Dear Diary,
475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh6J59CE03c
I'm going to America now. I'll be going to a little town in Virginia. Mystic Falls. I'm going to change my name to Katherine Pierce. It'll be easier for me to start a new life and hard for Klaus to track me down so he can kill me. I recently saved Emily Bennett and since she thought she was in my debt, I had her forge a special kind of jewelry called Lapis Lazuli, which allows vampires to walk in the daylight. My two friends traveling with me by coach are Pearl and Anna. They are vampires like me. We each are wearing a Lapis Lazuli ring. When I get to the Salvatore estate, I'll tell them a partly truthful story. That my family was killed in a fire and I have no place to go. After all, Niklaus slaughtered my family and then I kept running for my life after I wept over my mama's body. I tried to go to England, but I was banished. So I'm heading to Mystic Falls. I'm hoping to stay for a while before I have to leave.
475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKFoth9bRAx
-Katerina Petrova, 1864
It's a beautiful day, as I step out of the coach in a beautiful dress. As I do, I'm greeted by Giuseppe Salvatore. He bows to me and then I do a curtsy.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3IeEfOgq4k
"Giuseppe Salvatore," he introduces himself.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ15AGVsPadY
"Katherine Pierce," I introduce myself.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZKaiZGvX79
He kisses my hand and then lets go and says, "Come. Let me show you to your chamber."475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIywm2Je7PK
He takes my bag and then starts leading me towards the guest house where I'll be staying. I follow him when he starts to lead me there, me walking at his side, careful to be as human looking and acting as I can. I know he believes in demons that walk the earth. It's a belief that translates to vampires. He's the one I have to be careful about or he'll turn the existence of vampires into a vampire raid with the Founding families. The ones that founded Mystic Falls.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHN4PhsuZQe
"I'm sorry for your loss, Miss Pierce. I can't possibly imagine how hard it is for you. It must be such a terrible time for you. I hope you can get back on your feet soon. If you need anything, I'm here to help you any way I can," Giuseppe says, as we walk across the yard.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCMeGYVgTPV
"Thank you. That means a lot to me," I reply.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB8f8JZnOyl
We stop outside the guest house.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡause0OTs0h
"Here you are," he says.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ76ymPKH8LF
He kisses my cheek before walking away to attend to whatever he has planned for this afternoon.
It's a beautiful, sunny day as I walk through the Salvatore estate. I stop when I see Mr. Salvatore's younger son Stefan with another guy around Stefan's age. I stand in front of them. They're kicking a ball around.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMrZaaFIxl1
"Can I play?" I ask.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRWcFFZVs8V
"Katherine, this is my brother, Damon. Damon, this is Katherine," Stefan says.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSYrdrFKOiW
"Nice to meet you," I tell Damon.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMv3bIA7ljs
"Likewise. This really isn't a game for a girl like you," Damon says.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfRdPTiplVu
"Besides, you don't know the rules," Stefan says.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4apI83JCs2
"Who needs rules?" I ask, taking the ball from Damon and running with it under one arm towards the stream.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeP17HgQ0cH
"That's a girl who clearly wants to be chased," Damon says. "What do you say brother?"475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTQNWBBjQ8k
A few minutes later, I hear them run towards me and we run, me with the ball, them chasing me. I smile happily as I run. This is the only fun I have had since I was a human child.
A few nights later, my existence as a vampire is known. I, along with the other vampires, get captured and then we get trapped in the tomb to die with metal over our mouths and around our heads, our feet and hands tied by rope.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL3VjaDN62t
Before they slaughter us, Damon and Stefan get me out. They lay me down on solid ground and get the rope and metal off me. Whatever they have done to all the vampires they captured, I don't know. They did the same to me. I'm weak. I know it's Damon and Stefan because of their familiar scent.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpgk9WLeO9U
"Katherine," I hear Damon call.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyGXUkJq6aJ
I slowly open my eyes.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMZCOgRJz6h
"Damon," I breathe.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡItw9NIQJFp
"Katherine, are you okay?" Stefan asks.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfjHeVwMolS
Stefan is knelt on the ground beside me, while his brother is knelt down in front of me.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz50hFBxeta
I turn my head to look at him, but before I can answer him, Damon intercedes saying, "Does she look okay? She's not okay."475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUGh1KbqM8M
I turn my head to look up at Damon.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZlNyhFnoFY
"What do you need?" he asks.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFUICsV0Z8u
"Blood," I answer.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7HAkVw6X9e
"Then take it. Take what you need," Damon invites me.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ljnBNH5jB
So I do. I take a little from both brothers.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx78BtKPeb7
When I feel better, all three of us get to our feet.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9x9DnQSUez
A moment later, a gunshot rings out and Stefan falls to the ground, shot. Then I turn to see their father with a shot gun. He aims to shoot Damon, as Damon turns to his only brother. As he aims to shoot, I run towards him at vamp speed and twist his wrist. The gun falls to the ground. Then I kill Mr. Salvatore by snapping his neck.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFsnVcYW8Dh
A moment later, I kneel down beside Damon. He's in emotional pain. I put a gentle hand on the side of his face.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFjiOcC1toH
"You didn't lose your brother. He's coming back."475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡok39Gh2W5V
"What do you mean?"475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwG3XHq8n24
"You both have my blood in your veins. If you die and feed, you'll become a vampire."475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb7vyMXZFs6
"When will he come back?"475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcWVlpIJyP6
"Soon. I promise."475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW8rbx3tTjI
"Alright."475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuQyYtVk3Gi
He soon comes back and becomes a vampire.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUR1VkBY8yf
"I have to go," I tell them.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7EECtxirZX
"What do you mean?" Damon asks me.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXKY00LZw7h
I look at Damon and answer him, saying, "If I don't go now, I'll surely be killed. If you love me enough, come with me."475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtE26K6LAYp
He looks at Stefan.
"Go. We'll catch up soon," Stefan encourages him.475Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK0mnnC1A33
So Damon and I walk off together to leave home to survive. I just hope his brother has enough sense to leave as well.
