I know chapter one was a little… not too much, but we need to know a little bit about our new character. So… let´s continue…

Ouch…

It was my first rational thought. My back really hurt and I was all covered in dust. I had left all my belongings in the Traverse and I had to get everything prepared before next week, when I started school.

-No, no, no, no- I said as I felt the sun against my face. And I covered myself with the pillow. My only comfort was the cloud of dust that came through the pillow and flew to my face making me sneezed.

"Okay, okay, I am awake now" I got up the bed and went down to get my luggage and boxes out of the car. I would take a bath and go to the supermarket for some cleaning things. I would first clean every single corner of the house and then I would buy everything to make this, my new home. I was the kind of girl that wanted to make things as good as possible and if I was going to start a new life, I would like to make this place a real home or at least a comfortable place.

Before I went out I saw threw the window and there was no one to be seen. "Perfect!" No one would see me in this decadent state of dusty Kira. I opened the door and made my way towards the van. The day was sunny and really agreeable. My garden was all death and the grass was of a yellowish color that made me grimace.

I opened the trunk and reached out for my huge suitcase. The pain in my back was killing me and I found it almost impossible to carry it out of the van.

-Can I help you? - Asked a male voice from my back. I turned around and found a very handsome man staring at me with a frown. He was all dressed in black, like the figure from the day before. Was he the same?

-Amm, yes I think it will be necessary- I gave him a shy smile and then noticed my fashion state. He smiled at me with his white teeth and got his hands in his pockets and got near me.

-Are you moving in? - He asked as he stepped beside me and took the suitcase of my hands. "No he is not" I decided. The figure of the day before had a darker hair and was taller.

-Yes, I am new in town- I look how he, with feline movements, got the suitcase out and carried it like if it was made of air and was not filled with tons of clothing.

-Really? Well, I am Stefan Salvatore. Welcome to Mystic Falls- He extended me his hand and smiled at me warmly. His green eyes seemed to be studying me as if he was searching something more in me. But I also found true cordiality in him, so I let his scrutiny pass.

-Kira Adrian- I shook his hand but not before I tried to clean it with my jeans. He laughed and leaned his head at one side. Suddenly I saw a beautiful and tall brunet girl. She would have approximately my age and was smiling. She looked really friendly. She had long straight hair, but was really familiar to the shape I saw last night kissing that spooky man.

-Hello- She smiled at me and took the hand of Stefan with sweetness.

-Hi- I gave her a little smile and could not hide the confusion in my face. Maybe Stefan was the man that I saw that day after all, but I could really swear he wasn´t.

-I am Elena Gilbert. Are you moving? - She pointed my new home and I could see she was really being sincerely nice. But I could see she was also tired, as if she had not slept in days. That reminded me of my own state and I blushed a little bit.

-Hi Elena, I am Kira Adrian. Yes I am moving; actually Stefan was helping me to get out my suitcase- I smiled at her back and reached for one of the other boxes. My back ached in pain, "I must have had a nasty bruise". That reminded me that I had to go and buy some wood tables to fix it, and actually I had no idea how I would do that. And if there were termites I had to end with the plague right away.

-Let me help you with it- Said Elena as she watched me made a grin of pain. She took the box and she and Stefan started to make their way to the house –So, you are going to get into school? - Asked Elena as she stepped in the porch and waited for Stefan to keep up. I took a little bag and even if my shoulders ached, it wasn´t that bad. Elena then looked at the frame of the door and something seemed to come to her mind, as if she was suddenly afraid to come in. Stephan stopped also but his expression was more relaxed.

-Go ahead, come in- I said with a smile and a frown. That was just weird. She seemed to be relaxed again and he gave a slow step through the door, as if he feared my door would slam in his face.

-Yes. Actually, I am starting next week. I have to get the house done before that. Actually, do you know where Carol Lockwood lives? – I let them in the house and they look all around the dusty house –This explains my actual outfit- I smiled and shook my head.

They both smiled at me and Elena left the box over a lonely table in the kitchen –Yes, she is the Major. You want to pay her a visit?- She turned to look at me and now I was completely sure she was the girl I saw last night, but of course, there was a certain way to find out.

-Yes, actually. Are you my neighbor? - I pointed at her with a frown but a smile as I put the bag beside the box and Stefan entered the Kitchen with the huge suitcase.

-Yes, I live in the white house beside this. I live with my aunt Jenna and my brother Jeremy- She seemed to be sad for a moment but her optimism was imposed again –And do you have any brothers?- She asked as she made her way towards Stefan and took him by the waist affectionately. He left the suitcase and embraced her as well. "Weird" I told myself.

-No. I have none. Is just me- That phrase had more meaning now than any other moment before in my life.

-And your parents?- Asked Stefan as he looked around as if he was waiting to see them somewhere around. If he only knew I had been holding that same hope for months now…

-You will not find them here- I said with a sight. I didn´t wanted the pity of no one, and surely they would get to know I was an orphan, so it was better if I just get done with it –They died three months ago- The words were acid in my mouth.

They both looked at me in shock and something near comprehension touched both of their eyes. The mouth of Stephan formed a little "o" and Elena got closer to me.

-I know how it feels- She whispered to me as she touched my arm softly –I lost them too, really recently also-.

I looked at her with a frown and I was left speechless. Should I hold her also? Or should I cry? Or nodded? Or what!

-I am sorry- I finally said.

-So, you are leaving here all alone? - Asked Stephan as he looked around the house again. I could tell that he was as uncomfortable as I had been while trying to find the answer to give to Elena.

-Yes- I could not help to raise an eyebrow and raise my chin as if I was threatening him to say something about not being able to take care of myself.

Elena smiled at me and seemed like she just had an idea –Why you don´t come and eat with us at the grill? After that we can come and help you cleaning all. There is too much work for just one person. And you will also meet some people from school- She was all too sweet and welcoming that I could not say no. And after that nasty bruise I should have in my back, I would need help.

I smiled and turned to look at my feet –You don´t have to do this- I said as I turned to look at both of them again. I really didn't like to ask for a favor to anyone, but I guessed this time I had no option, and I didn´t wanted to be rude.

-Of course we have! And we will. I´ll tell you what, take a shower, get pretty, as I go to the hospital to see a friend and then I will come and get you in an hour okay?- Elena looked at me with her chocolate eyes and took my hand in hers as she raised her eyebrows waiting for my imminent yes.

-Thank you- I told them with a smile and a little sigh.

Stephan shook his head -Don´t even say it. I have a better idea – He then turned to look at Elena and she gave her a little smile –You go an check on Caroline, if she is fine she will entertain you more than an hour, so I´ll come and pick Kira up- He then turned towards me and lean his head as a confused dog as he smiled at me.

-You are very kind- I nodded and smiled again.

-So then it is settle. Be ready in an hour and Stefan will take you to the Grill, we´ll see each other there- Elena gave me a little hug and took Stephan's hand as he gave me a little bow with his head as if we were in the nineteen century. They both made their way out and Stephan asked my phone number for me to call him when I was ready.

They were gone and I was left alone in the dusty house. They were very gentle indeed and at least I knew someone in Town. But I could not figure out Elena. She seemed to be really in love with Stephan but a night before she was kissing that other guy… Well it was not of my business and I would stay out of it as I should. With me, she had been great. She had been really sweet with me and I could see that she knew what was I struggling with the dead of my parents.

I opened my suitcase and get out some jeans, a dark blue sweater and my underwear. I took a shampoo that I had brought from Chicago, soap and a towel. I made my way to my room and to my bathroom.

I was putting my things over the sink and I left the door of the bathroom open. I opened the shower and let the water take away some dust in the floor. I took my blouse away and saw myself in the mirror.

My wavy, short hair was beautiful and my brown color shinned with lights of gold in the sun. I was really white and my eyes were of a brown greenish color. In the sun they looked olive green and in the shadow they were of a soft chocolate color. I was curvy but I was also thin. Mom said that I had everything in the exact place. But of course she was my mom and everything about me seemed perfect for her. I was petite and I had always been. I could say I was beautiful, but now, covered with dust and my hair in a messy ponytail, I looked like Mary Poppins should have looked after being in a musical number in the chimneys of London.

I turned around and saw in the mirror that, indeed, I had a nasty bruise in my shoulder. I should stop in the pharmacy before dinner. I turned around to see the dammed closet and what I saw wasn´t what I expected to find.

There was a coat hook in the ground which, I supposed, was what made me fall, but what surprised me was that I saw the hole in the wall and there was dark; really, really dark.

I walked towards the closet and kneeled beside the hole. I was really shocked to feel an airstream coming from the hole.

-A room across the closet? - I asked out loud. The sound of the water falling was at the back of my mind as I took a peace of the wood and started to take it out. It was ruined anyway, and in that moment my curiosity was bigger than anything. I made a hole so big that I could pass through it. I went down to the kitchen immediately and took a candle that was in the box that Elena helped me to carry. I didn´t mind that I was running through the house in bra and jeans I was really curious about my new discovery.

I lit the candle and put it on inside the room as I twisted to make my way in as well. I entered the secret room. But not even all the curiosity in the whole world could prepare me to what I found beneath that wall.

-What a hell- I took something that was hanging in the wall. I could not believe my eyes as I saw something I had just seen in movies or books. My fingers touched what seemed to be… a stake?

Damon in the next chapter… at last! Feedback is well received as any comments. I hope you enjoyed