So this chapter is complete rubbish and I'm so sorry for that. :( I just didn't want to make you guys wait any longer. I'll make up for it with the next chapter. This is part 2 of 'Killed Or Be Killed' episode.


Don't hide
Let me see it from your side now
It's alright
Let me see it from your side now
-Your Side Now by Trent Dabbs


"WHAT are we doing again?" Elijah asked.

"You shall see." Noreen said, not bothering to look at him, as she continued walking beside him, her light green eyes scanning the ground for a certain object.

Earlier in the afternoon Noreen had found Elijah sitting on a bench outside by himself with a far away look upon his face. Deciding that she was not satisfied with his loneliness she had grabbed his hand and pulled up, telling him to come with her. He of course did not object because Elijah had found that he was willing to do anything for this witch. It was as if she herself had unknowingly cast a spell upon him to bend at her will. But in reality she had just genuinely cared for him and Elijah was bewildered at the fact. A witch caring for a vampire was unheard of.

"Ah." Noreen smiled and ran ahead, picking up the bottom of her dress as to not fall, as she bent over and picked up a stick from the ground.

But it wasn't a stick, rather a mere twig, a skinny bare twig that had fallen from a tree somewhere. Noreen had turned back to Elijah, a smile on her face and the said twig in her hand, as her light green eyes gleamed.

"A twig?" Elijah raised a confused eyebrow.

"Not just a twig." She grabbed his hand and placed the twig in his palm, curling his fingers back over it. She mumbled a few words softly and before his eyes, the twig turned into a beautiful white rose.

Elijah laughed aloud softly. "Amazing."

She smiled and her light green eyes seemed to shine even brighter. She was happy that she had made Elijah not only smile but laugh too. He had never seen her perform a spell before and although it wasn't a big spell or anything fancy, it brought a smile to his face and a gleam to his dark brown eyes. And that was good enough for her.

"You have a gift, Noreen." Elijah said and his eyes met hers. "You can see the beauty in anything."

She saw the shine dim in his dark brown eyes and her smile turned soft. She knew that Elijah saw no beauty in himself. That he saw only a monster painted with dark colors inside of himself.

Elijah held out the white rose to her but she shook her head. "Keep it." She smiled. "It's a gift, a reminder."

"Of what?" He asked.

"What I see inside of you." Noreen said.

"And what, Noreen, do you see?" Elijah looked at her.

"Beauty." She replied. "A good man, not a monster."

She reached her hands out and grabbed his free hand, giving it a gentle squeeze as she looked into his dark brown eyes, offering him an honest smile. To her he was not a vampire but Elijah.


Maggie blew a piece of her light brown wavy hair from her face as she stood up from the ground and placed her hands on her hips. For the past three hours she had been searching her childhood home for any hidden clues as to what the silent daughter curse thing actually was and for more family information on Noreen Fitzpatrick. But so far she was only reliving memories and finding nothing of use. But Maggie knew that somewhere in this house she would find the answers she was looking for. She just knew that her mom had hidden stuff away all around the house. And she also knew that no one came into the house at all because like she said, no one had dared to enter this home. No one wanted the house that belonged to the unstable witch and her freak of a mute daughter.

She had to admit though it was odd being back inside of her childhood home. It was mostly empty considering she had moved out 2 years ago after her mom passed away but there were still things there. Her mom's room for instance had remained untouched. Maggie just couldn't handle emptying it out or anything. It would have been too hard and difficult for her.

Maggie had made her way up the stairs of the house slowly with her heart gaining speed as she neared the wooden closed door that led to her mom's old bedroom. As she as she stood with the top edge of her converses touching the door she held up a hand, her palm laying flat against the wood, as if she could feel her mom on the other side, mimicking her move.

Slowly her hand turned the door handle and opened the door. It was if a tidal wave of memories came at her all at once and she had to brace herself on the wall beside the doorway. She let out a silent gasp as her back hit the wall and she closed her eyes calming herself. Why was she doing this again?

As she opened her eyes she allowed them to take everything in slowly. The room was exactly the same as it was the day she moved out. Nothing had been touched or moved. Her light green eyes fell to her mom's perfectly made up bed and she flashed back to a memory.

Maggie rushed down the hallway to her mom's room, a cool wet wash cloth in her hand, as she shook her head at her mom laying in her bed. As usual following one of her drunk episodes, Maggie had brought her mom to her bed and was taking care of her.

She ran to the side of her mom's bed and put the cool wet wash cloth to her feverish face. Her cheeks were red and her forehead was a little sweaty. Maggie shook her head at her mom's appearance. This happened so often that this had become a routine within her daily life.

Her mom reached out a hand and placed it on Maggie's, making her stop her movements with the wash cloth, and opened her eyes to look into hers.

"You are such a good girl." Her mom said. "I'm sorry for everything. You didn't deserve it, Noreen."

Maggie just nodded and went back to cooling her mom's face as she nodded back off. Noreen. Also apart of the drunk episodes her mom often referred to her as Noreen and she never questioned why. She just accepted it and continued on taking care of her. Her mom never had any memory of calling her Noreen anyways.

Maggie shook the broken memory away from the front of her head. If only she had brought it up to her mom maybe she would have told her more about Noreen. She didn't realize that the information would come in handy later on in her life.

And of course Maggie found nothing after searching her mom's room. Where the hell would someone hide information within this house? She didn't want to blindly rip the house apart because it was still the home she grew up in. Not all of the memories here are terrible ones. Some of them were quite pleasant if she may say so herself.

Maggie shook her head and made her way back down the stairs. When she reached the bottom and turned she froze in her place and her heart stopped for a minute.


"Hey Maggie."

Katherine was standing in the living room as if she had been in the house before and was just visiting old friends. Her hip was cocked to one side and she held that devious smirk that you just wanted to slap off of her lips with her dark brown eyes gleaming with sinister amusement.

"How?" Maggie mouthed, referring to how the held she was standing in her living room.

"You're not on the deed so you don't own this house." Katherine smirked. "The said owner, being your mom, is dead, so I let myself in."

Maggie still hadn't moved from her spot. She just kept her eyes trained on Katherine, not like it would help her anyways, with her being a vampire and all. In her mind she was trying to figure out how she could escape from her if need be. She didn't trust her at all nor would she ever trust the vampire.

"Oh relax, I'm not here to kill you." Katherine said. "Like I said, I'm not dumb enough to hurt you." She looked at the human. "I'm not suicidal."

Maggie's eyes followed her as she walked over to a chair and plopped down into it.

"Although it is fun to watch you squirm." Katherine smirked.

"What are you doing here?" She mouthed as she moved to stand in the arch way of the living room, her eyes glued to the sitting vampire.

"I know some things." Katherine said.

"Like what?" Maggie mouthed and crossed her arms over her chest.

"Like the curse of the silent daughter." Katherine said. "About Noreen or should I say you? Do you prefer Maggie or Noreen?"

Maggie raised an eyebrow and shook her head confused but sat down in the chair across from the vampire anyway. She knew that if anyone would have information it would be Katherine. It seems that this woman knew everything about everyone, she was very resourceful.

"How do you know any of this?" Maggie asked.

"I've done my research." She replied.

"You mean Isabel has." Maggie countered, knowing that Isabel had done research on Mystic Falls.

"Very good." Katherine smirked. "You're not a dumb mute."

Maggie rolled her eyes and sent a glare her way, telling her to just spit out any information that she had. She wasn't in the mood to play one of her childish games.

Katherine sighed. "Back in 1745 in Tullamore, Ireland, Noreen Fitzpatrick was had a curse placed upon her that stripped her of her abilities and voice. It also stated that years later she would come back reincarnated down the family line as a mute, powerless witch. A.K.A. You." She sent an amused smirk her way. "Noreen was cursed after she helped an original vampire's life."

"Why?" Maggie asked.

"Because she fell in love with him. Witches aren't suppose to fall in love with vampires." Katherine said. "The Head Witch spared her life but cursed her anyways as punishment."

"What happened to her?" Maggie asked.

"She was sent away." Katherine said. "Noreen had brought shame to the family and the Head Witch, her grandmother, sent her away so that she wouldn't be able to be with her love."

Maggie's eyes went wide. Her own grandmother had cursed her and sent her away? All because she had fallen in love with a vampire? How could she do that to her own granddaughter. That was cruel. Especially sending her away from her family because she had supposedly shamed them.

"I know." Katherine read the look on her face. "Cruel, right? You'd be surprised the lengths that a family will do to get rid of the shameful one of the family. Banishment to the other side of the world if need be."

Maggie looked at Katherine and could see that she could relate to the whole banishment part. And she looked down at her hands before she looked back up at Katherine.

"Did he find her?" Maggie asked.

Katherine shook her head. "Nope. He searched for her but later find out she went crazy and died. Well he didn't find her then but he found her now."

"What do you mean?" Maggie mouthed.

"The original vampire, Elijah, has kept tabs on the Fitzpatrick family line. After he found out about his beloved Noreen being reincarnated, he followed the family line for centuries." Katherine explained. "Even if she wasn't born he protected the family, knowing that it would be what Noreen wanted." She looked at Maggie. "You're her. That's why your having those dreams. They're your memories." Katherine shrugged. "I don't really know anything else."

Maggie just sat stunned in the chair trying to sort through all the new information she had just learned. It was impossible. She couldn't be the reincarnation of Noreen. It just made no sense. But nothing made sense in this town.

She was broken out of her thoughts but the vibration of her phone and she pulled it out, looking at it. A text from Damon. She hit the ignore button.

Katherine smirked and shook her head.

Maggie looked at her. "What?"

"Just Damon and him making yet again the same mistake." She looked at her. "Loving someone too much."

Maggie just looked at Katherine confused.

The vampire sighed. "Damon thinks you belong to him but you don't. He has no idea how wrong he is about that. Your heart is already spoken for by someone else its just that neither of you know that yet."

Her phone vibrates again and this time it's a text from Elena telling her to come to the boarding house saying it is an emergency. When Maggie looks up she finds that she is totally alone and that Katherine is gone.


When Maggie returned to the boarding house she was greeted by both Stefan and Elena who filled in her the day's events. From the moment Mason spiked Damon's drink with vervain to the fact that Sheriff Forbes knew about them and was in the cellar, just waiting for the vervain to clear her system.

When Elena was done explaining everything, Maggie just stood there and stared between her and Stefan, shaking her head.

"I have one personal day and everything goes to hell with you guys." Maggie mouthed.

Stefan smiled and nodded while Elena sighed. Honestly, she misses one day and the boys nearly get themselves killed. She can't let Damon out of her sight for a second.

Maggie followed Caroline, Stefan and Elena down to the cellar, as Caroline brought a suitcase of her mom's stuff for her stay there. She could see the disappointment in Caroline's face when she heard her mom ask Damon to keep her away from her, saying that she wasn't her daughter anymore.

She ran after the blonde vampire and found her sitting on the couch looking heart broken. Maggie took a deep breath and went over to the couch and sat down beside her.

"Your mom will come around." Maggie mouthed to her. "Just give her some time." She reached out and grabbed one of her hands.

Caroline shook her head. "You don't understand! My mom hates me! She hates me!"

Maggie nodded. "I do." She mouthed.

"How?" Caroline scoffed.

"My mom didn't want me." Maggie shrugged as if it was no big deal. "She didn't want me because I was a curse." She brushed a piece of Caroline's blonde hair from her face. "But it's different with your mom, Caroline. She will accept you. She will."

And then to Maggie's surprise, Caroline flung her arms around her in a tight hug, allowing the tears to fall from her eyes. All Maggie did was wrap her arms around her and be there for her.

Later that night when everything had been settled, Maggie found herself upstairs and in Damon's room. She had guessed that he was in there and she found herself to be right.

She walked up behind him and wrapped her arms around him from behind, resting her cheek against his back. She didn't care what Katherine said, she loved Damon and would love him no matter what. There would always be a place for him in her heart.

"Hey you." Damon smiled. "How was your personal day?"

Maggie looked up at him when he turned to face her. "I love you, you know that right?"

"Of course." Damon said. "I love you too Mags."

"I'll love you no matter what." She mouthed. "Remember that, okay?"

Damon shook his head. "You and your worry, Mags." He pulled her in for a hug, kissing the top of her head. "Nothing is going change, Mags. Just stop worrying about it."


"I don't accept it." Noreen said as she followed after Elijah down the hall way to his chambers.

"Accept what?" Elijah asked.

"Your view of yourself." Noreen said and moved in front of him, halting him in his steps. She placed her hands on either side of his face. "I wish you could see what I see. You're not a monster, Elijah."

"Yes I am." Elijah said. "I have done things that I regret, unjust things."

"See? A monster would not have regret." Noreen said.

Elijah didn't move her hands from his face until his vampire side appeared. The veins underneath his eyes had risen and his eyes had turned red, making him pull back and turn his head downward, away from her light green eyes.

"No." Noreen once again grabbed his face gently, making him face her. "You are not a monster, Elijah."

"A monster's face." Elijah countered.

She shook her head. "A handsome face."

And then she leaned up slightly and allowed her lips to brush against his. It was the sweetest of kisses that he had ever received and it was her first ever. Both wished for it to happen again.


So sorry it's on the short side and rubbish. :/ I'll make up for it in the next chapter.
But Elijah and Noreen just had their first kiss and we found out what Katherine knows. ;)

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