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Chapter 5

I wake up and look at my clock on my table and see that it is eight AM on Saturday morning.

I groan and get out of bed, because once I am up I can't go back to sleep.

I get dressed and walk down the stairs and make my way to the kitchen. I notice that Kalinda is not up yet but decide not to wake her until I finish breakfast.

I grab the eggs out of the refrigerator and start to make them. I make them scrambled and make some toast to go with them as well. I get the orange juice out and set it on the table. Once I have everything ready, I go to wake Kalinda.

I knock on her door to see if she is possibly awake. When she doesn't answer I assume she isn't.

"Kalinda, wake up," I say walking over to her bed. "Breakfast is ready," I say, shaking her gently.

"Mmm, five more minutes," she mumbles sleepily.

"Come on, I made eggs and toast," I say trying to bribe her to wake up.

She sits up and sights. "Is there orange juice?" she asks.

"Yep," I reply with a smile as she stands up.

"I'll be down in five minutes," she says kicking me out of her room.

"I walk down the stairs and back to the kitchen and sit at the table waiting for Kalinda to come down.

"It smells delicious," Kalinda says as she walks in and sits at the table.

"Thank you," I say happily. "Go ahead and dig in," I say gesturing toward the food laid out on the table.

She quickly puts some eggs and toast on her plate and pours herself some orange juice. I do the same.

"So did you have fun at The Grill tonight?" I ask curiously.

"Yes, I did. It was a lot of fun," she says and takes a bite of her food. "I even met someone new. His name is Damon Salvatore," she tells me and I see her slightly blush.

"And this Damon Salvatore, is he cute? Does he go to your school?" I question, wanting to know about this guy.

"Um, yes and no. He is around your age," she answers, and I can tell she doesn't want me to pry anymore. "Please stop asking questions."

"Fine," I smile and go back to eating my food.

Once we finish breakfast, I clean the dishes, and Kalinda goes into the living room to watch TV.

Once I finish with the dishes I look at the clock on the stove and see it is about ten. I really do not want to sit in the house all day on a Saturday, but I couldn't think of anything to do. Then an idea hits me.

I go up the stairs to my room and grab the book off my bedside table.

"Kalinda, I'm going out. There is food you can make," I call as I walk down the stairs to the front door.

"Where are you going?" she questions from the living room.

"I saw a park when we arrived in town and I am going to go there and read," I say putting on my boots.

"Ooh, that sounds like fun," she replies sarcastically.

"It's fun to me!" I call and walk out the door.

I get into my car and drive to the park.

Once I arrive, I park on the side of the street and get out of the car.

I look around and see that the park is empty, which is understandable. I mean it is Saturday morning and I'm sure people have better things to do.

I walk over to a bench that is under a large maple tree and sit down and start reading my book.

"What are you reading?" I hear someone ask.

I look up from my book and see it is the same man I ran into on the sidewalk the first day I had arrived here. I notice that he is yet again wearing a suit and wonder if that is all he owns.

"Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," I reply with a smile.

"May I join you?" he asks gesturing to the bench.

"Sure," I say and scoot over so he can sit.

"So what is this book about? I have never heard of it," he asks curiously looking at the cover.

That strikes me as a little odd. I thought almost everyone new about "Harry Potter" especially because of the movies.

"Well this is the fourth book in the series," I inform him.

"How many are there total?" he questions.

"Seven and they are also movies," I answer. "The books are about a boy, a wizard, who goes to a school called Hogwarts which teaches witchcraft and wizardry," I say, starting to explain. "The main boy, Harry Potter, goes on adventures with his two friends, Hermione and Ron, to defeat the evil Lord Voldemort. In the book I am reading right now, Harry is participating in a wizard tournament and that is all the farther I have gotten," I explain.

"They sound interesting," he says a little unsurely.

"They are," I confirm.

"So how do you like the town so far?" he asks changing the subject.

"It's nice and it seems like a good town," I answer. "If I may ask, where did you and your sister move from?"

"We moved up here from Florida after our mansion caught on fire, and our parents died of smoke inhalation," I answer. The memory was still painful to think about.

"Oh, I am terribly sorry to hear that," he says apologetically. "So I heard you are the new chorus teacher at the school," he says changing the topic yet again.

"Yeah, I am. How did you find that out," I ask curiously.

"Word travels fast in this town," is his reply. "Congratulations."

"Thank you," I smile. "So how long have you lived in this town?" I ask curiously.

"I lived here awhile ago, but I just recently moved back with some of my siblings," he answers.

"How many siblings do you have?"

"Four," he answers. "I had another one, but he passed away when he was younger."

"Oh, I'm sorry to hear that."

"Thank you," he replies.

There are a few moments of awkward silence after that.

"You know, you have really pretty eyes," he says breaking the silence.

"Well, thank you," I say, feeling myself blush.

"You are quite welcome," he says with a smile. "I'm curious as to why you came to the park to read though, instead of just reading at your home," he says.

"I didn't feel like being cooped up all day inside and I remembered passing this park when we arrived in town. I thought it would be a nice quiet place full of fresh air," I explain.

"You mean, a young woman like yourself has nothing better to do on a Saturday?"

"Nope," I answer honestly. "I haven't really made any friends here yet, and Kalinda doesn't necessarily want to hang out with her sister. I mean if I had an older sister I suppose I wouldn't really want to hang out with them either," I say shrugging. I look at him and see he is smiling.

"Would you care to join me for dinner tonight?" he asks.

I hesitate to answer. I mean I don't even really know the man. I had run into him on the sidewalk, and the only thing we had really done was introduce ourselves. He had said his name was Elijah, and I had said my name was Paige. That's about it.

After a few more minutes of thinking, I answer. "Yes, I would be happy to join you for dinner tonight," I say with a smile.

"Excellent," he says happily. "If you could please give your address I will pick you up at 5:30."

"132 Maple Street," I inform him.

He stands up, takes my hand, and gently kisses the top of it. I can feel myself blush.

"Goodbye for now, Miss Emerose," he says with a smile and starts to walk away.

"Goodbye Elijah!" I call and smile to myself. He really did seem to be a gentleman, but there was something strange about him as well. He almost seemed like he didn't belong in this decade. It is almost like he was born in a completely different time period. The way he talks is just so formal and old sounding, but maybe that is just because of the British accent.

I decide to read a little longer before heading home.

After awhile, I book mark my page and look at the time on my cell phone and see it is 4. I get up from the bench and decide it was time to get home so I could get ready for tonight. I start to get butterflies in my stomach. I would be lying if I said I wasn't nervous about tonight.

As soon as I park the car in the driveway, I hop out and run into the house.

"Kalinda, I'm home," I call, but no one answers. "Kalinda!" I call again, still no answer.

I hurry up and call Kalinda, starting to worry.

"Hello," Kalinda answers.

"Where are you?" I ask waiting for the answer.

"At the library. I wanted to do some research on this town," she explains.

"You could have at least called me and let me know you were leaving. I was worried," I say with a sigh of relief.

"Well, I am fine and I didn't really feel the need to tell you, because, after all, I am legal to do what I want," she says annoyed.

"You're right, but it would just be nice if you let me know," I say in defeat.

"Is there any other reason you called besides to check up on me?"

"Actually yes. I wanted to let you know that I am not going to be home for supper so you will need to make something for yourself," I inform her.

"Why won't you be home?" she asks curiously.

"Because I'm going out," I answer.

"With someone?"

"Well, kind of. This guy I had run into the first day we arrived here was at the park and we started talking. He asked if I would like to join him for dinner," I say blushing.

"And you said yes! Go Paige!" Kalinda says encouragingly.

"Yeah," I giggle. "I have to get ready. See you when I get home," I say.

"See you," she says, and then hangs up.

I set my cell phone on the counter and hurry up the stairs to my room and hop in and take a quick shower. Once I am out it is 5, so I hurry up and curl my hair and go to my closet to pick out an outfit.

I mean it's not like it's a date, it's just dinner, but that doesn't mean I do not want to look nice.

I decide on a nice see through lace white shirt and wear a light blue camisole, with a darker pair of my jeans. I almost decided to change into a dress, wondering if he would show up dressed in a suit. Once I finish getting ready I go downstairs and see on the stove it is 5:25. I go over to the door and put on a nice pair of my boots and wait for him to arrive.

Exactly at 5:30 there is a knock on the door.

I open it to see a smiling Elijah, in a suit as usual.

"You look very nice," he compliments as I grab my purse and jacket.

"Thank you," I blush. "You do as well," I say stepping out onto the porch beside him.

"Thank you," he smiles. "Are you ready?" he asks.

"Yes," I reply.

"Then let's go," he says being a gentleman and letting me walk down the stairs first.

He leads me to the passenger side of the car and opens the door for me, and closes it for me once I get in.

I blush and smile to myself; he was really quite the gentleman.

He gets in the car soon after me and we start driving.

"Where are we going?" I ask curiously.

"The Grill, it is really the only restaurant in town," he answers.

Now I will get to see what the place was like for myself.

After a few minutes of driving he parks the car and gets out. I am just about to get out as well, when he opens the door for me and offers his hand to help me out. I take it, and once I'm out, he closes the door.

Once we are inside I look around and see that it is a bar as well, and there was a pool table in the corner as well.

He leads me over to a table toward the back, and we sit.

"Can I get you two something to drink?" A waitress asks a couple of minutes after we sit.

"I'll have a glass of wine," Elijah tells her.

"And for you?" she asks me.

"Sprite, please."

"Okay, I will be back with those in a moment," she says and then leaves.

"So how was your first day as a teacher?" he asks, starting a conversation.

"It was good. The kids really were happy to be singing again."

"I'm sure they were," he says just as the waitress comes back with our drinks.

"Thank you," Elijah replies.

"Thanks," I say.

"What can I get you two, to eat?" she smiles.

Elijah gestures for me to order.

"A Caesar salad," I say.

"And for you, sir?" I see her smile at him.

"A grilled chicken sandwich," he orders.

"Your orders will be right out," she says collecting our menus and walking back to the kitchen.

There are a few minutes of silence.

"So?" I ask, breaking it. "I am just curious as to why you asked me to dinner after just meeting me," I say, hoping I don't sound rude.

"Well you had said that you had yet to make any friends, and you were alone in the park reading, so I thought you could use a nice night out," he answers.

"Well, this is very kind, especially since you barley know me," I reply with a smile.

"It's my pleasure," he assures.

"So, you mentioned you moved here with your siblings. Where are your parents?" I ask purely out of curiosity.

I see him tense at this question.

"Our family has a very complicated history," he says. He looks like he is deep in thought.

I don't press the topic anymore.

"Here is your food," the waitress says, setting it down.

"Thank you," we say, and she walks away.

"This looks delicious," I say looking at my salad.

He nods his agreement and takes a sip of his wine.

We talk and eat our food for the next hour when his phone rings.

"Excuse me," he says standing up and walking away. He returns after a few minutes and it almost appears that something is wrong.

"I'm sorry. Something has come up, so I am going to have to take you back home," he says apologetically.

"Of course. That's fine. I understand," I say, standing up and putting my jacket on.

He goes to the cashier and pays for our food. Then walks me to the car and opens it yet again.

"Thank you," I say.

He closes it and gets in and starts the car.

"I had a lovely time tonight, Miss Emerose. I am sorry we had to leave so soon."

"It's fine, and please call me Paige. I had a great time tonight as well," I blush.

He takes my hand and kisses it again.

"Goodnight, Paige," he says and let's go of my hand so I can get out.

"Goodnight, Elijah," I say and exit the car. I watch as he drives away and then head to the front door.

"Are you home, Kalinda?" I call opening the door.

"In the living room," she replies.

"So who were you out with and what did he look like? Was it a date?" she asks all at once as I enter the living room.

"No, it wasn't a date, and his name is Elijah Mikaelson, and he is very handsome," I admit.

"You're blushing," she comments. "Give me all the details."

I explain everything to her from the park to The Grill and then him having to take me home because something came up.

After I finish telling her all of this I ask her about what she had been doing at the library. Then we watch a movie and make popcorn, before heading to bed.