Chapter 7

Bonnie picked up her phone seeing the text from Elena, 'Finally she has gotten back to me, there is so much I need to tell her.' Bonnie thought as she replied I'll be right over, we have a lot to talk about. Bon

Bonnie grabbed her bag, containing a very important book, from the floor.

The drive to Elena's was quick, Bonnie was very jittery as she drove, 'There is so much Gram's found out about Elena.' Bonnie thought to herself as she placed the car in park.

Elena was waiting for her at the door when Bonnie arrived. Elena's face was pale, her cheeks had tracks were hot tears had fallen earlier.

"Awe 'Lena are you okay?" Bonnie said as the two friends went up to Elena's room.

"No, no I am not Bon." Elena said her voice breaking.

"What happened?" Bonnie asked concerned.

"Stefan came over, he told me everything. How he and Damon were born in the 1800's, and how him and Damon were turned in 1864 by a vampire named Kathrine," Elena replied gritting her teeth at Kathrine's name. Her heart sank every time she thought about how Kathrine used Damon. "He also told me that he forced Damon to become a vampire." Elena said frustrated.

"Wow, so did he explain who this Kathrine was?" Bonnie asked, 'I don't think he knows how important Kathrine really is.' Bonnie thought to herself.

"No, he just said that she was a vampire that loved both him and Damon. But that he didn't love her, that she compelled him to love her. However, he said that Damon loved Kathrine for real." Elena explained to her friend.

"I see," Bonnie said reaching in her bag to bring out a very old book.

"What's that Bon?" Elena said eyeing the book.

"This is my family history Elena, but its also your family history." Bonnie said as she went through the book reaching a very detailed page. "'June 1864, Miss Kathrine has asked me to prepare for the protection spell. She feels that our hosts are becoming suspicious of her. She has also asked me to enchant two rings for her pets. I am growing extremely nervous about her obsession with the Salvatore brothers. It is unhealthy for her to keep on with this infatuation. She assures me that she only loves the youngest and when they turn she will let the oldest go. I fear that she is overestimating young Master Salvatore's love. I believe she has compelled him. Emily Bennett.' Emily Bennett is my ancestor and apparently to grams Kathrine is yours Elena." Bonnie explained as she read a passage from the book.

"Oh, my goodness! Kathrine never loved Damon? What do you mean Kathrine is my ancestor?" Elena said shocked.

"From the information that Gram's managed to get from her research Kathrine Pierce gave birth to a baby out of wed lock. That child was given up and eventually had children of their own and one eventually married a Gilbert. Therefore, Kathrine is your like great, great grandmother…" Bonnie explained.

"Oh my god! I am Kathrine's fucking great grand-daughter and my soulmate happens to be one of her ex's?" Elena almost yelled forcing her hands through her hair frustrated. "Uh! This is insane! Bonnie how does any of this even happen!" Elena said pacing the room.

"I have no idea El, I mean yesterday we were just normal teenage girls. But now I am a witch and you are a descendant of an evil vampire with a vampire soulmate." Bonnie sighed.

"Yeah, well at least we aren't boring," Elena tried to joke, she was shaking so hard at this point.

"I hate to say it, but Gram's found out more information Elena," Bonnie said her mouth twisting.

"More?" Elena gasped. She couldn't grasp all this information.

"What I am about to tell you could be very shocking Elena you need to sit down." Bonnie warned her friend. They took a seat on Elena's bed, Elena's eyes were wide as Bonnie explained, "Over 1000 years ago the first vampires were created. The Originals they call themselves. The night they were created they used the blood of a young maiden named Tatia. From what Gram's could find out Tatia is also part of your family tree. But it gets even more bizarre. The oldest of the vampires created named Klaus was also part werewolf. The witch who created the Originals cursed Klaus so that his werewolf gene would be held dormant, but in turn this also cursed all werewolves to only turn on the full moon, it also made vampires burn in the sun. The curse of the sun and the moon can only be broken by the blood of someone called the doppelganger. Every 500 years a doppelganger is born, Elena you're a doppelganger. Grams found a photo of Kathrine in the old town archives, Kathrine is identical to you, and from the descriptions Grams has read about Tatia you both are identical to her." Bonnie took a breath looking hard at Elena.

"What does this all mean then Bonnie?" Elena said her whole body freezing.

"It means Elena, that Klaus is coming for you. The only time that your blood can be used is when the comet comes over Mystic Falls." Bonnie explained.

"But Bonnie that is only a month away!" Elena gasped.

"I know that's why we need to start to prepare." Bonnie explained.

"How do we do that exactly? How come this Klaus never used Kathrine's blood?" Elena asked.

"I don't know there wasn't any information about that, but maybe we could find her and ask her." Bonnie said.

"How do we do that Bonnie she's dead!" Elena stated.

"No Elena, Kathrine is not dead. Emily Bennett cast a protection spell on her, protecting her heart from being staked and her body from being burned. When all the vampires were cast into the church to burn Kathrine wasn't there, she met with Emily the night after and fled." Bonnie explained summarizing what she had read from the family history book.

"Oh my god, so this whole time Stefan and Damon have thought she was dead, she's been alive?" Elena could hardly breathe. Her mind was whizzing. 'I am a doppelganger, key to breaking a curse, a soulmate of my great, great or something grandmother's ex, and I am going to die!' Elena felt her stomach churn. She ran to the bathroom her and Jeremy shared and vomited.

Bonnie came running after her. "Oh gosh Elena are you okay?" she said holding her friend's hair back.

"No, I don't know what to feel right now Bon, this is all too much." Elena cried, leaning into the bathroom counter.

For now, there was not much that they could do. Tomorrow Bonnie would talk to Gram's and get an idea where to start with preparing for the battle of Elena's life. Until then both girls agreed they would get some sleep.

Below Elena's window Damon stood, mesmerized by what the girls had been talking about.

Hot tears threatening to leave his eyes, anger mounting in his chest as he whispered into the night, "Kathrine's alive."