"I'm assuming you're coming back to my place." Damon said as they crossed the "Welcome to Mystic Falls" sign leading into town.
"Definitely. I am not going anywhere near that house. I am nearly 18 and I choose to not enter that house until my dad changes." she said.
"I am definitely not going to argue with you there. Having you in my bed each night sounds fantastic." he told her as he parked the car outside.
"That sounds heavenly." she sighed.
"Good." he said taking her hand and leading her into the house. They walked into the parlour and sat down on the couch.
"They're back. I have to do something." Grayson said.
"How do you know they're back?"Miranda demanded from her arm chair.
"I sent someone to watch for them." he said picking up the phone.
"Gray, what are you doing?" Miranda asked.
"I'm doing what I should have done when she left." he said dialling a familiar number.
"Grayson Gilbert, just what are you doing?" Miranda demanded. Grayson turned and walked into his office shutting the door behind him as he talked on the phone. Miranda sank into the couch and covered her eyes with her arm, she knew that whatever Grayson was planning, was simply going to make this much worse than it needed to be.
"What am I going to do tonight when you go to your council meeting?" Elena asked a little while later.
"You have my entire house at your disposal, I'm sure you'll find something. If not you can always take a bath, I'm sure there is bubble bath in there somewhere." he said squeezing her shoulder tighter. They were snuggled up on the couch watching a movie in the TV room of the Salvatore Boarding House.
"A bubble bath sounds heavenly." Elena sighed snuggling in closer to Damon.
"I just wish I was home to enjoy it with you." he sighed wistfully.
"I'm not going home until my dad lightens up, so I have a feeling I'll be spending a lot of time here. You may get sick of me." she promised.
"That's so not going to happen." he told her kissing her temple. Their perfect silence was interrupted a few minutes later.
"I'll get it." he said unwrapping himself from Elena's embrace. He walked to the front and opened it, surprised to see Sheriff Forbes on the front step.
"Liz, how can I help you?" he asked.
"Is Elena Gilbert here?" she asked.
"She is. Why?" he asked.
"I am under strict orders to bring her home. She is not eighteen and her father wants her home. Please don't make this any harder on me than it needs to be." she begged. It was clear from her tone of voice that she was not impressed with Grayson's decision to make her come and retrieve his daughter.
"She's inside." he said stepping aside to let the sheriff into the house.
"Thank you Damon. I really am sorry about this." she said walking into the house. Elena stepped out of the computer room and walked to Damon's side where she proceeded to wrap her arm around his waist in a show of solidarity.
"What can I do for you Liz?" she asked calmly.
"Your father wants you home. I'm here to take you there." she said with the calm authority of the sheriff.
"I am not going back to him. No. He can screw himself for all I care." Elena declared.
"You are not eighteen right now Elena. In a few days you will be, and then your father will have no control over what you do and who you see. For the record I disagree with him, but as of right now you are a runaway child. It is my job to take you home." Liz said.
"Maybe you should just go with her Elena." Damon said.
"You're right, my dad isn't going to give up until I'm home. But I'm not going to give in. I want you to come over after the council meeting." Elena said.
"I can do that." Damon said smiling.
"And I have to problem with that. I really do hope it works out for you two. Maybe my reasons aren't entirely unselfish, I like having a vampire I can trust on the council, it makes it even safer than it usually would be. And now we're less likely to lose him. The whole council agrees except for Grayson. I'll take you home now Elena." she said. Elena nodded impassively before turning to Damon and throwing her arms around his neck and kissing him passionately.
"I'll see you tonight?" she asked.
"You sure will." he promised.
"I better. Have fun at the meeting." she said before kissing him once more and following Sheriff Forbes out of the house.
When Miranda heard the car outside and the door slam, she turned to her husband who had a somewhat smug look on his face.
"What did you do Grayson Gilbert?" she demanded.
" I did what I should have done when I found out about this. I had Liz bring her home." he said unapologetically.
"You what? Oh my God you're kidding. You sent the sheriff after our daughter? I cant believe that." she screeched when she heard the front door open and then slam immediately.
"Elena, come in here and sit down please." Grayson called out calmly. Elena rolled her eyes in anger and did as he said. She sat down on the chair on the extreme other end of the room as her father and mother. Her mother looked extremely disapproving and Elena was curious who that look was pointed towards. Her father looked smug and angry. It was a strange combination.
"What do you want? I'm home, you got what you wanted. But just so you know this isn't going to keep me away from Damon. I'll still see him, and when I turn eighteen in a couple days, I will see him whenever and wherever I want." she hissed. Her anger was almost out of control but she did a very good job of reigning it in.
"You will not be seeing Damon Salvatore as long as you live under this roof." he said.
"We'll see about that." Elena said.
"I'm not going to ground you and I'm not going to punish you for this. It's all under the bridge, all you have to do is stay away from Damon." he said.
"That is not going to happen. I love him and as such I will not stop seeing him. Now if you'll excuse me I'm going to my room. And I think that you have a council meeting to get ready for." she said getting up and walking out of the room.
"I still cant believe you did that. And you know what this mean Gray? We've lost her. She's so cold, if only you could have lessened your demands we may still have her." Miranda cried.
"She's just angry dear. She'll come around. The longer she's out of the toxic Damon's Salvatore's influence the better things will get." he assured his wife.
"You better be right." she said sinking into her chair. She wanted to go up and talk to Elena, but she couldn't find the words to say to her.
"I have to get ready for the council meeting." Grayson said getting up and disappearing into his office.
When Damon arrived at the council meeting he heard a bunch of broken off conversations in the meeting room. He heard his name and Grayson's mentioned all the time and knew they were talking about the issues. He walked in and all the conversations stopped immediately.
"Good evening Damon." Carol Lockwood said when he walked in.
"Evening, it appears mine and Grayson's problems have become even more public." he noted.
"Oh yes, everyone knows you corrupted his daughter but surprisingly enough not everyone is against it." Carol said.
"Maybe because some people saw how unhappy she was in that life. I saved her from that and she saved me from a life of meaningless one night stands." he said taking his seat.
"For the record Liz and I at least are on your side." Carol said.
"I am too." Alaric stated.
"Hey buddy." Damon said smiling at the closest person he had to a friend on this planet.
"I heard you and Elena Gilbert are an item. How's a monogamous relationship going for you?" he asked.
"Good actually. Easier than I expected." he said smiling.
"That's good. I leave town for a couple months and everything changes. What the hell man? Why couldn't you have waited to fall in love until I got here? I want to see you all twitterpated." he said.
"You are seeing me all twitterpated. This is as good as it gets. I do not dance, and sing show tunes. Not going to happen no matter how much I love the girl." he said.
"I just died and gone to heaven. Damon Salvatore said the word love. Wow. But we can pick this conversation up another time, its almost time for the meeting. Your other best friend should be arriving shortly, and by best friend I mean that sarcastically." he said.
"Oh yes him. He is single-handedly trying to ruin my life. Although it is not going to work. Clearly he doesn't know his daughter well." Damon said sitting in his newly accustomed seat where Grayson used to sit. "Grayson." he said when he took his seat on the other side of Sheriff Forbes. Grayson purposely ignored him and refused to even look at him. Damon smirked at shook his head.
"What the hell do you think you're doing Salvatore. Elena is my daughter, way too good for you." Grayson snarled.
"That is really none of your business Grayson." Damon said turning to face Grayson.
"The hell it isn't? She is my daughter. It is my job to protect her." he almost yelled.
"It really is none of your business." Damon stated again, his voice lower.
"You are not going to see my daughter. She doesn't turn 18 for a few more days. I will force this unfortunate affliction out of her." he said.
"If Elena wants to see me, she will see me. I will come to her if I have to. If Elena calls I come. I'm easy like that." he said smirking.
"Well you will not enter my house, because if I'm not mistaken you need an invitation." he said positively gleeful.
"Who says I haven't already gotten one?" he asked while staring at his phone.
"Can we please move onto normal council topics? Please." Carol Lockwood stated. Everyone nodded and looked at her expectantly.
"I cant believe he reacted that way. That is insane." Caroline said laying across Elena's bed with her.
"He had your mom bring me home. How stupid is that? But I know that Damon and I will get through this together. I love him and in a couple days I will turn eighteen and I can be out of here. He cant force me to stay here any longer." Elena said.
"How was Richmond? Was it romantic?" she asked clearly fishing for information.
"He gave me this." she said showing her the lapis lazuli necklace around her neck.
"Its so beautiful. He was amazing taste in jewelry." Caroline noted impressed.
"He is simply amazing." Elena said with a dazed look on her face. The girls talked like that until her father walked in the room a while later.
"Elena I just wanted you to know that I am doing this for you. I love you, you are my baby girl. Everything I do is with you in mind." he told her.
"If that were true dad you would let me see Damon. But you only care about your perfect little world, the perfect wife and the perfect daughter. The one who doesn't hook up and fall in love with vampires." Elena snarled and Caroline looked at Elena with amazement.
"You will stay in this room until you want to talk civilly. I will leave you and Caroline alone. For the record I am happy you are hanging out with your friends again. Its good for you." he said leaving the room.
"Ugh that man just pisses me off." Elena groaned as she fell backwards onto the bed with her head hanging over the edge.
"Well well what have we here?" Damon asked from her window seat.
"Damon! You came." Elena exclaimed jumping off the bed and rushing into his arms. He wrapped his arms around her tightly while she lifted her head to kiss him sweetly. He kissed her back ardently and soon enough they were full on making out in the middle of her bedroom. They pulled apart when they heard Caroline clearing her throat.
"I'll leave. I'll talk to you at school tomorrow. I'll want details Elena. Don't do anything I wouldn't do." Caroline said walking out of the room, shutting the door behind her. Elena giggled and buried her head in Damon's chest.
"That was horrible." she said.
"I like her. She's a good friend to you Elena" he said seriously.
"She's my best friend. I'm glad you like her, it makes my life so much easier. But now how did you get in here?" she asked curiously.
"Your window. I am an excellent leaper." he said smirking.
"I bet you are especially with all your extra abilities." she said wrapping her arms tighter around him.
"Which extra abilities?" he asked placing his hands on the curve of her ass.
"I don't know. The speed abilities, the leaping ability. The mind control ability." she listed.
"Ah yes. Speed." he said as he moved them at vampire speed until she was laying under him on the bed.
"I like the super speed." she whispered before closing the distance between their lips.
"You're leaving already Caroline?" Grayson asked when he seen Caroline venturing to the front door.
"It's getting late and Elena is tired. She had a trying day." Caroline stated.
"I know you think that I am a terrible father Caroline, but what kind of friend encourages her best friend to tattoo herself as a form as revenge against her parents?" Grayson asked.
"I did. I am not ashamed that I made her different. As her best friend its my job to make sure shes happy and in order for her to be happy she needed to be different from you. Mr Gilbert, Damn makes her happy. Don't take that away from her." Caroline stated before walking out the front door.
"Caroline is a good friend." Damon said from his perch above her.
"How do you know? And why are we talking about this now?" she asked giggling. She could feel his hardness pressing into her core between their clothing, but he was talking about Caroline as a good friend.
"I overheard her conversation with your father. She's firmly team Elena." he said leaning down to kiss her again.
"Of course she is." Elena said as Damon trailed his kisses down her neck. Elena slowly unbuttoned Damon's shirt and pushed the fabric over his shoulders. He shrugged out of the shirt and dropped it to the floor. She sat up and pressed kisses down his chest. He pulled her face up to his and kissed her languidly. He started undoing the buttons on her shirt with dexterous fingers.
"What the fuck is this?" Grayson demanded barging into Elena's bedroom.
"Good to see you Grayson. Can we pick this up elsewhere?" he asked seeing Grayson standing in the doorway.
"Get your hands off my daughter." Grayson snarled.
"I think she wants my hands on her. I will keep them where they are until she tells me to move." he said. While she was still facing away from her father she quickly did up the buttons that Damon had managed to undo.
"I told you that you were not allowed to come into this house. I want you out of this house now." Grayson stated.
"If Damon goes so do I." she said shortly.
"You are not leaving this house Elena Marie Gilbert." Grayson roared. Elena glared at her dad and sunk back into the bed, not giving him the right to have her standing before him. She pulled Damon down with her and leaned against his chest.
"I wont leave the house, but neither is Damon." she said.
"Elena... he is not welcome here." he said.
"Ah but you see here, I am Elena's prisoner. I cant leave until she allows me to." he said although as he was saying it his hands formed manacles around her wrists.
"Get out of this house before I call the sheriff." Grayson roared.
"Not that I'm afraid of the sheriff, its not likely that she would do anything. As you see I have Elena's express permission to be in here. Now you're just interrupting. Maybe you should wander back to your little hole and stay there. I will occupy Elena in any way she wishes." he told him getting angry at the way Grayson spoke to Elena.
"I am not joking here anymore Damon. Get the fuck out of my house before I throw you out." he roared.
"You'd do best not to threaten me Gilbert. Right now I am calm almost serene but that could change in an instant. You get out of here." he said.
"What is going on in here?" Miranda stated walking through the door. "Oh I see." she said when she seen Damon in the bed wrapped around Elena.
"You better get your husband out of here Mrs Gilbert. He is severely pissing me off." he said.
"Baby, maybe you should go. I don't want to cause a fight." she said turning to him, tension etched in her face.
"Are you sure?" he asked partially disappointed that she just gave in, but not wanting to add to her stress.
"Yes." she answered softly.
"Okay. I'll see you tomorrow somewhere he cant tell me not to." Damon said standing up and picking his shirt up off the floor before slowly shrugging it on. She stood up and wrapped her arms around his neck.
"I'm going to miss you." she whispered into his neck.
"Grayson lets go. Leave then to say goodbye." Miranda urged. He slowly wandered out of the room still facing the couple.
"If you want I'll come back tonight when everyone's asleep." he offered.
"Will you hold me?" she asked.
"Of course I will." he promised.
"Good come back at 10." she said.
"I'll be back. I love you." he said kissing her lips.
"I love you too. I'll see you tonight." she said kissing him once more long and deep.
"God I'm going to miss you." he said.
"10 couldn't come fast enough." she smiled as he walked back over to her window. She watched as he leaped out and blew him a kiss from her bedroom window. He grinned and rushed away.
After an intensely awkward evening with her parents quarter to 10 rolled around.
"I'm going to get ready for bed." she said standing up.
"We're going to bed too. I'm glad that you sent him away tonight." Grayson said.
"I'm sure you are. I'm going to bed." she said unable to contain her excitement at who was going to be spending the night in her bed with her.
"Goodnight dear." Miranda said standing up and stretching.
"Goodnight mom. Dad." she said walking upstairs. They followed a few minutes later and she heard their bedroom door close which meant she was home-free for the rest of the night. She rushed into her room and shut the door firmly behind her. He wasn't there yet but then again it was still a few minutes til ten. She took the time to strip out of her clothes placing them in the laundry hamper and pulling on something sexy to sleep in. She settled on a sexy negligee in the hopes that when he arrived all he would want to do was take it off of her. She was still aching from them being interrupted a few hours earlier and now that her parents were asleep it would be the perfect time to restart. She climbed into bed letting the covers pool at her waist while she pulled out her diary to write until he got there. Damon emerged a few minutes later, shutting the window behind him.
"Good evening." he said leaning in to kiss her.
"Hello." she answered grinning up at him.
"You look far too sexy for someone who is supposed to be going to sleep. What am I going to do with you?" he asked smirking at her.
"I don't know. I'm sure you will come up with something." she said raising her eyebrows in a blatant challenge.
"You do realize that your parents are right down the hall?" he asked.
"I know that, and I really don't care. My plan is that in a few days I will be eighteen and I can do whatever I want. Including move out." she said.
"You could live with me." he offered.
"As wonderful as that sounds its not a good idea. I don't want to be one of those girls who shacks up with her boyfriend because she doesn't like her parents. Besides having two places for us to be together wouldn't be so bad." she said.
"I suppose it doesn't." he said agreeing with her.
"That plan wont work." she said dropping her head disappointed. He sat down on the bed beside her and stared at her.
"Why?" he asked.
"I have no money, and no job. I cant afford an apartment." she said.
"I can help you. I want you out of this house as badly as you want out. Let me help you." he offered.
"I don't want to take your money." she said after pondering it for a while.
"It'll be temporary. You graduate in a couple months, then you can get a job. But for now let me help you." he said.
"Okay." she said grinning. He smiled back at her and kissed her passionately. They kissed languidly for a few moments, Elena's hands cupping his face and his banded around her.
"I got all dressed up... or down depending on how you think of it. Aren't you going to enjoy it?" she asked raising her eyebrows. He lifted the blanket to catch a glimpse at the negligee she was wearing.
"I am so going to enjoy this." he said rolling over on top of her. In the same movement, their lips were connected again and he ran his hands down the silk nightgown to where at ended at the top of her thighs.
"So short. So fucking sexy. I love it." he said as he slowly pushed the light pink garment up her body. He moved down her body to kiss the skin being exposed by the garment. He planted a kiss on her belly button darting his tongue inside making her twitch and giggle. He continued his journey up to her breasts where he lavished attention on both of them. The one he wasn't nibbling and sucking his hand squeezed.
"Your skin tastes so fucking good." he whispered. She fumbled for the hem of his shirt pushing it upwards. He broke his contact with her skin long enough for the shirt to be discarded. He pulled the nightgown off of her and tossed it on the floor not caring where it landed before reaching down to feel for the panties that were clearly not there.
"I thought I'd save you a step." she said giggling.
"Well. I'm glad you did. Because then I can do this much easier." he said darting under the blanket so he could taste her intimately. She stifled her moans and sighs by biting her lip hard.
"Baby. Baby I need you inside. Please." she begged him.
"We aim to please." he said smirking at her as he crawled back up her body. He slowly eased himself inside her as she locked her ankles around his waist anchoring him to her body. He kissed her long and slow as he started moving at a fully satisfying pace. He swallowed her moans as he moved within her. Her body hugged hiss just perfectly, she was so tight around him. It was the most gratifying part of his world. Her hands caressed his back as he made her feel whole. All too soon her orgasm creeped up and her muscles started clenching around him.
"Oh God." he whispered as her oncoming orgasm signalled his, and he spilled inside her at the same time she released around him.
"That. Was. So. Good." she panted after her intense orgasm.
"Of course it was. But now sleep sweetheart. You have school tomorrow." he said kissing her forehead.