Elena Gilbert , the great student who is living with her cousin Jeremy Gilbert and their parents Jacob Gilbert and Alice Gilbert who are business man and woman after her parents died in car accident . She goes to college and is known to be humble,supportive and patient. She is living a very normal life and seems to recovered from the grief of her parent's death . she has some close friends Bonnie Bennett who is daughter of well known doctor sheila Bennett and Caroline Forbes who is daughter of sheriff of Mystic falls and Damon and Stefan Salvatore and Matt and Tyler Donavon who are founder families . she enjoys her friends company so much As result of Second term exams has published it is revealed that Elena again gets highest percentage so in order for celebration Caroline arranges a party at her home and invites her whole gang
6:00 PM, Elena reaches at caroline's home and finds the whole hall decorated with balloons and ribbons with a big board hanging at the middle wall with "Congratulation Elena " written on it . Everyone congratulates her and gives her gifts . they dances , sings and fights too but then they all sit making a circle for some gang gossips as they always used to do
Caroline says "hey so whats new right now is that i heard from my mom that A new family has come to mystic falls from London and going to settle their business here tomorrow is party at their home"
Damon says "yeah , i got an invitation at morning too " Bonnie says "as we are related to well known families of this town we are invited so we are going to have fun " Elena says " i haven't paid visit at home since i left for school so i don't know if aunt Alice has got any invitation or not " Matt says " as Caroline said they are going to settle their business here so i am pretty sure they must have called Alice and Jacob too they own one of the best business companies " Caroline eats chips and says while her mouth is overflown with chips "well , leave it hope they are good people . by the way i have heard that they are called "Mikealson"" Bonnie says "cool name i hope at least in this family there are some hot boys " she winks . all stare at her and grin
They enjoys the whole party by teasing each other and playing games at 10:00 pm Stefan and Damon offers a lift to Elena and drops her to home she comes to her home and then Alice welcomes her and congratulates her for getting highest percentage and says "sweetheart, tomorrow we have to attend a very big party so with your friends go for shopping and get a beautiful dress tomorrow they are very good friend of us we share a very cool relationship with us we are business friend and you know it matters a lot GOOD NIGHT "
she goes to her room changes her clothes and sets her bag for school and checks on Jeremy if he has done his school work or not then she comes to her room takes her teddy and sleeps
At morning .. Elena is having her breakfast while Alice is getting ready for office Jacob has already left . Elena sees the watch and leaves her breakfast and runs , gets her beg and go out of house screaming Bye to Alice on outside the house Caroline and Bonnie is waiting for her in the car she goes inside the car and asks for pardon for being late while they don't pay attention as Elena always come late
In college, they get into class and meets a new girl who has joined school just today The girl introduces herself as Rebekah Mikealson to Elena , Caroline and Bonnie she is blonde with blue eyes , tall and curvy Caroline doesn't seem to be impressed with her but Bonnie and Elena introduces themselves sweetly . Rebekah stares at Elena for sometime then starts to ask about them and their families they all share Quiet a good bonding in the mean time Salvatores and Donavans arrives and she meets them too teacher arrives and they all sit on their seats and studies
Off time :
Elena asks " Bonnie and Caroline can you with me for shopping as today is mikealson's party i have to look good or it will put bad impression of my family "
"sure , why not thats sounds cool shopping yay " Caroline just jumps and says with excitement in her eyes Bonnie nods too and they all are about to leave when a voice calls Elena They turn around and find Rebekah standing then Elena says "what happened , everything's set ? "
"all OK but as today is party at our house so my brothers and parents are busy in preparations and i don't have any sister so can i go with you guys for shopping? as i don't like to shop alone all the time my brother comes with me but today he is not present please?
Caroline is burning with anger and is about to say "no" but bonnie grabs her hand and replies "why not Rebekah come with us " they all leaves for shopping, all girl buy a dress and some other stuff then Elena says "shopping is completed it is 4:00 pm we have to be there at 6:30 we should probably leave " Rebekah takes out the car and signs them to come bonnie and Elena comes inside the car while Caroline is busy in shopping and says "you all go i will come by myself i have to shop more and more and more" Rebekah with Bonnie and Elena leaves . Rebekah drops them to their homes and comes to her home her mother Esther asks about her day she looks so happy and says " it was amazing "
and she further says "you are right mother , she is gorgeous and just not in looks but also she has got beautiful personality humble , polite , co operative your choice is so good "
her mother Esther says " i knew it that you would love her when Alice and I met in Germany for a deal i saw her picture with Elena Gilbert and that moment i decided that she is perfect for my son "
"OMG MOTHER , you wanted me to meet her and have some chat with her because you liked her for my brother but which brother paranoid and crazy one or impulsive and wildone or the noble one or the boring one" Rebekah says with happiness and excitement dancing in her eyes
Esther replies "My noble and modest son deserves Elena , she's the best thing that'll happen to him after his cruel past , after all he has suffered he deserves someone like Elena"
Rebekah says "yes you are right , for him she is perfect this decision will change his life and her life too "