Hey I am new here! For a school project I am doing a creative writing blog. So I thought I would start writing again after a few years hiatus. To make my blog I wanted to get a good grasp on the market for creative writing, therefore, I wanted to start somewhere I am comfortable with. This story is my take on what I would have liked to have happened in the Vampire Diaries. Please comment your suggestions and review my work. I am really interested in what you all think about it. I will try and update the story as fast as possible, I know that from being an avid reader myself I hate stories that don't get finished.
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CLM 18
All characters and many themes belong to The CW and Julie Plec
Chapter 1:
It started the night her parents died in a car crash on Wickery Bridge – she met a man, a mysterious man.
"Kathrine..." said a voice in the distance.
"Uh, no I'm Elena," Elena said looking up from her phone.
"Oh, sorry it's just you really looked like someone I know." The voice responded.
"That's um, I'm sorry but that's a little creepy." Elena said to the mysterious figure.
"I'm sorry, how rude of me, I'm Damon." The figure stepped into the light of the street lamp. He was the most handsome man Elena had ever seen. He took her breath away. His hair was as dark as midnight, his cheek bones were defined as if someone had sculpted them from marble. But most of all his eyes, the ice blue orbs sparkled in the street lamp making them almost glow.
"So, Elena what brings you out on a cold night like this?" Damon asks intrigued by the girl before him.
"I got in a fight with my boyfriend…" Elena said to the stranger.
"Oh, trouble in paradise?" Damon said flickering a seductive smirk.
"I guess he's got it all mapped out; marriage, house, family…" Elena sighed.
"Oh, and let me guess it's not what you want?" Damon questioned.
"I don't know what I want," Elena said frustrated.
"Now that's not true," Damon said.
"Oh really, mysterious stranger with all the answers; then fine, Damon what is it that I want?" Elena
snarked.
"Oh, you want what everyone wants, you want a love that consumes you, passion, adventure, and even a little danger." Damon said as he stepped slightly closer.
"And how would you know that?" said Elena perplexed.
"Let's just say I've been around along time." Damon stated.
"Okay Damon, then what do you want?" Elena asked.
"I want you to get everything you are looking for; but for now, I want you to forget you met me, I can't have people knowing I'm in town yet." Damon said as he disappeared into the night again, like a voice that was never heard; a whisper in the wind.
Elena blinked her eyes she felt as if something was amiss, she looked at her phone she could swear it had been 10:01 just a minute ago yet the clock read 10:30. A car honked in the distance. 'huh my parents are here already, I feel like I missed a whole half an hour, jeez I must have drunk more than I thought I did at that party.' Elena thought as she got in the back seat of her parent's car, completely forgetting her encounter with the mysterious man.
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Months passed since she met this dark knight. She had settled back in school, everything was falling back into place. In the back of her mind Elena Gilbert felt as if there was something missing – something more than the obvious her parents were dead.
It was a start to her first year as a junior and she had just broken up with her boyfriend Matt.
Elena walked the halls of the school she had been going to for the past 2 years, she smelled the freshly waxed floor, her feet slipping slightly on the slick feel. She had promised herself that today she would smile, that everything would be okay.
Her best friend Bonnie Bennet came out from one of the classrooms to greet her. Bonnie was a small girl with mocha skin, and a smile that wasn't quite straight but that could light up a room. Her dark eyes had a warmth to them that could make anyone's heart melt.
"Elena! How are you doing?" Bonnie asked with a hint of sadness in her voice.
Elena dreaded those words, she had held it together all morning, but the look on her friends face and the deepness of her words made Elena's heart twinge.
"Bonnie! I am doing okay, but enough about me! How was your summer? I barely saw you or Caroline, I am sorry for that." Elena said as she fidgeted slightly with her bag.
Just as she had mentioned Caroline her bombshell blonde friend walked in. Caroline Forbes was the sheriff's daughter. On the outside Caroline was very vain. Her blonde curls bounced as she wiggled her way down the hall. Wearing a brand-new outfit that probably cost more than it was worth, Caroline blew kisses down the hall to all the boys.
"Elena! Bonnie! Hey, did you see that there's a new boy that enrolled in our class!" Caroline squealed with a giddy voice.
Bonnie rolled her eyes with a smirk on her face.
"Oh, Caroline is that all you ever think about – boys!" Bonnie exclaimed.
Elena smiled feeling relived to get back to normality in her life. Just then she saw her brother Jeremy slinking off to the bathroom very suspiciously.
Ever since her parent's death Jeremy had been going to drugs and alcohol.
"Excuse me guys, I've got to go and check on Jeremy for a minute I'll catch up with you in a few." Elena stated as she rushed off to the boy's bathroom.
When she got to the door she felt slightly nervous to enter but she pushed it back to see what Jeremy was up to.
As she barged through the door she saw her brother sneaking a flask into his backpack. His eyes were glassed over from obviously smoking a joint before school.
"Jeremy! I thought we had talked about this! What are you doing? Are you trying to get expelled!?" Elena said in a stern concerned voice.
The boy jumped at his sister's comments.
"Elena, fuck off! I told you I was fine. What are you even doing in the boy's bathroom anyway, leave me alone." Jeremy said as he pushed by his sister.
"Jer, wait!" Elena whined as she ran after him, she was abruptly stopped as she ran right into a very solid body.
"Oh! I am so sorry!" Elena exclaimed as she looked up into mossy green eyes. The boy, well more like a man chuckled.
"It's all right, uh isn't this the men's room?" said the man before her. He had strong features, the most beautiful green eyes; he gave the feeling of comfort. Elena was perplexed by this man before her. She had never met this boy before, she assumed it must be the new guy.
"Uh… yes… um I'm sorry ha, uh I'm Elena by the way," Elena stammered 'oh god what am I doing I sound like an idiot' Elena thought to herself, clearly caught off guard.
"You sure seem turned around Elena I hope you are all right, I am Stefan, Stefan Salvatore I just came here over the summer I am living with my Uncle Zach." Stefan said all the while smiling at the petite girl in front of him. He admired her big brown doe eyes. Looking deep into them, they seemed so familiar yet so different.
"Well Stefan, it was sure um nice meeting you, I uh… Have to get back to class!" Elena said as she rushed off. 'Oh my god I sounded so stupid to that guy, uh there was just something about him... something so warm.'
Later that day Elena caught back up with Caroline and Bonnie.
"Hey guys! Have you guys picked your extra classes yet?" Elena asked her two best friends, trying to keep topics on school and away from her feelings.
"Nope!" Both girls responded.
"Well do you want to go now, before lunch?" Elena questioned.
"Sure!" the girls said as they started walking down the hall to the office.
Elena stopped suddenly causing her friends to slam into her.
"Elena, what the hell!" Caroline screamed.
"Uh... Sorry it's just that guy, I met him in the hall earlier and I uh..." Elena muttered as she saw the backside of Stefan. Her cheeks getting hot realizing that he was about to turn around.
"Oh, look at that back! He is so hot." Bonnie said smirking.
"Bonnie..." Elena said as she gritted her teeth.
Then Stefan turned around so quickly as if he had responded immediately to her voice. Staring directly into Elena's eyes. She felt as if he was boring into her soul.
Elena turned around, "Hey guys maybe we should come back, it looks like there's a line." Elena stated as she rushed off leaving her friends bewildered by her actions.
Elena ran off campus, a part of her knew she should go back and face her fears. But at the same time, she was afraid because she didn't know what those fears were. She ran to the cemetery, the only place she felt at home now. She pulled out her diary and sat down in front of her parent's graves. She started to write.
"Dear Diary,
I promised you I would smile today, that today would be different. Well today has been different. I have tried to smile. I met a boy today, I totally made a fool of myself. I went to the boy's bathroom to try and get Jer out of trouble. He has been having such a hard time with mom and dad's death. When I went to leave the bathroom, I ran into this guy. Stefan, he seems so weird. He kept looking right in my eyes. I felt as if he was searching for something. It's like getting completely violated with your eyes. He makes me feel so uncomfortable and yet so warm and at home. Ever since I broke up with Matt I haven't been interested in dating, yet today when I met Stefan, I don't know I feel like I should maybe get out there again. It might keep my mind off Mom and Dad. Yet there's still something about that night that doesn't add up, I keep running it through my head. I still can't seem to remember what happened before they came to pick me up from the Lockwood's Party. Yet when I met Stefan today – I felt something like I knew him or maybe someone close to him. Maybe it is just his Uncle Zach Salvatore, him and my parents were friends… yes that must be it."
Elena got up from her spot and put away her diary, suddenly the cemetery was being engulfed in a thick fog. A raven flew past her cawing loudly. She could swear she saw a figure of a man in a black coat behind some tombstones. Suddenly she felt the need to run, something that was making her blood run cold. A feeling like electricity through the air, it stung her skin. She had to get out of there. She started running. She tripped on a tree root and fell hard to the ground. As she went to get up a hand reached out to her. She startled.
"Ah let go of me!" Elena yelled.
"Hey, hey it's all right it's me Stefan. Hey are you okay?" Stefan said helping Elena up from the ground.
"Yeah, Yeah, I'm fine, are you stalking me or something?" Elena said demanding and answer.
"Uh, no sorry I was visiting someone." Stefan said with a sad look on his face.
"Oh, I'm sorry I didn't know, jeez look at me making a fool out of myself." Elena apologized.
"No, it's okay you didn't know. Hey, is your foot okay? You seem to be favoring it." Stefan asked noting that Elena was limping on her foot.
"Yeah, I think so I fell over that tree root," Elena said as she lifted her pants to look at her foot, there was a slight gash on her ankle that was bleeding pretty good.
At the sight of the blood Stefan went white, he turned his head his eyes transitioning from the mossy green emeralds to a deep blood red, black veins seeping under them marring the perfect peach skin. He shook his head, and everything went back to normal, he gritted his teeth, "You should probably get that looked at, I uh have to go." Stefan ran off into the distance, leaving Elena very confused.
A few weeks later...
Weeks went by since the incident at the cemetery and Elena and Stefan had become close friends.
"Hey 'Lena how is your day going?" Stefan said as they met at their usual place for lunch.
"Pretty good I mean other than totally flunking that history exam, what does Tanner expect from us literally? Ha-ha!" Elena chuckled, it had been so nice to get back to normality. Stefan's friendship couldn't have come at a better time.
Stefan stole a fry from Elena's lunch tray, Elena noticed that he didn't have a tray of his own, he never did. She couldn't understand how he kept such a healthy weight when she never saw him eat. She never saw him drink come to think of it too.
"Hey buddy, get your own! Come to think of it I don't think I've seen you have a meal at school at all? What's up with that?" Elena asked.
"Hah, yeah I don't like school food much, hey why don't you come out for supper with me at the Grill tonight as repayment for that fry!?" Stefan asked jokingly, 'I really hope she says yes, I really like this girl there's something about her. Something so familiar, I mean she is just like Katherine but she's so much more.' Stefan thought to himself as he reflected on his past flame.
'He wants me to go on a date with him? No, its just two friends going to dinner, right?' Elena thought to herself. "Yeah sure that sounds great Stef, does 5:30 work for you?" Elena replied trying to keep her heart from beating out of her chest.
"For sure El, that works great! I can pick you up if you like?" Stefan said with a wide smile.
'He wants to pick me up, that means he has to drop me off. That means there will be a walk to the door, and a "gulp" kiss!? What no, were just friends, yes just friends.' Elena thought to herself. Her heart racing thinking about kissing Stefan. She looked at his lips her mind wandering, suddenly she shook her head getting back to reality.
"Um, yeah of course you can pick me up I'll be ready by 5:15." Elena stammered trying to calm her heart and mind.
Stefan laughed inside 'if only she knew I can hear her heart beating so loud, I can smell her arousal, she wants me?' He watched her as her eyes focused on his mouth, how badly he wanted to take her in his arms and kiss her, to love her. But it was too soon, they barely knew each other. 'She's not Katherine.' Stefan reminded himself.
"Sounds great El, I'll be by to pick you up." Stefan said as he got up from the table and headed to his locker. Leaving Elena to her thoughts.
'What am I going to do, these feelings are so confusing, I want him. Yet I want to be alone. I don't know what I want.' Elena said to herself, 'I don't know what I want, huh… I feel like I've said that before.' Elena thought her mind going back to that night of the Lockwood party. 'I don't know what I want...' The words bounced in her head. 'Sure, you do, you want what everyone wants…' a foreign voice intruded her mind. 'Woah! Who said that why does that voice sound so familiar.'
"Elena!" Bonnie yelled at her friend, 'what is up with her she is staring into space' Bonnie thought to herself. "Elena!" Bonnie yelled again this time grabbing Elena by the arm slightly. Suddenly Bonnie was attacked with visions, A raven, fog, a man, "ITS JUST THE BEGINING" Bonnie jumped back.
"Bonnie, are you okay?" Elena startled at her friend who was freaking out.
"Sorry Elena, when I touched you I got this, like a vision or something. A raven, fog, a man, and the phrase this is just the beginning. I know it sounds crazy but Gram's thinks I'm psychic…" Bonnie said embarrassed.
"It doesn't sound crazy Bon, I think something is going on I keep having these feelings like I am missing something, remember the Lockwood party the night my parents died? Well I keep getting these feelings about that night, things I can't explain. Also, the other week the first day I met Stefan I was in the cemetery and I was engulfed in fog, and there was a raven, just like you said. Not to mention I felt like I was being watched," Elena whispered, her whole body shaking. 'what does this all mean?'
Bonnies jaw dropped, her eyes bulged at the information Elena had just told her. "What do you think this all means Bon?" Elena asked nervously.
"I don't know 'Lena, I will have to talk to my Grams. This all seems so unreal." Bonnie replied, "But let's get to class, its History after all we don't want Tanner mad."
Later that day-
After she got home from school Elena began to get ready for her "date" with Stefan. Trying to put all the supernatural things in the back of her mind. It would be a regular night with a cute boy.
Her phone started ringing... "ring" "ring"
"Hey Bonnie, what's up?" Elena answered the phone.
"Elena, are you busy tonight?" Bonnie asked with a strong hint of concern in her voice.
"Well I am going for supper at the grill with Stefan, but after that I am free, why what's wrong?" Elena asked nervously.
"Nothings wrong I just… I talked to Grams, I have things to talk to you about. But I can't tell you over the phone. Do you mind if we have a girl's night later? And whoa back up your going on a date with Stefan Salvatore?" Bonnie ranted.
"Uh, sure its fine you can come over and no its not a "date" its just dinner with friends." Elena defended her self. She was no were near ready to date again, was she?
"Sure, just a dinner with friends? So, you think he's, hot don't you? I mean he is sure dreamy." Bonnie cooed.
"Yeah, of course I think he's hot, who wouldn't. I just don't think I am ready for a relationship right now. Not after everything that happened with Matt. Also, not with all this crazy supernatural stuff…" Elena stammered.
"I guess your right 'Lena, but hey I'll let you go, text me when your home so I can come over. Are you sure it is going to be okay with Jenna I come?" Bonnie asked.
"Yeah of course you're my best friend Bon, and it's a Friday night!" Elena laughed.
