Of all the people in my life would I have guessed that I would be thankful for, Katherine never crossed my mind until a week ago. She had shown up shortly after my transition into vampire-hood, claiming to still care for the Salvatore brothers. At the time her actions only served to steer my heightened emotions straight to livid, but after a day of Salvatore free bickering I couldn't help but be gracious.
After I had changed into a vampire things with Stefan and Damon had taken a turn, not necessarily for the worse but not to my liking either. Stefan constantly coddled me, treating me like a baby, Damon was no better. He and Stefan constantly fought over my diet, my behavior, everything. It only forced me to see them in a different light. No longer was it two men fighting over a woman but two brothers arguing over a, sister like girls, wellbeing. That's how they saw me, a sister, whether they would admit it or not.
Stefan most likely felt guilty, letting the once love fade into sibling love and Damon, well I think his love was misplaced from the start. The love he claimed to have for me was a phantom kind induced by his devoted love for Katherine.
Now that she was back, placed directly in the middle of the brothers once again, they eased up on me. Allowing, or ignoring, me to have my freedom. Either way I wasn't going to knock it, but soon I felt loneliness creep into my life. Caroline had her Tyler issues; Matt was constantly hanging out with vampire Barbie and Bonnie had taken off to South Carolina to be with her mom. I didn't blame any of them for moving on with their lives, quite the opposite, I envied them.
A part of me wanted to be angry for everything that had been taken away from me, only for me to end up alone in the end. I thought that maybe some where along the line I would get my happily ever after but the longer I stayed in Mystic Falls, I realized it wasn't going to happen.
It wasn't like I was needed here anymore, Klaus had no use for a vampire doppelgänger and the rest of the Mikaelson clan had high tailed it out of here, save for Rebekah. I secretly wished I could leave but I couldn't leave Jeremy, he was my only family I had left. But did I really want to sit back and watch everyone move on with their lives while I stayed hidden in the shadows unable to?
No.
In the long run, Jeremy was probably better off without me bringing more vampires into his life anyway.
So lost in my thoughts I hadn't notice someone step into my bedroom.
"Whatcha thinking about, my lovely twin?" Katherine had taken to calling me her twin so others in town wouldn't be freaked out by our uncanny resemblance.
"Between me and you, I think it's time I leave town." She looked taken aback. Not many people knew that she and I had come to an understanding. Plus she wasn't so conniving when her life wasn't in danger.
"Is it because of the boys? We can share them you know." Her face lit with a crooked grin.
My face scrunched, "Eww…no they're like brothers to me. The thought that I already slept with Stefan is…weird enough."
She laughed, it was odd to see someone who looked like me, who laughed like me but wasn't me.
"I suppose you want me to keep this a secret then? Hum?" her head cocked to the side, waiting my answer.
I nodded.
Katherine sighed, "Elena, I will not talk you out of going because if you're anything like me, you won't listen but you are always welcome here." Her eyes softened as she walked over to the bed I sat on and pulled me into a hug.
"Thank you Katherine, it means a lot that you're letting me make my own choice and supporting me." She smiled, pulling back from the embrace and nodded her curly haired head.
"So, when do you plan on sneaking off?" she asked offhandedly.
This whole thing was a thought mere minutes ago, telling Katherine was the first time I had said anything out loud but I was sure it was the right thing to do.
"Tomorrow before I have time to change my mind." She pulled me back into her arms.
"Well then, we need to have some fun before you leave." She whispered mischievously. I knew what she had in mind, lots of blood and booze-plus sex on her end. I on the other hand would just drink, heavily.
Katherine bounced up from my bed with me in tow, leading me into the den where Stefan and Damon sat.
"Come on boys we're partying tonight." Katherine shouted, grinning happily.
They gave each other questioning looks before shaking their heads at her childlike behavior, following right behind us.
"Onward, to the Grille my dearest sister." I joked, trying to get into the partying mood.
She full on laughed as we sped off towards the diner, blissfully unaware who would be sitting inside.
A/N So this is my second Vampire Diaries story. I know Katherine isn't this nice but I thought that her personality was brought on by running for her life all the time. Plus it works with the plot I have in store. I promise it will get better in later chapters. As always please review 3