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A/N: Hey guys! Here's chapter 2! I'm having so much fun writing this story! I just wanted to say thanks for those who favorited this story it means a lot to me! :)

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"Don't make friends who are comfortable to be with. Make friends who will force you to lever yourself up."
Thomas J. Watson

Chapter 2: This seat available?

Well, here it was.

The first day of school.

I could see the welcome back sign that was hanging in front of the school. For some reason it just didn't feel the same as last year. Maybe it was the fact that last year we had no acknowledgement that the supernatural even existed, but then again who knows right? All I knew was that I wanted to get this day over with as soon as possible.

I could tell I wasn't the only one having mixed emotions about today. I could see it on Bonnie, Caroline, and Elena's faces as well.

Caroline sighed with her hands on her hips. "Here we are senior year."

I coughed and then raised my hand. "Junior year for me."

Caroline just stuck her tongue at me playfully.

Bonnie then looked over at us. "Anyone else think it should feel slightly more empowering?"

"Yup." I told her as I put my hair in a bun.

"Okay. So prank night was a bust. But we are accepting it, and we are moving on." Caroline told us firmly.

Bonnie nodded as we all walked up towards the school. "You're right. I mean why should I let the fact that my boyfriend is seeing the ghost of his dead girlfriends hinder my experience."

I frowned when I heard her say this.

Dang it Jeremy. He really needed to stop doing that to her. Poor Bonnie.

"Yes! And why should I let the fact that my boyfriend was turned into a hybrid put a damper on a otherwise fabulous day." Caroline told us trying to sound optimistic.

Oh wow. I never actually considered speaking about all of our problems out loud, but hearing them does actually make me wonder how insane's our lives have become.

"Today's our anniversary." Elena whispered to us, making us stop from our walking. "Technically, Stefan and I met on the first day of school."

I quickly went over to her to give her a side hug.

Caroline gave her a sad look. "Yeah. You win."

"Are you sure you want to be here, Lena?" I asked concerned about her.

She nodded. "I have to be here. I have to put it behind me. New year. New life." She then looked over to us before she began walking to the school in confidence.

Bonnie, Caroline, and I just looked at her proud that she was strong enough to handle it. We gave each a smile before we continued are walking catching up to my sister.


Elena and I were walking to our lockers, which happened to be right next to each other.

"Hey, so you liking your class schedule this year?" I asked as I was trying to get through the crowded hallway.

"Yeah, the first class I have is Ap American history with Ric." She told me smiling, "Did you end up getting that class as well?"

I became instantly happy, "Yup! Even though it's a senior class, my counselor told me I could take it since I did so well last year."

Elena turned and smile at me., "That's great! You know sometimes I wonder why you're still in high school when you should be in college already."

I just shook my head at her. "Nah, I'm not that smart. Plus I'm not ready to go to college yet. How about I survive high school first."

She just laughed as we made it to our lockers.

Her cell phone then started to ring. "Hey, are you checking up on me? Because I'm fine." She said as she answered the call.

I'm guessing she was talking to Damon. Since he always tended to call to check up on her.

I opened my locker, taking off my jacket putting it in there. After that I took out my french and AP word history book.

"Rebekah?" I then heard my sister say her name instantly catching my attention. "She's living with you now? why?"

Say what? Why was Rebekah at the boarding house with Damon anyways? Why wasn't she with Klaus?

I heard my sister say something about Stefan. "What about Stefan? What is he up to?"

I then heard her sigh. "Come on Damon, I can handle it. What?"

She then became mad when he wouldn't answer her question. "Damon!" I'm guessing he hung up since my sister now had a glare that was directly aimed at the cell phone.

"What he say, Lena?" I asked her with curiosity.

She took a deep breath. "Just that Rebekah has decided to move in with them because Klaus left her here." She said as she closed her locker. "As for Stefan, I don't know he hung up before he told me anything."

I nodded my head at her. "Okay. But why did Klaus leave Rebekah here...alone?."

Elena just shrugged her shoulders. "She got left here after Klaus got frightened when Damon named dropped Mikael."

"So he's afraid of him?" Now that seemed interesting indeed. Maybe we finally found something we could use against him.

My sister just nodded my head at me.

We then left our lockers and turned around to see Caroline hang up a flyer about the bonfire that was happening to night on the wall.

Elena sighed. "Oh, I forgot about the bonfire."

Caroline looked at her with an surprised expression. "You have to go! It's our first spirit squad event. And it sets the bar for the whole new year." She then turned to look at me. "And don't you dare make up an excuse that you can't go Mel!" She said warning me in advance. Damn there goes my ticket out of this.

Elena just laughed. "Relax Caroline, I'l be there." She looked me before giving me a side hug. "I mean we'll both be there right Mel?"

I just rolled my eyes at them. "Yeah yeah, I'll go." I wasn't really one for parties. Maybe it had something to do with the fact that every time we had one, somebody always ends up getting hurt. Or maybe it was because I hated loud obnoxious music. Yeah I'm going for the second answer. I'm also not fond of big cowards. I like to have my personal space. But I did want to try to have fun this year, so I'll go for my sister and friends.

Caroline smiled. "Thank you, it's just that-"

All of a sudden Tyler came up to her and gave her a kiss.

"Um, hello? PDA much?" I told him waving my hands. Ugh.

Tyler then ended the kiss and looked at us. "Happy first day ladies!"

I noticed a red stain on his shirt. I frowned. "Is that blood?" Did he snack on someone before coming to school...

Caroline then hissed at him. "Oh my God." She caught his wrist dragging him bathroom with Elena and I following behind.

Elena and I checked the stalls to see if they were empty. After making sure they were clear we gave Caroline a nod.

Tyler furrowed his eyebrows. "What's going on?"

Caroline smacked his shoulder. "Vampire 101, don't wear your breakfast to school!"

"Chill out! It was just a blood bag." Tyler told her with a huff.

Caroline didn't looked convinced. "From where?"

He just shrugged nonchalantly. "Rebekah hooked me up."

"What?" I asked turning towards him. "Rebekah?" Now she was friendly with Tyler?

Caroline gave gim a glare. "Rebekah? And why are you even talking to her?"

I thought that to myself as well.

"Klaus, told her to keep a watch on me. Protect his new asset." Tyler told her.

Caroline looked even more pissed off. "His what?! Why are you amused by this?"

"I'm his first successful hybrid Caroline! Don't you think that's the tiniest bit awesome." Tyler gushed at her with a smile on his face.

"Oh wow! I cannot believe you just said that!" Caroline's eyes filled with anger.

Yeah. This was getting bad and awkward real fast. I hated it when couples argued.

As if my sister sensed my discomfort she looked at Caroline. "So were going to go...Good luck."

She took a hold on my hand as we walked out of the bathroom that was filled with unresolved tension.

Just as we turned to head to our class my sister bumped into someone making her let go of my hand.

I then looked up to see who she bumped into.

My eyes widen.

Stefan...

"Hello, Elena, Melanie." He said giving us a smile but unlike his other smiles, this one seemed cold.

"What are you doing here?" Elena asked her voice low as she gulped.

Stefan then opened his arms wide and gave us a fake smile. "What do you mean? I'm going back to school. Go Timberwolves!"

I looked at him with disbelief. "What? But why...?" Why would he want to come back to school? Hadn't he already experienced high school like a hundred times already?

"Klaus wants me to keep an eye on your older sister. I'm just doing what I'm told." Stefan shrugged at us.

"Come on, Lena let's go." I took a hold of her wrist but was stopped by Stefan.

"Oh, class is this way." He told her grabbing onto my sister's arm.

She suddenly became mad. "Let go of me, Stefan."

He stood tall. "Do you think I want to be a senior for the 100th time? No, I don't have a choice in the matter. Neither do you."

"Let go of her!" I hissed at him.

Stefan just looked at me with a smirk when all of a sudden I heard someone else behind Elena and I.

"Let her go." Alaric approached us taking a protective stance.

Stefan then dropped Elena's hand before pushing Alaric into the lockers.

"Don't! Stop it! Elena hissed at Stefan.

"You're not gonna want to get in my way. You hear me?" Stefan told Alaric with a threatening voice. "I will see you three in history." He said as he let go of Alaric giving us a sick sweet smile before walking away.

Oh so he's in our history class? This day was just getting better and better...not.


As soon as we were in Alaric's classroom he immediately began asking us why Stefan was back in school.

"He told us it was because Klaus compelled him to watch over Lena." I told him shifting my right foot back and fourth.

Elena nodded her head and replied. "Yeah apparently, I'm one of Klaus's assets now that my blood is the only way to create a hybrid."

Alaric just looked dumbfounded at us. "So what? He's your bodyguard?"

"Bodyguard or not he's not the same old Stefan we know." I said with a serious voice.

I then heard the bell ring.

"Look him being here is not good for any of us. We have to do something." My sister told him before taking her seat as soon as the classroom started to get full with students.

I took a seat in the front while Elena took a seat behind me to the right.

I smiled as I saw Caroline and Bonnie walk in taking a seat behind me.

My smile went away when I saw Stefan walk in kicking a guy from his seat to sit next to Elena.

He just gave us a smirk as we glared at him.

Alaric then began writing on the chalk board before he turned around greeting us. "Welcome back, seniors." I coughed and gave him a look before me smiled. "And junior." I gave him a thank you smile, before he continued. "Let's turn our brains back on, starting with this country's founders, the Native Americans."

As I was about to open my book but I came to a stop when I heard that accent fill in my ears like music. "What about the vikings?" Rebekah asked as she came in as everyone stared at her.

She walked up to the seat that was next me and gave me a smile looking into my brown eyes. "This seat available?"

Say something! I thought to myself. Instead of answering her though I just sat there with my mouth opened looking like a fool.

She just laughed and sat down as Alaric responded back to her question. "There's no evidence that vikings explorers actually settled in the United States. Who are you?" He asked confused since he didn't recognize her.

"My name is Rebekah Mikaelson. I'm new. And history is my new favorite subject." She said grinning while reaching for the text book that was on her desk.

I turned around in my seat and saw how everyone had a look of surprise on their faces.

Okay, so things just got a whole lot interesting now...