Car drive, memories.

Masquerade Ball, Venice, 1951.

Ranya was talking with some friends, distracted, laughing, drinking a glass of Champagne. Suddenly she felt someone holding her wrist "Katherine?" a masculine voice said, she turned around with sarcasm in her eyes that melt away when he saw the man standing in front of her with gleamy eyes. He was tall, dark curly hair and ice blue eyes that, in that moment, were filled with hope and.. love? Ranya smiled "Sorry Sir but i'm afraid you might be mistaken. I'm Ranya." she said,  taking the side of her long dress with soft hands and doing a slight bow. The man smiled "I'm Damon. Sorry for my mistake, Miss, that won't happen again." Damon said with curiosity in his eyes, replacing the hope that was there just some seconds ago. Ranya heard the classic music change into something older, she could hear the laughs and whispers of her friends on her back, Damon was staring at her, half-smiling. "May I have this dance, Miss?" He asked, offering his hand to her. "My pleasure, Sir." Ranya said as she held his hand and walked to the center of the room, following Damon. He was really goodlooking, no doubt about it.

Suddenly a voice woke her up from her thoughts "Here we are, Mystic Falls finally." the driver said. Ranya looked to the front and smiled "Finally." She agreed. "Now where, ma'am?" he added, looking back at her and to the road again. Ranya doubted and finally said "To the Boarding House, please." she forced a little smile and looked back to the window. It was a sunny, fresh day with a slight breeze. "Sure." the driver said and she got lost in her thoughts again... This time there were no masks, no music, just blood. Herself killing her husband after turning into a vampire, the bloodlust took her to kill the person she loved the most after her baby was taken away. Ranya hated that, she couldn't forget it tho... it was something that would hunt her for eternity. Forever.

The driver talked again, Ranya felt the car stop. "Here we are, ma'am." he said. Ranya handled some bills to the man "Thank you." She said as she walked out of the taxi with her bag in one hand. Ranya stopped outside the big house and half-smiling "Here we are, Mystic Falls." She muttered to herself and knocked a few times the door, waiting for someone to open it.