AN: After the prologue, the time will be 2060, which would make it fifty-eight years after Elena got turned. This will solely be based off of the show. As for it being the starting of season four and not three, this is my way of clearing that up. This is set up after episode five. None of the Elena-going-psycho since I'm writing this on the 14th but it won't be done until most likely right after the new episode's aired. Sooooooooooooooo, here's the story. Hope you like it. BTW: Even though I'd love to be the writer of TDV, I'm not. I don't own the show or the books. I'm a simple girl who is trying to be an author. I'm not Julie Plec or L.J. Smith. So, I basically only own the town of Parax Crypt, Washington and the people who live there and add the people of Mystic Falls 2060. And don't hate about it being in Washington, it's only the setting for like four or five chapters.

PS: I'd like to thank a little Robin who, without her help, this story wouldn't have gone as well. Or even really been written.

I'm sorry about all the timeline confusion. ^-^ Forgive me?

Mystic Falls, 2012

Elena was at her home, packing her clothes and something's she couldn't bear to leave. "What are you doing, Elena?" Jeremy asked, the worry in his voice easy to hear. She looked at her brother, tears running down her face. He stood straighter and went to comfort her. He knew she had been going through some stuff lately, but he hadn't known it was this bad.

"Don't touch me, Jer!" Elena yelled, and his hand pulled away from her arm. "I killed someone today. I-I can't stay here. I have to leave, I have to get away. I can't stay here. Stefan wants me to be like him, Damon wants me to become him, Caroline doesn't understand how I can't control myself and Bonnie's refusing to talk to me. And... I won't let myself hurt you. I have to do this alone. I can't do that unless I leave," she walked up to him and felt for his bracelet, which he didn't have on. "You will be happy. You will mourn for a while, but it's what's for the best. You will get on with your life without me and you will leave the vampire situation alone. Live your life to the fullest. I will be back one day. I promise." She finished packing in a hurry, and then was gone in the blink of an eye.

The next day, afternoon, Stefan walked into the house, "Elena?" He walked into the kitchen. "Jeremy. Where's your sister? She won't pick up my calls or Damon's."

"She's gone, Stefan She left last night." Jeremy said. "Something about finding herself. It's for the best." He went back to eating his breakfast in a more depressed way then before, when he was focusing on his sister finding herself in life he had been smiling. Stefan just made him sad again. Stefan stared at Jeremy, shocked that he said that, until the vampire realized something. She compelled him to be okay with her leaving, he thought, she's not coming back for a very long time. Stefan was furious that she didn't ask him to come with her. He would've helped her get through it. He knew exactly why she left, but he was still so mad. Mad at Damon, at Caroline, at Bonnie, at Jeremy, but mostly, Stefan was mad at himself. Utterly and completely furious that he couldn't help Elena like he should have.

Parax Crypt, 2012

Margaret Williams was staring into the eyes of Logan Miller. She was madly in love with him, her soulmate, at only seventeen. She absolutely knew she was going to marry this man someday. Although, she didn't know that in six years, she would have a handsome four year old boy named Andrew and a new born baby girl named Bethany Miller, who would later become the emotionally abusive mother of the fourth doppelgänger.

Parax Crypt, 2060

Stefan Salvatore, better known as the Ripper, had been traveling north slowly for the last forty-eight years. It was on a cool Wednesday night in October. To be exact, it was Halloween, the 31st, when he had found her again in a little place called Parax Crypt, Washington. It was nothing short of a miracle. He had been drinking at the local bar when she stumbled onto him, totally drunk. She hadn't recognized him, she was absolutely out of it, but it was her. Her hair was longer, tied into a braid that went to her waist. That was the only difference. Fifty-eight years and she had been hiding in a small town exactly like Mystic Falls. Heh. His home. How he longed for the days with her again, how she kept his pain from overtaking his heart and how she could rip everything away from without a second glance. She was like a drug for him, and nothing could keep him away. He went out that night and had his last taste of fresh human blood. He would go back to being her Stefan. The one who didn't kill or even drink human blood unless she told him it was okay. He so desperately wanted her love back, and he would do anything to get Elena Gilbert back. Lexi would've been ashamed, but not only of his acts as the Ripper.

The following month, on November 22nd, he entered her high school. She was posing as a sixteen year old, sophomore, a way to stay longer than a year or two. Even as he sat down in their history class as he found it poetic irony, she walked in flawlessly. She didn't look at him twice, even when her friend, who could be her cousin, whispered, "New guy's cute." This 'Elena rolled her eyes at her friend, have Stefan a smile and sat down. The shock and despair on his face was not hidden as he realized, she's not Elena. She's not my Elena. She's the newest doppelgänger. Stefan's negative attitude changed when he realized what this meant. He could start over with this new Petrova. I didn't have to be alone.

Stefan made friends with her quickly. She was a lot like Elena, but she did have some of Katherine's traits as well. Sabrina King was a brave, not scare of much anything. She was cunning and clever, much like Katherine was. Sabrina could be fierce when she had to be, and she was as hard-headed as Elena ever was. Most of all, Sabrina was kind, caring, compassionate and strong willed. She most valued loyalty, trust and honesty. Stefan's perfect girl. Unfortunately for him, she wasn't perfect in the least. Sabrina had a dark side that she kept hidden, buried away somewhere deep inside her in a box she never wanted to open. To let her very big temper out, she slammed her fingers onto her MacBook's keyboard hard enough to make the usually quite click of the board louder and more like a pang. She wasn't one to stay there and be protected. She would fight her own battles, and she didn't like accepting help from anyone. She even had her own job and help her single mother pay the bills. You see, after her seventh birthday, her father had died in a plane accident when he was coming home to visit her. Her mother was one of the top lawyers in the state, so she was gone most of the time, away on business trips. Sabrina was raised to take care of herself, and to take care of her little sister, Alyssa, who was just one year old when their father died. She was best friends with Scarlet McKane and Victoria Deveta. She was the co-captain of the dance team, the other captain being Victoria. Stefan liked Victoria, she hadn't trusted him from the start, but once she saw how happy Sabrina was, she got to know him and told him if he hurt her, she would rip his heart out. That's when Stefan liked her. Scarlet, on the other hand, was the perfect mini version of Bonnie. She had liked him at first, until she shook his hand. Stefan suspected that she was a witch, but he couldn't be sure. Sabrina didn't like talking about the past, so they didn't.

Until December 6th, barely one week into their relationship, Sabrina asked about the ring. "The crest looks so old, and the stone's nothing like I've ever seen before." She frowned when Stefan moved his arm from the back of the couch. They were only on their second date, it made no sense for him to pull away like that. Alyssa was at a sleepover, so they didn't have to worry about her. Now it felt like they were just friends hanging out, watching a movie. That was of course, until Sabrina grabbed his hand to look at the ring.

"Sabrina." Stefan growled softly, he didn't want her to get into the vampire thing like Elena did. He knew how much that hurt her, and how much she wanted a normal relationship with him. One without the vampires, werewolves, ghosts and witches. He hoped Scarlet would let it be about him feeling like death when he saw how happy they made each other. Sabrina understood that Stefan had a dark past, and he understood that she hated talking about her past. They had an unspoken agreement about their pasts, but both of them new one day they'd get too curious. Stefan was dying to try and help her with her problems of the past like Lexi had helped him. Yet Sabrina just wanted to get to know him. She wanted to know everything about him. From his first day of pre-kindergarten to his first hair cut.

"What? Is it wrong of me to like take interest in something you wear everyday? It's important to you. I want to know about it." Sabrina protested. Stefan sighed and thought, what is with doppelgängers and their enormous curiosity? Stefan gave up and told her his story about it getting past down from generation to generation. Sabrina was smiling brightly as he told her this, it made him want to tell her more, just to get that smile again. Yet Stefan didn't say anything more than that. That story was a lie. He had lied to her, and whenever that happened in the past, it didn't work out well later for anyone. "Thank you for telling me." She said softly, turning back to the movie. she was playing with the silver pendent that held vervain in it. Stefan didn't want to compel her, not now. Not ever.

About an hour later, Stefan stood as the credits rolled and he chuckled as he looked over to Sabrina, who was sleeping soundly on the couch. He picked her up into his arms and carried her to her room. He was covering her with a blanket when she grabbed his wrist and said, "Don't leave me alone here. Please, Stefan." Stefan smiled softly, grabbed one of her pillows, found an extra blanket in the closet and slept on the floor like a perfect gentleman. The two slept happily.

In the morning when Sabrina woke up, she was confused on why there was a make-shift bed on her floor and why she smelt pancakes. She changed her clothes then walked downstairs, "Would you look at that. Stefan Salvatore can cook. Check that off the things to find out." She teased

"Hey! Don't be rude to my new brother! He's awesome." Alyssa smirked as she stabbed a few pieces of cut up pancake onto her fork. Sabrina laughed and mouthed a thank you to Stefan, who just shook his head. A sign that he wanted to do this for them. They ate breakfast, and took Alyssa to school before heading to their own school. Sabrina was just smiling at Stefan, who was being completely normal.

"What?" The younger Salvatore brother asked, looking over at Sabrina. She wouldn't stop smiling at him. It freaked him out a bit, but he did love her smile.

"You listened when I asked you not to leave me alone. You slept on the floor, and then you made breakfast for my little sister." Sabrina shrugged, "No guy has ever done that. Usually, they would leave me on the couch and leave or stay and then leave in the morning when my sister came home like a tool." Stefan didn't hold back his chuckle at her choice of words. She certainly didn't have a filter. She was blunt, honest and spoke her mind. It was refreshing. They got out of the car and headed to school. Before they walked in and split up for their first period classes, Sabrina stood on the tips of her toes and kissed him, then gracefully bounded off to her class. Victoria and Scarlet had walked in just in time to see the kiss. They shared a look, then ran after their friend. Stefan couldn't hold back the grin as he went to class.

Later in the day when the two had their history class together, Stefan was called into the office and told he had a visitor. He was frowning as he went to the office, and his face turned to shook as he saw who was there. "Hello, Stefan," said the vampire as she turned around.

I know, I know. Total fluff besides the ending and the beginning. That ending though... I'm a cruel person, aren't I? Please don't hate me or kill me. Please.

Sorry, loves. I must be cruel. xoxo~Hybrid