Ok so this is my first attempt at fanfiction so go easy on me. This story is all human and I'm keeping some people in character. There's a little Stelena because it's part of the plot, but trust me this is a total Delena story. Please review and let me know what you think!
Oh and I don't own Vampire Diaries or any of the characters, but if I did it would be ALL DELENA.
Chapter 1
EPOV
After my alarm went off all I wanted to do was go back to sleep. It's 6 am Monday morning and the first day of my junior year of high school. I stepped under the hot spray of the shower and my thoughts began to wander to everything going on in my life. I spent most of my summer spending time with my brother Jeremy and my Aunt Jenna after my parents died in a car accident last May. I've been avoiding everything, but now it's back to reality. I got out of the shower and blow dried my hair and dabbed on some make up. Part of me is relieved to finally get back to a state of normality, but I haven't spent a lot of time with my friends and things have been weird with me and my boyfriend Stefan lately. I've changed a lot since my parents died. I walked back into my room and started putting on my cheerleading uniform. I've always been the fun outgoing cheerleader dating the quarterback and partying with my friends. I used to love going to Lockwood parties and hanging out with Stefan after football games, but now it all seems so unimportant. Stefan doesn't really get it and we've been arguing a lot because I've been kind of a hermit these past few months. Hopefully with the start of a new year I can fix things and try to enjoy life the way I used to, but I don't think I'll ever be the same Elena I was before. My thoughts were suddenly interrupted when someone knocked on my door. It was my Aunt Jenna.
"Hey you ready for school? I bought some cereal for you and Jer." I smiled softly knowing how bad of a cook she is and was glad she stuck to cereal. "Yeah", I said, "I just have to grab my bag."
I followed her downstairs and sat down at the island in the kitchen to pour a bowl of cereal when Jeremy sat down next to me.
"I can't believe you're still allowed on the cheer team after you blew off all those summer practices" Jeremy said as he laughed. It was true I made up a lot of excuses to Caroline, the cheer captain and my best friend. I just wasn't in the mood to be cheery these past few months, and luckily she understood. "Caroline will kill me if I ever miss again, but I'm still on the team," I said.
Jeremy shrugged and went back to his cereal and I know how stupid he thought I was being. It's no secret to him that I never really planned on becoming a cheerleader; my mom was the one that pushed me to do it.
"Ok I have to go to work, but you two have a good day and call me if you need anything" my Aunt Jenna said as she ran out the door late as usual.
Jeremy and I finished our breakfast and went out to my car to drive to school. "You seem kind of on edge," he said after we'd been driving for a bit.
I sighed and paused for a second before speaking, "I'm just a little anxious about seeing everyone again. I mean I've hung out with Caroline and Bonnie a little, and Stefan has been over a few times, but everyone else hasn't seen me since the accident. I'm just not looking forward to all the staring and awkward conversation."
"Elena you're the most popular girl in school and everyone loves you, I'm sure it'll be fine," he said. I smiled, Jeremy has always thought so highly of me. He's a great voice of reason, and I love him for it, but I'm just not sure he's right this time. We finished the rest of the ride in silence before pulling into the school parking lot.
Before we got out of the car Jeremy grabbed my hand, "Look Lena I love you, and Caroline, Bonnie, and Stefan love you. You have people here that are on your side and now that we're back in school you can go back to being yourself and enjoy these last two years of high school. I love you and Mom and Dad would've wanted us to be happy."
I smiled softly, "I thought I was supposed to be the mature one."
"Yeah well, not anymore," he said with a smile.
Jeremy and I walked up to the front of the school when I spotted Caroline with her boyfriend Tyler Lockwood, and Stefan. Jeremy spotted some of his sophomore friends and ran off as I walked up to my usual group.
"Lena!" Caroline squealed as she ran to hug me, "I have missed you so much thank god you're back. I wasn't sure you's show up today I mean you know." Caroline wasn't great at filtering her words. I smiled and hugged her back before saying a quick hello to Tyler, and then I focused my attention on Stefan.
"Hey," he said as he kissed my check "it's good to see you."
"It's good to see you too," I said as I smiled. Before we could say anything more the bell rang and I was off to my first class of the day: Physics. Ugh.
I walked down the hall and as expected everyone stared at me. I made it to my class as quickly as possible and grabbed a seat in the back. My teacher Mr. Watkins was going over the syllabus when someone walked in late. I looked up to see the one and only Damon Salvatore, Stefan's older brother, waltz in like he owned the place.
"Nice of you to join us Mr. Salvatore please take a seat," Mr. Watkins said.
Damon rolled his eyes and walked towards the back to take the last available seat, which of course was next to mine. Damon is 18 and he's supposed to be a senior, but he skipped so much school last year they're making him repeat his junior year. According to Stefan he was off with his usual group of friends causing trouble, there are even a few rumors that he set the principals car on fire. Either way he is not exactly my favorite person in the world, but most girls would disagree with me. Anyone with eyes can see he is extremely good looking with his bright blue eyes, perfect body, and jet-black hair, and boy does he know it. He's slept with almost every girl in Mystic Falls, including my friend Rebekah who I was on the cheer squad with. He pretended to like her, but as soon as they had sex he never spoke to her again. Ass. Him and Stefan hardly acknowledge each other, and for the two years Stefan and I have dated I've only spoken to him a few times. Halfway through class I felt a tap on my shoulder and I looked over to see Damon smiling at me.
"What do you want?" I asked.
"Wow someone's a bit testy" he said smugly "I just wanted to ask if I could borrow a pen I seem to have misplaced mine." I grabbed an extra pen out of my bag and handed it to him before quickly turning back to the front.
"Thanks beautiful," he said as he did this sexy eye thing. Wait no not sexy. I just rolled my eyes and tried to focus on Mr. Watkins and his discussion on what we're going to do this semester. Then I felt another tap on my shoulder.
"Ok seriously Damon what do you want this time," I whispered.
"Well I just want to know why you hate me so much, I mean you hardly know me," he smirked. I looked at him strangely not really knowing what to say.
"I don't hate you I just think you're a dick, I see the way you treat people and the way you treat girls, you're also the cockiest person I have ever met," I said.
"Oh honey I am plenty cocky," he said as he did that eye thing again.
"See this is what I mean, you know I'm dating you're brother yet you feel the need to openly flirt with me. I know you're only doing this to piss off Stefan and I don't want to get in the middle so just leave me alone," I said. He just looked at me and then the bell rang and he said, "see you later buddy" before exiting the classroom. It's going to be a long year.
