Authors note:

I've been having the idea for this fic forming in my head for a while now. This is a first fic I've written and published so please be gentle with me. Also English is not my native language so I apologize for any mistakes I make during this fic.

This fic is rated M just in case. I still don't have a clear picture of what I want it to look like so that might change along the way.

Disclaimer:

I own nothing (accept few original characters I created for the purpose of this story).

Few things you need to know:

1. Stefan is still in the safe on the bottom of the lake.

2. Silas now looks like Stefan but is not his Doppelganger.

3. Qetsiyah did not kill herself but was killed by Silas after Katherine was force fed the cure. Silas killed her because he learned that Qetsiyah was lying to him all this time and destroying other side would actually made finding Amara in the afterlife almost impossible not the other way around.

4. Silas didn't drink the cure from Katherine, her dying is the natural consequence of taking the cure.

5. Bonnie is dead and will stay dead.

6. Tyler already broke up with Caroline.

7. Nadia is not a traveler and she didn't meet Matt and Rebekah while they were in Europe.

Chapter 1.

Faith

Katherine Pierce always did everything she could to survive but this time even though she tried she failed miserably. Recently she was force fed the cure by her second least favorite person in the whole world - her doppelganger, Elena - and now she was dying. How ironic. She has spent more than 500 years escaping every danger she could but she became human and was dying of old age. Rapidly. She had maybe few months left to live and she didn't want to die. She tried to become a vampire again but that didn't work and now that the witch Qetsiyah was killed by Silas before she could turn her immortal, Katherine was doomed.

Now she was living in the dorms of some crappy college with Caroline pretending to be Elena because her doppelganger went on a mission to save Stefan. She offered to help them but they said she was useless as a human and ordered her to stay here being guarded by Blonde vampire. At first she was furious because they hated each other but now they've grown to tolerate. One wouldn't go as far as calling them friends but they were enemies no longer.

Katherine was once again staying alone in their room, while Caroline was out with some guy she met, when someone knocked on the door. At first she was intent on ignoring the intruder and pretended that no one's inside. But then she heard voice calling her name.

"I know you're in there Katherine. I can hear you breathing. Open the door." the voice said. Katherine, still hesitant, sat up on the bed waiting.

"Katherine open the door or I can easily break in!"

The girl stood up heading slowly to the door and opened them just to see her daughter Nadia standing on the other side.

"Why are you here? I told you I don't want to see you or talk to you anymore. We are too old for mother-daughter bonding. Why don't you go back to wherever you came from." Katherine began to shut the door when Nadia forced her way into the room. She slowly went across the room and sat on Caroline's bed smiling.

"You don't have to be such a bitch Katherine. Besides you will be happy when you hear what I have to say to you..."

"I don't want to hear anything you want to say" Katherine interrupted. She was still standing beside the door looking angrily at Nadia, waiting for her to leave. She didn't want to know her. She didn't want to get attached to her now that she was going to die.

"Trust me you will be content when you hear the news I've learned." Nadia's smile became even bigger.

"So say it and go..."

"Well... I've heard that you tried everything to become vampire again and nothing you did worked." Nadia was very careful with the words she used. She didn't want Katherine to know that she knows the truth. At least not right away.

"So what?" Katherine yelled "Maybe I've decided that it will be better to live my life as a human."

"You don't even believe the words that come out of your mouth. You human? Come on Katherine you are the last person to ever want to be human again. You hate being weak, vulnerable, not being able to get the things you want. And what about when Klaus hears that you are human again and decides to use you as a blood bank for his hybrids. He might be too busy now whit his "Kingdome" and his child but he will surely come for you one day.

He won't. I'll be dead by then. God! why can't everybody leave me alone so I can die at peace. The thought came across Katherine's mind. She hated being human and she didn't have to be reminded of that. Slowly Katherine walk up to her bed and sat on it gently. She looked at Nadia she was still mad but the anger drained from her face.

"Fine" Katherine took a deep breath "what is this news you have for me?"

A big smile appeared on Nadia's face once again.

"First I must say that I hated you for sending me away and saying all those things to me. And I was ready to leave and forget all about you, the that bitch you were. But then your friend Caroline found me."

"She did what?" Katherine could not believe it. She was staring to tolerate that blond little vampire and she goes and does stuff like this. Who gave her the right to meddle in her life.

"She told me everything. How you can't tolerate vampire blood and you threw it up when you both tired to change you into vampire again. She also told me that you we're screwed over by that Qetsiyah which who was suppose to make you immortal." She paused. Katherine was looking at her impatiently and with anxiety. "She also mentioned that you are dying and there is no way to stop it."

Katherine stayed silent.

"That is when I left. I didn't want to lose you now that we've met. I know it sounds cheesy and all but it is true, even though it's been a long time. So I wanted to find a way to help you. I talked to everyone I know and everything turned out to be a dead end..."

"I knew there was nothing that could be done." those were only words Katherine said. She stood up and walked up to the window. She started to stare at the people gathered outside. She hated them. She was alive for more than 500 years and all she did was run and hide. Those people had no idea about the supernatural world that existed. They were lucky.

"As I said. It turned out to be dead end" Nadia continued her story "but then I've learned about the witch that lived in eastern Europe. She appeared to know something so I went to Russia to meet her. At first she was hesitant as all witches are when it comes to vampires. It took some time and some convincing but I managed to find out what she knows. She told me that there is a girl, human that knows more things about our supernatural world than most of us. She didn't tell me why that girl was special or how she knows everything she knows, but she told me where to find her.

"And did you?"

"No because there is a catch."

"There always is" Katherine turned around and responded. She was disappointed. For a second she believed that there is a way to save her. But that feeling quickly faded away. There's a witch who knows a girl who knows things. That's not enough, that is not even close to making her vampire again. What if that girl is only another link in that "solution". And what if that solution does not even exist.

Katherine remained silent Nadia also hasn't said a word. They both stared at each other for a while.

Katherine took a deep breath Get a grip, girl she though You are Katherine Pierce you are not weak, you never give up and you always do whatever it takes. At this moment she decided to follow the trail that Nadia found for as long as she will be able to. She will not go down without a fight. She never did and hell, she is not going to start now.

"What is this catch you mentioned?" she finally asked.

"This girl. She will speak to us only if you come to see her personally. She knows about our story and she is willing to help you only if you will visit her with me."

"Fine." Katherine went over to her drawer "What are we waiting for. We're packing our stuff and setting of on our new adventure right away." She took her bag and began to pack her things.

As Katherine was trying to get herself ready to go she was interrupted when Caroline stormed into their room.

"What the hell is going on here Katherine? What are you up to, Evil one?" She asked when she realized what her roommate was doing.

"What does it look like I'm doing? I'm getting out of this hovel of a dorm room."

"It's not that bad." She looked around staring at the peeling wallpaper in the corner "...But wait don't change the subject. What is happening? And what is Nadia doing here?" Blonde said while pointing her finger at Katherine's bag. She seemed even more angry than when she first came into the room.

"We are leaving." Nadia interrupted a power stare between two roommates. "We need to go right away"

"We are going on a mother-daughter bonding trip. Thanks to you, Nadia and I are going to know each other better" Katherine couldn't stop herself with a sarcastic remark.

"You're mad I told her but she deserves to know what is happening to you. So why don't you stop being the bitch you usually are and tell me the truth. You can't leave. Damon and Elena ordered you to stay here. I'm suppose to protect you remember, Katherine? You're not a vampire anymore."

"I know I'm not but I don't need your protection. I still can take care of myself. Besides who are Damon and Elena to order me around. I'm my own person and I thought you we're too. Why are you still allowing them to order you around. You have so much potential Caroline."

"Where are you both going?

"Nadia?" Katherine asked. Thinking about this chance to become immortal again she forgot to ask Nadia where they were headed. She was too preoccupied with getting ready for their mission to ask her daughter where this girl she mention lived.

"We are going to Eastern Europe. Polish/Russian border to be exact. There is a village called Lenkupie, person we want to visit lives there."

"Wow. She couldn't have chosen some exotic place to hide. I don't know, Bahamas maybe or Mallorca." - Kat commented ironically.

"So why are you going there if you don't like it?" Caroline was even more curious than before.

"That is not of your concern."

"Fine!"

"Well that was easy" Katherine stated and went back to packing. It took her a while to realized Caroline was doing the same thing. She was packing her suitcase.

"And what do you think you're doing?"

"I'm going with you." Caroline responded with a devious smile.

"No you're not. You are staying here. In any case, don't you have like some classes you need to attend or parties to go to. What about this boy of yours Jason or something?"

"It's Jessie. And no I have no engagements here. And I'm a vampire Katherine I can skip some classes. After all I have all time in the world to finish college. Whatever you're planning you could surely use another vampire to help you and I never been outside US so I could use a trip. See the world, you know?"

"No Caroline. Not a chance in hell." Katherine was angry. Why was Caroline so keen on spying her?

"We could use her Katherine" Nadia finally got up from Caroline's bed. She was trying to keep herself out of the conversation for now because she new Katherine always got her way, but Caroline could be right, having another vampire with them doesn't hurt. "If Caroline is willing to help us maybe we can let her in on our plan."

Katherine didn't trust Caroline. Caroline was loyal to Elena, Elena who was her best friend, Elena who Katherine screwed over to save herself. She couldn't be sure of Caroline's motives. Even though blonde vampire was good and honest up until now, both of them were enemies and they wanted to kill each other. Katherine trusted no one in her life an now she is suppose to count on her. Sure she saved her lately but only because Elena told her to. Caroline had a potential to be a great vampire but she was still holding on to her past, she was relying too much on her old friend, who will probably get her killed one day.

Katherine zipped her bag and handed it to Nadia. They were ready to go.

"Fine" she finally told Caroline" you can go with us. But no telling Elena for now. And you have to hurry up we don't have the whole day to wait for you." Blonde vampire was hesitant at first because she had always told Elena where she was going they were best friends and Elena counted on her. Caroline finally gave in a minute later, her desire of adventure won the internal debate.

"I have a car waiting to take us to the airport but we will have to compel ourselves one more ticket." Nadia took her cell out of her pocket and called the driver to be ready for them. Then she waited for Caroline to pack her bags, which didn't take long and the three of them were on their way. When they were sitting in a car driving away the radio played Come as You Are by Nirvana.

Come
As you are
As you were
As I want you to be
As a friend
As a friend
As an old enemy...

That's it. That was the first chapter. Hope you enjoyed it. Thanks so much for reading. I will try to upload the second chapter ASAP.