⛔Not of this Universe ✔(a Damon Salvatore story)

Chapter VII: Shadows

Waking up, Damon was gone. I wasn't really shocked though. He probably ran off to chase Katherine or Elena. Who knows with him. I sat up, spotting Stefan in the doorway, arms crossed.

"Want to talk about it?" He asked. I looked up at him and rolled my eyes.

"There's nothing to talk about. Just an error in my code or something." I said, confusing the crap out of him. I chuckled. Saying there was an error in our code was something Kaiden and I always said when we got too emotional or something. I let out a sigh, thinking about my brother.

"According to Elena, not only did she find you crying in the woods, but you went off on her." Stefan said as he made his way over to me. An off mix of shock and a laugh came out of me, sounding extremely sarcastic.

"Oh, she told you about that, huh? I wasn't crying. She was just seeing things. But I did go on her." I admitted with a smile. It felt good to finally go off on the character you always yell at through the screen. She was just as annoying in person.

"You can't just yell at someone because you're having a bad day." Stefan explained, running his hand over his face in exaggeration.

"Oh, I'm sorry. My bad day was an inconvenience for her? How inconsiderate of me! I mean she's been through so much right? Losing her parents, trying to pretend to be Jeremy's mother even though they are what? Two years apart? How rude of me!" I ranted as I stood up, getting dressed right in front of him, not really caring if he looked or not. I was not shy in my own body, let alone someone else's. Besides, Lexi was hot as hell. Fight me.

"Where are you going?" Stefan asked he stood up. I looked to the window to see the sun trying to peek from behind the curtains.

"Clearly no where. I'm bounded to the shadows, thanks to this universe. But hey! At least I have parents- wait.. No I don't shit. I don't even know if I'll ever make it back to my universe. See my brother or his, equally as annoying as Elena, girlfriend. My mom might have even forgotten about me, who knows! But at least those were the only people who cared about me. No need to worry about friends or a pet or even some guy who I got chummy with. Nope! My life is absolutely PERFECT!" I exclaimed, walking out of Damon's room with a pair of his tight boxers on and his shirt. I went to my room, slamming the door shut.

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I stayed in my bed for a few hours. Once I heard the front door open and close, I snuck downstairs and grabbed two bottle of alcohol. I think I'm developing a bad habit of drinking my problems away. But who cares? I made my way back up to my room to drink more of Damon's stash. I went over to the tapedeck that was in this room, messing with it to play Alicia Keys that was in the CD player. I pop the bottle of the bourbon, as Fallin' starts playing. I turn it up, moving my hips as I drink from the bottle.

I spend a few hours dancing until I notice the sun had gone down, and the door was now open to my bedroom. I looked over to see Damon standing there, a smirk playing on his lips as he watching me. I sway my hips as I go to him, pulling his hand to dance with me. Damon chuckles, snatching the nearly empty bottle and chugging it down as he dances around with me. He pulls me close to him, wrapping his arm around my waste as If I ain't Got You starts to play. Taking my hand, he sways us around.

"Odd choice in music." Damon whispers as he sways me. I laugh.

"Are you dissing Alicia Keys?" I asked him, looking at him as if I was insulted. He looked down at me, eyebrows knitted as if shocked of my accusation.

"Never. Just, some would play this if they were love sick." He said while wiggling his eyebrows at me.

"You wish. I just like Alicia Keys. But now that the sun is down, I'll be going for a little snack." I told him as I pull away from him, he grabs me as I go to pull on some jeans.

"Don't just leave me now." He whispered, running his hands down my body as Dragon Days plays. "Thought we were sharing a moment." I raised my eyebrow at him as presses my body to his, let his hands dance up and down my body, pulling at the shirt I had stolen from him. "Are those my boxers?" He asked as he glanced down at feeling them.

"I had nothing else to wear. Sue me." I told him with a grin. "Lexi didn't pack a whole lot." I complained at the small bag she had brought that was empty in the corner of the room. Damon looked in thought, before smirking.

"Then let's go get you some new things. Have dinner and who knows." He wiggled his eyebrows at me again.

"Are you asking me out, Damon Salvatore?" I asked him with a slight fake gasp. He leaned down, his forehead against mine. My breath catching in my throat at the way he was looking at me. My eyes snapping down to look at his lips before looking back up at his blue eyes.

"Depends on if thats what you even want from me." He whispered. His hand moving up to brush the hair from my face, his eyes following it. I swallowed hard.

"And what about Katherine?" I mentioned. Trying to focus on anything other than the feel of his skin against mine. Or the smell of bourbon and pine that is bouncing off of him and into my nose. The way his eyes widen in thought as he tries to decipher his feelings and thoughts.

"She's not here." He decided on. I pulled my bottom lip between my teeth, biting down slightly. Damon's eyes move down to look at my lips, his lips parted as he starts to lean in, moving closer. Placing his hand to rest on my cheek, fingers threading into my hair. His lips hovering mine, waiting for me to move in. But I don't.

"What are you doing, Damon?" I asked, my breath fanning his lips as he snaps his gaze up to my eyes. "Using me as a distraction? Maybe try Caroline." I told him as I pull away, causing his eyebrows to meet together in confusion as to what just happened. I walked away from him, pulling on a pair of jeans and when I turned away he was gone. A small box on my bed. I walked over to it picking it up and opening it. A note under where the box was sitting.

Alexa-
Thought you'd like to leave the shadows.
-Damon