A/N : I would just like to say this is my first fan fiction. Any kind of feedback is greatly appreciated. Thank you and enjoy!
Summary: The death of Klaus had many repercussions on the gang. An event between Elena and Stefan causes her to spent her summer at her parent's summer house, rekindling a relationship with another. A reckless decision from Bonnie causes her and Jeremy to break up. When the summer is over, Elena returns to school hoping for a normal life, with no talk of vampires, werewolves, and witchcraft. A new student at Mystic Falls High School leads Bonnie to question who she is, while Jeremy and Stefan form a friendship with her. Time will only tell whether or not that is a good think.
Normal Again
Today marked the first day of school in Mystic Falls. Freshmen wandered around the halls with their books looking for their first class hoping they won't be late. Girls stood outside, hugging and greeting each other as if they hadn't seen each other over the summer. A few jocks stood across the courtyard tossing a football back and forth. Some outcasts stood behind the bleachers
smoking, while Elena sat still in her car, trying to prepare herself for today.
The first day of school meant a lot to Elena. It was something she had been waiting for all summer. School was the one normal thing in her life. With school, there was no talk of vampires, witches, and werewolves. It was the only non-supernatural thing in her life. Today almost meant it was time for her to stop hiding. The past year had been an emotional roller coaster for everyone, but most importantly Elena. With Klaus dead, Elena spent her summer at her parent's lake house. She hadn't seen any of her friends or Stefan since the event and she wasn't sure how they would handle her return, but she wanted them to see the new, stronger Elena. With a deep breath, she got out of her car. She saw Bonnie and Caroline sitting down at the same bench they used to meet at every day before school. She could see they were laughing. Almost impulsively, she walked right up to them.
"Hey guys!" Bonnie and Caroline's smiles quickly faded. Elena didn't know how to respond to their glares. Bonnie glanced at Caroline and gave her a look. Caroline stood up and hugged Elena. "Hey..." she said sounding uncomfortable. "How was your summer? Bonnie and I missed you so much."
Elena looked to the ground. "Relaxing. It was really what I needed after everything."
Bonnie gave Elena a dirty look and said, "Well I'm glad you got what you wanted." She stood up, grabbed her bag, and began to walk away. Elena followed her and Caroline tagged behind.
"Bonnie wait!" Elena shouted. Bonnie stopped. Turned around and yelled, "What Elena? What could you possibly want with me after not speaking to me for almost three months?"
"Bonnie, please-" Elena was cut off. A girl with thick, flaming hair had bumped into Elena. "I'm so sorry." She said as she bent down to grab her books. Every one had looked at her. It was someone they had never seen before. She had big golden eyes and skin as white as snow.
"Can we help you?" Caroline asked.
"Yes," the girl said, "This is my first day here, I'm actually new in town, and I have no idea where anything is."
Elena saw Jeremy approaching the group.
"You decided to show up!" he said hugging Elena. "And who is this?" Jeremy asked with a grin on his face.
"I'm Sadie." the girl said running her fingers through her hair.
"Well hello Sadie. Do you have a last name?" This made her blush.
"Oh yeah. It's Hawkins." She smiled.
"Like the dance?" Bonnie chipped in.
"Yeah."
"Do I even want to know the story behind that name?" Jeremy asked with a snicker.
"I'm not sure if you can even handle it."
Bonnie rolled her eyes towards Caroline. She and Jeremy broke up over the summer. To this day they will both have different stories about the break up. Despite the reasons for it happening, Bonnie could see that there was nothing stopping Jeremy from moving on and she didn't want it to happen with the new girl. There was no way she would be able to see him with the tall girl in the cherry pencil skirt.
"So what was it you needed?" Bonnie sternly asked.
"Oh, I just need help finding my first class. It's Mrs. Volcan's English class in S113."
"That's in the south end." Jeremy said. "Near the gym. I have a class right across from that room. I can walk you."
As they both had turned away from the group to walk away, "Wait!" Bonnie said grabbing Sadie's arm. A jolt had been sent through her body. Sadie felt cold.
"I can take you." She said. Jeremy turned around and responded, "Bonnie, it's fine. I can walk her to class. Nothing bad is going to happen. The world won't end if I do this. Okay?"
Sadie and Jeremy had walked away. Bonnie could see them glaring in each others eyes. Before they were out of her sight she saw them laughing. She was even more put off by this girl. When she touched her arm, it felt as if lightening had struck her while giving her the chills. There was something supernatural about her and it didn't sit right with Bonnie.
"Jeremy needs to stay away from her."
"Excuse me?" Elena had hoped that Bonnie had changed over the summer too.
"Elena, I felt something when I touched her. Remember when I felt death when I touched Stefan?"
I can't believe this. It hasn't even been five minutes, Elena thought. "I missed you so much this summer, Bonnie. I really did. I wanted to apologize to you for never calling. I know you and Jeremy agreed to never talk about what happened this summer, but he told me. You need to stop expecting the worst in others and let Jeremy move on. If you don't, you might lose everything you claim to care about."
Turning her heel, Elena walked away. Bonnie knew Elena was right. It wasn't her place to tell Jeremy what to do or who to associate with, no matter what dangers lied ahead. She lost that privilege a long time ago. "You mind filling me in on what happened?" Bonnie had forgotten that Caroline was standing there the whole time. And now it was time for her to talk about what she wished had never happened.