Hey Leila, thanks for the reviews. You're kind of right with the doppelgangers sister thing. But there is a twist which will be explained later. I don't think I'm going to have her having a thing with the Salvatore's at this stage. I think I want to keep that quite platonic for the moment, could change though you never know!

Hope everyone likes this chapter xx

EDITED AUG21

"Hey losers," Brea smiled as she walked up to Tyler and Matt at school

"Look," Tyler said as Brea approached the boys. "There's Elena and her new boyfriend."

"He's nice," Brea said.

"Now what are they doing? Oh, they're walking, walking, walking. Yep. Right into the sunset" Tyler said, taunting Matt.

"Ha! Funny," Brea laughed mockingly.

"You're a dick," Matt scowled.

"Yeah Ty, they only just started dating. I'm still voting for my good friend Matty over here," Brea said, throwing an arm around Matt's shoulder, making him smirk.

"You're just standing there looking like one of those little yard trolls," Tyler continued taunting.

"Gnomes," Matt corrected.

"He's doing the right thing, Ty. Matthew is a gentleman," Brea argued before she leaned closer to Matt and whispered "good one," sarcastically.

"And what am I supposed to do Ty, she made her choice," Matt argued.

"And you're a great guy for respecting that. Ty over here is an ass."

"Let her know she made the wrong one."

"Tyler," Brea warned as Tyler caught the ball they were throwing.

"What are you doing?" Matt irritatedly. "Ty, don't. Ty. Don't. Ty!" Matt yelled, knowing what he was about to do. Before anyone could stop him, Tyler threw the ball straight at the back of Stefan's head.

"TYLER YOU ASS!" Brea yelled. Before the ball could hit Stefan, he quickly turned around and caught the ball about to hit him. Everyone who saw gasped in awe. Stefan then threw the ball back with such force that Tyler grunted when he caught it, attracting even more people's attention. Brea stormed away from the boys in anger walking past Elena and Stefan. "That was awesome Stefan!" she congratulated as she passed, as she walked she began feeling a sense of deja vu.

As soon as Brea sat down in Tanner's class she fell into a daydream.

Brenna and Katherine walked outside the Salvatore Mansion to see Damon and Stefan playing a ball sport.

"What are the rules? What are the rules?" Stefan asked avoiding Damon chasing him.

"Who needs rules?" Katherine called out.

"Yes, they do make life very boring," Brenna giggled.

"Mind if we join you?" Katherine asked.

"Ah, ok you could, ah, you could get hurt, my brother likes to play rough," Stefan stuttered getting closer to Katherine.

Katherine giggled at this while walking forward, "somehow I think that you play rougher," Katherine then snatched the ball from Stefan's hands and ran off, taking Brenna's hand so as to drag her along as they ran off in fits of giggles.

"Miss Gilbert? Miss Gilbert," Tanners voice snapped her out of her daydream.

"Sorry um what was the question?"

"Pearl Harbour?"

"1941," Brenna answered and Tanner nodded.

"December 7th, 1941," Stefan elaborated.

"Thank you, Miss Gilbert," Tanner sneered.

"Anytime," Stefan responded.

"Very well," Tanner challenged. "The wall of the Berlin Wall."

"1989, I'm good with dates sir."

"Are you? How good? Keep it to the year. Civil rights act."

"1964. "

Once Brea determined that the attention was now off her, she looked down at her notebook only to widen her eyes as she realised she had unknowingly written one word all over the page, 'Kol'. Brea's eyes widened and she ripped the page out.

"Oh my god I'm so late," Brea puffed as she ran up to Bonnie and Elena at cheerleading practice. "Where's Caroline?" she asked looking around. "I sprinted here, I was terrified of the wrath of Caroline and she's not even here!"

"I'll try her again," Bonnie said dialling on her phone.

Elena spotted an old mustang pull up blaring music and nudged Brea as she spotted Caroline in the passenger seat.

"Oh my god," Bonnie exclaimed. "That must be the mystery guy from the grill."

"That's not a mystery guy," Elena huffed.

"That's Damon Salvatore," Brea finished.

"Salvatore! As in Stefan?" Bonnie asked as Elena nodded.

'I got the other brother, hope you don't mind," Caroline bragged as she walked past Elena. "Sorry, I'm late girls. I, uh, was busy."

"I was on time!" Brea yelled and Caroline just shook her head.

"Brea!" Elena yelled as Brea walked in the door. "Where were you? We were worried, you missed dinner."

"Oh bugger I'm sorry," Brea groaned. She forgot she'd promised Elena she'd be there for dinner with Stefan and Bonnie. "Matt wanted help with history. Oh, hey Damon, Caroline," she waved as she saw them all sitting in the front room.

"Hey," Caroline said hurriedly as Brea came and sat down. "Oh my god Brea, you will not believe it! Tanner let Stefan on the team! I cannot believe that Mr Tanner let you on the team," Caroline exclaimed. "Oh, Tyler must be seething. But, good for you. Go for it."

"That's what I always tell him. You have to engage. You can't just sit there and wait for life to come to you. You have to go get it," Damon preached.

"Wise words," Brea remarked with a shrug causing Damon to smirk.

"Yeah, Elena wasn't so lucky today. It's only because you missed summer camp. God, I don't know how you're ever going to learn the routines."

"I missed summer camp, I caught up," Brea shrugged irritably.

"We'll work with her. She'll get it," Bonnie agreed.

"I guess we can put her in the back." Both Elena and Brea turned their heads slowly to glare at Caroline.

"You don't seem like the cheerleader type, Elena," Damon noticed.

"Oh, it's just 'cause her parents died. Yeah, I mean, she's just totally going through a blah phase. She used to be way more fun, same as Brea."

"Caroline!" Brea yelled in anger while Elena shrunk down in her seat.

"And I say that with complete sensitivity," Caroline said quickly. At this Brea scoffed out loud and stormed up to her room and went to bed.

Brea's dream that night had no images. It was just voices.

"Always and forever," a girl spoke.

"I love you," a man spoke.

"You are the only one I can confide in," a different man whispered.

"I need your help love," another voice said.

"Brenna, I give you my word," another man laughed.

These words played on repeat until Brea snapped awake with a gasp before rolling over and falling into a noiseless, dreamless sleep.

"Where is your sister?" Caroline snapped. Brea just shrugged her shoulders dismissively, not in the mood to talk to Caroline after the previous night. "Look I'm sorry alright. I had no tact. It was rude and heartless and I'm sorry ok." Brea nodded in acceptance, she wasn't in a chatty mood.

"Elena quit," Brea told Caroline.

"She can't quit cheerleading!"

"Well she did, you probably put her off it last night."

"There she is! I'll go talk to her."

"Be nice!" Brea yelled after Caroline before whipping out her phone and texting 'RUN!" to Elena. Elena saw the message and turned around confused only to come face to face with Caroline Forbes and realisation dawned on her.

Brea saw a fight break out at the pep rally and ran over only to see Jeremy and Tyler brawling on the ground.

"JER!" Brea yelled in concern as Tyler attacked him. Vicki and Brea both screamed at Tyler to stop and Brea's voice was getting more and more panicked. Brea then got hysterical and tried to run at the fight to pull Tyler off her brother but Stefan grabbed her arm before she got too close and pulled her back out of harm's way.

"I'll help, stay out here ok," he reassured her. "Hey, he's down! Enough!" he started yelling at Tyler before catching his fist. Tyler then punched Stefan's stomach, but Stefan didn't even flinch. Elena then arrived beside Brea.

"Jeremy no!" she yelled and Brea gasped as they saw Jeremy swing a broken bottle at Tyler, Stefan threw Tyler to the ground and Jeremy sliced Stefan's hand. Matt tackled Tyler as Jeremy stared in shock at what he'd done.

Brea and Elena ran to Jeremy. "What the hell, Jeremy?" Elena asked as she grabbed his face inspecting his injuries. "Put your head up, you're bleeding."

"I'm fine!" he snapped back.

"Yeah, you smell fine," she snapped.

"Just stop, ok?" he said as he walked away and Brea snapped out of it and ran after him.

"Jer!"

"Not you too ok, sorry I got in a fight with your loser friend but he deserved it."

Brea just grabbed Jeremy and pulled him into a hug crying. "Please don't do that again," she begged. "I can't lose you too," Jeremy just wrapped his arms around his sister feeling guilty and they stood like that for a few minutes before she pulled away. "Go get yourself cleaned up ok?" she asked and he nodded and walked away. She then let out a breath and returned to the cheerleading group.

"Where have you been!" Caroline yelled at Brea as she arrived.

"Not now, Caroline," Caroline saw the look on her friends face and went up to her pulling her to the side.

"You're shaking," she said rubbing her hands down Brea's arm.

"It's Jeremy. I just can't stop thinking that the way he's acting, the drugs, and just everything. I can't help worrying he's going to end up dead, like mom and dad. I can't lose anyone else Care," she said tearing up again.

"Brea, Brenna, it's ok. We can do it without you tonight, go home. I'll meet you there after the game and we can have a bit of girl talk," Brea nodded her head and went off to find Elena.

She found Elena storming off from Damon, "he tried to kiss me," she exclaimed as she got to Brea.

"No way!" Brea gasped. "What a major dick."

"You got that right."

Brea scoffed at Damon's arrogance. "Look Lena sorry, but I'm going home. I just need some time tonight."

"Yeah ok. I'll see you at home then," she nodded and Brea walked off.

Brea spotted Tyler about to walk into the locker rooms and stormed over to him and shoved him. "You and me. We're done. Go to hell Lockwood," she spat before storming off home.

As Brea was walking home, a car she recognised as Damon's pulled up and rolled at the same speed as she walked.

"Need a ride," he asked.

"Nope."

"Come on, I know where you live, I'll drop you off. Saves you the walk."

"I'm fine, thanks."

"Brenna," he said coming to a stop and she stopped as well and turned to look at him. "There was an animal attack again. At the school. One of your teachers is dead. Get in the car, please. I'd feel awful if you got hurt walking home. Please?" at this she sighed and nodded going to get in the car.

"Thanks, I guess. You can just call me Brea by the way," she mumbled. It was silent for a while as they drove but she caught Damon sneaking glances at her. "Have we met before the other day?" she asked.

"Why would you ask that?" he said with a sideways smile.

"I don't know," she said facing the road. "You just seem really familiar to me. I don't know, I just feel like I know you somehow. Like if I've known you for a while actually," she mumbled again. She turned to look at him only to now, instead of seeing a smirk, she saw a sad face.

"Brenna," he whispered, before clearly changing his mind about what he was about to say and putting his signature smirk back on. "Well Brenna, you just remind me of an old friend, a really good one at that," he said as they pulled up in front of her house.

"Thanks for the ride."

"No problem, wouldn't want you out there with a murderous animal now would we?" he winked.

Brenna sat up in bed fast with a gasp and started crying, Katherine ran into her room.

"Are you ok?" she asked looking around.

"I… remember," she whimpered between sobs.

"Remember what? Who?" Katherine asked sitting on the bed.

"Rebekah, Elijah, Finn, Klaus and," Brenna stopped. "I remember meeting them, you said with the spell that your witch cast my memories would come back fast and I wouldn't have to wait for them to trickle in. But this was so real Katherine. It was like I was there."

"It was real, Brenna. It was real," she sympathised grabbing her hand. "It's always difficult watching you remember. It pains me. I'm sorry Brenna."

"I remember Kol."

At this name, Brea flew up in her bed with a gasp. She'd been having strange dreams for days now. This one was different however, it was from a different time period. The other ones had been from what seemed to be the 1800's. Brea couldn't grasp the time period of this dream, but it seemed early. She took another deep breath and rolled over to get a few more hours sleep.

"Scumball," Brea whispered.

"Scumball," Jenna repeated louder.

"Scumbucket," Brea whispered to her aunt again.

"Scumbucket," Jenna again repeated louder.

"Who are you guys talking to?" Elena asked as she walked past.

"Him," Jenna replied obviously.

"Logan Fell," Brea elaborated with a scowl.

"The news guy?" Elena asked.

"Also known as Logan 'scum' Fell," Jenna confirmed.

"Hear, hear," scoffed Brea causing the other girls to smile. "I taught her the 'scum' Fell thing," Brea told Elena proudly with a smile.

"Did your mom ever tell you why I moved away from Mystic Falls?" Jenna asked Elena.

"Oh, no way! You and him?" Elena asked. "He's cute."

"He is not cute. There's nothing cute about him," Jenna scowled

"Well, I mean, come on, Aunt Jenna. You must've found him cute at one time to go out with him," Brea said taking a seat.

"Shh, you."

"How did you know about him, Brea?" Elena asked.

"I was a very attentive 7-year-old, duh," Brea answered and Elena just raised her eyebrows. "Ok, fine, when Aunt Jenna found out he cheated on her I was the first one she saw, had to be a therapist sorta for that whole situation. Hated the guy ever since," Brea scowled.

"What are you doing with that?" Jenna asked Elena as she pulled out all the family heirlooms.

"We went yesterday and got it from the safe deposit box. Mom had told Mrs. Lockwood, she would loan it to the founder's council for their heritage display."

"Is that Grandma Beth's wedding ring?" Jenna asked pulling out the ring to look at it before handing it to Brea.

"Originally it was great, great-grandma Mary's wedding ring."

"So old," Brenna shuddered. "Hey Jer," she greeted as he came in.

"How much do you think this stuff is worth? You know, like on eBay?" he asked.

"You're not gonna find out," Elena said snatching the watch out of Jeremy's hand.

"You could probably make more selling it to the council, sentimental value and all," Brea responded and Elena snatched the wedding ring straight out of her hands while glaring.

"Not funny," Elena chastised.

"That stuff is mom and dads. You can't just give it away," Jeremy said annoyed.

"I'm not giving it away. It's called a loan, Jeremy." At that, the doorbell rang.

"I'll get it," Elena sighed.

"Want to go to the grill Jer?" Brea asked.

"Yeah sure thing I guess," he mumbled.

"Give me a minute then we'll go?"

Brea pulled out her phone and called Matt.

"Hello," he answered.

"Heyyy Matty."

"Ok, what do you need?"

"You free tomorrow night?"

"Yeah, why?"

"Brilliant, you're coming to the founder's party with me."

"Urgh, why me?"

"You love me?" Brea tried.

"How about Tyler?"

"Don't mention the 'T' word Matthew. Please," she begged.

"Fine," he groaned.

"Thanks and grab a suit. See you tomorrow."

She then hung up before he could protest.

Brea and Jeremy were sitting at the bar of the Grill drinking a cola. "You took it? Didn't you?" Brea asked.

"What do you mean?" he asked quickly.

"Jer, that's meant to be your pocket watch, I saw the way you looked at it. It's only fair you get it."

He smirked and nodded. "Yeah, I took it," he said making Brea smile. As soon as Tyler and Vicki walked past Jeremy called out to her, "you do realise you had to ask him to ask you, right? You figure if you dress up like a respectable young lady, he'll finally treat you like one?'

"Screw you, Jeremy," Vicki glared.

"You know you're making the wrong choice, yet you make it anyway. It's sad."

Vicki walked off with a scoff.

"Well, that was awkward. Want to go?" Brea asked Jeremy nodded and they paid and went to leave. Tyler noticed Brea and started to make his way over to her, Brea glared daggers at him and Jeremy noticed, so he put his hand on her back and the siblings raced out before Tyler could come near them.

"Race you!" she challenged Jeremy when they heard the doorbell the next day and they both jumped up from the couch and sprinted for the door. Jeremy pulled it open and their laughs and smiles faded as soon as they saw Tyler standing on the other side. Jeremy immediately went to close it but Tyler stopped him.

"I'm here for my mom. I was supposed to pick up a box of stuff."

"Right here," Elena said bringing the antiques to the door. "Please be careful."

"Yeah, be careful with it, dick," Jeremy sassed.

"Yeah, dick," Brea encouraged.

"Hey! Not now, ok, guys? Please?" Elena pleaded.

"I'm fine. He's just being a punk," Tyler defended.

"Oh go to hell Tyler," Brea snapped.

"I got your punk," Jeremy added and Brea high-fived him.

"Look Tyler, maybe you should go. Tell your mom that I'll see her tonight," Elena suggested before walking off.

"Yeah, see ya dick," Jeremy smirked victoriously.

"Wait, Brea, can we talk?" Tyler asked before they could slam the door in his face.

"Nope!," she snapped and turned around and walked back to the dining room where Bonnie and Elena waited. "Are we gossiping?" Brea asked.

"Yes, we are. But this has to go in the vault because Caroline will kill me if it gets back to Damon that she squealed. Apparently, Stefan has a very interesting backstory. Do you know what happened with his ex-girlfriend Katherine?" Bonnie asked, leaning forward, excited she had gossip to share.

"I know that they both dated her and that's why they have issues."

"What kind of girl goes out with two brothers, that's cold-hearted," Brea scoffed.

"Yeah, they both dated her, only she chose Damon and that drove Stefan mad, so he did horrible things to try and break them up. He manipulated Katherine. He filled her head with all these lies until finally it worked and she turned against Damon."

"That sounds like one person's side of the story, meaning Damon's," Elena frowned as she tried to defend her boyfriend.

"Yeah, it's very suss Bon. I think their issues are more deeply rooted than competing for a girl's affections," Brea agreed.

"I just wanted you to know," Bonnie said holding her hands up.

"Anyway his past relationships are none of my business," Elena smiled softly.

"Unless he's a calculating, manipulative liar. Then it is your business."

"Stefan is none of those things."

"Sorry Bon, I agree with Lena. He just seems… good," Brea said trying to help diffuse the situation.

"How do you know?" Bonnie asked as Elena sat dumbfounded.

The girls were upstairs doing their makeup when the phone rang. "Your turn," Brea said as Elena went to answer it. When Brea heard the name 'Mrs Lockwood' spoken she knew it was about the missing pocket watch. "Uh oh," she said as Bonnie gave her a look and Elena stormed through the bathroom.

"What's wrong?" Bonnie asked as Brea chased Elena.

"Elena, wait," she called as she saw her smack the headphones off of Jeremy's head.

"Ahh! God, what now?" he asked exasperatedly.

"The pocket watch. Where is it?" she demanded angrily.

"What watch?" Jeremy asked.

"The one you stole from mom's box," she said as Jeremy looked at Brea accusingly.

"Hey, Mrs Lockwood, not me buddy."

"Look, Mrs Lockwood just called me, freaking out. It was on the list, Jeremy. And she can't find it, and she thinks she's the one who lost it."

"Maybe she did. Maybe Tyler took it."

"Yeah, Tyler probably took it. That punk," Brea agreed but failed to convince Elena.

"Don't even play that card, Jeremy you took it. If I go online, am I going to find it on eBay? Is that how you pay for your pot?" she asked as Brea winced sucking in a breath.

"Screw you," he snapped getting up and pulling it out of its hiding place. "I would never sell this ok?"

"Then why did you take it?" she asked.

"Because it's supposed to be mine. Dad said it goes to the firstborn son. His father gave it to him, and now what?" he slapped the watch into Elena's hand pushing her shoulder on his way past.

"And he was going to give it to you," she said in realisation.

"Yeah."

"Look, Jeremy, it's still yours, ok? Mom promised Mrs Lockwood, what do you want me to do?"

"Just take it and get out."

"Sorry Jer," Brea whispered as he gave her a small smile before she left.

After a while at the party, Matt and Brea ran into Jenna.

"Jenna, lovely to see you again," Matt sweet-talked.

"You look positively miserable," Brea pointed out to her aunt.

"Scumfell's here," she whined. "He asked me out to lunch."

"No," Brea exclaimed.

"I'm confused," Matt said.

"Total douchebag, we hate him" Brea explained.

"Noted," Matt smiled.

"Just avoid the scumbucket and all will be fine," Brea's phone buzzed and she checked it.

E - Front couches ASAP.

"Hey I'll be back in a minute, Elena needs something," she said to Matt before leaving.

"I'm a doubt planter," she heard the end of Bonnie's sentence.

"What happened?" Brea asked.

"It's not your fault. I just… I feel terrible because I said that I wouldn't get in the middle of it and then that's exactly what I did. I got all snotty."

"Ohhh Katherine stuff," Brea said in realisation.

"Elena, Brea, honey there you two are. I noticed the watch still isn't in the collection," Mrs Lockwood asked as she approached the sisters.

"Oh, I'm sorry Mrs Lockwood. I couldn't find it. I guess it's still packed up in my parent's stuff somewhere," Elena covered.

"I see," Mrs Lockwood said. "Well please let me know if either of you finds it," she said walking off.

"You gave it back?" Brea smiled and Elena nodded. "You did the right thing. I'm going to the bathroom."

"I'll come, Bonnie?" Elena asked and Bonnie shook her head and the girls left.

"Hey Care," Brea greeted as they entered the bathroom.

"Hey, so how are things with Stefan?" she asked Elena.

"Great. Just great."

"Really?" Caroline asked in disbelief. "Well, my radar must be off, cause I was getting all sorts of other vibes."

"What is that?" Elena asked Caroline trying to lift her neck scarf.

"Don't," she snapped.

Elena then went again lifting it higher. "Oh my god Caroline, what happened?" Brea saw a massive bite mark on her neck and gasped.

"Nothing, ok?!"

"Caroline that is not nothing, what the hell!" Brea exclaimed in shock.

"Did somebody hurt you?" Elena asked.

"No, ok, nothing. It just… my mom would kill me."

Elena then pulled down her cardigan to see another large bite mark. "Did Damon hurt you?"

"No! Of, course not!"

Elena went to look further when Caroline snapped and yelled "just leave me alone you two!" and stormed out.

"Right, that's it. I'm going to kill him," Brea hissed storming out after her, on a mission to find Damon, Elena hot on her heels.

Elena and Brea found Damon and stormed up to him. Brea slapped him with rage straight away and then Elena pushed him as he looked confused.

"There is something seriously wrong with you. You stay away from Caroline or I will go straight to her mother, the sheriff. You got it? Stay away from her," Elena snarled walking off in a huff.

"If I see you anywhere near her again, I will kill you, you got it? I will end you," Brea hissed before storming off to find Matt.

"Brea!" she heard someone call from behind her.

"Oh Chad, umm hi," she said looking away.

"You look amazing," he smiled.

"Thanks," the pair then went silent. "Have you seen Matt?" she asked.

"Yeah I saw him over with Tyler just before, want to go over there?" he asked.

"Tyler?" she asked and he nodded. "No way then," she laughed. "I'll try his cell," she called Matt but he didn't answer.

"Need a ride home since Matt's MIA?" Chad offered.

"Oh, thanks but…"

"It's fine Brea, I was just leaving, your house is on my way and I can't very well leave you stranded," he said with a crooked smile.

"OK then, thanks Chad," he then started leading her to the car. As the left they passed Jenna who was talking to Logan, Jenna raised an eyebrow at her and Chad and Brea raised an eyebrow at her and Logan. Jenna then whipped out her phone and Brenna heard hers make a noise and checked it.

J - Did we enter a universe where we both suddenly find Fell's attractive again?

Brea smiled reading this and continued walking. Eventually, they got in the car and she sent Matt a message letting him know she left.

"It's nice to spend time with you again Brea, I missed it," Chad said breaking the awkward silence.

"Yeah me too, I've missed talking to you," she said cautiously.

"I mean we haven't really spoken since that night."

"Right," she said looking down.

"I'm sorry Brea. I didn't ever say that to you. I didn't know if you wanted to talk to me. But I'm so sorry for your loss."

"Thanks," she said as she got teary. The rest of the trip was silent until they reached the Gilbert home and Chad pulled over. "Thanks for the ride Chad."

"Yeah anytime, see you around I guess," Brea could see he was thinking something over and then he quickly lent forward and kissed her cheek.

"Yeah, see you around Chad" she whispered before getting out of the car and heading inside to go to bed.