The 17 year old teenage girl looked out the window at the trees as she and a man drove towards town. "We're almost there." The man said, pulling the girl from her thoughts.
She looked over at him, taking in his handsome features before turning back to stare out the window. She saw the Welcome to Mystic Falls sign up ahead and ran her fingers through her hair. "Home sweet home."
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The man glanced down at the sleeping figure cuddled against the truck's passenger seat as he drove into the driveway of his old house, or mansion, as everyone called it. He shut off his engine before turning back to the girl. "Wake up sleepy head, we're here."
The girl shifted in her sleep and rubbed at her eyes, groaning loudly. He chuckled before getting out of the truck. He walked up to where another teenager was standing with his arms folded over his chest. "So the black sheep returns."
"Tyler?" The man said, recognizing his nephew.
Tyler nodded, giving him a small smile. "Yeah."
The older man smiled at his young nephew. "What happened to you? In my mind your twelve years old."
"Well that's two years older than the last time you saw me, Uncle Mason." Tyler replies, in a snarky tone. The brunette girl finally awoke and threw her messy hair into a ponytail.
"Get over here." Mason said, and hugged Tyler, clapping him on the back. "It's good to see you, man."
"It's good to see you to." Tyler said honestly. He noticed the girl get out of the truck and walk towards the two of them. "Elena? What were you doing with Mason?" He asked, his brow furrowed in confusion.
"You know you would think that after all of these years you would be able to tell who is who by now, especially since we dated. I'm very disappointed in you, Ty."
Tyler's mouth opened in surprise. "Chloe?"
"There ya go." The brunette smiled playfully before giving him a mock-stern look. "What no hug?"
The teenage boy smiled before embracing his ex-girlfriend while Mason looked on. They broke apart after a few moments. "Come on inside."
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Chloe Gilbert mingled with the residents of Mystic Falls, though it was the last thing she wanted to do. She and Tyler had talked for a few minutes but he had to go be host and thank people for coming and accept their deepest sympathies and what not. Mason was speaking with his sister-in-law, Carol Lockwood.
"Excuse me, I have to go to the rest room." She said, excusing herself from Mrs. Johnson, an elderly woman who her parents had known when they were alive.
"Elena, back from the hospital already?" A man in his mid-twenties with black hair and blue eyes said as he came towards her. Chloe raised her eyebrow at him but ignored him, not wanting to tell another person that she wasn't Elena. The man grabbed her arm, effectively stopping her from leaving. "How's your boyfriend taking the kiss?"
Chloe once again raised her eyebrow before she interrupted the man. "Kiss? I'm not Elena."
The man's blue eyes widen slightly before narrowing. He made a move towards her but stopped himself. "Katherine."
She gave the man a confused gaze. "Who's Katherine?" She shook her head lightly as the man continuing to gaze intensely at her. "My name is Chloe Gilbert, Elena's twin sister."
"Elena doesn't have a twin sister." He said, matter-of-factly.
Chloe rolled her eyes, giving him an annoyed look. "Obviously, she does. Most people don't look exactly the same if they aren't identical twins. Just because you kissed her, doesn't mean you know everything about her, apparently."
"Hey, Elena!" Bonnie Bennett said to Chloe as she walked up to her. She glanced at the guy Chloe was talking to and glared. "Damon."
"Does Elena have a twin sister?" The man, Damon, asked Bonnie.
"Like I said, yes she does. I am her twin sister." Bonnie gave a surprised squeal and hugged her. Chloe smiled as she hugged one of her oldest friends back. "Hey Bonnie."
"You came back! I never thought you would. You've been gone for a long time." The excitement settled down and Bonnie became serious. "We've all missed you. Elena and Jeremy missed you."
Chloe sighed. "I know. I should have come back sooner. I just… needed time."
"Why doesn't anyone ever tell me anything? Does my brother know his girlfriend is a twin?" Damon asked, butting into the conversation.
Bonnie shrugged. "I don't think she's told him, so you better not. Let her do the explaining."
Damon rolled his eyes before turning his back on the witch. "I'm sorry for being so rude, I haven't introduced myself. I'm Damon Salvatore."
"Wait… your brother is dating my sister, yet you and Elena have kissed?" Damon smirked while Bonnie continued to glare at him. "Okay… I'm gonna go find Tyler and then visit Caroline at the hospital. I'll see you later." Chloe told Bonnie, giving her a quick hug and walking away from the pair who quickly began to bicker.
After looking around for Tyler for twenty minutes, Chloe finally found him. She had spotted Elena earlier, but not wanting to deal with the family reunion yet had snuck into one of the rooms to find Tyler and Jeremy talking, a flask in Tyler's hand.
"In your case it was true. My dad was a dick." Tyler said moodily.
"Yeah, yeah he was." Jeremy agreed. Tyler looked up at him, slightly surprised. He then noticed Chloe standing in the door way.
"I have to say I agree with that."
Jeremy looked up surprised from the sudden appearance of his sister. "Hey, Elen… wait, Chloe?"
Chloe smiled brightly, glad that her brother could still tell the two apart. "Hey, little bro." Jeremy smiled widely and rushed over to her, embracing her tightly. They broke apart and Chloe ruffled Jeremy's hair good-naturedly. "How'd you know it was me?"
"Please, you're my sister. Plus, Elena was not wearing those clothes 10 minutes ago when I saw her and she doesn't have any tattoos." He said, nodding to Chloe's cross tattoo on her right wrist that she had gotten almost two years ago. Just like Bonnie, his excitement at having his sister back slowly turned to a more serious manner. "Are you staying, for good?"
The look on her brother's face, though he tried to hide it and stay stoic, sent a wave of guilt flooding through her. "Yeah, I think so, for a while at least." He nodded, happy that she was staying but still worried and cautious that she might leave at any moment.
"So when did you get back?" Jeremy asked.
Chloe went to answer, but was interrupted by Tyler. "She drove up earlier with my Uncle Mason. Why were you with him anyways?"
"I was traveling and ended up in Florida. He's the one that told me about your dad's death and we decided it was time we both come home."
Tyler nodded, seemingly satisfied with the answer. He held the flask out. "I found this in his desk." He said. Chloe reached forward and took it, taking a long swing from it.
"Just what I needed." She passed the flask back to Tyler who took another short drink from it before handing it out to Jeremy.
Jeremy looked hesitant to take it. "He won't mind, he's dead." Tyler said.
Jeremy nodded and took the flask. "Yeah, you know what, sure. Why not?" He brought it to his lips but was interrupted by Mason Lockwood.
"Hey, what's going on in here Tyler?"
"Nothing. Nothing."
Mason looked over at a nervous Jeremy. He held his hand out for the flask. "You got somewhere else to be?"
Jeremy handed over the flask and went to walk out before turning around. "Chloe?"
Chloe nodded and went over to kiss Tyler on the cheek. "Call me later."
Her and Mason shared a look before she left the room with Jeremy and walked outside.
Elena Gilbert noticed her brother with her look-alike and panicked. "Jeremy! What are you doing?"
Chloe stopped in her tracks when she saw her twin sister. She doesn't seem very happy to see me, she thought.
"Elena, it's okay. It's just Chloe."
Elena's eyed her up and down before relaxing slightly. "What are you doing here?" She asked.
Chloe shrugged. "Just came to visit my family and friends."
"How long are you staying?"
"I haven't decided. A while, at least."
Elena nodded before slowly moving forward and wrapping her arms around her sister. The hug was a bit awkward at first but their grips tighten around each other and tears sprang to Elena's eyes. She hadn't realized how much she still missed Chloe. "I'm glad your back." Elena and Chloe broke apart and Elena wiped the tears from her eyes. Chloe smiled at her, before remembering Caroline.
"Oh shit. I forgot I was going to go see Caroline at the hospital. How is she?"
"She's fine. She'll make a full recovery."
"Good to here. I'm gonna head over there now, but we'll catch up later, okay?" Elena nodded in consent. "I'll drop you off, Jeremy. I'm sure Mason won't mind us borrowing his truck." Chloe said, holding out a pair of keys she had lifted from Mason earlier. Jeremy smiled while Elena gave her a stern look. Elena looked like she was going to argue, so Chloe headed towards the truck, pulling Jeremy behind her. "Don't worry, Lena, it'll be fine! See you tonight!"
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Elena Gilbert sighed as she wiped the blood off of her vampire boyfriend, Stefan Salvatore. "You're gonna be okay?"
"Yeah, it will heal." He answered.
"That's not what I meant."
He looked at his girlfriend and shook his head. "I was trying to figure her out. I was playing along and let her get to me." He said, speaking of Katherine.
"I tried to track her but she's gone." Damon said, as he came back. "Ooh, cover up Fabio." Stefan pulled down his shirt as his brother looked away. "We've got a crazy ex on the loose." He looked at Elena. "You better watch out, looks like Katherine is trying to steal your guy."
"That's not what's happening." Stefan told Elena and Damon.
"Isn't it? I mean it's only fair since I went after your girl. Speaking of girls, Elena don't you think you have something you want to tell us?"
Elena's brow furrowed as she thought of what he meant. "No…"
Damon rolled his eyes at the brunette. "How about the fact that there are three Elena Gilbert's walking around."
It was Stefan's time to be confused. "What are you talking about, Damon?"
Elena sighed and answered for him. "He's talking about my twin sister, Chloe."
Stefan's eyes widened slightly. "You have a twin?"
"Yes, I haven't seen her in over a year though. She left two summers ago and she didn't come back when our parents died."
"Why didn't you tell me about her? Why did she leave?" Stefan asked, his head spinning. Not only was there Elena and Katherine, but now another person looked exactly the same as his current and ex-girlfriends.
"Chloe was always very rebellious. She always wanted to see the world, to get out of this town. She got into a fight with my parents one day and she decided to just pack up and leave. She dropped out of high school and left town. I called her after our parents died but she didn't come back for the funeral. Until today, I hadn't seen her since July 2008." Elena looked down at her hands, before glancing back up at her boyfriend, ignoring Damon. "I'm sorry I didn't tell you, I just didn't want to talk about it. It hurt too much."
Stefan cupped her face. "It's okay, I understand."
She smiled at him before standing up and leaving the brothers to talk.
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Chloe walked into the hospital room to see Caroline Forbes watching the TV, bored. Caroline looked up to see the girl and a bright smile appeared on her face.
"Before you say anything, I'm not Elena."
The smile widened and the blonde girl practically jumped out of her bed. She gave an excited squeal, "CHLOE!" Caroline extended her arms and Chloe came into the room with a smile of her own and embraced her best friend. "You're back! I can't believe it, it's been SO long! I haven't even heard from you in weeks!" The smile turns into a frown.
"Sorry, I was busy. Plus, I though surprising you would be better."
Caroline smiled and hugged her again. "You have to tell me everything that has happened in the last year and a half!"
Chloe smiled and rolled her eyes. It felt good to be home, she thought as she chatted with her best friend.
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Chloe opened the door to the Lockwood Mansion and snuck in quietly. She had just left the hospital after talking to Caroline for over an hour but decided to make a small detour before heading back to her childhood home.
She heard Tyler and Mason talking and walked passed them unnoticed and into the room she knew was his and plopped down onto the bed, waiting for him.
He walked in about ten minutes later to find her lying on his bed. He smiled and walked towards her. "I thought you were making nice with your family."
She shrugged and sat up on her knees, pulling him towards her by his shirt. "That can wait." She said seductively as she pressed her mouth to his. This is much more fun, she thought as they fell back onto the bed.
Okay, so how do you like it so far? Who is Chloe fooling around with? It will be eventual Klaus/OC but he doesn't come in until later in the story. Sorry! Hope you like it. Review, please!