A/N This is my first fanfic so take it easy but i encourage flames so have at it!

Mystic Falls 2006

They were arguing again, they always did. This argument, like all the other ones, was about the divorce. I sat in the car and stared out the window, listening intently to my parent's argument.

"Anne, you got everything, can't I just have custody of one of my children?" my dad said exasperatedly, running a hand through his hair.

"Katie is my daughter! I just want all my children together, I want to watch her grow!" my mother yelled from the other end of the line.

"She is the only person I have left, everyone else sided with you!" he retorted.

"Please, Mystic Falls is basically full of people who've taken your side!"

"Only because they're my family and they're faithful, unlike you!" the car was silent, the only sounds were breathing and the crunching of the car's tires on the road.

"That was a low blow Martin, even for you,' my mother said angrily.

"Both of you, just shut up!" I roared, having had enough. Dad looked at me in shock, like he had only just noticed that I was in the car.

"What is wrong with the both of you? I'm not an object and you two are divorced, get over yourselves. Mom, I'm staying with Dad, that's it, stop arguing about it because it's not going to change!" I said.

"Fine, Katie," my mother said before hanging up. My dad looked at me sadly, like he wished I didn't have to be caught in the middle of their argument.

"Katie I know you wanted to stay in South Africa but-" he started to say but I interrupted him.

"Yeah I know, it's better for me to develop my shifting here, just like you and the countless other Charleston's before me," I said in a bored tone. My dad sighed and looked away from me.

'I wish you didn't have to go through this," he said gently, sounding defeated.

"I do, get over it," I muttered, reaching into my backpack too find my iPod. I plugged myself in and tried to listen to the Killers but it was impossible to ignore the looks he was giving me.

"What Dad?" I asked finally, stopping my music. He sighed.

"I love you Red, don't ever forget that," he murmured. I furrowed my brows, not following where he was going with this.

"Did I ever explain to you how a shifter inherits their powers?" he asked, ignoring my confusion. I shook my head.

"The one who carries the gene has to die," he stated as we came up to Wickery Bridge. My eyes widened, understanding what he was about to do.

"Dad no!" I screamed as he swerved the car into the bridge railing, ending us over the edge and into the water. I saw the sorrow in my father's eyes just before everything went black.

THIRD PERSON P.O.V.

Martin held his daughter in his arms, cherishing what he knew would be his last moments with her. He pushed a lock of her brown hair out of her face and placed a kiss on her forehead. He took the talisman from around his neck and put it around hers, smiling when the symbol engraved in it started to glow. A dark shape made its way toward the wreckage; know exactly what it needed to do. Just like it had always protected the Charleston line, Katie was no different. Elijah reached the car and ripped the door off its hinges. He held out his arms for the child and picked up his goddaughter in his arms. Martin smiled reassuringly at Elijah and felt his world slip away, knowing that his daughter would be alright. Elijah swam at record breaking speeds, to make sure that Katie didn't drown. When he reached the surface he blurred on to the bridge and laid her gently on the road. Elijah picked his suit jacket off the ground and reached for his cell phone, dialling 911.

"Hello is this Mystic Falls' Hospital?" he asked in a fake American accent.

"I'm at Wickery Bridge, there was an accident and a car drove off the edge and went into the lake. I got the girl out of the car but the dad is still in there,"

"Is there an I.D of any kind?" the operator on the other end of the line said.

"Her name is Katie, Katie Charleston," Elijah replied before hanging up. He stayed with Katie until the ambulance arrived and he blurred away, hiding in the trees around him. The paramedics resuscitated her and loaded her onto the ambulance, not bothering to go into the lake to search for any survivors, there was no hope that anybody would've survived this long without air.

A/N: So wjhat do you think? i promis longer chapters and to explain what exactly Kati is in the next chapter. Also, I'll explain about Katie's family and they're connection to the Originals. I'll upload the next chapter when i get the chance, so probably next week. Untill the next time.

Becca