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.394Please respect copyright.PENANAQFMXNEKdvQ
"Giuseppe Salvatore," he introduces himself.394Please respect copyright.PENANAwCOEIUBs7G
"Katherine Pierce," I introduce myself.394Please respect copyright.PENANAvXZ6pp6zsc
He kisses my hand and then lets go and says, "Come. Let me show you to your chamber."394Please respect copyright.PENANAIKfvQrey6d
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.394Please respect copyright.PENANAIDQvdimZBJ
"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.394Please respect copyright.PENANAYakMaiRROH
"Thank you. That means a lot to me," I reply.394Please respect copyright.PENANA8EyQjQrv0g
We stop outside the guest house.394Please respect copyright.PENANAGkQGbtgnP8
"Here you are," he says.394Please respect copyright.PENANAUVsNAazMsp
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.394Please respect copyright.PENANAuxzU64aawA
"Can I play?" I ask.394Please respect copyright.PENANAgAc03UTJgy
"Katherine, this is my brother, Damon. Damon, this is Katherine," Stefan says.394Please respect copyright.PENANAolQ47KdmRw
"Nice to meet you," I tell Damon.394Please respect copyright.PENANAbYFJnpA6E4
"Likewise. This really isn't a game for a girl like you," Damon says.394Please respect copyright.PENANAYwcsBuizzU
"Besides, you don't know the rules," Stefan says.394Please respect copyright.PENANAb5XpGX8T9r
"Who needs rules?" I ask, taking the ball from Damon and running with it under one arm towards the stream.394Please respect copyright.PENANA81ZG47jrw2
"That's a girl who clearly wants to be chased," Damon says. "What do you say brother?"394Please respect copyright.PENANANXDUGVg2cy
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.394Please respect copyright.PENANAiDFHhcpPFx
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.394Please respect copyright.PENANAAohEBdmDeV
"Katherine," I hear Damon call.394Please respect copyright.PENANAm8IUlY4G1S
I slowly open my eyes.394Please respect copyright.PENANAJ7bxx7TMuC
"Damon," I breathe.394Please respect copyright.PENANAD2Yq0neYaS
"Katherine, are you okay?" Stefan asks.394Please respect copyright.PENANAL1YjAhRr0D
Stefan is knelt on the ground beside me, while his brother is knelt down in front of me.394Please respect copyright.PENANAs2SiL7rcl8
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."394Please respect copyright.PENANAw8ZudqIJJZ
I turn my head to look up at Damon.394Please respect copyright.PENANAlcXNoYFl4s
"What do you need?" he asks.394Please respect copyright.PENANAbY3fxORhhY
"Blood," I answer.394Please respect copyright.PENANAAoceO3ez1b
"Then take it. Take what you need," Damon invites me.394Please respect copyright.PENANAAJdY8wD0Y7
So I do. I take a little from both brothers.394Please respect copyright.PENANAtwBeMMl2gx
When I feel better, all three of us get to our feet.394Please respect copyright.PENANADtrVYDBjwc
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.394Please respect copyright.PENANANLZDDOfuxM
A moment later, I kneel down beside Damon. He's in emotional pain. I put a gentle hand on the side of his face.394Please respect copyright.PENANA6aYYz0EX4R
"You didn't lose your brother. He's coming back."394Please respect copyright.PENANAstnk2UCcnG
"What do you mean?"394Please respect copyright.PENANAZjRz3M9kil
"You both have my blood in your veins. If you die and feed, you'll become a vampire."394Please respect copyright.PENANAXEKKhYnfZJ
"When will he come back?"394Please respect copyright.PENANANx08rK4BMb
"Soon. I promise."394Please respect copyright.PENANASIwtVtWe58
"Alright."394Please respect copyright.PENANAqtrHQCHR8d
He soon comes back and becomes a vampire.394Please respect copyright.PENANAj72G6CF9Jw
"I have to go," I tell them.394Please respect copyright.PENANA4rhADw6Qxt
"What do you mean?" Damon asks me.394Please respect copyright.PENANAc0SKTeBzOx
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."394Please respect copyright.PENANAbNj7moPQAE
He looks at Stefan.
"Go. We'll catch up soon," Stefan encourages him.394Please respect copyright.PENANA3HhuGX6QXF
So Damon and I walk off together to leave home to survive. I just hope his brother has enough sense to leave as well.