Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters from the Vampire Diaries universe. All credit goes to Julie Plec.

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"Fuck. Fuck. Fuuuuuck." Eva mumbled under her breath as she ran across the cement courtyard, her left hand clutching her backpack tightly. Reaching out her free hand the girl tried pushing open the entrance door of the school and effectively managed to smash against the glass panel of the door. "Fuck!" she cursed again as she made her way through the empty hallways, thinking about future bruise she'll have on her right shoulder.

"103, 103, 103, 103." She chanted fanatically as she hurried passed the classrooms, searching for the one she was supposed to present in since 10 minutes ago. She found it within a minute then took another to compose herself before reaching a shaky hand and opening the door. Drawing in a deep breath she prayed silently in her mind the entered.

"Miss Deveraux, nice of you to finally join us." A middle aged woman called from her desk, without even looking up at her. She wore a navy blue skirt that reached a little bellow her knees and a white blouse that was a size too large. A pair of glasses hung around her neck by a beaded string that shone enough to draw her attention and fixate it.

"Now." The woman snapped loudly, making the girl straighten her entire back immediately and involuntary. "The principal announced me of your presence since last week. I was hoping to meet you yesterday but you did not show up." the teacher continued, finally turning to look at the girl. "Might I know why, Miss Deveraux?" the question was directed on such a tone that Eva felt her throat tighten. "I-i-" she began, formulating an answer before being interrupted. "Never mind that." The teacher decided as she stood up from her seat and turned towards the class. "Children, this is Evangeline Deveraux. She will be your new colleague this senior year. Please behave and make her feel welcomed."

Eva felt a sense of relief wash over her as the woman pointed towards an empty seat at the back of the classroom. She made her way there, her eyes scanning around the room, stopping on every face for a fraction of a second. When she reached her seat she let her backpack drop then sat on the uncomfortable wooden chair. A girl with caramel brown hair sat and looked at the blackboard, circling a pencil between her fingers and effectively ignoring her. To her right sat a guy with brown hair and a cheeky smile. He rose his right hand and gave a small wave of his fingers, making her smile back and respond with a peace sign.

It turns out that the teacher wasn't actually so bad. Sure, she was a bit imposing and had the tone of a führer but the way she explained the science of physics was amazing. Suddenly, everything made perfect sense and the fact that she could scare the living shit out of you meant that her classroom was always quiet.

A white blur distracted Eva's attention 10 minutes before class ended, snapping her out of her thoughts and encouraging her to look on her desk. Right over her horribly scribbled notes laid a piece of folded paper. 'Hi – Kai.' She was momentarily confused then figured out that the guy who waved earlier must be Kai. Picking up her pencil she responded. 'Hi – Eva.' Not very inspired on her part but the message managed to make the guy smile and write something down and pass the paper again. 'What's your schedule?' Eva furrowed her eyebrows then reached a hand into her jeans jacket and pulled out another piece of paper then folded both together and threw them on Kai's desk. She waited patiently as Kai looked over her schedule and wrote something on the paper. He would have thrown it back to the girl but the bell rang and the class was done.

Eva stood up and grabbed her backpack then walked to Kai's desk. "Hi." She greeted with a grin then reached and picked up her schedule. "Think you can show me around a bit?" Kai looked at the girl in front of him and nodded then stood up and pushed his chair back. "Sure." He responded and grabbed her hand then lead her out of the class, all the while starting a long monologue about each and every teacher she could and would encounter.

"That wasn't so bad." Eva said to herself as she opened the front door to her new home. She had about two thirds of her classes with her new acquired friend, Kai. For the rest he pointed her to the classrooms and gave her a few survival tips. Fortunately she had the other classes with a girl name Jesse that seemed happy to befriend her."Honey, dinner's ready!" came a voice from the kitchen.

"Coooooming!"

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