Here is chapter 2:) hope you guys like it and please R&R and enjoy:D

I do not own The Vampire Diaries, L.J. Smith does. But I do however own my OCs

I stared at the guy in front of me, wondering how he knew my name. We just starred at each other until I snapped out of my thoughts and came all the way down the stairs. He was just standing in the doorway.

"You can come in if you want to,"

"I'm alright, but thank you for the offer." He gave me a polite nod.

I just came to a realization. I have no idea what this guy's name is. Wow, total blonde moment. Elena came around the corner just then and looked at me surprised.

"Wow that was fast," she commented as she tried to put her earrings in.

"Well what can I say, I'm an eager beaver," I spread my arms out a little for emphasis. She laughed and shook her head.

"Oh Liz, have you met Stefan? He's in our history class,"

Stefan, such a strong and old name. I don't think I had ever met anyone with the name 'Stefan'. Weird but interesting at the same time.

"Uh yeah we actually met this morning outside the art room,"

"Funny, I met him outside the men's room," I laughed at that

"Only you Elena, only you," she shook her head and rolled her eyes though I knew she had a smile on her face.

"It's nice to finally put a name to your face. Thank you again for helping me this morning. Not many people would do that." I gave him a sincere smile. I already liked this guy. He obviously showed interest in Elena and I was alright with that.

"It was no problem, I was happy to help," and manners too. Yup, there's a check right next to his name in my book. I approve.

"Hey we're heading out to the Mystic Grill, why don't you join us?" I asked.

"Yeah, get a chance to get to know everyone," Elena put in.

"I wouldn't want to intrude,"

"Oh you're not, C'mon it'll be fun," I urged. I was curious about Stefan's life before he came here; call me nosy, I don't care.

"Alright then," I smile and together, Elena and I make our way out the door and join Stefan outside. We all pile into Elena's car and head off to the Mystic Grill. It was a short drive and soon we were pulling in.

As we walked in, all eyes stopped and stared at Elena and Stefan, preferably Matt. Matt Donovan is Elena's ex-boyfriend and our childhood friend. After our parents died, Elena decided to end their relationship, saying she needed time.

Matt came up to us and stuck his hand out for Stefan to shake.

"Hey, I'm Matt, nice to meet you," it sounded like a forced introduction though.

"Hi, Stefan," Stefan returned the handshake.

Matt then looked at Elena; she smiled at him, "Hey," He gave her a quiet 'hey' back and then turned to me

"Hey Liz, how you doing?" now I felt bad. He was ignoring Elena and talking to me. I guess he was trying to avoid the awkwardness on talking to an ex, especially when that ex is my sister.

"Better, thanks. Hey listen, I got some new drawings that I want you to look at when you get the chance to," I gave him a smile. Matt always liked to look at my drawings and paintings. He was kind of my little critic and I loved him for it.

"Yeah of course, whenever you're free too."

"Cool, I'll give you a call whenever," he then walks over to one of the pool tables.

Now I felt completely bad as I retuned my attention back to Elena. I wanted her and Matt to fix things, not make it more unbearable. And they only way for them to do that was if they talked to each other; not put me in the middle.

I just look at Elena and she shrugs her shoulders. We make our way over to a table and soon Bonnie and Caroline join us. They kept throwing questions at him like a police interrogation. Stefan, being the polite gentlemen that he was, answered all of them.

"So, you were born in Mystic Falls?" Caroline began the questioning.

He gave a nod and answered, "Yes, but I moved when I was still young."

"Parents?" Bonnie asked.

"My parents passed away," an awkward silence passed over the table till Elena was the one to break it.

"I'm sorry," Stefan just gave her a nod.

"Any siblings?" I was the one who asked.

"None that I talk to, I live with my uncle." he looked in my direction. Wow, he must have had a tough childhood. I rest my head in my head.

"So Stefan, if you're new than you don't know about the party tomorrow," oh Caroline, the flirt. I could already see she was trying to put the moves on Stefan.

"It's this back to school thing at the falls," Bonnie answered.

"Yup, with the drinking and hooking up parts of the high school population," I grin in Bonnie's direction and she grins back.

"Will you be there?" Stefan asked directly to Elena. I saw her blush slightly and mentally began to form a plan.

"Of course she is," I answer for her right away. She sends a smile in my direction and I just grin back. Bonnie and I pump fists together under the table.

It begins to get late and soon we all find ourselves heading home. We give Stefan a ride back to our house saying that he'll wait for his uncle. Once back home, I head for my room and begin to undress to get ready for a shower. As soon as I'm in my underwear I hear a 'caw', I turn my head and see a crow. It just looks at me and I stare right back.

"Shoo," it flies off.

I look at the window in confusion, I was almost certain I had closed it. I went over to it and relocked it. I rubbed my hands over my face in exhaustion. I went into the bathroom and turned the water on. I stood under the steaming water for a good ten minutes.

When I finished I dressed in my pjs and lay down on the bed. A part of me wanted to sketch, but I was too exhausted. Instead I shut my eyes and begin to doze off.

Soon I find myself in the middle of a nightmare. People were running around screaming and shouting things I couldn't hear. In the middle of the crowd I could make out a figure. He had mysterious features and wore a hard expression upon his face. Only one name came to mind as I looked upon him. Stefan

My eyes shot open in fear. I looked around the room to find it vacant. My heavy breathing filling the air was the only sound. I ran my hand through my hair and found that I was drenched in a cold sweat.

I don't know how long I lay in bed, with my eyes open. I know I have school in the morning, but I just can't command myself to go back to bed. Instead I sit up and take my sketchpad and begin drawing. I draw the face of Stefan. Except, his face looked more like an animal. It was terrifying.

When dawn came around, I began to get ready for school. When it was time for school I was the first one out of the house. I went up to my locker and prepared for the day by grabbing the necessary books and whatnot.

Pretty soon the day had ended and I made my way over to my car. But as I was putting my bags away, I saw something that made me irritated. It was Jeremy, smoking and passing pills out. Angrily, I made my way over to him with my arms crossed.

"Seriously Jer? It's only the second day of school and you're already trashing yourself." I huffed out.

"Don't start now Liz, I already got this speech from Elena and I don't need it from you too," he started to walk away but I started following him.

"Yeah, we you're gonna get it from me too. You cannot keep doing this to yourself Jeremy. What's it going to prove? That you're a big tough guy?"

"Look you don't understand Liz, I need this."

"Oh I don't understand? Jeremy, our parents are dead. I get that more than anyone else cause they were my parents too. This is not the way to deal with it though,"

"Well maybe it's the way I wanna deal with it. You have your hobbies and I have mine," he rounded out.

"My hobbies do not include smoking and dealing out pills to every druggie in this school." Now I hit the spot. "Jeremy, people are going to stop letting you slide; no one cares anymore. We can only grief the natural way. And that does not include destroying everything good that's in your life right now." I lied to not only him, but to myself too. I myself didn't know the proper way to grieve either.

"What good do I have in my life right now, Liz? Mom and dad are dead, you, Elena and Jenna are always on my ass, and this is the only good thing I have going for me right now. You don't have to like it, but you have to deal with it," he huffed and turned away from me.

I sighed as I watched him stalk away. I just heaved a huge breath and turned back to my car. The drive home was filled with silence. When I got home, I went up to my room and flung myself on the bed. Staring up at the ceiling, my mind began to wander.

Jeremy is going to destroy his life of he keeps going down this road. I stand up and just begin to pace my room; occasionally running my hand through my hair.

I hear footsteps and go outside into the hallway and see Elena making her way to her room.

"Hey Elena?" she turns around.

"Do you think we could talk for awhile before the party? It's kinda important."

"Yeah, sure, come on in," I walk into her room and sit down on the bed. All around the room were pictures of us; our parents, Jeremy and Elena and I.

"So what's on your mind?' she sits next to me. I exhale my breath that I didn't know I was holding until now.

"It's about Jer," I begin. She waits for me to continue. "Have you noticed anything different about him lately?"

"You mean the drinking and the smoking? Yeah I've noticed." She admits.

"Not only that, but I think he's doing pills too," This is for your own good Jeremy.

"Wait, what? Are you serious?" I give her a look letting her know I wasn't kidding.

"He is going to destroy his life if he doesn't stop. But I don't know how t o get him to stop is the problem," I cross my arms. We both stare straight ahead and lap into a silence.

"I say we talk to him, make him see what he's doing is totally wrong."

"I already tried that and it didn't work. I guilt tripped him and everything, but nothing. It's like he doesn't care anymore."

"Then we'll do it together. You and I both know that he caves whenever the two of us bag on him together." That is true. He does cave whenever we get on his case about something he did wrong.

"Okay, how about tonight at the party? Knowing him, he's bound to do something totally stupid and wreck less." I heave and stand up.

"Yeah, true. Oh hey about tonight, no drinking. I don't think I can handle a drunken Liz tonight" I could hear the laughter in her voice. I cracked a smile too.

"Oh come on! That was one time and it was a special occasion too," I crossed my arms again.

"I don't think celebrating the end of the year with good grades counts as a special occasion, Liz. Even if it was two years ago," we start laughing.

"Oh yeah, but it was fun though you have to admit."

"It was, until you did a little something-"

"Hey, I thought we agreed to never speak of that again?" I point an accusing finger at her and give a small glare.

All she does is just laugh and even I can't suppress the small chuckles that escape my lips.

"Alright, well I better go start on my homework," I turn to leave and as I enter my room I hear her say,

"We should get ready by 7:30, that way we have enough time to get there. Oh, we're meeting Bonnie there too,"

"Okay," I shout back to her.

I start my homework and by the time I'm done, I realize that I should start getting ready. I dress in dark skinny jeans that are ripped at the knees and a silver belt. I wear a long sleeve white shirt with a lace patter at the hem and a black leather jacket. I retouch up on my makeup and wear hoop earrings. Giving myself a look over, I nod in satisfaction and turn to leave.

I meet Elena downstairs and together we make our way to the Falls. The Falls were like a hang out and had the most beautiful waterfalls in town. They looked especially breathtaking at night. When we arrive we can see that the majority of the school had already arrived, and were drunk might I add.

We see Bonnie and together we stand around and talk. Well, more like talk about the new love interest that Elena has required. Both Bonnie and Elena had beers in their hands while I just had water. I hate to admit it, but when Elena's right she's right. And I was not getting drunk again. Bad experiences.

"So where is he?" Bonnie's voice breaks my thought. We're looking around for Stefan I guess.

We look around and only see people either making out or drinking.

"I don't know. You tell me you're the physic," oh yeah that's right. Bonnie was descendant from witches. I thought it was really cool and interesting.

"Right, I forgot. Wait, give me a sec, Grams says I have to concentrate," she amusedly says as she closes her eyes. Elena and I both laugh until I interrupt.

"Wait, you need a crystal ball," I turn around and pick up an empty beer bottle. She laughs at me and reaches out to grab it. But when she touches my hand, she snaps her eyes open in fear.

She jerks her hand out of mine and looks at me strangely.

"What? I ask.

"That was weird," Elena and I look at her, expecting more. "When I touched you I saw a crow," she began.

I looked at her in shock. How could she know about the crow that had been following me for the past two days?

"I'm drunk, it's the drinking, nothing physic," she grabbed the bottle out of my hand and turned away.

"Wait, Bonnie!" Elena called out.

I wanted to know more about what she saw but Stefan came over just then. I didn't want to be a bother to what he and Elena were talking about though.

"Hey, I'm gonna go find Bonnie; see is she's alright," I turn around a try to find her. For about twenty minutes, I was wondering through a sea of drunks. I had at least five guys ask me if I was looking for a hookup.

I finally found Bonnie after a while and she was standing with Matt and Caroline; obviously watching Stefan and Elena. Matt out of sheer jealousy and Caroline out of envy. It was obvious to anyone that Matt was still sweet on my sister. And Caroline was jealous cause she believes that Elena always gets the guys she wants.

"You know, it's rude to stare," I teased. It was directed to both of them, but only Matt turned my way.

"I know but-"

"Eh, no buts. You gotta give her time Matt. We all need it and you know it," I gave him a sympathetic smile.

"I know, I know. It's just that I feel weird being around her ya'know? I mean she was the one who broke up with me," he stated like he was in pain.

"I know that, but you have to respect her decisions. If this is what she wants then you should let her have it if it makes her happy,"

"Okay, but I can't promised I'll like it," he gave me a cheeky grin.

"Only you Matt, only you," the four of us talk for awhile and I notice that Matt turns every now and then to catch a glimpse of Elena and Stefan.

Soon after about ten minutes, the four of us split up. I went over to the under arc and sat down on one of the railings. As soon as I sat down, Elena plopped right down next to me. I gave her a look and she gave me one back.

"What's with the look?" she asked innocently.

"You can't fool me Elena, I am your twin sister and I know when something is up," I gave a full blown smile. I nudged my shoulder with hers and she nudged right back. "Spill Elena, I wanna know all the details,"

"There's nothing really to tell Liz. We talked that's it,"

"Oh yeah, and while you were off talking, I was busy drinking. Come on spill, you know I'll find out one way or another," I smirk at her.

"Okay, okay. I told him about our parents and he gave me some good advice," she stated like it was nothing.

"That's it? You really just talked? No romantically gazing into each other's eyes or anything like that?"

"Nope,"

"Wow, you're boring." She just laughs and I join in.

Soon after, Stefan joins after talking to Caroline. From the look on her face, I could see that she'd just been turned down, and by Stefan.

Elena sends a grin towards his way and says, "I was wandering where you went off to,"

"Is she like that with other guys?"

"Nah, you're fresh meat; she'll back off eventually." I answer and smile. Elena and I hear bottles smashing together and turn to see a very drunken Jeremy stumbling to the woods.

"God, you gotta be kidding me," she says with an annoyed tone.

"What?" Stefan turns his head too just in time to see Jeremy go into the woods.

"Our brother," I begin.

"The drunk one," Stefan finishes for me.

"That would be the one, excuse us." Elena and I hop off the railing and soon follow Jeremy into the woods.

"Need any help?" he offers.

"Trust us, you're not gonna wanna witness this," Elena turns her head around to tell him.

"Jeremy!" I call out.

Elena and I find ourselves in the woods and following Jeremy, who was stumbling around drunkenly.

"Jeremy," I begin as I step over a rock.

"Jeremy, where the hell are you going?" Elena finishes as we step over a log together.

"I don't wanna hear it," he replies but as soon as he does he trips over a log. When Elena and I reach him we look down in shock and fear. There, on the ground, was Vicki Donovan, Matt's sister.

I put my hands over my mouth to keep the shriek from escaping my lips.

"Vicki?" he asks with fear in his voice. Jeremy turns to us in fear, "Oh my God it's Vicki."

"Oh my God," I hear Elena. I was too shocked to say anything. Suddenly, Vicki's eyes snapped open and she inhaled a breath of air before she passed out again.

With Jeremy carrying her, we managed to get Vicki safely back to where the party was.

"Somebody help us!" I call out.

Matt comes rushing over to us as we lay her down on a table. All the while, people start gathering around to see what's going on.

"What the hell happened?" Matt asked in a panicked tone.

"Hey everybody back up and give us some space," Tyler diminishes the crowd.

"Somebody call an ambulance,"

"It's her neck, something bit her; she's losing a lot of blood." I stated.

After about twenty or so minutes, an ambulance arrived along with police cars and animal control too. We waited with Matt as they loaded Vicki into the ambulance. The group of kids dispersed so they wouldn't get caught being drunk.

As soon as she was settled, Elena and I went off to seek out Jeremy. Instead, we ran into Bonnie. She said that she was gonna take Caroline home.

"I'm gonns take Jeremy home too, right Liz?" I just nod. The shock of everything left me speechless.

"Elena, Liz, there's no way I'm physic, I know that. But whatever I saw, or I think I saw, I have this feeling,"

"Bonnie what?" I questioned.

"That it's just the beginning," after the words left her mouth she left us. Now I was really scarred, because I knew that it was mostly directed towards me since she touched me.

We went in search of Jeremy and found him watching where the ambulance had once been, with a beer bottle in hand.

"I called Jenna; she's on her way," he didn't say anything. He was watching the policemen work.

"Those people over there, last time I checked they're the police." I said trying to prove a point. To prove his point though, he downed the rest of his beer and chucked the bottle over his shoulder. Elena and I just looked at him in disbelief.

"People are going to stop giving you breaks Jeremy, they just don't care anymore. Our parents are dead. They got their own lives to deal with. We should try to move on too."

"Is that how you and Liz see it?"

"Mom and dad wouldn't want this for us and you know it." He just walked off.

Soon after, Jenna came and got us. The ride home was silent and awkward; no one knew what to say after what happened. When we got home, I went to my room and got ready for bed. As soon as I was changed, I began a new sketch. On the paper before me came scenery. And not just any scenery, but the woods of Mystic Falls. The weird thing was though; I had never been into the woods before in my life. So why was I drawing them now?

I stared out into the distance as Bonnie's words rang through my ears. It's only the beginning. But the beginning of what?