Eternity of Love

1. Remembrance.

Stefan's P.o.V 

Damon is in one of many rants again. I can hear from here upstairs. Granted his rant is just own anger and grief. Today is our sister's birthday. Normally we would celebrate it but things have been too hectic to breath and do so. Elena has picked up on our uneasiness and I chalked it up to the stress of Klaus and his plans. 

She doesn't believe me. 

Kaylan Salvatore... What is there to say of her? Everything and anything really. The first thing I'd say was how extremely sorry I am for not listening to her about Katherine. If she was here now well let's just say, her attitude towards Elena would be strained and filled with uncertainty. Kaylan was a sweet soul, kind and easy-going. Very observant to those around her and had a good judge of character. 

Which I didn't heed when she said Katherine pierce was only looking out for herself and not for Damon and I. Father's gem and only daughter but just as rebellious as Damon. Damon and her relationship was a strong one during that time as well as mine was. The three of us of were thick as thieves. 

Father wanted her to marry the Carpenter's son but she refused stating that her friend Bethany had feelings for the hard-working lad and decided to match them. Ignoring the fact that it had angered father. I would step in at that time and difuse the situation. 

A wild spirit indeed.....

I looked up from my writing when I heard the door open and Elena walked in. Her face said it all and I sighed as I closed my journal. "Just let him be... he's.." I paused trying to find the right word. "irritable, but not at you or anyone." 

"what's wrong?" she asked noticing my changed demeanor as well. I shook my head and told her it was just stress and it'll go away soon. I wish my mood wasn't so open I didn't want her to pick up that I was more sadden then irritable. Though she didn't believe me she let it go and pulled me away from my desk and out of my room. "Let's get some fresh air." 

 We ended up in town and walking to a bench to sit down. I sigh again knowing I couldn't hide what I was feeling and decided to tell her. "Damon and I had a sister." I said breaking the silence. Elena looked at me expectedly waiting for me to continue. "She was a year younger than I. Which made us inseparable." 

"She was also more rebellious then I was, but I was always the one that got us out of trouble or tried to when it was obviously her fault." I say with a chuckle. "Her relationship with Damon was about the same but he was a little more protective when it came to Kaylan." I saw Elena's face light up in recognition and chuckle again. "Yep Kaylan Salvatore was my little sister. Fierce, wild, and care-free. but it changed when Katherine showed up." 

"I don't know what happened to her after father had died. I know the Gilberts took her in but I don't know for how long. I lost track of her doings at around 1867 or 1868. Though I was in a bad place at the time, you know being a new vampire and still learning. I just hope she isn't judging me too harshly up there." I say as tears fell down my cheeks. "It's also one of the reasons Damon hates me." 

"Stefan, Damon doesn't hate you... not entirely " Elena said but she couldn't continue as Damon appeared. 

"No little brother I don't hate you for our sister. As far as knowledge of her after we became vampires she died in 1868. 22 years old underneath that tree in the center of town in the middle of the night. Or so I heard." he added sitting down onto the bench his face still irritable. "You know what Alaric wanted to talk to me about that had me so mad?! It wasn't even about what is going on, more so that he thought he saw Kaylie." 

I looked at Damon perplexed. Was it even possible.

"Maybe you two should look into it." Elena suggested and Damon and I looked at each other and shrugged our shoulders. To want point and to what end? To hope that for some miraculous reason that Kaylan had married before 1868 and had at least one child to carry the Salvatore bloodline and that who Alaric saw was just a descendent?  Too much of a good thing and I didn't want it to blow up in my face. 

"Elena I told him it was impossible she'd have to a vampire to be alive now." Damon stated his voice sarcastic meaning he was getting annoyed with hopeful suggestion Elena had given. 

"But you don't even know what happened to her after you two became vampires what makes you think she's actually dead?" she asked again putting doubt into my mind. She was right we had no idea of what had happened during that time. We didn't even return to Mystic falls until 1912 and even that went horribly wrong. 

"Don't do that Elena!" Damon growled out getting to his feet. I could tell he was trying to hide his grief but more so the hope that Elena's words were giving him. Though it wouldn't to look through records at least and see if any of her old belongings had survived time. That was were I was going to start I wasn't going to dive into Alaric's rumor until I had something that said otherwise. 

As if Damon could read my thoughts the two of us went to town hall leaving Elena on the bench. She could only smile she was content that Damon and I had something to work on together. That was how the two of us found ourselves at a table buried in old articles and papers. "There's nothing here that speaks of Kaylan." Damon said getting annoyed once more. 

"Maybe they found an old journal. " I said going to the front desk. I explained to the receptionist that I was a descendent of Kaylan Salvatore and was wondering if there was a journal that survived from the time of 1864 and 1868. The receptionist looked through her computer to look at the archives she mentioned they only had one item that had been hers and I asked for it. She refused and before I could say anything Damon came to the desk and compelled her to do it. 

What we had found was barely anything to go by.