Beginning of a Love Story
An AU Season 9 FanFiction
Contrary to popular belief, you are not met with peace, relaxation, and ease the moment that you die. Even if you are going to a better place - even if you are finding actual peace in the matter. It doesn't really matter where you're headed, the first thing that you feel after you die is nothing. You might not think that nothing could be a feeling, but it turns out it can. Because for those few moments after death, you realize that you no longer exist. All of your efforts in life led you to this moment, and now you just cease existing. And you're left with a whole lot of nothingness.
Some people find peace because of this feeling. Knowing that their life is now over, that they saved the day, or died happy. But others become vengeful in the moment, because they're dead. In truth, some people's end destination changes in those few moments where they feel nothing.
When the nothingness fades, however, you are able to see and come to terms with your real ending destination. Which is where our story begins. Or, rather, where it continues. A young man and woman opening their eyes and coming to terms with the fact that they are now in the depths of hell - a place that shouldn't even exist anymore. That's the tricky thing about hell, though. You can never really destroy it.
"Where are we?" the man asks, looking over at the woman. He looks a bit disheveled, like he hadn't been expecting to wake up in a place so dark and grim.
The woman was silent at first, only taking a few steps as she looked around. Just from one glance at this woman, anyone could tell that she wasn't concerned. She looked almost happy as a low smirk spread out across her lips. "We're in Hell," she said, glancing over at the man, and raising an eyebrow. "Looks like you failed. I know that must come as a shock to you."
"I don't understand. I thought killing you in that fire meant that Hell would be destroyed."
"Apparently not."
A lull of silence began to encompass the two as they stood, looking over the ruin and destruction that was set forth in front of them. They weren't friends - not even good acquaintances. Maybe in another life, in another time, but too much had happened between them now. Though that wouldn't do them much good in the upcoming days; they were going to need to stick by each other more than they ever thought they would.
"I hate you, you know." the man said, finally, glancing over at her.
"That sounds like the beginning of a love story, Stefan," the brunette said, glancing over at him, smirking a bit. "Not the end of one."
So, I thought I would write about what I think should happen if The Vampire Diaries ever continued onto Season 9! This story will start off focusing a lot on my two main characters - Stefan and Katherine, but I will eventually be bringing them back to Mystic Falls to see Elena, Damon, Caroline, etc.
I hope that you enjoyed the prologue to my story! I've already started on the first real chapter - and I'm aiming on each chapter having about 3000-5000 words a piece, so hopefully that will be up within in the next week or so! Let me know what you think by submitting a review!
-Carey ( .xTheGeminiWitch.x)