A/N Greetings fan fiction universe My name is Sam and sitting next to me is Lexi for the last few months we have been throwing around ideas for this story and after all the plotting and planning we have the first five chapters written with that said today we decided to post the very first chapter which includes a prolog. We have also decided on an update schedule. There will be a new chapter every two weeks however the schedule is subject to change at a later date it all depends on how long it takes me to write chapters. So without further ado here is the first chapter of Velvet Lies The Return.

Disclaimer, all recognizable characters, songs, settings and so on belong to their respective owners the plot and original characters belong to the writers VampireSa5m1993 and VampyLexi94.

Summary

Nicola Gilbert is away at school when her distraught younger brother Jeremy calls her to tell her that her twin sister Elena is missing. In a panic she packs her things and drives home to Mystic Falls, Virginia. Where everything she thought she knew about her life was a lie.

VELVET LIES THE RETURN

Prolog:

I told myself that I would be fine, that I could go on with the day. That I could live with the change my favorite phrase had become I'm Fine. It was my new mantra I told myself that if I said it or thought it enough times I would start to believe it. I couldn't take the day to day any more. I loved my life. I loved my friends, but it wasn't the same things that used to matter didn't anymore. Death changes people and my parents' death changed me, Maryland school of the arts was no longer home, my dorm room was too small I felt confined and I missed my home, especially the people there. But to admit that I missed home would be to admit defeat, and I had promised myself I would be strong, but god it was hard. My phone rang then;

Ooh deary me

My little brother's in his bedroom smoking weed

I tell him he should get up? Cause it's nearly half past three

He can't be bothered? Because he's high on THC

I ask him very nicely if he'd like a cup of tea

I can't even see him? Because his room is so smoky

Don't understand how one can watch so much TV

My baby brother Alfie how I wish that you could see.

"Hello Jer what can I do for you?" his breathing was ragged.

"Jeremy what's wrong?" Jeremy was always calm and quite the loner type and the last time I checked he was also a stoner.

"It's Elena" I froze I had been painting my toes the perfect shade of blood red.

"What?" I choked out. Was she hurt? Dead? Oh god please let her be ok. I already lost my parents I couldn't lose anyone else.

"Please, Nikki I need you to come home we all need you to come home" he was pleading with me he never begged or pleaded for anything.

"Jeremy what's wrong with Elena" I asked as calmly as I could. He didn't say anything and I started to get angry.

"Damn it Jer what's wrong with Elena?" His breathing was no longer ragged, but that didn't make me feel any better.

"Jer! Tell me Damn it!" silence and then he murmured.

"She's missing Nikki"

Chapter 1: The Return

Elena was my twin although we weren't identical but instead fraternal. She had brown eyes and hair the color of milk chocolate. While I was green eyed and had hair the color of obsidian rock. However even with the differences we looked scarily alike. At first glance or from a distance you'd think we were identical, people didn't usually notice were different until they took a closer look. Elena was my confidant and my best friend until I went to art school in Maryland and our parents died she was angry at me because I chose not to stick around our depressing little town. Yet, none of that mattered all that mattered was that she was missing and I needed to go home. It was time I'd been gone for too long and I had to find her. As soon as I got off the phone with my brother Jeremy. I was racing around my dorm room; I packed at random stuffing clothes and things in to my suitcase and duffel bag. Then I quickly threw on a pair of jeans, a black long sleeved t shirt that read drop dead, and my converses. I was out the door ten minutes later, the dorm manager hollered after me but I ignored her. All I could think about was getting to my car. I had to get back to Virginia specifically my home town of Mystic Falls, I had to get there and find out what was going on. I had to find Elena, I wasn't losing anyone else.

I popped the trunk on my classic Chevy and threw my bags in and then ran around to the front of the car. I jumped in jammed the keys into the ignition and with one quick twist the engine roared to life. My foot hit the gas and my back slammed into the seat. I would be lying if I said I wasn't scared, because I was terrified. Terrified of what I was going home too. Terrified that I might be too late, terrified that Elena could be dead. I raced through the busy Baltimore streets as fast as I could the need to get home to find Elena was immense. She was my twin I wasn't one for all that supernatural mumbo jumbo but I knew we had a connection. Even being so far away I knew something was terribly wrong. So I pushed down harder on the gas pedal and got on the highway. I could see people giving me the finger as I raced around them their mouths moving as the yelled at me to slow down but I was too worried to care. Three hours later I reached Richmond another hour and a half and I'd be in Mystic Falls. I needed gas though so I made a quick stop throwing sixty dollars' worth of gas in the tank. Grandma Gilbert's small fortune was coming in handy. It didn't take long to fill the Chevy's ancient tank and I was back on the road the sooner I got home and found out what was going on the sooner I could find Elena.

I came up to the house fast pulling into the drive way and slamming on the brakes. I yanked the keys from the ignition and threw open the door only to slam it shut again a second later when I was out of the car. Not bothering to get my things out of the trunk, I raced towards the house my key already poised to go into the front doors lock. I didn't even know if anyone was home but I didn't care, I was a woman on a mission and that mission was find Jeremy and find Elena at whatever the coast. In that moment not even a fucking train could have stopped me. I burst through the front door and tore down the front hall, no one was fucking home. Wasn't that just perfect? I sucked in air realizing that in my haste to get here I hadn't even stopped to think what day it was or what time it was. Hell I didn't even know when the last time I'd eaten or used the bathroom was. I was literally running on fumes and I was only now feeling the effects of my adrenaline rush.

I collapsed on to the living room sofa, my head ached and I was in no shape to worry about my missing sister. That, however didn't change the fact that I was worried and that I needed to find her, but I couldn't find her if I didn't stop and breathe for a minute. I needed to think, what was today? I pulled my phone out of my pants pocket and pressed the button to turn the screen on. It was ten am on Monday. Jeremy was in school, how the fuck was I supposed to talk to him now?

"Son of a bitch" I muttered, smacking myself on the forehead. I was a god damn it idiot. I jumped up and ran out of the house, I reached the Chevelle in five seconds flat I threw myself into the driver seat and shut the door. I jammed the keys into the ignition and threw the car in reverse. The only thought in my mind was get to Jeremy's school and get there now, as I peeled out of the drive way and pressed the peddle to the floor. I had a fucking need for speed and the adrenaline was pumping, I threw caution to the wind and just prayed that no cops were anywhere near here or the school.

I had the luck of the devil I reached the high school in ten minutes doing forty five the whole way, and no cops anywhere. Sheriff Forbes was severely off her game. I parked in the first spot I found and threw open the door. My thoughts were swirling as I pulled the keys from the ignition, and hauled ass out of the car. I barley remembered to shut the door in my haste to get into the school and finally find Jeremy.

I was worried for a brief second that I wouldn't be able to get inside, but worry went out the window when I grasped the door handle and it opened with ease. Mystic Falls high school was badly lacking in security. I slowed my pace as I entered the building; I was headed to the main office in hopes they could track down Jeremy for me. I couldn't help but notice the sad atmosphere in the halls and the missing posters stating that Aimee Bradley had disappeared. I also couldn't help noticing the shrine to some girl called Sara that had died. One girl dead and another missing I remembered hearing about the animal attacks from Jenna what the hell was going on with this town people were dropping like flies. I sighed as I continued maneuvering my way through the crowded halls. The majority of students weren't in class yet so I hoped I'd run into Jeremy before I got to the office and thankfully my streak of good luck continued and I found him standing by what I assume was his locker. There was a Carmel skinned girl standing with him her hair was dark and pin straight. She was speaking fervently and they both wore serious looks, I wondered if they were talking about Elena. I pushed passed the last few students in my way and approached them tapping Jeremy on the shoulder.

"Hello little brother" I deadpanned. He just stared mouth gaping open like a fish.

"What didn't think I'd come?" I asked sarcastically. He shook his head at me. I narrowed my eyes in mock offense.

"I'm hurt Jer she's my twin sister and I' m going to get her back." I told him my voice going from sarcastic and flippant to dead serious. As I spoke the caramel skinned girl stepped up beside him. She smiled grimly and eyed me wearily.

"Hi Nicola how are you?" I hadn't recognized her at first but looking closer I realized that it was my sisters best friend Bonnie Bennett.

"Well Bonbon I'm just great I drove five hours straight to get here after finding out my sister is missing. Does that answer your question?" The last time I had seen Bonnie she had insulted me it had been the day after I'd lost my parents and I had decided to go back to school in Maryland rather than stay here with Jeremy, Elena, and Aunt Jenna. I eyed her waiting for her comeback. I was not however expecting her to cry and throw her arms around me.

"I'm so sorry for what I said that day you were hurting and I was supposed to be your friend instead I insulted you." I awkwardly patted her back.

"Err I forgive you Bonnie," she sniffed and stepped back rubbing at her eyes.

"Thanks I hope we can start over." She murmured.

"Sure Bonnie and err I'm sorry too." I told her a slight smile pulling at the corners of my mouth.

"So umm were supposed to be meeting Elena's boyfriend Stefan to figure out how to find her." I gave her an odd look shouldn't we be going to Sheriff Forbes I thought confusedly.

"We should be calling the cops not holding secret meetings this isn't a random super hero movie and we're not vigilante's, we should be forming a search party. " I hissed at them, anger rising. My sister was missing and they wanted to have some stupid meeting. Jeremy laughed at me and Bonnie giggled.

"What the hell is so funny? Why the fuck are you two laughing?" I asked. They both sobered up when I gave them death glares.

"Sorry" they muttered in unison. I narrowed my eyes at them. They both knew something, something that warranted them laughing at me, something that involved my missing sister and our town. The moment I'd stepped foot back in town it felt wrong. It was as if a dark cloud was hanging over the place and truth be told it scared the hell out of me. The place I'd once deemed safe felt cold an uninviting things had changed and it worried me big time. There might as well have been a giant sign hanging over the town saying enter at your own risk. I just wish I knew why it felt this way and why the hell I had the feeling that my sister, brother and their weird friends were all at the center of it. Jeremy looked at me nervously he and Bonnie shared a look and she nodded.

"Ok what's with the silent communication?" I asked getting more frustrated by the second. Jeremy glanced at Bonnie once more and then settled his eyes on me.

"Ugh..." he started. It was apparent he was attempting to explain, but didn't quite know how. I would have felt bad for him seeing as he seemed really uncomfortable, but I was too annoyed and extremely impatient. I just wanted answers.

"Ugh... Bonnie has something she needs to tell you." Bonnie glared at him it was obvious he'd just chickened out. She sighed.

"Listen Nikki." I nodded. "I' m listening it's you two that won't tell me anything," Normally I would have felt she was patronizing me, but I decided quickly that Bonnie was someone Elena trusted, someone I had trusted we were close before my parents passed, I knew I could trust her now but it wasn't easy.

"We will tell you all we can but first we need to take this somewhere more private." I sighed. I wasn't sure about anything that was happening but I decided that I'd go where ever it was she wanted to if it meant I could get some answers. The sooner they told me what was going on the sooner we could find Elena. So I nodded my accent and let the two of them drag me through the halls and into an empty class room.

A few seconds later a fairly attractive boy with green eyes came in carrying a duffel bag. He tossed it on to the large desk at the front of the room. I eyed it suspiciously briefly wondering what was in it, While Bonnie and Jeremy greeted him.

"Stefan" they acknowledged with curt nods of their heads.

"Bonnie, Jeremy" he nodded to each of them in turn. Then he turned to me he looked turned his head and then looked again it was obvious he didn't know who I was but that he could see the uncanny resemblance to my sister. This was obviously her boyfriend Stefan and she hadn't told him about her twin however fraternal we were we still looked a lot alike.

"You must be Stefan, My name is Nicola Gilbert you're dating my twin Elena." His jaw dropped and he was clearly shocked.

"I can see my sister speaks so highly of me by your reaction," I deadpanned sarcastically. I closed my eyes I was hurt I knew Elena and I weren't as close as most sisters ought to be, but I thought she would at least tell her boyfriend about me. I knew she was angry with me for leaving but I didn't think she'd go so far as to not even tell the people she cared about or who cared about her, that she had a twin. Bonnie knew about me but that was because we'd grown up with each other, and Jeremy of course was my brother and so on and so forth, none the less Stefan the supposed love of my sisters life didn't even know that I existed until now.

"Well standing around doing nothing isn't going to get her back it's obvious she didn't tell you she had a twin and that's fine I just want to find her so I can go home." I met each of their eyes with my own icy glare. I knew it was wrong to be so cold but I was hurt and playing it off as if I didn't care was the only way I was going to get through this. Jeremy looked hurt and I wanted to be the big sister I should have been and tell him that I didn't mean it that this was my home. That I was back for good but I couldn't bring myself to let down the walls that protected my heart and mind. Ever since my parent's deaths and my bad break up with my ex-boyfriend Justin. It was all too much to think about, to painful. I inwardly shuddered just thinking about both items from my past made me want to hurl. I pushed my unruly thoughts to the back of my mind I needed to focus on finding Elena. So I turned my attention back to the trio in front of me. I wanted to laugh as Bonnie jumped a little at my speech.

"Right then I guess it's time to tell you why we are here." I nodded and moved closer to them as they were standing around a cluster of desks that had been pushed together. Laid out on top was a map of Virginia. Bonnie suddenly looked nervous as she met my steady gaze.

"Ok so you know how there were those rumors that my Grams was a witch?" I nodded feeling a slight pang of sadness, and pity, I had forgotten that Bonnie's grams had died.

"Bonnie I'm sorry about your Grams" I blurted before I could stop myself. She just nodded her head a sad smile on her face.

"Sorry" I amended in softer tone. "And yes I know the rumors, but why are they relevant to what's going on with my sister?" she smiled grimly.

"Nikki the rumors were true my Grams really was a witch." I almost burst out laughing at her statement it was just silly witches were not real, but the serious look on her face stopped me in my tracks. What if her Grams really was a witch? What if that meant that Bonnie was also a witch?

"Bonnie are you trying to tell me that you're a witch?" she simply nodded as did Stefan and Jeremy and suddenly I knew something was seriously wrong.

"You're crazy" I muttered. "Witches don't exist."

"but they do" Jeremy stated his voice dead serious, I had never heard him say something so simple but with so much conviction, and I knew he believed what he said was the truth. So I nodded.

"Ok let's say I believe you how is Bonnie being a witch going to help us find Elena." I let my words hang in the air waiting for one of them to answer my question. I was surprised when Stefan spoke up he hadn't really said anything since I told him who I was. He raised his hand and pointed a finger at Bonnie.

"Bonnie can do a spell to locate Elena and then I am going to go and get her."

VLTR, VLTR, VLTR, VLTR, VLTR, VLTR, VLTR, VLTR, VLTR, VLTR, VLTR, VLTR, VLTR,

A/N the song used for Jeremy's ringtone is Alfie by Lilly Allen I thought it fit Jeremy well Lol VampyLexi94 and I would much appreciate some feedback let us know what you think today is Friday so if all goes well chapter 2 will be posted two weeks from today on Feb. 22, 13 I know that every two weeks is kind of a long wait but it's just how we have decided to do it. We've decided to do it this way in hopes of avoiding any issues with lack of updates some days the words just flow and other days they don't I'm sure you can understand. With that said please review I know you can see the button its right below this message lol

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