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Chapter 4.

Past

"Na zdrowie!" Anja said and drank her glass right away. She wanted to break the ice. Alcohol usually helps and taking the shots with her quest seemed like a good start of their adventure. She knew she had to prove herself to them and they weren't easily-trusting kind of gals.

"Na zdrowie." Others responded and followed their hostess footsteps but with less enthusiasm.

"So now we can talk." She said. "The plan is actually pretty simple but there are many factors that can influence it. So we have to be precise with everything we do from this point on."

"Just tell us everything you know. Every detail." Katherine didn't want to waste any time.

"You might not know this Katerina" Anja focused on Katherine's face "but your bloodline is quite interesting, actually. Very exceptional."

"That I know. I am a doppelganger after all." Katherine interrupted her rudely. "Tell us something we don't already know."

"I'm not saying about the doppelganger course." Girl continued her story. "There is something else that is very peculiar. Every woman in your line gave birth to exactly one girl. There were cases that boys were also born but it was always one baby girl and she was always first to be born."

Anja realized that the girls was getting impatient but she was enjoying the story and it was the first time she had an opportunity to tell it to someone so she wanted to savor it as long as she could. She usually hated having people over. It was really tiring for her. But curious expressions on their faces were so delightful she felt happy she was finally useful for someone and she wanted it to last. Even though Anja didn't know them at all she felt more comfortable with them than with her own family.

"There is also another element that seemed to be repeated every generation." she proceed with her narration. "Every single Petrova woman became vampire."

The girls were shocked. Disbelieve appeared in their expressions. But it was Katherine to speak first.

"What? That can't be true. How?" She spoke rapidly.

"Even you mother, Katerina. She was changed by one of Klaus' minions when he came to Bulgaria to kill your family. She was killed shortly after her transformation was completed, so she wasn't a vampire that long but that doesn't change the fact she was one of you."

"That's... " Katherine was shocked. Her vision became blurred and tears went to her eyes with the recollection of her mother and her happier times. She couldn't believe Klaus would make her family suffer so much. No, she wasn't surprised. He was a monster after all. Her mother. Vampire? "impossible." She finished her sentence .The two vampires remained silent.

"Klaus never told you that?" Anja asked Katherine. It wasn't her intention to make her suffer through it. Caroline turned away her face. She couldn't look at Kat. Not with what she was feeling.

"No. I had no idea." One horrific idea came to her mind. "Did Elijah know?" She couldn't lived with the idea he could have known and didn't tell her.

"That I don't know. But he wasn't there. That I know for sure. So it is quite possible he has no idea."

They all sat in silence for a while waiting for Katherine to digest the new piece of information.

"How do you know any of that?" Nadia was curious.

"I will tell you when the time is right but for now let me continue with the story. "Anja poured yet another shot of vodka and gave the first glass to Katherine. They all drank in silence. After a while she continued.

"So your mother became vampire, you, your daughter up till Isobel and Elena. All of your Petrova descendants were transformed into vampires. All except one. Her name was Francesca he died in 1803 in Italy. Her death was tragic. She died in a child birth. Her daughter Bernice had survived but she died right after labor. She wasn't even allowed to hold her baby. Because she died in a childbirth she never became vampire. She died human."

"That's quite an interesting story you know about my family but how does it help me?" Katherine was playing with vodka bottle and took one gulp straight from it. She thought the story was fascinating and under any other circumstances she would gladly listen to it but there was no time for that now.

"When someone becomes a vampire ones soul transforms with him. There are two spheres in a afterlife world: supernatural and human. And these areas never mix with each other. They can never percolate. Ever. So even in afterlife there is a boundary between these worlds. Human ghost can't interact with supernatural ones. They simply can't see each other. Even when ghosts are able to somehow communicate with living the boundary still exists so that humans can only see ghost of people who died human and its is the same with supernatural creatures. These ghost can see the world of living but they can't communicate outside their sphere."

"So that is why Jeremy could only see ghosts of vampires? Because he was a hunter?" Caroline was quite taken with the story.

It was the first time she disrupted Anja's plot line, but she couldn't help herself. Becoming vampire opened her to this amazing world full of secrets and things she otherwise would have never learn about. Of course it was sometimes dangerous but mostly it was just captivating. She loved that part of her life. She was bewitched by it. "He was only able to connect with the people from The Other Side."

"You're mostly right. But The Other Site you think of isn't the whole supernatural world in the afterlife. As I said supernatural world and human world in afterlife were always separated. The Other Side was created many centuries later. It's an artificial creation. I would compare The Other side to purgatory only specific supernatural creatures are trapped there. They had to be somehow marked during they lifetime to be put in there after their death."

Anja was starting to descend from the topic and she saw Katherine's irritated gaze urging her to get to the point.

"As I was saying Francesca's soul was never transformed and so she preserved her aura or her human mark as you may call it." She finally explained the most important part of the plan. "The idea that we want to implement is to transfer Francesca's aura to you Karherine, so that you would be fully human again. That would allow you to become vampire once more." Anja's paused for a while, then she added. "In theory."

"What do you mean in theory?" Nadia asked.

"Something like this was never done before. Your lineage is special, unique. It should work but it is not 100% guaranteed."

Katherine couldn't help to be a little disappointed. The story that Anja was telling them seem far-fetched. Even though the girl seemed to be sure of her knowledge, it all appeared to be a little unrealistic. Trading human auras with her long dead descendant like it was a casino chip. On the other hand she travelled this far and no one had any better ideas. Nadia was willing to do everything to help her so maybe there was still a chance.

"So what do we do now?" She asked.

"First thing we need visit the spot Francesca died or at least where she was buried."

"But how will we find it? It was like 200 years ago." Katherine asked again "Won't it be long gone. I mean her grave?"

"Francesca's family was quite wealthy at the time. That is why her grave still stands. And I already know where to find it."

"You do. Of course you do. You seem to know everything" Nadia was being more skeptical than Katherine.

"Nadia lets allow the girl to speak, shall we?" Katherine directed her sight at Anja once again. "So we've found the grave, what then?"

"The aura has to be given by Francesca willingly. You will have to convince her ghost that you are worthy of her gift. And since you are not able to see her and you won't be able to hear you I will have to help you with that."

Anja finally reached the moment where she had to reveal truth about herself and she was a little nervous but also relieved she can share her burden.

"I will be able to help you because I can see ghosts of people. All of them. So I will act as a middleman between the two of you." Her listeners where a little surprised but they didn't seem shocked with her revelation. "Once we convince her to help you we will perform the transference spell. We'll need five powerful witches for that."

"I don't know that many witches in Europe that will be able to perform that kind of spell in short period of time we have" Nadia stated. Gathering five powerful witches in this short period of time could be difficult. If not impossible.

"You've talked to Irina, am I right? That is how you found me?" Anja knew Irina from when she was a little girl. She was the one that explained her her gift. Every other person just thought she was crazy or craving for attention. Even her own parents were uncomfortable with her behavior. And then she met Irina. She just appeared out of nowhere in the psychiatric ward in her hospital and convinced her parents to let her live in some secluded place where Anja would have lesser contact with dead souls. Anja later learned that it was thanks to magic that Irina was able to change her parents mind.

"Yes but..." Nadia wasn't sure if Irina will be willing to help. After all it took her a long time to convince the witch to tell her about Anja.

"She is very powerful and very respected amongst the witches here. I'm sure she will be able and willing to help. We can talk to her together."

"Ok. So when the transfer is complete will I be able to become vampire again?" Katherine was eager to know the rest of the plan.

"Yes." Anja was getting to the end of her story. "The last thing you need is the blood from a vampire that made you or a vampire higher in that bloodline."

"But that means." Fear appeared in Katherine's eyes. The sentence that Anja spoke was synonymous with her death sentence. "Rose is dead and ... well all of them are dead. All of them accept Klaus." Klaus. The name echoed in her head. "I know that for a fact. There is no way he will change me into vampire again. He will kill me before that happens."

"But he doesn't have to change you. You just need his blood for transformation" Caroline wanted to help. After all Klaus was willing to give her his blood when her friends were bitten by a werewolf. He saved Damon for God's sake.

"And how do you suggest I get it" Katherine stood up from her seat and started pacing across the room. "I know I will sneak up to his villa, cut him while his asleep and collect the blood into a container." Her voice speeded up "And little fairies will fly me away with their magic dust. Wake up Blondie! I'm screwed."

"There is no need to be vulgar Katherine." Caroline wanted to remain calm "and you don't have to offend me while I'm trying to help you."

"And what will you do? Ask your boyfriend to kindly give some of his blood to his biggest enemy?" She was now screaming.

Caroline was pissed. "Fuck you, bitch." She approached her with vampire speed. "I'm trying to help you and all you do is being giant pain in the ass." She raised her hands and closed the distance between them to the minimum. "First of all. He. Is. Not. My. Boyfriend? Kapish? Second. I think he will give you his blood because I will ask him for it. He doesn't have to know it is for you."

"Yeah like that will work." Katherine responded but she was no longer yelling.

"He does not have to know why I need it." Caroline put an evil smile on her face. "I will just tell him I need it. I'm sure he won't mind."

"Fine. If you think it will work."

"I'm practically sure it will." Caroline went back and sat on the sofa. She wasn't 100% sure it will work. But she was willing to try. And she didn't want to take away Katherine's hope. "So that's it. We go visit the grave, have witches transfer human mark and feed Kat Klaus' blood then kill her." She said and smile again.

"Be careful Caroline. I see what you doing here." Nadia realized what idea formed inside of Caroline's head and she didn't like it. "You might be vampire too but I'm older than you ... and stronger." She said seriously.

"Don't worry Nadia" Katherine cut in. "I'm sure Caroline meant nothing wrong." It would be kind of poetic justice she killed Caroline while she had Damon's blood in her system now she could have her revenge. "Am I right, Caroline?"

"Of course. I just stated the fact." She understood Katherine perfectly. They were starting to get along just fine.

"So what do we do now?" Nadia asked Anja.

"I suggest we get ready. Prepare everything we need for the travel and make arrangements with Irina about the witches. It's already dark so you can spend the night here. We will set off first thing in the morning." She showed them around the house. "There is a guest bedroom with two spare beds. And the couch is convertible so there is enough place to sleep for everyone. Please make yourselves comfortable."

It was a little after 5 in the morning and sun was barely up in the sky but the four women in the house were no longer sleeping. All their bags were packed and meals were prepared. There was a little problem with blood for Nadia and Caroline. But they will just have to take care of it along the way.

They've located the tomb that Francesca's body was buried, they planned their route and means of transportation. They were headed to little cemetery located near city called Brescia in the region of Lombardy - North Italy. About 90 kilometers east from Milan if you take a highway. They have a long way ahead of them so they have to set off right away.

Caroline had figured out the way to convince Klaus to give her his blood and she thought it sounded legitimate. There was only one thing left to do.

Anja talked to the witch Irina on the phone for over an hour now trying to convince her to help them. And she was finally giving in. The conversation was hard even without Irina's arguments against their cooperation because Anja's russian was a little rusty and Irina didn't want to speak to Nadia. Whose russian was perfect.

"Spasiba, Irina." Anja smile when she finally agreed to help them and ensemble a group of witches. She thanked Irina. "Do svidaniya." She ended the phone call with a huge relief. "She agreed to meet us in Brescia." Anja told he companions. They were finally getting somewhere.

"Hurray!" Caroline jumped with joy hugging Katherine. Katherine wasn't happy about their exchange of feeling but she hugged her back. She couldn't help but feel a little relieved, like a part of her burden were lift from her heart. "So what are we waiting for?"

"I believe we've done everything we planned so there's no need to stay here." Nadia spoke while picking up her bag. " Caroline and I will take care of the bags and put them in the trunk. And you two take everything else and join us when you lock everything up." She grabbed Katherine's bag and left the house.

Caroline followed soon after that. Leaving Katherine and Anja in the house.

"Are you ready?" Anja asked Katherine when they were alone. She was nervous herself she couldn't imagine how Katherine was feeling.

"As I ever be" she grabbed her purse. "Shall we?" a warm smile filled her face as she took a step forward.

They made their way towards the car. Nadia already sitting behind the wheel and Caroline once again sat in a passenger seat. Engine on. They were ready to start the journey.

Song : The world is not enough by Garbage

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