"Lovely. Now, let's go drop little Elena at home so we can go to the boardinghouse. Your brother has been blowing up my phone for the last 2 hours and I'm sure you haven't talked to him yet. I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess that the Slater thing didn't end well."

*

Third Person POV:

Desi couldn't stop the entertained smile from spreading across her lips as she and Stefan came back into the house. The lustful pheromones in the air were nearly overwhelming, and the succubus fancied a guess that the eldest Salvatore and Rose clicked better than she had thought they would. Although, he's probably using her to distract himself from Katerina's innocent double, Desi mused. As she and the brooding younger Salvatore continued their journey further into the boardinghouse, they stumbled upon the rather interesting sight of Rose and Damon making out heavily on the chaise longue that Desislava had laid on during her prior visit.

With a slight wince, the succubus quickly made a mental note to avoid furniture that could be laid on in the house. With two of these hot blooded young vampires, especially one who was as renowned as Damon, she knew she never wanted to see this place under a black light. Stefan was stunned to say the least and was very much rooted in place as the two older vampires took notice of them and promptly separated.

Rose felt panicked. The green-eyed vampiress had let herself get swept away in her mourning of Trevor, and had found herself a friend in Damon, a development that neither of them had predicted. When they had gotten back to the boardinghouse, there was suddenly this electric tension in the air that was impossible to ignore, as if they were lost at sea and completely swept up in the tide. Of course she was attracted to him, she wasn't blind, however she didn't know what this meant for her and Desi. Little did she know that Desi wasn't jealous or angry in the slightest. She felt a significant amount of amusement, actually, and wondered if they'd let her snack a bit with them.

"Well," Desi started jovially, "isn't this an exciting development?"

If Damon could describe how he felt at the moment in one word, it would be conflicted. He didn't know when the tension started ratcheting up with Rose, but it was there. He didn't know what he felt about Elena, and there was no way in hell he was going to dive into that. What he did know was that he wanted Desi badly. He had smelled her and Stefan the moment they had walked in, and he knew that his bad boy tendencies were very interested in playing with the demon.

Said succubus had that same playful pout on her delectable lips that he had on his mind when he thought of her. All the vampires in the room couldn't help but be reminded of Katherine as they looked at Desislava while she walked over to pour herself a glass of bourbon. Was Desi not related to her at all? The resemblance was uncanny.

Dark eyes narrowed on the other three as she took a prim sip of the strong alcohol.

"Now, onto business as usual, starting with why you saw fit to blow up my phone when none of you have agreed to my terms. I thought we had made it clear that until you say yes, I owe you no loyalty, Damon. Was I wrong?"

Said vampire put on his signature smirk before replying in a fake friendly tone, "I thought that maybe you'd help out of the kindness of your not-so-beating heart."

Her laugh as clear as a bell rang out, "Salvatore, if there is one thing I am not, it's kind. Anyway, where's the fire? I'm going to guess things didn't go so well."

Blue eyes hardened into ice chips while his grin stayed on his face. Everyone else besides the two involved in a staring contest would have guessed that the elder Salvatore hated her. Oh, but Desi knew better. She could feel the barely suppressed lust for her radiating off of him, and she made it a mental note that if she needed a strong snack he was readily available, along with Rose. Desi had a good hunch that if she tried she could get both at once, and what a fun experience that would be. Not to mention a great way to get information. However, Desislava was very interested in seeing how long the unattached, bad boy could resist. Or if he would at this point. Very interesting, indeed.

Rose decided to break the tension by responding to the given question, "Long story short, Klaus is very aware of what we're trying to do."

This made the succubus frown in thought. She didn't think Nicky would catch on that fast, and if he was in Virginia already, she'd have to speed up her plans by quite a bit. The next thing the vampiress said halted her accelerated planning, "Either he or one of his lackies shattered the glass windows in the coffee shop right as we were discussing breaking the curse." Oh, so it was Elijah probably. She would definitely message him to verify, but Desi had forgotten that they all thought that Originals died easily. Idiots.

Desi's slender hands clapped once, capturing everyone's attention as she locked her fingers together before pressing them thoughtfully to her lips. She was selling the act of being perturbed like a bonafide actress. "If that's the case you may have escalated our situation to where Klaus not only knows that Elena exists, he actually knows where Elena is. Let's hope he's not here already, but I fail to see how this is my problem considering I'm not part of your Losers' Club."

Stefan sauntered over to the bourbon besides Desislava before suggesting, "Well, your goddaughter is still locked in the tomb, and we're the only ones with the key to get her out."

Dark umber eyes glinted mischievously as they narrowed on Stefan, "Ah, you forget, Little Salvatore, that she is in the safest place she can be in this situation. Dare I say, she's much safer than your little doppelgänger. But, you could agree to my very, very lenient offer and we can quit playing around. If Klaus is here, you'll need all the help you can get. And probably a miracle."

Damon scoffed, but Stefan's forest green eyes betrayed just how nervous he was about the situation. "Damon, I think we should take her offer."

Bright blue eyes blinked incredulously at the younger brother. Damon knew he didn't have a secret ace in the hole to deal with this, and he hated it. He was used to having a sneaky plan B, but without having a clear idea of what the sneaky succubus was getting out of it. Especially, since she was related to Katherine. But, he'd just have to deal with her later, if he could just find a way to kill her he wouldn't be nearly as concerned.

"Alright, gorgeous, you got yourself a deal. Welcome to the Scooby Gang, let's hope we all don't die."

Perfect.

*

Humming as she walked the long trail to the tomb the next day, Desislava Petrova was a very pleased succubus. Not only had the Salvatores accepted her offer, she had received verification from Elijah that he was the one who shattered the coffee shop windows, so Klaus was still unaware of Elena. This was going better than she'd hoped. The succubus gleefully shoved the boulder over with ease, she was always much stronger the morning after she ate, and the three human campers she sucked the life out of had been fulfilling to say the least. Poor little humans, the supernatural could handle her with a bit of difficulty depending on what they were and their age, but humans couldn't survive how much Desi took.

Gleefully, the succubus crossed the spelled barrier of the cave and took in the sight of her poor, darling god daughter. She was dirty on the floor, still wearing the same dress. Desi had brought her extra clothes, but Katerina had suggested to stay in the dress as to not give off that she was much stronger than she was acting. Not to mention, there was nothing to bathe in within the catacombs, so it'd be a waste anyway. "Zdravei, dearest. Are you alright?"

Large fox-like brown eyes looked up at her dully. Katherine rolled her eyes before standing up and dusting herself off. "I'm so very, very bored, Mama. I thought that this would be a lot more fun, but I'm starting to prefer Klaus to this dusty cave."

Desi's brow arched, "Are you saying you're going to barter the moonstone to get out?"

Katherine was about to answer before they both heard multiple footsteps descending into the cavern very quickly. Twin brunette heads peaked around the corner of the cave they were nestled in, only to find the Brothers Salvatore. "Is that you in there, Desi?" Stefan called out. The Petrovas figured that the young vampires were hoping no one had released Katherine. Said younger Petrova walked forward weakly, and Desi was impressed by her daughter's acting prowess.

"Please," Katherine started, tiredly, "Come on in. There's plenty of room for all of us."

Desislava rolled her eyes as she sauntered into the light before leaning against the wall inside the cave. Damon, however, was leaned up against the wall of the entrance and after checking Desi out blatantly, he turned his attention back to Katherine. "I'd rather poke my eyes out."

"Mmm, they're such pretty eyes," Katherine replied coyly.

"We're here for the moonstone," the younger Salvatore interrupted before Damon continued, "Feel like tossing it over?"

Well, that's convenient, Desi thought with a small smile as she inspected her boots. The cave was awfully dusty, she'd have to get them polished after this meeting was finished. They were idiots if they thought that Katherine wouldn't use this situation to her advantage though.

"Tell ya what, you get your little witch to hocus pocus me out of here, you can have whatever you want."

There's my daughter.

Stefan cocked a thick brooding eyebrow before turning to Desi, "You're okay with that? After all wasn't she safer in here?"

Desislava chuckled at his attempt to ruffle her feathers, "Last I checked, Stefan, she was a grown woman. Katerina is fully capable of making her own decisions."

Green eyes then narrowed back on Katherine, "And I thought you liked it in here. Nice and safe, where Klaus can't get to you."

Katerina let the jab roll off of her as she said, "I've had time to reconsider."

"Meaning you're hungry," Damon sarcastically put in.

"I'm starving, Damon. And dirty. And above all, I'm bored. At least running from Klaus isn't boring. So, here's the deal— you get me out of here, you get the moonstone and I'll disappear from Mystic Falls forever." The cunning vampiress lifted the moonstone up teasingly, "Let me know what you decide."

Then, Katerina promptly turned back into the darkness of the cavern. Her godmother turned to follow but stopped at the sound of Damon clearing his throat. "Come on, Desi, the Scooby Gang has got some work to do now. You're tagging along with us back to Elena's."

The beautiful succubus couldn't help but roll her large eyes at the baby vampire trying to tell her what to do. "I'll be back in a bit, dearest, gotta go see your knockoff."

*

The walk to the doppelgänger's home was interesting to say the least. The succubus was walking between the brothers, and all was quiet... for a moment. It started with Damon opening his big, albeit attractive, mouth. "If we're gonna keep doing business, you need to knock off the secret visits to our ex." Dark eyes sharpened slightly but otherwise she seemed completely unperturbed.

"Well, Damon, unless you have something to offer me, that's not gonna apply to our deal. I've already stated what I'd do for your clone, and I refuse to be removed from my goddaughter's presence again. This is the first time I've been with her in 500 years, and if you attempt to stop that, I promise that you will all pay dearly."

Blue clashed with umber in a heady glare at the threat, but Desi's gaze stayed firm and sincere. Damon finally rolled his eyes, trying to ignore what her intense stare had made him feel as he licked his lips. The younger Salvatore watched the interaction tensely, partly worrying what exactly Desi would do when she discovered their plan to take the moonstone from Katherine by force, and partly wondering how she had gotten his brother to back down, albeit very reluctantly. Finally, they had reached the sun bleached house of the Gilbert's and Stefan promptly knocked, hoping that Elena was free so they could all discuss the issue.

As Elena opened the door, she wasn't that surprised to see Stefan and Damon there. They had been coming over frequently to discuss Klaus, Katherine, Desi, and all the rest of their mess. The doppelgänger was however surprised to see Desi with them. Warm green eyes filled with affection held hers as she looked at him in question. "Can we talk?" He asked semi-awkwardly.

"Why?"

Stefan looked back at Damon asking with his eyes for him to explain instead. The younger brother hated giving Elena bad news because of how much she worried and blamed herself. Damon then fixed his blue eyes onto Elena's innocent form, "We went to see Katherine."

Immediately, understanding filled her warm brown eyes as she let them in. She blinked in surprise as Desislava let herself in first, before shooting a questioning glance to the Salvatores. The elder muttered, "Succubus rules."

*

The succubus was sat on top of Elena's kitchen counter checking her manicured nails as the brothers regaled the human with what all happened in the tomb.

"You don't believe her, do you?" Elena asked after absorbing the information.

"No," Damon started as he grabbed an orange from the fruit bowl, "Of course not. We just want the moonstone."

With that, Stefan cut in, "According to Rose's friend Slater, there's a way to destroy the spell that Klaus wants to break."

And once again Damon added, "No spell, no doppelgänger sacrifice. Ergo, you live."

Desi's brow furrowed at the shear stupidity of the vampires. Did they think Klaus wasn't going to seek retribution? Desi primly coughed to get their attention before saying with a cold smile, "Were you all born yesterday? You can't be so hopelessly optimistic as to think Klaus is going to snap his fingers like Swiper the Fox and say 'aw, man, guess that's that', and leave. I died during his last temper tantrum over the curse, along with my entire family outside of Katerina. And that was just for making him wait longer to break the curse, not destroying it. He will burn this town and everyone in it till there's only ashes. Not only will Elena die, EVERYONE would, you wankers." Only by the end of her rant did she realize she had slipped into her old accent, and not only that, she had said Rebekah's favorite insult.

Elena's eyes widened in fear as she heard the truth in Desislava's words. Her whole family would die if they did this, and she wouldn't survive a world without them if she managed to escape like Katherine. She could feel herself getting worked up and panicky, like she was trapped in a small space. Damon and Stefan, however, were wearing matching raw glares at the succubus. If Elijah was that easy to get rid of they could definitely handle this Klaus prick. "Thank you," Damon started sarcastically, "oh trustworthy coworker. Now, let the grown ups talk."

As soon as he finished that sentence, Desi was on him in a flash, holding his throat in her hand as her eyes flashed a violent shade of purple. Her glare on the struggling vampire was unflinching, and as she heard Stefan and Elena start to move towards her, she turned her sharp penetrating gaze on them both. The doppelgänger froze, and Stefan felt a dangerous chill run up his spine warning him not to take another step closer. Desi then turned back to Damon who was trying to break her wrist, "Watch your tone with me, boy. I will not be disrespected." Then she promptly dropped him before hopping back on the counter and looking at her phone.

Damon rubbed his rapidly healing neck, trying to catch his breath. She was insanely strong, and didn't follow orders that went against her interests well. Concerning to say the least, but Rose had done something similar when he threatened her, so he wasn't too worried about it. Brushing himself off he glanced at Stefan and Elena's worried expressions, before shaking his head, "Back to business, we're gonna break it, but we appreciate your input, Desi."

Said succubus rolled her eyes as Elena finally snapped back to the conversation, "How do you destroy it?"

In an attempt to make Elena relax again, Stefan leaned onto the kitchen island lazily before replying, "By releasing it from the moonstone." Duh.

Desi could see that Elena saw the reason in her words and was getting frustrated with the rescue attempts. So she asked intuitively, "How do you guys even know this is gonna work?"

Damon quipped, "'Cause we have a crafty witch on our side."

Desi lazily corrected, "A baby witch," which earned her yet another pair of hard glares from the Brothers Salvatore.

"You discussed it with Bonnie," the doppelgänger stated rather than asked.

Stefan saw how frustrated Elena was beginning to get and tried to soothe her with a shake of his head by saying, "She agreed to do anything to help us."

"It's Katherine who has the moonstone," Elena didn't notice her volume steadily rising with her nerves, "She's not going to give it to you."

Now that was insightful, Desi thought to herself. Elena was 100% correct. Katherine would probably take the moonstone for herself to broker a deal for her freedom from Klaus.

Stefan, always eager to appease Elena, and forgetting Desi momentarily, immediately said, "We're gonna get it from her."

Dark eyes shot up, paying very close to what the Salvatore had said. Damon rolled his eyes at Stefan's idiocy before correcting, "Well, what he means to say, is that we will pry it from her col-, her hands if we have to. You gotta problem with that, Desi?"

She let the thought tumble around her head for a moment before shaking her head in acquiescence. "As long as she lives, that's what I care about. That's why when you execute this plan, I'm going as insurance for her sake."

Stefan cocked a brow in confusion at that, "I thought you said she was a grown woman who could make her own decisions? Doesn't she want to leave?"

A small smile graced her pretty pout and both vampires felt their slow hearts skip a beat, "She is an independent woman who can very much make her own decisions. That being said, so am I."

Stefan shook himself out of his stupor, how could he do that in front of Elena? "Bonnie just needs to find a way to release the seal long enough for us to get in, get the moonstone, and get out in time for her to return it."

Sassily, Elena quipped, "Wow, I mean, it sounds like you guys already have it all planned out."

The elder Salvatore either didn't notice her tone or didn't acknowledge it, "Yup. We're awesome."

"Except for one thing. I don't want you to do it."

Desi's eyes widened slightly as everyone in the room was stunned by what she said. The succubus had once again made a mistake about Elena's character. Did the human truly want to make this sacrifice for them? Desi felt her opinion of Elena shift to a more positive light, the human's efforts were noble even though it was abundantly clear by her vampire protectors' reactions that she wouldn't get her way. Vampires. So possessive.

"What are you talking about, Elena," Stefan questioned incredulously, "We don't have a choice."

"What about Klaus?"

"We'll find him," The blond said emphatically, "But after we get the moonstone."

"Is that before or after he kills everyone I care about, including the two of you?"

Desi smiled, "Good! You're not all insipid."

Stefan groaned in frustration at Desi before turning back to Elena with increasing desperation, "Elena, if we can de-spell the moonstone, we can save your life."

It's fairly obvious that's not what she wants.

"I know. Everybody keeps saying that."

And with that, the young human turned out of the kitchen, leaving two angry vampires and one very entertained succubus to their thoughts.

A/n: Thanks for all the love you guys and sorry for the wait!! Hope you enjoy!