Emma's P.O.V:
I held back my tears. Today was way to important to be ruined by A. "Emma you look so beautiful," Said my mom. "I got this for you," She said, handing me a beautiful sapphire necklace. I couldn't hold back my tears any longer. I began to cry tears of joy. "Thank you so much mum," I said. I felt completely awful compelling my mother. She was so sweet and loving and she definitely didn't deserve to have her mind controlled.
I wanted to go back to old times, especially now. First vampires, then witches, and now A. It was all too much for me to take in. "Sweet heart don't cry. You don't want your mascara to run," She said. "I love you Emma. No matter what happens, you need to remember that we all love you." I could tell she was about to cry. I smiled and hugged her tightly.
Mum looked down at her watch. "Emma you need to get down to the Lockwood Mansion! The pageant starts in 4 hours." Elena got all of our dresses and took them down to our prep rooms. We were supposed to do our hair and makeup at home, and they would simply do touch-ups. As I was walking outside of my house, I saw Elena.
"Emma!" She shouted happily. I ran over and hugged her. "Ok let's do this!" I said. "Screw A. This is our special day and even they can't ruin it," She said. 'I guess I'm not the only one who wants to forget about all of the crazy stuff that's happened since the day I moved here.
We walked down to the Lockwood Mansion and met up with Caroline and Bonnie. "Hello girls," Said Carol Lockwood. She led us down the hallway into our prep rooms. Inside the room, my dress was waiting. A white cover was wrapped around my dress. It had fine cursive letters printed across the top. "Mystic Falls Dry Cleaning Service" I unwrapped the dress and held it up against my body. The little gold specks brought out the hazel inside my eyes. It made them look bright and colorful.
I pulled it on and zipped it up. Most girls look in the mirror before something like this, and assume that they look fat. I'm certainly not most girls. I'm not super conceited or anything, but that doesn't make me an insecure attention whore.
I fixed my dress and began to flat iron my hair, when I saw Elena's Aunt Jenna behind me. "I'm sorry. It's just you girls look so beautiful!" She said. "Thanks," I smiled warmly at her. Elena was lucky to have an Aunt as sweet as her. My Aunts were so boring. They're into water and swimming, and now that I don't competitively swim anymore, we have nothing to talk about.
"Do you need any help?" She asked. "Well maybe you could help me with my hair," I said. "Say no more," She ran over without a second thought. Jenna flat ironed my hair and then curled it into small tight curls. "Ummmm," What on earth was she doing to me. "Don't worry. I'm not done," She smiled. She flat ironed each curl, leaving perfect, supermodel-looking waves.
I was speechless. "I told you I wasn't done," She said. We both laughed. "Now for the makeup," She said. I was already wearing basic foundation, powder, concealer, and mascara. She took my makeup to the next level. She opened up her mega makeup kit, exposing hundreds of shades of eyeshadow and lip gloss. She lined my upper waterline and eyelid with black eyeliner and the lower waterline with dark brown. She gave me a nude, peachy lip gloss and some sparkly, white cream eyeshadow.
When she was done, I had a much bigger chance of winning. "Thank you so much Jenna," I hugged her. "Don't mention it," She smiled and left me alone. We had 15 minutes until the pageant began. I glanced out the window and saw Stefan draining the life out of an innocent Pageant girl. "Elena!" I shouted. She came running into the room. "What?" I pointed to the window. I was too late. Stefan was already gone.
I was supposed to be escorted by Damon, but when I looked down at the escorts, both him and Stefan were gone. I saw Caroline nervously glancing down at the pool of escorts too. Matt was no where to be seen.
Now I have all three boys for company. ;-)
-A
"Elena, Caroline," I shouted. I showed them the text. "Oh my God! Stefan," Elena ran over to the stairway and scanned the room for Stefan. "5 minutes ladies," Said Carol. "When Carol Lockwood calls our names, we're screwed," Said Caroline. "At least we know something," I said. "A's a girl."
"Or just a gay freak," Said Caroline. We all started to laugh. "Ok guys. I'll find them," I said. "Emma. There's no way you can find them in 5 minutes. Plus, how would you get out?" Asked Elena. I pointed to the window. I opened it up and started to climb out. "No!" Said Jenna, "Don't you dare ruin my masterpiece." There goes that idea.
"She's right. You can't just jump out the window," Said Caroline. "Attention Everyone," Said Carol Lockwood. "We will now begin the pageant," She opened up her binder and began to give her speech. "Aren't you glad you didn't leave?" Said Elena. I nodded.
"Our first lovely lady is Tina Fell, accompanied by Bartolomeo Whitmore," A bimbo blonde walked across the hall, with her arm locked with a tall brunette. She walked down the staircase and met up with her date. "Next we have the lovely Amber Bradely, accompanied by Hector Linsey," Carol looked around the room. "Amber Bradley," She paused, "Amber are you here honey?" Amber must have been the girl that Stefan was feeding on in the woods.
"No. Moving on," She flipped to the next page in her binder. "Next we have Blair Fell, accompanied by Eric Hanson," The brunette that was walking with Tina Fell made her way down the stairs. "Next we have Bonnie Bennett, accompanied by Christian Dawson," Bonnie walked down the steps and met up with her boyfriend. Just as we thought we were hopeless, three men came to the edge of the stairs.
I knew these men! It was Niklaus, Elijah, and Kol Mikaelson! From my research. They probably thought I was Rebekah, so I needed to play the part. I locked eyes with Elijah, but didn't dare glance at Niklaus. I remembered that he was the one who dagered Rebekah. "Elena Gilbert, accompanied by Stefan Salvatore," Elena shuffled down the stairs nervously. "Stefan," She muttered under her breath. Elijah stepped forward. "May I?" He asked. She locked arms with Elijah and they walked outside.
"Next we have Caroline Forbes, accompanied by Matt Donovan," Caroline nervously walked down the steps. Niklaus stepped forward. "May I?" He asked, following his older brother's lead. They locked arms and followed Elena and Elijah outside. "Emma Gilbert, accompanied by Damon Salvatore," I walked down the stairs confidently. I locked arms with Kol. "Rebekah," He whispered. I smiled. "Hello Kol," I tried to speak in a British accent.
We did the Mystic Falls Dance, and surprisingly Kol knew every step. "I thought Niklaus dagered you," He said. "I thought he dagered you?" I said. He smiled. "Who freed you?" He asked. "Stefan," I said. "You never learn," He said. "Shut up," I said. I was improvising, based on what I knew. I just assumed that they dated. "He doesn't love you anymore," Said Elijah. "I missed you too," I said. He smiled and began to laugh. "Ok Emma," He said. "By the way your accent is terrible," He said. Oh God! He knows.
"No one bought that cover," He said. I began to turn red, but I forced myself to hold onto my character. Maybe he was just testing me. "Stefan did," I said. "Oh come on. He doesn't even remember you. You're my sister. Of course I could see through your crappy disguise," Phew! He thought Emma was my cover. "Shut up. I'm a way better actor than you," He said. "At least I don't need to compel myself friends. I'm surprised. You and Katerina were getting along well," He said.
Elena's P.O.V:
"Katerina I've missed you," Said Elijah. "What are you talking about?" I asked. "I'm not Katerina," I said, "My name is Elena Gilbert." He shot me a confused look. "Elena," He tried to process it in his head. "But you look just like her," He said. "I don't know. But I'm not Katerina."
We finished the dance, and Carol Lockwood took the stage. "This year, we will announce our winner differently. The last lady standing is our winner," She said. "I will slowly read off the names of the girls who are out. My heart raced. "Emma Gilbert you are out," She said.
Emma went and took a seat next to her escort. "Haha. You got out first Rebekah," Said her escort. "Shut up Kol," She said. "Guess she's not so pretty after all," He said. "One more word and I will rip your head off," She said. "Chill out Rebekah. I'm kidding," Said Kol. "I wasn't," She said. Emma was doing a really good job. She could have fooled me.
Carol Lockwood was trying to build suspense. "Blair Fell you are out," She began to cry. "Why?!" She shouted. "I'm prettier than you ever were. So shut up old hag," She said. "Hey! Don't talk to my mom like that bitch," Said Tyler. He dragged her out of the ceremony. Eric, her escort, came chasing after her. "Well that was interesting," Said Carol. "Alright. Tina Fell, you are out," She said. "NO!" She shouted. "I'm way prettier than all of you," She shouted. 'Those Fell girls have serious anger problems'
"Bonnie Bennett you are out," Bonnie walked silently to her seat. "You did great. At least you didn't freak out like Blair and Tina," Said Christian. He kissed Bonnie. "Alright. The winner of our 2010 Mystic Falls Pageant is...drumroll please...Caroline Forbes," She said. I hugged Caroline. "Good job!" I said. I was sad, but she seriously needed this. I stepped off the stage and sat with Elijah.
"Alright now I know you're not Katerina. She probably would have killed Carol Lockwood and Caroline," Said Elijah. "I'm her Doppleganger. It means we look the same, but we're much different inside," I said. "Your compassion is a gift Elena. Don't ever let it go," He said. I smiled. We both leaned in and began to kiss. I pulled apart. 'What are you thinking Elena! You have a boyfriend'
Emma walked over. "Elena you have horrible taste in guys. I wanna barf right now," Said Emma. "I love you too Rebekah," He said. She hugged him tightly. I almost believed she was Rebekah. "I guess that means Stefan is mine," She winked. "Keep dreaming little sister," Said Elijah.
"Attention Everyone!" Said Carol Lockwood. Emma went back to her seat. Carol Lockwood gave Caroline the crown and sash. "This is such an honor. I want to thank my friends Elena Gilbert, Bonnie Bennett, and Emma Gilbert. I also want to thank my mom and my boyfriend Matt. I love you Mystic Falls. Thank you so much for this," She said. The stage began to shake. Everyone jumped off the stage, but Caroline continued her speech.
I could tell she wasn't going to let anything ruin this amazing moment. "As I was saying...," One of the pillars holding up the gazebo fell down. The entire platform was starting to crumble. "Mam get off the stage," Said someone in the audience. Caroline was hesitant, but she began to walk off of the stage, but it was too late. The roof of the gazebo collapsed onto her. "Caroline!" Shouted her escort. Everyone started to panic. Elijah, Kol, and her escort went to help her out, but the entire stage broke, trapping her under the debris.
A figure in a black coat ran off into the distance. "Elijah, Kol, go get him. Now!" Said Emma. "She's even bossier than before," Said Kol. Elijah nodded. "I need you guys to find him and kill him," Said Emma impatiently. "Just do it yourself," Said Elijah. She frowned. "Fine!" Said Kol. Kol and Elijah ran after the figure in the cloak. "I'll meet you there," Said Emma. Once they were gone, she turned to Bonnie.
"Ok I need you to teleport me to wherever A is," She said. "Canavar bu qız A adlı nəql etmək mənim sehrli istifadə edin," Chanted Bonnie. "Go help Caroline. I need to find A!" Said Emma. Within seconds, she was gone.
That gets her out of my way
-A
"No!" I shouted. "She's not dead!"
Caroline's P.O.V:
One minute I was on the stage giving my speech, and the next I was laying in a hospital bed. I looked up and saw a blurry figure. He had red facial hair and a buff looking figure. He leaned in and kissed me on the forehead. The scene became more clear. "Klaus," I muttered. He must have noticed that I was awake and ran away.
"Oh my God! You're ok," Said Elena. Elena and Bonnie came running in the room. They hugged me so tightly, I might have actually suffocated. "How long was I asleep?" I asked, hoping for a real answer. "Only a few hours," Said Elena. "What happened?" I had no idea. "Well the gazebo collapsed on you, and Klaus was able to get the debris off of you. Thankfully you're ok. All you broke was your ankle," I glanced up and saw my foot elevated in the bed.
"How am I not dead?" I asked. "That I have no idea about," Said Elena. "Whatever happened we're glad it did," Said Bonnie. I smiled, it was so great to be living. Once you're put in a near-death experience, you appreciate the little things in life. I sat up and tried to get out of bed. "No no no," Said the nurse. "You need to stay in bed."
I sighed and got settled back in. "Wheres Emma?" I asked. "I have no clue. She went off with Elijah and Kol," Said Elena. "Where's Klaus," It seemed like everyone was missing. "I think he went to look for his brothers. They're trying to find A," Said Elena. "Oh and by the way you need to call Emma Rebekah in front of Klaus, Kol, and Elijah," Said Bonnie. "Why?" I asked. "Because Emma is Rebekah's Dopplëganger. If they find out she isn't Rebekah, then they'll kill her," Said Elena.
Emma's P.O.V:
"Took you long enough," I said. Thanks to Bonnie I was teleported to A's location. "I hate you Rebekah," Said Elijah. I smirked and rolled my eyes. "Hey where's Klaus?" I asked. "I was just wondering that," Said Elijah. "You know I thought I killed you back in the 20's," Said Klaus. He smiled and seemed unusually happy. "What's got you so happy?" I asked. "Wait. Is it Caroline?" He turned red. "Oh my God. Nik loves Caroline!" I said. He didn't say anything.
"Let's go find that guy in the black coat," Said Klaus eager to change the subject. A was hiding in the Lockwood cellar. Klaus reached for the door and his hand burned. "Vervain!" He muttered. I was so tempted to open the door. "Just do it fast!" I said. Elijah reached in and tried to open the door, but his hand burned. "Oh my god. Do I have to do everything myself!" I shouted. I reached in and quickly opened the door.
"Your hand didn't even burn," Said Klaus. "Ya. I guess it just likes me better," I said, trying to cover up my tracks. We walked down the tunnels and saw Stefan, Matt, and Damon hanging on vervain posts. "Where is he?" I asked. "It's a she," Said Damon. I ran over to Stefan, Matt, and Damon and un-latched their posts. "Ok what's going on Rebekah?" Asked Kol. "Rebekah?" Asked Damon clearly confused. I turned around and gave him the "Shut up before you blow my cover" look.
"That's it," Said Klaus, "You're not my sister." He pushed me against the wall and his eyes turned a monstrous red color. He opened his mouth full of fangs and bit my neck. "Who are you and what have you done with my sister?!" Shouted Klaus. "I'm her Dopplëganger. It's all here. Just please don't hurt me," I shouted. "Fooled me," Said Elijah. "Now what do we do with the girl?" Asked Klaus maliciously. I handed him my phone with all of the research pages.
Klaus studied all of the pages. "How do they know about me!" Shouted Klaus. He seemed angry enough to kill the entire world. "I went to the research facility and read up on you guys," I said. "Hey how come everyone here has a biography but me?" Said Kol. "You're just not an important original," Said Elijah. "Don't go there," Kol and Elijah began a bloody vampire fight. "Guys focus!" Said Klaus.
"So Rebekah gave birth to a child before she became a vampire, and then you were born with a supernatural gene that caused you to look exactly like her," Clarified Klaus. "Yes, and a Dopplëganger child is born every 500 years," I confirmed. "Then where's the other Dopplëganger?" Asked Klaus impatiently. "Her name was Samara Johnson. She was born in London 1532. She was turned into a vampire in 1548 and there's no record of her since," I said, sharing my research. "Ok. Find me this girl and maybe I won't kill you," Said Klaus.
I nodded in agreement. "Ok this is getting boring," Said a deep voice. I turned around and saw the figure in the black coat. The voice was clearly a voice over. "It's her!" I shouted. "Get her!" I said. "Why? You dirty little liar," Said Kol. "She was torturing me. And Elena. And Caro...," Klaus cut me off. "Say no more," Said the lovestruck Klaus. He tried to hold her back, but it was too late.
This is my game, I always win. Good luck catching me. Come down to Rosewood and find Samara Jones. This isn't over. Its only the beginning.
-A
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AN: Ok I decided to update a little early-I just had to write this story! The next chapter is about the wild goose chase in Rosewood. Emma becomes really close with the originals in the next chapter, and they even admit that they like her better than Rebekah. Emma, Elena, Stefan, Damon, and the originals meet up with Hanna, Emily, Aria, Spencer, and of course Samara. Meanwhile, the founders party back in Mystic Falls only leads to chaos. Who will live? Who will die? Will A be revealed?
-Zelda
