Blair tossed and turned in her sleep. The images were filled of 1864...but it was different. Blair was aware it was a dream, especially due to being herself in the images and not Andrea.
In her dream, Katherine and Blair walked with arms linked into the Lockwood Mansion. "Care for a drink, dear sister?"
Blair pulled herself away, "I'm not your sister."
Katherine almost looked saddened by the words. "You were, once. And it's clear that you wish to be again or else..." The dream flashed forward to the present. Elena was standing near a pool table at the Grill when Katherine finished her thought, "Or else you wouldn't have chosen my Doppelganger as your new sister. But don't worry...I'll get you back."
The dream ended and Blair was jolted awake because of it. She looked around the room for signs of Katherine but she was nowhere to be seen. The only evidence of Katherine's presence was the open window that Blair knew she had closed and the bracelet on her nightstand. Blair plucked up the golden band and moved her finger over the ruby in the center of it. She hadn't seen this piece of jewelry in a very long time and honestly thought it was lost forever.
Blair held the piece close to her heart because not only did this piece belong to her as Andrea...but Marie as well. Marie had given it to Katherine as a way to pay for safe passage way back when. It shocked Andrea that Katherine never got rid of it when it was presented one Christmas. That same shock moved through Blair this day and she couldn't help but slide it over her hand. Between Marge's necklace, Andrea's locket, and this bracelet...not one piece of jewelry she wore belonged to just Blair.
All these reminders of the past just fueled her desire to get her lives under control. Blair made a mental note to check in with Bonnie about the spell progress. The sooner her current life gained dominance, the better.
After getting ready for the day, Blair went to the Grill. That probably wasn't the best course of action since Matt was probably working, but she wasn't sure where else to go. Elena wasn't at home and she wanted to talk to her. Unfortunately, Elena didn't want to talk to her.
As soon as Blair tried to walk over to Elena, her friend said "Don't even think about it, Blair. You butchered Matt's heart. I don't want to talk to you."
Of course Elena had heard by now. Without a word, Blair turned around and sat in a different area. She pulled out her school work just for something to do and groaned when Damon suddenly appeared in front of her. "What do you want, Damon?"
"Just checking in. Is that a crime?"
Blair moved her eyes to meet his. "I never know when it comes to you."
Damon sighed. "I'm really just checking in, Blair. You found out that your family line is a werewolf one, you broke up with Matt, and Pierce is back in town."
"Great. I was hoping I wouldn't have to deal with that psycho bitch for awhile." Blair forcibly flipped the page in her book, even though she already knew the material, when Damon grabbed her wrist.
"I haven't seen that in a long time," he commented, referring to the bracelet.
Blair took back her arm with a tug. "It was mine long before 1864. I have every right to wear it."
"So it wasn't a gift from Katherine?" Damon inquired.
"For Andrea, it was, but for Marie...it wasn't a gift. Not from Katherine anyway." Blair rubbed her brow, trying to force out those memories but they were fluttering back one by one. After getting a text from Tyler, she stood. "Look, Damon, I'll just...I'll see you around." Blair quickly scooped up her things and headed out of the Grill. There was just too much to deal with right now and on top of her flashbacks...Blair was hitting her breaking point.
Blair did as Tyler's text instructed and walked right into the house, just as Mason was explaining that Tyler wasn't going to trigger the curse. "How does it get triggered?" She asked, fully entering the house.
Mason looked at Blair then to Tyler. "You called her?"
"Dude, she's a part of this too. Not only was she there but everything you've said has made it clear that she's a werewolf too." Tyler didn't think it was right to leave Blair out on the loop on this.
"She's not. Neither of you are. You're not going to trigger it and as far as how to do it goes, ignorance is bliss. Trust me." Mason didn't want to get into it with them.
Blair scoffed and Tyler said, "You blow back into town with some huge supernatural family secret and you expect me not to ask questions? You bring Blair into this, exposing the fact that the mother who abandoned her had the same secret and you don't expect her to have questions either?"
"You don't have to talk for me," Blair shot at Tyler, who sighed.
"I know. Sorry."
Mason looked at the teens, "Guys, look. I can't say anything more. I'm sorry, but it's just better for you both if I don't."
Blair gave Tyler a 'do it' look, knowing that he'd understand.
Tyler crossed his arms and asked, "You ever find that moonstone?"
That caught Mason's attention. "Do you know where it is?"
"What's so special about it?" Tyler further inquired.
"I told you," Mason replied. "It was my mom's. It's sentimental." When neither teen looked like they believed him, he said, "Look, don't worry about it. Forget I ever brought it up." Leaving it at that, Mason walked out the door.
"Sentimental my ass," Blair stated, running a hand through her hair.
"I'll get the answer out of him, one way or another," Tyler assured her but Blair felt a bit doubtful about that.
"We'll see," she replied and since there was no real need for her to stick around, Blair left the mansion.
She was just going to head back home when Stefan called her. "I'm starting to feel like I'm being pulled in a thousand different directions," was her greeting.
"Sorry if this is a bad time, but you're going to want to hear this," Stefan replied.
Blair groaned an "I'll be right there," and headed to the Salvatore house next. Thank god Jenna let her borrow the car that day or else she'd have a hell of a lot of walking to do.
Upon arrival, Blair went down to the basement where Stefan had Katherine bound to a chair after being injected with vervain. "Do I get to torture her next? Is it Christmas already?"
"Katherine here was just about to give us a bit of a werewolf history lesson," Stefan stated, catching Blair attention. He pulled a chair over to her to take a seat, which she did.
"What do you know?" Blair demanded, leaning forward in her seat.
"I know that the Lockwoods and the Aldens have the werewolf gene but not all are werewolves. I know that in 1864 George Lockwood and Thomas Alden had the same agenda. And I know that your Mommy Dearest not only has the gene, but is an actual werewolf. That must sting, knowing that your mother knew what she was, what you would be, and yet left you anyway. Ouch."
Blair wanted to wring Katherine's neck and would have tried if Stefan didn't hold her back. "You talk about being sisters and yet you pull this crap, Katerina?"
Katherine's face hardened at the name. "You have no right to call me that."
"And you have no right to call me sister." Blair crossed her arms and leaned back. "How does Andrea feel about this? You considering another, sister?"
A scoffed escaped her lips. "I couldn't care less what that lunatic feels. I spent a century trying to get her memories back, only to finally discover that they had moved on...into you. She can rot in hell for all I care."
"I'm so confused since Andrea has a completely different view on things," Blair retorted.
Katherine stared at Blair blankly, "Did you forget the part where she is insane? I sent her on the wild goose chase knowing she'd do anything to try and get back to my good graces. I knew she'd never succeed so it kept her out of my hair."
Blair's eyes narrowed, "Are you talking about the memory spell?"
"Ding, ding, ding. We have a winner," Katherine replied.
"That wasn't a wild goose chase, Katherine. There actually is a spell. It's not going to happen though, feel free to tell her that when you see her." Blair didn't care if Andrea finally knew the truth. Yes, there was a moment where she did want to help her, but when Andrea killed Jeremy (despite the fact he came back) she had no intention on helping her anymore.
"That's not possible..." Katherine began but Blair cut her off.
"Actually, it is. You just needed the main ingredient." Blair used two fingers to point at herself. Without the source of the memories, the spell would be useless.
Stefan finally interjected, "Can we please get back on track here?"
"I am on track," Blair retorted. "You're just on a different train."
"I cannot believe I forgot how snarky you could be. As Andrea you were so sweet about it, but it was there." Katherine smiled at Blair in amusement. "Admit it, you've missed me as much as I have missed you."
Blair rose from her seat and tried to contain her temper. "You compelled Damon to love you instead of me. You killed me and created a monster because of it. And now here you are doing god knows what! I only went looking for you after Marie because I felt like I owed you. The moment you turned was the moment I lost my sister. I hate you Katherine. I hate you."
Katherine didn't seem affected by Blair's words. "It's alright. I can wait." She got back to the story by saying, "George and Thomas were causing all sorts of trouble. They used the vampires to cover up their own werewolf tracks. They told the founding families about us, but they were willing to make a deal."
Before she could continue, Blair asked, "Why did you never tell me any of this?"
"You had your secrets...I had mine," Katherine answered then got back on topic. "Now, where I was...oh yes. The wolves were willing to strike a deal."
"What kind of a deal?" Stefan asked, glad to be back on track.
"A deal to rid the town of vampires," Katherine replied. "I helped them with the round up, they set me free."
Stefan grew angry, "You knew that they were going to burn the vampires in the church?"
"I practically lit the match," Katherine answered with a click to her tongue.
"They were your friends...your family," Stefan retorted.
Blair scoffed at that statement. "She doesn't know the meaning of those words. As she knows and cares about is herself." Looking to Katherine, she said, "You just sold them out."
Katherine nodded, "Without blinking."
"What did they get for freeing you?" Blair asked, crossing her arms. "I bet you're great in the sack, but I doubt you'd risk that. You know, with the biting." Blair clicked her teeth together to make her point. Looking at Stefan she said, "But you'd know all about that, wouldn't you?" She wasn't referring to him and Katherine with that statement a fact that he may or may not have caught into. He looked at her in question, for sure.
Katherine smirked at them, "Did you two finally nail each other? The sexual tension was always there...oh wait...did you bed the new Andrea instead? I bet you did."
Blair glared at her and repeated her question. "What did the werewolves get for freeing you?"
"Something they wanted desperately," Katherine answered, giving no more detail than that.
"So you sent 26 of your friends to their death just to fake your own?" Stefan asked but wasn't buying it. "No, you were running from something. What was it?"
Katherine looked at Blair in that moment.
Blair's posture straightened and she shook her head, "No...no way..."
"Everyone's past catches up with them eventually. I needed mine...needed ours, far far away." Katherine answered.
Stefan was so angered by the fact that Katherine didn't want to be saved that he missed their exchange. "Damon and I died for nothing!" he shouted.
"No! You died for love!" Katherine shot back.
Blair could see Stefan's anger fueling so she practically dragged him out of there and down the hall a bit. "If we keep letting her get under our skin then we're never going to get anywhere."
"Since when are you the voice of reason?" Stefan snapped back.
"Uh, like never. So don't you think you should listen to me when I am?" Blair held her arms out in a 'come on now' manner.
"How long have you known about me and Andrea?" Stefan asked, clearly bothered by this. "And are you going to tell Elena?"
"I've known since the night Katherine showed up and no, I don't plan on telling Elena," Blair replied. "I'm pissed as hell about it and I kinda want to stake you for doing it, but I can't really blame you. You were high on her blood and..."
"She's Andrea..." Stefan finished that sentence for her.
"You were never my type, Stefan." Blair made that clear as Andrea in the past and reiterated now.
"I know," Stefan answered. "But that didn't stop me from falling for Andrea first."
"I honestly think that part of my curse is some bizarre pheromone that attracts people to me. Because...this is just getting ridiculous." Blair threw her hands up in frustration.
"I don't feel that way any longer, Blair. I hope you know that."
Blair sighed, "Yeah, I know. But that still doesn't stop me from feeling pissed off."
Stefan nodded, "Noted. Now can we get back to interrogating Katherine?"
Blair didn't give a verbal response and walked back into the room where she was being held.
"Why did you come back?" Stefan asked for the millionth time.
"I've already told you. I came back for you, and my sister. I don't care what I have to do to get it," Katherine answered with complete seriousness. "My list of victims is a long one and I have no issues adding another name to that list."
Stefan didn't buy it. "Come on now, Katherine. If you wanted Elena dead then you would have done it by now."
"I still can," Katherine retorted. "If I have to I will snap her neck like a twig and you know it."
Stefan charged towards her with a stake in his hand but he couldn't bring himself to do it. After throwing the stake aside with anger, he looked at Blair with a 'don't even say it' expression.
Katherine was smug after his actions. "Guess you don't hate me as much as you claim. I don't want you to see Elena anymore. Either of you. If the two of you don't remove her from your lives, I will kill everyone she loves while she watches, and then I will kill her while you two watch."
Blair was going to grab the stake and do it herself, but Stefan beat her to it. He grabbed Katherine by the throat and held the the stake above her chest. "Don't for one second that either of us would not kill you." He was about to drive the stake into her chest when she threw him back across the room.
Seeing this caused Blair to jump back because she didn't expect it. Nor did she expect Katherine to break out of the chains with ease.
A pissed off Katherine rose to her feet and said, "I have been sipping vervain every single day for the past 145 years. You caught me by surprise once. I wasn't going to let it happen again."
Katherine heard Elena's voice call out upstairs and wasn't going to let them ruin her moment with her. With her speed she drove the wooden stake into Stefan's leg then locked him and Blair in the room.
Blair tried to get to the door in time but Katherine was way too fast. "Dammit!" she shouted and kicked the door before slumping to the floor. "I blame you," she firmly to Stefan who only came back with a groaned, "Noted," as a reply.
Andrea had been following Elena for a few days now. She was suddenly curious about the little doppelganger. When she followed her to the Salvatore's house and heard Katherine's voice, she had to make herself known. Andrea sped into the house just as Katherine said to the doppelganger, "You must be Elena."
"Isn't she fascinating?" Andrea asked Katherine in almost excited manner.
"What are you doing here?" Katherine was annoyed with her words. "Can't you see I'm busy?"
Andrea cowered back a little as Elena spoke, "How do we look exactly alike?"
Katherine pursed her lips, walking around the girl. "You're asking the wrong questions." Upon hearing Stefan and Blair running up the stairs, Katherine disappeared along with Andrea.
"Elena!" Blair called out and let out a breath of relief to see that she was fine.
"Are you okay?" Stefan asked her worriedly as he walked towards her.
Elena shook her head. "Not really." Looking at the two of them she asked, "Are you guys okay?"
"Not really," they almost answered in unison. Blair slinked away to give Stefan and Elena their much needed time to talk. When she got into the car she was about to start it when suddenly...she couldn't. Blair started hitting the steering wheel shouting, "Dammit, dammit, dammit!" After getting that out of her system, she leaned her head back against the seat and tried to breathe.
Just when she thought she couldn't handle anything else, her phone rang. Without even looking at the number she answered it and shouted, "What?!" Hearing Tyler's voice on the other end caught her attention. "Ty, slow down...what?...I'll be right there." Blair ended the call, started up the car, and drove straight to the Lockwood Mansion.
Blair sat on the edge of Tyler's bed and processed everything he had just told her. "You have to kill someone to trigger the curse? That's what he said?"
Tyler, who was sitting next to her, nodded. "Yeah. You kill a human, the curse is activated."
"Mason killed someone?" Blair thought aloud next in disbelief.
"I'm trying not to think about that part," Tyler admitted. Looking at Blair in worry, he asked, "You ok?"
"Not really," Blair answered for the second time that night. "Out of all this time...I never knew that how it happened."
Tyler looked confused. "What do you mean all this time?"
Blair leaned forward, put her face in her hands, and sighed heavily before running her hands through her hair as she sat back up. "Tyler...I'm going to tell you something that you can't tell anyone else. I mean it."
Tyler turned to face her and got serious, "I won't...what is it?"
After taking a deep breath, Blair spilled her guts about everything she could about being an incarnation, the curse of being reborn each time after death, and how in one lifetime she knew of the existence of werewolves. Once all that was spilled, she waited to hear what he had to say.
Tyler looked like his brain was about to explode, and he pretty much felt that way too. After awhile some words finally came out of his mouth. "I don't know how but...that explains so much."
Blair raised her eyebrow at that before laughing. "Seriously? I pretty much tell you that I've been alive for centuries and all you have to say is 'that explains so much'?"
Tyler chuckled a bit as well, "Hey, I just found out that my uncle is a werewolf and if I kill someone I'll become one too. My view on life is pretty expanded at the moment. You could say that aliens existed and I'd believe you."
Blair smiled and said, "Well...there was that one time I was a scientist in Area 51..."
Tyler's eyes widened when she said that. "Dude, what?"
Blair patted his shoulder, "Good night, Tyler."
Tyler wanted her to elaborate on that whole Area 51 thing but she didn't give him a chance to ask. Blair just walked out the door. Tyler sat there for a moment and said, "No...she had to be kidding...yeah..." He sounded as if he was trying to convince himself of that more than anything else.
Blair, who was standing on the other side of his door eavesdropping, heard him say that and grinned from ear to ear. After a day like today, she really needed that amusement.
Blair dreamed of 1864 again that night, only it wasn't a memory of her own. It was as if she was seeing it through another's eyes...Katherine's eyes.
Katherine reached out her hand to help Andrea to her feet. "We must go now, sister. Hurry."
"I don't understand..." Andrea sounded so scared as she spoke. "I don't know..."
Katherine cupped Andrea's face and said, "I know you don't. But fear not, my dear sister. I vow one day you will remember." She hugged Andrea tight and whispered, "I love you, sister."
Blair jolted awake from this dream and touched her face, feeling the tears that had been shed by Katherine in the dream...the memory. She climbed out of bed and went over to the window, crossing her arms to hold herself. She looked up at the moon and sighed. "I loved you too, once," Blair whispered into the night because it was true. There was a time that Katherine was the most important person in the world to her but now...now she just wanted her dead. The problem was...Blair wasn't sure if she'd ever be able to do it herself.
Her mind kept going back to what Katherine said about the past catching up. Could she have meant that he was coming after her in 1864? No...that couldn't be possible...could it?
Blair shook the thought from her mind and climbed back into bed. Those were issues and thoughts for another time. And yet...they were the thoughts that kept her awake until finally Blair's exhaustion pulled her into sleep. This time her dreams were filled with memories of her own, of a life that she knew Katherine knew not about. The images that flashed through her mind were those of her first life. The life that would forever have the strongest hold upon her. The life that started it all...Tatia's.
End Episode 4