Hello, my loyal readers. I'm always going to have to say that I'm sorry for the long wait because really, school has made it just about impossible for me to update every week. Nevertheless, I bring you an update which I wrote when I really should be doing my biology project but I much rather be doing this. Anyways, enjoy.

~InTheSkin

Damon

"Rose?" I couldn't believe my eyes. Last time I saw Rose was on my last day at Jacobson's Academy. She was one of my only loyal friends at that school and we use to hang out all the time.

"Damon Salvatore?," She said, a big grin plastered on her face as she walked towards me "Hey, when you said you were moving I didn't know you meant the middle of nowhere, Mystic Falls."

I was currently in Mystic Falls town square, buying some things in preparation for my father's arrival and the twelve year anniversary of my mother's death. Uncle Zach left Stefan and I a list before he left. Stefan already arranged some of the things and left me the rest of the arrangements.

I chuckled at her words "Yeah, me neither. What are you doing here?"

"My father. His oil company struck gold here. You know my dad's motto 'Home is where the money is'" She said sarcastically

Rose's father is like my father, that's presumably why we got along so well. He travels a lot and only cares about his business. Rose's mom takes care of Rose and her brother, Trevor.

"Just like my dad. Where's Trevor?" I asked curiously because anywhere Rose was Trevor was almost guaranteed to be there too.

"He's back at home, helping my mom unpack. Where's Stefan?"She said as we started to walk again.

"Probably at football practice. You know Stefan, always trying to distract himself from the problem." I said with a sigh

"And what exactly is the problem? If you don't mind me asking?" She asked

"Our father is coming home for our mother's death anniversary." I said

"Ahh, the great Giuseppe Salvatore is coming to town. I would be nervous too." She said

I personally don't blame Stefan at all for being nervous, Hell I'm nervous too! Our father hasn't been the same since our mother's death and I can't blame him either. I would feel the same if the love of my life died early in life. Isn't it enough that his two young sons survived that same accident? You would think he would show us a little love after but no, he sent us away instead.

"Well we've only been in Mystic Falls since August, but we enrolled in school a bit late. This is the first time we see Giuseppe in a month." I said to her as a thought popped into my head "Are you enrolled at Mystic Falls High School?"

"Yeah, my father wanted to send Trevor and I to yet another private school in Fells Church but mom said it would be good for us to socialize with kids that aren't all from 'stuck up' rich families. Well she didn't say those exact words but that's what she meant. So my first day is tomorrow." Rose said with a laugh.

Rose's humor is one reason I like having her as a friend. She could always bring your spirit up and her mother, Mrs. Crawford was great too. Trevor was always hanging around Stefan, most likely because he was on the football team back at Jacobson's too. He was also friends with Ben, Andie's boyfriend.

"I'll show you around tomorrow if you like, this is my first week but I know my way around the school now," I said as I slung my backpack around one shoulder.

"Would you really? That would be great Damon! The last thing I need is getting lost on my first day of school."

"So…" I said clearing my throat "How was everything back in Georgia?" I asked trying to sound casual but sounded more like a scarred little girl.

"You mean Andie?"

Did I mention she was also blunt?

"Well not necessarily, how was-"

"Save it Salvatore. I know what you want to hear." Rose said cutting me off

"Andie's fine. Last time I checked, she and Ben broke up again. For real this time." She finished

My heart started to race. She put me through all that bull shit, just so they could break up right after I left. I felt the anger start to build up inside me and I didn't have anything to take it out on. I started to clench and unclench my fist, I usually ran when I wanted to blow some steam but I couldn't just start running like a crazy person. I wasn't mad that she and Ben broke up, I was mad that she had to come up with that whole charade to realize that Ben was a jerk but I obviously had to be put in the middle of it all.

"Damon, Are you okay?" Rose asked me, putting a hand on my shoulder.

"I-I'm fine. I just have a headache."

"Look Damon, I know this is hard to hear but you have to let go. Andie isn't worth getting all stressed out over. She isn't worth it but you're a great guy and I guarantee that you will make a girl very happy one day." She said and I knew she was speaking genuinely by the way her eyes glint with sincerity.

"Thanks Rose. When did you become such a sap?" I asked jokingly with a toothy smile

She sighed sadly "Well, I've had a lot to think about since you left"

"So I'm guessing things with Henrik didn't work out." I said

I realized I was leading her back to my house, so I sat down at a bench near a park. She didn't seem to realize and just sat down next to me.

"It wasn't going to work out. We just didn't make sense."

"I'm sorry, I know you liked him a lot" I said

"Enough sad things. Have any ladies caught your attention here?" She asked and wiggled her eyebrows suggestively.

"There is this one girl, Elena. She's different than other girls and I just sort of feel this connection to her. I've never felt this way about anyone before, not even Andie. She just makes me happy." I said dreamily thinking of Elena. Her laugh, that was like music to my ears, her smile that can light up a room, just her.

"Does she know how you feel about her?" she asked, watching a car zoom past us.

"If she doesn't know, then I'd be surprised because it's pretty obvious." I told her with a loopy smile remembering our kiss last night.

"What's she like?"

"She's funny; her humor reminds me of you. She just has a way of making me laugh that isn't normal. She's also smart but she just doesn't show it, that's actually how we got to know each other. I tutor her in history. Elena's beautiful too. She has the most gorgeous smile and her body is just to die for. I just…I can go all day telling you this stuff." I said with a sigh.

"Aww Dammy has a crush." Rose said playfully squeezing my cheek

"Yeah, I think I do."

Elena

When I got ready for school the next morning, I saw that I had a text from Caroline on my phone.

Elena, everything is ready at school. Katherine won't see what's coming to her. – Caroline

One of the reasons that I loved Care was because she would do anything for me, and I would do anything for her. When Bonnie 'abandoned' me this summer, Caroline stuck by me. When her ex boyfriend, Tyler spread a rumor that she had the herp, I was there and to tell the whole school that he was having an affair with one of his football teammates. She's the best friend anyone could ask for.

Thanks Care, I owe you big time! –Elena

I walked down the stairs and grabbed a bowl from the kitchen drawer. I still have a lot of time until I get to school, I might as well have a good breakfast. I heard footsteps coming down the stairs and saw Jenna walking towards the kitchen.

"Elena? What are you doing down here so early?" Jenna said opening the refrigerator and taking out a few stuff.

"Ohh, you know just waiting for-" the chiming of my phone cut me off

'Hello?'

'Um, Elena? It's Damon, from History?'

'I'm pretty sure you're the only Damon I know' I responded smiling as I spoke to him

'Yeah, I'm j-just calling you to ask if you needed a ride to school. I mean only if you want, I was just asking because I was in the neighborhood an-'

'I would love a ride to school. Pick me up in 5?'

'Uh yeah sounds good. See you then." He said

'Bye Damon' I said and hung up

"Wow, two days in a row!" Jenna said enthusiastically

"He's just being nice." I said and stuck my tongue out at her.

"Don't be so naïve, Elena. He obviously likes you, if he didn't he wouldn't of shown up here two nights ago looking for you." Jenna said rolling her eyes at me.

"I'm not naïve; I just don't want to get my hopes up on Damon. Why would he like me anyways, I'm a wrecking ball in disguise; I ruin everything." I said sighing while taking a spoonful of cereal in my mouth.

"Why wouldn't he like you? You're a great catch." Jenna said coming to stand behind me and rubbing my back.

It's nice that Jenna tries to make me feel better, me having trouble with boys is probably a first for her. Most of the time she didn't want anything to do with my 'adventures'.

"Thanks Aunt Jenna. How are you and Ric doing?" I asked

"We're good. He seems to really be taking a liking to Damon. He says he's like some kind of genius." She said moving to the coffee machine.

"He is really smart. If he wasn't, Ric wouldn't of made him my tutor on his first day of school." I said taking another spoonful of cereal in my mouth.

There was a knock on the door and Jenna gave me a sly smile, while turning the coffee machine on.

I put my spoon down and got off the stool I was seated at. I patted my tight red shirt down and checked myself in the hallway mirror before opening the door.

"Hey" I said to Damon as he took his eyes off the floor where he was staring at.

"Hi, u-uh ready to go?" he asked

"Well, we still have about twenty minutes left. You want to come inside?" I said gesturing back inside my house.

"Yeah, Okay" he said and stepped inside.

He stood still and I giggled at him.

"Come on, Jenna's in the kitchen." I said and grabbed his hand, softly tugging on it and started moving towards the kitchen.

Walking into the kitchen, Jenna had her head in the pantry looking for something.

"Elena! We have to go to the grocery store ther- Oh, Hi! Damon" she said with an eager smile.

"Hello."

"Are you hungry? I can make you something if you're hungry." She said

I tuned them out and tried to finish my cereal. Damon looked as handsome as ever today. He had on a blue and white striped button up shirt with some nice blue jeans. His hair was tousled and he smelled like a combination of laundry detergent, shampoo and aftershave. He had on dirty old vans and at the very moment as he was reaching for a plate for Aunt Jenna you could see his toned abdomen. I saw Jenna looking at me and I knew she caught me staring at Damon. How could she blame me? He looked absolutely mouth-watering today, no scratch that he looks like that every day. He's practically perfect. He's a genius, he's kind and he's gorgeous. Oh, and have you seen those eyes! Every time I look at Damon now, all I think about is his hands on my lower back and his soft lips on mine. His lips were magical; they were both soft and rough. The temptation of just grabbing him and smashing our lips together was big but I somehow restrained myself.

I finished my cereal, stood up off the stool again and put the bowl in the sink. Damon was currently in a deep conversation with Jenna but I just wanted him all to myself now.

"Okay that's enough, come on Damon." I said and grabbed his hand again.

"Bye, Jenna. It was nice seeing you again." Damon said looking back towards the kitchen as I was dragging him.

I let go of his hand and he walked to the passenger's side of his car and opened the door for me.

"What a gentleman." I said with a small smirk

"Only for you." He responded with a cute smile and I immediately felt the butterflies in my stomach roar to life like they did just about every time I was around Damon.

Ohh I'm in trouble.

Hey guys, hope you enjoyed the update! I made it a bit longer for you guys this time. Thanks for all the reviews too! I love hearing what you think about it so far. Last chapter I got my first bad review and let me tell you, it hurt! It was about Elena's choices about Katherine, I know it's a little vindictive but I've planned this since like two chapters ago so I would've hoped that you guys would enjoy it. Apparently not. It's cool though, it just got me a little off because you guys have been so nice with reviews and all but I couldn't expect you guys to have nice reviews all the time, right? Anyways, Delena though. That whole thing with Amara is getting me really confused too! I have this weird feeling that Damon is going to have something to do with her.

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~InTheSkin