Elena slept badly that night, staring at the pitch black ceiling in silence.
What the hell was she going to do-? This was a totally new place. New friends to make apparently...
She just sighed, closing her eyes and eventually nodded off.
It was Caroline who woke her up the next morning, going. "Elena! Up! Fire!"
Elena almost fell off the bed in shock, only to hear the young womans laugh, going. "Works everytime."
She sat up at that, pouting. "Thank you for that Caroline." She just told her, glancing to the time- ten fifty on a Sunday.
Caroline walked over to Elenas closet, then rummaged through, going in a business-like voice. "Right. You need new clothes. And soon."
"What-?"
"We're going shopping!" Caroline said happily, then Elena just raised an eyebrow. "Are we?"
"Yep. Get dressed and meet us downstairs in five."
"I need to straighten my hair!"
"Ten then!"
-A-
When Elena went downstairs, everyone was waiting, and she felt more than a little self conscious as she walked down the stairs before them all. She noticed Stefan taking her in, an eyebrow slightly raised. But before anything could happen, she looked to the door behind Matt to see a dark haired man walk out, dressed in a dark suit, top button undone too.
He walked over to the foot of the stairs, and Elena noticed that everyone had fallen silent at his presence. Klaus especially shut up, looking away it seemed.
"Ah, Miss Gilbert." He said, sky colored eyes fixed on her own as she stopped before him, and he just added. "My name is Mikael."
She realized from the name at the bottom of the acceptance letter, nodding. "You are the Principle?"
"Indeed I am. Now... you settled in alright?"
"I did. Thank you." She added hastily. "Sir." He didn't look like the type of man you wanted to get on the wrong side of. Mikael nodded, then glanced to the others, voice sharp.
"Break curfew and you'll seriously regret it. Niklaus, my office now."
Elena watched the young man stiffen a little, but then followed the elder one into the office, the door almost slamming shut behind him.
"God he scares me..." Caroline muttered, and Elena glanced to her, going. "Is Klaus always like this? In trouble?"
Caroline bit her lip a little, then sighed. "Not intentionally I think. I'll tell you in the car."
Mystified, Elena followed her to her two seater red convertible, getting in next to her as she said distastefully. "Mikael hates Klaus."
"Oh-?"
"It was big, big, big gossip a few months ago when we found out... but you see, Mikael is his step-father."
Elena noticed the 'step' and Caroline elaborated. "Klaus was always a little shit, and now we know why. His mother ran off with another man, leaving him and the rest of his siblings with his father... who now hates him."
Elena couldn't help but feel sorry for the young man, wondering what else was going on in this school.
The gossip came thick and fast the whole ride into Charlottesville, and Elena absorbed it all, finally telling Caroline her own story-
"Well, mom and dad died a year or so ago... and I guess I just stopped caring about life." She sighed, shutting the car door, looking to Caroline who was almost staring. Elena flushed, then finished with. "So Aunt Jenna sent me here to try and sort me out."
Caroline was silent, then sighed. "I guess all of us here have our problems..."
After a bout of shopping, the pair stopped off at a cafe where a bunch of people were sat outside at a table.
"Hey gang." Caroline beamed, dumping the bags she had down and stole Bonnies coffee, making her scowl. "Hey-!"
"My bad." Caroline smirked, sitting down on a vacated seat, patting to the one next to her for Elena. But she shook her head as her phone went off, and she stepped away towards the corner for a little bit of quiet.
"So! How is Boarding School?"
"Shit, Jenna. Pick me up now."
"Good. It's working then. Right, I'll send some money for your supplies tomorrow, then your bank card that you left."
"Jenna-! Don't ignore me-! Pick me up now-!"
The call ended and Elena wanted to throw the phone on the floor, but a light chuckle got her attention instead. She looked around to face that dark haired young man watching her as he put his own phone away.
"Damon right?" Elena asked, and he nodded. "Yep. And you're the new girl Elena."
"That's me." She nodded to the group behind her. "Are you going over?"
"Actually, I was heading to KFC for a Krushem." He shrugged, and Elena couldn't help but chuckle at that- not everyday a guy admitted that.
"Can I come?" She asked, now fancying one herself. He shrugged. "Sure. Don't see why not New Girl."
She pouted at that, but walked with him all the same, taking in the surroundings- Charlottesville was a nice enough place.
"Like it here?" Damon asked her as he pushed the door open of the place, and she nodded. "It's alright."
"Liar."
"Excuse me?"
"You hate it here."
"... you heard my phonecall."
"Didn't need to. I can tell from the way you're standing with your arms folded and looking all pouty and blergh."
Elena swiftly unfolded her arms at that, and he smirked. "I rest my case." He looked to the cashier and just said. "Oreo Krushem and a-"
"Same." Elena said hastily, and the cashier took their orders, telling them to wait a moment.
Elena felt a little awkward as Damon got a text, and he swiftly answered, snorting. "Seriously. How can you girls have such fast texting speed?"
"I don't know." She just said, almost muttering.
"There you are-!"
Damon jolted a little at that, then he and Elena turned, the girls heart dropping onto the floor as Katherine strode in, looking more than a little pissed off, and even more so when she saw the girl next to him.
"What the hell are you doing here." Katherine snapped, more to Elena than Damon, and she just answered. "I was just getting a Krushem."
Katherine raised an eyebrow at that, then looked to Damon who was slurping on his own, not bothered by being caught with another girl.
"Well you have it. Goodbye." She told her, and Elena scowled. "Excuse me, fucking bitch?"
Katherine almost swelled up in rage at that, then Damon just slipped in with. "Kat, calm down."
"She just called me Bitch-!" Katherine next to snarled, and Damon rolled his eyes, grabbing her arm and yanked her towards the door as she yelled back at Elena. "You better watch your back Gilly!"
"It's Gilbert." Elena just scoffed as the door slammed shut, and the staring was burning a hole in her, so she swiftly left too.
-A-
It was when they all got back to the mansion that Caroline asked Elena.
"Can you come with me to English please?"
"Umm... why?"
"I have to hand in a paper on Of Mice And Men... and I'm shy."
Elena chuckled at that, then just nodded. "Fine. Ok then."
Caroline just beamed, then told her to wait there while she ran to get it.
It was a few minuets later that a new girl walked into the entrance hall, then stopped as she saw the brunette, and Elena took in her long blonde hair, remembering her as the one sitting with Klaus the previous day.
"Elena right?" She said, stepping over to her, a smile on her face. "Yes." Elena told her, and the blonde just said. "Rebekah. Niks brother. Nice to meet you."
"Nik?"
"Niklaus. Klaus." She shrugged, then looked to Caroline who was walking back down the stairs, then smiled sweetly. "Caroline."
Elena noticed that Caroline wasn't so enthusiastic with her greeting, and Rebekah just said matter-of-factly as she saw her essay. "Are you going to see Elijah?"
"Yes." Caroline nodded, and Rebekah smiled. "I'll come."
Caroline was rather silent Elena had to notice as they walked down another corridor, and then just went into a room without knocking. Elena paused, then Caroline sighed. "Typical Rebekah...even Katherine doesn't get on her bad side."
There was voices from inside, and Elena walked into the light and spacious room to see a dark brown haired man sat at a desk, pen in his hand. But now he was talking to the girl before him, and Elena heard him chuckle-
"Just because you are my little sister doesn't mean you can not hand in homework."
"But Elijah-!"
"Bekah. Tomorrow morning, or you know what happens."
Rebekah pouted, but just crossed her ankles as she sat down on the desk, and Elijah noticed with deep oak eyes the new girl, going. "Ah. Miss Gilbert yes?"
Elena nodded, watching the man get to his feet, walking over, pulling the back of his suit jacket down as he did so, taking Elenas hand. "Pleasure."
There was a pause, then Caroline held out her work, going. "I was five words over. That doesn't affect it does it?"
"No, no. Don't worry." Elijah told her, setting it down on the desk, looking to his sister. "Tell Klaus to make sure he finishes his this time. You know I don't like giving out Fs."
Rebekah rolled her eyes, then got up, scoffing. "Try and find him first."
She walked out now, and Elena felt awkward stood in the middle of a family crisis of sorts. But...
How many were in their family-?
She voiced this to Elijah now, and he chuckled. "Well, there is me. Then Niklaus and Rebekah who you have already met I trust. My father, you've met him?"
"Yes."
"Well, my younger brothers Finn and Kol are joining in a months time, so I guess we are taking over the place a tad."
Caroline chuckled at that, then looked to the time, going. "We have to go."
Elijah nodded, then walked back to his desk, Caroline walking out with Elena, giggling as she whispered. "He fancies Katherine."
"What the hell-?"
"I know right. I think Kat's slept with all the guys in this place. You're probably next (!)"
Elena felt bitter at that, then sighed. "I called her a bitch earlier."
Caroline fell silent, then laughed weakly. "Ah. Ooops."
"That's... bad I guess-?"
"Yep."
Elena sighed heavily, then just thought-
Well done Elena (!) You've pissed of the head bitch, and god only knew what was going to happen...
-Been a while, so I thought I'd update another one. Hope you like and review. I'll put up the next one if we get five or more reviews. Thanks
