Disclaimer: I do not own the Vampire Diaries and never will, but I do own Charlene Davis and Megan Swann and any other characters I come up with.

Summary: Charlene Davis and Megan Swann get sent to the world of the Vampire Diaries, a dream come true for the fan girls…or it would be if they knew they got sent there. They have no recollection of their lives in our world, they only know the world of the world of the show they got sent to, leading very different lives. The question is…will they ever remember they're real lives? Or will they forever be stuck with not knowing who they truly are? And how will they survive the world of vampires without knowing what's going to happen?

Author's Note: Recently started watching the Vampire Diaries again and thought about doing something entirely different with the story of Charlene and Megan. So, forget everything you know about Surviving in the World of Vampires, we're rebooting it all. I'll use some ideas from the original, but we're starting all over. The prologue is the same though. From then on, it's different, and I'll try not to use all the lines from the show, especially from my original characters. All I can promise though is that I'll try my best to do so. Also, it's gonna stay in third person, that way I don't have to switch in between first and third person point of view. Anyway, enjoy!

P.S. Prologue is put right in with the first part of the pilot. :)

Chapter One:

Pilot, Part 1

In the Beginning...

"Damon's the hottest!"

"No, Stefan is!"

Charlene and Megan argued with each other, shouting across the room with harmless glares sprawled across their faces. This argument was a daily occurrence between the two best friends who had known each other since kindergarten. Since the two had known each other for so long, it was expected they would be into the same sorts of music, shows and characters, and like any best friends, they were. With one exception. Charlene was obsessed with Damon Salvatore from the show 'The Vampire Diaries' while Megan was obsessed with Stefan Salvatore, Damon's younger brother in the show. The two usually just argued back and forth and wouldn't stop until someone gave up. A couple of minutes later, Charlene threw her arms up in the air, tired of fighting with Megan for the moment.

"Fine!" she exclaimed in exasperation. "I give up!"

"Thank god!"

Charlene and Megan looked up towards the unexpected voice that floated through the living room from the doorway. Charlene's older brother Ben stood with an irritated scowl on his features, tugging restlessly at the sleeve of his red jumper.

"Oh, shut up!" Charlene shouted, pointing at him with a glare on her face. She wasn't the most stunning girl on the face of the planet, but she had a delicate prettiness about her that was alluring in another way entirely.

Ben rolled his eyes and continued his way through the room and up the stairs, "Whatever Char."

She stuck her tongue out at him childishly, which went unnoticed by his retreating form. After Ben disappeared onto the second floor, she turned towards Megan with a huge grin.

"Let's go watch TVD!" she shrieked excitedly, hopping on the tips of her toes in anticipation.

"First season?" Megan questioned with her own huge grin, barely containing her own enthusiasm.

"Duh!" Charlene laughed. "The first season is the best! Better than the third one, by far!"

Megan nodded her agreement. The two friends loved the show 'The Vampire Diaries' but after watching the start of the third season, they had both decided to stop watching it because they felt the story line revolved far too much around the love triangle. There was so much potential in the story lines and characters, but the writers kept them hidden in corners, allowing all the spotlight to be one the three leads. While they weren't complaining about the Damon and Stefan screen time, the blandness eventually got to be too much.

"Let's put it in!" Charlene grinned.

With that, the two best friends rushed over to the TV in excitement. She dragged out her 'The Vampire Diaries' box set, pulling out the first disc of the first season and sliding it into the DVD player. She pressed the 'play' button on the remote only to frown in confusion when nothing happened.

"Is something wrong?" Megan asked curiously from where she was standing by the lounge.

Charlene looked over at her best friend, "No, there's nothing wrong…but the DVD player isn't working."

Megan's brow furrowed as she crouched down to the DVD player's level. She picked it up to inspect the wires, and rolled her eyes humorously as she identified the issue.

"It's not hooked up," Megan told her friend, smirking to try and keep her laughter at bay.

"Oh…"

Charlene took the DVD player from her friend and started to hook it back up. Once all the wires were in the correct socket she beamed at Megan proudly.

"There, all better," she announced brightly.

She pressed 'play' again and was shocked when it still didn't work. Charlene growled under her breath and let out a small scream of frustration. She started banging on the top DVD player. She always had been one to get slightly violent when angered.

"Stupid…DVD…player!" Charlene exclaimed through a clenched jaw as she continued to hit it with all her strength.

BOOM!

The DVD player exploded. Smoke filled the air and Megan and Charlene let out screams, instinctively closing their eyes tightly so the smoke wouldn't sting them. The smoke was thick and heavy, and they knew no more.

Present...

A loud knock at the door woke up Charlene Gilbert from a very strange dream.

Charlene frowned as she sat up in bed, looking around the room. Well, that was weird… She shook her head. It wasn't the first time she had a strange dream. Ever since her parents got into a car accident with her younger sister in the backseat and died, she would have a strange dream. She never remembered most of them, though. This dream was different from the rest…Charlene decided not to think about it anymore as the door burst open, revealing her best friend, Megan Bennett on the other side.

Her brunette hair was pulled up into a messy bun with a few strands falling into her face and she grinned.

"Surprise, I'm here!" Megan said, throwing her arms dramatically.

Charlene smiled amused. "Aren't you always here, Meg?" she teased.

"Yeah…but it's the first day back to school! Our junior year!" Megan said excitedly, jumping onto Charlene's bed. "Why aren't you more excited?!"

She said nothing for a moment. "It is the first day back since my parents died…" she reminded.

Megan's positive attitude diminished at that. "Oh my God, I'm so sorry!" she almost wailed. "I'm a horrible best friend…"

"No, no. It's okay." Charlene tried to reassure her. She loved her positive attitude. It was better than how the people at school were gonna treat her and her siblings when they got there. She wouldn't want her best friend to ask her if she was okay ever second.

"No, it's not." Megan grabbed her hands, squeezing them. "I'm here if you need to talk about this…I'm your best friend. You can tell me anything, I just want you to know that."

Charlene squeezed her hands back. "I know, Meg. And I love you for it, I do. But I'm really okay.'

"Okay. Okay. I'll try not to worry…much." Megan joked at the end, bringing the positive smile back. Now, that was more like her best friend. "Now, come on, get your ass up and get ready! I'll help you pick an outfit that'll make you look fabulous and show that you are just fine and are the same Charlene Gilbert everyone knows and loves."

Charlene smiled back and giggled. "Sounds good to me."

And true to Megan's word, she picked out an outfit that she used to wore before her parents died.

As Megan skipped downstairs, saying she would meet her in the car, Charlene took a glance at the mirror and felt a bit uncomfortable. She shouldn't be okay. Her parents died…so why wasn't she still more upset and heartbroken about it? Maybe something was wrong with her brain…

Charlene sighed and shook her head as she headed downstairs, but not before passing Elena's room. Her younger sister by a few months sat on the couch in front of the large mirror of her room, writing in a journal with the sad look on her face that had been plastered on since their parents died. Maybe that was why Charlene wasn't so upset about all this…because she wasn't the one in the car when they died…and Elena was… Another sigh left the blonde's lips as she finally headed downstairs.

After goodbye to Jeremy and Jenna, their mother's sister and now guardian, Charlene went outside in the warm air.

Megan was in her car with the front window rolled down as Bonnie Bennett's car parked behind her. Bonnie was Megan's stepsister from Bonnie's father other marriage…but like the previous one that one failed when Megan and Bonnie were just babies. Since Megan's mom disappeared out of town, Megan had been living with Bonnie and her father.

Elena appeared beside Charlene and nudged her sister in the side. "You okay?"

Charlene glanced at her. "Yeah, I'm fine. You?"

Her sister gave her a fake smile and Charlene knew it was. "Yeah, I'm fine."

Charlene wanted to say, 'the first of many,' but she kept her mouth shut. "Okay…I guess I'll see you at school."

Elena pulled her into a hug first. "Be safe.'

She slowly hugged her sister back. "I will…same goes for you too, Elena." Charlene kissed the side of her head before she pulled away from the hug. She gave her a soft smile, then got into Megan's car. As they drove, Megan spoke.

"So, you know how I told you about my powers?" she asked.

Charlene flashed her a look. "Yeah, of course, I remember." How could someone forget that? Megan was apparently a witch, according to her Grams. She had told Bonnie the same thing, but Megan was the one who believed her. Charlene wasn't even supposed to know any of this. However, since she was the best friend, Megan had to tell her. Nobody else knew and it was gonna stay that way.

"What about them?" Charlene inquired.

"Well, I had another feeling this morning." Megan responded with a grin. "That this year…everything's gonna be different."

"Is that a good thing or a bad thing?"

She shrugged. "I have no idea."

Charlene chuckled. "That makes me feel better."

"Sorry! I can't know everything." Megan huffed. "But, let's just hope it's a good feeling and not a bad one."

Charlene nodded. "Yeah, let's hope so." She chuckled again and looked out the window. The next thing, she knew Megan had slammed on the breaks. Her body jerked forward as she gasped and her heart nearly jumped out of her chest.

"Oh my God, I'm so sorry!" Megan gasped, turning her body around to check on Charlene. "Are you okay?"

Charlene nodded shakily, placing a hand on her chest. "I'm fine…I'm fine…what the hell happened?"

"I don't know! This crow…it came out of nowhere!"

She nodded again, finally able to calm her racing heart. "Okay…I'm okay." She reassured Megan. "It just scared me."

"Yeah, me too." Megan laughed and Charlene laughed, shaking her head.

"Let's go to school."

-0-

Megan Bennett walked arm-in-arm with Charlene through the hallways. She made sure that no one would ask if her best friend was okay, knowing it was something Charlene didn't want. Good thing people feared her, for the most part anyway.

They got to their lockets and Megan leaned against hers.

"See? That wasn't too hard." She said.

Her best friend laughed. "Well, I think you giving the evil eye helped."

'You know, I think so too." Megan teased, flipping her eyes. Her eyes caught something and she frowned, seeing Jeremy Gilbert heading into the bathroom with some random dude. "Looks like Jeremy's at it again." She told Charlene.

Charlene saw too and groaned, turning her head back around. "Elena can deal with him, I can't." she shook her head. "This is just his way of coping. If he wants to do this, I can't stop him and neither can Elena, no matter how hard she tries to control the situation. You know how my sister is, she can't let things go. I hate to say this…but she needs to get over our parents' death, dwelling in what happened isn't helping the situation at all. She's my sister. And I love her but…"

Megan patted her on the shoulder. "I know and it's okay. Your allowed to cope the way you want too, Char. You don't have to feel guilty about feeling the way you feel."

"I know…"

Megan smiled as she patted her on the shoulder again. "Okay! Well, I have to use the restroom, be right back!" She kissed her cheek, gave her a quick one-armed hug, and headed towards the restroom.

When she finished, she exited the bathroom, all smiles. A squeak of surprise left her mouth as she bumped right into someone, nearly losing her footing. Whoever she bumped into though grabbed her shoulders, keeping her steady. A feeling rushed over her. It wasn't a bad feeling. She didn't know what it was, but knew it wasn't bad as she looked up to see who it was. She was met with the most gorgeous green eyes. They took her breath away.

"I'm sorry." Megan managed to say to the boy in front of her.

"No, no, it's my fault." He said with a smile. Her heart fluttered. His smile seemed to light up the room. There was a small silence without words being exchanged until he spoke up. "I'm Stefan."

Megan bit her bottom lip for a moment as she held out her hand. "I'm Megan…Megan Bennett."

Stefan smiled again and shook her hand, a spark going through Megan. "Nice to meet you, Megan."

"You too." Megan smiled back, glancing at the corner of her eye to see Charlene giving her a look and a wink. She shook her head, then looked back at Stefan. "Um…haven't seen you around before…new?"

He nodded. "Yeah…I uh just moved in with my uncle…at the Salvatore Boarding House."

"Oh? You're Zach's nephew?'

"Yeah…you know him?"

Megan shook her head. "Not really…I met him once, but he seems like he's a good guy. He must be since he let you move in." She smiled again and he smiled back.

"Yeah."

There was another silence, but this time, Megan broke it. "Well, I…I got to get to class…" Before she turned to leave, Stefan's voice stopped.

"Uh…maybe I'll see you around." He said.

Megan turned back around and smiled teasingly. "If you're lucky, Mr. Salvatore."

Stefan chuckled, causing a grin to erupt on Megan's face as she went back over to Charlene.

"Who was that?" Charlene asked in a whisper as they locked arms to go to their History class.

"Stefan Salvatore." Megan responded excitedly. "He's cute, isn't he?"

"Very." Charlene agreed.

"Paws off, he's mine." Megan teased.

"Don't worry, I'll keep them off. Besides, he's not my type."

"Yeah, you like the bad boys. Need I remind you about Tyler Lockwood."

Charlene groaned. "Don't remind me! I want to leave that in the past. And not only that, he's too busy screwing Vicki Donavan to even think about me."

"Never said he was thinking about you…I was saying you like bad boys." Megan shrugged. "Tyler was just a suggestion."

"Right…" Charlene muttered.

Megan smiled as they finally entered their History class. She spotted Stefan and she wanted to wave at him, but she didn't want to seem desperate so she pretended to ignore him as she sat down next to Charlene.

Elena and Bonnie were in the same class as they were. Though they were their sisters, they never talked in class as least in this one. The teacher was an asshole.

"Morning class."

Speak of the Devil.

The pleasantries were over and Mr. Tanner got into his lesson, droning on and on. Megan barely listened. Not because she wasn't interested, well that was a part of it, but most of it was because of Stefan Salvatore. She was staring at him, and he was gazing at her. It was weird, but not unpleasant though.

Charlene knew he was too and glanced over at him, meeting his gaze for a moment. It looked like he was staring a hole straight through her. She didn't like it at all. He stared at her like he knew her.

And that scared her.

-0-

After leaving school, Charlene went to find Elena, but she had to ask Bonnie where she went. She wasn't all that surprised to learn that she went to the cemetery. Charlene knew her sister had been lying saying that she hadn't been doing that.

Megan dropped her off and she trudged along the dirt road of the cemetery. Abruptly, she stopped because she thought she had heard something. She shook her head, figuring it was nothing.

Charlene put her arms over her chest. She honestly didn't know why Elena liked it out here. She knew it was to be closer to their parents, but still. It was creepy out here.

She rubbed her arms, feeling a sudden chill. Out of nowhere, fog slowly started to appear around and a crow cawed in the distance, making her jump.

Charlene got scared and started running only to trip and fall, twisting her ankle, scrapping her knee, but she didn't know as she stumbled back on her feet and started running again, well as best as she could with a twisted ankle.

The fog disappeared just as quick as it started and she forced herself to skid to a stop, causing her to hurt her ankle a little bit more. She cried out in response.

"Are you alright?" Charlene jumped at the sound of the unfamiliar voice and whirled around my, gasping at the sight of a blue-eyed man in front of her.

He tilted his head and smirked.

"I'm fine…" she managed to say. "Just twisted my ankle, that's all."

"Ooh." The man winced. "That must have hurt." He stared at her and Charlene shifted uncomfortably.

"Yeah, but I'll…I'll be okay." She said. "Nothing the doctor can't fix.'

"Right, the good ole doctor." The man responded sarcastically. "I don't think that's the only thing that needs fixing."

Charlene gave him a strange look. He nodded down and she looked to see her knee was bleeding. "Oh…yeah, I tripped too."

"Your very clumsy, aren't you?" The man smirked.

"Not normally…there was this fog…and this crow…just got a bit freaked out." Charlene explained, not knowing why she was telling the stranger this.

"Ah. Understandable. I'd be afraid too." The man didn't give her that vibe.

"I have a hard time believing that." Charlene stared at him, amused.

He smirked. "You're smart. Guess dumb blonde isn't in your description."

Charlene couldn't help but giggle. "Definitely not. Whoever you are."

"Damon…Damon Salvatore." The man, or now known as Damon, smirked. "Nice to meet you…"

"Charlene." Charlene offered. "My name is Charlene."

"Charlene." It rolled off his tongue. "Nice name."

"Thank you." Charlene changed the subject. "I should, uh, go." She turned around, but was forced to turn back, being gripped by her upper arms. Before she could even do anything, Charlene lost her words as she caught his eyes.

"You're going to forget ever meeting me…"

Charlene closed her eyes and when she opened them, she looked around, confused. What was she doing…oh right? She was trying to find Elena. That fog and that crow really messed her mind up. Charlene shook her head as she wobbled away.

So, she didn't notice the crow perked on a nearby tombstone, reading: GREYSON GILBERT AND MIRANDA GILBERT NEE SOMERS. LOVING PARENTS.

TBC...

In...

Pilot, Part 2

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