A/N: Guys, I love you. You are all my favourite people in the world. It took one day for this story to get the reviews it needed to be continued. SO a huge thanks to my reviewers salllzy Jasperluva15 allychix11 FalconHQ MoonLight415 Ebony Salvatore X Blue Eyed Demon X TalonNight ChocolateIcicle livvixxx, thanks so much. Damon and Stefan are vampires, Katie doesn't know because they compelled her to forget and since she only became a shifter after her father died, she was able to be compelled. Just like like werewolves, she only becomes immune to compulsion once she completes here transtion into a shifter. Her and Damon meet in this chapter so get ready for some drama!

I tied my apron around my waist and, my first shift of the new school year, exciting. There was only one thing, one tiny, little detail about working at the Grill that really irritated me. I had to wear 6 inch, black stilettos. I walked out of the kitchen and grabbed a tray.

"Hey Katie," the bar tender called to me as I walked past.

"Hi Ben," I replied with a smile. I heard my name being called and looked up. Caroline, Elena, and Stefan were sitting in a booth at the edge of my section. I walked up to them, the small smile on my face turning into a huge grin.

"Katie, this is-" Caroline started.

"Stefan Salvatore, I know," I interrupted.

"I knew her back in South Africa, we were best friends," Stefan supplied when Caroline looked confused.

"Oh," she said. She and Elena looked at eachother. I immediatly got what they meant.

"Guys ewww. Never in a million years, not even if you paid me," I protested loudly, making Stefan quirk his eyebrow at me. Caroline and Elena blushed when people started looking over. Realization dawned on Stefan and he grimaced.
"Katie and I are just friends and that's all we're ever going to be," he said.

"It would be like me getting with Tyler or Lena, you getting with Jeremy. Stefan's like my brother. It's just too weird," I explained. Elena involuntarily sighed in relief and I winked at Stefan.
"So thats what you were thinking about in the hall, Steffy," I teased, making him blush. Elena and Caroline just looked confused. Just then I heard Ben calling me.
"Katie, I'm not covering for you again, get your ass back here," he yelled across the room. I groaned, sometimes i just hated my job.

"I'm coming Ben, don't get your knickers in a twist!" I yelled back, not even slightly embarrased when people started looking at me. I turned back to my friends. Caroline and Elena looked unperturbed, but Stefan was gaping at me.
"What Stefan?" I asked.

"What happened to shy Katie?" he teased. I stuck out my tongue out at him.

"Katie was shy? Katie Charleston? Are you sure?' Caroline said in disbelief.

"The Katie I remember had braces and glasses, she was afraid of her own shadow," he exposed. I glared at him, this meant war.

"Steffy, lets just remember this embarrasing stuff goes both ways," I threatened. He opened his mouth to reply but was interrupted by Vicki Donovan coming to our table. She had a frown on her face.

"Katie, I will drag your ass all the way to the kitchen if I have to. Get your ass back to work," she whisper shouted.

"Next time Steffy," I said before getting up and walking to the kitchen.

I was about half way through my shift when Caroline flagged me over. I sent Ben my best puppy dog look and he sighed.

"Fine Katie, you can go, but only 10 minutes," he conceded. I grinned and practically skipped to my friends. I got there just in time to hear Elan's question.

"Any siblings?"

"None that I talk to," was Stefan's reply. My grin faded into a scowl, an angry scowl. Unfortunetly thats when Caroline noticed my presence.

"Katie I really need to talk to- oh no," she stopped when she noticed my scowl. My teeth were clenched together, my brows were furrowed and my hands were tight fists. My eyes flashed purple and I felt myself start to shake. I tried to control my breathing and relax, but it wasn't working. If I didn't calm down soon I was going to change. Calm down Katie, i thought to myself. What is it that Lijah always tells me? Calm down, relax, think of that one time when everything was right, when the world seemed to be perfect. I tried but it wasn't working. I felt strong hands gripping my shoulders and turning me around.

"Kat, calm down," Tyler said. I opened my eyes and turned to face him, knowing my eyes were purple. He didn't even flinch when he saw them. I nodded and took a couple deep breaths. I could feel Caroline, Elena, and Stefan's eyes on me. I brought my hand to my throat and fiddled with my necklace, my fingers ran over the engraving and I looked down at it.

"Do you need to take a breather?" Tyler asked once he saw that I'd calmed down. I shook my head.

"I'll be fine," I replied without looking him in the eye. He frowned but nodded before turning around and going back to te pool table where Matt was waiting. Matt's eyes were trained on me, he tilted his head to the side in a silent question. Are you okay? he seemed to be asking. I nodded and he returned the action. I turned to face Caroline and Elena. I couldn't look at Stefan without getting angry all over again.

"Katie are you alright?" Caroline asked worriedly. I smiled and nodded.

"I was just thinking about the crash, I heard someone saying something that upset me and then, well I lost it a bit," I lied smoothly, but Caroline was unconvinced. I shook my head slightly, silently asking her to drop it. Thankfully she did. Elena didn't argue, we were close but not close enough for her to know me as well as Caroline or Matt or Tyler did. I finally turned to face Stefan, whose eyes hadn't left me the whole time I'd been speaking.

"Salvatore, you and I need to have a conversation, a serious one," I told him without a smile so he knew I wasn't joking. He nodded.

"Great, guys, I'm sorry but I've got to work so, later," I said before leaving. All I could think about was what Stefan had said. None that I talk to, what about Damon? When I knew them they were inseperable, granted there had always been a little tension but they were brothers. I just didn't understand what could've happened to make them so angry at eachother that they pretended that they didn't exist. Especially after what happened with my brother and sister, Nick and Amy. I had no control over what happened then and I wouldn't wish my situation on my worst enemy, but I'd never pretended that my siblings didn't exist.

About an hour later my shift ended, I was ready to leave. Matt was still waiting for me when I got out of the staff locker room. He waved at me and I waved back. I took a step towards him but something in the window caught my eye. Elijah was there looking at me and he didn't look happy. He jerked his head in the direction of the woods before turning and walking away. I started moving towars the door but collided with somthing solid. I looked up and saw Matt with a frown on his face.

"Were you about to ditch me?" he sounded hurt.

"Matty, I'm-" I started to say but he wasn't having it.

"Save it Katie, I understand," he said cutting me off.

"You do?" I replied, perplexed.

"You need to take a breather, I'll see you tomorrow at school. Just be careful, kay?" he answered. I smiled gratefully at him. He really was my bestfriend.

"Matt Donovan, what would I do without you?" I said, a grin spreading across my face.

"I honestly don't know, Kat, I honestly don't know," he replied truthfully.

THIRD PERSON P.O.V.

Elijah was pacing the clearing, he couldn't believe Katie had almost lost it today. If she had changed, well, he couldn't even think about things like that. It looked like anger but it was really just concern. Elijah cared so much about Katie, in fact he was certain that he loved her like a little sister. He was an overprotective big brother and Katie had no shortage of those. Tyler, Stefan, Damon, Jeremy, Elijah, Matt. All these men were protective of her. Damon and Matt's feelings were not exactly brotherly but either way, she had no shortage of big brothers. The second Katie entered the clearing, Elijah blurred infront of her. He looked her over for injuries, but she was fine, well, physically. Once he was sure she was fine he calmed down. But there were unshed tears in Katie's eyes, tears that were about to fall. She dropped her bag and launched herself into Elijah's arms, beginning to crying into his shoulder. He was surprised at her actions but he held her anyway. Katie hated crying, she hated the vulnerability of it. Elijah pulled away enough to see her eyes, they were filled with too much knowledge. Just like Richard's, he thought to himself. He cleared his throat and set Katie down.

"Better?" he asked gently. Katie nodded and wiped her eyes.

"Sorry, it's just been a while since I've had a good cry," she muttered. She felt awkward and embarrased. and Elijah recognised it.

"Alright, regarding your training. I happened to have a friend of mine checking up on your wellbeing and he caught sight of a little mishap you almost had," he stated. Katie winced, she was in trouble.

"As a result of your actions, I have come to the conclusion that-" he continued.

"Get to the point 'Lijah," Katie interrupted.

"Your control is slipping, it has been to long since you have changed. As a punishment for your actions and a way to keep a firm grip on your temper, I suggest the werewolf challenge," he finished. Katie groaned, she hated the werewolf challenge but she didn't argue. When Elijah said 'suggest,' it wasn't really a suggestion. The werewolf challenge was something Elijah had come up with when he had first sarted training Katie. It meant the complete opposite of what werewoves had to do, Katie had to shift everysingle night got a break on the full moon, and only on the full moon, until Elijah said otherwise. Shifters weren't controlled by the sun or the moon, so they could shift whenever they wanted or not at all. Making them have a set date for changing was inconvenient and it made hem have to control their tempers. The less a shifter changes, the more tempermental they become, so making them change calmed them down.

"Fine, but what about now?" she muttered. Elijah smirked.

"Oh, no. Please dear God no," she begged. He looked at her with amusment.

"Katie, what are you doing?" he asked, feigning innocence.

"Don't act so innocent, I know that smirk. Who do you think taught you how to do it? That is the smirk you wear before you make me do something incredibly uncomfortable," Katie said.

"I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about," Elijah said with a chuckle, but to Katie it sounded more like an evil laugh.

"Bullshit, Eli. I'm doing flips aren't I?" she guessed correctly. At that Elijah full on grinned, Katie knew him too well. Flips were when Katie leap from tree to tree, changing form in the split seconds between each branch, a different form every time, and for everyone she missed she had to do 2 more. Training with Elijah was really the real deal.

"You are an evil, little man," she said taking off her shirt to reveal a black sports bra underneath. She didn't bother telling Elijah to turn around, he would anyway. And even if he didn't, she didn't really care. She took off her pants but she was wearing spandex shorts underneath. Unlike werewolves, shifters still had their clothes after they changed back into human form and Katie didn't want hers to get dirty.

"I want you to use your eagle form to start, then your leopard, from then on alternate between flying avians and land mammals and if you repeat a form, it's another two changes," Elijah ordered, play time was over.

Katie got home at around 7:30, Mrs. Lockwood wasn't impressed. She had been worried out of her mind, Katie didn't even call to say she was going to be late.

"Katherine Louise Charleston, where have you been?" Aunt Carol yelled. Katie winced, first Elijah and now her Aunt, today seemed to be bag on Katie day.

"I was in the woods," she replied vaguely.

"Katie," her aunt said exasperatedly.

"Leave her be Carol, she doesn't need you yelling at her right now," a voice said. Katie froze. Not her, not today.

"Why the hell are you here?!" Katie yelled.

Anne Charleston looked at her daughter in shock. Her brown eyes were wide and her blonde hair was in a tight ponytail.

"Is that anyway to talk to your mother?" she scolded. Katie growled.

"I wasn't talking to Carol," she replied darkly before storming out of the hallway and up the stairs. She slammed her bedroom door behind her and put her face in her hands. Tyler was at the party and so were all of her other friends, what she needed right now was to vent. There was no point in venting to yourself, you needed someone to vent with. Katie sat on her bed and just stared at the ceiling, she had never felt so alone.

The Salvatore Boarding House

Damon turned and walked towards the front door when he heard Stefan say something.

"Katie," he said coughing. Damon froze.

"What did you just say to me?" he said dangerously.

"Little Katie Charleston, our best friend. The one person who never let us down, who never gave up on you,"

"What about her?" Damom pushed through clenched teeth. Stefan chuckled.

"She's here, and she's not very happy with us," he supplied.

"Why? What did you do?" Damon demanded.

"Why don't you ask her? Her car's almost here," Stafan countered. And sure enough, Katie pulled up in her car. Stefan disappeared into the house and so did Damon.

Katie walked up to the Boarding House and knocked on the door. When no one answered she turned to go and noticed the broken glass on the ground. Just then the door opened.

"Stefan, what the hell-" she broke off when she saw the person at the door. Those blue eyes, that smirk, they belonged to her best friend.

"Day!" she shrieked, launching herself at him. Damon caught her and spun her round the room. His Kitty Kat, his best friend, he missed her so much. He set her down and looked her over. She looked different. Her long brown hair she used to hide behind was cut short, the part that hung in her eyes dyed bright red. Her warm and innocent brown eyes were hard and guarded and looked like they were changing colour constantly. Her baggy, boyish clothes were tight and form fitting, she wore black skinny jeans, a crimson tank top and gray ankle boots. Even her glasses were different, instead of the old, round Harry Potter glasses, she had black Ray-Beans. She looked hot, but too different.

"You look weird," Damon said, breaking the silence. Katie smirked, making him blink in surprise. His Katie would've blushed and bite her lip, his Katie didn't smirk.

"You look the same, thats a bit boring don't you think?" she countered effortlessly.

"You grew a backbone," he stated.

"Have you met my family? I had to grow one sooner or later." she answered. Damon frowned. Katie's family was overprotective and treated her like a princess, why would she need to grow a backbone? Katie laughed,

"I forgot, you're not up to speed on the lates Charleston drama, that's what you get when you ignore your best friend," she scolded. Katie smiled at him.

"Have a seat, this looks like it might be a long story," Damon gestured to the couch. Katie flopped onto the couch.

"You might want a drink Damon, I'm sure as hell going to need one," Katie told him. Damon tried not to gape, Katie was practically afraid of anything alchoholic. He manned up and went to pour himself a glass of bourbon, and pour Katie one. (A/N: All Katie's family issues are being explained, everything about her mother, her siblings and her father. this is super important if you want anything to make sense).

"The year of the divorce is where it all started falling apart," Katie started.
"Amy and Nick sided with my mom straight away, believing that my dad had cheated on her when it was actually the other way around. I disagreed, my father was a loyal person, he would've broken it off with my mom before cheating on her. So the three of us had a fight. Not a petty one like yours and Stefan's, a real one. Nick has never had good control of his temper, and he attacked me." Katie swallowed, her tough facade disappearing for just a second. Damon's knuckles were white from gripping the arm of his chair so hard.

"He sent me to the ER with two broken ribs, a broken nose and a broken wrist, my dad was...distracted but got to him before he could do any lasting damage,"
"Where was Amy? Or your mother?" Damon demanded.

"Mom was with her 'friend' and who do you think was doing the distracting?" Katie countered.

"So we moved, Dad and I packed our stuff and moved to Mystic Falls, hoping for a better life," she said the last part sarcastically.
"But it nothing ever gets better. Our car went off Wickery Bridge, Dad died on impact and I was rescued and taken to the hospital, I almost didn't make it,"

"But if your dad died, then why...?" Damon trailed off.

"Why did I stay in Mystic Falls?" Katie finished.

"My mom called me the day after the crash, her exact words were, Good riddance to your father, but at least you're okay and now you can stay with me," she said bitterly.

"I was so angry, so enraged, that I had to be sedated. I moved in with my aunt and I haven't talked to my mom or either of my siblings in 3 years," she finished.

"And the stories not over yet, my lovely mother is at my aunts house right now and I have no idea what I'm going to do!" she was yelling now, off the couch and pacing around the room. Damon was infront of her and holding her by the shoulders.

"Katie calm down," he said soothingly.

"No!" she shouted, pushing him off her. Stefan blurred down the stairs and watched her in shock.

"I have no one left Damon! No one left!" she shouted.

"I'm all alone," Katie whispered before breaking down into sobs. Damon picked her up and blurred her up the stairs, laying her gently on his bed. Stefan held her hand, Damon held the other one. Katie pulled them both down onto the bed and sobbed, into Damon's chest. Stefan smoothed her hair back soothingly, and didn't let go of her hand. Unsurprisingly, he and Damon were both thinking the same thing, only for Katie. Unbeknowest to the three of them, they were being watched by a black hawk with Elijah's brown eyes. Elijah watched his god daughter with such sadness, wishung she didn't have to be alone. Tradgedy follows the Charleston line, tradgedy and love. All those who love a Charleston are doomed for it never to be returned, Elijah thought to himself. After all, he would know, Arianna, the woman whom he loved but was in love with another.

On the Otherside tears were streaking down Arianna's face, tears were streaking down Martin's face. Elijah, you will never know how much I love you, she thought. Red, you'll never be alone, he thought.

A/N: Thanks for reviewing and I swear, 10 fingers on the bible that I will never do this again. Thanks to all my reviewers, I hated my original fourth chapter so I deleted it this morning and restarted which is why there will be quite a few typos. I also need you guys to vote for Katies love intrests. The person who comes in first will end up with Katie, second will be the person she's with at the time when she falls for the person in first place and third place is the person who she'll be with until the end of season 2. So your options are: Matt, Damon or Klaus.

Please vote cause I'm torn between the three of them. Until next time,

Becca