**Disclaimer: I don't own the vampire diaries characters or locations. The only thing I own is Cassy and her past life. This is my first fan fiction. So please review. Thanks everyone and I hope you enjoy**
The light was on in the living room of the little two bedroom home my mother and I had just rented a few months back in Italy. I cringed slightly hoping she hadn't found out that I snuck out tonight. I crept quietly to my bedroom and pushed the purple curtains aside and hopped back inside. I frowned when I heard a male voice inside the house.
"Where is she?" I heard the male growl.
" I don't know who you mean." my mother said.
"Don't play with me women. I know." the male threatened .
"Know what? What is it that you think you know?"
"You had a child. Our child and I want to know where she is." My mother let out a slight laugh, her laugh had always reminded me of twinkling bells, now it was harsh and emotionless. " You think I would have a child with you. Even if I had fallen pregnant I would have made sure to destroy the child before it took its first breath, the poor child would have been an disgrace an outcast." my mothers words rang in my ears as a tear slid down my face. Was she talking about me? Was this man my father?
"I know people Yasmine and my sources all say that you had a child on the 4th of May 1994. Approximately nine months after our last encounter."
" Don't you blame that on me. You walked away remember not me. I accepted you and when I told you about me you turned your back."
"What was I suppose to do? The relationship was forbidden as it was and then you go and tell me your secret. I couldn't stick around, we would have been killed if anyone found out." I wanted so badly to confront them, to find out if they were talking about me but I stayed where I was. Listening to it all, listening as someone else entered the room, hearing my mother scream and the man she was with shout what are you doing. Then nothing.
I sat up in bed, covered in sweat and quickly turned on the lamp that was beside my bed. The memory of my mothers death was still haunting me. I sighed in defeat, no matter how far I ran I couldn't run away from my past. It didn't matter now, I was in a new town I could be a new person. Mystic Falls was were my fresh start was going to be, until I decided it wasn't in a years time. As I stared at my newly painted feature wall in my bedroom I wondered why I had painted the wall green. Was it just because the paint was on sale? Most likely , but there was just something about the shade that I found slightly off putting and then I figured it out. The shade of green was the exact shade of my mothers eyes. No wonder I had that nightmare again. I couldn't believe I hadn't noticed it before and I made a note to myself to re-paint the wall. Knowing that I wouldn't be able to fall back asleep I ran myself a nice lavender scented bath and lit some candles to help sooth my mind. Getting out of the tub was a problem, I was so relaxed I didn't want to move and knowing why I had to move didn't help either. Eventually I was able to drag myself out of the tub and into my new school uniform. I looked into the mirror and tried to smile. It was going to be a great day I kept repeating to myself but as I stared into my reflection, my baby blues looking back at me I knew I was mistaken. My eyes were only blue when I worried or upset normally they were grey and at times when I was angry they would turn my mothers shade of green. I quickly grabbed a hair tie and tied my slightly frizzy auburn hair into a messy bun. I took a quick glance in the mirror and decided I looked good enough that I wouldn't be laughed at and yet not to good that I would get noticed. At least the school has a uniform we will all pretty much look like clones. I grabbed my keys off the kitchen counter and ran out the door.
The drive to the school was short and boring. Nothing to see but the woods all the way into town. As I pulled up into the schools car park I couldn't help but feel everybody was staring at me. Was it because the jeep I drove had the top up in the middle of summer or maybe it was because of the colour or should I say colours. I had gotten the jeep a unique paint job, depending on the light it could look emerald green, steal grey or baby blue, sometimes you could see all colours at once. I shook my head and told myself I was being paranoid nobody cared about the car I drove or how I drove it. I grabbed my worn out brown leather book bag from the back seat and started to make my way to the administration office. It was during my walk of the white bleak halls that I realised the school uniform was optional. I could have died there and then, now I was forever going to be known as the only kid to wear the uniform. I speed up my pace, I couldn't wait to finally reach the my destination and speak to someone I knew wouldn't care about my appearance or judge me. The middle aged lady behind the counter smiled sweetly at me and I could see where she had accidentally gotten her red lipstick on her teeth. Apart form the stain she was very pretty, her hair was cut into a bob and I could tell she was a bottle blonde, but blonde suited her it showed of her tanned skin perfectly. I was secretly envious of her as I looked down at my pale white skin. I always turned out like a pumpkin when ever I faked tan and I wasn't going to take my chances with getting a sun tan, I'd just go red and peel.
"Its my first day and I've come to pick up my class schedule." I said to her. She just nodded her head handed me the schedule and wished me luck. What school staff member wishes the new kid luck. Aren't they supposed to say your going to love it here, or something along those lines. As I walked out of the office the bell rang signalling the start of class. I hurried down the hall hoping I was going the right way when I ran into someone's locker door.
"Are you alright? I'm so sorry." I rubbed my head where it had hit the locker and looked up at the girl who had spoken to me. "I'm fine," I told her. Her soft brown eyes looked at me with such concern that you would have thought I had been knocked unconscious.
"Are you sure, you took a locker to the head." I smiled at her and assured her it was nothing. She seemed uncertain but accepted my answer. "I'm Elena." She said while shutting her locker door. "Cassy" I said, "Well Cassandra but everyone calls me Cassy." Elena smiled and nodded her head. "Well I better get going or else I'll be late for," I looked down at my class schedule trying to find what my first class was, "English." I told her. "Oh cool, I have English now to." she said, "at least I'm not the only one that's going to be late. Come on we better hurray before the second bell rings." and without warning she linked elbows with me and started directing me to class.
By the time lunch came around I heaved a sigh of relief. English had been a nightmare, I think the teacher hated me already and then I had biology and finding that class was difficult as it was way down the other end and up some stairs then down another set of stairs. None of that mattered now, I was outside and I needed to find a nice quiet spot to eat my lunch, alone. I spotted a shady tree near the edge of the school grounds and made my way over. I hadn't had time to open my lunch bag before three girls were sitting around me. "I'm sorry I didn't go to biology with you." Elena said, "I needed to sort some things out at the admin office."
"I found it okay." I said. I could feel the eyes of the other two girls boring into me and without warning the little blonde girl just exploding with questions.
"You know you don't have to wear the uniform right. No one here does. Its completely horrible, grey plaid with grey knee length socks plus that hideous off white shirt, so not in. And why are you so tall? are all women in your family that tall?"
" Caroline" The dark haired skin girl whispered glaring at the blonde.
""What? Were friends aren't we? Can't a friend ask another friend a question?"
"It was more like an interrogation." Elena stated. "Cassy these are my two best friends Caroline and Bonnie." I nodded politely a them.
"So?" Caroline persisted, "Are all women in your family tall." I let out a small laugh.
"My mother wasn't very tall. She wasn't short. I guess she was around your height and the same blonde hair to." I explained.
"and by was you mean she has grown?" Caroline asked. I quickly looked at my hands, I couldn't believed I had spoken about my mother in past tense. I shook me head, "no she has passed on". The girls were all quiet so I decided to change the subject. "What do you girls do around here for fun?" I enquired.
"Well we are all going to the mystic grill tonight. You should join us. I need some girl company. Caroline will be off making out with Matt and Elena will be starring deeply into Stefan's eyes the whole night." Bonnie said. Elena softly hit Bonnie on the shoulder, "we don't exclude you."
"I know but sometimes it nice to have a girl to talk to who doesn't have a boy as her newest accessory." I couldn't help but smile. These girls were really nice and maybe, just maybe I could see myself staying here. Maybe all I needed was a group of girlfriends to help me move on with life, and these girls appeared to be the sort of people I used to hang out with before.
"You can count me in." Bonnie smiled at me and Caroline squealed in excitement.
"Be warned Cassy, Mystic grill is the only place to go in Mystic falls so try not to experience everything it has to offer tonight." Elena said with a slight small on her lips and I couldn't help but laugh as I promised I would take it slow. As the girls began to talk amongst themselves I started to remove my lunch but before I could even finish taking it out of the bag the lunch bell rang and the girls and I made our way back into the school. "Remember I have cheerleading practice, so I'll meet you girls there at around six." Caroline yelled before disappearing around the corner. Bonnie, Elena and I all had the same schedule, so we made our way to our last lesson for the day, Math, what a way to end the day it thought.
As the girls walked me to my car Elena and Bonnie were trying to give me directions on how to get to Mystic Grill. Elena had drawn me a map but Bonnie said she was making me go the long way and if I was to cut though this street I could shave two minutes off. I giggled at their antics, surprising myself at how easy I felt around them already.
"I'll find it don't worry. I'll see you girls at six." I said and threw my book bag into the back of the jeep before waving goodbye and heading home.
Stepping across the threshold into my home I couldn't help but feel that today had been a good day. I had made three new friends and we had clicked instantly and besides the whole uniform debacle nothing else had gone wrong today. I turned on my radio really loud, one of the advantages of living on the edge of town surrounded by the woods with not another soul for miles, and started dancing around the room. Something I hadn't done for awhile and it felt good. As I stepped into my bedroom I realized I had no idea what the dress code was but decide a floaty peach summer dress with white ballet flats should be okay. Now onto the hair up or down. I played with a few different styles and decided to keep it down with loose waves. Now that I had the hair sorted I decided that a dress wasn't going to cut it. So I opted instead for a pair of grey skinny jeans watermelon coloured heels and a white baby doll top with a ladybug charm necklace that went down to my navel. Dressy enough for a night out on the town but not to dressy that it looked like I put effort into my outfit. Effortless sheek, just some clear gloss and I was out the door.
When I arrived at Mystic grill I released I had forgotten to bring a bag so I stuffed some cash and my phoned into my pocket and hurriedly made my way inside. I spotted the group right away. They were sitting over in the back and I was guessing the blonde next to Caroline was Matt and the dark brooding guy must be Stefan. I had to admit the girls had good taste, both boys were extremely good looking and they seemed totally into the girls. Bonnie waved me over and patted the seat next to her, "Matt, Stefan this is Cassy," Bonnie said.
"Hi Cassy, you liking Mystic Falls?" Matt asked.
"How could I not." I said. Matt smiled at this and I guessed he had grown up here. Stefan was looking at me strangely but once he released I was starring back he smiled and we got into a discussion about the football team and Stefan told me the story of how he tried out and I burst out laughing. Then Elena and Stefan got into a deep conversation about something and Bonnie and I started chatting away. She told me about a party that was happening out in the woods this weekend to celebrate the start of summer and I gladly accepted her invitation to meet up at Caroline's place and head over to the party together. The waitress brought us over another round of cokes and I started looking around the place as I mindlessly sipped on my beverage. There was a pool table over in one corner, which was crowded by all the guys on the football team and that was pretty much it. The rest of the place was just filled with tables and chairs, and of course a bathroom and bar.
"So Cassy," Carline started
"Hmm, yes." I said turning back and facing the group.
"Where did you live before here?" The whole group at turned towards me as I started the story that I had made in advance for when this question came up.
"I moved up here from Australia. The weather there is horrible during the winter, its cold one minute and then hot the next and it never snowed. I didn't see the point in" I was stopped mid way though my sentence by Elena whispering "what's he doing here" to Stefan. The group all turned to see whom Elena was talking about.
"Not again." I heard Caroline whine. Matt rubbed her arm in a comforting way and Stefan slowly began to rise form the table. I couldn't work out who the were talking about but I didn't have to wonder for to long. A slightly older male made his way over to the table. He had a cocky grin and was starring directly at Stefan. His crystal clear blue eyes were breathtaking and his devilish dark hair was intoxicating but I could immediately tell he was the guy every girl fell for which meant he was going to be egotistical and an overall annoying guy. Before he made it to the table Bonnie pulled me towards her and whispered in my ear "don't make eye contact with him, just ignore him and hopefully he will go away." I nodded my head slightly interested in what he had done to make the group despise him so much. I did as Bonnie said and sat there silently as Stefan spoke to him.
"Damon what are you doing here." Stefan said quietly, so as not to draw attention to our table.
"Just came for a drink. Is that so bad little brother." Damon queried him, but it was evident he didn't care what Stefan thought.
"Depends on what your drinking?" Stefan challenged. Must be an alcoholic I thought and his brother must be the one that has to drag his ass home and clean up his messes. I felt bad for Stefan, it was clear the two didn't see eye to eye and Stefan didn't feel like this was the time or place for this particular conversation to be happening.
"You know the usual. Tonight's was extra sweet." He taunted. I heard Elena gasp and could feel Bonnie stiffen beside me.
"I think its time you left Damon." Damon looked around the table at all the glaring eyes that were starring him down , silently telling him to leave. I didn't look up when his eyes feel to me. It was a lot more difficult then I thought it would be. I wanted to yell at him to take a picture as it would last longer but I sat quietly in my chair and concentrated on my breathing trying to ignore him.
"What about you, do you think I should leave?" I heard his question and knew it was directed at me, but I said nothing. His voice had sent chills up my spine, it was like he was daring me to speak, daring me to tell him to leave.
"Of course she wants you to leave." Elena said after what felt like a life time. I let out my breath slowly as I felt his eyes leave me and presumed he was now starring at Elena. I heard Stefan move and saw his feet step in front of Elena's.
"Come on Damon." Stefan said, "I'll even walk you out."
"I'm not a child. I can walk myself out." With out a moments hesitation he spun around and stalked out of the bar chuckling but not before sliding his hand up my arm and whispering in my ear, "it was nice to meet you Cassy."