A:N/ Well, hello hello! Once again, I am back with a new story. Which I may add, I think is my best one yet. I know this chapter is small, but this is only an into chapter into my new characters background. Giving you guys a little look to see if you'll like it or not. This story is going to begin from Season 2 ep 12 of The Vampire Diaries. As you'll see if you read this chapter to the end. Which I hope you all will.

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'Hey mom, I'm on my way home. I can't wait to see you and lil' sis! I've missed yous so much; I can't wait to tell you all about my travels. See you soon. X'

A grin grew across my face as I hit send on my phone. I was finally returning home. After almost 3 years, I finally get to see my family again.

I sighed as I waited for my cab to pull up. My bags were all packed and waiting. I gripped the plane tickets tightly in my hand. It was all becoming so real, so fast. Taking a few deep breaths, I managed to get my racing heart under control.

A noise from outside startled me, I peered out the window from the second floor flat to see my cab waiting by the kerb for me. I gave the man a wave to let him know that I knew he was there. I gripped my suitcase and threw my bag over my shoulder. I opened the door and stood in the entrance. All kinds of thoughts were going through my mind. 'Was I doing the right thing?' 'Will people accept me for who I am… for who I've become?'. Shaking my head to clear the intruding thoughts, I gave my apartment a last look. This had been my home for the last three years. The hardest three years of my entire life. But it was time; it was time to return home. To my family, my friends and my life.

The journey on the plane was fast, too fast for my liking. I still wasn't sure if what I was doing was the right thing, for myself or my family. The only way to find out was to go home. I'll just have to see what happens. The pane came to a halt at my destination; the nerves were flowing once more.

"Come on, Jessica. Get your shit together!"

I tried to give myself a pep talk to get my ass off this plane. Surprisingly, it worked. I was now walking through the airport, steadily taking each step as I could smell the fresh air coming through the doors. I approached the large glass doors as the automatically opened. It was just like I remembered, nothing had changed, and everything looked the exact same. The air smelled the same, although, it smelled a lot stronger.

"Hey, where you off to, miss…?" The cab driver took my bag for me and put it into his trunk. He paused as he waited for me to give him my name.

I smiled, "Miss Forbes. I'm going home."

"So, Miss Forbes. What brings you to Mystic falls?" The driver asked. I could see him looking at me in his rear-view mirror. He was awaiting my reply.

"I umm, I have family here." I nodded. He smirked in response.

"Ohh, Sherriff Forbes? Relation to you I presume?"

He was pressing, a little too much for my liking.

"You presume correct. She is my mother." I replied, annoyance evident in my tone.

He nodded once more and then dropped the conversation. I wasn't one to be annoyed, but being back here for the first time in three years had me on edge.

The cab stopped outside my mom's house. I paid the man as he placed my items on the sidewalk. I turned around to face my home. It hadn't changed one bit, everything was in the exact same place. My heart began to race once more as I walked up the three steps to the front door.

My hand hovered in the air, to scared to knock the door to my own home.

"Fuck! Come on."

My knuckles connected with the solid wood of the door. Two knocks was all it took before someone opened the door.

"Hi…" I smiled shyly.

"It can't be…"

My little sister Caroline answered the door. I had missed her far too much. Don't get me wrong, we fought like cat and dog almost every day, but I loved her unconditionally.

"You're home!" she beamed and encased me into a death tightening hug.

"Care… Care, you're crushing the life out of me!" I gasped.

She stepped back, still keeping a tight grip on my arms.

"How are you? What have you been doing?" She paused for a quick moment, "You have to tell me everything!"

I laughed, "You haven't changed a bit, have you." I smiled. She was grown up, there was only one year between us, but she looked different. She was stronger and more beautiful. There was something else but I couldn't quite put my finger on it.

"So… where is mom?" I asked.

Caroline rolled her eyes, "Where do you think?" she huffed.

"I don't know… work by any chance?" We both laughed in unison. God, I loved this human.

"I've missed you, Caroline." There was a serious tone to my voice, I stroked her arm as she held my free hand in her own and gently squeezed it.

"I've missed you too. So much has happened since you left."

I frowned, "What do you mean? Mom said everything was fine when I last spoke to her."

Caroline's pupils dilated, "Ohh, yeah. I just mean with school and that."

She was deflecting. Classic Caroline move.

I crossed my arms over my chest, "You're lying."

She furrowed her brows, "Am not."

"Cut the shit, Care. I know when you're talking rubbish, so don't lie to me." I pressed.

She sniggered, "You know what? You can't just come back here after three years and think nothing's changed. You're the one that left; you're the one that hardly kept in contact with me. So no, I'm not lying, Jessica."

"Okay, okay. I'm sorry. Please, forget I said anything." I whispered. I could see that she was different. I just wasn't expecting her to be something else completely. "Is my room still my room?" I asked.

She nodded, "Yip, just the way you left it," She pointed up the hall, "I did try and convince mom into turning it into a walk in closet, but she said no."

I rolled my eyes, "Of course you did."

"Well, I'm really really happy that you're back, but I have to go out. Can we catch up when I get back?"

I smiled to hide the fact that I was disappointed that she was leaving just as I got here. She smiled and walked out of the house.

I flopped my bag onto my bed and began to unpack everything from inside. I felt surreal to be back in my own home, in my own room and my own comfort, but I had never felt more out of place than I had right this moment.

Two hours had passed, it was now midnight and there was no sign of my mom or Caroline. I was finished unpacking all my stuff, there was nothing more for me to do. I was beginning to get hungry. Famished even.

My stomach was beginning to rumble, I caught a glimpse of my reflection in my mirror. Veins were protruding from under my eyes and my teeth began to elongate. Ohh yeah, didn't I mention I was a vampire? Whoops. I guess you learn something new every day after all.

"No…" I moaned to myself. I rustled through my bag; in my hand I held it. A blood bag. I tore it open and began to drink, the taste was sickening. I hated every moment of it as it slowly slid down my throat. I chocked. I couldn't continue drinking it any longer.

I sped into the bathroom and spat out every last drop that I could manage to get up. The sink was now covered in discarded blood; the drops began to run down the sides and into the drain.

"I'm home!" My mom's all too familiar tone rang through my ears. "Hello?" She called once more. I turned the tap on, trying to hide all evidence from sight. Once I was certain there was no more blood in sight I opened the door and walked out.

She was shocked, "Jess?" Tears were building in her eyes.

"Hi mom." I smiled through my own tears.

"Ohh honey, come here!" She rushed over to me and I rushed to her. "I've missed you so much." She cried as we were now in each other's arms.

"I've missed you to mom." I smiled into her shoulder.

"Why didn't you tell me you were coming back?" She pushed me back to look at my in the face.

I frowned, "I did? I sent you a message before I boarded my plane."

"Ohh shoot. I had my phone off all day at work. I'm so sorry, sweetie." She smiled apologetically.

I shook my head, "It's okay. I'm here now, that's all that matters." She nodded in agreement and brushed away the tears from my cheek.

"Caroline is going to be so happy that you're back home!" She beamed.

I smiled slightly, "She already knows. She was the one who was here when I came back."

My mom looked a little worried, "Really? Did she say anything to you?"

I frowned, "Like what exactly?"

"Doesn't matter," She dismissed the subject at hand, "Why don't you go out? Catch up with your friends, huh? I'll make us something to eat for when you and your sister come home. How does that sound?"

I laughed, "It sounds a little crazy, considering it's twenty past twelve at night."

"You're right. How about, you go out and when we all wake in the morning. We'll all have breakfast, like the old days?"

"Mom, I haven't been gone that long. You don't have to go through a lot of trouble."

She shook her head, "Nonsense, that's what we'll do."

My stomach rumbled again causing me to place my hand over it.

"Are you okay, sweetie?"

No

"Yeah, I'm just going to go out for some food."

"There is plenty in the kitchen."

I shook my head, "It's alright. Like tou said, I can catch up with my friends."

She smiled and patted me on the shoulder, "I'm so happy you're home."

I smiled.

The warm blood ran down my throat. It was like liquid gold. Every single bit felt like bliss to me, and I couldn't get enough. My victim was like a tone weight in my grip, she didn't struggle, and she didn't flinch as I sunk my teeth deeper into her throat. One of the perks to being a monster was that I didn't have to let people see me being one, compulsion I think it was called. It was a handy tool to me. Blood bags made me sick; I could never keep the blood down. I needed something fresh, something that would satisfy me so that the hunger disappeared, for a little while anyway.

Feeding now over, I fed the helpless girl my blood to give her strength back. Once I was sure she was fully compelled, I left her to recover and made my way out of the woods. It was now four in the morning and the sun was beginning to rise above the trees.

I yawned as I was now becoming tired as I made my way home. There was a chill in the air as it nipped at my skin.

I made it inside without wakening anyone up from their slumber. I climbed into my bed and shut my eyes. Before I knew it, it was the afternoon. I hadn't realised just how much I needed that blood to be inside of me. It relaxed every muscle of my being, just thinking about how she tasted made me hungry again. I was snapped out of my luscious daydream as I heard someone knocking on the door. I frowned.

I began to walk down the hall, trying to see if I could figure out who was at the door before opening it. I didn't want to make myself known as no one knew I was back yet. Although, Caroline probably told the full school already. I smirked and shook my head.

"Hey, where have you been?"

I didn't recognise the voice, but they certainly weren't taking to me. Someone else was there with the man.

"At school. What's up?" It was Caroline. I so badly wanted to know who she was talking to but everything in me told me to stay back and listen to them. So that's what I done.

"We need to talk."

"Why? What's wrong with you?" She replied to him.

I edged closer, still staying out of sight and listened closer.

"I just don't understand one thing."

"What?"

"Why would you risk it? If a werewolf bite kills a vampire… why would you risk it?"

My blood ran cold and my skin froze over. I knew something was different about my sister, but nothing could have prepared me for what I just heard. She was a vampire.

"Because you needed help."

"I could have killed you." He replied harsher in tone.

I couldn't listen anymore. I've been home less than 24 hours and I already want to run away again. I knew something was different about her, but I can't believe that I couldn't tell that she was like me. I wanted to know, I wanted to know everything.

The front door slammed and Caroline walked in. I exited my room and stopped in front of her.

"When?" I demanded. She furrowed her brows, "When were you going to tell me that you're a vampire?"

She chocked a little. Her pupils dilated as she pushed me aside, "I don't know what you're talking about."

I cracked my jaw before speeding after her. Once she was in my grasp, I slammed her against the wall. Causing the photos that hung there to shake.

"What the hell!" Caroline's panicked face fell and was replaced with one on sorrow and pain, "Y-you're one?"

I released my grip on her throat and she placed her feet back on to the ground. This was all a fucking mess, everything I tried to avoid was now becoming a reality.

I nodded, "Yeah, I am." I sighed and rubbed my forehead. This was all too much to take in.

"When? I mean… why didn't you tell me?" Caroline sighed also.

I laughed, "Why do you think I left?"

She looked at me in horror, "I thought… I thought you were going to live with dad for a while?"

"I did for a little while but it became too much. I had to leave; I had to figure myself out. That's why I never kept much contact with you or mom. I didn't want yous to worry or think something was wrong."

She nodded, "How did you… cope alone?"

I shook my head, "I wasn't alone… not all the time."

She furrowed her brows, "What does that even mean?"

I choose not to answer her. Like I said before, this was all too much, even for me. I felt like my head was going to explode any moment now.

"Jess? Answer me." She demanded.

"Another time, alright. Let me get over the fact that my baby sis is a god damn vampire for a second."

She laughed slightly, "Okay, let me get over the fact that my big sis is a vampire and that's the reason she left me here by myself."

I frowned, "Don't be so dramatic, you had mom." I paused for a moment, why wasn't she flipping out at the fact I was a vampire? Something wasn't adding up.

"Why aren't you shocked, scared or even pissed at the fact I'm a vampire?" I asked.

"Because you aren't the only one, Jess."

I frowned, "What do you mean?"

"Well, do you think I'm the only vampire in Mystic Falls? There are more of us."

My stomach turned, I hated how she spoke of vampires as 'us' being one of them made me sick. If I could rewind time and go back to that fatal night, I would and I would change everything that took place. I still didn't know how I ended up like this, that part of my memory was gone and I don't think I'll ever get it back.

"Jess? Are you okay?"

I shook my head, "None of this is okay, Caroline! This shouldn't be happening to us, neither of us deserved this to happen." I sighed. The pain was just too much, and it was making me hungry. I was filled with anger, annoyance and hurt. So much hurt that it was beginning to consume me.

"I'm a better person because of it, Jess."

"Are you fucking out of your mind? It's a curse, nothing more. There isn't anything good about being what we are." I yelled in anger.

Caroline looked at me in shock. Completely taken aback by my outburst.

"I'm gonna go." I whispered.

"Wait! You can't leave, not again."

"I'm going for a walk. I'll see you later." I lied, well partly. I was going for a walk, but I was going for a walk so that I could rip someone's throat to shreds.

I walked to the door and slammed it behind me before speeding off into the woods.

Night had fallen and I still hadn't found someone to sink my teeth into. Everyone that I passed or followed ended up in a bigger crowd of people, and I wasn't in the mood for a massacre. Well, that can be debatable; I was in a mood for one of those. What I wasn't in the mood for was the clean up afterwards. I was far to pissed to be thinking about the consequences of what my actions may bring. I was just bloody starving.

The thought of my little sister being like me… a vampire, made me sick to my stomach. I know that I was one of those things also, but that I could deal with. Just not her, anyone but her. There was no going back now, what's done is done as they say. I just had to live with it now and move on. The pressing thought that was clouding my mind was if my mom knew or not. She seemed… off with me earlier. Asking me questions about Caroline to see if I knew the answers or not, I was starting to think that maybe she did know. What hurt more is that if she did know about her, why she didn't tell me about it.

As I was consumed by my thoughts, I hadn't realised that I had come to the side of a road by the tree line. A smell caught my senses… bourbon? As I focused all my senses to see where the smell was drifting from, my sight landed on a man, he was lying in the middle of the road, completely flat out on his back. I was going to approach him; he was going to be my victim. But, before I could make the kill, headlights from an oncoming car dazed me and I backed off into the tree line once more.

"Fuck sake!" I moaned. I just couldn't seem to catch a break today.

The car came to a sudden halt and a young woman emerged from the vehicle. Approaching the man on the road with caution, she spoke, "Sir, are you okay? What happened?" Her voice was soft, she was young. I could tell from her stance and how she held herself. She was cautious but also intrigued by the man on the road.

I edged a little closer, I was hoping for a 2 for 1 kind of deal, but I was wrong.

"I'm… lost." The man responded. His voice was strong, enchanting and a little sexy. Now I was the one who was intrigued by the man. I listened into the rest of the conversation.

"And you're lying in the middle of the road?"

"Not that kind of lost." He replied to the woman. He abruptly sat up, causing the young woman to stammer backwards. "Metaphorically, existentially." He added.

"Do you need help?"

He sighed, "Well, yes I do. Can you help me?" I watched on as he took a hip flask from his pocket and took a drink.

"You're drunk." The woman eagerly pointed out.

He smirked.

"No. Well, yes a little maybe."

She turned to leave.

"No please don't leave. I really do need help."

The mysterious man rose to his feet and fled over to the vulnerable woman and began to compel her. I was in complete awe. Caroline was right when she said there were more of us here. I just didn't expect to bump into one on my first day back. I was intrigued, suspicious, but most of all, I was fascinated.

I edged closer again to gain a better view of the scene that was unfolding before my very eyes. I could feel the veins bulging under my eyes as my fangs began to protrude from my gums. I was excited. I had never seen a game play out like this before… and I wanted to play.

"Don't move."

"I don't want any trouble."

"Neither do I but all I got is trouble."

I listened more, waiting to see if he was going to attack or just talk her to death. The hunger was so close to spilling over from within me. I could feel every nerve ending in my body burn with anticipation.

"Why can't I move?" The woman asked.

The dark haired man took another drink from his flask, and then put his hands on her shoulders.

I zoned out a little, the pressure building from within me was becoming too much. I missed the rest of their conversation as I leaned against a tree trunk, trying my best to regain my control.

"Please don't." I heard her pathetic cry of fear as I refocused my vision on the pair.

The man released her and cried out, "Okay. You're free to go."

The woman took no time in running to her vehicle, but, before she could even open her door, the man rushed to her back and sunk his teeth into her neck. It was over in seconds. Her lifeless body crumpled to the ground in a heap. He lulled his head back in what I can only call euphoria. That was the feeling I got whenever I got the taste of fresh blood on my lips.

I grazed my tongue across my lips, moistening them as they had become dry after what I watched. The man stammered backwards and his eyes connected with mine as I stood at the tree line. I felt my pupils dilate as I saw the blood dripping down his chin and splashing onto the ground. He squinted his eyes to focus on me, but I wasted no time in fleeing the scene before I lost all control.

I disappeared into the trees, leaving only air and crumpled branches behind in my wake.

A:N/ Well, what do you think? I'd love some feedback on this chapter please. Did you like it? Did you not like it? What was wrong with it? All that stuff! Please, if you did like it, give it a follow and a favourite. Each and every one is much appreciated. I know this chapter is short, but it's only the intro! The longer chapters will follow, promise. I just wanted to post this one as an intro into my character and a little bit of her background. Nothing major happens in this chapter as you know, so, please let me know what you guys think!