Every love story deserves a second chance...2012
DREAM-
A young girl was seated near the lake in a small town known as Mystic Falls. She was playing with her stuffed dog, that was missing an eye and had many seams sewn into the fabric. It was something she treasured more than anything for it was the last thing her grandmother gave her before she died. At the time Terrencia had only been nine, now she was eleven, and seated by the lake watching the water flow into the lake from a small stream just up the hill, not as big as a waterfall but not smaller than one either. She hummed a tune to herself as she played with the stuffed toy.
My love, leave yourself behind
Beat inside me, leave you blind
My love, you have found peace
You were searching for release
She didn't notice the shadow behind her watching her from the distance.
You gave it all into the call
You took a chance and You took the fall for us
You came thoughtfully
Loved me faithfully
You taught me honor You did it for me
She stared at the stuffed animal with an emotionless look that would have seemed like she wasn't even aware of where she was.
Tonight you will sleep for good
You will wait for me, my love
Now I am strong, you gave me all
You gave all you had And now I am home
The shadow stayed hidden within the trees as Terrencia continued to sing not daring to interupt her.
My love, leave yourself behind
Beat inside me, leave you blind
My love, look what you can do
I am mending, I'll be with you
You took my hand and added a plan
You gave me your heart
I asked you to dance with me
You loved honestly Did what you could release
Ah, ooh
She stood up and walked closer to the water staring into the depths of the lake.
I know you're pleased to go
I won't relieve this love
Now I am strong, you gave me all
You gave all you had
And now I am home
The shadow still in hiding watched with such an intense stare that he it was afraid the young girl would vanish if they were to blink.
My love, leave yourself behind
Beat inside me, I'll be with you
As she finished humming she heard the sound of a twig snapping behind her, the figure had made a mistake of stepping forward when it snapped. She was startled as she turned around and scanned the trees with her eyes. She stood deadly still trying to listen for any sound, when she heard none she figured it had been an animal. The figure within the trees stood up from behind the bush it had hidden inside of. She continued to hum the song as she gathered her things and walked down the edge of the lake to where she had originally come from. She still had not seen the figure from within the trees, and the figure was desperate to find out who the young girl with the beautiful voice was, but little did either know they would become very close over time.
END OF DREAM-
Waking from her dream and realizing she was still on the plane Terra Trager looked out the window at the city below her. It had changed so much since she had last been there, a city just outside of Mystic Falls, her home and yet the one place she didn't know what would bring. She had medium length curly dark brown hair, hazelnut colored eyes, her skin was pale with a few freckles here and there, and she was petite for her age. Terra stared at the buildings as the plane lowered, clenching her eyes shut waiting for the plane to touch the ground. She always hated flying, she felt that a persons feet belonged on the ground not in the sky. If they did then they would have been born with wings like the birds that ruled the skies. She saw her reflection in the plane's window and for the first time she realized she was scared. Terra hadn't been back to Mystic Falls in over five hundred years, and she honestly regretted the decision to come back even now. You may be thinking what? 500 years? You see Terra wasn't just an ordinary girl, she was a werewolf and she was also a vampire. A hybrid if you will. Terra never thought her life would come to this, she used to just be a werewolf living with her pack, living her life day by day and only having to worry about the next full moon. Now she had to worry about so much more. But at least she didn't have to worry about him.
TERRA'S POV:
'I shook my head of the thought. No Terra quit thinking about him, he's dead, they're all dead. They've been dead for five hundred years.'
I looked out the window to see that we had landed, people were already getting up and gathering their things to get off the plane. I sat and waited so I wouldn't be caught in the middle of the chaos. I took a deep breath and turned my phone back on and dialed a number I knew by heart.
After three rings the person on the other end finally picked up.
"Hello?" The voice on the other end sounded tired.
"It's me." I replied back with an even voice.
"Terra? What time is it there?"
"Nearly ten in the morning." I said looking back out the window to see people greeting their loved ones.
"Are you sure you still want to do this? It's not too late to come back you know."
I chuckled lightly. "I have to do this Gale. I have to figure out what's drawing me back here or those dreams will never go away."
"Terra...I just don't want you to be disappointed if you don't find what you're looking for." Gale replied.
There was a few seconds of silence before I replied.
"I just..I have to do this Gale, even if I'm disappointed with the outcome, I have to do this. It's all I can think about."
"Just be careful Terra, you and I both know what can happen in Mystic Falls. I want you back here in one piece, nothing less." Gale stated seriously.
"I'll be fine Gale I promise. Has my dad calmed down any?"
"No. He was pretty pissed after you left, but it's only because you refused to take anyone with you for protection."
"I don't need a baby sitter, especially not Dante." I snapped angrily.
"I know, I know...but your Jedediah's daughter, his only daughter. He doesn't want you to get hurt again."
"Gale don't. They're dead okay, they've been dead for five hundred years and I'm not about to start reminising about the past with you over the phone."
"I'm sorry Terra...look just find out what you have to and then take some time off to have fun. Don't make this trip just another assignment for you."
"I'll think about it Gale...look I gotta go, I'll call you later." I said finally standing up to get my bags.
"Bye love." Gale said hanging up.
I put my phone away and grabbed my bags and finally headed into the airport to call for a rental car. I found a jeep ten minutes later and loaded my things into the back and got into the drivers seat. Pulling away from the airport I started to realize I had no idea where I was heading, this place had changed since five hundred years ago, and then I heard my stomach growl. I smirked to myself, maybe that would be a good place to start and then I could find out where I could get inforation on where my dad's cabin was. I headed down the road when I caught sight of the Mystic Grill. My stomach growled even louder.
"Okay, Okay! We're getting food shut up all ready." I replied to myself.
I parked the car and headed inside when the smell of delicious food hit my nostrils and I felt my teeth extend in hunger. I closed my eyes and calmed down a little before opening them to see a blonde headed teenager approaching me with a menu in his hand.
"Hey I'm Matt and I'll be your waiter today. Table for one?" He asked giving me a bright smile.
In politeness I smiled and nodded before following him to a table near the pool tables. I took my jacket off and sat down as he handed me a menu.
"What can I get you to drink?" Matt asked taking out a pen and a small notebook.
'Your blood for starters.' I shook my head of the thought.
"Coke." I replied giving him a smile.
"Okay I'll be back for your order and I'll have your drink too."
I nodded and he left. I realized this was going to be harder than I thought keeping my thirst at bay, usually I'd just go hunt some defenseless person down in the abandoned streets of Italy but this was a small town and people would begin to no notice pretty soon. I got up and headed for the pool table and grabbed a cue stick as the balls were already line up. Matt came back with my drink and I gave him my order before he left again. I played a game by myself as Matt brought me my food and I motioned for him to sit it on the table. I walked over and started eating a few fries just to settle my stomach a little, and I noticed Matt was still standing there.
"Is something wrong?" I asked walking over to the pool table and lined up for a shot.
"You're not from around here are you?" Matt asked observing me.
I guess I should lie just so he doesn't ask a bunch of questions. "No, I'm visiting my Uncle, he owns a cabin out here and I'm here to help out since my parents can't come out here to help him."
"Oh so will you be attending school here as well?"
"Yep, I'm a senior."
"Me too, I should introduce you to some of my friends they're really cool and I think you'll like them."
I politely smiled not wanting to be rude. "Sure that sounds great, thanks Matt."
"No problem, look I gotta get back to work so I'll see you later okay?" I nodded and he headed off.
'Hanging out with a bunch of teenagers was not on my to do list right now.'
I finished eating and decided to head off in search of the cabin. I left Matt a nice big tip since he had been so polite and headed out to the jeep, I passed a group of people walking in and then stopped short when I felt something shift in the air. I turned but they were headed inside so I didn't bother with it. I drove for about fifteen minutes until I finally found the cabin near the lake. It was beautiful, and it felt like home before I left five hundred years ago. I grabbed my things and made my way inside where we set my things down on the ground. The cabin was pretty huge and it looked up to date. There were three bedrooms, three bathrooms, a huge kitchen, a large living room, and a small study room filled with books. It looked like any normal cabin would, except for the basement, I remembered what my father had told me was down there. I opened the door leading to a set of stairs, I turned on the light and headed down. As I reached the bottom step I finally saw the room in full view. A large cage wall spread from one end of the room to the other. The walls were concrete, and there was only one window but that was on the ceiling and it was blocked by metal bars as well. The room was used for my fathers personal use, he would keep what he 'caught' down here and deal with them in his own personal way. I could still see the blood splatters all over the wall and floor, the stains still held a foul smell especially to my super sensitive nose so I went back upstairs and slammed the door shut before locking it. I looked around as I leaned back against the door, this was going to be my new home for a while...better start unpacking.
I unpacked a few books I had brought with me from Italy. Most of them were my diaries. They held all of my secrets, desires, and most of all...my memories of him. I felt my eyes tearing up but I brushed them away and shook my head of all thoughts. After three hours of unpacking and cleaning up the cabin I drove to the store to store up on food and supplies. I grabbed a basket and made my way through the isles. I grabbed whatever I wanted and continued to search for what I needed. I wasn't paying attention to where I was going and I accidentally bumped into someone's basket. I looked up to see a girl with long brown hair and a teenage boy with sandy brown hair holding one another and smiling.
"I'm so sorry." I quickly apologized picking up what had fallen out of the basket onto the floor.
"It's okay we shouldn't have been standing in the middle of the isle." The boy said bending down to help me as well as the girl. I finally got a good look at the girl and almost had a heart attack. It was Katherine or maybe...no it couldn't be.
They handed me my items. "Thank you." I said looking at her in shock.
"You're not from around here are you?" The girl asked.
"Is it that obvious to everyone?" I asked still playing the role of new girl.
"Kind of." The boy replied with a sincere smile.
"I'm Elena and this is my boyfriend Stefan." The girl said extending her hand which I took in response to shake. She looked just like Katherine, yet she called herself Elena? Had Katherine had a child I didn't know about?
"I'm Terra."
"That's a pretty name." Elena stated smiling.
"Um thanks." I said looking around hoping they'd leave already, but only because I was so tired from the plane ride.
That's when it hit me, I smelled something different about them and it was nagging me. From what I could tell Stefan was a vampire and Elena...she looked like Katherine, and I remember the tales of Katherine being a doppelganger, I'm guessing that made Elena one as well. Stefan on the other hand had a familiar smell, one I would never forget, the smell of a vampire. What were they doing here in Mystic Falls?
"Terra? Are you Okay?" Stefan asked bringing me out of my thoughts.
"Um yeah, look I'm really not trying to be rude, but I took a plane in last night and I'm just really tired right now." I explained hoping they would understand and not be upset.
Elena shook her head in understanding thankfully. "Terra we get it, we can talk again some other time, you go home and rest because I know you must be exhausted." She said with a sincere smile.
"Thanks Elena." I said smiling and waving goodbye. I paid for my items and headed back to the jeep.
I took a deep breath. Vampires were back in Mystic Falls, Elena was a doppelganger, what else could surprise me? Scratch that I didn't want to know. Yet maybe I did, could this be what was leading me back home, is this all connected somehow to my dreams? I shook my head of the thought, headed home and took a long hot shower before heading off to bed and not getting up until early morning. What would tomorrow bring I wonder?
