a/n: I am getting so excited about this story! I'll try and slip a little more Stefan in here and there, but don't expect too much. There will be a Kat/Stef love scene at the end though, that I can promise.

Katherine stepped out of the cab, threw a wink at the driver and walked into the boutique Elena had told her to come to. She was supposed to be meeting the human for bonding and dress shopping. This, excited Katherine. She could finally get the girl into some clothes bought elsewhere than the Gap or Old Navy. As she walked through the door she was taken aback by the cheery desk clerk that smiled and waved. Katherine simply raised her eyebrows at her and turned away. "It's about time."

Katherine turned to see Elena standing in front of a mirror, struggling with the zipper of a light yellow dress. Katherine's nose wrinkled at it, but she came over and zipped it up. "I didn't realize I was late."

Elena smiled at her reflection and looked up at Katherine, feeling a slight shock at seeing both of their faces at the same time. "What do you think?"

"I think you're crazy if you want me to wear that."

"What's wrong with it?" Elena turned slightly side to side in the mirror, admiring the way the skirt moved and flowed.

"It belongs at high tea in England. Take it off." She quickly undid the zipper and walked over to a rack, pulling out two black dresses with lace designs, similar in design but different in length. "How about these?"

Elena shuffled over to the change room and let the yellow dress drop once she was behind the curtain. When she came back out she was draped in a red silk kimono. This time she was the one to make a funny face at the item choice. "What, are we going to a hooker's funeral?"

"Harsh." Katherine looked offended but put them back anyway. "Here, try this on." She thrust a dark blue, knee length dress at Elena and disappeared into a change room before another word could be said.

Elena sighed and went to put the dress on. It fit like a glove and she nearly sighed when she looked at her reflection a minute later. Katherine came out after a minute of ripping sounds, standing beside her in the mirror as they looked at themselves. "Good call." Elena nodded, taking the sight of them in.

Katherine's dress was a little darker than hers, far lower cut and had two slits in the side to show off her waist. Elena's was the same, but had lace panelling on the sides to hide the skin. The shopkeeper came over and gasped, seeing what Katherine had done to the dress. "What's happened?"

Katherine handed her the scraps of lace that had been in her dress and turned back to the mirror. "I fixed it. What do you think?"

The shopkeeper just walked away, shaking her head and muttering. Elena's mouth hung open a little as she watched Katherine strip out of the dress in the open of the store. "Who are you?"

"Elena dear, I've been around a long time. If I worried what everyone thought about every little thing I did, I would live a very boring, sheltered life. You can't tell me yelling at Damon last night wasn't a rush."

Elena smiled and bent down to pick up the dress Katherine had 'fixed'. "It did feel nice to get some stuff off my chest."

Katherine laughed and flipped through a few more dresses. "I think that's the best we're going to get."

"I'm alright with mine." Elena shrugged and handed Katherine her creation. "That was certainly easier than I thought it would be."

"After a few hundred years, and being on the run for most of it, you learn to shop well and shop fast." Elena thought she saw a new, raw, real emotion pass over Katherine's face but it was gone quickly. "How about we get some lunch? I'm sure Bonnie and Caroline could meet us."

Elena nodded and slipped her phone out of her bag. "I'll give them a call."

Katherine went back into the room to dress, humming along with the piped in music.

An hour later the four girls were hunched over a table outside of the Grill, keeping an eye out for either of the Salvatore brothers. "I still don't totally understand this." Caroline said, holding her hand up to get attention. "How are you going to do the switch?"

Katherine sat back, sure that she'd explained this already. "I'm going to ask Damon, and Elena is going to ask Stefan. We're going to go in each other's place, hopefully successfully disguised as the other thanks to Bonnie's spell. I'll work on seducing Damon into relaxing and out of being an ass while Elena works Stefan into being warmed up for me. When their both ready, we'll go to the bathroom, switch dresses and go home with the proper brothers."

"By midnight the spell will have worn off." Bonnie said slipping her notes back into her purse. She'd decided against bringing the actual spell book into broad daylight.

"How Cinderella of you." Katherine smirked, sipping at her drink. It was always five o'clock somewhere.

"If you want my help, you better start being nicer."

Elena spoke up before a new fight could start. "She's trying, believe me. Just try not to take everything she says so personally. She's a bitch to everyone."

Katherine took that as a compliment and stabbed at her salad. "Do you know you're part in the plan Caroline?"

"Of course." The blonde vampire smiled, glad she was a part of the Girl Power group. "If either of the guys get suspicious I'm supposed to come over and say I need you for something."

"Good." Elena smiled and patted her friends' hand. "We have five days until the party. We're going to ask the guys tomorrow, and that will be the official begin of 'Operation Salvatore'."

Katherine rolled her eyes at the name but clinked her glass with other girls as they smiled and gave little cheers.

A few feet away Damon and Stefan stood behind the wall, listening to every word. Damon looked over his shoulder to his brother and they carefully sneaked away. "Can you believe them?" Damon seethed, pacing back and forth in front of Stefan. He was still upset about the dream, but now he had a good excuse to channel his anger.

"Well, you have been kind of a dick to Elena lately. What did you expect her to do?"

"I expected her to choose you." Damon glared and stopped to face his brother. "What about Katherine? This isn't entirely my fault. You know she loves you."

"I'm just not ready to be with her."

"Don't be an idiot Stefan, you can't help yourself. You want her, or else you would never have come here for Elena to begin with."

Stefan took a deep breath, centering himself before his anger could get the better of him. "Let's calm down here. The girls have a plan, so let's get one of our own."

This interested Damon and he smirked. "Now, that's something I can go along with."

a/n: alright, so another little cliffhanger for you! Gotta keep you wanting more! Hehe don't hate me should be able to get another chapter up tonight before bed!