Elena has just discovered a picture of Katherine at Stefan's house. In her emotional state, she makes a wish on a star. What she doesn't realize is that you should be careful what you wish for, especially when your best friend is a witch.

This story has been rolling around in my head for a while now. I combined characteristics from both the books and the TV series. These choices are based on what would work better for the story. This is my first attempt at writing fan fiction, so please, be gentle. No copyright infringement intended. This story is for entertainment only. Rated M for later chapters. Enjoy!

ELENA'S WISH

Chapter 1

Elena's POV

"This can't be happening!"

Elena could barely see the road as she raced her car toward home. Her anger, frustration, and even sadness were blinding. She couldn't get that picture out of her mind, Stefan's beloved Katherine. No wonder their relationship had progressed so quickly, she was just a "Katherine-replacement".

Elena knew she should have stayed to confront Stefan about why he had never told her that she was a carbon copy of his ex, but she just couldn't think clearly with all these emotions running through her. He probably didn't even realize that she had left yet. He had gone downstairs to get her something to drink when she had come across the faded photo of Stefan's first love. The shock had almost knocked her off her feet. If it wasn't for the name and date written under the picture, she would have thought it was her own eyes staring back at her. Elena couldn't stay there another second. To be honest, she had fallen in love with Stefan and couldn't fathom how much her heart would break if it turned out that Stefan had only cared about her because of her resemblance to Katherine.

"This can't be happening!"

Elena made it home and ran up to her bedroom in hopes of avoiding everyone else in the house. She threw herself onto her bed and allowed a sob to escape her throat. She would not lose it. She would keep her emotions in check until she could work this out rationally. A few more sobs worked their way out before she could stop them. What was real? Did Stefan really care about her? Was he disappointed because she couldn't live up to Katherine?

It suddenly dawned on Elena that it wasn't just Stefan that had kept this information from her. Damon had not told her either. She finally realized why the Salvatore brothers were so competitive when it came to her. It was Round 2 of Who Can Win Katherine. Elena had no idea why, but this hurt her worse than when she thought it was only Stefan.

Elena couldn't hold back her tears anymore and decided to let them come. Thankfully, her brother, Jeremy had his stereo turned up so loud that it would drown out the sounds of her crying. She decided to do something she hadn't done since she was a little girl. She got off her bed and walked to the window on the other side of her room. She picked out the star she wanted and closed her eyes.

"I wish I had met them before Katherine!"

Bonnie's POV

Bonnie was excited. She had learned a few more spells over the last few days and she couldn't wait to show Elena what she had been working on. Elena was Bonnie's best friend, and practically the only person that Bonnie trusted when it came to talking about her magical abilities. Any other person would have freaked out when they had seen Bonnie levitate a bunch of feathers into the air around her, but Elena had been very supportive.

It was less than a year ago when Bonnie found out she could do things that the average teenager couldn't do. Her grandmother had always told her that she had special powers, but she had never believed her. Bonnie figured that now she would have to find some way to make it up to her grandmother for thinking she was a crazy lunatic. It had all started when she had been in her bedroom and saw a candle on her dresser. Bonnie had liked keeping candles all around her room, for the smell and the soft light that radiated from them. She was staring at the candle, thinking that she should get up and light a few of them, when out of nowhere a flame burst up from the wick. Bonnie nearly fell off the bed and ran screaming for her father when she remembered her grandmother's words. She choked back her fear and decided to test the theory.

She turned to her nightstand and saw another candle. She began to concentrate on the wick and think only of a flame. Suddenly, another flame shot up. Bonnie couldn't help but giggle as she watched the flame dance. We reached for the phone and dialed her grandmother's number. She should not have been surprised when her grandmother answered and simply asked, "Do you believe me now?"

It had taken Bonnie a while to work up the nerve to tell anyone about her new gifts. She had run through the list of her close friends, but decided to only tell Elena for now. Their mutual friend, Caroline, probably wouldn't take it very well. Caroline had her whole life mapped out and didn't like change very much. Besides, she would probably just want Bonnie to perform love spells all the time. Matt, another one of their circle, was so hung up on Elena at the moment that he probably wouldn't even pay attention. Elena had ended a relationship with Matt soon after her parents' death, and Matt was a wreck.

Elena had been the best option. She had always been there for Bonnie in the past and would listen without judgment. Plus, Elena was good with weird. She had just found out that the guy she was dating has been a vampire since the 1860s. Not to mention the fact that his brother was also a vampire. Even Bonnie had not wanted to believe that story. Stefan had begged Elena to give him 24 hours, so he could explain his history. After those 24 hours, Elena had accepted it as the truth and promised not to "out" him. Of course, she broke things off with him, but that only lasted a little while before she decided that it didn't matter what he was.

Hopefully, Elena was at home and not over at Stefan's. It was rare when Elena wasn't with her vampire boyfriend. Stefan seemed like a pretty nice guy, but it was extremely hard to trust him when he said he would never hurt Elena. Even if Stefan wasn't dangerous, his brother, Damon, was. Both of the Salvatore brothers had come to town a few months ago and both of them had immediately fallen for Elena. It was like some sick competition between the two of them to see who could get her attention.

Elena's car was in her driveway as Bonnie pulled up to the house. Bonnie ran up to the door and let herself in like she always did. She could hear Jeremy's music blasting through the house and the corners of her mouth turned up into a smile as she waited for Elena to scream at him to turn it down. Her smile slowly disappeared when she didn't hear the usual arguing between the two siblings.

She walked down the hall and quietly opened Elena's door. Elena was sitting on her bed crying, so upset that she didn't even notice that Bonnie was there. Bonnie watched as Elena stood up and walked over to her window. She looked up to the sky and slowly closed her eyes.

"I wish I had met them before Katherine!"

Bonnie had no idea who Katherine was, but she knew that if anything had made Elena this upset, the Salvatore brothers were responsible. She walked up behind Elena and put her hand on her shoulder. Elena spun around wide-eyed and as soon as she saw Bonnie, she collapsed into her arms sobbing. They stood there together for a few minutes while Elena got the tears out of her system. Elena lifted her head and took a deep breath.

"Are you ready to talk about it?" Bonnie said as she smoothed Elena's hair out of her face.

"I was over at Stefan's. We had had an amazing night and he went downstairs to get me something to drink. I didn't mean to be nosy. I was just walking around his room, reading book titles and things like that. Then, on this table, I saw a picture of Stefan's ex that Damon told me about when I first met him. Do you remember? She was the one that Stefan and Damon were so hung up on back when they were human. Well, what they forgot to tell me was that I look just like her!"

Bonnie nodded silently as Elena told her the story. She had heard all about this mysterious ex-girlfriend that had done a number on the two Salvatores. Apparently, she had made both of them fall for her and then went off and got herself killed in some fire. According to Damon, it had taken them decades to get over her. Bonnie looked at Elena with a frown, "I think I'm confused. Why does seeing a picture of Stefan's ex have you so upset? She died a long time ago, Elena. So what if you resemble her slightly, most guys go for the same type of girl."

"No! I don't mean that I resemble her. I mean we are identical! We could be twins! It's insane! If the date hadn't have been at the bottom, anyone would think it was a picture of me. I'm some kind of sick game between the two of them because I look like her. They just want another Katherine."

Elena was beginning to get emotional again, so Bonnie took hold of her hands to comfort her. Bonnie understood now why Elena had gotten so upset. She could kill those two for doing this to her friend. She knew now what Elena had been doing when she walked in. They had practically grown up wishing on stars when they wanted something. Elena wanted to know if Stefan cared about her as herself and not as Katherine. Bonnie decided in that moment that she wasn't going to rest until she helped Elena get the answers she was looking for.

"It's going to be okay, Elena. We're going to figure this out…Together."