Chapter 1

"Wake up, you sleepyhead! School today!" I heard Jenna waking me up.

"Yeah, yeah, I'm awake." I said yawning and rubbing my eyes.

"Breakfast is downstairs." She said and I nod.

As soon she left to go downstairs, I stretch my body.

I went to the window and slid it open.

Hmm, fresh air is always the best.

Today looked somehow, different.

Well, today is the first day of high school in Mystic Falls for me.

I have my primary schools in Italy before, separated from my brother and sister, Elena and Jeremy.

I'm the youngest, Maddie.

I have not much clue of me being separated or how my childhood life was, but in case since school holiday in Italy I went back home, and it's about a month ago.

Probably it's the second time I've being here, I think.

I was born in Italy, and I lived there since then with Jenna, but she left to Mystic Falls when my parents died and I lived in a boarding school in Italy.

The first time I went to Mystic Falls was only when my parents died and I went here to see them buried in the earth.

I don't remember them much but they're still my family.

I make my way to the bathroom and take a quick shower.

The Italian Rose scented soap seems to be so refreshing.

It's kind of a very familiar smell to me.

Soon I found myself tip toing around the room in my towel kimono to my closet.

I took out a greenish blue laced tank top and a white short skirt and my white leather jacket.

Well, I should say I looked like an American cheerleader.

In Italy we used to wear some designers clothes and style, but here we be in something casual and stylish.

My hair is quite like Elena's, but mine has silk loose curls.

I brushed it down naturally.

I have lapis lazuli blue eyes and dark brown hair with shades but pale skin and a well-shaped face.

I'm tall for a fourteen years old girl, but that's a plus for me.

I decided to take my bag and put some books in.

I search in my little shoes cupboard and take out a pair of blue all-star sneakers.

I put them on and went downstairs.

"Good morning!" I said on the middle of the stairs.

"That was quite fast, Maddie, wow fancy!" Jenna said putting her head up.

"Thanks." I said smiling and walk through the living room and found Elena is leaning through the wall near a big window, writing in her diary.

"Good morning Elena!" I greeted her, putting my bag on the sofa.

"Morning… wow!" she said snapping her head up.

"What? Too childish?" I asked teasingly.

"No, absolutely not, sweet cheerleader look." she said closing her diary.

"Well, it's high school. Any suggestions?" I asked.

"Mm, stay away from bad boys." she said and shrugged.

"Seriously, Elena? I'm 14." I said grinning.

"Yep, just in fact I can't protect you forever." she answered.

"Well, I take the suggestions." I said shrugging.

Soon I heard plates hitting the table and I know its breakfast.

I walk to the dining table and sit down on the nearest chair.

Elena and me start to eat our pancakes.

In the middle of our lovely delicious breakfast, Jeremy went down the stairs and rushed to his pancakes and Elena gave him some serious look.

I'm new here, so I'll be just, stand away from their problems because I honestly don't understand a thing.

I keep on my pancakes and when I'm done I put my plates on the dish washer.

"Well, I have to help Carol to arrange something she hasn't told me about, I have somewhere else to be." Jenna said when I'm walking towards the stairs.

"Okay, we're going to be fine." Elena said convincing her.

"anch io (me too)." I said in my Italian accent.

"Okay, I'm leaving then." she said and hand us some money and left.

I make my way upstairs to take my headset and put it in my bag.

It's big and blue, with stars printed around it.

I can say it's my favourite.

Actually I'm really forcing myself to speak in American accent, instead of Italian, but sometimes it failed and sometimes it ended up with me talking Italian.

I'm a little bit nervous about how people will accept me or not, but I'll try to be normal.

I went downstairs and found Jeremy nowhere.

I only see Elena taking her bag, definitely leaving.

"C'mon Maddie, Bonnie is here to drive us." she said and I nod.

Bonnie is a best friend of Elena, I've met her before at the grill, Elena introduced me to her and she seems so nice to me.

I walked outside and found Bonnie in a car and she's waving.

"Hey Elena! Maddie! You looked beautiful!" she said cheerfully.

"Thanks Bonnie." I said getting to the back seat.

Elena and Bonnie talked much and I'm listening music with my headset on.

I heard some of what they're talking, like Bonnie said she's getting psychic, and things.

I'm really enjoying the ride till a shocking stop felt like killing me.

I saw something black hit the car window and Bonnie stop the car forcefully.

I pull off my headset quickly.

"Is everyone okay?" Bonnie asked looking at us both.

"si. I mean, yes." I answered her.

"I'm getting used to be shocked." Elena said.

I know definitely what she's talking about, the accident.

I heard she was in the car with my parents when the killing accident happened but she survived.

Lucky her.

"I'm so sorry." Bonnie said and back to drive again and I put my headset back on.

After few minutes of driving we arrived at school.

'Mystic Falls High' was written on the wall.

It's a big school, even my boarding school in Italy is bigger, but it's big for a non-boarding school.

Elena and Bonnie showed me the way to the office to sign up for school.

I'm counted as a new student, or maybe an outsider.

Lucky to have siblings here.

I went straight to the office and found a women sitting in the office.

I hand her some data of mine, school, birth, just formal things.

"Hi sweetheart, so your name is Madeline Gilbert, younger sister of Elena and Jeremy Gilbert, born in Italy and moved from Italy?" she asked after explaining so long.

"Yes ma'am." I said smiling.

"Well, no bad notes from your school and good scores, you're in." she said smiling.

"Thanks." I said and hand me a bunch of files which I think is a bunch of information and a time table and school things.

"Well, thanks, again." I said hugging my files.

"hanno una buona giornata! (have a good day!)" She said in her best Italian accent and I giggle.

"Grazie." I said in my Italian and left.

I'm walking outside and sneaking my files too.

Suddenly I bumped onto someone and instantly jumped back surprised.

"mi dispiace tanto! (I'm so sorry!)" I said in surprised.