Chapter 2
-Rebekah's Pov-
It was 10:30am and Elena was due to step out of her luxurious hotel foyer at any moment. Kol couldn't seem to keep still and I was afraid that he would blow our cover as we hid just around the corner. Mother could have easily trusted me to come on my own and make sure that everything was on schedule. After all, the spell had to be activated at the stroke of midnight for my mother to be completely sure that everyone in the Petrova bloodline was completely wiped out.
"How much longer do I have to wait before I can rip her heart out?" Kol seemed alarmingly eager.
"What's the rush Kol?" He was agitating me now. "And for your information, we won't be ripping anyone's heart out. Remember that this needs to look like an accident and besides, we need to remain as the noble Mikaelson family in the mayor's eyes!" I realised I was wasting my breath as he seemed very much in a world of his own. "Screw you!"
"Why are you so happy to be taking orders from Esther again? Let us not forget that our so called mother already tried to kill us once. How do we know that she isn't thinking up another way to get rid of us for good? How do we know this isn't part of the scheme?"
"You may have a point but I want Elena to pay for what she did to me. Now I'm about to stab her in the back!" I considered the fact that I and Elena Gilbert could have actually been friends. She hurt me so much when all I wanted was to be accepted. I just wanted to be a teenager again.
"That's more like it." He lips curved into a soft smile. "You look great by the way Rebe-"
"Shhh! She's coming." The driver of the black Rolls Royce stepped out to open the back door. A photographer ran out to the pavement and turned towards the hotel doors as Meredith and Bonnie held them open. After a few moments, I saw a flash of dazzling white. Elena slowly stepped outside holding her wedding dress by the sides. Caroline held the train, which looked about 15 foot long, as they headed for the car. Elena did look quite glamorous with her fingerless gloves and the strapless sparkling wedding gown. The veil was pulled over her head but I could tell she looked okayish. Another car pulled up behind the first as she clambered into the vehicle. Her cute little brother Jeremy followed her inside. The driver and the photographer got into the front while Caroline, Bonnie, Meredith and...Wait. Was that Katerina Petrova? Was she going to the wedding? How would they explain that?
"Doesn't she look ravishing." Kol interrupted and smirked. "Maybe she's even hotter than you."
I looked him up and down as the cars drove off to the church one after the other. When they were out of sight, I spoke. "Come on. We've got about twenty minutes before the ceremony begins."
"Well what are we waiting for?"
When we entered the hotel I realised there were two clerks sitting at desk. They obviously recognised our wedding outfits as one of them stood.
"I'm sorry madam but the bride has already left."
"I know. One of the bridesmaids sent me to get something from her suite. Could you possibly tell me the room number?" I knew it wouldn't be that simple.
"Miss Gilbert was in...Room 267." His eyes narrowed. "You'll need a key of course!" His young eyes looked stern.
"Can I talk to you in private?" I gestured to a well hidden corner.
"Sure." The clerk followed me quickly as the other continued making small talk with Kol.
Once I knew we were well hidden I began. "Are we gonna do this the easy way or the hard way? Give me the keys. Now!"
"You're not getting anywhere with that attitude lady!" The anger welled up inside him as he took a step back.
"Don't lady me! Give me the bloody keys!" My right hand was around his neck in an instant and I pushed him into the wall.
"I-I'm sorry!" He handed me the keys with haste as he fell to the floor.
"Thank you." I bent over and stared him in the eyes ready to use compulsion. "Forget this ever happened!"
"This never happened." He repeated still drawn to my eyes.
I sent him back over to the desk and called Kol over. We ran up several flights of stairs then entered Elena's room.
"What are we looking for again? It might be hard to find because they seem to have had a little party in here." Kol examined the catastrophic mess that had been made by the girls.
"Don't you ever listen? We're looking for a few strands of hair!" I went over to the table that looked as if it had been used for Elena's hair and makeup. Surprisingly, there was not one single lock of hair in sight. "Nothing here. I'm going to check the bathroom. Hopefully it's not as bad in there as it is in here! Keep looking around." I sped over to the bathroom door and opened it in a single motion. It looked spotless in here so I scanned the floor first for any traces of hair. Next I tried the bath and then the shower. Still nothing. The sink also had nothing in it.
"Found a brush on the bed! It has plenty of hair on it!"
Maybe I did need him after all. Who knows how long it would have taken me to find the brush if he hadn't been here. I saw him pull a plastic pouch out of his pocket and place a few strands of hair inside. "Well done brother!" I heard him chuckle slightly. Knowing that the job was done, I picked up my purse and began to turn around when I saw it. It was a bottle that held traces of a red substance inside. The blood of a vampire. Most likely Damon's. "This changes everything" I whispered and grinned.
