The Vampire Diaries {re-vamped}

Season 1 Chapter 1: New Beginnings


Oc's and Face Claims:

Ashton Salvatore- Adam Gregory

Astrid Erickson


For over a century I have lived in secret hiding in the shadows, alone in the world until now... I am a vampire, and this is my story.

"Do you even know where we're going?" A woman asked her boyfriend as they drove down the dark road while the tree's loomed over them on each side

"Um yeah...come on don't worry, we'll get to the magic falls in no time babe" The guy smirked at his girlfriend as he looked over at her

"Pretty sure it's Mystic Falls dummy" The girl corrected him

"Yeah, I knew that, I was just making sure you knew where we were going" The man tried to catch himself

"Yeah sure nice try..." The girl smiled back

Just then the girl took set her eyes back on the road, "STOP!" She shouted as she witnessed a man laying in the middle of the street, suddenly her boyfriend stomped on the breaks stopping the car a few feet in front of the man laying motionless on the ground in the middle of the street.

"Oh my god, shit... good looking out babe" The guy sighed, call for help I'm gonna go check on him." He said as he got out of the car

The girl proceeded to pull out her phone and call 911, all the while the guy went over and approached the seemingly dead man lying in the middle of the road.

"Hey buddy... you alright" The guy called out, "please don't be dead...it's already creepy out here with all this fog" He said aloud to himself as he knelt down to check for a pulse or any sign that the guy was alive.

"Shit he's stone cold..." The guy said in a panicked tone

The man on the ground suddenly moved gripping the guy's throat so he couldn't move. "You know it's kind of chilly out her, night time...fog and all that, I need a snack to warm me up" The guy said ending with a smirk as he suddenly got to his feet and stood behind the guy who was trying to help him; before biting into his neck.

"Dammit...no signal" The girl said still in the car trying to get ahold of the police, or anyone for that matter

"Hey Bart,...is he ok?" The girl said as she got out of the car, she looked around the corner to see her boyfriend nor the man in sight

Suddenly her boyfriend's body was flung and dropped on top of their car resulting in the girl panicking and unleashing a terrified scream as she started running down the dark street alone. She didn't get far before a man stood in front of her with narrowed eyes and black hair, a leather jacket. The girl pumped into him but stood her ground catching herself from falling to the ground, she looked up at the man and noticed a bit of blood on the man's lip.

"Aww...how cute, running scared...Welcome to Mystic Falls" The man said before he suddenly bit into her neck

Her body dropped to the ground lifeless as the man went on to wipe his face off from the blood and walked passed a sign that said, " Welcome to Mystic Falls"


Mystic Falls, Virginia

"I shouldn't have come home... I knew the risk, but I have to know her" A voice rang out as a man dropped down from a second story balcony down to the open ground below surprisingly landing on his feet looking out onto the sun rise.

A girl laid down in her bed with a journal in her hand proceeding to write, "Dear Diary, today will be different it has to be, I will smile, and it will be believable, I'll smile and say I'm fine thank you, yes I feel much better. I will no longer be the sad little girl who lost her parent's. I will start fresh be someone new. It's the only way I'll make it through"

A girl with long brown hair stood in front of a mirror looking back at herself as she wore a dark colored orange shirt, a pair of jeans and brown boots to match that went up to her knees.

"Hey Elena, I made toast and eggs for you and Jeremy" A voice said aloud as Elena made her way downstairs and into the kitchen

"Thanks Aunt Jenna" Elena smiled back as she poured herself a cup of coffee

"Is there any coffee...?" Elena's brother Jeremy rang out as he entered the kitchen

"Oh damn, hope you guys have a good first day at school, I got to go I have a meeting like a minute ago." Jenna said as she grabbed her purse and rushed out the door

Jeremy grabbed a plate for breakfast and a cup of coffee before being stopped by his sister Elena, "are you okay...?" She asked. Jeremy signed and rolled his eyes before answering back, "yeah...I'm just tired" Before going to sit down at the table

The news was being shown on the TV behind them showing that a male and female were found dead last night a little bit outside of Mystic Falls on the road this morning.

"Ok so get this, grams is talking crazy again...she keeps saying I'm psychic or something, like we have ancestors going all the way back to Salem. But listen to this I have been right about a lot of things lately, like I've been predicting certain things" Bonnie, Elena's friend told her as they drove down the road to the school

Elena zoned out as they passed the cemetery, Elena looked out the window staring off into the distance at the vast array of tombstones. "Hey Elena, are you listening?" Bonnie chimed, "yeah, yeah I'm here...I did it again didn't I…I'm sorry what were you saying again" Elena sighed as she turned to look at her friend. "I was saying that I'm psychic now" Bonnie smiled, the two friends just stared at each other before bursting out laughing.

A guy with a black leather jacket and a grey hood walked into the school wearing a matching pair of black sunglasses, he drew the attention of several women as he walked by and into the school.

"OMG Elena, I'm so glad to see you... I missed you are you ok?" Elena and Bonnie's friend Caroline came up and said hugging Elena"

"Yeah Caroline...I'm fine" Elena said with a blank face and a nod, clearly signifying that she wasn't fine.


Jeremy walked outside into a parking lot shaking a couple people's hands before he approached a girl with brownish-reddish hair, "hey what's Vicky" Jeremy said with a smile on his face

"What's up Gilbert, you got the stuff or what...?"Vicky said aloud as she held out her hand

"Yeah, of course... but only take about two 6 hours apart" Jeremy warned her

Just then Jeremy was smacked on the back of the head as Tyler Lockwood came up walking over to Vicky Donovan.

"dude what the hell" Jeremy said aloud pissed off

"Hey babe, I knew I'd catch you here...hanging around with all the crack heads" Tyler smirked as he glanced at Jeremy then proceeded to kiss Vicky right in front of him. "Bet you wished you had a sweet piece of ass like this don't you Gilbert "Tyler laughed as he slapped Vicky's ass, Vicky pushed Tyler back with a slight smile before shamelessly glancing at Jeremy still standing in front of her.

"I don't know...but I do know I'd treat her way better than you though" Jeremy commented

"What did you say..." Tyler said as he got defensive about to approach Jeremy but was stopped by Vicky

"Come on Ty...let's get out of her, he's not worth it" Vicky said, saving Jeremy from a potential beat down.

Man walked by and saw Tyler leaving with Vicky and Jeremy holding a joint in his hand before walking back into the school, he accidentally bumped into the new guy as he walked through the halls trying to ignore Elena at every turn.


Later on that day...

A guy by the name of Ashton walked into the Mystic Grill, he looked around before sighing and walking up to the bar. "Let me get a bourbon... the good stuff" He ordered, the bartender nodded his head and did just that.

A girl came up to the counter as a server met her there handing off some food in a bag for her, "pick up for Erickson right...?" The server asked, "yep" The girl responded before glancing over at Ashton sitting at the bar then leaving. Her name was Astrid Erickson, after some unfortunate events in her life she ended up in Mystic Falls living with a family friend Sheila Bennett and her granddaughter Bonnie Bennett.

Another girl came up to the bar, she ordered some nachos and coke to go. Ashton looked over at the mixed girl and smiled. "Hey...I'd figured this was a small town and all so hopefully you can help me out... I just got into town and was hoping you can help me find the Salvatore residence?" Ashton asked the girl

The girl turned and gave Ashton her attention before smiling at him, "that's crazy...my name is Sarah...nice to meet ya, I'm actually a Salvatore, Sarah Salvatore and my dad is Zach" Sarah introduced herself.

Ashton took another sip of his drink before replying, "that's awesome...I was actually looking for your dad Zach, long story short I'm a long lost relative of yours because my dad was a Salvatore." Ashton admitted to Sarah.

"And here I thought me, and my family were the only ones...well if you follow me home I can introduce you to my mom and dad." Sarah happily agreed

The two Salvatore's were off heading back to the Salvatore residence. Sarah walked right through the door with a loud greeting. "Dad...I'm home" She rang out as Ashton followed her inside. They stumbled upon a scene in the living room where Zach was having a conversation with his "nephew" and Sarah's "cousin" Stefan.

"Stefan...I can't believe your here I can't scene you in like ages" Sarah said as she went up and hugged him.

"Yeah it's been maybe a couple years." Stefan said aloud before his eyes sat on Ashton behind her.

Zach turned to notice Ashton as well and raised an eyebrow while Stefan narrowed his eyes recognizing his uncanny resemblance to his brother Damon.

"And you are...?" Zach asked

"Oh he's..."

"Ashton Salvatore...long lost relative, cousin or something of yours... that's the short version anyways." Ashton said aloud with a smirk interrupting Sarah

"Ok...so what's the long version...?" Stefan question obviously skeptical of this suddenly new Salvatore relative

Ashton was about to speak but suddenly Gail, Zach's wife called out from the kitchen. "DINNER IS READY!"

"Maybe after dinner" Zach commented, "Sarah go help your mother in the kitchen please...and Ashton right...you can um...stay for dinner I guess, if you'd like" Zach offered

"Thanks...I'm freaking starving" Ashton smirked


Over at a cemetery Elena Gilbert sat with her back against a tomb stone writing in her diary once more. "Today I stayed strong... I said I was fine about 32 times and I never meant it. Progress is slow, but I just hope Jeremy is coping better than I am. Fake smiles and unattractive lies will continue to go on until one day I finally return to normal. If there is a such thing as normal anymore."

"Kathrine…" A voice called out

Elena looked up to see a man and she suddenly jumped a bit not even hearing footsteps.

"Excuse me...?" Elena said trying to calm herself

Damon looked on at Elena, she looked so much like her...but he knew it was too good to be true.

"Um nothing, sorry you just look like someone I know...knew... I didn't mean to startle you" Damon told Elena.

"Oh no... it's fine...just..." Elena was a loss for words

"I don't suppose your writing poetry in this dreary cemetery, are you?" Damon joked cracking a smirk

Elena gave a little smirk at Damon's attempt at humor, she looked up at him and took a glance into his eyes before looking away. He was at least the second most attractive guy she's seen today, including that Stefan Salvatore that just enrolled earlier that day at the school.

"No actually... I come here to relax" Elena retorted

She sighed, "no that's a lie...my...my parents died a little bit ago and... I just come here and write about my day while visiting them..." Elena strangely admitted

"Oh my god. I'm so sorry...freaking depressing I know, jeez you're a total stranger and I basically just told you my life story out of nowhere "Elena flustered as she stood to her feet

Damon stood back and laughed a bit before shrugging. "It's cool... I didn't mean to bother you, but clearly your depressed parent's death and all. You just really looked like someone from my past...besides that you look a little lonely in a creepy way" Damon smirked back at Elena

Elena stared at Damon then looked past him. "I didn't catch your name?" Elena told him

"I didn't catch yours either..." Damon retorted

Elena rolled her eyes before answering, giving her name. "I'm Elena" She said

"Well Elena I'm Damon" Damon said as he looked her up and down

"Nice to meet you Damon, your one to talk about being creepy...you're in a cemetery by your self-talking to a stranger." Elena said raising an eyebrow at the guy

"Really...and this is coming from a girl who sits at a grave in the middle of the day and talks to dead people" Damon answered back

Elena signed then began to smirk with a nod, "you got me... I'm a creepy loner girl who likes to hang out in cemeteries" Elena joked

"I've been called worse" Damon shrugged

"so what do you right in that diary of yours Ms. Elena...if you don't mind me asking" Damon said holding his hands up in defense

Elena stood and looked at Damon for a second before telling him. "Just about life, my thoughts and my future" Elena admitted

"So, what do you want your future to be?" Damon questioned

You know what... I used to think I knew what I wanted, my boyfriend...ex-boyfriend had everything mapped out, white picket fence big house the works...but to be honest I have no idea what I want" Elena explained

Damon looked to the side towards the trees before looking over back at Elena and taking a couple steps forward.

"That's not true... you want what everybody wants"

Elena turned her head to the side and perked her lips, "what, a mysterious stranger who has all the answers" Elena smiled

"Eh..." Damon muttered as he glanced at the tree line again then back over at Elena. "Well let's just say I've been around a long time... I've learned a few things"

"So Damon tell me... what is it that I want?" Elena questioned

Damon talked as he walked closer towards Elena, "you want a love that consumes you, compassion an adventure, and even a little danger" Damon smiled as they both looked into each other's eyes

Elena smiled before coming back with another question, "so what do you want?" She bluntly asks

Damon was taken back by the question and looks flustered as he tried to come up with words to say.

Suddenly a honk came from outside the gate, it was her Aunt Jenna, "hey you need a ride Elena?" Jenna called out from the car

"Yeah...be right there" Elena replied back

She turned around to face Damon again, "well...?" She pressured him for an answer

"This might come off as a bit strange which I hope it doesn't but..."Damon paused before sighing

"You seem like a nice girl who's been through tough times and some struggles... life has kicked you to the ground, but you stand right back up. I want you to get everything you want in life... everything you deserve and all the happiness you can get. " Damon answered Elena's questioned

Elena raised an eyebrow before Jenna honked again drawing her attention back to the bar beyond the cemetery gate behind them; when she turned back around Damon was gone...she looked around but signed and went to get in the car.

"Who was that guy you were talking to...? he looked kind of hot" Jenna laughed

"Some guy... said his name was Damon." Elena answered

"Did you get his number...?" Jenna said half-jokingly

"No... Jenna stop" Elena laughed


"You gonna come out...or keep playing creepy stalker in the woods" Damon called out as he looked around now walking the street away from the cemetery.

Suddenly Stefan stood behind Damon, and with that Damon turned around with a smirk.

"Hello...brother"

Stefan looked Damon over as he narrowed his eyes. "Why are you here Damon...she's not who you think she is... she's not..."

"Katherine, I know... why I'm here I'll tell you soon enough... or not" Damon said before he zoomed off