Previously on 'The Vampire Diaries'
And just like that, Klaus was gone.
[[ Elena's POV ]]
It was more of a fog, that I was going through. A slow haze, I just couldn't seem to break free of. The only thing I remember most clearly is waking up that next morning, not hearing his slow rhythmic breath. Feeling his arm around my waist, and that's when I realized something was off. That small moment in time, that to anyone else would mean nothing. To me, I felt my whole world come crashing down on me again.
"Lexi?" I asked as left Stefan's room, with a small lump rising in my throat. "Lex-". "Elena," came the sharp voice. I turned around, to see her standing there. Though this time, I wasn't expecting it. "What the hell happened?" she asked briskly. With a shrug I sighed, "Klaus, returned. From the dead, I guess. Though I'm not sure how that's even possible. All I know, is that if he doesn't kill me, for real this time, his 'Soul' can't move on." I finished. Before giving her another chance to speak she continued on, "He compelled Stefan . His humanity is gone, any feeling he had? That's gone too. He's a ripper again. Though…this time I can handle it…I think." "Why, because you're a vampire now?" she asked, angrily. "Listen, I think I can handle myself." I growled. "Clearly," she bit back with a mused expression. "Katherine," came the sound of Lexi's voice. Katherine glanced up, "Huh, you're here too? Great." she said, and brushed past me.
"So," Katherine began. "What's with all this talk of Stefan being compelled?" she said, glancing at Lexi. Lexi, who wasn't all too thrilled to see Katherine answered briskly. " Damon too." "What?" came Elena's sharp reply from where she sat. "Damon too. I walked in while Klaus was compelling him, I would've saved him but.. He was gone, Elena." said Lexi. "As gone as Damon can go. He was never that bad when he was a ripper." Katherine commented, "But Stefan? Your all screwed." Elena sighed heavily, she hated Klaus for this. For everything. Just when their lives seemed to finally be coming together, and they could be happy and not have to worry about any close Supernatural drama, he came back and fucked it all up. "No." Elena suddenly spoke. "I know we can save him. I can save him. Both of them." Lexi sighed, "Elena, you can't. If they've been compelled by Klaus to turn off their humanity and their feelings? You can't. Not until the compulsion wears off. Which, by the looks of it won't happen unless Klaus is dead!" she said exasperated.
Katherine chuckled suddenly at the two's banter. "Yet no one has come to the conclusion to ask me, what to do?" she said, standing up. Within a moment she stood in front of Elena, "I've seen this happen before. I know how to fix it." "Well then why don't you tell u-" her hand came down, and made contact with Elena's cheek. "Don't interrupt. I've had enough with you." she hissed, and then continued on. "To break compulsion, the vampire either has to free their victim, or die." she stated. Elena nodded, silently watching. "In our case though, Klaus is already dead. Yet he's still able to compel people. Along with Lexi," she said casting a glance her way. "We all know Klaus won't willingly free Stefan and Damon of their compulsion, so our only other option is to kill him." "And how do we do that?" Lexi piped up. Katherine grinned, " There's a tree, called White Oak." she started. "We get it, make a stake out of it. And when the time is right, stab Klaus with it. He may be dead, but from what I've been told he can manifest? Or, well you can touch him, see him, feel him. Is the point I am trying to make." Elena nodded. "Where do we find this tree?" she asked. "It's just a little ways outside of Mystic Falls," Lexi said. "Let's go."
Elena nodded, and grabbed her car keys, and jacket. Both Lexi and Elena glanced back at Katherine as she spoke "And your both just going to leave me here? When I've given you all the information that you need?" she asked, with a shake of her head. "No. You can sit in the passenger seat. Just don't stick your head out the window and loll your tongue, okay?" Lexi asked with a smirk. Katherine growled, and stalked past the two and headed to the car. Elena driving, Katherine sat in the passenger and Lexi in the back. The car ride was silent, as they made the twenty minute drive out of Mystic Falls to a place called Old Parks Meadow, which Katherine gave directions to. "Here." she said, and Elena stopped the car. The three women got out, and glanced around. "Now what?" Elena asked, a hand resting on her hip. "We find the tree. Simple. I'll go this way with Lexi," she said pointing to her left. "You go that way," she said and pointed to her right. Elena nodded. "And how can I trust that you won't kill he-?" her sentence was cut short. The ringtone 'Don't You Remember' by Adelea was heard loudly. "Care to answer your phone?" Katherine hissed. To which earned her a nudge in the side from Lexi. Elena rushed to the car and looked at her phone, her face grew pale and eyes wide. "Who is it?" Lexi asked. She held up the phone so they could see. "Stefan." Katherine sighed, taking the phone. "Well? Answer it."
Pressing the accept button, Katherine put the phone to her ear. "Elena." came Stefan's thick voice. "Stefan.." Katherine mimicked. "I thought you were out being all ripper-like. Why are you calling me?" she asked. "Come home." and the phone went dead. Elena looked at Katherine, "Well?" both she and Lexi asked. "Something's wrong." Katherine said suddenly.
A/N: So…I decided to bring in Katherine! (: Hope you all enjoyed that little surprise. I also decided to make this chapter all about the girls of TVD. The next chapter will definitely be full of more bad ass moments, Ripper Stefan and Damon, Klaus, Oh, and some lust thrown into the mix. Read and review please! :D