Disclaimer: I do not own Vampire Diaries or any of its characters but my own. I'm very well aware that I'm going off the plot but that's entirely the whole point.

Chapter One

There was nobody who could make him happy other than Elena. He would go back to her in a heartbeat if he could but she wouldn't. Stefan felt empty, buoyant, like an anchor was hauling him down into the deep abyss of desolation. Where he would be left to desiccate as time flew past him. Damon had got the girl that he wanted and Stefan knew he couldn't be sad about it because it was always him. According to Katherine – not Elena.

The rain was beating heavily on his car, it sounded like light drum beats against a tin roof. So tranquil and ear-pleasing. Stefan was heading towards North Carolina, he had thought about starting a new life somewhere different, for a long time. Way before he knew about Elena's presence. But there was just something about Mystic Falls that made him feel so attached that he always had to come back. Even if it meant History repeating itself.

Stefan squinted his eyes at the dark figure lying on the side of the road. He pulled over quickly and stepped out the car. The figure turned out to be a girl, in her nightwear dress, lying soundlessly on the floor with a bleeding wound on her head. She wasn't crying nor did she seem drunk. What was she doing out on the road so late at night? He rain was getting heavier by the second, Stefan couldn't feel the cold but he knew that she could, worriedly he bent down on his knees and checked her pulse. He could feel the idle pumping of her heart. The sound of her blood rushing through her veins was even louder than the rain itself, Stefan urged himself not to get hungry so instead he bit into his wrist and fed her his blood. The girl seemed to be conscious, just oblivious to where she was. Stefan could see that her wound had rapidly healed so he decided to scoop his arms under her and carry her, bridal style to the passenger seat of his car.

On the way the girl gained a little of her consciousness back as she hung her arms around Stefan's neck. "Daniel?" She called out groggily.

Stefan ignored her and just placed her carefully in the car, making sure her seatbelt was fastened. He hopped inside, turned the car and returned back to Mystic Falls. Not because he wanted to but because the girl seemed like she was walking away from the town so he figured the girl must've lived there.

Welcome to Mystic Falls

Stefan's eyes peeled themselves off the Welcome sign and averted them back to the road. He thought that returning home would be a bad idea, it would be terrible of him to leave and then return so quickly. It probably made him seem too clingy. Stefan drove down Caroline's street. He knew it was a good idea to come to Caroline for help, after all he trusted her and she trusted him. Plus she reminded him of Lexi.

When he arrived at Caroline's house, he parked on the sidewalk, hopped out and took his sleeping companion into his arms again. Slowly he stepped up Caroline's porch and pressed her doorbell with his available finger. Moments later the door opened to a blonde in her pyjamas. Her big, blue expressive eyes were drooping today. She yawned and when she saw Stefan her eyes brightened with a confused expressed on her face.

"Stefan? I thought you were leaving." She greeted him.

Stefan raised his eyebrows as if he were agreeing, then his eyes averted to the girl he was holding. Caroline's eyes followed and she creased her eyebrows. "Well I was but I saw her lying on the road last night." Stefan replied.

Caroline cleared the pathway so Stefan could pass through, she shut the door closed once he was inside. Following Stefan into her living room she stood by watching as he laid her still-slumbering body on the couch gently. "Was she attacked?" Caroline asked, breaking the silence.

Stefan huffed and shook his head, his eyes pinned on the girl. "No. There were no bite marks when I found her. Just a head wound." He told her.

With furrowed eyebrows Caroline snatched the quilt from the other couch and draped it over her body. "Have you told Damon?"

Reluctant to reply Stefan crossed his arms, his muscly arms were bulging through his slightly damp shirt. There was a helpless, unconscious girl lying on her couch and Caroline's first idea of help was Damon? Stefan debated whether she was either doing this on purpose or she might've accidentally blurted that question out loud by accident. Finally he replied, "I told him I wasn't coming back. I don't think he'll be too concerned about her anyway."

Caroline nodded her head then headed towards her fridge, opened it, frowned then closed it. She grabbed the keys sitting silently by the kitchen counter and slid into some comfy boots. "There's nothing in the fridge, I should probably buy her something to eat." Stefan nodded in understanding whilst his blonde friend fiddled with her keys. "You want anything?" He shook his head and eventually Caroline left to get some food.

That left Stefan and the girl.

He leaned on the door frame, his legs and arms crossed and he stared at her. The more he looked at her the more familiar her face got. An uneasy feeling surpassed in his stomach, not a feeling of hunger or pain, but a peculiar one. Stefan tried to date her face back to the farthest memory he had, he swore he had seen her somewhere. There was just no confirmation when.

Stefan heard Caroline's car drive off and all he could remember was meeting Katherine for the very first time in his human life in 1864.

With a loud yell the girl that Stefan was watching over bolted upright from the couch. Her eyes shot open and there was a tear that rolled down her cheek. Stefan marched over to her swiftly, staring into her coffee-tinted orbs. They stared back at him with fear.

The girl's eyes searched her surroundings then back to Stefan's face. He had a worried look. "Are you okay?" He asked.

The girl started panting, petrified by the stranger talking to her. "Who are you?" She questioned back. "Where am I? What did you to do me? Who are you?!"

"Hey, calm down," Stefan told her serenely, placing his masculine hands on her tensed shoulders. He gave her a look and the girl was obedient to calm down. "What's your name?"

"Alice." She whimpered. "Where am I?"

Stefan blinked and said, "Mystic Falls –"

"What?"

"Mystic Falls." Stefan repeated with raised eyebrows. "Virginia."

Alice's eyes had widened and she shot him an astonished look. It seemed like she had just seen a ghost, her face was insipid, and she looked hostile and famished. "I'm from Massachusetts." She retorted, her voice quivering.

I know the first chapter is never really exciting but I tried to make it as intriguing as I could so please bare with me.

I suck at summaries so I'll explain here what the story is really about. Obviously it's about love, doesn't feature much of Elena but Katherine plays a major role. It's also about Family and how important it really is. The OC, Alice, is haunted by this idea that if she trusts someone she'll end up becoming betrayed because of what happened in the past, and as the story develops she learns to overcome this fear. Damon is also haunted by this idea of trusting people too but instead he's afraid of being rejected and hates being known as 'The Bad Brother.' Stefan on the other hand, is afraid of losing it and he ends up becoming The Ripper so what I'm aiming for is that all 3 learn to help each other overcome their fears. There might be a love triangle.

Please review, I would like to hear your thoughts, I have this story all planned out and it would be a bummer if you guys don't like it :) hope you enjoyed though and sorry for any mistakes I'm too lazy to change them x