1.15 - The Original Love Triangle
1864 - Virginia:
"You all right, Miss Katherine?" Stefan spoke in a Southern gentleman-like manner, as he approached Katherine Pierce who was dressed in a period gown and carried a parasol.
"Yes, I'm fine Mr. Salvatore," Katherine replied, smiling coyly back at Stefan. She couldn't help but smile every time that she saw Stefan - despite taking enjoyment in toying with the two boys, Damon and Stefan - Stefan had always been her favorite. Perhaps it was his sincere, pure Southern gentleman-like manner that she had preferred over Damon's love-sick attitude towards her.
"I'm glad that you've lengthened your stay with us," Stefan replied, bowing his head in acknowledgement of Katherine's presence, "My father has taken a likening to you here, so has Damon," he smiled cheekily.
"And you Mr. Salvatore?" Katherine said, looking flirtatiously up from her parasol. The hot Virginian sun reflecting off of her ivory skin, "Are you not happy, as well?"
"Of course Miss Katherine," Stefan spoke, as he tenderly grabbed her hand and kissed it, "I hope that you will accompany me to the end of the summer festivities this evening?"
"Why! I would be delighted, Mr. Salvatore," Katherine replied, her smile had become even brighter at the thought of Stefan as her escort to the Salvatore's annual Summer ball.
"I look forward to your company," Stefan said, as put his arm out for Katherine to hold and lead her through his family's garden. Katherine walked beside him, with a demure expression. She loved Stefan with all of her heart - her being. She wanted to be with him forever.
"You look absolutely beautiful this evening, Miss Katherine," Damon whispered into Katherine's ear, "Won't you do me the honor of saving me the last dance?." He touched Katherine's hand lightly, as the crowds of party guests were gossiping and dancing around them.
"Why, Mr. Montgomery, I'm not sure that is so appropriate," Katherine replied, looking up from her fan, "Your best friend is my escort after all."
Damon took Katherine by her satin glove and led her to a small, dark corner of the room. He kissed her passionately. Katherine's fan fell to the floor as she held onto to Damon's face - consumed by his kiss.
"Why, Mr. Montgomery," Katherine replied, gently pulling her face away from Damon, "What if someone should see?"
"Frankly my dear, I couldn't care less," Damon spoke back, grinning at Katherine - he had to win her from his best friend once and for all, "Why won't you come back to Atlanta with me Katherine? The Confederacy is no comfort to me at all,"
"You know I must stay here," Katherine whispered back, her tone had now become a bit more serious, "Stefan's father has taken me in. It would be incredibly rude to leave,"
Damon dropped his smile, "Stefan," he replied - letting go of Katherine's hands.
"Damon-," Katherine had broken her composure, "I can't go with you,"
Damon looked up angrily, "Then you don't love me!" he whispered back, "How could it be Stefan?"
Katherine placed her hand upon Damon's face, calmly, "I love you, Damon," she replied - in her soothing, melodic voice, "and I want us to be together forever. I'll make sure of it," she brought Damon's face closer to hers and kissed him.
Damon gave into her will. She was so compelling, so enchanting. He would do anything for her. He would do anything to be with her.
Flames engulfed the Salvatore mansion. The town elders had found out about Katherine and had formed a mob to extinguish the vampire race once and for all. Katherine, in her tattered evening gown, with soot and burns all of her face and body, ran out to her two lovers, who were lying on the ground, bleeding - unconscious. Going over to each of them, Katherine bit her arm until it bled and forced her blood into both of their mouths as both boys approached their not quite demise.
As both men looked at Katherine through their teary eyes, Katherine smiled at each of them, "Don't worry my dear boy," she said, "I'll save you," she spoke tenderly to each of them - assuring both that it was okay to face the inevitable end.
Moving them away from the flames, Katherine escaped into the night. Within minutes, Stefan and Damon both let out two giant coughs: Katherine's blood had worked. Struggling to stand up, Stefan and Damon glared at each other, with furious glances. With Katherine out of sight and their appetites craving human blood, they could not stand the sight of each other.
"Where is Katherine?" Damon yelled, running up to Stefan and pushing him to the ground, "You betrayed her!"
"I did not!" Stefan yelled back, squirming underneath Damon's firm grasp, "My father must have found out!" he pushed Damon back and straightened himself up, "I'm going to find her though. No matter how long it takes."
Damon sneered at Stefan, "Not if I find her first," he replied through gritted teeth.
1920- Atlanta:
"What are you doing?" A young woman screamed as Damon bit her neck, the blood gushing out of her body onto the midnight streets of Atlanta.
As Damon carried her body into a nearby alley way, he heard a familiar, female voice from behind. Suddenly, at vampire speed he rushed to face her - "Katherine?" he whispered, in a perplexed manner.
"Hello, Damon," Katherine sneered, "Did you miss me?"
Damon's feelings for Katherine had changed. For, he only saw her now as the manipulative bitch who had left him to die all of those centuries ago, yet, he still loved her all the same.
"What are you doing here?" Damon asked through a frightening whisper, his eyes wide and blood shot with rage after seeing his long lost love after all of these years.
"I came back for you, Damon," Katherine said, "Didn't I promise that I would?" Katherine whispered back, her eyes looked love-sick, but she could not wipe the malicious smile off of her face.
"Come back for me?" Damon yelled, "It's been a century Katherine. You left me and Stefan to protect yourself!"
Katherine tried to grab his hand, but Damon pulled away, "This was my plan all along Damon! Now we can be together!" She persisted.
"Be together? You mean: you, me and Stefan?" Damon yelled, as he smirked and turned to face Katherine, "Oh please! After a century, I've learned a few things, and I'm not going to get tricked by a manipulative bitch like you Katherine any longer. Go find some new toys to play with because I'm through," Damon said as he walked away, triumphantly.
Katherine rushed to Damon and blocked his path, "You mean you don't love me anymore?" Katherine replied, her eyes staring at Damon in teasing disbelief.
Damon looked at Katherine, he couldn't lie to himself, but he didn't want to be involved with a woman who had made his life hell and turned it into a living nightmare of ever-present death, "You turned me into a monster. I hate you and I will always hate you for as long as I am alive," Damon pushed Katherine up against the wall and threw her across the street.
He was glad to be rid of that bitch.
1980- Chicago:
"Well, hello, Katherine," Stefan murmured. After many decades, he had finally tracked down Katherine to this very city. As he stood in her enormous penthouse suite (which she had probably gained through compulsion), he was full of contempt and rage for this 'young' girl. Although at first he had wanted to apologize, on behalf of his father, for destroying his one true love's life, he now hated Katherine with every fiber of his being. After he was turned, he had remembered the countless times that she had compelled him to love her. She had destroyed his life. He was now a 'ripper' who murdered thousands of innocent people and had no self control over his senses. He wanted to destroy this vile vampires once and for all.
Katherine turned around at the sound of her name, her brown curls flopping to the side of her bare shoulder, "Well, Stefan. You finally found me," she sneered.
"Yeah, little tip. Make sure you always have your doorman under compulsion when you decide to go up to your room," Stefan replied with an insincere smile.
He sped towards her, reaching up to clench her neck. Katherine blocked his attempt and pinned him to the ground.
"Well, well, whatever did I do to have two best friends both hate me. Come now Stefan, all I ever did was love you," Katherine replied, smiling at Stefan's pain.
"You didn't love me, Katherine," Stefan said, grinding his teeth, "I never loved you. You compelled me to think that, because no one's ever loved you," he broke free from her grasp and pinned her to the ground, "You're lying and manipulative and don't deserve to live any longer. You take advantage of people, prey on their emotions and then leave them to die! I wish...I wish I had never met you!" he yelled, forcing back tears, he twisted Katherine's neck until he heard a snap, within seconds Katherine's eyes went blank.
Katherine awoke. Alone. Clutching her ring that one of the Fields witches had made her that would allow her to reawaken after death. She closed her eyes. Although she had turned her humanity off years ago, she couldn't help but regret her wrongful actions against Stefan and Damon. Through her snarky exterior, she truly loved Stefan, not Damon. She had never compelled Stefan to love her, but, to only keep her secret so that she could continue living with his family. She could deal with Damon hating her forever, but Stefan? She felt like taking an oak dagger to her heart and ending her life right there.
If only she could find someone to love... and that would love her back.
Present Day- Rosewood Falls:
"Don't worry, dear," Katherine whispered in a soothing tone, "You'll be safe here."
Alison slowly opened her eyes. She couldn't remember how she got here. Who was this woman hovering over her? The last thing she remembered was confronting -A, then she felt a blow to her head, her lungs filling up with dirt. Where was she? Was she dead?
Gasping for air, Alison whispered to this brunette stranger, "Am I dead?"
Katherine smirked, "In a sense. I saved you, Alison."
"What?" Alison replied, "How do you know my name?"
Katherine looked down lovingly at Alison, "That's not important now. The important thing is that I saved you Alison, and you're going to help me, help me destroy Rosewood Falls for good," she whispered back through a menacing tone.
Alison, too weak to fully comprehend what was happening, could only thank this beautiful stranger who was now cradling her in her arms. Later, she would learn more about her vampire transition. Thus, within a year, Katherine and Alison would enact a plan that would destroy -A and this town- where both of Katherine's ex-lovers now resided - Stefan and Damon would be erased permanently from Katherine's heart forever.
