A/N: So.. um, hi :) This will be my third Vampire Diaries fanfic. I've written a couple of other fanfics (some have sequels) like The Oracle (Vampire Diaries), Völva (Vampire Diaries), Untamed (Hollow Kingdom), and Born In Blood (Dexter).
I was writing on one of my ordinary stories and just wrote the title of this story for fun, but then I got an idea and wanted to make a story out of the idea ;)
I hope you like it and please review! :D
Btw, this takes place about between the episodes "The Descent" and "Daddy Issues".
Disclaimer: (Sadly) I do not own the Vampire Diaries or any of its characters. I only own those who aren't in the books or the show :)
xoxo Ascha
Chapter 1;
Mia's POV:
The rain was pouring down in heavy showers; cars were splashing water up my legs as they passed by faster than they should be driving in this gloomy weather, and shy me, my two older brothers were walking, complaining about the weather for the tenth time today. I rolled my eyes of them and just kept walking towards the motel. I desperately needed a shower and dry clothes, but in this speed we weren't I probably only had the time to change my clothes.
"Finally, we're here," Nathan said, pushing his younger brother Ethan to the side, so he could get inside our temporary home first. I shook my head of him and stepped inside as well, then took off my soaking wet jacket and found a towel in the bathroom I could use to dry my hair white-blonde long hair. "This is the last time I let you drive my car, Ethan! Seriously, how do you just get a flat tire all of a sudden?"
"Oh, shut up, Nate!" I groaned and sat down on a chair, taking off my shoes to massage my tired feet and ankles. I'd been walking all the way to the motel in ballerina flats so of course they were sore. Nathan and Ethan on the other hand, were just annoyed of the weather and of the fact that the car got a flat tire. "I'm sorry, but you two act like chicks! You've done nothing but complaining the whole way and it's hard enough that you're dragging me to this town."
Nathan and Ethan both looked at me, but didn't say a word. I didn't say anything either the rest of the night. I just changed to some dry clothes, went to bed in the room next to theirs, and tried to get some sleep. I was reminded of how hard it had been for me to fall asleep lately. I'd been lying awake, thinking about how the three of us ended up moving from one state to another every second year, and I'd been wondering when all of his was going to end.
The fear, the constant precaution, and the fact that we knew that it would only take one little mistake for everything to go wrong. Our uncle knew that very well, because he had made mistakes in his past and because of them, we knew that we weren't safe anywhere.
"Wakey, wakey!" Ethan said, forcing me out of my dream. I groaned loudly and rubbed my tired eyes, noticing that it had become morning. Ethan was standing next to me with a bowl of cereals, while Nathan was showering. "I'm sorry, sis, but you look like crap."
I flipped him off, but he just chuckled and went back to his bedroom. It wasn't easy to live with two older brothers at the age of 20 and 22, but it was better than staying at our irritating 38-year-old uncle, who loved to act like our father. I chose to go with my brothers, because of his constant nagging and the fact that we seemed to bicker almost every day. Why couldn't he get that we could handle ourselves? Why couldn't he just let me take control of my own life?
"Oh, and Lydia (my uncles wife) just called," Ethan said, sticking his head in to my bedroom. "She said that Uncle George has been talking with a woman named Jules, who might be able to help us around here. She lives in Mystic Falls too."
"Jules? Why does that sound familiar?" I asked, scratching my head a bit.
"Um… maybe because she's a friend of Mason. That reminds me of something. I've called Mason's nephew and he told us that our dear cousin has gone missing." Ethan answered.
Had Mason gone missing? That didn't sound good. But if Jules was a friend of our cousin, then I guessed that she was a friend of ours too and trustable. Though, did that mean that she was like us? Yes, of course she had to be like us or else Mason wouldn't be close friends with her.
"What about school?" I asked, trying to focus on something else.
"Nathan has already called Mystic Falls High School and they said you could begin tomorrow," Ethan answered. "You can try visiting Tyler and get him to show you around. Nathan and I have to go look for a job anyway. Wish us good luck!"
"I hope you break your legs!" I said teasingly, but Ethan just rolled his eyes of me and went back to his bedroom.
Though, I did want to visit Mason's nephew, because I'd heard a lot about Tyler from Mason and if I remembered correctly, then he had a temper just like I had. Therefore, I showered too, got dressed, and went to town to look for Tyler. I didn't know where he lived, but I'd heard that he liked to hang out at this placed named the Mystic Grill. I also hoped to run into Jules and maybe get to know her a bit better. Mason had mentioned that she had made the "mistake" too, but she was used to it now.
I arrived at the Mystic Grill around 12:00 and noticed that there weren't many people in there. I figured that it was because Tyler was still in school and just went to the bar to order a coke while I waited. I saw a very attractive guy, who sat next to me and who was drinking a glass of scotch.
I'd never met anyone who drank scotch in the middle of the day, but I didn't really care. I didn't come to stare at strangers and I defiantly wasn't interested in flirting with a random guy just because he was hot. I'd have enough with guys and didn't want to waste my time on them.
"You look like you could use a drink…" the guy said with a charming smirk that made my instincts tell me to run. "If you give me a kiss, I'll buy you one."
There was just something about him that didn't seem right and it wasn't because of the bad boy look that he was pulling off perfectly. But he also sounded a bit drunk and there was no way in hell that I was going to talk with a drunken guy.
"You look like you shouldn't have any more drinks." I said, making the guy raise an eyebrow.
But he didn't seem offended. He just smirked and ordered a drink to me anyway. I pushed it away and got up. "Oh, you're leaving me now?" he asked teasingly.
"Yes, I am, because you're obviously drunk and a pervert." I answered and was about to leave, but he grabbed my wrist and pulled me back to him, staring me deep into my eyes with his sky-blue ones.
For a moment I felt completely dazed and didn't know what to say. I simply stood there and watched as his pupils began dilating and waited for him to say something. But I heard someone say a name next to us and I woke up from the trance-like state I was in, when the guy turned his head to the person standing at our side. I yanked my hand back and slapped the guy hard, growling at him for doing that to me. I then chose to leave the grill before neither he nor the other guy could stop me.
Luckily, I ran into Tyler on my way out and he seemed to recognize me almost immediately. "There you are! Skipping the last lessons, are you?" I asked teasingly.
"Yeah, but it was only because I heard that you were in town," Tyler answered, smiling brightly. I quickly hugged him tightly and could feel that he had changed a bit. It wasn't his looks that had changed, but more his personality. "Did you hear about Mason?"
I nodded and sighed by the thought of that my other cousin – his father – recently died. I wanted to be at his funeral, but I kindda had some major issues with my uncle at that time that stopped me from leaving.
"I'm sorry to hear that he's gone missing and I'm sorry about your father too. But I'll try helping you find him as soon as possible," I said. "After all, he is my favorite cousin and was there for my family when my parents died."
Tyler thanked me and asked if I wanted to join him inside. I wasn't really too fond of going back inside to that drunken pervert, but I really needed to talk with Tyler and should know which persons I should stay away from – like the guy – and what kind of fun you could have in a small town like Mystic Falls. At the moment, the only thing fun I'd noticed was the Mystic Grill and the shops nearby.
"So… where are those brothers of yours?" Tyler asked curiously.
"Trying to get a job," I answered, scanning the grill for the drunken guy. I found him over at the bar, talking with the guy who caught his attention, and it looked like they were bickering. "Who is that guy anyway?"
Tyler looked over at my direction and frowned. He knew him and I could tell that he didn't like him either, which meant that the guy usually acted like he did today.
"That's just Damon Salvatore and his brother, Stefan. If I were you then I wouldn't get involved with Damon. He's a first-class dick."
Well, that wasn't really surprising…
But I did wonder why he acted like he did. He clearly had some issues since he was drinking in the afternoon. I shook my head. Why was I even thinking about him?
"Anyway, Ethan suggested that you could show me around in town. I'm starting at your school tomorrow, so it would be nice to know where it is and who I should hang out with. Other than you, of course," I said and smiled. "And I'm actually also looking for Mason's friend Jules. Do you happen to know her?"
Tyler nodded and told me about how she'd showed up at his door and told him that she was Mason's friend from Florida. She was actually looking for him too, which really worried me. Where had happened to him? And was he even still alive?
"You okay? You seem distracted," Tyler said worriedly. Distracted? Well, yeah you did tend to become distracted when your cousin suddenly disappeared. I didn't say that to Tyler, but merely shrugged and took a sip of the new coke he had bought to me. "My mom is out of town tomorrow night, so if you want to you can come to my party."
"Hm… partying with my missing cousin's nephew or sit in my motel room and do nothing? I think I'm going to come," I said, trying to convince him that I was fine when I wasn't. "Leave me your address and I'll drop by with my brothers."
"Great. It starts at 8:00 and don't worry – there'll be lots of single guys for you to flirt with." Tyler winked and chuckled a bit, making me blush on purpose.
"Sorry, Ty, but I'm done with guys. They'll only break your heart after they've gotten what they've been waiting for. No offense."
Tyler grinned. "None taken. But as long as you don't flirt with Damon, then I don't care who you choose to date…"
I rolled my eyes. "You sound like Ethan now, but don't worry about that dick over there. There is no way in hell – even if he was the last person on Earth – that I will ever date a drunken pervert like him!"
"Okay okay, I get it! You hate guys… Now finish your coke and I'll give you that tour you've been waiting eagerly for."
I shook my head of Tyler, but I finished my coke and then left the grill with him. On my way out I glanced over at Damon and I swore I saw him flashing a smirk at me as if he'd heard my comment and didn't care about it.
Though, I meant it. I'd had enough with guys who drank too much alcohol and I'd defiantly had enough with bad boys. I always fell in love with guys like them and thought that I could change them, but then when they began pushing me into something I didn't want to or wasn't ready for, then they just broke up and wandered off to another girl. And then there were those who thought that it was okay to beat their girlfriends… but that was a total different thing that I didn't want to think about.
