When they arrive at Elena's house, Katherine has to pretend she hasn't been invited in, and luckily Elena falls for it and invites her.
"Make yourself at home." Says Elena and Katherine looks around, no one else is home. "While I order something to eat, you can pick a movie if you want, they're over there." Elena points to a cupboard sitting underneath the TV and Katherine smiles and heads towards it, then Elena leaves the room.
All of these look boring.
Katherine sighs, grabs a random movie, then she closes the cupboard.
Suddenly her phone vibrates in her pocket, startling her. Katherine pulls it out and whooshes up the stairs, locking herself in the bathroom.
"Are you crazy? Why did you hire those people to take Elena?"
"You weren't doing your job, so I had to step in."
"I had it! They hardly trust me as it is." Katherine talks quietly in case Elena somehow hears.
"All you had to do was grab the girl at first sight, but you had to stand back and draw too much attention."
"I think... I'll need a bit more time." Katherine says but she's not convincing enough.
"Don't stall, I want the girl by tomorrow."
"Isn't there another way?" Katherine bursts out "She doesn't deserve to die, she's done nothing but show kindness to me."
"Enough, Katerina. There is nothing you can do to stop this and if you even think about going up against me, you will die horribly, I promise."
Katherine pauses, trying to think of something to say.
"I'll come to collect the girl tomorrow." He says and hangs up.
Katherine stands completely still, full of fear.
I have to tell the Salvatores.
But if I do, they might kill me.
There has to be something I can do.
I can't just let Elena die.
Katherine hears Elena calling her and she shoves her phone back in her pocket and runs down the stairs.
"Sorry, I was in the bathroom." She says.
"No worries. So, did you pick something to watch?" Asks Elena.
She doesn't seem to suspect anything.
"Yeah, that." Katherine says, gesturing towards the movie.
"Ooh, a horror movie. I ordered a large pizza but I'm guessing you won't want any because, you know, you're a vampire." Elena says. There's a long silence and Katherine can't stop thinking about tomorrow, she can't even make eye contact with Elena.
"Is everything ok?" Elena asks and Katherine forces herself to look at Elena.
"Elena, I need to tell you something." Katherine says quietly and gently tugs on Elena's wrist, leading her to the sofa and sitting her down.
"What's wrong?" Elena asks growing more concerned.
"I haven't been truthful to you and the Salvatore brothers." Katherine mumbles, looking down at her feet.
"What do you mean?" Elena asks starting to get scared.
"I was sent here by Elijah to bring you to Klaus, and I came because I thought I could trade you for my freedom, but after I met you I realised I couldn't do it. It hit me that you're just an innocent girl, like I was, and I can't do this to you." Katherine explains and she looks up at Elena's face and she looks horrified.
"But now I'm here to help, I swear I won't hurt you. I understand if you're upset but you can fight Klaus better with me-" Katherine says desperately but Elena cuts her off.
"Katherine," She interuppts and looks at Katherine and notices the fear and regret in her eyes "thank you for being honest with me. I'm not mad at you if you really are on our side now. But you have to understand, I'll have to tell Stefan and Damon." Elena says.
"What? Elena, they will kill me!" Katherine says jumping up.
"No, no, I won't let them do that, they will listen to me." Elena says and stands up putting her hands on Katherine's shoulder's to try and calm her down.
"Come with me, we'll go there now and explain everything, I promise they won't kill you." Elena says and Katherine agrees to go.
/
Damon slams Katherine against the wall, creating a nasty crack.
"Damon, stop!" Elena screams and tries to run towards him but Stefan holds her back.
"Get off of me, Stefan!" She grunts and tries to wriggle away but she is no match for Stefan.
"She's here to kill you, Elena. This is for your own good!" Damon growls.
"No she's not! She told us the truth. If she wanted to kill me or take me to Klaus she would have done it already, she's here to help us now!" Elena cries.
"Wait, Damon." Says Stefan, letting go of Elena and she runs towards Damon.
"We will figure this out but if Katherine is telling the truth, killing her is not the way. We'll lock her up in the basement." Stefan decides and Katherine hesitates but goes willingly. Damon shoves her in the cell after weakening her with vervain.
Elena looks at Katherine through the metal bars. She's sat on the floor, weakened and pissed off.
"Katherine, I'm sorry." Elena whispers.
"It's ok, Elena, I'm fine." Katherine whispers. Elena's not convinced at all though.
"Come on, we need to make plans for when Elijah shows up." Stefan says and puts his arm on Elena's back, guiding her away from Katherine.
"Where is Damon?" Elena asks, looking around for him.
"Upstairs. He's calling Isobel, hopefully she will know about any weapon that can kill an original." Stefan explains and shuts the door to the basement behind them both. They both sit down on the sofa, close to the fire.
"So," He begins "this might sound odd, but... what's going on with you and Katherine?" He asks and Elena looks up at him.
"What do you mean?" She asks.
"Well, after everything Damon and I told you about her, you're not afraid of her. Sometimes it's like you're friends. She saved you from Elijah. The Katherine I knew would have ran to save herself." Stefan says and Elena rolls her eyes slightly.
"Maybe you don't know Katherine." Elena snaps and brings her knees close to her chest, wrapping her arms around her legs.
"I believe everyone deserves a second chance. After everything you and Damon have done, I'm still here. Katherine was in the same situation I'm in now, she was going to be sacrificed by Klaus but the difference between me and her is that I have you and Damon fighting for me. She had no one. If we're going to beat Klaus we need all the help we can get so you and Damon need to accept her now." Elena says with a slightly raised tone and Stefan's eyebrows raise a little too.
"Bad news," Says Damon, coming into the room "I couldn't get hold of Isobel but I got John Gilbert and he told me about a weapon that can kill an original."
"How is that bad news?" Stefan asks.
"I'm not finished," Damon says, glaring at his little brother "there is only one. We have two originals. Elena, call Bonnie and tell her to gather up as much magic as she can get because we're going to need it."
Elena nods and grabs her phone, quickly exiting the room.
She returns a few moments later.
"Bonnie is going to talk to her Grams about it. She might know something." Elena says.
"Good. The weapon is buried with Mikael. John and I are going to find it tomorrow." Damon explains.
"All right. I'll see you guys tomorrow." Elena says, getting ready to leave.
"Oh, no no no. You're not going anywhere." Damon says, whooshing in front of Elena.
"He's right. Not with Elijah out there. You can stay here where we can protect you." Stefan says, standing up with his arms crossed.
"I'm not leaving Jenna and Jeremy alone in the house!" Elena cries and Damon and Stefan glance at each other.
"Fine," Damon sighs, "I'll keep an eye on them for the night but you're staying here." He gives in.
"Thank you." Elena says and Damon leaves.
It's awkward for a few moments between Stefan and Elena.
"Are you hungry or thirsty or anything?" Stefan asks.
"I'm fine, thanks. I think I'll just head on to bed." Elena says with a yawn and makes her way upstairs. Elena takes off her jeans and climbs into the large bed. She falls fast asleep in no time.
/
"What are you doing? Stop!" Elena giggles when Katherine jabs her fingers in her sides, tickling her.
"Make me!" Katherine growls and Elena rolls over so she's underneath Katherine, squealing.
"You know I hate being tickled!" Elena cries and tries to wriggle away from Katherine but she can't.
"All right fine, I'll stop, but only because I want to do something else." Katherine purrs and before Elena can ask what, she kisses her softly, leaving their lips attached for a few moments then pulling away.
They both look into each other's eyes then Elena crashes her lips against Katherine's again, wrapping her arms around her neck and her legs around her waist. Katherine rakes her fingers through Elena's silky hair as the kiss gets more heated by the second. Elena's hands travel down Katherine's back and unclasp her bra.
/
Elena wakes up.
What is going on with me?
She questions herself internally and sits up. Elena grabs her phone and checks the time. It's nearly 3am.
I need some answers. Maybe Katherine will know what's going on.
What if she's having the same dreams?
Elena cautiously gets out of bed, being careful in case she wakes Stefan. She tip-toes towards the door and opens it quietly, then she creeps down the stairs.
Elena finds the door to the basement and goes in, shutting it behind her. She wanders down a hallway past a few doors and she finds the cell Katherine is in.
Katherine is lying sideways facing the wall on the small, uncomfortable looking bed.
"Katherine?" Elena whispers and Katherine slowly turns around and sits up.
"Elena? What are you doing here?" Katherine asks.
This is going to be really awkward.
Elena thinks to herself.
"I was hoping you could help me with... something." Elena says.
"I can't do much in a cell." Katherine states, checking out her nails.
"I just need to ask you something. I've been having these dreams..." Elena begins but gets shy so she stops.
"Dreams about what?" Katherine asks, looking up from her nails.
"About you." Elena explains awkwardly. She feels herself blushing and looks away.
"Like I said, you don't need to be afraid of me. I'm on your side now." Katherine points out.
"What? No, not bad dreams. Dreams about... us... as in... together." Elena mumbles.
"Really? It's funny you mention that because the same has been happening to me." Katherine says and she stands up.
"Do you know why?" Elena asks and Katherine pauses for a moment, just staring at her.
"No." She whispers suddenly, looking away from Elena and sitting back down.
There is a few moments of silence.
"You must be thirsty, I'll get you a blood bag." Elena quickly says and hurries off to the small fridge. She takes two and rushes back to the cell, then pokes them through the bars.
Katherine grabs them and begins drinking up the blood.
"Thank you, Elena." She breathes after she finishes the first one, then she quickly moves on to the second one.
"I don't feel like sleeping at all anymore." Elena states and Katherine drops the empty blood bag on the floor.
"If you want, you can come in, we can talk." Katherine offers and Elena eagerly accepts with a smile.
She opens up the door to the cell and it creaks loudly. Elena shuts the door and sits down next to Katherine.
The two talk until sunrise about so many things. Normal things that Elena would usually talk about with Bonnie and Caroline. Each minute that passes Elena gets more and more fond of Katherine and Katherine feels the same about Elena. She even thinks there's a possibility they could be friends rather than just allies. That thought scares Katherine, she hasn't had friends since she was human. Sure, she's been with people and known people for long periods of time, but mostly just for business purposes and she never really bonded with anyone. She was always too scared, even though she would never admit it to anyone.
Elena has been the first person in a long time to really trust Katherine, despite the fact that she originally came to Mystic Falls to send her off to be sacrificed.
"I better go before Stefan wakes up, he won't be happy about us chatting all night." Elena says.
"You better throw away those blood bags, too." Katherine points out and Elena stands up.
"I will." Elena says and picks them up.
"Thanks for spending time with me down here, I enjoyed your company," Katherine says softly and curls her lips into a playful smirk.
"You're welcome. I'll try and get you out of here as soon as possible. Goodbye, Katherine." Elena says goodbye and leaves the cell, shutting and locking the door behind her.
"Bye, Elena." Katherine replies and Elena creeps back up to Stefan's room and climbs into bed as if nothing happened.
I AM SO SO SO SO SORRY THIS HASN'T BEEN UPDATED FOR SO LONG. I had no idea where I wanted to take this so took a break. Hopefully, these will be updated at LEAST once a week and I'll try and do longer chapters now that I've made a plan for where I'm going to take this. ANYWAY, THANK YOU for reading!