Home, Mystic Falls, The smallest town in the world according to me, Home was where I be longed right now. It's the beginning of the school year and I was already running late to class. Jenna was the only one who knew I was returning home. Jeremy and Elena were in for a surprise and I think that's what they would need after Mom and Dad died.

They needed cheering up and I would be the one to cheer them up. I was driving my Triumph TR6 1969. The car top was down the wind was blowing my long curly hair past me.

I reached Mystic falls and stopped at a stop sign. I nearly jumped out of my skin when I heard a cawing from a crow.

I took a deep breath to calm down before muttering, "Damn bird."

I drove towards the school. People staring at my red car as it drove past them. Some gawked while other shook their heads to see a teen behind the wheel of the old auditioned car most likely thinking that a parent had bought it for me.

I smiled to myself and pulled into the school parking lot and pulled into a parking space. The dashboard clock read nine thirty. I grabbed my back pack before closing the door and locking it. I raced towards the school in sneaker, white washed skinny jeans, and I wore a black halter top. I had a back pack strap over my shoulder and rushed inside the school. Once inside I ran for the main office. The lady looked at me with a kind smile she waited until caught my breath to speak.

"Hi I'm Victoria Gilbert. I'm just late I attend this high school," I told the secretary lady. She nodded and said, "You missed your first period. Here is your schedule you received them a week ago but just to make sure you don't get lost. You are in history this period."

I nodded taking the late slip and the schedule from her hands. I nodded saying my thanks and left the office. I walked down the hall and went towards Tanners room. He was busy writing on the board.

I looked through the window to see Elena goggle eyeing with a brunet guy who's back of the head was turned from me. I rolled my eyes and opened the door.

Mr. Tanner stopped and sighed saying, "Well, well who do we have here."

Elena's head immediately snapped up. The guy she was goggle eyeing did too. In fact everyone was.

"Uh sorry I'm late," I said in a kind voice

"We just started," he said with a smirk.

"Okay," I said I handed him my late slip.

"Well you can take a seat behind Elena Gilbert," he said to me.

"Okay," I was all I replied before taking a seat behind my sister.

I felt a pair of eyes on me. I turned to see that it was the boy Elena was making goggle eyes with. I could see why he had a sculpted face with hazel eyes and he looked muscular or as some guys would say he's jacked!

Tanner turned back to board and said, "The battle of Willow Creek took place right at end of the war in our very own Mystic Falls. How many casualties resulted in this battle? Miss. Bennett."

He turned to Bonnie and she glanced around before saying, "Um…a lot. I'm not sure like a whole lot."

This caused me to chuckle. Tanner looked unfazed and said, "Cute becomes dumb in an instant Miss Benet."

Bonnie looked down with a small frown for not answering correctly. Tanner looked around for his next victim. He smirked and called, "Mr. Donavan, would you like to take this opportunity to overcome your imbedded jock stereo type?"

With a smirk Matt said, "Its okay Mr. Tanner I'm cool with it."

Mr. Tanner smirked at his football player and then looked directly at Elena and he said, "Elena surely you can enlighten us about the towns significantly historical events."

She shook her head innocently saying, "I'm sorry I-I don't know."

He looked slightly angered and said, "I was willing to be lenient last year for obvious reasons, but the personal excuses ended with summer break."

I couldn't take it anymore I was about to speak up when Elena's crush came to her rescue and said, "There were three hundred and forty six casualties. Unless of course you're counting local civilians."

Mr. Tanner gave him an odd amazed look saying, "That's correct. Mr…"

He smirked and said, "Salvatore."

He looked at him and asked, "Any relation to the settlers here at Mystic Falls?"

He nodded saying, "Distant."

"Very good except that there were no civilian casualties in this battle," Mr. Tanner said turning back towards the chalk board.

"Actually there were twenty seven sir," he said getting his attention before saying, "Confederate soldiers they fired on a church they believed it to be housing weapons and they were wrong. It was a night of great loss. The founder's archives are stored in the civil hall if you'd like to brush up on your facts, Mr. Tanner."

Elena looked just as stunned as I did. I knew from then on that Salvatore and I were going to be best friends. Not even minutes later did the bell ring. I gathered my stuff and got up. Elena turned to me and said, "Hey."

"Lena," I said to her. Her eyes widened and she brought me into a hug. A very TIGHT hug.

I laughed and she cried into my shoulder, "Victoria."

I rubbed her back and said, "It hasn't been a long time you know twin."

"You've been gone the whole summer," she whispered.

I laughed and pulled back saying, "I know remember I had to have Jeremy peal yourself off of me."

She slapped my arm and said, "Hey that's not funny. I didn't want you to leave."

"Quick question who was the guy you were flirting with your eyes all through history class?" I quizzed her. She blushed a deep red asking, "Was I that obvious?"

"Yup," I said popping the 'p'.

She blushed deeper she took my schedule out of my hand and looked at it as we exited the class room.

"You have English next. I also have English next," she told me with a smirk. I grinned and said, "Yea."

She laughed and pushed me into the class room. It didn't take long for Caroline and Bonnie to come over.

"Victoria! I am so sorry," Caroline said in a bubbly way as she pulled me into an unexpected hug.

"Thanks," was all I said. When she pulled back Bonnie stared at me. I crossed my arms and said, "Really Bonnie I have gone the whole summer and you're not going to talk to me?"

She smiled and said teasing, "I missed you. Elena is boring."

Elena faked a pout and then smiled. I laughed and the late bell rung. We all took our seats and learned. Me…I sat there doodling the whole time in my notebook. I showed Elena a goofy picture. She laughed, but when silent when the teacher came over and looked at me and said, "Miss…"

"Gilbert. Victoria Gilbert," I said to her.

She looked surprised but continued asking, "What were the three main themes that Shakespeare wrote about?"

I laughed and said, "Tragedy, Comedy and History."

The teacher nodded and said, "What was the first Shakespeare book you ever read?"

"Uh I read most of them but the first one I read would be…A Midnights Summer Dream," I told the teacher.

The teacher seemed impressed and left me alone. I looked at Elena and said, "I got the answer from the poster."

She looked to the left of her and saw a poster that listed stories by Shakespeare. She started laughing. I smiled and went back to drawing the rest of the period.

When the final bell rung Elena walked with me outside and said, "Hey are you going to the bonfire tonight."

I gave her a look and said, "Elena there is free alcohol where else do you think I'll be going."

She laughed and said, "Yea anyway where is your car?"

I smiled and said, "Were the crowd is."

She followed my gaze and her jaw went slack. I laughed and used a finger to close her chin saying, "You'll catch flies Lena."

I grabbed her arm and we walked towards my car. We shoved through crowd and Elena got in the passenger seat holding her bag while I opened my trunk and placed it in. I closed the trunk and walked back over to the driver's side and climbed in. I started the car and said, "Disperse or I'll run your asses over."

Every moved out of my way quickly. They watched as the Gilbert Twins drove out of the parking lot in style.

I settled back in the Gilbert family house a couple of hours ago and was now driving Elena and Jeremy in my car to the party. My car is not a three seater it is a two seater. Elena didn't have her license because she failed to mention she was having her car get its oil changed.

I sighed and Jeremy spoke saying, "So how did you pay for the car?"

"Jeremy!" Elena scolded. I laughed and said, "Well I made a deal with old man in Tennessee that if I fixed the car I got to keep it."

"You fixed a car, "Elena said with disbelief.

"What you think I can't? Who do you think fixed the flat tire on mom's car on Valentine's Day?" I questioned her.

"Dad did," she said looked out the window since I had the top on.

I laughed and said, "Well he didn't I did and I let him take credit for it."

"Wow," was all Jeremy said. I chuckled. I pulled into an empty space at the party were the music was blaring. People were talking loudly most held alcohol in there in hands and the rest were drink soda. There was a bonfire in the middle were most of the teens gathered close to the small patio.

We walked over to Bonnie who was waiting for us. Jeremy wandered off with his hood up. I sighed and out on a smile.

"Hey," Bonnie greeted us.

"Hey," we both replied. We looked at each other and laughed.

"So how's the hot sexy new mysterious guy?" Bonnie asked her best friend.

Elena blushed and smiled a real smile that I haven't seen in a long time.

"He's okay looking," Elena lied.

I smirked knowing Bonnie could see right through it saying, "Just admit it Elena."

"Okay so he's a little pretty," Elena said causing me to me bite my lip from laughing.

"He has that Romance Novel Stare. Stares deep into her eyes piercing her very soul," Bonnie mocked. I couldn't help but laugh and neither could Elena or Bonnie.

Bonnie decided to ask, "So where is he?"

Elena with a cup in hand said, "I don't know you tell me you're the sycick one."

"Right I forgot. Okay give me a second Gram's says I have to concentrate," Bonnie says before closing her eyes.

I held up a finger and said, "What you need a crystal ball…uh."

I looked on the ground and say an empty beer bottle. I picked up and showed Bonnie and Elena saying, "Ta da."

I held out the bottle for Bonnie to take but when her hand clasped on the bottler her face went straight her eyes widened and she looked shocked. I gave her a worried and confused look. She took her hand off the bottle immediately.

"What?" I asked her.

"That was weird. When I touched you I saw a crow," She told me. My eyes widened a little.

"What?' I asked again a little scared.

"A crow, there was fog and a man," Bonnie said and when she saw my face she knew everything she said was true. She quickly shook her head and said, "I'm drunk. It's the drinking. There is nothing Psychic about it. Yea okay I'm going to get a refill."

She takes both our cups and walks off. I looked at Elena and she looked at me. It wasn't weird that Bonnie saw a crow but where the hell is the fog and man from.

I was confused why she walked off like that and said, "Okay."

Elena turned around and called after Bonnie with me but she totally blew us off. When we turned back around Salvatore stood there.

"Hi," He said smiling at her.

Elena being flustered said, "Oh, Hi."

"I-I did it again didn't I?" he asked her. Elena nodded about to say something before I cut her off asking, "Did what again?"

Stefan notices me standing there. He glanced between me and Elena seeing that we are identical twins. I smirked and said, "Elena's other half Victoria Gilbert."

He smiled holding out his hand saying, "Stefan Salvatore."

"Well it was nice meeting you Stefan but seeming how I make things award I think I'm going to go stalk Jeremy," I told them with a grin. I started walking away when I heard Elena call, "Don't get drunk!"

I turned and said, "You spoil all my fun!"

She laughed. I smirked and walked towards the beer. I got a bottle out and took a swig from it. I felt arms wrap around my waist. I turned to see Tyler. I smiled and said, "Hey Ty."

"Tor when were you going to tell me when you came back to town," he said with a pout.

"First of all I was in school with you the whole day second of all you are high," I said pushing him with a hand on his chest.

In the corner of my eye I saw Jeremy heading towards the woods. I raced after him.

"Jeremy!" I called after him. He ignored me.

"Jeremy where the hell are you going?" I called out to him.

He turned to me and said, "I don't want to hear it."

He turned back around to continue walking when he tripped and landed on Vicki's body.

"Vicki? No," he said looking down at the body.

He looked back up at me and said, "Oh my god it is Vicki."

"Oh my god," I gasped.

"No," he repeated before her went to check for a pulse Vicki gasped and her eyes flew open. Jeremy picked her up and we rushed out of the woods I helped Jeremy carry Vicki.

"Somebody help!" I yelled.

"Vicki! Vicki! What the hell?" I heard Matt yell running to us. Jeremy placed her on the picnic table.

"Somebody call an ambulance!" Matt shouted.

"What happened," Tyler demanded before people pushed up against him to get a look.

"Everybody back up gives her some space," Tyler yelled while I looked and saw a bite mark on her neck.

"It's her neck. Something bit her she's losing a lot of blood its bad," I told them.

"Vicki open your eyes come on look at me," Matt said.

I looked up to see Stefan looking at the blood. He slowly backed up before turning around and running away.

Stefan Salvatore POV:

I saw someone hurt this time. Zack accused me for the last missing people but now I know for sure it wasn't me and I had proof. I raced home and walked in.

"What going on?" Zack demanded me as soon as I rushed inside.

"Someone else was attacked tonight Zack and it wasn't me," I told him before I raced up the stairs. I ran into my room and slammed the door behind me. I heard flapped in the distance and I looked towards my balcony window.

A black crow came flying in. I watched it fly past me and land on one of my ceiling beams. It cawed and I turned back towards the window and saw someone I haven't seen in years.

"Damon," I was all I said with an unhappy look on my face.

He looked at me before smirking saying, "Hello brother."

Victoria Gilbert's POV:

Vicki Donavan. I think I babysat her once. She was a messed up girl. Their parents wanted nothing to do with them. They were left in care of their mother who was the town's cougar.

I sat there finishing my sixth beer. I tossed the empty bottle away in the woods and walked towards Jeremy and sat next to him. He was watching the paramedics laid Vicki onto a gurney.

Stefan Salvatore's POV:

"Crow's a bit much don't you think?" I asked him when the crow was outside siting on the ledge of the balcony.

Damon lifted his eye brows saying, "Wait till you can see what I do with the fog."

"When did you get here?" I interrogated him.

He turned while walking towards my bookshelf saying sarcastically, "Well I couldn't miss your first day of school."

He leaned his hand on a higher self and leaned forward gazing at the tittles of the books before turning to me and saying, "Your hair is different I like it."

I looked away and then back at him saying, "It's been fifteen years Damon."

"Thank god I couldn't take another day of the nineties," he said in a relieved tone turning away from the bookshelf.

He walked towards my desk and looking at me saying, "That horrible grunge look…*Chuckles*… did not suit you. Remember Stefan it's important to stay away from fads."

"Why are you here?" I demanded.

He looked at me like I was stupid while he said, "I miss my little brother."

"You hate small towns their boring there is nothing for you to do," I told him honestly.

He shrugged saying, "I've managed to keep myself busy."

"You know you left that girl alive tonight…" I told him. He had his back to me.

"Ah, that can be a problem," he said turning around leaning his elbow and lower arm on my dresser before finishing with a smirk, "For you."

I shook my head before asking, "Why are you here now?"

He narrowed an eye before saying, "I could ask you the same question however I'm fairly certain your answer is going to be summed up with three words…Elena and Victoria."

Victoria Gilbert's POV:

The animal control and the cops questioned the kids. Jeremy and I sat in silence as we watched Vicki being loaded into the ambulance. Matt stood there the biggest concern on his face. We watched until he got in and they rushed to the hospital.

I got up when I saw Bonnie I walked over to her and she said, "Hey, were go for coffee and wait for news."

I nodded and said, "Can I come with you Elena is going Jeremy home."

Bonnie nodded before decided to finally beat around the bush and said, "Victoria there is no way I am Sidekick. I know that, but whatever I saw…or I think I saw I had this feeling."

I shook my head confused saying, "Bonnie what?"

"That it's just the beginning," she said before she went to go and find Caroline again while I went to find Jeremy and Elena grabbing a beer along the way.

Stefan Salvatore's POV:

"Took my breath away…the twins," Damon said looking up at me crossing the room back to the book shelves saying, "They are a dead ringer for Katherine. Is it working Stefan being around them? Being in her world? Does it make you fell alive?"

"They are not Katherine," I said defensively.

Damon sauntered by saying, "Well let's hope not. We both know how that ended. Tell me something when was the last time you had something stronger than a squirrel?"

He said walking closer to me seeing if he can get a rise out of me. I shook my head saying, "I know what you're doing Damon and it's not going to work."

I turned from him before he shoved me saying, "Yea come on don't you crave a little."

"Stop it," I warned him.

He pushed my shoulder again and said, "Come on let's do it together."

He hit my shoulder saying, "I saw a couple of girls in the woods."

He smacked my head and said, "You know what let's just cut to the chase and go straight for Victoria and Elena."

I shoved him back getting more angered every second and yelled, "Stop it!"

"Imagine what their blood tastes like!" he exclaimed. I turned trying to control my monster vampire side.

"I can," Damon said before I lost control and looked at him yelling, "I said stop!"

I ran at him and grabbed him both of us flew out of a window shattering the glass. We fell towards the ground.

"Ugh," I groaned as I tried getting up off the broken wood and glass. I looked to see that Damon wasn't near me so I looked up at the window to see the damage but also to see that Damon wasn't there.

"I was impressed," he said causing me to look over by the picket fence he was leaning against.

He smirked saying, "I'd give it a six missed some style but I was pleasantly surprised."

I nodded and Damon went on saying, "Very good with the face. *Make a funny deformed face with a funny sound* Wahhaghh thing was good."

"Yea its fun and games Damon, ugh, where ever you go people die," I said to him.

He shrugged saying, "That's given."

I walked towards him saying, "Not here, I won't allow it.

"I take that as an invitation," he replies with a smile on his face.

"Damon please after all these years can we just give it a rest, "I begged him.

"I promised you an eternity of misery I'm just keeping my word," he told me honestly.

"Just stay away from Elena and Victoria," Stefan warned.

Damon looked down at my hand before asking, "Where is your ring? Ss' oh yea the suns coming up in couple of hours. Then poof ashes to ashes."

He smiled than with a small laugh saying, "Relax its right here."

Damon held out his hand to me and in the middle of his palm was my ring. I reached it taking it slowly and slipping it on my middle finger. Before I could react Damon's face turned vampire and he grabbed me by my throat before tossing me into the garage wall. I rolled and landed on my back. I groaned as he growled, "You should know better than to think you were stronger than me. You lost that fight when you stopped feeding on people. I wouldn't try it again. *He listened his eyes flickering from side to side as he heard the front door open* I think I woke Zack up. Sorry Zack. *Whistles*"

I laid there and watched Damon go inside and greet Zack.

Victoria's POV:

I looked to Elena put her hand on Jeremy's shoulder asking, "Are you okay?"

He shrugged her hand off instead Elena brushed the hair off her face and said, "I called Jenna she is on her way."

I made my way over to them and stood there silently. Elena looked at the both of us as we drank our cheap ass beers before she tried to joke saying, "Those people in uniforms? Last time I checked they were the police."

Me and Jeremy remained silent he took a huge gulp out of his beer leaving more than half left before turning and tossing it behind him.

Elena decided it was time to give us a speech so she looked at us and said, "People are going to stop giving breaks guys. They just don't care anymore. People don't remember that our parents are dead. They got their own lives to deal with. The world has moved on. Maybe you should try too."

Jeremy looked at me in disbelief saying, "I've seen you in the cemetery writing in your diary. Is-is that supposed to be you moving on?"

Elena slowly shook her head before saying, "Mom and Dad wouldn't have wanted this."

I stood there with a sad look. I heard Bonnie call my name. I turn around to see her car pulled up close to us.

I turned back to Elena and said, "I'm going to go spend time with Bon and Care. Call me when you get home."

Elena smiled weakly and nodded. I looked at Jeremy and gave him a hug. He groaned but chuckled. I do this all the time to annoy him and cheer him up.

I smiled walking to Bonnie's car getting in the back. She smiled at me in the review mirror. I smiled back and we headed off towards the grill.

Once there me and Caroline got in a booth stumbling being drunk while Bonnie went a got us coffee.

"Okay so who you date Zack Efferon or Johnny Depp?" I quizzed her. Her face went from happy to depressed immediately.

Bonnie came over and gave us a cup of coffee each. We both drank two in forty minutes.

"Are you sober yet?" she asked Caroline cause knowing me I would need a lot more than two cups of coffee.

Caroline had her head in her hands and lifted her head taking a deep breath saying, "Hmm…nope."

"Keep drinking," she told us before continuing with a chuckle, "I got to get you home. I got to get me home."

Caroline looked up at Bonnie and asked, "Why didn't he go for me? You know how come the guys I want never want me?"

I giggled earning a glare from Bonnie before she said to Caroline, "I am not touching that."

"I'm inappropriate, I always say the wrong thing and… Elena always says the right thing," Caroline said put her head on her folded hands.

Bonnie sighed rolling her eyes before Caroline kept going with tears in her eyes, "Ugh, she doesn't even try and he just picks her and she is always the one that everyone picks for everything. And I try so hard and I'm never the one."

Bonnie shook her head with a smirk, "It's not a competition Caroline."

Caroline looked at her friend like she was insane and said, "Yea it is."

I lowered my head and started to bang it against the table slowly.

"Victoria what are you doing?" Bonnie asked laughing.

"My brain is numb I am trying to make the numbness go away," I slurred. Bonnie laughed and said, "You're going to hurt yourself."

I raised my head and looked at her. She smiled and I looked at Caroline and said, "Are you drunk or are you really just mopping around?"

"At least I have relationships all you have are one night stands!" Caroline spat at me. I felt something an aching in my body. I got up and said, "I'll remember that when they crown you town whore."

Bonnie was trying to get our attention to stop. Caroline got up and Bonnie stood up quickly saying, "Both of you stop it. You guys are best friends!"

"A friend apologizes," I said crossing my arms and turning away from them like a suborned four year old.

Bonnie shook her head saying, "No I'm not Caroline say you're sorry"

"Bonnie," Caroline whined.

"Caroline," Bonnie warned her like a mother would a child.

"Ugh, fine I'm sorry okay," She growled plumping down on the seat next to me again.

"Victoria," Bonnie said waiting for me to say mine.

I groaned saying, "I'm sorry Caroline."

Mathew Donavan's POV:

All I could feel was concern. Here I was in a hospital sitting at the edge of my seat waiting for my sister to wake up. She was attacked at the bonfire by and animal losing a lot of blood. I looked up at her in the hospital bed to see her eyes slowly lift open. I moved towards her and whispered, "Vick…hey…hey it's okay. You're okay."

"Mat," she said her voice sounding hoarse but I shushed her saying, "Don't try to talk okay, your fine."

She took in a shaky breath before whispering, "Vampire."

I stared at her processing the one word she just said.

Elena Gilberts POV:

Dear Diary,

I couldn't have been more wrong. I thought that I could smile and nod my way through it. Pretend like it would all be okay.

Stefan's POV:

I had a plan. I wanted to change who I was. Create a life that some one knew. Someone without the past.

Elena's POV:

Without the pain.

Both Stefan and Elena POV:

Someone alive.

Elena's POV:

But it's not that easy. The bad things stay with you.

Stefan POV:

They follow you. You can't escape them as much as you want too.

Victoria's POV:

I sat there rubbing my temples with my hands and groaned. Bonnie got up to go pay for the gallons of coffee we drank.

"Car do you have a pair of sunglasses on you," I asked her.

"No," She slurred at me.

I got up and sighed before saying, "I'm going to vomit. Tell Bonnie were to look for me."

Caroline didn't reply. She was busy looking at a man sitting at table in front of us. The man was looking at her with a flirtatious smile. Caroline wiggled her eyebrows suggestively with a huge grin on her face. I rolled my eyes and headed towards the bathroom not really looking at the man flirting with Caroline.

Elena POV:

All you can do is be ready for the good…so when it comes you invite it in because you need it. I need it.

Feeling a set of eyes on me I looked out the window from the window seat I was sitting on down at the street to see Stefan gazing at me. I closed my journal and pulled the blanket off me that covered my legs. I laid them on the seat before rushing down stairs to see him. I opened the door quickly and looked at him thinking he could disappear at any second.

"I know it's late, but…uh I needed to know that you were okay," he told me quickly before I could say anything.

"You know for months that all anybody ever wandered about me, if I'll be okay," I told him.

"And what do you tell them?" he asked wanting to know the answer.

I looked down for a brief moment saying, "That I'll be fine."

"Do ever mean it?" He asked me looking me in the eyes.

"Ask me tomorrow," I said with a small smirk nodding.

"It's warmer in the house. We can talk," I told him stepping aside before asking, "Would like to come in?"

He nodded his headed saying, "Yes."

I closed the door staring at him with a smile.