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A/N: OK guys, here it is; The Rewrite. I hope I did it better this time around.

When Edward left me in September, I was a mess for months. I stopped going to school, trying home school instead, and I barely spoke to Charlie. I just couldn't face the people in school, knowing they would pity me, even so go far as to say, 'I told you so'. When I did speak it was single syllable words and held no emotion, I couldn't bring myself to care about anything anymore. At one-point Charlie wanted to send me back to my mom's in Phoenix, but I fought him on it and after a while, he agreed not to send me with a promise to do better, to go to school, and hang with someone.

He was tired of watching me kill myself over a boy who never even said goodbye. He didn't pity my heart but the fact that Edward was never man enough to tell me goodbye to my face instead of sneaking off during the night. What he was never told is Edward's goodbye is what was killing me. Him throwing me like if I was garbage was the worst thing to ever happen and that included James.

Jake and I started hanging out a lot more and too soon we started dated. The only reason I ever agreed was because I was tired of being alone and I thought it would make not only my father happy but Billy since they both knew how bad Jake had it out for me. I didn't expect it to be great, to be the total opposite of how it had been with Edward. Jake made me feel like myself again, the person I think I was always meant to be. I was passing my classes with A's, I was smiling and laughing, and I even started hanging with my old friends. Dad was happy that I was happy.

The first few weeks passed b slowly and lovingly and I hoped I was done being hurt. Jake made me want to feel again, he made me believe in myself.

Then Victoria struck, and everything came crashing down, my whole world was thrown for a loop. She had sent Laurent to kill me and he came very close to ending my life the night he came for me. Jake and I ended up breaking up around May, a few weeks after the attack. I never knew heartbreak until that moment and I stopped functioning in a sense of the word. I thought Edward leaving was bad, but that was nothing compared to this. I was finally dead inside and I wished Victoria would come for me because then I would gladly give her my life.

I continued to go to school and pass my classes, but I stopped hanging with my friends. They knew something was up with me when I refused to talk to anyone again and they stopped seeing Jake after school. He would drop me off in the morning before he went to school and he would pick me up and bring me to his house to hangout. I was too afraid all the time and I didn't want them to have to live with that kind of fear. I barely ate, and my clothes started to fit me big. The only thing I was glad about was that Laurent was taken care of.

Weeks before graduation Jake came over the house and begged me to let him explain why he broke up with me. He told me about his tribe's legends and how they were real. He told me about being a wolf and about his friends being one too. He told me about protecting humans against vampires and how they disposed of Laurent. He mentioned being Alpha of his pack and how he was the future chief of the tribe.

It all made sense and I was so happy that not only was he talking to me but that I knew why he had changed so much. Gone was my scrawny best friend with too long hair and wide eyes. Replaced him was a slightly taller, rough looking man who had the eyes of a man who had seen too much. He seemed much older than his 17-year-old self and I was glad to know he wasn't doing drugs like dad had thought. I thought since he was telling me all this, he wanted me, and a large boulder was lifted off my chest as I threw my arms around his neck.

He gently removed my arms and stepped away from me. I turned my back on him, not wanted him to see the tears falling down my face. I think he knew what was happening though because I could feel his body heat right behind me. I think he would have embraced me, but instead he told me the worst news I ever thought he could give me.

He told me all about imprinting and all about his girlfriend/soul-mate Phiona. I left before he could say anymore. By the time I returned to the house hours later, he was gone and not a single trace of him was left in the house. I would know too because all his things that had been lying around the house were gone, including an old sweater of his I would sleep in at night to help keep the nightmares away. It was at the end of my bed, waiting for night to fall and my body to slide into its comforting warmth.

When graduation rolled around, I couldn't have left the auditorium fast enough. I only told Charlie to show up even though it made mom cry not to be able to see me get my diploma. She had caught strep throat and I told her just to stay home and rest. I convinced her it wasn't such a big deal and it was only a slip of paper. I agreed to let Charlie tape the ceremony since I graduated with high honors and got a scholarship to the college of my choice. Jessica Stanley was class valedictorian and her speech was inspiring to everyone, but me.

That night I decided to go to MFU; Mystic Falls University.

My twin cousins Elena and Jeremy lived in Virginia, in a small town called Mystic Falls. They lived with our aunt Jenna and her new husband Rick. Jenna is a nurse at the local hospital and Rick is a teacher at the local high school. Jenna and Rick lived in the Gilbert house while Elena and Jeremy lived on campus with their friends.

Of course, since it was summer, they probably were staying with Elena's boyfriend at his place. Stephan and his brother, whom I never hear about, lived in their family's estate. The Salvatore boarding house, which was now just the Salvatore house had been in the family for generations and hold many historical parties. They stopped using it as a boarding house when their uncle died years ago.

Elena always told me I could go and visit her anytime I wanted. So, the next morning I called her up and told her I needed a summer to have fun before I was an adult. I needed to live a little and I knew she would be able to help me. I also told her I would be going to school with her in the fall. She was excited to have me and said this would be a great summer.

So, I told my dad what I wanted that night over dinner and he couldn't agree more. So, over the next couple days he did a couple things, some surprised me. He quit his job and took an open position at the police station in Mystic Falls. He told me he needed the change in scenery as well and was looking forward to seeing his sister Jenna and new brother in-law. Then he sold the house to a young newly-wed couple who just found out they were having a baby.

I thought he was doing this for me, so I tried many times to get him to stay but in the end, it wasn't about me, but him. He wouldn't go into more detail and I didn't pressure him into talking about it. While I looked at small houses, Charlie went and said his goodbyes to Billy.

I don't know how well that wen though since when he came home he went straight to his room and didn't come out for hours. Later that night over dinner, I showed him many houses I liked, and we decided on one close to town.

The house wasn't as big as this one, but it was pretty. It was a one floor house with a finished basement. The basement would be my own space, it has a bedroom, a living room, a bathroom, and a room for a washer and dryer, plus its own entrance. I would be sharing the washer and dryer with Charlie and he would be sharing the kitchen. His floor had 2 bedrooms, its own living room, the kitchen, a bathroom, and an office.

Charlie also bought me a baby blue 2016 Jeep Wrangler. He bought it for me after he sold my truck to the junk yard. She was beautiful, and I was happy to have the car, it would help me out this summer. She was a 4 door, 7 passengers, with all the latest equipment. Heated seats, heated steering wheel, a radio that works with no interruptions, built in blue-tooth, and a front camera that lets me know whenever I am too close to another car or curb.

I asked him how he could afford something so nice and he said he had been saving up over the years to be able to buy me something like this. He knew my old truck was going soon and when it did, I was going to need some new wheels. He knew that even though I loved my truck and wouldn't willingly give it up, I would eventually come to my senses and get something more reliable.

I let him believe what he wanted when it came to my old truck. I didn't want it because it was old, and I needed something cooler. I wanted to get rid of my truck because it reminded me of Jake and of all the days we spent in it. The first time I met him. The first time we hugged. The first time we kissed. That was the most painful memory and I just wanted to forget it. So, I didn't tell Charlie those reasons, but instead said I wanted a fresh start and that included a car.

With the extra money Charlie had from the house, he put it in the bank. He gave me some spending money to decorate my rooms and to buy some new clothes. Of course, I would do all that when we got to our new home. I wanted to see the place before I bought anything. I didn't want to take anything from the old house and Charlie agreed, so we just left everything.

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We got to the house 2 weeks after we decided on the move. It took those 2 weeks to pack up everything and get rid of what we weren't going to bring with us, which was everything. Of course, we did keep a couple things, small family heirlooms that could not stay, albums of pictures that were filled with loving memories, dad's giant baseball collection that took him years to complete, and his favorite recliner. We had a small moving van packed with most of our things which Charlie drove, and I drove my new baby with the things we could fit in my car.

We let Sue into the house before we left and before the people from good will could come and take what they wanted. Charlie and I agreed that it was a nice thought to give some of the stuff to La Push since we both knew they needed a couple things. Some houses were too tiny or there were so many people in one family that they couldn't afford much because work was so scarce.

So, while she looked around we said our goodbyes and left.

We spent the day unpacking. We were able to unpack just about everything. All of dad's things were unpacked and put just where he wanted it and my clothes were all done. The only rooms that needed to be done were the kitchen, both bathrooms, and part of dad's living room. We let Elena and aunt Jenna go shopping for us and buy most of the house hold essentials. We told them not to bother unpacking any of it because it was something Charlie and I wanted to do together.

We ate dinner at a small bar and just enjoyed not unpacking. After dinner though I was not looking forward to going back to the house, I had no bed and that meant I would be sleeping on the couch and I could only hope the girls picked out something comfortable. To my surprise they bought a pull-out bed and left a note saying they got it because with sleepovers, the extra bed was going to come in handy.

The next day we went exploring and I went furniture shopping. I was exhausted by the end of the day. I had shopped too much, and I was sure I would die. The fact that I shopped all day was a step in the wrong direction since I hated shopping and vowed not to shop any time soon. The furniture I bought would arrive tomorrow and thank-god there would be movers, so I wouldn't have to do any heavy lifting. I spent a couple hours after dinner putting away the clothes I bought.

Then I spent some time dying my hair. I needed a new look, something that wouldn't remind me of HIM. Something that would refresh my mind and maybe would attract someone new, someone who could show me what it was like to be wanted even if I felt nothing inside anymore.

I added blonde to my hair which surprisingly gave me dirty blonde hair with strawberry highlights. It didn't look back, but it also didn't look like me and part of me was happy about it. I spent an hour trying make-up on to try to perfect it as much as possible. YouTube was my new best friend since they showed me everything. I also couldn't believe the amount of money I spent on all this stuff. But if I was going to have a new look then I was going to have to switch up everything. Once I was satisfied I scrubbed it all off and took a nice hot shower before heading to the pull-out bed.

When I woke up I noticed several things. First my hair was wicked curly, as if I just got out of the salon. Second all the little things I got for the house had arrived, which meant my bedroom furniture had arrived. Third was that it was close to noon, which meant Charlie had done this. I smiled to myself and promised to thank him later and silently wished him good luck on his first day of work.

So, I ran downstairs to look at all the stuff and was happy to see, everything was placed where I wanted it and not just put into one corner. I would have to finish up all the little things but that didn't bother me, I was just happy that I would sleep in my own bed tonight.

I thought today I would go see Elena, maybe do something out of the house. With my plan set I hoped in the shower.