Chapter 1

Nightfall, There is a young girl in her late teens who was running through a heavily forested area. There were small cuts and bruises all along her body. This girl had looked like she had just escaped from someone, or something's dungeon or torture chamber. She was trying to run towards the nearest house, hoping to seek refuge from whomever or whatever was chasing her. Her straight, tangled black hair flying in the wind. She had looked behind for just one second, big mistake! The girl had run into something and fell to the ground.

"Oh no" she trembled at the shadowy figure before her. He reached for her throat and dragged her up to his eye level. As the girl was gasping for air, this shadowy figure laughed at her in a very cocky way as if to say 'no challenge at all.' She was able to catch a small glimpse of him before he said,

"Welcome to Mystic Falls, I hope you've enjoyed the ride" Raven had woken up in a shock, sweat all over her face. The very early sunrise was just taking place showing that it must have been nearly 7 AM. It was a very long bus ride from Winnipeg to Mystic Falls.

"It was just a nightmare" she murmured to herself. Raven got up and grabbed all of her luggage and got off of the bus. She looked at her surroundings and breathed in the fresh air. A few hours on a bus with some gassy passengers wasn't exactly her idea of a good time. She pulled out a map from her back pocket and proceeded down a road that led to a bus stop. Raven waited nearly 12 minutes before a bus came to pick her up.

She boarded the bus with all of her luggage and paid the driver the needed amount and proceeded to sit in an empty seat. As the bus ride progressed, she thought to herself:

"So this is the new town I will be residing in then, huh? Not bad so far. I just hope I meet some friendly people. Life is no fun for an orphan with no friends." Raven had finally reached her stop. She got off the bus and continued down the street until she reached her destination, Raven looked at the house that stood before her. An elderly woman named Mrs. Flowers had come to greet her.

"So miss, I take it that you are Raven?" the elderly woman had asked.

"Yes I am" Raven had replied with a smile. They both shook hands and then proceeded indoors.

"So I take it that you want to enroll into High School? You are still quite young and have a lot of opportunities to finish up, I am sure but why not start early?" Mrs. Flowers had asked before turning around to look at her.

"Yes I plan to but if you don't mind, I am rather tired and need to rest, Can you show me to my bedroom please?" Raven had asked in a very sweet sounding tone.

"Of course! Here are your keys and please follow me." Mrs. Flowers had presented Raven with her bedroom and front door keys and proceeded upstairs. She pointed to a door on the far right. Raven went to unlock the door and open it. The room was quite spacious and had a queen sized bed in it. There was a big closet that you could almost walk into not to mention a wooden dresser that looked like it was stained or dyed red, just like the bed frame. There was also a vanity mirror on top of the dresser. Raven loved it! She turned to Mrs. Flowers and thanked her before she turned and walked away.

Raven rummaged through her carry-on backpack for a small red phone book. She flipped to the page that read `Mystic Falls High School' She read the number and proceeded to dial it on her phone. The secretary answered in a polite tone and they proceeded to talk about enrollment for this semester.

"But Miss, You've already missed a week's worth of school! Are you sure you don't want to try again next semester?" The secretary argued politely.

"I am sure I want to start right away, I am a fast learner" Raven argued back with a small smile on her face.

"Well if you are absolutely sure, If you can come to see me within one hour then we will get you all set up. See you then!" The secretary hung up without saying Goodbye but Raven just thought that she was busy and excused it.

`One hour, enough time for me to take a shower and change' Raven thought to herself and proceeded to her large suitcase full of clothes. She pulled out a black lacey skirt and a black long sleeved silk top to match. She also pulled out the under garments and fishnet leggings and proceeded to the bathroom. Raven adjusted the taps so they were running a comfortable temperature for her and stepped into the shower after stripping her clothes off.

She let the warm water pour all along her body, she grabbed her body pouf and poured strawberry scented body wash over it. She lathered the pouf up and proceeded to cleanse herself, moving it over her smooth pale white skin. Raven then grabbed her shampoo from her bag and washed her long black hair and later, put Conditioner in it. She smiled when the scent filled her nostrils.

'I can't believe I still love the smell of strawberries, I feel so juvenile for thinking that every single time I smell the shampoo' she thought to herself then giggled. When she got out of the shower, she grabbed a towel and started to dry her hair and skin and of course, get dressed.

"Half an hour to go" she said to herself and reached for her makeup bag, as she looked up into the mirror, she saw a man's reflection behind her. This man was even paler than her with short black hair and a handsome yet creepy face. Raven shrieked, the man grinned.