My life used to be boring. I mean literally boring. No cute boys, no scheming at high school, no family drama, just me and my family living in this small town near Seattle. But I have to say that my entire life was boring for one reason. I used to be boring and again I mean literally. And this is not going to turn into one of these stories where a "teenage-lost-soul" finds herself along the way. And although it became a love story that part did not really involve me.
I am a Hybrid and this is my story.
"EMILY", my mother looked so shocked I almost felt guilty, "you need to tidy up your room immediately. I cannot understand where in my education I failed so miserably for you to turn out liking to live in this mess. Start cleaning it NOW!" How impressing trying to make me feel guilty and lure me into tidying up my room? Well you have to try harder than that. But according to my Mother's already bad mood I just nodded and did what I always do when my parents expect me to tidy up. Locking my door and wait until they forget how messy it looks in here. After a short break there was a knock on the door. Than after the sound of someone trying to come in I hear again screaming "Emily, let me in! I know you have my dress and it is your turn to look after Kasper!" My older Sister, always the subtle one, groaned out loud as I screamed back at her that she should calm down and slowly went to open the door and handle out her dress. A dress I wore to the last party I went. Actually a quite funny one but according to my overprotective parents their 18 year old daughter had to be home at twelve which always left me being the first to leave and therefor never the one who got interesting stories to tell.
My Sister looked great. I tried my best to ignore the jealousy building up inside me and went straight to the room across the floor. My little brother seemed to be peacefully asleep. For one moment I was lost in the sight of Kasper snugging and looking like an angel.
"How do I look? Does this shirt make me look fat?" my sister asked from the corridor while examining herself critically in the mirror. As if you wouldn't know that you look pretty fantastic. "No! You look awesome!" I assured her and attempted to make my escape down to the kitchen when she grabbed my hand and looking into my eyes with a serious expression. "I wish I could have your face and to be as beautiful as you! I really do!"
If you want to swap I am in!
"Do not be ridiculous. I'm going to get some coffee; you should come down too, so that we don't wake up Kasper. And I think Julien will be here any minute."
As if being the most beautiful sister, a blond, blue-eyed girl with a winning smile wasn't enough she also seemed to be the smarter one and of course the one with a boyfriend who did not only looked quiet passable, but was the only child of the richest family in town too. Congratulations sister! You made it impossible for me to ever compete against you! Ahhh… I need coffee with a shot of something else…
While being occupied with my jealousy the doorbell rang and I let Julien in. After a short greeting I went to finally get my coffee, my special-coffee. I could hear my sister coming down the stairs.
Of course it had to be an entrance worthy of Cinderella.
"Antonie, you truly are the most beautiful creature I have ever," he stopped to lightly caress her lips with his own "ever seen!"
If that is not a match made in heaven. I started to snicker because of my foolish joke and drew their attention to me.
"Have a good evening Emily." Julien said while turning to the door. Antonie gave me a small smile and followed close behind him.
"Yeah you too. Have fun at the theater."
"Emily, I still see half your clothes on the floor! And where is Antonie?" my Mother called from upstairs. "She just left with Julien." Once I arrived at my room I could hear Kasper cry. Of course you had to scream from upstairs instead of coming down mother. After getting him out of his bed and finding a good book and a nice warm blanket we nestled down in the huge, soft armchair in his room and I started to read.
"Once upon a time…" "Emily! I am leaving for the dinner party!" It took all my might to not groan out loud at the shrill voice of my mother. "How do you ever sleep at this house?" I asked my little brother before wishing my mother a good time and again started with the story to calm down my little brother and myself.
After a short while we both were totally caught up in the story which was about different fairy-tale creatures like dwarfs, dragons, werewolves and mermaids.
"If I could choose I would be a werewolf and you?" my Brother suddenly asked. "Well that is nothing for me I would prefer to be a mermaid." After some more pages he fell asleep and I went to watch some TV.
After some cooking show which did not really fascinate me I called a friend. Alice told me that she would go to a Bar and invited me to come with her. It was no hard decision, after making sure that Kasper was alright and the Bar only a few meters away and therefor still in the radius of our high-technique Baby phone I grabbed my bag and went to meet her.
The eagle, the local pub and place where everybody of our age met at the weekends, was full and there seemed to be some new faces. Probably just travelers.
After finding a table we sat down and after some time more and more friends came to sit down with us. Suddenly Alice leaned in and whispered in my ear "that hot guy over there… no there at the bar, with the other one who looks like he could use some *happy-pills*… he is looking at you all the time! You should talk to him!" I rolled my eyes. He was Hot, no doubt, but of course he was not looking at me, at least not intentionally. Probably already caught up by some of my friends like Friede.
Friede, the cheerleader captain, most popular, most beautiful and always first-chosen girl. I sometimes wonder how we became friends but in fact we get along very well. And of course she was a little bit slutty but even that was something I wanted to be. Alice who looked at me seemed to feel the coming load of self-pity and made me forget about it by getting me something to drink. Friede on the other side shamelessly stared at the guy that Alice thought was looking at me. Suddenly she turned around and looked at us. "Ok ladies. Girl time is over that sex-on-legs over there has been looking at our table and if you" she looked at me "won't take your chance I will! How is my neckline? Breasts do look right? Make up? Perfume? Everything perfect?" Alice and I gave her our approval and she stood up to make the guy her next victim.
"Come on Emily! You totally should have been the one to go to him!" Alice immediately said to me but I just smiled and looked down at the table but she went on "it is always the same. You think that you don't stand a chance. Of course Friede gets all these Boys, she actually talks to them!" I just shrugged what made her even more frustrated. "You know what? I tried! I mean I want you to be happy but you clearly don't! So I am going to the bathroom and when I come back you better be full of approval for yourself!" I tried not to laugh when she stormed off to the bathroom. But just when I caught a glimpse of Friede being surrounded by 5 different guys but not the hot guy from earlier the baby phone's alarm got on. Let's call it a night then. Thanks to you Kasper.
I left a note for Alice waved in the direction Friede stood and went back home.
If I had known it was going to be my last evening as a human I would have stayed. The hell I would have danced and had fun the whole night but it turned out different and now I am here in a car without a driver's license just 5 minutes out of town. 5 minutes away from Mystic falls. I mean following Klaus to this place isn't as bad as I first thought. Besides he said that my family, well parts of live here.
I watched down at the photo. The only photo I had of my father, a photo and a name. Lockwood M. shouldn't be too hard to find in a town just as small as the one I lived in.
Driving down the street in my new car freaked me out a little bit. But compulsion made it easy to avoid controls. Only the Sheriff some crazy Lady called Forbes used to drink vervain but she was easy to smell and therefor avoidable too. Arriving at my Destination, Mystic-Falls High school made me rethink my doing. Why was I doing as Klaus said? I mean he is pretty gorgeous and his accent… but I could just sign in the school, I shouldn't sabotage their homecoming. That's his Business.
30 minutes later when I opened the door to my car again I was not only officially a student of the Mystic Falls High but also a student who already committed a crime, and I don't mean taking a bite from the secretary. But if it would please Mr. Sexy Michaelson I could not help it, it was a drug, just like blood. But for now my Job was done and I needed to get a dress for the Homecoming at Lockwood's.