AN: Hey everyone! I'm sorry that this took longer than usual but school was just a little hectic. The good news is that I am free for two weeks so that means more updates!
This chapter takes place where the last one left off so if you don't remember, then go reread it. Also just a little message for those who have read my other story "An Unexpected Miracle", you may have noticed it has been on break for a little while now. I will probably not update it until I finish writing this story since this one is much easier to write so keep that in mind.
Thank you to everyone who have reviewed and viewed the last chapter! I don't own the Vampire Diaries but I do own the plot.
Chapter 2
It's 12:00pm and Elena has just pulled up to The Gilbert Diner just making it in time for her shift. Although the Diner opened a couple of hours ago, Elena gave the keys to Bonnie since she was pretty much co-owner of the restaurant. At first, she wanted to work in a fashion store selling clothing that she made by hand. Unfortunately business wasn't the greatest so Bonnie had to shut down and it was not long after that Elena offered her friend a job. Bonnie accepted since she knew her friend needed the help and has now been working here for 2 full years.
After spending 10 minutes looking for and finally finding a parking spot, Elena heads inside where she finds the place already crowded with customers. She then heads over to a table where she spots her best friend and Jeremy sitting down.
"Hey guys" Elena says which Jeremy and Bonnie respond with a couple of hey's back. "How are things? It sure looks busy today" Elena tries to start-up conversation.
Bonnie smiles at her friend, "We're good and business is going well as you can probably see. Jeremy just stopped by to chat so we're just catching up, plus I am on my lunch break now. So, what took you so long this morning?"
Elena is just about to respond when Jeremy's phone interrupts them. "Sorry guys but I got to take this so be right back" he apologizes and then heads to the washroom in the back to take the call.
When Jeremy's out of reach, Elena turns to face Bonnie, "Well before my brother interrupted the reason I was late was because Caroline decided to stop by this morning to talk about her party next month. We were supposed to discuss it next week which she seemed to forget so she changes the subject and decides to talk about Jason instead". When Elena sees the questionable look her friend has on her face she further explains "He's this guy that Caroline set me up with last night but nothing really came out of it".
Bonnie gives her friend a small smile, "Well that's Caroline for you but you know that she just wants you to be happy. I complete understand that you may not be in the right place for a relationship now, but you need to remember Elena that when Caroline is devoted to something she won't give up that easily" Bonnie tries to comfort her friend to understand where Caroline is coming from and why she acts the way she does.
Elena smiles at her friend knowing that Bonnie is right. It's at that moment Jeremy comes back from the washroom with a confused look on his face.
"Hey, sorry about that. It was Matt and he had some …interesting news to tell me".
Elena and Bonnie look at him confused wondering what possibly could have gone wrong with their friend. "What did Matt have to tell you? Is he ok?" They both ask at the same time.
Jeremy looks at his girlfriend and sister with a now worried expression on his face, "Well, you see the thing is…Matt apparently just got married to Rebekah Mikaelson. They eloped when they were on their vacation in Las Vegas a few weeks ago".
He then looks at their facial expressions and sees shock written all over them. They expected this from someone else but not Matt Donovan. The room then falls into a deep silence for a few minutes.
Elena is eventually the first person to break it, "Did you just say Rebekah Mikaelson? As in the same one who is the younger sister of Klaus Mikaelson?" Elena questions hoping that there are two different people with the same name. She hopes so since the Rebekah she knows is the complete opposite of Matt.
Her hopes eventually fade away when Jeremy shakes his head, "No. It's the same girl who is related to Klaus who also runs the Mikaelson Corporation. He also happens to be the greatest rival of the Salvatore brothers".
Elena nods her head knowing that her brother is definitely right. Damon and Klaus have been rivals for the past 4 years now. Once upon a time, the two men were considered best friends who always hung out together. However their friendship went downhill when a woman named Katherine Pierce came into their lives.
"Well this is for sure shocking to hear since I didn't really expect this from Matt but I guess you can't help who you fall in love with right?" Elena tells her friends although she has a tough time believing her own words. "Well I know Damon wouldn't be too happy when he hears the news…"
"What do you mean Damon isn't going to be happy?" Bonnie interrupts her friend. "I mean it's not like you are going to see him anytime soon".
Elena shrugs her shoulders, "Well it's kind of funny you mention that since he send me a text this morning that he is going to meet up with me at the Diner today" Elena explains like it's no big idea she is seeing her best friend.
Bonnie looks a little shocked that her friend didn't tell her but before she can say anything, Jeremy beats her to it "Well if you are meeting up with Damon today, then are you it's a good idea that you tell him about Matt and Rebekah? I mean he knows that Rebekah is Klaus's sister and he freaks out every time he hears the name Klaus". I just don't want you to be around him when that does happen" Jeremy says in a protective voice. Ever since their parents died, Jeremy has taken over as the man of the house even though he is younger than Elena. He also doesn't approve of Elena's relationship with Damon since the older Salvatore brother doesn't have the greatest reputation especially when it comes to Klaus; but he tolerates it for her sake.
"Well, I am sure that Damon won't be exactly happy about it, but it won't matter too much since the two of us are just going to have a good lunch" Elena responds in a casual tone. She then notices Jeremy and Bonnie giving her looks. "Why are you two looking at me like that?" Elena asks now confused.
Bonnie is the one to answer for the both of them, "Well you and Damon always seem to hang out lately; a lot more than with me and Caroline. I mean it's not a problem or anything and it's fine that you and him are friends, but lately he is taking you out for lunch and even dinner I mean think about it Elena, don't you think something more is going on between the two of you?"
Elena looks at her friend confused at first but eventually the realization comes to her which makes her blush at Bonnie's words. "Bonnie, I'm sorry that I haven't been paying much attention to you and Caroline, but you have to understand that there is nothing going on between me and Damon! I mean sure he takes me out for dinner and we hang out a lot but we're just friends. There is nothing going on between us and besides I don't really want to have this conversation in front of my brother. I mean no offense or anything Jeremy".
Jeremy just lifts his diet coke up in the air, "None taken; the last thing I want to talk about is my sister's love life". He then stands up from where he was sitting and grabs the bag he brought with him. "Now if you excuse me, I need to head to my art class now so see you both later". He then kisses Bonnie on the cheek and heads outside.
"Well my shift is over now so I will talk to you later" Bonnie tells Elena. She then puts on her waitress apron and heads to backroom and Elena follows her.
"HEY! WHAT"S TAKING SO LONG? I HAVE AN IMPORTANT MEETING I HAVE TO GET TO IN A COUPLE HOURS!" A young man shouts from his car which makes Damon roll his eyes although he can't really blame him. After leaving the office to meet up with Elena, he just happened to find himself caught in the middle of the afternoon traffic. Although Mystic Falls is a small town, a lot of people do pass by which leads to traffic jams.
Damon then feels his phone vibrate in his pocket and when he takes it out, it's another message from Klaus. This was the third time today that he called him to talk about his damn papers that Damon could care less about. Apparently the man just doesn't understand the word no and besides he has his own company so why does he have to bother him. If this situation happened 3 years ago when Damon first opened up the company, he would have said yes in a heartbeat. Around that time things were a lot easier since Damon thought of Klaus as his best friend, even to the point where they sometimes called each other brothers. It was a wonderful friendship where nothing went wrong until Katherine Pierce showed up in town.
She was the daughter of a wealthy man named Raymond Pierce. Every single and even young man wanted to be her because of her wealth and beauty. However, despite the fact that Katherine was very beautiful, she was also known for not having long-lasting relationships because of her selfish and manipulating nature.
Damon knew this just like any other man his age, but he didn't really care. He acted like a lovesick fool by leaving love notes and flowers by her doorstep every day. Eventually she agreed to be his girlfriend and they started to go out. After a few months, Damon fell in love with her and was even planning on proposing on their 1 year anniversary. What he didn't know at the time was that was the night that would change his entire world…
"How does this look to you sir?" The sales clerk asked Damon who is looking at a diamond ring.
"I think it's perfect! She will love it!" Damon responds in an overjoyed voice. He then pays for the ring and heads outside to his car.
On the way home, Damon can't help but wonder how excited Katherine will be to receive the ring. He just can't wait for the day when he can place a ring on her finger making her Mrs. Salvatore.
Damon then pulls up to the Boardinghouse and sticks his key into the lock. When he walks in, he swears he can hear a giggly voice coming from upstairs. Confused, Damon puts his bag down and walks up the stairs to his bedroom where the noise is coming from. He then opens the door and when he looks inside, his jaw drops. In his bed wearing no clothes is Katherine and his best friend Klaus. The two of them then notice that Damon is standing at the door. Klaus has a bit of a guilty look on his face, but Katherine just smirks like nothing is wrong.
Damon then looks at them one last time and closes the door. Before he can make it down the stairs, Klaus stops him. "Damon mate it's not what it looks like".
Damon turns to face Klaus with betrayal and anger written all over his face. "Oh it's not is it? Then what explains that I come home and find you with MY girlfriend in MY bed in MY house?" Damon questions with anger in his voice.
Klaus just stares at him, "Damon, look me and Katherine were just a little drunk and got carried away _"
"How long has this been going on?" Damon interrupts. "Tell me the truth Klaus!"
Klaus then looks at him with a now serious expression on his face, "2 months. It's been going on for 2 months. You have to understand mate that I love her and she loves me. Besides, she didn't think you were good in bed anyway" Klaus shrugs like he's known that all along. He then looks at his friend whose facial expression is a combination of sadness, anger and betrayal.
Damon then shakes his head and heads toward the door muttering "I don't believe this" under his breath.
Klaus then shouts out "Damon! So that's it you are just going to leave without me giving any explanation on why this occurred in the first place. If you leave this house now, then our friendship is over!" Klaus hopes that this will get through to Damon and they can go back to the beginning and start over.
Instead Damon looks at Klaus and says coldly, "It was over the minute you slept with Katherine. You can both go to hell". He then walks away closing the door behind him.
After that day, Klaus kept true to his word. He didn't call or leave a message which indicated that their friendship was over. Damon then went into a deep depression which caused him to go to bars every night and Stefan or Elena had to pick him up. He was not only upset because Katherine never loved him, but because he also lost someone who he thought was a good friend.
A few weeks later, Klaus opened up the Mikaelson Corporation with the support of Katherine and his brother Elijah. This caused a great loss of business at the Salvatore Corporation which made Damon hate Klaus more than he already did.
Damon shakes his head at the bad memories. It's no use thinking about the past since he is free of Klaus and his ex-girlfriend. All he could do now was look forward to seeing Elena at the Diner which he has just pulled up too after the traffic finally slowed down. He then steps inside to find a table hoping to find his brunette best friend.
"Elena! I need you to serve one of my tables for me!" Bonnie yells at her best friend who then heads over to the table. When she arrives, a smile instantly appears on her face when she sees Damon sitting at one of the tables.
"Hey you. It's about time you show up" Elena says happy to see her best friend. She then sits down at the table.
"Well I already told you I was coming right brown eyes?" Damon responds with a smirk on his face which causes Elena to roll her eyes.
"I already told you not to call me that but since you're here we might as well spend our time wisely".
If possible, Damon's smirk is now bigger than before, "Well I always call you brown eyes so get used to it". He then puts his hands out on the table. "So is there anything new with you?"
After Damon asks the question, Elena tenses up not sure how to tell him the news she heard earlier. Instead she decides to wait and tell him later hoping that he wouldn't freak out too much.
"Well I have mostly been hanging out with Caroline, Bonnie and Jeremy but other than that not much. You know, we haven't hung out in a long time. We should do that sometime". She responds hoping that's a good answer.
Damon then smiles, 'Well that's a good plan since you're kind of working now and I was going to ask you out to dinner tomorrow night".
Elena then looks at Damon surprised but smiles since he always wants to take her out, "I like that. It will be nice to go out for a nice dinner and then we can talk and catch up".
Damon smiles pleased with her answer and then stands up from his seat which makes Elena do the same thing. "Well then it's a date" He responds in a joking voice. "I will see you tomorrow then brown eyes". He then wiggles his eyebrows and heads out the door.
Elena shakes her head at the nickname but for some reason she can't help but think what a real date would be like with Damon Salvatore.
Damon arrives at the Salvatore boardinghouse still thinking about what he said to Elena. It's not really going to be a date and Elena knows that right?
"Hello their mate" A voice interrupts him. Damon turns around to see who the voice belongs to and frowns after seeing who it is.
"Hello Klaus".
AN: Cliffhanger! I know no one likes them especially after a long chapter but don't worry you won't have to wait long to see what happens. Well we finally know the background between Damon and Klaus; he's a real devil isn't he?
The next chapter will show the meeting between the two rivals plus we will also see some familiar faces. Also the dinner 'date' isn't until Chapter 5 so sorry about that.
Read and review please with a hundred Damon's on top?
Until next time!