Ladies and Gentleman of the Fanfiction world, Do not worry I am not abandoning this FIC!
I'm going through and editing everything in Sister of Darkness. I started this fic when I was 15 years old, I am now 20, my writing has changed! I have changed, I've grown and so has my writing. By August 27, 2018 I will have finished editing and reworking Sister of Darkness! I will repost all of the chapters that are being rewritten at ONE time, then weekly I will be posting new updates, with new content.
I have someone who is also helping me edit and catching things that I haven't noticed.
Do not worry the main (OC)Original characters that I created will be staying!
Parker, IT, Killian, Sara will remain in the story!
I am sorry that this is not actually an update, But I will let you know that if you read on AO3 I am posting weekly the rewritten chapters. My username on Archive of Our Own is Kat2016.
I will do my best to get the rewrite up before August 27, 2018. The reason I chose this date is it is the date classes at my university start back up, and I want the rewrite down before the stress of school comes back on.
I will even include the Pilot episode rewrite to show that I am serious!
Some woods Somewhere
Parker Gilbert glanced around realizing she was standing on the side of a road, heading through the woods. Parked just off the road was a vehicle. On the vehicle's hood lay a body. Not far from the car was another body laying in the middle of the road. Parker walked slowly to the body on the vehicle and gasped when she saw the man's neck. His neck was ripped open, shredded. She quickly moved to the other body, a woman. Just like the man her neck was ripped open.
Unknown to Parker someone was watching her as she looked at the dead couple. The person had seen her appear out of thin air. Just as suddenly as she had appeared she disappeared.
Gilbert House
"Parker wake up! Don't want to be late to your first day of work." Jenna said flicking on the light causing Parker to groan.
"I'm up," Parker yelled throwing her pillow at the door, causing Jenna to laugh and walk away.
Getting out of bed she remembered the night before and made a mental note to check the news. She quickly took a shower; once she was out she put on her nice black skinny pants, a black tank top with a red blouse over it. She put her hair in a complicated braid before putting on her black ankle boots.
Grabbing her leather jacket and wallet Parker excited her bedroom. Passing her younger sister Elena's room she could see her sister writing in her diary. Pausing to watch her sister for a second, Parker could see her little sister was trying to soldier on through it, and pretend she was ok. But Parker knew otherwise. Parker continued on downstairs to find Jenna officially freaking out.
"Hey Jenna, calm down it's ok." Parker said trying to calm her aunt down, Just then Elena came in the kitchen.
"Toast, I can make toast." Jenna declared as she continued to freak out.
"It's all about the coffee, Aunt Jenna." Elena announced getting a cup as Jeremy walked in.
"Is there coffee?" Jeremy asked sleepily walking to the coffee.
"Your first day of school and I am totally unprepared. Lunch money?" Jenna asked holding up five dollars.
"I'm good." said Elena as she took another sip of coffee as Jeremy took the money with a slight nod.
"Jenna don't you have a big presentation today?" Parker asked as they all looked at their aunt.
"I'm meeting my thesis advisor at... NOW...crap!" Jenna gasped grabbing her stuff.
"Then go, I'll take care of stuff here." Parker said giving her aunt a nod.
"Yeah we'll be fine." Elena said before looking at Jeremy "You ok?"
"Don't start, Parker I'm going to your car." Jeremy said leaving as Parker turned her head to the TV. Just in time to see the missing persons report.
"Brooke and Darren," Parker mumbled. Recognizing the couple from the night before.
"What?" Elena asked looking at her older sister.
"Oh nothing Elena. I've got to go, and Bonnie's parked outside." Parker said running to her car and getting in while receiving a look from Jeremy when she got in. "Oh shut it."
Mystic Falls High
Parker pulled her mustang into the staff parking lot. Glanced at her brother as she revved the engine twice, before shutting off the ignition.
"I can't believe my older sister is going to be my guidance Counselor." Jeremy said getting out of the car at the same time as Parker did.
"Don't forget I will also be here for years to come, or at least I should. I have to get to the office to get some stuff." Parker said walking to the office as quickly as she could manage without running. Upon entering the office she saw the back of a guy who was talking to the secretary.
"Ah Ms. Gilbert you have decided to arrive, excuse me sweetie I have to get her some stuff real quick. Then we can get back to your schedule." The secretary behind the desk said before getting up to grab some stuff.
"Of course," Stefan said stepping to the side to make room for Parker.
"Thanks, since there's a student in here I'm safe. Hi I'm Parker Gilbert. Mystic Falls alum, and new counselor." Parker said holding her hand out to Stefan.
"Hi, Stefan Salvatore." Stefan said shaking her hand.
"Salvatore, as in Zach Salvatore?" Parker asked looking at Stefan, holding onto his hand.
"Yes, he's my uncle," Stefan said letting go of her hand.
"Here you are Ms. Gilbert, Mr. Tanner is expecting you in his class today and tomorrow. And since you are going to be a Counselor from now on, I suggest you start getting here earlier from now on ." The woman said with a small glare, sending Parker out of the office without another word.
"She still doesn't like you, does she?" Bonnie asked as Parker glanced at her and Elena.
"Elena. Oh. My. God." Caroline said walking up and pulling Elena into a hug.
"I'm off to see Tanner," Parker said walking away, dragging her thumb across her throat, as Bonnie told her 'Good luck'.
Walking down the hall Parker received many looks, most because she was basically a party legend and wild child in the school. In fact if you asked anyone who knew her she could down more shots in under a minute than anyone else in town. Entering Mr. Tanner's classroom brought back memories, almost all of them involved the look she was receiving at the moment.
"Ms. Gilbert, are you ever on time for anything?" Mr. Tanner asked turning back to the board continuing to write.
"Nope, never. I was born three days after my due date; I was five minutes late to my parent's funeral. I was an hour late to prom. I completely missed my high school graduation; of course I was in a drunk for that one, along with several people who shall remain unnamed. I also missed my third through sixth birthdays because I was in a coma. So yeah, I'm always late." Parker assured him. She took a seat at the desk with 'PJG' carved into it.
"Hey that's my seat for troublesome students in my classes." Mr. Tanner said as she sat down.
"Oh I know, remember. It was my assigned seat in all of your classes, and detention. After all I spent so much time in this seat I engraved my initials on it, just to haunt you." Parker said as student started to enter the room. Running her hand over the etched marks.
"I can't believe I have to deal with you for the next two days. Thought I was rid of you when you graduated." Mr. Tanner muttered before starting class. "Everyone Ms. Gilbert will be with us for today and tomorrow to view a teacher at work. And to view students in their natural environment. After that she will be your Counselor from now on."
"Sweet we get a hot Counselor now." A kid from the football team said, leaning back in his chair.
"Wait we all know her as Parker, can we keep calling her Parker?" Another kid asked, elbows on their desk appearing attentive.
"School rules state that you should call me Ms. Gilbert or Ms. Parker, but almost never Parker during school hours. Unless you visit me for counseling in which case you are allowed to call me Parker, it is less formal and more comfortable for you to talk that way with me." Parker said silencing the class.
"I'm shocked you know the rules so well," Mr. Tanner muttered starting on his planned lecture for the first day back. Throughout the class Parker watched as Stefan and Elena kept staring at each other. While Bonnie kept texting Elena. 'I should probably stop them, but… Not my class!'
By the end of the day Parker was almost ready to stab her eyes out with her pen. After all the students from the last hour left the room Parker stood to leave. She was at the door when Mr. Tanner spoke to her.
"Where are you off to in such a hurry?" Mr. Tanner asked with a smile knowing how much Parker hated him.
"Got to take my brother home, Oh and then I'm off to get drunk in hopes of forgetting spending the entire day with you." Parker said sweetly with a small smirk.
"That is probably the reason you're not the guardian of your siblings. And how did you, an alcoholic become a guidance counselor?" Mr. Tanner asked standing up.
"No the reason I can't be their guardian is because I could drop into a coma at any second, or at least that's what a single doctor says. I'm a counselor because there is a saying 'Do as I say, not as I do.'." Parker said walking away and leaving behind a shocked Tanner. Reaching her car she found Jeremy already standing there.
"Hey want to go to the grill? I need a DD." Parker asked getting into the car.
"I get to drive your car? Hell yeah." Jeremy almost shouted as they pulled out of the parking lot onto the road, causing Parker to smirk.
Mystic Grill
Twenty minutes later found Parker sitting at the bar with her second glass of bourbon. She had already watched Jeremy try and get Vicki's attention, and fail. She'd heard about Caroline wanting Stefan. And currently Matt was talking to Bonnie about Elena. Zoning out Parker ordered another drink and pulled out her phone. She had a text from Zach S, 'Call Carol'. Groaning Parker called the mayor's wife.
"Parker, I asked Zach to text you this morning. Why are you just now calling me?" Carol said sounding impatient.
"Carol I've been at the school all day. I work there now, as the new counselor, and I didn't have time to check my phone." Parker said annoyed at the older woman.
"Oh I forgot you got the job, congratulations." Beamed Carol.
"Yeah thanks, now why did I need to call you?" Parker asked finishing her drink.
"Oh right, at the next Founder's Party we are having a meeting. You are required to attend this meeting. You've missed almost all of them." Carol said sternly like a mother.
"I'll be there Carol, now good bye." Parker said hanging up the phone.
"Hey Parker, or should I call you Ms. Gilbert?" Stefan asked walking up to her at the bar.
"Parker's fine." Parker said before signaling for another drink.
"Okay. I was wondering how do you know Zach? He doesn't really leave the boarding house often." Stefan asked
"He's part of the town council and so am I, took my fathers spot.I can understand why he doesn't leave often, that house is a bitch to clean. I mean I used to have to do it." Parker said before downing her drink.
"What do you mean you used to have to clean it?" Stefan asked with a questioning look.
"I lived there after I graduated high school, until my parents died. Most of my stuff is actually still there." Parker said with a shrug.
"Well I guess that explains why Zach has one room locked all the time." Stefan said before getting up to go.
"Yup, that's be my room. See you tomorrow Stefanie." Parker said smirking.
Stefan stopped by the table he had left, so he could talk with Parker. "Did she just call me Stefanie?" He asked the group.
"Yeah that's my big sister for yea. If you're a guy she gives you a girl's name, opposite way for girls. She calls me Elliot, Bonnie is Bobby, Caroline is Carl, and Matt is Mary, Tyler is Trish, and Jeremy is Jessica." Elena explained.
"She does that with everyone?" Stefan asked earning nods from everyone. "Okay then, well I have to go. Bye"
Parker sat at the bar two drinks later when Jeremy came up to her and told her she had enough to drink, and it was time to go. Once they were home and Parker was in bed, she was out like a light.
Mystic Falls High
Mr. Tanner was asking about the battle of Willow Creek. Both Bonnie and Matt didn't know the answer, then he tried asking Elena and she didn't know either.
"I was willing to be lenient last year for obvious reasons, Elena. But personal excuses ended with summer break." Mr. Tanner said making Parker want to rip his heart out.
"There were 346 casualties. Unless you're counting local civilians." Both Stefan and Parker said at the same time as if sharing the same brain. Parker spoke with slight aggression.
"That's correct, Mister...?" Mr. Tanner said looking at Stefan shocked that both he and Parker knew the answer.
"Salvatore." Stefan said looking at Parker.
"Salvatore, any relation to the original settlers here in Mystic falls?" Mr. Tanner asked.
"Distant," Stefan said looking at Tanner.
"Well, very good. Except, of course there were no civilian casualties in the battle." Mr. Tanner said still looking at Stefan.
"Actually, there were 27, Mr. Tanner. Confederate Soldiers fired upon a church, believing it housed enemy weapons. They had been severely wrong . It is considered a night of great loss. Some upstanding citizens and guests to our town were in that church. You can check the founder's archives in city hall if you'd like. Heck I'll even lend you my key." Parker said remembering reading it in the history stuff that left out the stuff on vampires.
"I'll, take your word for it Ms. Gilbert." Mr. Tanner said before continuing with the lecture.
At the end of the day Parker wanted to claw her eyes out again. But at least tomorrow she got to work from her office. None of her work required her in the office for the first two days because students generally just did pretesting, so that night she planned to go to the bar and look over papers while she drank. But both Jeremy and Elena where going to the bonfire and she had no one to drive her home. She went to her Office and thanked the other Counselor for covering for her the first two days and left for the bar.
Parker didn't drink anything but water for the first half of the stack of papers, but by the time she was three quarters done she had already had three glasses of bourbon. That's when she drifted off to sleep with her head on the bar.
Woods, by the Bonfire
Parker opened her eyes to find herself in the woods. She watched as Vicki turned around and was attacked. As the younger girl dropped, Parker to gasped body jerking back. " Vampire"
Mystic Grill
"Hey Parker you should head home, you seem pretty tired" The bartender said taking the empty glass from her.
"Yeah, you're probably right, I'll pay my tab tomorrow night." Parker said grabbing her stuff before leaving. Once at home Parker ran upstairs having gotten home before anyone else. Getting inside of her room she dropped all of her stuff and grabbed her sketchbook drew what she had witnessed but being sure to obscure the faces of the two beings, just in case someone saw it.
Finishing the sketch Parker heard the front door open down stairs. Quickly she changed into her pajamas and went to sleep before anyone knew she was awake.