apter 1: Pilot.

Chelbell2016;

Guys please bear with me when it comes to updates. I have a lot on my mind.

*Salvatore's niece*

Tessa's POV:

Dear Diary,

Today would be interesting. Its the start of a new year. I would get to spend time with all my friends again and go out a lot.

But on the flipside it can be bad. Stefan is starting school today. I had only met him a few weeks ago and dumbly my father said he could stay here.

Yes just let our 147 year old uncle come stay with us.

Did I mention that Stefan is a vampire.

Hope that nothing goes wrong,

Tessa Salvatore.

"Tessa!" I hear my father yell up the stairs. "Hurry up otherwise you will be late for school."

I head downstairs just before I hear a crash that makes me jump out of my skin. I glare at the door as I know exactly where it came from. My dad glances at me as I sit down and eat my breakfast.

Then the door closes and Stefan walks in.

"Must you do that every morning!" I exclaim getting a little angry at him.

"Why are you jealous?" He smirks at me and I roll my eyes.

I get up and turn to my dad. "Do I have to ride with him? Can I not just take my bike to school?"

He just gives me a look so I grab my bag and reluctantly follow Stefan out to his car. He holds the door open for me and I roll my eyes again.

"Would it kill you to say thank you?" He asks me.

I just look out of the window as he drives off. The ride is mostly silent but I know that he wants to say something.

When we get to the school I head off to find Elena and Bonnie while he heads for the main office.

*Salvatore niece*

I met up with my two best friends before we head for our lockers.

"Major lack of male real estate," Bonnie says making Elena and I chuckle. "Look at the shower curtain on Kelly Beach. She looks a hot... can I still say tranny mess?"

I roll my eyes at Bonnie's attitude.

"No," Elena says leaning against her locker. "That's over."

Bonnie groans. "Find a man, coin a phrase. It's a busy year."

We see her looking at someone so Elena and I turn to see who it is. Turns out its Matt Donovan Elena's ex who she broke up with on the day that her parents died.

Elena waves at him.

He doesn't react he just slams his locker door shut causing Elena to turn to us.

"He hates me," she says looking sad.

I give her a small smile. Matt used to be her boyfriend before they broke up.

"That's not hate," Bonnie says.

"Of course not," I agree giving my famous Salvatore smirk. "Thats a 'You dumped me but I'm too cool to show it. But I'm secretly listening to air supplies greatest hits.'"

Elena doesn't answer she looks down until we are interrupted by the voice of Caroline Forbes.

"Elena," she says and we all turn to see her walking towards us before she pulls Elena into a hug. "Oh my god. How are you?"

Elena awkwardly hugs her back.

"Oh it's so good to see you," Caroline says as she pulls away from her and turns to Bonnie. "How is she? Is she good?'

I roll my eyes because as usual Caroline acts as if I'm not there.

"Caroline I'm right here," Elena says drawing the attention back to her. "And I'm fine."

"Yeah she can answer for herself," I agree.

Caroline glares a little at me.

"Thank you," Elena says to both of us.

"Really?" She asks again turning back to her.

Elena answers the same. "Yes. Much better."

"Oh you poor thing," Caroline says gently before hugging her once more.

"Ok Caroline," Elena says straining to breathe.

"Ok," Caroline says before looking at all three of us to my surprise. "See you guys later. Ok bye."

She then takes off leaving us to smile awkwardly.

Elena turns to us. "No comment."

"Were not going to say anything," Bonnie and I say at the same time before laughing.

We split off as I head to the bathroom and take my medicine.

Because of my bloodline from my mother I have a certain gift but it also comes with headaches and nose bleeds.

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I head to class and sit down. Unfourtanetly I am stuck on one side of my so called relative.

"Once our home state of Virginia joined confederacy in 1861 it created a tremendous amount of tension within the state. People on Virginia's north west region had different ideas thon those traditional from the south. Then Virginia died in 1863 with the northwest region joining the south."

As he goes on I see Elena glancing at Stefan. Oh god do not tell me she has a thing for him.

I kick Stefan and he turns to glare at me I shake my head. I don't need Elena finding out about my sick and twisted family.

Bonnie suddenly texts both Elena and I. I slowly pull out my phone and read the message.

HAWTE STARING ELENA!

I feel like I'm going to vomit.

Elena just smiles anand we return our concentration back to the teacher.

As we leave I rub my head a little. Noatter what I cannot completely get rid of them. Not unless I use my gifts. Which I refuse to do.

"Hey," Stefan says approaching me and seeing my look of pain. "Are you okay?"

I am a little shocked that he sounds genuinely concerned.

"Yeah," I say lowering my hands. "Just a headache. But do me a favour Stefan. Make sure Elena does not find out about what you are."

I then walk off and head home.

*Salvatore niece*

I am at home writing in my journal.

Dear diary,

I am worried. Stefan and Elena seem to have chemistry.

What if she finds out about him? Then she'll know what kind of family I come from.

thats just on one side. I hope no one ever finds out about my other side.

The headaches are getting worse. My dad says that he doesn't know who to contact. My grandfather didn't leave a number when my underage mother ran off and abandoned me.

Things are not looking up.

I close my diary and glance at my phone and see that Caroline has contacted me for some reason.

She's asking me to meet Bonnie and her at the grill.

I sigh knowing that I can't so she rings me.

"Oh my god, why didn't you tell me you had a hottie living at your house?" She asks.

I roll my eyes before speaking. "Okay one we haven't exchanged more than one sentence in a year and two Stefan and I do not get along."

"Whatever," she says. "I still need you to introduce me."

I roll my eyes.

"Not gonna happen," I say as there is a knock at my door. "Got to go. Bye."

My dad enters the room.

"Hey," I say to him. "What's up?"

He sits on my bed and brushes my hair out of my face.

"How are you feeling?" He asks.

I shrug.

"Listen I managed to speak to a witch in your coven and she says what everyone says," he says.

"The only way to stop the headaches is to embrace my powers. "A: they're not my coven I told them when they came looking for me. I don't want nothing to do with this. I want a supernatural free life."

He nods. "I'll try and get you some stronger painkillers."

I smile a little and he leaves.

I put my journal away and head to bed.

Later on I hear my dad and Stefan arguing about two students who were killed.

My dad like me does not believe that it was an animal.

*Salvatore niece*

The next day I get up and when I get in the car with Stefan he keeps glancing at me.

"What?" I ask.

"Nothing," he says and when I raise an eyebrow he sighs. "Just wondering why a girl like you has so many painkillers a day."

I glare. "If you must know I get a lot of migraines."

He nods and we head into school and into history.

"The battle of willow creek took place at the end of the war in our very own mystic falls," the teacher says and I smirk as I think about the fact that Stefan lived through that. "How many casualties resulted in this battle? Ms. Bennett?"

Bonnie stops doodling in her book and states up at our teacher. "Um... A lot? I'm not sure. Like a whole lot."

"Cute," the teacher replies. "Cute becomes dumb in a instant miss Bennett. Mr. Donovan. Would you like to take this opportunity to overcome your embedded jock stereotype?"

"It's okay Mr. Tanner," Matt replies. "I'm cool with it."

Everyone chuckles and Tanner turns to Elena. "Elena? Surely you can enlighten us about one of the town's signicantly historical events."

"I'm sorry I don't know," Elena replies.

"I was willing to be lenient last year for obvious reasons Elena," Tanner replies and I am shocked how he brings up Elena's parents death like that. "But previous excuses ended during summer break."

I glare.

"There were 346 casualties," Stefan says from my side. "Unless you're counting local civilians."

"That's correct," Tanner agrees turning his attention to him. "Mr..."

I freeze as not everyone knows hes related to me.

"Salvatore," he replies making everyone glance between the two of us.

"Salvatore," Tanner says also turning to glance at me. "Any relation to the original settlers here at mystic falls like Miss Salvatore."

Stefan and I reply at the same time. "Distant."

"Well Well very good," Tanner says before trying to correct. "Except there were no civilian casualties in this battle."

"Actually there were 27 sir," Stefan points out and I know that our teacher is beginning to get annoyed. "Confederate soldiers they fired on the church, believing it to be housing weapons. They were wrong. It was a night of great loss. The founders archives are stored in city hall if you'd like to brush up on your facts."

I go wide eyed at my uncle as he just insulted a teacher.

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that night I go to the bonfire party.

"Just admit it you Elena," bonnie says as I approach the two.

"Oh ok so he's a little pretty," she says.

"He has that romance novel stare," bonnie points out.

"Please don't tell me you're talking about my cousin?" I ask as I reach them.

"Stefan looked deep into her eyes... Piercing her soul," bonnie begins like shes a narrator.

"Why her best friend was sick next to her," I say laughing.

They laugh with me.

"So where is he?" Bonnie asks.

"I don't know," Elena says before smiling at bonnie. "You tell me you're the phsycic one."

I glance confused at Bonnie.

"Right I forgot," she says. "So give me a sec grams says I have to concentrate."

That's when I realized that Bonnie's grandma who's a witch has told Bonnie.

That's all I need.

"Wait," Elena says raising a finger. "You need a crystal ball."

She passed her a bottle. I take a sip of my alcohol.

Bonnie grabs the bottle but she suddenly freezes and goes wide eyed.

I grab her arm and she releases. But I know she felt something.

"What?" Elena asks clearly confused.

"That was weird," bonnie says and I hope that she tells me so I don't have to use my own way of finding out.

"When I touched you I saw a crow," bonnie says and I turn to look at Elena with a questioning look.

"What?" Elena asks her.

"A crow," bonnie repeats. "There was fog. A man. I'm drunk. It's the drinking. There's nothing psychic about it."

I can tell that all this means something to Elena.

Bonnie says something about getting a refill.

"Bonnie!" Elena calls out to her.

When we both turn around Stefan is there.

"Hi," he says to her before turning to me. "Tessa."

"Stefan," I reply before turning to Elena. "I'll see you later."

She nods and I take off in search of bonnie or someone else.

"Hey," a voice says and I turn to see the least person I wanted to see right now.

"Ryan," I say to the warlock. "What are you doing here?"

He smiles. "Our leader sent me. He wants to remind you that if you do not use your magic then you will become weak. How are you ever going to find your twin-"

"What twin?" I growl at him. "A twin I don't even know. You don't even know anything about him or her either. My so called mother erased everything about him/her. Just like she wiped my father's mind of whoever she or his child is. Clearly someone does not want me to find them. And my magic is a constant problem. I couldn't control it."

He sighs. "This isn't about that. He needs you to step up."

I go to walk off but he blocks me with a barrier. "I'm stronger then you Ryan. Just remember that."

I then break through his barrier. He moves forward and grabs my arm.

"Stop being selfish," he starts but before he can continue I see fog everywhere.

I think about what bonnie says and I turn to Ryan.

"I've got to go," tell your leader what I said.

I then run off.

I stop for a second as I feel a little light headed. Great that's what you get for using your magic.

"Oh my god it's Vicki!" I hear Jeremy Gilbert's voice say and I run in there direction to see Vicki on the ground with a wound on her kneck with Jeremy kneeling besides her and Elena stood there looking shocked.

I lean down and see that it's a bite wound to her neck.

I gasp but luckily it is covered by the fact that she gasps herself as her eyes open.

I help Jeremy to pick her up as we move to get some help.

"Someone help!" Elena yells as we get to where everyone else is.

"Vicki?" I hear Matt say as he comes running over. "Vicki what the hell?"

"What happened to her?" Tyler asks as jer lowers her to the ground and both Tyler and Matt lean over her. "Give her some space."

"Somebody call an ambulance!" Matt yells and I get up.

"It's her neck!" Elena says worried. "Something but her. She's loosing a lot of blood."

I back off and I see Stefan stood there looking shocked. I walk over to him and he mouths to me.

'it wasn't me.' He looks like he is practically begging to believe him.

He then grabs my elbow and pulls me along with him as he heads out of here.

"I can walk for myself!" I snap.

We head home where my father is waiting up for us.

"What's going on?" He asks when he sees our faces.

"Someone else was attacked tonight Zach," Stefan explains. "And it wasn't me."

He goes running upstairs and I turn to my father.

"Did you know Ryan was planning on making a visit?" I ask him.

He sighs. "They might of mentioned it."

I glare at him before heading for the stairs. "Thanks for the heads up."

Later on I hear a crash I open my window and see Stefan and to my shock Damon outside.

I head out onto my balcony and watch as they argue some more. Then after Damon throws Stefan away he looks up at me.

"Oh look baby Salvatore is awake," he smirks at me. "Sorry peaches."

I glare at him before yelling down. "Go to hell Damon!"

Just as I close my window windows I hear him say to Stefan.

"I always did like her, although without her magic she is looking a little down," he smirks.

Once again I open my journal.

Dear diary,

Ryan turned up again today.

he keeps telling me I need to do right by the coven. But they want me to find my twin and then merge so one of us will die.

its not fair. Either I'm so powerful that they die or there even more powerful that I die.

to make matters worse... Damon is back. He kills humans and has decided to live with two.

could matters get any worse.

*Salvatore niece*

Chelbell2016:

Okay guys it looks like I got a tumor on my neck. I've created a new fanfiction to take my mind off of things but as soon as I've had my operation I'll go back to my other stories.

This chapter was posted on the 10th of April 2018 at 19:45.