A/U!

Summary: The world has been taken over by vampires. The humans are trying to create a truce with the vamps, but the vamps want complete control, Elena learns this when the Tyrant vampire king, Damon Salvatore comes to her hometown with his covenant… can she save her town… or will she lose herself to the mysterious Salvatore.

Ch 1. Save us….

Elena Gilbert walked through the courtyard of her high school with her best friend, Bonnie, heading homeroom. They took their time talking about the past week and how the their new history teacher, Alaric, he seemed just a bit strange. Not just because he'll only go by his first name, but Bonnie and Elena just felt like something was a bit off with him.

"He just give off this strange vibe. I've never seen a teacher like him before… not to mention he's hot" Bonnie told Elena.

"Yah, well I'm not one to be crushing on the teacher but he's not bad. It's just weird him not answering to his surname…." Elena was cut off as the town bells were sounded…..

Bonnie and Elena along with the rest of the town stood silent for a moment, taking in what the bells were telling them….Vampires….

Mystic Falls hadn't had vampires since the Civil War era… Elena had heard about other places being attacked by the vamps… each covenant had their fame… most infamous for the death they leave behind…. The entire town was frozen in fear…. Elena looks up at the sky towards the scorching sun… wishing for a second that the myth of vampires and sun was true. Her thoughts were cut off as a huge crow fly's towards her….

As she ducks trying to avoid the rabid bird she hears the sudden screams around her and she see's the invasion had begun... everyone is running towards the church, as they ran some were torn from the crowd and butchered by the vampires.

They came from every direction. There was no where safe to run. No where to seek salvation. No where to survive.

Elena suddenly felt a tug at her arm and looked to see Bonnie start to drag her towards Fells church where the town will gather and hope to meet with the leader of this group of vamps. If it wasn't too late. It was possible at times to create a truce by offering to the vamps and the town would be safe, but would this be true for this time.

All Elena could see was blood and fear as they ran, they found her brother, Jeremy on the way there, he told them that their parents were already at the church waiting for them.

It seemed like and eternity before they finally reached the church. The church was packed to the walls. Elena tried pushing through the crowd to find her parents but she couldn't see them. She had lost Bonnie and Jeremy somewhere in the disoriented crowd. She heard cries of pain and fear by those around her. She saw others comforting their family and friends, and some trying to nurse the injured. Elena froze as she saw Vicky, one of her friends younger sisters, Matt was holding her as if life depended on it… but Elena could see that there was no saving Vicky, her lifeless eyes stared back at Elena staring into her soul. Her body covered in blood, her neck looked as if it had been nearly severed. How is this happening? How can a race be so cruel? Anger and fear ran through Elena at that moment. She felt the defiance running through her veins. She couldn't let this happen. She wouldn't….

"Silence!" Elena as well as the rest of the town looked up towards the roof. A man… no a vampire… was standing on a plank staring down at crowd, his dark brown hair fell on his face as he examined the crowd. Elena took her eyes from the man and suddenly became very aware of the vampires surrounding the entire church and town. Where ever she turned she saw one, there was no way any of them were getting out of here. Not alive anyway… Elena felt tears of anger and despair weld up in her eyes, but she refused to cry, now was not the time to cry.

The man spoke again " Let me introduce to you… our leader and king…. My brother Damon Salvatore. At the signal the crow that had nearly decapitated her just a few minutes early flew through and open window and towards the podium. The bird began to morph before it reached the ground and suddenly the bird was a man… one of the most handsomest men Elena had ever seen. She was entranced by him for a moment, his black button up left nothing to imagine as it hung to his body. His Dark black hair falling over his deep blue eyes. Eyes that could see through ones soul it seemed. But she saw something else in those eyes as his blue eyes scanned the terrified crowd filled with whispers and cries, Evil, this man was evil…

As Damon spoke the entire crowd grew silent…. His deep voice entranced everyone. " We are just passing through… no need to be alarmed." His devilish smiled revealed. "we'll just take what we want and then we'll be gone…" with a hand signal towards his brother, the vampire moved in a flash, Elena scanned around her trying to find out where they had gone. And then she saw him. The brunette Salvatore had taken Calorline Forbes in his grasp. She screamed. They were going to take her. Caroline had been one of her best friends for years, sure they had lost touch for this past year but she still cared for her. Elena looked around to see if anyone would save her. No one moved, fear and shame filled their eyes. They were going to let Caroline be taken so that they would be safe, they were going to sacrifice her….

"Leave her alone!" Elena took a moment to realize the words belonged to her. The people around her gasped and looked at her with sudden surprise and fear. The king who had not moved from his previous spot jerked his head toward her direction… Elena tried to avoid his gaze by looking towards her captured friend and the monster holding her hostage… He looked angry, angry enough to kill. Elena felt a cold chill run down her back, she turned quickly and found herself face to face with the beautiful demon which she had been entranced with just moments ago. She found herself lost in his eyes, forgetting for a moment the situation she was in.

"You must be very stupid." His words brought her back to reality and she felt the defiance run faster in her blood and she would not give in.

"I don't give in to bullies and tyrant if that's what you mean." Elena didn't even know where those words came from. She just knew that the anger building inside her core was ready to pounce… The king stared down into her brown eyes, Elena couldn't figure out what he was thinking.

Damon looked from the girl to his brother, only gave a nod. And suddenly Caroline was thrown to the ground, the younger Salvatore looked angry.

Damon looked back to Elena and after a moment of silence "Then I guess you will just have to do.." and with those words Elena's life as she knew it was taken away from her… she couldn't even remember anything except the look in his eyes as she was taken away by his minions, She heard cries..Bonnie, Jeremy, her parents… the crowd grew smaller the farther she was dragged away but he was always visible… the demon king… with his eyes never leaving hers. The last thing she remembers before blacking out was him disappearing and the forsaken crow flying away from the place he had once been…