Think of a memorable character (from a book, film or TV show). Craft a story about that character losing the most valuable thing he or she owns.

Damon Salvatore always thought too much as a human. About everything, therefore he began to rebel against his father and everything he knew he was supposed to do. As a vampire Damon didn't think at all most the the time unless it was to deceive or trick his way into getting what he wanted. Then he met her, Elena Gilbert.

He changed, became someone better. He still had his terrible quirks, the self proclaimed bad brother.

Brother...Stefan. His baby brother, not so much of a baby anymore being a vampire for more than 160 years though. He had always despised the younger but protected him none the less. In secret of course he couldn't have people thinking he cared...he didn't right? For such a long time he knew that as a fact but now he knew it too be wrong. He cared for his little brother, he'd always known that much but when he saw her...

Elena, the kindest person there was, the one who least deserved it, lost her baby brother. Jeremy wasn't a vampire, he was barely 16, he didn't deserve to die. Neither did Elena but there were far past that, she had been a vampire for a few months now. They were all used to it but Damon wished there was something he could do to change, she didn't deserve this life but he knew he couldn't...

He lost the love of his life trying to save her. And the moment he got her back, his brother was going to leave. That's what Stefan said but Damon hated the idea.

Stefan and Elena... Two of the only people Damon truly cared for, the most valuable people in the world to him. If ever lost them...he couldn't and even if he did he wouldn't hunt them down. May take a while but he would do it, he would always do it...

Elena lost so much in such a small amount of time.

It all started when her parents died. It was her fault, she knew it for a fact. She had missed family night, they came and picked her up and soon enough. In a flash, they were gone. The car went into the water and they drowned. She was saved.

Stefan Salvatore was there and saved her life, only noticing her because of her resemblance to his past love Katherine.

Katerina and or Katherine, her doppelgänger. The two were identical, born with the same purpose. To be used for a sacrifice, to release a curse that should stay sealed. That was the second time she had such a close brush to death, she should have died when he killed her but...her uncle. Her true father, died for her. The same night her aunt had died being used in the same sacrificial way, her aunt had not deserved it.

Then it was just her and her baby brother, Technically cousin, Jeremy.

Jeremy was only 16. For six months they had Alaric, he was their history teacher and guardian. He was the husband of Elena's birth mother but that's not why he cared for the children, he has become truly close to them. Being one of the only adult humans in Mystic Falls who knew of their situation. That changed though, he had been turned and became invincible , evil.

But nothing's invincible, his life was tied to Elena's. the only way to kill him was for her too die. And then that happened, he died and so did she. Except she came, as a vampire of course.

Then there was a hope. A possible cure for being a vampire but then Jeremy...he died. Her last family member died. They didn't even room left in her families morgue to bury. And so then she lost two things that day.

Her brother. And something just as valuable, she lost her self.

And her humanity in the process.