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My First story in a while, as my best friend and "other" half for all intense purposes Mairead, got me back into writing again. My new obsession being Vampire Diaries, I thought I'd start back with it. Please review and let me know what you's think.

Chapter 1 – The Changes

Ever stop and wonder? How you got to a certain point in your life? Where things started changing and how you never noticed? Well that's what I'm doing…..I've just realised how different my life is, it's literally just hit me, it's like the world has been passing me by until this exact moment, the realisation struck me like a lightening bolt.

OH!

How rude of me, I've never said who I was, my name is Elena Gilbert, I'm 19 years old and I live in Mystic Falls – I'm also a vampire and this is my story.

14 Months Ago….

"Hi, I'm Elena Gilbert, head of the school committee, head cheerleader and girlfriend of the hottest boy in school and quarter back of the football team Matt Donovan."

"Emm… I'm already late for first period…"

And so the stranger ran off, I was so confused, as the most popular girl in school, nobody ever ignored me, and nobody ever ignores Elena Gilbert and gets away with it. I was going to find out who that boy was – that tall, dark handsome…

"Elena…Elena…Elena stop day dreaming we're going to be late…"

And that would be Bonnie, rudely interrupting my wonderful imagination. Bonnie's my best friend, like a twin sister and has been since birth. Our birthdays are two days apart and we've been lifelong friends… and there she goes again…

"Elena are you listening to me? Can you even hear me? We're going to be late and Mrs Maguire can't make excuses for us all the time."

"Yea, I hear you Bonnie, sorry I was day dreaming….have you seen 'Mr Tall, Dark and Handsome'?"

"You mean the creepy boy you were talking to? Yes I've seen him…you shouldn't even be looking you have Matt."

"Here, a girl can look, just not touch."

"Elena stop, we're going to be late!"

"Ok I'm coming…"

Ok sorry about that, Bonnie like to pretend like she doesn't care, but we all know that she's a straight A student, getting into Duke's next year kind of girl. So it's know lunch time and I haven't laid eyes on 'Mr Tall, Dark and Handsome' since this morning. But yet I can't stop thinking about him, which is strange…Matt(my boyfriend) is the best looking guy in school, actually the whole town and here I am overthinking about this new boy. I don't even know him…

Although I have to admit that things aren't right with me and Matt, and haven't been since the summer…since the car accident.

Ok so maybe I skipped that part… I was in a car accident, and well I was the only survivor, somebody pulled me from the water, my mom and dad well there in a better place. But I've been avoiding everyone except Bonnie (she wouldn't take no for an answer!) So me and Matt we drifted, I know he's being patient, but I'm just not the same person, I love him like a brother not a boyfriend…

I slam shut my diary and lift my tray; lunch is almost over, as I stand – BANG! My tray goes to the floor along with my diary and as I look up, a smart comment brewing, I'm face to face with 'Mr Tall, Dark and Handsome'

And this is how I officially met Stefan Salvatore!

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