Chapter One: Mystic Falls.
Cigarettes kill. Logan knew this, he just didn't imagine them killing him this way. Especially when he was so close to quieting but then again when wasn't he. Shock was the first thing he felt after stepping outside the comfort of his home for a smoke. It was the first time that evening that it wasn't raining and the perfect time to sneak out into the woods and have one without anyone knowing. It's isn't or wasn't something he was proud of but old habits die hard. The second thing he felt was the wind in his hair as the world blurred by, hurting his eyes and giving him a headache.
Snapping his eyes closed did little, until suddenly his feet were on the ground and he was alone. Stumbling slight as he felt sick but the feeling was quickly replaced with pain. It ran through his body, so easily and quick he wondered if this is what human bodies are designed for. Blood poured from his neck, staining his shirt as horror shinned in his dull green eyes that had snapped open at some point. Panic screaming in his eyes as he gasped, attempting to make a noise, to call for help but nothing passed his lips.
Confusion took over him as he only just realised he had been clawing at the man's head that was attached to his neck and causing the pain. But it did nothing. His heart struggled to beat. Slowing down and making him feel sleepy. He gave into his body, finding little reason to fight it. Eyes closing for the last time, he knew it in his heart and welcomed death with open arms. Relaxing. Losing the will to fight and becoming limp as he crumbled to the ground. Dead. Blood pouring from the two wounds on his neck, that was slight green as a man stood over him with blood dripping down his chin.
It all took seconds to happen and the man found it all to easy to do causing a big crazy grin to form on his face before he was gone in a blur, Logan's body disappearing with him. A hooded figure broke through the trees, soaked to the bone and looked around before seeing the imprint in the mud where Logan's body had been along with droplets of blood nearby. Then the heavens opened and the rain washed away any trace anyone was their as the hooded figure was gone just as quick as the man.
Cool air brushed against Elena Gilbert's face, calming her as she knelt on her purple carpet in her bedroom. Her eyes closed as she faced her open window. Arms resting on the window seat as a small peaceful smile formed on her face. Feeling the wind blow her long, chocolate brown hair behind her. Thoughts of her life long gone from her mind as she sat, not as Elena Gilbert but a normal seventeen-year-old in a normal family with no worries but grades, something so small now causing a frown to form on her face. Back to being Elena.
Pain turned to confusion as her chocolate brown eyes took in the crow that sat on the branch right outside her window. It's head tilting to the side as their eyes met and Elena got the weird sensation it was smirking at her but pushed the thought away with a roll of her eyes at herself for being so. She paused not sure of the word she wanted, too many to take the spot. Swallowing hard at the strange feeling that went right through her, making her feel extremely uncomfortable she concentrated on watching the crow to get her mind of it.
Crowning caused her to jump, before watching the crow spread its wings and fly off into the sky and over the little town of Mystic Falls. The big woods that surrounded everything and the river that cut it off from the rest of the world as it headed towards the mountains off in the distance. The mountains that disappeared into the clouds above, that took over the bright, early morning sky.
Swooping down, the crow headed for a hill that had an amazing view of the town and where a mansion sat with big thick walls surrounding it. Beautiful garden with flowers of every colour and many cars parked around a water fountain. Most expensive looking, part from the black SUV that looked well used. Blue, Chevy Cameo SS V8 was out on it's own and looked ready to take off while the others cars looked like they hadn't been used in a while.
Flying through an open window on the third floor led the crow, into a big library with full bookcases that reached the ceiling on a balcony. Flying down to the level below where more full bookcases sat that reached the height of the balcony above before out the door. Into a big corridor to follow it down, past doors and down stairs. Entering a big living room. Slowing down at it reached the centre of the room. Where Alaric Saltzman sat in the middle of the couch, waiting and not at all fazed by his new company.
Black smoke started pouring out of the crows eyes which then consumed the crow, hiding the crow from view as it expanded. Then disappeared into the eyes of the man dressed from head to toe in black, that now stood in it's place. His skin pale white and hair raven black as he filled two glasses with bourbon before picking them up. The last of the smoke disappearing back into the man's body and causing his eyes to turn from fully black to bright clear blue with a blink of his eyes.
Making his way round the couch, he passed one of the glasses to Alaric who nodded his head slightly before taking a much needed drink. The raven haired man enjoying the feeling of the alcohol burning down his throat before his eyes moved to the dead fire to have it suddenly burst into flames. Giving the room a homily glow. Alaric paying it no attention, as the raven haired man watched the flames dance before turning his attention to Alaric.
"Finally coming out of hiding" Alaric said as a statement, his jaw slightly tight as he became uneasy with his own statement. Not sure how to handle it or what to think but trying his best not to upset the other man who for reasons unknown to him, he had come to see as a friend. The raven haired man took another drink before he did something he would regret with all these long since forget emotions that ran through him. Pursing his lips in response, the raven haired man choice for once not to answer. "What's the Moonstone?" Alaric asked, a little too quickly but completely serious, even if he had little interest in it but the need to change the topic was almost choking. Finishing his drink with one flick of his wrist and moving forward to place the glass on the table, wanting to have another one but knowing better.
"Apparently it's something a Witch needs to open the tomb under the church or some shit like that" The raven haired man said without interest or curiosity. More annoyance as he rolled his eyes at the thought but glad for the change in topic. "I don't know what Emily made up" The raven haired man admitted, reluctantly as he avoided eye contact and instead went back to studying the fire burning in the fire place. Alaric pursed his lips at the thought before nodding his head in understanding, waiting for the raven haired man to make eye contact with him.
"Have fun with Shelia" Alaric said with a knowing look on his face, pure amusement to have the raven haired man roll his eyes at the thought. Standing, Alaric paused wondering if he should say anything else before realising it wouldn't do any good and making his leave. Annoyance left on the raven haired man's face as he sat up more with a tight jaw. Shelia was the last person he wanted to think about right now.
"Have fun with Jenna" The raven haired man called bitterly causing Alaric to shake his head as he left causing the raven haired man to groan in annoyance. Raising his hand in the air as he leant back more to have a bottle of bourbon fly through the air and find his hand in no time. He needed it. He thought as he drank from it with plans of finishing it and maybe a couple of more bottles.
"Good morning Elena" Jenna Sommers said with a smile as she glanced up to see Elena make her way into the room with a slight lost look on her face that she was quick to blink away. "Logan texted me, mentioning being back in town" Jenna said trailing off with a frown on her face as she looked over the message again. Guilt, regret and an unknown feeling to all, taking over her and making her angry.
"Morning Aunt Jenna" Elena said after she took a drink of her coffee, needing it to function probably which then allowed Jenna's words to make sense. Causing Elena to point at Jenna with a glare in her eyes, Logan Felt was bad news. "Alaric Saltzman" Elena said glaring more to Jenna who sighed with slight defeat. "Don't mess this up, he's a good man and you're so lucky to have dug your claws into him" Elena reminded her as she sat down across from her. Jenna nodding her head in agreement and defeat, turning her phone off to have Elena finish her coffee off.
"Morning Jeremy, how's Bonnie?" Jenna asked with amusement and a knowing look on her face as she looked to the half dead boy who blinked in surprise looking to her like he's been caught with his hand in the cookie jaw. "Oh please, I heard her climbing in through the window, almost falling" Jenna said with a roll of her eyes, leaving out the part where she almost called the police because it scared her shitless. Jeremy blushed more and Elena laughed, having no idea before she put her cup in the sink. "Have fun at school" Jenna said with a warm smile to Elena who waved before heading out the door.
Deep breaths in. And out. Alaric rubbed his forehead as he sat at his desk in his classroom before sitting up as he heard the door open and looked over to see Elena smiling at him as she closed the door behind her. "Morning Alaric, Jenna sends her love" Elena said as she made her way to the desk at the other end of the room, at the front of the class. Sitting down and leaving her bag on the desk as she relaxed back.
"Lucky me" Alaric said as a smile formed on his face with a nod of his head, wondering why he was ever against dating Jenna. Relaxing back to see Elena smiled back as happy before he pushed the thought away. "Two new students, you know anything about them?" Alaric asked to have Elena raise an eyebrow and he frowned as he messed around with his iPad waiting for it to load. "Stefan Salvatore and Caroline Forbes" Alaric said before closing his emails, looking to Elena closely.
"They might be Bonnie's new friends she was telling me about but I haven't seen them around" Elena said with a shrug of her shoulder to have Alaric purse his lips. "Why?" Elena asked watching him closely, confused by his suspicion. Should she be worried about them? Tell Bonnie to stay away from them to have Alaric shake his head and shrug it off like it was nothing but Elena wasn't convinced.
"Come to finally thank me?" Shelia asked after she opened her front door to see the raven haired man stood on her porch. With the strong smell of bourbon as she looked unimpressed as she took him in and saw his over the top happy face that looked wrong on his face. "I imagine this has something to do with out little visitor, I expected this visit much sooner" Shelia said with annoyance and disappointment to have him roll his eyes at her, dropping the nice act that they both knew was pointless anyway.
"Can't say, I was really excited to come and see your ugly face again" He snapped out bitterly to have her blink back unfazed causing his face to turn serious, or as serious as it got. Wanting to get out of here as soon as he could and before the alcohol worn off. "What the fuck is the Moonstone and where the hell can I find it?" He snapped out with annoyance, raising an eyebrow as he leant an arm on the door frame, leaning closer to her. Shelia laughed and shook her head at the thought. "So it doesn't exist" The man growled out with a nod of his head in understanding, moving back and wanting to kill someone even more.
"No Emily made him believe it did to make it more real. Lied about leaving it in the Lockwood's hands" Shelia said and he nodded his head in understanding, the sudden need to murder someone letting him know the alcohol in his system was losing it's affect. "As for the tomb under the church, that does exist, only I sealed it about seventy years ago and Katherine isn't inside it as you already know" Shelia said causing confusion to show on his face as he thought it through. Distracting him and Shelia mentally relaxed a little.
"Then who or what is?" He asked to have Shelia frown before shrugging her shoulders, his eyebrow rose in confusion. Disbelief showing on his face. "Mrs Know it all doesn't have an idea?" He asked with sarcasm and fake shock to have Shelia roll her eyes with annoyance causing a grin to form on his face. He got to her causing her to shake her head, it was like dealing with a five-year-old.
"I don't know, ask your best friend" Shelia said to him coldly before a car pulled up in the drive-way. A smile forming on her face as the driver made her way over to them. "Bonnie dear, how was school?" Shelia asked causing Bonnie to smile back. Looking unsure about the raven haired man, getting a weird vibe off him that she couldn't make out. Didn't know whether it was good or bad. Or just in between.
"Fine, same as usual nothing fun or interesting but Stefan never turned up" Bonnie said frowning with slight worry and interest for a moment as she walked into the house. The raven haired man gone from sight as Shelia nodded her head in agreement, glad he was gone in a slightly better mood than usual. "Who was that?" Bonnie asked with great curiosity wondering if she should be worried as the front door shut.
New were the tomb stones Elena sat next to, one with the name 'Grayson Gilbert' and the other 'Miranda Gilbert'. She leant by a rock as she hugged her legs to her chest. Watching the sky as the clouds floated passed, lost to the world and trapped inside her mind of torture. Frowning in confusion as she saw a crow land on top of one of the tomb stones. Uncertainty filled her as she felt drawn to it. Checking she realised she and the crow were the only things around but she felt like she was being watched.
Pushing herself onto her knees, she picked her bag up as she reached for the crow with her free hand. Not noticing the fog creeping up on her as she concentrated on the crow. Biting her bottom lip, she expected the crow to fly away instead it let her stoke it. Causing a smile to form on her face as she felt its thick feathers. Before it crowed, making her jump. Moving her hand away as fast as she could. Laughing at herself. She placed a hand over her chest, shaking her head at herself for being so jumpy.
Thick fog now surrounded her, causing worry to go though her as she realised. Standing up, she placed her bag on her shoulder. A black figure stood across from her. Watching her. Tilting its head to the side that reminded her of the crow this morning and caused a shiver of fear to run through her body. Swallowing hard, she made a move to go towards the figure but crowning caused her to look down. When she looked back, the figure was gone. The hairs on the back of her neck standing up as she froze, feeling breathing on the back of her neck.
Six weeks ago,
Bitter laughter broke the silence, coming from Elena as she made her way down the middle of the dark road, with trees surrounding her. Her hands in tight fists as she tried to control her angry that raided off her in waves. Shaking her head in annoyance before running a hand through her hair in frustration. Tears threatening to roll down her face. Coming to a stop she took, deep breaths in and out, gaining control again.
Looking up she froze as she noticed the trees surrounding her. Feeling like the whole world was closing in on her, struggling to breathe. She started walking again. Pushing herself to walk a bit faster, as she didn't like the feeling of eyes on her. Until suddenly she was running. Her arms flying in the air, her feet hitting the ground hard, her breathing uneven as her past problem was pushed to the back of her mind.
Breaking out of the trees and onto a bridge, causing her to slow down. Stopping in the middle. Gentle breeze helping her to breath once again as she turned round to see nothing or one, anywhere. Laughing slightly at herself, breathlessly before shaking her head. A small, peaceful smile forming on her face as she saw the sun about to set. Walking to the railing, she leant again it. Her eyes closing for a moment, enjoying what was left of the sun on her face.
Wonder clear in her eyes as she watched the darkness take over the world, so suddenly. Shuddering at the now cold breeze but a smile formed on her face as she loved the cold. Unknown to her, the raven haired man had appeared behind her. Moving at inhuman speed, that was so fast he was nothing but a blur to the human eyes. So fast he was the one who had created the cold wind that she seemed to enjoy causing a smirk to form on his face.
Straight chocolate brown hair flowed down her back, reaching her elbows and hiding her neck from him as he took a silent step forward. Taking in her sweet, oh so intoxicating scent that drove him crazy in ways nothing else ever had before. Dark veins appeared under his eyes which he closed, letting her scent consume him in ways he knew he shouldn't but couldn't help himself. Taking in the rest of her, his eyes ran over her blood red short, sleeved top that didn't help his hungry in any way and showed off her tanned skin.
Moving his eyes downwards, he took in her perfect ass that looked amazing in her tight, dark blue jeans. Smirking at her never ending legs before reaching the converse on her feet and rolling his eyes at them. "Beautiful isn't it?" He asked as he took the space next to her, looking out the dark blue sky as she took in his voice. The way it wrapped around her, warming her in a way it shouldn't. In a way it never did for anyone else. Her mind telling her she should be very afraid of his velvet voice that screamed of sin and a good time.
Not being able to stop herself anymore, she glanced up at him from under her eyelashes as she bit her bottom lip with worry and uncertainty. A small gasp coming from her lips as she took in his pale white skin that seemed to stand out and almost glow against the harsh dark night. She took in his raven black hair that was a mess on top of his head, in all the right ways. Oh how she wanted to run her hands through it. His black leather jacket showing off his wide shoulders, tight shirt like a second skin causing her to unconsciously lick her lips. Her eyes dropping lower to his tight jeans that hung low on his hips and gripped him in all the right places.
Blushing slightly as she looked to his black boots before looking back out to the water, wondering where the cool wind had gotten to. "The sun or the night?" Her voice came out uneven and in a whisper, looking shocked at her own words. They unknowingly to her, got rid of the smirk that had formed on his face when she had been checking him out. Turning to her, he studied her young, beautiful face. Getting lost in her chocolate brown eyes filled with warmth and love for all. Usually making him feel sick but it looked right on her and he didn't want it any other way.
Biting her bottom lip, unknowingly drove him crazy as she took in his sparkling blue eyes filled with lust, mischief and all things sinful which should scare her away. He wasn't someone she, the smart girl should get involved with but at the moment she couldn't care less. Reaching out for her face slowly, he waited for her to move away. She looked like the type but she surprised them both when she didn't. Moving some of her hair behind her ear, he allowed himself a small smile. The first in oh so long, she could tell in that flicker of a moment, not being able to take her eyes away from his, that he was a lot older than he looked.
Shivering at the feeling of his fingers, the sparks that ran through her body from the one single, slight touch, made her mind run wild with thoughts of him touching her everywhere. He would never admit it but he enjoyed the feeling of her soft hair against his skin, wanting to run his hands through it for the rest of eternity. "Both as beautiful as they are deadly" He whispered out as he took a step closer to her, not being able to stop himself. Hearing her heart going crazy as he felt the vibrations of it, their chest touching slightly with every breath she took.
Swallowing hard, she wondered for a moment if her heart was going to leap out of her chest before her mind turned to mush as he moved closer. His cheek brushing against hers as he moved his mouth to her ear, their chest pushed together without a space between them. He could feel her heart beating against his chest and he strangely didn't mind the feeling. Her mind to lost to realise he didn't have one.
"You don't fool me" He whispered into her ear, his lips brushing against her ear as he took his sweet time, taking over her senses before he pulled away. Cold breeze bringing her half way back to her sense as she blinked. Wondering what the hell just happened? Looking around in confusion as she saw not another soul anywhere near her. Turning so her back was to the railing, she leant back against it, feeling the cold through her top. Her arms spread out, gripping onto the railing as if her life depended on it. Blank was her mind for the moment, as her brain tired to wrap itself around what the hell just happened?
End of Flashback.
"Long time no see" The raven haired man whispered into the side of her head, his nose buried into her hair slightly. Taking in her scent as she shivered, before gaining the strength needed. She turned around, to face him. So close their breaths mixed together. Brushing against their faces and for a moment she was lost in the scent of him. Closing her eyes, enjoying the fact he was still around before slapping him and slapping him hard.
"Took you long enough to show up" She snapped out with annoyance and an anger she didn't fully understanding herself as she glared at him more. He blinked in surprise, not seeing that coming. She crossed her arms over her chest which had been pressed against him causing him to chuckle as he looked back to her. A smirk forming on his face as he rose an eyebrow at her. Doing his eyes thing.
"Did you miss me?" He asked with a pout as he placed his hands on her hips, taking her in slowly with a hum before looking back into her eyes to see her angry wavering. "I've been rather busy, Eleanor" He said and she gasped in surprise when he said her full name. How did he know that? Was her reasoning behind the gasp but only half true as she liked the way it rolled of his tongue, no one else could say her name quite like that. Her arms dropping to her side as she watched him closely, knowing better than to trust him.
"I prefer to be called Elena, thank you" Elena said holding her head high before attempting to raise an eyebrow causing him to laugh as she struggled causing her to glare more. "Don't laugh at me Mister and tell me your name" Elena said poking him in the chest to have his eyes widen at the nickname and a smirk to form on her own lips. He chuckled, he couldn't help it, he liked the way she challenged him and kept him on his toes.
"Damon Salvatore" Damon said proudly with a throat growl causing Elena to swallow hard as she was pretty sure that a human couldn't make that noise and it sounded more like it was from an animal. "Problem, Elena" Damon asked innocently and mockingly causing Elena to step away slightly to clear her mind, she needed to focus. Damon let her, for once and waited, failing at hiding his excitement.
"What are you?" Elena asked causing a smile to form on Damon's face as he chuckled, not surprised. He wasn't trying to hide it. When was he? Elena swallowed hard when he didn't frown in confusion or look at her like she was crazy but maybe she was and this was all her imagination. Preparing himself, Damon watched her extra closely, unsure how she would react. So far doing a good job of doing the opposite of what he expected her to do.
"Guess" Damon said simply, wanting to give nothing away as he straightened himself up, looking her dead in the eyes as his face changed. Confusion formed on Elena's face before she saw the white of his eyes turn blood red, the rest black as dark veins appeared under his eyes causing fear to take place, taking over her body and leaving her perfectly still, frozen in place. Disappointment formed in Damon as it was a fairly average response.
Shock and horror formed on her face as she found the strength to stumble back, not sure what to do, this wasn't real. He was messing with her but she couldn't deny what was right in front of her. Smirking, Damon flashed his fangs off at her before watching her turn in a heart beat, no thought needed and run from the cemetery, not looking back or stopping until she reached home.
End of Chapter One: Mystic Falls.