightly guilty about her workaholic behavior as of late. Matt wanted more time with her. To a normal girl, that would be sweet, but to her, it simply meant putting her ever growing career on hold. Probably where it would stay for the rest of her life.
"Elena, how hard would it be for you to work a normal 40 hour work week, or even 50? You don't need to work 60 and 70 hours a week." He took her hands in his, tiredly. "I want to spend time with the woman I love."
His face was scorned, and it nearly broke her heart. She had to give in. So, she leaned over, planted a kiss on his lips and sighed. "Alright. I'll rearrange my schedule and go down to like 50 hours a week." Even that was a sacrifice after this promotion.
"Thank you." Matt said, pressing his lips to her forehead. "I'm going to go call Ellen."
Elena thought that is was a tad too late for him to call the wedding planner. "Shouldn't that wait until tomorrow?"
"No, trust me, she'll want to know now." He stood up, a removed his phone from his pocket before heading into their home office.
Elena knew he was right. It wasn't even 8:30 yet, Ellen was a night owl, and she would definitely want to know immediately what the new plans were. This would give her a new May wedding slot to fill for last-minute customers looking for a spring event, and she'd need as much time as she could to get them the perfect date and location for the fall.
Elena sighed, and pulled out her laptop from it's case beside her. She'd check her mail once more, shower, and finally crawl into bed beside her fiance for the first time in a week.
Her mailbox was crowded again. But, she wasn't working – she had to remind herself. So, she opened one email from Bonnie and promised that it'd be the only one.
"LENA READ THIS! Wonder who it could be about? ;)" Was all the email said, with a link to an interview from a random media website.
Damon Salvatore's picture was plastered all over the page. After skimming the article, one portion caught her eye.
Damon told us that he usually despises interviews, but has recently changed his mind. "Last week, a last minute interview came up." He told us. "I wasn't exactly excited for it. But as soon as this girl showed up, I changed my mind. She wasn't concerned with the usual invading questions about my private life, or what kind of underwear I prefer." Damon continued. Even though we later asked about everything from undies to Katherine...oops! "She asked about professional topics only. I think more interviewers, or publicists should take a page from her handbook."
But sadly, when we asked who the mystery interviewer was – he was unable to reveal it. If, of all people, Damon Salvatore liked her, we want her on our team!"
She was flattered, to say the least. Well, if it was indeed about her like Bonnie seemed to think. However, she decided to just push it aside, like everything else tonight, and head for the bath.