a/n: I'm so glad that so many of you are excited about this new idea I've had. I'm just as interested to see how it turns out as you are. Let the games begin! Happy Reading!

Caroline stopped in front of the Grill, breathing out an unneeded sigh of relief as Katherine got out of the car. The night before and the morning earlier had been near torture with her Maker, had been less than pleasant and more than slightly uncomfortable. To say the least, she was glad to see her gone for a few hours. "I'll be back to pick you up after."

"Don't wait up." Katherine winked and turned to go into the Grill.

The atmosphere was very small town, very welcoming and she wasn't entirely sure if she liked it or not. Mystic Falls wasn't really her home, it never had been but she'd had a lot of interesting experiences here, both past and present. She'd arrived here 145 years ago, and now she was back for a third time, risking everything on a confused doppelganger with a seemingly powerful death wish. If Elena knew what was good for her, she would run for the hills and let the Salvatore brothers go another lifetime missing that face; their face.

Katherine spotted Elena sitting in a booth alone, her head resting on her hand and her eyes closed. The poor human looked impossibly tired and beyond stressed, dammit; she was going to have to play nice. With a sigh, Katherine walked over to the booth, the heels of her boots clicking on the hardwood. Elena looked up slowly when she sat down, attempting to smile. "Thank you for meeting me."

"You look like hell." Katherine sat back in the booth and crossed her arms. "You know, if you're going to wear my face you should take better care of it. I don't intend to make myself look sleep deprived so the brothers don't figure we've switched."

Elena's nerves grated a little more but she kept her snappy comebacks to herself and sipped at the glass of water. "Damon came to see me last night."

Katherine could tell from the way Elena said his name that she was done for. The girl was in love, the disastrous kind of love she felt for Stefan. The kind that would make your risk your life for one more chance, one more look. "And you to made passionate love all night, and there is no reason for us to go through with this plan."

Elena shook her head and forced her tired eyes open. After her shower she hadn't been able to sleep, the fight she'd had with Damon playing over and over in her mind. "Not even close. We got in another fight."

"Damon does love a good fight." Katherine motioned for the waiter and ordered a Long Island Ice Tea. "Do you know why that is?"

"No."

"Because he knows how good he is at the makeup sex." Katherine smirked at Elena's shocked, widened eyes . "Oh relax, it's not like you haven't thought about it. The man basically oozes sex. Don't tell me you haven't had at least one dream about him."

"My dreams are none of your concern right now." Elena noticed the confused look from the waiter and smiled. They'd already gotten a few of those.

"Gosh Elena, I didn't know you had a twin sister." The waiter was a kid Elena knew from school, his excited guess making Katherine laugh.

"She's not my sister." Elena corrected, trying to think fast. She was going to have to tell everyone something if she and Katherine were going to be seen out in public together.

"I'm a distant cousin." Katherine smiled, letting her own vampire seduction ooze out of her. The boy responded almost immediately and Katherine had to hold back the snicker. "Fully thing DNA, isn't it?"

"Oh yeah." The boy nodded, his attention fully on her.

"Would you mind giving my cousin and I some privacy?" Katherine asked, and Elena noticed the air get heavy as her doppelganger worked compulsion on the waiter.

"Sure no problem. If you need anything let me know." He smiled and hurried away, suddenly having a intense urge to scrub the walls in the kitchen.

"You didn't have to do that." Elena hissed, already intensely pissed off. Maybe this team up wasn't going to work.

"Oh don't get your panties in a twist." Katherine took a long drink of her Tea and smiled. "You may not approve of my methods, but they are effective, you can't deny that."

"No," Elena allowed herself to admit that. "I guess I can't. Just promise you won't mess with the minds of any of my friends."

"Scouts honor." Katherine smiled and looked around the room, scoping for any familiar faces. "How's Matt doing?"

"You stay away from Matt, you're here for Stefan remember."

"Oh I know," Katherine looked back to Elena, her eyes glittering with mischief. "a little fun never hurt anyone. You could use some of that."

"I'll have fun when we get this plan in motion."

"Very well, let's have it." Katherine settled in for the discussion.

Fifteen minutes later the girls were deep in thought, identical wrinkles in their foreheads as they tried to think of a way to overcome a certain obstacle. They were so deep in thought they hadn't noticed the door open, and they hadn't looked up to see Stefan walk in. They also didn't bother to look up and acknowledge him until he was standing right in front of the booth, an entirely intense brooding vampire look on his face. "And just what, the hell is this?"

Elena jumped and looked up, her eyes meeting Stefan's. She knew she was going to get caught eventually but she hadn't expected it to be so soon. Her eyes darted to the door and she sighed when she saw Damon wasn't with him. The bell above the door jingled just as her heart began to settle, this site of the elder Salvatore brother making it sink to the pit of her stomach. This girl power jam session was over. Damon's eyes flashed angry fire as he took in the scene, his eyes darting back and forth between Elena and Katherine.

"Some start fucking explaining, right now."

a/n: cliffhanger! Ah! I know I'm sorry. I didn't plan on doing that to you all but it just happened. I have to run and get ready for work now but I will be back later tonight to post a new chapter and let you all know what happens after this. Don't worry, the plan won't be totally blown out of the water ;)