Love at First Bite

☆ who are you?

Elena was stunned. She didn't know how to explain what just happened. After all, the whole point of moving to Mystic Falls was so that no one would know that she was a vampire. She tried her best to come up with an excuse but the words kept fumbling around in her mouth.

"I-I don't know, um, I'm just tired I guess. I-I don't know what to say Damon, I...just....don't like the sight of blood! Yeh! Um I'm really bad around blood um-soo I-I guess I got nervous?"

Even she knew that was one of the worst excuses anyone could come up with.

"Tell me the truth and tell me NOW." Damon demanded. His voice was still and serious. He wasn't shouting and yet, Elena could feel the fear creeping up her spine as he said those words. 

"W-what do you want me to tell you? I-I'm fine I just don't like blood oka-"

Suddenly, like a flash, Damon was no longer standing by the front door. Instead, he was standing just inches away from Elena's face. Her back was pinned up against the wall. Damon slammed both his hands against the wall by either side of Elena's head. She gasped in shock. He glared into Elena's eyes and took a heavy sigh.

"I'm not letting you leave before you tell me what you are." 

"W-what do you want me to say Damon?! Please, let me go, I-I'm scared."

"Oh you're not going anywhere before you answer my question. WHO. ARE. YOU"

"Please Damon I can't-"

"You can't WHAT Elena?! Tell me the truth? Because I know what I saw, and I'm not letting you leave until you tell me what happened"

"NOTHING HAPPENED DAMON. JUST LET ME GO!" 

She shoved Damon off of her, sending him flying backwards and hitting the back of his head on the corner table. 

"ugh oww..." 

He rubbed the back of his head slowly, wincing from the pain and closing his eyes shut trying to deal with it. 

"Oh no-oh my god I'm so sorry-"

"It's fine.....Elena"

"No let me help-"

"I SAID IT WAS FINE." He said with a stern voice. Damon was pissed off. He was ready to drag Elena to the door and make her leave.

That's when, he took his hand off from the back of his head and saw it stained with blood.

"OH my god Damon you're bleeding!"

"Elena. I want you to GET OUT."

"What? No Damon you need my help I. can-"

Suddenly, he stood up from the corner he was sitting and walked straight towards Elena. 

"Are you stupid or something? Look you wanna know the reason I missed school?! It's because I HATE IT. I hate school, I hate the teachers, I hate everyone! But you wanna know what I hate the most? YOU.  So GET. OUT."

"Ohh....um...okay" Elena muttered quietly. She didn't know how to react to the hurtful words he just said.

Just as she was about to turn and head out, someone banged on the door. Elena took a step back in surprise. 

*BANG BANG BANG*

"HELLO?! ANYONE HOMEE??! Ugh for god's sake I just want my football back! You met my brother RIGHT?! The idiot that left it here after kicking it through your window, AGAIN like an IDIOT! HELLOOOO! OPEN THE F*****G DOOR!"

A smirk started to grow on Damon's face. His eyes narrowed and a plan was starting to form in his head. Meanwhile, Elena picked up the football and was ready to hand it over to Damon.

"HELLO?! oh for f**k's sake I'm not afraid to kick down this door and bust your ass if you don't give me my damn BALL BACK!"

In the blink of an eye, Damon reached the front door and opened it up to a stranger, apart from the strong stench of alcohol that followed him, he reeked of B.O and his sweated out tank top and shorts weren't doing him any favours. 

"And who the hell are you?" The stranger hissed.

"Look I'm NOT in the mood right now so why don't you take your football, AND LEAVE."

"Oh yeh, I'll leave, soon as your ugly-ass girlfriend over there gives it to me."

Elena stood there disgusted. She reluctantly handed over the football to him. 

"Thank you.....w-wait hang on HEY IT'S RIPPED! IT'S RIPPED ALL OVER WHAT THE HELL-"

"Hey asshole. You're moron of a brother kicked it through a glass window what did you expect-"

"I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU SAY" He then suddenly pointed his finger at Elena. "THAT DUMB BITCH RIPPED IT."

"No you idiot-" But just before Damon could finish what he was saying, the stranger suddenly lunged towards Elena and wrapped his fingers around her neck, she clawed at him struggling to breathe.

Damon's face turned to fury as he quickly pulled the stranger away before he could hurt Elena any further, grabbing him by the hair and yanking him towards the wall.

Damon smirked. "You're gonna regret that"

Damon ferociously bit down on the stranger's neck. The guy kicked and screamed, pleading for help but he couldn't do anything against Damon's inhuman strength. Damon's fangs dug deeper and deeper into the his carotid artery, dark red blood poured from Damon's mouth and drenched the stranger's shirt. Until, silence. Damon released his fangs from the guy's neck and smiled, licking any remaining drops of blood from his lips. As Damon let go, he stared into the stranger's eyes and chanted a command,

"You were attacked by an animal in the woods. Forget you ever came here or saw us. Now go." 

As if in a trance, the man followed Damon's directions and swiftly left out the door.

[Note: Vampires can compel human beings to commit actions and/or remember experiences differently through mind control]

Elena was in shock, still holding her neck from the lingering pain of being strangled. She couldn't believe what she just witnessed. All signs pointed to the truth. Damon, was a vampire. That's when the silence of her shock was interrupted by Damon saying something.

".....lea.....lena...." He said groggily. 

"W-what?" 

Damon stood there staggering, barely holding a stance as his body swayed side to side. His eyes started to blink slowly, he looked weak and pale. He stumbled and almost tripped, but caught himself clinging onto the wall. He could barely breathe. 

"Damon what's wrong?! What are you saying?!"

"Elena......

.......Leave." 

He whispered those words with the last ounces of strength he had. All of a sudden his knees gave and he fell to the ground.

*thump*

The sound of Damon's body hitting the floor sent a shockwave through Elena. 

"DAMON OH MY GOD"