Chapter Twelve

I was sat before the trio in the Boardinghouse now, Damon stood behing the sofa, arms folded and glaring at me.

Now I sighed. "I was born in the 1600s in France. Klaus destroyed my family and took me as his slave."

Elenas eyes widened. "All this time-?"

I nodded. "He's made me do things... I'm not proud of. But he compelled me to stay with him."

"Oh? How did you escape then?"

As I looked up at Damon, I said. "Vervain. I waited him to ask me to leave to go on a mission and made my escape." I faked a weary sigh. "I'm scared he'll find me... he's after the doppleganger." I met Elenas eyes and she nodded. "I know."

"Then you know he will stop at nothing to get you?"

"That's where we come in." Damon now said defiantly, arms tighter than ever. "Good." was all I could say.

So they were her "guards?" I was going to have to do something about that... not kill them mind, then the game would be up.

"Can I really stay here?" I asked now, feeling genuinely nervous- if that Damon smelled a rat, he'd kill me. I knew it. He and Klaus were so very similar in terms of being bloodthirsty. Plus he was rather... yummy. I wouldn't deny him a night in bed if he offered... again.

"It's ok right?" Elena asked Stefan who nodded. "Yes it's fine."

"Well I don't trust you."

It had to be Damon didn't it? Always trying to mess my plans up.

"Why?" I frowned, and he scoffed. "You travelled with Klaus, and you "can't" tell us anything about him? How can we trust you?"

"Well, prepare to be amazed then."

"I really-"

"Enough guys!" Elena sighed, standing up and coming between me and the other vampires equally vicious glare.

"Yeah Damon. Stop being such a bully." I smirked, then sat down as he left the room in anger.

"Such a dick." I sighed to Elena, and Stefan spoke. "He can be at times. Best not annoy him too much."

Too much? Everything annoyed him.

"I'll try to keep that in mind then." I said as I got up and pulled on my coat, heading to the Grill, angling for a drink and talk to my Original.

-FORSAKEN-

I stood outside the Grill now, waiting for Klaus to pick up his phone.

"What happened? Why has your phone been off?" was his greeting, making me chuckle. "I'm in."

A silence.

"You never cease to amaze me Sweetheart."

"You're making me blush. Now quiet down and listen- she's under protection of two vampires."

"Stefan and Damon Salvatore?"

Now I frown. "You know them?"

"Oh, Katerina had quite the... mess around with them."

My eyes widened as I remembered the story about Katerina, or should I say Katherine? She had messed around with these two brothers in 1864. But she was dead right? She burned in the fire in the church?

"I have a rather good feeling that dear Katerina is still alive. Keep an eye out. Tell me if you see her... I have an, ah, selection of things to do to her."

"If one of them is screw her, I'm gonna cut off your-"

"I feel Damon will be the problematic one. Get him out the way."

"But if I kill him, game up."

"Well, just make him trust you. Try anything you can think off. I'm in Colorado at the moment. There's a rather intriguing little witch here called Greta that I got last week. Quite the pretty little thing."

"You and your witches."

"Ciao."

He ended the call and I sighed- get Damon to trust me seemed impossible.

But as I walked inside, I saw him sat at the bar and sighed- he better start trusting quickly.

"Mojito please." I asked the barman, sitting down next to Damon and said with a chuckle. "You look drunk."

He sat up with a groan. "I feel it Claudy."

"What did you just call me?"

"Claudy."

"I don't like it."

"Tough."

He stared into his drink, then sighed. "Why are you here Claudia?"

"The bar or town?"

"Don't play games with me. I'm really not in the mood." he sat up now and I asked. "What's annoying you?"

"Oh, life in general."

I raised an eyebrow. "Care to elaborate."

He scoffed. "You don't know an Original named Elijah do you?"

I froze internally. "What." was my answer.

Elijah was here-?

"You know him then?" he asked pointedly, looking pissed off. I nodded, swiftly thinking up an excuse. "I've heard of him. Met him once... he's an Original too trying to kill Klaus."

"Oh? And how do you know all this?"

"Klaus told me. He obviously thought I wouldn't remember."

Damon nodded slowly, then drained his glass. "Well, he's in town to let Elena get sacrificed."

"Sacrifice?" I frowned, genuinely confused for a moment, but then I remembered- Klaus had to kill the doppleganger to break that curse on him.

And just why did Elijah want to let that happen if he didn't want his brothers wolf side out-? Unless... weaken Klaus enough to kill him?

God, they really had a plan to kill him. Not on my watch.

Damon left without another word, making me drain my glass and hurry out the Grill, thinking as to where Elijah would be.

He saw me, told the Salvatores... it was over and I was very much dead at that too.

-FORSAKEN-

I followed a scent that reminded me of Klauses and ended up at a flat. Hoping as I raised a hand and knocked that Elijah was inside, there was a clink of chains, then the door opened to reaveal a teen kind of aged boy with a frown on his face.

"Hello?"

"Is Elijah in?"

He opened the door a little more. "Is he expecting you?"

Witch myinsides were screaming and I shook my head. "No. But do you know where he is? I need to speak to him urgently... concerning the ritual and doppleganger."

Now the guy frowned, then nodded. "He's out."

"When is he coming back?"

"Right now."

I froze, then turned to face the Original who grabbed me and slammed me against the wall by my throat.

"Did he send you?" he demanded, that glare in his eyes that remembered well.

"I escaped him-" I choked out, making him frown and let me go a little. "You left him?"

"He's... a murderer. I couldn't do it anymore. He wants to kill me now that I... ran."

He let me go now, frowning, obviously suspecting that I was lying. He caught my wrists and asked suddenly, staring into my eyes.

"Are you telling the truth?"

"Yes." was my answer, knowing full well that I had vervain on an anklet.

He seemed satisfied, for he asked. "Where is Niklaus?"

"I truly have no idea." I sighed, rubbing my throat, then asked. "Look- I know we got of to a very bad start. I'm truly sorry about doing that and... killing you."

Elijah stared at me, then seemed to relax a tad. "I'm not going to trust you so soon. But... you can redeem yourself and tell me why you are here."

I sighed. "Klaus wants to kill Elena? Break the curse and everything? I'm here to help stop him. I know how he thinks... please don't tell the Salvatores who I was to Klaus. I'm trying to help, not blow everything away..."

Elijah listened, then was silent. "Give me one good reason why I should trust you."

I shook my head. "I don't have one."

He sighed now, then said. "The Salvatores do not trust me. But I have struck up a deal with Elena- I keep everyone she loves safe, and she co-operates with me."

Once more I nodded. "And are you going to uphold that promise?"

"If she does, I will. You should know me from my brother- I keep my word."

Everywhere I went, there were trust issues. First Damon, now Elijah-?

It was going to be nothing short of a miracle if I pulled this off.

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