By the time of the almost end of the school year came about Damon and I were inseparable again. Spring Break had ended and it was fun we just hung out the whole time. We were preparing for finales he'd tutor me in math and I'd tutor him in english. He was really bad at it and failed it last year. I got a lot out of him during the break. That year he never had a girlfriend. Damon dated a few girls sometimes but they never lasted past the second date so I never got jealous. He told he use to have a girlfriend that cheated on him. They dated all of freshmen year. So I understood why he dated all the time. He was really heartbroken.
We layed in my bed, Damon was watching Hockey and I was drawing.
"Elena?" He said turning his head to look at me.
"Yeah Damon?" I looked at him.
"Can I ask you something?" I grew nervous.
"Anything."
"Will you be my date to prom?" I was speechless.
"What?" Is all I could get out of me.
"I want to go but I don't have a date." He sat up as I followed.
"Why me?" I said confused.
"I don't want to take someone who will just end up be a meaningless girl in a photo." He took my hand. "I want to look back on the night and remember how much fun I had with my best friend." I understand what he meant. It was like me and my first kiss. He made the moment so memorable because it was someone that means something to me.
"Of course I will." I smiled and he did too going in for a hug. We talked about prom and stuff until he have to go home. When he left I screamed and called Caroline.
"Caroline! Guess who Damon asked to go to prom with him!" I yelped over the phone.
"You?" She laughed.
"Yes! I was so surprised!"
"I can't believe you guys are finally together!" My excitement went to disappointed really quickly.
"We're not together. He just wanted to go with someone that cares about him."
"Like your kiss?" She mentioned.
"Yeah I guess so. He just wants to be friends but still I'm going to prom." I smiled.
"I'm happy for you Elena, just be careful on prom night. I know Damon's a good guy but you never know." Caroline warned me with concern.
The time frame from when he asked to to prom and when it actually was, was two weeks. I had time to get my dress and convince my parents to let me go with Damon It was hard trying to find a dress because most prom dresses are for seventeen and eighteen year olds not for a fifteen year old who hasn't filled out yet. I know one day I'll have curves and not look so young anymore. I tried not to act too excited around Damon but it was hard. I just wanted to sing love songs all the time. I know it's so corny but I feel like if puppy love really exists then that is exactly what I feel. I'm not even a really girly girl but I just can't help how I feel about Damon
The night of Damon's junior prom I was so happy it was like sitting on a cloud. My parents were okay with it because they met Damon and they know he's a nice guy. I wore a medium length yellow dress with my long brown hair with loose curls half up half down. Damon rang the bell with his hair gelled back and in a black suit he was holding a two daisies. I walked down the stairs and saw him standing there. Damon looked even more handsome than usual. I could believe this night was actually happening. He was speechless.
"Wow Elena you look really nice." Damon said smiling. He never saw me in anything other than jeans or yoga pants before except the white dress on Valentine's Day but my hair and makeup were messed up. He was such a gentleman to me that night. It was the first time I thought maybe we could be more than friends. Caroline told me that he likes me or else he wouldn't have asked me. I hope she's right. When we walked in people starred. Damon told me they were jealous because I looked so beautiful. I knew it wasn't why. It was the same reason over and over again. I'm a freshman and he's a junior. Most upperclassmen only date underclassmen till they get what they want, sex but not Damon Why would he take his weird freshman friend to prom? I totally heard people saying stuff like that. I didn't care because I was with Damon
It was the most romantic non-date of my existence. We laughed, ate, talked, drank, and danced. We danced to fast songs and then to slow songs. I laid my head on his chest and wanted the night to last.
"This has been really fun." I said to my date.
"Yeah it has. I'm glad I have you here." We smiled. Then they announced Prom King and Queen.
"Damon Salvatore and Candi Winters." Yes her name is really Candi Winters. Her parents are rich idiots. It was no surprise she'd win. Candi never really talked to Damon that much. She was one of the most popular girls in school, so she had a lot of guys asking her out. They both went and accepted their crowns. I'm not girly enough to actually aspire to be prom queen but it still kind of sucks that I will never be up there with him. Everyone cleared the dance floor for them and I watched as they talked and laughed dancing.
They continued dancing after the first dance for two songs. I didn't expect him to be having so much fun with Candi. They're totally different once you get past the cheerleader and jock facade. I sat at the table and sighed.
"Having fun princess?" I arounded around to see Stefan.
"What do you want Stefan?" This was the first time we had spoke in a long time.
"Looks like your Boy-Toy is having fun there." I rolled my eyes.
"He's not my boyfriend he can do what he wants." Stefan sat next to me.
"You like him." He teased.
"Oh please." I lied and he knew it.
"I saw it the day he interrupted us in the hallway the first time. It's okay he loves you."
"You think he does?" My voice brightened.
"You're like his little sister." Stefan chuckled and left as Damon walked over. I wanted to cry.
"What did that loser want?" Damon asked looking at Stefan walking away.
"Nothing." I lied so he wouldn't find out what we were talking about.
"Are you sure about that?" Damon knew he's not the type of guy to want "nothing".
"Yup." I fake smile. He asked me to dance and I agreed. Maybe he only see me as a friend but I can't let that stop me from having a good night.
"Let's dance." We walked back to the dance floor and everything was starting to become good again, like earlier in the night. Dancing with Damon felt like I was floating on a cloud. He was gentle and calming. I always feel safe when I'm with him.
We went home after a while. He walked me to the doorstep like a gentleman. He brushed my cheek with his finger and gently placed a soft kiss on my lips. It was sweet, not passionate like before.
"I hope you had fun tonight. I know I did." He smiled.
"I had a lot of fun. It was an honor to be your date." He kissed my hand.
"Goodnight Elena."
"Goodnight Damon" He left and I went inside.
I went upstairs and sat on my bed in my dress. I wasn't sure weather to be happy from the night or conflicted from what Stefan told me. It was an amazing night before that happened and even afterwards. So I decided to forget about it and enjoy what was good. I didn't hear from Damon the rest of the weekend which was upsetting to me. I thought we'd hang out the next day and he'd talk about how much fun he had. I know I had fun most of the night I thought he had fun the whole night. I didn't think too much about the kiss it was, like the way you'd kiss a friend. Very much unlike the previous kiss on Valentine's Day. I went shopping with Caroline and Matt the next morning. I gushed about how good Damon looked in a suit but I left out the part that he hasn't spoken to me since. It's weird we rarely go a day without talking. If it was just any other day I wouldn't worry about it but it's the day after prom. If we do go the day without talking it's usually a day he has a long practice but it's not football season.
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