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Chapter Twelve- Home
As they broke apart, Stefan could feel Katherine's lips turning up. It was a nice change from the stressed look she had been wearing since he came back from Elena's house. She locked her arms around his neck and glanced up, her eyes shining in happiness. She was much more like the Katherine that he had met when he was human.
- I'm sorry, Stefan, but we really don't have much time. The curse will reveal itself in less than a week. Four days, if I'm not mistaken. - She said, her smile diminishing as she remembered all the troubles life held.
Stefan nodded. He didn't want to continue their search for the book, but he knew that he had to. The future of both Petrova dopplegangers, the future of many supernatural creatures depended on their success. He sighed as Katherine unlocked her arms from his neck.
- Come on. - Katherine called him to the door.
He bit back his desire of telling her that he had had enough suicidal missions for quite a while and walked to the door. He had to think of the bigger picture. After this whole curse affair ended, he would have Katherine all for himself, with nothing to worry about, or so he hoped. Trouble seemed to follow him around, so he couldn't be sure. What he did know was that neither Katherine nor he would be able to fully relax until they had everything under control.
Stefan was led back to the car. He could only wonder where they would have to go. Probably somewhere far from Las Vegas, since Elijah didn't want to be caught. As he thought about the Original, a question popped up in his mind.
- How did you know where to find the note? - He asked Katherine.
- Kalina used a tracking spell to find a the most recent writing that matched the one on the book. I still had a tiny piece of the paper. It fell off. - She explained. - Now, though, we're on our own. I can only guess where Klaus is leaving all this stuff. If I know him, not too far away from himself. We just have to figure out where he is.
Stefan sighed. He didn't think it would be easy to find him. If it was, then it would most probably be a trap. Their only hope of success was if Klaus didn't expect such a stupid tactic and wasn't ready for them, but it was a long shot. A very long shot.
As the night was replaced by day, Stefan felt his eyelids getting heavy. He knew that Katherine had been up driving for a long time, but she wouldn't tell him where they were going and he really needed to get some sleep if she wanted him in good shape to help her with Klaus, so he snuggled up on the car's door and allowed his eyes to close. He fell asleep almost immediately.
The sound of the car's engine powering down brought him back to the real world. It felt like he had only slept a couple of minutes, but the sky was darkening once again. Stefan was rather surprised by that. Usually, he only managed to sleep one or two hours on car travels. He supposed the stress was taking its toll upon him as well. Slightly disoriented, Stefan looked around, trying to understand where he was. As he glanced around, he immediately knew where he was. He felt himself starting to panic as he gasped out the words that held so much meaning:
- Mystic Falls.
