The supernatural triangle

Chapter 1

I was born here in Mystic falls. I have always lived in this house, always. This is my same old bedroom, with the scorch mark on the floorboards where Caroline and I tried to sneak cigarettes in 5th grade and nearly choked ourselves. I can look out the window and see the big quince tree Matt and the guys climbed up to crash my birthday slumber party two years ago. This is my bed, my chair, my dresser. But right now, everything looks strange to me as if I don't belong here. It is me that's out of place. And the worst thing is that I feel there's somewhere I do belong, but I just can't find it. I didn't go to Orientation yesterday because I did not want the drama. Meredith picked up my schedule for me, but I didn't feel like talking to her on the phone. Aunt Jenna told everyone who called that I had jet lag and was sleeping, but she watched me at dinner with a funny look on her face. I've got to see the crowd today, though. We're supposed to meet in the parking lot before school. Is that why I'm scared? Am I frightened of them? Since when had she, Elena Gilbert, feared meeting people? Since when had she feared anything? She stood up and angrily thrust her arms into a red silk kimono. She didn't even glance at the elaborate Victorian mirror above the cherrywood dresser; she knew what she'd see. Elena Gilbert, cool and blond and slender, the fashion trendsetter, the high school senior, the girl every boy wanted, and every girl wanted to be. Who just now had an unaccustomed scowl on her face and a pinch to her mouth. "Elena." shouts from downstairs which throws me of thought. "coming" I shout back.

"Good morning, everybody. Sorry I don't have time for breakfast because Bonnie is about to pick me up."

"You need breakfast, Elena."

"It's all about the coffee aunt Jenna," I say with a smile.

"Well here is some lunch money." I take the money and nod at Aunt Jenna. Then I hear the honk of Bonnies car. "Bye, see you at school Jeremy." I walk out the door then made my way to Bonnie's car door. All the bad feelings of the morning rushed over her again. The anxiety, the fear. And the certainty that something terrible was about to happen as I got into Bonnie's car. "Hey, are you ok you look pale?" as she said she looked at my face and sore what my facial expression was. "oh my god I am sorry we can walk if you want."

"I can't be afraid of cars for the rest of my life." I get in the car and put my seat belt. then Bonnie pulls away from the driveway. We stopped at a red light and I saw something. It was a crow, sitting as still as the yellow-tinged leaves around it. And it was the thing of watching her.

I tried to tell myself that this was ridiculous, but somehow, I knew. It was the biggest crow I had ever seen, plump and sleek, with rainbows shining in its black feathers. I could see every detail of it clearly: the greedy dark claws, the sharp beak, the single glittering black eye. then the light went green and we drove to school.