Chapter 6
Notes: Hey darlingssssss :3 I wanna thank you again for all the good reception and love! It means A LOT! Also, you sure know by now English isn't my first language, I also don't live in a country where people speak English, so I feel that sometimes slangs get lost in the way and I apologize in advance for that, I also kinda get insecure about my writing sometimes and this is one of those times, so if you guys could tell me where I should improve, or help me in any way regarding this, I'd really appreciate! Okay, now enjoy! Xx
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Anonymous on Tumblr: I've never seen anyone write this but alwys thought it'd be interesting if Kat wanted some peace and she turned off her emotions after Elijah left her. Some things that happen; Kat makes Mystic just rain blood. She goes on a rampage. Caro realizes Elijah is her emotional trigger. He strokes her face and begs her to come back to him. She says he doesn't get to break her heart again. KAT SNAPS ELIJAH'S NECK when he's trying to tell her he's sorry because she doesn't buy it. She won't hear him.
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Katherine had never thought of turning off her emotions.
Okay, right.
Who she thought she was fooling?
Of course, she had thought of that.
Multiple times, if she could admit it to herself.
Only, she never had.
Until now, that is.
Although not exactly.
Thing being she couldn't decide if she should do it or not.
And because of a boy nonetheless?
Needy much?
Broken-hearted much?
The truth of the matter although was: she was so tired.
Katherine always praised herself for being ruthless, doing things thinking ahead every step of the way about the consequences, possible outcomes, but with no care for the destruction she'd leave in her wake.
She was Katherine Pierce after all. She didn't give a damn about other people's feelings.
Right?
Most times she negligenciated her own feelings.
So why the fuck was she feeling so betrayed and lonely?
She had been lonely before. Her whole life, vampiric or not if she was being truthful, so why this time around being exiled and left alone hurt so much?
She felt tired, spent, left with nothing that mattered.
Because the fight and plots she had been constructing and executing these past weeks were now all gone.
Just as her partner in crime was.
Elijah had sought a loophole for them in 1492, even with his brother absolute opposition to the idea of saving her after the sacrifice, the noble brother he was tried to save her nonetheless.
Pity she hadn't stayed long enough to figure it out, discovering it only hundreds of years later, a little too late for them to reunite as they should.
Or so she thought.
Because when she decided to turn up on his doorstep, after a deal only he could pull with his Hybrid of a brother, she unexpectedly got so much more than that.
They had talked, hours on end, sorted things out, deciding together that their history deserved a redo.
And it was beautiful. Until it wasn't.
Felt amazing. Until it didn't.
Until he broke her heart.
Once more.
With the same lame excuse of 'always and forever'. Only not with her. Never with her.
Their forever was as good as one's child-book.
Lived happily ever after.
And in the after there was a horrid vampire-wolf who hijacked the prince and left the princess to rotten.
And Katherine was so tired.
Full of everyone's excuses.
Over and over again.
Until it was enough.
Even the little voice inside of an even litter box inside her head was telling her to turn it off.
The voice that confessed to Elijah she still loved him after all this time.
The voice that justified her killing the Gilbert male-brat as vengeance for Elijah's brother – God only knew how Elijah had cried hugging her stomach as they laid down on the couch when they found out – the same voice chanted for her to switch the flip.
It's not going to hurt, Katherine.
Katerina said in her mind.
You can stop this hurting.
Nobody is going to make you feel that way again.
You just need to…
And as the brunette looked up in the vanity mirror in her lavish hotel room with a devilish smirk adorning her previously peasant face, there was only the greatest and the baddest bitch of all.
Katherine Pierce.
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Caroline Forbes couldn't believe her eyes.
The aqua blue orbs widen incredulously to the scene unfolding in front of her.
She had come from NOLA to Mystic Falls to spend quality time with her friends since Klaus was out of town with Hope, and although she always waited for the element of surprise when she got in her hometown – the history of supernatural creatures wanting to lure them all to death was unbelievable even with her fiancée being the Original Hybrid – still, the blonde beauty never expected this.
Katherine Pierce beating up her friends.
All of them.
And she was only one.
Okay, she had lived over five hundred years. Still the strength and ability she showed were remarkable, more so because she was fighting Damon, Stefan, Elena and Jeremy.
At the Boarding House's living room.
That resembled more a battlefield now than a proper classic living space.
Caroline didn't even has the time to aid her friends for when it seemed like Katherine was bored out of her mind dodging the Mystic Falls gang attacks, she staked all of her opponents.
In so little timing, Caroline could barely catch her movements.
And that was when the brunette that eerily resembled her best friend turned around in the foyer's direction.
Caroline's direction.
Oh my God.
The oldest vampire in the precinct, left her foes grasping for air and groaning in pain as she sashayed in the blonde's direction, also the front door's.
"Hello, Caroline," she greeted without pausing her stride for the exit. "Say 'Hi' to Klaus for me, would you?" this last piece she said turning back, perfect chocolate ringlets bouncing in her shoulders, her eyes void of any emotion at all.
She also didn't flash away.
She walked.
All the way to the front porch, to the lawn. Her march as of a super model.
Not a hair out of place, regardless of being in a hell of a fight only instants ago.
Also, 'say hi to Klaus for me' what was that? Didn't she have been running away from her fiancée for her whole life now? Even though Klaus had got his hands on The Cure, Elena had not taken it and it was obvious that if the Original got his hands on Katherine, she would be the one swallowing it. Willingly or not.
So why was she acting so openly and dangerously bold towards it?
And that was when she figured.
The second doppelganger's emotions were turned-off.
Oh shit.
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It's been days now that the Scooby-Mystic Gang had been attacked, apparently without reason, by the slut doppelganger – in Damon's words.
Caroline knew better.
Katherine hasn't voiced it, but she wanted The Cure. She knew it was with Elena, and wanted it to prevent being used against her.
Which was exactly the plot Klaus was subtly engaging on.
With what she wanted not being delivered to her in a silver platter, Katherine had sworn, wordlessly, make rain blood in Mystic Falls.
She had attacked as many places she could. Destroyed public property, also private ones.
Had vervained the city's water reservoirs – which Damon and Jeremy thought stupid since she wouldn't be able to compel minions for doing the dirty work for her – that was until Stefan pointed out they wouldn't be able to erase people's memories for a while too.
She was exposing them.
She started to frequent places impersonating Elena too, which was never good, but even worse when she drank people dry, leaving the body out in the daylight for anyone to see. They figured she had a high vervain tolerance.
Stefan had tried and talk to her – he being the brother she despised less – although it wasn't of good use.
She had staked Stefan to the point he really thought he was going to die, had Caroline not come to his aid.
Jeremy suggested calling Klaus, he was her husband-to-be in the forsaken future and he could help, right?
He would, if Caroline asked of him to do so.
Yet, the Miss Mystic Falls was uncertain. Klaus would surely shove the Cure down Katherine's throat unmercifully and she would live the rest of her days being held captive against her will and suffering form endless tortures.
Caroline really should not put Katherine Pierce's destiny in her weigh decision, although she was compassionate.
Sue her!
Also, vicariously, Katherine was the reason Caroline was a vampire now. In a twisted way, she was responsible for her life improvement.
Those were all shallow excuses.
The truth of the matter was that Caroline knew how Katherine was feeling. Or better, not feeling.
Well, not exactly, for she had never turned her emotions off before, but still she had looked in the brunette's eyes that first day back in Mystic Falls and she caught the hurt inside them.
She shouldn't be able to.
But she did and Caroline was queen of rehabilitating lost causes, so she had an idea.
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Elijah was surprised to say the least when his sister-in-law-to-be had called him to ask for his assistance on a matter of upmost urgency.
His first thought was alert his brother of her request, although Elijah had do avert his phone from his ear when she shirked his brother couldn't get word on this predicament.
The older Mikaelson alive – sort of – had his mind raising at least a dozen red flags to that.
Good things never came from a secret kept from his brother.
And he had informed Miss. Forbes of that known fact. Recalled her, if he could say so himself.
"It's Katherine," her tone of voice dreadful.
And that was enough for him to jump in the first car on the manor's driveway in route to Mystic Falls.
Caroline had exposed to him the situation on speaker as he was already crossing New Orleans borders and every word she said made his old, blood-thief of a heart clench inside his chest.
He had never stopped loving her.
Not for a single moment.
There were times where he searched for her in other women. Times when he had gone almost insane on looking for her everywhere he could think of, just to feel her escape through his fingers like water.
He had mourned her death in 1864 and for centuries on end he lived hopeless, loveless and never thinking of another if not her. His Katerina.
He knew all too well the peasant girl he once met wasn't there anymore. Sometimes, he saw flickers of her unfolding in front of his sight, although they were so sudden, Elijah almost missed them.
Katherine was a complex being. One that complemented him in everything he lacked. And Elijah liked to think that, even though she didn't need anything more, for she was perfect for him – flaws and all – that he complemented her in a way too.
Foolish wonderings.
For they could never be together too long to find out.
He had said goodbye terribly and for that he wasn't proud.
Although, what other alternative he had?
He couldn't risk her being close to him, hence his brother, hence her certain death.
Elijah just couldn't lose her.
And if be near her, feel her skin against his as they made love for hours on end, allot endless moments to admire her figure in the barely sunlit room, if waking her lazily by kissing her exposed skin in the morning, if all that put her at harm's way… then he mustn't have her.
Then they wouldn't have them.
Because it was too dangerous.
And he loved her too much to risk her being gone forever.
Even though she didn't care.
Even though he was a coward.
And was with his heart heavy as an anchor in his chest, that Elijah drove into the horizon, bathed in sundown, hoping he could find his Katerina beneath this Katherine façade.
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He arrives in his hometown the next day by midday. All the shops are closed, there's barely a soul walking down the streets and the only cars over the avenue besides his are police cars.
It sure seemed like something strange was happening.
It was school season and also time for festivities – wasn't it all the time though – in Mystic Falls.
Unfortunately, Elijah knew why and who was causing all the disturbance for the city's inhabitants and his hopes were for he could be the one to assist.
The hero, his brother would put out sarcastically
He wished he didn't need be.
He drove to the well-known gravel driveway to the Boarding House.
Caroline was the one to welcome and let him in.
As Elijah surveyed the house he thought the Salvatore brothers could use a maid, or a redecorator, perhaps?
Noticing that, Elena – that was sitting on what once was an overpriced couch beside the brothers – shrugged and stated "Katherine's doing"
"I arrived here a week ago to her beating all of them up," Caroline confessed and Damon rolled his eyes refusing to acknowledge the fact if there wasn't any surveillance that could prove it in any way.
"She attacked us without reasoning," Jeremy offered descending the stairs.
"And your witch couldn't restrain her?" Elijah inquired walking to the side window and helping himself of the wet bar.
"Bonnie isn't our witch." Jeremy remind the Original, that only aimed him a disinterested look following up with downing his drink "she's a friend that happens to be a witch,"
"Whom unfortunately, is out of town," Stefan complemented and gof of off the couch letting only Elena and Damon there. Mustn't be comfortable. Both the surface and situation.
"Okay, so what's the plan?" Damon studently asked.
"I invited Elijah because I think he's her emotional trigger," Caroline announced matter of factly.
"You mean he's the reason she's turned off her humanity?" Stefan questioned eyebrow raised and crossing his arms in front of his body.
The blonde occupant to the room nodded and turned around to face everyone.
"Think about it," she initiates "she was fine before,"
"She was never fine," Damon interfered
Caroline and Stefan rolled their eyes almost simultaneously
"she was laying low until-" she abruptly paused and faced her brother-in-law-to-be.
"You shall say it Caroline," he gesticulated with his hand and quirked his lips up for a brief moment, assuring her it was okay to go on, before digging his hands in his trousers pockets.
"Elijah was the person that hurt her last," Caroline fumbled with her hand 'till she decided crossing her arms mimicking Stefan. "maybe she's just tired of feeling things?"
"I hate to admit this but I can relate," Elena put out there receiving surprised looks from her brother and boyfriend.
"She killed me," Jeremy accused outraged.
"Damon killed you too, and he's your sister's boyfriend now, so…" Stefan came to the rescue.
"Your guess is that Katerina's hurting after our departure is the ultimate reason she's going on a rampage around Mystic Falls?" Elijah tried to put the pieces together.
"Not exactly,"
"Turning off your emotions is a combination of exhausting sensations that just dry you to the point you just don't want to deal with them anymore, leading you to flip the switch, without caring for a dime in the world," Stefan offered gesticulating in Caroline and Elijah's direction, trying to make the situation understandable.
"All that talk, and no plan to stop the villain?" a mocking retort came from behind them. "Not very Scooby-gang like, huh?" Katherine smiled widely, although anyone could say it was a sadistic one.
"Hello, Elijah," she greeted leaning in the threshold.
Jeremy and Damon were ready to start a fight, but before they could move in her direction, the Original flashed in front of her and grabbed her arm leading them to the far side of town.
She yanks her arm from his firm grip when he stops superhumanly running and she's walking away from Elijah the following second, just to have him flash onto her way at the same time.
"Katerina,"
"Don't," they say almost at the same heartbeat.
"Allow me to help you," he tries and she snorts at him in disdain, crossing her arms, a clear self-protection sign.
"I don't need it,"
He struggled to contain the need to touch her once again.
"This reckless actions of yours are going to be the death of you, Katerina, I beg of you to allow me to care for your needs," his hands in midair, only waiting for her to say yes so he could take her in his arms.
A instant goes by and Elijah tentatively moves his hand up to stroke her cheek, his thumb running through her upper lip.
She looked straight inside his chestnut orbs only to avert her looks down to the asphalt below her wedges then turns around from him.
"You don't get to break my heart again, Elijah. Wasn't this time around enough?" she still doesn't look at him, and it gives him courage to move ahead and elope her to his warm body.
"I beg of you Katerina, listen to me and allow me to help you put this predicament behind you."
The wicked smile she portrays he does not see, for his face is above her head, chin touching the crown of her brown mane in hopes his embrace is enough to end this torment.
"I'm utterly regretful of my actions towards you, Katerina. I only wished to protect you," he put out there all sincerity adorning his words, ones he speaks from inside his chest.
Katherine closed her eyes, faking a deep ragged breath as she turns around in his arms.
Elijah is sure he's getting somewhere when Katerina does that. For he never cared for vampires and its complicities that weren't his family's, he also didn't have many sires, considering few worthy, so when she turns around in his arms, he predicts the battle won.
Her hands move up from his shoulder blades to his neck, as well as her leaning up in his embrace indicates she's going to whisper something in his ear.
And she did.
"I do not buy it," she proclaims as she moves her hands quickly to the side snapping her former lover's neck, breaking it effortlessly.
She doesn't experience one bit of remorse when Elijah's body falls to the ground.
She does not care.
The tiny little voice inside the box is screaming for her to forget this stupid stunt and wake him up.
But it was too late now.
She was on some new shit.
And it is with the Katherine Pierce's trademark smile that she looks down at the man she once loved and walks away swaying her hips, 'till she's far enough to flash away from that forsaken hunted town.
She would be back soon enough.
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Notes: So, this deserves a part 2? Lemme know!
I REALLY LOVED WRITING THIS!
I love tragic endings where things are just too messed up to be glued together – as well as in the actual series – it gives a bittersweet taste and I like that. Although Kalijah could've used more scenes than the ones we had – not many tbf – our babies had so much potential! Y.Y Buuuuuuut I like to think Elijah went to Hell after TO SF and found our Queen ruling over there… it even gives me ideas… just saying…
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