Prologue: The She-Wolf

The car ride back to Mystic Falls was one of the most depressing car rides that sixteen-year-old Arabella Gilbert had ever taken in her life. She didn't know if it was because she was going back to her dreary little town or because her parents had died in a car similar to this only last May.

She ran a hand through her long dark hair before she looked towards Aunt Jenna who was driving said car. She had spent the past two months in cheerleading camp after increasing bullying from her sister's best friend Caroline Forbes.

Thankfully, the blond had only stayed for half of the cheer camp session then went to make out with a couple of random boys. Arabella had stayed the entire session even though her older sister Elena hadn't gone to cheer camp at all. She had stayed too depressed and had decided to stay home.

That was one of the reasons that Arabella had decided to leave her dreary home in the first place. It had just been torture spending time with Elena and Jeremy. Cheer camp hadn't exactly been a rewarding experience, but it was better than spending her time in was felt like a never ending funeral.

It wasn't as if Arabella didn't miss her parents. She missed them every day, she missed her mom's warm, loving smile and discussing medicine with her father. The day that they had died, the day that the car had gone over the bridge with her in it had been the worst day of her life.

And all though she loved her Aunt Jenna she was no substitute for her parents. They passed the Welcome to Mystic Falls sign and she groaned. "Are you sure that I can't go to boarding school."

Jenna threw her a sympathetic smile. "You know that we don't have the money, honey," Jenna said gently. "But you'll be with your family and all of your friends Bonnie, Care, and Matt- "

"Matt." Arabella grumbled. Great. Now she had another problem. She remembered her old boyfriend Matt Donovan. They had dated for all of Arabella's freshman year, but after her parents had died, Arabella had felt herself go numb. And as much as she loved Matt, he had been way too clingy for her liking.

Jenna stopped the car in front of their house and she could feel her shoulders slump. Arabella honestly did not want to be here. She had already missed a week of school after she had convinced Jenna to let her stay at week in some run off the mill hotel in Virginia. But now she was home. All though it no longer felt like home.

Maybe it would start feeling like home soon.

-End of Prologue-

Thank you everyone for reading! This is the prologue to Poison & Wine. Hope you enjoyed it!