Elena walked briskly, making her way out into the woods by the old Salvatore Plantation. If Katherine had the cure it meant she was most likely still in the area, though with the very real possibility of Silas being in Mystic falls the young vampire wouldn't be surprised to find her ancestor had left them all to deal with it on their own.

This was the only part of town that was remote enough for Katherine to be hiding out. It wasn't the usual extravagant hotel or house she usually invaded but it was low profile and certainly meant less prying eyes.

"Katherine," Elena called out. "If you're here somewhere than now would be the time to come out and play nice," she twirled around, trying to catch a glimpse of the other doppelganger.

"Well, well, well. If it isn't the ever pure, moral, lesser version of myself. How are things going with Stefan, or are you with Damon now," she tried to act coy.

"You know I'm with Damon just like you know that I want the cure that you killed my brother for."

"Still angry about that, are we? Well, it needed to be done," the older vampire sat on the brick foundation of the old Salvatore house; the rest of it long gone and turned to rubble.

"And why do you want the cure so much," Elena asked, "that my brother needed to die?"

"That's for me to know and for you to stay the hell out of my business."

"Really? I thought it might have something to do with some distant relatives," Elena folded her arms over her chest and Katherine was instantly in front of her, forcing her to her knees as Elena struggled to get up.

"What do you know," she demanded.

"I know that there are at least two other branches off the family tree," the young one answered begrudgingly. "Klaus obviously doesn't know or else—"

"Or else he would know that there's more than just one line that inherited our curse," Katherine finished and cursed loudly. "Who else knows," she demanded; venom in every syllable she uttered.

"No one. I came to you first," Elena said and was surprised when Katherine let her up. Brushing the dirt off her jeans, she eyed her ancestor and saw genuine relief on her face. "What is going on, Katherine? What are you trying to do with the cure?"

"I'm going to use it to put an end to everything," Katherine answered. "And you're going to help me," she gripped Elena by the arm and sped off with her.