"Who are you?" asked the Original vampire.
The woman turned around to face Elijah, and he knew her immediately. It had been many years since he last seen her. "I'm Rachael," She said, smiling. "But you know that, Elijah."
"Why would you come here?" Elijah said. His voice was hard. He couldn't sense anyone else, near by. "You should know better," He then told her.
"I'm just doing a favor, for an old friend," Rachael said, her voice firm. "She wants you to know that the doppelganger is human again."
Elijah had heard many stories about the ongoing's of Mystic Falls. Of more than one doppelganger. "Why tell me this?" Elijah spoke silently in his mind.
"Katherine said you might want to know. As your brother already does."
Niklaus had said he was going to Mystic Falls. But to see Caroline Forbes. Elena was supposedly laying asleep in a magical coma. Unable to be of use to his brothers old need for a hybrid army. She was safe from Klaus.
"Why would Katerina care about what happens with Elena?" Elijah said aloud.
"I can't tell you that," said Rachael. "But now, you know." Rachael moved for the exit. Elijah never stopped her. His want to be of aide to Elena out weighted his need to find where Katerina might be.
Information on Katerina herself was apparently wrong. Perhaps a visit to Mystic Falls was in order. Hayley was here, and she could look out for young Hope. The girl was only two years old, but had the appearance of a teenager. She was aging much more quickly then they ever believed she would.
"You awake?" called Damon.
Elena had fallen asleep on the sofa beside the fire place. "What can we do today, Mister Salvatore?" beamed Elena with excitement. She adjusted the pillows she had been laying on, then sat down.
She wouldn't press him about drinking her blood. Not yet, anyway. Maybe, after they had the chance to get back to normal.
"Anything you want," Damon teased her in return. He smiled at her before pulling her into a kiss. "We've got the house to ourselves."
"I can think of a few things," Elena said with promise.
They spent the afternoon exploring each other. Falling into passionate embrace, after passionate embrace.
"Caroline," He said.
Caroline froze at the sound of that voice. It was a voice that haunted her dreams. She could never quite let go of him. "Why are you here?" She asked softly.
"To see you," Klaus promised. She smiled at that. "Also to see your friend, Elena. I hear she's awake."
"News travels fast," Caroline smirked. "I thought you gave up on your hybrid army."
"Not gave up, sweetheart," Klaus replied smoothly. "I had no choice at the time. Someone turned my doppelganger into a vampire."
"Yeah, gotta hate that." Caroline sneered.
"Here I thought you were happy to see me," Klaus countered.
"I was," Caroline said with honesty. "But then you told me you're after Elena again."
"Jealous, darling?" Klaus bantered.
"Ha! Don't flatter yourself," Caroline said. She fought the smile that was forming to her lips. He was dangerous, always dangerous, but she couldn't help but feel closer to him. "I'm with someone now." She said.
"Oh, Stefan," He said swiftly. "I heard the news. But I don't buy it. Not for one minute. He was always in love with a Petrova too much to see you standing there."
"Well, things change," Caroline argued. "He's with me, and Damon is with Elena."
"It won't last," Klaus argued back.
"We'll see," Caroline said.