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Chapter 36 - Home

I was going home. You may ask where my home is, but you should already know. Home is a place where the people you love are (I know my brothers are in Fells Church), home is someplace you feel safe. To me home is where your happy.

The one place I felt safe, happy and loved was in Italy. I was going back to my homeland, and back to where it all started. I was headed back to my human home.

When I finally arrived at the Salvatore Estate I was bombarded with memories.

I remember growing up here. I remember riding my beloved horse, Bello. I regret leaving her, but Klaus made me leave her behind. Then when Damon left for the University, I cried for days. But I finally got over it, once I learned he would come back some day.

While he was gone a girl named Katherine came. Once Stefan saw her, he fell head over heels in love with her. I knew Damon and Stefan were fighting over Katherine, the instant Damon first met her. After all Stefan saw her first. The fought over her, forgetting all about me, and ended up killing each other. I cried for weeks, fighting over the urge to forget them.

That all stopped when I met Klaus. I remember the way his blue eyes shinned when he first saw me. Well we actually met under when my father was trying to marry me off to some man. He was my night in shining armor. He saved me from other men, and I soon found out he was different. I learned what he was, and then I was changed. Now forever immortal, and we ran away. Leaving it all behind.

Then after 200 years I finally came back, to visit my brothers who were buried down in the ground. Or so I thought. There was this man that looked like my brother Damon. And now that I think about it, maybe it was really him.

Now I'm here after centuries of traveling. Back to where it all started. I'm finally home.

Thinking about everything brought tears to my eyes remembering Klaus, the pain from my brothers death and realizing it was all in the past. I could do nothing to change it.

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I soon found out I couldn't go into the house and that someone lived there now. I should have thought about that before. After a few days I decided it was time to feed.

I snapped the servants neck (obviously the people that live here can afford to pay people to work for them), I drained the person. Savoring every last drop. Dropping the body I made my way toward the back door, whipping off any blood.

There was a little girl, she was playing with her dolls. This girl was beautiful, for a human. She looked familiar too, and kinda looked like Damon. With long black hair and green cat eyes she was very unique. I looked her straight in the eye and compelled her to let me in. That's exactly what she did.

She was twirling her hair and when her hair was out of her face she looked like Damon, but female. How is that possible? Anyway the only difference between this child and my brother are that the child is innocent and the age difference. I'll let her live.

"What's your name?" I asked the little girl once I was inside.

She whispered, "Rosalba." I picked her up so I could move freely and not have to worry about losing her. Her name was beautiful and meant white rose.

"Is it okay if I call you Rosa?" she nodded. "Are your parents home?" She shook her head, no. I heard her stomach growl.

"Hungry." Was all she said, before I went to the kitchen.

I made her my specialty. Ravioli.

I sealed the meat between two layer of dough. I cooked it and then covered it in sauce. Just the way I like it.

Her face lit up the moment she tasted it. The recipe I used was an original, my mother used it a lot. I loved it and I'm glad I can share it with someone else.

This place was actually starting to feel like home again. All because of this little girl actually made me smile during one of my darkest days.

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What's home to you?