The Start (AU shared fanfic of Damon and Alice)

''It's a nightmare...'', he said in a playful tone, ''But it's awesome for the most part of time... We're very united, and we also have a cousin at the same age of mine, so we all act like siblings'', he smiled. Though his aunt Belle and his mother didn't get so well, they always could manage to sneak around with their cousin, at her place or theirs.

Alice bit her lip, "That sounds like it would be fun." She said enviously as she thought about it. She looked down and bit her bottom lip, this had to be the longest conversation she had had with anyone who she wasn't related too...it was nice.

''Yes... It's always fun when we aren't caught'', he said and leaned over, ''Last time the three of us sneaked out from home, at the middle of night, and we met our cousin neaar the waterfall... We made a bonfire and started talking about old stories, but it all ended when uncle Flynn found us...'', he said in secrecy to her and laughed lightly in the end as he leaned back, ''If you want you can go with us next time...'', he suggested, it would be nice to hang with new people, and Alice seemed to be nice.

Alice slowly started to smile again, "That sounds...like it would be fun. I don't want to um interfere though." She said quietly and tucked some hair behind her ear.

''I'm sure everybody will like you... The only that can be hard for you to win is Elena, she has quite a temper...'', he smirked and let a small laugh out. Sure Rosie will like her, and Stefan would be delighted to meet another girl, ''Besides, I already like you, so the other will do too'', he said shyly and looked down to hide his blushing.

Alice smiled when she saw him blush and inwardly thought he looked adorable when he did that, "Well um..ok then, sounds like fun." She said gently as she looked back down at the book on her lap. She felt strangely excited....she had never actually hung out with kids her own age before...mainly because she felt so much different.

Damon looked up to her again, and took a couple of seconds to read her... Passing time watching people made him able to read the body language, and to know what maybe they are thinking. ''My guessing is you never hung out with people next to your age...'', he said gently.

Alice let out a shy laugh, "Well...yeah." She admitted with a blush, great now he probably thought she was some freak. "I've never really uh talked to anyone my own age eithef until..well today actually." She said with a sigh.

''You never had the curiosity before?'', he asked softly. This time he remembered to be a true gentleman and not make her feel more awakard than she was already feeling.

She shook her head, "No....I've just never felt the urge to really socialize much." She admitted with a shrug. She bit her lip and sighed, she had always been hesitant to make friends as she knew her father would always make sure she never got hurt.

Damon pouted slightly, rethinking his invitation, maybe she didn't like it and only agreed to be polite... ''Want to start socializing with me?? ....Ahn, well, I mean me and my siblings?'', he almost faceplamed. Sometimes he wished he could be like Stefan or his father when talking with somebody at the opposite genre.

Alice laughed, "You don't talk to other girls much do you?" She asked gently, being able to read his facial expression easily enough.

Damon got a little flustered, ''Well, not so much...'', he chuckled nervously, ''My bother is better than me in this kind of stuff... I'm the quiet one'', he said quietly.

She looked down, "If it makes you feel any better, I'm the quiet one too." She said with a little wink in his direction.

''Yeah... I've realized it already'', he said with a wink of his own and then laughed gently, shaking his head slightly.

She laughed, "True...you are pretty good at finding things out sir Damon." She said teasingly before she glanced around, night was falling and her mom would be worried about her. "I should go." She said quietly and got up.

Damon blushed again when she called him sir. He looked up, smirking to himself and watched the sky... Night was closer, as well the storm that was forming, ''And it's going to rain soon... Do you need an escort to your way back home?'', he asked gently. Though Alice knew the woods with the palm of her hand, Damon didn't like the idea of her walking alone at the woods.

Alice shook her head, "No I'll be ok." She said, she really would too after all she had been trained by her fsther to fend for herself. "Thabk you though." She said gently.

''Are you sure?'', he asked gently, and stood up. He leaned his hand towards her to help her standing up and he tried to apologize, ''I don't like the idea of a lady walking alone at the woods''

She almost smiled at his words and slowly accepted his help up, once she was standing she lightly released his hand. "Oh, I'm no lady." She said with a little blush.

Before she could released from his hand, Damon brought it next to his lips and placed a soft kiss on her knuckles, ' 'I'm no sir either'', he smirked and leaned back.

Alice froze, she was sure her face was bright red and she bit her lip, "Well if not a sir then what are you?" She asked quietly with her eyes studying him.

''I'm only a teenager... My father is sir...'', he said with a small chuckle and put his hands back on his pockets.

She put her hand back and then smiled, "Better a teenager then a sir....much more fun." She said shyly and then turned to go, "It was nice meeting you Damon." She said gently

''Touché...'', he smirked and turned to leave as well. ''It was nice to meet you too, Alice'', he said softly, glancing back to her one more time.