{A/N} I do not own vampire diaries

summary: Damon friend Ruth who supposedly died comes to town to help him with his feeling, to help Elena figuring out her feelings for the Salvatore brothers, and the originals are going to have a big surprise when they see her face after all these years...

This is set after Elena turned in to a vampire but she didn't pick Stefan or Damon yet she is still deciding and she can drink from a blood bag or from bunnies.

Damon woke up to the sun shining in his face. For some reason he was thinking about a friend that he hadn't thought about in years. He smiled at the memories of that friend. He got up out of bed and walked to the bathroom and took a shower and put on his usual clothes which consisted of black pants, black boots, and to top it all off his black V-neck. t-shirt.

He walked downstairs to his liquor cabinet when there was a knock at the door. As he walked over to the door he wondered who could it be at his door maybe it is Elena or Klaus or Blondie or Kathrine, or Bonnie. But when he opened that door he never thought he would see her again ever.

"Long time no see Damon Salvatore"

"Ruth you... we...were... de...dead. I mean I saw you die how is this possible" said the flabbergasted Damon.

Ruth had long red hair, blue eyes that sometimes looked like Damon she was wearing dark skinny jean with knee length boots, a dark blue T-shirt and a leather jacket and to top it all off she was only 16. She was leaning against the door frame with smug look on her face.

"You know you always did ask the right questions."

"Ruth you haven't changed a bit come here." Ruth jumped into his arms for great long needed hug. "Well if I did changed I would look really old for being almost 1000 years old and wrinkly too. Have I mentioned you don't look bad yourself."

"No you haven't but thank you anyways. Do you want a drink?" he asked as he walked to the liquor cabinet. "Also explain how your alive? I mean I am not complaining though I do miss our little adventures."

"Damon are you showing your soft spot." she said whiling poking his chest with a smile on her face. Then she used her vampire speed to the couch. "sure why not anyways this story is probably going to need alcohol."

After damon got their drinks he sat right next to her with one arm around her shoulders and the other holding his drink. Damon looked at her with his deep blue eyes showing disbelief, relief, fear, love, adoration, the need to protect, and concern and these emotions usually were for Elena but things were different with Ruth. It was not romantic between them because she was like the little sister he always wanted. Ruth didn't know this but she was like the daughter that he wanted when he was human. "Okay so this is awkward so what happened after my brother "the Ripper" ripped you to pieces. What I mean is how are you here all together and not in pieces?"

"Damon did you forget that I am a witch and a vampire I am invincible. you idiot." She then smacked him on the side of his head. "OW that hurt." Damon said while rubbing the side of his head. "Damon you haven't changed you still don't know the definition of what is pain." she said while rolling her eyes. "Well to answer your question after a couple of years the witches from the other side used their mojo to put me back together and the rest is another story that is going to need a real drink, please." she said with a smile. He gave her a smile back then he got up to go to the basement to get the blood bags.

While Damon was in the basement Ruth was looking around the room. looking at pictures on the wall but little did she know the person that killed her was upstairs.

Stefan woke up to two voices downstairs he knew one was his brother but the other one he couldn't tell who it was. He knew it was woman no more than 16 but then it dawned on him. No... it couldn't be he saw...saw her die. Well... actually he killed her but not like a normal vampire kill like a stake to the heart or heart ripped out of chest or head cut off. NO he had ripped her to shreds like one of his victims. Its not like he didn't accidently kill a vampire like that before. Because he did attack Lexi without realizing who she was. But this is different because none of his victims came back to life because they can't. It's not possible... maybe she is a ghost?

Stefan went downstairs to face his past (pun intended) when he saw her he didn't know what came over him because the next thing he knew he put a stake through her heart. He heard gasp and fall to her knees and she looked at him and said "Really you didn't think killing me once was enough." then she turn grey and didn't speak another word.

Damon came up the stairs with two blood bags in his hand and what he saw ripped his dead heart in two. He dropped the blood bags and ran to Ruth and held her. "STEFAN WHAT THE HELL!" Damon yelled.