Chapter 10 The Doppelgänger
It's barely 8:00 AM. I told Caroline to open up the café today, while we all meet at my house. Katherine, Damon, Stefan, and Bonnie are already here, we are only waiting for Ric. He didn't want to discuss what he knew on the phone. Even though he has a key, he still knocks. Katherine opens the door.
"Kat." He says, while holding some journals, maybe?
"Good morning Alaric." She answers.
"Good morning Ric." I say and give him a quick hug. "This is Damon Salvatore," I say gesturing towards him. "You remember Stefan, right. They a brothers." Alaric raises an eyebrow when I introduce our company. He shakes both of their hands. "And Bonnie of course."
"Hi Bonnie. Nice to see you again." He smiles.
We sit down on the living room and Ric places everything on the coffee table. Some look like journals, some look like drawings, I'm not familiar with anything.
"Your family has kept all this on a secret place. Before dying your grandfather told me the location, and informed that if what he believed was true, we would need this." He said looking at Katherine and me. Suspense is almost palpable in the room.
"We need to know everything." I say.
"It is believed that the sun and the moon curse is basically a binding of both creatures to nature, vampires to the sun and werewolves to the moon. If the curse if broken by a vampire they will be freed from the pain of sun exposure, if it is broken by a werewolf they are freed from turning on full moons." He said. Never turning on a full moon? I get the appeal of breaking this curse. "I've done more research, though. It is safe to say I have strong evidence to prove there is no such curse."
"What do you mean by no such curse?" Said Damon.
"The original vampires can't be killed. They can be put down some sort of indefinite sleep, but not death. They don't need more power or exposure to sunlight; they are protected against it with jewelry. Vampires can find a way around their binding to the sun, as I suspect because of your ring you have already. Why would they need to break it?" He said.
"What about werewolves?" I asked.
"After triggering the werewolf curse, there is no known way for werewolves to avoid shifting. They would do anything to break this supposed sun and the moon curse."
"Why do they need a doppelgänger?" Asked Stefan.
"The details and requirements for the curse are pretty much unknown. We only know the doppelgänger was created with the curse." Alaric runs his hand through his hair, and sighs. "If what your grandfather was right, then Katherine is the doppelgänger." The room's ambiance instantly changes. Damon and Bonnie seem to have relaxed, but Stefan, Katherine, and I tense up.
I'm not the doppelgänger. Maybe. Am I relieved? I don't think so. I rather it were me than my sister.
"At first he thought it was you Elena, but something was not quite right. You are similar to Katerina, but not identical. You have yellow eyes and your skin is somewhat lighter, among other stuff. He thought that maybe the doppelgänger changed over time, but when Katherine was born and grew up, it was obvious."
"So I'm going to die now? Why the hell wasn't it you Elena? You were ready to sacrifice everything, and I'm not. Let's go Stefan." Katherine's anger was evident. I wish I was the doppelgänger too sister.
"I'm sorry." I whisper as Katherine leaves.
"Hey, you have nothing to feel sorry about. We can still find a way around it. Is there a way Alaric?" Said Damon squeezing my hand.
"I'll have to do some research, but I can't promise anything. If Katerina finds her, she'll deliver her."
"Can she even serve for Klaus purpose? She's a werewolf after all."
"What? When did this happen?" Said Alaric surprised.
"You didn't know? After the accident."
"The plot thickens…" Says Damon.
"I'm not sure what to make of this." Ric said.
Alaric continued to explain what he could of doppelgängers, werewolves, vampires, and these curses that come with being a supernatural creature. When he and Bonnie left, Damon stayed with me. We had lunch, sandwiches, and discussed what we could do regarding the curse. He suggested we spoke with Katerina, but without Katherine there. He thinks there is a way of luring her back to town. Katherine has to keep a low profile to avoid all the luring originals trying to find the doppelgänger. There is a chance Klaus thinks I'm the one, because of Kol. He probably told him to keep an eye on me. He says we should keep them thinking it's me to maintain Katherine out of the picture. If Katerina decides to visit the Salvatore brothers, she might believe I'm the doppelgänger too if I'm there.
I park my car in the driveway. I've just spent the morning with Elena. If it were for me, I'd spend eternity. She's a werewolf though, so eternity is not an option. She will eventually leave me, whether it is death, or if what I am drives her away, she will leave me. We have to live her time to the fullest. I need to help with her sister too, even if I don't wan too. I'll do it for her and Stefan. I sigh and think about what to say to my brother. Will he agree on calling Katerina? He's the only one who can bring her here.
"Stefan. Where are you?" I say when I enter the boarding house.
"The library." He says.
"What are you doing?" I ask when he is frantically looking through pages scattered all over.
"I'm finding more about this curse. Something that can save Katherine, Anything."
"I have an idea." I say and he turns and looks at me.
"You do?"
"Yes. We need Katerina. You can lure her back here. We can convince her to join our side. We can side track Klaus."
"I'm not luring her back Damon." He's back to the pages.
"You have to. Tell her we have the doppelgänger and we need her on our side, we'll need to guarantee her safety."
"How do you plan to sidetrack Klaus? He's an original, he can't be killed." He looks at me again, somewhat exasperated.
"We have the history buff Alaric and a Bennett witch. We can find a way."
"If this doesn't work and we have to get rid of Katerina, you'll do it." He said pointing his index finger at me.
"Gladly." I say with hands up in the air.
We have agreed to call Katerina. It is not that simple though, we have to call her through other vampires and wait for the message to get to her. We don't have her cellphone number. Something else has been bothering me, I know Elena's sister is hiding something. I will find out what it is.