If I have time, I'll upload Ch. 8 Wednesday. (i'm in the Eastern time zone, USA)
Enjoy(:
Elena's POV
I'd have to trust them. They were going to help me, and I did need help.
I went back into the room and Klaus and Damon's heads whipped around to look at me.
"Love, how do you feel about playing a little game with Serena?" Klaus asked with a wolfish grin on his face.
I smiled hopefully and nodded, "Alright," I looked at Damon. "I can't believe you're okay with this…normally you're all over-protective…no offense."
He smirked, "I'll be there every step of the way! See, Serena doesn't know me. I'll say I was a friend of Kol and Klaus daggered him for kidnapping you without his consent. But Kol told me all about his little plan, so I'm here to carry out the rest for him!"
Kol scowled, "So what, I stay locked up in a coffin for another fifty years?"
Klaus smirked. "Elena, love? What do you say?"
"I think he shouldn't be daggered, but he should come back in a while and say that Klaus needed him so he 'un-daggered him and he snuck off to come help us."
"Well brother?" Klaus asked raising an eyebrow.
Kol nodded thoughtfully. "Serena's too smart to fall for that, I'll just say Elena was having second thoughts so I brought Damon for backup. But Damon, you might have to be a little…rough with Elena…"
Damon frowned and looked at me. "I can do that, I guess."
"You have to know Damon, little miss Serena is even more manipulating then Katherine. You can't 'guess'. It would put Elena in danger…" Kol told him.
Damon nodded. "Elena? Can I talk to you a minute?"
I nodded and we walked outside, out of their earshot. "Are you sure you want to do this? We can leave right now. I have my car."
"Yes Damon, once this is over then maybe I can have a normal life…" I said firmly.
"I'm going to have to hit you 'Lena…maybe even call you names, say things I don't mean, do things I don't want to do…" He stepped up to me and cupped my face in his hands, searching my eyes.
I flashed a small smile, "I know you…love…me Damon, don't worry, I won't take anything you do seriously. If I have to hit you and say things I don't mean to you, then I will too. But like you said, neither of us mean them."
He nodded and placed a gentle kiss on my forehead, and I flashed back momentarily to my moment with Kol. I opened my eyes and smiled weakly at him and we went back inside.
"Are we going to do this or not?" Klaus asked impatiently.
Damon and I both shook our heads 'yes' and Kol smirked.
"Let's bring this bitch down!"
Damon's POV
Kol and I dragged the brat towards Serena. Stupid girl wouldn't stop kicking and screaming.
I winced at my thoughts, hating that I had to act and think like this.
"Shut up!" I barked at her, and I saw the hurt in her eyes. I flashed the cockiest smirk I had, and we finally were standing in front of Serena and the witch.
"Hello Kol," she practically purred, and I already hated her. "And who's this sexy person?' she licked her lips and walked around me, studying me carefully.
"Damon Salvatore," I said, keeping my smirk on my face. I did my best to pretend to be interested in this girl that was in front of me- instead of the girl I was holding by the arm.
Elena flinched at the sound of my voice. I really had to give this girl creds; she was really playing the part.
Kol smirked and stared hungrily at Serena. "Who is the blood bond being performed on?"
She returned the smirk and turned around. "Follow me boys, and you'll find out." She swayed her hips and strutted her 'stuff' towards a car and we followed. Elena resisted and I gripped her arm tighter, but immediately went back to the gentle grip I had before. She cried out and tried to stay behind. Kol glanced down at Elena and scowled. He pulled back his hand, mouthed, 'I'm sorry' to Elena, and slapped her across the face, sending her flying into me. Tears flowed freely and I forced myself to scowl at this 'pitiful' human.
"Take her Kol, she's getting tears all over my jacket." I pushed her towards him and he picked her up and slung her over his shoulder, still kicking and screaming.
"Just compel the brat!" Serena called over her shoulder. She just climbed into the driver's seat of the four-door black sedan and started it, obviously waiting for us. Kol put her down and gripped her shoulder and face, making her look at him.
"You won't struggle," he pretended to compel the vervain filled Elena.
"I won't struggle," she repeated in a monotonous voice, winking at him since her back was to Serena.
"Good," Kol said gruffly, gripping her arm like I did.
When we reached the car he pushed her against the door.
"Get in and buckle up." He spat and she quickly got in. I got into the back with her while Kol climbed in the front.
We drove off and I glanced over at Elena, who was staring out the window blankly.
"So," Serena started, glancing lustfully at Kol. "I thought you were madly in love with the doppelganger bitch or something?"
Kol snorted, "As if. I don't even like her. She's too whiny for me."
"That's not what my sources have said. They said, -and I quote! - 'He held her in his arms all night while she slept.'"
I felt major jealously flare up inside of me but I kept my mask on.
"I was just making sure she didn't run off or almost kill herself again," he said flatly.
I saw Elena's body tremble out of the corner of my eye.
"I always new you were using me," she whispered.
I looked at her coldly, still resisting the seriously strong urge to pull her into my chest and comfort her, and I could tell by how stiff Kol was he was fighting the same urge too.
"What about you, sexy?" she smirked in the rearview mirror at me, and I put on my 'I'm feeling reckless and sexual' face.
"What about me?" I winked at her and she chuckled.
"How did you get roped into this?" she asked bluntly.
"Kol and I have been friends for a couple years and he called me up and said he needed help keeping some whiny doppelganger brat in check. I used to be a bouncer so I figured, eh, I'm bored, why not go help?"
Serena smiled arrogantly. "Interesting."
I nodded once and pretended to screw around with my phone.
Elena's POV
I listened to their conversation with great interest, knowing I could use any of the information Serena gave us against her.
"My…err I guess you could call her a boss or a sister-whatever. She wants my witch to bind her and the…for the sake of not getting confused, Original wolf." Serena explained, not taking her eyes off the road.
What do I have to do with the Original Wolf? Don't tell me Esther put a spell on them too! I thought.
"You mean Klaus' real father?" I heard exclaim in confusion. I so desperately wanted to speak, to say something-anything- but I kept my eyes glued on the scenery outside.
"You know Klaus?" Serena said, and I could hear the smirk in her voice. "Klaus is…mmm…" she laughed quietly and I heard Kol fake-gag.
"But yes, Klaus' father." She finished quietly.
"What does the brat have to do with this?" Damon spoke gruffly and I could feel his eyes on me.
"She's the key to the ritual! Like any Original-based spell, curse, or whatever you want to call it!" Serena glanced at me in the rearview mirror and I stared back at her.
"My brother might just come and help us," Kol informed her.
"You mean make sure she doesn't become a vampire or die? I know how Nik is when it comes to blood!" she raised a perfectly groomed eyebrow.
"More or less," Damon said. "He wants to keep her alive. You know how Klaus is when it comes to making his hybrid army."
We pulled into the driveway of a cabin and Serena unbuckled her seatbelt.
"Tell your dear brother not to worry! The doppelganger won't die-if she's lucky," she turned around and smirked at me.
Kol was at my door a second later and I fearfully climbed out, shying away from his predatory gaze. I felt his hand on my arm and Serena, Kol, Damon and I walked towards the cabin. I found myself stumbling on the gravel and I fell. Kol let go of my arm and laughed cruelly when I skinned my palms and cried out. Damon appeared in front of me not even a millisecond later.
"Get up." He said firmly.
I winced and slowly got to my feet. He mumbled under his breath and Serena laughed.
"Here is your residence until tomorrow!" she moved her arm in a half circle, and stepped back. The cabin was three stories high and had two balconies. I took in my surroundings and saw we were in the middle of the woods.
"Stop gawking and start walking." Damon snapped, grabbing my arm for the hundredth time that day and dragging me towards the cabin.
Both Kol's and Damon's grasps are slightly gentle. Hopefully I'll only have little bruises. I thought sadly.
I stepped into the fully furnished cabin and my jaw dropped. There was very cabin-y wood made furniture and a flat-screen TV in the living room. The floor was half hardwood, and half dark brown linoleum. It was actually very beautiful. We walked up the stairs and I finally realized I should stop gawking before Serena made some vulgar comment about it. We reached the third floor. There were four doors in the hall. Serena opened the door on the far left side, and shoved me inside. I heard a lock click and their voices faded…I took in the dimly lit room. There was a queen size bed settled in the far right of the room. Its headboard was, like the rest of the house, made of wood and it had elaborate designs on it. There was a flat screen TV like downstairs across from the bed, with a wooden dresser under it. Close to the door, there was an armoire and a couch. I felt along the wall and found a light switch. The black spots filled my vision and I heard a fan click on. Once my vision cleared, I looked up and saw a simple fan hanging. I finally noticed the walls, which were a beautiful evergreen color. The carpet was a simple light brown with darker brown flecks in it.
After I took in the room, I went over to the bed and jumped onto it, burying my head in the pillows. I laid there in the silence, seriously hoping this plan didn't fail. I heard someone in the room next to me and I relaxed half an inch, my gut telling me it was a friend. Let's just hope I was right.
A/N: Let me know what you think the plan is! ;)