THE SHADOWS OF MYSTIC FALLS

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Elena Gilbert has it all. Not only is she a brilliant art student at Mystic Falls University, she's got a gorgeous boyfriend Stefan Salvatore who is a football scholar, her best friend Bonnie Bennett a brilliant magician and witch, and her wonderful supportive brother Jeremy. Yes she has it all. Somehow, someone was going to shatter her perfect world. This someone happens to be a Salvatore, his first name being Damon.

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Chapter 01: My world rocks

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My name is Elena Gilbert. I have just turned 19 and am in second year university student in arts. I happen to be a good student as I have a good hand at drawing. I have lived my whole life here with my family, my friends, and more recently my boyfriend.

My parents Isobel and John are the best parents anyone could think of. Mom and Dad grew up here as well and my father proposed to her after the Founders Ball where she became Miss Mystic. From the pictures in the album all this seemed so romantic.

Of course in high school it was not easy as they are very protective with Jeremy and I. When I had started dating Stefan, my parents set up so many rules to follow. Stefan was lucky to pass all the tests they had made for him.

Nowadays of course, they have accepted him as a possible son-in-law and I think they actually like him.

Talking of Stefan, what can I say? He is my age, brown hair, brown eyes, cares a lot, very sporty, fun loving, a great body… ok I'm stopping there. Stefan is an excellent football player. His excellent scores got him a scholarship to university. He lives at the border of the town in this huge mansion. His parents died long time ago. As much as I adore Stefan, he does not have many friends and outside football practice, he is kind of a loner. At times I keep on wondering if he is not hiding anything scary about himself. Just that thought gives me goose bumps.

My brother Jeremy and I get on well most of the times. He's a good boy who ends up helping everyone at his own expense. Right now his girlfriend Victoria or Vicky as we all call her gets him into all kind of trouble. I can remember this one time he was with Vicky and she had tried to get some stuff of Bonnie… Bonnie gave it tight to both of them scaring them out of their shoes. I can still laugh at that.

Bonnie Bennett, she is my best friend ever. We have been neighbors since we were babies and still today we hang out together quite a bit. She told me a dark secret of hers I never told anyone. She is a witch. Her whole family is. She can do all these crazy stuff that could scare anyone. She never liked school and dropped off to work as I magician at a club. She just couldn't think of a better cover.

These are the most important people in my life. I just love them so much. I do not want any of this to change ever. This is my world.

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Dear Diary,

Today's a special day. Two years since I started dating Stefan. I just cannot believe everything has been this wonderful. He took me to this romantic French restaurant and then during the entrée he proposed to me.

I said yes to the most wonderful man in my life.

I got back home and just showed my parents my diamond solitaire. While my mom hugged me, my father gave a big-careful-if-you-hurt-my-daughter look to Stefan before hugging him.

Everything seems so perfect. My world rocks as Jeremy would say!

Stefan left soon after that to my regret. We both have university classes tomorrow. However this weekend we are going on a romantic trip. The first one my parents actually let me go with Stefan without any questions.

I have to inform Bonnie as she will have to be my bridesmaid.

I only hope all this will allow Stefan to open up more to me. I know there are things he is not telling me. Before I marry him I'll know it all

Elena

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Once my diary closed, I decided to call Bonnie. Screams and details were exchanged for over an hour. Bonnie was thrilled for me. I was glad to have her all excited and so into this. With all these emotions I realized it was late and that I was really exhausted.

I changed into my nightdress and went to the bathroom brush my teeth. I came back into my room and texted Stefan 'It was a great evening" and the answer came no sooner "You better not change your mind".

I smiled and then yawned. This was a big day for. I needed my bed badly and just collapsed into it. Few minutes later my mom came in to see me sound asleep.

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Later that night, Bonnie woke up from a horrible nightmare. It just seemed so real. She got out of bed and went to the kitchen get a glass of water. She frowned as the details of the nightmare were coming back into her head.

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Elena and she were in the woods talking about Stefan. Elena was explaining that she was scared of his dark side. She was wondering what to do. OH and yes in this nightmare Elena was pregnant with a very big stomach.

"I do not know what Stefan is hiding from me Bonnie" she was telling her "He goes out more and for longer periods and when he comes back he hides."

"You have to confront him" She had answered.

"I cannot. Not after what I have done" Elena whispered.

"What exactly have you done?" a voice echoed from the woods making both women jump.

What came out was a shape covered in blood and both of them were screaming.

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That is when Bonnie woke up from the nightmare. She was puzzled as this did not feel like a nightmare. She felt deep down it was something more and more frightening. It felt like a warning.

She then went to the living room to sit as she just could not go back and sleep.

"Vampires" she said just so softly and shivered while she recalled that shape covered in blood.

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My second Vampire Diary fan-fiction on the go…

And before you guys go screaming, I could not remember Jeremy parents' names so I put Elena's biological parents as the parents. John and Isobel are good people here.

This first chapter puts up the main characters of this fiction.

I know you must be wondering how is this story a Damon and Elena fiction as Damon has not turned up in this chapter. Do not worry he will turn up soon…