: Unwanted Guests

She heard voices, quietly talking, and a beeping sound. She tried opening her eyes, instantly regretting it as light shone through, making her cry out.

"Lexi?" A soft voice asked, Elena, her mind said. She felt a hand on her own. "Lexi are you awake?" Alexis tried opening her eyes once again, this time, the light not piercing her skull. She blinked, clearing her vision. She turned her head, seeing Elena sitting next to her bed.

"Lena?" She rasped out. "What?" She asked, confused. She looked around the room, realizing she was in a hospital. She looked at the door, seeing Matt, Caroline, Stefan, and Damon standing by it, quietly talking. "Why am I here?"

"You don't remember?" Elena asked her, confused. She glanced back at Stefan, her eyes telling him to listen to what was being said. He nodded.

"The last thing I remember was talking to Katherine and finding out about us." She admitted. Elena's eyes widened.

"You don't remember going to see Damon, or going to the Grill last night?" Alexis thought for a second and then shook her head. She looked at Elena, tears filling her eyes.

"Why can't I remember Elena?" She asked, she looked at the group behind Elena, seeing that they were all watching her. "What happened to me?"

"You were attacked last night at the bar by some man, I guess he bought you a drink and tried to drive you home." Alexis listened. "Any of this familiar?" She shook her head. Elena leaned in closer to her. "He was a vampire Lexi, and he bit you." She gasped, her hand flying to her neck, finding a bandage on it. She looked up at Elena. "If Matt would've waited any longer to come out…" She drifted off, tears in her own eyes.

"Did he compel me?" She whispered to Elena. Elena shrugged.

"I don't know for sure, the doctor said you had a mild concussion from your fall, so that could do it, but I think that he compelled you. I didn't see your bracelet on you." Alexis looked down at her wrist, noticing it bare.

"Sorry Elena, I didn't mean to lose it." She said, Elena shook her head.

"It's okay, I'll get you a new one." Alexis smiled at her, as Matt came over.

"Hey, Lexi." He said looking at her. "How are you feeling?" She shrugged.

"Okay I guess. My head hurts though." Matt nods.

"Do you remember anything about the guy that did this?" She shook her head. "It was that guy in the bar last night, I think he said his name was Nick."

"Nick?" She asks, Matt nods.

"Yeah, kinda tall, short blonde hair?" Alexis shook her head. "Guy was a total dick though, said you looked like you were old enough to be from the fourteen hundreds!" All the heads in the room, snapped in his direction.

"What?" Damon asked, walking over, along with Stefan and Caroline. "He said she looked like she was from the fourteen hundreds?" Matt nodded. Damon glanced at Stefan and Caroline.

"What a dick right?"

"Right."

"Hey Matt, do you mind getting me some coffee, I'm starting to feel a little tired." Elena asked him. He nodded and left. Elena turned to face them. "If he said she looked like she was from the fourteen hundreds, that was when Katherine was turned and Liliana was sacrificed… He has to be an Original, right?" They all nodded.

"Which means that they know who I am, right?" Alexis asked.

"Not necessarily…" Stefan began. "Are you sure you don't remember anything?" Alexis shook her head.

"No, I'm sorry, but I don't… Can't you compel me to remember?" She asked.

"No, if you were compelled, it wouldn't work." Damon replied.

"What if it's just my concussion?"

"We wouldn't try it, it could make the injury to your brain worse and we don't want that." Stefan said.

"Oh."

The next day, Alexis was sent home, the doctor telling her to take it easy and to not aggravate her concussion. The doctor also had told her that he had noticed something in her blood stream, something that he didn't recognize and he'd noticed that it made Alexis feel more out of it than normal. He'd told her to make sure that if she noticed any other symptoms that she would call him right away. Alexis and Elena arrive at the Gilbert household, and head inside. Immediately they notice something off.

"Jenna? Jeremy?" Elena asks, looking around. "Guess they aren't here."

"No, but I am." A male voice says, causing both girls to spin around. "Hello girls."

"What are you doing here John?" Elena asks him.

"I'm here to check up on my daughters." He replied. Alexis scoffed. "Something wrong Alexis?" He asked, looking at her.

"No, nothing at all John." She said, spite throughout her tone.

"That's no way to talk to your father, Alexis."

"What do you want John?" Elena asked, seeing how upset Alexis was getting.

"I told you Elena, I'm here to check up on my daughters."

"No seriously, what do you want?" Elena asked, tired of the games.

"We want to keep you safe." Came a female voice from behind them. The girls instantly turned around. Alexis looked at her, not recognizing her.

"Isobel?" Elena asked, causing Alexis to look at her. Elena turned to face John. "You invited her in? Are you insane?"

"No, we are trying to save you, Elena." Isobel said.

"I don't need your help." Elena said, opening the front door. "Now, if you would, Leave." She said looking between Isobel and John.

"Elena, please-" Isobel began.

"No, you can't come back into my life, especially after you tried to kill my brother," She said looking at Isobel, "And after you tried to kill Stefan and Damon." She said, glaring at John.

"We were only trying to protect you Elena, it's all we've ever tried to do." Isobel said.

"How is trying to kill Jeremy and Stefan and Damon trying to protect me?" She half yelled.

"Like I told you before, as long as you have a Salvatore on your arm, you're doomed." Isobel replied. "And it's obvious that you aren't going to get rid of them, so we've decided to protect you a different way."

"Oh yeah? And what way is that?" She glanced at Alexis, wondering what she was thinking in all of this, and wondering if they knew that she was the true doppelganger.

"We've decided to get you a safe house. That way you can decide who is invited in, and who isn't. Including me." She said. "Please, Elena."

"No, I'm done listening to you, please, just leave." Isobel shook her head and walked out, glancing at John on the way out.

"You really should listen to her Elena, she is just trying to help."

"You can go too John." Elena said, opening the door wider.

"I'm not going anywhere, not until I know that you are safe." Alexis scoffed.

"Well then if you won't leave, we will." She looked at Elena. "Come on." Elena nodded and they headed out towards Alexis' impala.

"Elena, Alexis!" John yelled. They ignored him, and were about to get into the Impala when Alexis felt someone grab ahold of her, surprised, she let out a tiny scream as someone placed a hand over her mouth. Elena turned to her, hearing a muffled scream.

"Isobel?" She asked, seeing her birth mother holding onto Alexis.

"Get into my car Elena or I will kill her." She said, and as to prove her point, she bit into Alexis, causing her to scream.

"NO! Stop!" Elena cried, watching Alexis fall back onto Isobel. She knew that if Isobel killed her, Alexis would become a vampire. "I'll go, just please stop!" Isobel smiled, retracting her teeth, she glanced at john, who was staring at her in shock. He snapped out of it and ran towards her. Isobel smirked and sped towards him, throwing Alexis at him. She crashed onto him, causing them both to fall to the ground, unconscious. Elena turned to face her.

"Let's go Elena." She said, gesturing towards her car. Elena looked back at the crumpled heaps of her sister and her father as she got into Isobel's car.