Authors Note: I was inspired to write this after I finished my Stefan piece; actually oddly enough I got the inspiration in school out of the blue. I wanted to touch on what I think/hope might happen with the next season. Warning, there are many, many spoilers to the season two finale.

When it all Falls Down

Chapter 1: Finally Awake

Dear Diary,

It's been three months, I know I should write more often, but I've just been busy. It's hard now that Jenna is gone, Rick helps out around the house with groceries and bills but it's just not the same without her. Jeremy hasn't really left his room, he's been avoiding Bonnie and he won't even talk to me. But what worries me most is Stefan's whereabouts. He's been gone all this time, no message, no reason, he's just missing. Damon looked for him everywhere, and if he's worried it gives me reason to be panicked. I have this feeling that Klaus has something to do with his disappearance. I just wish we could find Elijah to help us, but he's missing too. Something about this whole situation doesn't feel right to me, I just hope we can get this all figured out before it becomes too late.

Elena closed her journal in frustration and loss for words. She looked out her window as the sun was reaching over the trees and blinding her eyes; she shut the blind quickly and stormed to her vanity to stare helplessly at herself while she contemplated weather of not to go to school. A knock at her door made her jump, but she quickly settled down when Rick poked his head around the corner.

"Sorry, just making sure you guys are up, first day of school" Rick made a odd gesture of raising his palms to the air in a celebrative motion and mouthed the words 'yay' with a sarcastic look. Elena made the effort for a small smile and light giggle.

"Don't worry about me, I'm going. Just make sure Jeremy is awake." Rick nodded with serious authority and moved on to her bothers door.

Elena looked back into her mirror and jumped again at the sight of Damon behind her. She whipped her head around with accusing eyes.

"Don't you know how to use the door?" she jabbed a finger at him as he smiled his way to forgiveness.

"I just wanted to drop by-"

"Kay so you've dropped by, I'm fine, everyone's fine, you can go now" Elena had been avoiding Damon for the most part since he got better from the wolf bite. Either to afraid to admit she cared about him in a way she shouldn't, or just out of stubbornness.

"Actually I wanted to talk to you" Damon crossed his arms making it apparent to Elena that whatever it was, was serious. She sighed and sat on her bed waiting for him to continue.

"I've been seeing a few things just out side of Mystic falls that's leaving a very bad and concerned taste in my mouth." Damon paused seeing if any of what he was saying had been interesting to Elena.

"Fifteen people have been found dead in the past month" This caught her attention and she whipped her head back up to his face to see if her was serious.

"All of the victims resemble you"

Elena's eyes went wide.

"And what exactly does that mean?"

Damon shook his head and sighed.

"I don't know, I thought it might have been Katherine sending a message, but she's still stuck with Klaus, and he's obviously not in the picture at the moment…"

Elena stud up pacing to her window, as she turned to Damon an idea struck her.

"What if it is Klaus...what if it's him trying to send a message?" Elena's mind was racing to figure out what the killings meant.

"I'm not sure; it doesn't make any sense to me… He's supposed to think you're still dead."

Elena made a squeak ad she checked the time, and yell reached her ears from downstairs.

"Come on, I'm driving, we're gunna be late!" Jeremy bolted from his room and down the stairs without even a glace into Elena's room. She turned to Damon.

"I have to go, but …can we talk later?"

Damon nodded and watched as Elena took off down the stairs after Jeremy, her hair flowing behind her. Damon stared at the vacant hallway for a few more minutes before he walked down the stairs to leave.

Jeremy kept his head down as he made his way to the school washrooms. Things were getting weird for him, and he didn't feel comfortable trying to explain them Bonnie, or worse, his sister. They were allowed to have their secrets, so he was entitled to his. Actually most of his resistance to talking to someone was more about the fear of them not believing him. I mean, coming back from the dead was weird enough, but being haunted by your dead ex's was just plain freaky. Jeremy's head shot up as his name was called, causing him to almost walk into an opening door.

"Sorry!" Bonnie called from across the hall; she came jogging towards him giving an apologetic look. Lifting up on her tippy toes she went in for a kiss, but Jeremy hesitated for a second. Making it evident that something was up, she plopped back down on her soles and gave Jeremy a quizzical look.

"Everything okay?" Jeremy nodded not really looking at her.

"Okay, it's just…well, you didn't really talk to me all summer, I know things are really messed up right now but I somehow feel like it's my fault"

Jeremy's eye widened and he finally looked at her.

"No, no, it's not your fault…its just, with Jenna being gone…"

"It's hard?" She finished his lie for him. Jeremy nodded adverting his eyes from Bonnie. She immediately gave him a hug that made him want to tell her the truth, but he fought against the idea when he looked up to see Anna smiling evilly at him from around the corner. He gave a small jerk, enough for Bonnie to notice; she looked up at him quizzically.

"Are you sure everything is okay?"

Jeremy looked from Bonnie to the vacant spot Anna's ghost had been only seconds ago.

"I…I should get to class" Jeremy stammered giving Bonnie a quick peck on the cheek before taking off down the hall again.

When Jeremy finally plopped into his seat at the back of English he wanted to go back home, hide away in his room till the ghost's left him alone. When Anna and Vicky had first shown up Jeremy didn't know weather to be scared or …happy. They were his ex's after all, and the ex part only happened because they had died, he missed them, yes, but he doesn't want them back, at lest not like this. But it wasn't just they fact that they were back, it was because they were different, something wasn't right. They told him they were going to make his life miserable, that they hated him and they ruined their lives. It wasn't right.

The teacher walking in interrupted Jeremy's thoughts. He began to write on the board, Jeremy grabbed out his notes and fumbled through the pages to find a blank one and began to take notes. He gasped quietly when he looked up to the board, standing beside the teacher was Vicky, Jeremy blinked and she was gone. Deciding he needed some air he got up and made his way out of the class and to the bathroom.

Jeremy ran a shaky hand through his hair as he squeezed his eye shut wishing away this nightmare that had been plaguing him for three months.

When he opened his eyes he made an audible noise of surprise and backed away. Anna stud very close to him, her evil smile gone, in its place was a look of hate and disgust.

"So now you're lying?" Jeremy turned his head away from Anna's ghost.

"I'm not lying"

"Actually you are definitely lying" She moved forwards looking at Jeremy through the mirror.

'It's pathetic…you know what else is pathetic?" Anna smiled slightly and Jeremy finally met her eyes.

"Your attempt at killing yourself after I died, really, can you get any more emo?"

Jeremy's eyes hardened and he stared intently at Anna.

"I wasn't trying to kill myself." He said quietly and without emotion. His eyes took on a dark sadness, he turn away from Anna.

"It sure looked like it" Anna's voice was matter-of-fact. Jeremy stared at the floor, and the voice that came from him was low and barely audible.

"I wanted to become a vampire so I could forget all the pain, losing you, losing Vicky, I couldn't handle it, I just wanted it to be gone"

Jeremy looked up at Anna with anger in his eyes.

"But I don't want that any more, I'm finally awake now, and I just want you to leave me alone"

Anna charged Jeremy, feral and evil, she screamed as she dissipated, leaving Jeremy alone in the bathroom once again.

To be continued

Author's Note: For once I am writing with an actual idea. I hope you guys liked the first chapter, Not sure how many more I will be writing, but I will have at lest three.