Stefan threw his hands to his face as a great gust of wind threw it's fury at him from Mary's hands. He was utterly shocked as she threw herself past him toward Katherine and then saw Matt land on top of her. He looked Matt in the eyes and shook his head. He then turned his gaze toward Katherine. "She looks as if she is being possessed by someone or something. You wouldn't happen to know anything about this would you Katherine?" He stepped toward Katherine and roughly lifted
her chin with his hand. "Well, any ideas as to why she would want to help you?" He let go of her face and stepped to where Mary was lying. He held Mary's head with his hands and looked into her eyes trying to see if he could sense anything inside of her...
Mary looked up at matt and her smile faded from her face as she growled at him. She gnashed her teeth at him. She clawed at him. She was determined to get away. ~Stop them! They will kill us! Get up!~ The hissing voices were maddening as they whirred in her head. Another strong gust of wind assaulted Stefan and Matt. It brought with it the stench of decay. She used that moment to struggle free and to go to Katherine's side. Her giggle was horrific and unearthly as she began to untie Katherine. "Yes, yes, yes," she muttered to herself as she worked with the ropes. Her eyes gleamed insanely. It was obvious that Mary was not behind the perverbial wheel.
Katherine chuckled as Meridith's push pushed aimlessly and uselessly through her face. Then Stefan had the nerve to touch her. "I know nothing. If I wanted to posess someone, it most certainly wouldn't be her!" She adressed this to both Stefan and Meridith.
Katherine cocked an eyebrow, confused. "Uh, thanks?" She stood as fast as her side would allow her. She grabbed Mary by the shoulders, spun her around and looked deep into her eyes. "Who are you?" she asked darkly. She kept the human in front of her and allowed her fangs to slide down. She was using the girl as a shield, but she really wanted to know who was in her. She sure as hell wasn't.
Meredith growled uselessly...no one could hear her anyway. She was no longer in contact with Katherine...but maybe she could try to push whatever...whoever?...was in Mary out. "Well, I know how they switched bodies in the Matrix but how do I do it in real life? Hmm...only one way to find out." She marched back over to Katherine, realized she was using Mary as a shield and giggled. Replacing her hands, she stated, "Katherine, I don't know what the hell I am, but using Mary isn't going to work. I have a question, and would appreciate it if you could answer. mumbleEven though I really wish I had been able to hit you...that would be so much better for my health than having to ask nicely...unmumble! How do you...possess...a body?"
Matt watched as Mary quickly untied Katherine and released the vampire girl. 'Oh this is not good.' He thought to himself, finally feeling fear. He moved to Stefan's side and looked at him. "What do we do now? Just stand her and what for her to slash Mary's throat and run off?" For the life of him Matt couldn't figure out why Mary would untie Katherine and attack him and Stefan. He wondered where everyone else was and hoped that they were safe. Mary was strong in this state, suprisingly strong and he questioned whether or not him and Stefan could take them if the two girls decided to attack together. His clinched his fist as he pictured what Katherine would do to them. 'Come on Mary snap out of it girl.' he pleaded silently.
Caroline felt queasy as her father's BMW shot into the parkinglot of the cemetary. She saw the Smallwood's mercedes pull up next to their car. And in one mafia-like movement all of them shot out of the cars. Her father holding her upper arm in a painful vice-grip. He virtually dragged her as they marched to the smallwood monument.caroline saw the red globe.her faher shoved her to the ground. And holding her hair yanked her head up to look at the stone.
"You see that caroline? That is your legacy. You now know the truth. And when we are either dead or unfit..you will take over the pack. Tyler may think he's alpha and you may be carrying his child but he is unable to lead." Her father had that growl in his voice that scared her so much before she knew the truth and now it was bone-chilling. Her mother stood there. Her copper head held high as she watched the scenerio between her husband and daughter.
Mr. Smallwood stepped forward and brushed caroline's cheek. "You are strong. You will lead well. But remember who was here first and who gave you this town."
Caroline choked slightly. "You mean if Tyler tries to kill my friends again...you want mercy for him." The tears rolled out and her head hurt so bad. Then she felt a stinging smack on her cheek. Her father had slapped her..quite viciously.
"That was out of line girl..you show respect. "Her father said firmly. Caroline wimpered and then caught a whiff. Her friends. They were here. Still. She couldnt let them accidentily see her like this. She would tell them the truth herself but she wanted them to see her at her father's feet like a slave. Then she would have to tell them the worse truth. Klaus was wrong about Tyler. Tyler knew all about his family. He knew all about her family. He lead Klaus along to gain his trust. And the worse truth, that Fell's Church had scarier things in it than insane vampires. The only thing that would ease their minds is that Katherine is still the only real threat and the enemy. She had no problem killing openly and assimilation was not an option for her. For 100s of years the Smallwoods and Forbes ran Fell's Church but noone knew the truth. And it was essential that the average citizen never found out the truth.
Bonnie shivered as his bare cool skin touched hers and what followed was beautiful and overwhelming at the same time. She held him to her a few moments afterwards, her heart felt as if it were trying to burst out of her chest. She attempted to read his mind to find what he was thinking but what she found wasn't him. Something stirred in her mind and she felt the cold wave of dread pass over her. "Mary." she whispered softly and gently pushed him off her. She pulled her gown back over her head and kissed him lingeringly on the mouth. "Be right back." She told him, her lips just inches from his own.
She pulled away regretfully and went to her sister's room. Finding it empty she darted to the
window and looking down into the driveway she cursed softly under her breath. She ran back to her room and looked at Damon, paused slightly as her eyes took in his nakedness, and ran a nervous hand through her hair. "Mary's gone and she took my car." she said matter of factly as she sat down beside him. She rested her elbows on her knees and dropped her head into her hands, a head ache on the verge of breaking through. "I'm beginning to think something is seriously wrong with my sisters." Her voice was grim as she wondered where her sister could have gone.
Damon sat up and reached for his jeans laying crumpled on the floor. He slipped his feet into them and in pulled them up as he stood. "Well then, let's go find her." He said non-chalantly. He pulled his shirt on as well. He walked to the window and looked down at where Mary had stood earlier. He pushed out with his powers, his mind searching out his brothers. When he found it he entered it with a bang.
'The elder McCullough chick with you?'
As he waited for Stefan's answer, he threw a glance over his shoulder at Bonnie. She was really worried about her sister. He breifly wondered what it felt like to have family that was close to you, but seeing the pain that was washing over Bonnie, he remembered why he didn't have that. You let people get close and they hurt you in the end. The only person that had never hurt him was his mother, and Stefan had taken her away from him just by wanting to come into this world. His eyebrows drew together in anger as he turned back to the window.
'I know you hear me, little brother, or are you and Katherine having too much fun to answer me?'
Standing up Bonnie watched unashamed as he dressed himself then walked to her closet. Quickly she grabbed a pair of low riding jeans and a beige knit halter top and tossed them on the bed. She pulled her gown up over her head and threw it on the floor near the clothes basket. After pulling on the jeans and tieing the halter on she hurriedly pulled on the ankle boots that she had bought the day before. When she was completely dressed she joined him at the window and placed a hand on his shoulder. She figured he was probably sending out a message to his brother, the look of concentration evident on his face, and she took her hand away sitting on the window seat.
She looked out into the night and thought of all the places her sister could have gone. She hoped that her sister had just felt like driving around to clear her head or something but she knew that was ridiculous. One place kept coming into her mind, the crypt. Looking up at Damon she touched his arm and cleared her throat. "I think she's at the crypt." she said softly not wanting to think of Mary's reason for going there. Something was very wrong she could feel it.
Stefan turned to face the girl's as Katherine stood up. He tried to push Matt behind him to get him out of harms way. "What do we do now? Just stand here and what for her to slash Mary's
throat and run off?", Matt said to him. Stefan said nothing but, just watched as the Katherine used Mary as a human shield. He was still trying to see if he could sense anything from Mary, but with no luck. Then Stefan heard a loud mental voice in his head. Recognizing Damon's voice he answered with his own mental voice. "Yes, she is here and she looks as if she is being possessed
by something or someone. Oh yeah, and she just set Katherine free. I think you should get back here. I may need some assistance soon."
Damon nodded at Bonnie, Stefan's mental answer coming at the the same time she spoke. "You're right." he grabbed her hand and began pulling her down the stairs. "I didn't bring my car, so I hope you feel like a run." He threw open the front door, and dropped Bonnie's hand. "Your loving sister has just set Katherine free. I'm going ahead of you to help." He changed into his wolf from, and threw one last glance over his shoulder before taking off into the woods across the street.
Elena stopped in front of her old home, feeling a brief chill prickle along her skin as though someone was standing right next to her or right behind her. She turned quickly but saw nothing, laughing nervously at herself for being so jumpy.
The entire situation felt surreal. Her own friends were strangers to her, Stefan himself and his earlier reaction to his brother was a stranger to her, and the idea of Katherine being back was just strange. Although, Elena reflected, probably no more strange than my being back.
She took another halting step towards her house then stopped herself, shaking her head faintly. She knew full well that she couldn't be seen, it was just that she was irresistably drawn to her family.
Elena turned on her heel. Better to find out what everyone else was doing so that she could stop thinking about the situation that being brought back to life had landed her in. After a second of hesitation, Elena turned in the direction of the crypt, not stopping until she reached it and began to climb down into the darkness.
her chin with his hand. "Well, any ideas as to why she would want to help you?" He let go of her face and stepped to where Mary was lying. He held Mary's head with his hands and looked into her eyes trying to see if he could sense anything inside of her...
Mary looked up at matt and her smile faded from her face as she growled at him. She gnashed her teeth at him. She clawed at him. She was determined to get away. ~Stop them! They will kill us! Get up!~ The hissing voices were maddening as they whirred in her head. Another strong gust of wind assaulted Stefan and Matt. It brought with it the stench of decay. She used that moment to struggle free and to go to Katherine's side. Her giggle was horrific and unearthly as she began to untie Katherine. "Yes, yes, yes," she muttered to herself as she worked with the ropes. Her eyes gleamed insanely. It was obvious that Mary was not behind the perverbial wheel.
Katherine chuckled as Meridith's push pushed aimlessly and uselessly through her face. Then Stefan had the nerve to touch her. "I know nothing. If I wanted to posess someone, it most certainly wouldn't be her!" She adressed this to both Stefan and Meridith.
Katherine cocked an eyebrow, confused. "Uh, thanks?" She stood as fast as her side would allow her. She grabbed Mary by the shoulders, spun her around and looked deep into her eyes. "Who are you?" she asked darkly. She kept the human in front of her and allowed her fangs to slide down. She was using the girl as a shield, but she really wanted to know who was in her. She sure as hell wasn't.
Meredith growled uselessly...no one could hear her anyway. She was no longer in contact with Katherine...but maybe she could try to push whatever...whoever?...was in Mary out. "Well, I know how they switched bodies in the Matrix but how do I do it in real life? Hmm...only one way to find out." She marched back over to Katherine, realized she was using Mary as a shield and giggled. Replacing her hands, she stated, "Katherine, I don't know what the hell I am, but using Mary isn't going to work. I have a question, and would appreciate it if you could answer. mumbleEven though I really wish I had been able to hit you...that would be so much better for my health than having to ask nicely...unmumble! How do you...possess...a body?"
Matt watched as Mary quickly untied Katherine and released the vampire girl. 'Oh this is not good.' He thought to himself, finally feeling fear. He moved to Stefan's side and looked at him. "What do we do now? Just stand her and what for her to slash Mary's throat and run off?" For the life of him Matt couldn't figure out why Mary would untie Katherine and attack him and Stefan. He wondered where everyone else was and hoped that they were safe. Mary was strong in this state, suprisingly strong and he questioned whether or not him and Stefan could take them if the two girls decided to attack together. His clinched his fist as he pictured what Katherine would do to them. 'Come on Mary snap out of it girl.' he pleaded silently.
Caroline felt queasy as her father's BMW shot into the parkinglot of the cemetary. She saw the Smallwood's mercedes pull up next to their car. And in one mafia-like movement all of them shot out of the cars. Her father holding her upper arm in a painful vice-grip. He virtually dragged her as they marched to the smallwood monument.caroline saw the red globe.her faher shoved her to the ground. And holding her hair yanked her head up to look at the stone.
"You see that caroline? That is your legacy. You now know the truth. And when we are either dead or unfit..you will take over the pack. Tyler may think he's alpha and you may be carrying his child but he is unable to lead." Her father had that growl in his voice that scared her so much before she knew the truth and now it was bone-chilling. Her mother stood there. Her copper head held high as she watched the scenerio between her husband and daughter.
Mr. Smallwood stepped forward and brushed caroline's cheek. "You are strong. You will lead well. But remember who was here first and who gave you this town."
Caroline choked slightly. "You mean if Tyler tries to kill my friends again...you want mercy for him." The tears rolled out and her head hurt so bad. Then she felt a stinging smack on her cheek. Her father had slapped her..quite viciously.
"That was out of line girl..you show respect. "Her father said firmly. Caroline wimpered and then caught a whiff. Her friends. They were here. Still. She couldnt let them accidentily see her like this. She would tell them the truth herself but she wanted them to see her at her father's feet like a slave. Then she would have to tell them the worse truth. Klaus was wrong about Tyler. Tyler knew all about his family. He knew all about her family. He lead Klaus along to gain his trust. And the worse truth, that Fell's Church had scarier things in it than insane vampires. The only thing that would ease their minds is that Katherine is still the only real threat and the enemy. She had no problem killing openly and assimilation was not an option for her. For 100s of years the Smallwoods and Forbes ran Fell's Church but noone knew the truth. And it was essential that the average citizen never found out the truth.
Bonnie shivered as his bare cool skin touched hers and what followed was beautiful and overwhelming at the same time. She held him to her a few moments afterwards, her heart felt as if it were trying to burst out of her chest. She attempted to read his mind to find what he was thinking but what she found wasn't him. Something stirred in her mind and she felt the cold wave of dread pass over her. "Mary." she whispered softly and gently pushed him off her. She pulled her gown back over her head and kissed him lingeringly on the mouth. "Be right back." She told him, her lips just inches from his own.
She pulled away regretfully and went to her sister's room. Finding it empty she darted to the
window and looking down into the driveway she cursed softly under her breath. She ran back to her room and looked at Damon, paused slightly as her eyes took in his nakedness, and ran a nervous hand through her hair. "Mary's gone and she took my car." she said matter of factly as she sat down beside him. She rested her elbows on her knees and dropped her head into her hands, a head ache on the verge of breaking through. "I'm beginning to think something is seriously wrong with my sisters." Her voice was grim as she wondered where her sister could have gone.
Damon sat up and reached for his jeans laying crumpled on the floor. He slipped his feet into them and in pulled them up as he stood. "Well then, let's go find her." He said non-chalantly. He pulled his shirt on as well. He walked to the window and looked down at where Mary had stood earlier. He pushed out with his powers, his mind searching out his brothers. When he found it he entered it with a bang.
'The elder McCullough chick with you?'
As he waited for Stefan's answer, he threw a glance over his shoulder at Bonnie. She was really worried about her sister. He breifly wondered what it felt like to have family that was close to you, but seeing the pain that was washing over Bonnie, he remembered why he didn't have that. You let people get close and they hurt you in the end. The only person that had never hurt him was his mother, and Stefan had taken her away from him just by wanting to come into this world. His eyebrows drew together in anger as he turned back to the window.
'I know you hear me, little brother, or are you and Katherine having too much fun to answer me?'
Standing up Bonnie watched unashamed as he dressed himself then walked to her closet. Quickly she grabbed a pair of low riding jeans and a beige knit halter top and tossed them on the bed. She pulled her gown up over her head and threw it on the floor near the clothes basket. After pulling on the jeans and tieing the halter on she hurriedly pulled on the ankle boots that she had bought the day before. When she was completely dressed she joined him at the window and placed a hand on his shoulder. She figured he was probably sending out a message to his brother, the look of concentration evident on his face, and she took her hand away sitting on the window seat.
She looked out into the night and thought of all the places her sister could have gone. She hoped that her sister had just felt like driving around to clear her head or something but she knew that was ridiculous. One place kept coming into her mind, the crypt. Looking up at Damon she touched his arm and cleared her throat. "I think she's at the crypt." she said softly not wanting to think of Mary's reason for going there. Something was very wrong she could feel it.
Stefan turned to face the girl's as Katherine stood up. He tried to push Matt behind him to get him out of harms way. "What do we do now? Just stand here and what for her to slash Mary's
throat and run off?", Matt said to him. Stefan said nothing but, just watched as the Katherine used Mary as a human shield. He was still trying to see if he could sense anything from Mary, but with no luck. Then Stefan heard a loud mental voice in his head. Recognizing Damon's voice he answered with his own mental voice. "Yes, she is here and she looks as if she is being possessed
by something or someone. Oh yeah, and she just set Katherine free. I think you should get back here. I may need some assistance soon."
Damon nodded at Bonnie, Stefan's mental answer coming at the the same time she spoke. "You're right." he grabbed her hand and began pulling her down the stairs. "I didn't bring my car, so I hope you feel like a run." He threw open the front door, and dropped Bonnie's hand. "Your loving sister has just set Katherine free. I'm going ahead of you to help." He changed into his wolf from, and threw one last glance over his shoulder before taking off into the woods across the street.
Elena stopped in front of her old home, feeling a brief chill prickle along her skin as though someone was standing right next to her or right behind her. She turned quickly but saw nothing, laughing nervously at herself for being so jumpy.
The entire situation felt surreal. Her own friends were strangers to her, Stefan himself and his earlier reaction to his brother was a stranger to her, and the idea of Katherine being back was just strange. Although, Elena reflected, probably no more strange than my being back.
She took another halting step towards her house then stopped herself, shaking her head faintly. She knew full well that she couldn't be seen, it was just that she was irresistably drawn to her family.
Elena turned on her heel. Better to find out what everyone else was doing so that she could stop thinking about the situation that being brought back to life had landed her in. After a second of hesitation, Elena turned in the direction of the crypt, not stopping until she reached it and began to climb down into the darkness.
