Hey everyone so this story is all human, no vampires or mystical creatures. It's a little different than how I've written in the past because I decided to make Elena kind of rebellious, she's a little more similar to Damon while still being herself as well. I thought it would be fun to create a world that differs from the one on the show, but with some good similarities too. Damon is obviously still the super hot bad ass he is on the show. They're best friends in this story and they have a close relationship, but not a romantic one, well at first but that'll eventually change. I know the whole 'friends who eventually fall in love' is totally cliche so I'm going to try and make it as interesting as possible. Anyways, please leave reviews and let me know what you think as I update. I'll try to update fairly quickly because I know how much it sucks to be left hanging!

EPOV

"You know it's unbelievable that the two of you are already in my office on the second day of school," Principal Bennet said eyeing Damon and I suspiciously," and just what do you have to say for yourselves?"

"He deserved it," Damon said smirking and I couldn't help but laugh.

"Look Mr. Salvatore regardless of your feelings towards Mason Lockwood, vandalizing his car in the school parking lot was wrong you're lucky he isn't pressing charges," he said sternly," and you and Ms. Gilbert are in this office way more than you should be. It's only the second day of your junior year and I had hoped the two of you would make an effort to stop getting sent into my office every week. I still haven't forgotten about the incident with blue dye in the swimming pool last May. This is worth at least a month of detention."

"Whatever," I said rolling my eyes and smirking.

"You know your attitude needs adjusting Ms. Gilbert," Bennet said glaring at me," and believe me when I say that your parents will be notified."

"Well gee what about my parents," Damon said chuckling," I mean you'll need a quiji board to talk to them but considering what a serious matter this is I think we'll have to resort to desperate measures."

"That's enough Mr. Salvatore," he said angrily," now both of you must report to after school detention for the rest of the month. And I'd appreciate it if I didn't see either of you in my office again anytime soon. Now go to class."

Damon and I got up and walked down the familiar hallway through the office and back to the main part of the school. We're no strangers to being sent to the principals office, actually at this point they should have plaques up on the wall with our pictures. The problem is that there's nothing to do in Mystic Falls except fuck with people who deserve it. Mason Lockwood is this towns golden boy, and he's been trying to get in my pants since I was a freshman. He's a perverted ego-maniac and I absolutely hate him, but in this town hating a Lockwood is almost against the law because they basically own Mystic Falls.

"God I hate Bennet," I said rolling my eyes," he's been on our asses since freshman year. If it wasn't Mason Lockwood's car he wouldn't be giving us an entire month."

"Yeah the guy needs some sort of hobby," Damon said rolling his eyes," because he gets way too much enjoyment out of yelling at us. We'll just do our time like we always do."

"I still think messing with Mason's Beemer was legendary," I said laughing," totally worth a month of detention."

"Gilbert all of our stunts are legendary," he said smirking and putting his arm over my shoulder," so are you going to class?"

"I wasn't planning on it," I said looking up at him and smiling," although my parents are going to lose their mind as it is so maybe I should. They already took my car away for coming home drunk last week and I don't want to lose my credit card too."

"Yeah then you might have to repeat an outfit," he says with a mock pouty face," but I have to say it's moments like these that I'm happy to be an orphan."

"Oh please Salvatore," I said snickering," you're the best dressed guy I know don't be a hypocrite. I would kill to be on my own and have an apartment you know how difficult my parents can be."

"Well if you have to go to class I'll tag along," he said as we walked towards our physics class," I'm not in the mood to get stoned with Klaus right now anyways."

"You're too kind," I said sarcastically. I looked up at Damon and smiled because truthfully I don't know what I'd do without him, he's been my best friend for as long as I can remember. His dad died when he was 7 and his mom was a raging violent alcoholic. He got emancipated from her when he turned 16 and she died in a car accident a few months later, not that Damon cared. I think he was probably relieved by her death more than anything. We've gotten in trouble together more times than I can count, actually we've earned ourselves a pretty vast reputation as the town bad asses, but I don't really give a shit what anyone thinks.

"Ahh Mr. Salvatore and Ms. Gilbert it's so nice of you to join us," our physics teacher Mr. Simon said as we walked in late.

"We'll we're happy to grace you with our presence," Damon said smirking before we went to take our seats in the back. Most of the teachers here are used to Damon's attitude so Mr. Simon just brushed it off and went back to lecturing. The rest of the day dragged on, but now I have an hours worth of detention to enjoy too.

"Well look who's here," Mr. Saltzman said laughing when Damon and I walked into the detention room," you two just don't quit. What did you do this time?"

Alaric, or Mr. Saltzman as he's known at school, is my Aunt Jenna's boyfriend and he's the only cool teacher in this place. He loves me and Damon, plus he's at my house all the time with my aunt so Damon and I see him outside of school a lot. My Aunt Jenna is the only family member I actually get along with, she's nothing like either of my parents.

"We screwed up Mason Lockwood's BMW yesterday during 6th period," I said as Damon and I took our seats.

"That kid's a douchebag," Alaric said chuckling.

"Yeah well you should've seen him yesterday," Damon said rolling his eyes," he was hitting on Elena again and when she told him to fuck off he acted like a total maniac."

"Well he's a senior so at least he'll be gone in a year," Alaric said shrugging.

"So what are you doing running detention," Damon asked laughing," this isn't exactly an enjoyable activity to take part in."

"Yeah well I need the extra money," he said smirking," not all of us have trust funds from our rich dead parents Damon."

"Alright I get it," Damon said putting his hands up in mock defeat. We spent the rest of detention hanging out and chatting with Alaric before Damon gave me a ride home since my car keys got taken away. As we pulled up to the large brick house I unfortunately call home my stomach started to churn. The Gilbert's may be one of the wealthiest and most well known founding families in Mystic Falls, but that's all we have going for us. Our family is more dysfunctional than people think, my mother is just good at playing perfect.

"If it gets to be too much you can call me," Damon said with a small smile," you know my door is always open."

"Yeah I know," I said smiling back," I might take you up on that. Thanks for the ride."

I walked up the long path towards the front door and sprinted up the marble stairs and down the long hallway to my bedroom. I sat down on my large plush bed and took a deep breath. It's not that I'm ungrateful for having a nice life or money, but my parents don't really get me. My little brother Jeremy is perfect where as I'm the family screw up; the black sheep. I don't get straight A's, I hate town events, I get in trouble constantly, and my best friend is Damon Salvatore. In a small town like this there's no such thing as privacy so it's common knowledge how screwed up his mother was and everyone knows his reputation. The Salvatore's are another wealthy founding family of Mystic Falls, but after Damon's dad Giuseppe died and his mom went crazy people stopped respecting them.

"Elena," my mom said sternly knocking on my door," are you in there?"

"Yeah I'm here," I said sighing and preparing myself for the inevitable lecture I know I'm about to receive.

"Good we need to talk," she said walking in with an angry expression," I got a call from your principal today."

"Yeah I figured," I said rolling my eyes," please enlighten me once again on what I need to do to lead a better life."

"Elena Jane Gilbert you need to drop this attitude," she said angrily," you're out of control."

"Look I'm sorry about getting into trouble again," I said trying to sound sincere.

"Elena sorry doesn't cut it," she said straightening out her diamond necklace," I can't believe you damaged someone's car that's completely ludicrous. I really can't believe you would do something so cruel to Mason Lockwood, he's the mayors son and also the son of one of my closest friends do you have any idea how embarrassing this is? Not to mention the fact that he likes you Elena. He's a good looking boy from a good family and you would be smart to accept a date with him. I just don't get it he's been nothing but nice to you and then you pull a stunt like this? It's as if you're trying to ruin your chances with him."

"Mason Lockwood is a complete arrogant ass hole and I would never be with him," I said disgusted," the whole reason Damon and I pulled that stunt was to get him to lay off. He's snobby and creepy, not to mention he sexually harasses me every chance he gets."

"I have a feeling this is Damon Salvatore's fault," she said with a huffy breath," he's a bad influence Elena. These dramatic accusations about Mason are completely ridiculous. I know the only reason you spend so much time with him is to get to me."

"Damon isn't the problem mom," I said defending my best friend," you're totally overreacting. He's been my best friend for as long as I can remember; god not everything is about you. It was my idea to mess with Mason's car and I don't see what the big deal is I mean they can afford to fix it with change they find in the sofa cushions."

"Elena it's the principal of the thing," she said offended," not to mention Mason's mother is a judge in the Miss Mystic pageant and you've practically ruined your chances of winning."

"Who said I was entering," I asked her angrily," I told you I didn't want to do it!"

"Elena you're a member of a founding family you have to do the pageant," she said pacing across my room in a frenzy.

"We'll I'm not doing it," I said defiantly," it's just another excuse for the idiot girls in this town to parade around in dresses doing some stupid fucking dance and I want no part of it. They're all pretentious bitches."

"You better watch that mouth of yours Elena," she said looking at me," women don't swear, and as for the pageant you don't have a choice. If you don't do it I'm taking away your credit cards. No shopping, no spending money."

"Are you kidding me," I asked angrily.

"No Elena that's the deal," she said harshly. I know I'm fighting a losing battle and I'm in no mood to be broke.

"Fine I'll do the damn thing," I said defeated.

"Good," she said with a satisfied smile," and I expect you to apologize to Mason right away. I know Damon pressured you into this mess, he's a waste of breath Elena you need to stay away from him."

"I have no intention of apologizing to Mason Lockwood," I said dryly," and Damon didn't pressure me to do anything I already told you this whole thing was my idea. He just went along with it."

"I find that hard to believe," she said rolling her eyes," I'll talk to Carol myself and try to explain your actions and work out your issues with Mason. Maybe he will forgive you and you two can make amends."

"Mom please don't do this I can't stand him," I shouted practically begging.

"Elena you just don't want to be with him because I think it's a good idea," she said sighing.

"That's not true," I said as a tear escaped my eye," mom please he's not a good guy."

"Not a good guy," she said astounded," that's an interesting thing to say considering the company you keep. Damon Salvatore is the problem here."

"Damon's the only person who's always been there for me," I said crying harder now," he's my best friend mom."

"Well that's a damn shame," she said coldly before leaving my bedroom. I got up and slammed the door behind her before running over to my bed and screaming into my pillow. I don't know how much more I can take.

DPOV

After I dropped Elena off at her house I drove the short way over to my apartment lost in thought. I know how hard it is for her to be in that house, it's big and cold and her family treats her like complete shit. I pulled up to my usual parking spot and walked up to apartment 2B unlocking the door.

"Hey mate," a familiar British voice said making me jump.

"Klaus you scared the shit out of me," I said punching him in the arm as he sat in the couch," how did you get in here? Elena's the only person with a spare key."

"I picked the lock," he said shrugging and taking a sip of the beer he stole out of my fridge.

"That's comforting," I said rolling my eyes," but why are you here anyways?"

"I was bored," he said with an unamused look on his face," plus Rebekah was being annoying again. How you ever dated her I will never understand."

"We'll we weren't exactly dating if you know what I mean," I said smirking.

"That's bloody disgusting," he said cringing," god my sister's such a whore. It's an embarrassment."

"Yeah well give her a break," I said laughing," you're not so squeaky clean yourself. I can't think of any girl in this town you haven't fucked."

"Touché mate," he said chuckling before focusing back on whatever ridiculous reality show he had playing on the flat screen hanging on my wall.

I looked down at my phone and noticed the time, I had dropped Elena off about a half hour ago and I figured her mom was already going at her. Elena was always there for me when I had issues with my mom and I try to return the favor. She used to sneak me into her room at night when I was afraid to stay at home, and she brought two lunches to school everyday knowing my mom didn't pack one. I wish I could do more to help her with her home situation, but there's not much I can do besides be here when she needs me. I figured I'd send her a text to see how it's going.

How's everything with mommy dearest?

"Texting one of your many booty calls," Klaus asked me teasingly.

"Nah just Elena," I said shrugging.

"Oh dear sweet Elena Gilbert," Klaus said smiling," well actually not so sweet. Hell of a time in the sack though."

"Woah what," I said surprised," how would you know?"

"Mate I thought you knew about this," he said puzzled," we fucked this past summer when we were wasted that night at the falls."

"She didn't mention it," I said annoyed. Why would Elena fuck Klaus? I thought she had standards. I'm fully aware that she has a sex life, I mean anyone with eyes can see how perfect he is, but for some reason this really gets to me. I guess I just never pegged her as the type to be on Klaus' list of conquests.

"You okay mate," Klaus asked a few minutes later.

"Yeah I just zoned out," I said shrugging before my phone beeped.

Mommy dearest is fucking insane. I can't be in this house anymore

I figured her mom would be pissed, Miranda Gilbert is one of the scariest women I've ever met, and she doesn't even get physical she just needs her words.

I'll come get you, it'll give me a reason to kick Klaus out. He's being annoying

Thanks Damon :)

Don't mention it ;)

"Okay I'm going to pick up Elena so you should go," I said looking at Klaus.

"Why can't I just hang out here," he complained.

"This isn't a rec center," I said pulling him off the couch," plus Elena's having a hard time and you're not exactly good company when girls get emotional."

"Good point," he said grabbing his stuff," okay see you tomorrow mate."

I followed Klaus out the door and locked up before heading back out to my Camaro to pick up Elena. This has become a fairly normal routine since I got my own place, it used to be her letting me stay at her place so now I'm making up for it. I pulled up and sent her a text saying I was here and I saw her walk out the front door a few minutes later with her bag. Elena sneaks out and stays with me all the time and her parents hardly ever notice she's gone, all they care about is what the town sees of them.

"Hey," I said smiling when she got in the car," how'd you get past the warden?"

"She left after our fight," Elena said shrugging," I doubt she'll go back up and check on me."

I nodded and we drove the rest of the way to my apartment and walked up silently. She walked over and took a seat on the couch, she looked exhausted. I grabbed a bottle of whiskey from the kitchen and brought it over to the living room to hand it to her before sitting in the armchair.

"Thanks," she said with a grateful smile before taking a swig.

"So what exactly happened," I asked looking over at her.

"Well first she was pissed at me for targeting the mayors son because it's just oh so embarrassing," Elena said rolling her eyes," and then she told me how terrible I am for treating Mason so bad when he just wants to be with me."

"Wait what," I said interrupting her," why the hell would she say that?"

"He's Mason Lockwood," she said shrugging," even though he's an ass hole he's the mayors son, he's a Lockwood. The people in this god forsaken town think he shits diamonds. My mom thinks we'd make a good couple, but I can't think of anything more disgusting I mean you know how horrible he is."

"I don't get why everyone is so obsessed with that family," I said bitterly," they're all complete pieces of shit. Mr. Mayor is easily the douchiest ass ever, Carol is like those bitches on the real housewives show, Tyler is the prickiest prick ever to prick, and Mason is just about everything wrong with the world."

"That about sums it up," she said laughing," but things are about to get a lot worse you'll never guess what else we fought about."

"What," I asked puzzled.

"She's making me enter the Miss Mystic Falls pageant," Elena said irritated.

"Holy shit," I said cringing," she's making you do that fucking pageant?"

"Yup," Elena said popping the p with a frown," and then she went after me for being friends with you. She just said all these horrible things."

I watched as she took another swig before wiping her mouth and frowning. Elena and her mom get in a lot of fights, but she seems worse than usual. I got up from the chair and went to sit next to her on the couch pulling her into my side for a hug.

"Are you going to be okay," I asked concerned," you seem more upset than usual."

"I just feel so hopeless," she said with a shaky voice as she leaned her head on my shoulder," she's single handedly ruining my life one step at a time. Then she had the nerve to go after you, I just don't know how much more I can take from her."

"I know," I said absentminded lot running my hand up and down the side of her arm," but you will get through this Elena you're the biggest bad ass I know."

"I don't know about that," she said with a small smile.

"Well I do," I said reassuringly," so let's just hang out and forget all about that bitch. I'll even watch Full House if you want me to."

"Wow you must feel really bad for me," she said laughing as I turned the TV on. Full House is Elena's favorite show, and up until recently I never understood why someone like her would like a lame cheesy sitcom, but now I realize it's because watching a show about a loving family fills a void. Her family is anything but loving, and I know how hard it is for her to be in her house. Elena is the only person I act like this with. I'm not the type of guy who acts tender and watches sitcoms and holds a sad crying girl in my arms, but this is Elena. She's the only person I've ever truly been able to depend on, and I wouldn't have made it through anything without her.

Okay so hopefully you guys liked that first chapter! I wanted to give you an idea of what their friendship is like and just kind of introduce you to their lives. Please review and tell me what you think and if you want me to add something to the story let me know I'm always up for suggestions!