Hello guys!

So here's a quick reason why I wanted to write this story - The First Ep of Vamp Diaries when Katherine returns and tells Damon she doesn't love him. The look I saw on his face, broke my heart. So I had to create a story on how I wanted him to be with someone...I've also managed to pick out some things from the next few episodes and put them in my story, see if you can spot them.

Enjoy Chapter 1!

Damon,

When you read this, it means I'm gone. I'm sorry I had to say goodbye like this. But it was the only way I was ever going to make it out of this town alive.

I hope that one day I will come back to Mystic Falls, and when I do I hope you will welcome me with open arms.

Until I return,

All my love.

Katya

Chapter 1: Never was a girl with a wicked mind.

She took one look at the sign as she drove into the city 'Welcome to Mystic Falls' she smirked as she read the sign, she was close. She had passed Fell Church and smiled on the inside knowing what was hidden underneath it.

She had made it to the Salvatore boarding house. "It hasn't changed a bit" she spoke to herself. She made her way to the front and knocked on the door. No answer. She turned the door handle, and to her surprise it opened. She walked in and looked around, the exterior hadn't changed but the interior improved with time. She walked over to the liquor cabinet and poured herself a glass of scotch. She heard footsteps approaching the house, she listened in, and she couldn't recognise the scent this person had. All she knew that it was a human.

"Stefan" Elena called out into the room. Katya turned around and walked into the entrance where Elena continued to walk down. Katya smelled her, and…she was getting quite hungry.

"Stefan's not here" Katya called out. Elena jumped and turned in her direction "Hi" Katya looked at her, up and down. She looked shockingly like Katherine. But she knew it wasn't Katherine, if that were the case, Katherine would've ripped her throat upon seeing her.

"Hi. Sorry, you scared me" Elena smiled and looked at her awkwardly.

"No harm done" Katya nodded. Elena looked at who she was talking to more carefully. Katya had long brown curly ringlets that sat perfectly on her oval face. She had dark brown eyes, she looked similar to Katherine, and she bore some resemblance but not a lot.

"Um…sorry, but who are you?" she edged closer to her.

"Katya Stevens" she curtsied "and to whom do I owe the pleasure of this…visit?"

"Elena…Gilbert" she nodded and looked down at her shoes.

"And you're…looking for Stefan? Who's not here obviously?"

"Is he out hunting?" Elena asked.

"Hunting?" Katya looked at her "explain"

"He hunts animals, he doesn't drink human…" she trailed off and looked at Katya. She wasn't sure if Katya was human or a vampire.

"He drinks animal blood?" she scrunched up her nose "how he does it I'll never know"

"So…you're one of them?"

"By them you mean, Vampire?" Katya looked at her; it surprised her how much this little human knew. Was she Stefan's pet? Or was he keeping her around because she was the doppelganger of Katherine? Either way, Elena fascinated her. "Yeah I am. I'm surprised you know so much Miss Elena. Stefan must…trust you a lot for him to tell you what he is"

"Yeah" Elena nodded "so…" as she was speaking Stefan walked into the doorway. He noticed her scent and looked up at her.

"Katya" Stefan called her name out. Elena turned around, Katya knew Stefan was near, she figured she'd keep Elena around; it'd make her visit in vain if she went all that way. Plus, she wanted to figure out who Elena was to Stefan.

"Stefan" she smiled as she approached him.

"You're alive" Stefan stared at her.

"And you…are too. I thought Damon was the only one that Katherine turned" she stopped and looked at Elena and then at Stefan "aren't you going to introduce us?"

"Oh sorry this is Elena, my…" he said as they held hands.

"Your girlfriend" she answered in surprise "does she knows she looks like-"

"Yes, she does" Stefan cut in.

"And…she doesn't mind? No offence there Stefan but…you know" she shrugged.

"I know you don't like Katherine, Katya"

"Well isn't that stating the obvious a little bit?" she smirked.

"Does Damon know you're here? Better yet, does he know you're alive?" Stefan looked at her. She didn't answer "I'll take that as a no"

"What's wrong with Damon and Katya?" Elena asked.

"Nothing" Katya shook her head in reply.

"So tell me, what is the reason behind your triumphant return to Mystic Falls? I thought you were dead"

"You're taking my being alive…er…well…survival…pretty well" she nodded "and as for triumphant? Ha, hardly. I have some business I'd like to get taken care of" she said as she straightened up.

"With Damon" Elena said.

"Correct" she nodded "there are some things that I need to get sorted"

"How long has it been since he's seen you?" Elena asked.

"Since the last time he and Stefan were alive…so to speak. So it's been…a while. I'm not one to hold grudges but that brother of yours has a tendency to set people off. But since he's not here..." she said as she headed to the stairs.

"Where are you going?"

"Gonna go up and find a room to rest. It's been a long day. It was a pleasure meeting you Elena" she bowed her head as she went up the stairs. As soon as the door closed Elena looked at Stefan, he knew what she was going to ask.

"So, that was?"

"That…would be Katya Stevens…Katherine's cousin"

"Katherine's cousin?"

"Unfortunately for Katya, yes. Katherine had apparently turned her against her will. She left Mystic Falls, considering Katherine wanted Katya to be part of whatever plan she had for her, of course Katya didn't agree to it so she left. So you can imagine how Katherine felt about that"

"And you think it's safe for her to be in the house?"

"From the sound of it, Katya hasn't seen or spoken to Katherine since the capture. She became a really good friend of mine back in my human days"

"Oh" she nodded "and what does this have to do with Damon?"

"Ah" he coughed "that's for Damon to tell you. He and Katya have had a sort of an…interesting past"

"That bad huh?"

"Its more…interesting than bad…but I guess it depends whose side you're looking from" Stefan answered "come on, let's go to the Grill"

"Will Katya be alright here on her own?"

"She'll be fine" he nodded "she's not like Katherine"

Damon was over at the Grill drinking a beer. It was the afternoon and any time was better than nothing to drink. Or he could always find a nice human he could feed on if he were really that hungry. He looked over to his left and saw Elena and Stefan walk in arm-in-arm. He rolled his eyes.

"There's Damon" Elena hinted at Stefan's direction.

"Ah" he nodded "its best we don't tell Damon about seeing Katya and that she's back. Best let him figure that out in his own time"

"Why? What with Katherine showing up, the amount of people popping up from nowhere shouldn't be a surprise from him, really"

"Yeah but we don't know how he's going to react with this one" Stefan looked at her as he kissed her on the forehead "Katya is a reminder of the past, and was part of Katherine's plan, and the fact that she's related to Katherine…well…"

"Hello brother, brother's girlfriend" he nodded at them as he raised his glass "and what do I owe the pleasure of seeing your faces today?"

"We just happened to be at the same place at the same time" Stefan answered "we didn't come in for you"

"Doesn't everyone?" he smirked "oh Damon, you're so mean" he mimicked Stefan's voice. He did get a kick out of mimicking his brother, because he knew it annoyed him, which he enjoyed "It's been a boring day" he sighed "what with Katherine in the tomb and everything, we can continue a boring, normal life. It sickens me" he scrunched up his face.

"Well maybe your wish will be granted" Elena looked at him "you always have a tendency to get what you want"

"That I do" he smirked "well cheers to us and being…normal" he said as he finished the remainder of his drink. "Well…I'm headed home" he got up out of his chair "see you later, brother. Brother's girlfriend" he bowed.

"Actually Damon, stay. I'll buy you a drink"

"Well, this is nice of you Stefan" he sat back down.

'Katya' Elena mouthed. Stefan nodded. "Yeah, I think I'll buy you one too"

"Warming up to me are you Elena?" he smiled.

"I'm feeling generous" Elena responded.

"Super" Damon chirped "now…bring on the drinks!"

After buying many rounds for Damon, they were ready to go home.

"So, did I miss anything?" Damon looked at Elena and Stefan.

"What?" Stefan asked.

"Well there had to be a reason why you guys were so nice to me today…what happened?"

"Uh" Elena began, to which Stefan shook his head.

"Ah!" Damon pointed at Stefan "I saw that, you told her not to say something. Are you both hiding something from me?"

"I guess you'll find out in your own time Damon" Stefan said as he escorted Elena to the door.

"Not so fast" he blocked the door "neither of you are going anywhere until I find out what you're hiding from me"

"Stop playing games Damon"

"Who says I'm playing games?"

"An old friend of yours came to visit" Stefan added. Elena looked at him.

"Oh, a blast from the past" he chuckled "and who pray tell dear Stefan, who might this one be?"

"That's for you to find out yourself" Elena answered.

"That much of a surprise huh?" he smirked "well, you know me. I just love surprises"

"Then you're gonna love me" Katya's voice called from behind Damon. Damon turned around slowly.

"Katya?"

"Well you both have some catching up to do" Stefan said as he escorted Elena to the front door "try not to kill each other" was the last thing he said before Stefan closed the door. Katya and Damon just stood there staring at each other in silence.