CHAPTER 3: THE RETURN PART 3

OUTSIDE OF MYSTIC FALLS HOSPITAL

Elena and Stefan are outside, walking away.

"Hey, I just have to swing by home to pick up Jenna and Jeremy so we can go to the Lockwood's'. How did you leave him there, John?" Elena asks

"I ... I asked him to leave town."

They stop walking and turn to face each other

"Asked? You threatened him." Elena challenged

"Yeah, I threatened him."

" Good. I want him gone, Stefan. I know that I shouldn't feel that way but I don't want someone like that in my life. Or Jeremy's life."

" I know." Stefan says as she embraces him

"So what now?" Elena questions

"Now, I need to go find Damon."

"Please Stefan, don't fight with him."

"No Elena, he tried to kiss you. I'm not okay with that."

" That's not the problem, Aalleeyah is. She's already messing with both of your heads and you haven't even really met her yet. The last thing we need is to make things worse."

LOCKWOOD MANSION

"Did you know the Gilbert device affected Tyler Lockwood?" Bonnie asks Damon

"Well, I know it took the mayor down."

" Don't you want to know why?"

"Yes Bonnie, I would love to know why a non-vampire was tortured by the vampire torture device that you let John Gilbert use against us. Speaking of your guilt, how's Caroline?" Damon asks

"She's much better."

"You're welcome."

"No, you're welcome."

"Why am I welcome?"

"You live to see another day?

"No good deal goes unpunished with you, does it?" Damon question irritably

"Doesn't undo the bad. I know what you are Damon, you might have Elena and the sheriff and everybody else fooled but not me. One wrong move and I'm gonna take you out." Bonnie threatens

"Now you need to stop with the witches' brew. You're starting to believe your own press."

She looks at Damon. Damon starts to hold his head in pain. Bonnie stops after a while.

"Oh, I'm sorry, you were saying?" Bonnie says as she walks out to the front porch and towards Katherine, who she believes to be Elena

"Oh my god! Damon drives me crazy. He's walking around like he's some kind of hero for healing Caroline when it's his fault all of this happened in the first place." Bonnie complains

"I'm sorry Bonnie. What Damon's done is just awful." Katherine says, trying to keep up the Elena act.

"Okay, better. Hateful Damon moment over." Bonnie says as she touches Katherine's arm and immediately senses that she is not Elena.

"I've got to find Tyler and pay my respects. I'll be back." Bonnie excuses herself

Bonnie walks into a room and immediately calls Elena

"Hello?" Elena's voice rings through the phone

"Elena? Where are you?" Bonnie probes

"Bonnie, I know I'm late. I'm getting in the car now. I'll be there in 5." Elena tells the witch before she hangs up.

Bonnie turns around to leave but sees Katherine behind her. She gasps.

"We haven't officially met. I'm Katherine." Katherine introduces.

"I know who you are." Bonnie spits

"Oh good, well I guess you know my friend Aalleeyah right?" Katherine smirks, leaving Bonnie confused until she feels someone tap on her shoulder. She slowly turns around to see her best friend's twin whom shes always hated

"Nice to see you again Bonnie" Aalleeyah (Outfit on profile) smiles a fake innocent smile.

"Feeling's not mutual" Bonnie harshly replies

"You're the best friend right? I've been putting all the pieces of Elena's life together with the help of Aalleeyah and Isobel of course. They told me it was a bit of a puzzle. I do know who Jenna and Jeremy are and I met that delicious ex-boyfriend Matt who Aalleeyah got the lucky chance of sleeping with, but now he's sweet on Caroline, and then there's you, the vampire-hating Bennett witch. Did I do good?" Katherine asked turning the attention back to her. Bonnie attempts to leave the room, but Katherine super speeds around her and blocks her way out. Bonnie uses her migraine-inducing spell on Katherine. Katherine feigns being hurt while Aalleeyah walks to stand beside her accomplice.

"I've been around a long time Bonnie; you're gonna have to do better than that." Katherine tells the young witch

She grabs Bonnie by the throat and pushes her against the wall. She vamps out. Bonnie opens the doors with her powers to expose them to the other guests. Katherine's face goes back to normal.

" Nice." Katherine notes

Stefan is standing outside the doorway.

"Katherine. Aalleeyah" Stefan greets

"Stefan." Katherine greets back

"Leave her alone."

"Okay." Katherine simply states

She releases her and Bonnie quickly leaves the room. Aalleeyah uses her magic to shut the door behind her

"What was that?" Stefan asks after witnessing the door close on it's own

"Oh did I forget to mention I'm a hybrid? Witch-Vampire hybrid to be exact" Aalleeyah smirks towards to shocked Salvatore

Katherine walks up to Stefan and traces her finger across his chest. Aalleeyah and Katherine then leave the room as Stefan follows closely behind

"What are you doing here?" Stefan questions the two look-a-likes

Aalleeyah grabs a drink off a tray and responds, "After the way you treated me last night, I thought that a public place would be less violent."

"You're taking this a little far, don't you think? Elena could walk in at any moment."

"Mmm, but that's part of the fun, Stefan." Aalleeyah replies as she picks up a cherry from the food table.

"Damon's here, somewhere. I've been avoiding him." Katherine states

Aalleeyah puts the cherry in her mouth, but when she sees Matt, she takes it back out.

"Hey guys. Wow Aalleeyah, you're back. Hey." He greets

"Hey Matt. I heard that Caroline is doing much better. Her recovery was practically miraculous, you must be so relieved." Aalleeyah says, acting innocent

"I am. Thanks Aalleeyah". He replies before he leaves

"Uh! His eyes are so blue!" Katherine whines

"Why do you think I slept with him?" Aalleeyah replies with a smirk

"You need to leave now." Stefan states, ignoring the girls' comments

"You're hurting my feelings, Stefan. Damon was much happier to see me, then again he thought I was your girlfriend so..." Aalleeyah banters

"Aalleeyah, I'm not doing this with you." Stefan replies

"Okay, how about we don't have a couple's fight in front of all of your friends? Walk with me." Katherine suggests

"Just tell me what you're doing here."

"Maybe I missed you. Is that an acceptable reason?" Katherine asks innocently

"That doesn't explain why Aalleeyah's here"

"Oh, she's just here to ruin her sister's life" Katherine replies while Aalleeyah flashes a smirk

"What game are you playing?"

"Why, you want to play with me?" Katherine asks flirtatiously

"I don't know. How can I play if I don't know the rules?"

"No rules, Stefan. Don't you remember? No rules." Katherine explains then she walks out of the room and looks back towards Stefan. She holds out her hand for him to take but instead Stefan walks past her, ignoring her hand. Katherine drops her hand and turns towards Aalleeyah and with a tilt of the head, Aalleeyah follows the two closely behind like a silent child.