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Chapter 1: Goodbyes Really Suck

"Are you sure you want to do this?" he asked for the millionth time that day.

"Yes, I already told you I need to do this." I answered as we walked down the hall towards the door.

"But why do you have to go alone? Let me go with you, what if something happens? I can't protect you if you go alone."

I stopped and turned to look at him "Alex, we both know I'm more than capable of protecting myself; besides I'm not going out there to look for trouble, I'll be fine."

"Just promise me you'll call if anything happens, I'll drop whatever I'm doing and go to you as soon as I can."

I walk up to him and wrap my arms around him "Don't worry so much, I'll be okay. It's just something I need to do alone."

He pulls away "Alright just be careful, and here take this." he says holding out a credit card, "Use it for whatever you need, and don't worry about finding a place to stay; I've already made arrangements the address is set on your gps."

I take the credit card he's holding out to me and look up at him gratefully "I wasn't going to ask, you've already done enough for me but thank you this will help me out a lot."

He reaches out and ruffles my hair "I knew you weren't going to ask me for money, but you know I have more than enough for the both of us. Now if only you would let me buy you a new car; you think you'll make it to Mystic Falls okay in that piece of junk?" he says motioning to my baby, a 1969 convertible turquoise beetle.

I whack him on the chest as he laughs, "Stop being such a jerk. It's not a piece of junk, it used to belong to my mom and yes I'll make it there fine its not like I'm going across the country."

I look up at Alex and I see that he has a serious look on his face. He puts his hands on my shoulders.
"Just be careful and If you come across any vampires stay out of their way, don't do anything that'll piss them off. Remember everything I taught you; don't ever let your guard down, always be aware of what's going on around you, make sure that wherever you are that you know where all the exits are, always keep vervain on you and in you; and if he finds you, run. Don't think twice just get out of there and then call me."

"What if I can't get out?" I ask.

He looks me in straight in the eyes, to make sure I understand what he's about to tell me.
"Then you fight like hell, you do everything in your power to weaken him. I taught you how to fight against us for a reason. Don't go down without a fight."

"Fighting him won't be like fighting you, he's stronger than you, stronger than any other vampire on this planet."

"You're right but training with me gives you an edge. You now know how to defend yourself against vampires and your little abilities will help you out a lot too. Sure, my strength is nothing compared to his, but it gives you a better chance at surviving. But don't worry too much about it, just keep your head down and everything will be alright; the less attention you draw to yourself the better." I nod.

Suddenly feeling scared, not of him, but of the person I'm going to Mystic Falls for.
I decide to tell him what's been going through my mind for the last few days. "What if he doesn't want me, what if he hates who I am, what if I've been searching for him all these years and it turns out to be a waste of time?"

"He'd be crazy not to want you, but I can't guarantee that his reaction will be great at first but hopefully taking all of your mother's stuff will help him ease into it. Just remember to take things one step at a time, it might be a bit overwhelming for him too; and if it doesn't work out, if he doesn't accept who you are, then he's not worth your time. You can always come back here. The house is still under your name so no one unwanted can get in without your permission." he says, "You'll be safe here."

I sigh and slowly turn back to the door "Alright, I should probably get going now. I've got a long drive ahead of me and I want to get there before nightfall."

We quietly walk out to my car. I open the door, and the turn to look at him before getting in. "Promise you'll come visit me sometime." I say

"Just give me a call and I'm there." he says as he pulls me in for one last hug and puts his head on top of mine. "Stay out of trouble."

"Same goes for you, just because you're a vampire it doesn't mean you're indestructible."
he just laughs. I pull away and give him a kiss on the cheek, and then get into the car.
I turn it on, plug my ipod in and put on my sun glasses. It's really sunny out today, perfect for putting the top down on my car.

"Drive safely and call me when you get there so that I know you made it okay." he tells me.

"Yes dad." I reply sarcastically, he ruffles my hair one last time. "I'm gonna miss you kid."

"I know you will, just try not to miss me too much." I tell him, he just shakes his head and laughs.
He turns and starts walking back to the house.

I pull the car out of the driveway, but before taking off I call out his name. He turns to look at me. "I'm gonna miss you too." and then I drove off.

I hate saying goodbye, I'm horrible at it; but it was time for me to go off on my own now. I'm just glad he understood and didn't fight me too much on it.
As I drive away, I look in the rearview mirror and see Alex standing on the porch watching me. I was leaving the only person I had left in my life, the only place I've been able to call home and who knows for how long. I hate goodbyes, they really suck.

A/N: Hey guys! I hope you guys liked this chapter, I'm kinda new at this lol. I've been wanting to do a TVD fanfic for a while now and I've an idea for this story floating around my head, but I couldn't really figure out where to start or even if I would be good at it. Finally I decided to bite the bullet and just go for it.

I know this chapter might be a little confusing and super short and it doesn't tell you much, if anything, about the character but I just needed a place to kind of take off from. You'll start finding out more about her as we go along, and the chapters will be longer. It might be a little slow to start but please bear with me I promise you it will take off. The idea I have for this story is really good (not that I'm bragging or anything, don't take it the wrong way!) but I just need to figure out how to get it all down on paper.

I'll try to update as often as I can. Please let me know if this story is something you guys would be interested in reading. and please forgive the bad grammar, spelling and punctuation. I tried to proof this as best as I could but I am not perfect when it comes to that lol I'm working on it though.

Thanks for taking the time to read this, sorry for the rambling. I tend to do that a lot haha