Princesses and Knights
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Sometime in the 1700's
"I can't keep watching you like this."
Lara's eyes leisurely moved from their place staring at the ceiling, turning to focus on the naked brunette woman standing at the foot of her bed. "Like what?"
"Depressed. I was content to ignore it, but now it's starting to affect my mood." The woman frowned at her in what appeared to be annoyance, but was really just concern.
Even when she had first met Lara, the girl always seemed to be so sad. With her bright blue eyes that somehow still looked deep and dark because of her loneliness. And her permanent frown between the eyes that showcased her long few years.
Katerina Petrova has never seen Lara at her best.
Lara shrugged with a helpless expression. "Okay."
"It's about that woman isn't it?"
Lara blinked and looked at her in confusion. "What woman?"
The brunette huffed and crossed her arms. "The one who's name you are always saying. Rebekah."
The other girl froze at the mention of the name, causing Katerina to narrow her eyes. But then Lara just suddenly furrowed her brows. "I have no idea what you're talking about."
Katerina rolled her eyes, unsure if thaw girl was lying or not. "You whisper it in your sleep. You say it while staring at nothing. You once screamed it while my head was between your legs."
Lara looked at her wide eyed. "I-I did?"
"Yes. You're lucky I didn't develop a complex because of that."
"Oh. I-I'm sorry Katerina. I didn't even realize." Lara frowned even deeper. Looking guilty and more depressed than before.
Katerina huffed and replied. "Yes, if I had feelings then they would have been very hurt by that. Luckily I don't, so it really doesn't matter."
Lara wordlessly put her hand out, and after frowning at it for a moment, Katerina finally walked over and took it. Lara pulled her to sit on the edge of her bed before she could react, and Katerina grunted as she landed.
After a moment where Katerina was frowning down at Lara, and the wolf was staring back up at her with sad, sad eyes, Lara suddenly curled around Katerina, startling her enough to jump slightly. "I'm still sorry."
Katerina sighed and ran her fingers through the other girl's hair with a frown. "I told you It's fine."
"No it's not."
Katerina's lips turned down further and she silently agreed. 'No. It's not.'
Present
Lara looked at the door with a frown for a moment. Contemplating just leaving and letting events play out as they may. She pursed her lips at her thoughts, gave a great heaping sigh and knocked on the door to the Boarding House.
She waited a few minutes and was about to knock again, when it's finally opened by a scowling Damon. "Ugh, you. Why are you here?"
Lara smiled and answered. "Elena invited me."
Damon groaned. "I'm going to break her phone."
Lara rolled her eyes and made to move past him. She was just stepping into the doorway when she was suddenly stopped by a hand to her chest. "This is still my house."
Lara smiled and stepped back. Damon nodded and continued. "I don't know what she was thinking when she made that deal with you."
Lara nodded and grabbed her pack of cigarettes. Calmly taking one out.
"She's not really good at making decisions, so it isn't even that surprising."
The wolf inclined her head and grabbed her lighter out of her other pocket.
"She cracked and told us about her little field trip to the tomb with you."
She idly nodded again and put the cigarette to her lips.
"Your name may be named Lara, but that doesn't mean you should actually be messing around with tombs. Especially when it involves taking Elena to one with an evil bitch inside."
Lara hummed in response and tried to light her cigarette. The lighter took a couple flicks before a flame finally appeared. She calmly lit the cigarette and looked up again.
"I know she called you here because she thinks you're actually useful and you could help us get the moonstone, but Elena is naive. She doesn't seem to understand a con, not like I do at least."
Lara finally put her lighter away. "I appreciate that Damon, I really do. And completely understand any and all concerns towards your person or of those you care about. However, I would have agree to disagree and ask that you move out of the way before I have to hurt you."
Damon scoffed, only getting the gist of what she was saying, and rolled his eyes. "Ooh. I'm shaking."
Lara sighed quietly. She was already in a bad mood and then man in front of her was not helping. She shook her head. Lara didn't try and talk her way inside any longer, no longer in the mood to try for civility. Instead she put her arm up and brought it towards Damon's head and poked him before he could even react.
The poke, to an outside observer, may have seemed like a light tap, as if Lara was just pointing something out and happened to touch whatever it was she was pointing at. Thus when the tap that seemed so light it would have hardly disturbed the air actually caused Damon to fly back and slam into the wall behind him, the aforementioned hypothetical outside observer would have been very surprised indeed.
Lara adjusted her jacket and made her way inside. She stepped over a groaning and in pain Damon and started to walk to where she heard some heartbeats. "What are you doing on the floor Damon? It's dirty down there."
He groaned again in reply.
Lara walked into the parlor where everyone was standing around arguing over a plan. "You should really get a new doorman Stefan, yours is quite rude."
"Lara!" Elena exclaimed happily.
She walked forward and pulled Lara further into the room. "Guys. This is Lara. She's the one who promised to help us."
Stefan smiled at her, Lara returning the gesture. The other two people in the room, looked at her warily. One a handsome young boy with brown hair and the other a beautiful dark-skinned girl.
Lara glanced at the girl for an another moment after she realized she could smell the same thing that came from Esther all those years ago. There's always a witch it seems.
The witch frowned at the wolf and then looked at Elena. "Are you sure we can trust her?"
Lara blanched and looked at Elena. "Now I can see why you hate when people talk as if you aren't there."
Elena gave her a triumphant look and turned to her friend. "Yes Bonnie, I trust her. I don't think we even need to make it so complicated if she helps."
Damon walked in behind them, glaring at Lara the whole time. "Why, does she know something we don't?"
"She knows Katherine." Elena answered.
The statement was said fairly dramatically, the response however was slightly less than impressive.
Damon frowned and looked at Elena as if she was insane. "Yeah. We've all met Katherine."
Elena opened her mouth already getting upset. Lara put her hand on her mouth before she could say anything. "What Elena means is that I know Katerina better than all of you. And she's much more likely to give me the moonstone without a fight."
Lara already knew this conversation wasn't going her way. It's hard to convince people to do what you want when they don't trust a word coming out of your mouth.
The human pulled Lara's hand away from her mouth and scowled. "What she said," She grumbled.
Damon rolled his eyes and scoffed. "Do you not know the story of the Salvatore brothers and Katherine Pierce. With the amount of sex Stef and I have had with that woman," Damon waggled his brows with a smirk, "Well, you really get to know someone."
Lara had to hold herself back from attacking him. Katherine had been her friend for centuries, and Lara had always been protective. Though Lara can admit to herself that it's partly because of how protective she is of the petrova dopplegangers. The other part is just because of how close she is with the other woman.
The other's seemed to also disagree with the statement as they looked at Damon in disgust.
Lara looked up at the ceiling as if something up there could somehow save her. "Okay, I don't know where to start with that… Uh, don't tell people that for one thing. It kinda sounds like you and your brother had really kinky threesomes."
Damon and Stefan grimaced.
"And if you talk about her like that again, I will take your head and literally put it up your ass as it's still attached to your body."
Damon blinked and glared. "Why do you care?"
Elena glared at him and answered for her. "It's the reason why I think she could help. Her and Katherine have been friends for centuries. And you didn't see them interact. Katherine genuinely cares for her, she might just have ask nicely enough and Katherine would give her the moonstone."
Lara scowled at Damon and continued. "You're also not the only who's had sex with Katherine. It's really not something to brag about when she compelled you and fucked your brother."
Damon crossed his arms and pouted. "You had sex with Katherine too?"
"It's not an exclusive club, asshole," Lara smirked and leaned towards him, "Though now I do have to wonder. How does it feel to have had my sloppy seconds?"
Bonnie scowled from her place, and looked between them both. The witch already has to deal with one idiot supernatural, god help her if this new one acts the same way. "You're both being obnoxious. Can we just move on with this plan?"
Jeremy's lips twitched and he quietly spoke. "Maybe you guys could form a club for people that have had sex with her."
Bonnie turned and glared at him, and his smile quickly fell.
"Maybe we should just try what Elena said." Stefan quickly interjected.
Damon rolled his eyes. "What? Ask nicely."
Stefan shrugged. "Yeah, why not? What do we have to lose."
"Fine. If we're lucky they'll kill each other."
Everyone ignored him and made their way out so they could drive to the tomb.
"Katerina! Katerina!"
Lara frowned and stepped straight to the line of the tomb. The others all stood behind and watched with interest.
Katherine came stumbling out of the tomb and looked at her friend. "Lara," She looked behind the wolf, "We have an audience."
Lara handed the blood bag that she grabbed on her way out of the Boarding House to Katherine. The vampire smiled at her in thanks.
Something to break the monotony, and some blood. This is already shaping up to be a better day than Katherine's had in awhile. Which is quite sad if you think about it.
"I'm here about the moonstone."
Katherine's pleasant expression quickly morphed into a glare. "And here I thought you were visiting."
"Katerina-"
"No, it's nice to know how much you care."
The group in the back shifted uncomfortably and Katherine started to walk off with her blood bag.
Damon scowled. "Well, I sure am glad we listened to you and Elena."
Lara ignored him and started to walk into the tomb.
Elena jogged over and grabbed her arm just as she was stepping over the line. "Lara, are you sure?"
Lara smiled and patted her head, but Elena just ignored it, already getting used to the gesture. "I'll be fine."
"But-"
"Remember how old I said I was?"
Elena recalled the conversation and the great age that she learned Lara was, but still frowned. After she pursed her lips for a moment she finally sighed and nodded. Letting go of Lara in the process.
"I got this." Lara said and walked into the tomb.
As soon as she was out of sight she zoomed to where she could smell Katherine, stopping right behind her.
"Why did you do that?"
Katherine waved her hand and smirked. "Like I wanted to talk with an audience."
Lara smiled and shook her head. "Of course."
Katherine sat on the ground and frowned down at the now empty blood bag. "Don't suppose you have anymore."
"Well they only agreed to let me give you one." Lara said while sitting down next to her.
"So you have more than?"
The wolf smirked and handed her three more bags. "Of course."
Katherine laughed lightly and leaned forward to peck Lara on the cheek. Katherine could always count on Lara. She quickly ripped the blood bags open and sucked them all down in a matter of seconds.
As soon as she was finished, Lara quietly spoke up, "Sweetheart, I really need that moonstone."
Katherine rolled her eyes. "For Elena," she said the name with derision.
Lara smirked at her. "Jealous I might have a new favorite doppelganger?"
"I'm pretty sure we'll always be closer. Unless Elena suddenly expands her sexual horizons."
"If I were to do that, then whenever I get my Rebekah back she would finally snap and kill me, and then who knows what she would do to Elena." Lara grimaced at the thought, knowing how positively vile Rebekah could be when it comes to releasing her anger.
Katherine frowned and rolled her eyes. "I'm sorry you haven't gotten her back yet."
"No you're not."
Katherine nodded. "No I'm not."
Lara laughed slightly and leaned back, not offended in the least.
"I am genuinely sorry that you are sad though." Katherine said sincerely.
Lara moves her head back and forth, considering. "Alright, I can believe that."
Katherine continued, "I'd comfort you like I used too, but as many fond memories I have of us hugging naked while you cried on my shoulder, I think we're better as friends."
Lara snapped her fingers and said, "Damn."
They sit in silence for a few minutes, until Lara finally breaks it. "I really do need that moonstone though."
Katherine sighed and went into her pocket. "I know." She took Lara's hand and placed the moonstone in it.
Lara looked at the stone and then Katherine's face. "I'm gonna be honest, I thought that would be harder."
"It'll help you find Rebekah won't it?"
"Kind of, I guess, in a roundabout way... Well actually. No, not really. But the leverage would probably help."
"You don't seem to be very sure." Katherine looked at her amused.
"My plan for Klaus, is still pretty much pending."
"You. You don't have some kind of plan?"
"So many variables at the moment. Everythings changing too fast, I don't even have all the information." Lara just shrugged helplessly. She didn't know if even being in Mystic Falls and trying to lure Klaus there was the best idea. No one except Elena seemed to trust her, and Elijah seemed to have an unknown agenda.
"Just take the moonstone before your head explodes."
Lara smiled and kissed the top of Katherine's head. "Stay sane. I'll get you out. I promise."
"I know. That's why I didn't ask. I knew you would do it anyways."
Lara gave her a slight smile and made her way back to the entrance. "I'll visit when I can."
"You better. Or I'll torture you when I get out of here." Katherine smirked as she watched Lara slowly disappear.
Lara made her way out of the tomb at a much slower pace, trying to organize her thoughts. Seeing Katherine like that wasn't helping her earlier bad mood and now she would have to deal with a bunch of people not trusting her intentions. It was shaping up to be one of 'those' days.
The kind of day where Lara would have to control herself and not go on a murdering spree around town. Something she is embarrassed to say has happened much more than she'd like to admit. Lara may hold the shiny veneer of a calm and well adjusted girl, but she will always have that wildness. That thin line of control. That wolf like quality that could come out at any second and tear everyone and everything in the vicinity apart.
She took a deep breath in.
Rebekah, just think of Rebekah. Rebekah always makes you calm.
And then let the breath out.
Breath in.
Breath out.
Lara made it to the opening of the tomb and took one more big breath. Already knowing she would have to go out there and act as if nothing was wrong.
The group outside all watched as Lara made her way out the tomb, wanting to know if she got the moonstone.
After a few moments Lara thinly smiled and threw the stone up and caught it. "And you didn't think that I could do it."
"Did you see his face?" Elena grinned and giggled over her barely touched coke.
Lara smiled and nodded, already starting to feel better now that she left that oppressing atmosphere.
After coming out with the moonstone, she just calmly handed it to Damon and walked off. Unlike him she trusts that he'll know what to do with the moonstone. Elena quickly caught up, pulling an uncomfortable looking Bonnie behind and then announced with her innocent grin that the three of them were going to the Grill.
Lara couldn't help but notice that the girl seemed to be in very high spirits lately. Lara could only guess that it was because even though the threat of Klaus was great, Elena actually trusts that he'll be defeated. Lara thought it might be from from the fact that a thousand year old supernatural was firmly on the human's side.
Lara looked around at The Mystic Grill, from the large bar to the seating and pool tables. It all seemed very familiar and comfortable. Obviously almost everyone came there. She could see the appeal in such a small town, it's not like there was that many places to go.
"He definitely thought we were going to have to fight for that stupid moonstone." Elena added.
Bonnie pursed her lips, but didn't say anything.
Lara noticed how uncomfortable the girl was, but let her be, knowing she would just make it worse. Elena however didn't have so many qualms. "Bonnie come on. You can't even be kinda amused?"
Bonnie sighed and slumped over her fries for a moment. "It's just, didn't it seem a little too easy?" She turned to Lara with a frown, "No offense, but why should I trust that there's nothing else going on here? You waltz in and fix everything in a day. Isn't that just a little too convenient?"
Elena looked at her friend appalled. "Bonnie!"
Lara just smiled, not offended in the least. Annoyed, but not angry. At least Bonnie was semi-respectful when accusing her of something. "You're quite the pessimist, aren't you?"
Bonnie sighed and shrugged. "I prefer to be called a realist."
Lara leaned back in her seat and examined the girl. She was just trying to protect her friends. And she was quite a bit more friendly than any of the other witch's Lara has met. "I can respect that. Trying to protect everyone. And you don't know me, you don't have to like me. I don't expect everyone to. I do however, ask that you trust that I will not hurt you or friends. I made a promise to Elena, and I intend to keep it."
Bonnie may have been mistrustful, but she was still being respectful, Lara can be respectful to her in return. It's the same reason that she was so polite to Stefan, he didn't trust her, but he wasn't being an asshole about it. Damon was of course another story.
Bonnie looked at her critically for a moment. "Alright, I believe you when you say that you won't work against us now. But, what about in the future, when you find whoever you're looking for?"
Elena had obviously filled them all in on why she wanted to find Klaus. Lara was curious about what else the human had seen fit to mention.
Said human looked at her friend annoyed that this interrogation was still going on.
Lara sighed and already knew her answer was not going to be what they were looking for. "There is only one person in the world who I will break a promise for," Bonnie looked at her with dark eyes that were slowly starting to fill with anger, "And that is the person I am trying to find."
Elena looked at her with hurt in her eyes. Already dreading the thought that this girl who she thought could be such a good friend would just go back on her word if the right situation presented itself.
The wolf sighed and shifted in her seat. "That does not however mean that if she just said to break off this deal that I would do it. But in the event that I would have to ultimately choose between Rebekah or this deal," Lara looked from one girl to the other with a frown on her face, "I am sorry to say that I would choose her."
Bonnie seemed triumphant and slightly angered that she was in a way proven right. She knew that this girl wasn't someone to trust. Lara loved to say that she was trustworthy, but one word from this girl that she's trying to find and the deal would be off.
Elena looked down and studied the wood of the table they sat around. She was angry, at first. Then she thought about it. Wouldn't she do the same thing in Lara's position? Put everyone she loved before herself and any kind of promise she made. Elena knows something about putting loved ones first. Could she really fault someone for doing the same thing that she would do in that situation?
Elena can also admit that she liked being put first. To herself, and only herself can she admit that being almost everyone's first choice was definitely something that brought her a sick sort of pleasure. It's almost as if two sides of herself are at war. The side that likes to be put first and the side that likes to put everyone else first.
It only took another moment before Elena finally looked up. She started to frown and then just sighed wearily. "I understand."
"Elena!" Bonnie looked at her as if her friend had just betrayed them all.
Lara looked at the girl surprised, she honestly thought she was about to be cursed at or frowned at in major disapproval at the very least. She wasn't really sure what Elena would do to be honest. But she definitely didn't think Elena would actually get where she was coming from.
Elena swallowed and continued, "You're putting her first. I can understand that."
Lara opened her mouth to talk, but Elena spoke up before she could, "I just hope that it doesn't come to that. I don't want either of us to have to go through that."
After their talk, the three girls ate in awkward silence. Bonnie just scowled at both Lara and Elena after they were finished. Leaving without a word. Lara was honestly surprised she didn't leave straight after the conversation. Maybe she had good manners. Or maybe it was just her care for Elena coming through. Either way she definitely wasn't happy in the end.
Elena looked at Lara after Bonnie left. She stared and stared, until Lara was starting to get uncomfortable. Finally she sighed and just hugged Lara.
Lara was shocked at the gesture. She had thought that maybe Elena was going to actually change her mind and hit her. Instead she received genuine affection.
Elena pulled back and put her hands on Lara's shoulders. She pursed her lips, sighed and then patted Lara on the head.
Lara blinked and looked up at the hand that was on her head. Well then, that's an interesting role reversal.
Elena smirked at the look on Lara's face and left with a laugh.
Lara looked around her hotel room and sighed. It was nice enough, but definitely nothing to be excited about. The mattress didn't hurt, the sheets were clean, the TV worked, and the shower had clean water. It was good enough.
She sat on the edge of the bed and flipped her phone around in her hands. She looked at her phone. After a moment she rolled her eyes at herself and turned the screen on her phone on.
She searched for the name she was looking for and dialed. It only rung twice and was answered. "Elijah," she started.
"Lara, how nice to hear from you."
"A lie, I suspect."
"Hmm."
Lara rolled her eyes and continued, "I need a favor."
Elijah thought to himself for a moment and then finally replied, "We'll see."
She rolled her eyes at his non-answer. "Katerina's in the tomb. I know you have some witches. Can you get her out?"
Elijah hummed. "And you think my witches are powerful enough to open it?"
"I would expect nothing else."
"Why should I?"
Lara thought to herself about the best way to go about this. "Didn't you love her?"
He sighed through the phone and answered. "'Used to' love her."
"Of course. Though I can't recall why that relationship didn't work. Was it your fault or hers? I never can remember. I guess it doesn't really matter now. If we get her out she would help."
"You don't know that." Elijah said, choosing not acknowledge the first part of her sentence.
"If I asked she would."
Elijah nodded to himself, knowing she was right about that.
"And I would of course owe you a favor."
Elijah goes to reply, but Lara starts to talk again. "And I would only trust her with you. Anyone else and she would definitely be long gone. So I guess what I'm asking is, could you get her out of the tomb, and then could she maybe stay with you. I know it would be awkward, especially with all that unresolved tension, but you really would be the only one worthy of the job."
Lara smiled to herself. "Then we could get her to help whenever we need it, you could keep an eye on her, and I'd give you a hand in the future."
Elijah considered it. He knew what Lara was doing. At least, he thought he knew. But like always she was charming her way to a yes. Sometimes he thought that maybe Lara had her own kind of compulsion.
The original sighed and answered, "Fine. She'll be out by tomorrow. I was on my way back to town anyway. Come by the tomb in the morning." He then promptly hung up.
Lara smirked to herself. "Not even a goodbye. How rude."
AN: So I made Elena a little more agreeable here. And I think a lot of what was in her head kinda coincided with how she usually acts. She really is somewhat contradictory in the show.
And I love Damon, but he can be a really annoying dick sometimes, and I guess him and Lara just bring out the worst in each other.
I put a little Lara and Katerina background too.
I looked at some of my old stuff and then the last couple chapters and realized how lazy I got when it came to what characters were thinking. So I tried really hard to work on everyone's motivations.
I think I should be back on a regular update schedule now. God willing. So look for me Friday evenings again. I'm EST by the way if you were wondering. I know that may affect when you would look.
I'm pretty pissed at myself that I missed a week like that. Especially as it seems I may have lost some readers in the process. Why I'm so bad at updating I will never know.
Also, if you want a good femslash Vampire Diaries fanfic. Then try, My Paper Heart by MysticFun. I'm just started betaing for MysticFun and it's really good and really long. It's OC and either Katherine or Elena (the pairing isn't exactly set at this point) So if you haven't checked it out before, than you really should.
Oh and I hope everyone had a really nice thanksgiving.
Anyway hope you liked it, thanks for reading and tell me what you think.
