It was nearly midnight and I was sitting in one of the many chairs in Ric's apartment, waiting for Klaus' witches to put him back into his original body.
The intoned chanting of the spell was making me sleepy; it didn't help that I was already bored. My impatience was my worst quality. It was something I'd picked up from my uncle.
"How long is this going to take?" I ask, getting more impatient.
"Patience, Aria," one of Klaus' witches reminded me. "Not much longer."
I wanted to see my uncle. I hadn't seen him since he took off to look for Katerina.
Ric's eyes open and he looks at Katerina
"Elena?" he asks, confused, then falls onto the floor, unconscious.
Klaus was out of Ric's body, which meant I was only moments away from seeing my uncle.
Suddenly, the box opens and Greta stands up.
"Hello, love," she greets Klaus.
My uncle walks out of his confinement and smiles.
I stand up and walk over to him.
"Uncle Klaus," I smile.
"Aria," his smile gets even bigger. "My favorite niece."
"Your only niece," I correct him.
"How are you, love?" he asks.
"Bored," I answer. "But glad to finally see you. Ric's body did not suit you well."
"I know," he says. "His wardrobe was hideous. I felt like Safari Sam."
"You didn't look that bad," I assure him.
"I don't have to worry about that now," Klaus says. "I'm back in my own body."
Klaus walks over to Ric's body and nudged him with his foot.
"When he wakes up, tell him to tell the doppelgänger that the sacrifice happens tonight," he instructs, walking towards the door and opening it.
"Where are you going?" I ask.
"To take a stroll around Mystic Falls," he answers, closing the door behind him.
"Wow," Katerina says. "I figured he'd at least invite you to come along. I guess you're not his favorite after all."
"Shut up, you doppelgänger bitch," I walk over to her.
"You sound more and more like Rebekah each passing century," Katerina laughs.
That was it.
Without warning, I snap her neck and she falls to the floor.
"Don't you EVER compare me to that Original bitch!" I yell at her crumpled form.
I will admit, I got my temper from my uncle too.
The next day I met Elijah at the Salvatore house. I had made up my mind. I wanted to help.
We were all sitting in the living room discussing the sacrifice.
"Tonight is a full moon," my father says, looking at Stefan and Elena. "We should assume that Klaus is prepared to break the curse."
"Elena said that the Sun and the Moon Curse is fake," Stefan said. "It's actually just a curse placed on Klaus."
"Klaus is a vampire born of a werewolf bloodline," Elijah explained. "The Curse has kept his werewolf aspect from manifesting. But if he breaks it, he'll be a true hybrid."
I was getting bored, I'd heard this all before.
"Then why are we letting him break the Curse?" Damon comes into the room. It was unnerving how he always looked sexy. "We can kill him today. With Bonnie."
Damon really didn't like the Bennett witch and I wondered what story was behind that.
"Damon," Stefan said, warning him that he was about to go into dangerous territory.
"No," Elena said. "Bonnie can't use that much power without dying."
"I'll write her a great eulogy," says Damon.
"It's not an option, Damon," Elena was adamant.
I take back what I said about being bored, this conversation was getting interesting. Especially because I could see the workings of a love triangle between Elena, Stefan and Damon.
"All right," Stefan says, trying to change the subject. "How do we break this curse?"
"The ritual itself is relatively straightforward," my father says. "The ingredients, so to speak, you already know."
"The moonstone," Stefan says.
"A witch will channel the power of the full moon," Elijah continues to explain. "To release the spell that's bound within the stone. After that, Klaus, being both werewolf and vampire, will sacrifice one of each."
"And where do I fit into it?" Elena asked.
"You die," I speak up. "Duh."
Elijah shoots me a look, telling me to be quiet.
"The final part of the ritual," my father answers, and retrieves a box from the bookshelf. "Klaus must drink the blood of the doppelgänger…to the point of your death."
Elena looked worried.
"And that's where you come in," Elena sighs, looking at Elijah.
My father flips open the lid of the box.
"This is an elixir that I acquired some 500 years ago for Katerina," he pulls out the vile that held the elixir. I remembered going with my father to fetch it. I'd been complaining the whole journey. I really hated her. Seriously, who would miss just one Petrova? "It possesses mystical properties of resuscitation."
"So I'll be dead?" Elena asks.
"And then you won't," Elijah assures her.
"That's your plan?" Damon sounded skeptical. "A magical witch potion with no expiration date?" Damon looks at Elena, I swear I could see pleading in his eyes. "You wanna come back to life, what about John's ring?"
"Those rings only work on humans," my father answers. "A doppelgänger is a supernatural occurrence."
"Odds are the ring won't work," I finish for my father.
"I'll take those odds over your elixir," Damon scoffs, looking back over at Elena. "What if it doesn't work, Elena?"
"Then I guess I'll just be dead," Elena sighs.
Oh. My. God. Elena was such a martyr, it was making me sick. At least Katerina fought for her life. Elena was just sitting around doing nothing like a sitting duck, waiting for the inevitable sacrifice.
"Wha-?" Damon was speechless, looking over at Stefan. Stefan just shrugged.
Damon turns and storms out of the room. Elena sighs, watching him leave.
Yep, she was definitely in love with him. She just didn't realize it yet. I might have to stay around Mystic Falls awhile longer if Elena survives just to see how this little love triangle plays out.
Elena looks back at my father.
"Do we know if Klaus has everything he needs to do this?" she asks. "Does he have a werewolf?"
"Klaus has been waiting to break this Curse for over 1000 years," Elijah replies. "If he doesn't already have a werewolf, my guess is by tonight, he will."
Stefan left the living room to go after Damon and Elena excused herself too, which left me and Elijah in the room alone.
I was entertaining myself by listening to Damon and Stefan argue about Elena's decision out on the backyard terrace.
"Breakfast of champions, huh?" I heard Stefan say when he reached Damon, who was drinking bourbon, despite the early hour.
"Surrounded by idiots," Damon answers. "Need all the help I can get."
I loved how Damon was pissed at everyone for going through with Elena's plan. That really showed that he was in love with her.
"You know you're not helping," Stefan says.
"Elijah's an Original vampire, Stefan," Damon reminds him. "One we tried to kill. You gonna believe this guy? I don't trust his daughter either."
I didn't trust Damon either. Good to know we were on the same page.
"What do you want me to do, Damon?" Stefan was getting defensive. "Elena made her decision. She's choosing to trust Elijah. I'm gonna put my faith in her."
"Why?" Damon asks. "She's gonna end up dead."
"Because she put her faith in me," Stefan answered. "She chose to trust me in spite of what I am. If I'm going to bet on someone's instincts, it's gonna be hers."
Aww, Stefan seemed so romantic. If I was Elena, I would definitely choose Stefan. Damon was too much of a bastard and I was still mad at him for almost killing me.
"Well, then that makes you the biggest idiot of them all," Damon answered.
"She chose to trust you too," Stefan was trying to make Damon feel guilty.
"Then maybe you shouldn't be so sure about her instincts," Damon sounded pissed.
"Aria," my father calls over to me. "Eavesdropping isn't polite."
Like he wasn't doing the exact same thing.
"Yes, father," I answer.
A moment later, Elena comes back into the room.
"You'd think he'd understand why I'm willing to do this," Elena sighs, talking about Damon.
"Why are you?" Elijah asks.
"I'm the key to breaking the Curse," she answers. "Klaus is here because of me. If I don't stop him, then he's gonna hurt people. It's that simple."
"You know there is a possibility this elixir won't work," my father admits. "I don't want to mislead you."
"I know the chance I'm taking," Elena says.
God, she was such a martyr!
All of a sudden, the door slams and Ric and Jenna come in, they seem to be having an argument.
"Get out!" Jenna says.
"Jenna," Ric pleads. "Jenna."
"Get out!" Jenna repeats.
Elena leaves to go see what was going on and I get out of the chair I was sitting in and follow her.
Jenna had a crossbow in her arms pointing it at Ric. She looked pissed. I wondered what he'd done.
"Jenna," Ric was still pleading. "Put the crossbow down, okay? It's me."
"Stay away from me," Jenna says, aiming the crossbow.
"What's going on?" Elena asks when she sees Jenna and Ric.
"It's me, Elena," Ric says. "I swear, okay. He let me go. Klaus let me go."
"Prove it," Damon says, appearing beside Ric.
"Okay," Ric thought for a moment. "Uh, the first night you and I spent together, Jeremy walked in right when I was-"
"Okay," Jenna cut him off. "It's him."
The tension in the room seemed to disappear slightly.
"Why did he let you go?" Stefan asks, getting to the point.
"He wanted me to deliver a message," Ric answered. "The sacrifice happens tonight."
Sorry I haven't updated in forever. The end of the school year is always crazy! Especially when you're graduating.
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