Hey Everyone! Thank you for your reviews! Here is the next chapter...it's a bit of a filler, clarifying certain parts. Disclaimer: I don't own TVD/TO.
Katherine left the city and was back on the highway. She glanced into the rear mirror and saw Emmett sleeping peaceful. She let out a breath; finally she was out of the city. She really needed this to work. She needed to get as many cloaking spells as she could possibly get done in this week so when she went back to New Orleans, they would only have to focus on getting the Davina Claire to do a cloaking spell, perhaps one or two more witches and getting something of Elijah's. The one or two witches shouldn't be a problem because New Orleans was crawling with them. She looked back at Emmett again and couldn't help but smile. She would do anything for him. Her mind drifted back to the time Dalia had come to her personal hell.
Katherine groaned in pain as she felt a stab in her abdomen and then her spinal cord snap. She knew she done it to so many innocent people. Sometimes, it was just for the fun of it or to prove a point to someone. She lay there when she saw someone walk towards her. It was a woman with a long dark hair and dark eyes.
"Ah, just who I was looking for," she said, "here let me help with that. She lifted her hand and starting chanting. The pain in Katherine's abdomen lessened and she felt her spinal cord snap back into place. She slowly stood up and looked at the woman.
"Who are you?" Katherine said.
"My name is Dalia," she said. "Not a great place to be, is it? Katherine didn't say anything. "Wouldn't you want to get out of here?"
"What do you mean?" Katherine said as she kept her distance.
"Sorry, let me get to the point. I have a proposition for you," Dalia said.
"What kind of proposition?" Katherine said more confidently.
"Your ticket out of here of course; I will transport you out of here and back to the land of the living as a human," Dalia said.
"What do you want in return?" Katherine said.
"Ah you're smart," Dalia said and smiled at Katherine. "Not much actually. Once I return you to the land of the living you will give me a child and then you will be free to go."
"Child? Katherine said.
"Oh yes, let me explain. I will make one of your mating fruitful," Dalia said.
"How is that even possible?" Katherine said.
"It's not difficult for a powerful witch like me," Dalia said. "On top of that, you are also a doppelganger hence having mystical blood. This spell is too easy!"
"I still don't understand which mating you are talking about. I haven't mated with anyone," Katherine said.
"Listen well Petrova doppelganger; you have had sexual relations with Elijah Mikaelson, correct?" Dalia said.
"Yes," Katherine said.
"Good; now I will go back in time and do a spell so he can procreate and you can conceive for that one time," Dalia said.
"That was so long ago, after that I slept with Stefan," Katherine said.
"Yes, it was seven months ago and Stefan is just void after that," Dalia said. "So when I send you there, you'll be seven months pregnant. Once you have that child, I'll be there to collect."
"Why do you want this child?" Katherine said.
"That is none of your concern. Do you accept or decline this offer?" Dalia said.
Katherine looked at Dalia for a moment. This was definitely her ticket out of there but could she really give up her child who she will be giving birth to soon? The last time, her baby was snatched away from her before she could even see her face. She thanked her lucky stars that she was at least able to see her daughter. Katherine knew that she would never be able to give up her child but she didn't want to give up this opportunity. But why did she want Elijah's baby? She knew she was making a deal with the devil but she had two months before she would give birth. Hopefully she could figure out a way to keep her baby.
"I accept," Katherine said.
"Very well," Dalia said and then started chanting in Latin. Katherine felt herself being vacuumed out of that hell. She landed in an unknown forest with a seven month belly.
She would never let Dalia near her baby. In fact, she won't let anyone near him except Caroline. She knew that she turned Caroline for a purpose, but she was glad they were friends now.
"You're worth it baby," Katherine whispered to the sleeping Emmett.
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Caroline looked around her new apartment. It was quite spacious and bright. The kitchen a light yellow and the sitting room was a good size. There were two bedrooms and one bathroom. They did quite well trusting what they had read online. She and Katherine had decided that they would refrain from any kind compulsion because the city was full of supernaturals. The last thing they wanted was to be hauled into the Mikaelson compound.
Caroline stepped into the balcony and looked across the street. There was a perfect view into the original hybrid's room. They had decided to this on purpose. They say keep your friends close and keep your enemies even closer. In this case, they weren't quite their enemies but they didn't want them in their way either. This gave them the perfect opportunity to stay ahead of the game. They knew they would have to be on their toes in terms of their appearance but that was only a small price for what they needed. She looked at her new phone. She had to throw her old on away in case her friends tried to trace her phone. The thought of be traced, she still couldn't believe that she was bonded to Klaus. Could he have done that on purpose? Her thoughts went back to that day in the Gilbert living room.
"Let's not forget that we're standing in a house where Elena's Aunt Jenna used to live. Or did you think that your charm would make us forget that you killed her too. You know what! I am not going to engage in this...you are not even worth the calories I burn talking to you," Caroline said as she looked at him. There was a strange look in his eyes when all of sudden he took the lamp post and stabbed it in her abdomen.
"No!" Tyler said trying to rush over but he wasn't fast enough. Klaus had her in his arms as his fangs pierced her neck. Klaus then let her fall to the ground as he tilted his head back letting the blood flow down his throat.
"Now that was definitely worth the calories," Klaus said.
Later Tyler had dropped her in the same room as Klaus. She knew that he would never let her die and so did Tyler. She wondered if werewolves were somehow able to tell the feelings of another.
"If you don't feed me your blood, I'll die," she said.
"Then you'll die and Tyler would learn his lesson the hard way," Klaus said.
"How could you do this to him, to his mom, to me?" Caroline said.
"I'm a thousand years old; call it boredom," Klaus said.
"I don't believe you," Caroline said.
"Fine, maybe because I'm pure evil and I can't help myself," he said.
"No, it's because you're hurt. Which means there is a part of you that is human," she said. Klaus walked towards her.
"How could you possibly think that?" he said.
"Because I've seen it, because I've caught myself wishing that I could forget all the horrible things you've done," she said.
"But you can't, can you?" he said as his blazing blue eyes bore into hers.
"I know that you're in love with me and anybody capable of love is capable of being saved," she said.
"You're hallucinating," he said as he looked away.
"I guess I'll never know," she said. Then she only heard her calling out her name as the darkness started to take over. Soon she felt blood flow into her mouth and she knew that he would never let her go.
Thinking back to that time, there would be no way he would even be thinking about bonding. She was on the verge of dying and if he didn't give her his blood, she would have died.
Caroline looked down onto the busy street. He was right, there was so much to do here and it was so lively. She smiled at the scene before her. She looked back up to find a pair of piercing blue eyes staring at her from the balcony across. Thanks to Katherine she was wearing sunglasses that were covering most of her faces. She couldn't help it but smiled a little. He smirked back. She swiftly turned around in walked back into her apartment in a normal human pace. She peaked out again and he was gone. Caroline let out a breath she was holding. He didn't suspect it was her; otherwise, he would have been in her apartment by now enquiring as to why she was there.
Caroline was putting her clothes into the closet when her phone went off.
"Hey Kat," she said.
"Hey, how's it going?" Katherine said.
"It's okay, let's just say that I'm well dressed," Caroline said.
"What do you mean and why are you talking so softly?" Katherine said. "Are they around?"
"No, but you never know. Here let me just put my iPod on," Caroline connected her iPod to the sound system and turned it on. "He just saw me and didn't recognize me."
"The stark, raving, mad, psychopathic hybrid?" Katherine said.
"Kat! And yes him!" Caroline said.
"Are you sure?" Katherine pressed. "I mean for all I know you could be rolling around with him right now."
"Katherine! No, he saw me on the balcony since we're neighbours. I kind of smiled and he smirked back. He probably thinks I'm just some new neighbour who's fawning over him," Caroline said.
"Okay, let's not go any further. Any other news?" Katherine said.
"No not yet, I'll try when I go food shopping," Caroline said. "How are you and Em doing?"
"Good, actually. He's been in a good mood all day. We've done two and are on our way to the third one," Katherine said.
"That's great! Keep me posted," Caroline said.
"For sure and you keep me posted," Katherine said.
"Bye, give my love to my little warrior. I already miss him," Caroline said.
"Will do and I'm sure he misses you too," Katherine said and then hung up.
Caroline quickly put her clothes away, grabbed her purse and walked down the stairs. She needed to explore this place a little and that was exactly what she was going to do. She walked down the street towards a grocery store she saw. She went in and picked up a basket when a girl came and stood in front of her. She looked a little dazed for a moment but then quickly flashed a big smiled at her.
"Hi, I'm Kelly. Can I help you with anything?" she said.
"No I'm good, just picking up some groceries," Caroline said as she looked at the girl a bit more. Something was definitely off. Then it clicked, this was a part of their regime. They get their people to find out who she is and what she was doing there. Caroline almost knew her next question.
"Are you new here? I mean we are a close knit community here in the French Quarter and you don't seem familiar," she said. There it was!
"Sorry, I'm...Carmella. I just moved here today. Trying to get settled in my new apartment," Caroline said. They had totally forgotten to give each other fake names.
"Oh you're living here alone?" she said.
"Oh no, my...sister and nephew will be joining me in a week," Caroline said and then bit her tongue. What was she saying!
"Oh cool! You'll love the French Quarter!" she said. "Where are you from?"
"Jackson," Caroline said. She knew that this Kelly wasn't going to let it go until she got her full story but she was prepared; might as well seem like she was friendly human just moving into the Quarter. "My sister and I decided to move because her boyfriend was giving her a lot of trouble. I mean come on! How much can a new mom take? So we decided to move. I just graduated so I was thinking of going to school here but before that I need to find a job. Do you know of any places that are hiring?" Caroline looked at the girl. She looked like she was buying all the information and was satisfied with it.
"Yeah, Rousseau's is. They are looking for a cook because the old one mysteriously disappeared," Kelly said as she looked away.
"Mysteriously disappeared?" Caroline repeated.
"Yeah, but if you can cook, they'll hire you," she said.
"Okay, thanks!" Caroline said.
"No problem, if you ever need anything just let me know. I also go to the university here so let me know when you're on campus," Kelly said.
"Will do," Caroline said and smiled. Kelly walked away.
Caroline bought everything she needed and walked out of the store. There from the corner of her eye she could see Kelly talking to someone else. She pretended that she was fixing her bags on the ground and checking for something and focused her ears on their conversation.
"Just a new person in the quarter. She and her sister with a baby nephew will be living in that apartment. She's fairly young, starting college. No bullshit," Kelly said to whoever she was talking to.
Caroline smiled, picked up her bag and started to walk. Everything was as per plan. Their entrance record was clean. She walked back to the apartment after roaming the streets for a bit. She left again to find this Rousseau's with her fake resume. It was really easy to find since it was the liveliest bar in town. Caroline walked in and replaced her large sunglasses for the geeky glasses Katherine had given her. Rousseau's was a pub and restaurant with very tasteful ambiance. She quickly found the manager and gave him her resume.
"You'll work but right now I need a bartender," he said.
"But I thought you needed a cook," Caroline insisted.
"We did but we found one. However, my bartender seems to have gone on a long holiday or something. Maybe she's finishing up her thesis or whatever she said she was doing at the university," he said.
"Okay, I'll bartend. When do I start?" Caroline asked.
"Can you start tomorrow night?" he said.
"Sure," Caroline smiled.
"Oh sweetheart, get rid of those glasses," he said.
"What? But I can't see without them," she said. Here, he handed her a hundred dollar bill. "Get contacts. Call it uniform but with those glasses will probably chase away most of my customers."
"Okay," Caroline said. She was going to have to figure out a way around this. Maybe some hair bangs and the coloured contact lenses would do it. She wasn't having a good feeling about this. Klaus was at the Mystic Grill often for drinks. But this was also her chance to snoop; people usually drop secrets when they are drunk.
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Klaus sat in his studio with a drink in his hand. He wanted all the details about every person in the French Quarter. His daughter was coming home and he had to have all the safety precautions possible. A man walked in a moment later.
"Well?" Klaus said.
"Nothing special, a human girl moved here from Jackson. Her sister and baby nephew will be living with her. They are arriving at the end of the week," the man said.
"Very well. You can go," Klaus said. He couldn't help but feel that there was something familiar about that girl. Just the way she smiled at him triggered a memory of a certain blonde he had left back in Mystic Falls. Surely, if it was Caroline she would come to him and this girl had long hair with few blonde highlights; Caroline had golden blonde hair. There was something about her that was tugging at him but he couldn't put a finger on it. He downed the rest of his drink and went to see the wedding preparations.
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Katherine stopped in front of a department store. Emmett was getting fidgety and seemed a little warm. He was in such a good mood throughout the morning. She had consulted a doctor who told her it was normal because he was teething. He had one bottom tooth perhaps the second was growing in. She needed to pick up some necessities. She had taken her wig off and tied her hair into a bun. She then put a hat on and got Emmett out of his car seat. Emmett whimpered a little as he rested his head against her chest.
"I know, I know, you're tired and cranky. But we're almost done Em," Katherine said. She pulled the straps of her purse onto her shoulder and walked towards the store. She quickly walked over to the baby section to grab some baby wipes, a teething toy, baby Tylenol and baby food. Katherine stared at the wall before her and all the food options. Why did there have to be so many brands and with different things. There was one with iron and another with something else.
"Confusing, isn't it," a lady with a baby came and stood beside her.
"You bet," Katherine said, "I just don't understand why there are so many different types of the same thing."
"I know, even one of each wouldn't be simple enough," she said.
"Tell me about it," Katherine said as she looked over at her. She was tall with straight blonde hair. She had bright eyes and she was holding a baby which looked about three to four months old.
"How old is he?" she asked. "Five months on the verge of turning six months. How about yours?" Katherine asked.
"Oh, she's not mine. I'm just babysitting. She's four months I believe," she said. At this point Katherine saw Emmett pop his head up and look at the other baby. He googooed at her and she looked back at him. "Oh look, they're already friends."
"Yeah, we've been on the road so Emmett hasn't really got any company lately except for me and his Aunt," Katherine said.
"Same with Hope here. All she's seen is me and her Uncle," she said as she looked around. "He was here moments ago." Katherine looked at her for a moment and then at the baby.
"Sorry, I didn't get your name," Katherine said.
"Cami," she said.
"Nice to meet you Cami," Katherine said, "Sorry I would shake your hand but mines are all full here."
"No worries, so where's his Dad," Cami said as she looked at Emmett. His features were so familiar.
"Oh, we're not together," Katherine said, "how about Hope. I'm assuming you're her Aunt since all she's seen is you and her Uncle."
"No, I'm a family friend, her Uncle Elijah should be here soon," Cami said. Katherine froze when she heard the name. Could it be the same Elijah? This was Klaus's daughter, Hope? What were the chances? Cousins were interacting? They were partial witch and they do say 'blood calls'. Elijah was here. She was getting too ahead of herself but she needed to get out now. "Are you okay? You seem like you've seen a ghost."
"Oh it's nothing. It's getting late and I have to get going," Katherine said. "It was nice meeting you Cami." Katherine grabbed a container of baby food from the shelf.
"Sorry I didn't catch your name," Cami said. They had totally forgotten to pick fake names for themselves.
"It's Katie," Katherine said. "See you around Cami, bye Hope," Katherine turned around and walked away to the check out as she cautiously looked around. She had stayed away from him till now but she wasn't going to blow it off on mere chances. Katherine could hear Hope crying in the back and could see Emmett starting his cry.
"Sshhhh, come on baby," Katherine said. "We're in this together. Stay with me please."
She quickly checked out, got into the car and drove away. That may have been a close call but she sure wasn't going to go back to check if she was right.
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"Did you find what you were looking for?" Elijah said as he walked to Cami. He had seen her with another woman who also had a child.
"No, not yet," Cami said, "but you just missed meeting Hope's new friend."
"Oh really," Elijah said as he took Hope from Cami.
"Yeah, she was a nice young lady with a cute five month old boy. Single mom," Cami said.
"That's nice," Elijah said as he looked in the direction she had walked off. She looked so familiar from the back. That ravenous curly hair just like Katarina but that wasn't even remotely possible.
"I could put in a good wood for you if you're interested? You know now that Hayley is getting married," Cami said. Elijah smirked a little.
"That won't be necessary," Elijah said and smiled. "Come, let's get going. I believe a daughter may want to attend her mother's wedding."
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Caroline came back to her apartment late at night. She had spent the whole day exploring and trying to find information on the supernaturals. She was walking towards her apartment when she saw a parade go by. She looked closely and found a familiar face near the front of the parade. It was Hayley dressed in white with a man in a black tuxedo that she didn't really know. She looked up to find Klaus and Elijah standing on the balcony looking down at the parade. Caroline rolled her eyes at their conversation. Klaus was being very selfish and a complete idiot. Caroline approached a woman who was nearby also watching the parade.
"Hi...um so what's going on here?" Caroline said.
"A wedding just took place," the woman said, "the bride and groom are near the front."
"I see; is it normal for all wedding to have a parade after?" Caroline said.
"Well it depends," the woman said, "are you new?"
"Yeah, just moved here today," Caroline said.
"Welcome to the neighbourhood. Just be careful around here. You don't know who you'll run into," the woman said and walked away. Caroline looked at the woman who was walking away now. She had black hair and ebony black eyes. Her back looked quite familiar when Caroline put it all together. She could feel the colour drain from her face. Could that be Dalia? She had never seen her face but her voice and her back seemed so familiar. Caroline ran to her apartment and closed her window and curtains. She turned on her iPod and called Katherine.
"Hey Care," Katherine said.
"Kat, we have a problem," Caroline said.
"Why what happened? Please don't tell he caught you," Katherine said.
"Screw him, I think I just saw Dalia," Caroline said. She could hear Katherine's breath halt.
"Are you sure?" she said.
"I don't know because I've never seen her face but I approached this woman who was watching Hayley's wedding parade and from the back, she looked just like her. Even her voice," Caroline said.
"Hayley got married? To who?" Katherine said. Could Elijah have gotten married?
"Not to Elijah, I don't know who he is," Caroline said. She could hear Katherine let out a breath.
"That means she's waiting for us there. She knows that I'll need something of Elijah's," Katherine said. Caroline could hear her pacing in her room.
"Okay, for now, we need to focus on what we have and what we need. This is what I found out so far and I got a job at a bar. Klaus is being Klaus. They had me questioned when they realized I was new in town. Oh yah, my fake name is Carmella," Caroline said.
"Yeah, we forgot that little detail. I'm Katie," Katherine said. "I ran into this woman named Cami who had a little girl named Hope with an Uncle Elijah."
"Was it Elijah?" Caroline said.
"I don't know. I booked it but Emmett and Hope were pretty chatty. Do you think blood calls?" Katherine said.
"I don't know. I mean they are both part witches," Caroline said. "Maybe they can sense each other?"
"I know, but I didn't want to take a risk and be found. If Elijah find me and Emmett, then Dalia isn't far, Katherine said.
"Kat, focus on the cloaking spells. I'll take care of everything here," Caroline said. "You already have hundred and five. No wonder she's desperate to find him. It's becoming more and more difficult for her."
"You right. I should focus on what I'm doing here," Katherine said.
"That's right. See you soon," Caroline said and hung up the phone.
So lots happening! Next chapter we'll see:
-Katherine and Emmett finally arrive in New Orleans
-Caroline and Katherine trying to find Davina
-there's a purpose why the hybrid's balcony is across from theirs
-perhaps some baby and daddy reunion?
Please leave a review letting me know what you think! :)