A/N - It's been a long time folks and I need to apologize to any of you that have been reading or gotten into my other stories. I will be taking them down soon since my other computer completely crashed and I haven't a mind to get back into writing them.

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters from The Vampire Diaries. I make no profit from these writings. I only play. Also I do own Jo (Johanna), she's my OC.

Chapter 01

Mistakes Can Lead to Compassion

Jo stood toe to toe with the angry glare from ice blue eyes. The curl of the man's lips was menacing. Not only was he mad but he was raging. The muscles of his shoulders rippled as he tried to hold the white heat inside.

The meadow grass whipped in the wind from the on coming storm although Jo was more focused on the storm that may come from her mistake.

Lying on the ground was a headless corpse. His green eyes were staring straight forward from a head haphazardly kicked to the side after she cut it clean with a machete.

Dark hair blurred as she found her self pinned to a tree in the middle of the meadow. It was so fast; she didn't have time to react before she was slammed harder into the digging bark. The tree was unforgiving and tore a piece of her scalp and pulled on her long black locks.

A small river of blood began to pour from the wound down the side of her neck onto her black tank top.

She has stalked this vampire for days, the one that was now truly dead, and he never had another with him. Her mistake was snarling in her face, ready to kill her.

Jo was caught off guard, but only once. She assessed the situation and as the vampire seemed ready to kill her, she hit him in his solar plexus, sending him flying backwards far enough for her to grab her other weapons and stand ready for his advance.

She was meant to do this work. All her training by a master hunter was firmly etched into her mind, her quick reflexes and above average strength was her advantage. God commanded this of her, tore her soul from hell for this, and this blue eyed monster was not going to stop her from ridding the world of evil.

The glint of her sharp katana sparkled in the fleeting sun. She never let her intense gaze waver from this threat. She was poised to take his head off when he blurred towards her. It was just seconds away, the cool breeze on the back of her neck, a stray piece of hair twisted; pure rage boiled over on the vampire's face…

"Oh my God, Stefan?" A girl screamed.

She started to cry and wail even as she saw Jo positioned low waiting the onslaught of the other vampire. The other vampire's posture changed instantly. He softened but just enough to almost comfort the girl from afar but not enough to let his guard down.

"Elena, get out of here." He ordered the girl; human Jo's mind told her by the human way she walked, ran, and then stood next to Damon.

"Why?" Tears fell down the girl's cheeks as she stood, fearless of the real threat Jo can be, and stared Jo down.

Jo didn't have an answer. She never had to answer why to anyone who cared. Who really cared about a vampire?

"Fuck why." The blue eyed vampire said. "Go back there, wait for me, I need to kill this bitch."

"Yes please, come kill me, or try to." Jo plastered an evil wanting grin on her face. "I'll kill you just the same as that one." She said motioning over to the decapitated body.

"No please don't, no more killing." Elena said, panic was evident in her voice and so was that hidden tone. Jo knew what that small shriek in the back of that girl's throat meant.

"Catch her." She offered clearly unclear on why she was offering her assistance, but as soon as the words left her mouth Elena teetered on her feet and fainted.

The blue eyed monster caught her and sighed. Obviously he was skilled at catching this one.

"This doesn't forgive what you did." He stated looking at Jo then to Elena.

"Go take her, I'll give final rites to the body, bury it. Consider this your mercy vampire. I'll come calling another time." Jo nodded her head.

The blue eyed monster nodded as well and was off in a blur.

Please let me know if this is worth continuing. I would like to add more but I feel better with some encouragement.