I know that pictures didn't exist in the 1500's but in my versions they do so, don't judge me.

As soon as Stefan reached the clearing of the forest, he saw Elena sitting on a nearby log spinning a silver arrow that were probably just for practice. "You're late",she said.

"By 5 minutes."
"Still late." Just then, she threw an arrow at him. He quickly moved out of the way.

"First rule of defense: never let your guard down",she said.
"Fine, but at least be careful, the floor's slippery." It was true. There had been a huge storm the night before and the forest floor was soaking wet. "I'll be fine",she replied. As if on cue, when she began walking towards him, she slipped. He tried to catch her but ended up on the ground with her directly on top of her.

"Sorry!"
"I told you it was slippery." She looked up at him and stood on her elbows. For a second, they simply stared at each other and time was lost. Her eyes had never looked as beautiful as they did now. Someone could lose themselves in those eyes; forever lost in their dark blue the thick lashes added even more to their reminded him of someone he just couldn't remember the name of at the moment.

She didn't know why she didn't get up. She wanted to but couldn't get her body to obey the command. She never wanted to stop gazing at his leaf green eyes the color of a leaf turned up to face the summer sun. God, why couldn't she get up? Now she knew why: she didn't want to.

Finally after what seemed like centuries, Elena got off him. Why did she have to get up? He wanted to keep on staring at her lapis lazuli eyes. Looking into them, he forgot about everything else and only remembered her. Was he falling in love? No he couldn't, even if he wanted to. He was a vampire and she was a vampire hunter. But, if she was going to kill him, why wasn't she?

After several more practices, they left. After Elena had gazed at him for a little while, she couldn't concentrate on what she was saying or doing. She had gone straight home afterward, longing for a pencil and her sketch book. She usually went through family possessions from the past to draw them. Looking through one of the boxes, she came across a photo of a young girl; most likely an ancestor. She looked almost exactly like Elena. She had the same pale skin, pink lips, and dark blue eyes. The only difference was that this girl had brown hair whereas Elena's was blond. She took the photo out of the box and went back to her room. She looked at the past drawings in her book and looked at them quickly. She passed by an old pocket watch, handheld mirror, locket, and a wedding ring before she reached a clean page. Then, she began to draw.

By the time she finished drawing, she heard her mother come home from grocery shopping. Elena ran downstairs wanting to ask about the girl in the photo.

"Who's this girl in the photo, Mom?" Her mom took the photo and looked at the image.
"Our family doesn't like to discuss this girl, Elena. But, I know that you'll keep asking until you know so I'll just tell you." It was true. Elena didn't rest until she found out what an heirloom meant. Once, she had bothered her parents for three days to know about the origin of a hair pin.
"This girl disgraced this family. You see, she was a hunter in our family in the early 1500's and was one of the best hunters this family has ever had. But, she left us when she did the worst thing we could ever do. In the year 1522, the year she turned eighteen, she willingly turned into a vampire. She betrayed everything our family has ever believed in. The last time we've heard about her was in 1592. She had gone to Florence, Italy and fell in love with two boys. Then, she selfishly turned them and simply abandoned them because she had grown tired of them."
"Do you know anything else?"
"Just her name and the name of those two boys."
"What were they?"
"Her name was Katerina Petrova. The boys were Stefan and Damon Salvatore."

I know that Katerine Petrova isn't her name in the books but I like it better so deal with it. What will happen if Elena's mom finds out her daughter loves a vampire? Stay tuned...