Chapter 3

Elena snatched her bag up from the ground,

"Your not leaving already, are you?" Damon said using all the power he had with his eyes to make her stay.

Elena paused for a moment, regretting looking into his eyes, her legs felt like jelly as she looked into the depths of his eyes.

"I…, my aunt will be looking for me" Elena stuttered trying to think of anything besides the attraction she was feeling towards him, she tried to think of Matt, but lost that train of thought by the closeness of Damon's body.

She closed her eyes, taking a step back, when she opened them she looked down, she needed to get away from him and his hypnotising stare.

"Bye" Elena said pacing away.

His next words left her thinking about him for the rest of the day, "I'll see you later"

…

Elena sat in Matt's battered Ford, she was reluctant to go to Caroline's party, they use to be best friends but now they barely talked. She knew the only reason she was invited was because Caroline was still friends with Matt.

The car made a rattling sound as it moved slowly, pulling into Caroline's street. The music could be heard from all the way down the street, the beat pumping through the house. People were stumbling around, already drunk, in the garden.

Matt stopped the car, they hadn't talked at all since he picked her up, Elena was feeling guilty for almost kissing Damon, and she had a feeling Matt was angry that she didn't change her mind and go back to his house after the cinema yesterday.

They made their way up to the house, Caroline was already at the door, waiting to invite them in, "Matt, Elena, great you came!" she said genuinely, though she was a little tipsy.

"

Hi Caroline," they said in unison, both confused as to why she was acting so nicely.

"Matt, could you go get another drink for me, this one's running low" Caroline asked, holding up a plastic cup that was still half full.

"Sure" Matt nodded making his way into the kitchen.

"Good, he's gone, you have to come with me, Elena," Caroline said grabbing her hand, and pulling her into the living room.

"Where are we going?" Elena thought it must be the drink making her seem so friendly.

"You have to meet my date!" Caroline said with a sly smile, Elena knew why she wanted her to see however her date was, to try to make her jealous. Elena wasn't the jealous type though, she thought to herself as she walked into the crowded living room.

Caroline pulled her to a stop, "Elena, this is Damon"

Elena looked up; Damon was standing right in front of her, his black shirt unbuttoned at the top, a sinister smile on his lips, and his arm around Caroline's waist.

Elena had been wrong in her judgement before, she was the jealous type, when it came to Damon anyway. She tried not to be but it didn't look right, seeing his arm around Caroline when something deep inside her was screaming "it should be me".

As if he could sense her thoughts, he removed his arm, suddenly needing two arms to hold his drink.

"Damon" Elena breathed

"Yes, Damon Salvatore" Caroline said thinking Elena was asking if she said his name correctly.

"It's nice to meet you" Damon said, a smile brightened his face for a second before his expression went back to its usual sarcasm.

The doorbell rang, causing Caroline to step forward, "Back in a second" she said touching Damon's arm affectionately as she passed.

Elena gripped Damon's hand, feeling a electricity pass through her own as she did, she pulled him out into the hall and down to Caroline's parents bedroom which she knew from previous parties was off limits, so it would be empty.

Damon let her pull him along, "I love it when you're feisty" he laughed as she locked the door behind her.

"What are you doing here?" she demanded.

"Caroline wouldn't take no for an answer when she asked me here"

"How do you know Caroline?"

Damon had found Caroline's house after he seen Elena's text, easily, just as easy as it was to compel her to ask him to her party but he shrugged, it was a bit too early to tell her that.

"Do you even live around here?"

"Yes, in the Boarding House, at the edge of town which you're welcome to come to if you get lonely in the middle of the night" Damon said advancing towards her.

She put a hand up to stop him getting any closer into her personal space, "I told you, I have a boyfriend"

"I won't tell if you won't" Damon's arm was now around her waist, pulling her into him.

Elena forgot how to breathe for a few seconds, her heartbeat accelerating, this was what she was jealous of when he had put his arm around Caroline, and now she couldn't deny it, she knew she had a right to be jealous; he was too perfect, it would have been impossible not to be jealous.

"Does your boyfriend make you feel like this" he whispered, Elena thought he sounded arrogant assuming how she felt like that.

His words brought her back to reality, she did have a boyfriend, who she needed to be faithful too… but it was hard to not want to kiss Damon's perfect lips when they were so close. She didn't have the energy to fight against her feelings, her head tilted up, as she looked into his eyes, knowing there was no going back now.

Damon's lips grew closer; his arrogance had left his expression, all sarcasm faded, as his lips touch Elena's. He didn't usually kiss girls, he usually just drank their blood but she made him, for once, actually feel emotion.

Her lips were sweet as he kissed her, listening to her heartbeat speed faster than it already was. He wasn't even using his Powers and yet she was still kissing him, and it felt… natural, like they were made for each other as his arms fit around here comfortable and there lips locked securely, passionately.

"Elena?" it was Matt's voice, calling from outside the room, he must have went looking for her.

Elena jumped back, her lips left Damon's reluctantly but her body stayed in place, locked in Damon's arms. "What have I done?" Elena asked herself hopelessly.

"I can show you what we just done again, if you want" Damon asked his arrogance returned.

"I'm sorry; I shouldn't have… I should have just…"

"Don't apologize" Damon said, placing light kisses on her neck.

"I have to go, Matt's going to check in here if he doesn't find me" Elena said still panicked.

"Sure, but whenever you get bored with Marc, come find me" he looked at her now, his voice was serious but his eye's were amused.

"Promise me you won't tell anyone" she was pleading now.

"Your wish, my command" it wasn't quite the same as a promise but she knew it was probably the closest she would get to one.

His arms released her, but he never backed away.

"Thanks" she muttered, grateful he wasn't planning on telling everyone that they kissed, not yet anyway, she turned, heading for the door.

"Anytime" she turned to catch a glimpse of one of his breathtaking smiles.

She walked out into the halls her breath returning to normal, Matt came down the hall and handed her a drink, and she felt a wave of guilt seeing him just after she had been unfaithful. "Thanks"

"Where'd you go? I've been looking everywhere"

"There was a line for the bathroom so I used Caroline's parents one, she said pointing to their en suite bedroom.

"Ok, let's go find Bonnie and Meredith"

Elena reached down to her side, her fingers grasping thin air, she left her bag in the bedroom in her haste to get out, "Yeah, ok but I just have to get my bag I must have left it in the bathroom in Caroline's parents room" she opened the door slightly, knowing that Damon would still be in there and she didn't want Matt to see him.

She closed the door a bit behind her only leaving a slight gap, she spotted her bag lying on the floor beside the bed, but Damon was no where to be seen. Curiosity got the better of her, as she went into the en suite bathroom to see where he had went, but it was empty too.

She checked the windows but they were locked. There was no other way he could have got out without using the door, but she would have seen him if he did…