#fallshqs.starters

Caroline sat at a table outside, plopping down and letting a stack of folders hit the surface. Her briefcase was almost full as well and she put it down next to her feet. Okay, she shouldn't bring work home, but how else was she going to read through all of this paperwork? She took a sip of the warm liquid when it was brought out to her and began to read. The fresh air cleared her head. She felt more focused now than she had in her office. After a minute she leaned back in her chair and closed her eyes. “I should make an outdoor office,” she said to herself.

Mya hadn't been in town very long. In fact her small home wasn't even unpacked yet. Still, she felt almost itchy - like needing to get out of a place quickly. Maybe it was just the desire to explore the new town. So instead of putting the mountains of books and family grimoires away, she decided to head to the town square. Surely there was something to do there. She ordered a coffee at a small shop and then went to the center of the square and sat on a bench to people watch. She wanted to get a sense of the town that she had picked up and moved to for a job.

"Hello, I'm looking for Caroline Forbes," she said, pushing the little speaker out the front of the very large and private boarding school. This was clearly why people call ahead, but she was already here, so that was a thought for the past. And it wasn't like she was a child, she could get a hotel and then hunt her sister down from there if she couldn't get into the school.

Melody stepped out of the car as they pulled into Mystic Falls. She looked over the small town, which their family had decided to call home so Melody and Jazz could go to college. But there was some hesitation in her eyes as she looked over the place. "Well, it doesn't seem that bad," she muttered to herself