Chapter 7: What did you just say?
Stefan froze at the entrance of the tomb. Katherine smiled at that, she knew she had his attention now. He turned around slowly looked at her and then zoomed out of the tomb and back to town. It's ok, he'd be back.
Early the next morning found him angry at his girlfriend who had struck a deal with Elijah and he couldn't get Katherine's last words from last night out of his mind. Still angry at his girlfriend he called a meeting with Damon, Rose (who had been bitten by a werewolf, Bonnie and Alaric.
"So there is another me?"
"That's what Katherine said"
"Were those her exact words?"
"She said 'There is another doppelganger'. I left after that"
"Let me guess one of us will have to go and ask her now"
Bonnie rolled her eyes.
"And why do we trust her again? She's lying to get our attention"
"Well she's got it, hasn't she?"
was Rose's reply. She exchanged a look with bonnie that went unnoticed by everyone else.
"I'll go and talk to her. Then we'll see where that leaves us"
"Damon, wait. She said something else too. Earlier she had mentioned that Isobel could help locate Klaus. After all she located Katherine"
"The same Katherine that eluded one of the original vampires? Yeah right"
Mumbled Alaric's but it went unheard. Later that morning Stefan and Elena went to school where they updated Jeremy and Caroline while Damon played Katherine's game and went to talk to her about her revelation.
"Hello Damon"
She was smirking, shit! Hook, line, sinker, he was here.
"Yes, yes, I'm here. You were saying something about more offsprings yesterday"
he snarled as her smirk grew wider.
"You know one would say you don't to be here, Damon"
she baited him. Unfortunately for her Damon already knew her ways so he remained silent and waited for her to exhale, roll her eyes and blurt an address and a warning. She did just that, an act or the truth? No one knew maybe not even herself. This was a whole new can of worms.
"24 Hill Side str. Forks, Washington. Elijah already knows, why did you think he wants Elena to stay here? He wouldn't want to find one doppleganger only to have the second lost."
She finished with a small smile full of secrets. Damon backed up loosing his cool bravado. Without a word he turned and left at a human pace. One look but so many hidden messages...
Damon made a quick stop at a number of semi-local hospital bloodbags to stock up for the upcoming trip to wherever this Forks place was (seriously were the people that found it so desperate for a fork?) and headed home after sending a mass text to the rest of the troops to meet at the boarding house.
Later that day the whole gang was there. Elena, Stefan, Jeremy, Alaric even Caroline, Rose was upstairs writhing in agony and Bonnie was not answering her phone, probably with this Luka guy. Damon told them Katherine's message and its underlined threat/message.
"It's another doppleganger, lives in a town named Forks and that is in Washington. I assume the state and not the city. Also Elijah knows about her."
"Doesn't she have a name? Maybe we can google her"
Damon rolled his eyes and answered only the first part of the question
"No name. Just an address."
"So we'll have to track her down and meet her. Assuming we do trust Katherine"
was alaric's voice of logic. Elena was annoyed and couldn't hide it.
'What does it mean, another doppleganger?"
"I dont know Elena. Alaric's right though, we have to go meet her."
"Not all of us, someone needs to stay here and keep an eye on ... other matters"
"OK, so who goes and who stays?"
"You're not going Jer, you got school, we all do"
"And you Elena have an agreement with Elijah, you're staying here"
Stefan effectively cut the arguement before it begun. Alaric got up, paced for a few moments in full teacher mode and then declared.
"Elena you stay here, you made a deal and you're sticking to it. Stefan here. Caroline you need to keep an eye on Tyler and get him to keep an eye on this Mason's girlfriend. I will go, I'm an adult and her parents will want to hear or see one before they tell us to take a hike. Damon and Jeremy with me."
"what about school? and Jenna?"
Stefan piped in
"Always ready to rain a catastrophe little brother."
"Christmas break starts next week Stefan. I'll say Jeremy is helping me with a project. Jenna will go for it."
Alaric's tone was final and cut off any objects Stefan or Elena might have made. Damon was in on his train of thoughts and added quickly
"This doesn't leave this room. No one will know about it. No Rose, no Tyler, no Bonnie."
He looked Elena straight in the eyes as he told this. Everyone nodded but Elena didn't move.
"Elena?"
"Fine. I'll keep it a secret."
Everyone scattered afer that. Caroline met up with Tyler, confused about their kiss but unable to take it off her mind while Stefan and Elena went for a walk.
The same evening after a quiet dinner with Jenna Alaric, Damon and Jeremy packed their bags and boarded a plane for Seattle.
Strangely the normally three hour drive from Seattle to the tiny town called Forks (thankfully the GPS included it) was a bit less than one hour with Damon behind the wheel.
A/N: Yes I tweaked the time frame a litlle. The party at the 14th episode hasn't happened yet so Rose it still alive. In my mind Tyler and Caroline kissed right after he transformed back to human)
