Author's Note:We are getting closer to the end of this story, and by end I mean the transition into our sequel. I'm so excited to reveal where this is going. Also, I created a poll but somehow can't get it to work or garner enough attention for it. That being said. PLEASE review and tell me what couple combination you want to see in the upcoming chapters/sequel. It can be a totally new couple or an old favorite.
The doorbell rang and Damon waited for his brother to answer it, annoyed upon seeing him smiling back at Amelia. Getting up, he made sure to smack Stefan upside the head as he sped down the stairs. The Salvatore brothers definitely had a thing for the Petrova doppelgangers.
Reaching for the knob, he was surprised to find two older women; women whom shared the same Petrova features such as the dark hair and olive skin. "Ladies," he laid the charm on thick, "welcome to the Salvatore Boarding house. May I assume you're friends of Lydia?"
The younger of the two, a woman who appeared to be in her early forties held out a hand -wearing numerous rings of various gemstones- while using the other to brush back her long locks; Damon couldn't help but think she maintained it in hopes of maintaining a youth long since passed. "I am Ilya, Lydia's mother. This is my mother, Sonya. We're here to help," she smirked.
"Grand-mama Sonya," Lydia and Amelia jumped up to hug, leaving Ilya slightly perturbed. The girls gave the elderly woman generous kisses before the old woman shooed them away. Unlike her daughter, Sonya didn't use her magic to hold onto foolish things like appearance. She would rather hold onto her dignity. That which came from the earth would always return there, she saw no use in delaying it. Still, her daughter was a strong Petrova woman and had a firm grip on her powers. There was no better ally in Sonya's mind.
"You're here earlier than I expected," Lydia said, finally reaching her mother to give her a kiss on the cheek. "How did you get here so soon?"
"We are witches, dear," Ilya spoke. "Powerful witches; we trained you after all. We left before you even sent your message and it's a good thing we got here in time. You have two originals in this house. That was not a part of the plan," she said sternly.
"Yeah, well unfortunately we had to immobilize Elijah," Lydia huffed. She never had been able to gain her mother's approval. "Elijah was looking for the cure. I didn't expect Klaus to show up looking for him so soon. I had no choice, his hybrids were circling the house."
"What have you done to keep him down," Sonya rubbed a hand up her granddaughter's arm.
"I used sigils to lock him in a cellar separate from his brother, who currently has a dagger in his heart," Lydia said. "Klaus's mutts were neutralized as well. I had been hoping to have another month to prepare for the ritual but the time line has moved up drastically. It has to be done tonight," the twenty-five year old asserted.
"Tonight," Elena asked, stunned. "Don't you need the full moon?"
"Don't worry child," Sonya patted Elena on the cheek. "It is a special time, one when magic is rarely cast. The three days before the new moon share the same principal as the sabbath day in christianity where you are expected to take time to relax and cease from working. The days belong to Hecate, Queen of the witches and it is known as the 'Dark of the Moon'. It is a time to banish, heal, grow and of completion. The ritual will call on Hecate to banish the Petrova curse and allow our family to heal."
"What about the others," Elena asked. "How long do we have to wait for them before they show up?"
Ilya smiled, touched at how innocent Elena managed to be after everything she had been through. "We're witches, dear. We're going to summon them," watching as her daughter opened a trunk holding ritual supplies.
Thunder rolled and rain fell in assault formation, hitting the ceiling and windows. Klaus slowly came to, taking in his surroundings and rubbing the back of his head. Bonnie Bennett would pay for putting him down. He would see to it.