Beyond the Tides
Chapter 1
Elena Gilbert stared at the Mystic Falls sign as she thought it had been a while since she had faked her own death and moved to this quit town away from all the chaos and havoc that was her old life. Sighing she grabbed the bottle of gin that she had been saving underneath the passengers side for the longest time and toasted to the sign taking a long pull as she tried not to choke on the fiery liquid. It had been a while since she drank and damn did it feel good to have more of her old Katherine Pierce attitude than her Elena Gilbert one.
Most people in the small town had no idea who the real Elena Gilbert was. She had not been born Elena Marie Gilbert but instead had had the sire name Katherine Pierce. She was fun and fearless and had done everything and anything she wanted to do until one simple accident had caused her to change her name, change her style, pack up her car, and move to a small town where no one would no her or the horrible secrets she had chosen to keep hidden. And so far it had been a year since she had accomplished this.
Smiling to herself she looked up at the stars counting each one until her head was dizzy from the booze. It felt good to just let go for a change. As a new person one must develop a new persona. Hers had been Elena Marie Gilbert. Elena was more cautious less likely to have fun and wore boring and plain clothes that she had missed wearing in her days of being Katherine but as long as it kept her safe she really didn;t mind, because if anyone truly knew what she really did she would have no idea how people would forgive her.
