Okay, guys, new fic!
I'm so excited about how fast this came together! I can't wait to hear what you think!

Disclaimer: TVD is not mine.

Most of the songs used are not mine...we're just going to pretend like Damon wrote them ;)

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The summer air was thick, but breezy enough that the campfire wasn't too much of an over kill.
Elena pulled another marshmallow from the nearby bag, popping it into her mouth.
It was nights like this that she loved.
Her closest friends, all gathered together under a blanket of stars. Campfire, smores, hot dogs, and music included.

"Sing something?" Caroline asked, looking up at Damon, who was strumming his guitar.
He nodded, and the tune changed to a slower melody.
He lifted his head, and smiled over at Elena.
She got up from her seat on the ground, and moved to where her boyfriend was, as she recognized the music.
"You got this with me?" he asked.
Elena nodded, "Of course."
He picked up the strokes he made across the strings, and soon his beautiful voice filled the air with a classic they'd karaoke'd together many times.

"Livin' my life in a slow hell
Different girl every night at the hotel
I ain't seen the sun shine in 3 damn days
Been fuelin' up on cocaine and whisky
Wish I had a good girl to miss me
Lord I wonder if I'll ever change my ways
I put your picture away
Sat down and cried today
I can't look at you while I'm lyin' next to her
I put your picture away, sat down and cried today
I can't look at you, while I'm lyin next to her."

Damon finished his line, and turned his deep blue eyes on Elena.
She smiled at him, waiting for the note that symbolized that it was her turn to sing.

"I called you last night in the hotel
Everyone knows but they won't tell
But their halfhearted smiles tell me
Somethin' just ain't right
I been waitin' on you for a long time
Fuelin' up on heartaches and cheap wine
I ain't heard from you in 3 damn nights
I put your picture away
I wonder where you been
I can't look at you while I'm lyin' next to him
I put your picture away
I wonder where you been
I can't look at you while I'm lyin' next to him "

Elena knew she hit the note perfectly, she always did, as she lost herself in the music.
"I saw ya yesterday with an old friend…"

"It was the same ole same 'how have you been'?"

They're voices harmonized perfectly, as they hit the middle of the song.
Damon grinned as they synchronized the line.

"Since you been gone my world's been dark and grey."

Damon:
"You reminded me of brighter days…"

Elena:
"I hoped you were comin' home to stay…I was headed to church-"

Damon:
"I was off to drink you away!"

Both:
"I thought about you for a long time
Can't seem to get you off my mind
I can't understand why we're living life this way

I found your picture today
I swear I'll change my ways

I just called to say I want you to come back home
I found your picture today
I swear I'll change my ways
I just called to say I want you to come back home

I just called to say, I love you, come back home."

The teens around the campfire clapped loudly at the end of their duet, and Caroline smiled.
"So when are you guys going to try out for American Idol?" she teased.
"Very funny," Elena smirked, as Damon moved to sit his guitar behind them.
Stefan, who was sitting next to her, shrugged, "No, I could actually see it. You two sound great together."
Damon chuckled, "Don't go giving her ideas, brother. Elena's got her heart set on being a doctor."
The brunette shook her head at him, "Actually, it's my father who wants me to be a doctor, thank you very much."
Damon just smirked, "Well you know what they say about apples and trees."
Elena nudged him, "Like you can talk…what does your dad do again? Hmm? Yeah, that's what I thought."
"Hey, just because he's a business man doesn't mean shit," Damon defended, "He never pressed me into following in his shoes."

Stefan raised a brow, "No, but he wasn't too happy about your choice in majors."
Damon shrugged, "He'll get over it."
Elena looked up at her boyfriend, "Why, what did he say?"

Placing an arm around her shoulder, Damon shrugged, "Nothing really. He just doesn't think the music industry is a very promising future."
Elena's eyebrow raised, "Has he even heard you sing? Not to mention the number of instruments you play…"
Damon kissed her forehead, "It doesn't really matter, babe. I graduated, and in the fall I'll be on my way across the country. He won't have a say in the matter."

Elena nodded, leaning further into his side.

She didn't like thinking about the end of summer.
Because she would be going back to Mystic Falls High, and Damon was going off to college, in California.
The UCLA had an amazing musical program, and he had gotten a full scholarship.
Not that she wasn't proud of him, or happy that he was getting out of this town, away from his over judgmental father, and all the other bull shit that came with being a member of the founding families, but she was going to miss him.

Telling herself that he would still come home for holidays, and the rest of the summer, she brushed it off. She was here to have fun, and to enjoy the time she had left with him.

"Have you guys seen the stars tonight?" Her friend Bonnie called from across the fire, where she was laying on a sleeping bag, next to Matt, Mystic Fall's Quarterback.
"They're bright aren't they!" Caroline gushed immediately, looking up.
Elena couldn't help but stare up at the heavens as well.
"It's beautiful," she admitted, as a million twinkling lights winked back at her.
"Not as beautiful as you," Damon whispered into her ear, and she smiled.
He was always saying sweet things like that.

She turned her head toward him, and he placed a small kiss on her lips.
"I love you," she told him.
He dropped his forehead to hers, "I love you too, Elena."

"Does anyone know what time it is?" Mason asked from his sleeping bag, on the other side of Stefan and Caroline.
"Uh, it's about 2," Matt answered, checking his watch.
"Ugh, I have to be back home by at least ten tomorrow," Caroline complained, moving to adjust her own sleeping bag, "I have got to start planning the Back to School Bonfire."
Elena flinched, realizing that Damon wouldn't be going to it this year. She distracted herself by following the others leads and getting ready for sleep.
She looked up at Damon, "Are you going to lay down too?"
He shook his head, "Nah, I think I'm going to play for a little bit…if that's alright?"
A few agreements from the group sounded, and he smiled lightly, picking up his guitar again.
Elena laid down, using his knee as a pillow while he played.

Half an hour later, she was sure that everyone else was asleep, but Damon was still playing.
The tune had switched to something more melodic, slow and almost pretty.
She adjusted herself, sitting up slightly, "What was that?"
He looked at her, pausing, "Nothing really…just something I've been working on."
She smiled sleepily, "I like it. It sounds pretty."
He sat up a bit straighter, "I wrote it for you. Do you want to hear it?"
She nodded, waking up a little more as she crossed her legs, facing him now.

The music was soft, and his voice was low, but the song had her smiling.

"He finally gave in to his friend's girlfriend
When she said, "there's someone you should meet"
At a crowded restaurant way cross town
He waited impatiently
When she walked in their eyes met
and they both stared
And right there and then everyone else disappeared but

One boy, one girl, two hearts beating wildly
To put it mildly it was love at first sight
He smiled, she smiled, and they knew right away
This was the day they'd waited for all their lives
And for a moment the whole world revolved
Around one boy and one girl."

He played out a few more chords, but Elena could feel tears in her eyes.
That was exactly what meeting him had been like.
It had been instant chemistry.
At the time, Caroline had been dating Enzo, a friend of Damon's, and she was insistent that Elena meet Damon.
They went to the same school, so Elena knew of him, but she was fifteen, and he was seventeen, so it wasn't like they hung out.
But that night…it had been perfect.
They had met at the Grill, and the second they got talking, Elena knew that she was falling in love with this blue eyed musician.

He was so passionate, so intriguing that she had to have more of him.
He had apparently felt the same, because after he drove her home, he asked her on another date.
Then another, and another.
That was almost two years ago, and now she couldn't imagine her life without him in it.

"That was amazing," she complemented, "Seriously, I loved it."
He put the guitar down and moved closer to her, pulling her into his arms, "Thanks, but I doubt the lyrics are what made you cry."
She swallowed, brushing a tear from her cheek, "No, your lyrics were perfect."
"Then what's wrong?" he pressed.
She sighed, "Nothing really…it just seems like everything's moving so fast…and I'm not ready to lose you."
She knew that he'd understand what she meant.
"You won't, Elena, I promise."
She blinked up at him, "But you'll be so far away…"
He kissed her.
"I know, babe…but we'll talk all the time, and I'll be back for Christmas, then spring break, then summer again. And you'll have graduated by then, and by fall, we'll be back in school together."

Elena sighed, but nodded, "I know…it's just going to be weird, not having you around all the time, anymore."
Damon laid them down, pulling the sleeping bags together.

Once they were settled, laying on top of hers and under his, he replied.
"I'm going to miss you, too, Elena. But everything will work out. You'll see."
She nodded, turning in his arms, "Promise not to fall in love with a college girl while you're gone?"
He chuckled lightly, 'I do. As long as you promise not to let any other high school boy sneak into your bedroom."

With a grin she nodded, "Deal."
"Good," he smiled, "Because I'm the only one allowed to do that."
He leaned down to kiss her again.
She enjoyed him for a moment, and then his fingers started playing with the hem of her shorts.
With a quiet laugh, she pulled away, "We aren't alone, Mr. Salvatore."
His signature smirk floated across his lips, "Then try to be quiet."
He was kissing her again, then, and she couldn't find anything in her that wanted to fight him.
So she let it go, and clung to him, like it was the last night they'd ever have to be together.

She didn't know just how close to the mark that feeling was.

Okay end of chapter one!

Please review and let me know what you think. I need feedback! lol.

BTW, big shout out to AlwaysElisabethian, who's idea's and opinion have helped this story blossom!

So thanks Eli! :)