Danielle

The sound of my buzzing alarm clock woke me up. I quickly turned it off and got up ready for another day. This day was my first day of school and just the thought of seeing my friends after the long summer break made me smile. After taking a shower, I put on my prepared outfit for the day. I then let my hair dry into its natural curls and applied a light make up.

"Danny, breakfast is ready!" my mother called from downstairs. I grabbed my bag and made my way to the dining room. At the table, my dad was reading a newspaper while my little sister enjoyed her pancakes.

"Morning, Dad!" I happily kissed his cheek.

"Morning, sweetheart," Dad said with quite a thick accent while lowering his newspaper and smiling.

"Morning, Kyla!" I kissed the top of my sister's head.

"Morning, Danny!" She gave me a toothy grin, which made me chuckle, as I settled myself down beside her. I grabbed some pancakes and poured some milk in my glass. My excitement was getting the best of me because I just couldn't seem to calm down while munching my food.

"Are you ready for today darling?" my mother asked me.

"Yup! I can't wait to see my friends again and I'm sure that this year will be another interesting one." My mom and dad chuckled after seeing my enthusiasm.

"I can very much imagine it after seeing the stars in your eyes." Dad teased as he still laughed at me.

"Very funny, Dad," I retorted sounding as angry as possible but miserably failed. Because of that, my parents laughed harder at me. It was already 7:20 a.m. by the time I was done eating. I needed to go since class would start at eight and it would take me about twenty minutes to get to school.

"I'm going." Standing up, I grabbed my bag and gave Kyla a kiss on the cheek.

"Take care." My dad lowered his newspaper as I kissed his cheek.

"I will." I then made my way to the front door as my mom followed me, wanting to see me off.

"Your dad and I are going to Kyla's ballet recital later. Don't come home late because we are going to celebrate after."

"Alright, noted. Bye, Mom!" I gave my mom another kiss before leaving the house and heading to my car.

"Be careful darling!"

"I will!" I then got into my car and drove off, getting more and more excited to see my friends again.

The stereo blared as I sang along with the song being played. Twenty minutes later, I arrived at school and immediately went to look for my friends. It wasn't that hard because they found me as soon as I set foot in one of the school's hallways and gave me a bone-crushing hug. We chatted for a while about what happened over the summer and then the bell rang which marked the start of class.

Time passed by quickly with nothing much happening today although I enjoyed it since I was catching up with my friends. My friends asked me to hang out with them but I refused since I promised mom that I would be home after school.

"I'm home!" I closed the front door and waited for a reply but no one answered.

Weird, they said that they would be home by this time, I thought. Maybe they just left the venue. I went to the kitchen to make some sandwich when the doorbell then rang. Opening the front door, I was shocked to see an officer, standing before me. Something told me that there was something wrong but I pushed the bad feeling aside.

"Yes?"

"Good afternoon miss, I'm Officer Scott. Are you Ms. Danielle Sullivan?" he asked.

"Yes, that's me." My stomach churned when I heard 'officer'. Why was an officer even looking for me? My gut feel came rushing back as anxiety started to run through my body. There was something wrong and I could feel it in my bones.

"Ms. Sullivan, I'm very sorry to inform you that your family had a car accident." At that moment, my world was crashing down and nothing seemed to process in my head. They promised. We would celebrate Kyla's recital so they would come back. They promised.

"Ms. Sullivan?" The officer looked at me worriedly. I didn't want to believe it unless I saw them with my own eyes.

"No. No, they said they would be back." I shook my head in disbelief as tears threatened to spill from my eyes. My breathing was becoming ragged as I felt my heart beating faster by the second. "Where are they?"

"I'm sorry, miss. Please calm down."

"Where are they?" This time I sternly asked the officer as hesitation was quickly etched on his face.

Officer Scott heaved a sigh before reluctantly saying, "They are rushed to St. Mary's Hospital, ma'am."

With that, I quickly went to my car and ignored the calls of the officer. Arriving at St. Mary's Hospital, I rushed to the emergency wing and informed a nurse of whom I am. My blood ran cold when she told me that one thing that scared me the most. My dad and Kyla never made it and they were declared dead on arrival. Nothing was registering on my head. I just felt numb and broken.

"Ms. Sullivan?" the nurse called, snapping me back to reality.

"What about my mother?"

"Your mother is still alive but barely. She's in critical condition after suffering fatal wounds from the accident." The nurse looked through the reports on her hand. There was still hope.

"Where is she? What's her status?"

"She's currently in the emergency room being prepped for surgery. Ms. Sullivan, we're doing everything we can to save your mother. Please stay put and wait for the doctor's updates."

That was all I needed to know. Adrenaline rushed through me as I quickly dashed to the emergency room. The nurse tried to stop me but I ignored her and quickly continued to walk through the hallways. I couldn't just sit there and wait for their damn updates. I needed to see my mother. She was all that mattered to me in the world at this very dreadful moment.

After a few more turns, I pushed open the double doors of the emergency room and scanned everywhere for my mother. Then, I saw her and it broke me to see her in the state she was in. There she was covered in blood and wounds, fighting to stay alive.

"Mom…" Tears were threatening to spill from my eyes as I approached her but a male nurse stopped me.

"Ma'am, you can't come in here." He then restrained me.

"Let go of me! She's my mother!" I yelled, pushing the nurse away from me.

My mother was covered in blood and I couldn't take it anymore. I finally broke down as I looked at her and brought my hand up to my lips, containing a sob. Her eyes then found mine. The loving and gentle eyes, that I always adored so much, were now looking at me with such pain and sadness.

"Mom…" I gently took her hand, swallowing a lump in my throat. "I'm here. You're going to be okay."

"Dan... Danielle..." she said in a hoarse voice. "I don't… have much time... left..."

"No. Mom, please don't say that. Listen to me." My tears were staining my face and I couldn't stop them. "You're going to be fine. You'll get through this. I'm here with you."

"Sweetheart… listen to me… take care… of yourself… Don't trust… so easily… I'm so… sorry for… everything… Please… forgive me… I… love you so much… Danny…" She weakly reached to touch my cheek and stroked it.

"I will always forgive you. I love you too, Mom." I clutched her hand as she smiled one last time before her hand slipped through my fingers. A tear slid down her eye as she closed them, never to be opened again.

"No, Mom! Please, Don't leave me! Please, I'm begging you!" I collapsed into my knees and covered my mouth. More tears ran down my cheeks. "I'm begging you… please…"

What did I do wrong for them to be taken away from me? I couldn't live without them.

DISCLAIMER: I do not own the Vampire Diaries. All rights go to L.J. Smith, Julie Plec, and Kevin Williamson. I only own my original characters and some details that I will add to the plot.

Hi, guys! I'm very sorry this took a very long time! :( But as promised, here's the rewritten version! By the way, I can't really put the pictures of the outfits here and for some reasons, the link doesn't open in my profile. So if you guys want to see them, I also published this fanfic in Quotev under the same name.

I hope you enjoy and please tell me what you think! Until next time~! :)

- Sylkes