Chapter 26

"What about school and my brother will need me when he gets back" Elena asked, her breathing accelerated at the thought of being with Damon, she wanted to more than anything but others needed her…

"We could finish the school term first, wait, you have a brother?"

"Jeremy, he's at a boarding school right now but he's coming home this week though"

"What he do to get sent to a boarding school?"

"He started doing drugs; Aunt Judith couldn't control him no one could. So he was made to go, he hasn't talked to me since, because I agreed with Aunt Judith that it would be a good idea for him to get away from Fells Church for a while." Her voice was hushed as she remembered the look of hatred Jeremy gave her before he left.

"You don't have to decide now, just think about it" he flashed his blinding smile at her before getting out of the car and opening her door. Inside the Boarding house he led her to his room, "Looks like were going to have to share the bed" Damon eyed her suggestively.

Elena laughed, "Or I could sleep on the sofa?"

"Yes but we wouldn't want you getting a bad back" Damon winked at her.

Elena gave up exhausted, "Fine, do you mind if I change in your bathroom?"

"Two doors down on the right" Damon's voice rang musically with the elation of Elena agreeing. She followed his directions into the bathroom, she hadn't packed anything to wear, and she didn't even have clothes for tomorrow. She took off her blouse and skirt so she was left with a vest top and shorts, she ran her finger through her hair so that it sat perfectly before going back to Damon's room.

He was standing in only black boxer shorts and a tight white top that he was in the middle of taking off. Elena stared at his sculpted body, mesmerized, she looked up to see his smug smile, and she blushed slightly and got into his bed. Damon got in after her, "Ok, no funny business or you'll be sleeping on the sofa" Elena teased.

"Funny business, me? No way" he said putting his arms around her waist, and placing light kisses on her neck.

"Damon" Elena said but couldn't help but laughing.

"Elena" he said seductively, his lips going along the hollow of her neck to the other side. He moved Elena's body so she was closer to him and whispered in her ear, "Goodnight, Princess" Elena laid her head on his chest, his breathing making her drowsy, he didn't need to breathe but it became a habit to him.

She fell asleep and dreamed of watching the sunset over a small island with Damon with her, then the sun disappeared and they were lying under the stars together. When she woke Damon was gone, she rubbed her eyes and looked around the room he was leaning against the door with something in his hands.

"Good Morning, beautiful" he smiled crookedly as he walked over to her and handed her what was in his hands. She examined them sleepily, it was a black top that was almost see through and really short denim shorts, the last time place she seen them was at the back of her wardrobe. "I figured you would need something to wear to school" Damon said defensively when she give him a questioning look.

"People already think I'm a whore, I can't wear this"

"Princesses are not whores" Damon said to him she would always be a princess and he was going to treat her like one, "Now, tell me who called you a whore and I'll kick their asses"

Elena didn't doubt he would so instead she got up, grabbing the clothes and kissed him lightly on the lips, "Thanks but no more fights, remember?"

Damon shrugged his shoulders, "I'll try, but I can't promise anything"

Elena changed in the bathroom, she was positive she'd get hypothermia if the weather was the way it was yesterday but as she and Damon walked to his car, the air was humid even though the sun wasn't up. Damon stared at her legs, admiringly, "If you weren't driving, I'd hit you"

"You can hit me anytime you like" Damon smiled appealing.

Elena rolled her eyes, as they pulled into the parking lot. She hadn't thought of what everyone was going to think, but when she was with Damon, she couldn't care less. Everyone watched as they made there way into the building, Damon's arm slung around Elena shoulders. Matt was standing with Tyler, who was holding him back so that he wouldn't start another fight. Tyler must have realised that Damon wasn't one you wouldn't to fight with, Elena thought.

Elena had chemistry first lesson but Damon had to go to Study Hall because he was a new student and needed to catch up on work. He walked Elena to her first class, kissing her before he left, making all the girls that walked past jealous, as well as the boys who had always admired Elena.

Damon walked into Study hall already missing Elena; he sat in an empty seat as he opened his science book and pretended to read. He heard the seat nest to him screech backwards as someone sat down but he didn't bother looking up.

"Hi Damon" a slimy voice drawled, he knew already who before looking up, Caroline. He still hadn't forgiven her for the way she acted to Elena, and he wasn't about to anytime soon, he could keep a grudge for hundreds of years as Stefan knew. She had been released from the hospital yesterday as they just had to replace her blood, but a scar still remained imprinted into her neck. Elena tried talking to her but Caroline just acted like her normal, bitchy self not remembering what had happened.

He nodded slightly, not wanting to waste his breath on her, he give all his attention to the book in front off him.

"So, you have to come here too? I have to because I failed all my exams," she laughed and continued to babble on, "What subject are you studying now?"

"Chemistry" Damon said not looking at her.

"Oh, you know I could help you with it, I'm really good at chemistry"

"I thought you said you failed all your exams"

"Did I? Oh, What I meant to say was can you help me with chemistry, it's so hard"

"I can't, I'm busy"

"How about later, you could come to my house tonight?" her voice was almost pleading.

"I'm busy"

"Busy with Elena, am right aren't I?" Caroline's voice was full of disgust.

Damon finally looked up, "Yes, I'll be with Elena" he smirked.

"Just say you can't see her tonight and you can come to my house, my parents are on vacation." Caroline smiled touching Damon's arm.

"I would, but I'd rather stay at home and slit my wrists" Damon smiled shortly.

"You're so funny" Caroline said not quite understanding him. Damon pulled his arm away from her grip, his hand clenched onto the pen he was holding.

"Elena might dress like she's a slut but she's not going to satisfy you like I could" Caroline's voice was now begging, Damon's grip on the pen tightened.

"Elena is not a slut, but I can't say the same thing about you," Damon's eyes pierced into her, her eyes entranced as he controlled her mind. Damon grabbed his book with the hand that wasn't holding the pen and walked out of the Study hall and into the male toilets. He opened his hand over the bin as the tiny, shattered pieces of the pen fell downwards.

He turned on the tap to get the ink that had busted, off his hands. He reached up to get a paper towel to dry his hands but the paper holder was empty. He went into the stalls to get toilet paper instead, as he was standing in there the door opened. Damon closed the stall door and listened.

"Did you see the way she was dressed?" Mutt, Damon thought recognising his voice.

"Yeah, she looked hot" Mutt's friend, Damon guessed, he was called Tyler, right? He thought.

Matt glared at Tyler until he said, "Sorry, but its true"

"She doesn't usually dress like that"

"You think it's because of Damon?"

"It has to be, she's spending all her time with him, I went over to his house yesterday to find her, but they must have been out together"

"You went over to his house? Matt, you need to get over her, she's with him now, have you seen his car? You can't compete with him"

"I can't just give up, she needs me or else she'll do something stupid"

"Like what?"

"I don't know, like getting herself knocked up or eloping"

"She's not going to leave Fells Church; she's been here all her life"

"Yeah but Damon wasn't here before, I reckon she'd do anything he said just to please him"

"Maybe, but you couldn't stop her"

"I could try"

At this Damon opened the stall door, Tyler's face paled and Matt stiffened.

"We should get back to class" Tyler said to Matt, averting his eyes from Damon.

"You go on, I'll be there in a minute" Tyler looked at Matt in disbelief, shook his head then turned and walked swiftly out.

"Got something to say, Mutt?" Damon's facial expression was controlled, Matt tried to keep a poker face too, but his anger seethed through.

"Yes, firstly my name is Matt" Matt's voice trembled slightly, and drops of sweat started to form on his head.

"Noted" Damon lied.

Matt was taken back for a second then he continued, "Secondly, if you hurt Elena I swear you'll be sorry"

"Unlike you, I would never make Elena do anything against her will and secondly if you ever threaten me again, you'll be sorry" Damon pushed pass him and left the room before he did something he would regret, ok so he wouldn't have regretted it but Elena might not like it…