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"Love can blind you, but at the same time if you let it, it can open up your eyes."

The Monster Who Ate My Heart

Chapter 2

Elena's POV

I hadn't slept all night. Or if I fell asleep briefly, I found myself dreaming about him. It was weird, but I figured I just thought too much about him. And what was worse, I still did.

The encounter I had with Mr. Roman was different from any others I had with other people. He had been very formal, yet quite friendly at the same time. I didn't want to admit it, but I felt drawn to him. I never imagined I'd feel drawn to someone so fast after seeing how it worked out the last time, but there I was, unable to think about something other than him and moreover, dreaming about him. He was good looking, charismatic and he had been quite polite. He also seemed to be very intuitive; especially since that had been the first time we met. I couldn't tell a thing about him, but he seemed to know a lot about me…I ran a hand through my hair and then sat on my bed. What could go bad? I was just going to show him around, it wasn't like we were going to kiss or have a deep emotional conversation.

I suddenly stopped thinking. Why was I thinking of that? Of all things, why that? My mind was in all kinds of places, but it seemed to be pretty much on him. Since I was going to spend time showing him around anyway, I was hoping I'd find out a few things about him as well, something other than his name and that he wasn't from around Mystic Falls. I looked at the clock: 8:30 AM. I was so nervous. I haven't been this nervous since I went on a date with Stefan. I didn't know why I was, I just… was. So, eventually, I decided to go for a walk sooner. I first had breakfast, the usual kind of breakfast before I dressed myself casually, not too fancy but not like the usual either.

I got into my car, started the engine and drove to the park. But as I stopped at a semaphore, my thoughts drifted to him. I wondered if he knew how to drive. If he came on foot, with a taxi or some other way. I wondered what car he had, if he had one. I probably would've still thought about him if it wasn't for the horn behind me. I quickly pressed the acceleration pedal, embarrassed that I'd remained behind and kept others in place as well. I remained focused on the traffic and the road in front of me.

Somewhere in the next 10 minutes, I got to the Mystic Falls Park. I tried to remember the exact place I had met him at yesterday, but as I tried to think, I caught the sight of a limousine parked on the side of the road. A limousine in Mystic Falls was a rare thing, I had never seen one in my entire life and I was surprised to see one here and now. But I was even more surprised to see Dick Roman coming out of it. I thought he wasn't just a regular guy, but I never imagined this. He was rich, so rich that he could afford a limousine, a driver, and who knew what else. He was a different kind of man. Different from what I've known until now. I looked at myself, then back at him, and wondered why he had asked me to show him around after all. And I wondered if him and I… if we could work. Wait! Why would I think something like that again? I yelled at myself again, but when I turned my attention back to the limousine, I was surprised to see him looking right at me. I felt my cheeks heating up and noticed he was talking on the phone, but his eyes were, nevertheless, focused on me.

I nodded my head and waved at him before heading away. As I walked away, I took one last glance at him and noticed his eyes were still on me, but I didn't stop or turn my head to look at him again.

I went to the same place I had met him in yesterday, or more exactly, bumped into him. I couldn't shake the embarrassing memory from my mind no matter how hard I tried, so I tried thinking about something else. Something like, what I'd show him. I thought about showing him Mystic Grill, but he didn't strike me as the type who would be interested in that. So I figured I'd show him the town square, the hospital, the public library, the police station, and my house. Wait! Why did I want to show him my house? I rolled my eyes at the stupid thought and sat down under a tree. I was just going to show him what he'd ask me to show him. So I took out my diary and began writing down as I waited for the hour of our meeting to come.

Dick's POV

I sat in my limousine. This town was quite small and I could see very clearly that limousines weren't very common, as were many other things I had grown somewhat used to. I was glad in many ways that the human girl had agreed to show me around the town without needing persuasion. Though I couldn't help but wonder if her decision had been influenced by the embarrassing moment of bumping into me or it had been simply because she wanted to. I couldn't deny I was looking forward to this meeting, however, but it was all for business purposes and I was going to be careful to keep it that way. Much to my own surprise, the human seemed cautious enough last time. It was as if she had been expecting something to happen or someone to attack her at any time, which seemed strange enough to me.

Even though finding out if this human girl knew something and what she knew hadn't been part of the plan at first, it was now. I highly doubted she knew anything about monsters, but either way I wasn't going to allow one tiny human to ruin my plan. I knew I could get her to talk to me and I knew how to keep her close in case I'd need her. I smiled to myself as I grabbed a newspaper and started reading.

The Mystic Falls newspaper was modest and the town didn't seem to have many things to highlight in a newspaper. However, one article caught my eye. It was about an animal attack, which, to me didn't seem like an animal attack at all. I read further, learning how the body had been found completely drained of blood. I knew it wasn't the work of my kind, first because we had just got into this town and second, because this wasn't how Leviathans kill. I thought of many creatures, including vampires. I had seen enough of them in Purgatory, but I didn't get to see them in action very much, considering that there are no humans there.

I continued reading the newspaper until my phone suddenly rang.

"Yes?" I answered. I felt the limousine slow down and eventually come to a stop. I opened the door and stepped out of the limousine, still talking on the phone but I was surprised to see the human girl staring at the limousine and me with a shocked expression. I had been expecting her to be a few minutes late at least, but there she was, standing in front of me. Even though she was a considerable distance away from me, I noticed the doubt on her face as she glanced at me and then at herself, but that was after a few good minutes of staring at me. I noticed her cheeks suddenly went a brighter color as my eyes locked with hers. I continued talking on the phone, but I never looked away from her. She nodded and waved at me, though it wasn't the kind of waving I was used to. It probably was the friendlier one, not the professional one, but I wasn't sure about it so I just smiled at her.

Even as she walked away and I talked on the phone, I kept my eyes fixed on her.

Elena's POV

Dear diary,

I don't even know what to do, or say. I'm about to meet a very rich man, who is just… different. I don't know how, he just is. And as different as I feel from him, I can't help but think about him all the time. Feel this strange attraction that I've never felt before. At the same time, I can't see myself being with someone like him and I can't see him being with someone like me. I feel like maybe he's just too good for me, like he has higher expectances of someone, if he has at all. I'm not sure if I can picture him with anyone, actually.

I just don't know, I feel like I should talk to someone but who can I talk to? Caroline…as much as I love her as my friend, I already know what she'd tell me. "Go for him". Bonnie? I'm not sure if I'm ready to tell her about having a strange attraction for a man I just met and who asked me to show him around the place. I just-

"Hello, Miss Gilbert." I was startled when I heard a voice right behind me, but I didn't have to look to see who it was. I quickly closed my diary, hoping he hadn't been standing there long enough to read what I wrote, or at least hoping he was decent enough not to read a girl's diary. I quickly got up and looked at him. He was smiling that smug smile of his at me. Again.

"Mr. Roman. Hi" I said to him. "Umm, how long have you been standing there?" I asked, feeling awkward once again.

"Not too long." He replied. I looked at him; he was once again dressed in a black suit with a white shirt underneath and a bowtie around his neck. But I didn't allow myself to study him too much, just in case he was very observant. I didn't want him to see me checking him out. I decided to break the awkwardness of the situation.

"So, what would you like to see?" I smiled at him.

"I'd like to know more about the city in general. I have a particular interest in the business world, restaurants, historical places, but I would like it if you could show me other things you might find interesting as well." He said. His voice was once again confident, and I couldn't help but remember how natural it looked for him to be coming out of a limousine. "Also I'd like to know about the town's history and its legends as well. You know, untold legends" He leaned in and winked at me. I didn't know what was stranger, him winking at me or the fact that he asked for the 'untold legends'. In that moment, I wondered if he knew anything. I smiled shyly at him.

"Sure, I'll show you around, but about the part about history, I'm going to try, I was never that good at history." I shrugged. I felt embarrassed in that moment, but thankfully, he spoke.

"I'm sure you'll handle explaining a few things to me." His smile was reassuring, but he was what I'd call smug nevertheless.

'Hopefully I won't make a fool of myself' I thought, but I nodded to him, trying to look confident. "We'll see." I said with a grin.

"Indeed." He nodded his head. "Can we start now?" He asked with a smile.

"Umm, yeah, sure." I was a bit taken aback. He wanted me to show him around, but apparently he was going to skip the informative questions about each other. "I just have to leave this in my car." I said as I held out my diary. "If that's okay with you?" I added.

"Sure." He shrugged.

So, we started walking towards my car. For a moment, I wondered if he knew where I had parked, but I guessed he didn't since I was already in the park when I saw him getting out of his car. His limousine, actually, but whatever. I tried not to think too much about the part where he got out of a limousine. I wanted to know more about him though, and for some reason I had the feeling that he was going to ask about Mystic Falls next time he opened his mouth.

"Where are you from, Mr. Roman?" I asked as I turned to look at him.

He looked at me before saying, "Well, that's not a question I'm asked often. And it's difficult to say as well because despite there are very few places I can think of as my home, I can't name them. With places, it's always better if you see them for yourself. But I could say that I currently live in Riverwoods, Illinois."

I nodded to him. "Long way from Illinois to Virginia." I said to him.

"Indeed, but I'm hoping the trip will be worth it." He said with a smile as he looked at me. "Sometimes I feel like taking a break from my everyday job and going someplace quiet."

'This is hardly a quiet place. You could get hurt.' I thought, and I almost said it out loud, but I managed to stop at the right moment. Instead, I said, "I guess everyone does. I sometimes feel like I want to leave this town for a while. Just go somewhere else, someplace new and quiet." I said to him, but in my mind, I added 'normal' at the end of that sentence.

"This town seems like a quiet place to me." He stated. But it was a suggestive statement, and I had the feeling he wanted some information. That was when I realized that I wasn't able to give him a straight answer, not satisfactory or real sounding anyway. But I had to try.

"Well, it is, but you know, when you grow up someplace it just doesn't really seem like a place to feel, you know, on vacation for example." I said, trying my best to sound confident instead of stuttering.

To my surprise, he nodded knowingly, but by the look on his face, he wasn't very satisfied with my answer.

"Why didn't you leave this town then?" He suddenly asked. The question sure took me by surprise. I wasn't expecting him to ask me anything like this, but while I would've normally been glad about it, this time I wasn't.

"Well, my life's been very complicated lately." I said. I was hoping he wasn't going to ask for more details, but I had the feeling he wasn't going to settle for my vague reply.

"How so?" And it turned out my gut was right and I hoped in vain.

"Well, I uh…" I stuttered, unsure of what to tell him. "It's a long, personal story. My parents died and then my love life became complicated." I said quickly.

"So you're with someone?" He asked. I was taken aback by his question. His level of empathy was very low, obviously. Normally, people said something like, 'I'm sorry' but instead he was asking about my love life. I didn't know what to think about that.

"No, we broke up." I said simply, not looking at him. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw him nod his head and look forward. Zero empathy again.

"What about you? Are you seeing someone?" I suddenly asked. I probably wouldn't have asked him that if the talk about it hadn't come. But since it did I figured it wouldn't sound too out of place. I felt awkward asking him that though.

He looked at me, and by the look on his face, he was amused.

"Are you asking me about my romantic life?" He asked with amusement. When he put it like that, it felt even more awkward.

"Yeah, no… I suppose I was but just—" I stuttered, but he stopped me.

"The answer is no." He said simply.

"What?" I asked, surprised. I half hadn't expected him to answer that.

"No, I'm not seeing anyone in that way." He clarified.

"Oh." I said. I mentally scolded myself for not finding a better reply. "Why…not?" I asked hesitantly.

"Personal reasons." He said as he winked at me. I was staring at him and I hadn't noticed we stopped walking until he spoke, "Isn't that your car?" He gestured towards the car parked near the park entrance, which was indeed mine.

"Yes it is." I said awkwardly. I looked at my car and then back at him before I said, "I'll be back in a moment." And I walked to my car as fast as I could, trying to look as normal and steady as possible.

Dick's POV

When I finished my phone call, I was well aware Miss Gilbert was waiting for me. Though I remembered the place where we had first met, I could easily tell where she was just by her scent. She smelled delicious, like most humans, but there was still something peculiar in her.

I walked through the park, and I couldn't help but notice that despite it was Sunday, there weren't many humans around. As far as I knew, some humans enjoyed spending their weekends in the park after a very stressful week at work. I didn't give it much thought, however and continued walking until I reached a tree underneath which Miss Gilbert was seated. I noticed she was writing something and I couldn't help but approach her in silence to satisfy my curiosity. I could tell she was writing about a man, and it didn't take me more than a few seconds to realize she was writing about me. I had to hold back a chuckle as I wasn't planning to alert her of my presence just yet. I couldn't understand, however, why she was pouring out all her feelings and thoughts into a book anyone would read.

"Hello, Miss Gilbert." I decided to make myself known to her. I could tell by both her heartbeat and her reaction that she was startled by my presence, or my sudden appearance. The thought amused me in a way, especially when I noticed she hurried to cover the book she was writing in. I smiled at her.

"Mr. Roman. Hi." She said, and by the tone of her voice, she wasn't very relaxed and she hadn't recovered either. "Umm, how long have you been standing there?" She asked hesitantly. I could tell she felt awkward, but I couldn't care less about that.

"Not too long." I replied. A few seconds later, I noticed Miss Gilbert had started checking me out and for the first time in a long time, I wondered what this human was thinking. I had to hold back a chuckle, but she seemed to have forced herself to look away as she opened her mouth to say something.

"So, what would you like to see?" She asked me with a smile.

I thought about the answer for a second. Any information about the town would be helpful, but I decided to give this girl a direction. As far as I could tell, she seemed more of the type who would show me the ordinary things such as houses, parks, shops, and restaurants. I wasn't that interested in the first three option and the restaurant wasn't a priority for me either, but I figured it would be helpful. "I'd like to know more about the city in general. I have a particular interest in the business world, restaurants, and historical places, but I would like it if you could show me other things you might find interesting as well." I said in my usual confident tone. While I couldn't care less about humanity's history, I was interested in this particular town's history. From the moment I had met this girl, I had known there was something going on in this town, something that had nothing to do with my kind, but what it was, I had yet to find out. "Also, I'd like to know about the town's history and its legends as well. You know, untold legends." I leaned in slightly towards her and winked at her. I noticed something change in her eyes and on her face, but she seemed to do her best to conceal it. For a human, she seemed quite good at it, I couldn't deny it. For me it had always been difficult to act entirely human, but nobody ever suspected anything, including this girl. Miss Gilbert, however, seemed to have trouble hiding her emotions, moreover, she was writing them in a notebook anybody would be able to read.

"Sure, I'll show you around, but about the part about history, I'm going to try because I was never good at history." She said with a shrug. I could tell she was embarrassed, but I couldn't care less about it. Not as long as she was going to tell me something, which she was going to do eventually.

"I'm sure you'll handle explaining a few things to me." I said as tried to give her the most 'honest' smile I could. I didn't care about her doubts and I was already getting tired of waiting, but there was something about this human that determined me to be patient instead of finding another human.

"We'll see." She grinned at me. Her mouth worked right, but I could see the doubt in her eyes, but I didn't tell her anything. I thought it was pathetic for her to try and fool me with that fake grin of hers, but for now I had no better choice.

"Indeed." I agreed. "Can we start now?" I asked with one of my own grins.

"Umm, yeah, sure." Miss Gilbert said with hesitance. I could tell she was disappointed by something and that she was expecting something else, but I wasn't sure what it was that she had expected. "I just have to leave this in my car." She said as she raised the notebook she was writing in. When I didn't say anything, she added, "If that's okay with you?"

"Sure." I shrugged my shoulders. That attitude was more like it. It wasn't as if I could demand the same respect from the human as I did from my own kind, but she was still nothing but a human.

Miss Gilbert walked forward, towards what I knew was the direction in which her car was parked. I was about to ask her about the town when she spoke.

"Where are you from, Mr. Roman?" She asked as she looked at me with curiosity. I was somewhat surprised at her question but also irritated. My time was precious and I didn't want to spend it with a human, but apparently, I had no choice. It was a question nobody asked me, they might have asked the real Richard Roman but they never asked me, which I was glad about.

I looked at her and said, "Well, that's not a question I'm asked often. And it's difficult to say as well because despite there are very few places I can think of as my home, I can't name them or describe them". My answer was vague, much to the girl's frustration. For centuries, Purgatory had been the place I had called home for a long time. She had no need of knowing information about me, but by the look on her face, she wasn't going to give up until I told her something at least. "With places, it's always better if you see them for yourself. But I could say that I currently live in Riverwoods, Illinois." I added.

"Long way from Illinois to Virginia." She said as she nodded to me. Indeed, it was a long way, but, it didn't actually bother me. Money wasn't a problem for me, and neither was time, actually. This was a business trip after all, but the girl had no need to know that.

"Indeed, but I'm hoping the trip will be worth it." I said with a smile as I looked at her. She looked like a smart girl, I was hoping she'd understand what I meant by that. "Sometimes I feel like taking a break from my everyday job and going someplace quiet."

I could see by the look in her eyes that there was something going through her mind at the moment, but what, I wasn't sure. At some point she was about to say it out loud, but she stopped. I would've certainly liked to hear what it was that seemed to cloud her mind.

"I guess everyone does. I sometimes feel like I want to leave this town for a while. Just go somewhere else, someplace new and quiet." I could tell she reformed whatever it was that she had been about to say earlier. I assumed humans rarely noticed such changes, given that she seemed used to pretending, but at the same time she wasn't very good at it.

"This town seems like a quiet place to me." I said simply. I was curious to hear what it was that made her want to go somewhere quieter because this small town seemed ordinary enough to me.

"Well, it is, but you know, when you grow up someplace it just doesn't really seem like a place to feel, you know, on vacation for example." Miss Gilbert said. I could tell she was avoiding the real answer, but her fake and vague answer was enough to tell me there was something about this town. I nodded knowingly, but I let my lack of satisfaction show.

"Why didn't you leave this town then?" I asked. I could tell by her reaction that my question took her by surprise. Good. Taking humans by surprise was often a way of obtaining information, since, from my experience, most seem to have their answers prepared for questions they expect.

"Well, my life's been very complicated lately." She said. Another vague reply. I was hoping I wouldn't further regret choosing this girl as my information source, but she knew information I had the feeling I would need. If she wasn't going to give me what I wanted the nice way, I was going to force them out of her, one way or another. But I wasn't going to settle for her vague replies.

"How so?" I asked again.

"Well, I uh…" She stuttered. I raised my eyebrows in expectance as I waited for her answer. "It's a long, personal story. My parents died and then my love life became complicated." She said quickly, obviously avoiding going too deep into the subject. Her parents died, which meant I couldn't threaten her to get information out of her using her parents. I had yet to find out about her love life and relatives, however, which I was hoping would be of use to me somehow.

"So you're with someone?" I asked as I looked at her. She was obviously taken aback by my question, but I could also see disappointment written on her face. I didn't really care, but I couldn't help but wonder why that was.

"No, we broke up." She said, looking everywhere except at me. I didn't know whether it was because she was trying to avoid the answer or because it hurt her. I simply nodded and looked forward, deciding to let that go for the moment.

"What about you? Are you seeing someone?" Miss Gilbert asked me. Sometimes humans were unpredictable. Apparently it was my turn to be taken aback by something, but I didn't let it show. I could tell she was feeling awkward and I couldn't help but be amused.

"Are you asking me about my romantic life?" I asked with amusement. I already knew the answer, but it was too fun for me to miss the chance to tease her a little. I didn't usually do it, but it never hurts to do it sometimes. I could tell my question made her feel even more awkward, and her response confirmed it.

"Yeah, no… I suppose I was but just—" She was stuttering, and as much as I enjoyed it, I decided to put an end to it.

"The answer is no." I said simply. It was true. I wasn't in a relationship, and even if I would be, the relationships of Leviathans were quite different from the human ones.

"What?" She asked again. She was surprised, by my answer, I'd assume.

"No, I'm not seeing anyone in that way." I clarified, fighting an eye roll. I was beginning to lose my patience, but I wasn't going to let it show.

"Oh." She said. "Why…not?" She asked hesitantly a few moments later.

"Personal reasons." I winked at her. Maybe I would have given her something more concrete if she hadn't insisted with her own vague and short answers.

I noticed Miss Gilbert was staring at me, apparently so lost that she didn't notice we stopped walking, not until I spoke anyway.

"Isn't that your car?" I pointed at the car that I knew was hers.

"Yes it is." She said as she nodded, surprise in her voice. I knew she was feeling awkward, but it wasn't my fault. This girl felt awkward way too much, but I didn't care about her awkwardness. "I'll be back in a moment." She said before she started heading towards her car at a fast pace. I watched her walk away as a smile appeared on my lips.

I knew she wasn't going to let anything out, not intentionally anyway, so I was going to persuade her to tell me. I will make her tell me everything, one way or another. I just have yet to figure out whether I was going to do it the nice way or the rough way.

Finally the second chapter of this is up! :D What do you think? :) I would love to hear your opinion :D

Now, writing from the first POV is difficult, especially from the point of view of a guy who's been alive since the dawn of world, but, I always welcome a challenge :D

What do you guys think? :) Should I delve into their walk together and all that or should I just skip that part and follow the video without the in-between details? Think of the video as more of a trailer than the actual story, that's how I see it, but I'd love to hear your opinions and your preferences :) I do take into consideration my readers' preferences :)

About the video, there's a link to it in the first chapter but in case you missed it, I'll put it here as well :) : watch?v=Ud57OooHMoY

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