Hey so I've decided to rewrite The Other Lockwood. I first wrote this story years ago and I've decided to change some things up a bit. I felt the development of Talia's relationship with everyone was too fast. I want to see more growth in her and I want to explain more of why she love Jeremy so much before she jumps into things with Klaus. Please re-read this and tell me what you think of the changes.

"You know I'm here for you when you need to talk. Or just to be there for you, we don't even have to say anything." i please with my best friend before he shuts me out for the summer or the rest of his life. I'm grabbing on to his hand hoping he would listen to me.

Jeremy pushed my hand off of his and begins to walk away from me. "I just want to be left alone. Please do not follow me. I'll call or text when I'm ready to talk."

That was the last time I talked to Jeremy Gilbert after his parents died. No matter how much he pushed me away I was always there for him. Things would never go back to the way they used to be, but I will never turn my back on Jeremy.


Maroon 5 plays loudly through my room reminding me that its time to endure another year in high school. And this is the first year I wouldn't have my best friend with me. Ever since Jeremy's parent's died in a car accident he has turned to drugs and being alone. At first I wanted nothing but to ask him why he gave up on our friendship, but after the millionth ignored text I decided I needed to focus on myself. Jeremy will always be my best friend,but I know that during this time of darkness he needs some space. I wish his space didn't involve avoiding me and turing to drugs. To keep myself from worrying all about how he's doing and stoping myself from stoping by his house just so that I can have the chance of seeing him, I devoted my whole summer to helping one of my best friends Caroline with making new routines for the cheer squad. As well as helping my mother with anything and everything that has to do with the Founder's council. I volunteered, helped organize, and even run some of the most boring events that my small town of Mystic Falls has to offer. And all of it was in order for me to stop thinking about Jeremy Gilbert. I wished it had worked, all it did was make me miss him even more.

Today is one of the only days that I thank my parents for forcing me to skip a grade when I was younger because now I wont have to stress out over having any classes with Jeremy. We may be the same age, but I'm in more classes with his older sister Elena, who is also another one of my best friends than with him. Surprisingly the lost of Elena and Jeremy's parents has brought Elena and I closer while it also drove Jeremy and I apart.

For my first day back to school outfit I decided to keep it simple, just my best pair of ripped skinny jeans with a off the shoulder black blouse. I was just putting my feet into some sandals that are line with pearls when I hear my loving, but also manwhore of a brother Tyler's voice.

"Talia! Do you want me to drive us to school or are you driving yourself?" Ty screams from down stairs. I roll my eyes and grab my bag and head down.

Tyler just roles his eyes at me when he sees me finally strut down the stairs.

"Finally her majesty has graced with her presence." I smile and lightly shove my brother's shoulder.

"Shut up Ty or I'm going to tell mom about how you almost crashed into dad's car the other week." this shut Ty right up and he said nothing as we headed to his car.


After Tyler ditched me to suck face with Vicki Donavan I spotted my closest girlfriend Caroline. She ran to me and we hugged tightly.

"Well Miss. Lockwood I will have to say that those shoes will be disappearing from your closet some time soon." Carolin joked with me and I couldn't help but smile.

"Well you can borrow them as long as I can borrow your teal dress sometime this week." I responded back and we both locked arms and head to our lockers which just happen to be next to each other.

"What has you so chipper this morning?" Even though Caroline can be completely self absorbed, she is very intuitive and she is the only one who can see though anything that I'm hiding behind my walls.

I just smiled and pushed my real feelings behind me even more. "Oh you know. New year and that just means one more year closer to getting out of this small town." I smiled at her until I saw Jeremy hang out with Vickie on the front lawn with the rest of the stoner friends and Caroline notices the change in my demeanor.

"Nate, don't let Jeremy get the best of you. We'll find you someone else to fantasize about."

"I did not fantasize about Jeremy!" I hissed at her just to make sure no one else heard her, sometimes Caroline can be pretty loud when she talks and the last thing I need is for the whole school to know about my crush on Jeremy Gilbert.

"Oh really and that time I caught you moaning his name in your sleep was just platonic?" I didn't get a chance to respond when Caroline see's Elena and Bonnie and drags me over to say hi to them.

"Elena. Oh, my god. How are you? Oh, it's so good to see you. How is she? Is she good?" Caroline asks Bonnie even though Elena is standing right in front of her

"Im sorry Elena, Caroline has forgotten how to talk to people. But really how are you doing?" I rub her shoulder telling her that I do honestly care.

I'm fine Natalia, thanks for asking." she looks at Caroline who just rolls her eyes not caring what happened

"Really?" Caroline asks in disbelief which Elena assures her, but Caroline doesn't buy it and honestly I don't either. Becoming orphaned at seventeen and acting like you're fine is not real. I know Elena is still suffering. Caroline leaves and now it's time for Bonnie, Elena and I to catch up.

"Now that Care is gone, can you honestly say if you need a hug or some food?"

Elena laughs and she smiles for the firs time at me "Thank you for the concern Talia, but honestly I'm getting through this and yeah. I'm.."

"Elena I get it. You don't have to explain anything to me, I just wanted to know my friend is okay."


As we head to our first class when we stop and notice someone who we've never seen at the front office and of course we stop to gawk at him. And he is defiantly something to gawk at.

"Hold up. Who's this?" Bonnie stops us and we continue to check his backside out

"All I see is back." Elena comments

"It's a hot back." I nod my head and I can't stop from letting my eyes wander to his nicely shaped ass.

"Ladies this is going to be a good year, I can feel it." I smile brightly

"How can you tell already?" Elena and Bonnie look at me for an answer

"Because nothing ever happens in this boring town and now we have a hot new mysterious student. Things can only get better from here." I lead them and strut to history.


Finally the long school day ended and now it is time for the annual lets dish about the day at The Grill. Caroline can only talk all about the new guy and even though he is extremely hot she is annoying me with all of this trivia about someone who I've only seen a few times.

"His name is Stefan Salvatore. He lives with his uncle up at the old Salvatore boarding house. He hasn't lived here since he was a kid. Military family, so they moved around a lot. He's a gemini, and his favorite color is blue." we sit down as Caroline seems so proud of herself for finding out every possible detail about the new guy except for his blood type.

"You got all of that in one day?" Bonnie asks surprised

"Bon, have you met Care. She can get that in a few hours."

"Natalia is right. I got that between third and fourth period. We're planning a June wedding."

"Okay, Barbie now you've gone too far. Planning a wedding and he doesn't even know your name. Sounds like a match made in Caroline heaven." I smirk and Care only rolls her eyes at me.

"Make fun of me all you wan Talia, but Stefan and I are made for each other. The sooner he sees it the better it will be for him."

I lean over to Bonnie's side and whisper into her ear "Please tell me when Care comes back to planet earth, because this blonde impersonator is crazy Barbie." Bonnie laughs

"Hey stop I'm not crazy. I just have imagination." Care defends.

"Whatever Care, just don't make any comments on me ordering cheese fries because I'm starving." I wave Matt over and smile as he comes to take our oder. Matt is my brother's best friend and he is so lovable, and he's basically another brother to me.

"Hey Matty!"

He waves and greets the girls "Are you ladies ready to order?" he asks

"Yes, Caroline here will have the side salad which honestly just makes her hungry, but she refuses to eat any carbs in the fear of getting fat. But me on the other hand will take an large order of cheese fries with a coke and some chicken wings oh and whatever else Bonnie wants." I smile and know that Care is burning daggers into my skull for saying this but really she needs to live a little. Eating some cheese fries wont't kill her that much and if it does at least she died happy and full of cheese and fried potatoes.

"Right on it." Matt leaves to place our order

The moment he was away Caroline whipped her head and glared at me

"Did you have to say that Talia?"

"It was the truth Care, and if you wanted to deny it all you had to do was speak up. And plus it was just Matt. He doesn't care what you eat or don't eat."

"Talia's right Care, you have to stop worrying about what everyone else has to say and just live your life." Bonnie adds in

"I'm living my life exactly like I want to. One side salad at a time." we laugh our asses off when Matt comes with our food.

"Here you go ladies. Side salad for Careoline, Turkey Sandwich for Bon, and the whole kitchen sink for Natalia." I snatch my food and begin to scarf it down.

"Haha so funny Matthew. A girl has to have her cheese fries and that's what I have."

"I'm just messing with you Nat. So how's Elena doing?" we all three looked at each other because we knew he was going to ask us this. He asks almost every time since she dumped him back when her parents died.

Bonnie put her hands in the air "Oh, no. So not getting in the middle. You pick up the phone and call her."

"I'm with Bonnie on this one Matt. Sorry, it's girl code. We don't spill on our girl when she is going through a rough time. She'll talk to you if you just call her."

"I feel weird calling her. She broke up with me."

'Give it more time Matt." Bonnie assures him but that backfires when Elena walks in with Stefan looking all cozy and my heart breaks for Matt.

'More time, huh?"Matt hides his hurt expressions as Elena and Stefan near our table.

"Hey, I'm Matt, nice to meet you." he offers his hand out to shake Stefan.

"Hi Stefan." they all exchange the awkward hi's before Matt walks away.

Stefan sits down and he seems nice, but nervous to meet Elena's friends. The awkward silence and Caroline undressing him in her mind was enough to drive me crazy that I introduce myself first.

I hold out my hand to shake Stefan's. "Hello, I'm Natalia Lockwood and it's a pleasure to finally meet the face of first new person at our school in years."

"It's nice to meet you Natalia. Elena has told me great things about all of you." Caroline didn't like the attention not being on her so she interjects our conversation.

" So, you were born in Mystic Falls?" she asks all interested

"Mm-Hmm. And moved when I was still young."

"Parent's?"

"My parents passed away." I know Elena felt for him

"I'm sorry. Any siblings?" Elena asks trying to change the subject

"None that I talk to. I live with my uncle."

"Why is it because they're assholes? Because I can totally relate, my brother Tyler is a total douche."

Stefan laughs at my forwardness to share about my family. "Um, sort of, but we just don't talk." I understood he didn't want to talk about it.

"So, Stefan, if you're new, then you don't know about the party tomorrow." Caroline insists

"It's a back to school thing at the falls." Bonnie informs him and he just turns to Elena asking if she is going and I can only smile that Elena is moving on from her parents death. I can't even imagine what I would be like if I lost my parents. I can only hope that I never have to experience it.

"So it's settled then Stefan you're going to the party and keep Elena company. And I'm going to find some hot guy to stick his tongue down my throat." Stefan smiles weakly at me.


Right before Elena and Jeremy's parents death.

Jeremy and I are lounging around in his room playing video games

"Come on Jer, you said you would be my date to the party." I pouted my bottom lip in exaggeration in order to get Jeremy to reconsider going with me.

"Nat, why do you want to hang out with those people any way. They're all jocks and bully's and you don't even like most of them." Jeremy leans back on his bed and looks at me and I really put on the pout which I know will make him melt. He can't say no to me, or at least I hope he won't.

"Pretty please Jer, Care's making me go because I'm on the cheerleading team and I don't want to party with some jocks. Please if you go I'll let you win at pool and I will make you any food that you want." I'm literally almost straddling Jeremy's lap and he hasn't said anything.

Jeremy looks into my eyes and smiles "Fine, but you better make you your grandma Lockwood's chocolate cake."

I smile and hug my best friend "Thank you Jer, and don't worry I'll get you all fat and happy with my baking. Now we have to get dressed for the party." I dragged Jeremy away from the video games and pulled him to him to his closet to change out of his gammer shirt and into something party acceptable.

I was throwing shirts out of his closet and was not surprised there wasn't one article of clothing that didn't have some type of video game on it.

I look at my best friend judging his taste in clothing "Really Jeremy. You don't have a single jus plain black or white t-shirt. Isn't that like an essential clothing item for a guy?" Jeremy just played with some figurines on his desk

"Not every one is the daughter of the mayor and what not."

"Jeremy Gilbert your dad is a freaking doctor you have some money or can at least ask for a regular shirt."

He snatched some of his clothes from my hands and placed them back in the closest. "Hey." Jeremy said pointing his finger at me "You said you like my gammer shirts, and I'm pretty suer you have some hidden behind you Ralph Lauren." I just roll my eyes at him

"True. Jeremy Gilbert you are perfect to me." I bring him into a hug. "But you'd more perfect if you just wore plain black shirt." he gives in and searches and does find a plain black shirt and changes into it and does a little twirl for me.

"Does this work for you."

'Perfect Mr. Gilbert. Just perfect."


Tyler had already given me the big brother lecture of not running off into the middle of the woods with some random guy, and if he caught me doing such a thing he would make sure no guy would ever date me. Wow over protective much, especially since he's going to take Vickie out to the middle of the woods to do who knows what with her.

I spot Elena and Bonnie and head straight for them bringing my arms around their necks.

"Sup girlies! Some party huh?"

"Talia I love your outfit.' Bonnie says taking a step back and checking out my floral crop top and leather jacket and jean combo.

"Well thank you Miss. Bennet. Y'all look beautiful as always. So where is Romeo?" I said looking for Stefan

"Um he's coming." Elena chuckled at my nickname for her new potential boyfriend.

There was awkward silence and I needed to see what was up "What were you two talking about?" I ask nudging Elena's arm

Bonnie spoke up "We're talking about who Stefan has the romance novel stare." I laughed so hard

"OMG yes he so does. He is like Edward Cullen on steroids" Elena just kept blushing

"Oh, okay he's a little pretty." Elena admits and I just hug her.

"Awww you're like the better version of Bella. Minus the whole vampire's and werewolves. But other than that you're so Bella." Elena couldn't help but smile at me referencing her new crush to a fictional character. Stefan comes and steals Elena away for the night and that just leaves Bonnie and I to drink and gossip with each other.

"Hey Nat, how are you after everything that has happened with Jeremy?"

I look at my solo cup before I answer "I'm fine. I lost my best friend and I can say I'm never better. So let's not dwell on the past. Because Bonnie you and I need to get some smoking hot boyfriends and if anything else someone to make out with for the night." I wink at Bonnie

"Natalia, I'm serious. Jeremy and you were joined at the hip. It couldn't have been easy to know he's not around you anymore."

If there was one person who I couldn't lie to it was Bonnie. Like Caroline she also understands me more than anyone else in my life.

I turn to face her and instantly she knows exactly how I'm doing.

"If I'm being honest Bon, I miss him so much." I move my gaze to the ground so in case I cry she wont see it.

"Nat I'm sure he misses you, Elena has even said that sometimes he asks about you and how you're doing."

"He asks his sister about me, but he wont text or call me?" Bonnie can see that I'm starting to get angry

She tries to reach out and rub my arm in comfort, but I move out of her reach.

"Nat, Jeremy still needs some time before…"

"Before what Bon? I have given him time and he can't even look me in the eyes when we pass each other in the hall way. It's like I have the black plague and he's worried about catching it if he even looks at me! I'm his best friend and he shut me out and decided drugs was his next best option!"

"I know nothing I say can make this better but…"

I shake my head as I needed to stop talking about him. "Bonnie I have accepted the fact that Jeremy and I may never be friends, I just don't need to hear that he's to chicken to pick up the phone and call me. I would rather him forget that we were ever friends than have him ignore me like he has been doing.

Bonnie understood that I needed some space so I decided to head over to where the food was at when I noticed Tyler was stomping away from the woods. I thought it was strange that he was furious. I strolled over to my brother wondering what bug was up his ass.

"Ty." I shouted his name

He looked at me and rolled his eyes when he saw it was me. Let's just say we have a love hate relationship.
"What do you want Talia? I'm not in the mood for any more shit."

I rolled my eyes at my brother for his rudeness. I could have been giving him a drink and here he is stating he does want to deal with shit.

"I was just wanting to know why you're so mad? Wait did someone find out that your dick is micro sized?" I knew he would be fuming mad but I kept waning to push to see what he'll tell me

"Nat stop! Okay,I don't need any of this shit, especially from you?" I stomped over to my brother.

I stood in front of him ready for him to tell me everything. "Ty what happened tonight? Did something happen between you and Vicki?" if she hurt my brother in any way I was so going to kill her. She can't just steal Jeremy away and toy with his emotions and mess with my brother.

"It's nothing," Ty this it trough and decided to open up to me. We may not always get a long, but we're brother and sister so we'll always be there for each other if we like it or not.

"I know Vicki has feelings for both Jeremy and I, but she won't choose. She keeps going back and forth and I'm done playing games with her."

"Then dump her like the trash she is and move on. There's plenty of beautiful girls that are better than Vicki Donovan."

"Talia, I love her." this was a shock to my system. Tyler has never loved a girl in his life and here he is spilling that he is in love with non other than Vicki. FML.

"Ty if you're in love with then fight for her. Show her that you're the one she should pick. Plus…." there is a huge commotion coming from the forest and Ty and I walk to see what all the fuss is about. Just then Jeremy is running out with an unconscious Vicki in his arms and she's bleeding from her neck. What the hell attacked her? Everyone rushes to her side and the cold part of my heart melts a little as I see how caring Jeremy is acting toward Vicki. Even though he's being kind to her, it just reminds me how much I care for him. I know you shouldn't wait for a man to notice you, but I just feel that maybe Jeremy Gilbert is still someone that is still worth waiting for.


Of course the whole town is in uproar at the news of Vicki Donovan getting attacked. I swear if she wasn't Matt's sister I wouldn't give a damn. Everyone is saying it was some kind of animal that attacked her and that we should all stay clear of the woods, especially at night.

Everyone is hanging out at The Grill and the topic of conversation is what attacked Vicki. I blew off any talk about her until everyone see's my brother and Jeremy about to go at it by the pool table.

"How bad is she? Do they know what attacked her? Is she going to make a full recovery? Was she happy to see you? What room number was she in?" Jeremy is getting all up in Ty's face trying to prove who cares for the bitch in the hospital, obviously Jeremy cares more because Ty can't get around to telling mom he is in sexual relationship with Vicki Donovan.

"I'm going to kick your ass." Tyler is getting pissed and Caroline and Bonnie look at me telling me to stop him before things get out of hand. That's the thing with us Lockwood's we have horrible tempers.

"Yeah, you keep saying that, but when are you actually going to do it? Huh? 'Cause I vote for right here and right now." and that's my cue, I step between my brother and Jeremy placing one hand on each other their chests pushing them away from each other.

"Hey that's enough. You two do not need to fighting each other over a girl." I look in the eyes of my brother who is just annoyed and Jeremy who looks disgusted I would tell him what to do. I have no idea what has happened to him and I don't like it.

"Walk away, Gilbert. It's your final warning." Tyler says pushing against my hold on his chest

"Ty that's enough…"

"No, this is your final warning, dick. I'm sick of watching you play Vicki. You hurt her one more time, I swear to God, I will kill you." Jeremy storms off and I'm left alone with an egotistic brother who just wants to beat up my ex-best friend. I've had enough of Jeremy's bullshit so I stomp over to him and force to turn around and face me.

"What the hell Jeremy? Why are you so badly wanting to pick a fight with Ty?" I'm all in his face and he has no emotion what so ever

"Like you care Nat, all you care about is who yourself."

"What the hell is that supposed to mean? I'm one of the most selfless people I know!"

Jeremy drags me to a secluded corner in The Grill. "The Natalia Lockwood I knew wouldn't give up her friend when he needed her the most!"

"And the Jeremy Gilbert I knew would never have cut me out of his life and then sleep with my brother's girlfriend." I start to walk away but I needed to say one last thing.
"And just so you know I knocked on your door everyday this summer and you never opened it once. You had Elena say you weren't in when we both know you were hiding behind the door telling to not let me in. Jeremy I'm still your friend, I just don't know if you're still mine." Jeremy doesn't say anything as I walk away and when I turn around to see if he wants to say something I just see him head over to Vicki's direction. This pisses me off and all I want to do is hit something or someone. I just glare at Jeremy and how concerned he is with Vicki, but he couldn't even fight for our friendship. Tyler walks over Vicki after Jeremy leaves and tries to ask Vicki how's she's doing. But she acts like the bitch she is and dismisses my brother and that's all I needed.

Vicki and everyone didn't even see me coming as I slapped her across the face. She cradles her face in shock and shots daggers into me for what I did, but I only smirked.

I lean into her ear and whisper "Don't ever think you can treat my brother like that again. Tyler does care, or he wouldn't bother asking why a low life scum like yourself is okay after getting attacked." I stare straight into her eyes as I say the next part "If you ever do it again, you will regret ever sleeping with my brother and my best friend at the same time." I walked away as Vicki processed that I know about her relationship with both my brother and Jeremy.

When I get back to the pool table where Caroline and Bonnie are they look at me waiting for me to explain myself.

"The bitch got what she deserved. She can't mess with my brother and not expect me to be happy about it."

"Are you sure it doesn't have to do with Jeremy?" Of course Bonnie is going to bring this up again,

"I don't want to talk about it Bon. Let's just focus on this awesome comet that's passing through the sky tonight." I faked another smile and pushed my real feeling deep within me.

The rest of the evening was going great until Jeremy was freaking out over where Vicki is. He is literally going around asking everyone he knows if they have seen her. He really is obsessed with her and it drives me insane that she doesn't appreciate him like she should.

He is now coming up to our table to see if we've seen her and of course my brother acts like the douche he is. And Elena accuses Jeremy of dealing drugs and I just watch as the madness unfolds.

"You wanna do this right now?" Jeremy asks my brother who is restraint all of his anger from hitting Jeremy right now

"She's never going to go for you." Ty eggs on an then Jeremy drops the bomb that he has slept with her multiple times and everyone is in shock but me. Everyone is freaking out where Vicki is and I have to force myself not lose it. Carolin is the only one who agrees with me that this whole where is Vicki thing is blown way out of proportion. Finally they find the bitch and all she was doing is wandering the streets, most likely high and that's sick that she has everyone looking for her and she can care about is drugs.

Care looks at Bonnie and I "Uhh, it's just so much drama. Ever notice how the druggies are the biggest attention whores?"

I reach over and high five her "You're preaching to the choir Care." all three of become quit when the ever so handsome Stefan Salvatore came to our table

"Um, have you guys seen Elena?"

"I think she went home." Bonnie notices how sad Stefan looks knowing that Elena isn't with us

I'm gonna give you Elena's cell number and her email." Bonnie is reaching into her bag for paper and pen and Caroline and I can only smile that finally Elena is going t hopefully move on from her parents death and dumping Matt.

"She is big on texting, and you can tell her... "I said so". Bonnie hands the paper to Stefan and then she just starts to stare at him and it's weird when she doe stuff like this especially in front of the hot new guy.

"You okay?" Stefan asks her and she snaps out of her trance

"What happened to you? That's so rude. I'm sorry. Excuse me." Bonnie leaves Caroline and I to explain to Stefan how she can sometimes be weird and space out like she just did. Stefan leaves and it's just Caroline and I alone gossiping over pointless stuff, but I can see she is upset over not having a boy want to be with her life Stefan is with Elena. I ask if she wants to spend the night at my house, but she says she just wants to be left alone. I leave Caroline reluctantly but there is really nothing I can do when she goes into that state. As I leave The Grill I smile as I pass an extremely hot guy who winks at me. We must be getting a lot of new people, because I've never seen him before.


Today is the first day of cheerleading practice for the new year, and I'm not looking forward to it. Mostly because my mother is the one who forced me into cheerleading. She even made me quit soccer so I could focus more of my time into one sport, plus as the Mayor's daughter I'm required to participate in all of the towns charity events and anything else my mother feels I should be involved in. Bonnie is still freaking out over what she felt last night when she touched Stefan. I need to clear my head because tonight is also the Lockwood families annual back to school dinner at The Grill. Basically its an excuse for my parents to say they are interested in what is going on in Tyler and I's life. usually it ends with my dad and Ty arguing over something stupid and my mother forcing me into another charity event that I have to help her run.

I spot my brother passing a football around with Matt and I decide as his younger sister I should at least bug him every once in a while. Matt is about to pass the ball to my brother, but I intercept it and it just makes Ty mad.

"Nat, why can't you just hang out with your own friends? Stop bothering me." I knew he would react this way because that is what an older brother does, so I do the next best thing and I chuck the ball straight at my brother who was not ready for it and I watch as the football smacks him in the face. he falls flat on his ass while Matt is cracking up as he try to help him up.

"What's wrong Ty? I thought you were this great athlete and yet I put you on your ass with one simple throw." Tyler gets up and stomps over to me and gets in my face

"Listen here Natalia, you do not embarrass me in front of everyone at school. I'm you big brother and you will treat me with respect."

"Really because all I see is a douche who needs to tone down his ego."

Ty rolls his eyes at "Shut up Nat." even when things get hate between Ty and I, we can always get over things. We fight hard, but we love each other even harder. Nothing can replace family and Ty and I will always have each other.

I hug my brother and I can feel him relax as he hugs me back "You know you love me Ty." I look up at him with my big puppy dog eyes and Ty's clod exterior melts as he smiles at me

"I can never be mad at you Nat. Now please leave Matt and I are talking about guy things and you don't need to be around while we do." really Ty thinks he can get rid of me because Matty wants to discuss Elena dating Stefan and not him. Please I can offer Matt better advise than anything my brothers small brain can ever think of.

I raise my eyebrow and smirk at the two of them "Really Ty. Would it happen to do with anything about Matt feeling jealous for Elena moving on with Stefan."

Matt looks shocked that I knew this "How did you um.. How do you know that is what we're going to talk abut?" Matt asks me as Ty and him continue to throw the ball around

"Call it a girls intuition, but honestly it's not hard to see you don't like them being together." I walk to Matt and drape my arm around his shoulder "Matty you're like another brother to and I know you better than you know yourself. So trust me when I know you're jealous of your ex-girlfriend moving on with another guy who isn't you."

Ty decide to add to the hurt by taunting Matt with pointing out Elena is walking towards us with Stefan. "Look... there's Elena and her new boyfriend. Now, what are they doing? Oh, they're walking, walking, walking. Yep. Right into the sunset."

"You're a dick." Matt reply's

"While you just stand there looking like one of those little yard trolls." Matt and I give my brother a WTF look and can't believe how dumb he is sometimes

"They're called gnomes, dumbass." I say shoving my brother a little he just blows me off

"Hey, what am I supposed to do, Ty? She made her choice." I feel for Matty because I know he loves Elena and he always will have a special place in hi heart for her.

"Let her know she made the wrong one." Ty throws the ball straight for Stefan who's back is turned even with Matt and I telling him not to. What we did not expect was for Stefan to turn around and catch it and then throw it back and knock Ty on his ass for the second time today. Matt and I laugh as Ty looks embarrassed.

"Yeah Ty, you should try to prove things more often. It's working for you." I pat my brother as I head inside to change for cheerleading practice. Caroline has made it a rule to wear short shorts and tank tops for every practice. I don't mind wearing them, but cheerleading is the last thing I have on my mind right now.

I take a seat next to Bonnie and Elena and begin to stretch

"Hey Talia what are you doing tonight?" Elena asks me as I continue to stretch

I have my left arm stretched behind my back "I have my annual dinner with my parents to discuss how school is going. Why, is there something you need me to do?" I look at Elena who looks at Bonnie who looks sad that I won't be able to do something with them.

"Um it's just Bonnie doesn't have a good feeling about Stefan and I wanted them both to come over for dinner tonight to see if she can learn to like him. And Bonnie.."

"Bonnie doesn't want to be there alone without some back up so you were wondering if I was free to join."

"Yes, that's exactly it. So can you come?" Bonnie asks with pleading eyes and I tell her the best solution I can offer her.

"Well I do have to eat dinner with my parents, but I'll be over at Elena's right after I'm done." Bonnie jumps up and hugs me.

"Okay get it Bon, you're my favorite person in the world too." we smile at each other

"So I saw you put your brother on his ass today." Elena says nudging me

"Yeah, well you know I'm his little sister and someone has to remind him he's not king of the world."

"What's going on with you and my brother. Bonnie told me how you had to separate them fighting with each other the other day?"

I take in an intake of breath before I answer. "To be honest Elena. I don't know what the hell is wrong with your brother. Right after your parents died I was by his side making sure he knew he wasn't alone. I was there for him and then he shut me out. I thought it was because he needed to be alone, but then he decides to sleep with Vicki at the exact same time she is also sleeping with my brother." I can't even look at Bonnie and Elena because I can't let them see how upset I am over loosing my best friend

"Talia, Jeremy is acting out for what ever reason and please don't forget that he does care about you and I know he misses you too."

"Well he has a funny way of showing it."

Bonnie sees the tension an decides to change the subject.

"Seriously, where is Caroline?"

"I don't know. It's not like her. Try her again." Bonnie pulls out her phone to call Care when she pulls up in some guys car who by the way is extremely hot. We all gawk at the guy behind the wheel when I realize it's the guy from the Grill last night.

Caroline bends over and kiss the guy and then struts to the rest of the squad who are all think who is this guy.

"Oh, my God. That must be the mystery guy from the grill." Bonnie exclaims to Elena and I.

"That's not a mystery guy. That's Damon Salvatore." Elena informs us and my mouth hangs open even more.

"Salvatore, as in Stefan?" Bonnie asks

"Wait so the Salvatore's have the hot gene and all I get in my family is my brother who is such a dumbass and a douche and Stefan get's a super model for a brother! FML."


Caroline comes over us and is smiling brightly at us "I got the other brother. Hope you don't mind. Sorry I'm late, girls. I, uh, was busy. All right, let's start with the double pike herkey hurdler, what do you say?" Caroline says to Elena before she turns her attention to the rest of the squad. The three of us get up to join in practice. Everything is going well until Caroline decides to act like a bitch and move Elena to the back. I know Elena was struggling since she didn't come to camp, but Care is being especially bitchy today.

Practiced ended and I showered quickly before driving to The Grill to await the wonderful dinner that is to come.

I walked into The Grill with anticipation of fear that to-night would be one of the nights that my father and brother would start a vocal fight with each other. It's not that my father is violent towards his children because he has never laid a finger on me but my brother is a different story. Maybe it's because for me being the girl he expects that my mother will handle me and teach me right for wrong. In my dads eyes Tyler is a problem child who needs more work in controlling his temper.

I found my parents but no Tyler at a booth with their evening cocktails.

"Natalia sweetie there you are. Do you know where your brother is he got out of practice 20 minutes ago?"

"Oh sorry mom I don't know where Ty is but I'm sure he will walk through doors soon". The conversations with my parents was mostly about how school was. It was also about my duties for the annual Lockwood fall event. Its were all the founding families come together and give money for charities and learn about Mystic Falls history.

My mother informed me that my job was to make sure everyone is enjoying themselves and to help greet everyone at the door with her. It wasn't the worst job but I would rather be in my room doing homework or going to soccer practice.

As dinner was being served Ty came and sat down next to me. The look on my fathers face told it all. He was upset that my brother came to family dinner so late.

"It's nice for you to join us Tyler. I can see the new expensive watch that we got you isn't working because you certainly couldn't be bothered to look at it since you are 30 minutes late to an annual family dinner. What do you have to say for your self young man." It was 15 minutes of my father scolding Ty on the importance of managing his time wisely. The dinner got more awkward when Vickie came to take our food away. I could see the look of disgust on my mothers face as she saw Vicki eyeing my brother. I felt bad for Vickie even with everything that she has done wrong in her life she didn't deserve the disapproving look from my mother. Ty wouldn't even look up from his food to even meet Vickie's gaze.

Once Vickie got the message that we were fine she left feeling embarrassed. That's when my mother broke the awkward silence by telling Ty that he could do better than Vickie Donovan. I took this as my opportunity to leave before things gotten more tense.

"Um hey may I be excused. Elena wanted me to come to her house tonight to help study for an upcoming test." I lied know my mother would never let me leave if she knew I just wanted to ditch family dinner.

"Yes, course Natalia. Just make sure you're home by curfew." I kiss her on the cheek and the same for my dad before I left an drove to Elena's.

I knocked on Elena's door and was greeted by a worried looking Elena.

"What's wrong?" I whisper and she just turns her head I peer in to see non other than Caroline and Stefan's brother whose name escapes me because all I can see are those captivating blue eyes.
"Oh, gotcha. Well you're lucky I'm here to lighten the mood." I hug Elena and I make my way to greet everyone else.

I turn to Stefan's brother who is eyeing me and I smile and stretch my hand out for him

"Hi we haven't met. I'm Natalia Lockwood." He takes my hand and places a kiss on hit which is hard for me not to blush the moment he does.

"Oh believe me if I had met someone as beautiful as you I would have remembered. I'm Damon Salvatore. Stefan's older, hotter brother." I smile as I sit down next to Bonnie who looks uncomfortable with Damon being here along with Stefan. I rub her shoulder assuring her everything is going to be okay.

"So what have I missed?" I ask breaking the silence

"Um, we were just talking about how Stefan showed up your brother today at practice." Caroline adde happily

I give Stefan a thumbs up "Good job, Stef. Tyler needs to have someone remind him he's not God." everyone laughs and Damon keeps looking from Elena to me and it's giving me this weird feeling.

"So Natalia, we just spent a wonderful time learning about Bonnie's family. Why don't you tell us about yours." Damon says looking me in the eyes. It didn't phase me though and I smiled back at him

"Well, my family was one of the founders of this town and they also have always been the Mayor's of Mystic Falls. My dad is the current Mayor and he likes to think he walks on water. Just like how my brother thinks he is the best thing to happen to the world since sliced bread. So that's all there is to know about my family. What about you Damon? Anything we should know about the Salvatore's?" I didn't realize how close I was getting to Damon until someone cleared their throat.

"Nothing that is even close to exciting as coming from a long line of Mayors."

Everyone continues to have a good time, and Elena ask Bonnie and I to come with her to the kitchen so we can gossip about how the nigh tis going .

"I don't know what you had against Stefan Bonnie. He seems perfectly nice, and not to add has a great gene pool." Elena and Bonnie just look at me.
"Hey don't act like you two can't help but drool over how smoking hot Damon is. He has the whole dark hair and piercing blue eyes and come on he is hot."

"Talia, you're crazy. Damon is attractive, but I like Stefan more." Elena say, but I can see through her lie.

"What ever Gilbert. But just to let you girls know if I wasn't so loyal to the girl code I would so totally be all over Damon. But alas I will just have to wait for my prince charming."

We were brought back into the group conversation as Caroline called to our attention how she couldn't believe Tanner let Stefan onto the team.

"That's what I always tell him. You have to engage. You can't just sit there and wait for life to come to you. You have to go get it." Damon adds in smiling at me as he talks about his brother.

"Yeah, Elena wasn't so lucky today. It's only because you missed summer camp. God, I don't know how you're ever going to learn the routines." everyone was shocked out how rude Caroline was being and even I have to say this rude even for her.

"Um Care did you forget to take your nice pills? Because you're acting like a total bitch." I get up and I honestly don't care if she's upset. She needs to know that she crossed a line and so I decide to clean up some of the dishes in the kitchen.

It wasn't long before Elena joined me with a hurt expression her face. I turn to her and let it all out.

"Elena I'm sorry about Caroline's insensitivity. I will stay late and help you learn the routines, honestly I want you to still be on the squad."

She smiles at me and picks up a mug and begins to wash it. "Thanks Natalia, but she's right that's not me anymore. I'm not the same girl I was three months ago. Things have changed and I need to accept that."

"One more." Damon walks into the kitchen with another mug and Elena slightly smiles at him as she takes the mug from him. I can tell this is my cue to leave so I head back into the living room to see if there is anything else that needs to be cleaned. Bonnie noticed that Elena and Damon were now left alone in the kitchen so she dragged me back to help ask if she needed help cleaning anything so that she wouldn't be alone with Damon.

When Damon left it was weird that Elena was a little sad that he didn't stay and I wonder if my best friend is bringing to have feelings for him, because if she is she needs to seriously give up one hot brother so that some of us can have one for ourselves.

I waved my hand in her face to grab her attention from gawking at where Damon stood.

"Earth to Elena, did Bon and I miss something between you and Damon?" I ask as I dry one of the last mugs and Bonnie and I both eye her waiting for her answer.

"There's nothing going on with Damon and I, he was just telling me about Stefan's ex who I just found out was also in a relationship with Damon."

I almost broke the mug I was drying due to almost dropping it from what I just heard. "Elena Gilbert you do not need to be getting into a relationship with a guy who has possible ex problems, because the whole sharing a girl with your brother thing is so wrong." I stated

"Nat, how am I supposed to even believe anything Damon said, he could have been lying for all I know." Elena snaps back.

"And you don't know if Stefan is telling the truth, just be careful with him." Elena nods as I exit the kitchen and head out to my car in her driveway.

I thought having two new people living in our small town would be a good thing, but the only thing that has come with the arrival of Stefan and Damon Salvatore is death.

A/N

Here is the rewrite for chapter 1 please let me know what you think of it.