For centuries, people didn't know that the supernatural existed. No one else did. They've been hiding in the shadows. People would be afraid of them. My names Margaret Gilbert and this is our story.
Gilbert Residence
Margaret wakes up in her room. It's 6:30 in the morning. She takes her pills off the counter and goes to the bathroom. She one pill out, turn the knob on the sink, let the water pour out, pour it in the cup, put the pill in her mouth, swallows the pill, and took a sip of the water. She goes back in her room. She puts on her school clothes and walked downstairs and enters the kitchen.
"Toast. I can make toast." Jenna said
"It's all about the coffee, Aunt Jenna." Elena said
"Is there coffee?" Jeremy asked Elena
"Making cereal." Margaret said
Margaret pours herself a bowl of cereal.
"Are you ok? Your headaches kept bothering you?" Jenna asked her niece
"I've been taking my pills. Everything is peachy." Margaret said
"Your first day of school and I'm totally unprepared. Lunch money?" Jenna asked them
"I'm good." Elena said
"No thanks." Margaret said
Jeremy takes the money.
"Anything else? A number two pencil? What am I missing?" Jenna asked again
"Don't you have a big presentation today?" Margaret asked her aunt
"I'm meeting with my thesis advisor at...now. Crap!" Jenna said
"Then go. We'll be fine. (Their aunt left.) You okay?" Elena asked her brother
"Don't start." Jeremy said as he leaves
Bonnie's Car
Margaret, Elena, and Bonnie are driving to school in Bonnie's car.
"So Grams is telling me I'm psychic. Our ancestors were from Salem, witches and all that, I know, crazy, but she's going on and on about it, and I'm like, put this woman in a home already! (Elena looking at the window.) But then I started thinking, I predicted Obama and I predicted Heath Ledger, and I still think Florida will break off and turn into little resort islands...Elena! (She stop looking at the window and looked at Bonnie.) Back in the car." Bonnie said
"I did it again, didn't I? I-I'm sorry, Bonnie. You were telling us that..." Elena said
"That I'm psychic now." Bonnie finishes her sentence
"Then predict something. About us." Margaret said
"I see...(A crow hits their car. Bonnie stops the car.) "What was that?!" Bonnie asked in confusion
"Oh, my god!" Margaret said
"Are you guys okay?" Bonnie asked them
"I'm fine." Elena said
"I'm ok." Margaret said
"It was like a bird or something. It came out of nowhere." Bonnie said
"I can't be freaked out by cars for the rest of my life." Elena said
"I predict this year is going to be kick ass. And I predict all the sad and dark times are over and you guys are going to be beyond happy." Bonnie said
They smile and drove off.
Mystic Falls High School
Inside the school.
Hallways.
"Major lack of male real estate. Look at the shower curtain on Kelly Beech. She looks like a hot. (Stop at Bonnies locker.) Can I still say "tranny mess"?" Bonnie asked both Margaret and Elena
"No, that's over." Elena said
"So over." Margaret said
"Ahh, find a man, coin a phrase. It's a busy year." Bonnie said
Elena waves to Matt. He ignores her.
"He hates me." Elena said
"That's not hate. That's "you dumped me, but I'm too cool to show it, but secretly I'm listening to Air Supply's greatest hits." Bonnie said
Caroline approaches to them.
"Elena. Margaret. Oh, my god. (Caroline hugs both Elena and Margaret.) How are you guys ? (She stopped hugging them.) Oh, it's so good to see you guys. (She looked at Bonnie.) How are they? Are they good?" Caroline asked Bonnie
"Caroline, We're right here." Margaret said
"And we're fine." Elena said
"Really?" Caroline asked again
"Yes. Much better." Elena said
"Feeling good." Margaret said
Caroline hugs them again and stopped hugging them.
"I'll see you guys later." Caroline said as she leaves
"No comment." Elena said
"I'm not going to say anything." Bonnie said
"Please don't." Margaret said
Outside the school office.
"Hold up. Who's this?" Bonnie asked both Elena and Margaret
They stared at the mysterious boy.
"Hottie at 3 o'clock." Margaret said
"All I see is back." Elena said
"It's a hot back. (They're still looking at him.) I'm sensing Seattle, and he plays the guitar." Bonnie said
"You're really going to run this whole psychic thing into the ground, huh?" Margaret asked Bonnie
"Pretty much." Bonnie said
Both Elena and Margaret sees their brother went into the boy's bathroom.
"We'll be right back." Elena said
They enters the boy's bathroom. They looked into his eyes to see if he was high.
"First day of school and you're stoned." Margaret said
"No, I'm not." Jeremy said
"Bull." Margaret said
"Where is it? Is it on you?" Elena asked her brother
"You guys need to chill yourselves." Jeremy said
"Chill ourselves?" Margaret asked her brother
"Is that, stoner talk? Dude, you are so cool." Elena said
"I don't have anything on me. Are you guys crazy?" Jeremy asked his sisters
"You haven't seen crazy, Jeremy! We gave you a summer pass, but we're done watching you destroy yourself. No, no, no, you know what? Go ahead. Keep it up." Elena said
"Just know that we're going to be there to ruin your buzz every time. Jeremy, we know who you are. And it's not this person. So don't be this person." Margaret said
"I don't need this." Jeremy said as he leaves
"Great being a sibling."Margaret said
They walked out of the bathroom and sees the boy.
"Uh, pardon me. Um...is this the men's room?" Boy asked both Elena and Margaret
"Yes. Um, we were just, Um—We were just—It's a long story. (Boy makes way for them.) Thank you." Elena thanking the boy
Elena and Margaret walks away.
In the history class.
Mr. Tanner teaches the classroom.
"Once our home state of Virginia joined confederacy in 1861, it created a tremendous amount of tension within the state. People in Virginia's northwest region had different ideals than those from the traditional deep south. Then Virginia divided in 1863 with the northwest region joining the union." Tanner said
Abandon house.
Margaret writing her diary.
4 months I've been coming here just to get away. Ever since my adopted parents died my headaches started. I've been going to the doctors appointments. They couldn't find out what's wrong with me. Brain tumor or brain cancer.
A crow appears on her side.
"Hi, bird. (Margaret gets out her nutritional bar and feeds it to the Crow.) Have the rest. See ya." Margaret said
Gilbert Residence
Margaret is in her room. Picking her clothes for tonight. She picks out her lavender tank top. She walks downstairs with Elena.
"We're meeting Bonnie at the grill." Margaret said
"Okay, have fun. Wait, I got this. Don't stay out late, it's a school night." Jenna said
"Well done, Aunt Jenna. (Elena opens the door and see that Stefan was standing there.) Oh." Elena said
"Sorry, I was about to knock. I wanted to apologize for my disappearing act earlier. I know it was...strange." Stefan said
"No worries. I get it, blood makes you squeamish." Elena said
"Um, something like that. How's your leg?" Stefan asked Elena
"Oh, it's fine. Just a scratch, barely." Elena said
"We've barely introduce. I'm Margaret." Margaret said
"I'm Stefan." Stefan said
"Not to be rude but how did you know where we lived?" Margaret asked Stefan
"It's a small town. I asked the first person I saw. Um, I thought you might want this back." Stefan said
Stefan hands Elena her diary.
"Oh, I must have dropped it. I-thank you." Elena thanking Stefan
"Don't worry, I didn't...read it." Stefan said
"No? Why not? Most people would have." Elena said
"Well, I wouldn't want anyone to read mine." Stefan said
"You keep a journal?" Elena said
"Yeah, if I don't write it down, I forget it. Memories are too important." Stefan said
"We're meeting a friend. Do you want to come?" Elena asked again
"Isn't that crashing?" Stefan asked again
"Actually it's just called inviting a friend." Margaret said
Mystic Grill
Margaret and Elena enters with Stefan. Matt walks over to them.
"Hey, I'm Matt, nice to meet you." Matt said as he extended his hand
"Hi. Stefan." Stefan said as he shake Matt's hand
"Hey." Elena said
"Hey." Matt said
Matt leaves. They sit at a table and Caroline and Bonnie sit with them as well.
"So, you were born in Mystic Falls?" Caroline asked Stefan
"Mm-Hmm. And moved when I was still young." Stefan said
"Parents?" Bonnie asked Stefan
"My parents passed away." Stefan said
"I'm sorry." Elena apologize
"Any siblings?" Margaret asked Stefan
"None that I talk to. I live with my uncle." Stefan said
"So, Stefan, if you're new, then you don't know about the party tomorrow." Caroline said
"It's a back to school thing at the falls." Bonnie said
"Are you going?" Stefan asked Elena
"Of course she is." Margaret said
Margaret holds her head as she is hearing voice.
"What is wrong with her?" Caroline thinking
"Nothing's wrong with me." Margaret said
Margaret stops hearing voices.
"How did you know what I was thinking?" Caroline asked in confusion
"It was just a guess." Margaret said in confusion
"Ok." Caroline said
"It's just the headaches again." Margaret said
Gilbert Residence.
Margaret in her room. She's on her computer and searches over about reading peoples minds.
Next day.
She woke up and realized she doesn't feel pain in her head anymore.
"Weird." Margaret said
High School.
In history class.
Tanner teaching.
"The Battle of Willow Creek took place right at the end of the war in our very own Mystic Falls. How many casualties resulted in this battle? Ms. Bennett?" Tanner asked Bonnie
"Um...a lot? I'm not sure. Like a whole lot." Bonnie said
"Cute becomes dumb in an instant, Ms. Bennett. Mr. Donovan? Would you like to take this opportunity to overcome your embedded jock stereotype?" Tanner asked Matt
"It's okay, Mr. Tanner, I'm cool with it." Matt said
"Elena? Surely you can enlighten us about one of the town's most significantly historical events?" Tanner asked Elena
"I'm sorry, I-I don't know." Elena said
"Margaret?" Tanner asked Margaret
"I'm not sure." Margaret said
"I was willing to be lenient last year for obvious reasons for you Gilberts. But the personal excuses ended with summer break." Tanner said
"There were 346 casualties. Unless you're counting local civilians." Stefan said
"That's correct. Mister...?" Tanner asked for his name
"Salvatore." Stefan said
"Salvatore. Any relation to the original settlers here at Mystic Falls?" Tanner asked Stefan
"Distant." Stefan said
"Well, very good. Except, of course, there were no civilian casualties in this battle." Tanner said
"Actually, there were 27, sir. Confederate soldiers, they fired on the church, believing it to be housing weapons. They were wrong. It was a night of great loss. The founder's archives are, uh, stored in civil hall if you'd like to brush up on your facts, Mr. Tanner." Stefan said
Rest of the class laughed at Tanner.
Hospital.
In a room.
The doctor checked everything.
"For some reason your headaches are gone." Doctor said
"It just kinda stopped today." Margaret said
"It's a miracle." Doctor said
"Can we leave?" Margaret asked the doctor
"Of course." Doctor said
Night.
At the party.
"Just admit it, Elena." Bonnie said
"Oh, okay, so he's a little pretty." Elena said
"He has that romance novel stare." Bonnie said
"Stefan look deep into her eyes. Piercing her very soul. (Margaret jokes around. They laughed. She takes a sip.) I'm officially headache free." Margaret said
"Nice." Bonnie said
"Change back to the subject and go." Margaret said
"So where is he?" Bonnie asked Elena
"I don't know. You tell me, you're the psychic one." Elena said
"Right, I forgot. Okay, so give me a sec. Grams says I have to concentrate." Bonnie said
"You need a crystal ball. (Margaret gives her a bottle. Bonnie takes it and touches Margaret's hand. Bonnie frozen for a minute, comes back to her senses, and abruptly pulls her hand back.) What?" Margaret asked Bonnie
"That was weird. When I touched you, I saw a crow." Bonnie said
"What?" Margaret asked in confusion
"A crow, angels and there was a man. I'm drunk. It's the drinking. There's nothing psychic about it. Yeah? Ok, I'm gonna get a refill." Bonnie said
Bonnie leaves both Elena and Margaret alone.
"Okay?" Elena said
"Bonnie!" Margaret said
Stefan approaches to them.
"Hi." Stefan said
"Hi." Elena said
"I'll walk in that direction while you two talk. (Margaret walk towards Matt. He was looking at Elena.) You two are broken up. Remember?" Margaret said
"I still have feelings for her." Matt said
"We always have to move on Matt. Find a new person in our lives." Margaret said
"You broke up with Ben." Matt said
"I broke with cause we had a huge fight." Margaret said
Margaret looked at her brother as he was going to the woods. Her and her sister follow him.
"Jeremy! Jeremy!" Elena said
"Jeremy, where the hell are you going?" Margaret asked her brother
"I don't want to hear it!" Jeremy said
"Too bad." Elena said
Jeremy trips and sees Vicki's body. She's been bitten.
"Vicki? No! Oh, my god, it's Vicki!" Jeremy said
"Oh, my god!" Elena said
"No!" Margaret said
At the party.
Jeremy carrying Vicki.
"Somebody help!" Elena said
"Vicki? Vicki, what the hell?!" Matt said as he was freaking out
Jeremy put Vicki on the table.
"What happened to her?" Tyler asked them
"Bonnie, call an ambulance!" Matt said
"Everybody back up, give her some space!" Tyler said
"It's her neck. Something bit her. She's losing a lot of blood." Margaret said
"Vicki, Vicki, come on, open your eyes, look at me." Matt said
Matt leaves by ambulance with Vicki. Elena was worried and Margaret is getting suspicious. Bonnie approaches to them.
"Hey. We're gonna go to Mainline Coffee, wait for news." Bonnie said
"We gotta take Jeremy home." Elena said
"There's no way I'm psychic. I know that. But whatever I saw, or I think I saw, I have this feeling." Bonnie said
"Bonnie, what?" Margaret asked Bonnie
"That it's just the beginning." Bonnie said
Jeremy is drinking a beer. Both his sisters approaches to him.
"I called Jenna, she's on her way. Those people in uniforms, last time we checked, they're the police." Elena said
Jeremy throw his beer away.
"People are going to stop giving you breaks, Jer. They just don't care anymore." Margaret said
"They don't remember that our parents are dead, because they've got their own lives to deal with. The rest of the world has moved on. You should try, too." Elena said
Jeremy looked at his sister Elena.
"I've seen you in the cemetery writing in your diary. Is that-is that supposed to be you moving on? (Jeremy looked at his other sister Margaret.) Or you. We don't know where you are half the time. You've got these headaches we don't know anything about." Jeremy said
"First off the headaches are gone now. Second, that's my business." Margaret said
"Mom and Dad wouldn't have wanted this." Elena said