Chapter One
Elena POV
The train was going too slow for her liking. Far too slow. Not fast enough. Elena Gilbert sat miserably with her bony elbows gabbing into her knees. Rocking her self unconsciously, like a child in a crib. The impulse to look up and see her friend was devastatingly haunting. Her friend was not there, she knew. Caroline Forbes would never ride a this train, or any train for that matter, again. It was impossible to be somewhere if you're dead.
Elena turned violently towards the window. She had promised herself she would not cry on this journey south. She owed that to Caroline; at least. They had to know, even if it killed her inside...
Tears dribbled straight down her olive skin, causing a saline taste in her mouth. The world outside sped passed the moving train in a blurry window. Her vision was watery much like her take on this entire thing.
Caroline had been perfectly healthy. Physically, the girl was a DNA-copy of Wonder Woman. She had owned the most beautifully natural platinum blonde hair, gorgeous eyes and a clear complexion. Most girls in their home town of Mystic Falls were terribly envious of Care – her winning of the junior prom's Homecoming Queen title a few months ago probably had not helped that much. Even so, Elena could not deny how loved the Forbes teenager had been.
That's why it didn't make any sense for her life to end.
There was an alienated buzzing sound in Elena's pocket of her denim jeans. Sighing, decidedly ignoring the annoying thing with all her might, she looked around the cabin. It was a small oblong with sliding doors opposite the exterior window. Made from mostly a golden shaded wood, she could see, the room looked as thought it was straight from the Harry Potter world.
Buzz. Buzz.
Buzzzzzzzz.
Feeling somewhat disinclined, Elena took the phone out as she lent back to rest her head on the wall behind her. Holding it up, she saw the screen announce that she had one message from her Aunt Jenna, wishing her a safe journey. She smirked at her Aunt's pathetic attempt at parenting. Jenna did not even know where she was going. How she was going to raise the Gilbert family was anyone's bet. Immediately, however, she felt bad for such malicious ideas. Jenna was trying her hardest, she knew. It was a lot to take on in one suddenly blow. People expected Jenna to handle the death of her sister whilst somehow looking after Elena and her kid bother Jeremy.
Jeremy... Elena worried about him even now, as she was acting as the bearer of bad news. The fifteen year old had taken their parent's deaths early last June hard. Elena had retreated to her writing, her diary and her friends. Whilst Jer had relied on drugs and alcohol to get rid of the emptiness both siblings had felt since their parent's had crashed the car of Wickery Bridge. It only made it worse to think that Elena had survived the crash, somehow, whilst they did not.
Her thoughts of death made her wary. First it was her parents and then Caroline... It was too much. The phone slipped from between her fingers to land with a dull thud on the velvet seat beside her. The truth of what she was about to do was finally sinking in.
How was she supposed to tell someone their long-distance girlfriend was missing?
Or, as Elena instinctively could tell, was dead?
Authors Note: I think the Vampire Diaries show is all about the Damon x Elena x Stefan love triangle, which is a shame because the readers have created some pretty amazing and rich storylines for the other characters. This is the main reason for me starting fanficts: because the show is so predictable now. Anyway, rant over... hope you enjoyed it so far!