A/N: This is my first chapter story for Jyler actually it's my first chapter story ever. This first chapter is an intro to the story, like a prequel.
This story is an all human AU.
I hope everyone likes it. I'm obsessed with the idea of Jeremy and Tyler being like Romeo and Juliet so hope it'll come out like it is in my head. Just a few quick notes, Jeremy's parents are alive and they don't die, Jenna lives with them though. Both the Gilbert family and the Lockwood family are very large and extended and all the people of each family live in the town. Jeremy attends a boarding school in upstate New York but that will be addressed in more detail later on. I think that's it.
Reviews are love; let me know what you think.
Disclaimer: I own nothing, not the characters, not the setting, I'm not even sure the idea of the story can be called mine seeing as it's a spin off the classic Shakespeare romance…and some sweetness was inspired by the Cinderella Story. You get the idea, I don't own anything and I don't want to get in trouble hence the disclaimer.
Enjoy!
The town of Mystic Falls is dominated by two very powerful families: The Gilberts and the Lockwood's.
An age old feud exists between them, holding so steady and so true that it's considered a way of life. Neither side knows why they fight; it's all they've ever known, so they don't stop. People have long since stopped questioning their hatred of each other. There is bloodshed and murders, members of the two families and innocent bystanders alike have lost their lives as a result of their animosity.
Each family has an army behind them, soldiers and loyal followers who may not bear the proper last name but fight as if they did. It's a town divided, each family owning half, always fighting for more…more control and more power. As soon as it's gained the other side wins it back, and thus the bloodshed continues. If you don't belong to one side or the other, or refuse to pick, you're either slaughtered on the spot or tortured until you chose.
One night a year they set aside their differences to partake in the annual Founding Families Masquerade Ball; everyone dresses up, goes out and has a good time. The disguises hide who they truly are, so since they can't see their enemies, they just act as if everyone is a friend and no-one holds any hatred towards anyone in attendance. This evening provides them with a bit of civility, something they gave up on long ago. And the next day that friend you met at the punch bowl is back to being top of your hit list—that's just how it goes.
This year though the Ball holds an entirely different significance. It stands as the meeting place for two young men who find comfort, understanding, and ultimately love in each other. They find an escape from their feuding families, a warm embrace offering them feelings and happiness neither have ever known.
This warm summer evening paves the way for a series of events that stands to break down the barriers of hatred and greed, resetting the clock, and starting anew, for on this night two people met after months of longing over emails and IMs. Now that they've finally found each other, they won't let anything especially not a family feud, keep them from being together.
But let's rewind.
A few months prior to the Ball before the two men meet in person and are just a faceless online identity in a gay online chat room.
The feelings however have already begun to brew.
