Prologue

I turned off my car and got my backpack from the passenger seat. I just came home from school, because I had to stay after to finish a little work. I headed towards the door and unlocked it. I closed the door behind me.

"I'm home!" I yelled, hoping to get some sort of answer. Usually my dad would come over and greet me back. I walked towards the kitchen in hopes of finding him.

"Dad?" I yelled. No answer.

"Dad?" Nothing.

"DAD? !" Still nothing. Now I was worried. As I reached the kitchen, I could smell a horrifying scent. Something that smelled somewhat metallic. I gasped noticing red liquid on the counter.

Blood.

I carefully made my way towards the steps. I could see bloody hand prints on the banisters and the walls. I quickly walked towards my father's room and the scent got stronger. I gasped loudly as I took in the scene in front of me. My father was on the floor, a pool of blood surrounding him. From what I could see, a good section of his throat seemed to be...ripped out. Tears pulled in my eyes as I stepped forward. I knelt beside him and let the tears flow freely. I grabbed his lifeless body and tried to shake him back to reality.

"Dad! Dad! Wake up! Wake up! Please, you can't be dead! I need you! I love you! Please don't let this be the end! Wake up!" When I saw that wasn't going to wake up anytime soon, I started crying even harder. This can't be happening! I already lost my mother and brother, and now, my father.

Present Day

Ever since that day, I decided to devote my life to becoming a vampire hunter. I found that in my father's study, he had a lot of weapons used for killing those monsters. I found out that my father's close friend, Alaric, was also one of my father's best hunters. I had to beg and plead before he agreed to teach me how to kill a vampire. After a year and a few months of hard work and tons of research, I found the vampire who killed my father. Damon Salvatore. Alaric told me that he's a pretty hard catch and he always gets away, but, I'm determined that he won't get away as soon as I'm done with him. Today is the day where I will get my revenge on Damon Salvatore.

I parked in the student parking lot and turned the engine off. My best friends, Bonnie Bennett and Caroline Forbes cheered. I turned the engine off and we got out, ready to start our senior year.

"So! You guys ready to kick off senior year?" Caroline asked in her usual chipper voice. Bonnie and I smiled at her and nodded. We headed to our lockers and put our bags way. Caroline's locker was just two away from mine while Bonnie's was across the hall. Turns out that we all had homeroom together, so we headed there.

"Are you guys going to the bonfire tonight?" Bonnie asked.

"Yep! How about you 'Lena?" Caroline asked. I shook my head.

"Aw, how come?" Um...

"I'm hanging out with my uh... boyfriend." I mentally slapped myself. How was I gonna keep that lie up? Bonnie looked happy while Caroline squealed, attracting unwanted attention from bystanders.

"Caroline shush!"

"Sorry. But oh my gosh 'Lena! Why didn't you tell us sooner?"

"I didn't know how to tell you guys."

"I have an idea! You should bring him to the bonfire tonight!" Bonnie suggested. Shit, shit, shit!

"Oh um... we're kind of going on a date tonight. Super special." They just shrugged.

"Do we at least get a name?" They asked in unison. I laughed.

"I'm afraid that I'm giving you too much info."

"We wanna meet this mystery guy soon" Caroline said before Mr. Knight walked in.

As soon as I got home, I trained before I was ready to do this. I got all the things I needed. 3-4 stakes, vervain darts, a loaded gun filled with silver bullets , and put them all in my holster. I took a shower before going. If I wanna be ready, I gotta feel ready. After I finished dressing, I put my holster under my leather jacket. I'm ready.

I finally arrived at the infamous Salvatore boardinghouse. I parked my car on the outskirts of the forest, just in case. I made my way over and checked the door. It was unlocked. I quietly made my way in to the house and looked around. I know he's here somewhere. I heard a noise behind me and a rush of cool air. I quickly turned and grabbed my gun, ready to shoot. Then, I felt something cool on the back of my neck. I turned around and gasped.

"Hello Elena."

Damon Salvatore.