A Black Magic Rose
Chapter 5: A Bird's Eye View
Damon POV
Author Note:
Hello Everyone! I am so sorry for the wait on this chapter. It's about Damon's POV from when he lands in Mystic Falls till meeting a mysterious young vampire. I know many readers have been upset that Elena and Damon haven't been reunited yet, but I promise you that will happen in the next chapter! This chapter is a little short, but I thought it was necessary and gave me a chance to introduce the winning character. Before I start this chapter I wanted to announce the best five characters (In no particular order) that were entered in the contest.
Final Five:
Character Name: Contestant Name:
Ginievve Le-Brun - iamnotavampire2
Angela- ayna93
Victoria Brooks- Ms. Salvatore
Pheonix Water- Life's-my-dance-floor
Xavier- tweety09
*Thanks to the following People for entering the contest, I enjoyed your ideas so much and can't wait for another opportunity for you guys to interact in the story!:
.xoxo, Vampire Leprechaun, VampireFan01, Poppy Salvatore-Ozera, Layla55, Twilight Diaries, HiddenFangirl15, Dark Alana, tweety09, and, lind-z Lou.
*Thanks to the following for the great reviews on the last chapter(A Plane Ride,Crow,and a Rose):
Maiqu, shadylady21, VampireFan01, ayna93, iamnotavampire2, Kara.R.K, kiwi-luv, The Lost Chapters, and Poppy Salvatore- Ozera.
And now for the Winner…
Sorry, you have to read this chapter to find out! The winner's character will appear near the end of this chapter and appear in the next!
On with the Chapter, Enjoy!
Damon POV: (Airport in Virginia):
Damon was walking towards his blue Ferrari, still trying to comprehend what had gone on during the plane ride. It couldn't be her he thought as he looked across the parking lot. And saw Alaric Saltzman open a car door for Bonnie Bennett. Oh so maybe the little witch wasn't lying after all .he thought as he saw Elena Gilbert hop in the back beside Bonnie.
He hopped in the Ferrari and sped down the highway towards Mystic Falls.
Maybe I should go try to talk to her, he thought, well maybe not, Uhhhhh! I know what to do he thought as he pulled into the boarding house drive way.
Damon spent some time taking stuff up to his room. He put the black comforter on the bed and sat the old mirror by the closet, remembering the time he had stood here pulling wooden bullets out from the Logan Fell incident and grimaced. He hung all of his black Armani shirts in the closet before heading to the kitchen. He stuck the 5 blood bags he got in the fridge and went into the parlor to pour a glass of scotch. He lit a fire in the fire place and went into the library to put some of his favorite books on the empty shelves , placing The Call of the Wild up first ,remembering the day Bonnie made it fly off the bookshelf with her witchy little brain. He stuck an Edgar Allen Poe book on the shelf along with some Anne Rice books. He smirked when a flashback of Caroline trying to make him understand Twilight. WHY couldn't she have just shut up and realized that real vamps don't sparkle, or oh god never mind, why am I thinking about that crap. That Edward dude is so whipped.
It was about 6oclock when he finished unpacking the boxes. The boarding house was slowly starting to look more like it used to, Smoke coming out of the chimney, blue Ferrari in the driveway, front door unlocked, a few windows open, and numerous bottles of alcohol scattered around. There was still something missing, he thought as he changed into crow form(now having enough energy and power , due to chugging down 3 blood bags), Elena.
Elena was what was missing from his home; he missed having her there practically every day, joking with her, annoying the hell out of her, scaring her to death, talking about the past, present, and future, he even missed her smacking him when he tried to kiss her like she did after the football game, telling him she wasn't Katherine . He knew she wasn't Katherine; the only way they even compared was looks. Katherine was evil and manipulative. Elena was kind and compassionate towards others, every time she looked at him, he felt as if she was looking straight into his very soul. She was the person who made him feel human again. I should have told her how I felt when I had the chance, I could have been spending the past 6 years with her. Maybe I'll actually get the chance, now that she's back.
He was now flying over Mystic Falls, trying to catch a glimpse of Elena, even though he knew where she would be the whole time. He had plucked a black rose from the back garden of the boarding house and had it in his beak. It was one of the only plants still growing back there. He flew over the cemetery and saw bent over, her with her hair splayed out over her shoulders, directly in front of her parent's gray tombstone, talking to them.
He gave Elena some privacy to grieve for her parents. She glanced around with a tear in her eye. He swooped down and dropped the rose in her lap, letting a feather fall down with it. He wanted to change back into human form, to hug her and comfort her, but he couldn't let her know he was here quite yet. He started flying away as he saw her stand up slowly and start to walk away with a slight smile on her face. He could practically see the wheels turning in her head, trying to remember where she had once seen the crow, knowing deep down inside who it was, but not wanting to admit it yet.
He changed back into crow form on the other side of town, near the boarding house and checked the mail box, there was once again a cream colored piece of paper.
Damon,
I know you are back again. I got Elena to come back; she still doesn't know you are here in Mystic Falls. I wanted to let you know because I would rather not wake up on my wedding day with fangs at my neck. =-) I am not planning on telling Elena that you are here yet, I'd rather you tell her. We will be decorating at the church 3 days from now. Also, please don't forget that if you spill one drop of innocent blood, I can kill you in an instant.
~Bonnie Bennett
He sighed and walked to Bonnie's house. He stuck a piece of paper in the mailbox.
Bonnie,
I will find a way to let her know. I will not kill you or any other human, not yet anyway. Way to end my fun, Bonnie.
~D.
He walked to the Mystic Grill and headed towards the bar, waving at an astonished Anna and Jeremy by the fuse ball table.
"Hello Annabelle, Jeremy", he said with a smirk before taking a seat at the empty bar stool. "Damon?" Anna said as she walked up to him. "Yes, that would be me." "What are you doing here?"Jeremy blurted out. "You act as if I'm not welcome."I retorted. "Well, you did kill half the town Damon" Anna said. "I'm not here to kill anyone, Annabelle; in fact I came for the witch's wedding." Jeremy looked shocked "Bonnie invited you?'' he said. "Believe it or not yes, she did, now if you'll excuse me; I need some scotch, a lot of scotch." "The happy couple skittered away whispering all the way out of the grill.
Damon downed a glass of scotch and a shot of tequila before hopping off the bar stool and heading outside.
He suddenly heard a noise as he rounded the corner and bumped into a short young woman wearing a pair of straight jeans and brown cami with blonde hair and olive skin. "Sorry", she said sweetly before picking up her flowered bag. "I didn't see you there.'' "That's okay Miss, I'm Damon" "I'm Victoria "She said smiling sweetly before walking away.
But, not before Damon Salvatore noticed something very important. The girl didn't have a heartbeat.
This can't be good, he thought as he walked down the street, unaware of a set of green eyes watching from the distance.
Chapter Soundtrack:
By Your Side-Lifehouse (Damon watching Elena at the Cemetery, wanting to be with Elena, and when he thinks about her in the boarding house)
Never Gonna Be Alone-Nickleback (Damon's thoughts on the way to the Cemetery about how he should have told Elena how he felt when he had the chance)
Author Note:
*So, everyone now knows that the contest winner was Ms. Salvatore and her character: Victoria Brooks. Thank you all who submitted the wonderful ideas .For Ms. Salvatore's description of Victoria, visit my profile. Victoria will appear again in the next chapter: Décor and a Savior.
*I hope everyone enjoyed this chapter. I decided to add in some Jeremy-Anna for the team Janna people out there! =-)
Oh, yeah, Damon and Elena meet again next chapter!
*As always please review, it helps me keep the story going and improve, your reviews have been phenomenal! I love everyone's ideas.
I'll update as soon as possible.
~Vampgirl144