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

Hope10 - I haven't decided who will undagger Elijah yet!

Guest - Rebekah and Klary will indeed become really good friends and when Elena daggers her, it's gonna go down.

Guest - Klary and Katherine's fashion sense is similar. No one besides Caroline really has a feminine sense of style. Everyone is pretty much just casual. I've spoken a lot about Klary's fashion sense and I even have a Polyvore (rubyfiction) if you want to look at Klary's style.

DarkShipsSailHere - Damon and Klary will be having a conversation about Katherine, yes! Also, it's not going to be a full-on love triangle. It'll be more of a flirtation on Klaus' side, but Klary will have a soft spot for him especially in late season three. But no, she won't be falling in love with him or anything like that. No matter what happens, Darissa is endgame. Also, thank you for the compliment, I appreciate it very much.


KNOW THY ENEMY

"Hello, girls, it's nice to see you again" Isobel says with a smile.

I frown, "Wish we could say the same".

Jenna turns around and looks at us, "What does she mean by again?".

Elena and I share an uncomfortable look as we notice the betrayal across Jenna's face. Isobel then looks at Jenna, "So you're the woman who's dating my husband". At her comment, Jenna's face completely drops yet Isobel isn't fazed as she asks, "I need to speak to Elena and Klary. May I come in?".

Immediately Elena shakes her head, "No. Don't invite her in".

"I need to talk to you both" our birth mother says to us but I grimace.

"No!" I exclaim before rushing over and slamming the door in Isobel's face.

It's quiet for a moment before I turn back around and watch as tears fall from Jenna's eyes. "The two of you knew she was still alive? Ric? John? Did they know?" she questions us.

Feeling tears well up in my own eyes I try and comfort her, "We can explain everything, Jenna".

Jenna takes a step back from me and shakes her head, "No" before rushing up the stairs.

Taking up after her, I follow as quickly as I can and I can hear Elena's footsteps behind me. "Wait! Jenna, please" I try but she ignores me as she runs into her bedroom and shuts the door behind her. "Jenna, please, please, we're so sorry" I continue to try but I hear her door lock and I sigh defeated.

Elena speaks up softly, "Jenna, you have to talk to us, please. We need to explain what's going on. Jenna, please". To no avail, Jenna doesn't open the door and the only sound that echoes through the house is the sound of our Aunt's cries.

•••

Elena and I spent hours sat outside of Jenna's door, but once it was obvious she wouldn't be coming out anytime soon, we went to sleep in our rooms with the decision of trying to speak to her in the morning. Walking out of my room, Elena greets me immediately. "I rang Stefan and told him what happened, he's gonna tell Damon who's going to tell Alaric" she tells me and I nod before looking at Jenna's door. Before I can ask if she's come out, my sister shakes her head no. Sighing I begin walking down the stairs with her following behind me, "I thought it'd be better if the three of us spoke to her together". Quietly, I nod as I walk into the kitchen but before I can grab something to eat I hear a knock at the door.

Elena and I walk over to answer it. "Hey, is she up yet?" Alaric asks us as he walks inside.

"She won't come out of her room" Elena informs him.

"What'd you tell her?" Alaric asks us.

Shrugging I tell him, "Nothing. She won't talk to us".

"We have to fix this" Alaric says and I nod in agreement.

Before I can say anything, I hear footsteps rushing down the stairs and the three of us look over to see Jenna with her bag rushing around. "Hey" I greet her softly.

"Jenna" Alaric tries but Jenna stops abruptly and looks at him in disbelief.

"I don't want you here, Ric. You need to go" she tells him sharply and I watch Alaric's Adam's apple bob up and down as he swallows nervously.

"Okay, listen. I can't begin to imagine what you must be feeling right now" he starts but Jenna looks at him incredulously.

"Rage and betrayal would pretty much cover it" she replies before putting on her jacket.

"Where are you going?" Elena speaks up.

"I'm going to stay on campus. I have a thesis to write and I don't want to be in this house" Jenna says to us and I feel my chest weighing down.

Alaric tries with her again, "Jenna please just stop. Let us explain to you exactly what is going on".

Jenna ignores him and looks at Elena and me as she opens the door to leave, "I need one of you to go to the Lockwood's today and accept the Historical Society's check for your mum's foundation".

Elena and I nod, "Okay, but, Jenna, please just-" my sister tries but Jenna cuts her off with a sharp look.

"I don't have it in me to hear any more lies from you" Jenna says before walking out the door.

"Jenna, please" I try but it's ignored as the door shuts.

Suddenly, a new voice is heard "Let her go. It's better that she's not here, what with everything that's going but maybe had you been a little more honest wither her from the beginning, this-" John is cut off as Alaric punches him in the face and I can't help but snicker at John's shocked expression.

Alaric turns and looks at us, "Sorry, girls" before leaving the house.

Turning around, I smirk at the blood pouring from John's nose, "You realise this is all your fault, right?".

John nods, "Right".

Rolling my eyes, I walk upstairs into my room where Elena joins me. "Stefan's on his way over" Elena informs me and I notice the phone in her hand. Seconds later, we hear footsteps walking towards my room. Luckily it's just Stefan.

"Hey, you two" he greets us with a warm smile before walking to Elena and putting his arm around her shoulder as a means to comfort her.

I return his smile as best as I can, "Hey Stef".

Elena doesn't say hello, but rather turns to him and pecks his lips. Pulling away she sighs, "You said you had to tell us something?".

Stefan nods, "Matt knows about Caroline, soon enough he'll probably know everything".

My eyes widen, "Matt knows?".

"He's also missing, Caroline's out looking for him know" Stefan informs us and I frown. Caroline had fallen so hard for Matt but this situation has disaster written all over it.

Groaning I say, "This is bad. Between Isobel and Jenna and now Matt".

Stefan agrees, "Yeah".

Falling back on my bed with a frustrated huff, I'm about to speak again before I hear John's voice. "Elena, Klary, could you both come downstairs, please? We need to talk" he tries and I roll my eyes.

"Go away, John" I complain as I close my eyes and try to block him out.

Elena adds, "We have nothing to say to you".

John sighs, "Please. It's important. You too, Stefan" at his request, I sit up immediately. I notice that both Elena and Stefan share the same confused expression as I do but at Stefan's reassuring nod I relax. Without saying anything to John, I get up from my bed and walk past him. As I make my way downstairs, I'm about to walk into the kitchen when Isobel walks into view. Stefan immediately rushes in front of me as a means to protect Elena and I.

"I asked John for a do-over" Isobel begins.

I scoff before saying, "Go to hell".

At the same time, Elena says to John, "You invited her in?".

John glares at me but answers Elena's question, "She has information about Klaus. Please, just listen to her, okay?".

Rolling my eyes, I look at Elena before looking at Stefan. Elena nods at her boyfriend to let him know it's alright for Isobel to be here. "Alright. What do you know?" Stefan asks her.

"Let's all sit at the table" John suggests and I shrug my shoulders before walking into the kitchen to sit down and everyone else does the same.

Isobel tells us, "Since I was last here, I've been doing everything possible to find Klaus. We know our best chance was to find him before he could find you".

"Best chance at what?" Stefan questions her.

John answers, "Keeping the girls alive".

Narrowing my eyes at him I say, "You don't get to talk, not after everything you've done".

John almost looks upset but nonetheless nods. Stefan speaks up, "Were you able to find Klaus?".

Isobel shakes her head, "No. Nobody knows where he is but there are these rumours that are flying around that the doppelganger twins exist".

John adds, "Which means any vampire that wants to get in favour with Klaus will be lining up to capture you".

Rolling my eyes I say, "Yeah I'm not buying any of this".

Elena nods, "Neither am I".

Narrowing my eyebrows at Isobel I say, "The last time you were here, you made it clear that you couldn't care less about Elena and I. Now all of a sudden we're supposed to believe that you want to help us?".

John answers for her, "Isobel's been helping all along. Klaus has been obsessed with finding Katherine for centuries. All it would take was any one of those 1864 tomb vampires to spread the word around that Katherine was still alive and it would bring him straight here to Mystic Falls, where you were bound to be discovered, so we killed them".

Elena glares, "And almost killed Stefan".

"And Damon" I add, my expression matching Elena's.

Isobel changes the subject, "I have a safe house that I can take you to. The deed is in both of your names. No vampires can get in without your permission, not even me. Let me help you".

Elena and I share a long glance before I see her subtly shake her head. Turning to Isobel I say, "You want to help? Then get the hell out of our house". Isobel sighs before looking at John and then walking out the front door.

"We need her" John says.

Standing up I glare at him, "Frankly, we don't need either of you". John sighs at my cold tone before standing up and leaving the house as well. Turning to Stefan I ask him, "Where is Damon?".

"He's out with Bonnie and Jeremy, there at Dr. Martin's house" Stefan informs me.

"Why are they there?" I question confused and Elena looks the same.

"Dr. Martin gave Bonnie her powers back before he died, he also gave her information. He told her to find the location of the witch massacre and to find the spell she can use to harness the energy of the dead witches. It'll make her powerful enough to kill Klaus" Stefan informs us.

"But how can they find the location of the massacre?" Elena asks him.

"Damon knows where it is" Stefan informs us and we nod. Continuing, Stefan says "Speaking of Damon, we should head over to the Boarding House and tell him about Isobel".

•••

Damon had arrived at the Boarding House the same time the three of us did and now he and I were sat on the lounge in their living room whilst Elena and Stefan were standing. "Do you really think that Isobel's telling the truth that word's gotten out about the doppelgangers?" Elena asks the brothers.

Stefan sighs, "Look, I don't trust a word that she says but I think we'd be stupid to ignore the warning".

Damon adds, "You know, the two of you should just stay here. It's better for us to keep an eye on you".

I feel my heart clench at the protectiveness in Damon's tone but Stefan shakes his head, "What, in the house that any vampire can enter? No. Her house is safer".

"Well, then we'll stay there" Damon says with a shrug before subtly winking at me and I playfully roll my eyes.

Elena, however, isn't as happy with that suggestion "So that's the plan? Neither of you will let Klary or I out of your sight?".

Damon narrows his eyes at her, "Let me know when you come up with a better one".

Elena rolls her eyes, "Fine. Then are both of you being our bodyguards at the Lockwood luncheon?".

Stefan says, "I am".

Damon looks at me apologetically, "I can't. I have witch stuff with Bonnie to attend to".

Knowing he means that they're going to the site of the massacre, I offer him a smile, "All good. You help Bonnie".

Elena looks at him, "Does that mean you're taking her to the-".

Damon cuts her off, "Shh" and he presses his finger to his mouth as he says it.

I'm confused at him only until I hear Katherine's voice, "Don't get quiet on my account. If you have a plan to combat the impending vampire doom, please do tell". No one answers her so she continues, "Seriously, what is the plan to get us out of this mess? I delivered you a moonstone, a werewolf, and the dagger to lure and kill Klaus, and right now all you have is a moonstone. Or so you tell me".

Damon smiles at her with malice, "No. We have it".

"Where is it?" Katherine questions him.

"It's in a very safe place" he tells her and by safe place he means the basket of soaps up in his bathroom.

Katherine turns to me and raises her eyebrows as if to ask me if I know but I just shrug. Groaning Katherine says, "I've been honest with you. Time to return the favour".

"Let me be honest with you. Don't mistake the fact that we haven't set you on fire in your sleep for trust" Damon says and I can't help but chuckle and I notice even Elena and Stefan have smiles on their faces at Damon's response.

"Fine. Be that way" Katherine complains before leaving the room.

•••

Stefan, Elena, and I are at the Lockwood luncheon after Damon left to help Bonnie. As soon as we walk in, Caroline walks over to us. "Hey Care" I smile at her.

Caroline smiles, "Hey Klare".

Stefan looks at her softly, "Hey, any luck finding Matt?".

"None. What if he tells somebody? What if he tells everybody?" Caroline worries.

Stefan shakes his head, "No, we just gotta find him and make sure that doesn't happen". Turning to Elena, he asks her, "Do you have any idea where he would be?".

Elena replies, "I wish I did, but he wasn't really one to run".

"You know, this wasn't how it was supposed to happen. You know, I was supposed to tell him at the right moment in the right way, and he was supposed to be okay with it because he loves me" Caroline says upset and I immediately take her hand in mine to comfort her.

"We'll help you find him, we just have to accept this thing for Jenna" I promise her.

Caroline nods, "All right. Well, call me when you're done and I'll just be out looking for him".

Elena and I nod before Caroline walks away from us. Stefan speaks first, "Maybe he'll come around. You two did".

•••

Thankfully, only one of us had to accept the check and Elena was much more the one for public speaking than I was. Carol Lockwood was up on the stage introducing her, "Here to accept the donation to the Miranda Sommers-Gilbert scholarship fund is Elena Gilbert".

The crowd claps politely before Elena takes to the stage and accepts the check, "The Historical Society was my mum's baby. She considered all of you family and would be honoured and touched by this gift".

As Stefan and I stand next to each other in the crowd, we hear a commotion near the stairs. Confused, the two of us look to our left and watch as John's body falls down the stairs before landing with a thud on the floor. Immediately, the two of us rush over and I gasp as I watch the blood pour from his head, looking down, though, I see his magical ring. As the crowd begins to walk over I turn to Stefan, "I'm gonna get Elena". Stefan nods before he speaks to Sheriff Forbes. As I walk back into the main room I'm confused as I see an unconscious Elena being held by Katherine. "Katherine! What are you doing?" I exclaim.

"Sorry Klare-bear" she says and before I know it, my mind's gone black.

•••

The sound of an unfamiliar yet familiar voice is what I wake up to. "I'm sorry Katherine. I had to do what I was told. He wanted the moonstone and he wanted you", it's Isobel. Confused I realise I'm sat up in the back of a car and when I turn my head, I see Elena next to me who is also waking up. Suddenly, the car comes to a halt and the door opens. A man I don't know is opening it for us and I watch as Isobel comes into our view, "Just because neither of you can be compelled doesn't mean I can't force you to come with me". Elena and I look at each other before getting out of the car and following Isobel through a cemetery.

"So is that what happened? You were compelled to betray Katherine?" Elena asks her.

"If I was, I couldn't tell you" is Isobel's reply.

I scoff, "So you did lie. You did find Klaus, didn't you? He knows where we are now. Are you taking us to him?".

Isobel ignores me and continues walking until we stop in front of a grave. "What is this?" I hear my sister question as Isobel leans down and dusts off the dirt and leaves on the tombstone. It reads, In loving memory - Isobel Flemming - January 18, 1978 - May 4, 2007.

Isobel looks at it with a melancholic smile, "My parents, your grandparents, they put it here when it became clear that the police weren't going to find my body. They visit every week, and they bring flowers, even though there's no one buried here. The Isobel they knew is dead. So maybe there's a part of me that's buried here, the human part, the part that I abandoned when I choose to become a vampire, the part that used to dream about the day that she'd know her daughters".

At this, my eyes widen, "What?".

Isobel shrugs, "And instead you got to meet the other part. The part that would betray her own flesh and blood". Before we respond, her phone rings. Answering it she listens in before saying, "Yes. Let them go? I'm done?" as Isobel hangs up, a look of relief passes over her face.

"Who was that?" Elena asks confused.

Isobel just smiles at us, "I'm so sorry, Klary. Elena. I'm sorry I was such a disappointment to the both of you". Before we reply, Isobel pulls off her necklace and begins to burn in the sunlight. I gasp as I watch in horror, her skin burn and I feel sick as I hear her screams of pain. Seconds later, Isobel drops the ground, dead. In complete shock, I can't even find it in me to look at Elena. All I can stare at is the body of my dead birth mother.

•••

Elena had been the one to pull me out of my trance. I was sat down on the lounge in the Salvatore Boarding House, looking at John's dead-but-not-so-dead-body as we waited for him to come back to life after what happened at the Lockwood mansion. I don't even flinch as when I feel the seat next to me sink in as Stefan sits next to me. "Klary, you should drink something" he says to me softly but I can't respond. All that is going through my mind is Isobel. "Klary..." he trails off.

"I was so horrible to her" and I say it so softly you can barely pick up on it.

"It wasn't your fault" Stefan tries to comfort me.

Looking at him for the first time, I offer him a sad smile before taking the drink of water out of his hands and taking a sip. "Thank you" I say, genuinely appreciating his presence. "I never thought I would feel bad about her being dead and yet..." I trail off.

Stefan nods understandingly, "She was your mother". And it's the word mother that hits me in my heart with another wave of guilt.

Before I reply to him, Elena enters the room. "Why do you think they let us go?" she asks Stefan as she fumbles with Isobel's necklace in her hands.

Stefan shrugs, "Well, anything John told Isobel, we have to assume that Klaus knows, right? So he knows that you're not gonna turn yourself into a vampire. He knows that you have us keeping you safe".

Elena nods, "He knows we're not going to run".

"Which is why we need to take some precautions because we got played. All of us" Damon says as he enters the room and immediately walks over to me. Sitting on the other side of me, he gently places a stack of papers in my lap before taking a hold of my hand and softly running his thumb over the top of it as a means of comfort and I squeeze his hand appreciatively.

"What is this?" I question him.

"It's the deed to our house" Damon answers.

Stefan adds, "It's in Zach's name. As soon as you sign it, it'll be in your name".

"Why my name?" I question as I look from him to Elena.

Damon shrugs, "You're only older by five minutes but you're still the older one out of you two, ergo, you sign".

"You're giving us your house?" I question, still confused.

Stefan nods, "Isobel had the right idea with the safe house. You'll just stay here till it's all over. That way, you can control who gets invited and who doesn't".

Damon looks at me seriously, "Although I'll be super pissed if you lock me out" before smirking to let me know he's being playful as a way to calm me down.

Suddenly, a gasp for breath is heard and we all look at John who has come back to life. Immediately, Damon rushes over to him and lifts him up by his shirt collar. "I swear I had no idea what she was gonna do. I'm sorry. I'm so, so sorry" John tries but Damon doesn't let up and I can tell from his angry expression and tensed muscles, that he doesn't plan on letting him go anytime soon.

"Put him down Damon!" Elena exclaims but Damon barely loosens his grip.

Elena looks at me for help with her eyes signalling to Damon. Sighing I say, "Damon, it's alright, let him go". Damon immediately drops John to the ground and steps back. John looks grateful but I don't return the smile.

"The three of us should talk" Elena states and very reluctantly, I agree.

•••

John, Elena, and I are still in the living room of the Boarding House, only Damon and Stefan had left to give us privacy. John was sat on the opposite couch that directly faced Elena and I. John began explaining, "I always knew that she and Katherine were close, but I never realised that Isobel and her were working against me. Two of the world's most uncaring and selfish vampires, and yet they were genuinely friends".

I don't say anything but Elena does, "If that's what you thought of her, why did you ever put your trust in her at all?".

John sighs, "Because I was there when she gave birth to you two. I saw how heartbroken she was to give you both up. And because she was the first girl I ever loved, and when she said she'd help keep you both safe, I believed her. At this point, I will do whatever you two want me to do. If you feel safer with me not around, then I'll go".

Elena and I don't say a word, her contemplating a response and me genuinely confused at the softness of John's voice, it was a tone I'd never heard from him before. I hear John sigh sadly before standing up, beginning to leave when Elena speaks up, "You screw up everything, John. Everything you touch just falls apart. But you're the only parent we have left".

John looks hopeful and Elena turns to look at me, hoping for me to finish. Sighing I look at John, "Maybe, we can learn, not to hate you".

Surprisingly, John smiles at our answer, "Okay". And for the first time in a long time, things didn't feel so hopeless.


A/N - Well, there you go! I hope you liked it. I would just like to say that recently I've been in sort of a weird funk which is why I haven't been uploading as frequently as I usually do. I've also just started a new job plus it's also Christmas season for me so things are a bit stressful in my life right now. I hate to say it, but updates will only be once a week or once every two weeks depending on how I go. I just want to thank you for all the lovely comments and support I receive regarding this story. The fact that so many people love and appreciate it just truly means everything to me. Thank you so much for reading xx