Author's Note: Okay so some of the Originals names and characters will be made up by me because I don't know any of them but Elijah. I'm also creating my own back story and history…This should be fun!
Chapter 4: The Originals
Elijah's ashen face slowly started to gain its pale tint and the veins under his eyes receded. He was mad…how dare some lowly vampire stake him, with a weapon he had intended to use on them, no less. He wrapped his tight grip around the wood and pulled it out of his chest and throwing it across the room. He straightened up and brushed the dust off his suit before reaching for the cell phone in his pocket.
He was so impressed with modern technology. You could call anyone in the world from one small hand held device. You could do research on it, which he was informed was called 'surfing the internet'. Remarkable. He searched for the contact he was looking for and pushed send.
The voice on the other end answered, and he replied. "Hello…it seems we have a small problem on our hands. Her name is Elena." He listened to the voice. "She's a Petrova doppelganger. Unfortunately that's not our only situation…Katerina Petrova is still alive, locked in a tomb in Mystic Falls." Elijah chuckled. "Yes it is quite amusing."
Elijah walked around the mansion slowly as he spoke on the phone, checking each room for any unexpected visitors. "Apparently it's the same one she supposedly died in." the voice on the other line spoke for a while. "Well, this Elena is protected, but they shouldn't be a problem…vampires, children really, no older than two hundred." A devilish smiled slowly crept up his face. "I shall be expecting you soon then." He hung up the phone and sped to the car.
It was dark finally and he was hungry.
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Elena paced her room. It was dark now and Damon still hadn't come back. She hadn't heard from him or Stefan or Alaric and she was getting worried. Jeremy popped his head in.
"Hey…You're gonna wear out the floor." He joked as he entered her room.
"I haven't seen or heard from Damon since he left, he hasn't checked in…something's wrong." He rushed out looking out her window.
Jeremy rolled his eyes and threw himself on her bed. "Or he's just being Damon and didn't think he had to."
Elena shook her head. "No, Damon said he was gonna come by later. Damon's a lot of things but he's not a liar. He should have been here by now." She bit her thumbnail.
"I'm sure he'll be here soon." Jeremy tried to reassure her.
Elena sighed heavily. "He better…and when he does I'm so gonna kick his ass." She promised, sitting back down on her bed.
"Oh, guess I better leave then." A voice from the window commented.
Elena jumped up and stood in front of him. "Damon! What the hell took you so long? You had me worried. Is everything okay?" she bombarded him with questions as he climbed through the window.
Damon grinned. "Aww you were worried about me, that's sweet Elena." He put his hand over his heart. He looked around her at Jeremy. "Hey kid."
Jeremy rolled his eyes and got off the bed. "I'll be in my room." He used the adjoining bathroom to get there.
Elena glared at him. "What took you so long?" she asked again.
He shrugged. "It was a long talk, I got hungry afterwards." He said in a way of explanation as he moved around her to lounge on her bed.
Elena turned around and sat on the end of the bed. "Well what did he say? Should we be worried?"
Damon sighed and looked at her ceiling. "Did you ever have those glow in the dark stars on your ceiling? I always thought those were cool." He stalled.
Elena huffed. "Damon…"
Damon sat up. "Okay. We should be worried." He didn't say anything after that and Elena gave him a look that he recognized as the 'Tell me NOW or I'll pull it out of you' look. "The Originals are old; older than me and older than Katherine."
She rolled her eyes. "I knew that already, Damon. Just tell me, please."
Damon looked at the duvet in front of him. "The Originals were the first vampires to walk the earth. It started as a disease, an infection that was past through blood; the first six humans that were infected soon past it on to others, by drinking their blood and infecting them with theirs. Those are the vampires you know today." He waved a hand in front of his face grandly.
Elena frowned. "And what about the first six? How are they different?"
Damon locked his gaze on her. "They don't need an invite into a house." He paused. "They have unspeakable power; they don't need compulsion to control your mind, they can control your dreams, have extreme strength…and the ability to heal themselves from death."
Elena gave him a worried look. "Yeah…but you already killed Elijah. I saw it. He got all ashen and decayed."
All he did was shake his head. She frowned deeply, looking at him hard. "I went back to the mansion today and he was gone. No body."
Elena blinked and looked around breathing heavily. "W-what are we gonna do?" he voice cracked.
Damon pulled himself closer and took her face between his hands. "Hey, it's okay….I'm not going to let anyone hurt you, okay? You're gonna be fine. We'll deal, we always do." He said determined to calm her heart rate.
He kissed her softly on the forehead, and Elena closed her eyes, remembering the way his lips caressed her the last time he did this. "I'm scared, Damon. These…unkillable vampires want me dead. I'm the key to the curse they want broken…they need a doppelganger and I'm the-" she stopped when she saw Damon's eyes get wide. "What?"
Damon smiled. "You're not the only doppelganger, Elena."
She shook her head. "No, no, no there's no way! We can't!" she got off the bed and started pacing again.
Damon's eyes followed her. "We don't really have many options here, Elena. Katherine started all this, it's about time she finish it."
Elena spun to him. "Handing Katherine over to the Originals means opening the tomb, Damon! And who's to say she's not gonna attack us as soon as we open it? And Bonnie is the only one that can open the tomb and you remember what happened the last time, right?" she cocked her head to the side and pinned him with her stare.
Damon nodded. "Yeah I know, but…" he paused keeping her stare and making her understand how important his next words were. "Giving them Katherine means not giving them you." He uttered slowly.
Elena sighed wrapping her arms around herself and sitting back down beside Damon. "I just don't think Bonnie can handle it right now. Not like I'd know…I haven't spoken to her since we got back from the mansion." She dropped her head in her hands. "How did this happen?"
Damon pulled her into his arms. "Because Katherine's a stupid bitch and didn't stay dead."
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Elijah dropped the body he was feeding from on the hardwood floor when he heard the doorbell. He walked through the mansion towards the door. He opened it to reveal four stunningly beautiful people. None of them had a smile on their pale faces but they were beautiful all the same. He smiled. "How nice of you to ring the doorbell." Elijah looked at them all and frowned. "Where is he?"
"Not here." A tall red head spoke up stepping through the threshold. Her hair cascaded down her back and shoulders in perfect curls, and her eyes were a bright emerald green. "He didn't feel it was necessary to come here yet." Her voice was soft and sultry, her English accent still strong after all these years.
The rest of them stepped in behind her, looking at the mansion. "Not the most tasteful…but it will do for now I suppose." said another. His hair was a dark curly mop on his head and his chiseled cheekbones made his blue eyes stand out. His Irish accent wasn't as strong as it used to be from being out of the country for so long.
The five vampires moved into the sitting room. "Sorry for the mess…" Elijah apologized gesturing to the two bodies lying haphazardly on the floor. He poured himself a glass of scotch at the small bar. "Drink?"
"Yes." The tallest of the rest sauntered over to the bar gracefully. His hair was a light blonde, cut short, and his eyes were a deep chestnut brown set deep in his face. He was handsome in one word. He also had an English accent, which was deep and gravely. "Brea, love…would you like one?" he poured one for his mate already knowing she would say yes.
Brea, the red head smiled sweetly. "Thank you, Ramsey." She received the glass from him. "Ever the gentleman." She pinned Elijah a glare. "You should learn from your elders Elijah." She sipped slowly. "So Katerina Petrova is alive, how?"
Elijah frowned. "I don't know…everyone thought she died in that church fire in 1864."
Brea glared at him. "Well clearly she didn't! Where did you get your information? Somewhere resourceful I hope." Her voice took on a hard demanding quality that as his elder Elijah couldn't deny.
"Yes, it was resourceful." He stated obediently. "Elena herself told me under compulsion."
Quinn, the blue eyed vampire spoke up. "And this Elena…she's the doppelganger?" Elijah nodded. "Then I say we take Elena, use her blood to remove the curse and be done with it." He said resolutely.
Ramsey shook his head. "No, we mustn't do anything until he says otherwise. This is a sensitive circumstance." He gulped the rest of his scotch and placed to empty glass on the table. "We don't even know how it is possible Katerina could have a doppelganger, she never procreated."
Brea raised a brow. "Not that we know of. You know as well as I do that Katerina was as great a liar as she was a lover; even before he turned her. Look at the mess she made in Mystic Falls! The Salvatore brothers?" she questioned as an example.
Elijah started chortling. "Funny, you should mention them. If I'm not mistaken the Salvatore brothers are in Mystic Falls…they were the ones that saved the girl."
Ramsey laughed hard. "Oh how things have come full circle. The Salvatore's protecting the doppelganger of none other than Katerina. How peculiar."
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Damon looked Bonnie in the eyes and she could see the sincerity there. "I know you don't like me…but if the only way to keep Elena alive is to hand Katherine to the Originals then I'm willing to take that risk." He's eyes were intense and desperate. "I promise you, that if anything happens to you I will do what ever I have to, to keep you here." Bonnie read his face and knew he meant it. "Don't do it for me…do it for her." He stated softly and glanced at Elena who was talking to Lucy in Elena's kitchen.
Bonnie looked at her friend then nodded at Damon. "Okay. But I'm gonna need some things. Lucy and I can do this…but we need to channel our ancestor's powers first. Can you grab me some ingredients, they're kind of costly-"
"Done." Damon cut her off, happy that she agreed.
Bonnie smiled tightly. She jotted down a list of ingredients for spells on a notepad from her purse, ripped the page out and handed it to Damon.
"Thank you." He said seriously. "I owe you one." He walked over to Elena. "Hey, I gotta head into town." She started standing. "It's okay you can stay here…you'll be save here."
She nodded nervously. "Have you told Stefan any of this yet?"
Damon sighed and shook his head. "No…maybe I'll bring him along for the ride. I'll call you if we get any news." He pointed at her and gave her a stern look. "Do not leave this house."
She nodded. "Okay." She watched him rush out of the house and turned back to Lucy who grabbed her hand.
"Don't worry; no one can get to you here. I put a shield up around the house." She smiled reassuringly.
Bonnie walked back and smiled at her friend. "So, Damon seems to be stepping up and handling everything for a change. Where's Stefan in all of this?" Bonnie sat down at the kitchen table with her cousin and Elena.
Elena leaned her head on the palm of her hand. "The Boarding House probably, moping around. I haven't heard from him all day." When Bonnie frowned, Elena elaborated. "I broke up with him. It was getting too much I needed to get some space between us and spend more time with my friends." She said pointedly. Bonnie broke out on a huge grin and hugged her. "I know you don't like Stefan or Damon very much, but both of them mean a lot to me, and that won't change." She cleared up.
"I know…it's just nice to know I can have my friend to myself for once." The witch smiled.
Elena's phone rang and she answered it when she read Caroline's name. "Hey…took you long enough to get back to me." She reprimanded jokingly.
"Sorry, I was really busy with some things; I'll tell you when I get there." She said quickly.
Elena frowned. "Oh, when will you be here?" she heard a knock and rushed to answer the door.
"Now!" Caroline chirped with bright eyes and a smile. "I love how super speed works! I save so much on gas." She tried to step into the house but there was a barrier. "Um…Elena? I thought I was already invited." She looked confused at her friend.
Bonnie and Lucy walked to the door and Bonnie sighed. "We put up a barrier to keep out vampires. Elena's being tracked by the Originals." She explained.
The blonde frowned. "The Original what?"
"Vampires." Lucy stated. "Really old and really dangerous. We can momentarily bring down the shield. Bonnie…" The two witches held hands and chanted quietly with their eyes closed; Bonnie's tighter than Lucy's. "Done." She smiled.
Caroline tested with her hand first, then hopped over the threshold. "Cool!" she waltzed into the kitchen with everyone following behind her. "So I've been on dog watch all day today." She grabbed the bag of chips from the cupboard and started munching. She rolled her eyes up. "Stupid me for telling Damon I'd take care of it, cause Tyler has some serious anger problems. Like I know it's because of his wolfy status, but he should know by now that I'm way stronger than him." She laughed and popped a chip in her mouth.
Elena, Bonnie and Lucy looked at her funny; a vampire munching on chips and venting about her day babysitting a werewolf. "You told Tyler you were a vampire?" Elena asked worried.
Caroline stopped mid chew. "I had to. He pinned me to a wall and kept insisting that I was like him. He pushed my buttons." She shrugged, and popped another chip in her mouth. "And before you ask, I didn't mention any other vampires in town. So Stefan and Damon are safe. Problem averted." She said happily.
Elena, Lucy, and Bonnie shared a look. "Caroline…there's something you should probably know." Elena started, unenthusiastic about telling the story…again.
Author's Note: so I hope you liked my little blurb on how the Originals started I'll do more explaining as I get farther in…so this is going to be OFF CANON from now on I won't be following the facts from future episodes. I'm excited to bring my "Original" characters lol more back story, hope you enjoyed this chapter please read and review! Love you guyyyyyys
Vanessa