Chapter 10: You're Just Like Her
Elena's eyes fluttered open, and she narrowed them against the harsh light. The first thing she set her eyes on was Klaus crunched down looking straight into her eyes and she gasped. "Hello dear…I didn't scare you did I?" he reached out to touch her but she pulled back, pushing herself up farther against the wall.
Elena let out a trembling breath. "Please let me go." She looked around at the vampires surrounding her. She remembered Brea and Elijah…but the others she'd never seen before. She couldn't shake how frightened she was, but she knew she had to stay strong. Elena noted that Klaus was confident enough to not bother tying her up, and was grateful.
Klaus gave her a half smile, and shook his head. "No, unfortunately I cannot do that." She noticed how enthralling his voice was, it was like he could pacify her with just his words. The deep timbre he spoke with would make anyone melt to his wishes.
Elena held up her head and forced herself not to be affected. "Damon will find me."
Klaus tilted his head to the side. "And when he does I'll kill him…then you." He spoke casually as if it was the simplest task…and to him Elena was sure that it was.
Elena shook her head and couldn't stop the tears that built up. "Please don't! Killing us isn't going to bring Tatiana back!" the words were out of her mouth before she could stop them.
Klaus looked at her with hard and cold eyes. "How do you know about her?" He questioned so quietly that if he wasn't so close she wouldn't have heard him.
She showed more confidence than she had, narrowing her eyes and returning his cold glare. "I'm a Petrova…" she pronounced strongly. "I know my family history."
Klaus laughed, and stood looking down on her. "You remind me of Katerina."
That statement made her blood boil. "I'm nothing like Katherine!" she shouted, trying to convince herself the same thing.
Klaus clasped his hands behind his back, unintentionally showing Elena his old etiquette. "Is that what she's calling herself these days?" He crouched down to her level again. "You don't want to die, I understand that. You have your whole life ahead of you…so I'm going to give you an out." He bit into his wrist and held it out to her.
Elena looked at him then at the blood dripping from his wrist, which was already starting to heal. She got flashbacks from the dream she woke up from less than an hour ago and shook her head. "No…I-I can't." she uttered, her eyes wide with fear of would could happen if she did.
Klaus pulled his arm back and laughed boisterously. "Of course you can't. Especially after killing Jeremy like you did." He taunted with a glint in his eyes.
"What?" Elena couldn't believe his words. How did he know?
"Don't worry Elena." He chided with a wave of his hand. "It was just a dream, mind you a very accurate one…but a dream nonetheless." He stood again and paced slowly in front of her.
Elena pushed herself up a little, her body still weak. "How did you know that?" her voice was hoarse with emotion.
Klaus turned to her again with a sly smile. "I was there. Don't you remember? I'm a little hurt." He said mockingly miffed at the idea.
She shook her head. "It wasn't real." She pushed herself to stand, using the wall for support.
"But it could be…" he trailed off raising one perfect eyebrow.
"I would never kill my brother." She confirmed strongly, glaring at him with hate in her eyes.
Klaus cocked his head to the side. "Well he isn't really your brother now is he?"
Elena's heart plummeted. He knew too much about her. He'd been studying her and she didn't even know it. It scared her how much his words could affect her, and how they were spoken so casually and with no emotion.
"Brea, Elijah…" he called out still staring at Elena. "Go get Damon Salvatore. I'd like to talk to the boy." He watched in delight as Elena shook her head and trembled, panting as panic took over her. Brea and Elijah sped past them and out of the mansion to the Boarding House.
"No! If you want me, have me but please leave him alone!" She tried to bargain. Damon had done so much for her, it was the least she could do to try and save his life. She had to be brave, because if she was weak Klaus would prey on that. She needed to show him she was a true Petrova.
"You see Elena…" he started as if he was talking to a child. "Damon knows where Katherine is, and I need to get the moonstone from Katherine." He reached out and stoked her cheek feigning compassion. "Don't worry…I won't let you watch him die." He spoke in a quiet and soft tone as if to soothe her. "I'll kill you first."
Elena let out a breath she didn't know she was holding. She steeled her eyes and looked up at him defiantly. "Why don't you just kill me now then?"
He sighed in annoyance. "Because if I kill you now…then I can't kill you later when I need to break the curse." This girl had more fire than he expected. It intrigued him, but her defiance was becoming tiring. But it was too much fun; this bantering, the trading of blows was too exciting to him to compel her into compliance.
Elena channeled the bitch in her and smirked. "So if I killed myself now that would really foil your plans, wouldn't it?" she tilted her head to the side, blocking out the fear she felt in her heart.
Klaus turned his head to the door five seconds before Elena heard it open. "ELENA!" Damon called out, as he was struggling in Brea and Elijah's grasp. He had one on either side, holding his arms tightly.
"Damon!" Elena rushed over to him and was surprised that Klaus didn't stop her. He knew there was nothing that they could do. She looked him over, making sure he was okay before locked her eyes on his. Tears formed at the concern writing all over his face.
"Thank God you're okay…" he tried to reach for her, but the two vampires at his side held him firmly back.
"Not for long." Brea sang out with a sickly-sweet smile.
Elena and Damon ignored the comment and focused on each other. Damon looked at her intensely. "I'm gonna get us out of this." He vowed firmly.
Elijah pulled Damon away and threw him against the wall on the other side of the room. "You shouldn't make promises you can not keep, Salvatore."
Elena looked on in horror as Damon moaned and struggled to stand back up. She noticed how his eyes were unfocused and he looked weaker than usual. She whipped around to glare at Klaus. "What did you do to him?"
Klaus smiled. "He came at me with a vervain dart…and I used it on him. It was self defense." He shrugged. "Marques…tie him up; he can be our vampire sacrifice." Marq quickly went about gathering Damon off the floor and tying him up in chains, ignoring his weak attempts to fight him off. "Quinn…go find Katherine. Its time." Quinn disappeared quickly. He chuckled as Elena fixed him with her wide scared eyes.
She turned to Damon who was looking at her with sad eyes…knowing he failed her. She kept her eyes on Klaus as she walked cautiously over to Damon. Brea moved to grab her but he waved her off. "Damon…" she whimpered.
"I'm so sorry Elena…this isn't how-it wasn't supposed to happen like this." She saw the pain, both physical and emotional in his eyes and she knelt down beside him.
"Don't be sorry, Damon…we knew that there was a big chance we wouldn't make it. I just wanted to thank you for everything…" she paused looking at the floor before letting out a breath. "And I should probably tell you that I know-"
"That's enough of this." Klaus interjected. He grabbed Elena by the arm and dragged her away, ignoring Damon's protests to leave her alone. He pulled Elena to stand in front of him and looked deep in her eyes, his pupils dilating. "You will shut up, and stay down." When Elena didn't comply he frowned.
"She's wearing the necklace, Klaus…" Elijah stated. "It's filled with vervain." Elijah came to stand beside his elder.
Klaus smirked. "Hm, smart girl…not smart enough though." He ripped the necklace from her throat scratching her chest in the process. Elena gasped and Damon growled loudly in anger from the corner. "I don't want to hear another defiant word from you again, do you understand?" he demanded firmly.
Elena nodded. She looked at him blankly and answered. "I understand." She had to play along, Klaus didn't know about the bracelet and she wanted to keep it that way.
"Good. Now sit." Elena sat immediately on the floor wrapping her arms around her knees, ignoring Damon's questionable eyes. He knew she was faking it, but she didn't want him to give her away. She glanced at him briefly before dropping her eyes again.
Ramsey came into the room smirking at the scene in front of him. "Did I miss the party, Klaus?"
Klaus laughed and clasped a hand on his back. "No, it's just starting. Have you found the Lockwood boy yet?" he questioned.
Ramsey frowned and shook his head. "No, unfortunately not. He is in Mystic Falls but his whereabouts I've yet to pinpoint. There seems to be something throwing me off his scent." Ramsey seemed disturbed by this. He prided himself on his incredible tracking abilities.
Klaus seemed to favor Ramsey. "Not to worry…we will find him as soon as we get the moonstone. The full moon is upon us tonight and the boy will be drawn to it." Klaus said offhandedly as he slipped on a pair of heavy duty gloves that lay on the coffee table. He moved to a pot on the window sill plucking the vervain, and sauntered towards Damon. Klaus crouched in front of him. "Where's Katherine?"
Damon glared at him. "I don't know…you try the yellow pages?" he asked cockily even though his voice was weak.
Klaus ran the vervain down his cheek, relishing in his screams and struggles. Elena turned her head away closed her eyes. "Where's Katherine?"
"Georgia…" he mumbled, watching the confusion wash over Klaus' face before continuing. "New York, St. Petersburg, Berlin…maybe North Korea, I always pegged her for a communist." Damon mocked with a serious face. Klaus back handed him across the face, making his head snap to the side forcefully. Damon shook it off, moaning as he slowly brought his head back to look at Klaus. "Ow."
"I don't have time for games, boy…tell me where she is." The elder vampire demanded lightly brushing the vervain on Damon's face and arms.
"Arrghhh! I don't know! I don't know where she is!" he hollered in pain.
Elena sat up. "He doesn't know, stop hurting him!" she shut up, forgetting that she wasn't supposed to talk back to him.
Klaus turned slowly to her and walked back to stand in front of her. "You've got a fight in you…so much like Katherine." He repeated to piss her off.
Damon coughed up blood, spitting it on the ground in front of him. "You shouldn't have gone there, she hates that." He uttered through the throbbing in his face.
Elena stood and leveled her gaze with him. "I told you I'm not like Katherine!"
Klaus nodded. "You're right. You seem to have a heart." He stated with disdain.
The tell tale sound of clicking heels resounded in the mansion. "My ears are ringing…someone must be talking about me. Hello Klaus miss me?" she tilted her head to the side and gave him a small smile.
Klaus abandoned Elena to step closer to Katherine who was standing at the top of the stairs. "Not in the least. Where's Quinn?" he didn't really care but he was curious.
Katherine looked puzzled. "You sent Quinn after me…you couldn't even find me yourself?" she feigned disappointment.
Klaus gestured to the scene around him. "I was a little busy. Have you come to beg for mercy?" he asked with a chuckle.
Katherine smirked and slowly descended the stairs. "Not at all. I have a proposition." She placed her hands on her hips and stood in front of Klaus.
"Katherine, what are doing?" Damon questioned in panic from the other side of the room.
Katherine swung her eyes to him. "What I have to. So you have the doppelganger…that's a good start, but you're missing some key factors." She sung out raising her eyebrow.
Brea narrowed her eyes. "The Moonstone."
Katherine locked her eyes on her before turned back to Klaus. "That and more. I have both, the werewolf and the vampire sacrifice plus the witch to do the mojo. I'll help you lift the curse…all I ask for is my freedom." She stated simply.
Elena glared at her back. "You bitch…you're double-crossing us?" she asked in disbelief. She knew it…she knew Katherine wouldn't keep her word. She glanced at Damon to see him pinned his ex lover with a hateful glare.
Katherine spun around to face her double. "I told you, I only look out for myself, Elena. You should have done the same." She shrugged, looking at Damon when he started talking.
He struggled in the chains. "Katherine, you can't do this! You don't even know if you can trust them." he tried to get her to listen but she just rolled her eyes.
"Oh shut up, Damon. I had to chose a side…I choose the side that's gonna win." She gloated, faking a smile that looked too much like Elena's.
Klaus ghosted a hand over her hair. "Oh this is rich…I have to admit Katerina, I love the games you play." They shared a laugh together before Quinn sped into the room.
"God damn girl, you're fast." He strolled up to Klaus. "I was nearly in Mystic Falls when her scent faded. I realized she was already on her way, so I doubled back." Quinn focused on Damon, narrowing his gaze before shaking it off. His thoughts were blank, but he chalked it up to the vervain in his system making him hard to read. He brought his gaze back to the girl, and could read the fear all over her face, in her mind and in her heart. Klaus noticed his observation and Quinn nodded in a way of confirming that this wasn't a trap.
"So where are the sacrifices?" Ramsey asked folding his arms over his chest.
Katherine gave him an incredulous look. "You honestly think I would bring them with me? How stupid do you think I am? We do this on my terms." She declared firmly.
Brea was about to protest when Klaus put up a hand to shut her up. "Where?"
The red head gaped at him. "Are you serious?" Ramsey placed a hand on her shoulder to placate her.
Elijah waited anxiously for the moment the curse would be broken. He'd waited long enough and it was finally here. Marques tried hard to maintain his anger. He wanted to kill Katerina, not team up with her. And now with this deal Klaus had made with her, he couldn't even end her existence after the curse was broken. He considered doing it anyway.
"Fell's Church." Katherine affirmed, earning looks from everyone. The Originals knew she faked her death in that church. "I love the symbolic poetry of it all." Katherine hauled Elena up by the arm, gripping her tightly. "I'll take the look-a-like." Katherine took a moment to look her dead in the eye. She grabbed a fist full of her hair and yanked her head back.
Katherine bit down into her wrist and let a couple drops land on her twin's lips. Elena was shocked that a few drops landed in her mouth and tried pulling away. "I don't want to turn…stop!" she cried.
Katherine smirked. "It's cute that you think I care…I don't. You're my leverage; I need to make sure their end of the bargain is kept up." She turned to Klaus. "One wrong move and I snap her neck, and you're waiting five hundred years for another doppelganger…again." Katherine smiled cheekily, hugging Elena close like they were best friends.
Klaus glared at her. "Fine." He drawled. Katherine always had to have her way. His plan was to let her lead them to where she had the sacrifices, then kill her, but now Katherine had ruined those plans.
"Follow me." Katherine and the Originals sped out of there, leaving Damon chained on the floor shouting and howling behind them.
Katherine sped through the forest, both hers and Elena's hair trailing behind them like a dark curtain. The vampire could hear them running fast behind her, weaving through trees. Katherine saw the Church up ahead and ran straight into the tomb, bypassing Tyler, Bonnie and Caroline, who were all tied up, struggling to get loose.
She ran into the cave with Elena holding onto her as she screamed for her friends. "Katherine! Please let me go, you don't have to do this."
Katherine stared at the opening waiting for the Originals. "Shut up, Elena…it's almost over." In seconds, Klaus, Brea, Ramsey, Quinn, Elijah and Marques stood in front of them. Katherine sped out with Elena nodded to Bonnie who shook out of her bonds and started chanting.
Klaus ran to the entrance of the cave but bounced back from the barrier. "No!" The rest of them ran up and started banging on the invisible wall.
Elena looked at Katherine in surprise as she started speaking. "Sorry Klaus…but leaving you locked in here in here for all eternity sounded like a much better plan." She taunted slyly.
Tyler and Caroline also shook out of the ropes, and stood next to Elena. "Are you okay?" Caroline asked. "Damon told us we couldn't tell you anything…I'm sorry." Elena nodded, knowing now that this was the plan all along.
"When I get out of here I will make your death a slow and painful one!" Klaus bellow viciously baring his long fangs and deep ridges in his forehead.
Elena stepped next the Katherine, and smiled. "You're not getting out of here. It's a magical barrier…looks like you should get used to these walls, Klaus…cause that's all you'll be seeing for the rest of you undead life." Elena and Katherine gave him twin smirks before Katherine closed the tomb with the giant slab of rock as they screamed and hollered to be let out.
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Later that night Elena sat with Damon on the couch at the Boarding House, tending to his wounds when Bonnie slowly walked in.
"Hey, Elena…can I talk to Damon for second?" she asked hesitantly.
Elena looked at Damon, who nodded, wincing a little bit. When Elena left the wrong, Bonnie sat down in her spot, a little further from Damon though. She looked like she didn't know how to start. "Thank you. You risked you're life for her today…you thought of someone other than yourself for once." She commented evenly.
Damon looked at her intensely with a small smile. "You're so good at blending a compliment with an insult." He joked.
Bonnie shrugged. "It's a gift. But honestly, I like who she is when she's around you…it's like having the old Elena back." she sighed heavily as if the next part was going to be hard to say. "And…you're a better person around her too." She glanced at him before looking away again.
Damon raised a brow and curled his lip up in contempt. "Does this mean we're friends?" he asked drawing out the last word with discomfort.
Bonnie shook her head. "Nope. It just means I'm willing to tolerate you." She gave him a half smile.
Damon sighed in relief. "Good. I like this thing we've got going." He waved a finger between them. "It's so fun making you angry." He smirked.
Bonnie nodded before standing up calling out a goodbye to Elena, before rushing out. Elena came back in staring at Damon trying to gauge his expression. "How did it go?"
Damon nodded, shifting slightly to get more comfortable. "Fine…she wanted to thank me."
Elena raised both her eyebrows. "Really! That's great…you guy seem to be getting along better."
Damon didn't answer, just frowned as he thought back to earlier that day. "What were you going to say earlier?" he started quietly. "You said I should probably know something…" he trailed off, looking up at her in interest.
Elena blinked a couple of times before gathering her thoughts. I thought I was going to die…now I don't know if I should tell him. "Um, I-I don't know…I can't remember what it was." She uttered looking away, taking the damp cloth and dabbing the scorch marks on his face over the bruising and torn skin.
He winced, and stared her down. "Liar."
Elena was about to saw something when Damon furrowed his brow and looked past her. Elena turned around to find Rose standing there. "I guess I missed the big fight." She stated taking in Damon's condition.
"Yeah…Klaus kinda took us by surprise." Damon told her. "They're locked in the tomb now…Mystic falls is safe again." He said a little dramatically.
Rose sighed and sat down in the couch opposite them. "That's great. Wow, it feel good to know I don't have to run anymore." She laughed.
Elena nodded and gave her a small smile. It was still weird being in her presence since her and Trevor had a hand in all this. "Yeah now you can go wherever you want."
Rose kept her eyes on Damon. "I was thinking of staying in town actually." Damon didn't seem to notice the look she gave him, but Elena did.
She huffed and went back to tending to Damon affectionately. "I hear there's a great bed n breakfast in town." Elena made sure she heard the hidden meaning behind her words.
Damon frowned at her. "Why…there's plenty of room here, especially since Stefan's gone. You're more than welcome to stay…it's called a Boarding House for a reason." He smirked. "Ow." He looked at Elena, who was roughly dabbing his wounds. "Why are you being so violent?" he asked with a teasing tone.
"Sorry…didn't mean to." She mumbled. "I'm gonna go wash this out." She grabbed the blood soaked cloth and went into the kitchen.
She washed it out on the sink and shook her head. Why was she so upset at the idea of Rose staying here? Was it because she was the third wheel in their friendship? Was it because she was wary about her intentions? Or was it because she clearly liked Damon? She tried not to let it bother her that she was going to be living in the same house with Damon, although she made a promise to herself that she was going to be spending a little more time here.
Author's Note: welllllll…..the showdown is done! I hope you liked the way that they defeated Klaus. I knew that they couldn't kill them; the Originals are waaay too strong to be killed, I wouldn't have even known how to go about it. Next chapter I'll do some flashbacks to Damon explaining the plan and how he involved everyone…just to clear things up. Hope you liked it please review!
Vanessa