Chapter Fourteen

Rebekah's blue eyes opened as she sat up quickly. Had it worked? Was she really human? She didn't really felt different, but she wasn't sure how she was supposed to feel, she hadn't been human in over a thousand years.

"Lady Rebekah?" she stared at Thor who was looking at her kindly, with an open hand to help her up.

"Thank you," Rebekah said in a shaky voice as she took his hand. "Did it work? Am I human again?"

"I am guessing yes," he replied. "The magic used here is usually not fake."

"But, it's just strikes me as strange . . . that they would give something so precious away like it was nothing."

"The flask containing humanity is not precious to us gods, Lady Rebekah." Thor explained. "Like I've mentioned before we are Gods we like to be powerful, to be in control, to have the gift of strength and longitivity. Very few, if any Gods want humanity."

Rebekah stared at the empty flask. "Then why create it in the first place, if so very few want it?"

"I suspect out of boredom," Thor shook his head. "Or as a punishment, because what a god fears most in the world is humanity."

"But you experienced it," Rebekah pointed out remembering what Thor had told her. "When your father send you to exile."

"I did, at that moment," he corrected. "But I doubt that it would be something I would enjoy my entire life. Thoughtfully, perhaps I might have even come to resent it. I'm glad that you have received your humanity that you wanted."

Rebekah grinned as she nodded eagerly. "Thank you." She didn't know why, but her eyes welled up with tears.

Thor frowned. "Are you all right?"

She nodded. "I'm just so happy." She smiled. "I don't think I ever felt this happy before. Is Katherine-"

Thor sighed as they both looked towards where Thor had left Katherine. Loki was bended next to Katherine waiting for any type of response. It was clear by his grim expression that he was losing hope.

"My sister has not woken yet, but there are no longer gray streaks on her hair though that could be Loki's magic still working. However, I'm still hoping."

Katherine suddenly let out a gasp as she sat up. She took a deep breaths and then looked around hastily. "I'm alive, I'm not dead," she looked at Loki with round brown eyes. "Am I a Goddess again?"

"I don't know. How do you feel?"

Katherine forced herself to stand up with jittery feet. "I feel normal, but better." She smiled. "I feel alive."

"Well, you're clearly alive, sister." Thor chuckled as he left Rebekah's side. "Can you do magic?"

Katherine grew self-conscience and reddened. When she had been a Goddess she had been skilled at magic, but it had been over 500 years since she had practice magic. "I don't know if I can."

"Well, unless you expect to receive a letter we won't know." Loki pointed out.

Katherine scowled. "Fine, I'll do something simple as not to anger the sorceress and sorcerers," she went towards the rockier area and knelled down. "Flores et inter lapides commorabitur." Where the rocks had been now grew patch of flowers. She gave a sigh of disbelief. "I did it, I'm a Goddess again." She turned to Rebekah and gave her a saucy smirk. "So I'm guessing you're human."

"Yep." She said as she crossed her arms over her chest. "Looks like we both got what we wanted. Finally."

"REBEKAH! KATERINA!"

"Crap!" Rebekah murmured under her breath. Coming their way was Klaus, Caroline, Elena, Damon, and Stefan. Out of the five of them Klaus was the one that looked the angriest. She turned to face them. "Please, get out of here, my brother is not to be trifled with, especially when he is angry."

"We can handle it, Lady Rebekah." Thor assured her. "They may possess the gift of speed, but we possessed the gift of strength and none of their gifts such as compulsion works on us."

"We have no business with you two," Damon's blue eyes landed on Katherine. "We want her."

"I'm afraid." Thor tightened his grip of his hammer. "Whatever business you have with my sister, you have with me as well." He started spinning the hammer.

"Really?" Damon scoffed. "You think a hammer is going to stop me?"

Thor threw the hammer and missed Damon's head by a few inches. The hammer returned to Thor's hand almost instantly.

Stefan grabbed him by the shirt. "We are not here to fight them."

"No, we are here to fight the manipulative psychopath!" Damon pushed Stefan away. "So either be useful or help if you want your precious fountain so that you can be human again!"

"Where's the fountain?" Stefan asked looking at the plain terrain.

"Not here, I'm afraid." Loki replied amused. "You missed your chance on becoming human. Though Rebekah did get her wish."

Klaus' mood darkened. "Rebekah, tell me that he is lying!" Rebekah didn't answer. "Answer me!"

"Yes, I did!" her voice shook. "And I don't regret it, Nik! I'm happy, this is what I always wanted!"

Klaus' face seemed to boil in anger. "You fool!" Instead of going towards his sister, he flashed in front of Katherine and held her by the throat. "Yet, somehow everything leads back to you."

Katherine let out a chock sound as she focused her brown eyes on Klaus. Seconds later the anger was wiped from Klaus' face to be replace by discomfort. He let go off her throat and struggled to breath. Katherine looked at him. "I'm not afraid of you anymore, Klaus."

"You're a Goddess again." Caroline squeaked.

"Yes, I am." Katherine said as she looked at them. "Now who am I going to get revenge on first, I mean you were all so glad to get rid of me when Klaus showed up, but I finally have the upper hand. So who should it be?"

"Katerina." Thor said in a warning tone.

Rebekah suddenly let out a shriek. Loki had wrapped his arms around her waist and had one of his daggers traced around Rebekah's neck. "One of the bad things about humans is that they are so delicate, especially when you can no longer use vampire blood to cure them," he traced the dagger around Rebekah's throat. "One swipe and she could fall of the floor, dead. That is of course if you leave, I presume that this fight will be quite boring and highly ineffective since we are not allowed to use our magic here."

"Don't you dare hurt, Rebekah!" scowled Klaus still feeling the aftermath of the spell. "Fine! We'll leave! You can leave, but don't hurt her!"

"Klaus!" Caroline barked.

"She's my sister, Caroline." Klaus snapped back as he stood up. "You can fight them if you want, but I will not be risking my sister's life for petty vengeance. Let Rebekah go."

Loki let go of Rebekah with one last pat to her blond hair.

Klaus wrapped his arms protectively around her shoulder. "Come, Bekah."

Rebekah whimpered as she took one last look back at them.

"I have no wish of battling you." Thor announce. "But if you insist on attacking my sister, it will lead to that."

Damon opened his mouth to say something, but Elena pulled him back. "No," Elena said looking at Katherine. "It's not worth it. They are not worth it."

Katherine took a step forward until she was face to face with Elena. "Elena Gilbert, my doppelganger, the Golden Girl, the white snowflake of humanity, the chosen one or whatever nickname they seem to call you," she smirked. "I'd like for you to remember, to treasure this moment because this was the last moment you truly felt peace. Because from now on I'm determine to make your life a living hell until you regret shoving that cure down my throat that almost killed me. And you should know that I don't take murder attempts lightly."

-End of Chapter Fourteen-

Katherine will meet the Avengers in the next chapter.