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Chapter One
Isabelle stepped up to front door of the old abandoned house and took a deep breath. She closed her eyes for a moment listening, inside she could hear Rose and Trevor arguing about going through with this and the sound of one steady heartbeat. So Rosemarie was keeping a human here. Isabelle knocked on the door three times and straightened her leather jacket before opening the door, stepping inside her heels clicking on the wood floor. Rosemarie descended the stairs in front her, she froze when she caught sight of the other vampire.
"Isabelle?" she asked.
"In the flesh," Isabelle answered with a smirk, her British accent seeping through prominently. "People are calling me Bella these days."
"I was expecting Elijah," she stated.
"Rosemarie, did you really think Elijah would just wonder in here all exposed. He sent me to see what you wanted. Is there somewhere we can talk?"
"Of, course. In here," she told Isabelle gesturing to her left. "I apologize about the house."
"What's a little dirt?" Isabelle asked smirking. "I completely understand." Flinging the door shut behind her Isabelle walked into the room she gestured too. "So, what gave you the courage to call Elijah?"
"I wanted my freedom, I'm tired of running. You in a position to grant me that?" Rose asked.
"I have complete authority to grant pardon to you and your little pet... What was his name?" Isabelle asked turning to face her, tilting my head to the side.
"Trevor."
"Ah, yes. I can pardon you both if I see fit."
"Katerina Petrova." Isabelle flinched at her sister name, her expression hardening.
"I'm listening."
"She didn't burn in the church in 1864," Rosemarie stated.
She sat down crossing her legs still not smiling. "Continue."
"She survived."
"Where is my darling sister?" Isabelle questioned, venom filling every word.
"You don't seem surprised by this."
"When you called and invited Elijah into this armpit of civilization, which is a mere 3 hours from the town we know as Mystic Falls we summarized it had everything to do with Katerina. Why do you think he sent me?" The corners of her mouth turned up into a smirk. "Do you have her in your possession?" Isabelle asked.
"You're still close to Elijah then?"
"Do not answer one question with another, Rosemarie."
"No, I don't," she told her. Isabelle's smirk slipped and she frowned at Rose unhappy. "I have something better." She raised her eyebrows in curiosity. "I have a Doppelgänger."
"That's not possible," Isabelle said shaking her head. "The family line ended with Katerina's child. Our father saw to that."
"That's wrong," Rosemarie answered, a smug smile on her face.
"Well, show her to me."
"Isabelle, you and Elijah are people of honor, you can be trusted but I want to hear you say it again."
"You have my word that you will be pardoned," she swore.
"Follow me."
Isabelle stood, following Rosemarie through a doorway to their left and down a corridor. Rose led her through another door at the end and Isabelle was stood at the top of a staircase that split two ways. She looked down curious, her eyes flickered over Trevor and landed on the human in the room. If she hadn't been able to hear her heart beat she would have been certain it was Katerina. Isabelle froze staring, her thoughts and emotions kept hidden behind the calm mask she had perfected over the years.
She blurred so she was in front of Elena, who stepped back gasping. Isabelle wordlessly stepped past her walking a round a table that was in the centre of the room and sitting down on the sofa behind it. She took her cell phone from her jacket pocket and called him.
Isabelle knew Rosemarie and Trevor would be able to hear the entire conversation. "Yes?" Elijah answered.
"I'm with Rosemarie, she came through Elijah."
"How?" he asked.
"She's found a Doppelgänger, it would appear Katerina's child lived, her line continued. You should come," Isabelle told him. The line disconnected and Trevor winced knowing he was coming.
"Wait," the Doppelgänger spoke turning to face her vampire ancestor. "You're not Elijah?"
Isabelle chuckled at her and shook her head. "No, my name is Isabelle Petrova."
"Petrova? You're related to Katherine?"
"Evidently," she said sarcastically. "My baby sister went to a lot of trouble to make the world think she was dead and I'm by far the least scary thing looking for her."
Knocking echoed through the house cutting off the conversation. Trevor whimpered but didn't move. Isabelle gestured for Rosemarie to go get Elijah while she kept an eye on the Doppelgänger. Just moments later Elijah appeared at the top of the stairs looking at Elena with wonder. Quicker than Elena could process he was in front of her, she jumped but he was undeterred. He leaned forward and sniffed her neck, the girl was trembling with fear and Isabelle smirked. Elijah smiled at me briefly before leaning back.
"She's human," he said in wonder. "Hello, there." He looked down at the girl and she trembled looking up at him not speaking. "We have a long journey ahead of us we should be leaving. Isabelle?"
Isabelle stood smiling and stepped up to Elijah side. Elena stepped away from Isabelle and Elijah looking at Trevor and Rosemarie. "Please don't let them take me." Isabelle looked up at Elijah questioning and he nodded.
"Isabelle has one last piece of business to attend, and then we can go," Elijah told the girl, Isabelle smiled stepping past her.
She walked towards Trevor silently. "I have waited so long for this day, I am truly sorry for helping Katerina and betraying you all."
"Your apology is not necessary," Isabelle told him.
"Yes, yes it is." she walked behind him as he spoke. "I was your husband and I let Katerina suck me in." He looked up at Elijah then. "You trusted me with her and I failed you, I'm sorry."
"Yes, you are the guilty one," Isabelle agreed. "Rosemarie here she was loyal to you, that I honour. Where was your loyalty? To me, your wife. To the family that you pledged to serve?"
"I beg your forgiveness."
"So granted," Isabelle said, turning to walk away. Elijah appeared in front of Trevor, twisting his head straight off his shoulders and dropping it to the floor.
Rosemarie screamed and the human put her hand over her mouth retching. "You..." Rosemarie hissed looking at me.
"Don't," Isabelle told her sounding bored. Elijah walked to my side smirking. "You're free Rose."
"He was your husband," she begged.
"Was, over 500 hundred years ago, before he made the mistake every other man Katerina sets her sights on makes."
Rose sobbed and Elijah turned to the human. "Come," he requested.
"What about the moonstone?" She asked her voice trembling and Isabelle's head snapped round to meet Elijah's gaze.
"What do you know about the moonstone?" Isabelle asked.
"I know that you need it and I know where it is."
"Yes?" She asked.
"I can help you get it," Elena said. Isabelle tilted my head to the side looking at her intently. Elena was the spitting image of Katerina, obviously, but she didn't seem to have the same self regard Katerina did, the fact that she was telling the truth was clear in her eyes.
"Tell me where it is."
"It doesn't work that way," Elena stated. So maybe she was a little but like Katerina, she was manipulative, Isabelle sighed raising an eyebrow and crossed her arms. Silly girl.
"Are you negotiating with me?" Isabelle looked over at Rose.
"It's the first I've heard of it," she insisted. Isabelle looked back the girl and attempted to compel her. Isabelle pursed her lips, frowning when it didn't work.
"What is this vervain doing round your neck?" she asked ripping her necklace off and casting it aside, seriously pissed off now. She gasped in shock when Isabelle grabbed a fist full of her hair and held her still, forcing Elena to look at her. "Tell me where the moonstone is." Isabelle's compulsion worked this time.
"In the tomb under the church ruins."
"What is it doing there?"
"It's with Katherine." Isabelle released her and horror filled her expression as she realized what had happened.
"Interesting," Elijah breathed, smirking. The sound of glass smashing above got our attention.
"What was that?" Isabelle hissed at Rose.
"I don't know," she answered.
"Who else is in this house?" Elijah asked her.
"I don't know," she repeated more forcefully. Isabelle looked at Elijah and he nodded. She grabbed the Doppelgängers arm and pulled her along with them. Elijah ascended the steps first and Elena stumbled along beside Isabelle.
"Move," she hissed at Elena pushing her forward forcefully. They reached the main door and Isabelle turned to face Elijah and Rose. Before she could speak a vampire ran behind her, Isabelle turned but she couldn't make out who it was. Releasing the Doppleganger, Isabelle moved gracefully to Elijah side. The vampire blurred passed the top of the stairs and they all turned that way.
"Rose?" Elijah asked again.
"I don't know who it is."
The vampire ran between them and Elijah instinctively moved in front of Isabelle. "Up here," a voice said and Elijah moved for the stairs but Isabelle caught his arm and shook her head. "Down here."
A stake was driven into Isabelle's shoulder from behind and she bit back a cry of pain. Elijah huffed and pulled it out. "You okay?" he whispered and Isabelle nodded. "Excuse me, to whom it may concern. You're making a grave mistake if you think that you can beat us. You can't." Isabelle chuckled lightly at him and he grinned back.
"Did you hear that?" Isabelle asked rhetorically, just as loud, Elijah stepped towards the coat stand in the corner pulling the hooks off as she spoke. "You can't beat us! We want the girl."
"On the count of three, or heads will roll," he finished for her. He snapped the last hook off before turning to Isabelle. "Hide, please." He mouthed the words silently at her and Isabelle blurred away doing as he asked. "Do we understand each other?" Bella hid in an alcove in the room where Elijah had killed Trevor.
"Wait!" Isabelle heard the human say. "I'll come with you. Please don't hurt my friends, they just wanted to help me out."
Isabelle heard Elijah move at vampire speed up the stairs and the human gasped. "What game are you playing with me?" he asked her.
Still listening intently, she could hear a clicking noise followed by a small bang. Elijah grunted in pain but Isabelle forced myself to stay where she was like he had asked. Elijah snarled, and then gun shots began going off. Guns? Really? She shook her head, her eyes fixed on the ceiling. There was some thumping noises then and Isabelle deduced it was someone falling down the steps, going by how loud it was possibly two people.
Elijah grunted, then gasped and Isabelle could hear as his skin decimated. They had staked him. She held her breath listening very carefully. "What did you do?" Rose screeched.
"Who are you?" Isabelle heard a male voice asked. The sound of Rose leaving at vampire speed echoed through the ceiling.
Isabelle listened to the reunion between the human and the two vampires. They left shortly after and she waited until she was certain they were gone. When she found Elijah he was staked to the front door. Isabelle pulled the stake out and waited.
"Finally," she breathed when Elijah's colour came back. Isabelle held out her hand for him and he smiled taking it pulling himself up.
Isabelle had reluctantly left Elijah's side this morning to check up on the information that the Doppelgänger had given them. She was just approaching the tomb but someone had beaten her to it. Caroline walked up the stairs and Isabelle blurred out grabbing her throat before she could react.
"Well, what do we have here? A baby vamp?" Bella took a deep breath. "You almost still smell human, you can't be more than six months old." She released her neck, gripping a her hair and pushed her ahead back towards the stairs. As they reached the bottom Isabelle could hear voices.
"I also brought you this," she heard Elena say speak. "It's your family history-"
"Does it mention me?" Isabelle asked. Elena turned shocked and Katerina's eyes fell on her sister.
"Caroline," Elena gasped.
Isabelle released Caroline who was instantly beside Elena. "Isabelle," Katerina said her name through clenched teeth.
"Hello, baby sis," Isabelle greeted with smirk. "Miss me?"
"You're Katherine's sister?" Caroline asked.
"That's me," Isabelle smirked, walking over to the bag the girl had brought. "I still don't know your name." She hinted looking in the bag and getting what I wanted.
"Elena. My name's Elena."
Isabelle smiled politely, pulling the blood out. Katerina slammed into the invisible barrier in attempt to get to it. "Katerina, you don't look so good," Isabelle smiled maliciously. "I wonder how long before your body shuts down? Can't imagine it will be pleasant." She took the lid off and swallow a few mouthfuls. "Human blood too. You tap a vein, Elena?" Isabelle smirked at her horrified expression. She stepped so she was just out of Katerinas reach. "You want some?" She glared at me knowing Isabelle wouldn't give it her. Isabelle tipped the blood on the floor just outside the tomb and Katerina's face changed. "Oops, all gone." She threw the bottle behind her and Katherine let out a snarl.
"Why are you here?" She asked her older sister.
"Katerina, its taken me over 500 years to find you. Surely you knew I'd stop for a visit when I did?"
"All this because she stole your husband?" Elena asked, Isabelle turned to look at her and shook my head. "So why, then?"
"Because she's the reason our family is dead."
A/N: Edited and re-posted on 18/08/2014. All outfits are on my profile. Violet x.