Chapter 2
I had just passed a big sign that read with big white letters 'Mystic Falls'. 'Finally home' I thought. It's been so long since I last was here. Yeah, like I said, 150 years.
Everything seemed different. From the houses to the shops to the general atmosphere. When I lived here, there were buildings built in Victorian style, but now only a few of them lined up the main street.
I pulled over my car outside what seemed like a bar named 'Mystic Grill' and got out. The sun was shining bright in the sky and I was glad I wasn't just a vampire, because otherwise I would feel quite uncomfortable with the high temperature, let alone I wouldn't be able to be outside in the sun. One of the good things of being also a witch was the fact that light and temperature didn't bother me.
I opened the bar's door and stepped inside. The place was big, with many tables and a pool on one corner of the room. I walked over to where the bar was and sat on one of the stools.
The barman approached me and with a smile on his smile said:
"What could I get for you?"
He was a young boy with blonde hair that fell over his light blue eyes. When he smiled, a few dimples appeared on his cheeks, making him look cute. He was tall and had a few muscles, nothing too much but they were still showing.
"Um.. a scotch on the rocks" I replied smiling back.
The boy lifted his blonde eyebrows, amusement in his eyes.
"Aren't you a little young for alcohol?"
Of course! Stupid human rules. It's not like most teenagers didn't drink alcohol before the age of twenty-one, for God's sake! And this no-alcohol-before-21 was really unfair for me. It wasn't my fault I looked like a 16-year-old girl.
"Nooo, I'm not" I said, giving him my sweetest smile.
"Well, I'm not gonna give you what you asked, but how about a glass of cherry juice" the barman continued.
A glass of fruit juice? What? Was he kidding me? Damn.!
Leaning over him, I was about to use compulsion, when a girl, who had just entered the bar, called who I assumed was the barman.
"Matt!" she exclaimed.
Her blonde curls were all over the place and she looked like she had been running. However, I noticed, her make up was perfectly in place, her cheeks had their normal color and her breath was even.
"Hey, Caroline" Matt greeted the blonde.
The girl, Caroline, then turned to me, her brown eyes full with curiosity.
"I'm Caroline, who are you?" she asked kindly extended her hand.
"A girl who's getting really annoyed with Matt dude, over here." I replied, taking her hand and then adding "I'm Sylvia".
When our hands touched, I froze. Caroline was a vampire, I was certain about that. Another one of my abilities, I could tell when someone was supernatural when I touched them and could identify their kind.
Caroline, oblivious to my frozen state, started laughing.
"Why don't you give the girl what she wants, 'Matt dude'?" she asked the barman, calling him by the name I had previously used.
"Sylvia, here, wanted scotch on the rocks!" he exclaimed.
"Oh" was all Caroline said and then added "Anyway, now that I think about it, can you please make a scotch on the rocks for me, please?"
"Too much hanging out with Damon isn't good for you, Car" he said shaking his head, but still turning to prepare the blonde's drink.
"Damon?" I asked softly.
"Yeah, Damon Salvatore, you know him?" replied Caroline.
"Um… kind of" yeah, I do know him…
"Well, then you know he is an irritating, annoying, really bad, but yet hot being" she said with a smile.
"I guess you're right" I smiled back.
"Luckily, he's brother is nothing like him" she continued.
I could see by her expression she liked my younger brother, but I couldn't identify if it was in a friendly way or more. Before I had the chance to reply, Matt returned with the drink.
"Here's your drink" he said handing the glass to the blonde.
"Thanks" she took it and after giving him a wicked smile, she turned to me, handing me the glass. "On second thought, I don't feel like drinking this early of the day".
That moment, I knew I liked this girl. She may look like a Barbie, but she was kindhearted and really easy to like. I took the scotch and thanked her.
After that, Caroline excused herself and asked Matt if they could talk somewhere privately. I was left alone to enjoy my whiskey and when I finished, I left some cash on the counter and went back outside.
I drove slowly through the town and before I knew it, I was standing outside a huge Victorian style mansion. I killed the engine and taking a deep breath, got out of my car and walked to the front door.
'Relax, Sylv. You're just gonna see your brothers-slush-the-beings-who-killed-you after so many years. Nothing to be nervous about" I almost laughed with my sarcastic thought.
Taking an even deeper breath, I found the courage and knocked on the door.
And waited… and waited…
And the door finally opened, revealing a man who froze on his tracks when he saw the person in front of him.
"S-Sylvia?"
My brother, Damon Salvatore.
A/N: That's it; the second chapter. Did you like it? I'm thinking about Matt with Sylvia, but I'm not sure, since I have another person on my mind for her. What do you think? Review.!
