TEXT: MAN: For over a century, I have lived in secret; hiding in the shadows, alone in the world. Until now. I am a vampire. And this is my story. [A man and a girl in a car, on the road.] MAN: An hour's drive to hear that crap. You know, it wasn't even a band. A guy with a guitar. An hour each way. GIRL: He wasn't that bad. MAN: He sounded like James Blunt. GIRL: What's wrong with that? MAN: We already have a James Blunt. One's all we need. GIRL: So why did you come? MAN: Because I love you. GIRL: Nicely done. What's with all the fog? MAN: It'll clear in a second. GIRL: Watch out! [They collide a man.] MAN: Are you ok?! GIRL: We just hit someone! Oh, my god! MAN: Call for help. GIRL: Come on, come on! MAN: Please be alive! Oh, my god. [The man wakes up and bites him into the neck.] GIRL: There's no signal! Darren! Darren? [New scene. Morning. A Man.] STEFAN: I shouldn't have come home. I know the risk. But I had no choice. I have to know her. [Other scene. A girl writes in her diarie.] ELENA: Dear diary, today will be different. It has to be. I will smile, and it will be believable. My smile was saying "I'm fine, thank you." "Yes, I feel much better." I will no longer be the sad little girl who lost her parents. I will start fresh, be someone new. It's the only way I'll make it through. [In the kitchen.] JENNA: Toast. I can make toast. ELENA: It's all about the coffee, aunt Jenna. JEREMY: Is there coffee? JENNA: Your first day of school and I'm totally unprepared. Lunch money? ELE
SUMMARY:
In the small Virginia town of Mystic Falls, seventeen year old Elena Gilbert and Jeremy Gilbert are both in denial following their parents' deaths with Elena convincing herself she's over it despite her self-imposed social isolation. Elena tries to hide her grief but this leads to her becoming emotionally withdrawn, while Jeremy turns to drugs to avoid dealing with his own feelings. Nothing goes as planned for both of them during their first day back at school. A mysterious new student, Stefan Salvatore, attracts Elena's attention. This leaves both her ex-boyfriend Matt and her friend Caroline- who also likes Stefan and sees Elena as her semi-rival- jealous. Elena's friend, Bonnie, encourages Elena to go for it and talk to him, but she is not convinced to leave her social isolation. After Matt's sister Vicki is bitten by something they believe to be an animal, it is revealed that Stefan is a vampire and is hiding it from Elena. Stefan (who does not feed on humans) realizes he is not the only vampire in town. Stefan's brother Damon Salvatore, who is the one who bit Vicki is introduced. He and Stefan have not seen each other for 15 years.