AN: So this is my first Vampire Dairies fanfiction. I'm a little nervous publishing it since I've read so many great fanfics I don't think this one could possibly measure up. Anyway I hope you enjoy my twist. I plan on keeping some of the basic plot points although they may be out of order but this first chapter is basically my background for this story. I hope you don't completely hate the new twist. Personally, I'm very interested in where I have this story headed. I'd be thrilled to hear if anyone else is interested as well. Please review. :)

440 C.E.

"Elena, Lord Klaus has demanded you come down to meet him now," Sophia, her handmaid and fellow witch, informed her. She was wary of Elena's reaction. She knew Elena would ignore the order. Lately, Elena had not been following Klaus' orders, which was infuriating the vampire. She feared Klaus' rage when she delivered Elena's rejection.

Elena rolled her eyes at the news. She knew Klaus was just going to yell at her before taking her to bed. She had no desire to give into him any more. She had to escape his tyranny. She didn't know how much longer she could handle his oppression. She had been putting up with him for over 500 years already. Enough was enough. She found the strength to stand up to him. He needed to be reminded not everything in the world was his to control. She was Elena Petrova, the original vampire. She would not back down, not this time. It was time to end things.

Elena let out a huff in response. "I'll be down in a few minutes," Elena finally conceded. She needed to see him one more time if she was going to go through her plans.

Sophia's eye widened in surprise but nodded and left to deliver Elena's response.

Elena watched her go. She knew when she left she would at least offer Sophia to join her. She didn't have much time to gather the things she would need. She packed quickly.

The first thing she needed to do was restrict Klaus' power. She was going to take away his and his armies ability to walk in the sunlight and add invulnerability. Then she needed to restrict the power of his elite army of werewolves. Once she did that, Klaus would have no use for them and would turn on them. Elena gathered her things she would need for the spell. Klaus would be furious at her when he found out what she had done. By then it would be too late though to stop her. The final part of her plan would be to seal the spell with her blood. Since she turned herself, she still had her original blood unlike all the other vampires besides Klaus and herself who lived on borrowed blood. Sealing the spell with her blood would ensure Klaus would not kill her.

She looked around her room doing one last sweep of her room. There was a knock on the door, and Sophia entered.

"Elena? What are you doing?" she whispered quietly fearing Klaus could hear. "Klaus is expecting you."

Elena answered telepathically. Her powers were vaster than any supernatural creature could possibly imagine. She explained her plan to Sophia and pleaded for her help. She would need her help to ensure Klaus could not stop her until it was too late.

Sophia nodded her allegiance. She only asked that Elena protect her lineage. Elena quickly agreed since she knew her reincarnated self would need a DeBenidictus witch to help carry out the spell. She handed Sophia the bag to hide in the stables until later that night.

Elena closed her eyes and took a deep breath. She walked out of her room and headed to face her old lover for the last time. He was pacing in front of the large fireplace. He turned and gave her a maniacal grin at her entrance.

"Hello Elena. I was wondering how long you were going to hide from me. I have a present for you." He turned to Elijah and gave him a nod. She turned to look at him curious as to what he was talking about. She let out a soft gasp when Elijah brought in Damon de la Salvortini who was tied up in vervain soaked ropes with blood covering his handsome face and even more blood pouring out of his various wounds. He was a young lieutenant in an army Elijah commanded. Recently, she and Damon had fallen in love. She thought they had hidden it well, but apparently they hadn't done a good enough job. She had to restrain herself from rushing to his aid.

Klaus watched Elena's expression. "Oh, so you do know each other?" he asked mockingly.

Elena narrowed her eyes. "I don't know what you're talking about. He's in your ridiculous army. That's the only reason why I know him," she ridiculed.

Klaus glared at her. How dare she belittle him in front of everyone? "Well my source says you two know each other very well," he sneered.

Elena looked at him defiantly. "Who is your source?"

Klaus grinned evilly at her. "Bring him in!" he barked. Elijah disappeared again and then reappeared with Stefan de la Salvortini trailing dejectedly behind him. Elena let out an audible gasp this time. She couldn't believe Damon's brother had betrayed them. She never thought he would do this to them, to is own brother. "Stefan has informed me of you and your lover's traitorous deeds. I believe the only way to set this right is to get rid of the source of the problem," Klaus whispered softly in her ear. Elena whimpered softly knowing exactly what he meant. He didn't have the power to kill her. "Elijah," Klaus said while staring directly at Elena. Elijah moved toward Damon with a stake hidden behind his back, but Klaus stopped him at last minute. "Wait! I'll do it." He held out his hand, and Elijah placed the stake in his hand. He waved his hand to have Damon dragged to him. "I sincerely hope that she was worth it," Klaus sneered. He positioned the stake over Damon's heart and quickly plunged it into his chest. Damon took a last breath and then faded gray. Klaus kicked his dead body to the ground and nodded to Elijah. Elijah pulled out another stake and killed Stefan who was staring at Damon's body appalled.

Elena allowed a few tears to escape before regaining control of her emotions. She couldn't break down just yet even if it felt like Klaus had ripped out her heart. She really loved Damon. She couldn't let this be the end for him. She would make sure he and Stefan got another chance at life. She didn't blame Stefan for betraying him. She knew how intimidating Klaus could be. "Are we done here?" she asked removing any trace of emotion from her voice. Sophia was waiting for her.

Klaus nodded even though he expected a stronger reaction from her. Perhaps he had been wrong about how strongly she felt for Damon. Elena sniffed and left the hall without a second glance at Damon and Stefan. She knew exactly where Elijah would dump their bodies, and she also couldn't bear seeing Damon so lifeless anymore.

She hurried to the stable as tears streamed down her face. She had to end Klaus' reign before he could go any farther. He needed to pay for his actions. Sophia looked up from her spell book.

"Elena? What happened?" she asked worriedly. It had been a long time since she had seen Elena cry. Klaus must have done something worse than he usually did.

"He killed Damon and Stefan. He killed them right in front of me. This needs to end. I have to end it, tonight," she said determined. Sophia nodded in agreement and closed her book. They gathered their things and mounted the horses.

They stopped to pick up Damon and Stefan's bodies. Elena would need them to cast the spell properly. Once they had their bodies, they headed to an open field by a local river. There was the perfect place for the spell to be cast. It was by that same river Elena turned into a vampire. It had a leftover mystical presence that Elena could use to strengthen the spell.

They spread out the materials. The spell to bring Damon and Stefan back would be cast first. They wouldn't be brought back right away. Instead, they would be reborn roughly 1200 years later hopefully far away from Klaus. Their memories of this life would only be restored if they were turned into vampires, and the spell to bring back their memories was cast. She completely the spell quickly and buried their bodies properly underneath an old white ash tree, the same type of tree that could bring the end to her and Klaus. The wood from the tree was the only kind of wood that could kill them. She had Sophia cast a spell to ensure the tree would never die. Then she gave Sophia a vial of her blood to use to cast her spell once she was gone. Her blood would strengthen Sophia's powers to enable her to cast a protection spell on her ancestors. She also gave her the spell to bring back memories of a past life. It was the spell needed to restore the memories of this life.

After the spell Elena set out the materials for the curse she was casting on Klaus. The full moon that night would only strengthen her powers. She could use the moonstone to keep the werewolves at bay until the spell was complete. Before them laid the moonstone, an iron dagger, white ash, a lapis lazuli ring, and Sophia's spell book. She couldn't use her own since it would be the first place Klaus would look to find the spell.

She took Sophia's hand and began chanting with her eyes closed.

"Sun and moon, dark and light, bind the demons of the night." She grabbed the dagger and slit her hand allowing the blood to drip in the moonstone. It would bind the werewolf part of the curse. "Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, demons of the day shall pay." She repeated the same thing only allowing her blood to fall on the lapis lazuli stone. The lapis lazuli stone and the moonstone could be used as a temporary fix to the curse, but Elena made sure both would be hard to find. She repeated the spell a few more times. Each time she felt it grow stronger. It was time for the last part of the spell.

"With this blood, the curse is sealed. With this blood, the curse shall be broken," she stated strongly. Elena opened her eyes and gave one last smile to Sophia. She dipped the dagger in the white ash and plunged it into her heart. The final part of the spell was complete. In the morning Klaus would discover his new weaknesses, and all hell would break loose. Elena though would be stuck in her own limbo watching over it all to make sure everything happened according to her plan until it was time for her to be awaken.

Sophia packed up everything and cast a spell to get rid of Elena's body to prevent Klaus from finding it. She looked around hoping that Elena's spell worked and then mounted her horse again and took off into the night hoping to get ahead before Klaus tried to track her down. Elena had changed everything hopefully for the better.

AN: Okay so I probably need to clear somethings up. Yes, Elena was a witch who turned herself and Klaus into vampires. Yes, she is stronger than Klaus. You may ask why she didn't just kill him to get out from underneath his control or why she didn't after he killed Damon. 1. It would ruin my story if she killed him right away. 2. I will further explain in a later chapter the detailed reason as to why Elena killed him. There is a reason; it justneeds to be better developed. I realize I made up a lot of spells in this chapter, but hey it's fanfiction. If you're unclear as to all the ones she cast, pm or ask me it in a review. I know the spell was kind of cheesy, but I think it got the point across without glossing over the details. Also DeBenidictus is the name of the Bennett witch line before they went to America. Any other clarifications just ask. :)

Also sorry for any mistakes. I don't have a beta, so if anyone is interested let me know. Let me know, and I'll fix them right away.