A/N: That's right; I have decided to write a sequel. I have posted the prologue for it already, with the unique and genius title of "Jagged Pieces 2." It won't be as inventive as "Jagged Pieces" and I doubt it will be as long. But who knows…

And here goes…

We stayed in Mystic just long enough to see Caroline and Rebekah don the cap and gown to graduate, alongside Matt, Bonnie, Elena, Stefan (amusingly), and Tyler.

Then we were off.

We started out in New York City; Nik suggested we go there first, to 'ease' me into this travel thing. Staying states-side would be a good getting-my-feet-wet travel destination. I was thrilled: I had always, always wanted to see New York. After New York, Nik said we could conquer the world. (Metaphorically, of course — though he definitely probably could conquer the globe.)

Unfortunately, we'll never get to the 'world' part; at least not for a while.

New York was more than I could have imagined. We spent six days there, but I seriously doubt I could ever get my fill of that city. We saw a play and two musicals on Broadway; we went to Staten Island and Ellis Island; we aimlessly walked the streets; we visited Brooklyn; and we even spent an entire day in Central Park. Nik knew so much of New York's history, and I could listen to him tell it all day.

I had even started thinking that maybe, just maybe, I didn't need to finish high school — maybe I could take Nik up on his offer to show me the world.

But that 'maybe' turned into something not even remotely possible very, very quickly.

Six days. That's how long we spent in New York. It was also the exact length of time we spent travelling, in total, before we were called home.

Disaster struck, and destruction was headed towards Mystic Falls.

We only had six days of peace.