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Full Summary: Bulgaria 1492 Katrina and Elizabeth Petrova; identical twins, except for one difference; their eyes. While Katrina had warm brown eyes, Elizabeth had eyes the color of shocking lapis lazul. When Katrina had a child out of wedlock, her family banished her to Europe; not wanting her twin to be alone Elizabeth followed her. Once in England the two easily became English and one of the Lords that resigned there took surprising interest in Katrina's looks and Elizabeth's powers. Modern day; Elena and Aileen Joelle aka A.J. Gilbert exact copies of Katrina and Elizabeth. After the deaths of their parents A.J. fled to a preforming arts school in Boston and Elena stayed home with what remained of her family.

****BY THE WAY ELENA'S THOUGHTS ARE IN BOLD&ITALICS AND A.J.'S ARE IN BOLD!*** (Everyone else's should be in italics)


The Secrets of the Girl

Chapter Twenty Six


THE END OF THE AFFAIR

A.J. POV

We pulled up into a warehouse in a black SUV, "Welcome back to Chicago, Stefan." Klaus said as he got out.

Stefan and I followed as Klaus opened a door on the side of the warehouse. "What are we doing here?" Stefan asked as I walked up to stand next to the hybrid.

"I know how much you loved it here. Bringing back memories of the good old Ripper days?" Klaus asked with a smirk as we looked out onto Chicago.

"Blacked out most of them, a lot of blood, a lot of partying. The details are all a blur." Stefan told him.

"Well that is a crying shame; the details are what make it legend." Klaus told him, placing a hand on my shoulder.

I was about to push his grip off of me when suddenly a vision hit me.

"Word was the Ripper of Monterrey got lonely so he escaped to the city for comfort. It was Prohibition, everything was off limits then which made everything so much fun." Klaus said.

Stefan fed on a girl in a very old style car. He pulled back when she died and his eyes changed back to normal as he took the flower from her hair and put it on his suit jacket. Stefan wiped his mouth off with his fingers before getting out of the car. He fixed his jacket and walked towards a building at the front of the parking lot. He knocked on the door and waved at the man on the other side. The door opened and Stefan entered into a hallway, patting the door man on the shoulder as he walked by. He turned and entered a 20's club full of girls in flapper dresses and men in suits. There was a black woman on the stage singing beautifully as Stefan walked through the club and leant against the railing. "Guess who my eyes have just spied ladies? Looking for a good time, Mr. Salvatore?" The singer asked.

"Save me a dance, Gloria." Stefan told her as he walked down the stairs to the ground floor.

A waiter walked by and just as Stefan reached for the last drink a girl walked by and stole the drink off the tray, "Please, help yourself." Stefan said sarcastically causing her to turn towards him.

"Oh I always do." She replied sassily before walking towards him, "Careful Mr. Salvatore," She told him, placing a hand on his shoulder and licking his lip, "You're still wearing your date. She's lovely." She whispered in his ear before beginning to walk off.

Stefan grabbed her arm, "Who are you?" He asked.

She simply pressed a finger to her lips in a shushing fashion before walking off.

"Chicago was magical." Klaus told Stefan as I came back to reality.

That was the girl from my drawing. I realized my eyes widening fractionally. "Yeah well, I'll take your word for it." Stefan told him walking away from the doorway.

"You would have loved it, sweetheart, beautiful times for a beautiful girl." Klaus said touching my cheek lightly.

Stefan cleared his throat and Klaus sighed, "Down to business then." He said closing the door.

"Why are we still with you? We had our fun, your hybrids failed don't you want to move on?" Stefan asked him as he crossed his arms.

"We're going to see my favorite witch." Klaus said walking past him, "If anyone can help us with our hybrid problem, it's her." He told us before getting in the car.

Stefan looked at me and I shrugged before climbing in the car after the hybrid. "So what's the witch's name?" I asked him as Stefan got in behind me.

Klaus just smirked and signaled the driver to go ahead.


We had stopped before going to the witch's bar so that I could eat and change into a sleeveless (has straps) all over floral print sweetheart chambray dress that I paired with sandals and a few bracelets along with my ever present locket. My hair was in gentle waves instead of my natural curls. We walked into the bar, "Looks familiar doesn't it?" Klaus asked Stefan and I adjusted my heather cross body bag on my shoulder.

"I can't believe this place is still here." Stefan said as the two leaned on the railing.

"You've got to be kidding me." A black woman with short white hair said.

I recognized her as an older version of the singer from my vision. She should be dead by now. Klaus and Stefan moved so I was slightly behind them, "So a hybrid walks into a bar, says to the bartender-"

"Stop." Gloria said cutting Klaus off, "You may be invincible but that doesn't make you funny."

I smiled and suppressed a laugh, "I remember you." She told Stefan.

"Yeah you're Gloria. Shouldn't you be-"

"Old and dead?" Gloria finished, "Now if I died who's gonna run this place hm?" She asked with a smile.

"Gloria is a very powerful witch." Klaus informed us.

"I can slow the aging down some with herbs and spells but don't worry it'll catch up to me one day. Now who are you?" Gloria asked looking between the two supernaturals at me, "You are just radiating power."

I narrowed my eyes at her and Klaus placed a hand on my shoulder, "Aileen is the psychic." He informed her with a smirk.

Gloria raised an eyebrow, "And you haven't changed her yet?" She asked.

"Tried it, didn't work." Klaus said simply.

I shrugged in a 'what can you do' way. "I'll be at the bar." I told him brushing his hand off my shoulder.

"Stefan why don't you join her?" Klaus suggested and Stefan followed me.

I put my bag on the bar and hopped over it, pulling out a bottle of white wine and uncorking it, "Really, wine?" Stefan asked with a chuckle.

I shrugged, "It's good and I don't feel like getting drunk." I told him as I poured a glass.

Stefan came behind the bar and began to pour himself a drink as I sipped mine. Suddenly he stopped and pulled a picture off of the wall, "Everything okay?" I asked at his expression.

Stefan flipped the photo around to show me him and Klaus with their arms around each other smiling like best friends, "What is this?" Stefan called to Klaus.

"Well I told you Stefan, Chicago is a magical place." He said standing up.

"But this is me with you." Stefan said holding up the photo.

"Now sweetheart." Klaus said walking over to where I was leaning on the bar.

I rolled my eyes, "You really need to stop calling me that." I told him in an annoyed tone.

"Sure thing, love." Klaus said irritatingly before reaching across the bar and catching my chin in between his thumb and finger, "Stay here while Stefan and I are out and don't leave." He compelled me with his face unnecessarily close to mine.

I pulled back from his grip, "Not like I have a choice." I mutter as I fill my glass again.

"Oh c'mon now, love, chin up. It's not so bad being under compulsion is it?" Klaus teased.

I slammed the wine bottle down, "Seriously? Is this your way of 'wooing' me? Compulsion sucks, asshole. And even if you didn't compel me where would I go? I've never been to Chicago before; the only place I've been besides Mystic Falls is Boston." I ranted.

Klaus raised an eyebrow, "Feeling a little neglected?" He asked.

"Feeling like I never should have left Boston." I told him grabbing my bag and bottle and heading over to a random table.

"Um, honey?" Gloria said drawing my attention.

I looked over and saw Klaus's sleeve on fire, "Damn it." I said before putting it out with my mind.

Klaus and Stefan left shortly after and Gloria came over and sat down next to me. "Have you used you powers lately?" She asked.

I shrugged, "Not really. I haven't really wanted to use them around Klaus and he's always around so…" I told her.

"What have you found out you can do yet?" Gloria asked.

I sighed, "If I'm dreaming I can tap into what another person is doing. I get visions from the past which are sometimes controllable. I used to have my link to my twin." I paused for a moment, thinking about the time she was dead and I couldn't sense her.

"How does it feel not being able to sense her?" Gloria asked leaning forward.

"It feels empty." I tell her recalling how I felt, "Like part of me is gone. When I try to reach her all I feel is a cold barren emptiness where she should be."

The witch nodded, "Anything else?" She asked me linking her fingers.

"I can sense everyone around me and their emotions, sort of like an empathy. When I draw, I draw things in mine or other people's futures or pasts. Urm, telekinesis, telepathy, pyrokenesis, I can put impulses into people's minds and make them do things. And most recently I've found that I can take or erase memories. Just little ones so far, but still." I list off.

Gloria smiled, "There are other things you'll learn to do if you are anything like your doppelgänger." She told me before getting up and walking away.

I pull my sketch book out of my bag and pull out my drawing supplies before propping my feet up on the other chair and drawing.


Gloria had opened the doors earlier and the bar had quickly filled up with people. I had been drawing a pair of eyes over and over again for the past few hours and was starting again when I felt his mind. I dropped my pencil and my head shot up as Damon went over and sat in front of Gloria, "Damon Salvatore." I thought to him angrily.

I saw him wince and turned into the conversation just as Gloria pulled her hand out of Damon's. "Your girl is here by the way." Damon said rubbing his temple.

Gloria laughed at him, "Seems like you've got a spitfire on your hands." She remarked.

I turned my attention back to my drawing but suddenly I was yanked out of my seat, "C'mon I'm getting you out of here." Damon said tugging on my arm.

I stayed rooted in place and shook my head, "I can't." I told him with a sympathetic expression, "You should go, Nik will be back soon."

"Did you just call him, Nik?" Damon asked tightening his grip.

I felt Klaus getting closer and pushed at Damon's chest, "Damon he's getting closer, you need to go!" I hissed.

Damon looked at me intensely for a moment before he disappeared. I sighed as I packed my bag up and slung it over my shoulder. I grabbed the empty wine bottle and sat down at the bar. Gloria came over and handed me a drink, "Trust me, it helps." She informed me at my hesitant look.

I shrugged and took a gulp, bourbon. "You didn't wince, that's a first." Gloria said as she cleaned glasses.

"Damon pretty much lives on bourbon, I've gotten used to it." I told her sipping at the drink.

"Still? Damn that man never changes." Gloria said.

"No he doesn't." I agree with a slight laugh.

"Well except for you. I thought Damon would never be able to care for another person after that whole Katherine mess with his brother." Gloria told me.

I shook my head, "No matter what he says he never stopped caring about Stefan." I told her as she filled my glass back up.


I felt Elena's panic through our link and tried not to show my worry to Gloria, "What's wrong?" I asked her as I nursed my drink.

"I'm at Stefan's old apartment and so are Stefan and Klaus." She thought back.

I felt her shock at the communication, no matter what she had been feeling I had managed not to communicate with her all summer, "Do you need me to distract them?" I asked her.

There was a pause where Elena didn't answer and I started to get worried, "No they're leaving." She thought as her panic died down.

I sighed into my drink, "See this is what happens when you follow people that don't want to be found." I thought back to her.


"Finally." I said as Stefan and Klaus sat down next to me, "Next time can you at least let me go shopping or something while you're gone?" I asked Klaus.

"Now why would I do that, love?" He asked me with a smirk.

"Because, Nik, it's boring as hell here by myself and I'm sure you don't want to hear me complain." I answered sipping my beer.

"Are you drunk?" Stefan asked me with a raised eyebrow.

I shook my head, "Not yet. At the moment I'm only buzzed." I informed him.

"Buzzed enough for a dance?" Klaus asked with a smile.

"Ask me after 3 more drinks." I told him with a smile before finishing off my beer.

Gloria came over and placed three beers down, one of which I gladly took. "Where's Rebekah?" Gloria asked.

"She'll be here," Klaus told her, "I can't just conjure her on demand."

"Who's Rebekah?" I asked, confused.

"His sister." Stefan answered, taking a gulp of his beer.

"Exactly how many siblings of yours are going to pop up?" I asked Klaus sarcastically.

Klaus sent me a smirk before turning to Stefan, "What's with you? I thought Chicago was your playground." He said.

"So this is why you asked me to be your wingman because you liked the way I tortured innocent people." Stefan said turning in his seat to face Klaus.

"Well that's certainly half of it." Klaus told him while I was completely lost.

"What's the other half?" Stefan asked him.

"The other half, Stefan, is that you used to want to be my wingman." Klaus said pouring two shots and sliding one to Stefan.

I blocked out his story, not wanting a vision in a bar full of people. I drained my beer and took the shot Gloria poured me, "I do believe that's 3 drinks, Ailey." Klaus said.

"Is it?" I asked raising an eyebrow.

"Two beers and a shot mean it's time for my dance." He said standing up and offering me his hand.

I, in my buzzed state, smiled in amusement and took his hand. I let Klaus pull me onto the dance floor despite seeing Stefan's warning look. Klaus wrapped my arm around his neck and took my other hand in his before wrapping his free arm around my waist. We moved in a slow circle and after a moment I relaxed and rested my head on his shoulder. "What do you want out of life?" Klaus asked suddenly.

I laughed pulling back from his shoulder to look at him, "Seriously?" I asked at his expression.

"Yes, seriously." Klaus said with a small smile.

"Right now I just want to see my brother and friends again, honestly." I said leaning my head back onto his shoulder.

"That's all you want?" Klaus asked in a disbelieving tone.

"It's all I've thought about for weeks." I confess.

"What about you?" I ask after a moment, "What does the big bad hybrid want from life?"

Klaus's chest vibrates as he chuckles, "Honestly?" He asks.

I nod into his shoulder, "I don't want to end up completely alone." He whispers to me.

I pull back and look at him with furrowed eyebrows. The song ends and I step back from him, "Let's go before Stefan drinks the whole bar." I said with a light smile before hurrying back to the bar.

"So I'm confused." Stefan started.

"And I'm leaving." I said walking further down the bar and sitting down.

"You alright, girly?" Gloria asked pouring me a glass of bourbon.

I sighed, "I'm trying to keep my visions away, I really don't want to have one in a bar full of people." I explain, sipping my drink.

My senses flared as I felt Damon and my head whipped around to see him gesturing to Stefan before going outside. Stefan said something to Klaus who just raised a hand at him. I watched as Stefan left through the same door as Damon before I went over to sit next to Klaus. "You look depressed." I told him bluntly.

"Stefan asks a lot of questions he shouldn't." Klaus said downing a shot.

"In his defense he used to be worse." I told him taking a sip of my own drink.

Damon sat down on Klaus's other side, "What the hell?" I thought to him.

"I see they've opened the doors to the riff raff now." Klaus said smirking.

Damon smirked back, "Oh honey, I've been called worse." He retorted.

Klaus took a gulp of his drink, "Did you know that Aileen here is a very good dancer?" He asked.

It was a stupid question really but it got under Damon's skin. "Nik, don't." I told him rolling my eyes.

"C'mon, love, I'm just having fun." Klaus said laughing, "You don't give up do you?" He asked Damon.

"Give me back my brother and my girl and you'll never have to see me again." Damon said smirking.

Klaus pulled me onto his lap and I rolled my eyes at his attempt at showing he was the Alpha male. Damon stiffened but kept his facial expression the same. "Well I am torn. You see I promised Stefan and Aileen I wouldn't let you die but really how many free bees did I sign up for and clearly you want to die otherwise you wouldn't be here.." Klaus debated.

"What can I say? I'm a thrill seeker." Damon said snarkily.

I saw Klaus grin and groaned. Klaus grabbed Damon by the neck and suddenly I was sitting on Klaus's stool and Klaus was holding Damon up in the air by his neck. "Nik!" I hissed standing up.

I watched as he took out a drink umbrella, "I'm a bit boozy so forgive me if I miss your heart a few times." Klaus said stabbing Damon with it.

"Now that's not it." Klaus said taking it out before stabbing it in again, "Ailey, get some air this is gonna take some time."

I hesitated, "Now, Aileen." He ordered.

I looked at Damon once more before hurrying out the door to see Stefan and my sister talking. "Klaus is obsessed with siring these hybrids, he won't hurt Aileen but the second he knows you're alive, he'll figure out why it's not working." Stefan said.

"Look I know you're trying to protect me but I can't let you do it, come with me Stefan, please." Elena begged.

"What do you expect me to do?" Stefan snapped, "It's never going to be the same, Elena."

"I know that." Elena said.

"I don't think you do." Stefan said, "I've left bodies scattered from Florida to Tennessee; innocent people, humans."

"Lexi found you like this before, in the twenties and she saved you." Elena said defiantly.

"And you know what I did after that?" Stefan asked.

I shrank back into the shadows where they couldn't see me, "I spent 30 years trying to pull myself together. To a vampire that's nothing, to you…that's half your life!"

"I can't give up on you, Stefan." Elena said.

"Yes you can," Stefan said with a finality that made me wince, "It's done, that part of my life is done. I don't want to see you, I don't want to be with you; I just want you to go."

Stefan walked past me and I ran to my sister as her tears began to fall down her face, "Aileen?" She asked.

"I don't have much time." I said hugging her.

"Stefan, he-"

"Shh," I said smoothing down her hair, "He's trying not to feel, you can't give up, not now."

I widened my senses as I pulled back from her, "But you need to go, I can't have Nik figuring out you're alive." I said smiling at her.

"Damon is a wreck, A." Elena said as more tears streamed down her face, "He was using Andie and then Stefan killed her…he's not stable. You need to come home."

"I can't, I've told you this." I said with a frustrated sigh.

I felt Gloria use her magic through my senses, "I need to go before Nik kills Damon." I said hugging her again, "Say hi to Jer for me."

I ran back inside to see Klaus standing over Damon who was lying on broken glass, "Seriously? I leave for half a second…" I grumbled making my way over and helping Damon up.

"Damon here was trying to negotiate your freedom…and well, I told him to ask your opinion on that." Klaus told me, putting a hand on my shoulder.

I looked at Damon and bit my lip before sighing, "You know I want to…" I told him softly.

"Then why can't you?" Damon asked looking betrayed.

"I can't leave Stefan alone." I told him.

"Why not?" Damon snapped.

"Because he's my best friend, Damon! And I see how bad he's hurting!" I snapped back.

There was a pause and I swallowed, "You need to leave." I told him firmly before walking back over to the bar.

I grabbed my bag, walked to the front of the bar, and sat down at a table.


Klaus took Stefan and I back to the warehouse where we were instructed to wait behind one of the aisles. "You know she's heartbroken, right?" I thought to Stefan.

He nodded, "So is Damon." He whispered.

I shrugged, "He'll live." I thought back.

"I'm not so sure." Stefan whispered.

"You can come in." Klaus called to us.

Stefan looked at me and I rolled my eyes before pushing him into the aisle. I followed after him, standing next to him as we looked at the girl from my visions and drawing. Of course this would be Rebekah. I gave Klaus a look that he pretended not to notice. "Stefan." Rebekah said in a surprised yet loving tone.

Stefan looked at her cautiously and Klaus walked over. He placed a hand on Stefan's shoulder and looked him in the eye, "Now you remember." Klaus compelled him.

I winced and gripped Stefan's shoulder as his memories flashed by. I looked from Rebekah to Stefan as Stefan took a few steps forward, "Rebekah?" He said in a wondrous tone.

Klaus smirked at me and I looked away, "Stefan." Klaus said.

Stefan turned around and looked at him in confusion, "I remember you." Stefan told him, "We were friends."

"We are friends." Klaus said walking over and placing a hand on Stefan's shoulder, "And now the reason you're here." He said walking over to his sister.

"Stefan, snap out of it." I thought to him as I walked over to stand next to him.

"Gloria tells me you know how to contact the Original Witch." Klaus said to his sister.

"The Original Witch?" Rebekah asked disbelievingly.

"What do you have that Gloria needs?" Klaus asked impatiently.

Rebekah reached for something on her neck, "Where's my necklace?" She asked in a slightly panicked voice, "What did you do with it, I never take it off."

"I don't know; I didn't touch it." Klaus said in a bored tone.

"We need to find it, Nik." Rebekah said panicking as they began talking over each other.

"Tell me that's not what she needs, Rebekah!" Klaus yelled grabbing her upper arms.

Rebekah pushed him off her and began searching her coffin before screaming and throwing it.

I exchanged a look with Stefan, "Welcome to the shit storm." I thought to him as we watched Klaus and Rebekah, wide eyed.


AN: Hey guys!

So I know what you're thinking, she got the choice and she didn't go back with Damon?! And I know in one of my bonus chapters I posted she did but at this point in the story if Aileen went back with Damon then it would screw up the plot I'm working towards!

(BTW its Ay-lean)

Anyway thanks for reading and I hope to hear from you!

-ConflictingLoyalties563;D