A New Hope

Chapter 1

Ok so I should've expected everyone to forget me, I mean I made Alaric get rid of all evidence that I existed but coming back and seeing it with my own eyes is completely different. Seeing Landon and Josie kiss, knowing even if I told them everything they still wouldn't remember me. Even if I had proof it would only hurt them too. Josie has always so selfless, I know she would give up the happiness she's clearly found, for the first time in as long as I've known her if she thinks he'd be happier with me. He moved on, not that he even knew there was something to move on from. I made the choice to jump in the pit and now I guess I have to live with that choice.

I was planning on heading back to New Orleans I wanted to try and get my family to remember me when the bus was attacked by a troll. At that moment I realized I can't leave. As crazy as it is, this town actually needs me so I've spent the past week looking for it. I finally tracked it to the Mystic Falls High, so that sucks and to top it off there are people everywhere and it bleeds purple. I follow the blood through the school and to a janitor closet.

"Aren't you a little short to be a janitor? It's nice to know I'm not the only one trying to hide out on the first day of school" a guy says and I kind of panic

"oh no I-I wasn't hiding I-I was um uh I was looking for the principal's office" I say

"Well you're in luck I'm new too, but I'm pretty sure that's him right behind you," he says

"Hi, I'm principal Saltzman who are you?" Alaric says when I turn around and I panic just a bit but ultimately lie about being a new student saying my parents move a lot and my transcripts must have been lost in the move

"Can I go now?" I ask when the bell rings and I am given a schedule

"You know, I uh I've got two daughters and I know when they're not telling me something. So if there's uh anything going wrong at home, you know if your in any trouble and you need to talk just know I'm here to help okay," he says and I almost broke down and tell him everything but I keep it together and plaster on a fake smile.

"I'm fine," I say and leave the room and I head to the bathroom where I immediately break. I start crying as soon as the door closes which is kinda new for me. I don't really cry much, I mean I've been through too much to fall apart over stupid things.

"Boy problems?" a girl asks standing behind me and I wipe my face

"Uh yeah, he's kind of a troll," I say trying to brush it off.

"Oh my god say no more we'll fix you up and make him jealous. I have an extra shirt in my locker and I've got hairspray lip gloss and a new eyeliner. Maya" she says and it seems like she genuinely wants to help me. Which is unusual normally when people help me it's because they want something or need my help in return.

"Hope thank you, weird question um by any chance have you noticed a terrible smell coming from somewhere in the school?" I asked needing to find the Troll as soon as possible.

"I think everyone has it's the guy's locker room, It smells like it hasn't been cleaned since this school was built," she says and starts on my makeup

"So can we talk about the ex or is it a we don't speak his name type thing," she asks and I laugh thinking of the whole Penelope Voldemort thing

"I liked him when I was like 15 then he moved away, he moved back and we were sort of a thing but not really. Then he left for a month and when he came back we made it official. We dated for a while I thought we were in love. Like that epic love you only read about or see on TV. Then I went away for the summer and he forgot I existed. When I come back I find him making out with another girl and I decided to come to school here and not go back to the Salvatore school." I say wanting to vent and feel like a normal girl for a change. I know I probably shouldn't have said so much but it doesn't really matter. I didn't mention anything supernatural, and nobody remembers me anyways.

"Damn girl oh I know I can set you up on a date with my brother I mean you're you're bound to see this boy in town sooner or later and it would make him jealous," she says and I shake my head

"Thanks, Maya, but I don't think I'm ready to date anyone I mean this all happened last week," I say and she nods

"OK fine but if you want me to set you up just tell me. Do you still want that shirt I mean he's not here but it'll still make you feel better," she says and I can't help but smile she's so normal. It's refreshing not having her look at me differently because of who my dad is. To her, I'm just a girl having a hard first day at a new school. When she's done with my make up we go to class which is also weird. The only school I've ever been to is the Salvatore School. When class lets out I head to the boys locker room to try and find the troll, and Alaric comes up behind me startling me. My first reaction is to knock his legs out from under him causing him to fall on his back.

"Alright okay seriously who are you?" he asks and I sigh

"I'm a vampire hunter and I-I came across a creature," I say nervously

"What kind of creature," he asks

"A creature that's big enough to flip over empty bus it's green it's ugly and it smells absolutely terrible so I'm going with a troll and it's hiding somewhere inside the school," I say

"uh-huh and how do you know that?" he asks

"Because I wounded it it's nocturnal so it hides out during the day I found a legend that says I just have to pierce it through the heart," I say

"Listen you're not doing anything ok. You're just a kid if there's a monster in my school I'm gonna take care of it" he says and I roll my eyes

"No offense but I've been trying to kill this thing for a week and nothing worked," I say

"If you are a vampire hunter then I'm sure you've heard of Alaric Saltzman yeah I know what I'm doing," he says and I roll my eyes

"Yeah you're very famous around here but you're going to need my help," I say

"I have put kids in danger before and I'm not going to make that mistake again," he says as the bell rings and boys start walking in and being loud

"Yes, of course, we'd love to have you try out for the team. All are welcome but certainly in the uh, meantime just go to class and ... stay there" he says trying to make it seem like that's why we are here and he whispers the stay there part

"So you going out for kicker or are you just stalking me," the boy from this morning asks and I laugh

"Stalking you? I think it's pretty clear who's stalking who here, besides if I went out It'd be for QB1" I say and walk out of the locker room while all the guys there are oohing. I gotta admit the boys hot, but I need time and to actually know him. I'm not going to date someone I just met, not that dating him is even an option. Anyway, I go back to class than during lunch I go to my locker to grab the artificial sunlight potion I made before I go to find the troll who Alaric happens to be losing to. I  have to help him of course and we kill the troll, and in the process, he finds out I'm a witch.