Vampire Diaries

Season 1
 Season 1, Episode 1 Pilot

Woods
Stefan: [voice over] 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.

[Darren and Brooke are driving in their car through the woods.]

Darren: An hour’s drive to hear that crap. You know, it wasn’t

even a band. A guy wth a guitar. An hour each way.

Brooke: He wasn’t that bad.

Darren: He sounded like James Blunt.

Brooke: What’s wrong with that?

Darren: We already have a James Blunt. One’s all we need.

Brooke: Nicely done. What’s with all the fog?

Darren: It’ll clear in a second.

Brooke: Watch out!

[They run over a man.]

Darren: Are you okay?

Brooke: We just hit someone! Oh my god!

Darren: Call for help!

Brooke: Come on, come on!

 Darren: Please be alive! Oh, my god.

[The man wakes up and bites him in the neck.]

Brooke: There’s no signal! Darren! Darren?

[Brooke runs and gets dragged up into the sky.]

[TITLE: THE VAMPIRE DIARIES]

Salvatore Boarding House

[Stefan is on the roof.]

Stefan: i shouldn’t have come home. I know the risk. But I had no
choice. I have to know her.

[Jumps off roof]

Gilbert Residence

[Elena is writing in her diary.]

Elena: Dear diary, today will be different. It has to be. I will smile,
and it will be believable. My smile will say “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?
 Elena: I’m good.

Jenna: Anything else? A number two pencil? What am I missing?

Elena: Don’t you have a big presentation today?

Jenna: I’m meeting with my thesis advisor at…now. Crap!

Elena: Then go. We’ll be fine. You okay?

Jeremy: Don’t start.

[MISSING PERSONS: BROOKE AND DARREN BEHIND ELENA ON TV]

Bonnie’s Car

[Elena and Bonnie are driving to school in Bonnie’s car.]

Bonnie: So Grams is telling me I’m psychic. Our ancestors were

from Salem, witches and all that, I know, crazy, but she’s going on and
on about it, and I’m like, put this woman in a home already! But then I
started thinking, I predicted Obama and I predicted Heath Ledger, and
I still think Florida will break off and turn into little resort islands…
Elena! Back in the car.

Elena: I did it again, didn’t I? I—I’m sorry, Bonnie. You were telling
me that…

Bonnie: That I’m psychic now.

Elena: Right. Okay, then predict something. About me.

Bonnie: I see…

[A crow hits their car.]

Bonnie: What was that?! Oh, my god! Elena, are you okay?

Elena: It’s okay. I’m fine.

 Bonnie: It was like a bird or something. It came out of nowhere.

Elena: Really, I can’t be freaked out by cars for the rest of my life.

Bonnie: I predict this year is going to be kick ass. And I predict

all the sad and dark times are over and you are going to be beyond
happy.

[A crow is on top of a road sign.]

Mystic Falls High School

[Stefan walks inside the school.]

[Inside the school.]

Bonnie: Major lack of male real estate. Look at the shower

curtain on Kelly Beech. She looks like a hot — can I say “tranny mess”?

Elena: No, that’s over.

Bonnie: Ahh, find a man, coin a phrase. It’s a busy year.

[Elena waves to Matt. He ignores her.]

Elena: He hates me.

Bonnie: That’s not hate. That’s “you dumped me, but I’m too cool
to show it, but secretly I’m listening to Air Supply’s greatest hits.”

[Caroline approaches them.]

Caroline: Elena. Oh, my god.

[Caroline hugs Elena.]

Caroline: How are you? Oh, it’s so good to see you. How is she? Is
she good?

Elena: Caroline, I’m right here. And I’m fine. Thank you.
 Caroline: Really?

Elena: Yes. Much better.

Caroline: Oh, you poor thing.

[Caroline hugs her again.]

Elena: Okay, Caroline.

Caroline: Oh! Okay, see you guys later?

Bonnie: I’m not going to say anything.

[Outside the school.]

Jeremy: Don’t take more than two in a six-hour window.

[Vicki takes the pills.]

Tyler: Hey Vicki. I knew I’d fine you here with the crackheads.

Vicki: Hey.

Tyler: Hey, Pete Went called. He wants his nail polish back.

Jeremy: Pete Wentz, huh? How old school T.R.L. of you. Carson
Daly fan?

Vicki: Oh, Ty, be nice. That’s Elena’s little brother.

Tyler: I know who he is. I’ll stick kick his ass.

[Vicky/Tyler kiss]

[Outside the school office.]

Bonnie: Hold up. Who’s this?

 Elena: All I see is back.

Bonnie: It’s a hot back.

[In the school office.]

Secretary: Your records are incomplete. You’re missing

immunization records, and we do insist on transcripts.

Stefan: Please look again. I’m sure everything you need is there.

[Stefan compels the secretary.]

Secretary: Well, you’re right. So it is.

[Outside the school office.]

Bonnie: I’m sensing Seattle, and he plays the guitar.

Elena: You’re really going to run this whole psychic thing into the
ground, huh?

Bonnie: Pretty much.

Boy: Jeremy, good batch, man.

Elena: I’ll be right back.

Bonnie: Please be hot.

[Elena enters the boy’s bathroom.]

Boy: Whoa! Pants down, chick!

[Elena grabs Jeremy’s face, looking into his eyes to see if he’s high.]

Elena: Great. It’s the first day of school and you’re stoned.

Jeremy: No, I’m not.

 Elena: Where is it? Is it on you?

Jeremy: Stop, all right?! You need to chill yourself, all right?

Elena: Chill myself? What is that, stoner talk? Dude, you are so
cool.

Jeremy: Look, stop! I don’t have anything on me. Are you crazy?

Elena: You haven’t seen crazy, Jeremy! I gave you a summer pass,
but I am done watching you destroy yourself. No, no, no, you know
what? Go ahead. Keep it up. But just know that I am going to be there
to ruin your buzz every time, you got it? Jeremy, I know who you are.
And it’s not this person. So don’t be this person.

Jeremy: I don’t need this

[Jeremy leaves.]

[Outside the school office, Bonnie watches Stefan.]

Stefan: Thank you.

Secretary: You’re welcome.

[Outside the boy’s bathroom.]

Stefan: Uh, pardon me. Um is this the men’s room?

Elena: Yes. Um, I was just, Um—I was just—It’s a long story…

[Elena tries to pass. Stefan makes way for her.]

Elena: Thank you.

[In the history class.]

Tanner: Once our home state of Virginia joined confederacy in

1861, it created a tremendous amount of tension within the state.
People in Virginia’s northwest region had different ideals than those
from the traditional deep south. Then Virginia divided in 1863 with the
northwest region joining the union. (continues talking)

[Elena and Stefan exchange looks.]

Bonnie (text to Elena); HAWT-E. STARING @ U.

[Elena looks at Stefan. She then looks back to the front.]

Cemetery

[Elena walks into the cemetery and writes in her diary.]

Elena: Dear diary, I made it through the day. I must have said,
“I’m fine, thanks,” at least thirty-seven times. And I didn’t mean it once.
But no one noticed. When someone asks, “How are you?” They really
don’t want an answer.

[A crow appears on her parents grave stone.]

Elena: Okay. Hi, bird. That’s not creepy or anything. Shoo!

[The bird flies off.]

Elena: That’s what I thought

[The crow reappears and fog starts to ascend around the cemetery. A
man is standing behind a tomb. Elena starts to run.]

Elena: Ahh!

[Elena trips and falls. She gets up and sees Stefan.]

Stefan: You okay?

Elena: Were you following me?

Stefan: No, I-a, uh, I-a just — I saw you fall.

Elena: Uh-huh, and you just happened to be hanging out in a

cemetery.

Stefan: I’m visiting. I have family here.

Elena: Oh. Wow. Tactless. I’m sorry. It’s the fog, It’s making me
foggy. And then back there, there was this - this bird, and it was all
very Hitchcock for a second. That is the bird movie, right, the
Hitchcock?…I’m Elena.

Stefan: I’m Stefan.

Elena: I know. We have History together.

Stefan: And English and French.

Elena: Right.

[Stefan pulls a leaf out of Elena’s hair.]

Elena: Thanks…Nice ring.

Stefan: Oh, Um, It’s a family ring, yeah. I’m kinda stuck with it.
It’s weird, huh?
Elena: No, no. It’s just, I mean, there are rings and then there’s
that.

Stefan: Did you hurt yourself?

Elena: Hmm?

Stefan: Did you hurt yourself?

Elena: Oh, uh, I don’t know.

[Elena pulls up her pant leg and sees a cut gushing blood.]

Elena: Oh! Would you look at that. That is not pretty.

[Stefan turns around and his face changes].

 Elena: Are you okay?

[Stefan’s eyes start to change]

Stefan: You should go. Take care of that.

Elena: Really, it’s nothing.

[She turns around but Stefan has disappeared.]

Salvatore Boarding House

[Stefan is writing in his diary.]

Stefan: I lost control today. Everything I’ve kept buried inside

came rushing to the surface. I’m simply not able to resist her.

Mystic Grill
Jeremy: Hey Vick.

Vicki: Working.

[She arrives at Matt and Tyler’s table.]

Matt: Thanks, Vick.

Vicki: Do you need another refill?

Tyler: I’d love one.

[Vicki leaves the table.]

Matt: Please tell me you’re not hooking up with my sister.

Tyler: I’m not hooking up with your sister.

Matt: You’re such a dick

[Jeremy catches up to Vicki.]

Jeremy: Hey, what’s your dad? I mean, summer you act one way
and then school starts and you can’t be bothered.
 Vicki: Look, Jeremy, I really appreciate all the pharmaceuticals,
but you can’t keep following me around like a lost puppy.

Jeremy: When’s the last time you had sex with a puppy?

Vicki: Hey, keep it down. I don’t want to tell the whole world I
deflowered Elena’s kid brother.

Jeremy: Yeah, and deflowered and deflowered.

Vicki: We hooked up a few times in a drug haze. It’s over. You

gotta back off before you ruin things between me and Tyler.

Jeremy: Oh, come on, the guy’s a total douche. He only wants you
for your ass.

Vicki: Yeah? What do you want me for?

[Caroline and Bonnie enter.]

Caroline: His name is Stefan Salvatore. He lives with uncle up at

the old Salvatore Boarding House. He hasn’t lived here since he was a
kid. Military family, so they moved around a lot. He’s a Gemini, and his
favorite color is blue.

Bonnie: You got all of that in one day?

Caroline: Oh, please, I got all that between third and fourth
period. We’re planning a June wedding.

Gilbert Residence
Elena: I’m meeting Bonnie at the grill.

Jenna: Okay, have fun. Wait, I got this. Don’t stay out late, it’s a
school night.

Elena: Well done, Aunt Jenna.

[She opens the door.]

 Elena: Oh.

Stefan: Sorry, I was about to knock. I wanted to apologize for my

disappearing act earlier. I know it was…strange.

Elena: No worries. I get it, blood makes you squeamish.

Stefan: Um, something like that. How’s your leg?

Elena: Oh, it’s fine. Just a scratch, barely. How did you know
where I lived?

Stefan: It’s a small town. I asked the first person I saw. Um, I
thought you might want this back.

[He hands her her diary.]

Elena: Oh, I must have dropped it. I—thank you.

Stefan: Don’t worry, I didn’t…read it.

Elena: No? Why not? Most people would have.

Stefan: Well, I wouldn’t want anyone to read mine.

Elena: You keep a journal?

Stefan: Yeah, if I don’t write it down, I forget it. Memories are too
important.

Elena: Yeah. I’m just gonna…umm, you don’t have to stay out
there.

[He tries to go in but can’t.]

Stefan: I’m fine. Sorry, were you going somewhere?

Elena: Yeah, I’m meeting a friend. Do you want to come?

 Mystic Grill
Matt: How’s Elena doing?

Bonnie: Her mom and dad died. How do you think? She’s putting
on a good face, but it’s only been four months.
Matt: Has she said anything about me?

Bonnie: Oh, no. So not getting in the middle. You pick up the
phone and call her.

Matt: I feel weird calling her. She broke up with me.

Bonnie: Give it more time, Matt.

[Elena enters with Stefan.]

Matt: More time, huh?

[He walks over to Elena and Stefan.]

Matt: Hey, I’m Matt, nice to meet you.

Stefan: Hi, Stefan.

Elena: Hey.

Matt: Hey.

Caroline: So, you were born in Mystic Falls?

Stefan: Mm-Hmm. And moved when I was still young?

Bonnie: Parents?

Stefan: My parents passed away.

Elena: I’m sorry. Any siblings?

Stefan: None that I talk too. I live with my uncle.

 Caroline: So, Stefan, if you’re new, then you don’t know about the
party tomorrow.

Bonnie: It’s a back to school thing at the falls.

Stefan (to Elena): Are you going?

Bonnie: Of course she is.

Salvatore Boarding House

Zach: You promised.

[Zach shows Stefan the newspaper article.]

Stefan: This was an animal attack.

Zach: Don’t give me that. I know the game. You tear them up
enough, they always suspect an animal attack. You said you had it
under control.

Stefan: And I do.

Zach: Please, Uncle Stefan. Mystic Falls is a different place now.

It’s been quiet for years, but there are people who still remember.
And you being here, it’s just going to stir things up.

Stefan: It’s not my intention.

Zach: Then what is it? Why did you come back? After all this
time, why now?

Stefan: I don’t have to explain myself.

Zach: I know that you can’t change what you are. But you don’t
belong here anymore.

Stefan: Where do I belong?

Zach: I can’t tell you what to do. But coming back here was a
mistake.
[Opens a door. Pulls out a journal with what looks to be a really old
picture of Elena. The writing under the picture says Katherine 1864.]

Mystic Falls High School

[In history class.]

Tanner: The Battle of Willow Creek took place right at the end of
the war in our very own Mystic Falls. How many casualties resulted in
this battle? Ms. Bennett?

Bonnie: Um…a lot? I’m not sure. Like a whole lot.

Tanner: Cute becomes dumb in an instant, Ms. Bennett. Mr.

Donovan? Would you like to take this opportunity to overcome your
embedded jock stereotype?

Matt: It’s okay, Mr. Tanner, I’m cool with it.

Tanner: Hmm. Elena? Surely you can enlighten us about one of

the town’s most significantly historical events?

Elena: I’m sorry, I—I don’t know.

Tanner: I was willing to be lenient last year for obvious reasons,
Elena. But the personal excuses ended with summer break.

Stefan: There were 346 casualties. Unless you’re counting local

civilians.

Tanner: That’s correct. Mister…?

Stefan: Salvatore.

Tanner: Salvatore. Any relation to the original settlers here at

Mystic Falls?

Stefan: Distant.

Tanner: Well, very good. Except, of course, there were no civilian

casualties in this battle.
 Stefan: Actually, there were 27, sir. Confederate soldiers, they
fired on the church, believing it to be housing weapons. They were
wrong. It was a night of great loss. The founder’s archives are, uh,
stored in civil hall if you’d like to brush up on your facts, Mr. Tanner.

Tanner: Hmm.

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[Stefan arrives at the party and is listening for Elena.]

Bonnie: Just admit it, Elena.

Elena: Oh, okay, so he’s a little pretty.

Bonnie: He has that romance novel stare.

[Caroline walks up to Stefan.]

Caroline: Hey! You made it!

Stefan: I did.

Caroline: Well, let’s get you a drink.

Stefan: Well, I’m—

Caroline: Oh, come on.

[Bonnie and Elena are still talking.]

Bonnie: So where is he?

Elena: I don’t know. You tell me, you’re the psychic one.

Bonnie: Right, I forgot. Okay, so give me a sec. Grams says I have

to concentrate.

Elena: Wait, you need a crystal ball.

[She gives her a bottle. Bonnie takes it and touches Elena’s hand.
Bonnie spaces out for a while, comes back to her senses, and abruptly
pulls her hand back.]

Elena: What?

Bonnie: That was weird. When I touched you, I saw a crow.

Elena: What?

Bonnie: A crow. There was fog, a man. I’m drunk. It’s the drinking.
There’s nothing psychic about it. Yeah? Ok, I’m gonna get a refill.

[Bonnie leaves Elena alone.]

Elena: Okay? Bonnie!

[She turns around Stefan is behind her.]

Stefan: Hi.

Elena: Hi.

Stefan: I did it again, didn’t it?

Elena: Yeah.

Stefan: I’m sorry. You’re upset about something.

Elena: Oh, uh, no, it’s-it’s just Bonnie. She’s… You know what?
Never mind. You’re here.

Stefan: I’m here.

[Bridge near the party.]

Elena: You know, you’re kind of the talk of the town.

Stefan: Am I?
 Elena: Mmm hmm. Mysterious new guy, oh, yeah.

Stefan: Well, you have the mysterious thing going, too. Twinged in
sadness.

Elena: What makes you think that I’m sad?

Stefan: Well, we did meet in a graveyard.

Elena: Right. Well, no, technically we met in the men’s room. You
don’t want to know, its…it’s not exactly party chit-chat.

Stefan: Well, I’ve never really been very good at, uh, chit-chat.

Elena: Last spring. .my parents’ car drove off of a bridge into the
lake. And I was in the backseat and I survived, but…they didn’t. So
that’s my story.

Stefan: You won’t be sad forever.

[Woods by the party.]

Vicki: No, Ty. I’m not having sex against a tree.

Tyler: Oh, come on, it would be hot.

Vicki: For who? No, it’s not going to happen. It’s not going to
happen, not here, not like this. No. I said no. I said no! Ow, that hurts!

[Jeremy appears.]

Jeremy: Hey, leave her alone!

Tyler: You know, you’re starting to get on my nerves, Gilbert.

Vicki: Just go, Tyler, get the hell away from me.

Tyler: Wow. Vicki Donovan says no. That’s a first

[Tyler leaves.]
 Vicki: I didn’t need your help.

Jeremy: It seems like you did.

Vicki: He was just drunk.

Jeremy: I’m drunk. Am I throwing myself at you?

Vicki: No, you’re worse. You want to talk to me, get to know me,
see into my soul and screw and screw and screw until you’re done with
me.

Jeremy: Is that what you think?

Vicki: That’s what I know.

[Bridge by the party.]

Stefan: I like Bonnie, she seems like a good friend.

Elena: Best friend in the world.

Stefan: And Matt, he can’t seem to, uh, take his eyes off of us.

Elena: Matt’s that friend since childhood that you start dating
because you owe it to yourselves to see if you can be more.

Stefan: And?

Elena: And then my parents died, and everything changes.

Anyway, Matt and I, together we just, I don’t know, it wasn’t, um…it
wasn’t…

Stefan: Passionate?

Elena: No. No, it wasn’t passionate…

[Stefan’s eyes start to change.]

Elena: Hey, um, are you okay? Um, Your eye, it just, it’s—
 Stefan: Oh, um…Yeah, no. It’s um, it’s nothing. Um, are you
thirsty? I’m gonna get us a drink.

[He leaves.]

[Near the party.]

Vicki: Jeremy? Is that you? …Jeremy?

[Fog descends around her. A man is standing behind her. She is

attacked.]

[At the party.]

Matt: Looking for someone?

Elena: Hey.

Matt: When you broke up with me, you said it was because you
needed some time alone. You don’t look so alone to me.

Elena: Matt, you don’t understand. It’s—

Matt: It’s okay, Elena. You do what you have to do. I just want to
let you know that…I still believe in us. And I’m not giving up on that.

Elena: Matt…

Caroline: Hey! There you are. Have you been to the falls yet?
Because they are really cool at night. And I can show you…if you want.

Stefan: I think you’ve had too much to drink.

Caroline: Well, of course I have. So—

Stefan: Caroline. You and me, it’s not going to happen. Sorry.

[Stefan approaches Elena.]

 Elena: I was wondering who abducted you, but now I know.

Stefan: Is she like that with, uh, all the guys?

Elena: No. You’re fresh meat. She’ll back off eventually. Hmm.
God, you gotta be kidding me!

Stefan: What is it?

Elena: My brother.

Stefan: The drunk one?

Elena: That would be the one. Excuse me.

Stefan: Need some help?

Elena: Trust me, you’re not going to want to witness this. Jeremy!
Jeremy!

[In the woods.]

Elena: Jeremy, where the hell are you going?

Jeremy: I don’t want to hear it!

Elena: Year, well, too bad!

[Jeremy trips. He sees Vicki’s body, she’s been bitten.]

Jeremy: Vicki? No! Oh, my god, it’s Vicki!

Elena: Oh, my god!

Jeremy: No!

[At the party.]

Elena: Somebody help!

 Matt: Vicki? Vicki, what the hell?!

Tyler: What happened to her?

Matt: Somebody, call an ambulance!

Tyler: Everybody back up, give her some space!

Elena: It’s her neck. Something bit her. She’s losing a lot of blood.

Boy: Put this on her neck.

Matt: Vicki, Vicki, come on, open your eyes, look at me.

Salvatore Boarding House

Zach: What’s going on?

Stefan: Someone else was attacked tonight, Zach, and it wasn’t

me.

[Stefan enters his bedroom. A crow appears.]

Stefan: Damon.

[A man is standing on the balcony.]

Damon: Hello, brother.

Stefan: Crow’s a bit much, don’t you think?

Damon: Wait till you see what I can do with the fog.

Stefan: When’d you get here?

Damon: Well, I couldn’t miss your first day at school. Your hair’s
different. I like it.

Stefan: It’s been 15 years, Damon.

Damon: Thank God. I couldn’t take another day of the nineties.

That horrible grunge look? Did not suit you. Remember, Stefan, it’s
important to stay away from the fads.

Stefan: Why are you here?

Damon: I miss my little brother.

Stefan: You hate small towns. It’s boring. There’s nothing for you
to do.

Damon: I’ve managed to keep myself busy.

Stefan: You know, you left that girl alive tonight. That’s very
clumsy of you.

Damon: Ah. That can be a problem…for you.

Stefan: Why are you here now?

Damon: I could ask you the same question. However, I’m fairly
certain your answer can be summed up all into one little word…Elena.