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Chapter 2

Elijah's POV

"Leave him be Elijah" says a voice at the top of the staircase. "This party was getting too boring for my liking anyway". I knew that voice, I thought, as I watched the looks of fear on the strix, who then get down on their knees facing the stairs and bow. That voice has been haunting my thoughts and dreams for over 500 years. She's supposed to be dead. I turned around and there she was looking as beautiful as the day I first saw here, the only woman I have ever loved, my heart's desire...Katerina Petrova aka Katherine Pierce. I just stood there watching as she came down the stairs, her long and glossy curls bouncing with each step she took in that beautiful black, purple and white strapless gown. Around her neck was the necklace I gave her for her birthday, back when she was human. "How are you alive" I heard Tristan ask her. "Remember your place Tristan. Do not question me", says Katerina. "I apologize, it won't happen again" says Tristan. I wondered what was going on. How was it that a 1000 year old vampire took orders from a 540 year old vampire.

Aya comes forward and says "Everyone this is the reason of tonight's celebration, our leader has come back from the dead. Let us rejoice in her revival". "Lucien…Klaus…you are more than welcome to stay for the festivities. The more the merrier. Marcel, you have an hour to give me your answer. Do not delay. I have no patience for tardiness. Let the party begin" says Katerina and then she walks to the bar.

I am stunned to hear that she is in charge of the Strix, since Tristan and Aya have been running it for centuries. There are several questions going through my mind. How is my Katerina alive? How long has she been alive? Why didn't she come to me?

"What is going on here brother?" Niklaus asks me. "I haven't the faintest idea but I will get to the bottom of it" I replied. We stood there watching as Tristan and Aya go to speak to Katerina. She said something to them and they now appear to be frightened. "Find out what she's up to brother" says Niklaus.

Hailey is saying something to me but all I can concentrate on is my beautiful Katerina just sitting there. She hasn't looked at me since she made her entrance. I leave Hailey and walk towards her. Her back is to me but I guess she sensed me coming. She spoke up, without turning around, just as I reached her "What do you want Elijah?" "Katerina...How?..When?..What?.." I stammered, not able to from a question. "This isn't the time or place Elijah. I will meet up with you and answer your questions later. Now if you will excuse me, I have an initiation to judge". Saying so, she walked away.

As I watch her walk away, I can't help but wonder why she was so abrupt with me. She used to love to talk to me and now she doesn't even want to look at my face properly. I know I have a lot to answer, for not picking up her calls or visiting her on her deathbed. There is hardness to her that was never there before. It's as if she has the weight of the entire world on her shoulders and she has turned to stone, just to handle it.

Niklaus expects me to find out what she is up to, but I have a bad feeling she would rather tell anyone but me what is going on. Sweet Frigga, what am I supposed to do? Thank goodness she did not see me come in with Hailey or we would have had a blood bath for entertainment this evening.

General POV

While the party was going on Freya managed to find the seer and knock her out, as she had decided to change sides. After dumping the seer in the trunk of Klaus's car, she went back to the party to tell Klaus and Lucien that she had found Alexis. She arrives just in time to see the Strix bowing down to Katherine. She stood at a side and watched what was going on.

Freya POV

Who is this woman? And what has she got to do with my brothers, she wondered. She could see different emotions flashing across Elijah's face: Love, Confusion, Worry, and Guilt. She could also see confusion and anger on Niklaus's face. Why does Elijah look like he is hiding something? I hope whatever he is hiding won't cause problems in the family. I finally have my brothers with me after centuries spent away from them and I don't want to lose them. I still have to find a way to bring Kol and Finn back. Plus this stupid prophecy is messing with my brother's minds. I hope this Katherine person isn't another enemy here to take revenge from my brothers. Though there is something very familiar about her. I just can't place where I have seen her, she thinks.

I manage to catch Niklaus's attention, to signal to him that I have the seer. He walks towards me and we leave to go back home.

Elijah POV

While I was thinking about Katerina, I received a text from Freya, We have the seer. Come home immediately. I go and grab Hailey so we can go home. When we reach home, the seer shows me and Hailey the prophecy, just as we were going to see who betrays us, she spits out blood and we taste poison in her blood. Lucien tries to save her but she dies in his arms.

Once the seer has been disposed of and Lucien leaves, I plead tiredness and go to my room before my siblings and Hailey can question me. As I lie in bed I think of my Katerina and how I have always hated that Katherine façade she portrays to the world. I decide that tomorrow I was going to meet her and find out what was going on.