Vervain {Damon Salvatore}

2. Grill

We're all at the grill talking.

I can see Caroline looking at something in the distance.
"What are you looking at?" Elena asks. Me and her both turn to see. It's Damon. He's sitting at a table not far from ours. He's looking at us carefully.

"Who is that?" Caroline asks admiring him.
"That's Damon Salvatore." I say calmly.
"You know Damon?" Elena asks shocked.
"Yeah, I met him a few days ago." I say.
"Elise-." She tries to say.

"Wait Salvatore? As in Stefan's brother?" Bonnie asks.
"Yes, and Stefan said to be careful around him since he's, well, not the best." Elena says.
"Really?" I ask. She gives me an, are you serious look.

I look back and make eye contact with him. He smirks softly. I look back at them and scoot closer to the table.
"I haven't told you guys but he saved me." I say in a quieter voice.
"What do you mean?" Bonnie asks.

I tell them what happened.
"Oh my god." Elena says.
"Are you okay?" Bonnie asks.
"Yeah, I'm fine, but he helped me." I say. Elena looks over her at him.

I decide to throw a look over my shoulder at him. He's looking at us. I smile and wave. He waves back with a smirk.

We begin to leave. I walk over to Damon table and sit down.
"Hello, did you miss me?"
"Hi, Damon."
"How have you been?"
"Well, my sister came back home."
"That's good."
"She says she's sorry about what the guys did or tried to do. But I don't know if I really believe her."
"Why's that?"
"She's going to to it again."

"Family drama. I'm very familiar with it."
"Really?" I ask.
"Yes and its been on going for a lifetime."
"How so? Sorry if its a touchy subject."
"Well, for starters me and my brother both loved the same woman many years ago. And me and him choose to live different life styles, per say, and he's not happy with mine and I'm not happy with his."

"What do you mean by life styles?" I ask intrigued.
"Its a very long story."
"Oh." I say.

He leans in closer to me.
"What do you know about the towns history?"
"I don't know much. Why?" He sits back looking defeated.
"Just trying to figure it out here a little better."
"Okay." I find it weird since he used to live here but ignore it.

I get a notification. Its Matt.
"Where are you?"
"The grill. Why"
"There was an animal attack. The person was found drained of blood. I want you to be careful."
"Okay."

"Everything okay?" He asks.
"Yeah just Matt informing me of an animal attack."
"Oh wow."
"What kind of animal would do that?"
"I have no idea, but you should be careful."
"I will, thank you."
"Of course."
"I'm going to go home now, its getting late."
"Okay, goodbye."
"Bye."

———— Damon's Pov

I go to the grill. There they are. They're talking. I listen in.

"What are you looking at?" Elena asks. Her and Elise turn to look at me.

"Who is that?" The blonde asks looking at me carefully.
"That's Damon Salvatore." Elise says calmly. I wonder how calm she'd be if she knew what I was.

"You know Damon?" Elena asks shocked.
"Yeah, I met him a few days ago." She says.
"Elise-." She tries to say.

"Wait Salvatore? As in Stefan's brother?" The other girl asks. She's the one related to witches.
"Yes, and Stefan said to be careful around him since he's, well, not the best." Elena says.
"Really?" She asks.

She looks back at me and I smirk as we make eye contact.

She turns back around and scoots closer to them.

"I haven't told you guys but he saved me." She whispers. I smile knowing she doesn't know I can hear.
"What do you mean?" Bonnie asks. She tells them.
"Oh my god." Elena says.
"Are you okay?" Bonnie asks.
"Yeah, I'm fine, but he helped me." She says. Elena looks over at me.

Elise turns too. She smiles and waves. I smile and wave back.

Not long after they start leaving. I see Elise sit down across from me.

"Hello, did you miss me?" I ask.
"Hi, Damon."
"How have you been?"
"Well, my sister came back home."
"That's good."
"She says she's sorry about what the guys did or tried to do. But I don't know if I really believe her."
"Why's that?"
"She's going to to it again." I feel sort of bad, I know the struggle.

"Family drama. I'm very familiar with it."
"Really?"
"Yes and its been on going for a lifetime."
"How so? Sorry if its a touchy subject."
"Well, for starters me and my brother both loved the same woman many years ago. And me and him chose to live different life styles per say and he's not happy with mine and I'm not happy with his." I tell her.

"What do you mean by life styles?" I can see the curiosity in her eyes.
"It's a very long story."
"Oh."

I want to try to use my compulsion again.
"What do you know about the towns history?"
"I don't know much. Why?" Why doesn't it work for her? Why does she have vervain?
"Just trying to figure it out here a little better."
"Okay."

Her phone makes a noise and she looks at it.

I look at her carefully she has a necklace on but it's not the same as the other days. She has a long sleeve shirt so I can't see if she has a bracelet on. I can't see her hands while she types under the table to look for a ring.

She looks back up.
"Everything okay?"
"Yeah, just Matt informing me of yet another animal attack." I did that.
"Oh wow."
"What kind of animal would do that?"
"I have no idea, but you should be careful."
"I will, thank you."
"Of course."
"I'm going to go home now, its getting late."
"Okay, goodbye."
"Bye."