Summary: Long before Tatia came to town, Elijah and Niklaus had their eye on one girl, their best friend, Alliana. When Tatia comes to the village, everything changes. The most that changes is their friendship. Instead of spending time with Alliana, they spend time with her sister, Tatia. This continues until the night they turn, when they realize what she means to each of them too late. They believed she was gone from their lives forever, until they arrived in Mystic Falls. There they find not only the doppelgänger of Tatia, but the doppelgänger of Alliana.
A/N: This is my first fanfic. Constructive criticism is recommended and greatly appreciated. Please tell me how you feel about this story. Reviews are also appreciated.
Ch.1
"Alliana, come over here and meet your neighbors!" shouted Aunt Helena.
"I am coming," Alliana shouted back. She walked outside their hut and over to her aunt. She was standing with a big family with many children. The mother walked over to her and greeted her.
"Hello, my name is Esther. These are my children."
"Finn, my eldest," a tall, thin man with medium brown hair nods in Alliana's direction.
"Elijah, my second eldest," a tall, strong older boy with dark curly hair greets her. "Hello."
"Niklaus, my third son," an older boy with light brown hair and deep blue eyes who barely looks at her is introduced.
"Kol, my fourth son," a boy with dark brown hair walks over to her. He grabs her hand, kisses it, and winks at her.
"Rebekah, my daughter," a girl with light blonde hair and blue eyes smiles at Alliana.
"And finally, Henrik, my youngest," a young boy with medium brown hair, waves to her.
Alliana greets them all in return. Her aunt introduces her. "This is my niece, Alliana. She will be staying here for a while."
"Hello."
"Rebekah, can you show Alliana where to collect water? She will do chores with you," Esther said.
"Yes, mother," Rebekah says. "Come follow me."
She started to walk towards the forest and Alliana followed. The trees were tall and a bright vivid green. They forest was light and spacious. It was beautiful. Sunlight filtered through the leaves, making them look brighter than usual. It was a beautiful spring day. She followed Rebekah farther into the forest.
"We collect water from the creek not too far from here. It is fed by a waterfall a little further down. My brothers and I love to play in the waterfall," Rebekah tells her.
"It must be nice to have such a large family," Alliana replies.
"At times. My brothers and I are all different. Finn is very serious and thoughtful. He is always thinking and studying when he is not hunting with my father. Elijah is very moral, but very serious at times. He still plays games, though. Niklaus is very strong. He is always protecting me. He loves to plays games. Kol loves to play tricks. He is constantly trying to trick me and annoy Nik. Henrik is the youngest. He is the sweetest. He tries to make everyone happy at all times. I am very stubborn, but I love my family and will protect them always."
"It must be nice. My family is not as close."
"I had wondered why you are here. The village doesn't get too many new people."
"I asked my parents if I could leave. They sent me here to my aunt."
"They just let you go? They did not want you to stay."
"I think they mostly wanted me to go. They also knew that I wanted to see new places."
"I cannot believe they would let you go."
"They are probably going to send my sister here soon."
"You have a sister?"
"Yes, she is my twin sister."
"What is she like?"
"Her name is Tatia…."
"Jeremy, Elena, Emilia! It's time to get up for school!" Aunt Jenna shouts.
I quickly get up and get dressed. I rush downstairs to see Aunt Jenna rushing around the kitchen. "Toast, I can make toast," she says.
"I can eat some cereal. They just need some coffee," I say.
"Yeah, it's all about the coffee Aunt Jenna," says Elena as she walks in. My twin is looking good as always. I make myself some cereal.
"Is there coffee?" says Jeremy as he walks in. Elena hands him the coffee pot.
"It is your first day of school and I am totally unprepared. Lunch money?" Jenna says as she offers us some cash.
"We're good," Elena and I say, while Jeremy takes some of the money.
Jenna rushes around the kitchen, searching for things. "Anything else? A number two pencil? What am I missing?"
"Don't you have a big presentation thing today?" I say. I finish my cereal and start to clean up.
"I'm meeting with my thesis advisor at…now. Crap."
"Then go. We will be fine." I say. Jenna rushes out. I notice Elena zoned out. I nudge her and turn to Jeremy. "Are you okay?" I ask him.
"Don't start," he says as he turns away and walks out. I am a little annoyed at him. Elena and I turn towards the window. I steal some of her coffee.
"This is going to be a long day," I say.
Elena and I were in the car with Bonnie. Elena was in the front seat spacing out again, while I was in the back half-listening to music and half-listening to Bonnie ramble. She was talking about her Grams telling her she is psychic. She finally notices that Elena is not paying attention and calls out to her. "Elena! Back in the car."
"Oh, I did it again, didn't I?" Elena says.
"Totally spacing out. Yes, yes you were," I say to Elena.
Elena makes a face at me and I laugh. She turns to Bonnie and says, "I'm sorry Bonnie. You were telling us that…"
"That I'm psychic now," Bonnie says.
"Right. Okay, then predict something." says Elena.
"About us," I say.
Bonnie sighs, then says, "I see..." Right as a bird crashes into the windshield. We all gasp and Bonnie swerves the car, and then stops it. I stop and take a breath. My heart is pounding in my chest. Bonnie turns to us, "Are you guys okay?"
"It's okay. We're fine," I say. I saw Elena still looks a little shaken up.
"It was like a bird or something. It came out of nowhere."
"No really. We can't be freaked out by cars for the rest of our lives," Elena tells Bonnie.
Bonnie sighs. "I predict that this year is going to be kick-ass and I predict that all the sad and dark times are over and you guys are going to be beyond happy." Elena and I smile at Bonnie and she smiles back.
"Okay. Let's go," I say. Bonnie drives us to school. It's the start of a new year and everyone is greeting each other. They are all talking about what happened over the summer.
Bonnie, Elena, and I are walking down the hallways. We stop at Bonnie's locker. I laugh at something Bonnie says then look around. I nudge Elena who turns around. Matt is looking at Elena. I feel really badly for him. We have all been friends forever. He and Elena started going out in freshman year, but she broke up with him back in the spring after our parents died. Elena waves at him, but he just grabs a book from his locker and walks away.
Elena turns and leans against the lockers. She sighs and says, "He hates me."
Bonnie grabs a few books and says, "That's not hate. That's 'You dumped me, but I'm too cool to show it, but secretly I'm listening to Air Supply's Greatest Hits.'"
I laugh and am suddenly grabbed and pulled into a bear hug by someone. I jump and hear "Emilia. Elena. Oh my god. How are you? It's so good to see you guys." Caroline lets go of me and pulls Elena into a hug. She lets go and says to Bonnie, "How are they? Are they good?" She pulls me into another bear hug. I laugh and hug her back. I missed my bubbly best friend.
"Caroline, we are right here. We are fine," says Elena.
"Yeah Care. We are fine, but I still need to breathe." She lets me go. "We are great. Thanks.
"Really?"
"Yeah, much better," my twin says.
"Oh, you poor things." Caroline grabs Elena again. I laugh at Elena's face. She doesn't always get along with Caroline, but we love her.
"Okay Caroline," says Elena. Caroline lets her go.
"I'll see you guys later? Ok. Bye." Caroline walks away. I am still giggling at Elena.
"No comment," Elena says.
"I wasn't going to say anything," Bonnie says. I am trying to calm my giggles, but Elena's reaction was just really funny. We continue to walk down the hallways. I start to think of what this year is going to be like. All I can think is that this year will be different. As we pass the front office, I notice someone is there. Bonnie tells us to hold up. "Who is this?"
Elena says, "All I see is his back."
"It's a hot back," I tell her. I look again at the new guy. He is tall and looks built well. From what I can tell, he is very fit and very attractive.
"I'm sensing Seattle and plays the guitar," says Bonnie.
"You are really gonna really run this whole this psychic thing into the ground, huh?" I say.
"Yeah, pretty much," Bonnie says. I notice Elena looking over at the mysterious new guy with a new look on her face. I smile, thinking of all the new possibilities this year could bring. Then, I look over and notice Jeremy going to the bathroom.
"Elena, let's go. We will be right back, Bon." Elena and I walk into the bathroom. We see Jeremy putting drops into his eyes. Elena walks up to Jeremy and gets in his face. She looks into his eyes. "Great. It's the first day of school and you are already stoned."
"No, I'm not." Elena starts to fight Jeremy thinking that he has drugs on him. I stand back, just watching. They keep fighting until Jeremy says, "Look, stop! I don't have anything on me. Are you crazy?"
Then I step in. "You haven't seen crazy. We gave you a summer pass, but that is over. I am done watching you destroy yourself." He goes to get up when Elena stops him.
"You know what. Go ahead. Keep it up, but just know that we will be there every time to ruin your buzz. Got that?" Someone flushes the toilet and the tense mood is slightly broken. She starts to leave when I speak up.
"Jere, I know who you are, and it is not this person. So don't be like this." I give him one of my special looks. The one that makes him know that he is in trouble and that I am disappointed in him.
He looks guilty for a second and then gets up to leave. "I don't need this." He leaves the bathroom. Elena and I look at each other and just sigh.
Elena and I leave the bathroom, with her in front. She bumps into someone. The mysterious stranger from before. He is tall and muscular with brown hair and green eyes. My earlier assumption is right. He is attractive, but by the looks he is giving my sister, totally into her. "Uh, sorry…This is the men's room, right."
"Yes, um. I was just- We were just…um." My sister stumbles over her words.
"My sister is trying to say that we were in the bathroom, because of our brother and some family issues. It's kind of a long story. We are going to get going." I start to walk away with Elena following, but then Elena and the new guy run into each other again. They both try to go the other way, but run into each other again. I am trying really hard not to laugh. He lets her pass. We then walk to class.
"He was totally checking you out," I say to my twin.
"Shut up."
Throughout the day, in every class that they share, Elena and Stefan were exchanging glances. I think that it was cute, but slightly annoying. Elena is the pretty one. I am the smart one, so Elena gets all the guys. I have had a few boyfriends, but Elena always gets the guy. Most of the time, I don't mind, but on certain days it is just annoying.