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For the past two years I went to boarding school in Maine. Moving to Maine meant that I left my friends and twin behind in our sleepy little town of Mystic Falls. The summer before my junior year my friends Jeremy and Elena lost their parents in a car crash. I wasn't able to make it to the funeral because I was doing a summer program in London and I wouldn't be back until the night before Junior Year.

Today I got home to find a red Mini Cooper parked in Grams' driveway. I decided to live with Grams instead of staying with my dad and sister because we were pretty close and I didn't want her to keep living on her own. When I walked in the door I greeted Grams, went straight to my bedroom and passed out.

It's a good thing I had already set an alarm for school because Grams was probably sleeping off her hangover. For my first day back I decided to leave my hair in its kinky curls. I threw on a red t-shirt, black jeans, my favorite pair of wedges and my signature black leather jacket with a few gold accessories. I made breakfast and left some for Grams then I headed to school. When I got out the car I noticed a few stares and realized I hadn't seen most of these people since middle school. As I was making my way to the office to get my schedule I called Bonnie.

"Hey sis, how have you been?" I casually asked her.

"Eh same old, same old, Elena and I are getting ready for class," she responded. "She says hi."

"Tell her I say hey. So where exactly are you? I have a surprise being delivered to you right now." I told her with a smile on my face.

"Seriously?" she asked. "I'm at the school office."

"Great. Stay there," I told her.

"Okay…" she said obviously confused. We hung up and I was at the office in the next two minutes. I recognized her by her stance. I went up behind her, covered her eyes and said guess who. When she turned around she squealed and hugged me.

"What are you doing here?" she asked.

"Registering obviously," I say holding up the folder in my hand.

"Why didn't you tell me you were coming back?" she asked with a frown.

"I wanted to surprise you, I told dad. I'm staying with Grams." I said sheepishly. She turned back around and I saw that she was looking at a guy standing by the front desk.

"Well I'm just glad you're back. Everyone's going to be so happy to see you," she told me.

"That's if they even remember me," I laughed.

"Of course they will…"she trailed off as the guy at the desk finally turned around. I walked up to the desk and was about to tell Bonnie I thought the guy was pretty cute but when I looked back she was gone. After I got sorted out I headed to my locker and then to class. When I got there everyone was already seated and I went to the empty seat next to Bonnie. Elena saw me first and got up to give me a hug.

"Elena I missed you so much. I'm so sorry I couldn't be there for you guys," I whispered.

"It doesn't matter. You're here now." Matt gave me a smile and wave. Poor Matty, I couldn't believe it when I found out Elena broke up with him. The day passed quickly and I found myself being hugged by Caroline who spouted a million questions at me and demanded that we hang out later. I got a proper hello from Matty, Tyler and I even saw Jeremy. Kid was as high as a kite. Bonnie and I went back to Grams's after school and she helped me unpack. She filled me in on everything she forgot to tell me while we were separated and later we headed to the Grill. We met Caroline at the door and she gave us the details on the new kid whose name was Stefan Salvatore, I laughed when she told us when the wedding was.

"I missed you so much Care Bear," I told her while we walked over to where Matt was sitting.

"Oh you're going to see me a lot," she said with a smile.

"After all you have to make it up to me for all those breaks you had at school where you chose to not come home."

"Right," I said scratching the back of my neck.

"How's Elena doing?" Matt asked as soon as Bonnie and I sat down.

"Her mom and dad died. How do you think?" Bonnie answered.

"She's putting on a good face but its only been five months."

"She said anything about me?" he asked. Poor kid, he was clearly still in love with her.

"Oh no, so not getting in the middle. You pick up the phone and call her," said Bonnie. I had to hide my smile there. As much as Bonnie hated being in the middle of drama, she found herself there a lot.

"I feel weird calling her, she broke up with me."

"Just give her more time Matt," I told him with a sympathetic smile. Of course just then Elena walks in with the guy Bonnie and I were checking out earlier.

"More time huh," he says before walking up to them and introducing himself. Ah so this is the famous Stefan Salvatore. When Matt left, Care, Elena and Stefan joined Bonnie and I; and Care proceeded to grill him. It was pretty amusing, he and Elena were so into each other. When Care mentioned the back to school party the next night he asked if Elena was going and Bonnie answered for her. Apparently Elena wasn't as much of a partier anymore.

"Well as fun and amusing as this is I should head back," I told the group picking up my things.

"You're coming to the party right?" Care asked.

"As if I would miss it. Anyway see you guys. It was nice meeting you Stefan," I said before walking out. When I got back home Grams was sitting in the living room. What surprised me was the lack of alcohol near her.

"Hey Grams, what's up?" I asked a little concerned. She gave me a somber look before speaking. "Alexis, now that you're back for good there's something you should know. I've already told Bonnie but I don't think she took me seriously."

"Okay seriously Grams you're freaking me out what is it?" I asked nervously pulling at my sleeves and sitting in the chair across from her.

"You and Bonnie are descendants of Salem witches," she said monitoring my reaction. I leaned back in the chair, closed my eyes and let out a breath of air.

"I'm confused," I said looking at her.

"You and Bonnie are witches dear," she said softly.

"Show me," I whispered. She picked up the candle sitting in the middle of the coffee table and lit it, magically. I was quiet for a while before I spoke.

"I assume we can do a lot more that light a candle," I said dryly. She laughed before telling me that Bonnie completely dismissed the idea and she was glad to see that at least one of us was open minded.

"Well it's hard to dismiss the idea after seeing that," I said getting up.

"Will you teach me?" I asked as I walked into the kitchen to prepare dinner.

"Of course." After we had dinner I got ready for bed and laid there for a while contemplating whether or not my life would drastically change now that I knew what I was.

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