“You should have stayed dead.” “I tried. Katherine wouldn’t let me.” When Katherine Pierce returns to Mystic Falls and tears Stefan’s life apart once again, an even older ghost follows her home. Y/N was believed to have died in the church fire of 1864. Instead, she spent 145 years hunting the vampire who stole Stefan Salvatore’s humanity and ruined countless lives. Now she’s back—and Katherine is about to learn that some people survive the flames. Season 1 AU. Stefan Salvatore x Y/N. Katherine Pierce’s worst nightmare.