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Chapter 8

(Elena's POV)

Tuesday, 2nd September

Dear diary,

I know how stupid this is going to sound, but I think I'm in love, with someone I haven't even talked to yet. Yep, that did sound stupid. No, Matt wasn't my first love like everyone expected him to be. Today I saw the most amazing looking man, he was well, perfect, I know it sounds vain but he's unbelievably good-looking, it's like prince charming stepped out of a fairy-tale book, straight into Fell's Church. When I look at him I feel something I haven't felt with anyone else, like there's butterflies in my stomach and I feel… safe like I've finally found a place that I can be myself, I feel at home when I see him. So, yes I think I'm in love with Damon Salvatore. I'm writing this at 5am because I can't get back to sleep, I was having a dream about Damon, but then a huge black crow with dark, cold eyes nearly attacked me. Yes, I'm seventeen and nightmares shouldn't be such big of a deal, but that bird looked so unnatural. Anyway if today is the day, I finally speak to Damon then I'm going to have to start getting ready. I want to look perfect for him. Elena looked at the last sentence and thought Nobody's perfect then she thought of Damon and changed her mind about that. Elena tried on around 12 different outfits to find the perfect one, she settled on a black babydoll top with a denim skirt. She washed her hair and let it dry naturally, put on natural coloured make up and mascara that made her eyelashes curl beautifully. She grabbed her bag and tip-toed downstairs before her Aunt Judith woke up, so she didn't have to have yet another argument with her. She walked to school slowly as she was early but had a strange feeling, like she was being watched; the hairs of the back of her neck began to rise and her pace quickened. She looked around her paranoid but could see no one. As she turned the corner to the gates of the school she nearly ran straight into someone, but whoever it was caught her before she tripped.

"Sorry I wasn't looking…" she froze as she looked up into deep, dark eyes.

"No, It was my fault" Damon laughed smiling at her.

Elena was trying to pull herself together, he looked even better up-close.

"I'm Damon Salvatore" he said as if he knew she needed time to be able to speak.

Elena nodded then slowly she said, "It's nice to met you, I'm Elena Gilbert"

No one else was in the parking lot there wasn't any cars either apart from a bright red Ferrari.

"So, what's the rush to get into school? It doesn't start until eight, right?" he asked, his hands still supporting her weight from her arms from when he caught her.

"Yeah it's just…" Elena stopped; she didn't want him to think she was crazy, what was she planning on saying I thought I was being watched even though no one was around? Yeah that would make a great conversation starter.

"It was nothing, I just like being early, that's all" that was all she could think of, and even that was hard to come up with when looking into Damon Salvatore's eyes.

He didn't say anything else, he looked partly confused but his eyes looked intrigued. Elena felt her cheeks burn up under his gaze, usually she wasn't so self-conscious but she never met anyone like him before, "So are you a teacher here?" she asked to distract herself from how intently he was gazing at her.

"A teacher?" he laughed, his laugh was so musically as if he were singing, "No, not a teacher, a student hopefully I'll be in some of your classes", he smirked.

Before Elena had time to answer a familiar rattling noise approached them. Matt's car Elena thought instinctively, of course he always came to school early to do the homework's that he had forgot to do the night before. Matt's car appeared from around the corner, she seen Matt's expression and probably knew why he looked so angry, he was seeing his ex-girlfriend who he still loved talking to a beautiful man who was touching her arm and staring at her affectionately. Matt was not going to ignore this; Elena knew by the look in his eye, he was getting ready for a fight…