Chapter 1
The sky was dark and clouded promising rain, massive tree's bent and swayed in the strong wind and no animals dared poked there head out of wherever it was they were taking shelter.
Stefan Salvatore pulled his hood up and kept walking, digging in his leather-boot covered toes to keep from falling flat on his back whenever the wind blew. It's not like he had meant to get caught out in the storm, he had been hunting a lone doe and then it had suddenly bolted at the sudden clap of thunder.
Just as the clouds opened up and the rain started to fall Stefan reached the road, quickly adjusting the old leather one strap bag his nephew Zach had found for him the in closet at the boarding house.
'I can't believe I decided to hunt before school', Stefan thought as he made his way down the side of the narrow two lane road, thinking back to the deer that lay shallowly buried near the graveyard.
The rain was getting worse, harder and heavier as the wind picked up.
Stefan quickly ducked into the shelter of a rather dense section of forest and pulled out his cell, quickly running a hand through his now soaked hair before calling the boarding house.
"Hello?" Zach sounded half asleep and Stefan guessed he had still been asleep when the phone had rung.
"Hey Zach," Stefan started, pausing when thunder boomed overhead.
There was a short pause then, "uncle Stefan?" Stefan heard the sound of a lamp clicking on.
"Yea…" Stefan peeked out at the road, "Can you come get me? It's storming and…"
"Just make a run for it… it'll only take you seconds if you run full speed," Zach cut in stifling a yawn.
Stefan sighed, Zach was right of course, being a vampire came with the whole advantage of being super fast. But the thought of getting even more drenched then he already was… Stefan shook his head.
The sound of an approaching car made Stefan peer out into the rain again, "Alright, I'll see you after school…" Stefan hung up before Zach could reply and jogged over to the old light blue camaro convertible (which of course had its roof up) that had pulled over onto the side of the road.
Opening the door Stefan looked in, only to receive an annoyed look from his older brother. "Just get in the car already." Damon stated simply turning his gaze back to the road and drumming his fingers on the wheel before fiddling with the Lapis Lazuli ring on his right hand.
Stefan chucked his back-pack into the back seat and climbed into the passenger seat, closing the door as quickly as possible before turning to his brother who was scowling at him.
"Great…now you're going to get water all over my seats. Thanks a lot." Damon pulled the car back onto the road and quickly accelerated way past the speed limit until the tree's were practically blurs racing by.
Stefan stared out the windshield, "you didn't have to stop and get me, I could've made Zach get me."
"Sure I didn't… But then you would've called me and bitched and complained until you got your way…it's how you've always been little brother, you always have to be right." Damon glanced at him from the corner of one icy blue-green eye.
"I don't complain." Stefan stated, turning to once again face his older sibling, "if anything you…"
Damon's elbow connected with Stefan's face and nose with a dull crunch, Stefan's head slamming back into the side window causing the glass to spider-web.
Stefan slumped forward towards the dashboard unconscious, head lolling at an odd angle as blood oozed sluggishly from his nose.
Damon shoved him back against the seat again staring at the blood already starting to dry on his brothers face for a long moment before turning his attention back to the road, a smirk seeming to be permanently etched on his face.
With both hands on the wheel, he kept on driving, straight past the high school and out of Mystic Falls, speeding through the rain storm and out of sight.
Lightning forked through the sky.
I know, kind of a short first chapter, the others should be longer, this story will be a mix of the books (vampire powers etc) and show (characters and looks).