Gabriella Salvatore

Chapter 1

"Your uncle Stefan is coming home" my dad told me one morning, it was the day after the last day of school and next school year I would be in the sixth grade and would be attending Mystic Falls Middle School the next school year.

"Why?" I asked.

"I don't know" my dad tells me, "I don't like it either, but he is not the worst of the two"

"I know, but when Stefan comes to visit, Damon is not far behind" I told him.

"I know". My dad says "but there's not much we can do about either about either of them"

I had known that my uncles being vampires since I was seven years old. I was wondering in the woods behind the mansion one day and saw Stefan feeling from a rabbit and I ran home to my dad and told him what I had seen.

Stefan wanted to compel me to forget but my dad thought it was best to let to let me know since one day I would be wondering why they were not aging. Stefan explained that he didn't hurt people and he would never hurt me. He did caution me that he could be dangerous if he was not I control.

While Stefan was the nice one, Damon I was afraid of, he was mean and cruel. I tried to not make him angry whenever he came around. I tried to avoid him at all costs when he was around.

4 Months Later....

"So Middle School" Stefan says on the first day of the new school "excited"

"Nervous" I tell him. "What was middle school like for you"

"My mother taught us at home and then after she left my father hired a governess" Stefan said as he put on his shoes "the schools back then were one room school houses"

"Wow thinks we're different in the dark ages" I say with a little laugh, I could tease him and get away with with it.

"I'm not that old" Stefan laughs throwing a towel at me.

The first day was long my classes were homeroom, math, science, p.e., geography, English and art. During lunch I sat with some friends of mine who I practically knew since kindergarten. One of them was talking about some attacks on some travelers, the newspaper. I knew it wasn't Stefan and I shuddered when I thought of who it might be and I had a feeling it was who I thought it was.

"My sister is going to take me to the bonfire tonight that the High School is throwing" My friend Sarah told me. "You want to go"

"No, I don't think my dad would let me go to that" I told her.

"You can stay the night at my house and my sister will take us" Sarah told me. "Tell him your going to study at my house and in reality you are going to a High School Party, Come on live a little, in three years we will be in High School and we need to prepare"

"I'll think about it" I told her.

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When I got home I found out that my dad had questioned Stefan about the attacks and he told him he had nothing to do with it. I believed him when he said he didn't do it, I also found out he was going to the bonfire to meet Elena, I thought about asking to go but the attacks and my feelings on who it was who was responsible made me want to stay safe inside the house.

I had a lot of homework for the first day of middle school, each teacher had a syllabus of the semester. In English the teacher gave us a list of books to read and do book reports on, I probably some of these books in the library, in Science the teacher was talking about pairing us into groups to do one of approved science experiments on a list that she gave us.

As as working on my math I heard Stefan come and tell my dad about another attack and how he had nothing to do with it. About ten or so minutes later I heard a loud crash of glass, I walked closer to the door, walking through the halls and getting to the front door when someone was walking in.

"Hey Gabby" Damon said walking in. I stood frozen in place.

"What are you doing here?" I asked my voice a little shaky.

"Here to see you, my favorite niece" Damon told me with a small smile. "Its good to be home" He walked toward me, and I didn't move, making sure he didn't think that I was scared when he he walked past, and I turned my head after him and as soon as he turned the corner I went to my dads office.

"Damon's here" I told him.

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