Chapter 3

Return To Mystic Falls

Isabelle POV

Mystic Falls, Virginia, Present Day (2011)

I woke up to the turbulence of the plane landing. At first, I couldn't remember why I was even on a plane, then all of the memories of the previous night came back to me.

My brothers were alive, and I was back in Mystic Falls to find them.

I got off the plane and exited the airport not even wanting to call a taxi when I could just run anywhere I wanted to. First, there were four things I needed.

A shower, some new clothes, a phone and a place to call home.

So, I ran to the nearest phone company and got a phone which I paid for with some of the money I had saved up over the hundred and sixty-five years I had been a vampire. Next, I went to the nearest clothing store and bought enough clothes to last me for the next six months. If I end up staying here that long, I need to be prepared. I decided that I would house hunt tomorrow, so I went to a motel and booked a room for the night. There, I showered and cleaned myself for the first time in a few days. Damn, did it feel good to finally take a shower.

After I showered and blow-dried my hair, I dressed in one of my new outfits which consisted of a burgundy tank-top, a black leather jacket, black skinny jeans and black combat boots. Man, I really wear a lot of black.

I ran my brush through my long, black hair and just decided to leave it down like I always do. Next, I put on the necklace my brother Damon got me for my fourteenth birthday. It was a simple necklace with a heart charm on it, but it was still beautiful and my brother gave it to me, so I kept it to always keep him alive in my memory.

Then, I put on the bracelet my other brother Stefan had gotten me for my thirteenth birthday. It was a charm bracelet that had a charm of my favorite flower. Roses. You didn't see something like a charm bracelet everyday back then in Mystic Falls back in the old days of eighteen sixty-four. I always thanked Stefan everyday for it because it had to have costed a fortune. At least, back then it would have been considered a fortune. In today's time, twenty dollars for a charm bracelet really isn't all that expensive.

I wasn't a big makeup girl, the only makeup I ever put on my face was mascara and lip gloss for I only put on other makeup products if I were going to an event of some sort. So, I applied my usual mascara and some cherry colored lip gloss.

Satisfied with how I looked, I exited my motel room and began to explore the city. It was almost the evening since I had taken a flight in the last evening. Students were out of school by now and doing whatever the hell normal teenagers or little kids do on a Wednesday night.

I made my way downtown and saw a place called the Mystic Grill. It looked interesting so I went inside and saw a decent amount of people. This must be the hangout for all the teenagers.

I saw a bar and I think I literally felt my eyes light up. I hadn't had a well deserved drink in a long time. I walked over to the bar and sat in one of the seats, waving a bartender over.

"What can I get for you?" He asked, he was tall, had broad shoulders, blonde hair and blue eyes. He was cute, too.

"Just a glass of the best bourbon you've got." I told him.

"I'm going to need to see an I.D." He told me. "You don't exactly look like you're of legal drinking age."

"I do look younger than I am." I told him and laughed to myself at my own joke. I reached into my pocket and pulled my I.D. out. I was twenty when I was turned, so technically I'm only a year off. This was a fake I.D. though so I could get drinks without having to compel people. I don't like compelling people. Not after what he made me compel people to do. I showed the bartender my I.D. and he gave the nod of approval before walking away to go get my drink.

I waited patiently and took in the bar around me. It truly was kind of beautiful. In it's own greasy, alcohol smelling way.

"Here you go." I heard the bartender say as he came back with my drink.

"Thank you." I said, picking the glass up and taking a sip. I hadn't had bourbon in so long I almost forgot how good it was.

"So, I've never seen you around here before," The bartender said and I looked up at him. He looked at me and continued to clean a glass.

"I just moved here from Ohio." I told him. "I came here to look for my brothers. A friends told me they were here."

"Well, what are their names? In Mystic Falls-" I cut him off.

"Everyone knows everyone. I know. My brothers and I used to live here." I said. "Their names are Stefan and Damon." I see him freeze and look at me weirdly.

"Last name?" He asks.

"Salvatore." I told him and his weird look came back. "Wait, Salvatore! Of course! The Salvatore Boarding House! Why didn't I think of that before?"

I placed my money for the drink on the table and stood up. "Thanks for helping me..."

"Matt." He said. "Matt Donovan."

"Well, I'll see you around Matt Donovan." I said and then walked out of the Grill.

"Yeah, see you around." I heard him say.

Of course. I thought to myself. I should have known.

I blurred through the streets of Mystic Falls until I came up to the boarding house. I smiled. I was finally going to see my brother after over one hundred years. I walked up to the door and knocked.

Nothing.

I knocked again.

Still nothing.

Confused, I opened the door and walked inside. I could definitely smell them. Their scent was everywhere, but I couldn't hear anyone or anything.

Maybe they aren't home right now.

I made sure to get a good whiff of their scents before I sped out of the boarding house and followed their scents through the city until I made it to a big white house.

Why would they be here? I thought to myself. I walked up the porch stairs and to the door. I knocked on the door and heard footsteps coming up along with a girls voice saying "I'll get it!"

The door opened and my eyes widened as I saw who was on the other side.

"Katherine?"

A/N: HEY GUYS IM BACK! So I got my computer today so I can finally start updating again! YAY! I've honestly missed this so much. So, I have a question. What story do you guys want me to update next? I want to update the stories that you guys want to see updated so tell me in the reviews what story you want to see updated.