I am a creature of the night. Well I am supposed to be. For 145 years, I've lived in secret, hiding in the shadows. My name is Stephanie Salvatore and I am a vampire.

With that I jumped off of the roof of the house. I lived in a boarding house with my distant nephew Zach. It wasn't the most conventional arrangement because I usually didn't live with him very long. I usually didn't spend too long in a single place. It was something that came with being what I was. I probably shouldn't have even been in Mystic Falls, but I was too far in. I had to know her.

Elena's POV

Dear Diary

Today will be different. People will ask me how I am and I will say I'm fine. I'm not going to be sad anymore. It will be a new year, new Elena

I went downstairs to see my aunt Jenna was trying to make breakfast.

"Toast, I can make toast." She stated.

"It's all about the coffee, Aunt Jenna." I declared as I poured myself a cup.

"Is there coffee?" My brother Jeremy asked.

"It's the first day of school and I'm totally unprepared." Jenna replied. "Do you need anything? Lunch money, a #2 pencil?"

"Don't you have a meeting?" I questioned.

"With my thesis advisor that starts…" She responded before looking at her watch. "Now…crap."

She then rushed out the door.

"Are you okay?" I asked Jeremy.

"Don't start." He warned me.

I needed to get ready. My friend Bonnie was driving me to school. I had a car, but I was a little afraid to drive it. On the ride there, she was rambling something about how she was a psychic or a witch or something. Suddenly, something in flew in front of the car and Bonnie swerved.

"Bonnie, I'm okay. I can't be afraid of cars for the rest of my life." I explained. We then continued on to school.

Stephanie's POV

I walked into the school. I wore a blue and navy plaid shirt with a leather jacket and black shorts and tennis shoes with sunglasses. I could see that all eyes were on me. The goal was to make people think that I was a normal teenage girl. I headed down to the office.

Elena's POV

"Major lack of male real estate. Look at the shower curtain on Kelly Beech. She looks like a…" Bonnie replied before she paused. "Can we say tranny mess?"

"No, that's offensive." I explained.

"Find a man, coin a phrase, it's going to be a busy year." Bonnie stated as she opened her locker. She then looked across the hall and I did too to see Matt, my ex looking at us. I waved but he quickly looked away.

"He hates me." I announced.

"That's not hate." Bonnie argued. "That's you dumped me but I'm secretly listening to Evanescence and Dashboard confessional every night."

"Elena oh my god." A voice interrupted before I was suddenly hugged by my other friend Caroline rather tightly. "How are you? It's so good to see you. How is she? Is she good?"

"Caroline, I'm standing right here." I pointed out. "And I'm fine. Thank you."

"Really?" She asked.

"Yes much better." I confirmed.

"Oh you poor thing." She said before she hugged me again. "See you guys later."

With that she walked away and Bonnie gave me a funny look.

"Don't start." I warned her before we left her locker.

We then went in front of the office and I saw a girl with really nice legs and long brown hair.

"Hold up." Bonnie said as we stopped. "Who's this?"

"All I see is back." I declared.

"It's a hot back." She commented.

Stephanie's POV

I was in the office registering for the school, but I could tell that there were a few complications.

"You're missing immunization records and we do insist on transcripts." The secretary explained.

"Please look again." I declared as I lowered my glasses and looked her in the eye. "I'm sure everything you need is there."

She looked down in a daze. I wasn't entirely sure if it would work.

"Looks like you're right." She agreed. "Welcome to Mystic Falls High, Miss Salvatore."

Elena's POV

"I'm sensing Seattle and she plays the guitar." Bonnie stated. I chuckled.

"You're really going to run this whole psychic thing into the ground, huh?" I asked.

"Pretty much." She answered.

I then saw Jeremy walk by looking out of it.

"I'll be right back." I stated.

I walked into the bathroom to see him put drops in his eyes.

"Unbelievable." I remarked. "It's the first day of school and you're stoned."

"Where is it? Is it on you?" I asked before I started to frisk him and he pushed me back.

"Stop. You need to chill yourself already." He stated.

"Chill myself?" I repeated. "Is that stoner talk? God, you are so cool."

"Stop, I don't have anything on me. Are you crazy?" He asked me.

"You haven't seen crazy, Jeremy." I argued. "I gave you a summer pass, but I am done letting you waste your life. You know what, go ahead, keep it up, but just know that I'll be there to destroy your buzz every single time."

I looked at him and he said nothing and a guy walked by and suddenly I felt more uncomfortable.

"Jeremy, I know who you are and it's not this person. So don't be this person." I added.

"I don't need this." He said before he stormed out. I then walked out and collided with a girl as I did. She was beautiful with bright green eyes and I realized she was the same girl from the office.

"Pardon me." She declared. She then looked around. "Isn't that the men's room?"

"Yes…I was just…you don't wanna know." I babbled. We then both tried to move, but moved the same way a few times before she just stepped aside and I went on my way. I looked back at her before I walked away. I would have to remember that face.

Stephanie's POV

I sat in History as the teacher talked about state history. I was impressed. Usually, they didn't lecture on the first day. I saw her looking at me before she looked away. I still wanted to know more.

Elena's POV

I went to the cemetery after school. I went there every now and then to see them: Grayson and Miranda Gilbert. Suddenly, a crow flew onto their tombstone. I tried to get it to go away before a fog suddenly formed and I saw a shadowy figure and decided to run, but I tripped and stumbled down a hill. Suddenly, I saw the girl from the restroom.

"Are you okay?" She asked. I took some deep breaths.

"Were you following me?" I retorted.

"No, but I saw you fall." She replied.

"And you just happened to be chilling in a cemetery." I stated.

"I was visiting someone." She said as she hung her head. Duh.

"Wow, I'm a bitch." I commented. "I'm sorry. It's the fog and it's making me foggy and there was this bird and woman…I'm Elena."

"I'm Stephanie." She declared.

"I know." I replied. "We have History together."

"And English and French." She added.

"Right." I agreed. I then noticed her looking at me funny before she reached over and pulled a twig out of my hair. "Thanks."

We were then silent for a few seconds. I then noticed something on her hand.

"Nice ring." I stated as I saw the blue stone on her finger.

"Thanks." She responded. "Did you hurt yourself?"

"What?" I asked.

"Did you hurt yourself?" She repeated.

"I don't know." I declared. I rolled up my jeans and noticed a wound on my shin. "Oh that is fucking disgusting."

I also noticed that she was looking away.

"You should get that treated." She replied.

"It's fine." I said before looking at it and back to her, but she was gone.

Stephanie's POV

Dear Diary

I lost control today. Everything that I tried to hide came right out. I was unable to resist the smell of her blood.

I looked at her diary which I found outside. I needed to give it back to her and it gave me an excuse to see her again. I went to her house and was about to knock when the door opened suddenly. She looked at me in surprise.

"Sorry, I was about to knock." I explained. "I wanted to apologize for disappearing earlier. I know it was strange and rude."

"It's okay. I understand. You don't like blood." She responded.

"Something like that." I agreed. "How's your leg?"

"I managed to save it." She quipped. "How did you know where I lived."

"I checked the phonebook." I lied. I wasn't even sure if anyone still used phonebooks. I then reached into my purse and pulled out her diary. "I have something of yours."

"I must have dropped it. Thank you." She stated.

"Don't worry. I didn't read it." I assured her.

"Why not? Most people would." She said.

"I wouldn't want anyone to read mine." I explained. "If I don't write things down, I tend to forget them."

"Yeah. I'm just gonna…you don't have to stand out there." She replied. Since it wasn't an invitation, I couldn't enter.

"I'm fine." I said. She then looked at me. "I'm sorry, were you going somewhere?"

"Yeah, I'm meeting some friends. Do you wanna come?" She asked. From there we headed to the local restaurant: Mystic Grill. The town didn't seem to be big on originality. As we walked in together, all eyes were on us.

Suddenly, Elena's ex-boyfriend Matt walked over. I didn't have any proof that she liked girls but I wanted to try.

"Hey, I'm Matt. Nice to meet you." He declared.

"Stephanie." I replied as I shook his hand.

A few minutes later, I was sitting at a table with Elena and her friends Bonnie and Caroline.

"So, you were born in Mystic Falls?" Caroline asked me.

"Yes, I moved when I was still young." I explained. I was relatively young at the time.

"Parents?" Bonnie questioned.

"My parents passed away." I explained.

"I'm sorry." Elena declared. "Any siblings?"

"None that I talk to." I answered. I hadn't seen my sister in a long time. "I live with my uncle."

"So Stephanie, if you're new then you don't know about the party tomorrow." Caroline stated. She was definitely into me.

"It's a back-to-school thing at the Falls." Bonnie added.

"Are you going?" I asked Elena.

"Of course she is." Bonnie answered for her. Elena just smiled.

That night I was getting ready for bed when Zach came into my room holding a newspaper.

"You promised." He stated. I read the paper and saw a story of two bodies found.

"This was an animal attack." I explained.

"Don't give me that. You tear them up to look like animals." He argued. "You said you have it under control."

"And I do." I replied.

"Please Aunt Stephanie. Mystic Falls is a different place now. It's been quiet for years, but there are people who still remember." He stated. "You being here is just gonna stir things up."

"That's not my intention." I responded.

"Then what is?" He asked raising his voice. "Why did you come back? After all this time, why now?"

"I don't have to explain myself to you, Zach." I pointed out.

"I know that you can't change what you are." He replied. "But you don't belong here anymore."

"Where do I belong?" I challenged.

"I can't tell you what to do, but coming back here was a mistake." He said before he walked away and threw the paper to the ground.

I then went into cabinet and pulled one of my old diaries. Inside was a picture of Katherine Pierce, the woman I used to love who looked just like Elena.

The next day in History, the teacher was talking about the Battle of Willow Creek. He asked Bonnie to name the number of casualties.

"I'm not sure. A lot, like a whole lot." Bonnie declared.

"Cute becomes dumb in an instant, Miss Bennett." He replied. "Mr. Donovan, how would you like to overcome your embedded jock stereotype?"

"That's okay, Mr. Tanner. I'm cool with it." Matt quipped. At least he was honest.

"Elena, surely you can inform us about one of the town's major events." He stated. Elena didn't know the answer and he proceeded to chide her for it.

"There were 346 casualties." I interrupted. "Not counting local civilians."

"That's correct Miss…?" He replied.

"Salvatore." I responded.

"Salvatore? Any relation to the town's original settlers?" He asked.

"Distant." I lied.

"Very good, but of course there were no civilian casualties." Mr. Tanner replied/.

"Actually, Sir, there were 27." I disagreed. "Confederates lit a church on fire believing it to be housing weapons. They were wrong. It was a night of great loss. The Founders Archives are in City Hall if you'd like to brush up on your facts."

Yes, I needed to do that. If he could dish it out, he needed to be able to take it.

That night, I prepared for the party. I wore a blue tank with a red lace miniskirt and navy boots with a white cardigan. There was alcohol drugs and sex everywhere.

Elena's POV

"Admit it, Elena." Bonnie said.

"Okay, so she's a little sexy." I admitted. "But I don't like girls."

"The way that you looked at her says otherwise." Bonnie suggested. "So where is she?"

"I don't know." I replied. "You're the psychic one."

"Right. So give me a sec, Grams says that I need to concentrate and let it in." She stated.

"Wait, you need a crystal ball." I said as I handed her a beer bottle. She touched it and suddenly pulled her hand away.

"That was weird. When I touched you, I saw a crow, fog, and a woman." She explained. "I'm drunk. It's the drinking. I'm gonna get more."

I watched her walk away when I looked back over, Stephanie was there again.

"Hi." She remarked. "I did it, didn't I?"

"Yes." I confirmed.

"You're upset about something." She stated.

"No, it's just Bonnie, she's just acting…you know what never mind. You're here." I told her.

"I'm here." She agreed. "Do you wanna take a walk with me?"

We headed towards the bridge.

"You know you're kind of big news here." I explained.

"Am I?" She challenged.

"Mysterious new girls aren't that common." I quipped.

"Well you're mysterious too." She stated. "Twinged in sadness."

"What makes you think that I'm sad?" I asked. Did she know?

"Well we did meet in a cemetery." She pointed out. It looked like she didn't.

"No, technically we met outside of a men's room." I corrected. "You don't wanna know. It involves my brother. It is not exactly party talk."

"Well I've never really been good at party talk." She declared.

"Okay, last spring, a bridge my parents' car was collapsed and fell in a lake. I was in the backseat. I survived. They didn't." I explained. I hoped it wouldn't scare her away. "So that's my story."

"You won't be sad forever, Elena." She told me.

Later was we stood on the bridge over the Falls.

"I like Bonnie. She seems like a good friend." I commented.

"Best friend in the world." I agreed.

"And Matt can't seem to take his eyes off of us." She added as I noticed Matt and Caroline staring over at us.

"Matt's that friend since childhood that you start dating to see if it'll work out, but it didn't." I explained. "It just wasn't…"

"Passionate?" She guessed.

"No, it wasn't passionate." I agreed. I then noticed something weird about her face. "Your eye."

"There's something in it." She declared. "I'm gonna go get you something else to drink."

Why was everyone disappearing so suddenly tonight?

I went back to the party and began to look for her and didn't see her. I hoped that she hadn't bailed like she did at the cemetery.

"Looking for someone?" Matt asked.

Stephanie's POV

I noticed that Elena was talking to Matt. He seemed upset. I prepared to walk over to her before I was cut off by Caroline.

"Hey, there you are." She declared. "Have you been down to the Falls yet? Because they are really cool at night and I can show you if you want."

"I think you've had too much to drink." I stated.

"Well of course I have." She replied like it was something to be proud of or something.

"Caroline." I responded. It looked like I would have to be blunt. "It's never going to happen. I'm sorry."

"I was wondering who abducted you." Elena said. She was sitting on the log.

"Is she always like that?" I asked.

"You're the first girl." She replied. "She'll probably back off soon. God, you've gotta be kidding me."

I looked to see her brother going into the woods.

"I have to go follow my brother." She declared.

"I can help." I offered.

"Trust me. You don't want to deal with this." She stated before she walked off. I sighed.

Elena's POV

"'Jeremy, where the hell are you going?" I asked as I followed him.

"I don't wanna hear it." He declared before he tripped over something. It turned out that he tripped over someone and that someone was Vicki Donovan, Matt's older sister. She was bleeding from her neck. At first, I thought she was dead, but then she gasped for air before passing out again.

"Somebody help!" I screamed after we took her back to the party.

Stephanie's POV

I saw the girl and knew what had happened to her. I knew that I needed to get home immediately because I couldn't take being around that blood. I started to run there.

"What happened?" Zach asked.

"Someone else was attacked tonight and it wasn't me." I declared before I headed up to my room. I had a hunch, but I couldn't be sure. I headed up to my room and a bird flew in my window. I thought I had closed it. I then remembered that I had. I definitely had. That could only mean one thing.

"Danielle." I stated as I looked to the window.

"Hello, sister." She greeted me.

"The crow's a bit much, don't you think?" I asked.

"Wait until you see what I can do with the fog." She boasted.

"When did you get here?" I asked.

"Well I couldn't miss your first day of school." She stated. "Your hair's different. I like it. That rat's nest of a grunge look did not suit you. Remember Steph, it's always good to stay away from fads.

"Why are you here?" I questioned angrily.

"I missed my little sister." She answered.

"You hate small towns. It's boring. There's nothing for you to do."

"I've kept myself occupied." She responded.

"You know you left that girl alive tonight. That's very clumsy of you." I pointed out. She then turned to face me.

"You're right. That could be a problem…for you." She said.

"Why are you here?" I repeated.

"I could ask you the same question, but I already know the answer: Elena. She's a dead ringer for Katherine."

She decided that she wanted to egg me on with threats against Elena and other people and it wasn't long before I snapped and pushed her threw the window. However, when Ii hit the ground, I was alone.

"Not bad. I give it a six." She stated. "The landing could use some work, but I do love what you did with the face."

"This isn't funny. Wherever you go, people die." I declared.

"That's a given." She pointed out. "People die without me there."

"I won't let it happen here." I boasted.

"Where's your ring, sis?" She asked. I looked at my fingers and noticed it was gone. "Better find it if you don't like being dust. Relax, I have it."

I put it on and then she grabbed me and threw me against the garage.

"You should know better than to think you're stronger than me." She stated. "You lost that fight a long time ago when you decided to stop drinking human blood. Don't try it again. I think we woke Zach up. Sorry, Zach."

Elena's POV

I found Jeremy after most everyone had left. He was having a beer. He chugged it and then chucked the bottle.

"People are going to stop giving you breaks, Jer." I pointed out. "You need to move on."

"I know you still write in the cemetery." He retorted. "Is that what you call moving on?"

"Mom and Dad wouldn't want this from us." I stated.

Dear Diary

I've had a lot of bad stuff in my life recently, so I need to be ready for the good. I need to invite it in.

I looked outside my window and saw Stephanie. I went downstairs and opened the door.

"I know it's late but I needed to know that you were okay." She said.

"That's all that everyone's been asking since the accident." I declared.

"What do you say?" She asked me.

"I don't want to talk about it." I stated. "Would you like to come in?"

So I know that people don't really read Vampire Diaries stories anymore, but I wanted to do something no one has ever done before. We have Stephanie played by Willa Holland and Danielle played by Briana Evigan. Please don't forget to review.