Disclaimer: I Do Not Own Any Rights To Vampire Diaries, but I Do Own Tru Davis and her Story Line

Behind The Gray

Chapter1: Angelic Figure

(2001, West Seattle General Hospital)

I wake up from, my head pounding, weak, dizzy, where am I? I look around the room, a hospital, oh shit. "Ugh" I feel drowsy and weak, Damn it! That idiot almost killed me. Well, next time I feed I need to make sure the chick doesn't have a vampire hating brother.

I swoop the thin white blanket that was covering me onto the floor, I snarl, the Vervain hasn't left my system

"I need blood", I mutter to myself, barely able to stand up.

"You didn't think I wasn't going to finish the job did you?" I recognized that voice, the same asshole that tried to kill me before, stood in front of me.

"You just have a death wish don't you", I growled slowly, yet weakly walking towards him. Well, if I'm going to go out, might as well fight my way to the death.

"Ah, ah, ah", he said waving his index in front of me.

"You know when you're admitted they do take all of your belongings", he said holding up a bag containing my ring.

"I would hand that over if I were you", I snarled at him, that's it, it's now or never, I flew across the room attacking him.

He swiftly pulled out what seemed to be pepper spray. "Ha, what are you going to do with that", I chuckle. He then sprayed the damn thing at me. "Ah, Vervain, you ass", I snarl in pain. That son of the bitch was going to die. I fell to the ground in pain.

That's when I smelled it, gasoline; he was going to burn down the hospital, with me in it. That sick fuck, well . . . I had to give it to him pretty desperate move.

Before I could get out, he had started the fire that had quickly consumed the room.

"Damn it, he took my ring", I'm screwed I can't get out of the room, it's still day light. So jumping out of the window is out.

I felt pathetic huddled in the corner trying not to get burned to death.

"I'm sorry Katherine . . .I failed", I whispered to myself. Now I'll never get her out of the tomb.

The vervain and mixture of smoke brought me down to my knees.

A shadow caught my attention, might as well act like I'm innocent. "Help", I cried out, I have never liked to ask for help, but in this situation help is needed.

"Damon Salvatore, I presumed", a young voice said. A little girl wearing a white dress, and deep gray eyes, stood at the door.

"Yes . . . who are you?" I found myself saying captured by her gaze. She must have been no older than 10, yet I felt something, . . . power.

"I may be here to help you", she smirked, there was something peaceful about her. She walked towards me, the closer she came to the flames, they would calm down and extinguish just for her.

She stood in front of me and kneeled down, not losing eye contact.

"I sense . . . how odd . . . a soul", she said. I'm confused, what is she talking about? A soul? She placed her small hand over my heart, taking a deep breath as she closed her eyes.

"Who are you?" I asked completely forgetting the fire consuming the room. She moved closer to me her face mere inches away from mines and her eyes fluttered open.

"Someone you should be afraid of", she whispered not breaking eye contact. "You're in luck . . . there's something worth saving you", she sighed, what is she doing? What was she? "Don't make me regret it", she reached out her hand and conjured out my ring, she slipped it into my finger.

She placed her wrist up to my mouth, I was shocked, what was she doing? "Drink, you have to much Vervain, this will heal you", I couldn't argue I wanted to get out, so I bit into her wrist, she didn't move, her blood it was the single most sweetest thing I had ever drank.

All it took was a little and I felt stronger than normal. "Why are you saving me?" I asked, I needed to know.

"I'm saving your life, this never happens . . . don't make me regret it, and don't question it". She said her small, young voice echoing in the burning room. "Leave before they find out I'm letting you go", she said coming closer to kiss my cheek. I didn't look back as I left jumping from the window. What had happen? I wasn't sure what had happened, but I did know I have the girl with the piercing gray eyes to thank.

( Little girls POV)

Had I made a mistake, this is the first time I had let a vampire survive; it's my duty to make sure their darkness is captured before death. There was no darkness in him; I felt pain, sadness, anger, but no darkness or evil that each vampire has.

I walked the hallways of the now empty hospital. I felt a presence behind me; I turned to see my father standing in front of me. "You let the vampire go" he spat out in disgust.

"Yes, there was something different, he wasn't completely evil, as others vampires are" I spoke softly not looking straight in his eyes. "You have made a mistake Tru, you can't trust a vampire" he said with anger and guilt his voice.

"I'm sorry it's just . . ." before I could finish a pain radiated throughout my body and I fell into complete darkness.

(Mystic Fall 2009)

(Try Davis POV)

"Hey Dad, is this the last of the boxes", I asked. Moving was a pain in the ass. Ugh, why couldn't we just stay in Seattle, but I guess I couldn't be completely mad, I mean we moved back to Mystic Falls. Man I haven't been here in six months, and I have missed my buddies 'very mucho'. I hadn't visited since Elena's parents had passed away, I mean I missed her and she needed me, but that was just a bad reason for me to visit and stay with her for two weeks.

"Dad?" I shouted louder, man he can be deaf sometimes, oh well, I headed down the hall to what would become, thun thun thun my room.

"YO, pops" I yelled swinging the door open. As always he was trying to play electrician fondling with a light switch. I sigh.

"On day you're going to get electrocuted" I crinkled nose. "Dad you're a doctor, not a skilled electrician", I mocked.

He turned around, " Ummm . . . see dear a wire is like a nerve . . ." he mocked laughing at his joke. I shook my head in embarrassment "one day dad, you'll be able to tell a funny", I closed my eyes and shook my head, I was laughing inside.

"So how do you like your new room" he said, his arms making a 'Tada' motion.

"Pretty sweet dad, I totally have a view of Jeremy Gilberts bedroom from this window", I laughed. He turn quickly to look out the window able to see in to Jeremy's bedroom, " should I be worried about this?" he asked mockingly, "Yeah, no dad that's gross that's Elena's little brother", I lied okay so I might have had a crush on Jeremy ever so many years ago.

"So when are you telling Elena you moved back, and most of all that you live next door to her now" , good question I mean I loved Elena, but I hadn't had a day to myself for a bit. "Hmmm, well maybe tomorrow, I mean I can't invite her to an empty house can I", I smirked, it was true, I had a thing for having everything in order, my dad calls it OCD, I call it having manners ha.

A couple of hours later my room was painted moved into and looked lived in, "ah, just like I love it", I flopped onto my bed. Well what to do, I thought. I hooked up my Ipod to my speakers and put on my new favorite song 'Titanium', I started singing and dancing along, when I heard something caw.

I looked up and saw a black crow standing in the opening of my window. "Well . . . I'm glad you're just a bird, or I would be deadly embarrassed", I laughed out. "Hey, little fella", I said walking towards it. I loved animals, especially birds.

"Hey there what a cute little crow you are", I said petting its feathers, I felt a hesitation when I touched it, but then it seemed to get comfortable.

"Tru", my dad walked into the room. I turned seeing him standing in the doorway, leaning on the frame. "Hey, I'm heading out for my shift, I'll be back in the morning, he said while walking away.

"Kay, pops, love you . . . save someone's life today or not it's totally on you", I yelled out after him. I turned to look at the crow, which was still standing by my window.

"So I guess it's just you and me little fella", let's see what we should I do, "how about a movie", looking back at the poor bird, I had somehow taken hostage. "Hmmmm, got it the perfect movie . . . Alfred Hitchcock's Birds, ha I crack myself up sometimes", I said, hmm maybe talking to a bird all night is weird, oh well, I shrugged it off, to late now.

I woke up to a piercing ringing next to me, "argh, snooze please", I cried out. I am definitely not a morning person. I took the covers off me and swung my legs out, took me a while to let my body function and went into my bathroom to take a shower. After I rinsed, lathered and repeated, I wrapped a fluffy white towel around me and made my way over to my dresser. I slipped on some black lacy bra and matching panties, and walked over to my closet.

I heard a caw and saw the same crow on my window from last night, I knew I should have pulled the window shade down, but oh well too late now. I put on my favorite pair of gray skinny jeans, and black ankle boots, I paced back and forth trying to figure out what shirt to wear, I ended up going with a white cotton corticoid deep v t-shirt, and my black leather jacket. I added some shine product into my chestnut loose curled hair, that reached up passed my shoulders, curled my eyelashes, and put some lip gloss. "Perfect" I told myself looking at my vanity.

I grabbed my bag and headed out to my car, I thought of visiting Elena right now, but it would be so much better if I 'accidently' bump into her at school.

I drove up to school in my beloved 67' Chevy Impala, parked and headed out, where oh where could Elena be, I thought to myself, maybe I was concentrating too hard when I slammed into what could have felt like a brick wall.

I looked up slowly making sure the embarrassments was fading fast, when I noticed some, impeccable broad shoulders, "well, someone's been eating their spinach", I said staring into a face of an angel. "Serena", he whispered.

"Umm. Nope got the wrong chick, I'm Tru, Tru Davis", I said raising my hand for a handshake. I smiled and he went to shake mine, "Stefan Salvatore", he said. Our hands touched and I felt a sudden electrical surge. I was forced into a premonition.

"I will never hurt you Elena, never", he whispered to her, with such emotion. A tear streamed down Elena's face.

"Oh crap you're a Vampire", I muttered. He suddenly froze. Oh crap, I said that out loud, great Tru you've only been hunting them down for all your life and you slip up like this . . . but there was something different about him, a soul maybe.

"How did you know?" he asked still clearly unaware, that he just shook the hand of an Oracle. "Well, I know my share of Vampires, here and there", I said trying not to sound cocky, well maybe a little.

"So your-", I cut him off before he could say anything else.

"Look, touched your hand saw your future and what not, can see you're not that bad, so don't slip up, and I won't be charging at you with a stake in my hand", I said with a devilish grin, man I love making vamps sweat.

"Umm . . . yeah you don't have to worry about me", he said still shaken at what I had said. "Cool, well I got junk to do so see you around Stefie", I said walking away, ha this could be the start of a beautiful friendship, I thought to myself.

After 15 minutes of walking around the halls I finally spotted, Elena, Bonnie and Caroline in front of the registration office, cool I can kill two birds with one stone. I put on my aviators glasses, which Elena had sent for my birthday and coyly walked over and bumped into her.

"Hey you better watch where you're going" I tried to say as rudely as possible. They all look back at me with shocked expressions on their faces.

"No . . . Tru, Oh My God, you're here" Elena and Bonnie squealed in unison. They both launched at me and gave me a big ol' bear hug, except for Caroline. "So Blondie, I don't get a hug too", I smirked while still hugging Bonnie and Elena. She finally snapped out of it and shrieked if I may say, even more high pitched than usual.

"Oh my gosh, Tru your back, wait for how long?" she asked, barely giving me a chance to answer back. I smiled my little 'I've got a secret smile', "permanently", I squealed as we all stood there in a circle. While passer byers looked on by. "When did you come back?" Elena asked.

"Yesterday was the official day, but if you can guess whose little brother's room I have as a view, the winner will get, the full details", I shrugged. Wow, its taking them a long time for them to realize it, I mean Elena is the only one with a younger brother. I saw the spark in her eyes, yes she finally got it. "You moved next door?" she let out a small gasp. "Ding, ding, ding". I giggled out.

"That's awesome", she screamed out, maybe a little too loud.

That's when I noticed Elena staring at Jeremy, oh shoot his drug problem. She speed walked her way to the bathroom, I should go after her and make sure she doesn't kill the future father of my children.

She went inside and me like a good future sister-in-law followed her in, there I saw Jeremy using eye drops. "Oh great he's stoned", I muttered to myself and before Elena could do something harsh, I put on the role of big sister. I grabbed him with one hand and pinched his cheeks together, "great Jeremy your eyes are dilated . . . great it's the first day and you're stoned", I hissed sarcastically.

"No I'm not", he tried to deny, but it was not working.

"Where is it?" Elena asked patting him down like a TSA agent, "is it on you?" she hissed in disgust.

"Stop it alright, chill yourself", he growled, and pushed Elena back. Oh no he did not just lay a hand on her.

"Chill herself, what? Is that stoner talk?" I shook my head. "Dude you are so cool", I said snarky, while Elena patted him down again.

"Dude, stop, you're crazy?" he yelled.

"You haven't even begun to see crazy Jer", Elena said, looking at him in disgust. "I gave you a summer pass, but I'm not letting you destroy yourself", he hissed, "I don't need this", Jeremy growled leaving the room.

"I'm sorry Elena", I said embracing her in a hug. "I know it's tough right now, but it will get better I promise", I tried to reassure her, but then some random kid came out of one of the stalls. I looked at the kid, well time to make Elena smile. "Dude, why are you in the girls restroom, you pervert", I hissed.

"Oh crap sorry", he pleaded with a embarrassed look on his face. Elena and I looked at each other and burst into laughter. "Well, you always know how to cheer me up, Tru", she smiled at me, I loved that sincere smile, that's what makes Elena my best friend.

"Come one, let's get out of here before we start thinking this is the girls room", I laughed.

I was following Elena ought when she suddenly stopped and my face smacked into the back of her head. "Ow, Elena green means go", when she didn't respond I looked over to her and saw her gazing into Stefan's eyes.

"Darn, Elena I told you this wasn't the girls restroom . . . never take directions from her", I said and stuck out my thumb towards Elena. "So I'm going to just head out, bye Elena, Stefie", I gave him a don't break her heart smile and walked over to the girls.

"Oh, my gosh, I think Elena has just had the 'love at first sight' moment", Caroline giggled out.

"Don't be such a girl, Caroline", I shook my head playfully. "Now you guys need to walk me over to first period and catch me up on your lives", I smirked. Yay, gossip I thought to myself.

We walked into history, and took our seats, "Argh, not Mr. Tanner", I mean I loved history and all but that guy is just a big prick. The next hour consisted of Elena and Stefan giving each other love struck, puppy dog looks, "ahh, young love", I muttered to myself.

Third period I had English with Stefan, and considering he was a vampire and Elena was sprung on him, I decided to wait for him to get out of class so we could have a proper discussion.

"Hey, Stefan", I said while walking towards him. "Hey, Tru", he replied.

"Look, I'm a very blunt person, and considering I already know that you will not hurt Elena, I still have to warn you, If you hurt my best friend, I will hunt you down and stick a stake up your ass. . . do you hear me?" I asked as intimidating as I could and trust me I could intimidate anyone.

"Yeah, of course . . . Tru, your serious aren't you?" I smiled my favorite devilish smile, "of course I'm serious . . . It wouldn't be the first time", I muttered just loud enough that I knew his vampire hearing could hear. I walked away leaving him standing in the middle of the hallway. Man, the things I could do.

I was walking towards Elena's locker when I noticed that she was in serious need of cheering up.

"What's wrong?" I asked Bonnie.

"Caroline, running her mouth again", I should of guessed, I mean I love the girl, but she cannot keep her mouth shut to save her life.

"Don't even think about it, she just has her ditzy 'it's all about me' blonde moments . . . know what did she say?" I asked.

"You know . . . my parents death plus missing cheer camp", she glumly looked at me.

"That bitch . . . well don't listen to her, okay, you are Elena Gilbert, the 'it' girl in Mystic Falls, well next to me anyways . . . and you do not take crap like that", I said cupping her face with my hand, looking her straight in the eyes. "kay, kiddo".

"Thanks, Tru, what would I do without you", she whispered out.

"So what's up with you this fine afternoon", I asked Elena as we walked out from school, finally the day was over.

"Well, I was thinking about heading out to the Cemetery", she quietly said, I wonder if she was embarrassed.

"Hey, be proud, you're dealing with the loss your own way . . . no need to be shy with it", I said, trying lift her spirits.

"Come on, I'll drop you off", I said.

I dropped of Elena at the cemetery; I wondered, should I be worried about her. My thoughts were interrupted by my growling stomach, ahh my stomach is on empty . . .must . . .feed. "Perfect Mystic Grill", I parked in front and headed towards and empty table.

I need to pay attention more, because a second later I was colliding with someone, I felt my body smash into theirs and again, it felt as if I smashed into a brick wall.

"Ugh, I need to stop doing this today", I mumbled.

"Well, if I may say so I'm glad you didn't", a silky sweet voice purred into my ear.

I could feel the heat in my cheeks, darn I was defiantly blushing. I shyly looked up and saw a pair of icy deep blue eyes staring down at me.

A/N: Hey hope you guys enjoy my new story. Please comment, would love to know what you think. Enjoy =)