`Welcome To Mystic Falls' the sign read, it wouldn't be long now I thought 10 minutes at the most.

I sighed, this town held a lot of memories; my older brother and twin had died here at the hands of Katherine who had my two brothers eating out of the palm of her hand the minute she arrived in this small town.

I later learned that she was a vampire, the hard way.

I shook my head trying to get rid of unwanted thoughts.

I just wish I could have done something, my father was never the same after that day, but I was a mere 17 and even though I knew something was not quite right with Katherine, she was a vampire and my 17 year self was no more immune Katherine than my brothers were

I began to see more and more houses, my, my things have changed I thought, feeling a sudden pang of homesickness. Looking around at the many changes in my hometown.

I had parked my car on the edge of the woods and was now tracing my way through where what used to be a driveway; I looked around to see the ruins of my home.

I was now standing where our water fountain use to stand which I used to perch on the edge of and watch all fathers visitors arrive.

But back then I would have been wearing a long flowing dress, I looked down at my jeans and long sleeve shirt and shook my head remembering when it was taboo for women to wear pants and to think that now we had a black president America has come a long way since I was born.

I turned around and began walking back to my car.

I looked up at the sky it was a beautiful day I can't remember even having a day like this in Forks, I sighed and looked back down at the ground again.

I missed Alice, my closet sister; in all my years I'd never meet someone so optimistic. I smiled thinking about how just talking to Alice put a smile on even the most sullen face. And I remembered how my smart mouth always ended up with me getting me into trouble with Emmet and Rosalie.

I was nearing the edge of the woods; I frowned thinking about how I would have to organize a place to stay I would have to find out more information about suitable housing.

I got into my car, slamming the door I was getting increasingly irritated about having nowhere to go, now that I was here I just wanted to relax.

I walked into the "Mystic Grill"

I needed somewhere to relax then a bar would have to make do.

I didn't take any notice to the people around me, not wanting to make conversation.

I walked straight over to the bar where there was a young girl with a bandage on the side of her neck manning the counter her name badge reading Vicky.

"What can I get you?" she said in an upbeat tone winching a little as she spoke.

"Anything with a large amount of alcohol in it." I stated dryly

She frowned a little as she turned away to get to work on making the drink, only now did I look around, to see my surroundings

There were lots of teenagers a little younger then me,

Well physically of course I doubt anyone here was older than 30, that were milling around talking and playing pool, well at least a good few of them now were busy staring at me out of the corners of there eyes trying to be discreet,

Though looking away quickly as I turned to survey the bar slash restaurant.

I sighed I see this town hasn't gotten any bigger… "Hey hears your drink."

I turned to see "Vicky" placing my drink down on the counter.

I snatched I up and took a gulp,

I breathed a sigh of relief and slammed the glass back on the counter

"So you're new here?" She asked leaning against the bar

I looked up "yeah." I said in an uninterested voice not wanting to talk

"Where are you staying?" She pushed

"Around." I stated vaguely getting irritated.

"Okay then," She said putting her hands up and raising her eyebrows "be that way." She turned around and walked towards the other side of the bar to serve someone else.

Now I could finish my drink in peace I raised the glass to my lips but hesitated out of the corner of my eye I saw a newspaper beside me reading "Animal Attack!" I picked it up out of curiosity "High School student Vicky Donovan was brutally attacked on Friday night at a high school party, she was found only meters from the party unconscious with an open wound to her neck. Police suspect an animal attack…"

I looked up sharply staring straight at Vicky's neck I had the funniest feeling that the thing that attacked her was not an animal.

I quickly stood up looking around, I gave Vicky one last look and turned walking briskly towards the door, my unfinished drink left without another though

As I walked outside and looked up at the sky it was the light was starting to fade it must be about 5pm I thought I looked back towards the 'Mystic Grill' with a frown on my face turning back around facing the street I started aimlessly wondering away from the main street I would have to be extra careful there was another vampire around here somewhere that I didn't what to run into,

I was not in the mood for a confrontation.

As I walked down the street I caught my reflection in one of the many shop's windows, I stopped and turned towards my reflection.

I couldn't the remember the last time I had stopped to study my appearance, as I had aged I had cared less and less about beauty, I had wavy chestnut hair the same shade as my twin Stefan's down to my elbows, Stefan and I looked very much alike.

Apart from my eyes which were identical to my older brother Damon's they were a very light blue almost grey and had a habit of changing to green, I looked tired and had a irritated look on my face all in all this was how I hoped my first night but in Mystic Falls would be.

"Isabella Marie Salvatore stop frowning for once in your life." Damon laughed

Patting the top of my head.

I sighed, slowly turning away from the window…

Being in my home town brought back many memories of my life before Katherine turned up… my twin Stefan always the gentleman, my brother Damon the ladies man and my always working father I shook my head, my brothers used to be the best of friends even though Damon had always been one to stir up Stefan and I with his all-knowing smirk.

I smiled to myself Damon had always been a smart ass but he had also a way of always getting what he wanted and unfortunately for Stefan that was Katherine.

She loved them both, well I guess as much as she could love anybody her, I sneered to myself, she couldn't choose between them, so like the selfish bitch she is, she chose both, thinking that they could all be together, my brothers fought for her and died at each others hands.

It was twilight now and the sun was casting long shadows along the footpath.

I was beginning to reach a dead end street, which faded off in to woods I was curious to explore the outskirts of my hometown.

And I might as well go for a quick hunt… so I ended up hunting I caught a few small animals, rabbits and such, I continued walking around the outskirts of town looking for empty houses that maybe I could spent the night in then…

"Well, well, well who do we have here?" Someone said

Wait I had heard that voice before, I spun round my hair flying out around my face "Damon?" I asked in disbelief

"Little sister," a look of awe over took his then it quickly masking back into a smirk "long time no see."

"How are you still alive, I buried you." I said in a disbelieving tone

"Yes well remember that, that coffin was empty and how did you get this ring?" he questioned grabbing my hand and bringing it up to his face with a frown on his face

"Well Katherine doesn't do things half way does she?" I said coolly snatching it back

"Katherine," he said raising his eyebrows " is it just me or did she die." He said mockingly with a smile.

"What happened to you Damon, this isn't my brother this is… this is… someone else." I said narrowing my eyes

"Well what can I say," he said, in the blink of an eye he was behind me "people change." He whispered into my ear, I shivered

"Lighten up little sister I'm just trying to have some fun god knows it's impossible with living with Stefan-"

"Stefan is he alive too, where is he, is he in mystic falls, is he alright?" I raised my voice desperate to find out about my twin, feeling guilty for not thinking of him earlier.

"Well I'm hurt you didn't seem that excited when you found I was alive all I got was a "I buried you."

"Where's my twin Damon." I said in a no nonsense tone narrowing my eyes yet again

"Well he's with his little human girlfriend most likely and you're going to love this she's a spiting image of Katherine the similarities are uncanny."

"That idiot," I can't believe that Stefan would be this stupid "she most likely is Katherine."

"No, you can be sure she's not see they may looked the same but there personalities couldn't be more different."

I let out a frustrated sigh "I will make my own assessment of the Katherine look a like, I need to see Stefan, now!"

"As family I would be rude for me not invite you back to my house anyway," he paused "well it really is our good old uncle Zach's, but I'm sure he won't mind." He smirked he turned making his way through the woods I began to follow.

I rolled my eyes "Damon, always so considerate… how far till we get to our house." I said impatiently

"Not long."

We sunk into silence… after a bit I asked, "So your alive after all these years how did you do it?" I questioned generally curious

"With my amazing wit and good looks." He smirked

"Act your age, this is serious I haven't seen you or Stefan in 150 years, father was a mess you died, well disappeared, you were all he had."

"It's good to see the last 100 hasn't turned into a kill joy." He said with a sarcastic tone.

"No. I just don't treat everything as a joke in order to hind my emotions." I shot back annoyed he wasn't taking things seriously.

"Don't push my little sister." He said with a smirk, this time though I knew he was serious and this conversation was over.

And with that we continued to walk through the trees in silence.