I wake with a start, and try to bring my room into focus through my bleary eyes. I frown and blink a few times, I should be seeing a small box of a room with light blue wall paper and clothes strewn all over the floor. I instead I'm seeing a larger room, with cream wall paper and a spotless floor, taken up by only a few empty cardboard boxes. I slowly climb out of bed and walk over to the full length mirror. My long blonde hair is a mess, my green eyes are wide with confusion, dark circles beneath them showing a serious lack of sleep, and I'm wearing the same deep blue nightdress I was wearing last night. I look the same, but where am I?

Running fingers through my tangled hair, I bite my lip and look in the closet to find a whole range of different clothes, that admittedly I love, but they're not mine. I run my hand over my face and grab a brush and brush my hair quickly, before I grab a dressing gown and venturing out of 'my' room. May as well go see what the hell is going on.

I head down the stairs and find myself in a hall and I see pictures of me when I was younger, with... Elena and Jeremy? And a mother and father. My mother and Father. Or at least, that's what my mind is telling me they are. I am... their cousin! Elena and Jeremy Gilbert are my cousins!

I shake my head incredulously, but when I hear a soft humming coming from the kitchen I go towards it curiously.

"Good morning Bell, how are you feeling?" A concerned voice asks me.

I stop in the doorway, seeing a young women with light brown hair and blue eyes. She's... my neighbour. Why is she here? I realise she's waiting for an answer "I'm fine... Maddie." I say, recalling her name at the last minute.

She smiles sadly at me "I'm almost done making your breakfast, you just relax okay?" Her eyes have dark circles beneath them too.

I nod mutely and sit stiffly on the sofa. I squeeze my eyes shut and try to see what has happened and why my neighbour is in my house looking after me... Dead. My parents died yesterday... in a fire. My eyes fly open and I wipe away a stray tear from my cheek. I clench my jaw angrily; No, my parents died a year ago. This isn't my life, my world, but somehow I remember this life too, I have new memories I never really experienced. My parents raised me here in this house, with a different family and different friends. My thoughts are wild with confusion. Why am I here? This is crazy! Impossible…

I jump when Maddie calls me for breakfast and I walk over, stiff and robot like. Maddie bustles around me, rambling on about moving and preparations, when I hear the words 'Mystic Falls'.

"Wait, what?" I ask, suddenly interested.

She looks at me confused, "I was just saying, you're going to Mystic Falls to stay with your cousins Elena and Jeremy and their aunt Jenna. They'll take care of you. So I need you to pack all of the stuff you want up, and of course I'll be here to help you..."

I tune her out again, thinking rapidly, I can't go to Mystic Falls! I don't even know if where I am is like some Vampire Diaries universe or whatever! And even if it is, I don't know what's happened already, or even if it follows the plot lines!

I realise Maddie is looking at me in frustration "Look Bella, I know this must really awful for you, but you need to help me out a bit here and listen to me. I can express in word how sorry I am for your loss, and I'm sorry you have to leave your home, but Jenna is the closest willing relative who will take you in at such short notice." Maddie tells my sympathetically

I nod "Sorry Maddie" I say quietly "What were you saying?"

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I look around my almost packed room and sigh heavily, rubbing my hand over my face. I already feel like this has always been my life, but I still remember my life in the foster home, my real life? I don't know what to think anymore.

I close my eyes for a moment, when I'm startled by a loud "Caw!"

I whip round to face the window and see a large black crow perched outside the window, watching my through the glass. I frown at it, unnerved with an uneasy feeling in my stomach. As it continues to stare at me, I begin to blush and my palms start sweating, but that's ridiculous, because it's just a crow, right? It's still staring.

I shake my head incredulously and tear myself away from its beady eyes, going back to finish packing my room. I leave tonight, Maddie told me everything is sorted and I will stay with Jenna till I'm 18 when I can legally leave if I want to. I will also inherit my parent's money when I'm 18, along with whatever money they get from selling the house after I leave. It's all in my parents will.

When I finish in my bedroom, my cheeks have cooled and the crow is gone, so I go downstairs. The sight of the black walls and empty rooms has a lump in my throat, but I push it back so I can help Maddie finish packing.

I take one last look at my house, I'm sad to leave it, even though I've technically only been there a day. This is all SO CONFUSING! But I guess I just have to go with it and fit in and it's not like my life in the foster home was any better. Plus I do love the Vampire Diaries... a lot.

Sighing I hug Maddie goodbye and climb into the taxi that will take me and my stuff to Mystic Falls. This is it I guess, the taxi that will take meet to meet the Elena Gilbert. I can't believe this is actually happening! And the Salvatore brothers! I've had a massive crush (obsession) on Damon since he first appeared in the books, and I love him even more in the TV shows. Well, whatever happens, I've finally decided I sure as hell don't want my old life back.