CHAPTER 1- THE FALL
"Stefan, thanks for taking me with you." Elena said, looking longingly at his beautiful face. Stefan and Elena had taken a moonlight stroll through the woods. Later on, they stopped and threw out a blanket where they lay there looking up at the sky… with a little bit of lip to lip contact.
"I'm glad you had a good time." Stefan said as he walked Elena to her door. He bent down ever so gently to touch her lips. "See you tomorrow, alright?"
"See you!" she called back. Elena waltzed into the kitchen, to find Jeremy, sipping on some hot cocoa.
"Hey," Elena yawned. "It's been a late night. I'm off to bed."
She trudged up the stairs, and into the room. It was cold, but Elena thought of Stefan's kiss and instantly felt warm. She hugged herself and threw on her PJ's. Just as she was settling into bed, she heard a knock on her window. She sat up and peered outside of the window. Nothing was there, except a black crow sitting in its nest outside her window. She lay back down in bed, trying to shake off the unease she felt in the pit of her stomach.
That night, Elena tossed and turned, having nightmares about the crow who came in the night and sat beside her, glaring into her eyes, almost hungry looking. She would jerk awake just to find nothing there. One particular time at 2:37 AM, she forced herself downstairs to get some warm milk.
Sleepily, she took out the milk and poured herself a glass, accidentally spilling several drops onto the floor. Just as Elena finished drinking the last of the milk, the crow that had been hunting her in her dreams flew through the kitchen zooming around her head, pecking and squawking. Everything was a blur, and Elena couldn't see. She backed up too far and slipped on the spilled milk, sending her flying backwards, where the back of her head connected with the stove. She moaned softly and felt strong arms pick her up before she lost consciousness.