Hey So I wanted to pop out the first episode quickly for y'all! SO here it is I hope I did tvd justice! Johanna is a very diverse strange character and I hope y'all fall in love with her. If you have any advice please review and if you like it follow for more episodes! Love Savy
Johanna unraveled her bun on the top of her head and brushes through it with a brush that had an ivory frame straitening her hair. She turns it around and traces the ivory flowers with her delicate dainty hand. It used to be her mom's brush but, she stole it from her mom when she was just ten. Other than the pictures, this brush was the last good memory she had of her mom. Elena got her mom's necklace and ring; however, Johanna didn't really want the jewelry anyway. She felt like she would lose it or, she could forget to wear it. Elena was much more caring and sentimental when it came to things and people for that matter.
Johanna set down the brush on her large white antic dresser. She gave herself one last look at herself in the mirror checking her outfit. She was wearing dark indigo skinny jeans, a cute dull peach colored v-neck shirt and chestnut brown combat boots. She put a little squirt of perfume on her neck then on wrist rubbing them together. She grabbed her old white backpack that had memories written all over it and her old leather jacket that used to be her dad's. Finally, she grabbed her car keys and cell phone running out the door.
She hops down her stairs, her keys jingling in her hand. "Toast. I can make toast." Jenna says in an almost panicked tone. Johanna leans her head on the wooden post standing at the edge of her kitchen watching her family being the new routine of this school year.
Elena walks to the coffee machine with a mug in her hand, "It's all about the coffee, Aunt Jenna." Elena eyes Johanna out of the corner of her eyes and she gives Elena a smirk. Then Elena sighs a little shaking her head to herself.
Johanna hears Jeremy practically fall down the stairs tripping over his tired sluggish body "Is there coffee?" He says walking to Elena's coffee mug like a zombie, grabbed it and, Elena rolled her eyes pouring herself a new cup of coffee.
Jenna fiddles with her wallet tossing basically all her money at Johanna, Jeremy, and Elena, "Your first day of school and I'm totally unprepared. Lunch money?" Johanna pushed off the wood she was resting on, took the money and, put it in her wallet. Jeremy grabbed his and Elena's handing it to her.
She shook her head and put her hand out stopping Jeremy, "I'm good." Jeremy shoves the money into his hoodie and leans on the counter.
"Anything else? A number two pencil? What am I missing?" Jenna says throwing her hands midway in the air.
" Don't you have a big presentation today? " Elena says with a silent laugh coming out as she smiles.
"I'm meeting with my thesis advisor at...now. Crap!" She says grabbing her bag with one arm and staring down at her watch.
"Then go. We'll be fine." Johanna finally piped in leaning her body on her elbows that were propped on the kitchen island. She smiles at Jeremy, "Your riding with me, Jer." Johanna grabbed an apple and goes out the back door.
Jeremy starts walking to the door and Elena stopped him with a gentle touch to the shoulder. "You ok?" she speaks in a motherly tone.
"Don't start." Jeremy quickly says walking out the door.
Johanna POV
I have my normal indie/ folk music on in my black four-door when Jeremy opened his door and gets in flinging his backpack to the back seats. I smile at him after putting my black ray bans on and start the car.
"Remind me why Elena just doesn't come with us." Jeremy says looking at me with his head tilted up leaning on his head rest.
"She doesn't like the way I drive," I say turning swiftly pass a corner, "She trust Bonnie more but I don't blame her. Bonnie was with her through this whole… thing." I say with an almost monotone voice.
"Dad would have wanted you to do the internship, you know that?"
"I know but, I don't think Elena is ready to forgive me." We come to a stop at a red light when all a sudden Jeremy's smell hit my nose, "Can I give you some advice, Jer?" He sighs and looks out the window. I took it as a yes, "I am not gonna be like Elena, let's get that out of the way. But as your cool sister I need to warn you. I mean if you want to get high in school then get high at school but Jer you will get caught. If not by the teachers then by Elena and we both know that is worse that the teachers." We both laugh a little. "If you get high over the weekend let me know, K? You know I won't snitch and who knows I may join you." That is when I really got him to laugh.
"When did you become so cool Joey?" He asks as we pulled into the parking lot.
"When I pulled my scared little head out of my butt and lived a little! Now get to class and don't do drugs… Oh wait" I point my finger at him then pull it back and smile, "Too soon, am I right?" We both laugh getting out of the car; we grabbed our bags and then headed into school. I wasn't really that cool. I just acted like it, it was my mask.
I walked into the hell hole everyone called Mystic Falls high. I see Elena and Bonnie staring at Matt Donavan who was sadly looking back at my sister a.k.a. his ex. I run up to him and pull out one of head phones, "Hey Edward Cullen why don't you stop brooding for one moment and be the old Matty I remember." I smirk leaning against the locker next to him. He jumped a little when I pulled out his headphones. After he heard my voice, he saw my face, rolled his eyes and, pulled me in giving me a teddy bear hug.
He laughed a little, "Jo the world traveler, how've you been?" We start walking passed Elena and Bonnie I could feel their surprised glares darting me in the back. I just wanted Matt to be able to move on, not with me of course! But he deserved to be free. I say "good" in an overly excited voice and replay my voice in my head. I think how stupid and fake that sounded and, he stopped me in the middle of the hall, "Johanna… really how are you?" I know he is asking me about my parents and their death. I shrug my shoulders and take a breath in and when I exhale I let out, "I'm a lot better Matty."He smiles seeing my true smile and we walk into history. We walked in and see two spots in the back next to each other. We go and sit there.
"Do you see the fresh meat?" The girl in front of me turns and whispers that to me. I look up to see my lovely best friend Chelsy. She had shorter dark brown hair that matched her spunky attitude. She was new to Mystic Falls in eight grade but we became friends when she tried out for cheer the next year with me and Elena. She is a good four inches shorter than be but don't let her size fool you she could hurt anyone of any size if she wanted to.
I look at the guy her head nudged towards, "Hmmm… I see hair and neck." I laugh acting not impressed. She turned to me with her wide gorgeous green blue eyes staring at me. I sigh, "Fine just remember you made me do this…" I whisper to her, "Hey! New kid back here!" I say loudly. Chelsy and I try and keep a straight face. He then turns around and I saw exactly what Chels was talking about. He had striking green eyes and a hot long masculine bone structure. I pulled myself together and reached pass my desk and stuck out a hand "Hey I am Johanna." I smiled saying that to him. I could feel Chelsy gawking, "This is Chelsy."
He shook my hand," I'm Stefan." He even had a hot guy name. That's when I saw Elena storm in and quickly got settled and Stefan was almost automatically drawn back to her. I felt my butt buzz and pulled out my phone. -Stef is deff attracted to yo sis! :/-
I send her a message –figures. lol… not- I look at Matt who is now distracted by his ex's new intrest. He looked over Bonnies shoulder and tries to see what she is typing and I touch his wrist and shake my head no. I mouth "She isn't worth it." He settles back down some and gives a quick smile towards me. Don't get me wrong I love my sister but she is oblivious to the damage she can cause people.
After class Chelsy and I walk to our lockers. Chelsy then gets bug eyed and turned around walking away. I look behind me and see Elena storming towards me with Bonnie and Caroline behind her. I open my locker for a second. I put my head in it. I scrunch my face up and pout for the conversation we were about to have. By the time my head was out of the locker Elena was by me with her arms crossed. It was silent for a second or two, "Spit it out Elena I don't have all day to have you stay around and watch me with your judgment."
"Johanna why on earth would you tell Jer' you are okay with him doing drugs?" Oh boy it's this conversation…
"He snitched!" I raise my voice.
"I made him confess, I saw him stumble into the boys bathroom all depressed and I followed him. I caught him in the bathroom this morning with eye drops he smelt like… pot." She said pot in a hushed tone like it was a bad word.
"Well first off, I did not say smoking pot was good. I told him don't be stupid, don't do it in school, and don't get caught if you do have it." I smiled sarcastically.
"I get while you were off partying this summer you may have forgotten us little people like your family, Johanna. But we are still mourning and that is why Jer' smokes because he is depressed and is acting out. You telling him he can doesn't help." My smile whipped off my face quickly.
"I care about you and Jer'. I refuse to cling to the past. You should try moving on some time." I walk away slamming my locker.
I pull my stuff in my car and grab my penny board out from my trunk. –Tell Coach I got sick!- I texted Chelsy as I skated with earphones in my ears all the way to the cemetery. I walk to my parents grave. I sit across from their graves and then laugh angrily, "Why don't I feel anything?" of course no one answers but I continue to ask, "How can I be there for my siblings when I can't feel sad for your deaths? I loved you both but now that you are gone it is like you weren't even my parents. The worst part is I have been happy and I have had fun. I decided I would be free of you two but now I want to feel the pain!" I hear my scream echo and I turn around to see Matt, I could tell he heard the whole thing. I didn't realize this at first but I was on my knees. I could feel hot angry tears falling off my chin.
"Your sister knows you love her. Everyone deals with pain in different ways. Jo it's okay that you don't hurt like Elena does." He comes up helping me up and giving me a hug. "I am gonna head by grill come on lets go."
Matt and I walk into the grill. I look around for anyone to hang out with and realized that all my girls would probably be having a late practice for fun. So I sticked close to Matt. I see Jeremy gazing awkwardly at Vicki while she avoids his eye contact at all times. "Hey Vick." Jeremy finally gains the courage to say.
She pushes him aside with one single word, " Working." I sit at a table with Tyler and Matt. I could already tell Tyler was eyeing down Vicki basically picturing her naked right there. He was a sick little douche bag. I rolled my eyes.
Vicki comes and gives Matt and me our waters. "Thanks, Vick." Matt said. She quickly smiled and nodded towards us.
Slowly and shyly she bites her lip turning to Ty. She saw his glass was empty and her eyes almost lit up, "Do you need another refill?" she asked eagerly.
"I'd love one." Tyler says seductively watching her pick up his cup and still staring he follows her all the way into the back with his eyes.
"Please tell me you're not hooking up with my sister." Matt said making Tyler turn back and look at us.
"I'm not hooking up with your sister." He states smirking.
"You're such a dick."
Tyler looked at me then back at Matt, "Whatever man at least I 'm not hooking up with your ex." He points to me implying that Matt and I was a thing. In freshmen year Ty and I dated but, in the summer he cheated on me with Vicki.
"Woah there, Ty. Don't be rude. We aren't hooking up he is my friend. Is that too hard to believe? I questioned.
Tyler looks at me and swallowed a lump in his throat, "Yes with you it is hard to believe."
I roll my eyes and stand up, "Douche." I look at my phone –Hey we are at the pool table come see us, sissy- I smile at Chelsy's text and see my girls almost running up to them.
I start walking towards them and, I see Abriana my main girl. She had a bun in with some jean shorts and a neon pink tank. Then of course Chelsy was up there with her pool stick, owning everyone at her favorite game. Her boyfriend standing behind her laughing about something Chelsy clearly said. He was my favorite of all her boyfriends. An all American boy, much like Matt but he already has scholarships from three colleges because of sports. There were a couple more cheerleaders behind my mains like Meredith, Ashleigh and Katie.
"Hey what was that world class jerk want from you?" Chelsy asks when she sees my face. She could tell it was my pissed off face.
"Said I was easy and that I have a thing with Matt." Abriana and Chelsy both open their mouths shocked.
Then Abriana cocks her eyebrow up and smiled, "Well do you have a thing with him."
"Eww. No. I love Matty like Matty not as Matt the boyfriend." We laugh and Abriana hands me a pool stick. We hear the door to the grill open and turn to see who it is. Caroline and Bonnie are talking and Caroline is in full blast secret telling mode.
"His name is Stefan Salvatore. He lives with uncle up at the old Salvatore boarding house. He hasn't lived here since he was a kid. Military family, so they moved around a lot. He's a Gemini, and his favorite color is blue." She says excitedly. I hear Stefan's name and roll my eyes. He was just a reminder of my sister getting another thing I wanted.
"You got all of that in one day?" Bonnie questions like she did not believe Caroline.
"Oh, please, I got all that between third and fourth period. We're planning a June wedding." We all hear that and roll our eyes turning back to the pool table. Matt walks up to us, Chelsy is focusing intently at the pool table.
"Let's play so I can beat y'all." Chelsy says preparing to win the new game of pool.
Before Matt reached us he goes over to Bonnie who is sitting at a table near the pool game, "How's Elena doing?" I sighed to myself, the poor kid was still hooked on this girl.
"Her mom and dad died. How do you think? She's putting on a good face, but it's only been four months."
"Has she said anything about me? "
"Oh, no. So not getting in the middle. You pick up the phone and call her." Bonnie automatically tells Matt no. Abriana walks up behind me and looks at Matt and Bonnie who do not notice her then looks back at Johanna tapping her on the shoulder.
"Talk about shutting someone down." I snap at her laughing a little.
"Girl… he is just caught up on your twiny." She jokes about.
"No, No… No, No, No. Do not call me her twiny. Last time we hung out without arguing was freshmen year." Johanna looked over at the door and notices Elena and Stefan enter. It was like everyone stopped to stare at her sister with the newest guy in town. She laughed to herself seeing both Matt and Caroline boil with anger. Even Chelsy was sucked out of her intense game to see my reaction. I looked down at Matt who started to leave Bonnie who had a hand on his forearm.
"More time, huh?" He shakes his head and walked towards my sister and Stefan. "Hey, I'm Matt, nice to meet you." Everyone sighs. No fights tonight.
"Hi. Stefan." They shake hands and I look back to Abriana and Chelsy.
"Doesn't look like she is hung up on him…. Whatever let's play pool." I shrug off my twin and her group like they were a piece of trash.
"I'm just sayin'… I'ma beat y'all so bad!" Chelsy shouts.
"Challenge accepted!" Abriana and I yell simultaneously. We point to each other laughing, probably being extremely obnoxious to everyone who wasn't hanging out with us. We played for another hour or two. Elena and her gang left just a couple minutes before we all started to head out. Chelsy was piggy backing with her boyfriend, Cort.
"Seriously cutest couple ever" Meredith one of our friends tells me and Abriana.
Abriana and I look at each other and put our fingers in our mouth sticking our tongue out like we are puking. Chelsy glares at us. We stop and stare like we are in trouble then burst out laughing. "Hey Meredith you need a ride girl?" I ask while we watch Chelsy and Cort get in his truck and zoom off. Abriana hugged me and went to her car with a couple other girls.
"Yeah that would be great, Where is your car?" I look around. "Back at the school actually. We should start walking, Come on." Meredith was a sophomore. She is quiet but I love bonding with this girl. I felt my phone start buzzing. –Girl there have now been 2 animal attacks! Our base can't die on us ;D- I laugh at Abriana's text. -Guhhhh I ain't afraid of what goes bump in the night-
"You can put your stuff in the back Mere." I say popping the trunk and sliding my penny board into it.
"Did you see your sister follow your brother into the men's bathroom today?" Meredith asked trying to get something other than cheer to talk about.
"No, but I heard about it. My sister complained to me about it to me Elena is a bit of a persistent one." I say slamming the trunk down.
"Do you think she is going to join back up with cheerleading?"
"I don't know but, Caroline and Bonnie will probably talk her into it."
Johanna finally got home that night and was more tired than ever. Meredith was home safe and finally after this long first day she was home. She went and checked on Jeremy who was fast asleep and then went to her room that conjoined with Elena. She could hear Elena on the phone talking to Bonnie or Caroline. She went and took a shower and got her baggie t-shirt and small pj bottoms on. She went downstairs to get a glass of water and her Aunt Jenna was still at the kitchen bar looking at different books with her laptop open. "Hey Jenna."
Jenna looks up from her work and smiles, "Hey kiddo how was your day?" Johanna pours the glass of water and sits by Jenna and stares at the water.
"Good… just kidding it was rough. I am trying so hard to be the glue but…" She forgets the words she was trying to say or maybe didn't want to accept what she wanted to say.
Jenna sighs, "But you have changed. You don't want to be the glue anymore." Johanna nodded her head yes. "It's okay. They won't hate you cause you have changed just go talk to her." She knew Jenna was right she was just afraid. She walked away grabbing her water.
Before she left the kitchen completely she turned to Jenna and replied, "Thanks Aunt Jenna… for everything." She continued walking up the stairs then she stopped in front of Elena's door. This is it… be bold, no regrets, right? She knocks on the door and slightly opens it, "Can I come in?" Elena was sitting in her window seat writing in her journal.
"Yes."
Johanna went and looked at all the pictures around Elena's mirror. She saw an old picture with Elena, Jeremy and her in their Halloween costumes. Jeremy was a power ranger and Elena and Johanna were both dressed as princesses. She smiled and pointed to the picture, "Remember that night, you got so mad at me and Jeremy because we got your dress dirty. So I purposely rolled in the mud so we would both be dirty."
"Yeah and then Jer' felt so bad he gave me half of his candy stash from that night." They laughed very quietly as if not to wake up the big elephant in the room. Johanna went and sat on Elena's bed.
"Listen Elena, I get you don't really know me right now but I am still just your dorky minute older twin. After mom and dad died I just realized I can't live my life in the past because if I did and I was taken away soon I would regret not living. I can't act the same way I did before because that was a girl who leaned on her parents for support more than her own. I have seen you change to you are strong and I know mom would be proud of you. I am not expecting you to forgive me or hang out with me but I need you to accept me." She stands up with a weight off her chest. She turns to leave while Elena was left crying looking into space.
"Joey wait…" Elena says running into Johanna's arms. They both embrace each other and just like that Johanna felt again. The split second that Johanna was engulfed by her sister she could feel everything again. "I missed you." Elena whispers as the twins cried not wanting to let go. Johanna was surprised by all the feeling but, it felt so good. She was the same person she was while it was numb but everything felt like she was alive.
"I missed you too." She lets go a little and both of them see each other's red puffy face, sniffling, and blotting their tears away. They laugh and say their goodnights.
Johanna didn't know if in the morning they would be the same or different but she felt loved.
Johanna got up with the same routine. She wore a black circle skirt and a cropped white tank top with white high top converse. Her hair was in a loose fishtail braid. Everyone was out the door and to school ready to start a new day. Elena still went with Bonnie in her car and Jer' went with Johanna. Johanna ran into history class and sat next to Matt and Chelsy turned around to her.
"You coming to the party tonight?" Johanna settles in and looked up at Chelsy.
"Yeah of course. Are we tailgating tonight?" Chelsy shakes her head yes then Mr. Tanner stands up as the last bell rang.
"The Battle of Willow Creek took place right at the end of the war in our very own Mystic Falls. How many casualties resulted in this battle? Ms. Bennett?"
"Um . . . a lot? I'm not sure. Like a whole lot." She innocently says.
"Cute becomes dumb in an instant, Ms. Bennett. Mr. Donovan? Would you like to take this opportunity to overcome your embedded jock stereotype?"
"It's ok, Mr. Tanner, I'm cool with it." The class laughed.
"Hmm. Elena? Surely you can enlighten us about one of the town's most significantly historical events?" Mr. Tanner had an irritated look on his face.
"I'm sorry, I-I don't know." Elena shrugged.
"I was willing to be lenient last year for obvious reasons, Elena. But the personal excuses ended with summer break."
"Umm.. Our parents died four months ago not a year. It's the second day of school cut her some slack." Johanna blurted out with anger.
"Would you like to be written up for disrespect Ms. Gilbert?" Mr. Tanner retorts. Johanna just stares at him angrily. Until…
"There were 346 casualties. Unless you're counting local civilians." Stefan spoke up.
"That's correct. Mister. . .?"
"Salvatore."
"Salvatore. Any relation to the original settlers here at Mystic Falls?"
"Distant."
"Well, very good. Except, of course, there were no civilian casualties in this battle."
"Actually, there were 27, sir. Confederate soldiers, they fired on the church, believing it to be housing weapons. They were wrong. It was a night of great loss. The founder's archives are, uh, stored in civil hall if you'd like to brush up on your facts. Mr. Tanner." The class let out "ohh's " and laughs impressed by Stefan's attitude. –Dayum! STEF GOT SUM BALZ- Chelsy texted Johanna.
Cort catches the Frisbee playing some ultimate with all the guys while Abriana, Chelsy, and I were dancing in the bed of his truck by the back to school bash. Chelsy was clearly a little tipsy when she got a crazy idea. She grabs my wrist and starts her speech, "Joey you should play a song for us .Remember when you would sing at church?"
"I haven't sang for a crowd since eight grade. You think I will sing for all these upper classmen." I laugh in her face almost.
"You're really good at singing. You will do great, you told me you want to have no regrets and live every moment up," she mocks my voice then turns to the crowd and cups her hands to her mouth, "Hey Everyone! Does anyone have a guitar? Hey Dave get your guitar out Joey wants to sing!" Dave runs to his truck and gets a guitar.
"What no Chels! I haven't been practicing!" I say she puts her finger up to my mouth and quietly goes "shhhhh" I laugh and lightly push her hand out of my face.
"Sing Good girl you love that song, Dave you know Good girl." He puts his thumb up and sits at the end of Cort's bed of the truck. By this time there was a huge crowd around the truck. No backing out now ….I think.
"Hey everyone let's get this school year started off right!" I could even see Stefan and Elena in the crowd. Hey, good girl. With your head in the clouds .I bet you I can tell you. What you're thinkin' about. You'll see a good boy, Gonna give you the world. But he's gonna leave you cryin'. With your heart in the dirt. His lips are dripping honey. But he'll sting you like a bee. So lock up all your love and Go and throw away the key Hey good girl. Get out while you can. I know you think you got a good man.
I dance around. I looked up and saw that Elena was gone but I eyed Ty and Vick. And I knew why Chels wanted me to sing this song.
Why, why you gotta be so blind? Won't you open up your eyes? It's just a matter of time 'til you find. He's no good, girl. No good for you. You better get to getting on your goodbye shoes and go, go-o-o, go-o-o-o... Better listen to me. He's low, low, low...
At this point everyone is dancing around and singing along. It felt so great to be singing again.
Hey, good girl. You got a heart of gold. You want a white wedding. And a hand you can hold. Just like you should, girl. Like every good girl does. Want a fairy tale ending, somebody to love. But he's really good at lying. Yeah, he'll leave you in the dust. 'Cause when he says forever. Well, it don't mean much. Hey good girl. So good for him. Better back away honey. You don't know where he's been. Why, why you gotta be so blind? Won't you open up your eyes? It's just a matter of time 'til you find. He's no good, girl, No good for you. You better get to getting on your goodbye shoes and go, go-o-o, go-o-o-o... Yeah yeah yeah, he's low Yeah yeah yeah
I could see Tyler getting antsy and wanting to leave with Vick. It would be my last chance to get Vicki's attention.
Oh, he's no good, girl, Why can't you see? He'll take your heart and break it. Listen to me, yeah. Why, why you gotta be so blind? Won't you open up your eyes? Just a matter of time 'til you find. He's no good, he's no good. Won't you open up your eyes? Just a matter of time 'til you find. He's no good, girl. No good for you. You better get to getting on your goodbye shoes
By the time I opened my eyes to bow for everyone. Ty and Vicki were gone. "Jo' you got some request." Abriana says coming up to the bed of the trunk. I keep singing for the rest of the night.
The night was simi winding down. We got more and more request for slow songs.
Everyone begins to clap and that's when the panic began, "Somebody help!" Jeremy yells holding on to Vicki wedding style but her body was limp. I hop of the bed of the truck and run to Jeremy and Elena who was behind them. Matt came up from the same direction as I.
"Vicki? Vicki, what the hell?!" I see the blood on her neck and I automatically look for something to place on her neck.
"What happened to her?" Ty asks with an almost caring voice. I see a guy with a jacket standing by the situation.
"Take off your Jacket" I practically rip it off him and with super strength I rip the sleeve clean off. I stare at the two pieces of the jacket shocked that I could pull the jacket apart. It's just adrenaline.
"Somebody, call an ambulance!" Matt yells staying close to his sister.
"Everybody back up, give her some space!" Tyler pushes people out of the way. I thought to myself maybe he does care.
"It's her neck. Something bit her. She's losing a lot of blood." Elena blurts out trying to stay calm and Jeremy gently puts her on a picnic table.
"Put this on her neck." I order pushing through the crowd with the sleeve in my hand.
"Vicki, Vicki, come on, open your eyes, look at me." Matt nervously grabs Vicki's unconscious body. The ambulance comes barging in taking her and Matt to the hospital. That left everyone else to either book it out of the party or be questioned by the police. I was standing with Elena when Abriana came up to me, "Hey we are getting out of here… Do you want to come?" I was about to go when me and Elena both saw Jeremy with one last beer bottle in his hand. He was drunk off his butt by this point.
I started to walk towards him and then Elena stops me, "I got this, Jo. I have to talk to him anyway." I don't argue and decide to head out with my group.
"What's going on? " Zach asks Stefan nervously as Stefan runs through the back door of the Salvatore boarding house.
"Someone else was attacked tonight, Zach, and it wasn't me." Stefan states quickly before running up stairs to his room. Stefan was begging his mind that he was wrong. He was praying that whoever attacked Vicki was not who he thought it was. He got into his room and closed the door. He looked out his balcony window when a big black crow flew in to his room. That is when his gut fell farther than it ever has in his 161 years of life.
He looked to his window, "Damon." A tall man stood at the window. He was wearing a black leather jacket with a black t-shirt and dark deep indigo that was almost black. His eyes were a piercing blue. They were crystalized and sharp they stood out even more because of his black tousled hair. A smirk grew on his face while Stefan's face became more and more morose.
"Hello, brother." Those words hit Stefan like a train speeding through the night. If looks could only kill because at this point Damon would be dead by the way Stefan was staring.
"Crow's a bit much, don't you think?" Damon walks in while Stefan stands his ground.
"Wait till you see what I can do with the fog." Damon sarcastically articulates.
"When'd you get here?" Stefan cuts to the endless chase.
"Well, I couldn't miss your first day at school. Your hair's different. I like it." Damon knows that Stefan has some sort of fear for Damon. So he stays like his devilish cocky self.
"It's been 15 years, Damon." Stefan spoke like he is pleading Damon to leave.
"Thank God. I couldn't take another day of the nineties. That horrible grunge look? Did not suit you. Remember, Stefan, it's important to stay away from fads." He communicated just pushing every button Stefan had.
"Why are you here?"
"I miss my little brother." Stefan knew that was a lie.
"You hate small towns. It's boring. There's nothing for you to do." Stefan tells Damon reasons to leave. He couldn't be here
"I've managed to keep myself busy." Busy meant he was having fun sucking everyone dry.
"You know, you left that girl alive tonight. That's very clumsy of you."
"Ah. That can be a problem. . .for you." Damon didn't care if he covered his tracks. He didn't care about anything.
"Why are you here now?" Stefan enquires again pleading for an answer.
Damon cocks an eyebrow up and tilts his head to the side slightly, "I could ask you the same question. However, I'm fairly certain your answer can be summed up all into one little word . . . Elena."
"Hey. We're gonna go to the Grill, wait for news." Bonnie says coming up to Elena who was still staring at Jeremy trying to find the words to say to him.
"I gotta take Jeremy home." Bonnie stared at Elena for a moment contemplating whether or not she should bring up the weird psychic moment she had in the beginning of the night.
She finally had the courage to tell her best friend, "Elena, there's no way I'm psychic. I know that. But whatever I saw, or I think I saw, I have this feeling..."
"Bonnie, what?" Elena said grabbing Bonnie's shoulder.
"That it's just the beginning…" Bonnie said and Elena widened her eyes at the fact that she almost felt the same way.
"She took my breath away. Elena. She's a dead ringer for Katherine. Is it working, Stefan? Being around her, being in her world? Does it make you feel alive?" Damon questioned Stefan rummaging through Stefan's journals.
"She's not Katherine." Stefan states.
"Well, let's hope not. We both know how that ended. Tell me something, when's the last time you had something stronger than a squirrel?" Damon struts over to Stefan.
"I know what you're doing, Damon. It's not gonna work." He tried walking away from Damon.
"Yeah? Come on. Don't you crave a little?" Damon started to hit Stefan.
"Stop it." Stefan shouts.
"Let's do it. Together. I saw a couple girls out there. Or just, let's just cut to the chase, let's just go straight for the Elena."
"Stop it!" Stefan pleaded roaring louder.
"Imagine what her blood tastes like!" Damon smiled. He was winning. Stefan's face boils while his veins rise below his eyes. He transformed into the monster he truly was.
"I can." Damon's own veins sparked with the excitement of blood.
"I said stop!"
Elena finally makes her way to Jeremy, who was still drinking his last beer, "You ok? I called Jenna, she's on her way. Those people in uniforms, last time I checked, they're the police." Jeremy rolled his eyes taking one last sip of beer then throwing the bottle behind him, "People are going to stop giving you breaks, Jer. They just don't care anymore. They don't remember that our parents are dead, because they've got their own lives to deal with. The rest of the world has moved on. You should try, too." Elena knew she wasn't the 'cool sister' and she took her motherly position with pride. Johanna may be the one to let Jeremy have fun but, at the end of the day she would keep Jeremy grounded… alive.
"I've seen you in the cemetery writing in your diary. Is that-is that supposed to be you moving on?" Jeremy slurred and Elena just shook her head in disbelief.
"Mom and Dad wouldn't have wanted this." She sighs wrapping her arms around him.
"Cort please get her some coffee." Johanna said as Chelsy leaned on her singing Call me maybe with Abriana. Johanna darts her head back and forth looking at Abriana and Chelsy then she looks back to Cort, "Make that two coffees. Two coffees for two party animals."
"Abriana come here I have a secret." Chelsy whispered leaning into Abriana's ear. They both giggle and Chelsy starts to talk into her ear. So much for the secret
"Hey, hey… there is a major hottie over there. His name… his name is Cort! AND HE IS MINE!"
"Okay… no no.. shut that down sissy." Johanna put her hand over Chelsy's mouth after she foolishly yelled making the whole place look at us, "Cort hurry up with the coffee!" Johanna leads the girls to a table, "Oh this would be so much more fun if I were drunk."
"You couldn't be drunk you were living it up, singing. No Regrets!" Chelsy said pumping one of her fist in the air. Cort gave both of the girls coffee and we sat to make sure they drank it.
Over on the other side of the coffee house Bonnie was struggling to get Caroline sober. Caroline was so angry, sad, confused, and drunk. Bonnie's job was much harder than Johanna's because when Caroline was a sad drunk she was a dangerous drunk. She would hook up with guys she just me, say things she should say, or drink more than the little light weight could handle.
Caroline has her head in her hands while Bonnie sits across from her, "Are you sober yet?" Bonnie asked.
Caroline pops her head up, "No." Then ducks her head back down in her hands.
"Keep drinking. I gotta get you home. I gotta get me home."
"Why didn't he go for me? You know, how come the guys that I want never want me?"
"I'm not touching that."
"I'm inappropriate. I always say the wrong thing. And . . . Elena always says the right thing. She doesn't even try! And he just picks her. And she's always the one that everyone picks, for everything. And I try so hard, and . . . I'm never the one."
"It's not a competition, Caroline."
"Yeah, it is."
Elena: Dear diary, I couldn't have been more wrong. I thought that I could smile, nod my way through it; pretend like it would all be ok.
Stefan: I had a plan. I wanted to change who I was; create a life as someone new, someone without the past.
Elena: Without the pain.
Chelsy was asleep on Cort's shoulder and Abriana was starting to finally sober up… more or less. Johanna decided to leave and Cort promised to take the two girls home. Johanna had time to let her mind wander, remembering the last couple of months.
Johanna: I finally lived… fully alive with pain, nervousness, joy. I was someone who I never thought I could be…
Elena/Stefan/Johanna: Someone alive.
Johanna: It is easy for me… to block things out.. The bad things.. I can hide from those.
Elena: But for me it's not that easy. The bad things stay with me.
Johanna: I can't run from them because no matter how hard I try…
Stefan/ Johanna: They follow me.
Caroline was still sitting by herself contemplating life and what it was all about. Yes she was drunk but this she knew would always be a question of hers.. why?
She looked up and there was a man alone sitting across from her. He had crystal light blue eyes that sent shivers down her spine. He had dark black hair, a leather jacket and, a haunting smirk. She smiled almost sobering up just because of his beauty. Damon nodded back at her smile… if only Stefan could know where Damon was.
Stefan: I can't escape them, as much as I want to.
Johanna: I want to escape them.