This chapter isn't exaclty a chapter it's more like an introducion.
First thing is first. I got the idea for this story from Gilmore Girls and one tree hill. I couldn't make up my mind to set itin Mstic Falls or not so i just made my own littl town. On top of that i knew Nina was in degrassi so instead of her being sixteen i made her the age that Mia was and i used the name Mia for her daughter. She was very young when she was pregant... i picked that because of that.. No idea why but i liked it.
But i will have my very own spin with everything the ideas just came from these shows. It is all human!
Elena Gilbert had many regrets in her life she couldn't count them all on her fingers. But one of those regrets led to something great. It was the greatest thing to ever happen to her but at the time it was the worst thing possible, it was the worst thing imaginable. Getting pregnant five months shy before she had reached the age of being an official teenager and having a baby not long after celebrating her birthday of turning thirteen wasn't exactly the ideal situation. It was the worst situation. Many girls hadn't even started puberty by then she was an "early bloomer" as her mother so kindly put it. Only girls in foreign countries had children so young she didn't even think she could get pregnant at that age.
Her parents were less than thrilled, her reputation was ruined, and on top of everything she had no way to support her child. But she didn't really care all too much as time continued to pass she only cared less and less. Nearly sixteen years had passed since the day she found out she was pregnant. It was the most terrifying moment of her young life. How could she Elena Gilbert have a child when she was still one herself? But she did. She took on what seemed to be the impossible. The last few months of her pregnancy passed by rather fast and rather slowly depending on how you looked at it of course being so young she couldn't exactly carry to full term. When she was nearly six months pregnant Elena went into labor and gave birth to Mia Garcia Pierce. Her daughter was born a fighter she wasn't going to go down without a fight… she gets that from her mother.
"Rise and shine… it's time to greet the day" a beautiful young voice said in a sing song kind of way that made Elena want to vomit.
"God… you're a morning a person where did you get that from it sure as hell was not from me" Elena said from beneath her covers refusing to come out to start living her life again.
"Get up right now!" Mia said as though she were the adult of the relationship which most of the time she was. Elena simply rolled over acting like she had never grown from her teenaged phase planting her butt directly in the air burying her head between her two comfortable pillows.
The covers which twenty nine year old Elena hid beneath was suddenly jerked away and tossed on her bedroom floor by Mia who stood there arms folded staring at her mother who looked less than pleased. Mia turned on her heel and stormed out of her mother's bedroom leaving her to get dressed. Elena knew there was no fighting her daughter for many reasons one being she was just like her mother in more ways than one and it was really like having an argument with herself well Elena was stubborn and she didn't quite have the energy for a fight neither of them would win knowing she had to get up anyways or she would be late for work.
Elena unwillingly rolled out of her bed walked over to her dresser and wasn't surprised when she seen the same reflection she saw every single day. Not that she had any complaints either. She didn't look all too bad for a single mother but then again most single mothers with a fifteen year old daughter was almost in their forties or fifties but Elena still had yet to turn thirty.
Golden Grove, Virginia wasn't your typical town, it took the meaning small town to a whole new level. There was one and only one of everything if you were lucky sometimes you had to leave to town to collect certain items. It was one of those places that are literally that small they have to be written about in a fictional story or seen on television. The town sat on the edge of a lake which is the second most popular place in Golden Grove the first place everyone loves to go to was Salvatore's. It was a cute little café that sat between the town pharmacy and the town police station.
It was opened years ago by Sylvia Holden but after she died it was passed down to her son Stefan who decided to keep it open even after her death. The café meant so much to his mother that it meant a lot to him as well. She died when he was only but a teenager only thirteen years old leaving him to his father Giuseppe until he had graduated from high school. His father didn't live in Golden Grove so Stefan had to leave the place he had called home since the day he was born and move into a home where it was made clear he was not welcome. Well except for one person his older brother who wasn't just his brother but he was also Mia's father.
Fourteen years prior Giuseppe married a woman by the name of Alice she wasn't a very likeable person but she came from a powerful as did he. Not long after the two wed she fell pregnant. Both families were thrilled but Giuseppe wasn't. He should have been. It was his first born child. But he was having a child with a woman who he couldn't stand. Each night he started to come home later and later, his business involved traveling anywhere and everywhere. One of those places being Golden Grove just a forty five minuet drive away from Richmond.
When he was working in the tiny town he would occasionally have a cup of coffee or a piece of pie at the local café. There he met the owner, Sylvia who he quickly fell head over heels in love with. Who couldn't? She was beautiful and one of the sweetest people on the face of the earth. It took no time before he had swept her off her feet and into his bed conceiving his second child. It took no time for the news to spread around like wild fire leading his way back to his wife and family. Sylvia made the wrong assumption that he would come running to her because he did love her. It was true and pure and undeniable love but he knew what was expected of him. He left her ultimately breaking her heart and leaving her to raise their son alone.
The two Salvatore boys were only six months apart in age. They became close when Stefan moved in where he wasn't wanted. It brought up bad memories from a bad time that had taken the family so long to bury. A year after the youngest Salvatore was reunited with his family was when Elena found out she was pregnant Damon leaned on his baby brother for support. He was going to become a father when he was only fourteen years old. It was at that time that time Giuseppe grew close to his youngest son, closer to him that he ever had been of Damon.
Just as Giuseppe had done years ago Damon repeated when he was only but a child, a teenager. Damon had embarrassed his family to great lengths. When being a Salvatore you were expected to live up to a certain level of expectations which Damon hadn't done but Stefan had that was until he announced that he was going to reopen his mother's café. Both of his children had been a disappointment to him however he was still closer with Stefan who would come visit him every so often. What made him proud was that Stefan had helped raised Mia to the best of his abilities something he himself had failed to do as a father with his youngest son. He chose pride over his own flesh and blood but Stefan would always choose his own family no matter who they were. Mainly Mia. He loved her as though she were his own.
"What can I get for you"? a waitress asked the two Gilbert girls who sat at the table in the corner.
"The usual" Elena answered "it's probably already warmed up and sitting in the back".
The waitress nodded before walking back she was obviously very new to the place and to the town.
"Ok you can go to work with me today" Elena said turning to her daughter "and we can stop by the mall to get your school supplies on the way back or we can go this weekend. Your pick".
"Why can't we just pick everything up here I'm sure Foodland has everything" Mia said looking at her mother "not to mention there are two other stores who probably carry exactly what we need for five times cheaper than what it will cost at the mall".
"Yes, yes the probably do but it's your first year of high school you should have the best of the best even if we can't afford it" Elena said with a laugh at the end as the woman sat down their plates directly in front of them. "So do you want to go with me tonight or this weekend? We need to get you some clothes too".
"Yeah I'll go" Mia said nodding.
Mia tied her mother's robe to the same outfit Elena had been wearing for the past thirteen years of her life. She wasn't exactly living the dream being a housekeeper or maid but it was what paid the bills. That was all that mattered in her world. That she was able to feed her daughter and keep the electricity running. That was what mattered to her it didn't matter how she got the money to do those things as long as she got the money. It was less than a fifteen minuet drive out of Golden Grove to Beaufount one of the classiest most upscale hotels there was in Virginia.
"What are you reading" Elena asked her daughter who sat down in one of the closet tables nearby while her mother finished getting ready.
"Oh just the Great Gatsby" Mia said "just something to occupy my time".
"To occupy your time you could read the cat and the hat".
"Elena" the young woman heard and turned to see someone in a suit and tie.
'Oh boy" Elena thought to herself someone dressed up that worked here couldn't mean anything good. It meant only one thing in fact. The general Manager was there to judge everyone's work and to let someone go. It was the worst time of the month. It made PMSing seem like a whole lot of fun rather than sitting in a small room being judged for everything you've done wrong. It wasn't a good feeling knowing that your job could be terminated at any given second when you are sitting in that little blue chair twiddling your fingers.
She was completely and totally nervous whenever she went in but wore a smile showing it was all gone whenever she left the room. In fact she couldn't wait to run to the kitchen looking for her best friend. After nearly knocking down the chef and setting someone on fire she found Caroline in the back washing the dishes with hands that belonged on the front of a raisin box.
"Guess what guess what" Elena said unable to hide her enthusiasm.
"What"? Caroline ask curious as to why her friend was acting like a mad woman.
"You are now looking at the new Manager of Beaufount how great is that"?
"Are you serious"?
"As a heart attack! Leon is here today and he called me in went through the usual told me how bad I sucked at my job then told me I was the best employee he had here. He told me they fired Ted and they wanted me to take over as manager. I get a huge raise, better insurance, a parking spot right next to the building, and the rest of the day off".
Elena had met Caroline many years before in Golden Grove when they was only fifteen and she worked at the market. They instantly became friends. Caroline's dream though wasn't to wash dishes it was to be a chef at the Inn they plan to open together one day. But until then they share a house with Mia working crappy jobs even though Elena's wasn't so crappy anymore but it still wasn't what she wanted to do. That didn't matter anymore.
Elena looked through the produce in front of her as she walked along with Bonnie Bennet one of her closet friends. She hadn't stopped telling everyone around her about her promotion all day. It was that exciting to her.
"The money is just amazing… the biggest raise I have ever seen" Elena said looking at the watermelons "I mean I could afford to buy three of these. Sorry… I'm just happy I can finally give Mia things she has always wanted".
"I am so happy for you… I am sure Caroline and Stefan are as well".
"Oh yeah".
The two continued to browse through the farmers market that was set up in the middle of town square when they heard something unfamiliar. A noise you didn't often here in the small town they called their home. The noise came from the motorcylse that was riding through town directly in their direction. No one could stop staring it wasn't exactly something you got to see every day in such a small town. Elena's breath got caught in her throat when she saw it wasn't just anybody passing through town like many but it was the very man that got her pregnant many years ago. Not seconds later she heard a scream and seen Mia running in the very direction of her father.
"Oh my God daddy" Mia yelled and jumped into her father's arms.
"I see your still driving that thing around" Elena said walking over to him.
Neither of the two had changed far too much he still looked like sex on a stick the motorcycle and leather jacket just added to it. Elena was surprised that Mia was still the only child he had that she was still the only woman he had ever got pregnant with all the women he had been with over the years. Hell, he was shocked.
"The best transportation better than your little broken down piece of junk sitting over there" Damon said referring to her white car that needed to be traded in about six years ago.
"Hey don't hate on Bethel" Elena said with a smile.
"It's a cool bike dad" Mia said looking at his motorcycle which was something no mother wanted to see their fifteen year old daughter doing. It didn't matter who it belonged to it made Elena's head spin but what Damon said next made her weak in the knees. "You want to go for a ride"?
Elena watched as Mia's face lit up and she couldn't even pretend to hide just how eager she was as she turned to her mother and began begging "please mom can I can I"?
"I don't know" Elena said making it clear she didn't like this idea.
"Oh come on mom"!
"Yeah c'mon mom" Damon said.
"Ok… fine just be careful".
From there on Elena could only watch Mia get on the back of his motorcycle and felt like the concrete beneath her feet had been jerked out from beneath her. It made her sick. Not just watching her daughter ride off with her father on a motorcycle on less but the thought of Damon. He wasn't a bad father at all but he wouldn't win father of the year either.
"What's going on"? Elena heard Stefan's voice from behind her.
"Your brothers in town".
I want to know what you think! Not of this chapter but the idea... this isn't the best beause its really just putting all into place.
I am not sure if i am damon and elena or stefan and elena so you tell me which you like the best :)
It felt rushed but this is just the start showing what has happened... but i want your opnions even if they are bad. I hope you enjoyed this though... I don'tknow how long this will be but i do want to know what you want to see...etc...