Disclaimer - I in no way, shape, or form, take credit for the character created by L.J Smith nor Julie Plec, and Kevin Williamson for the development of said characters. I do however own Klarissa. I also do not take any claim over the plotline of the series as well as not taking any claim over the screenplay and the writings of L.J Smith, Julie Plec, and Kevin Williamson
Guest - It was more of a subtle dig at Elena, I've said before that Katherine and Klary have a similar style and lucky for you, you're about to find out!
Hope10 - Nothing too dramatic, probably just a little bit of confusion on her part with her feelings and obviously this will affect Klary and Elena's relationship.
Guest - Since Elijah already had a hold on her arm, he pulled her into his chest and wrapped his other arm around her to keep her place. Sorry if that wasn't clear in the chapter!
THE HOUSE GUEST
The next morning, I made my way over to the Salvatore Boarding House to meet up with Stefan and Elena before school. After last night, Elena had chosen to stay with Stefan but I wanted some space, however, I promised I pick her up for school. As I walked through the front door, I noticed Damon sat down on the couch reading something. Smiling, I make my way over to him, "Whatcha reading?" I ask once I'm stood close to him.
Suddenly, I feel as if the wind has almost been knocked out of me as Damon grabs me gently before pulling me down on the lounge with him. "Damon! I have school!" I tell him with a smile but he ignores me. Damon positions me so that I'm laying underneath him and I can't help the giggle that escapes my lips
"Hi" Damon says softly as he studies my face.
"Hi" I greet back in the same tone before pushing myself up just enough to capture his lips with mine. I feel Damon's hands travel up my body before one rests itself against my face and the other around my thigh. Damon grinds down into me as he hooks my leg around his waist and I moan into the kiss which makes him smirk against my lips. Before the kiss can intensify, I hear someone clear their throat and when we pull back I see Elena standing near the entrance. Awkwardly, I cover my face with my hands before looking back at Damon who just has a smirk plastered on his face.
"Good morning" Elena greets Damon and me but something about the look she gives us is off.
Damon and I share a look before Damon suddenly gets off of me and speeds over to Elena and pushes her against the wall, holding her up by her throat. Immediately I get off of the lounge and rush over, "Damon!" I exclaim.
"What are you doing here? I told you to leave" Damon spits.
Elena looks confused, "What is your problem?".
"Wearing her clothes? Like that's going to work" Damon says venomously.
Elena looks from Damon to me, "You think I'm Katherine? Why would you think that? Katherine's in the tomb, isn't she?" and at this, Damon slowly releases his hold on Elena's throat and I just look at him confused.
"What the hell's going on here?" I hear Stefan say as he joins us.
"I don't know, you tell us. Is Katherine in the tomb or not?" Elena asks him and at this, both Damon and Stefan's eyes widen before Stefan speeds off into his room. The three of us look at him in shock before racing up the stairs to see Stefan pinning Katherine to the wall.
"Stefan you're hurting me!" Katherine calls out.
"Stop it, Katherine!" Stefan exclaims.
"Stop what?" I hear Elena's voice next to me before realising that it's actually Katherine. Stefan looks between the two of them before letting go of Elena with a guilty expression. Katherine smirks at Elena, "It's getting really easy being you".
Elena and I look at each other confused before I walk into the room. "What is she doing here?" Elena asks the brothers.
Damon sighs, "When we killed Elijah, it broke the compulsion and freed the bitch from the tomb".
"How's that possible?" Stefan asks.
Katherine just shrugs, "He's an Original. They have all sorts of special skills".
"I don't want you here. Get her out of here" Elena instructs Damon and Stefan.
"Oh come on, Klary and I get along just fine. Why is it you that has an issue?" Katherine pouts and I just shake my head at her comment. Katherine continues, "Look you need me, Elena. You all do".
"Like hell" Stefan disagrees.
"We all want the same thing, Klaus dead. Yet here you all are, running around like chickens with their heads cut off" Katherine says to us.
Elena shakes her head, "I don't need your help and I don't want your help".
Katherine walks towards Elena, "And that's incredibly stupid of you. Do you know where Klaus is? When he's coming? What he looks like?".
"If you know something, say it or get out" Damon threatens her.
Amused Katherine just says, "Fine. Then I'll just go to the Grill and have some lunch, maybe Aunt Jenna's free for a bite" before she walks out of the room.
Turning to Damon I raise my eyebrows at him, "You couldn't have sent me a 'head's up' text?".
•••
Stefan, Elena, and I all head to school together and as we get out of the car, Elena finally speaks up after the silent car ride. "Why is she still here? She was free" Elena questions confused.
I shrug, "Maybe she actually wants to help us".
Elena just looks at me incredulously whilst Stefan seems as if he agrees with me, "Katherine wants Klaus dead so she probably sees us as her only chance".
"Or maybe she's trying to lure you and Damon back into her web. I want her gone" Elena complains.
Stefan nods, "So do I, but you're right, she stayed. Shouldn't we at least try and figure out why?".
"How? All she does is lie" Elena says to us.
"She might surprise us" I add and once again, Elena glares at me.
Stefan sighs, "Look I hate it as much as you do, but she does make a point. We don't know anything about Klaus. She does".
I agree, "Why don't we see if Katherine can actually help us but keep one eye open when we sleep, just in case".
"Alright" Elena nods before looking at Stefan, "But that doesn't mean I want her shacking up with you" Elena tells him and I can hear the jealousy that's laced underneath her tone. Stefan embraces my sister to reassure her.
"Maybe we should stay at your place tonight" Stefan suggests to her but I shake my head.
"Sorry Stef, but we're having a girl's night with Bonnie and Caroline" I tell him as I vaguely remember Elena telling me last night before I left her at the Boarding House.
Elena adds, "Bonnie's freaked because she lost her powers and Caroline's having Matt drama again".
"Girl's night" Stefan states with a smile.
Elena repeats him, "Girl's night".
As we begin to walk I jokingly say, "Maybe Katherine can join us" but Elena just nudges me which has Stefan and I crack up with laughter.
•••
As we walk past the history room, the door opens and we're greeted with Alaric. "Klary, Elena, I need to talk to you both" he says to us.
Elena looks at Stefan who nods, "I need to talk with Bonnie anyways" Stefan tells us. So, Elena and I turn and walk into Alaric's classroom.
"What's going on?" I ask him.
Alaric tells me, "I wanted to talk to you about Jenna".
Elena and I share a confused look between us before my sister asks, "Is everything alright?".
"No, it's back. John keeps planting all these seeds about Isobel and now Jenna knows I'm lying about something" Alaric informs us and I frown.
"John is going to end up dead on the kitchen floor if he's not careful" I say annoyed.
Alaric nods, "Yeah, well, easier said than done. I gave him back his ring so..." he trails off as he holds up his ring-less hand before continuing, "Look, Jenna keeps asking about Isobel. You know, was she murdered? Why haven't they found the body? I mean, how much longer can she stay in the dark?".
"Do you think we should tell her the truth?" Elena asks him.
Alaric shrugs, "I'm saying I can't be with her and not tell her. It's not fair to her, and it's not the kind of relationship I want".
I nod, "Not to mention it's becoming more dangerous for her not to know"
"I just thought that we'd at least hold off until after we've dealt with Klaus. You know, and even then, how do we tell someone what we know? How does someone hear that?" Elena adds.
"Look, I'm sorry to put this on you. But I feel it's your decision to make. And whatever you decide to do, I'll respect it. I want to be honest with her. But until then, Jenna and I are done" Alaric finishes and I can't help the feeling of sadness that fills me as I think of my Aunt.
•••
After school, Bonnie and Caroline came over for our girl's night. "Chinese food of pizza?" Caroline asks us.
I scoff, "Like you have to ask" implying our love for pizza.
Caroline nods as she grabs her tablet computer and I watch as she pauses and stares down at it. Confused I watch as Bonnie takes it out of her hands, "I'll do it". Slyly, Bonnie tilts the screen to show me and I realise Caroline was looking at a photo of her and Matt.
Suddenly, Elena asks "Do you believe that Jonas is being sincere?". A little while earlier, Bonnie had informed us that Jonas and Luka, the witches who were working with Elijah, were thinking about helping us.
Bonnie shrugs, "I don't know what to believe. I think he's at a loss. He's not sure who to trust".
"Join the club" I mumble.
Caroline perks up to change the subject, "Well, what are we going to do about this movie situation? What about The Notebook?"
I groan at my best friend's choice in film, "Caroline how many times have you seen that movie?".
Caroline shrugs, "That is so not the point".
Before I can reply, Jenna walks into the kitchen and we all settle down. It's quiet for a moment before I greet her, "Hey".
"What's going on?" Jenna asks us hesitantly.
"Girl's night" I inform her with a smile.
Jenna nods, "Oh".
"How are you doing?" Elena asks our Aunt.
At Elena's gentle tone, Jenna states "You heard about my fight with Ric".
Apologetically I say, "He feels terrible".
Jenna looks at all four of us before asking, "Is this some kind of disguised attempt to cheer me up?".
I glance at Elena before shaking my head, "No. No, this is about us girls hanging out and you know, we'll be here if you happen to want to talk, or..." I trail off.
Caroline butts in, "Because I am a winner when it comes to successful relationships".
Jenna walks over to us and stands next to Caroline, "You too?".
Caroline nods, "You have no idea".
"Okay, then" Jenna nods before opening up the fridge and grabbing out a drink. As she turns around she says, "It's this whole Isobel thing. He's hiding something from me".
"To play devil's advocate, maybe there is a great reason why he's not telling you. Maybe he's just trying to protect you" Caroline says to her and I can tell by her tone that she isn't only talking about Jenna and Alaric.
Jenna looks at her with raised eyebrows, "Well, that's not his call to make. I mean, I deserve the truth. Everybody does".
"Sometimes it's harder than that" Caroline says with a shrug.
Jenna shakes her head in disagreement, "Not if it's somebody you care about, it isn't".
Sighing I change the subject, "You know what we need? Dancing. Isn't there supposed to be a live band at the Grill?".
Caroline nods in agreement, "I'm in".
Elena, Bonnie, and Jenna all agree with an "In" and the five of us begin to grab our jackets before leaving.
•••
Walking into the Grill, we all look around and once Jenna see's Alaric she turns to us, "I need a drink" before leaving us.
Then to add more tension, Matt walks past us as Caroline says "Hey, Matt" but he just ignores her.
"Things just got real awkward" Bonnie mutters to me and I nod before us girls walk further into the Grill to watch the band.
"This whole situation with Matt is so complicated" Caroline complains.
Bonnie looks at her, "He said the ball's in your court".
"Yeah, but I can't do anything about it" Caroline shrugs.
"Why not? All you talk about is how much you care for him" I question confused.
"Yeah, but I am still keeping so many secrets" Caroline explains.
Elena says, "Alaric's in the same boat with Jenna and maybe that's our mistake. We're trying to protect the people that we love by keeping them out of it, but in the end, we're hurting them anyway". As the song ends, Caroline just looks at the three of us before taking off her jacket and handing it to Elena. "What are you doing?" Elena asks our blonde friend, confused. Caroline, however, ignores her and begins walking off.
"Where are you going?" I call out to her but once again, she doesn't answer.
We all watch confused as Caroline gets up on the stage and stands at the microphone before speaking, "Hey, everybody. Let's hear it for the band! Weren't they awesome?".
At this time, Jenna walks over to us and says "This isn't going to end well" before taking another shot of tequila.
We all nod before focusing on Caroline who keeps talking to the crowd, "So there's this guy. And, uh, he told me to tell him how I feel about him. Like it's so easy. Um, you know, just because I talk a lot doesn't mean I always know what I'm actually talking about. Ah, like now, I'm feeling loopy and I don't really know how to express myself". Everyone's quiet as she rambles on before the lead singer of the live band tries to take the microphone but Caroline just keeps her hold on it before continuing, "I can sing. Yeah! Yeah. You know what, I'm going to sing".
"Sing?" Elena questions.
Bonnie shakes her head, "She isn't"
"She is" I add as we all stand there in shock. We watch as Caroline turns and begins to talk to the band, obviously using her compulsion technique, before she turns back to the microphone and the opening notes of Eternal Flame begin to play.
"She's good!" Jenna exclaims to us as Caroline's voice carries throughout the entire restaurant seamlessly.
I agree, "Yeah!" and we all smile as we watch our friend.
As the song ends, I notice Jenna sharing a longing look with Alaric before my eyes land on Matt who is looking at Caroline in awe. Matt's gaze turns and his eyes find mine and at his reluctant look, I give him an encouraging nod which seems to have the right effect on him as he begins to make his way to the stage. Everyone in the crowd whistles and laughs as Matt joins Caroline on the stage before kissing her.
"Go Care!" I shout out for her with a smile on my face.
•••
The Grill had settled down now but the band was still playing. I went up to use the restroom but when I opened the door, I was greeted with Caroline and Matt, making out. I let out a gasp of surprise, "Ahh! I'm sorry" before turning around to leave as quickly as I can.
"Sorry Klary!" I hear Caroline yell out and I can't help but laugh.
As I walk out, Bonnie is about to walk in. "I wouldn't, Matt and Caroline are..." I trail off, hoping she gets the hint.
Bonnie looks surprised, "In the bathroom?".
I nod as I laugh before saying, "If they're happy, we should all be happy".
As we begin to walk back, Bonnie stops me, "Um, hey, speaking of happy, would it freak you out if I started dating your brother?".
At that, I immediately stop in my tracks and turn to face Bonnie. "You're into my brother?" I question her confused.
Bonnie nods, "I know it's weird, but he's been so good and strong. He makes me happy and I just told Elena and she was cool with it but by the look on your face I don't know what you're thinking".
I take a deep breath before I tell her, "I'm thinking that my brother has had more pain in his life than a hundred people's worth of pain" I pause for a moment and Bonnie almost look discouraged before I add, "And he deserves to be with someone as amazing as you".
Bonnie looks at me, "Really?".
I smile at her before nodding, "Really" and at that, Bonnie hugs me.
When I pull back, I can feel my phone vibrating in my pocket. Taking my phone out I look at it before saying to Bonnie, "It's Damon" and Bonnie nods. Answering it, I greet him, "Hey, Damon".
"Where are you?" he asks me in a worried tone.
Confused I tell him, "I'm at the Grill, what's up?" but as Damon tries to speak, the phone keeps cutting in and out and I can hardly hear him over the noise in the Grill. "Hold on, I can't hear you, wait a second" I tell him before walking to another restroom. "Damon, what's going on?" I ask him.
"Elijah's witch double-crossed us and I accidently killed his son" Damon tells me and I feel my eyes almost bulge out of their sockets.
"What do you mean you 'accidently kill his son'?" I question him.
Damon sighs, "They were doing some spell to take the dagger out of Elijah so I grabbed the flamethrower and sprayed the cell with it. Apparently, the kid caught on fire and he died. So now, the old man wants revenge. Stefan's on his way over, Katherine has a plan to impersonate Elena but you need to get out of the Grill. Find Elena and wait for Stefan".
Instead of asking a thousand more question I just tell him, "Okay" and before I hang up I ask, "Are you okay?".
Damon sighs, "I'm okay. But you and Elena are in danger. I need you to stay safe, alright?".
"I'll do my best" I tell him before hanging up and rushing out to find Elena, and on my way, I conveniently bump into Stefan.
"Klary-" Stefan begins but I cut him off with a nod.
"Damon just called me, we need to find Elena" I tell him and Stefan agrees.
•••
Once we find Elena and tell her what's going on, we look for everyone else. Walking into the next restroom, we find Caroline still in there. "Hey" she greets us.
"We have a problem" Elena says to her and Caroline looks confused.
"What's going on?" Caroline asks us.
Stefan tells her, "Jonas is here and he's after Klary and Elena".
"Oh my god!" Caroline exclaims in shock.
"We have a plan, but I need to get them out of here" Stefan says to her.
Caroline nods, "Well, what can I do?".
Stefan begins to tell her, "I just need you to do whatever you can to distract him and make sure he doesn't come after Klary and Elena".
"Simple enough" Caroline says before nodding her head in the direction of the door, implying for us to leave. As we walk out of the restroom, I realise that all the lights in the Grill have exploded. Elena and I walk in front of Stefan but when we hear the sound of glass smashing, we jump in shock and look up to see a fire starting on the bar. Suddenly, Stefan pulls us near an exit door and hands me his keys, "Drive to the Boarding House".
Before we can question anything, Katherine appears and smirks at us. "I'm here to save the day, as usual" she smirks but Elena ignores her and grabs my hand to leave but Katherine calls out, "I'm gonna need your necklace". Elena turns around at looks at her before her hand goes to hold her necklace. Katherine shrugs, "Well I need to be believable, don't I?". Looking at me, I nod at Elena who just rolls her eyes before unclasping her necklace and giving it to Katherine who puts it on. Katherine smirks at us before turning around with Stefan and walking back in. Elena doesn't say anything, so we both just turn and head for Stefan's car.
•••
As soon as we step foot in the Boarding House, I feel arms being thrown around me in an embrace. Recognising Damon instantly, my arms go around his waist and I breathe in deeply. "Thank god you're alright" Damon says softly and I can feel his hand stroking my hair gently.
"Not even a scratch" I tell him. Pulling back, Damon pushes the hair in my face back behind my ears before cradling my face in his hands. At his worried expression I tell him, "I'm okay, I promise. We got out of there safe and sound".
Damon visibly relaxes before I hear a phone go off. Only removing one of his hands, Damon takes out his phone from his back pocket and looks down. "The witch is dead, you two can go home now" he informs us and I hear Elena's sigh of relief. Reaching up with my hand to grab Damon's, I smile "Let's go then".
•••
The three of us walk through our front door and the first thing I notice is Jeremy sat at the dining table. "How did you convince her to do this?" Elena asks Damon as we realised that Bonnie, Stefan, and Katherine are still upstairs.
Damon shakes his head, "We didn't. It was actually her idea".
Elena looks surprised, "Wow. That's not good".
I look at her in disbelief but Damon is the one to reply, "No. Not, that's not good at all".
Hearing footsteps come down the stairs, I look up to see Stefan walking in front of Katherine. As Stefan comes down the stairs, he immediately walks over to Elena to hug her and I notice Katherine turn her nose up at the sight. "Everything is taken care off" Stefan tells us.
I watch as Katherine pulls Elena's necklace off and holds it up, "I'm guessing you're going to want this back. But your pretty little outfit is going to need a good dry clean".
Elena snatches the necklace out of Katherine's hand before turning to Stefan, "You're going to have to get her out of here before Jenna gets home".
"Is that all you have to say to me?" Katherine asks incredulously.
Elena just shrugs, "This doesn't change the way I feel about you".
Katherine just smirks as she walks closer to Elena, "I don't like you much either. If we're going to be open, I much prefer the likes of Klary. So frankly, I'd be happy to see you dead but if we're going to try and take on Klaus, we kind need you to be alive. So I'm not a threat to you, Elena. I'm not a threat to either of you. If any of you are going to believe anything, believe that" and as Katherine finishes, I watch her go in surprise before turning back to Damon.
"Well, that was certainly something" I say and Damon just nods before kissing the side of my head.
"We should get home, I'm still trying to figure out where the location of the witch massacre happened" Damon says to us and Stefan nods in agreement.
As Stefan talks to Elena, I turn to Damon, "I'll see you tomorrow". Damon nods before leaning down to kiss me gently before he and Stefan leave.
Turning to Elena I let out a deep breath, "What a night".
•••
Elena and I were still waiting up for Jenna to come home as John had already arrived. As we hear the front door open we look up from the dining table and smile at her. "Hey, you made it home" I greet her after swallowing the ice-cream on my spoon.
Jenna looks between the two of us, "Today was very weird".
Glancing at Elena slightly, I look back at Jenna and nod "Tell us about it".
"Are John and Jeremy asleep?" Jenna asks us.
Elena nods, "I think so".
Jenna sits down with us and grabs an extra spoon to eat the ice-cream with us. "If I go to bed right now, there's a chance I'll wake up hangover-free" Jenna comments and Elena and I nod.
Before I reply, we hear the doorbell ring "Who's that?" Jenna asks us but Elena and I just shrug. Jenna stands up out of her seat before leaving the room and walking to the front door.
"I wonder who it is?" I question but Elena just shrugs. After a few seconds of quiet, Elena and I look at each other worried and walk out to see Isobel standing at the door.
"Hi. You must be Jenna" Isobel greets our Aunt and I feel myself become frozen in shock. Looking at her in disbelief, I hear her continue to say "I'm Klary and Elena's mother" and then her gaze turns to us.
"Isobel" I hear Elena greet her harshly but all I can do, is feel an intense amount of guilt from the look of shock and betrayal on Jenna's face.
A/N - Well then, I hope you all enjoyed this chapter and thank you for all of the lovely reviews as well as all of you who favourite and follow this story, it means so much to me. If you have any questions then please leave it in a review and I will answer you. Thank you for reading xx
