AN: Hey guys this is the first fan fiction I've ever written. It's only the fist chapter but I hope you enjoy it! P.s. I changed Jeremy age and it does not take place in Mystic Falls.
I open my door carefully, trying not to wake up anyone, to check and make sure no one was in the hallway. When I was sure that it was I grab my backpack and made my way down the stairs. I glance at the clock before making my way into the kitchen. It was seven a.m.,we were leaving for the lake house in five hours, and I sure as hell wasn't going.
My mother has the kitchen island covered in her plentiful to-do lists, purse, bags packed with groceries, and box filled with orange bottles containing my dad's medication. I try to ignore those as I reach for my Moms purse and begin searching for her wallet. When I find it I pull out two twenty dollars bills and place her wallet carefully back in her purse hoping she wouldn't notice. I continue, heading for the back door. I'd woken up that morning sweating, my heart beating like it was just going to pop out of my chest, and every impulse telling me to leave and that things would be better if I just wasn't there.
"Elena?" I freeze, and turn to see Jeremy, my thirteen year old brother, standing there staring at me in confusion.
"Go back to bed Jer" I say quietly trying not to wake mom and dad. "What are you doing?" he asks.
"Nothing, just go see if you have everything ready for the trip" I say nervously.
He hesitated at first but as he went back up stairs I start going for the door when it swung open. Katherine.
"Morning" she said with a smirk.
"Hi" I mutter too embarrassed to even know what to say.
"Mom sent me for coffee and bagels, you like sesame right" she asks with an evil look in her eye. I hated sesame, in fact she was the only one who liked them but I wasn't going to give her the satisfaction of getting under my skin especially not now.
"Of course!" I say in an excited voice, giving her a smirk and grabbing one for myself.
She gave me her usual "Whatever" look and began sipping her coffee. Katherine is only two years older than me but most of the time acts like a five year old brat. She is just one of those sisters who instead of helping you through your teenage years they only make it more miserable. Once in middle school I was asked out by the popular guy, Elijah Mikaelson, right after school and at that time Katherine was picking me up when school ended. So of course my cheeks flushed red at the question. I was embarrassed and not because I was a 14 year who had never been asked out on a proper date because I had actually but because Katherine, who was sixteen at the time, yelled out to him from the car "You guys should go to Happy Land" and gave him a smirk. He looked at me confused because Happy land was an amusement park on the edge of town for 4-8 year olds. Then everyone started laughing and I was so embarrassed I started crying and to make matters worse I peed my pants. Since I have always resented her and she has always tried to ruin my life. Not that she could make things worse than what they already are.
"Where is everyone?" she lifts her heads from her phone as she places her coffee cup on the counter.
"No idea" I say hoping she would go investigate for herself but clearly didn't get it when she continued to enjoy her bagel. "I think I heard Mom upstairs" I grab a waffle and toss it into the toaster.
She broke the silence "Is he up yet?"
I shrug "Not sure" I say trying to keep my voice low.
Just a few months ago I would have seen my Dad up and starting his usual morning routine. Getting the newspaper from our porch, opening it straight to the sports section, drinking his coffee while staring out the kitchen window, watching the sunrise. Now it only seems like a memory, something I was never going to see again.
Kat nodded and headed out of the kitchen. The moment I saw she was gone I bolted for the door.
I hurried down the driveway and made my way to the sidewalk. It wasn't like I hadn't done this before. It seemed like very time I had a problem I always did the same thing. As I sped-walked down Meadow Road I felt myself starting to calm down the further I got from my house. I lived in a small town called Sundance with maybe 3,000 residents. I reach down into my backpack and pull out Jeremy's, somewhat usable and stable, iPod touch and began searching through his play list. Sometimes I wonder if this kid is even my brother considering the songs he listens to. Eventually I found a decent song by Calvin Harris.
It was still a bit dark when I left. The sun was just starting to rise and I couldn't see much ahead of me. It was beautiful. The sky was at that point when the dark and light were mixing. It often reminds me of a small flower, just a bud, peeking its head through all the soil. As I start walking, focused on not falling since I could barely see where I was going, I saw a figure coming my way. Fuck I mutter quietly. It was Mrs. Lockwood, the mayor, walking her dog. I knew I had to confront her, she was approaching me fast. I could have just turned and walked straight into the woods but she had already seen me and that would have been flat out rude and I don't need more people judging me this summer.
"Elena hi!" she called, smiling wide at me. Her dog, a big dumb-looking Great Pyrenees, started coming towards me pulling Mrs. Lockwood with it. I took a few steps back until she got it under control. I don't usually mind dogs but this one in particular looked like one of those that chases you around and entire block for no reason.
"Hi Mayor Lockwood, Nice to see you" I say hoping she'd say goodbye and I could be on my way. She was an amazing woman, really kind too but she was very nosy and I knew she would start to ask questions soon.
" You too" she replies automatically, "You got any plans for the summer?" She was completely unaware that I was trying to end this conversation.
"Not much" I say, but I could tell by the way she was looking at me she wasn't buying it. "Actually we're headed to our lake house to spend the summer there." I say just wishing that would be a good enough answer for so I could just keep going.
"Oooh exciting, Where is it located?" Mrs. Lockwood gives me a curious look.
Oh wonderful…I'm never getting rid of her thinking to myself. "Fairview Pennsylvania" I give her a fake smile. Just then I hear a familiar sound. The sound of an old 1999 Ford explorer hitting the breaks.
"Hey kiddo" he looks at me with a smile "Want a ride?" he starts to laugh a little bit. I smile back since its been months since I last heard him laugh. "Do I have a choice" I pull open the passenger door and look at my Dad. He looks tired but yet he keeps his head up living in the moment. "Good Bye Mayor Lockwood" I yell out the window as we drive away. So does my dad.
When we arrive home no one seems to notice I even left. Everyone is getting last minute things packed and put in the car so I go and head back to my room. All my stuff is already down stairs so I was just waiting until they said we were leaving. I walk towards my window and sit on a chair I have by it. I look out into the drive way, there he was. I try not to pay attention to my Dad…to the way he looks. His skin tone was a slight yellow, he was thinner too, but most of all he looks exhausted. I turn around trying to swallow the lump in my throat. Trying not to remember what we had been told by experts, that he had approximately three months to live.
AN: Well there you have it the first chapter. It usually takes me a while to complete a chapter because of work and im in yearbook, but if you guys are interested in another chapter please let me know in the comments! This will eventually lead into a lot of stelena but for now I want to set the conflict of the story and not just make it a love story where we all know how it's going to end. So I decided to make it more interesting by adding some drama apart from the romance! And thanks again!