I own nothing but my OC Amelia.
Amelia POV
Groaning in pain I rolled over, only to end up falling off the moth-eaten sofa I had been laid on. Squinting I glanced around confused before it clicked, I had been kidnapped.
The last thing I remembered was rushing after Elena when she walked away from the masquerade party before a hand clamped over my mouth with a soaked cloth which made me drowsy. Then every thing went black.
I knew about Elena being a doppelgänger, Katherine, vampires and everything and had known before Stefan 'officially' met Elena.
I had been in the car when our parents died and saw Stefan try to save my father before grabbing Elena, I hadn't passed out so I had the limited strength to swim out the recently smashed window when I was sure she was ok.
After I made it to the bank of Wickery bridge Stefan tried to compel me, but my father had given me and Elena vervain jewelry. Mine was a basic chain bracelet which had gathered charms over the many years and so Stefan told me. After he explained it all about Katherine and Elena to me I helped him make sure my sister was safe. He promised to never get involved with her life but imagine my surprise when she mentioned the new student to Jeremy who in turn told me.
Me and Elena never saw eye to eye, she was alway's the damsel in distress and always relied on another to save or help her, and she never took the blame herself if she did something wrong.
I was older than her by two years and had moved out much to her glee. In her eyes I was spoilt and had everything but we both knew nobody messes with the other. Only I was allowed to mess and be a bitch to her or there would be hell to pay and vice versa.
As I knew the Katherine take down plan was set Stefan and Damon wanted me to stay away. Of course I ignored them not really caring what they thought. Damon was a close friend and we both were each others diary so to speak.
I had got dressed up in a mid thigh length red empire dress with diamond threaded embroidery. Silver and rhinestone decorated high-heeled. And a beaded mask forming swirls.
I even tamed my hair! This shocked everyone who knew me, I was known for wearing basic clothes and just leaving my hair in its natural wavy do, my hair just reached my shoulders with slightly curled fringe. Tonight though - with the help of Caroline I had dressed in a tight bodice dress, perfectly curled hair. My jewelry was a simple matching diamond, earring and bracelet set I had got from Jenna and Jeremy for my 18th as it was the same day I moved out and they wanted me to have something special.
My make up had been done perfect, most likely smudged now though... I grimaced at the annoying thought. I had my eyes done in a shadowed look with a nice thickened line of eyeliner emphasizing my long, thick lashes to enhance my big child like eyes. And my constant pouty lips were coloured in a deep glossy red which had somehow smeared on the sofa. I cringed before wiping my lips and wiping the remainder of make up on the rotten sofa.
That was one why I never wore make up. Sighing I stood from the floor and stretched moaning when my back clicked several times. I kicked of my high heels and tossed them in the corner sighing in bliss from the five-inch difference, I no longer had to worry about balancing. That thought alone made me smile.
I grimaced at the slight pounding coming from across the hall, I strolled over pushing the half broken door open and saw a short hair brunette coming towards me with a defiant look on her face. I smiled unsure before twisting the key in the lock and opened the door narrowly missing a golden opportunity to hit Elena in the face.
I inwardly cried but showed Elena a smile who reluctantly returned the gesture before her eyes widened dramatically at seeing the short brunette behind me.
The woman pushed me forwards a little harsh making me glare at her which she responded with a eye roll.
"Please let us go!" Elena said doing the sad eye thing as the woman paced around the room picking odd things up.
"You look just like her..." The woman murmured grabbing a book before heading back to the door but of course Elena had to get in the way. Again.
"But I'm not! Look I'm not Katherine! I'm Elena Gil-" Elena started before the woman interrupted.
"I know who you are, now shut up." The short-haired woman said coldly before moving to the door.
"I'm human ple-" Elena was rudely cut of by a whack in the face effectively knocking her out.
I sighed as the woman left giving me a slightly confused look before I shrugged as she waltzed out of the room leaving me with a dramatic unconscious sister. Groaning I let out a huff before slumping over to her petite body and pulling her onto the worn sofa and at least trying to make her appear comfortable.
I shrugged before rolling my shoulders and sitting on a lone chair at the side of the room which I suppose used to look out the now boarded up windows.
I grabbed an odd book and started absent-mindedly looking through, while twirling my strawberry blonde hair around my finger.
Time passed boringly slow. I would be scared but I know Damon and Stefan would come for Elena and in turn me. I know Damon would be the one to remember me because we were drinking buddy's along with Rick.
But I knew if the option came to it...Damon, Stefan, Jeremy ... Everyone would chose Elena and as much as that hurt me, I've been used to it since mum and dad were alive. Elena was the one everyone always chose whether it for a friend or girlfriend and I knew that.
I remember spending nights curled in bed with my legs aching from my self harming and crying my eyes out. I knew I was depressed yet nobody cared enough to notice. Damon found out about my self harming when he first arrived and teased me about it being the wanker he is. But I snapped and burst all my pent-up emotions and we clicked. We both knew one another were the same, always left behind, alone and the second choice and we both hurt from it and so I told him my problems and he told me his.
I still occasionally sliced my thighs but it was usually when my stress built up, my dress hung about 3 inches below the hundreds of scars thankfully.
I was pulled from my thoughts when the sofa creaked and Elena let out a pained groan making me sigh lightly tossing the book onto the pile of random books next to the chair.
Elena shot up at the noise before glaring at me in silence which I rolled my eyes and stood before heading to the door already feeling the tension pool in to the room.
Elena scrambled up and ran quietly after me as I knew she would as I followed the voices of the woman and a man.
"So that's it Trevor, he either got it or he didn't. We just have to wait." The woman said to the tall dark-haired man in the room who was apparently named Trevor.
"Look it's not too late. We can leave it here. We don't have to go through with it!" He said back to her slightly frantic making me and Elena frown as we stood at the door frame listening.
"I'm sick of running!" She snapped back to him as he frowned and looked at the ground unsure before retorting in his own slightly hurt snap.
"Well, running keeps us from dying Rose!" So her name was Rose. Pretty.
"Elijah's old school. If he accepts our deal, we're free..." She said to him softly crossing the room to him before Elena shifted her weight making the wooden flooring squeak loudly making me roll my eyes while leaning on the door frame with my arms crossed.
"You two! There's nothing around here for miles. If you think you're getting out of this house, you're tragically wrong. Understood?" She snapped now in front of us.
I nodded not even bothering to think about running, I was too curious about this Elijah.
Apparently so was Elena. "Who's Elijah?" She asked trying to sound defiant but her voice still quivered.
"He's your worst nightmare" She said near enough sneering at Elena ignoring me, Elena shivered in fear as Trevor headed towards me and Elena grabbing our arms and leading us into the room before whooshing away.
We sat in uncomfortable silence, I was picking my silver nail varnish of my short nails.
"Lia" Elena said quietly showing me a crumpled piece of paper making me frown before nodding as I read the note.
I sighed and leaned back in the chair I previously used sitting upright at seeing Rose and Trevor come in.
"What do you want with us?" Elena asked making Rose roll her eyes at Elena's stubborn look but quivering face.
"Personally nothing. We're just the delivery service." Rose said looking to Trevor who left the room after tossing a book on the floor.
"To Elijah?" Elena confirmed.
"Yes. You are the Petrova doppelgänger. Your blood is the key." Rose continued as she leaned against a book covered table near the door flickering through a book.
"Key? Key to what?" She asked confused.
"The Key to releasing the curse. And the Key to our freedom. For over five hundred years we have been running. Running from our mistakes, and those who wish to punish us for them..." Trevor said strolling back into the room with a small box which he dumped on the three-legged table chair beside Rose.
"No! Not from our mistake! Your mistake. It was your mistake deciding we should run, just as it was your fault to trust Katerina!" Rose hissed to him making him flinch slightly.
"Wait, you know about the curse? Are you handing me over to the one's who want me? You can't! Please" Elena said as tears popped into her eyes and her voice took on her almost iconic begging tone.
"No I'm sorry. But I'm tired of running, besides it's too late. Elijah is on his way." Rose said in a slightly harsh tone to silence Elena's babbling pleas.
"So why did you grab me?" I said waving my hand in the air bored of hearing again about the damned curse, it was getting repetitive.
"I saw you before you are Katerina's cousin doppelgänger, who just so happened to get romantically involved with Elijah. However if I am correct in what I heard Klaus killed her as Elijah's punishment for letting Katerina get away..." Trevor mumbled quietly making my eyes bug slightly.
I frowned at the thought of another person who I looked exactly of being involved with the man who was supposedly coming to sacrifice Elena.
"Who is Elijah exactly?" I asked wanting a little more information on this mysterious vampire.
"He is a very old, very powerful and very dangerous vampire. Me and Rose pissed them of." Trevor said sternly with a slight hint of nerves in his posture.
"Mm-mm" Rose denied looking sternly at Trevor.
"Ok I pissed em of, I helped Katerina escape." He muttered with a sad light creeping into his eyes.
He started pacing the room getting faster and slower and even Rose looked nervous before she grabbed Trevor's face in her hands and muttered to him about being family and sticking together making my heart clench at the pure and innocent love between them. No romance, no if's or buts it was just true and pure to them to be with one another.
"Your afraid of him..." Elena muttered breaking the moment between them, fear covered her eyes of not knowing what was happening.
"He's here." Rose said as she flitted from the room at hearing three loud bangs presumably on the front door.
"This is a mistake..." Trevor murmured nervously but knowing that it was too late to run.
A deep and stern voice hovered in the air as Elijah presumably demanded to see us.
I stayed sat in my chair my muscles locked as a slight nervousness sat in the pit of my stomach as I sat slightly straighter. Elena had stood and was twitching in fear as her eyes locked on the door.
Rose lead the way and behind her walked a tall lean man who made my jaw drop slightly and my posture straighten subconsciously.
He was about 6.5 ft tall with lean muscles I could see concealed behind his deep blue suit making him appear taller. He had a stern jaw and short brown neatly gelled hair. A straight stern nose with high cheek bones, thin but pouty lips and rounded warm brown eyes with slightly frowning eyebrows which defined his almost sculpted face.
The moment he saw Elena he flitted to her nervous form making me frown as I watched him carefully in case he made any threatening moves.
"Human...impossible." He smelled her neck and listened to her pulse before leaning back and looking her over as if he couldn't believe his eyes.
"Hello there..." He muttered to her as a badly hidden tremor shook her form.
He frowned and listened before his head snapped in my direction and his eyes widened and an emotion I have never seen before made his eyes almost glow. He flitted to me kneeling in front of my chair as his eyes watered very slightly as he looked me over and mumbled what sounded like Charlotte before he composed himself and grabbed my left fore arm gently and pulled my up as I stood without question while he lead me to Elena.
He let me go and gave me one lingering look before scanning Elena again, he nodded.
"We have a long journey ahead of us so we need to get going. Though one last piece of business." He said as he turned towards Trevor who had been shivering in the corner the moment the door knocked.
"Elijah I would like to apologize I am truly sorry for trusting and helping Katerina..." He trailed of as Elijah circled him before stopping in front of him, while looking him in the eyes.
"No apology is needed." He said misleading him as a moment after Trevor released a sigh of relief his head was flung from his body courtesy of Elijahs hand.
Elena gasped and grabbed my hand tightly while hiding her head in my shoulder. I frowned and wrinkled my nose in disgust as I looked over the odd pieces of skull and brain matter littering to floor. I had seen worse. I'm best friends with Damon.
Rose dry sobbed as her knees shook and I instantly felt sorry for her as she went to attack Elijah who warned her quickly pausing her threatening notion before I saw her curl in on herself like I do making me try to go to her out of instinct. However Elena's hold on my arm tightened and a certain vampire's gaze pinned me in my spot as he wiped his hands clean.
"Well then it's time to go we have a long way to go."
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