Okay, so this can potentially become a new story. I've nothing written yet, just a bunch of ideas. If it catches your attention, be sure to let me know. I don't have a lot of free time so I need to know if it'll be worth spending some on writing this story.

It takes place after the end of season 4. Like, a couple of days after the last episode.

Katherine was drinking in the living-room when the door of the Salvatore mansion slammed shut. She turned to see who was there, and was surprised to see it was Stefan.

"What a pleasant surprise. I thought you'd be long gone by now."

He frowned at her.

"What are you doing here?"

"Well, where else would I go? Your girlfriend turned me human; the only way I can repay her is by hanging around and piss her off. Oh wait, did I say girlfriend? I meant ex-girlfriend, obviously."

Stefan looked at her suspiciously and walked over to her.

"I can hear your heart beating. You're telling the truth. Did she give you the cure?"

"She fed me that damned cure; I never asked for it!" She replied, clearly upset. "But I was about to kill her, so I guess that was her only chance at survival."

Katherine shrugged and stepped away from Stefan. His staring made her uneasy for some reason. He followed after her.

"How long are you planning to stay?"

"Stefan, do you have any idea of the number of enemies that I've made over the centuries?"

"Probably a thousand."

"Then you understand why I can't exactly have people knowing that I'm a vulnerable, pathetic human now."

"Do the others know that you're here?"

"They're all off to visit that college, somewhere around here. So, tell me, why are you back?"

Stefan looked puzzled for a second and he cleared his throat.

"This is my home."

Katherine raised an eyebrow, unimpressed.

"You're willing to endure the torture that is watching Damon and Elena make puppy dog eyes to each other just because this is your home?"

"Well…"

"Are you drunk, or stoned?"

"No."

There was an awkward moment of silence and finally, Katherine handed her drink to Stefan and poured herself another glass. He emptied it quickly and set it down.

"I, uh, I'm going to my room. I'll see you around."

"So you're not telling me to leave? You're actually okay with me being here?"

Stefan turned to face her.

"As long as you stay out of my way and mind your own business. But Damon will probably have a different opinion. And let's not talk about Elena. And Jeremy. Heard he was brought back to life."

"Yeah, it appeared the Bennett witch did that before she left town for the summer."

"Hmm. Eager to see how that turns out."

He smiled briefly at her and disappeared rapidly. Katherine waited ten whole seconds before she moved. This encounter with Stefan left her feeling restless and she didn't know why. He seemed completely off. Maybe… Maybe he was on human blood again. Yes, that was probably the reason. But if he was, then she was in danger. She could not stay here anyway, because the Salvatore mansion offered no protection against vampires. After a few minutes of weighing her options, Katherine sighed and walked out of the house. It was time for her to pay a little visit to Matt Donovan.

Stefan heard the entrance door open and close and he guessed that Katherine had left. He looked out of the window and saw her get into a car that he had not even noticed when he had arrived. Alone at last, he sat on the edge of his bed and put his head in between his hands.

"This is going to take some time."

Katherine was a difficult person to read, even with his psychic abilities. He had no idea why. Until now it had always been easy to find a way into people's mind. But this one was guarded. She had thrown him off-balance. And the fact that she looked exactly like the love of his life was not helping. He smiled bitterly at this crazy doppelganger thing.

Stefan—Silas—got up and walked toward the shelves full of books. Diaries, not books, he realized. His doppelganger was writing diaries. He smirked. Now this was going to be of help. He had to read them all, to know everything about his shadow self. He had to be him. Might as well do it properly.

Silas picked the one that seemed the oldest and opened it.

On the front page was written:

"Property of Stefan Salvatore – December, 25th, 1862."

Perfect, Silas thought.

So, yes, Stefan is still in that box at the bottom of the lake. For now. And Silas is intrigued by Katherine. And Katherine needs to see Matt. But, Matt's not here since he's off with Rebekah. Ha. What will she do?

You'll know if you leave a review to tell me that you want this to continue ;)

A/N : LET ME MAKE THIS CLEAR: This story, for now, has no romance planned. If Stefan, Silas, Katherine and Caroline are the characters I mentioned in the description of the story, it's because they ALL will be the main characters/focus. So chill. No Stefan/Caroline romance, sorry guys. I like them better as friends. And please, if you want to ask such questions, LOG IN, or create an account or something, because I can't answer you directly. Thanks.

OTH-FOQ