Elena stroked her golden hair carefully with her soft brush. Her mind was confused. She was happy to be back but somehow she felt a sense of foreboding. "Something is about to happen," she murmured to her reflection. Elena had come back to Fell's Church , her hometown, from her summer vacation in Paris. When she was there she had been thinking quite a bit about what to do with Matt. Matt was her completely faithful boyfriend. Because of her looks meaning her perfect body, golden hair, and flawless skin she could get any boy she wanted. She always felt an empty feeling at the pit of her heart like she was missing something. No boy was right and most people thought it was because she thought herself to good for all of them but the boys still came. She was quite fine with them thinking that. She was still the queen. "Elena! You are going to miss school!" Aunt Judith cried up to her. Elena threw on a silk pink blouse that brought out her lapis lazuli eyes and a black velvet skirt. She rushed down the stairs brushing past Margaret her 4 year old sister and gave Aunt Judith a swift hug. When her parents had died she had come to live with her Aunt Judith in her hometown. " I'll catch something to eat on my way to school!" Elena threw over her shoulders as she flew out the front door ignoring the shouts of protest. Wind whipped her hair astray making a golden shield between her and the world with her hair. A falcon watched her from the nearest oak. It gave her a look to intelligent for a bird. She shivered not from the cold but from the fierce stare the falcon gave her. She reached Robert E. Lee High School and her presence seemed to attract teenagers like kids to a candy store. The first familiar face she spotted was Bonnie. The cute little curly redhead embraced her only coming up to Elena's chin… "Wait, Bonnie what did you do to your hair!" Elena asked. "Do you like it? I thought it made me look taller." Bonnie poofed up her curly red hair. Ahh, Meredith thought Elena. "Meredith you haven't changed a bit!" The olive toned long-lashed girl never wore make-up for she never needed it. Meredith embraced her with a tight hug, then pulled back and asked Elena in a stern voice, "You still breaking hearts?" When Elena nodded they all burst from laughter. A noise interrupted them. A sleek black Mercedes purred into the parking lot. Out stepped a handsome young man. He had a chiseled appearance. The young man had perfect black hair and black eyes. He wore a white t-shirt with "Be Afraid" printed across it. He made his way through the crowd, people moving away as if he was a leper. He was dangerous, mysterious, and unknown. Something that repelled Elena most of the time but attracted her right this moment. He was a challenge to her something she had learned to conquer as easy as making her Aunt let her stay up till 4:00 in the morning. The boy walked swiftly past her glancing only once in her direction. What she saw in his eyes was recognition. But, he had only just met her right? Shaking his head, he walked right into school. " I know that look," whispered Bonnie to Meredith. "She's going on a hunt." whispered Meredith right back. They were right, she was.

She waited outside the office where the boy had walked in, twirling a piece of gold between her fingers. The door opened. The boy stepped out of the room, turned to her and said "Hello. I am Damon Salvator and who are you?" His voice was like silk running over velvet. It did something strange to her insides. This is no ordinary boy and she knew it. " Uhh, I'm Elena Gilbert." Everyone gasped in shock, she had stuttered and that was not the Elena Gilbert everyone knew and loved -well most people did. " Well, Elena I will be seeing you then." And amazingly he gently grabbed her hand and kissed it softly. Damon turned away and left a breathless Elena gasping for breath. "Elena! Elena! Are you okay?" She heard Matt cry but the voice was fading. She Fainted.

Soft red leather, the smell of medicine, and coughing in the background. I'm in the nurse's office, Elena thought. It all came back to her now. So clear, so embarassing. "Arrgh!" She yelped before she could help it. A middle-aged woman with stringy black hair and squinty beady black eyes. "Dear, are you okay?" Ms. Saltry questioned imcompassively. "Yeah sure," Elena murmered dismissiveley. "I'm ok. I'm gonna go for a walk." Elena said. She opened the door roboticly. Elena stepped outside only to face the same problem she was desperately trying to escape only he wasn't in her mind he was real. "Heard you had quite a scare." Damon said sarcasitally. She glared at him only pausing to stop in awe of him. The wind of the movement blew her hair astray as she started walking away. Damon easily caught up. So easily.

"Why fight it, Elena?" His black coal eyes stared through her. The mysterious boy looked her up and down only pausing briefly at her breasts. "HEY YOU PERV STOP LOOKING AT ME LIKE THAT!" She exploded at him. He laughed a deep sexy laugh and kissed her lightly on her lips and murmured "My little Tiger," and left.