A young woman slowly made her way up the driveway. As she walked her eyes remained on the house in front of her. It looked the exact same as when she left three years ago. The entire town did. On the outside, it looked like nothing had changed, but she knew very well things aren't always what they seem.

Standing in front of the door the woman could hear people inside. With a sigh, she knocked on the door. The door was opened by a teenage girl whose mouth fell open the moment she saw who was outside.

"Alex." She breathed.

"Hello, Elena."

Elena stood frozen for a moment and then launched herself into the older woman's arms.

"Oh my gosh! What are you doing here?"

"I can leave if you'd like."

Elena laughed and pulled away. "No, I'm just surprised. Come on in. I missed you so much."

They stepped into the house and began walking towards the living room.

"How are you, Elena?" Alex asked.

"I'm fine," She said looking away. "You're accent is stronger. Were you in England?"

"I was," she smiled. "But don't change the subject."

"We can talk about that later. You just got back."

They walked into the living room and Alex raised her eyebrows when she saw a guy around Elena's age sitting on the couch.

"Who's this?"

Elena's eyes widened for a moment. She'd obviously forgotten he was still there.

"Alex, this is Stefan Salvatore, my boyfriend. Stefan this is Alex, my sister."

Stefan shot Elena a surprised look and then stood up.

He shook her and smiled. "It's nice to meet you, but I didn't know Elena had a sister."

"Elena doesn't like to brag." She smiled. "I don't recognize you. That's a bit strange for this town. Especially since you're part of a founding family."

"I was born here, but we moved when I was young."

Sure you did. Alex smiled while he told his story. Stefan and Elena sat on the couch and Alex took one of the couches.

"My brother and I recently moved back to live with our uncle Zack."

"I didn't know Zack had nephews."

"Not many people did until we moved back."

"Hmm."

"So why haven't I seen you around before?" He asked.

"Alex hasn't been home in a while," Elena said.

"I was studying abroad in England, but I fell in love with the country and decided to stay."

"What were you studying?" He asked.

"Medicine."

"Alex is a doctor. I've never seen our dad as happy as the day she said she was going to be a doctor."

"So you worked in England?"

"I did," she said. "But now I work here."

She watched as Elena slowly processed what she said.

"You're staying?"

She shrugged. "That's the plan."

"I have to call Jeremy." She jumped up and ran out of the room.

"Do you need help getting things in the house?" Stefan asked.

She smiled. "That would be great, thank you, Stefan."

They walked outside and went to her car. Alex went and sat in the front seat to pop the trunk. When it opened she watched as Stefan began pulling out bags. Stefan picked up a large suitcase but dropped it when his hands burned. The handle had vervain on it somehow. When Alex walked to the back of the car, Stefan's hands had already healed.

"You ok Stefan?"

"Yeah, I was heavier than I expected

She laughed. "I tend to over pack."

She picked up a few bags and walked into the house. Stefan picked the rest up and used his sleeve to avoid the handle of the suitcase. When he came inside Alex yelled from upstairs, "You can leave them by the stairs, Stefan."

He put them down and walked into the kitchen where Elena was still on the phone with Jeremy. She put down the phone and turned to him smiling, but it dropped when she saw his face.

"What's wrong?"

"There was vervain on your sister's bag." He whispered.

"What?"

"Does she know?"

"No," she shook her head. "It's not possible."

They both jumped when Alex came into the room.

"Hey, guys. I'm headed to the Grill. Want to come?"

"We have something we've got to do, but we might meet up later," Elena said.

"Alright. See you later."

After she left Elena turned to Stefan.

"It's not possible."

Author's Note:

So I read this story a little while ago and I was cringing a lot. There were a few parts I liked, but overall, I was very disappointed in what I wrote. So I decided to rewrite it. As of now, it is rewritten and I hope you let me know what you think!