June 5th 1473

"PUSH! You can do it, just one more push" the loud grunts and shrieks of pain continued. The woman was lying down with her legs spread apart. Another woman was at the foot of the bed, her hands under the sheets that were covering the woman. The grunts stopped for a second and were replaced with loud screams of a new-born baby.

"It's a girl!" the woman announced, she knocked on the door and another woman came in with a man. "You have a daughter, Mr Petrova" she handed the baby to the smaller and more petite woman that was standing outside with him. A loud moan from the new mother made her focus on her again.

"Mrs Petrova, are you okay?" she walked over to the bed.

"It hurts… it hurts so much." She groaned out. Her healer looked her over before she pushed up the sheets.

"Oh my… you are having another child" she gasped.

"Another…" the poor woman grunted out, to birth another child…her body would be in so much agony.

"It's ready… PUSH!"

This continued on for almost half an hour until she gave birth once more. She gave birth to another girl. The nursemaid looked it over and gasped, this child was a monster.

"It's another girl" she could sense the disappointment in Mr Petrova. It was a well-known fact that he wanted a male heir. Men always wanted male heirs. She took the child aside.

"I-I don't think you wish to see the child…" she broke off.

"What, woman? What is it?" Mr Petrova spoke out. He was tired of waiting. He wished for these women to leave his home so he could care for his wife and children. She took the child over to them, already prepared for his outburst. The moment he laid eyes on his child he snapped.

"Take that THING away! It's an abomination, a monster! Take it AWAY!" he screeched, his eyes wide and his face red. His wife was crying beside him, slightly shaking.

"Her name? What would have been her name?"

The mother started crying more. She looked at the child, no monster, she was giving up.

"Elena. Her name would have been Elena Petrova. Now take it away!"

She took the child away from them and handed it to the other nursemaid. She whispered in her ear to take the baby away to a Church nearby, a Church that took in orphans and would be cared after by the Nuns.

She picked up the other child, it was normal, its face was plain and without dark veins and horrible eyes. She stood near them with this baby and told it was normal.

"No one must know about this. This shall be our only child. My wife birthed only one." He looked at her with rage in his eyes, so yes, she would keep this secret. The mother took her baby and looked at it. She stroked her head lightly with tears running down her cheeks.

"Katerina. Her name will be Katerina Petrova."

The petite nursemaid took the small screaming child to the Church as she was told to. But when she got there, she looked at the baby before handing it over. Her face was still contorted into that hideous look and was still wailing. She turned to the old Nun who had a dark look on her face. The Nun looked at the face of the baby in her arms and her scowl darkened.

"Do not worry; we will rid the world of the demon possessing her. Does she have a name?"

"Yes, its Elena…Petrova. Nobody is to know that she is a Petrova. Her parents do not wish for her existence to be known."

"Nobody but me will know the truth about this child. We will give her a name and tell her when is old enough to understand. We exorcise the monster as soon as we are able to. Goodbye Marie"

The nursemaid handed over baby and walked away without turning back. Had she turned back, she would have seen the horrible look that the nun had. Had she turned back and gotten the child back, she would have stopped the most horrible things of happening. Had she taken the child away, she would have saved her life from the true monsters of the world. She would have changed the future drastically.

The nun walked out of the kitchen with the screaming monster in her arms. She had had one of the younger nuns to feed the beast but every time they went near it they were afraid of its face. She had to do everything herself. She got some of the gruel fed the beast and it was going alright until the little beast began to spit some of it out. She tried to close its mouth so it would swallow but it bit her, and drew blood. The filthy little beast began to suck on it. She moved her hand away and saw that the beasts face became normal. She gasped and then a thought came into her mind. Her face turned into a knowing smirk.

Modern day Mystic Falls

A girl stood on a street alone. She had long, straight brown hair and the most stunning hazel eyes, they were so bright and expressive it was as if they shined bright through the night. She was speaking to someone through her phone and sounded exasperated at who she was speaking to. A man that had been lying in the middle of the street stood up and ran to the source of the noise.

"I know Bonnie, you're right! You and my mom both are. I just can't bring myself to tell him…at least not tonight! I'll call you later."

She had had a fight with her boyfriend Matt about their future. Every time she thought about her future she didn't see herself with Matt. She couldn't see matt as the person she'd want to spend the rest of her life with. She still wanted Matt in her life, but she saw him as more of a friend than boyfriend and later husband, if Matt had any say in it. She had realised that a few nights ago but couldn't bring herself to tell him. She didn't want to string him along, but she was afraid she would lose him forever if she told him how she really felt. Her mother had told her that it wasn't about losing him, it was about setting him free; it wasn't about her, it was about Matt.

She had just hanged up when she was faced with a very attractive man. He had hair that was as black as coal and the most stunning blue eyes. They looked ocean blue but weren't, more like aqua…but still not exactly that. They were like molten silver covered lightly with the lightest blue imaginable on top. She was brought out of her musings by his voice.

"Katherine!" the man exclaimed, anger evident in his voice. "What are you doing here?"

Elena looked at him shocked and a little afraid of the anger she had heard in his voice. She looked behind her to see if he was addressing someone else.

"No, No – um – I – I'm Elena" she answered, hesitating; as she realised he was talking to her.

The man looked confused and his brow furrowed slightly.

"Oh, you – you just look…" He stopped for a moment, shook his head and then continued in a more relaxed tone, smiling at her. "I'm sorry, you just really remind me of someone. I'm Damon." He announced, moving slightly closer to her. Elena smiled back, though she still remained a bit cautious.

"Not to be rude or anything, Damon, but it's kind of creepy that you're out here in the middle of nowhere."

Damon smirked at her answer. "You're one to talk. You're out here all by yourself."

Elena smiled, amused, before answering with a shrug. "It's Mystic Falls. Nothing bad ever happens here."

Damon looked at her without saying anything and without them noticing it went silent for a few seconds. Elena broke the silence when she mentioned Matt.

"Got into a fight with my boyfriend".

Damon looked at her curiously. "About what? May I ask" He said, raising his arms in the international sign of surrender.

Elena shrugged "Life, future, he's got it all mapped out".

Damon looked at her for a moment "And you don't want it?"

"I don't know what I want" she smiled ironically at him.

Damon shook his head, sceptical at what she had just said. "Well, that's not true. You want what everybody wants"

Elena looked at him amused "What, mysterious stranger who has all the answers?"

Damon laughed at her cheek before answering. "Hm, well, let's just say I've been around a long time. I've learned a few things."

Elena smiled, enjoyed the conversion she was having with her 'mysterious stranger'. "So, Damon, tell me. What is it that I want?"

Damon came closer to her before he replied. His tone was suddenly more serious. "You want a love that consumes you. You want passion, and adventure, and even a little danger."

Elena looked at him, surprised and obviously affected by his words; almost as if that was exactly what she had wanted to hear. She shook her head after a while and asked him "So, what do you want?"

Damon hesitated at her question for a few moments but at that point, her parents pulled up right beside them, honking before they reached her. She looked at the car and simply said "My parents…" but when she looked back he was gone. She stopped for a moment and then shook her head and lightly scoffed but not in a horrible way, more of an amused one. She smiled and then walked to the car. Before she opened the car door and sat down, she looked back at where she had met Damon and shook her head once more. When she started going inside the car she whispered quietly.

"It's nice to meet you Damon…"