The next day after Damon kissed me everything was back to normal and it wasn't awkward. I went to his Hockey game with Matt and Caroline. His coach suggested everyone take on another sport when football season is over to stay in shape. Damon seems to enjoy hockey way more than football but he will never admit to that. He was good at it too. Stefan was on his team. I can't stand it. I feel like everywhere I go he's there. I'm still uncomfortable and vexed about what he did last night. I could never tell Damon he grabbed me and tried to kiss me. If I told him then he would know that I thought I was going to the dance with him. I know what he'd do if he knew the truth. He'd first punch Stefan then he would probably give a just friends speech and we'd slowly stop being friends. It's the most likely thing to happen since he's two years older than me. It drove me crazy that we never discussed the kiss. I thought he'd at least tell me he did it to make a moment special for me but he just pretended that it never happened. It was okay. I wasn't upset about everything going back to normal. We didn't hang out as much but it was normal when we did. He got over it I guess. I just wish it didn't have to be like this and that he'd own up to kissing me instead of tucking it away.
"Do you think he likes you?" Caroline asked, unable to decipher what we meant to each other.
"Probably not in that way I want him to. I was excited but I think I read too much into it. He was being a good guy, that's all." I sighed as I watched the hockey players skate off.
"I'm sorry Elena but maybe you need to move on." She half hugged me. "It'll be okay babe. You always have Matt and I." Caroline smiled sweetly.
"I will eventually." I nodded as I pulled away to see Damon score a goal.
Damon came over to us after the game. They won.
"How'd I do?" He asked us with the biggest smile on his face. He was proud of himself.
"Great!" Caroline cheered.
"Congrats man!" Matt shook his hand.
I smiled at his excitement. "You did amazing, Damon." I held my hands out and double high fived him. He was so ecstatic.
"Thanks guys." He hugged me and we all left.
It made me so happy to see him doing what he loves. It was attractive.
A couple of days later I hadn't talked to Damon much because he was busy. I didn't let it bother me too much. I sat in the library reading a magazine. I had a free period.
"Are you waiting for anyone?" A dark haired guy with huge muscles asked me.
"Uh no." I was confused as he sat down in front of me.
"I'm Tyler." He extended a hand out to me.
"Elena." I shook his hand wondering what he wanted. "What do you need?" I said bluntly I can get snippy if I'm in a bad mood. I've been in a bad mood all week.
"I wanted to know if you wanted to go out sometime." He laughed at my attitude.
"Really?" I was surprised that he was really cute. I don't know him though so I didn't know if it was a good idea.
"You're really pretty and I've seen you around. I'd like to get to know you." He charmed his way into getting what he wanted.
"Okay sure." I agreed after thinking about it. Caroline wants me to get over my crush on Damon and maybe going out with Tyler will help.
We exchanged our phone numbers and we talked for a little bit. I got to know him better. He seemed nice. The same age as me and that's a good thing. Tyler was smart and funny but I didn't feel a spark or immediate connection like I did with Damon. I felt like I still needed to give it a try. He invited me out tomorrow and I'm kind of excited. I went home and started cooking dinner for everyone. I threw the chicken in the oven and started cutting up tomatoes. I heard the door close and my brother walked into the kitchen with a few people. I was surprised to see that he had so many friends.
"Hey." I said shyly looking around at all the kids. "Who are your friends Max?" I questioned my little brother. This was off beat for him.
"Elena, this is April, Violet, and Kol." Max said as he pointed to the three strangers in my house.
"Nice to meet you." I looked at the clock. "Are you all staying for dinner?" I panicked as there wasn't enough to go around.
"Only April. She's my girlfriend." Max smiled at April and put his arm around her.
My eyes widened. "Girlfriend? You guys are too young." I can't believe my brother got a girlfriend before I've even gone on a date.
I called Caroline to come over and help me finish dinner and so I didn't have to third wheel my brother's date. Once she got here we did our homework and finished cooking. We ate fast so we didn't have to stare at the two lovebirds. It was annoying and gross. I took Caroline up to my room and I told her about my date with Tyler.
"This is going to be awesome!" Caroline screamed with excitement, sitting on my bed.
"RELAX!" I yelled back laughing. "I swear you're way more excited than me." I rubbed my ears.
"Finally we're both going to have boyfriends." Caroline smiled at the idea of her fantasy that she's had since the day her and Matt got together of both of us having boyfriends to double date with might be coming true.
"I'm not getting married like chill, it's one date." I was getting annoyed with my best friend.
"I'm sorry it's because I thought you were going to be stuck on Damon for the rest of the next couple years. Finally it's over." She was so happy but I wasn't.
"Thanks." I rolled my eyes at her comment.
"What are you guys doing on your date?" She looked at me wondering.
"I don't know, I guess I'll find out tomorrow." I said before hearing a knock on my window.
It was Damon.
"Oh hey Caroline." Damon said, closing the window door behind him.
"Hey, uh Elena I should be going now Matt's going to be waiting for me. Bye guys" She waved to Damon.
"Okay see you tomorrow Care." I hugged her.
"Let me know what you and Tyler plan on." Caroline winked at me before leaving. I knew she had to have done it on purpose to let Damon know. It pissed me off because I didn't want him to know unless it was necessary.
"Who's Tyler?" Damon sat on my bed and laid back.
"My date for tomorrow night." I gulped. I had no idea how he would react.
"Oh." He looked at me as his face dropped. "Who is this guy?" I felt like I saw disappointment in his face but I didn't say anything.
"I don't know, I just met him today." I fiddled with my hands.
"Do you think it's smart to go out with someone you don't know?" He questioned me.
"If I only went out with guys I know… You'd be the only person I-" I didn't want to finish what I was going to say.
"Sorry I'm being a little protective but I don't want you dating some creep Elena." It was nice he expressed so much concern for me.
"It's okay." This was different but I liked that he was worried about me going out with someone.
"This isn't the guy that stood you up for the dance right?" Damon asked as he sat down.
"No not at all I promise I'm not that stupid." We laughed slightly. I was still sensitive over the whole dance lie I made up.
"Good." He paused and ruffled his hair. "I could probably find a date for tomorrow if you want to double?" He oddly suggested.
"No!" I said loudly. The last thing I wanted. "Please stay out of it Damon." I asked him.
"I'm sorry." He agreed to drop the conversation.
We watched a movie and didn't bring it up again. I was really angry with Caroline for forcing me to tell Damon about my date. I wasn't even sure if I liked Tyler yet.
Author's Note:
Max's friends aren't going to be anything like their characters from the show so don't be stressed over Kol hahaha. Just pulled some names for his friends. Also can you please review and let me know what you think. The more feedback I get the faster I update.
