Okay, so I'm obsessed with The Vampire Diaries but I've never written a story with it. But I'm gonna go ahead and give it a shot, sorry if it sucks.
Disclaimer: I do not own The Vampire diaries!
XOXOXOXO
I sat in the back of my parent's car with my eyes closed and my head leaned back, listening to my older sister Elena talk about her breakup with Matt. I understood why she broke up with him. He was a sweetheart and very good looking, but he wasn't going to be able to offer enough for my adventurous sister. It was doomed from the start.
I was jolted when the car swerved, a scream from my mom and sister piercing the air as we went off of Wickery Bridge. The car hit the water and started to sink, and I watched my dad try to open the door and bust the window with him elbow with no results.
"Dad!" Elana yelled, trying to get her seatbelt off like I was doing, but it wasn't coming off. Dad turned around in his seat and looked between us, a panicked look in his eyes as the severety of the situation hit us all.
My heart pounded in my ears as the car filled completely with water and my breath started to run out. I felt around for my bag that I brought to the party with me, finally finding it under the seat. I reached in, pulling out a pocket knife I brought with me for protection.
Cutting my seatbelt, I looked over to find Elena gone, the window busted. How had she gotten out? Ignoring it, I swam to the front of the car to cut my dad out, seeing my mom was already dead. I pushed the greif to the back of my mind to be dealt with later, reaching for my dad's seatbelt. He grabbed my hands, shaking his head but I shook mine back, trying to tell him I didn't want to go without him.
He pushed me back towards Elena's window, giving me a sad smile and mouthing 'I love you.' I felt my eyes burn with tears and I mouthed it back before going to the window. I had to survive and give him the peace of mind that his daughters were safe.
I pulled myself through the window as quickly as I could, but let out a scream when pain erupted from my midsection, bubbles flowing from my mouth. I could see red flowing in the water around me, but I kept pushing, trying to get to the top.
I finally broke the surface, gasping for breathe as I pulled myself onto shore, seeing Elena lying there. I checked to make sure she was okay before looking down at my stomach. The entire front of my shirt was caked in blood, making me want to throw up.
I wrapped my arm around myself, ignoring the pain as I ran to the road, seeing headlights.
"HELP! PLEASE HELP US!" I screamed, waving my arm as my vision started to go in and out. I fell to my knees, watching as the car screeched to a halt before everything went black.
I shot up, gasping for breath from the nightmare..no..the memory I dreamed. I shivered, feeling the cold sweat that covered my body from it. I glanced around at my room, only to realize it wasn't my room. Biting my lip, I glanced next to me to see Tyler Lockwood sleeping heavily on his stomach.
Sighing, I wracked my brain to try to remember how I ended up here in this asshole's bed, naked. I remembered being at a party in the graveyard with the rest of the stoner's, I had drank way too much obviously. I had been talking to one of my good friends Vicky Donavan when she and I both noticed my younger fraternal twin Jeremy walking out into the woods, glancing at Vicky the whole time.
She had left me there, following after him. I knew that they were sneaking around, even though they were trying to hide it, I wasn't stupid. After she was gone I drank more and more, not stopping until I was barely on my feet. That was when Tyler found me. The rest was a little more blurry, but I knew we had sex.
Slipping from the bed, I began to search for my clothes as quietly as I could. Once I had everything, I got dressed and made sure I had my phone before sneaking out of his window, not wanting to be caught by his parents. I slid down the drain pipe, my feet sitting the grass softly. I sighed, running my hand through my hair before starting my walk home.
As I aproached my house, I glanced at the time, my phone reading 3:23am. Suddenly, a girl about my age with red hair to her shoulders, blue eyes and a curvy figure walked up to me from behind some bushes.
"Aubree, why do you do this to yourself?" she whispered, her eyes sympathetic. I groaned, looking at her with a look that clearly said 'don't start.' If it were anyone else, they probably would have been freaked out by a random girl walking up to them in the dead of night but I wasn't.
I knew what she was, and that was a ghost. Apparenly after I had escaped my parent's car that night and passed out in the road, I started bleeding out from a deep cut going from right under my right breast to my hip. I had died in the ambulence on the way to the hospital, but they were able to shock me back to life. Since that night I've been able to see things, dead people to be exact. So this wasn't new.
But I knew this girl, her name was Rowen, and she was killed in a car accident fifteen years ago when she was seventeen. She showed up in my room the night I got home from the hospital and was so shocked that I could see her, but so happy. I was freaked out of course, being able to see ghosts is a crazy thing. But I got over it quickly and learned to deal with it, and now Rowen and I have actually gotten pretty close.
"Not tonight, I am not in the mood." I snapped before jogging to the side of the house where a tree was growing outside my twin's window. After I climbed up, I slid Jeremy's window open quietly, hoping I didn't wake him up, and slipped inside. I closed the window and was about to turn around when I heard his voice.
"Bree?" I turned around to Jeremy sitting up in his bed, rubbing his face to try to wake up. I smiled, slipping my shoes off before climbing into his bed.
"Sorry I woke you up Jer." I whispered, climbing under the covers and making myself comfortable.
"It's really late. Where did you go, when I got back you were gone." he mumbled, laying back down. I couldn't tell him where I had been, he would freak out. Him and Tyler hated each other because they both wanted Vicky, which I found kind of amusing.
"I took off to my spot. Passed out I guess." I replied, closing my eyes to go to sleep.
"Oh okay. Love you Bree." he whispered, drifting back to sleep already. He smelled of weed and liquor, but I knew I didn't smell any better. Ever since the accident me and Jeremy kind of spiraled out of control, turning to drugs and alcohol to cope. It took the pain away and helped me feel okay even if it was just for a little while. Pulling myself out of my thoughts, I rolled over and drifted to sleep.
XOXOXOXO
When I woke up the next morning, my head was pounding with a hangover and I had cotton mouth. Plus today was the first day of school, yay! Not. Groaning, I rolled out of my twin's bed, noticing he wasn't in it, before making my way to the bathroom.
I stared at my appearance in the mirror, barely recognizing the girl that stared back at me. Long ebony hair that fell straight to the middle of my back, large blue eyes with dark bags under them, sickly pale skin, and a tiny body that stood about 5'3". Lifting my shirt I looked at the long pink jagged scar that ran down my stomach, raised up a bit from having been stitched up. I turned away from my reflection to take a scalding hot shower, hoping to get rid of my migrane.
Once I showered and brushed my teeth, I wrapped a towel around myself and ran to my room which was next to Jeremy's. The walls were a gray color, I had a queen size bed with purple bedding against the left wall in the corner, a dresser and vanity on the right wall, and a bay window on the back wall with a window seat.
I got dressed in a pair of black shorts, a navy blue tank top, and a black pullover hoodie. Slipping on a pair of black ankle boots, I sat at my vanity and started brushing my hair as I stared at all the pictures stuck to the mirror. I sighed, trying not to get lost in memories before I turned around, almost screaming as I caught sight of Rowen sitting on my bed.
"Jesus Rowen, you're gonna give me a heart attack one day." I said, a smile forming on my face as I pulled my hair into a messy bun. I didn't really care much for appearances anyway.
"Relax, you died once already and came back." she joked, laughing as she got up to follow me out of the room. I couldn't talk to her in front of people, not wanting to be shipped off to the looney bin, but she still followed me around a lot, not that I minded.
As I opened my bedroom door a heard a 'CAW' from my window. I turned, startled, to see a crow sitting on my window sill staring directly at me. I walked over to it, shooing it away before closing my window.
"That was weird." I mumbled, walking back to Rowen who shook her head in agreement. I made my way downstairs and into the kitchen to see our aunt Jenna scrambling around trying to get everything ready.
"I can make toast!" she said, stopping for a minute.
"It's all about the coffee Aunt Jenna." Elena said, sipping from her mug of coffee. I loved my big sister, me and her weren't as standoffish as she was with Jeremy but that was probably because Jeremy got angry when he drank or did drugs. I was different, I got happy and that was why I did it.
"Coffee, you say?" I said, grabbing Elena's cup and taking a sip just as Jeremy strolled in and took it from me. I glared, going to the pot to pour another cup like Elena did.
"Lunch money?" Jenna asked, holding out a few bills. Me and Elena shook our heads, but Jeremy grabbed it all not intending to use it for food one bit. I smiled, shaking my head as I finished my coffee.
"Well I'm gonna head out." I said, throwing my bag over my shoulder and starting for the front door.
"Bree wait! Bonnie is gonna be here soon, you can ride with us." Elena offered, but I shook my head. I loved Elena and her friends but I knew her friends only put up with me for her, and I didn't want any fake friends.
"No thanks, I like to walk. It helps clear my head." I said, and she nodded. I smiled and gave her a hug before walking out the door. The smile slipped from my face as soon as the door closed, and I screwed my eyes shut. I hated acting so happy for my family, it was hard. All I wanted to do was scream and cry but I knew I couldn't. Elena might be older, but she was broken just like me and Jeremy. I had to be strong for her, and help keep the family from falling apart more than it already was.
XOXOXOXOXO
I made it to school pretty early, and I stopped to look around. It was still the same as last year, teenagers hanging around in groups, some couples talking or making out, it hasn't changed a bit.
Shaking my head, I glanced at Rowen who shot me a supportive smile. I tried to smile back but it was hard when I was sober so I did the most sensable thing. I headed to the stoner pit.
As I walked I kept my eyes locked on my shoes, not watching where I was going so it was pretty much expected when I ran into what felt like a brick wall but was a muscular chest.
"Oh! Sorry about that!" I said, looking up at the person I just ran right into. He was tall, a lot taller than me, with tousled sandy brown hair and forest green eyes. He was very handsome with a strong jaw line and a soft look about him.
"No it's fine. I'm Stefan Salvatore." he said, holding out his hand to shake. I forced a smile onto my face and shook his hand quickly, letting go as fast as I could. I didn't like touching people so casually, with the exeption of sex but I was usually high or drunk during that.
"Nice to meet you. I'm Aubree Gilbert. Are you new here?" I asked, not having seem him before. In Mystic Falls, everyone knew everyone so it was easy to tell if there was a new person in town.
"Yeah I just moved here. I'm actually on my way to the office now." he said, a kind smile on his face. I decided right then when I saw the kindness and caring look in his eyes that I would stay away from him. I wouldn't be a good friend to him.
"Well I'll let you get back to that." I said, giving him one more fake smile before walking around him to continue on my way. I didn't look back to see him turn and look at me, I just kept walking.
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Once I was stoned to my satisfaction, I made my way to my first class. History with Mr. Tanner. I may only be sixteen but I was bumped up a grade in middle school for being way above average in my classes. I wasn't a genious, but I wasn't dumb.
Walking in, I sat in the very back hoping to avoid everyone as usual. Class started as soon as Tanner walked in, but I completely ignored him, pulling my hood up. Throughout the class I doodled in my notebook, and watched as Elena and that new guy Stefan made eyes at each other. It made her crack a small smile seeing her sister actually showing an interest in someone since the accident. I wanted her to be happy.
After class ended, I went through the rest of the day in a haze. Nothing interesting happened, and I learned nothing. Pretty simple. As I walked home, Rowen came to walk next to me.
"You know, you can be happy too. It's not all about Elena and Jeremy." he said, playing with her hands. I shook my head, looking over at her with a sad smile.
"I don't think I'll ever be happy again Rowen. But my silblings can, and they will. I'll make sure of it."
