Chapter ten

" I can't stand this place anymore! This town is too small and everyone knows everyone and this room at the bed and breakfast feels like a cage. " Khalee vented.

Tis better to be safe and caged, than to be caged by the very men that want to do you harm little wolf. Perhaps when I get back we can look for a more suitable home?

Home? She had never really had one. " It's more than that. I can't take all of this supernatural drama. And let's not forget I got attacked by a werewolf ghost. "

Yeah, things had been crazy the past couple of days. Lue had some " business " to take care of and handed the leash over to Rebekah who left her to chase after Mat so she opted to help Damon clean up Stefan's mess.

Damon bent over to rolled a rug that one of Stefan's " meals " had threw up on. The next thing she knew she was pushed. Landing on the ground she could see a man beating the crap out of Damon. And then she finds out that all of the supernatural beings on the other side had been let out among the living. Just a normal day in Mystic Falls...

" Why couldn't you have taken me with you? " She moaned.

Now love I've been made the one responsible for you. I have to put your safety first and where I am is no place for you.

" You mean with other wolves? That's no place for me? I can shift whenever I want, but can't. Not even during a full moon. Do you have any idea how painful that is? " She asked.

Silence

He knew she was right.

Regardless little wolf, there are vampires everywhere and they're scared of getting bitten during the full moon. If they find out you can shift anytime you want they'll come for you, vampires have always been afraid of werewolf bites. Especially Damon Salvatore.

Damn. She had never thought about it like that. " I still don't like it. " She said.

It's not for you to like. Just be a good little wolf for a while longer. Now, tell me all about this Homecoming thing that Rebekah has absolutely forbade me from interfering with.

Khalee rolled her eyes. " That's all her. She's making me go, but I'd rather be somewhere else. It's not like I have a date or anything. "

No male suitors? I was expecting for there to be at least one. I'm sure if push comes to shove Rebekah could compel someone...

" Ummm how about no?! Can you say desperate? " She said cutting him off.

Ah yes but then Rebekah has a certain flare for desperation. I forgot who I was talking to my apologies love.

She rolled her eyes again. " I'm just gonna show up and hope for the best. " She said sighing.

Cheer up, love. Isn't this what you wanted? Normalcy?

Damn him for being right. " Yeah. " She said flatly.

Lue's POV

Stupid, annoying, Original vampire! Klaus had called Lue to bitch at her about Stefan going off of the grid. It wasn't her fault that Elena and her merry gang won't give up on him. So now she had to find him and get his psychotic ass out. Here she goes cleaning up other people's messes again.

Going to Khalee's room she knocked and then entered. The girl had been on the phone with Klaus for a while now.

" Hey get ready Rebekah needs you at the boarding house to try on dresses. "

She rolled her eyes. " I gotta go. " She told him and hung up. " Let's get this over with. "

Lue knew how the younger girl felt. " You wanted teenage experiences. And don't think I'm not gonna take pictures. " She said teasing.

They pulled up to the boarding house and Khalee got out before the car even stopped all of the ways.

" I'll be back for you later. I have some business to attend. " Lue told her before driving off.

After a while, there was only one place left to look. The old police station. She pulls up and who does she see? None other than Damon Salvatore. It was like deja vu from the night they first met. She waited for him to get at the station and followed, opting to listen to them from afar.

Stefan: " You know, if you two are gonna keep me locked in here for the next decade, I think we can skip the routine visits. "

Damon: " You know I'm not a big champion in this whole Lexi-Recovery-Plan... but Elena thinks this place is gonna weaken you up, break you down and make you feel again... "

Stefan: " We should all listen to Elena, right? I mean her plans always work out so well, don't they? Why are you here? "

Damon: " What are you talking about? It's Family Day at of Vampire Rehab! So, I'm paying a visit to my baby brother. "

Stefan: " Go away. "

Damon: " Nahhh. I thought we could hang out, a little brother bonding. How've you been, Stef? Huh? "

Stefan: " You know, Klaus may wanna keep Elena alive, but that doesn't mean she's safe with Rebekah... "

Damon: " Liar, Liar pants on fire, brother. Klaus compelled you to protect Elena, and if you thought for even a second that she was in danger, you'd be working a lot harder. "

Stefan: " You got me. You got me! "

Damon " Yep. "

Stefan: " You got me. You're good. Congratulations! You can go now. "

Damon: " You really have given up. "

Stefan: " Actually, this is my happy face... "

Stefan: " What are you doing? "

Damon: " Screw this Lexi-plan. I think we could both use a drink. "

Shit, they were coming her way. Knowing they'd smell her anyways she let them find her.

" Well well well if it isn't the cleaner. Tell me what is it exactly that you do all day? Wait around for Katherine to call? " Damon said mockingly.

Lue narrowed her eyes. " I don't work for that bitch anymore. " She growled.

Stefan chuckled. " No, now she works for Klaus. Let me guess, you're the calvary? Too late. "

Damon growled at Stefan's name slip. Lue backed up giving her space between them.

" Let's not forget that I could take both of you out. " She said firmly.

Khalee's POV

Rebekah ordered six girls from school to help them pick homecoming dresses. As soon as she saw the orange halter/skirt she fell in love. It showed back and midriff but the skirt flowed out to give her a modest look.

Khalee cocked her head and heard someone enter the house. " Are you expecting someone? " She asked Rebekah.

" Yes, I invited the Doppelganger for a chat. " She said filling three champagne glasses and hands her one. " Come on then let's not be rude and keep her waiting. "

They go into the foyer to meet Elena.

" Hey! What's up? " Rebekah asked cheerfully.

Elena's eyebrows furrowed. " You invited me over? To talk? Hey, Khalee. "

" Hey. " She said back.

Rebekah clapped her hands. " All right girls, have at it! "

Six girls in various jewel-toned colored homecoming dresses walk in the room.

" Okay, now twirl, please. " She ordered and they twirled.

Elena rolled her eyes. " You compelled your own private runway show? "

Rebekah scoffed. " I need a Homecoming dress. So, what do you think? Pick one. "

" I'm not here to help you shop. I'm here to talk about why you don't want me to wake up Mikael. "

Rebekah rushes to one of the girls, grabs her neck and vamps out. " I said "pick one", Elena. "

" The... red one. "

Rebekah let the girl go. " There. It wasn't so hard, was it? " She said looking at the other girls. " Go away. Remember nothing. "

They leave and she turns to Elena. " You do not threaten me. You'll learn what I allow you to learn. Is that clear? "

Khalee didn't like where this was going.

LP

Elena's POV

After she was rudely kicked out of the boarding house Damon called her back.

Big bad Original poppa found us. He wants us to lure Klaus back so he can kill him. The only thing is we need something important enough to him.

Elena furrowed her eyebrows. " We don't know of anything important enough for him to come back. "

Well, that's not entirely true... There is Khalee.

" What? No Damon. Whatever it is you're thinking just no. " She said fiercely.

Come on Elena! We need him back in town, he has sworn to keep her safe. We put her in danger... It's a no brainier.

" No Damon. She's my friend. More importantly, she's just a girl who has had to run all of her life. I'm not going to put her through anything else and neither are you. Find another way. "

The day of Homecoming

I can't believe the gym flooded, not that I don't like the Lockwood property or anything, but this was supposed to go without a hitch.

Caroline called first thing in the morning to give Khalee specific instructions for tonight. Khalee had just gotten out of the shower and still had the big fluffy towel wrapped around her.

She balanced the phone between her ear and shoulder and was painting her nails at the same time. It's called multitasking and Caroline could talk any ones ear off easily.

" I'm sure it will be great Care. We'll still get all dressed up and take pictures and make memories. Just be glad you have a date unlike me who will be going stag. " She dipped the brush back in the polish and blew on her wet nails.

Hearing the blonde girl huff on the other side of the phone she put her on speaker phone and sat it on the desk.

I love Tyler, I really do but I can't handle him being in Klaus' clutches. It was nice of him to throw homecoming at his house, though. Bonnie is going alone too maybe you guys could go together?

Right because that would be pathetic. Khalee bent over to start on her toes. Looking over at the big grandfather clock she froze. There he was, the big bad wolf.