I walked up the stairs of the house and into my room, Katherine following behind me. My room was a light purple, with a big bed in the center, a black and white polka dot comforter. I had a black dresser, with a silver lamp, a flat screen TV across from the bed, and a white furry rug. My nightstand had a purple laptop sitting on it.
"Do you like it?" Katherine asked me.
"Yes. I love it. Did you pick everything out?"
"Yeah. Klaus said, I knew you longer than he did and I knew you better. I remember you always liking purple. I hope you still do?" She asked.
"Yeah." I sat down on my bed. Katherine walked over and sat down next to me. We sat there in a silence for a few minutes, before I said, "Thank you."
"For what?"
"Being such a good friend." I paused, "I would've never expected you to be my friend."
"I got tired of feeling like I had nobody. As I thought about it, you were the only one who I knew I could trust if you ever forgave me. Which I'm glad you did, even though I did horrible things to you and your family. I really am truly sorry. And I want you to know that I'll be by your side through anything, that is, if you want me to." She said. I quickly hugged her. I got up and began unpacking my clothes and stuff.
"I'm gonna go unpack too. My rooms right next to you if you need me." She said, before leaving.
When I finished that, I went downstairs to find Klaus. I found him and Elijah sitting at our table talking quietly.
"May I speak with you, Klaus?" I asked, hesitantly.
"Of course, Grace."
"Can you please call me Hayley? If you don't mind, I just really prefer that name."
"Okay, Hayley."
"I was wondering if you would allow me to speak with my brothers? And if I could start school here?"
"You will start school next Monday, me and Elijah went to the local high school while you were unpacking. As for your brothers, I will allow you."
"Thank you!" I said quickly, interrupting him.
"On one condition, you cannot tell them our location."
"Of course." I said, smiling. I got up and ran to my room, eager to video chat with Stefan.
STEFAN'S POV.
I was sitting in my room on my bed, reading. Damon hadn't come out of his room since Hayley left, neither have I. I heard my laptop ding next to me.
RebelChick(: would like to video chat.
I clicked accept and Hayley's smiling face appeared on the screen.
"Stefan." She sighed.
"Hayley, where are you? I'll come get you."
"No, Stefan. I do want to leave but just not yet. I need Klaus to think that I want to be here and I'm not gonna leave. Don't worry, I have a plan." She said.
"Ok." I said. I heard her name being called. It sounded like Katherine.
"I gotta go, me and Katherine are gonna go shopping."
"Have fun….wait you and Katherine are friends?" I asked, confused.
"Yeah. Bye Stefan. I love you."
"Love you too." I said, before I logged off.
HAYLEY'S POV.
Katherine and I hopped in the car and backed out of the driveway. When we got on the road, I turned the music up loud. After about 20 minutes, we reached a huge mall with 2 floors. We went to Kohl's so we could look for a dress. Klaus had said we're going to a party thing tonight, he didn't exactly say what it was for. I think it's just like a town party. But everybody has to get dressed up for it. Reminds me of a Founder's Party. She held up a gray strapless dress, with flowers coming from the shoulder to the middle of her thigh.
"I like it. It suits you." She nodded and walked over to me.
"Did you find anything?" I nodded. I held up a blue strapless dress with a neckline that went down in the middle. It had gems along the neckline.
For the rest of the day, we went to a lot of stores, and bought everything we liked. By the time, we were finished we both had 10 bags each.
"We still have to go get shoes, for the dresses." Before, we left Kohl's, we paid, but completely forgot about shoes.
"Oh yeah. How about we take these out to the car first?" Katherine nodded. We came back in, and walked back to Kohl's. When we were looking for shoes, Katherine's phone rang.
"Hello Klaus,"
"When will you be back?"
"Soon."
"You need to hurry up, we're leaving in a couple hours."
"Of course." She hung up.
I sighed. "He's so annoying."
"I know." She laughed.
"Katherine?" I asked hesitantly. She looked at me. "If I got Stefan and Damon to come sneak me out from here, from Klaus. Would you come with me?"
"I'd love too. But I don't think Stefan and Damon will let you have me come too." She said.
"Still. I'll make sure they let you."
"What about Elena?"
"She'll live." I smiled. "She might not like it at first. But if you act like you do to me to her and the guys, everything will be okay." "Then yes. I'd love to."
"Yay!" I smiled, and ran up to her and hugged her. I know, Katherine had done a lot to me and my family but, she really changed. I know I could trust her and that she would always be there for me. Right now, she was pretty much my only friend.
"How about these?" She held up a pair of black strappy heels.
"Yeah. How about these for me?" I held up silver heels with little straps across the top part of my foot, and a strap that goes around my ankle at the top. Katherine nodded. We went and paid, and started heading for the car.
"So how are doing with everything?" Katherine asked when we got out of the parking lot.
"I'm okay, I guess. I miss my brothers and Jeremy."
"It'll get better, I promise."
"I hope so. I guess, I'm just scared something will happen and my brothers won't be here to protect me." I said, looking out the window.
"I won't let anything happen to you." "Thank you." We rode back to the house in silence. We went in the house and went to our rooms to get ready. I went into my bathroom, an did my makeup. I out on gray eye shadow, put a thin line of eyeliner on. Then a few coats of mascara and lip gloss. I straightened my hair, rather than my normal little waves. I slipped on my dress, I put on a gold necklace with a rose on it. I slipped on my heels and walked downstairs. Katherine was wearing her dress, with black eye shadow, mascara, and light pink lip gloss. She also had her normal necklace on, the one that allowed her to walk in the sun.
"Are you ready, Hayley?" Klaus asked.
"Yes." I replied. He walked out the door, Katherine behind him. Elijah was walking next to me.
"You look beautiful." He said.
"Thank you."
"I know you don't want to be here, but I'm glad you are. I missed having a sister. If you would like to leave I completely understand, but I don't think Klaus feels the same."
"I know. I'm not gonna leave. If I leave, he might hurt the people I love, and I can't let that happen." He nodded. I climbed in the backseat next to Katherine.
We got to the mayor's house, where the party was, the greeted us at the door, and we went in. The house kinda looked like the Lockwood mansion. Elijah and Klaus left us to go talk with people; leaving me and Katherine.
"I'm gonna get a drink, do you want one?" She asked over the music.
"Yeah." I said. After she walked away, someone bumped into me. I turned around and it was a guy. He was about 5'5 compared to my short 5'1. He black hair that covered his eyes, which were a deep blue.
"I'm so sorry." he said. H flicked his hair out of his eyes, which I will admit, was kinda hot.
"It's okay."
"I'm Austin, by the way." He held his hand out.
"Hayley." I said, shaking his hand.
"So are you new here? I've never seen you around." He asked.
"Yeah, I just moved here."
"From where?" He replied.
"Mystic Falls, Virginia." Katherine came back with my drink and handed it to me.
"I'm gonna let you be. Klaus said we leave at 10." I nodded.
"Who was that?" Austin asked.
"My friend, that I live with."
"And Klaus?" He replied.
"My brother." I hated saying that. "So where did you come from?"
"Lived here my whole life." He replied.
"Siblings?"
"Little sister, 8 years old." He said. I smiled. Me and Austin talked for a while. He seemed really cool. It felt nice to just talk with a normal person. "So can I have your number? So we can hang out some more?"
"Yeah." I handed him my Blackberry and he handed me his Samsung Exclaim. I handed his back, and he gave me mine back.
"I'm gonna go get a drink." I nodded. He walked away. A moment later, I felt a tap on my shoulder. I turned around to see a girl with long blonde hair and green eyes. She was wearing a tight strapless pink dress, with black heels.
"Yes?" I asked her.
"Stay away form Austin." I was taken aback. Who is this girl?
"Excuse me?"
"You heard me. Stay away. He's mine." She sneered.
"Are you together?"
"Well no, but still. He's mine." She said. "And if you don't stay away form him, you'll be sorry."
"And what are you gonna do if I don't?" She stayed silent. "That's what I thought. So I'm gonna hang out with who I want to hang out with and your just gonna have to deal."
"Bitch." That's it. No one calls me a bitch or anything else for that matter. I slapped her. Not that hard but it was hard enough to leave a red mark. She touched her face, and walked away.
"Hey, are you okay?" Austin asked when he came back.
"Yeah, I'm fine."
Katherine walked up to me, "Time to go." She said.
"Bye, Austin. I'll text you later."
"Bye." He said. Me and Katherine meet Elijah and Klaus outside, and we started heading home.
When we got home, I said goodnight to Klaus and Elijah and went up to my room. I pulled on Hollister navy blue pajama pants, and a plain white V-Neck. I wiped off all my make-up and brushed my teeth and hair. I climbed in bed and grabbed my phone to text Austin.
Hey.
Hi. Wanna hang out tomorrow?
Sure. Where at?
Meet me in town center at 1.
K.(: Goodnight, Austin.
Night, Hayley.
I laid in bed smiling. Austin is really nice and cute. Wait, why am I thinking that? I have Jeremy. But I don't have Jeremy. I can't do that to him. But what if he's doing the same to me? I can't like Austin. I'm a vampire and he's human. Jeremy's human. But I don't want Austin caught up in everything. Plus, I just met him. I might like him a little. But I CAN'T like him. I just can't.
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