Elena walked up to the sound of children's laughter. She still felt sleepy, so she checked the time – it was nine o'clock. Since it was a Saturday morning, Elena – like any normal 16 year old – wanted to sleep. She was just about to put her head under the pillow when she peaked outside. Her smile light up and she was out of the bed in a second. It was the first time it snowed this December.
The brunette girl put her hair in a ponytail, threw on her warmest clothes and practically ran out the door. She stretched her arms out and catched a snowflake on her palm, which immediately melted. Elena smiled brightly. She had always loved snow, and these snowflakes were huge. The girl quickly ran inside, brushed her teeth, and then went out for a walk.
She was walking on the pavement with her eyes closed, hence she couldn't see the boy walking towards her. Elena bumped into the young man and opened her eyes immediately.
„I'm so sor –" Elena started and then closed her mouth. She had taken a good look on the guy standing in front of her and the words got stuck. The boy had the most beautiful green eyes in the world, his teeth were perfectly white as he smiled at Elena. He looked irresistible as he pulled his hand through his dark blonde hair.
Another look at him revealed who he was – Stefan Salvatore. The whole town hated the family, but Elena had no idea why. When she asked her parents, they only said the Salvatores had done bad things. So Elena stayed away from the whole family.
But the truth is, she had never seen any of the Salvatores before – it's as if they were only a legend. So she knew nothing about their personalities. She had only seen the pictures that were hung up on every place possible. She couldn't take the rumour seriously. And looking at Stefan right now, she couldn't find anything that would make him look bad – if anything, he looked nervous.
So instead of walking away and pretending this never happened, Elena smiled brightly and introduced herself: „I'm Elena. Elena Gilbert." She saw Stefan smiling a bit more confidently. That made Elena feel better. She couldn't imagine being hated the way that poor boy was. She was so used to being everyone's favourite girl that trying to imagine it, shocked her.
„I know," Stefan replied. „You're the most popular girl in town. Everyone knows your name." Stefan looked Elena deeply in the eyes, and Elena shivered. „I'm Stefan," the Salvatore introduced himself. „Salvatore," he added bitterly. Elena bit her lip. Of course she knew who the boy was, but she wasn't going to say it. Deep down Stefan also knew about what horrors Elena might've heard about him, but Elena wanted to make him feel better. She felt the urge to protect him, so she only smiled.
„It's nice to meet you," Elena said. And even though the girl knew that the phrase is something you say to any new acquaintance, it looked like Stefan felt better, and Elena lit up the second time that day.