CHAPTER 5
Stefan's POV
Why does Damon have to continue to rave and rant? He loved his brother and accepted his faults and all but there were numerous occasions where he would gladly stake him. Watching Elijah, he knew the Original was thoroughly enjoying himself and was hardly phased by Damon's violent rages. What Stefan was really trying to figure out was the sudden turn of events with Katherine. Shocked was too mild a word for his and Damon's reaction when Elijah strolled in with an unconscious Katherine in his arms. What was his angle? He had assumed that just like Klaus, Elijah wanted her dead preferably at his hands, somehow he never expected Elijah to be the callous and cruel type, toying with his prey. Although he really couldn't deny the fact that he would love to see Katherine compelled into good behaviour, none could find a more fitting come-uppance. He tried his best to soothe Elena who looked like she was about to hit someone or explode. In any case, it was going to be a long day for everyone except perhaps for dear Katherine blissfully unaware of the commotion around her. He had never seen Katherine look so ghastly, he wondered if she would ever wake up.
Damon's POV
All he wanted to do was break something, kill someone or preferably both. There wasn't enough bourbon in the world to get him drunk after Elijah's request. Request, my foot; a command more likely from his lordship. He was already at the end of his rope with the whole Elena – Klaus sacrifice situation and now that hell-spawned Original had brought Katherine into the equation. How was he supposed to keep both his brother and Elena safe with Katherine around. With Katherine, you had to be 10 steps ahead just to stay alive, hell knows what tricks she had up her sleeve. If only he could wipe that sarcastic smirk off the original's face, he could see that Elijah was enjoying a private joke at his expense. Good behaviour? good was not a word one associated with Katherine. Anyway, what the *# did he do to Katherine, she looked as good as a 2 day old corpse.
Elena's POV
What was he up to? Why is he doing this? Doesn't he realize what she is, what she could do to us? Why here of all places? Having her boyfriend's ex-girlfriend in the same abode as her boyfriend was not her idea of playing happy families. Katherine had given her enough grief over the year with her miserable games. Both Stefan and Damon had a long and bloody history and the last thing everyone needed was history repeating itself. However, her concern was for Damon, he was a loose cannon and after a millennium; he was just beginning to recover from the plague that was Katherine. She also sensed that Elijah was not being entirely truthful judging from his cryptic responses.
CHAPTER 6
Katherine's POV
Her eyelids felt so heavy that all she wanted was to go back to oblivion. She had gradually awakened to sounds of cursing and swearing. That voice sounded so familiar and where was she? The last she knew she was stuck in the tomb not lying on a comfortable couch or whatever.
If she could she would have screamed at the voice to shut up. However, she had yet to have all senses back. Damon, that was Damon's voice; she must be in the boarding house. That much she figured out and Elijah must have brought her here. It was definitely more peaceful in the tomb; it took a great amount of effort for her to focus on the scene before her. Of course Elijah had to seize the moment with his sarcastic remarks about sleeping beauty waking up. Why couldn't' he just kill her or something. Waking up to 3 pairs of eyes glaring at her was enough to wish that she could faint again. Turning her aching head to the right did not accord her a better view either. Elijah looked totally bored. What was she supposed to do now? Her limbs simply refused to obey her and she could barely croak out a sentence.