As soon as the Audi drove into the school parking lot, people turned their heads toward the sight they have gotten used to the previous three years. He got out. Damon Salvatore. Captain of the football team, head quarterback, but he's not just a pretty face, the boy had brains too.

He opened the car door and got out in his classic look. Black jeans, black dress shirt and a leather jacket. Every girl wanted him, every guy envied him. He locked his car and walked through the parking lot into the school that he had owned since freshman year. The one thing that made him even more attractive is the fact that he didn't know it. He didn't know how much he was wanted.

He got his books from his locker and made his way toward his first period class. He stopped dead in his tracks and that side smirk appeared on his face followed by the famous Damon Salvatore eye thing. He was looking right at her. Who was she?

Elena Gilbert.

Senior Year

He walked into the school. Just one more year of this place and he would be out. The only thing that made this any better was her. Walking through the halls Damon found her before wrapping his arms around her from behind covering her eyes with my hand.

"Miss me?" he did the best he could to disguise my voice.

She squealed with a smile on her face hitting him in the stomach before turning around greeting him with that big bright grin throwing her arms around his neck hugging him like she hadn't seen him in years.

"Damon!" she closed her eyes holding onto him tightly. He was a goner. He was in love with his best friend but too chicken to say a word about it.

He laughed wrapping his arms around her waist hugging her tight. "Elena you act like you haven't seen me in forever. We hung out yesterday"

She looked up at him with those chocolate brown eyes that made him smile now matter how down he was feeling. "Excuse me for missing my best friend Salvatore" she said as she hooked her arm with his walking into the first period class. "So I have decided that this year we will make it ours. I have only so many days before I lose my bestie. Your smart ass will be in Harvard while I'm back here all alone" She sat down at her desk and looked back at him with her bottom lip sticking out and quivering.

He quickly covered his face with his hands and groaned dramatically. "Gilbert! Stop it! You know I cannot resist that face" He slowly lowered his hands from his hands and his cobalt blue eyes shined brightly looking at her. "I promise you, this like every other year, will be our year." He smiled before looking up at the front of class as the teacher began to talk. He couldn't keep his eyes off her. At this point he didn't even know what their History teacher was talking about, the only thoughts he had at this point were about Elena Gilbert. That was before he was rudely interpreted.

"Salvatore!" the loud scream from his teacher caused Damon to focus his attention from Elena back onto his teacher. "Since I seem to be boring you, might you be willing enough to enlighten the class on what I was just saying"

"I… umm I'm not sure Mr. Tanner. I'm sorry" he leaned back in his seat his cheeks growing red in embarrassment as every student in the class looked at him.

"Oh please Mr. Salvatore, I'm sure someone as smart as you, can surely tell the class about my lesson" Damon sank further into his seat his face burning up as he looked down into his lap trying to avoid the looks from the rest of the class. "Please see me after class" Tanner was able to get out in an annoyed voice just as the bell rang.

Desks and chairs cranked as students ran out of the class. Elena walked over to Damon as he got out of his seat slowly and kissed his cheek. "I'll wait for you outside the room. Scream if you need my backup to kick his ass"

Damon just smiled and nodded watching as Elena walking out the room closing the door behind her. He slowly made his way up the Mr. Tanner who wasn't looking particularly happy. "Damon, just because you already got into college doesn't mean you can ignore everything I say"

Damon nodded in agreement. He knew Tanner was right. "Yes of course sir, sorry sir." He couldn't bare to look this man in the eyes. He hated disappointing people.

"But I also know you're in love with her, I see that, everyone sees that." Damon looked down at Tanner who had a soft expression on his face. One that was not only unknown to Damon but the rest of the world. "I have never seen a girl and a guy of such a young age understand each other so well that I'd be shocked if nothing did happen between the two of you."

Damon's jaw dropped in shock looking at his teacher in a new light. Not only did he understand what he felt for his best friend, but he also supported it. With that he left the classroom shuffling his feet against the ground.

Elena turned her head looking at Damon worried as she ran up to him cupping his face in her hands gazing into his eyes. "Hey, hey, look at me. What's wrong you look like you just saw a ghost."

As soon as he felt her warm touch he snapped out of it and smiled at her shaking his head. "No I'm fine. It's just…" he thought this for the perfect opportunity to finally tell her how he felt. He considered against that option. "Tanner was… nice"

Elena's eyes widen and her hands dropped off his face staring blankly at him. "I now understand why you look like you just saw a ghost. It was the ghost of Tanner's heart." With that they both laughed and walked into the next class arm in arm.

The rest of the day went by quickly and as soon as the school day ended they both walked up to Damon's car. He opened the passenger's door for her, hoping that action wouldn't go unnoticed.

He looked into the car leaning in smiling at her. "Home or my place?"

She tapped her nose thinking and smirked. He bit his lip hiding a huge smile. That smirk. That was his smirk, a smirk that she had seen a million times and it began to wear off on her. "Home"

His smile falls at her sudden answer and nods slowly before she hit his arm. "Relax Salvatore! Of course your place!" He narrowed his eyes smiling at her before kissing her cheek getting into the car driving as cautiously as he always did whenever she was in the car.

Elena watched his face carefully as he kept a straight expression on before starting to imitate him. He laughed as he kept his eyes glued on the road. "You know if you do that long enough it will freeze your face that way"

She stuck her tongue out at him and smiled. "You know you're just jealous that I look better with that look than you do!"

He laughed and nodded in agreement pulled up into his driveway, opening the car door for Elena again helping her as they walked into the house.