Disclaimer: Not mine and never will be, if it was Elijah would be a series regular. Or, at the very least, the Originals would have their own show.
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Elena met Caroline and Bonnie at the football field, the two already stretching in preparation for their morning cheerleading practice. Just as Elena had joined her two friends, a newcomer joined the fray, Caroline eyeing her with interest.
"Coach says that she's new to Mystic Falls… a transfer student," Caroline revealed in a soft tone, voice nearly dropped to a whisper. "Didn't catch her name though, but I do know that she's a senior and she wants to be on the squad."
Bonnie eyed the new comer with more suspicion than curiosity, "are you sure that she's new?"
Caroline nodded , voice confident, "of course. Believe me Bon, I'd know if she was at Mystic Falls High before." She smiled brightly, "give me some credit… I'm not that oblivious."
Elena smiled lightly, "we should probably introduce ourselves, don't you think?" Readjusting her ponytail, Elena set about to do just that, only to be stopped by Bonnie.
"'Lena..." Bonnie began hesitantly, the corners of her mouth twisted slightly into a contemplative frown, "I have a bad vibe from her. I can't explain it, but I just… there's something about her."
"Bon, you say that about everyone," Caroline trailed off with a laugh, "I'm sure she's not that bad. Maybe you're just getting some sort of Gossip Girl vibe or whatever."
Elena glanced between the Bennet witch and the newcomer briefly before her gaze met Bonnie's, "what kind of bad vibe? Like an end of the world bad vibe or a troublesome bad vibe?"
Bonnie shook her head, "I can't say for certain just that there's something not quite right about her."
Caroline took it upon herself to redirect the conversation to Homecoming weekend, reminding Bonnie and Elena that they needed to go dress shopping for the occasion and that they should probably go soon. Elena's 18th birthday was also brought up though Elena insisted that she didn't want a big deal made.
Meanwhile from the fringes of the field, Rebekah Mikaelson continued to eavesdrop on the various conversations, the newly arrived vampire having recently been awoken by her older brothers and then subsequently taken to Mystic Falls. As her elder brother Niklaus informed her earlier, Bonnie would be troublesome and would eventually need to be dealt with. With some persuasion, Caroline might be coaxed to her side.
And then there was Elena Gilbert… the Petrova doppleganger and the source of her brother's obsession.
Rebekah didn't know why Niklaus was fixated on Elena but she knew that Elena was important. And if Elena was important to Nikalus, then by proxy, Elena was important to Rebekah.
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Notes: chapters are still going to be on the short-ish side and mostly filler in nature so I can set the stage. Once I have everything set up to how I want, the plot will fully kick in.