AN: hello, this is a story i had previously posted a few years ago that i had not finished, ive decieded to re-vamp it so im posting it again on here with a few changes and the new chapters, i hope you like the new version better... there were many things i wanted to change so im going to do it a bit different this time... hopefully ill post a new chapter every few days

enjoy xx

also if anyone is interested in being an a sort of editor for this (no many how many times i read it there still seems to be mistakes) please PM me

The Beginning

Today was the day that Charlotte's Shepherds entire world changed, her entire existence changed. It started out like any other day, she woke up, showered got ready for classes, headed out the door, and embarked on her usual routine. But little did she know that today day would be the best day of her life.

Charlotte rushed through her classes as quickly as she could, ran for her bus at the speed of light, all to get home to enjoy her favourite part of the week, vampire diaries. She loved it. She loved it with every fibre of her being, of course she knew it was only a show, but she couldn't help herself, it sucked her in, it thrilled her, it excited her. It was perfection. she guessed a little part of her had always hoped that something like this could happen to her, that she'd meet her vampire soul mate and live happily forever after. So yes, vampire diaries was her one and only vice. She made her usual bowl of popcorn, and poured herself a glass of wine. She set her snack on the coffee table and reached for the remote. At the precise moment she pressed the on switch the power went out. She sat there in total darkness.

No no no! she thought Not now, anytime but now!, she fumbled around her apartment looking for anything she could use a light source, she stumbled her way toward the hallway to find the fuse box, her hand lightly brushing the wallpaper as she felt her way around, as she was searching she began to wonder why it was taking her so long to reach the fuse box, it was located only a few feet away from where she was sitting only moments ago, that's when she bumped into something very large and very hard,

What the? She began to think. What is this, she traced her hands along what she could only assume to be a very large wooden bookcase, she was still in pure darkness, but even without her sight she knew that she had no such bookcase located in her small one bedroom apartment. Before she could finish her thought the lights flicked back on. She blinked rapidly to adjust her eyes to the newly found light. Finally she was able to focus, and what she saw before her was unbelievable. She stood against a very large mahogany bookcase that covered an entire wall. It was stacked with a thousand or more books, every shape and size, every colour and age. She stumbled back away from the bookcase while rubbing her eyes. On the other walls she saw what she assumed to be a small gallery, up and down the walls there were hundreds of paintings, very beautiful paintings, art she had never seen before.

This has to be a dream, I fell over in the dark bumped my head, and am now having a strange dream.

As charlotte began to turn a corner she was stunned to a complete stop, there before her was Klaus, real Klaus, and Klaus from her favourite television show. He was more handsome then she could have possibly believed.

"Who are you?" Klaus spoke to her as he sped toward her with vampire speed. He seemed wary of this stranger who just happened upon his house, but the look in his eyes was more curious that malicious.

She was about to answer when the lights blacked out again. Within a split second the lights flicked back on, as she blinked repeatedly again. She was back in her tiny apartment, leaning up against the wall standing directly in front of the fuse box. Maybe I'm a little bit more obsessed with TVD than I thought, that has to be it, I was just so absorbed in watching the new episode that I momentarily let my imagination run wild. And they say TV ruins your imagination.

Charlotte sat down to watch her show; she had decided to just chalk it up to an over-active imagination, and lack of sleep.

Then next week went on without any sign of another 'hallucination' she went on with her dreary little life, she attended classes, worked, ate and slept. But every night she still thought back to that night, how real it all felt, how right it felt, she wished to be part of that world, but she knew it was all just so silly to wish that. Well at least tonight I can live in their world, new episode starts in 10 minutes.

As Charlotte lay in bed dreaming of the episode she had just watched, she willed herself to dream of all things vampire. The next morning she awoke late, damn my alarm didn't go off. Crap! I'm going to be late for class! She thought as she hurried around grabbing her bag and books, she made herself a coffee in a travel mug and picked up her last bit of toast she rushed as quickly as humanly possible toward her door and walked through. What awaited her on the other side of the door was something she did not expect.

She was used to seeing a long grey hallway, with mildew stained carpet. But this time she was presented with a large entrance way, hardwood floors and a grand staircase leading up to the second floor. She recognised this place; it was the Mikaelson's,

"Holy crap!" she let slip out as she dropped everything she was holding, including her coffee that had sprayed out along the beautiful polished floor.

"You again!" Klaus yelled as he descended the ostentatious staircase. "What are you doing here? Who are you?" he spat out as he grabbed Charlotte by the shoulders and slammed her against the magical door she had just entered through, making her drop the remaining things she was carrying.

"I'm…I'm..."Charlotte" she stuttered out, she was in shock, not only could this not be real, but she was slightly winded from the force Klaus had slammed her with.

"Who are you? And what are you doing here" he spat out again, this time Charlotte could see his pupils dilate. He's trying to compel me, what should I say, wait, I don't feel like I need to tell him the truth, what, maybe I can't be compelled. Crap! What am I going to say? Charlotte was quickly knocked out of her chain of thought by another slight slam against the door. "Answer me, and do not lie to me" he spat out, a little softer than before, but with much more aggression.

"I don't know what to say, I'm not sure how I got here, and I don't know why I am here…this isn't possible" she began to ramble. Klaus just eyed her for a moment, still with his tight grip around her shoulders, before he barred his fangs and dug deeply into Charlotte's throat. I'm going to die! Charlotte thought before she blacked out…