Ever since the girl who claimed to be his great niece Sarah Salvatore, Stefan had been looking for a chance to make a visit to her even if she never knew exactly who he was. But things had been getting so side tracked lately since his brother returning from the dead or prison world, his friendship with Caroline breaking down, Alaric becoming human again, Elena trying to remember her memories of Damon.

Kai running around loose like a murderer on crack and this merge that was meant to be happening between Kai and Alaric's new girlfriend Jo. And now Caroline's mom had cancer, something that they couldn't fight of with a spell or try to fix. 

But that was just the top of the list of things that was happening in the small town of Mystic Falls. But when Stefan had found out Caroline was making a visit to Duke to see a specialist in her mom's cancer it gave him a chance to make a quick stop in to see the real Sarah Salvatore.

He had promised Caroline that he would come and find her when he had finished seeing his "friend" not wanting to explain everything to her right now when she was so focused on finding a cure for her mom. 

Stefan had managed to track her down at Duke University, a photography exhibit. Approaching a woman who held a I-pad and directed another couple towards the far end of the room. "Excuse me, could you point me to Sarah Nelson's exhibit" he asked politely.

The women pointed over her shoulder "Far corner. Good choice, she's one of our best new students" she grinned. 

"Thank you" he replied with a quirky smirk and headed towards where he was directed to.

Moving around crowds of people who were gathered around his great niece, he saw her - Sarah Salvatore.