Summer passed quickly, Elena closed herself in self pity, and Alexandra continued with her planned summer. Even Disney World was a success with Stefan, when they had returned he had told her that he was moving permanently to Mystic Falls, much to Zach's charging and Alexandra's glee, she liked Stefan a lot, he had bought her her beloved car and was really nice to her. Although he warned her not to call him Uncle Stefan in school, since it was going to be awkward.
Since they were going to be playing the cousins card, Alexandra had taken to prank and joke with Stefan and even had gotten him to give her the necklace, it was a pretty yet powerful move that Alexandra had pulled, but since Stefan seemed to be happy to spoil his niece, she often liked to exploit her advantage.
The first day of the school year was a little weird, Alexandra had arrived to school with Stefan who had insisted on taking her, she had been quick to show him the office and disappear from his sight, she found Caroline on her way to find Matt and Tyler and hugged and screamed with the blond for a second before hugging her again with laughter.
"Two more years of this and we're free," she said with a grin as she hugged Caroline.
The blonde nodded at her, "I can't believe we've made it this far, I'm looking for Elena and Bonnie, you coming?"
"Nah, I'm looking for Matt and Tyler, I'll join you girls later," Alexandra said with a wink.
Caroline blinked a few times, "are you hiding something from me? Alexandra? What are you hiding from me?"
Alexandra just laughed as she walked away from Caroline. She found Matt and Tyler outside near the football field.
"Sup, knuckleheads, did you miss me?" she asked as she hugged them.
"Of course we did, Matt almost killed me with his brooding, I'm tired of telling him that he's too good for Elena," Tyler grumbled, arms crossed.
Alexandra looked at Matt and shrugged.
"By the way, heads up, my cousin Stefan will be enrolling like right now and he's almost as handsome as I am gorgeous," Alexandra said with a smirk, "So the female attention of this school will be focused on him."
"You have a cousin?" asked Tyler confused, Alexandra nodded.
"Two actually, Dad took him this summer, poor kid is tired of living with his asshole older brother, but I'm pretty sure we'll have Damon around too, they're inseparable since their parents died, also don't mention the parents or Damon around Stef, he's touchy," Alexandra said seriously, Tyler and Matt nodded.
"Who do you think will hook up with your cousin?" Tyler asked, Alexandra smirked at him.
"I bet you twenty bucks that Elena will be his girlfriend by the end of the month," she said.
"Alexandra," Matt groaned, but Tyley shook her hand.
"Deal, you can't run interference," Tyler warned.
"You think I want cousin Stef with Elena Gilbert? God no," Alexandra said crossing her arms and Tyler smirked at her.
"Then why bet at all?" Matt asked, Alexandra grinned at him.
"Cause cousin Stef drinks his idiot juice every morning," she said seriously.
A moment later the three friends cracked up laughing and decided to walk inside.
It wasn't that Alexandra was not popular, because she was, she was the top of the food chain and she knew it. She was smart, pretty and athletic, it was the perfect combination for a High School girl, she also took no shit from anyone and she was a good friend. And she had also beat up the senior she had made out with and he had told everybody that she was a slut and tried to make everyone believe that she slept with him, it had taken both Matt and Tyler to pry her away from the bleeding senior and Liz Forbes had congratulated her.
It had quelled the rumors and since then no one dared messed up with Alexandra Salvatore, not because Matt Donovan and Tyler Lockwood would beat anyone up, but because she would do it herself in all of her 5'6 glory.
After school she texted Stefan to inform him that she had cheerleading practice and that she would be going to the Grill afterwards with her friends. What she didn't expect was to cross paths with Stefan at the Grill. It was awkward since Elena had arrived with him and Caroline was still sort of mad at her for not telling her about him.
"Alexandra," Stefan greeted her, she smiled at him from her table with Matt and Tyler.
"Stef, hi," she said awkwardly, "these are Matt and Tyler, uh, guys, this is Stefan, my cousin."
Matt and Tyler waved at him awkwardly, Stefan smiled at them before leaving to sit at Elena's table, Caroline eyed Alexandra and the dark haired girl just shrugged.
"Elena told me that she needed time," Matt said dejectedly, Alexandra sighed and rubbed his back.
"More like time to find another guy," Tyler huffed.
"Hey, I told you, many times now that Elena was not worth any of this, okay? You're cooler than she'll ever be, Mattie," Alexandra said with a soft smile, Matt smiled at her.
"And what about me?" asked Tyler, Alexandra laughed.
"You'll always be Tyler, our favorite pain in the ass," she said as she ruffled his hair, Tyler moved before he grabbed her in a headlock and ruffled her hair, "asshole."
She was having so much fun that she didn't notice when Stefan left with Elena, she said her goodbyes and cursed when she realized that her car was back at home where she had left it in the morning, she resigned herself to walk back to the boarding house. When she arrived it was late at night, she said hi to Zach and walked into Stefan's room without knocking.
"This is the last time I take an offer from you to," Alexandra stopped as she saw Stefan holding Katherine's picture, "why do you have a vintage picture of Elena?"
"Alexandra, I, uh, I'm sorry," Stefan said awkwardly.
"That's not a picture of Elena, is it? That's that awful woman who turned you, Kate, Katerina?" Alexandra pressed.
"Katherine," Stefan corrected.
"You're trying to date my friend because she's a dead ringer for your ex? That's fucked up uncle Stef, even for you," she said, Stefan sighed and motioned for Alexandra to sit.
He proceeded to explain Katherine to Alexandra, the full version and not the condensed one he had given her when she was 12 and asking why her favorite uncle was a vampire. She frowned several times and had tried to comfort Stefan through it.
Next morning was more of the same, although she had her fun tag teaming with Stefan to make Tanner's life a little complicated. Elena and Caroline had said that Alexandra and Stefan had resembled twins instead of cousins. The day passed easily between her classes and Alexandra had promised Caroline that she would attend the party in the woods.
She had asked Stefan for a ride, first because Zach hated whenever she drove at night and second because if Stefan was going then Zach had to allow her to go. It was the perfect excuse with an overprotective parent that knew about the things that went bump in the night.
When they arrived, the party was packed, Alexandra was quick to disappear through the crowd in search for her friends, she found the girls first and greeted them before continuing her trek, she needed to find Tyler. And found him she did as he was kissing Vicky against a tree.
"Yeah it might be hot, but nobody wants to see Tyler, besides Vicky said no," Alexandra said threatenly.
Tyler stepped away from Vicky and glared at Alexandra, "I was just having my fun."
"When a lady says no, its no, Ty, we've talked about this," Alexandra chastised him gently, she then turned her attention to Vicky, "Let's take you home Vicky, you look like hell."
Alexandra pulled both Tyler and Vicky with her, knowing that Damon was lurking nearby, she was quick to locate Matt and ordered him to take Vicky home at the moment. Matt looked at his friends grateful and nodded before taking his sister away.
"You took my fun away," Tyler grumbled as he returned to the party with Alexandra.
"I didn't take your fun away, I prevented you from becoming a rapist, now be nice Ty," she said linking their arms, Tyler sighed but nodded.
The two of them continued drinking until the screams began, Alexandra sighed and pinched the bridge of her nose.
"I don't know why I bother coming to these things," she mumbled, Tyler chuckled.
"Cause you have to prevent me from being stupid, why else?" he joked.
"Of course," she said, "let's leave, like now."
She had Tyler drop her home, Stefan's car was still not there, but Zach was awake in the library, she informed him that she had arrived and went to her room. She had already changed into her pajamas and had texted Bonnie to please keep Caroline with her tonight when she heard the door closing downstairs. With a sight she made her way to Stefan's room, not bothering to knock only to come face to face with Damon.
"Ah, uncle Damon," she said bored, "it's not a family reunion until you're here."
"You were at the party tonight, young lady," Damon said in a mocking tone, Alexandra crossed her arms and rolled her eyes at him.
"Of course I was, I am a teenager, I go to parties and apparently save my friends from doing stupid things," Alexandra said.
Damon seemed amused by the youngest Salvatore and walked up to her, "You're a brave one aren't you?"
Alexandra shrugged, "if you're trying to scare me, it won't work, uncle Damon."
Damon snorted and then was quick to pin her against a wall, his vampire face close to hers, Alexandra just sighed and pulled his face away from hers with her free hand, he stepped back a little confused and she straightened her shirt.
"I watch slasher films for fun and I am the organizer of the yearly Halloween Party, this will be my third year, I revel in the fear of my peers, uncle Damon," she explained calmly, "Now if you excuse me, I need my beauty sleep, by the way, uncle Stef, you hurt Care's feelings tonight, I expect an apology, to her."
Alexandra left Stefan's room without looking back, the Salvatore brothers exchanged glances.
"Is she?" Damon asked confused by the ordeal.
"Zach has been mentioning teenage rebellion," Stefan said, "she's usually sweet, she's like the mom friend."
"So I noticed," Damon said.