Masquerade

I stared at the wall of the hotel room that Katherine had placed me, the place was stunning and my keeper Lucy was a bit of a bore. I had been living with Katherine for a few months and she was known to take off from time to time but it had been a couple of weeks since I last saw her and I missed her, she made things interesting and I had fun with her.

"Pack your bags, we're leaving" Lucy had entered the room, I knew she left to take a phone call and I just assumed it was because it was Katherine. I had started bugging Lucy about where she was and why she hadn't come back out of pure boredom.

I didn't say anything, there wasn't anything I could say. I still had no memory of who I was, where I grew up and who my friends and family were. Katherine still called me Summer but alternated between that and Sunshine. We travelled over the last few months and nothing looked familiar, it was starting to drive me crazy but there was nothing we could do.

Lucy was a witch and she tried everything in her power to try and restore my memory but nothing happened, she said it would occur on its own but I complained it wasn't quick enough.

I leapt off the bed and headed towards the wardrobe I had in this hotel and began packing my bags. For some reason Katherine enjoyed using me as her own real life barbie doll, she enjoyed buying me countless clothes, jewellery and make up. When I questioned her, all I got in response was that she liked playing with me

"Where are we going?" I asked when I entered the main room dumping my bags on the floor where Lucy was waiting for me

"Mystic Falls"

"Wait isn't Mystic Falls the place where countless vampires roam and Katherine was hell bent on never returning there?" yes it was true vampires existed and Katherine was one of them, as first I was scared but then I got used to the idea of it. I was just glad she never fed off me but I think that was more Lucy's doing than restraint on her part

"Yes but she did return and now she needs my help"

"Then why can't I stay here?"

"You know the answer to that" short, sharp and simple.

Lucy and Katherine had a habit of never explaining anything twice, well except for the witch and vampire thing but not the point. I was told that Katherine needed my sister, who I still had no memory of, Katherine also wanted me to regain my memories so I would be of use but still no such luck. So until my memories came back I was to stay where either Lucy or Katherine could keep an eye on me.

We were currently staying in New York so after a plane ride and a bus trip we finally made it to the town of Mystic Falls, it was incredibly small. After being in New York for so long being surrounded by countless people it was weird being in a small town.

Lucy directed us to a house that I assumed Katherine was staying it, I suppose a small town like this there wouldn't be many hotels to choose fun and being Katherine she wasn't exactly a fan of the small cheap type.

"Hello are you Mrs Flowers?" Lucy spoke when an older lady opened the door

"Yes I am, how can I help you"

"We're friends with Katherine, she told us she was staying with you"

"Yes of course, she told me you were coming" she moved aside and allowed us to follow her into the house and led us towards the back to show us where we would be staying. Another thing about vampires was they had to be invited in, I wouldn't be surprised if Katherine compelled Mrs Flowers to not invite anyone in but if they could enter on their own they would be fine.

"Lucy what are we doing here?" I spoke as soon as Mrs Flowers was gone

"Katherine said she needed my help so we came"

"I know that by why here, why this house? Why not a hotel?"

"Because there are people here that want to hurt Katherine, she's staying here because they can't get in here and hurt her Summer"

"So what, I get stuck in this house while you two go off and hunt whoever wants to hunt Katherine?"

"No idea, I don't know what's going on. All I got was a phone call saying to come here because she needed my help"

"Whatever..." I flopped back on the bed and stared at the ceiling.

I had done an awful lot of staring lately, I was bored. I was being cooped up and I couldn't stand it, I was starting to get restless and I need to find a way to take out all the excess energy I had. I was hoping more than anything that while those two were busy I was able to sneak off and explore the small town, just because someone wanted to hurt Katherine, didn't mean I wasn't safe here.

"Oh sunshine, you don't look so happy" I shot up in the bed and found Katherine leaning against the door frame smirking about something.

"I'm bored and restless but it's good to see you Kat" I got up and walked over to hug her

"You two Sum, I surprisingly missed you"

"Wow, the great Katherine Pierce missing someone. I'm touched" I placed a hand over my heart and grinned at her

"Watch it or I won't let you come out and play tonight" my grin didn't fall from my face, in fact it got bigger at the idea of being able to leave the house

"What's happening tonight?"

"A party, one where you can wear a fancy dress, a mask, drink plenty of alcohol and act like a teenager who does have a clue as to who she is" she pulled a dress out from behind her back.

It was a stunning bright blue strapless dress that I knew just by looking out it would look amazing once it was on, Katherine never bought anything that wouldn't look good on me same went for herself.

After Katherine handed the dress over she left me to get ready on my own saying her and Lucy had to talk about whatever they were planning for the night. Normally I would spend the rest of the day bugging them about what their plans were but for once I did not care, I got to go with them and have some fun on my own.

Once I was dressed and had finished with my hair and make-up, I left the room in search of Katherine and Lucy. I found the two of them in one of the other bedrooms and I was shocked at what I saw. Katherine was standing there with straight hair, it was weird she had curly hair and hated straighten it. Her words were 'only weirdos had straight hair' I was lucky my hair was waving, it was that weird in between that everyone hated but it was easy to straighten or curl and tonight like always I had ended up curling. I remember the first time Katherine made that comment about straight hair, Lucy wasn't happy.

I walked over to Katherine and placed my hand against her forehead. "Are you feeling alright Kat, you straightened your hair"

"I've killed people for less Summer" she glared at me. "But I need it straightened, do I remind you of anyone?"

"Nope, just a weirdo with straight hair, are we leaving?" I smirked at her knowing I was just making her mood worse and the glare didn't let up

"Tell me again why I gave you that vervain necklace" she spoke was she was facing the mirror again and my hand instantly went to my neck where the necklace was hanging.

I had only been awake for about a week when Katherine gave me the necklace and told me to never take it off. She explained how vervain is a weakness for vampires, they can't compel a human if they are wearing it or have it in their system. We tested it and I was surprised that it actually worked, we have come across other vampires a couple of times and I did what Katherine told me and kept the necklace on, it stopped them from trying anything funny. I think Lucy had even convinced Katherine to put vervain in my water to stop anyone from feeding on me because of the whole Katherine needs me alive for my memories.

When we arrived at the party Katherine and Lucy went their different ways, it was suspicious of them. I knew they were up to something and they wouldn't tell me, so why would they split up if they were working on something?

As soon as I found a waiter carrying a tray of champagne I grabbed a glass and walked around hoping to see anyone I could have fun with. I spot a couple of people off to the side and talking to them. They were asking how I was invited and I just said I was a plus one they shrugged like it was nothing.

I spent an hour or so hanging with the guys but they were boring, I seriously wanted to have some fun like Katherine said before I had to leave and go back to hiding in the hotel room so I decided to head outside and see what I can find.

I wondering the grounds and it's when I hear a girl screaming from the side, I rush over there to see what's going on and I spot short when I notice it's Katherine, she's not even wearing the same clothes. These clothes weren't even her style

"What the hell is going on? Kat are you alright?"

"Who are you and why do you think she's Katherine?" I step closer and pull my mask off, I ignore the other girl and look at Katherine.

"Kat, it's me Summer. What are they doing to you?" but they didn't say anything, they just stared at me

"Hey who's the blonde?" I hear a male voice behind me, but neither of the girls answer him. it was then I noticed that Katherine had stopped screaming and she was staring at me as well. I was seriously confused as to what was going on here.

The male in question was finally in front of me and he now he was staring at me as well but at least he was able to speak. "Emerson?"

"It can't be Emerson"

"She's been missing for months Jer"

"But it looks exactly like her"

"She said her name was Summer"

"Exactly and she thought I was Katherine"

I stood there listening to their argument about whether or not I was this Emerson person, while I was standing there trying to work everything out. The name sounded awfully familiar, the first bit of familiarity I've had since I woke up but I couldn't work out if they were right and it was my name or if it was a just a coincidence and I knew someone with the same name but whoever it was, I felt sorry for them Emerson is the worst name I could imagine.

Eventually the other girl ran off leaving me alone with the boy and Katherine, I still wasn't able to speak. I was trying to work everything out in my head.

"Emerson where have you been?" the boys voice pulled me out of my thoughts and I stared at him.

"My names Summer, who are you?" I shook my head at him

"My names Jeremy, I'm your younger brother and this is here is Elena, your younger sister. You are our older sister Emerson. You hated being called Emerson, you preferred Em or Emmy"

"No, that's Katherine. What are you doing to her?" I looked at him and he was applying pressure to her wounds but why weren't they healing. She was a vampire and I knew they could heal quickly

"No, it's not. It's Elena, your sister. Elena and Katherine look alike, how do you not know any of this?"

"I woke up not knowing anything last spring"

"You were in a car crash last spring, they never found your body so we didn't know if you were dead or missing"

I stood there shaking my head at him before I placed it in my hands, my headache was getting worse and it was bugging me. Something sounded familiar but I couldn't tell if they were real or not, I didn't even know this guy and he was telling me Katherine wasn't Katherine and I didn't know what to believe but eventually the pain became too much and I blacked out.