New Acquaintances
Elena banged on Bonnie's door. "BONNIE! OPEN UP!"
"Sorry, she's busy. Can I give a message?"
"Stefan, she's not finding Katherine! MOVE."
"I think you'll find she is…" Bonnie came up from behind Stefan. "Bonnie, get back to work!"
"Let me talk to Elena." Stefan had an irritated look on his face but still moved aside and let Bonnie walk through the door towards Elena.
"Why'd you want to find Katherine Stef?"
"She's going to help me get Klaus' family back."
"Oh I wouldn't be too sure. Elijah's already un-daggered them. "
"WHAT? Why'd you un-dagger Elijah? And his family? THAT'S MY ONLY LEVERAGE!"
"Oh Stefan, just be grateful LeeAnn, Elijah and the rest of his family are killing Klaus tomorrow night."
"You guys are crazy." In that moment LeeAnn rushed up from behind and snapped Stefan's neck.
"You told him?" LeeAnn said to Damon annoyed.
"He's was being an idiot and trying to find Katherine."
"And who might 'Katherine' be?" LeeAnn raised an eyebrow.
"It doesn't matter." Elena interrupted to prevent Damon getting his neck snapped like Stefan.
"I think you'll find it does matter Elena." LeeAnn, Elena, Damon and Bonnie all turned around to find Katherine standing across the street with a devious grin on her face.
Katherine approached them still smiling ingeniously. She stopped at Stefan's body. "Got any blood? He's going to need if you want him to heal by tonight."
"And what makes you think we want him to heal by then?"
"You need him. Deny it all you want but if Stefan was dead, Klaus would be long gone with his family. He'll be able to provoke him and you'll be able to finish the job."
"You look just like her." Katherine turned around to look at LeeAnn.
"I presume you're the person who's killing Klaus? And how do you expect to that? He can't be killed."
"You're a Petrova doppelganger. You should be dead."
"I turned before Klaus had a chance to spill my blood over a rock."
"Meaning you had a child before you turned, which explains why Elena exists."
"Yup. Now let's skip to the part where you tell me what your plan is to kill a hybrid that can't be killed."
"We're not that close yet." LeeAnn gave Katherine an innocent smile before snapping her neck. "Leave them here; by the time they wake up, we'll be with Elijah. Come on." LeeAnn started too walked down the street followed by Damon, Elena and Bonnie.
Stefan opened his eyes are stretched. He moved his neck from side to side to get it moving again. He got up and looked around to find Katherine lying motionless next to him. "ELENA!" Stefan bent over to the body and shook it … a tear rolled down his eye. He looked at her wrist and saw Katherine's bracelet. He was relieved. He shook her hoping to wake her up. Katherine let out a huge gasp and looked at Stefan. She got up and brushed the dirt off of her newly brought clothes. "When'd you get here?" Stefan asked Katherine.
"I was with Lucy." She looked at Stefan to see if he had remembered her.
"Lucy?"
"The witch that helped you put me into the tomb?"
"Her?"
"Yes. I asked her to help me stay hidden; somewhere Klaus or one of his witches could never find me, when someone was searching… Lucy would sense it and could locate where it was coming from. I asked her if she could see who it was, she got a bowl of water and chanted a few random words and yours and Bonnie's face shimmered in the water. I left in a blur." She looked at Stefan to find a confused expression on his face. "Don't ask me why I left. I just didn't wanna leave you stranded."
"Thanks, but when'd you get here?"
"At around twelve. What time is it?" Stefan looked at his watch.
"7pm."
"Already?"
"Yup. Who snapped your neck?"
"That mysterious girl who claims she can kill Klaus. I doubt it."
"LeeAnn? She must have snapped mine too."
"You didn't see her?"
"She came up from behind. I saw nothing."
"She's strong, but her strength will be no match for Klaus. Where have they gone?"
"Don't ask me… I've had my neck snapped for the last 7hours." Katherine looked at Stefan and sighed. She began to walk down the street. She turned around and indicated to Stefan to follow her.
"How long now?" Elena asked as she shivered. Damon took off his jacket and wrapped it around Elena. "Thanks." Elena smiled at Damon. There was a rustle in a nearby bush. Elena jumped and wrapped her arms around Damon. LeeAnn approached the bush and kicked it. A black crow flew out of it flapping its wings and landing onto another tree. "I know you're out there Elijah. I can sense you and two others."
"I'm missing a sibling." Out of nowhere Elijah appeared with two men.
"Rebekah. We forgot to un-dagger her."
"I'll go." Damon let go of Elena and ran out the woods in a blur.
"Where's Nicklaus?"
"Hiding out somewhere, it doesn't matter though… he'll be there when we want him to be."
"I want you to meet my brothers, Kol and Finn."
"So you're my niece?" Kol sent LeeAnn a look of curiosity.
"Yup." LeeAnn looked at Elena hoping she'd bring something to the conversation. Elena gave her 'no thanks' look. "Elijah, I hear you know Elena."
"Oh yes. Nice to see you again."
"You too." Elena looked at Kol and Finn who were looking at her with an interested expression.
"You look awfully familiar… do I know you?"
"You've been daggered for centuries, like you know a human." Finn said looking at Kol with a sarcastic face expression. "Although I do admit, you look familiar."
"I forgot to mention, Elena here is a Petrova doppelganger." Elijah approached Elena. "And is the only reason Nicklaus has decided to stay in Mystic Falls." Finn and Kol were now grinning at Elena.
"Like Tatia, no wonder you look familiar." There was a crunch of twigs from behind and Elena walked over to LeeAnn in hope of protection. From behind a tree, Stefan and Katherine appeared. "Hope we didn't miss the party." Katherine was standing behind Stefan; her last acquaintance with Elijah was when he was compelling her to stay in the tomb. Kol and Finn were looking at Elijah hoping for an exclamation to how it was possible two Petrova doppelgangers existed. "Stefan, kind of you to join us." Elijah looked at Katherine. "Ahhh, Katarina… I suspected Klaus would still have you." Elijah turned to Kol and Finn. "Katarina here was the Petrova doppelganger before Elena; she tricked a vampire into turning her when Klaus was searching for her after she'd escaped him."
"Well this just keeps getting more interesting by the minute." Finn chuckled. Elena felt as though she wasn't safe. She was in the woods with 6 vampires… and anyone of them could become hungry in an instant. Everyone fell silent and LeeAnn stepped in front of Elena. A blur ran around them all, followed by a second. Damon stopped next to Elena and guarded her. "What is it Damon?" Elena asked with fear in her voice.
"Rebekah isn't too pleased with you." In that moment, Rebekah snatched Elena from Damon and bit into her neck. Elijah pulled her off and Rebekah fell to the ground. Elena was on conscious. Damon bit his wrist and put it into Elena's mouth. "Drink up." Elena opened her eyes in shock, however when she realised she was with Damon, she relaxed and let his blood heal her. When Elena's neck wound had healed, Damon helped Elena up and held her hand. Rebekah was focused on Elena until she turned around to see who had pushed her to the ground. "Elijah?"
"Rebekah." Rebekah looked around to find Finn and Kol staring at her in disappointment.
"Finn, Kol. I'm sorry."
"Sorry for what? Betraying us? Or help Nicklaus shove a dagger through our hearts?" Rebekah looked to the ground.
"Both. It wasn't supposed to turn out like this. Nicklaus killed our mother… he blinded me!"
"Let us forget the past and move on with the present." Elijah nodded at Rebekah letting her know that all was forgiven. Rebekah turned to look at Elena who was wrapped up in Damon's arms protected. "Sorry about that. I get my temper from my father."
"It's okay. I'm sorry about daggering you… I just couldn't leave anything to chance." Rebekah smiled then turned around to Finn, Kol and Elijah.
"When did you 3 resurrect then?"
"A couple of days ago. When did you resurrect before now?"
"Couple of months ago." You could tell by Rebekah's face expression that it was awkward talking to her brothers that she had helped Klaus shove a dagger through their hearts. Rebekah turned towards Stefan and Katherine then towards LeeAnn. "What are we all doing here then?"
"We're here to discuss the destruction of your brother."