Chapter 12 For Auld Lang Syne

I scheduled a therapy session with Dr. Fell today. As if I didn't have enough to handle already, recently learned information and events might be the death of me. It's nice to have someone outside of this mess to talk to.

"So Elena, you tell me your sister was hostile towards you recently?" She asked.

"Yes. She blames me for some stuff that is going on in her life. Well, not blame precisely, she would just rather it was me going through it." I say.

"What about you?"

"What do you mean?"

"Would you rather spare her, and take her place?" Dr. Fell is asking figuratively. If she only knew that her question was literal.

"I would. She is a rather special young lady, a lot to look forward to. My brother and I, we always gave our parents a hard time. After constant disappointments, I think she was our parent's only hope. Eventually Jeremy and I started to be more responsible and mature, but she was always amazing. I just wish I could spare her like you said." I say sadly.

"Tell me more about your relationship with your sister." She said.

I talk about our relationship for the rest of our session. I was so exited when she was born. I thought we would be like the Three Musketeers, but Jer and I turned out to be closer. Kat was always so focused, on everything, helping out at events, leading school committees, she reminded me of Caroline in high school. I shared with her how she used to love my guitar. I played it to her before she would go to sleep. These memories only make me hopeful that our plan works. I can't imagine what I would do if it didn't.

My session ends around two, so I head back to Le Crème. "King of Pain" by Police is playing, one of my favorites. There is something about the café, it has a positive vibe to it, and I instantly feel calm when I enter. Everyone is busy doing something, so I go to the kitchen to find something to do. Kol is there, and seems to be waiting for me.

"Elena, I need to speak with you." He said. I'm not sure if I should be worried, considering he is Klaus' brother after all.

"Yes Kol, what's going on?" I try to seem as normal as possible.

"Listen, I know you know about the curse. There is someone who has come back to help you." He said. What the hell is going on? Could it be? Is it Elijah?

"Elijah?" I ask hopefully. Elijah is my best friend. He happens to be Kol and Klaus' brother; therefore he is an original vampire too. He left about a year ago and was looking for someone in London.

"Yes. He said that he would come to you house tonight." He said.

"Thank you Kol." I said and gave him a quick hug. I never had any reasons to doubt Kol, like Elijah, there are both good people.

The rest of the day is almost enjoyable, like it was before this supernatural burden was put over my shoulders. I baked, did some paperwork, gossiped with the girls, and it all felt… normal. When I get home, I prepare some of Elijah's favorite hors d'oeuvres and take out a bottle of wine too. I take out some vodka, tonic water, and lemons to make my favorite, vodka tonic. At 7:00 pm sharp there is a familiar knock on the door. I run to the door and open it.

"Elijah!" I say and hug him tightly. He hugs me back.

"Elena," He breathed. "It's so good to see you."

"You too. You have a lot of explaining to do though." I say after I release him and he enters the house. He gives me a tight smile.

"Where do you want to begin?" He asks when we sit at the dinning room table.

I'm overjoyed that Elijah is here. He is my best male friend; I've never seen him like anything else though. To say that I'm shocked with everything that Elijah just shared with me would be cutting it short. I would have never expected any of this. All his siblings and father are the original vampire family. Apparently there is no such thing as sun and the moon curse too. Klaus made it up. He is half vampire half werewolf, a hybrid. He broke the curse with another Petrova doppelgänger in the past. In order to make more hybrids a vampire, he needs to sacrifice a vampire, a human, and a werewolf must drink the doppelgänger's blood to become a hybrid. Klaus will most likely drain her, and save her blood.

"What werewolf would want to be a hybrid? Isn't being a lycanthrope enough?"

"Hybrids are believed to be the most powerful supernatural species, and can shift willingly Elena." He said. No more shifting and more power than a vampire? I can see the appeal now.

"I can't say I'm surprised he want to break the curse, I mean, you've always told me he's hunger for power is never satisfied. It's natural for him to want to built an army I guess" I said.

"Elena," He said knitting his hands together. "I know you are not the doppelgänger."

"What?" I say lacking any other words.

"You can't be a doppelgänger and a werewolf."

"Of course you can. How can you be so sure? Have you even met Katerina?"

"I have." He said coldly. "I thought I loved her. It's the appeal of the doppelgänger."

"So? Then you know where are identical."

"You are not. You are a yellow-eyed werewolf who is compassionate and selfless. Petrova Doppelgängers are not."

"Fine. I have to tell you something too." I take a deep breath.

I tell Elijah our plan. How Kat is the true doppelgänger, and I'm taking her place. How we hope to fool Klaus, and Katerina's part in all this. He has barely said a word since.

"Your sister is a werewolf too?"

"Yes." I say. Is that all he has to say? Doesn't he mind that were finding a way to get rid of his brother?

"It's not possible. We need to find a witch." He said as he got up and paced around.

"What's going on Elijah?"

"I understand your motives for executing this plan Elena. I will see that you are protected at all times, but it could be in vain. Your sister might not even the doppelgänger."

"What do you mean? I saw them together. They are identical, like twins. Exactly the same."

"Maybe it's a coincidence. I don't know." He said still pacing.

"You don't mind that we might find a way to get rid of Klaus?"

He turns to look at me. "He put our father on an indefinite sleep Elena. He is evil. I truly don't care."

I gasp. He did that to his own father? I'm walking right into the Lion's Den. "Do you think it could work?"

"It might, with the right spell and witch. You need to be careful Elena, if finds out about this, he will seek vengeance." He said.

Elijah and I discuss the measures he is going to take to ensure I'm protected that full moon. He has agreed to also meet Katherine so I can convince him that she is the doppelgänger. He has suggested we have a back up plan in case the doppelgänger's true identity is disclosed before that night. I've asked him not to tell anyone, not even Kol, he agreed. The full moon is a week from now, and he has agreed to help Bonnie to practice. He said it would be an honor to work once again with a Bennett witch, whatever that meant. After Elijah leaves I ponder over what he told me. I decide to write a letter to my family, in the case the worst case scenario that Elijah and I discussed was played. I write a letter to my mother, Jeremy, Kat, Jenna, and Ric. I decided not to write to Damon, but speak with him personally if I can. It's only a matter of time now.

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