Hi,

Decided to start a new story, again this one's a Buffy/Klaus fan fic, am not sure if I will carry on with the other, not decided yet. I did want to start a fresh

Hope you enjoy it. It starts at the beginning of Vampire Diaries Season 3, Buffy just Graduated and moved to Mystic Falls college, to find life not as quiet as she had hoped, especially when she meets the big bad Klaus.

Dark Choices

Chapter 1
New Places

Buffy sat intrigued in her first lecture at College; she had decided to take on psychology as her only class. Between a new city, leaving her family and friends behind, college and slaying, she only imagined it was going to be tough enough, without a heavy work schedule. Two hours later the class ended, and she made her way to the library to pick up some books for class.

Buffy managed to find all her books, and was making her over to check out desk, when she bumped into something that sent her books to the floor.

"Hey, I'm sorry I didn't see you at all". Buffy looked up from trying to gather her books, to find some cute guy standing over her, he bent down so they were level. "Here let me help you" he smiled.
"Thanks" Buffy answered.
They both stood and he handed over the rest of her books.
"So am guessing it's your first day here?" he questioned.
"Yeah, that obvious?" Buffy smiled.
"Don't feel bad, college can be a confusing place, its Derek by the way" He smiled.
"Buffy" she answered.
"Well Buffy, will you be attending the big Lockwood party tonight?" Derek asked.
"Maybe, I haven't really thought about it"
"Well Buffy, it's where all the cool kids will be"
Buffy laughed a little at him.
"Would be good to see you there" he was flirting with her now.
"I guess I could swing by, if it's what the cool kids are doing" Buffy laughed and Derek laughed in return.
"Great, maybe I'll see you there" he nodded and left the library.

Buffy finished up and made her way home. She didn't really fancy a party but she thought it was probably a good idea to go and make some new friends. She had moved to Mystic Falls a few weeks ago and not really made the effort to meet any one new. She wanted to try to have some part of her life that was normal. She had left Sunnydale after graduation, she had blown up the school defeated the mayor, she had quit the council and no longer followed their rules, and after Angel had left town she didn't really know what she wanted to do, her mum had wanted college for her, but she knew she couldn't stay in Sunnydale any longer, she felt trapped there, a fresh start was what she needed, she just hoped the slayer part of her life was going to be quieter now that she was no longer living on the hell mouth.

Buffy had just grabbed a drink from the Lockwood kitchen, it was cheap beer, but she wasn't surprised this place was full of students.

"Excuse me, have we met?" a guy approached Buffy, tall handsome with sandy coloured hair and plenty of stubble, he was eyeing her suspiciously.
"No, I don't think so" Buffy snapped back at him. He was seriously too old to be hitting on her, she rolled her eyes.
"No, I seriously recognise you from somewhere, you're new here?" He asked
"Yeah, I just moved here" Buffy answered.
"Where did you move from?" he inquired
"Sunnydale" The guy raised his eyebrows,
"Sunnydale, that's an interesting town" he sighed.
"You've been?" Buffy asked, more interested in this guy.
"Yeah, once. I was looking for some answers, I didn't stay long."
"Did you find what you were looking for?" Buffy asked.
"Not exactly, I did pick up some good advice from a friend though, and that's were I recognize you from, Sunnydale high school." He remembered.
"Yeah I went there, what about you? You don't look like a student" Buffy giggled and the guy laughed along with her.
"No, not a student, I have a friend who worked there, Rupert."
"Rupert? As in Giles?" Buffy asked.
"Yeah, we go back and he helped me figure some stuff out, you know him well?".
"Yeah he's my wat.. erm was my Liberian. At the school I mean." Buffy tried to cover herself.
"Yeah I remember, he was always good with the books." He sighed and looked at Buffy "I'm Rik by the way".
"Nice to meet you Rik, am Buffy." She smiled at him, but he stopped in his tracks.
"Buffy" he seemed a little shocked and was looking at her up and down.
"What is it?" Buffy asked.
"Giles told me about you, you were his slayer?" Rik whispered and now it was Buffy's turn to be shocked.
"Erm, yeah. He told you about me?" Buffy asked.
"Yeah kind of, he told me he had been positioned there as your watcher, did he come here with you. Rik inquired.
"No, some stuff happened, long story but I quit the council and decided to break free start a fresh, Giles is headed back to England, and I decided on Mystic Falls college."
"Right, a Slayer in Mystic Falls" Rik Laughed. "You really couldn't have come at a better time." He looked down at her with raised eyebrows.
"I don't like the sound of that" Buffy laughed, "Let me guess, vampire problems?"
"Not exactly hell mouthy, but it's pretty bad here, trust me you won't be bored here."
"So much for a quiet life." Buffy mumbled.

Buffy and Rik Talked for a while, mostly about school and some of the horrors they had seen in Sunnydale, it was then a small brunette approached.
"Rik, can I borrow you a sec?" she asked.
"Yeah sure, I'll see you around, be great to have you here" Rik nodded towards Buffy, and she watched him leave.

Buffy and grabbed another drink, and went to walk outside, it was then she noticed the girl from earlier in hysterics over some one's body.
"What's happening?" Buffy ran over.
"Nothing, he's fine, erm too much to drink." She spoke quietly, but there were tears in her eyes.

Buffy kneeled down it was Rik; she tried to find a pulse there was none.
"He's dead." Buffy looked up at the girl "Who did this?" she almost shouted.
"It's not what you think, he's going to be fine, he'll wake up" the girl stammered.
"Tell me" Buffy stood up and shouted which made the girl cry a little more.
"He's ring, it will protect him."
Buffy looked down and saw Rik wore some ring with a symbol on it; she wasn't surprised he would find a way to protect himself; hunters were good at protecting themselves. Buffy heard some crashing coming from the house, both her and the girl ran towards the house and into a back room, Buffy made it first, and saw two vampires battling it out a young blonde haired girl and a dark-haired vampire, he had her pinned to the table at the side an older man on his knees bleeding from the neck in agony.

"I'm stronger than you" The guy shouted holding her at the neck. She kicked him and shoved him hard against the wall shouting back at him.
"Yeah, well I'm angrier" she charged him and throw him a glass panel door, then charged back and grabbed the older man, still bleeding. Buffy was about to step in and when she heard the girl speak again. "It's okay, daddy I can heal you." And with that she dashed out of the room with him.

The guy reappeared and started at both her and the dark-haired girl.
"And who might you be?" he asked staring at Buffy with anger in his eyes.
"none of your business" Buffy snapped back at him, and he took a menacing step forward, when the girl spoke.
"Damon don't." She stepped forward as though she was trying to protect Buffy, and Buffy almost laughed.
"I wasn't, just need to fix some memories" he raised his eyebrows and stepped in front of Buffy. His pupils dilated and he spook more softly and calmly this time. "Your going to forget everything you saw tonight, forget you met us..."

Buffy rolled her eyes and shoved him hard against the chest and double kicked him hard sending him to the floor. Buffy lowered herself and pulled a wooden stake from her inside her boot. "Guess I can't be compelled" Buffy snickered and stepped forward, ready for the kill.

Damon jumped up, and tried to rush her but Buffy side-stepped him and pulled his arm back further than it should go, she let go when she heard a crack and kicked him in the back sending him to his knees again. "Guess, I'm faster and stronger than you too" Buffy snickered

He let out a pained growl and Buffy held her stake up aiming for his heart. When the girl raced in front of Buffy, holding her hands up.

"Don't please, it not what you think" she screamed.
"Really? So this guys not a vampire, and he didn't snap Rik's neck out there, left him for dead and tried to kill that guy before starting another fight" Buffy snapped back.
"Rik will be fine, and so will Bill, things are complicated here, but Damon's a good guy really". The girl was trying to convince her.
"He has you compelled?" Buffy asked
"No, he just lost his temper, a lots going on."

Buffy took a step back, and looked at this girl she was desperate to save this vampire, and she believed she wasn't compelled, did she love him?

"You want me to let him go?" Buffy asked. Damon stood up and faced Buffy, his eyes still full of anger. He looked Buffy up and down
"I'll take care of Rik." He left keeping his distance from Buffy.

Buffy turned her eyes back on to the girl. "It won't end well, hanging out with vampires, trust me" Buffy said calmly.
"I'm starting to figure that out, it's been a difficult few months." She looked at Buffy her tears disappearing how.
"Is Damon your boyfriend?" Buffy asked curious.
"No" she giggled a little and rolled her eyes, "His brother Stefan, he's my boyfriend." She answered.
"Right and he's where? Shouldn't he be the one cleaning his brother's mess up?" Buffy asked.
"He's usually is, but he's not... not in town right now" she looked down and Buffy could tell this was a sore topic.
"I'm Buffy by the way, I just moved into town" she tried to lighten the mood.
"Elena, you picked a crazy town to move into." She laughed and Buffy laughed back with her.
"Yeah, everyone keeps telling me that, guess I'll fit right in." Buffy nodded.
"Are you a vampire?" Elena whispered the last part.
"No, not a vampire." Buffy answered.
"Sorry, it's just you can't be compelled and you took Damon out so easily." She was curious.
"Your friend Rik, you know what he is?" Buffy asked.
"You're a hunter? I've still never seen a hunter fight like that." She asked.
"I'm very good" Buffy laughed and Elena laughed too. "I should go" Buffy said wanting to get home, it had been a long day, Elena nodded.
"It was nice to meet you Buffy, I guess I'll see you around."
"Yeah, I guess. Tell Rik to swing by when he gets a minute, it was great to catch up with him." Buffy spoke more at ease with her now.
"Sure, I'll tell him." Elena nodded. And with that Buffy left the Lockwood house and made her way home.

It had been a long day, she figured she should have a chat with Rik and get up to date with the whole vampire situation going on, something was telling her, she was defiantly not in for a quiet life here.