AU Meme: Stefan & Katherine are strangers; they meet at a party {PART 1} and have sex {PART 2- coming soon} .
-Requested by delena-only-you-can-save-me
I had to get myself out of the room and find a bit of space and fresh air. My head was pounding from the loud music and the hustle and bustle of the party, but my senses were filled with the sight of the woman who had arrived at the party. I had heard a lot about Katherine Pierce, but never actually had the pleasure of meeting her. When Damon told me she would be attending the annual Masquerade this year, I could not stop myself from looking forward to the moment when I would lay my eyes on the girl who every bachelor in town was secretly admiring.
She walked into the ballroom where guests were hustling about, trying to find themselves dance partners for the night. There had been just one glance across the room and when her eyes met mine, I was sure that her gaze lingered a little. Although partially covered, her face had an unexplained charisma which compelled me to keep my eyes fixated on it. The mask that framed her eyes had an ever-so-delicate floral patterned etched in silver, which glittered every time a ray of light fell on it. She shall be my dance partner tonight, I heard a voice say inside my head.
Too lost in my own thoughts, I never realised that Katherine was now standing right beside me, staring me right in the eyes. I took a deep breath, the scent of fresh flowers with a hint of lemon coming from her filling my nostrils and sending my heartbeat astray. I quickly flashed a smile at her, while her facial expression remained remarkably unchanged.
“Hello,” I said in the best posh accent I could manage. She tilted her head to one side, her eyebrows raised. I found myself being attracted to with an invisible force and I grew more and more intrigued about this mystery girl, who had still not uttered a word to me.
As a waiter walked past us with a platter full of chocolate dipped, blood-red strawberries, Katherine gracefully picked one up with one smooth swoop of her hand.
“Sorry, I don’t talk to strangers,” Katherine muttered as she took a bite of the took a bite of the strawberry. I was impressed by her attitude. It had always been incredibly easy for me to get the girls I wanted. All I had to do was look into their eyes and convince them that they want me. But not Katherine; she was different. I wanted her to want me.
“Fair enough,” I replied.
Katherine just stood there, an awkwardly comfortable silence stretched between us as I gazed at her face, mesmerised by her features, her perfectly arched eyebrows, her high cheekbones, her perfectly sculptured lips. I could not help but wonder what the rest of her face that was hidden behind her mask looked like. The music started playing, inconveniently interrupting our silence. All the other guests began taking their places for the dancing and some of them were already twirling their dance partners around the dance floor.
“Alright, how about a dance then?” I requested, offering her my arm. She looked at my arm as if she were examining my every movement. “C’mon, it’d be rude not to dance!”
She held my gaze for some long moments and I found myself wishing that I could stop time at this moment so I could cherish to forever. She dropped her half-eaten strawberry onto the floor and took my arm. “Mmm alright. Lets go,” she said.
