Dear Diary,
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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.
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-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.504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRDW3uVPwb1
"Giuseppe Salvatore," he introduces himself.504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx6bxlLVmzy
"Katherine Pierce," I introduce myself.504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡewu35CNgqE
He kisses my hand and then lets go and says, "Come. Let me show you to your chamber."504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqe2vNZMUEq
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.504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmonFDdcI5x
"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.504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ3aMw2KEQ9
"Thank you. That means a lot to me," I reply.504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGWlpjfuK7h
We stop outside the guest house.504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnlzhAopmsG
"Here you are," he says.504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7iVL1V1hBV
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.504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBvSBXbqhvt
"Can I play?" I ask.504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiWVHMbpxWt
"Katherine, this is my brother, Damon. Damon, this is Katherine," Stefan says.504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNPLYW3YMlz
"Nice to meet you," I tell Damon.504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFcYO89bwYb
"Likewise. This really isn't a game for a girl like you," Damon says.504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgrXewKLiMv
"Besides, you don't know the rules," Stefan says.504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEfdpKHelb1
"Who needs rules?" I ask, taking the ball from Damon and running with it under one arm towards the stream.504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP3qB1zB3lg
"That's a girl who clearly wants to be chased," Damon says. "What do you say brother?"504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2qscgT1VsQ
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.504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWvQgCjU5Hz
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.504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4b38fea6fc
"Katherine," I hear Damon call.504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRFZXvM6uST
I slowly open my eyes.504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpniSJMkerj
"Damon," I breathe.504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq2sCRHpD3Y
"Katherine, are you okay?" Stefan asks.504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOFPYfA1Scd
Stefan is knelt on the ground beside me, while his brother is knelt down in front of me.504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡycn93CNH2q
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."504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW9mEFcDOyl
I turn my head to look up at Damon.504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd6UREC9S1a
"What do you need?" he asks.504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXJaiDKhfpp
"Blood," I answer.504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqQs2jnHcCb
"Then take it. Take what you need," Damon invites me.504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNlmzHh5R28
So I do. I take a little from both brothers.504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhGauMh9cgi
When I feel better, all three of us get to our feet.504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ9Nsm3yS7z
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.504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQjqr0PRy7l
A moment later, I kneel down beside Damon. He's in emotional pain. I put a gentle hand on the side of his face.504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDb4JgbUniP
"You didn't lose your brother. He's coming back."504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNxUdyb4ziA
"What do you mean?"504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3z7T1MIGSx
"You both have my blood in your veins. If you die and feed, you'll become a vampire."504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSTYqeDSgq5
"When will he come back?"504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU7z1sh2kNA
"Soon. I promise."504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMdlPPBo8fk
"Alright."504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvdqFniOQA2
He soon comes back and becomes a vampire.504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuywHxduXFL
"I have to go," I tell them.504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfXCjQkOsH6
"What do you mean?" Damon asks me.504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYIcotBWNKl
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."504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjNN2RnCUfM
He looks at Stefan.
"Go. We'll catch up soon," Stefan encourages him.504Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKdjiFfpirC
So Damon and I walk off together to leave home to survive. I just hope his brother has enough sense to leave as well.
