Disclaimer: I do not own The Vampire Diaries the CW, Julie Plec and Kevn Williamson do. Nor do I own any ideas which resemble anything which came out of the brilliant mind of Joss Whendon, creator of Buffy, The Vampire Slayer.

Hello Readers. Welcome to my new fic. I love Buffy but this is not Buffy. The story differs quite a bit from Buffy because I do not like to write what someone else did so well and I can watch in awe.

I hope you like this. Enjoy!

Chapter 1: Welcome to Mystic Falls

Caroline Forbes was born and raised in Mystic Falls. She and her friends always used to joke that nothing bad ever happened in the town. It was too small. There were too many people that knew each other. You couldn't go anywhere without someone reporting back. Especially if you were Caroline, the daughter of the town's sheriff. That didn't mean that Caroline didn't enjoy parties, going out with her friends and going out with as many guys as she pleased. It just meant that she had to be aware of what she did and did not want getting back to her mother.

The day that changed her entire life started as any other. Caroline got up to find that her mother had left for work. She took a shower, picked a trendy outfit to wear and brewed a cup of coffee. She poured the coffee into a thermos and smiled thinking of all the social events that she would be heading this year. This would be her year to shine. She could feel that this year would change her entire life forever.

After parking in the in the parking lot behind the school Caroline walked into to the front of the building. Fellow students waved and called out her name. Caroline smiled back. "Hey." She called to various students although she knew only one out of ten of their names. Heading down the hall she saw Elena and Bonnie. Elena had just lost her parents. So, Caroline knew it was her duty to check up on her friend's emotional state. Two minutes later Caroline felt that she had handled the situation with the proper amount of tact.

Soon it was time to go to class. Caroline sat in the classes taping the lectures that her teachers delivered with her phone while she made lists of things that needed to be done for the first major event of the year. She wanted to have a party to celebrate their return to school and to alleviate some of the stress of the first week. When it was time for history class she was surprised to see that a new teacher came into the classroom. "Hello, class. My name is Alaric Saltzman. I will be teaching you American history this term."

Caroline had the oddest sensation that someone was staring at her. So, she dropped her pencil to the floor. "Whoops." She muttered, bending down to pick it up. However, someone else's hand wrapped around her pencil and handed it to her. Caroline turned around and smiled at the young man, who had picked up her pencil. "Thanks." She mouthed.

"No problem." The boy mouthed back. Caroline found herself staring at the young man with light brown hair and green eyes. He must be new because Caroline would definitely remember him. She was grinning when she turned back in her seat and found the new teacher staring at her. Mr. Saltzman's expression was unreadable as he turned back to the board.

When the class ended Caroline took her time putting her things away. "Hey, I wanted to thank you for picking up my pencil. I can be such a klutz sometimes." Caroline cocked her head to look at the boy behind her to see if he was paying attention as packed his own bag. He was staring right at her and Caroline felt a shiver of pleasure run up her spine.

The mystery guy chuckled. "Yeah, I can be that way sometimes, too."

Caroline's face lit up with glee. This guy seemed really sweet. She didn't know a lot of sweet guys and this was refreshing. "So, you're new in town, right? Because I know I would have noticed you before."

The guy nodded. "Yeah, I just moved back to town recently to live with my Uncle Zach. I'm Stefan Salvatore." Stefan extended a hand to Caroline.

Caroline took his hand. "Caroline Forbes. It is a pleasure to meet you, Stefan." They held hands a little longer than was necessary and Caroline felt herself begin to blush right down to the tips of her toes. Stefan was cute, sweet and he was flirting with her. What could be wrong with him?

"Well, Caroline, would you like to get something to eat after school? You could show me around since I haven't been here in a while." Stefan asked inclining his head downward to look her straight in the eye. The corners of his lips were twisting up into a teasing smile.

Caroline was ready to jump up and down. 'Oh my God. The new guy was asking her out on the first day. Play it cool, Caroline." She inhaled slowly. "Sure. That sounds cool."

"Cool." Stefan replied.

They headed toward the door when a voice called Caroline back. "Caroline, may I see you for moment." Caroline turned around in surprise. Mr. Saltzman was staring right at her with an intense look. 'What could she have done wrong?' She wondered. It was only the first day and the new teacher was holding her back. He must be some kind of weirdo and she would kick his ass if he tried anything funny.

Caroline turned to Stefan, who gave her a questioning look. "I'll be fine." She assured him. Caroline might be slender but she was pretty strong. She thought that she could take care of herself. Stefan nodded and looked at their teacher before turning around and heading out the door.

Alaric seemed to relax once Stefan left the room. "Can you close the door, Caroline?"

Caroline's eyes widened. 'So, he was a creep.' She thought. Caroline folded her arms over her chest. "Uh, how about no?"

Alaric rolled his eyes and then walked over to the door and shut it firmly before locking it. Caroline began to look around for a weapon but she was surprised when the teacher did not make a move toward her. "Caroline, there is something I need to show you." Alaric informed Caroline as he strode to his desk.

"Where have I heard that before?" Caroline muttered as she looked through her bag. She found the sharpened pencil that Stefan had handed her earlier. If this jerk thought he was going to lay a hand on her. He was dead wrong. Cautiously, Caroline approached the desk with the pencil held behind her right leg.

Alaric pushed a book toward her. "What's that?" Caroline was perplexed. Did the book have illustrations of sex acts inside? She opened the book with her left hand and found that there was a lot of writing. The words on the page flew by as she skimmed the writing and then began to flip the pages. Then her eyes widened when they caught sight of the word vampire.

"Is this supposed to be some kind of joke? Because it is so not funny." Caroline shut the book firmly glaring at her new teacher.

"No, Caroline. This is not a joke. That book is a part of the history of the town that you live in. And that guy you were talking to, Stefan Salvatore, he is a vampire." Alaric looked so serious that it scared Caroline.

"Okay. So, obviously the school forgot to do a background check before they decided to hire an escapee from the mental hospital to teach history. Because you, my friend, are most definitely out of your mind. And I'm leaving now." Caroline began to make her way slowly toward the door to the classroom as Alaric picked up the book and followed her.

When he got too close Caroline held up the pencil in her balled fist. "Don't come any closer." She warned.

Alaric held up his hands, the book clutched in his right hand. "Look, take the book. You can think of as it an extra credit assignment."

Caroline held her hand out reluctantly. "If I take the stupid book, can I leave?" Alaric nodded, handing it over to her. "So, why do you want me to take this book so badly?"

Alaric sighed running a hand through his hair. "Because you're like me. You're a vampire slayer."

Caroline blinked at him. "I'm a what?"

There you go. So, let me know if you loved it, hated it. Please, drop a review or lots of reviews because they make me happy. I answer questions as quickly as possible. If you enjoyed this story it will be updated every Saturday until I run out of chapters.

Love,

LL