Three

Katherine smirked knowing that right about now Mason was running around afraid for Amara Lockwood's life. The truth was that she was in no danger except as a bargaining chip to free herself from Klaus. Amara was the reincarnation of Astrid the wife of the Original hybrid and now Katherine could have her freedom. She took her cell phone and called a number she never wanted to have but knowing she needed to do this otherwise there was no chance of any freedom. Klaus had become a monster after losing his wife and the doppelganger didn't have any hope that he could be saved but if having Amara earned her freedom then she was going to do whatever she had to.

"Katerina you better have a good reason for calling me," Elijah Mikaelson said coldly making her shiver in fear.

"I have something that will earn me freedom from Klaus," she told him afraid because as bad as Klaus was Elijah was sometimes worse.

"You stopped Klaus from breaking his curse so I highly doubt that you have anything good enough to earn you freedom," the Original said but she knew he was intrigued now.

"I have the reincarnation of his wife," she told him knowing she had him when his heart jumped and he growled at her to explain. She just hoped this plan worked because otherwise she was done for and she would have to run once again.

~Eternal Love~

Amara sighed as she tried to figure out what to do about everything. She had learned a lot in the past weeks that she didn't know what to do. Mason had explained to her that her dreams were part of her past life as Klaus Mikaelson's wife and that she had the werewolf gene. The only way it was activated was if she took an innocent life. She looked up from her book to see her brother standing in the doorway of her room with his arms crossed.

"How are you doing?" he asked concerned.

"I just found out that I'm the reincarnation of the wife of an Original and that if I kill an innocent even if it's accidentally I will turn into a werewolf," she answered giving him a look.

"The sarcasm isn't needed sis," Tyler said with a sigh hating how this was affecting her.

"After everything that has happened sarcasm is all I have anymore so deal with it or don't I could care less," Amara told him pushing past him with her jacket.

Amara didn't want to be so harsh with her little brother but she didn't know how to deal. She felt this connection to this Klaus or Nik as she called him in her memories but she couldn't explain it because she never met him in this life yet. She hated feeling like there was a piece of her missing and no matter what her family tried to do it couldn't be fixed. She needed piece and quiet so she headed into the woods not caring where she was going.

~Eternal Love~

Amara looked at the falls seeing how they had changed in a thousand years. One of the dreams, memories, had been of Niklaus taking her here after they had gotten betrothed and telling her that it was his place to escape from his father. From what she could see in her dreams this Mikael was a monster in nearly every way possible. Her own father, Richard Lockwood, could be cruel on occasion but never to that degree and he always did his best to protect them. She grabbed her necklace, a moon and star pendant made of vervain at least that was what her uncle told her and sighed wishing she knew how to handle all of this. She heard footsteps and turned to see Elena looking over at her. Just as she was about to open her mouth to say something she did a double take because this looked like Elena but it wasn't she could tell. Elena hated wearing her hair in curls and she would never in a million years come anywhere near her, they hated each other.

"Who are you?" she asked tensing.

"Amara don't be silly," she tried to play off and Amara had to admit she was a good actress.

"I know Elena I grew up with that bitch. She hates wearing her hair in curls and she hates me so never in a million years would she ever approach me. Again who the hell are you and why do you and Elena look alike?" Amara asked not understanding the similarity.

"You are a smart one," the look alike said a smirk gracing her features and she rolled her eyes.

"Let me guess you're her long lost twin," Amara said though it isn't like she really cared.

"Oh god no," the look alike said horrified, "In all honesty Elena is just plain and annoying. The truth is that she looks like me and I'm much older than seventeen so no I'm not her long lost twin."

"Just stop with the games and tell me who you are and what you want?" she yelled frustrated.

"I'm five hundred years old and Elena is my doppelganger. Basically she looks like me but that is so where the similarities end. I'm here because I can help you with your little problem," she said strutting slowly over to her.

Amara took a deep breath looking into the face of a girl she hated and sighed trying to figure things out in her head. She shook her head because now it seemed there were doppelgangers and it was just all too much. Nothing made sense to her anymore and a part of her didn't want to trust this girl but the other part wanted to because she needed answers. Little did she know they were closer than she thought?

~Eternal Love~

Klaus growled in annoyance as he looked at his brother contemplating daggering him or listening to him. On one hand he was intrigued by what it was exactly that made him stop the plan he had to kill him but on the other hand he had been betrayed. Seeing the look Elijah gave to him he sighed figuring he might as well indulge his older brother to see what was so important he had to drop everything.

"Katerina called me to tell me that she had something you wanted that could earn her the freedom she so wants," his older brother said the hybrid rolled his eyes.

"What is it about the Petrova Doppelganger that has you so enamored with them?" he asked annoyed because he was tired of hearing about those whores.

"I think you will want to hear this brother," he said gravely and he could tell that his brother wasn't exaggerating so Klaus once again indulged him.

"Alright what is it that Katerina thinks she has?" the hybrid asked wanting to break his curse and not care about anything else.

"She knows the woman who is the reincarnation of your wife," Elijah revealed seeing his brother tense.

Elijah didn't know if the story was true but he knew that if there was hope that Astrid or a reincarnation of her was still out there that he had to tell his brother. Losing his wife had broken Klaus beyond repair and nothing him or his siblings did helped the hybrid at all. He just wanted his brother back and he didn't care what he had to do for that to happen.

"Do not play games with me," Klaus warned pointing at his brother.

"I would not play games especially about this little brother," he stressed.

Klaus felt something in him loosen for the first time in a thousand years. He felt his heart start beating and the monster in him break. He had mourned his wife for a thousand years and then switched his emotions off so he did not have to feel her loss anymore. Now hearing that there was hope he could have her made something, his switch, and break slowly down. He would get her back he didn't care who he had to take out to accomplish that but nothing was stopping him from having his wife again.

Note about Amara and Astrid. Astrid has blue eyes and dark brown hair while Amara has brown eyes and dark brown hair. Imagine them with the same face though just different eye colors.