PART VII

Beth's POV

"You okay?" Stefan asked, and sat beside me in the sofa. I saw Damon stopped whatever he's doing and sat on the opposite sofa, looking at me, eyes questioning. I nodded.

"I just miss my mother." I told them.

"Tell us about her."

"My mother is Selene Skotos, she was born in Greece, well, at least that's where they found her in a clearing. She got her surname from the persons who found her, the Skotos, they don't have relatives and they're childless, they took my mother in, she was a few months old. After 5 years, they died in an accident; my mother was forced to be sent in an orphanage. When she grew up, she finished high school and got a scholarship to Yale University of the Arts, she moved to New York, but living there alone was too difficult for her, she met new friends, one was Luisa from Pennsylvania, she came with her for thanksgiving one time, she found out about the art school there, Pennsylvania Academy of the Arts, she left Yale and studied there. When she graduated, she went to Virginia Commonwealth University, School of the Arts, she decided to practice teaching there, that's when she met Zach..."

I grabbed my purse and reached for my wallet, I took out two monochrome pictures of my mother, I showed it to them.

"She looks just like you." Stefan told me.

"And she's pretty too. Wonder how she had fallen for Zach?" Damon sniggered. I glared at him, Stefan laughed, and stood.

"I hope you had a great time today. I'll just go at Elena's." After Stefan left, Damon stood as well to continue what he was doing, I peeked to see what it was, he was carving?

"I'll go and sleep now. Good night Damon." He looked up and nod. I placed my mother's photos on the night table beside my bed. They said I look like her, I smiled. Tomorrow's my first day in Mystic Falls High School. I was lying on my bed, staring at the ceiling. I closed my eyes.

"Beth, why did you come here? It's not safe for you." I said, I was in front of a mirror. But the mirror wasn't copying my actions, I reached out to touch myself, the mirror. And it didn't move, she smiled. I realized that it was my mother... she looked so beautiful in a golden dress. I saw figures around us. Vampires.

"Run mother! Run!" I shouted at her, we started running and they were after us. We run until we reached a cave, we went inside it and it was dark... glowing eyes appeared. The big wolf launched at me, and I opened my eyes.

"A dream." I told myself. I sweating and there's tears in my eyes. Mother. I thought.

I stood up, it was already morning. It was just a dream, I told myself again. I took a bath and got ready, I went down to grab some breakfast.

"Good morning" Stefan and Damon was on standing at the foot of the stairs, discussing something. I grabbed some bagel and opened the refrigerator for some milk, Damon went down town to buy some human food for me.

"Are you ready for school?" It was Stefan by the kitchen's door. I nodded.

"Be a good girl, and do good!" Damon winked. I laughed.

"Yes, grandpa. I'm not a child anymore, and apparently, my other grandpa will be there too!" And we left.

I jumped off Stefan's car; Elena was there, with Caroline and Bonnie. I waved at them. We entered the school all together. I am nervous. Everyone told me not to, because it will be alright, and they will be there for me, it felt good. Stefan accompanied me for my class schedule.

First class is history, I entered the classroom and saw Jeremy. He was smiling at me. I sat beside him.

"So, we have history together." He said.

"I guess so." And our history teacher came, her name is Miss Park, I think she's in her 30s. Her eyes were bright and she sure knows how to catch our attention, she was wearing a 1900th century gown and corset. She was speaking in an awkward accent, I can't figure out which. After the class, Jeremy approached me and asked what my next class is, but before I could answer anything, Bonnie came. She looked worried.

"Bonnie" Jeremy saw her.

"It's Elena..." She said, we rushed to the woman's bathroom where Elena is.

"What happened?" Jeremy asked. Elena's shirt was covered in blood and she looked sick.

"Does anyone have an extra shirt?" Caroline asked. It's difficult to just wash the blood in her shirt.

"Wait, I have a cardigan here, maybe she could wear it..." I told them, and handed the cardigan.

"Thanks, I'll take her home." Stefan said.

"I'll come with you." Jeremy insisted.

Jeremy and Stefan brought Elena home. At lunch, I decided to eat alone. I can't find Bonnie or Matt, and I saw Caroline and Tyler went off somewhere. So, I'd still be alone on my first day. I sighed. I grabbed some apple juice and three slices of pizza. I can't find any empty seat, except for one. Well, it's not exactly empty, a beautiful blonde girl was sitting there alone, she had food on her tray, but it looked untouched. I walked up to her, everyone was following me. I guess no one dared talk to her, except for me. But why?

"Uhm, Hi...Do you mind if I sit here with you?" I asked the blonde girl, she looked up and her eyes were surprised that I was there.

"No, have a sit." She smiled. I grabbed my first slice of pizza and asked her,

"What's the matter? Aren't you eating?"

"I'm not hungry...I'm Rebekah, Rebekah Mikaelson. What's your name?" She asked.

"I'm Elizabeth Salvatore. You can call me Beth. I just transferred here." I answered her, and she looked surprised again.

"Salvatore? Did you just say Salvatore? Are you related to the Salvatore's?" She said. Oh, so it was the surname.

"Yes, they're my gr-cousins." Oops, I almost spilled. I smiled at her. After the lunch, we walked together to our next class, hers was mathematics and mine was mythology.

"So, what brings you here in Mystic Falls?" She asked.

"Well, my dad's dead, and my mom too, just a few months ago. I found out that Damon and Stefan are the only family I have left..." I told her, talking about these makes me sad, and thankful as well. That Stefan and Damon didn't really die hundred years ago.

"Ah, family..." She whispered, she looked sad. And she snapped out of whatever she's thinking and said,

"Hey, here's your myth room. Good luck!" She said. I waved and entered the classroom.

Damon's POV

"What happened?" I demanded. Elena was covered with blood and she looked sick.

"Nothing." Elena answered.

"What? That doesn't look like nothing. Where's Stefan?" I asked her.

"She went to Bonnie's..." She looked down. There's something wrong with her.

"What is it Elena? Tell me!"

"I can't keep blood down okay?" She finally told me, she must have to feed on the veins. I grabbed my bag and threw her a blood bag. Her eyes looked wide.

"Drink" I told her, and she opened the blood bag and started drinking. A few minutes later, she stood up and ran towards the bathroom. She spit out the blood.

"I can't keep it down." She looks miserable.

"You need to drink from the veins." I told her.

"But I don't want to hurt anybody!" She was almost crying now. I reached for my shirt and moved the sleeve up to expose my wrist.

"Here"

"What? But...?" She looked hesitant but she grabbed my wrist.

"You just need to drink from the wrist." I want us to stay like this, even if it means she'd drain me with my blood. And she's finished.

"Thank you." She said.

"Okay, but don't tell Stefan." Blood sharing is...personal.

After she changed her clothes she sat on the couch and I gave her a cup of coffee. She took a sip and her face relaxed. I wish I could be with her like this. But she chose Stefan, the truth is, I should've been somewhere across the globe far away from here. I stood up to leave, maybe grab some drink down at the Grill.

"Thank you Damon." She called. I didn't look back.

Jeremy's POV

"Hello?" Beth's voice was beautiful even through the phone.

"Hey, Beth. It's Jeremy."

"Uhm, hey. How's Elena?" She asked.

"She's great. I just want to check up on you. I'm sorry I had to cut class."

"It's okay. You had to take care of your sister. I'm already home, so, no need to worry my new friend gave me a ride home..."

"New friend, who?" I asked her.

"Rebekah, Rebekah Mikaelson..." WHAT REBEKAH?

"No, Rebekah?" I told her, worried.

"Yes, oh she's back from the bathroom. Bye Jer, see you in school tomorrow." And she hung up. Panic took over me. Went down the house, rushing.

"What happened Jer?" Elena asked me, Stefan was here.

"Beth..." I told them, "...she's with Rebekah at your house." I looked at Stefan, worried was seen on his face.

"What?" He stood up and kissed Elena.

"I'll leave first." He said, and I called,

"I'll come with you."

BTW I have recently made a tumblr account for this fanfiction, if you want to know more about our Beth, or see pictures of her with her Mystic Falls family and friends, you can visit:

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