Elena woke with both a start and a scream. Her throat burned, and her eyes were sore. A pounding headache was droning on her temples. Her muscles ached, and she felt confused. What was happening? Where was she? What did Katherine do to her?

"Come on, Gilbert." Katherine says, standing over her with a lazy smirk, "It's high time you fed."

Elena's eyes darted, "What are you talking about?" She muttered, and clumsily got to her feet, "Goodbye, Katherine." Elena said, her voice slightly slurred from exhaustion. She headed towards the door with shaky footsteps.

Katherine watched her leave, the vampire's work was done- from here on, Elena would do the rest. Katherine heard Elena's quiet footfalls roam the mansion, lost. She heard a door open, she heard a confused, sleep filled, familiar voice speak.

"Katherine?"

"No." Elena replied sadly, "Its Elena. I needed to see you."

"Elena, it's too late… can't we speak tomorrow-" he stopped short as Elena sat beside him and enveloped him in a gentle hug. Her head rested on his shoulder and she felt his arms encircle her waist kindly. He kissed her cheek, "What's wrong, Elena?" Damon asked softly as one of his hands moved to stroke her long, matted hair. He felt something wet in her locks and retracted his hand to see that his hand was tinted red with something he identified as blood- due to his time in the Confederate Army, even if it had been brief. He looked at the brunette with worry, "Elena, is this your blood…" he asked.

She giggled then said, still laughing, "I don't know." She nearly cried, "I woke up like this."

Damon was growing more and more worried, and when he said he would go and find a doctor, but Elena only hugged him close, "Wait, please…" She moaned lightly, "What is that smell? Is it you?" She inhaled loudly, making Damon feel anxious- what was wrong with her? She almost lit up, "Oh gosh! It is you!" she giggled and pulled his neck against her lips quickly, making Damon squirm uncomfortably. Katherine wouldn't like this, so he didn't. Damon wasn't the only one thinking of Katherine; Elena remembered her words as they echoed in her confused mind:

"It's high time you feed."

'Feed' Elena thought vaguely to herself. Though the words meaning had changed from what it used to be, and she didn't understand exactly what it was now, her instincts did. Her hands clasped his neck, "One taste." She promised. And then she bit him.

Her teeth sharpened immediately, though painfully, as they penetrated her guns and grazed her lower lip. Her eyes tingled strangely as her veins became crimson, growing more and more pronounced against her pale ivory skin. She licked at his new wound, but continued to suck blood from the tiny holes visible.

Katherine smirked. It was working. Her plan was absolutely perfect. Nothing could go wrong now. She heard Damon whine, and ran from her room. She went to the bedchamber of a Salvatore- Mr Salvatore. "Giuseppe!" Katherine shrieked, "Vampire!" The door was flung open at once, and she was ready. Her expression was a perfectly practiced one of frozen terror. She wept to the man, "She is-is killing Damon!" she sobbed, "Come quick, sir, and arm yourself!"

Giuseppe grabbed a gun from his room, it had obviously been accessible this didn't surprise Katherine at all. Giuseppe was a scared old man who feared what he didn't understand, but who was Katherine to blame him for that particular shortcoming. He should be scared of her.

"Who is it?" Giuseppe asked with clear worry.

"Elena Gilbert." Katherine said tearfully.

The two ran to Damon's bedchamber, and Giuseppe kicked the door open forcefully.

"Damon!" Katherine exclaimed. She went to run to him, but Giuseppe pushed her back, "Stay back, Katherine!" Giuseppe warned as he took aim on Elena.

"Die, you disgusting vampire." Giuseppe said menacingly, and Katherine almost pitied her doppelganger. Giuseppe was one enemy she didn't want.

Damon saw his father and panicked as Elena whimpered in fear. Damon shouted before his brain registered his words, "Father, no!" He jumped up, pulling Elena up with him. Giuseppe, who had fired and missed due to his son, was hurriedly reloading his gun.

Damon took this opportunity to run out of the room, dragging Elena along behind him. Elena's weak legs suddenly became strong, and she powered them until Damon was flying along behind her.

Giuseppe cursed, but the two were free. The moon lit the landscape romantically, though neither of them were concerned by this as they tried to escape Damon's murderous father.

They came upon a small cabin, located in the midst of the woods, and was only inhabited by spiders. They took refuge inside. Elena marvelled at herself in a broken mirror, while Damon paced, "Oh no…" He muttered, rubbing his forehead, "Oh god no…"

The door to the cabin slammed open, and Katherine entered. At first he was thrilled, she would know what to do.

He then noticed her expression; severely annoyed.

"Damon, what do you think you are-?" Katherine started, only to be interrupted by Elena.

"You made me say those things!" Elena screamed, staring at the girl and pointing a finger at the suspect, "You are a vampire! You did this to me!"

"Oh boo hoo," Katherine said, already finding her irritating, "No one cares, Gilbert." She glared.

Another person entered the room, a pretty girl who Elena recognised as Katherine's maid. Her dark hair was tucked inside a bonnet, as she approached Katherine.

"At last!" Katherine exclaimed, "Well, on with it, Emily." She told her disrespectfully.

Emily nodded silently, than turned to Elena. She narrowed her eyes slightly in concentration, and spoke slowly, "Follow me."

Once again, Elena was under the influence of another. Damon went to grab Elena, but he stopped when Katherine gently placed her hand on his arm. He wrapped it around Katherine, and they watched in unrivalled silence as the two girls left the cabin.

They had walked for some time, when they came across a tomb.

Elena was inside the tomb when her consciousness returned to her, "What on earth?" She mumbled, wondering how she came to be there.

She spotted the door and walked to it, before attempting to leave. She couldn't. Oh no.

Little did Elena know, she would be trapped inside that tomb for over a century.

A/N: Here is another chapter for you. I think next chapter may or may or be set modern day… or at least in the time of Season 2.

Thank you for the lovely comments. They definitely made me update quickly…

I hope you liked it, although it wasn't my favourite- that's for sure!

Bye: Kate xxx