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𝐖𝗼𝗼𝐝𝐬

Stefan: [voice over] For over a century, I have lived in secret; hiding in the shadows, alone in the world. Until now. I am a vampire. And this is my story.

Stefan popped up when he heard his voice, as his niece pointed to him, and then the screen asking him if that was his voice to which he nodded to.

[Darren and Brooke are driving in their car through the woods.]

Darren: An hour's drive to hear that crap. You know, it wasn't even a band. A guy with a guitar. An hour each way.

Brooke: He wasn't that bad.

Darren: He sounded like James Blunt.

"Who's James Blunt, sounds like a strain of marijuana" said a confused Jeremy Gilbert as his father gave him a stern look "how do you know what names, strains of marijuana sound like" questioned the older man "uhhhhh health class" said the young teenager in a strained and scared voice.

Brooke: What's wrong with that?

Darren: We already have a James Blunt. One's all we need.

Brooke: So why did you come?

Darren: Because I love you.

"Awww they're a cute couple" cooed Caroline and Arabella

Brooke: Nicely done. What's with all the fog?

Darren: It'll clear in a second.

Brooke: Watch out!

[They run over a man.]

All the humans jump at the sound of someone getting run over as many eyes widens, while  Stefan eyes his brother having an idea about what was going to happen next.

Darren: Are you okay?

Brooke: We just hit someone! Oh my god!

Darren: Call for help.

Brooke: Come on, come on!

Darren: Please be alive! Oh, my god.

[The man wakes up and bites him in the neck.]

At the sudden death Matt and Tyler jump up and hug each other before realizing what they had just done before quickly letting go of each other.

Brooke: There's no signal! Darren! Darren?

[Brooke runs and gets dragged up into the sky.]

Gasp were heard around the room at this scene, while Arabella faked a shock look knowing this was her uncle Damon while Caroline hung on to the older girl for dear life.

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𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐯𝐚𝐭𝗼𝐫𝐞 𝐁𝗼𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝗼𝐮𝐬𝐞

[Stefan is on the roof.]

Stefan: I shouldn't have come home. I know the risk. But I had no choice. I have to know her.

So dramatic Arabella thought as she rolled her eyes rolled her eyes

[Jumps off roof]

Jacob shuttered at the familiar scene it was just like yesterday he thought, when Bella left him for Edward Again

Edward just looked at the man before bending over his chair to whisper to man that lost to him "keep thinking about my wife again and I'll put you down Dog".

Jacob just looked at the Vampire with a shocked face not wanting to cause a scene down.

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𝐆𝐢𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞

[Elena is writing in her diary.]

Jermey popped up seeing his sister before moving around as if looking at the screen from different angles would let him see the notebook.

Elena: Dear diary, today will be different. It has to be. I will smile, and it will be believable. My smile will say "I'm fine, thank you." "Yes, I feel much better." I will no longer be the sad little girl who lost her parents. I will start fresh, be someone new. It's the only way I'll make it through.

"WOOWWWW that took a turn" giggled Jessica as she elbowed Angela only to get scolded about me laughing at the girl in the middle of the room that was tearing up about her parents dieing in a few months.

While Jessica got yelled at for being insincere Elena got up from her seat as Jeremy and Jenna follow behind her pulling they're parents and sister (Jenna) into a bone crushing hug.

[In the kitchen.]

Jenna: Toast. I can make toast.

Elena: It's all about the coffee, Aunt Jenna.

Jeremy: Is there coffee?

Jenna: Your first day of school and I'm totally unprepared. Lunch money?

Elena: I'm good.

Jenna: Anything else? A number two pencil? What am I missing?

Elena: Don't you have a big presentation today?

Jenna: I'm meeting with my thesis advisor at...now. Crap!

Miranda shook her head at her sister and her forgetfulness, before turning sad at the thought that she would never be around her sister again. Throwing the thought away Miranda looked at her family they were her to fix their mistakes and change the future she shouldn't be stuck on her death that wouldn't happen. She would not let it happen she had to see her son and her daughter grow up.

Elena: Then go. We'll be fine. You okay?

Jeremy: Don't start.

[MISSING PERSONS: BROOKE AND DARREN BEHIND ELENA ON TV]

"Oh shit" said Emmett Cullen breaking the silence while the Volturi shared looks at the display of an assumed to be rouge Vampire.

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𝐁𝗼𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐞'𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐫

[Elena and Bonnie are driving to school in Bonnie's car.]

Bonnie: So Grams is telling me I'm psychic. Our ancestors were from Salem, witches and all that, I know, crazy, but she's going on and on about it, and I'm like, put this woman in a home already! But then I started thinking, I predicted Obama and I predicted Heath Ledger, and I still think Florida will break off and turn into little resort islands...Elena! Back in the car.

"Witches really?" Aro and Kol said in sync before looking at each other, then back to Bonnie, as if expecting an answer.

Bonnie just looked at the two men before shrugging "I guess" how was she supposed to know the future they were here to watch it she couldn't predict it, she rolled her eyes at the thought.

Elena: I did it again, didn't I? I--I'm sorry, Bonnie. You were telling me that...

Caroline, Arabella, and Bonnie all frowned at the display of their friend wondering what happened to make her like that.

Bonnie: That I'm psychic now.

Alice smiled at the thought of another psychic, maybe they could be friends and talk about issues and their hardships with their ability's.

Elena: Right. Okay, then predict something. About me.

Bonnie: I see...

[A crow hits their car.]

Arabella jumps at the noise.

Damon however unlike his niece is not scared by the crow but for it, his mouth agape as he watches how he got hit by the car or we'll his crow did.

Bonnie: What was that?! Oh, my god!
Elena, are you okay?

Elena: It's okay. I'm fine.

Bonnie: It was like a bird or something. It came out of nowhere.

Elena: Really, I can't be freaked out by cars for the rest of my life.

Greyson Gilbert smiled happy that his kids weren't going to be sad for ever over his and his wife's death and that they're grieving was ending.

Bonnie: I predict this year is going to be kick ass. And I predict all the sad and dark times are over and you are going to be beyond happy.

[A crow is on top of a road sign.]

"Ohhh mischievous" whispered Seth to his sister as she lifted a finger and put it on his forehead and slowly moved his head away from her ear.

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𝐌𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝗼𝗼𝐥

Elena and Bonnie leave Bonnie's 2007 Blue Toyota Prius, as Arabella jogs up to them, holding on to her light baby blue and cream bike.

Arabella jumps up seeing her self clasping her hand together commenting to Rebekah and Caroline about how cute her new shirt looked with the pants she was wearing.

The Mikaelson brothers watching jealousy as Rebekah bond with their mate as Freya watches in awe knowing that Rebekah and Arabella from her time were utterly and completely in love.

Arabella quickly parked her bike in one of the available bike rest before going to pull her best friend's into a Affectionate
hug.

"You guys don't know how much I've missed you" the mother of the group squealed before calming herself and slightly frowning "are you okay y'all seem a little shaken"

Bonnie smiled at the girl sounding like a mother hen shaking her head as she was offered chocolate giggling slightly when the older girl moved on from her to Elena to pester her with the chocolate.

"We should start getting inside i feel a chill coming and we don't want to get colds on the first day of school" Arabella smiled happily being with her friends as she pushed them inside.

Bella smiled at her sister thinking about how she would a great mother before frowning and thinking about how that opportunity was taken from her and how Renesmee was going to be her only child, who was only an actual child for a few days, before growing up a few years older.

[Stefan walks inside the school.]

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[𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝗼𝗼𝐥.]

Bonnie: Major lack of male real estate. Look at the shower curtain on Kelly Beech. She looks like a hot — can I still say "tranny mess"?

Elena: No, that's over.

Arabella just shook her head in disbelief at her friends words before zoning out again.

"Bonnie you can't say that!" Arabella hissed at the girl.

Bonnie: Ahh, find a man, coin a phrase. It's a busy year.

[Elena waves to Matt. He ignores her.]

Elena: He hates me.

Bonnie: That's not hate. That's "you dumped me, but I'm too cool to show it, but secretly I'm listening to Air Supply's greatest hits."

Arabella sniggered at her friends comment coming out of her haze.

Arabella put her hand in front of her face to hid her smile, while Matt took great offense at the comment whipping his head around to see if anyone else was as offended as him.

[Caroline approaches them.]

Caroline: Elena. Oh, my god.

[Caroline hugs Elena.]

Caroline: How are you? Oh, it's so good to see you. How is she? Is she good?

Arabella opened her mouth to respond on how Elena was, as if the girl wasn't next to the taller blond and brunette duo, before she was cut off by the 'baby' of the group aka she was the youngest.

Caroline looked over to Arabella who was on her right before opening her mouth to say "do you think we should let her awnser questions about her from now on?" Only for "Ara" to respond with a quick "nope" with a sly grin.

As the girls continued their conversation Rebekah rolled her eyes as the two girls talked about the doppelgänger 'why was the ugly good for nothing wretched harlot always brought up, Katrina too' The blond Mikaelson had to put a hand on her mouth to resist throwing up at the thought of that ugly hood for nothi-.

Elena: Caroline, I'm right here. And I'm fine. Thank you.

Caroline: Really?

Elena: Yes. Much better.

Caroline: Oh, you poor thing.

[Caroline hugs her again.]

Arabella and Bonnie look at each other silently, laughing at Elenas uncomfortable face and stiffness.

Arabella leaned back in her chair as Bonnie leaned forward "does she always look that awkward or is it just me" said Arabella pushing her eyebrows together in confusion as Bonnie responds with a "I'm actually not sure".

Elena: Okay, Caroline.

Caroline: Oh! Okay, see you guys later?

Caroline asked the girl before quickly looking over Arabella's schedule, and hers to make sure that they had at least one class together knowing that if they didn't she would drag the girl to the guidance counselors office to change their schedules.

Bonnie: OK! Bye!

Elena: No comment.

Bonnie: I'm not going to say anything.

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[𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝗼𝗼𝐥.]

Jeremy: Don't take more than two in a six-hour window.

[Vicki takes the pills.]

The Gilbert's and pretty much everyone else in the room were appalled with the young boy being a drug dealer none speaking up about the boy claiming it was none of their business, while the Gilbert were still stuck on Jeremy being a drug dealer and potentially a user.

Tyler: Hey, Vicki. I knew I'd find you here with the crackheads.

Vicki: Hey.

Tyler: Hey, Pete Wentz called. He wants his nail polish back.

Jeremy: Pete Wentz, huh? How old school T.R.L. of you. Carson Daly fan?

Vicki: Oh, Ty, be nice. That's Elena's little brother.

Tyler: I know who he is. I'll still kick his ass.

[Vicky/Tyler kiss]

Jeremy covers his mouth to resist throwing up on his shoes

"JEREMY GILBERT" the Gilbert matriarch screeches as those who have super-hearing winces away from the woman "HOW DARE YOU INSULT ONE OF THE FOUNDING FAMILIES WE ARE ALLIES WITH THE LOCKHEARTS!" Screamed the women not caring about her volume level or if others would hear. However the women shut up when she felt a wave of magic over her a her lips dissolved from her face.

The now, no mouthed women shook her head around the room trying to find the spice of what happened to her lips before her gaze landed on a young brunette next to a dark skinned male, he was glaring at her while the young girl sent a mocking smile a wave of her fingers.

As Jeremy looks up from the ground he jumps back when meeting Arabella's sharp glare threw the window.

Arabella quickly dived her hand into her back pocket to grab her phone to text the boy "What th3 fuc5 ar3 y0u d0ing????" Sent the girl using numbers to replace words to type quickly.

Jeremy just stood there like a baby deer in headlights, before darting for the door to go to inside the school.

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[𝗼𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝗼𝗼𝐥 𝗼𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞.]

Bonnie: Hold up. Who's this?

Elena: All I see is back.

Bonnie: It's a hot back.

Arabella gave Bonnie a disgusted look, recognizing the so claimed 'hot back' as her uncles back.

"Why do you look like your about to throw up that is a very hot back." Claimed Stefan trying to boost himself up on the attractiveness list in the room.

However Stefan didn't expect this time for Arabella to actually throw up on Damon Salvatore's shoes when she was walking or more like waddling to the garbage can in the corner of the room.

Charlie winced watching the scene before getting up from his seat to guide Arabella back to hers.
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[𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝗼𝗼𝐥 𝗼𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞.]

Secretary: Your records are incomplete. You're missing immunization records, and we do insist on transcripts.
Stefan: Please look again. I'm sure everything you need is there.
[Stefan compels the secretary.]

Secretary: Well, you're right. So it is.
[Outside the school office.]

Aro watched intrigued at the man's gift, he could be a powerful ally to the Volturi.

Bonnie: I'm sensing Seattle, and he plays the guitar.

Arabella opened her mouth to tell her friend that Stefan was from Mystic Falls but shut it wanting to see where her friend went with this

Stefan glared at his niece for almost revealing his secret (almost ruining his mysteriousness) while said girl just raised her hands to signal her waving her white flag.

Elena: You're really going to run this whole psychic thing into the ground, huh?

Bonnie: Pretty much.

Boy: Jeremy, good batch, man.

Elena: I'll be right back.

Bonnie: Please be hot.

Arabella just shook her head putting her finger in her mouth to signal throwing up.

[Elena enters the boy's bathroom.]

Greyson Gilbert eyes widened watching the scene.

Boy: Whoa! Pants down, chick!

Tyler shivers think about that happening to him.

[Elena grabs Jeremy's face, looking into his eyes to see if he's high.]

Jeremy turned to his sister on finger in the air "that can be classified as assault in some country's Elena, would you like to go to jail?" His sister just rolled her eyes at the boy being an idiot.

Elena: Great. It's the first day of school and you're stoned.

Jeremy: No, I'm not.

Elena: Where is it? Is it on you?

"STOP TRYING TO ASSULT FUTURE ME ELENA" Jeremy yelled at his older sister.

Jeremy: Stop, all right?! You need to chill yourself, all right?

Elena: Chill myself? What is that, stoner talk? Dude, you are so cool.

Jeremy: Look, stop! I don't have anything on me. Are you crazy?

Elena: You haven't seen crazy, Jeremy! I gave you a summer pass, but I am done watching you destroy yourself. No, no, no, you know what? Go ahead. Keep it up. But just know that I am going to be there to ruin your buzz every time, you got it? Jeremy, I know who you are. And it's not this person. So don't be this person.

Elena frowned at her brother's supposedly bad habits.

Jeremy: I don't need this.

[Jeremy leaves.]

[Outside the school office, Bonnie watches Stefan.]

Stefan: Thank you.

Secretary: You're welcome.

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[𝗼𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝗼𝐲'𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐫𝗼𝗼𝗺.]

Stefan: Uh, pardon me. Um...is this the men's room?

Elena: Yes. Um, I was just, Um—I was just—It's a long story....

"I've never in my 1000 plus years seen something so.. Awkward..." Klaus whispered to his brothers and older sister as Freya had a look that screamed 'what the fuck' while watching the screen.

[Elena tries to pass. Stefan makes way for her.]

Elena: Thank you.

Rosalie shuttered putting her head in Emmett's shoulder as if it would hide her from the awkwardness.

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[𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝗼𝐫𝐲 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬.]

Tanner: Once our home state of Virginia joined confederacy in 1861, it created a tremendous amount of tension within the state. People in Virginia's northwest region had different ideals than those from the traditional deep south. Then Virginia divided in 1863 with the northwest region joining the union.

"Ew tanner" said Arabella in a tone a bit to loud seeing as everyone looked over at the girl, before turning back to the screen.

(continues talking)

[Elena and Stefan exchange looks.]

Bonnie (text to Elena): HAWT-E. STARING @ U.

Elena giggled at the message pushing Bonnie who pushed her back as they continued giddily watching the show.

[Elena looks at Stefan. She then looks back to the front.]

Word count: 3,007

7/27/2023

AUTHOR NOTE:

Arabella whenever tanner is brought up/is near:

Arabella to Charlie after throwing up on Damon's shoes:

I'm visiting my grandparents rn that's why this was such a slow fucking update so I'm sorry for that.

If you didn't catch on to who took Mrs.Gilbert's mouth it was Davina and Marcel. 🥳 they have finally joined the party🙌