I am obnoxiously loyal to Elena, Jeremy, Stefan, and Damon but mostly, to Elena. Maybe it was the bond twins shared, I was never sure, but I'd always felt like she was my other half. So I was never angry at her for being involved with the supernatural stuff. I wasn't even angry that I'd somehow been dragged into it but when I woke up, groggy and drugged on an old sofa in a dilapidated house, I was very concerned about the both of us.

My hands were tied together and the floor beside the sofa was torn up, with jagged pieces sticking out everywhere. Elena was nowhere in sight and I began to panic. I tried to move but I was still too exhausted to do anything. Besides, those floorboards might really injure me if I accidentally tripped. I would've been tense if I hadn't been so sleepy from whatever I'd been given. I closed my eyes again, praying that it was a dream.

Then I heard the door to the room open. I kept my eyes closed, pretending to be asleep. "I suppose she's still out," said a guy. "You don't think the girl came in here and found her do you?"

"Honestly, Trevor, I think she'd be awake if the doppelganger came in here," responded a woman. I noticed they had accents.

"I think they gave this one too much. She's been out far longer than average and now you've knocked out her sister."

"Well, why did you bring this one anyway?" she demanded. I knew they were talking about me.

"What was I supposed to do when he pulled both of them out? He said they were together at the time and there was no way to separate them. Besides, I like this one already. My life doesn't depend on whether or not she's the doppelganger!"

"You should just go on and kill her. It'll make the girl cooperate." I shivered without thinking.

"No, I told you, I like her and I want-"

"Oh, please, Trevor, like you even need a new pet. Elijah won't be happy about this. Why don't you offer her to him? He'll have to know she's here. Maybe this blunder will actually be a good thing. He can use her to make the doppelganger cooperate with Klaus. Then we're off scot-free."

"Rose, I've already told you, this one is mine!" I groggily opened my eyes, even though I was terrified. I noticed that Jeremy's ring was still on my finger so I felt better about it. I turned and noticed that they were staring straight at me. The guy was someone that I would've found attractive had it not been for the situation and the girl looked irritated at me for existing, which I could've gathered from their conversation. I felt like thanking the man just because he'd ensured that I was still alive. I tried to prop myself up and I saw the guy gesture at the woman. She rolled her eyes and walked out.

The man came and bent down in front of my couch and smiled at me. He was really good looking but I could tell he was a vampire and that being his "pet" meant being fed on. "Hello, I'm Trevor. What's your name?"

I gulped and replied, "Vivian."

"That's a nice Southern name. And your twin is Elena."

"What's going on? Can I see her?" I asked. His smile dropped and he shook his head at me. "Well, can you tell me why we're here?"

"Rose, the woman here before, and I have been on the run for centuries because we let Katherine get away from Klaus." The name Klaus did ring a bell but I still didn't get it. "We're thinking if we hand over Elena then we can clear our names. I'm sorry you got taken." The look on his face told me that he really did feel bad for me and my heart began pounding. They were going to kill Elena.

"Klaus is coming here?" I whispered at him. He shook his head fervently.

"No but Elijah is." That name didn't mean anything to me.

"Who is Elijah?"

"Someone both you and your twin need to behave in front of." I bit my bottom lip at the precarious situation. I felt like crying. Elena was definitely going to die. We'd known from Katherine that something would come for her but I'd never anticipated this. Now this 'Elijah' would take me and probably kill me in order to keep Elena in line. "Oh, don't be upset, sweetheart," Trevor said to me as he put his hands on my face. "Everything will be fine," he said, looking into my eyes. I felt warmer all of a sudden and I knew that he was trying to compel me. Thanks to a bracelet Stefan had given to me, I couldn't be compelled. I leaned back onto the couch, playing along with it. "All better? Well, I decidedly like you better than Elena. You're a lot less forceful, aren't you?"

I nodded at him. That was certainly true. I'd always thought it was idiotic how much Elena thought she could control everything and I wondered what she'd done this time. That woman, Rose, had apparently knocked her out. "Trevor!" Rose called. He gulped as though he was more nervous than I was.

"We'll be up soon… with him. Don't do anything to get noticed by your sister," Trevor said to me. I nodded again.

"Please let me see her," I begged.

"I'm sorry but I can't let you do that." My heart started pounding again as I watched Trevor step around the jagged pieces of floor and walk out of the room. I started trying to fervently untie my wrists but the attempt was futile. I noticed that my phone was on the other side of the room and it looked irreparable. I sank down in the sofa and I felt like sobbing. They hadn't told Elena I was here. Even if someone came looking for us, there was no guarantee that they'd find me.

It wasn't five minutes later when I heard them outside my door. "No, the one in there isn't the doppelganger," said Rose. "It's her fraternal twin. Unfortunately, she got kidnapped by accident. But if you take her, maybe the doppelganger will be more willing to cooperate."

"No, I'm not giving her-" began Trevor but something stopped him from finishing. I didn't doubt that it was a glare from Rose.

"I take it the girl has given you trouble, if she is indeed here?" said a third voice who I could guess belonged to Elijah.

"She is here and yes, she's been rather obnoxiously forceful. I'd rather not have her know that her sister is here."

"Perhaps a wise choice if the girl has been a bit wild."

"Her twin, Vivian, isn't wild at all," said Trevor. I could tell that both Trevor and Rose were absolutely terrified which only served to unsettle me more. Evidently, they really needed to impress this guy.

"No matter. She'll be the perfect leverage, especially since you seem to think she'd be willing to do what I ask." I heard them walk away and I breathed a sigh of relief, commencing into tearing at the rope with my teeth.

A few minutes later, I heard someone scream. I jumped, wanting to get up when I realized that Elena hadn't been hurt. It was another result of us sharing a womb and I assumed all twins had that sixth sense, knowing their other twin is alright or in danger. I knew Elena was fine as sure as if I was in front of her. I put my hands to my mouth anyway and began to breathe faster. I wasn't built for dealing with this.

The scream I'd heard had been a woman's and I could only guess at what happened to Rose… or to Trevor, to have caused that reaction. A few minutes later, I heard my door creak open. I froze. Rose emerged through the doorway and tears streaked her face. Trevor wasn't with her but another man, Elijah, was. My heart started pounding once I realized that he'd killed Trevor, the only person who'd been sort of concerned about my well being. I didn't care if he'd wanted me to be his pet; at least he didn't want to auction me off to this guy. Stefan and Damon could've found me had I been with Trevor. I know he would've made a blunder.

"This is, uh, Vivian," said Rose. I saw her wipe her eyes. Then I finally focused on the man who was moving around the jagged pieces of the floorboard toward me. He bent down in front of me and I tried so hard not to scream out for Elena.

"You don't look all that different from your sister but I'm sure you're different from her in other aspects." Truer words had never been spoken. "Why don't we take this off?" he asked as he pulled my wrists toward him and took off my bracelet with vervaine in it. He threw it across the room and I started biting my lip. "Your twin was trying to negotiate with me and you're not going to do that, are you?" I shook my head. "Are you good at making her behave?" I shook my head again. I actually liked his voice. It had an accent that I couldn't quite place. "I'm sure you're better at it than you think. Rose, get the doppelganger. We're leaving."

"Please don't let him take us," I begged, looking to Rose. Suddenly, she was behind me and I heard a noise in the house.

"What was that?" demanded Elijah.

"I swear, I don't know," said Rose. Then she closed a rag over my mouth and I was out again.