Prologue [taken from an Episode 11 'By the Light of The Moon' from Season 2]

Katherine stood at one end of the small tomb, impatient and bored carrying a source of light. Looking over to Stefan, she felt a longing for them to converse; she started by asking him whether they're ever going to talk about anything.

"You can tell me how you regret doing things to make my life miserable." said Stefan, sat on the ground, staring at nothing in particular.

Katherine dropped the light and began stumbling over to Stefan. "What do you want me to say Stefan? That I'm sorry for everything that I've done? Well I'm not, okay? It's called self-preservation; I've been looking out for myself for 500 years."

Stefan had heard crap like this before so he sniggered. "Look where it's gotten ya."

"Yes, I've done terrible things. I know that, but I do love you Stefan; even if you don't believe it." said Katherine, truthfully meaning it for once.

But Stefan still wasn't convinced; he needed a lot more than just a speech from Katherine to believe her. "You want me to believe you? Show me. Do something. Prove to me that there's something inside of you that could be worth trusting."

"And then what? Hmm? You're still gonna hate me." said Katherine, bitterly.

Stefan sat up, unconvinced. "Maybe, maybe I'll see that there's still hope for you after all."

But Katherine outwitted him and realised before she was completely sunken in his mind-games. "You're playing me!"

"Am I?" asked Stefan, smirking.

Katherine's expression straightened and she was prepared to make her point. "You wanna find Klaus? Kill him, so you can protect your precious Elena."

"Let me guess, you know where he is." asked Stefan.

"No, I don't but I could help you find him." replied Katherine, a careful smile appearing on her face.

"At a price, I'm sure?" asked Stefan, knowing fully well that when Katherine struck a deal; it was serious business.

"Start with Isobel, Elena's mother." stated Katherine.