A/N: This is my first fanfic for 6 or 7 years, and it's a really huge thing that I'm actually posting it. Please be gentle - and of course honest - when reviewing it, otherwise I may give it all up again, and I've really enjoyed writing again the past few weeks.

A big THANK YOU to my fantastic beta, Dawnie-7, I probably wouldn't be posting this if it wasn't for you!

This story is based on the TV show, and not on the books. And please have in mind that it's only based on, so the story line may differ quite a lot.

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the original TVD characters, nor the original plot.

Chapter One – The Consequences of Being Clumsy

The first time I actually talked to Damon Salvatore, was at a party in the woods right outside the small town of Mystic Falls, which had been my home for the past 17 years. It had been a long and hot summer, and we were enjoying the last few warm days until fall would take over.

I had had a crush on Damon for a while, though. Stupid, I know, but which school girl hasn't had a crush on someone they didn't actually know?

I had seen him several times at parties with my school mates, though he didn't go to Mystic Falls High. He was Stefan Salvatore's older brother, and I guess that's why he always crashed our parties.

I didn't mind the slightest bit. He looked all adult and grown up, and I loved his dark and mysterious appearance. And when he looked at me...well...if he looked at me at all, those blue eyes of his would take my breath away for a few moments, until someone would call me back to reality.

This night was no different from all the other party nights we had. At least not yet.

"Hannah, you're doing it again." Lily sighed and took my hand. "Come on, let's dance!"

Lily was my best friend since kindergarten. Or maybe even before that. Our parents had been friends long before we were born, and so Lily and I had always known each other and spent most of out spare time together. That hadn't changed even when we started dating boys.

While Lily and I danced, I couldn't help but look for Damon in the crowd. I was beginning to feel a little drunk, and I reckon Lily was too.

"Why don't you just go talk to him?" She asked a little too loud for my liking. On the other hand, the music was loud, so no one would hear her most likely.

"I don't know." I said and felt stupid. "I don't know him."

"That's why you need to go talk to him!" Lily said as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. "Come on, let's go talk to Stefan and Elena, then."

Stefan and Elena were in the same year as Lily and I. We had a lot of classes together (Lily and I had all of our classes together), and we had known Elena since kindergarten as well. Stefan had just moved to Mystic Falls recently, so I didn't know him very well yet. The two of them, however, had been dating almost since Stefan had moved in, and they seemed to be very much in love.

"Hannah. Lily." Stefan said with a small nod and a smile at us. Always so polite. He wasn't my type, but I could easily see why a girl like Elena would fall for him. He was good-looking, always well dressed and well-behaved. He was sweet and funny, and he was probably a bit of a dream guy to many girls. But not to me. I preferred his brother!

Elena gave Lily a hug and then she turned to me.

"It's good to see you here." She said and hugged me a little longer than I would've expected from her. Well, she was probably just drunk like the rest of us.

When she let go of me, and I took a step backwards, I stumbled over a tree root and fell, but someone caught my arm before I hit the ground, and pulled me up to stand on my feet again.

I turned around to see Damon Salvatore right behind me, a smirk playing on his lips.

"Eh...thank you." I said, and I probably blushed.

"You're welcome." He replied and reached out his hand to me. "I'm Damon. Stefan's brother."

"I know." I said and shook his hand. "I'm Hannah."

"I know." He said with a smile I couldn't read. "You oughta watch your steps here in the woods. Next time you fall there might not be anyone to save you!"

His talking to me had taken me quite by surprise, and I didn't know what to say in return. I looked to Lily for help, but she was looking questioningly at Stefan and Elena, who were looking at Damon. They both looked rather annoyed with his presence, but when I turned back to answer him, he had disappeared.

"Now that was weird!" Lily said with a frown. "Your brother is pretty spooky, Stefan!"

"My brother is plain weird!" Stefan sighed and then looked at me. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine." I said and had forgotten all about my stumbling. "Why wouldn't I be?"

"You just look...startled!" He said with a shrug of his shoulders. "Don't let Damon get to you. He's not worth it."

"Oh." I said feeling slightly disappointed. "I won't."

"Good. Now...who wants to dance?"

Elena shook her head, so Lily seized the opportunity and left with Stefan.

"Elena!" Someone called and a girl named Caroline, came over. Caroline was the head cheerleader of Mystic Falls High, and with her wavey, blonde hair and pretty face she was also very likely to become the next prom queen. A bit snobbish and shallow, I think, but I didn't really know her well enough to judge.

"Oh...Hi Hannah." She said and gave me a brief smile. Then she took Elena's arm. "Let's go get something to drink!"

"Wanna come?" Elena asked with a look at me, and I followed.

I hadn't noticed until now that Damon was tending the bar. In fact, I was pretty sure he hadn't been until now, as I had been getting something to drink quite a few times already and hadn't seen him there. I watched how he played around with the bottles, throwing them up in the air and catching them behind his back, pouring drinks without spilling a single drop. He stopped, though, as we approached.

"Well, well... Hello again, Hannah!" Damon said with another one of those smiles I couldn't read.

"Playing the part of the bartender now?" I asked with a small smile at him as he placed three empty glasses before us.

"I'm not playing anything." He replied and filled my glass to the edge without taking his eyes off mine. "I just do what I want."

"Damon...?" Elena said looking at my glass. Her voice was calm but not very satisfied. "Don't do this!"

"Relax, Elena! I'm not doing anything!" He replied with a sly smile and poured a few centiliters of whisky into her glass. Then he poured Caroline the same amount.

"I hope not!" Elena muttered and took me by the arm. "Let's go somewhere else."

As the three of us walked away, I couldn't help but turn my head and look back at Damon. I think he might have expected me to, as he was looking in our direction, sending me a smile as our eyes met. I smiled back at him, thinking that he was incredibly cute with his dark hair almost falling into his eyes, and the charming smile playing on his curvy lips!

As the night went on I got pretty drunk. I danced a lot with Lily, but then she began flirting with a boy from our biology class. I think his name was Joshua.

The two of them were pretty lost in each other, and without Lily I felt kind of lonely, so I went to the bar to get another drink. I hadn't seen Damon for a while, and I was searching the crowd to see if I could find him, when someone said my name.

"Hannah, do you want to dance?" It was Tyler, the spoiled, rich kid who was hosting the party.

I turned around to face him, but before I had a chance to answer, someone interrupted.

"I believe this dance is mine." Damon said with a crooked smile and reached out his hand to me. Tyler backed off with an annoyed expression on his face, but he didn't say anything, so I took Damon's hand and followed him into the crowd of dancing people.

The music changed to something rather silent, and my heart did a little somersault as he lay his arms around me.

"What're we doing here?" He whispered, and I felt the warmth of his breath tickle my ear.

"Dancing." I replied, feeling much more drunk than a minute ago. I closed my eyes for a moment.

"Let's get out of here." He said and put a hand on my cheek. I opened my eyes again to see if he was being serious. Apparently, he was.

"Come with me!" He said looking me right in the eyes, and for some reason I couldn't help but nod and follow.

Normally, I would've hesitated, and if not, I would've at least told Lily I was leaving, but I didn't. I did feel a little guilty about that, but not nearly enough to stay.

I don't really remember much of what happened next. I went home with Damon, but I don't remember how we got there. I just know that suddenly we were on a couch, clothes being ripped off and deep kisses being exchanged. I remember the tickle when Damon kissed my neck, but then I had a black-out, and I don't remember anything else that happened until next morning.

...

I woke up with a really bad head-ache. I opened my eyes and took a look around, not really sure where I was. The room looked kind of old-fashioned with heavy, wooden furniture, long, thick curtains by the windows, and rugs on the stone floor. It was rather dark in the room, though rays of daylight were entering through the windows. I pulled a blanket around me and got up, ignoring a sudden dizziness in my head.

"Ah, she awakes!" I heard Damon say and found him standing by a window. He had his back against me, and he continued to look out the window when speaking.

"'Morning." I said and went over to him. He reached out a glass to me, with a clear liquid inside.

"For the head-ache." He said.

"Thanks."

I drank greedily, as my throat was very sore from last night.

"Did you sleep well?" I asked and lay a hand on his arm. He backed away and looked me in the eyes.

"You have to get dressed, and then you have to leave." He said, not smiling or anything else that could insinuate that this was a joke, though a very bad one.

"I have to get dressed and leave." I heard myself say, and I went back to gather my clothes.

As I put on my top, it hurt as it rubbed on my neck. I reached up a hand to touch the spot, and I felt several bruises. I even got dried-up blood on my fingers.

"What happened?" I asked still getting dressed and ready to go.

"You fell and hit the table." Damon said turning around to face me."Clumsy you! Didn't I tell you to be more careful?"

"Yes, you did." I said and put on my jacket. I surpressed a small scream as the weight on my neck and shoulder made the wound start throbbing. Then I put on my shoes and left the room.

As I opened the front door to go outside, the doorway was blocked by Stefan and Elena coming home from somewhere.

"Hannah!" Elena said in surprise. "What're you doing here?"

"I'm on my way home." I said and tried to get past them.

Like all of a sudden, Elena grapped my jacket by the neck and pulled it aside some.

"Ouch!" I said as it hurt. She looked really angry as she saw the bruises.

"I fell and hit the table." I said and she let go of me.

"Damon!" She spat angrily, though I had no idea why.

"See ya tomorrow!" I said and pushed past the two of them in the doorway.

It was a long way home, but I didn't exactly bring a car last night, and for some reason I felt like I couldn't wait until someone would come and pick me up.

And therefore I began walking...

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- Miss Sofie