I Will Make You Mine

Chapter 1: Tall, Dark & Handsome

     Disclaimer:  This is a work of FanFiction using a mixture of characters from Vampire Diaries and characters of my own creation . I do not own Vampire Diaries, any of it's characters or it's plots. This work is intended for entertainment purposes only.

    Cassie lay across the foot of the queen sized bed with a pillow bunched comfortably under her head and her one year old baby sister happily playing near her. The little girl should have been taking her nap like she was supposed to do but instead Cassie was the one who was sleeping peacefully to recover some of her energy from having spent the past week of moving to the small town of Mystic Falls.

       Cassie was cousin to Elena and Jeremy Gilbert who lived in Mystic Falls with Aunt Jenna. So when Cassie's father's business required him to work in a nearby city only twenty minutes away from Mystic Falls, it had been Cassie's parents decision to move here where relatives were. Moving to Mystic Falls wasn't exactly thrilling yet it wasn't too bad either for even though Cassie had semi dreaded having to change high schools, she would at least know a few people here.

        Cassie and Elena had known each other well when they had been in their younger years. Despite distance and the passing of time, the two of them still got along quite well.

       Just two days ago, Elena had taken Cassie with her to eat at the Mystic Grill and meet her steady boyfriend, Stefan Salvatore. At first Cassie thought that maybe she was a tad paranoid for Stefan seemed to have a aura about him that Cassie had never before experienced. It was easy to see that Stefan was no ordinary, run of the mill guy. Somehow he seemed different and yet greater. Thus with these feelings, it took a while for her to get use to Stefan but the more time she spent with Elena and Stefan she could see several things. One, the two were completely in love. Two, despite Stefan's unusual aura he was a nice guy complete with manners and adoration for Elena. With her unease settled, Cassie held approval of Stefan and shared Elena's happiness that she had such a wonderful guy at her side.

      Stefan wasn't the only person Elena introduced to her. Cassie also got to meet Caroline, Bonnie and Matt. Immediately she had established a friendship with Bonnie who was cool, confident and very friendly. Cassie soon also came to feel at ease with Matt, Elena's long time ex boyfriend. In Cassie's opinion, Caroline was a nice person to be around and even though at times she could act a bit dramatic and ditzy, there was a confidence about her that Cassie admired. The only person Cassie had not seen nor met stood in the room quietly watching her sleep.

     The tall male with hair as black as a raven's wing, broad shoulders under that leather black jacket and tee shirt, casually stood there as if he was meant to be there. His gaze was fixed on Cassie's sleeping inert form. Making no sound, he slowly approached the bed with all the grace of a panther. Standing next to the end of the bed, he reached out and with two fingers brushed the side of Cassie's face with a tenderness that contrasted the ruggedness of him. Cassie began to slightly stir upon that unique feather light touch.

   One year old Sandy stared curiously at the man before flashing him a sweet grin and emitting bubbling laughter. It was the childish laughter that helped bring Cassie to the present and open her eyes. Having been sleeping with her face turned toward her sister, it was her young giggling sister that she saw instead of the darkly dressed male standing behind her. At least she didn't know he was there until Sandy's little chubby finger playfully pointed to something behind her. Curious, Cassie sat up and turned to look and see what had her sister's attention.

    Upon seeing the guy standing there with a leisurely atmosphere, and dressed all in black except for his blue jeans, Cassie gave a small backwards jump of surprise. Little Sandy found it amusing and began flapping her arms and kicking her little feet with babyish glee. However Cassie was attuned to the guy and immediately noticed several things about him. His jet black hair. Powerfully built, muscular male frame. A sculpted masculine jaw. And the most intriguing blue eyes she had ever seen. It was those eyes that made Cassie feel captive to his intense gaze.