A/N: Hey guys! So in case you all are wondering, YES I have uploaded this story on another account but I wanted to make a new one specifically for my t.v show fics so I decided to re-edit and post it here! I really hope you guys like it because I put a lot of work into re-writing this fic... not TOO much will change but some things will make more sense. Originally, I had written this fic on a wim and hadn't really planned anything out but I have had my fic beta-d and wrote an outline so I know mostly when things are going to happen and how throughout the fic. Please please PLEASE review because I know there were a bunch of you who liked the last one and this one is a million times better! Anyways, thanks for reading, PLEASE REVIEW!

Brooke Davis pulled up to the Mystic Falls High school parking lot in her baby blue Volkswagen Beetle and sighed. She already hated this small town and her parents even more for forcing her to move here. Her mother, Victoria Davis, said that they would be a 'real family' now… right, like that was ever going to happen. Brooke's father, Richard Davis, would be out on another one of his 'business trips' in no time and Victoria would start having an affair the second he left.

Brooke sighed again and looked around, checking to see if there were any decent people she could hang out with. There was no way she would ever be able to replace her friends back home but she knew there was no talking out of moving here so she needed to make friends with the popular clique, and fast.

She knew that she would be able to rule Mystic Falls High in a heartbeat but what fun would that be without Peyton and Haley by her side. They were more of her family then her own parents and she couldn't bare to think that they'd be enjoying their senior year without her.

And then there was Lucas… they had finally just got back together and Brooke had to tearfully break up with him yet again. Even though in the back of her mind, Brooke knew that Lucas was still in love with Peyton, she wanted to hold on to Lucas for a little bit longer but that was impossible now.

She picked up her backpack and got out of the car. As she started walking towards the main entrance of the school, she noticed the typical jaw-dropping stares from the boys and jealous glares from the girls. She rolled her eyes and left them with a hair toss as she finally got to the door.

Suddenly, there was a quick breeze and Brooke almost jumped when she saw a man standing in front of her. She could've sworn he hadn't been there a second ago.

He stared at her, his piercing blue eyes looking into her brown ones and a smile crept upon his face.

"Can I help you?" She asked him after a moment of silence. Though she found the man to be incredibly attractive, Brooke was not in the mood to flirt.

"I believe we haven't met," The man said, extending his hand. Brooke raised an eyebrow. "I'm Damon Salvatore."

Brooke narrowed her eyes at him, somehow trying to figure him out by just looking at him. "Brooke Davis," She said, cautiously as she shook his hand. "Are you a student here? 'Cause I didn't know they let thirty-something year olds into High school!" Brooke couldn't help but be snarky… it was in her nature.

"Oh, pretty and sassy," He said and she looked at him. "I like it," He nodded and she rolled her eyes, walking in the other direction but he stood in front of her. "I'm actually just here because I was dropping my brother, Stefan, off."

"That's great." She nodded and tried to move past him once more but he stopped her again. She sighed and looked at him. "Look, Damon, I'm not interested."

He raised his eyebrow and then looked deeply into her eyes. "Sure you are." He said, looking at her as if trying to mentally force her to agree with him. "You want me."

"Um, no I don't," She said and he backed away, looking at her curiously. "Okay, I'm gonna go now." She said and walked off.

Damon stared at her as she walked into the school and wondered why his compulsion hadn't worked on her… but he knew there was only one reason.

After homeroom, Brooke struggled to find her next class. Stupid confusion schedule. She thought to herself as she turned her head to check the classroom number she had just passed by.

While doing this, though, she hadn't been looking where she was going and collided into another body, sending all her books to the floor.

"Watch where you're going!" She heard the other person say and rolled her eyes as she dropped to the floor to pick up her books. She stood back up and he was still standing there. They looked at each other and the boy's face softened. "Uh, sorry, I just…"

"You don't have to apologize," Brooke interrupted. "Some people were just born rude." She snapped and he raised an eyebrow, amused.

"Do you even know who you're talking to?" He asked, cockily crossing his arms over his chest.

"Uh, no?" She said, wondering what his problem was. "And nor do I care."

He laughed, shaking his head and Brooke narrowed her eyes at him. Who did this asshole think he was? "Well, you probably should," He said to her. "I'm Tyler Lockwood."

"So?"

"I'm the Mayor's son," He told her, smiling confidently.

Brooke looked at him and crossed her arms over her chest, not believing this guy actually thought the fact that he was the Mayor's son would influence her behavior towards him. "Oh, so is that what you use to threaten people to be nice to you?"

"Well, so far you're the only one who's had the balls to challenge it."

"What can I say?" She shrugged. "I'm very balls-y."

"I'll bet," He nodded, looking her up and down. "So, do you have a name?"

"Brooke." She nodded.

"No way, Davis right?" He asked and she raised an eyebrow. How could he possibly know her last name? "This is gonna sound crazy but, uh… we used to play together when we were younger."

Brooke's eyes widened. "I remember you now!" She exclaimed. "You were that jerk who used to steal all my dolls and cut their heads off!"

"I was an angry kid," He shrugged and she laughed, playfully shoving him. "So, do you need help getting around? Or are you still little miss independent?"

Brooke giggled. "I guess I could let you show me around." She nodded and he smiled as they walked through the halls.

"OH. EM. GEE!" Caroline Forbes squealed, as she ran over to her friends, Elena Gilbert and Bonnie Bennett during lunch. "Guess what?"

"Who hooked up this time, Car?" Bonnie asked, rolling her eyes. Elena looked at her and laughed.

"No one, well, yet anyways." Caroline shrugged. She knew Bonnie and Elena couldn't care less about her wild stories or gossip she heard but she told them anyways. "But seriously! There's this new girl, Brooke Davis and she used to be the Captain of her cheer squad back home!" Caroline told them. "Do you know what this means?"

"That the girl can shout useless nonsense?" Bonnie offered as they sat down at one of the picnic tables on the outside terrace in front of the school.

"No," Caroline rolled her eyes, ignoring Bonnie's sarcastic remark. "We can finally fill up the last spot on our squad! Since you know, Elena quit and all," She said, glaring at her brunette friend who simply shrugged. "Anyways, so that means we finally have a chance at winning Nationals!"

"Great." Bonnie nodded.

"You guys don't mind if I invited her to lunch, do you?" She asked and her two friends looked at her.

"I don't," Elena shook her head and looked at her friend. "Bonnie?"

"Nope."

"Okay, good because, you know, she is new around here and we wouldn't want her getting mixed in with the wrong people," Caroline said, truthfully. "Besides, someone saw her with Damon this morning and we all know that he's a total psycho so we have to make sure she stays away from him."

"And you have to make sure you stay away from him," Elena said. "You know that, right?"

"Yes, mom," Caroline rolled her eyes at Elena's constant over protectiveness. "Oh and apparently one of the squad girls saw her with Tyler and he was flirting with her."

"Wait, Tyler? You mean like… our Tyler?" Bonnie questioned and Caroline nodded. "And he was actually being nice to her?" She asked, bewildered. Sure Tyler had many girlfriends but he was never nice to them… not one.

"He gave her a tour of the school!" Caroline informed them, still shocked over it. Never had she seen Tyler go out of his way to be nice to a girl, granted, he usually didn't have to work that hard.

"Well he must want her real bad because Tyler's been such an ass lately." Bonnie rolled her eyes. She and Tyler weren't best of friends but they all hung out from time to time and Bonnie noticed, especially lately, that there was something different about Tyler.

"Okay guys, sh, here she comes!" Caroline informed them and then stood up, waving her arms. "Brooke, over here!"

Brooke approached them and stood next to Caroline.

"Brooke, this is Elena Gilbert and Bonnie Bennett," Caroline introduced them, excitedly. "Girls, this is Brooke Davis."

"Hey." Brooke smiled, giving them a wave.

Both Bonnie and Elena smiled at her but as soon as Brooke sat next to Bonnie, she couldn't help but get a bad feeling about her. She looked over at the new girl carefully and swallowed… she had gotten the same feeling when she had first met Stefan.

"So, Brooke, where did you go to school before?" Elena asked, wanting to know more about the new girl. "Caroline tells us you were a pretty awesome cheerleader."

"Well, I don't mean to brag but my squad did win best choreography last year," She said, smiling proudly.

"That was you?" Caroline gasped and Brooke looked at her. "You totally beat Claire Young! She still talks about it to this day!" She said and Brooke laughed, finding it funny at how fast Caroline was talking but it reminded her of herself whenever she got excited over something.

"She's just probably still mad because I made out with her boyfriend at summer camp," Brooke rolled her eyes. "But he was totally gay so it doesn't even matter!"

Caroline laughed and the two girls continued sharing gossip while Elena noticed Bonnie's tense frame.

"Are you okay?" She whispered and Bonnie looked at her best friend, shaking her head.

"I have to go." She said, quickly getting up and walking away.

"Where's Bonnie going?" Caroline asked, confused. She loved Bonnie to bits but hated how she could be so over dramatic at times.

"I don't know," Elena said, watching her best friend go. "Anyways, don't worry about Bonnie, she gets like that sometimes," She explained and Brooke nodded. "I'm just gonna go check on her though, it was really nice meeting you, Brooke."

"You too," Brooke smiled and Elena walked off. "They seem nice."

"They are," Caroline nodded. "Don't worry about Bonnie she's just like, really sensitive," She shrugged. "But anyways, I heard about you and Tyler in the halls today."

Brooke raised an eyebrow and looked at the blond. "What about me and Tyler?"

"Just that you two were flirting," Caroline shrugged, trying to get more information and Brooke gave her a look. "Come on, spill!"

"It wasn't anything," Brooke shook her head, already loving Caroline. They were so alike it was a little sickening. "I lived here when I was like four and Tyler was the jerk who stole all my toys," Brooke explained. "It was just two old friends catching up."

"Right," Caroline said. "You like him; I see it all over your face!"

Brooke pursed her lips. "While I am going to admit that Tyler got way hot over the years," She said and Caroline laughed. "I'm still trying to get over my ex so I wouldn't go there."

"Oh," Caroline nodded. "Speaking of exes," She said and Brooke looked up at her. "Damon Salvatore? Stay away from him, he's a total psycho."

Brooke raised an eyebrow. She had already developed a hunch that Damon was kind of creepy but still good-looking but Caroline seemed genuine about her warning. "Any particular reason why?"

"I dated him for a little while and he's just… he's really not a nice guy." Caroline told her and for a moment, had a painfully sad look in her eyes.

Brooke swallowed and looked at her friend, wondering what it was exactly that Damon had done to her but knew it wasn't really appropriate for her to ask right now.

The bell rang and Caroline turned back into her preppy self. "Anyways!" She said, standing up and taking her bag. "We've got P.E, let's go!" She said and Brooke nodded. "Or would you rather Tyler take you there instead?" Caroline teased, winking.

"Very funny!" She said, playfully pushing Caroline forward as they headed to the gym.

"Bonnie!" Elena shouted, catching up with her friend after class. She'd been acting weird ever sine their conversation with Brooke and Elena wanted to know why. "Bonnie!" She said, finally catching up to her. "What was that about before?"

"Just leave it alone, Elena." Bonnie said and Elena looked at her.

"Leave it alone? Is there something you're not telling me?" She questioned, worriedly. It was enough that she had just found out her boyfriend and his brother were vampires and that Bonnie was a witch but if there was something going on with Brooke, she wanted to know.

"I just got a bad feeling about her, okay?" Bonnie said and Elena looked at her. "Kind of like when I met Stefan."

"Are you trying to say she's a vampire?" Elena asked, wishing Stefan was around to answer this for her but he had told her the previous night that he was leaving town and they could no longer be together because he was too dangerous for her.

"I don't know, Elena, it's possible," She shrugged, hoping it wasn't true. "Maybe you should ask Stefan."

"I can't do that because he's gone, remember?" Elena said, really believing it.

"He wouldn't leave without saying goodbye," Bonnie reassured her but Elena simply shook her head. "He wouldn't."

Elena sighed. "I'll ask him when I see him, if I ever do, okay?" She said and Bonnie nodded as the bell rang. "Come on, let's go."

"So, I mean, you haven't really missed much," Caroline said to Brooke as they walked outside after school. Brooke had asked her to fill her in on everything, who was dating who, who were friends and who were enemies. "Elena's been dating this guy, Stefan for a while but I don't know, they seem to be kind of rocky lately," Caroline shrugged. "And I mean, Matt Donavan slept at my house the other night… I don't really know what it means because I was drunk but he's been acting really weird around me and I don't know what to do."

"Maybe he's just shy?" Brooke suggested.

"He is," Caroline nodded. "But, ugh, he's Elena's ex and I hate coming second best to her because everyone knows he's still in love with her," She sighed. "But I mean, I deserve a good guy right?"

"Of course," Brooke smiled. "What else can you tell me about Tyler?"

Caroline looked at her friend. And she says she doesn't like him. She thought to herself and laughed. "Tyler's kind of a spoiled brat because his dad's the Mayor and honestly, if I didn't really know him I would say he doesn't have a kind bone in his body," She explained and Brooke raised an eyebrow. "But I've gotten to know him over the years and there's been times where he's been decently nice and I know there's a nice guy in there somewhere," She explained. "He's just too afraid to show it."

"Yeah, I know someone kinda like that." She nodded, thinking about herself pre-Lucas. She knew she had always been classified as a bitch and while she still had her bitchy moments, Brooke was a different person now… and that was all thanks to everything she had gone through with Lucas and Peyton.

Caroline looked at her new friend as she seemed to be somewhere else. "Brooke?"

She snapped out of it and looked at her. "Yeah, sorry," She shook her head. "Mall?" Caroline nodded happily as the two walked over to Brooke's car.