A/n: I am so sorry I haven't updated in ages, I had sports day yesterday and I've just been really, really busy - but, I've been working on this chapter for a while *It's a long one* And I have an obsession with Elena + Nina Dobrev! Love, ~Amelia~
Nicole's Pov
It was difficult to control my hunger all morning and when the bell finally went for lunchtime, I jumped up from my seat, grabbed my bag and ran outside the classroom. I dashed down the stairs and went to the cafeteria.
I held my breath for most of the morning and each time somebody touched me or walked past me, I had to plant my head faced down on my desk. I didn't want anybody to see my eyes - and Elena or Stefan, hadn't been in any of my classes all morning. I felt alone. Like I didn't have anybody else helping me.
When I entered the cafeteria I saw Stefan and Elena all sitting around a small table. I smiled widely at them and Elena looked up at me, she smiled too. I ran towards them and sat down on the empty seat quickly, sighing deeply with relief to feel their presence.
"How did this morning go?" She asked, knowing only too well, how it had gone.
"You know what? Trying not to kill anyone all morning, can leave you quite tense." I said,
"I would say I know how you feel, but I don't. I'm sorry you have to go through this, but I promise it will get easier, right Stefan?" Elena asked, she looked up at him for confirmation.
Stefan, looked like he was in a trance, he was just staring into space. Elena placed a hand on his shoulder and cupped his face, forcing him to look at her.
"Are you okay?" She asked gently,
"Yeah, I'm fine," he said and softly kissed her once, her hands retreated away and I smiled at him.
When I entered my house I sighed in relief, I went upstairs and took a quick shower before entering my bedroom, got changed into a knee length black dress which had thin straps on the shoulders, it was tight on the top and slightly wavy on the bottom. I sat on my bed and had my head in my hands, why did I have to look exactly like Katherine?
"Nicole, you in there?" Elena asked, she sounded nervous and she knocked on the door. When she didn't hear me answer she opened the door, she leant against the door frame and when I looked up at her she dashed towards me.
"Nicole..." she whispered, she pulled me in for a hug as she sat down next to me. I pulled her tight against me and nestled my head against her neck. Bad idea.
I felt my face tighten and when I stood suddenly and growled at myself she understood. She walked slowly behind me and placed a hand on my shoulder.
"Talk to me," she whispered.
"I can't." I murmured, I walked to my dresser and stared at my reflection. I looked exactly like Katherine now, fangs and all.
"You can. You can trust me," Elena said. I could see her in the mirror, she was staring at me with her arms folded.
She had changed clothes and now she was wearing a dark blue spaghetti top and a pair of dark jeans. Her hair was in it's usual straight manner, nothing like mine.
"Why do I have to look like her, Elena? Why why did she have to do this to me? I don't want to be a vampire any more, Elena please, help me." I cried, tears streaming down my face.
Elena walked out of my room and I could hear her talking on the phone. I didn't take much notice of what she was saying but I knew that she was talking to Stefan.
Stefan couldn't help me. Nobody could.
I sat on my dresser chair until Stefan arrived and when he entered my room he held my face up and stared into my eyes. The tears had eventually stopped and he sighed,
"Your going to be fine...just relax." He said, my face was still vamp-like and I didn't want to change it. Come on, Nicole. Bonnie and Caroline will be here in a minute, you have to relax. How long had I been up here for? Bonnie, Caroline!
I immediately panicked and that did not help me relax at all. I thought about Damon and how he was, what he was doing right now maybe he was hunting for Katherine?
"That's good," Stefan interrupted me. I nodded and Stefan kissed Elena for a few seconds before leaving the room, then the house eventually.
"Why did you get him here?" I asked her.
"To help calm you down,"
"I didn't need calming down. I need to learn how to control it, not having other people to it for me." I snapped,
"You need friends. You need people to help you through this, you can't get through this on your own." Elena said and she jumped slightly; her heart rate increasing when the doorbell rang. I forced a smile out and Elena returned the smile reassuringly at me.
I followed her out of the room and down the stairs, Elena answered the door and Caroline entered first. Her blonde hair bouncy and she had a wide smile on her face, Bonnie entered afterwards and when she saw me she flinched slightly.
She looked away; distracting herself. Elena hugged her and it seemed to have worked; she didn't look at me strangely for another few seconds. However, when Caroline looked at me she gasped.
"Is that really you, Nicole?" she asked, unsure of what to think of me. I hadn't changed that much had I really?
"Yeah." I replied and smiled, I walked down the last few steps and hugged her. "Of course it's me," I released her and turned to Bonnie. She hugged me and he leant away instantly; like I had shocked her.
Of course she was a witch! She could probably sense what I was! Damn it! I took Bonnie's hand and led her up the stairs and into my room, Elena tried to keep Caroline occupied while I dealt with Bonnie.
"What the hell Nicole?" Bonnie demanded, puhing my hand off her shoulder. I stepped back, slightly hurt.
"It's not exactly my fault, Bonnie - Katherine did this to me." I explained briefly,
"Wait Katherine Pierce?" she asked, "Katerina Petrova? She did this to you?" I nodded in confirmation. "Why?"
"She's trying to send a message to Stefan and Damon, and also Elena saying that she could and can use anybody to get to her. Katherine can hurt everybody that Elena loves; just to get back at her for being with Stefan." I explained; more in depth.
"Just because she loves Stefan,"
"I know; the things we do for love." I sighed, "I think she's here for another reason and Stefan agrees." Bonnie nodded. I was surprised by how relaxed she was, I would have been more shocked if I found out that my best friend was a vampire.
"How is it, being a vampire?" She asked,
"Well, the blood part is the worst. I mean, fighting the urge to kill every person who walks past me...is terrible." She looked slightly scared by what I had said. "But don't worry; I haven't killed many people." Bonnie shook her head back and forth.
"I just can't believe it that your a vampire, you look similar to you...but, I'm sorry to tell you this but you do look exactly like Katherine now." Bonnie reminded me, I nodded.
"I know, and I'm angry because of that. I hate the fact that I look like her - I'm nothing like her."
"I understand, but does Caroline know? She wouldn't suspect anything, you were in hospital - it's going to leave you slightly weird in the head." Bonnie tried to reassure me. God, had I missed her silly jokes. Everything had been so tense recently, I had forgotten how to laugh.
"Well, I'm sure it will be fine. Come on, I'm starving." I said, Bonnie giggled and followed me down the stairs.
"Bonnie! Nicole!" Caroline yelled, clearly hyper already.
"Caroline!" Bonnie and I said in unison. Elena gave me a look and I knew what it meant; how did it go? Did he understand?
I nodded in response and she smiled slightly. I went to the kitchen and there was a bowl full of crisps. I grabbed the bowl and started to eat like there was no tomorrow. Stefan said that it would help with the cravings, and right now; I was starving for food and blood.
I continued to eat the crisps and Elena, Bonnie and Caroline all laughed.
"What, I said I was hungry?" I mused, they laughed again and we walked into the living room. Elena had another bowl of crisps to share with both of them, so I didn't eat theirs too.
"So, what should we do?" Caroline asked,
"We could watch a movie? I'm sure we have a few romantic films or we could play games, or something." Elena explained.
"Oh! I have a game we could play!" Caroline said, well yelled. "Make out with, marry, avoid?" we all nodded and sat down in a circle on the floor. Me in between Bonnie and Elena and Caroline next to Bonnie.
"Okay, who wants to go first?" Caroline asked.
"Go on, I will." I offered myself up as bait. "And is it people we know, or celebrities?"
"Real people," Caroline said. Crap. "Okay - Damon Salvatore, Stefan Salvatore and..." Caroline paused, thoughtfully. "Tyler Lockwood,"
"Uh...No offence Elena but I'd marry Stefan, make out with Damon and avoid Tyler." They all laughed,
"None taken, Nicole." Elena whispered, I chuckled.
"Same question to both of you," Caroline said. "You first Elena,"
"Well, the first one's obvious - I'd marry Stefan." Elena paused was she really not sure about making out with Damon? Did she care for him, truly? "Make out with Damon and avoid Tyler". me and Bonnie gasped and Caroline just laughed.
"I would marry Stefan, make out with Tyler and avoid Damon." Bonnie explained her bit. I nodded, she hated Damon and everybody knew it.
"My turn - I would marry Stefan, make out with Tyler and avoid Damon - no matter how hot he is." Oh yeah, Damon had abused her and ripped her throat out. Elena had spent a few minutes telling me that once.
Poor Caroline, and she didn't even remember a lot of it I wasn't sure whether that was a good thing or bad. Probably bad.
"Who's turn is it now?" I asked,
"I'll play." said a high pitched voice which was so familiar. I turned instantly and stood, gasping. Elena did too and Katherine was stood there, hands by her side. A piercing smile on her face, her eyes glaring at me, then Elena.
"Why hello there Nicole, I didn't think you would be seeing any humans this early in your life." she turned to look at Bonnie, "And you your the vampire hating Bennett witch, aren't you?" Bonnie didn't reply. Then she turned back to me and Elena. "Did you tell them?"
"Yes, I did only, not Caroline and Bonnie. They don't need to get involved," I rushed out. Fear enveloping me,
"I don't think that's acceptable." She hissed and her face changed into what I was like when I got angry. She dashed towards me and held me up against the wall by my throat, I whimpered and tried to fight her away.
But I was weak right now, why hadn't I fed today? If I had then I would be able to fight her off and kill her. Elena ran around the house, I wasn't sure why.
"You will co-operate with me. Or I'll shove a stake straight through your heart," Katherine warned.
"Your not the one carrying stakes." I mused, she released me and turned around. Elena ran at Katherine, stake in hand and tried to lodge it in her chest.
Katherine hissed and pushed Elena away, she grabbed the stake from her and went to Bonnie. Bonnie screamed and Katherine pushed her on the ground, making her whimper and Katherine shoved the thin stake through her leg.
It started to bleed and I yelled, Katherine walked away from her and I tackled her to the ground. Katherine pushed me away, "You will do as I say. Otherwise that stake is going straight through her heart." Katherine threatened. I nodded,
"Fine. What do you want me to do?" I climbed off of her, I was exhausted already. Katherine smiled evilly, knowing what she had done to me.
"Awe, when was the last time you fed, Nicole? You seem a little edgy. Weak."
"I don't need your sympathy, Katherine. What do you want me to do?" I growled, slowly getting up.
"Get Stefan and Damon to fight - you work out how. I need them to not trust each other. I don't want you seeing Damon or Stefan any more. If you see them - then I will kill every person that you love. If you do as I asked, then I will leave your friends alone." I nodded, "Give me your word,"
"I give you my word, I will try to succeed the task." I replied timidly,
"No. You will do and succeed the task, otherwise watch your friends die." Katherine corrected me,
"Yes, now leave." I warned, she nodded and smiled while scurrying away from me and out of the house.
I heard Bonnie whimper and I turned to her. Elena was in the kitchen now, trying to find something. Caroline was fussing over her and I fell to my knees next to her.
"This is going to hurt, okay?" I murmured, my hands went to the piece of wood and I pulled it upwards. She screamed and tears fell down her face. I wiped them away and the scent of her blood shot through my nose.
My facial features changed and Caroline slowly moved backwards she knew what I was already, why was she acting like this now? My hands were covered in her blood and I shoved my finger into my mouth, licking the blood off of it. Making me hungrier for more by the second. I tried to tell myself that she was my friend, and it was working.
I felt myself go calmer; my friend needed help. I bit my wrist hard, causing it to bleed and I lifted Bonnie off the floor slightly. I shoved it up to her mouth and I whimpered when she drunk from me. Stefan had told me that my blood would heal her, I saw the wound slowly heal; but not completely. Elena ran back into the room,
"Nicole!" She yelled.
"I'm helping her." I growled, my face was still vampire-like and Elena was probably surprised by that. There was blood all over Bonnie's right leg, and Elena came closer. Watching the wound heal, I pulled my hand away and screamed at the pain. It hurt, but nothing that I couldn't handle. I needed blood; I was weak. I could just about keep myself kneeling. I slowly fell backwards and closed my eyes slowly, the blackness was calming.
Elena tried to move me and I refused, I opened my eyes though; still suffering from the pain. I growled when I saw her, her neck revealed. I saw her veins stand out and that wasn't helping at all with my blood lust. "Call Stefan." I demanded, she immediately went to her pocket and took out her phone. "Tell him to get me blood, and hurry." I just about got out, I didn't listen to their conversation but I crawled towards Bonnie's leg.
I leant towards it and licked a droplet of blood, I needed more. I was about to bite her when I realised what I was doing. I stopped and crawled in the opposite direction. I slowly stood; using the furniture as help and walked out of the house. Elena followed,
"Where are you going?" she asked,
"I need blood. Now." I just about let out,
"Stefan is on his way and Bonnie's still hurt please, don't leave me alone." Elena begged. I thought about this for a second and I couldn't stand to be in a room full of blood. It was like being in a room full of blood donors. With their blood being drained from their arms.
"Okay, we'll wait until Stefan gets here." I sighed and Elena helped me by supporting me. I thanked her and sat down on the sofa, Bonnie was now in a sitting position and Elena went to her side.
She attempted to lift her in her arms but failed. I sighed and stood, I lifted her up and placed her on the sofa, lying down. Elena mouthed thank you and I nodded firmly, at back down on the sofa and only got a few seconds silence before the doorbell rung. Elena went to answer it and Stefan entered the living room, he was silent for a few seconds.
"Hang on a second." Stefan said and dashed out of the room, at vampire-speed.
"Wait Stefan's a vampire too?" Caroline yelled,
"I'm sorry Caroline, but yes." Elena replied, Bonnie's face was now pale and she was asleep still alive, but weak. Like me.
Stefan entered and my instincts took control, my face changed and I dashed to him hungrily. I snatched a blood bag from his arms and began drinking it all in one breath. I gasped when I had finished it all in a few seconds, I grabbed the next one and kept drinking.
I must've drank about nine before I stopped, only because it was scaring everyone. "If you want more, take it." Stefan told me, I nodded and took a few from him. I sat down on the sofa and Stefan went to Bonnie. "You gave her your blood I presume?" He asked me, I nodded and he sighed. "Your still weak, drink." he ordered.
I did as I was told and pierced a whole in the bag with my teeth, I squeezed the bag to get all the content out of it and drunk it, me being in my heaven. When it was empty I looked at Bonnie and Stefan,
"Where did Katherine go?" he asked,
"I have no idea, Stefan." I said, "She told me that I needed to make you and Damon fight, that way she wouldn't hurt anybody else. When I refused she shoved a stake through Bonnie's leg and I gave her my word that I would try. She also ordered me to make you and Damon not trust each other any more." I paused. "She also forced me into agreeing that I shouldn't see you or Damon any more." Stefan shook his head,
"This is Katherine, she's just trying to get you alone. That way she'll kill you, it's pure Katherine. I don't know what she's up to, but when we do find out - we'll be the ones carrying stakes." Stefan explained, I nodded.
"Should I do as she says?" I asked, opening another bag of blood.
"Yes. If you do as she says, then she'll give you another task. She'll begin to trust you and then maybe you'll be able to find out what she's up to. Oh and here-" Stefan said. "Always carry this-" he threw me a wooden stake. "-Use it on Katherine only and always have it on your possession. That way you'll be able to protect yourself," Stefan explained. I sighed and put the stake to the side,
"Sure, now what about Bonnie?" Stefan turned to her.
"She just needs to sleep, can I take her to your room, Elena?" Stefan asked,
"Come on," Elena said, she kissed his cheek and he sighed with relief. At least they could see each other. I couldn't imagine a world where I never saw Damon, I know that sounds stupid because a lot of people hate him and I don't particularly know him that well. But there was just something about him.
After Stefan and Elena left to go upstairs Caroline spoke up,
"So, how did you get turned into a vampire?" she asked,
"Katherine turned me. While I was in hospital," I flinched at the memories.
"How does one turn into a vampire?" She asked, I sighed and sat on the other sofa next to her. I threw the empty blood bag on the floor while moving to sit down.
"First of all you have to have a vampire's blood in your system, then if you die you've completed half of the process. When you wake up you must drink blood to complete the process, otherwise you'll die." she nodded and I sighed.
"And you went through that?"
"Yes, it hurt like hell. But blood helps," I said and dashed at vampire-speed to the three blood bags I had left. "A positive, my favourite." I mused, she chuckled and I pierced the side of the bag and sat down next to her. I squeezed the blood into my mouth and watched her as I did so.
She giggled and walked out of the room to the kitchen, I followed her and collected all of the empty blood bags into my arms on the way and put them in a pile on the table.
I opened a new bag and began drinking it slowly. I walked up the stairs and I gasped when I saw Jeremy standing in front of me, I dropped the bag to my side and tried to get the vampire-crazy look, off my face but the panic made it stay.
He gasped. "What the hell?"
a/n: Ooooooh! I do love a good cliff-hanger! Leave your comments in the reviews section and the more reviews I get, the quicker I will upload new chapter! :-)
