This chapter is done before I thought that it would be.
~ The story had gotten off to an okay start, but it could have been better. The last chapter could have been longer, but I wanted to post it.

~ This chapter is part one of the episode 2.09 (Katerina).
~ I'll be splitting the episodes into two parts so I can update more often and so I can put more things into one chapter.
~ Like I said in the first chapter, this is the first story where I have been writing from Elena's POV. It might stray from her TV character personality, but it'll will be because I'm not used to writing her POV, but most of it will be a little switch for the story.

ENJOY!

Elena's POV

Dear Diary,

Last night something happened. Something important. Damon told me he loves me and then he tried to have me forget by compelling me. He didn't know I had vervain in my system. Damon loves me. I think in some way I always knew that... but I ignored it because I was with Stefan and I love him. Stefan and I broke up after Katherine had compelled Jenna to stab herself. I still love Stefan but I now know my real feelings for Damon.

I can't help but feel like Katherine because I love both brothers. She loved them both and look what happened. I can't do that to them. There is no way I can do that to them. I honestly don't know if I could live my life without either of them. I don't know what I should do. Should I pretend that Damon compelled me to forget? Should I confront him about it?

I lifted my head from my diary and couldn't help but think of the situation that I'm in. Both Stefan and Damon love me and I love the both of them. I want to be able to choose between the two of them, but I don't know if I can. On top of that the Originals, whatever that really means, are after me. They want to sacrifice me because of the sun and moon curse. Sometimes I wish I didn't know about the supernatural, but since I'm Katherine's doppelganger, I would have found out anyway.

I looked back at my journal, but couldn't think of anything to write. The first time in a while my mind went blank when I wanted to continue writing. I tossed it on top of my bed before looking at myself in the mirror. Out the corner of my eye I could see my phone's screen light up. I let out a breath when I noticed it was Stefan. 'What should I do?' I thought before answering it.
"Hello?" I asked.
"Hey Elena, It's Stefan." He said.
"I know." I said. "Caller Id."
"Can you come over?" I paused. 'Damon would be there' I thought. He thinks he made me forget. 'Would I be able to handle it?' I asked myself. "Elena?" Stefan asked, bringing me out of my thoughts.
"Yeah, I'm still here."
"It's important."
"Okay." I said. "I'll be over there soon." I ended the call and looked at my reflection again. I have to pretend that Damon compelled me. I'd have to pretend that I don't love Damon. 'What if I can't?" I shook my head. 'I have to' I gave myself a nod of encouragement before grabbing the book about Katherine's family, slipping it in a bag, and heading out.

I walked up the the door of the boarding house, already starting to doubt myself if I could do this or not. 'I have to' I reminded myself. I took a deep breath before knocking on the door. For a second I considered going back home, but that plan was ruined the moment the door opened.
"Hello, Elena." Damon said to me. 'Why did you try to compel me?' I thought, but the words never left my mouth.
"Is Stefan here?" I asked, hoping my mind would focus on that. "He called. He said it was important."
"Right this way." He stepped to the side, opening the door wider. I made myself walk past him, without even giving him a glance. My mind told me if I looked at him my eyes would give it away. That might have given it away, but he didn't bring it up.
"Hey." I turned my head to see Stefan. "Are you okay?" I looked at him with slight confusion.
"Just a bad dream." I shrugged, knowing how they might react if I told them the real reason. "What is this about?" I asked, hoping this would go quick so I could leave. This was the first time that I didn't want to stay too long. My mind told me that if I stayed in front of either of them too long, then they could figure out what happened. A person walked behind Stefan, bringing me out of my thoughts. "You." I said when I saw Rose behind him. She gave me a quick small smile before I looked at Stefan. He nodded his head and I decided to follow him and Rose.

General POV

Elena sat on the couch while Damon and Stefan each took a chair. Rose started to pace as she told Elena about who was coming after her.
"Okay, you have to understand I only know what I've picked up over the years and I don't know what's true and what's not true." Rose stopped and looked at Elena. "It's the problem with all this vampire crap but Klaus, I know he's real."
"Who is he?" Elena asked, hoping that she could distract her mind.
"He's one of the Originals. He's a legend."
"From the first generation of vampires." Stefan said, adding to Damon.
"Like Elijah?" Elena asked Rose, trying not to look at either Salvatore.
"No." Rose said to Elena. "Elijah was the Easter bunny compared to Klaus. He's a foot soldier. Klaus is the real deal."
"Klaus is known to be the oldest." Stefan said, which made Elena glance towards him.
"Okay, so you're saying that the oldest vampire in the history of time is coming after me?" Elena asked Rose.
"Yes." Rose said.
"No." Stefan said at the same time as Rose. Elena fought against adding anything. She didn't want them to sugar-coat it. She needed the facts.
"What they're saying is," Damon started as he got up from his chair and stood next to Rose ", I mean if what she's saying is true…"
"Which it is." Rose said.
"And you're not saying it so I don't kill you." Damon said towards Rose.
"Which I'm not."
"Then we're looking at a solid maybe." Elena took a breath, not hiding that she was processing the information.
"Look, Elijah's dead, right?" Stefan as as he got up from his chair and started to move towards Elena. "So no one else even knows that you exist."

Elena's POV

When Stefan sat next to me, I couldn't help but look at him. He was trying to reassure me that I was safe from Klaus, but it didn't work. I was nervous and scared, but I was hiding it from them, which was going surprisingly well.
"Not that you know of." Rose said, which was true. How do we know if Elijah's really dead? If he really is one of the Originals, maybe he's found a way around getting killed.
"Not helping." I said in a whisper, mainly to myself. That must have made Stefan think that I was getting scared because he placed his arm around my shoulder.
"Look, I've never even met anyone who's laid eyes on him." He said to me. I mean, we're talking centuries of truth mixed with fiction." I reluctantly looked at Damon and he turned away. I couldn't help but feel hurt, but turned my attention to Stefan as he moved so he could look at me. "We don't know if he's real. For all we know he could just be some sort of stupid bedtime story."
"He's real and he doesn't give up." Rose said. "If he wants something, he gets it. If you're not afraid of Klaus, then you're an idiot." I looked at Rose. She seemed to really want to help.
"Alright, we're shaking. You made your point." I internally rolled my eyes at Damon before standing up off the couch. I made sure my bag was on my shoulder before I started to walk away.
"Where are you going?" Stefan asked, which made me stop and turn around.
"School." I lied. I had no plans of going to school today. "I'm late."
"Let me grab my stuff, I'll go with you." Stefan stood up from the couch.
"That's okay." I said as I looked at Stefan. "I know where it is." I looked behind him and looked at Damon for a moment before I turned around and walked out.

When I sat in my car, I finally let myself let out a deep breath. 'I have to do this' I thought. Who knows what Damon might do if he found out I remember. I don't want to forget, because I need to remember. My mind went back to when I had him compel Jeremy to forget Vicki's death. His behavior changed. He started to act more like before our parents died. That couldn't help but make me wonder. What would happen if Damon's compulsion worked? It wasn't as big as what he did with Jeremy, but it was still taking something away. Damon didn't want me to forget, but he thought it was best that I did. I can't hold it against him, but something inside me won't confront him about it. I can't talk to Stefan about it because he'll overreact and that not something I need right now. The things going on around me gave me an excuse to ignore the possible confrontation with Damon. I started my car and began to drive away from the boarding house.

I drove back to my house, knowing Jenna and Jeremy wouldn't be there.
'Meet me at my house. It's important' I quickly texted Caroline, when I stopped at a stoplight. 'I have to do this' I thought. Obviously Klaus and Elijah have been after Katherine, which makes her the only person that can give me the answers for the questions I have. Hopefully, I'll also be able to get my mind off of the compulsion that Damon tried.

~ It will be a recurring thing where Elena will keep thinking about the attempted compulsion, what might have happened if it worked, and what would happen if he found out.
~ Elena will try to do things to get her mind off of the situation.
~ Starting in the next chapter, there will be a slight change with Elena. You will see it when she is with Stefan... and Elena might see something that never saw in the show.

~ I am more than likely going to put most of the conversation between Elena and Katherine in the next chapter and of course there will be Elena's thoughts on the whole thing. We were told some of it, but the other stuff that we don't know, I'll have to add.
~ If you have an idea on something Elena would think or do, please don't be shy.

~ The more reviews, the quicker the chapters.
~ I will also be updating either 'Into the Darkness' or 'Deep Within' sometime today.

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