De ja vu

Chapter 1

Caroline took a deep breath and walked up the steps of Mystic Falls High. Starting at a new high school was nothing new to her. In the last five hundred years she had done it more times than she cared to remember. This time it was different though, because she had once attended this school as a human girl.

She walked into the front office and tapped her fingers impatiently on the counter as the secretary looked through her transcripts. She heard the door open and close as someone entered. She jumped slightly as a familiar voice spoke behind her. "Hi, are you the new girl?" Caroline turned around so fast she made her own head spin.

In front of her stood a girl with long curly brown hair and chocolate brown eyes. Caroline crossed her arms angered immediately. "What are you doing here Katherine?" she snapped. A confused look crossed the girl's face. "Excuse me? Who is Katherine? I'm Megan Donovan and I'm here to show you around." The girl's voice was still friendly though it was clear she was annoyed with Caroline's rudeness.

"S…sorry." Caroline stuttered still taken aback by the girl in front of her. "You remind me of an old friend." She was interrupted by the secretary who handed Caroline her class schedule and instructed her to follow Megan to her first class. Turning back to Megan she gave her the friendliest smile she could. "I'm sorry about that. You just remind me of a friend so much its scary." She laughed. "I'm Caroline Forbes by the way." Although Caroline knew exactly where to go she politely asked, "Which way to English?" Megan smiled back but she was clearly still confused. "It's nice to meet you Caroline and welcome to Mystic Falls High." She turned and headed to the door. "Follow me."

The morning went by in a blur. Megan had left Caroline in front of her English class, saying she would meet her for lunch. The rest of the morning was filled with people welcoming her and explaining things to her that she already knew. She knew transferring in a senior year was not going to be easy. When it was finally time for lunch Caroline's head was spinning and she was very irritated. She met Megan outside the cafeteria.

"How has your day been so far?" Megan asked as they walked into the cafeteria. It took all Caroline's control not to roll her eyes. "Oh you know, a typical first day." Caroline forced out a smile. She could still not believe she was in the presence of a Petrova doppelganger. She didn't understand how it was possible. Elena was the last of the Petrova bloodline, when she died the bloodline should have ended.

"Hello, earth to Caroline." Megan's voice brought Caroline back to the present. "Oh sorry I guess I'm just tired." She laughed lightly. "Well you have some big shoes to fill." Megan stated a small smile on her lips. "What do you mean?" Caroline asked surprised. Clearly she had missed something while she was lost in thought. Megan looked stunned that Caroline did not know what she was talking about. "The Forbes name is a big deal around this town. They are one of the founding families." Megan's smile grew as she spoke. "and there is quite a legend about the last Caroline Forbes that lived in this town."

Suddenly things fell into place. Megan was talking about what happened five hundred years ago when the town found out Caroline was a vampire. Once again she forced herself to laugh. "Well I guess my ancestors knew how to keep people talking." She joked hoping Megan wouldn't notice how uncomfortable she was.

"Gossiping again I see." His voice came from right behind them. Caroline felt her whole body go cold. It couldn't be. Megan smiled at her as they both turned around. Caroline let out a soft gasp. Megan looked confused once again as she spoke. "Caroline, I would like you to meet my boyfriend. Stefan. Stefan Salvatore."