*Author's Note: Hey, everyone! Thanks for continuing to read my story! Just in case the premise of the story was not obvious based on the title, you are about to be hit with the plot of this story. I hope you like it!

Chapter Two:

"What?" Elena questioned. "How is that possible?"

"I don't know, Elena. Did you invite Tyler and his little werewolf friends over?"

"No, I didn't," Elena scoffed. "I'm serious, Damon. There has to be a logical explanation for this."

An explanation there was. It took Damon a moment to figure it out; but once he did, his face quickly turned to one of disgust. "I can only think of one explanation for this. But honey, it ain't logical." Almost as if the creature heard him, Damon heard the distinct sound of a dog barking upstairs. "Oh no," Damon responded.

"Damon, what is going on?"

Damon's face scrunched up in disgust once more. "Mistletoe." Just before Elena was about to ask him if he was a little low on his blood intake for the day, he darted upstairs. When Elena found him, he was standing in the doorway of his room. Sitting on the floor next to him was what appeared to be just your everyday puppy. However, even though Elena had not been in this supernatural world for very long, she knew that it was way more than a puppy.

Deciding stating the obvious was the best way to begin this conversation, she said, "That looks like a puppy."

"It is a puppy. She's just been a puppy for hundreds of years," Damon replied simply.

Elena squatted down on the ground so the puppy would come toward her. It was a gorgeous little puppy. She had fluffy, white fur and big, beady eyes. She had floppy ears and Elena was sure that if she rolled up into a ball, she'd mistake her for a snowball. Elena also noticed that the puppy had a red collar and a green bone attached with writing on it. As the puppy got closer, she realized that the silver writing read "Mistletoe."

"Her name is Mistletoe? That is adorable!" she exclaimed as she picked up the puppy. "Wait, I thought dogs didn't like vampires. Aren't they your enemies because they are descended from wolves or something?" (1)

"Not this one. Mistletoe is special. It would be beneficial for this situation though."

"Is she going to turn into some soul-sucking, creepy monster thing?"

"Worse."

"Okay, well what is it then?"

Damon looked at her with a face that she wasn't used to seeing. It was a face that he generally tried to hide. It was the face of concern. "You're not going to like it."

"I don't like a lot of things, but I still have to deal with them," she responded.

"Ouch! Elena, that hurts." She smiled slyly at him before continuing to press him. "What is happening?"

"Okay, here's the deal. Yes, the dog's name is Mistletoe, but it's not adorable. Mistletoe was born on Christmas day hundreds of years ago. The legend is that two people who were constantly at each other's throats—literally—suddenly fell in love as soon as the puppy was born. It's dumb, I know."

"Dumb? That is the cutest thing I think I've ever heard! But what does that have to do with us? Why is she here?"

"This is the part you're not going to like." He paused for a moment and just looked at her. This was not going to go well. "I'm so sorry, Elena."

She could sense that he was experiencing genuine remorse. "Damon, it's okay," she responded gently. "What is it?"

He breathed a deep sigh and continued. "Every Christmas season, Mistletoe comes to visit someone new. The story is that whoever the two people are that Mistletoe chooses to come to will fall in love by Christmas."

(1) I don't know if this is actually true, but it made sense to me that it could be

So that was chapter two! Leave me reviews and tell me what you liked or didn't like. I'm open to constructive criticism! Next chapter coming soon! Thanks for reading!

~You'VeGotMeAndJesus