If I Die Young
Chapter 1: Not the only vampire in town
Summary: Leah Gilbert, the twin sister of Elena Gilbert died in the car crash along with her parents, the only difference is: She came back alive. But how does she keep this hidden from her sister? And how did she survive?
A/N: This takes place at season 1. Also, I don't own anything except for my OC. Any grammatical mistakes are mine.
The warm liquid traveled through her throat, and with the little self control she had, she disconnected her lips from the girl's neck, her fangs retreating. She kept close eye contact with the red-haired girl with a pair of beautiful green eyes, "You will forget what just happened, now leave." Her delicate voice spoke and the girl nodded, walking in the opposite way. The school bell rang and she wiped her mouth clean and walked inside. "Leah!" She heard from behind her, a similar voice and she turned around. She was met with the sight of Elena Gilbert, her twin sister. Truth to be told, she hated to be her twin sister. Not because she didn't like Elena, it's just because of the endless questions. People who kept asking if they're twins, like the answer isn't obvious, or people who kept miscalling them. They might have looked the same, but they weren't – not the least bit. That's why Leah had changed herself up a bit, her once straight brown hair had now a nice little wave, and the ends of her hair was dyed blonde.
Since the car crash of her parents, she had changed. In all kind of ways. It had been tough, not only to lose your parents, but also to lose yourself. The only difference was, that she came back. Not quite living, but she still breathed nonetheless. It had been ever harder to figure out how she survived, and when she had a sudden urge for blood, things got even weirder. Now, it had been nearly seven months since the accident, and she had learned a thing or two. For starters, she was a vampire. She now craved blood, and it was both the worst and the best thing ever. With her new abilities, she could do so much more. Run faster, hear better, make people do things, but the constant craving for blood was a never ending battle. The first few weeks had been extra difficult, she had nearly killed her own family, not being able to control her urges. Yet, she managed to run away before she could lay a hand on them, she had to make Jeremy – her little brother – forget though, because he had been the only one who had seen her face.
"Leah?" The voice snapped her out of her thoughts and brought her back to the present. "Why did you leave so early this morning?" Elena questioned, her innocent eyes staring at her. Leah just shrugged her shoulders casually, "Didn't feel like waiting for you." She replied simply. To any outsider that might have been a hint of a bad relationship with your sister, but Elena knew better. She knew that that was how Leah was. Leah had never been the type to get close to someone, be friendly or as caring as her sister was. That was another thing that they differed in. Elena sighed but nodded her head in understanding, "Stefan – my boyfriend I told you about – is coming over for dinner tonight, he would really like to meet you. I would like you to meet him." She said and Leah groaned, she didn't feel like meeting her sister's boyfriends. It wasn't really necessary in her opinion. At some point, they would break up anyway and then she would've wasted her time trying to get to know him. Yeah, it was safe to say that Leah hadn't much faith in relationships – or boys to say the least. Her last boyfriend had cheated on her with her best friend, ever since she hadn't trust a single guy.
"Come on, Leah. Do it for me, please?" Elena begged and tried to give her a cute, convincing smile. Leah just rolled her eyes, she figured that Elena would've known by now that it didn't work for her, but she appreciated the effort. So with a sigh she agreed to come for dinner this evening – even though it was at their house and she hadn't really had any choice anyway – and then slammed her locker shut after grabbing her books out. Elena hugged her sister happily and then bid her goodbye, walking off to her best friends: Caroline and Bonnie.
A pair of hands covered her eyes suddenly, and out of instinct she nearly turned around at her vampire speed and snapped the person's head. But the voice that whispered in her ear, stopped her just in time. "Boo!" A deep voice vibrated through her ear and with a smirk she turned around. "Hey, Ty!" She happily exclaimed and Tyler smiled back at her. Even though she didn't like boys enough to be in a relationship with, she did like them as friends. She at least liked them a lot better than girls, less drama. Not that she had anything against having girls as friends, because she in fact did have a few, she just liked hanging out with guys more. Which surprised a few people, because Leah was a typical girly girl. Caring about her hair, make up and basically her entire appearance. She was really neat and classy when it came to clothes. Always making sure that everything matched well for the right occasion. As for school, she wore a pair of black skinny jeans, a white blouse covered with a light blue blazer today.
"What class do you have?" He asked her as they started walking. "Math, you?" She asked him, noticing the few girls that passed by stared at him. He was quite a popular guy. "Biology, so gotta enter here." He said, stopping in front of a classroom. "See you later!" He said with a smile and she smiled as well, "Yeah, see ya!" She said and with a slight speed in her pace she hurried off to class, entering just in time before the second bell.
"I can't believe I'm doing this." Leah said as she was cutting tomatoes. "Well, I appreciate it. I really like him, so I think it's important that you meet him." Elena said and put a few plates on the dining table. Leah snorted, "So, he's 'the one'?" She scoffed and Elena tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, "I don't know, maybe. I guess we'll find out." She said and Leah released a deep sigh when she heard the doorbell ring. "That must be Stefan." Elena said, stating the obvious and walked to the door, opening it. Leah tucked a strand of hair behind her ear as well, allowing herself to listen to their probably highly boring conversation. "Hey," Elena chimed and a kissing sound was heard. "Hey, thanks for inviting me for dinner." A male voice spoke and Leah assumed it must be Stefan. "Be careful, my sister isn't very fond of boyfriends." She heard Elena and Stefan chuckle and rolled her eyes.
Then she heard footsteps and when he turned around the corner she finally got to see him, his dark blonde hair glistened in the light and a small smile formed on his lips. They shook hands and she was caught in the emotion in his eyes. He looked honestly confused, like he had seen her before, but didn't expect to see her ever again.
"Let's take a seat." Elena spoke up, interrupting the questions that formed in her head. They all took a seat, Elena positioned in the middle so Leah and Stefan were facing each other. They started to eat, and very slowly they started a conversation. Stefan told them that he visited his uncle every year and Leah quietly listened to all he had to say. He was in the midst of talking about joining the football team, when a strong smell of blood hit her nostrils. A slight hiss was heard and before she could help it, the veins underneath her eyes started to throb and became thicker, allowing them to be seen. Her fangs started to appear and when she looked in front of her, she saw the same thing happening to Stefan. The only difference was, that within a few seconds he had control again, and the veins retreated and he was now helping Elena's bleeding finger. Leah excused herself real quick, and heard Elena apologize, telling Stefan that Leah couldn't handle blood very well.
Leah hurried outside, sitting on the porch, trying to control her breathing. When she had finally found her control, she could feel her face turning normal again and the questions came flooding back. A certain question very prominent on her mind: Was Elena dating a vampire?
A/N: So, I hope you liked it! A short introduction. Damon still has to appear, and I promise that he will do so soon! So stay tuned and thanks for reading!