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Chapter One:

Welcome Home Noelle Jade Gilbert:

Welcome to Mystic Falls

Good Lord! I can't believe that I'm back at this place, but I'm not coming here for me. I am here for my younger siblings, Elena and Jeremy. My parents died three months ago, I had come back for the funeral and to help Elena and Jeremy. I was going to school at the time but had to go back finish the summer semester. Luckily I had graduated early, if it weren't for that then I would have been here I came back every weekend possible. They need me. I'm the only one that Jeremy would talk to. Aunt Jenna doesn't know how to handle Jeremy and raise two teenagers. Elena is… well she pretends that she is ok but I can tell she's not. She tries to look out for Jeremy but can be over protective with him. The last time that I was home Jeremy blew up at Elena yelling at her to stop trying to be Mom and that Mom didn't leave her place for her to fill, he finished it off by saying that if anyone were to take Mom's place that it would be me. I spent my last night there trying to make sure that it was okay to leave.

That was two months ago. Jeremy calls me every day asking me when I'm coming home or how much longer it's going to take. I make it a goal to talk to him every day and just talk. I talk to Elena to. She has a new boyfriend… who just so happens to be a vampire. Yeah, I know that part. She told "Stefan" that she needed someone to talk to, that person being me. I'm actually okay with it, just as long as he protects her.

She goes on and on about how great he is and how she can't wait for us to meet. She also talks about his older brother. Apparently she wants me to meet him so I can 'whip' him into shape, since I "do a good job with Jeremy". Her words not mine.

Anyways I'm here on the bus in Mystic Falls. I'm meeting everyone at the Mystic Grill.

The bus comes to a stop and I grab my military bag and exit the bus and say a 'Thank You' to the driver who nodded on the way out.

I smiled looking at the Mystic Grill; I can see my family inside along with a couple people I don't know. I sigh then walk through the door making my way to my family but ran into one of the bus boys. I look up to see the one and only Matt Donovan, Elena's ex boyfriend.

Matt smiles when he recognizes me, "Noelle Gilbert?"

I smile and nodded, he laughs and pick me up in a huge hug squeezing tight.

You see, I kind of adopted Matt as a little brother in a way. I did the same with all of my sister's friends. They think of me as an older sister.

"What are you doing here Nols?" He said interrupting my thoughts.

I laughed picking up my bag that I dropped when he gave a hug.

"I'm moving back, I finished school." I said with a shrug.

His smile grew, "Serious? Why are you here at the Grill?"

I smiled and nodded toward my family at a booth, "Meeting my family here."

He smirked, I don't like that smirk. He then turned around a looked to my family's booth and yelled, "Hey Gilberts, does this belong to you?"

My family's heads shot up along with their friend's.

Elena screamed and got to run to me but Jeremy was fast and pulled her arm so she was yanked backwards and fell back into her seat. Jeremy shot out then but Elena tripped him and jumped over him when he fell to the ground. Aunt Jenna, Matt, and one of the two strangers were laughing. Elena was half way there when Jeremy shot past her knocking her to the side.

"Hey! Jeremy I'm older I get to see her first!"

"Exactly, you're older meaning the youngest gets to go first."

"No! It doesn't work like that!"

They kept arguing not noticing Aunt Jenna walk past them and over to me, she was followed by the two strangers.

Aunt Jenna gave me a big hug," Tell me again how it is that you get Jeremy to be nice and Elena to act like a normal teenager instead of a forty year old adult."

I smirked, "I have my secrets."

Jenna pulled away and held me by my shoulders and glared, "I hate that smirk. Why do you do that smirked you cocky little twit."

My smirk grew, "Why my dear darling aunt, I have absolutely no idea what you speak of."

She raised a perfect eyebrow.

"I'm not a twit."

"But you're cocky."

I shrugged and bobbed my head, "Well I can't deny the truth now can I."

Jenna shook her head, "You're such a smart ass."

I giggled innocently.

Matt laughed and shook his head, "Jenna you know it's because of that reason why this town gets shaken up when she's here."

Jenna groaned, "And now she's back for good."

I laughed loudly with Matt, "What can I say, this town loves me."

Matt laughed at Jenna's face as she spoke.

"Yeah, they worship the freakin' ground that you walk on."

I scowled, "Well I guess we know where I great my sarcastic attitude from."

Matt laughed again and pulled me into a side hug, "God it's good to have you back Nols. Hey let me put your bag behind the bar while you guys eat lunch."

I nodded and tossed my bag to him. He grunted when he caught it. "What the heck do you have in here?"

"Aw, Matthew is it too heavy for your big football arms?"

Jenna laughed loudly and I smirked when Matt scowled and growled at me, "Don't call me that."

"But Matty it's so much fun Sweets."

He sighed, "I don't know why I try."

Jenna giggled, "She always wins."

"Exactly."

He walked away and we turned to my still arguing siblings. Jenna groaned and pinched the bridge of her nose.

"Agh, make them stop.'

One of the strangers was walking toward Elena and was trying to get him to stop but she waved him away. I sighed then put my fingers to my mouth and whistled loudly getting all the people in the Grill's attention.

I looked around at the random people.

"What? Turn the fuck around and mind your own freakin business people."

I heard several people groan.

"Great she's back."

"Is that Noelle Gilbert?"

"I hope she's not staying."

"Is it just me or did she get hotter?"

"This town is sooo not going to be boring anymore."

"She's practically a female version of Damon Salvatore, only nicer."

"This year is going to be interesting."

Jenna chuckled hearing everything too. "Well you're loved by the town."

"Mhm."

I turned to Elena and Jeremy, who were standing side by side, looking all 'innocent'.

I laughed, "Well are you going to just stand there?"

Elena smiled then shot forward, hugging me with her arms around my waist and her face in my shoulder.

"You're finally here."

I laughed and pulled away, "Well, what was I supposed to do? You guys can't exactly stay out of trouble without me."

Elena laughed and stepped to whom I guess was Stefan, while Jeremy stepped forward. He wrapped his arms around my waist just like Elena but lifted me up and spinning me around; tucking his face into my neck just like he's done since he was a kid.

I was laughing with him as he set me on the ground, I could see Stefan and Elena smiling at each other from the corner of my eye.

I turned to them and Jeremy put his arm across my shoulders.

"So you're the infamous Salvatore brothers."

Stefan nodded his head. "Yep, I'm Stefan and that's Damon my older brother, unfortunately."

I smiled and laughed, "Well it is in the older sibling handout to torment our younger siblings."

I turned to Damon, the stranger that has been smirking at me constantly since I've been here, and shook his hand.

"It's a pleasure Ms. Gilbert."

"Mmm I know, people always think it's a pleasure to meet me."

Damon POV

He chuckled and shook his head not believing that this girl could had such an attitude and was apparently a force to be reckoned with; it didn't help that she smelled intoxicating. Not just her blood but her scent smelt like jasmine and roses.

He could see Stefan watching him as he analyzed her. She looked more like Elena than Jeremy, with her tan skin but what stood out were her eyes. They were blue, a sapphire blue, and they held wisdom that made her look older than she was despite the immature college girl that she per trade.

He heard the people around them talking and couldn't help but agree when they said that she acted like the female version of him. Yet she seemed to be nicer and actually cared for her family and friends. Elena had told them that she practically adopted all of her friends as siblings.

He was smirking on the outside yet couldn't help but smile on the inside as she smiled and laughed while talking with Jeremy. The kid was practically attached to her hip.

END Damon POV

I was laughing with Jeremy as he teased Elena and Stefan when I noticed Damon stare at me and raised an eyebrow at him to which he smirked in return. I smiled softly then turned to Jenna, "So can we eat, I didn't get to eat this morning."

Jenna laughed and walked back to the booth that they all were sitting at when I had came into the Grill.

The waitress came and handed us our menus and we ordered our drinks. When she got to me she asked in a stuck up tone, "And what can I get you Noelle, Water? I'm sorry to say that we only have it from the tap."

I looked at her, "Well darn! I guess I'll just have to have some Jack Daniels with my burger then."

Her eyebrow shot up in shock. The football players in the booth next to us turn around.

"You sure you can handle that Princess?" One said.

I glared, "Oh Honey, I think I can handle a little more than a little boy can such as yourself."

He smirked, "I am no boy."

I smiled sweetly, "Oh yes, yes you are. Now turn back around and continue eating your kid's meal kiddo."

"How old are you anyways?"

"22 years young."

His smirk dropped and I mumbled under my breath, "And so not a cradle robber."

Jeremy laugh and the waitress stomped away.