Elena, Stefan and I entered the Grill. There were a lot of stairs towards us; it made me feel very uncomfortable to say the least. I saw Bonnie and Caroline standing talking to Matt, I still don't think he has spoken to Elena about everything considering the look on his face as we entered. I should have known this was going to be a bad idea, why did I invite him? The thought kept swirling around in my head trying to compose myself as I walked over to Bonnie and Caroline.

"Hey guys!" I announced a mellow tone to my voice. As soon as I arrived in the group, Matt left. Was it something I said? "Matt… Matt, where are you going?" I tried calling after him but to no response. Caroline, Bonnie and I watched as he quickly crossed the floor, headed straight to Stefan and Elena. What are you doing, you idiot. I mumbled under my breath. He stops right in front of them, swaying very awkwardly.

"Hey, I'm Matt, nice to meet you." He said as he raised his hand for Stefan to shake.

"Hi, Stefan. Stefan complied and took Matt's hand in a tight grip, giving him a strong assertive shake. After that Matt just disappeared after saying 'Hi' to Elena and sharing an awkward glance. We were now all seated in a booth all getting to know Stefan.

"So, you were born in Mystic Falls?" Caroline wasn't on to hold as she quizzed the new guy. Stefan looked puzzled by her question, it was a simple one but I could see his wheels turning in his head.

"Mm-Hmm. And moved when I was still young." He replied. "Parents?" Bonnie shot right in there, taking him by surprise. Stefan shared a sad and apologetic glance with Elena. "My parents passed away." He looked to Elena not breaking the contact. "I'm sorry. Any siblings?" Elena pried. "None that I talk to. I live with my Uncle." Elena gave a small smile. For the rest of the conversation I zoned out. Talking about parents and family was still a raw subject for me to hear or talk about, I felt uncomfortable discussing the subject.

I twiddled my necklace between my fingers, deep in thought. "Earth to Ally. Hello, you alive in there?" I looked up, suddenly snapped out of my trance. It was Caroline with a huge smile on her face. "Sorry Care, zoned out again. I laughed slightly. "Ok it doesn't matter. Your coming tomorrow night aren't you?" Caroline beamed. 'Shit, I forgot about the back to school bonfire party' I seriously didn't want to go but knowing Caroline, I didn't have much choice in the matter. "Of course I am. Wouldn't miss it." I smiled sarcastically. Caroline shot me a glare.

Night of the Bonfire

"Just admit it, Elena. Bonnie beamed. Elena's cheeks flushed crimson.

"Ok, so he's a little pretty." Elena smiled. "Ohh come on. He's more than pretty Elena, he's hot. He has that romance novel stare." I chimed in, drinking my beer. "Don't lie. You forget I know you like the back of my hand. We all do." I smiled as I nudged her shoulder with mine.

"So where is he?" Bonnie looked around, looking to see if she could spot Stefan but to no luck. "I don't know, you tell me. You're the psychic one." Elena laughed. "Right, I forgot. Okay, so give me a sec. Grams says I have to concentrate.

I was looking forward to seeing Bonnie in action, "Wait, you need a crystal ball." I announced. 'Can't be a psychic without a crystal ball' I thought. Elena handed over an empty bottle of beer she found on the ground. Bonnie took the bottle still in Elena's grasp; she shut her eyes abruptly and spaced out. Once she came back to her senses she let go of the bottle and stepped back from us.

"Bonnie. Are you ok?" I asked. She looked really worried and a little pale. "That was weird. When I touched you, I saw a crow. She answered still looking shocked and hitching as she spoke. "What?" Elena furrowed her brows together as I done the same. "A Crow. There was fog, a man." I and Elena shared a confused look between us. "I'm drunk. It's the drinking. There's nothing psychic about it. Yeah? Ok, I'm gonna get a refill." Bonnie stumbled as she rushed away not looking back. "That was weird." I whispered as I watched Bonnie entre the Crowd. Elena nodded and watched in the same direction. I chased after Bonnie to make sure she was ok. Just as I left Stefan appeared beside Elena and she suddenly perked up.

I wedged through the crowd trying to locate Bonnie, but I lost her. 'I hope she's ok' I took a deep inhale still looking for her when I saw Jeremy stumble into the woods. 'Seriously? Jeremy' I shook my head and chased Jeremy into the woods. I needed to make sure he was ok. And give him a talk.

"Jeremy, where the hell are you going?" I shouted after him. 'He was definitely drunk. Just what I needed' "Jeremy Stop!" I called after him but he just shrugged me off. "I don't want to hear it!" he turned and shouted at me. I stopped in my tracks, ''When did you become such a dick?' I asked myself. This wasn't the Jeremy I knew. "Yeah, well to bad. Your gonna listen." I replied. He shook his head and turned around to walk away from me. "Jeremy!" I yelled louder. In a blink of an eye Jeremy was on the floor. "Vicki? No! Oh, my god, its Vicki!" he screamed at me. I rushed over to see what he was talking about. 'Oh, my god. It was Vicki' I was shocked. She had blood pouring out of her, running down her neck. "Oh, my god!" I gasped. I was in shock.

"Help! Someone help!" I shouted as we ran back to the party. Jeremy was carrying Vicki as I tried to hold her neck in place to hopefully not to cause more trauma. Everyone stopped what they were doing to come and see what all the commotion was. Tyler ran over to us to help, "Shit, Vicki! What the hell happened? Tyler's was in shock as was the rest of ours.

"Someone, call an ambulance!" Matt shouted. Matt was Vicki's brother, he was shaking with fear and adrenalin. "Everyone back up, give her some room!" Tyler tried to move everyone back as they all wanted to see what was happening. "It's her neck. Something bit her. She's losing a lot of blood." I announced. 'What the hell could have done something like this?' I asked myself. I pressed a cloth on to Vicki's open wound; there was too much blood. Too much. Elena ran over with another piece of clothing to press on her neck to try and stop the blood pouring everywhere.

"Vicki, Vicki, come on, open your eyes, look at me." Matt gasped as he panicked, his eyes forming tears which were on the brink of falling. I looked up to see the crowd all looking shocked and panicking looking at each other. My gaze fall onto Stefan, he noticed me looking at him. He slowly backed away, sinking further and further into the crowd.

Stefan P.O.V

I sped to the Boarding House as quick as I possible could, this can't be happening. Not again. I was in shock, 'Can vampires go into shock?' I didn't know what to think at this point in time. "What's going on?" I turned to see Zach staring at me, concern written across his face. "Someone else was attacked tonight, Zach, and it wasn't me." I couldn't get the words out my mouth quick enough. When I first arrived into town for the first time in decades there was an attack, a vampire attack. I was the only one to be in Mystic Falls, well I thought I was. I ran up the stairs as fast as my legs would allow I rubbed my hand over my head trying to figure out what had just happened, someone could be dead and it was my fault.

'Caw' I turned around to see a crow perched on my window. This isn't happening, it can't be.

"Damon." There was a man standing on my balcony, not just any man. He was my brother.

"Hello, brother." A smirk smeared across his face. He couldn't be back. "Crows a bit much, don't you think?" I replied. I tried to keep my cool. I hadn't seen him in years and suddenly he appears on my door step. He was after something, and it wasn't good. He entered my room, looking smug as hell, "Wait till you see what I can do with the fog." He boasted. I wasn't up for chit-chat; I wanted to know why he was back. "When'd you get here?" My gaze followed him as he causally strolled round my room, touching things. "Well, I couldn't miss your first day at school. Your hairs different, I like it." His smirk never left his face.

"It's been 15 years, Damon."

"Thank god. I couldn't take another day of the nineties. That horrible grunge look? Did not suit you. Remember, Stefan, it's important to stay away from fads." He made it look like he was never away, like nothing had happened.

"Why are you here?" I needed to know. There was something he was hiding, I had to know.

"I miss my little brother." He grinned, walking closer to me. His smirk not slipping one bit. I'm sure he can feel the tension between us, it's suffocating. "You hate small towns. It's boring. There's nothing for you to do. 'I know you better than that, Damon. Stop lying to me.' I thought to myself. "I've managed to keep myself busy." He beamed. Everything made more sense now, the attacks. It was Damon. "You know, you left that girl alive tonight. That's very clumsy of you." I folded my arm across my chest; I know I couldn't look weak in front of him. "Ah. That can be a problem… for you."

'Bullshit' I murmured below my breath. There was something more. "Why are you here now?" I pushed further. He backed away, smirk growing once more across his lips. "I could ask you the same question. However, I'm fairly certain your answer can be summed up all into one little word… Elena. I knew he was here for her, I couldn't let this happen. Not again.

"She took my breath away. Elena. She's a dead ringer for Katherine. Is it working, Stefan? Being in her world? Does it make you feel alive?" Damon was getting off on intimidating me, making me feel things I have been working to long for him to destroy. "She's not Katherine." I stated, hoping to get through to him. I knew it wouldn't work, but I'll try my damn hardest to keep him away from her… and Alana.

"I know what you're doing, Damon. It's not gonna work."

"Yeh? Come on. Don't you crave a little?" He had a look of lust… of hunger on his face.

I can't take the pressure, not now. "Stop it." He continued to hit me, pushing me further and further back, trying to push me over the edge to breaking point. I want about to let that happen. He took another step, closing the gap that separated us. "Let's do it. Together. I saw a couple of girls out there. Or let's just cut to the chase and go straight for Elena." His eyes were burning with hunger as they turned red; his blood was pumping so fast I could hear it ringing in my ears.

"STOP IT!" I yelled. I could feel my face changing. I didn't want her, did I? No, I didn't. I tried to push the thoughts of her out of my head, her blood running down my throat as I blead her dry, NO. "Imagine what her blood tastes like." He pushed and pushed. "I can." I snapped. "I said stop!" I ran to him with all the force I could muster, we both went crashing through the window and landing on the pavement. I looked up, he was gone. I looked around; he was leaning on the face, glaring at me with disappointment.

"I was impressed. I give it a 6. Missing style." He gloated, swaying back and forth as he continued to degrade me. I struggled to get up, I hadn't fed in a while, and I was weak. "Damon, please. After all these years, can't we just give it a rest?" I asked almost pleaded. "I promised you an eternity of misery, so I'm just keeping my promise, brother." He walked closer as I got to my feet. "Just stay away from them." I pleaded this time; I couldn't let him hurt them.

"I'm sorry. Them?" he asked, a look of confusion settled on his face as I realised what I had said. 'Fuck, he couldn't have known about Alana. I've just signed her death sentence.' I mentally staked myself. How could I have been so stupid? "Damon, don't." I warned. His smirk suddenly appeared on his face once more as he backed off. "You mean to tell me there are two of them? Sisters? I didn't see another one." He stated he looked pleased as he pieced the jigsaw together, his brain working overtime to figure out how he missed her. "Yes, Damon. Elena has a sister." I straightened my aching back. "Damon, please you can't hurt them. I beg of you." I pleaded once more, praying this time to get through to him. He wasn't interested, "How did I miss her?" he asked. "Alana, she's got shorter hair than Elena. She cut it so you can tell them apart." I whimpered still in pain from the fall.

Damon's smirk took over his full face; "you mean to tell me there twins?" he beamed.

"Damon, don't." I warned once more.

He dismissed me quickly, "Where's your ring? Oh yeah, suns coming up in a couple of hours, and poof, ashes to ashes and all that. He mocked. "Relax its right here." He waved showing all his smugness in one quick manoeuvre. He was in front of me within a blink of an eye, I ran to him thinking I could take him… I couldn't have been more wrong. He grabbed my throat, increasing the pressure as he flung me against the garage.

"You should know better than to think you're stronger than me. You lost that fight when you stopped feeding on people. I wouldn't try it again." He growled at me, face suddenly changing and eyes flashing red. "I think we woke Zach up. Sorry Zach!" Damon shouted as he causally walked away. 'What have I done?' This was my entire fault, and I would pay the price.

Alana

Dear diary,

How could I have been so stupid? Thinking that today was going to go better. To be good. I couldn't have gone worse; Vicki was in hospital something attacked her, a dog maybe a bear. No one knows. My heart was breaking as I watched Matt; Vicki was all he had left in his family. His mom walked out on then years ago, he's been struggling ever since. And Vicki well she was just a bitch, only in it for herself but I wouldn't have wished what happened to her tonight on my worst enemy. It was horrible.

As I continued to write in my journal I heard Elena talking from down the stairs, it was late so who could she be talking to? I asked myself. I couldn't see anyone outside so I went into the staircase to be nosy. It was Stefan. Elena was smiling talking to him as he had a deep look of concern on his face, worried almost. She invited him in and I quickly ran to my bedroom before they could see me. Something was compelling me to look out the window; it had such a strong pull on me.

I approached the window and pulled back the curtains, there was a man standing across the street looking directly at me, through me even. He was smiling, I felt like I couldn't move I was paralysed. My heart began to beat fast and loud within my chest as I struggled to get a breath, what was happening to me? I blinked and suddenly he was gone, just gone. I composed myself and locked my windows.

'What the hell was that?' I whispered aloud.

I climbed into bed and turned off the light, I could hear Elena and Stefan talking as I was drifting off. I was happy for her she's found someone, someone who will listen to her and maybe even understand her. My eyes became heavy as I slowly drifted off into a deep sleep.

'Tomorrow will be better, it can only get better.'