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Chapter 14: Home Sweet Home

"Sophia, what are you doing here?" Rolling her eyes at Maddox's question, the doppelgänger pushed her way into the apartment and past her surprised friend.

"If you thought I'd voluntarily stay with Greta, you must be smoking something really good." Sophia replied, wheeling her bag over to rest by a barstool.

"There was no stopping her. You know how the little witch is." She sent a glare over her shoulder at Eric, who remained barred from the apartment. The teen was ignored as the two men shared a knowing look.

"Let's just hope Klaus isn't too angry." They both gave a small wince before Eric left to return to Greta. Closing the door, Maddox turned to see Sophia sending him death glares.

"It's your ass if he gets mad."

"You're such a chicken, Madds. So where's this 'Alaric' guy anyway? The sooner we get this done, the sooner I can go see my family." Sophia said as she pulled the wrapped vial from her purse.

"Over here. I just have to get a few things set up." Maddox replied as he pointed to the 'living room' area before going about his business.

Carefully setting the vial down, Sophia moved into the living room to see an attractive middle aged man slumped in a chair, with Maddox moving around him, setting up tubes and vials. Glancing around the dim room, Sophia was stopped short when she saw her mirrored image lying passed out on the wooden floor.

"That's Katherine, right? Because if you abducted my twin I'm gonna get really pissed." Turning to quirk a brow at him, Sophia crossed her arms over her chest to let him know she meant business.

"Course its Katherine, as we needed the moonstone. Not to mention Klaus needs her for information." Maddox said with an eye roll as he finished up. She gave a shrug as she relaxed, watching as he grabbed the bottle off the counter and moved back to the unconscious man and hooked the vial up to a tube.

As Maddox began chanting, Sophia moved to lean against a wall, trying to keep her eyes from landing for too long on the vampire doppelgänger. She felt extremely weird being here, in a stranger's apartment, as she thought it was the biggest type of invasion of privacy one could commit, considering Klaus was going to take over the guy's body and all.

Added with the knowledge that Alaric was apparently Jenna's boyfriend, if her chats with Elena are to be believed, and that just made the witch feel even worse. It was several days before the full moon, so she knew that Klaus wouldn't body swap again until he'd accomplished whatever it was he wanted to in the history teacher's body. Poor Alaric.

Movement out of the corner of her eyes caught her attention. Sophia turned her head to see Katherine beginning to move, easing up to her elbows as she gazed around in confusion. It was still shocking that she and Elena looked exactly like a 518 year old vampire. She knew Katherine probably couldn't spot her, as the wall she'd chosen was shadowed.

Maddox trailed off his chant, ending it completely when Alaric's eyes opened. Klaus glanced around him, taking note of his surroundings before he ripped the tubes out of his wrist and stood.

Sophia bit her lip to keep from laughing as Maddox gave the Original a small bow, backing up so the newly possessed man could move about. The warlock shot her a look to tell her to shut the hell up, which just made her want to crack up even more, but she remained silent, not wanting to draw Klaus's attention yet.

Klaus…Alaric…whoever, turned around when Katherine's climb to her feet drew his attention.

"Alaric?" The female vamp questioned as she finally made it all the way up. Whatever that man had done to her had done a number on her head, as she felt like she was suffering from a hangover.

Klaus felt the foreign face begin to stretch into a smirk as he slowly made his way over to her. Oh, he couldn't wait to make Katerina pay for what she did. For making him have to wait over 500 years to break this curse.

Katherine could see something was definitely off with the hunter and vamped to the door. But when she wrenched it open, there was a barrier that wouldn't allow her to flee. She turned when Alaric reached her.

"Zdravei, Katerina. Mmm." She flinched when Alaric's hands came up to cup her face.

"I have missed you." Klaus was thrilled as horror began to fill Katherine's chocolate orbs. Let her see that she could not escape from him again.

"Klaus." Katherine almost sighed the name, her heart sinking into her stomach with dread.

Alaric's smirked grew even wider before he gripped her by the throat and tossed her across the room. He ignored the shot of pain that coursed through his now human arms, thankful the possession was only temporary.

"At long last love, we are once more reunited." The Original began to make his way over to the vampire, but was shocked when Sophia stepped out of the shadows.

"I gotta say I prefer your own body, Nik." The witch murmured, stepping closer to him. Klaus pivoted on his heel until he was facing a sheepish Maddox.

"What is she doing here? She was supposed to stay with Greta!" Klaus demanded angrily, glaring at the warlock.

"Stop talking like I'm not here! And don't be mad at Maddox; you know even you couldn't prevent me from coming. Besides, Greta and I would have killed each other if left alone, so just be happy." Sophia said, stepping into Klaus's body space.

"There are reasons I didn't want you here, sweetheart." He murmured, his hands automatically settling on her hips. It was weird to look up into a stranger's face, but the harder Sophia scrutinized, the more 'Klaus' she was able to see.

"What reasons? So you could terrorize my friends and family? You know I couldn't let you do that, Nik." Her response earned an eye roll before he leaned down to give her a kiss.

"Uh uh, none of that. You're in the body of a stranger, not to mention my sister's history teacher and aunt's boyfriend. There will be no kissing until you're back in your own body." Sophia said as she pushed against his chest, her face scrunching up in distaste. Klaus gave a small little pout, which was ignored, before turning to face the confused vampire.

"This is Katerina Petrova, pet." He said, extending his hand in a flourish. Sophia stepped away from him and circled the woman, seeing that they were indeed identical. They even had the same curly hair.

"I…how can there be two?" Katherine asked, bewildered as she turned with her human mirror.

"Yes, it's a very unexpected development. We're still not sure as to why there are twin doppelgängers, when you had no twin yourself." Klaus said with a shrug, moving over to lean against the counter. Maddox began cleaning up as the two doppelgängers sized each other up.

"I'm Sophia, by the way. You already know my twin, Elena." The witch said, stopping her survey to stand in front of the vampire.

"Isobel never mentioned having twins." Katherine said, her head still reeling from all the recent events. Not only had Klaus found her, but he also possessed Alaric's body and let it be known there were twin doppelgängers! She really needed a strong drink.

"Hmm. Well, that's something I guess. Didn't stop her from betraying Elena though." Sophia shrugged before stepping away from the vampire. She moved around the apartment, taking in the studio layout while she tried to suppress the shudders at being in a stranger's home.

"So are you the stupid twin then? Because getting involved with Klaus is only going to get you killed." Katherine spat out, not understanding how the Gilbert twins seemed to have no self-preservation. How they were related to her remained a mystery.

"No need to be jealous, love." Klaus said with a smirk, which just widened when Sophia sent him an irritated look. He turned back to Maddox to begin making plans, letting the women have their squabble.

"You don't know anything about me or Klaus, so just be quiet and mind your own business." Sophia bit out. She had not love for Katherine, especially not after the things Elena had told her; albeit, while keeping the whole vampire thing a secret.

"What's to know? He's a sociopath and you're obviously got a death wish." Katherine said, rolling her eyes. She was trying to buy some time, till she could hopefully either escape or kill Sophia so Klaus would quickly end her life.

"Ok, a) I don't have a death wish, but I will do everything I can to protect Elena and b) he's a vampire, of course he's a little crazy."

"How are you protecting Elena by spreading your legs for that monster?" Sophia glared at the vampire, having to clamp down swiftly on her anger least her magic begin to react. Klaus needed information from the vampire and he'd be none too happy if she lit the irritating woman on fire.

"You think you've always been one step ahead, but in reality your rash actions have just made your death inevitable. For you see, if you'd have stayed for the ritual, Elijah had an elixir that would have brought you back to life. You needn't have died, nor your family. You're the one responsible because you acted too quickly to fully understand the entire picture."

Katherine stared at her in shock, this news to her. Elijah would have saved her life? She watched numbly as Sophia moved over to where her bag was resting by a barstool. The girl pulled the bag up to lay on the counter before unzipping it and carefully pulling a simple wooden box from its depths. She silently released the locking spell and removed the large potion from the cushion and turned back to the vampire.

"Klaus found this for me so that I could return to life once the ritual was complete. But now that both Elena and I will be in the ritual, I'm giving this to my sister. That's how I'm protecting my twin." Sophia stroked the vial before lowering it back to its home.

"So you chose death." Sophia's gaze moved to meet Klaus's as he listened to the conversation. He sent her a soft look that had her heart fluttering, even though it was through the eyes of Alaric, silently telling her he'd find another way.

"I chose to protect my family. And if I must die to do so, then so be it." Katherine was shocked to see the flash of pain that shot across Alaric's face before disappearing. Could Klaus actually care for the girl?

"No worries, sweetheart. We'll figure something out." Sophia smiled at him and Maddox, who'd given a nod of agreement. She hoped he was right because she wasn't ready to die, even if she was saving her sister.

"Now let's get started." Klaus said, moving away from the counter and staling towards Katherine. She backed up, but knew there was nowhere for her to go. He pushed her down into a chair and leaned over her, waiting until her eyes met his before speaking.

""You're going to tell us everything you know about Elena and her band of misfits and what their plans are. And you're not going to try and harm Sophia in anyway." Klaus compelled, putting a little more strength in it then was strictly necessary. He just liked the defeated slump of her shoulders before the compulsion set in.

It was the smallest part of her torture, so she should really just appreciate it because once he was done with her, Katerina Petrova would be begging for something as simple as a compulsion.

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Sophia groaned as she awoke, feeling as if she'd just closed her eyes. It was mainly due to the creepiness of sleeping in Alaric Saltzman's bed with her...vampire lover who was possessing said man's body. That certainly wasn't the best situation for a restful night's sleep.

Sitting up against the headboard, she watched as Klaus entered the 'bedroom', showered and dressed in a t-shirt and jeans. She'd been irritated that she hadn't been able to go out after the body swapping was done, but it'd been late and she'd been tired. So she was just going to have to go to school and meet up with Elena and Jeremy this morning, which meant she'd need to get ready soon.

"Morning, my love." Klaus said jovially, sauntering over to the wardrobe to choose an over shirt.

"Ahg, how can you be so chipper? Vampires are creatures of the night." Sophia stressed the last word, which only earned a chuckle. She could see Katherine still sitting in the chair he'd compelled her into the night before, looking as tired as Sophia felt.

"Ok! Who was this guy, Safari Sam?" Klaus asked in disgust as he rifled through the many plaid shirts. Picking tow, he spun to face Sophia.

"Ok, bad or badder?" He questioned, holding fir the plaid shirt and then the black one up to his chest.

"The dark colors suit you better. Make your eyes pop." She said as she eased out of bed, hoping to take her own shower before having to get to school.

She moved to the bathroom to use the toilet and brush her teeth and hair, wanting to clarify their plans before showering. She made it back as Klaus moved towards Katherine, running a hand down her cheek, which made her flinch away.

"So jumpy." The witch rolled her eyes, see he was messing with the other vampire. Trying to make it as uncomfortable for her as possible.

"Please just kill me. I've told you everything that I know." Katherine pleaded, not wanting to have her torture drawn out. Klaus lowered his hands to the chair's armrests and loomed over her.

"You see, I believe that you believe that. But what would you not know? What could they be keeping from you? Hmm? Anything? Tell me." He compelled.

"They were trying to see if Bonnie could find a way to kill an Original without a dagger." Sophia's eyes jerked to the female vamp, confusion clouding her mind.

If what she said was true, then Bonnie had her powers back, which Sophia knew Klaus would see as a threat. And the Original eliminated threats. The realization made fear for her friend flood the teen until she thought she might throw up.

She hadn't seen Bonnie in almost a year, not since her parents' funeral, and she was scared she might never see the fellow witch again. It was times like these that Sophia felt disgusted with herself for being involved with Klaus, as he wouldn't hesitate to hurt the people she loved to get what he wanted.

"Bone the best friend? I thought you said she didn't have her powers anymore." Klaus crossed his arms, his irritation clear.

"She does…or didn't. I don't know. You kidnapped me, remember? I'm kinda out of the loop." Katherine retorted.

"Well, we'll have to get to the bottom of that." Sophia couldn't stop from flinching as the image of Bonnie, bruised and bloody, flashed in her mind.

"Please, just kill me, Klaus, and be done with it."

"And show you kindness? I've searched for you for over 500 years. Your death is going to last at least half as long." Katherine's eyes dropped in dismay and Sophia stepped in before anything else could be said.

"If we don't leave soon, we'll be late for class."

"I believe you mean I will be late, darling. You're not going anywhere." Klaus said, tapping her on the nose before steeping around her.

"Wait, what? I'm coming with you!"

"NO, you're staying here." He said, moving towards the door. Sophia dashed in front of him, making him have to stop.

"Klaus, I'm not going to let you terrorize my friends while I just sit here! Besides, you said I could see my family and friends!" Klaus let out an irritated sigh before he moved Sophia back away from the door.

"I'm just going to do a little recon, sweetheart, don't fret. And I've had Maddox put up a barrier, so you can't leave." She jerked away from him, hurt and anger filling her eyes.

"So I'm to be your prisoner again? I want to see my family Klaus; I need to see them. If I don't…I need time with them before the full moon." Sophia chocked out, the possibility of her death looming ever closer.

"Don't worry, Sophia, you'll be released after Maddox gets back. I just don't want you alerting anyone to my presence yet. You know your appearance would spark any questions that need not be answered right now." The Original said lightly, stroking her cheek. Sophia glared at him, but she knew he wouldn't change his mind.

"Maddox better release me or you'll be in short supply of witches, Klaus." He gave a bark of a laugh as he pushed her hair out of her face.

"I'll not tell him you said that, darling. You'd hurt his feelings otherwise." Sophia's shoulders slumped, knowing he was right. The warlock had become a close friend over the past couple of months and he knew she really wouldn't want to hurt Maddox.

"Fine, but make sure you do me that favor."

"I hadn't forgotten, love. You'll finish the year out with a perfect 4.0, with none the wiser." Klaus said as he pulled a sheet of paper out of his pocket. The paper had names of her teachers and the subjects, so that Klaus knew who to compel.

"Thanks. I've not been able to complete an assignment since you kidnapped me and there's no way I can pick my grades back up. And Julliard only takes the best." Sophia said, images of their day at the college filling her mind.

"I'll make sure you have the best chances, my love." Klaus said, leaning down to kiss her cheek, even though he really wanted to press their lips together. But the little witch had been extremely wigged out about the body swap, so he figured better not to press his luck.

"And no killing, Klaus. You promised." This earned an eye roll as he grabbed a brown jacket from a hook.

"Yes, yes, I remember that too. Now you've made me late." Sophia just shrugged, not concerned since she wasn't allowed to go.

"You two play nice while I'm gone." Klaus called out over his shoulder. Sophia glared at the closed door, which she couldn't even turn the nob of. Stupid vampire and warlock. Maddox would get an ear full next time she saw him.

"Well, that explains how you met Klaus." Katherine spoke up, irritated that he hadn't lifted his compulsions to stay in the chair.

"Yes, it was quite the experience. Don't have too much fun without me." Sophia replied before making her way back towards the bathroom, planning to take a long hot shower since she couldn't do anything else.

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It had been hours, which felt like days, since Klaus left. Sophia had had to let up on her ancestor, who'd she'd been bugging, as she saw murder on her look-a-like's face. Just because she was compelled to be nice right tow did not mean she wouldn't hurt her in the future.

So, she settled in the middle of the bed with her netbook to surf the web. She checked her email again and her school account, delighted when she saw her grades had risen. At least she was going to pass junior year; thank the gods for small favors.

Katherine was bored out of her mind, so Sophia had given her one of the books she'd found in the apartment. She might not care a lick about the vampire, but she knew she'd be ripping her hair out if she couldn't even leave the chair.

Sophia was brought back to reality when Maddox entered the apartment. She was up and in his face almost before he'd finished closing the door.

"You are such an asshole, Madds!" Sophia said angrily, poking him in the chest with her finger. The warlock held up his hands in the 'I'm innocent' gesture.

"I was just following Klaus's orders."

"That doesn't make you any less a jerk." She glared at him, which just earned a sheepish shrug.

"You're the one who demanded to be here early, so Klaus wanted to make sure you stayed clear." Maddox went into the kitchen to look for some food. All he found was an empty bread bag and peanut butter.

"So Klaus said you'd lift the barrier when you got back." Sophia leaned against the counter, watching him intently.

"Yeah, he's changed his mind. Apparently there's been a new development." The warlock replied as he pulled out his phone to order take out. He knew Sophia wouldn't like the answer, but he hoped she didn't let her anger rule her. He really didn't need his brain to explode.

"Ah! I swear I could kill him sometimes!" Sophia shrieked, pushing away from the counter before she ended up destroying something.

"Now, now, love, that's not very nice." She whirled around to see Klaus, well Alaric, leaning in the doorframe, smirking with his arms crossed.

"You said I would be released!"

"Yes I do recall that conversation. Unfortunately, there's a kink in the plans that has to be worked out." Klaus said dismissively as he made his way over to the wardrobe to try and find something to wear.

"What kink?" She asked, pushing her irritation down in favor of getting answers. She slid into a barstool, watching as Klaus rifled through the closet. Katherine had dropped her book and was also watching him, while Maddox looked for some alcohol since he'd place the pizza order.

"Katerina was right. This witch is all juiced up and aiming to kill." Klaus replied, abandoning the closet in favor of the dresser.

"That's terrible." Was Katherine's monotone response. For her part, Sophia felt all her previous fear and anxiety flooding back.

"We're gonna have to kill her, Maddox. Do you think this Alaric guy has anything vintage?" Sophia's stomach churned at the threat of Bonnie's death. Surely there was another way? There had to be.

"Who was this guy, again?" He asked Katherine, holding up a small crossbow.

"He's the local vampire hunter."

"Ahh. Well that explains the clothing." Klaus said, dropping the weapon and walking back to the kitchen area, where Maddox was waiting with a tumbler.

"All I could find. Guy likes his bourbon." The warlock said, handing the glass over to the vampire.

"I knew there was something about him I liked." Klaus said, taking a swallow before setting it down on the counter. He pulled Sophia's stool closer to him by his foot, leaning against the counter and playing with her hair.

"Ahh. There's a high school dance and I'm gonna need you to take out the witch bitch." He ignored Sophia's flinch and attempt to move away, his fingers staying hooked in her silky strands.

"If she has that much power, she can sense me coming from a mile away. I won't be able to get near her. You have to do it." Maddox said, keeping his gaze locked with his master's to keep from seeing Sophia's pain.

"In this body? I'm a haggard history teacher, she can easily hurt me. I mean, not me, Klaus me, but you know what I mean."

"NO which could handle channeling that much power. It'll kill her. It would kill me. It'd probably kill Sophia. You just have to make her use it."

"You mean like provoking her to death?"

"Won't take long. Just keep attacking her until it kills her. His body, Alaric's, will last longer than her will." Sophia had had enough and sent both men staggering back as their heads exploded in pain.

"You are not killing Bonnie, Klaus! She's one of my closest friends and I would never forgive you. We just need to find a different solution. Sophia gritted out, glaring at the two before releasing them. She didn't notice Katherine sitting up in the chair, a look of interest and confusion on her face.

"And what would you suggest? That we politely as her to not try and kill me?" Klaus questioned angrily, taking a threatening step towards the now standing witch.

"Of course not. But…Maddox and I could work together, right? She'd be distracted by you, and then I could steal her powers so her connection is broken. She doesn't have to die!" She knew she sounded desperate, but that's what she was. Desperate to save the life of a friend, a fellow witch.

Klaus looked at Maddox, silently asking if she was right. When the warlock gave a slight shake of the head, the Original sighed.

"Sorry, love." Sophia's face crumpled as she turned away from him, not being able to be near him anymore. That didn't prove to be a problem as darkness suddenly engulfed her.

Klaus caught Sophia in his arms as Maddox's spell took hold. He carried her over to the bed and tucked her in, pressing a kiss to her forehead.

"So how am I supposed to face the witch without this body dying?" He questioned, moving back over to Maddox.

"Magic of course." The warlock said, which just made Klaus smirk. Let the fun begin.

AN: Okay, so it's short, but I'm doing them more by episodes now. So what did you guys think? Please review and let me know, as it'll make me feel a little bit better!