Yaay! So here the fourth chapter. Reviews please and enjoy! Sorry for the mistakes. if you see them, just point it out and i'll change it later :)
Flashback.
"Mama, look! It's a butterfly, a rare purple one. Mama can we keep it, please?"
"My love, as lovely as it is to the eye, it will not be happy caged up with us. Set it free Katerina."
"But mama, it's too pretty! What happens if I were to set it free and it gets killed? It has a better chance of survival with me. I'll feed it and play with it and .."
"Katerina love, beauty is not everything. Your personality, your attitude and the knowledge you hold are what makes you beautiful. A pretty face like yours, my love, is a gift. Just like the butterfly, it too has an adventure waiting for itself. If you were to keep it safe, how will it grow and blossom? What knowledge would it gain?"
Frowning Katerina reluctantly nodded her head in understanding. Freeing the insect from her grasp, the butterfly flew away. Off to start its adventure.
"Always remember Katerina, kind things happen to kind people. What you did there was an act of kindness that will later be repaid back. Don't do something to gain something in return. Instead, do it because it's right, do it with a sincere heart my love. Promise me you will always remember this Katerina."
"I will mama. I love you mama"
"I will always love you Katerina. Let us hurry now, your father will be awaiting our return"
With that said Katerina entwined her small hand with her beloved, soft hearted and wisdom filled mother. Big innocent brown eyes shining with admiration and respect for the lady next to her. A huge smile spreading across her childish features. Her mother was perfect in Katerina's eyes. She loved the woman to bits and would always love her no matter what. It's a promise little Katerina made to herself when she was young.
End of flashback.
Katherine had a flashback of this specific memory just as Damon was to snap her neck and end her life for good. All her wrong doing finally caught up and now karma was to slap her hard in the face or in her case, snap her neck and end her life.
If given a chance, Katherine would try to at least change, not for herself but for the pride of the Petrova name, her family name. She had disgraced her family's name far too many times but it wasn't entirely her fault. Getting cast out of Bulgaria and getting betrayed by 2 gentlemen she thought were good hearted English men broke something in her. Changing into a vampire only tore her further apart. Five hundred or not Katherine is still 17 at heart. She is still Katerina Petrova, the child her mother promised to love forever, the child that got a little out of control and gave birth out of wedlock but yearned for forgiveness afterwards. The child with an unfortunate faith yet gifted with knowledge equalling her beauty.
Every vampire heard what Katherine had whispered out. Damon, Stefan, Caroline and even Elena except for Bonnie had heard it. Damon looked momentarily unsure while Stefan and Caroline couldn't help but feel uneasy after hearing Katherine's apology. Elena on the other hand couldn't help but stop the whole thing. A huge part of her was screaming to stop it. Katherine deserved to die after all that she has done but Elena couldn't help but feel sorry for her.
"WAIT! STOP! Damon, stop! Don't!" Elena urgently blurted out in a loud voice, obviously acting on impulse.
Katherine peeked her eyes open as Damon held his hands back, reluctantly retreating to their sides but still in a deadly manner.
"Did Elena just save me? Such a strange day this turned out into. "Katherine mused to herself. She could see the frustrated sigh escaping Bonnie's lips while Stefan and Caroline seemed almost relieved that she was saved. Wait what? She must have seen their expressions wrongly, dull human eyesight maybe. Katherine tried to rationalize with herself that what she saw was just a trick on the eye yet somehow her heart told otherwise.
"What's wrong now, Elena?" Damon asked slightly irritated. Hold up. If Katherine had heard correctly, he sounded slightly relieved over the whole fiasco too. Did something happen? Just then from the corner of her eye, Katherine could see a butterfly flying outside the window and a few seconds later out of eyesight.
"Yeah Elena, what gives?" Bonnie asked frustrated and clearly unhappy.
"Uuum.."
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"Elena. Why did you tell Damon to stop?" Bonnie asked again in a demanding voice that screamed 'you-better-have-a-good-excuse-or-imma-eat-you' kinda thing. Was Elena losing her mind?
"I-I .. I don't think we should kill her." Elena stuttered out. Elena turned her head, looking at Stefan with pleading eyes for support. Stefan understood what she wanted and sided with Elena. He would do anything for her. He loved her too much and although it irks her at times, she's grateful that he'll always have her back. He was sweet in that way. He made her feel safe even in the darkest of times.
"I think what Elena is trying to say is maybe we should hold on to Katherine and keep her alive as leverage. Now that she's human, Klaus would definitely be after her and this could be a potential opportunity to end him. We could use her as bait and lure him out considering Klaus does not want to be captured easily. After that, if possible we could even save Tyler. Wont that be great Caroline?" Stefan tried to ask for support from the blonde vampire. Silently pleading with his eyes. Both vampires nodding slightly in agreement.
"Yeaaah. Katherine here could lure Klaus out of Tyler's body and the Bonnie can do her witchy stuff to save Tyler, right Bonnie? And wouldn't you want to avenge your mom? This could be the perfect opportunity if we played our cards right. I mean we now have Katherine Pierce, the first doppelganger that Klaus wants revenge on. It's perfect." Caroline rambled on. Purposely pushing all of Bonnie's buttons.
"Damon?" Bonnie asked in a small voice. What Stefan and Caroline stated were really good reasons but would it all be worth it? This was their chance to kill Katherine, a psychotic vampire for she is at her weakest and they may not get another opportunity like this. But if they do kill her then what about Klaus? He hasn't shown himself since they found out about the body switch and after that he vanished like the wind. Not a single trail to prove his existence.
Damon shifted his eyes from Bonnie to Elena then to Stefan. All of them held hope they he too will agree. Truthfully he didn't know what he wanted right now. Killing Katherine would be an achievement but at the moment, it didn't feel right. He usually didn't care but this nagging feeling is a lot stronger than any he has ever experienced. Sighed dramatically he looked straight into Elena's eyes, searching for an answer, a clue, a hint, anything to help right now.
"Fine. Lucky you Katherine. You get to live another day as the slut you !" Damon spoke with fake enthusiasm.
Elena smiled a genuine smile, thankful that he agreed too.
Stefan lips twitched upwards a little.
Caroline had a toothy grin plastered on her face, glad that she had a chance in saving Tyler again.
Bonnie's lips were in a straight line but her eyes told him that she agreed too.
Katherine silently smiled as she realised what that butterfly had meant. It may sound crazy but a huge part of her believed that what her mother had said when she was young had finally come true. Either the odds were in her favour or Elena had seen something worthy of saving. Either way, she felt content. Relieved.
"So who's going to watch over Katherine?" Caroline voice out.
"As much as I want to, Damon and I can't babysit her since we're be out most of the time trying to find a lead on Klaus"
"Yep, slutty over there will get in the way. Not to mention her ego can't fit my car" Damon smirked evilly, his gaze dropping on Katherine while she glared at him clearly not amused.
"Hilarious" Katherine replied. Wanting to fire back at the Damon with her own snarky reply Katherine opened her mouth again. To her disappointment, she was cut short by the same voice that sounded exactly like her but did not belong to her.
"I'll watch over her. I'm a vampire now and Katherine is human so it won't be that difficult. If you want, Caroline can help too. Right Care?" Elena asked.
"Um yeah I guess"
"So Caroline and I will keep an eye on Katherine while you guys find Klaus. Or … do you want me to help find Klaus too?" Elena asked innocently, knowing both the Salvatores would not risk her safety when it comes to her.
"Nope! You and Blondie can play mommy all day with Katherine"
"Then its settled." Elena replied in a happy voice. Way to happy for a situation like this.
"Hooooold on. Don't I get a say in all of this?" Katherine butted in. She wasn't happy or pleased as to being tied up and forced to listen as they ramble on. Can't she stay with Stefan?
"Sorry but no sluts allowed."
"Manwhore"
"Enough! I'm taking her to my place. I'll text you guys later okay?" Elena interrupted their little 'bonding' time. Turning to Katherine Elena asked, "Ready to go?"
"Do I have a choice?"
"Not really.."
"Fun. Let's go I guess"
And with that said, the day finally ended for Katherine. She was heading to Elena's house and she'll be staying there for god knows how long. Oh god. Two Petrova's, who hate each other, big tempers and one house. This is just the starting of a love story.
Sooo what did yall think? Reviews please! Tell me what you want and i'll try to fit it in the next chapter. Thank you to all who reviewed and gave suggestions. Btw this is a Kelena fanfic :)