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Abigail leaned back into the bench. "So what's the catch? You want me to hunt down Katherine but there has to be a catch. It can't just be for my enjoyment. " She smiled.

"Told you she'd figure it out! Damn what on earth will we do now?" Damon asked sarcastically as he rolled his eyes.

"Yes what on earth will you do Stefan?" Abigail grabbed Stefan by his shirt and pulled him closer. "Why don't you tell me the real reason and oh, while you're at it tell me why you brought a bite along." She quickly released Stefan's shirt collar and pushed him back into the bench.

Damon could only laugh. "Why was it I hated her again? She's brilliant." He asked Stefan as he pointed to Abigail, who sat there looking quite pleased with herself.

Stefan straightened his shirt. "Elena." He said. "Is my girlfriend and I would appreciate it if you didn't call her bite." He glanced over at Elena and smiled sweetly but she just sat there, silent, still quite stunned at the situation playing out before her.

"And you said she wouldn't be able to tell." Damon was now even more smug than he was before. His smiled showed it off to everyone. "Now what brother?" He raised an eyebrow and grinned.

"How about we give Abigail just a little taste of bite over there?" Abigail said as she got up and ran over to Elena before Stefan or Damon could even get a hand on her. She placed her lips near Elena's neck and let her teeth show.

Elena breathed heavily. She was now petrified, she could hear her heart beating quickly against her chest. Stefan took hold of her hand and pulled her closer to him, while Damon got up and raced towards Abigail's side.

"Abigail I wouldn't. You may be here as a friend but that can change very quickly. You are in public remember? You don't want everyone to know what you are, do you?" Stefan looked ready to attack Abigail the moment anything happened but tried to uphold a calm friendly image.

"I don't mind snapping another vamp's neck." Damon stood beside her at the ready. His eyes focused on Abigail's teeth, which were now only inches away from Elena's neck.

Abigail took a quick glance at both Stefan and Damon before letting out a laugh. "Come on guys, just a little fun." She said as she raised her lips anyway from Elena's neck. "Don't you have fun anymore?"

Damon smiled back but Stefan only glared at Abigail.

"Well obviously he doesn't." She grinned, motioning at Stefan as she walked back to her spot, Damon sliding in beside her again on the bench.

"Come on Steffy, calm down." She gave him her puppy dog face and gave a little whinge just to add to the effect.

"Yeah, come on Steffy." Damon laughed as he copied Abigail.

"Look Abigail, can you just be serious for one minute?"

Abigail sighed but straightened up in her seat.

"You know what Katherine is like; you know what she can do. You also know you are the only one who might have a chance in stopping her."

"Only a chance?" Abigail asked. "I could take her easily. I am older after all."

"Wouldn't have guessed it." Damon joked as he ordered a round of drinks.

"Just can you help us or not?" Stefan asked. He was fed up at this stage and was now considering the fact that maybe Damon had been right in the first place and that this was not such a good idea.

"Well you haven't really told me exactly why you want her gone. I mean, I get the fact you hate her. We all do, me most of all. But why do you want her dead and why right now?" Abigail seemed actually interested in the answers to these questions and Stefan knew his answers would make or break the deal.

"We need you to help us protect Elena."

Abigail rolled her eyes and Stefan knew that she wasn't impressed with his answer.

"Oh come on Abigail! What's your big deal with helping people? You used to do it all the time, remember? In fact, wasn't it your job when I met you?" He asked but he got no reply. "What happened to you?"

"I changed. Now why does bite here need such protection? Can't you do that yourselves?"

"We tried." Stefan pleaded. "But Katherine seems to have some kind of goal which involves getting rid of Elena and making her suffer." Abigail was still not impressed. So Stefan continued. "She is hurting not only Elena but me and Damon too."

She now leaned forward. "For you guys, not bite over there, will I help. But I will need a place to stay."

"Well she can stay with us, can't she Steffy? It will be just like old times. You, me and the psycho. Those were the good days." Damon took a sip of his drink, which had just arrived. "Well drink up. It's a celebration after all."

Abigail grabbed her glass and chugged it straight down.

"Abigail you will help us and not just leave us like you did last time?" Stefan looked down into his cup as if he was afraid to look her in the eye when he asked.

"No of course not. This time my old friend Katherine is involved and my hatred for her is too much to miss out on an opportunity like this." She smiled but Stefan was not fully convinced.

"So I'll be moving in today then?"

Damon opened the front door for Abigail as she walked into the house.

"And here is home sweet home. It's a bit dreary but Stefan really doesn't have any decorating taste."

Abigail laughed. "And you're so much better Damon."

"How about you stop flirting with our guest for a second and show her too her room Damon?"

Stefan grinned but Damon glared back. "Of course Stefan."

Damon took Abigail upstairs and to her room.

"Well enjoy." He waved to her and left the room closing the door behind him. Abigail looked over the room. It was large but like the rest of the house dark. There was a large four post, oak bed in the middle of the room and a small dust covered oak dresser opposite it. She went to the left of the room and opened the large window.

"This should be interesting." She smiled to herself. It had been a long time since the Salvatore brothers and herself had been together and the last time hadn't ended too well.

She turned to face her bed, thinking about resting but before she had the chance to she was shoved up against the wall from behind. She hit the wall with a large thump and fell to the ground. She got up quickly and turned to face her attacker.

"Katherine! I should have known!"

Katherine glared at her. Abigail ran towards her, hitting Katherine up against the wall and pinning her there. They glared at each other for a few minutes before Katherine turned it around and had Abigail up against the wall instead. But Abigail was stronger and gave her a push and Katherine fell a few steps back, then ran to the other side of the room.

"What do you want Katherine?"

She smiled. "I want you to stay out of this. This is between me and the Salvatore's. This has nothing to do with you!"

"Oh but it has everything to do with me bestie!" Abigail went to charge Katherine again but she moved a few inches to the side so that Abigail missed.

Abigail was about to say something but stopped when she heard Damon's voice and his footsteps coming up the stairs.

"Just stay out of it." Katherine said. Abigail turned when she heard the door being opened and when she turned back Katherine was gone.

"Is everything okay?" Damon asked.

Abigail nodded. "Just Katherine."

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