Disclaimer: I own nothing of the Vampire Diaries which includes both the book and T.V. series. Only L.J. smith owns the character's and anything affiliated with the Vampire Diaries series. I merely am writing a fanfiction plot I came up with and any made up character's that aren't affiliated with Vampire Diaries.
Summary: Elena left Mystic Fall's out of fear of becoming like Katherine and tearing the Salvatores apart as soon as she notices she is developing more then friendly feelings for the older Salvatore. Time passes and she comes back with new people will both or one Salvatore return.
Author's Note: I came up with this idea randomly, it just popped in my head.
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As Elena gazed out at the scenery which consisted of various types of tree's, cornfields, flax fields and other aspects of the wild not yet tamed by man the wind picked up and blew into the convertible.
She was content like this being able to let in nature due to the lack of windows and roof. The rising sun beat down on her skin and the wind played with her hair. Elena hummed merrily to the song currently playing.
The song switched to a song she recognized it but she didn't remember the name.
Asher liked to listen to it quite a lot especially this entire week. You could say it was his favorite of the week.
Asher had a grin on his face as he sang a few of the lyrics and he slightly moved to the song's beat.
Zephyr shook his head with a small smile. Elena just grinned at Asher's energetic disposition.
The song switched again to a song she was unfamiliar with, Asher quieted his singing but kept a smile on his face.
Elena hummed a made up melody quietly to herself as they drove.
After a few minutes they arrived at their destination; the airport and drove into the special area where the cars were safely transported to the place they wanted it to go to.
A man asked for a special ticket and to see Zephyr's license. He gave him the ticket and showed him his license quietly. The man nodded and Zephyr drove onto the loading dock for the car's to be shipped.
They all got and removed all bags from the car. As they arrived into the terminal we gazed upon the board above and saw their flight would be leaving in ten minutes.
Asher turned to Zephyr and scratched his head. "Have you got the tickets?" Zephyr nodded silently and pointed to his pocket.
"I'm going to go grab a drink, want anything?" Asher asked them both.
"Vitamin water it doesn't matter what flavor. Thank you Asher!" She smiled at him and he smiled back.
"I just want a simple coffee, one milk two sugars. Thank you. " Zephyr said, Asher nodded and set down the bag which Zephyr grabbed for him. They both sat down as Asher retreated into one of the cafés.
Asher returned quickly back with a bag hanging off his wrist and two bottled drinks in one hand and the coffee in the other hand.
"What is in the bag?" Zephyr raised a questioning black brow.
"Sweets…" Asher grinned a toothy grin like a child caught doing something bad but yet they couldn't help but smile.
Elena couldn't help but grin along with him.
"You know I have a sweet tooth!" Asher pouted and gave Elena and Zephyr their drinks while Zephyr gave him an incredulous look.
"You and I both know that…we don't need to consume human food, we do it because it tastes good or to appear normal, you just have a craving for candy." Zephyrs lips upturned into slight smile as he spoke so quietly that to human ears the words he spoke wouldn't make sense.
"Yea…hence why I used the term sweet tooth! Candy and chocolate is yummy…don't tease me about it! " He mock pouted then he grinned.
"Don't forget deep fried pastry…or deep fried food in general. Though I still like healthy stuff too." Elena added in and the two guys nodded in agreement.
"We should board now then we can settle and get rid of this extra weight…not that it is a major problem. What with our super strength" Zephyr's smile grew as he whispered the last part.
Zephyr got up and handed a few bags to Asher who managed to carry them while carrying his drink and bag of sweet sugary food.
He showed the three tickets to the attendant and they walked to first class.
It was quiet compared to the second class area we passed and more spacious.
Asher and Zephyr packed away the luggage in the carriers and kept any they couldn't fit beside them and made sure they were secure enough that they wouldn't move. Then the trio sat down, Elena sat in the middle, Zephyr sat on her right by the window and Asher on her left.
The trio chatted amongst themselves for awhile and Asher shared the candy bar amongst them all. As soon as the plane ascended into the air, Elena leant down and opened her Foley + Corinna Handbag which was electric blue in color.
She pulled out her iPod touch and unwrapped the headphones she had tangled around the piece of technology.
She plugged the headphones into her ears and unlocked the electronic device.
Elena picked a random song from her music list and leaned back while she closed her eyes as the music pulsed through the headphones.
Elena felt her head lean on her right, onto Zephyr's shoulder as she went into a state that was like sleep.
Her eyes snapped open as the plane landed and Zephyr was gazing out the window while resting on her shoulder meanwhile she felt Asher's head also resting on her shoulder. His eyes were closed but she knew that he was awake by his breathing and heart rate.
Elena leaned back in her seat and smiled at Zephyr before turning to poke Asher until he opened his eyes. "Time to leave the plane you guys." She put her iPod away.
Zephyr was instantly up as he grabbed bags, she noticed his coffee cup was gone. She grabbed her duffel bag and a few other bags while Asher did the same.
They climbed out of the plane and the attendant smiled and spoke in a cheerily tone. "I hope you enjoyed your flight, bye!"
As soon as Elena's feet hit the ground and as soon as the trio got into the terminal they read the Airport's navigational map. Zephyr's eyes scanned for the car pick up dock and found it after a minute.
He started walking off to the dock and the two followed. Right there was the BMW, they went into the office nearby and walked up to a middle aged woman who asked to see their pickup ticket and once again license. Zephyr gave her the ticket and showed his license.
The lady clucked her tongue in approval and gave them an approval certificate ticket. Zephyr took it quickly.
The moment they got the car they packed everything in the trunk with the exception of her duffel bag and bag of blood.
This time Asher and Elena switched seats.
Elena opened her vitamin water and the tip touched the bridge of her sunglasses. She set it down in the console as the car started and ripped down the parking lot and out of the airport.
It had been awhile until she spotted Mystic Fall's board. When she did butterflies fluttered inside her stomach.
Welcome to Mystic Falls.
Those words stirred something inside of her and she averted her gaze. It had been forty years since she was here.
The wounds were still too fresh...maybe she should just tell them to turn back and wait a little longer.
No Elena...don't run again or you will hate yourself even more.
It wasn't long after the sign that they started passing a few familiar buildings.
Then they reached the housing areas and passed that until they got close to more of the wooded area.
She pulled off her sunglasses instantly and put them into her purse.
Zephyr stopped and pulled into the parking space at a huge house that reminded her of two certain vampire's houses but bigger and painted different colors, she didn't know how to explain it but she knew that it was beautiful and was old.
Elena opened her car door and retrieved her duffel bag and the bag of blood along with a few other small bags. Zephyr and Asher did the same. The trio blurred up the driveway and to the doorway. Zephyr produced keys and unlocked the intricately ornate door that had brass knockers.
She blurred inside and blurred upstairs with her bags. She looked into each room which was furnished until she came to a room that she really liked.
It was a mixture of silvery blue's, cerulean blue, browns and black. The floor underneath her consisted of dark cherry wood hardwood. The walls were covered with wallpaper which was floral in design and smoky silver with black and blue flowers intertwining with each other.
She spotted a coal colored stone fireplace at the side of the room.
The bed that sat against the wall was a four poster bed with lacquered wood and intricate carvings in the wood.
The sheets were slightly dark cerulean with a mixture of white cotton peeking through from the mound of black silk and cotton pillows. The side drapes were a black color, the insides a midnight blue.
The chairs were a mixture of black and brown while the handles were lacquer black as well. As she walked past the bed she noticed all of the tables were lacquered except the large dressing table with a huge mirror.
She spotted a dressing screen that was dark silvery blue and black in color.
As she walked past the dressing screen she saw another table in front of a drawn large window, the drapes were midnight blue while the table was lacquered as well.
The Persian rug was dark blue and silver white colour. She walked across it and stopped at twin doors.
Elena turned the glass knobs that belonged to an opaque white door and walked inside.
She noticed the bathroom had been a little modernized but it fit in with the 18th century style of the room outside.
One glass shower with porcelain bottom stood out, it sat on gray tiled floors.
There were plain beige shower drapes fastened on in the inside for privacy. Shelves were attached in the inside, but she couldn't tell how.
On the side there was an additional single porcelain claw footed tub which was nearby a smaller version of the fireplace in the room.
A water jug and basin sat on top a pale blue table which was placed just against the smoky black wood where a window with brown drapes almost reached down to the table. A pale blue towel rack complimented it the table.
A small blue and black chair and a pale blue mirror finished off the room along with the black shower mat that rested very near to the glass shower and stretched to the bathtub.
Elena walked out and into the room and noticed no dust touched any of the beautiful furniture in the room. "Hey Zephyr why doesn't the house have a spec of dust on the furniture?" she called out.
Zephyr appeared before her with a smile. "You chose your room already?" He raised an eyebrow and she nodded.
He looked amused as he responded to her question. "To answer your question no dust or anything like that touches the furniture because I got a friend who was a witch to place a spell on it that keeps the house from aging and staying intact. It's been in my family for awhile so I wanted to keep it safe while I was away."
"Interesting…so this is the Weylin house you spoke of…"
Zephyr nodded. "Well not really it's one of them, It's one of many my family still kept and collected before we immigrated here and the many centuries of my vampire life. This isn't the original Weylin estate I spoke of…just one of many."
"So basically your parent's…or family is…I mean was loaded?" He laughed at the last word but nodded.
"Yes…I think we came from noble or royal stature somewhere down the line…time to get unpacking though…We have school soon in about a couple of hours." Elena's eyes widened.
Zephyr nodded and blurred outside the room, she heard music pulse through the open door.
Asher's playing that song again…
She began to unpack furniture at vampire speed and when she finished unpacking and putting clothes into lacquered spacious walk in closet.
She grabbed a few pens, pencils an eraser and placed them into a empty pocket inside her purse. She then placed a pad of paper along with a notebook. She held a few binders in her hand.
I have to get another bag soon.
These binders keep the bag from closing.
She hoisted her purse over her shoulder and finished off the vitamin water she didn't remember setting down and walked out of the room carrying the empty bottle. She began to sniff out Zephyrs scent.
The trail she followed led her downstairs to the hallway where the front door was located.
Suddenly Asher jumped out behind her "Boo!" He said with a grin on his face she rolled her eyes and leaned against the wall where Zephyr was gazing out the window.
"Asher I think those sweets have gotten to you already, you're going to be super hyper at school. You might even end up scaring the students away." Zephyr said not averting his gaze from the window.
"Am not…Leave me alone! I'm excited for school…I've never been here in all of my life of being immortal. It feels all so new!" Elena shook her head.
"Asher it's just a school, we've repeated school many a time." Zephyr said and a small yawn left his lips.
"Tired, Zephy?" Asher said with a grin and she saw Zephyr's right eye twitch.
"Don't call me that, if you call me that in school…I'll make you eat animal blood for a week. Enjoy living on tofu…" Zephyr said his tone was teasing despite his threat.
"Aw…you really wouldn't do that too me, I mean…I heard it's icky…who knows what it could do my ancient yet young and super attractive and gorgeous body" Asher's face scrunched up in disgust but then donned a smirk and cocky expression at the last statement.
"Hey you two, we should feed now just in case if we get hungry." Elena suggested being precautionary and trying to break up the miniature teasing argument.
"I'll go get the food!" Asher beamed then disappeared for a couple of seconds then blurred back with three blood bags. He handed them out merrily and they simultaneously ripped theirs open and drank the contents not bothering with a straw.
She handed the empty bag to Asher which Zephyr did and he repeated the same process of blurring back and forth.
"Um, Zephyr can we go to school a little early, I want to look over my schedule and see what classes I have." Elena asked quietly. She actually wanted to get to school to quell the fluttering in her stomach.
Zephyr nodded. "Give me a sec to go get my bag and we can leave…Asher do you need yours?"
"Yea I left it on my bed…Thanks…Zephy…" He sniggered at the nickname he used for the second time today.
Zephyr just narrowed his eyes, disappeared for a few seconds and then returned with Zephyr's Blue fly messenger bag and Asher's Marc by Marc Jacobs Robbie G messengerbag.
Elena quickly disposed of the empty bottle and got to the door first. She opened the door and ran to the rental.
Elena hopped into the back and Asher got into the driver's seat. Zephyr appeared and crossed his arms at the sight of Asher in the driver's seat.
"Hey I want to drive this time, so hand the key's over Zeph." Zephyr sighed and threw him the keys and sat in the back with Elena.
As soon as the car was on, Asher put on his ray bans and ripped down the road as he hollered. "Whoooo hooo!" Music began loudly blaring from the car's radio.
Elena laughed and Asher laughed too. "Nice…Asher…nice…" Zephyr rolled his eyes though she saw a grin playing on his lips.
As the morning sun shone down onto them once again it reflected off the reflective surfaces of the car which caused her to donned her blue ray bans to protect her sensitive eyes and Zephyr did the same as she with his black pair.
As soon as they parked in a space they all slid out of the car, with the car doors still closed.
They walked to the office and as soon as they got into the office Elena smiled slightly at how the office looked quite the same even though time passed.
She was ahead of them so she went to retrieve their timetables for their senior year classes.
She read the nameplate on the desk and put on a friendly smile despite the butterflies in her stomach. "Hello,…I'm here to pick up the schedules for the three of us, the new students Zephyr Weylin, Asher Rowan and myself…Elena."
Elena almost had said Gilbert. Which would have been not valid, she had changed her last name to Weylin much to Zephyr's satisfaction. Having Gilbert as her last name would be dangerous and might attract any vampires that may have still harbor hostility towards the Gilbert family.
For a secondary reason she hadn't said her last name because others would wonder why Elena didn't look a day over eighteen or she would be labeled as the one who ran away and left Mystic Fall's and was never heard of again.
The secretary nodded with a smile and didn't ask for her last name gratefully.
"Here you go sweetie…" She sounded and looked so motherly that Elena couldn't help but smile warmly back.
"Thank you."
Elena walked back to the two boys who heard the entire short conversation, they knew why she hadn't said her last name and had said theirs. She handed them their time tables and they began comparing each others.
She had told Zephyr what classes she wanted to be in since she was familiar with Mystic Fall's curriculum. He had spoken to the principal over the phone about what classes they wanted to be in. Of course that was only a suggestion, things could change.
Elena glanced at her time table. It read:
1st Period
AP US History
2nd Period
P.E. Women's Fitness/Health
3rd Period
Mathematics
4th Period
AP English
5th Period
Psychology
Lunch C
6th Period
Free period
Zephyr showed his and he peered at hers:
1st Period
AP U.S. History
2nd Period
AP Mathematics
3rd Period
AP Spanish
4th Period
AP English/Literature
5th Period
P.E. – Fitness/Health
Lunch C
6th Period
Free Period
Elena was relieved to find out that she had Zephyr in at least two of her classes; she curiously looked upon Asher's who exchanged his schedule for hers.
1st Period
AP U.S. History
2nd Period
AP English/Literature
3rd Period
AP Mathematics
4th Period
AP Spanish
5th Period
P.E. - Fitness/Health
Lunch C
6th Period
Free Period
They had three classes together as well which was good he had a few himself with Zephyr. She noticed that they had the same lunch and sixth free period.
"I like the schedule...I just wish we could all be in the same classes." Asher pouted and they walked out of the office.
Elena looked at the corner of the timetable where her locker number was printed.
Zephyr and Asher trailed after her and helped her look for her locker. It wasn't too far away from their homeroom.
She glanced at her combination printed out as well on the timetable and quickly tested out the lock. It only took the first try and the lock opened and she opened it and assessed the locker. Whoever had this locker last year kept it in good condition.
As she closed the locker and shut closed the lock, her eyes widened when she spotted the numbers again in realization.
This locker was the one she had used when she was human. She backed away and swallowed the two behind her looked confused as Elena walked up to them.
Elena spoke the words in a low and soft whisper. "Asher…Zephyr the locker I got this year, is the same one I had when I was human." Their gazes softened and she couldn't keep in the fear she had.
As her lips parted to speak they dragged her out of the building and into the empty corner of the building. "What if they return…what if the Salvatore's return…I ran away which was pathetic of me…I should have talked it out with them as soon as I started having feelings for his brother…" Asher wrapped Elena in a tight hug and rubbed her back, Zephyr interlaced the fingers of her right hand with her fingers.
She pulled him into the hug and she breathed in the scent of the two vampires. "It'll be okay, we're here for you like I said, we'll be around. If you need us to we'll protect you." Zephyr murmured in her ear.
"Yea Elena, your not alone in this…you weren't pathetic by running away. You were put into a crazy situation and didn't know how to deal with it. It's going to be fine in one way or another…maybe not in the way you expect, but in some shape or form….not necessarily literally but you get the idea…" She heard him softly laugh.
She smiled, and burrowed her face for a second in the material of their clothing.
Then they released each other.
"Hey let's go to the car and hang out and talk until people arrive. Then if you want we can go hang out somewhere else…" He smiled.
Zephyr glanced at his watch. "It's 7:55 now…we have seventy five minutes…so basically we have fifty five minutes to relax…until school starts." Elena nodded and followed them back in the car.
They chatted aimlessly about random things and goofed off while music played from the car's sound system.
Steadily Mystic Fall's student body arrived many glanced in their direction but they ignored the stares as they were too engrossed with each other.
"Zeph you know my mind keeps going back to animal blood comment…I have a question you said it tastes like tofu but does it really?" Asher's spoke the words animal and blood very quietly so that only the three of them could hear.
"No…and I don't intend to however I've heard it does taste like tofu from others who have went on that diet. Supposedly it tastes very bland and generally not filling or good especially if your on the other diet."
Elena spotted on the car's clock the time read 8:25 am, school would start soon in another twenty five minutes. "Let's go to the grassy field nearby the school's doors." She opened her door and Asher shut off the music and got out. Zephyr opened the door, closed it and locked it.
The walked a small distance, eyes trailing their movement and they plopped down. Elena set her binders in her bag and left it open, the tops of her binder peaking out.
"I'm sleepy…I think I'll take a nap." Asher said sleepily as he stretched and yawned.
Zephyr jabbed his side and Asher flinched away. "Hey! What the hell was that for?" Asher feigned pain in his side.
"Your nap's lately have turned into hours of sleep and I don't think other people…namely the staff of the school would be pleased to see me drag your slumbering form around the school. I as hell am not gonna do that the whole day anyway even if they wouldn't give a damn…Stay awake." Asher sighed.
"Fine you win, we'll talk about this later though." Zephyr raised a single brow and the edges of his lips twitched in amusement.
"No we won't, because you'll end up forgetting or whatever…If you really think we will then I say we'll see about that." Asher mock glared at Zephyr.
"Can I have a cat nap Zephyr?" She asked amused.
"Certainly, do as you wish. I'll wake you up if your not up a before the time the school bell sounds."
"Okay! Thanks." She leaned her head on his shoulder with a yawn.
"Hey! No far Zephy!" Zephyr's eye twitched again.
"I. Told. You. Not. To. Call. Me. That. Your asking to taste the tofu stuff aren't you Ashy?" Asher's look horrified when he mentioned the animal blood and at the new nickname Zephyr gave him.
"Ashy? That sounds like a nickname for the female name Ashley…" He scratched his head.
"Exactly dear Ashy." Zephyr said and Elena got to her feet and yawned.
"Hey I am not a girl!" Asher stuck out his tongue.
"Let's get to History class…" Elena said sleepily.
The two boys got to their feet and walked with her into the school.
They walked down the hall feeling even more stares boring into their backs.
Out of the corner of her eye's she saw girls hungrily gazing at Zephyr and Asher.
When they glanced at her, she saw a few show jealously. A few of the guys were vice versa; they gazed upon Elena with lust and jealousy when they spotted Asher and Zephyr. It was the same in every school they went too, there would be those who would openly show these emotions. Elena doubted every girl or guy reacted like those that had just did.
Some she thought were just genuinely curious as to who they were.
As Elena got into the class early, they picked their seats.
They decided to sit in the middle; Asher sat on her right and Zephyr on her left.
Everyone would notice that they were a trio.
The teacher walked in with a steaming cup of coffee in his hand and she noted his features looked familiar. Elena placed her bag on her chair as she got up and walked over to history teacher.
She noticed his bright blue eyes and brown tidily kept short hair. "Hello, I'm a new student here…Elena along with Zephyr and Asher over there." Elena smiled as she gestured over towards the two boys speaking amongst themselves.
"Oh, I'm Mr. Saltzman, nice to meet you Elena. Give a minute and I'll go get your text books for class." He smiled warmly and she held back a gasp as he walked to the cabinet for the text books.
She saw a metal glint from a ring on his finger. She would recognize that ring anywhere. It was the special ring her vampire mother gave him before she turned.
Is that…Alaric Saltzman? He's supposed to be human! Did he turn into the one thing he hunts? No…I can tell he's human his scent isn't vampire... He looks so much like when I was human…Plus wasn't shocked when he heard my name or saw me.
It can't be him…Then why does he have his last name? He has the same ring though…
As soon as Mr. Saltzman came back she smiled warmly and with a curiosity in her voice spoke to him. "Mr. Saltzman…is your first name Alaric?"
Mr. Saltzman scratched his head. "No, that's the name of my father…My first name is Aldair…why?" He looked suspicious.
"Because, I have a few family members who are close to your father, you look like him…I've seen pictures of him. It shocked me when you told me your last name."
It wasn't a lie when she said she had a few family members who were close to Alaric…and that she had seen pictures of Alaric because she had they were pictures of a vacation they all went on that was taken in her human life.
He seemed satisfied with her answer and nodded as he handed her the three text books. She took them and she saw his eyes widened as he gazed downwards. She followed his gaze and saw it was directed at her ring and she instantly tugged her arm trying to get it free from his grasp.
"Why do you have this?" He released his hold on her wrist and gestured toward the ring.
"Why does it matter, Mr. Saltzman?" He was about to say something but students began piling in and the bell sounded. She walked away and took her seat as she handed Zephyr and Asher the History text books.
Elena noticed a petite looking girl with light brown skin, chocolate brown hair and green eyes walk in and sit in front of her. She sensed something powerful emit from the girl's aura.
Bonnie…Is that you?
Elena looked down and ignored the pairs of eyes boring into her as class began. Mr. Saltzman droned on after awhile until he began writing a note and parts of his lecture onto the chalkboard which she copied down.
At the end of class as students piled out Elena heard Mr. Saltzman call her name. "Elena, can I speak with you for a second." Elena got up and Asher and Zephyr trailed after her.
"Yes, Mr. Saltzman?" She had a neutral expression showing on her face.
"Elena, why are you wearing a Lapis Lazuli ring?" He crossed his arms.
"Does it matter?" She crossed her own arms.
"We're wearing them too, Mr. Saltzman…"Asher said.
"You're a vampire…" Elena widened her eyes and donned an expression of complete innocence.
"Now, Mr. Saltzman vampires are myths." Mr. Saltzman shook his head.
"No, stop playing around right now… this is serious I know that you are vampires. I know how to hunt them, I've been told how by my father...What are vampires doing here?" Elena changed her innocent expression into one of seriousness.
"Fine, I'm tired of games as well, we are vampires. Don't worry we won't kill anyone."
"Intentionally…" Asher added in.
"We won't attack innocents, however if any human tries to hunt us or kill or harm us we will defend ourselves. It would be the same for humans if they were in our position. I'm here to get back to normal…to see my hometown again."
Mr. Saltzman relaxed and sighed as he ran his hand through his hair. "Fine, but if anyone of you harm a human who is completely innocent and hasn't lashed out at you I will intervene."
Elena nodded. " That, seems fair...now if you don't mind Mr. Saltzman…I have to get to my other classes."
She walked off and went to her other class which was gym. She had only taken gym because she had just taken a Spanish course at the previous high school she had been at awhile ago. She hadn't taken Gym in awhile and to be honest she was slightly excited.
So she said her brief farewells to Zephyr and Asher and headed out of the class and headed in a different direction as the two boys.
Author's Note: The exciting stuff is soon to come...This was just to set them into the school scene. Originally this chapter was longer but I cut it off. The new links are on my profile so check them out!
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