Chapter 26

A/N: This is an AU story for the vampire diaries. I do not own the vampire dairies.

"Katherine?"

Elena couldn't believe that her enemy that looked exactly like her was calling her. The only time had the doppelganger actually called her was when she was about to harm Jenna.

"Elena, I should have stay at your apartment-

"Katherine, what's wrong?" She asked.

"She's after me Elena."

"Who?"

"I am a doppelganger and am human now."

"Katherine who are you running from?"

"She's here."

"Who?!"

"No! Elena she's going to use me to- the line went dead.

"Katherine? Katherine. Katherine!" Elena said. Elijah started waking up through this. Elena gasped.

"What's wrong?" He asked.

"Katherine." She said. "She sounded scared." Elijah looked at her confused. Katerina had never really been scared. Of Klaus perhaps. But if Elena said she was scared of someone else that couldn't be good.

"I think it's time we found Sophie." Elijah said.

Klaus, Caroline, Bonnie and Kol walked into the bar looking for Sophie. Bonnie was hoping to speak to her. But when they walked in they found the police to be there along with Marcel who was comforting Camille as it looked. Bonnie looked at the cops that surrounded the body that was covered by a sheet. Caroline looked to the cops. Since her mother was-had been a sheriff she knew a little bit on what they did or the investigation. Klaus glanced to Marcel who also returned his glance and walked over to them.

"Marcel." Klaus said.

"Klaus," He glanced at Caroline. "Caroline," Caroline gave him a look and rolled her eyes before walking over to one of the cops. Caroline knew that Marcel was the one that had brought Qetsiyah here and that he was the cause of everything. Klaus couldn't help but smirk. She had such fire in her despite that she was always talking to people that were stronger than her and could kill her. But she never seemed frightened. And that's one of the things that he loved about her.

"So you wanted your creator dead is that so?" Klaus asked. Marcel gave him a look.

"Can we get to that later," Bonnie said. "What happened here?"

"Apparently Camille found Sophie dead here." Caroline said walking back to them. Marcel looked to them.

"Sophie?" Kol asked. Caroline nodded.

"The police had confirmed it was her from Camille." Bonnie glanced to Camille.

"I think I am going to go talk to her." Bonnie said walking over to her. "Camille," She said as she approached her. Camille turned to her looking sad and looked as if she had been crying.

"Yes…" She choked out. She had still been horrified to find Sophie's body.

"I am Bonnie, a friend of Kol's, remember." She said. Camille nodded having seen them yesterday. "Can you tell me what happened?" Camille nodded.

"I was coming in for my morning shift when I had found Sophie lying dead in the kitchen." She said.

"How did she die?"

"I don't know." Bonnie raised an eyebrow.

"You don't know?" She nodded.

"I just found her there lying on the ground. It doesn't make sense I know but there seemed to be nothing wrong with her. But she has no heartbeat or pulse. She's just dead." She said feeling more tears stream down her cheek. Bonnie couldn't believe that Sophie was dead without a scratch.

"Thank you Camille." She said walking back to them. "Marcel I would like you to tell me everything that you know about Qetsiyah." She said. Marcel sighed but nodded as he followed Kol and Bonnie over to the table. Caroline was about to follow when her phone rang. She pulled out and answered it.

"Hello?"

"Caroline? We have a problem."

"Yeah, so do we." Caroline said.

"What happened?"

"Sophie's dead."

"What?"

"Yeah, she's dead but it doesn't make sense how she died. She was just found dead nothing wrong really." Caroline said.

"Strange, I just got a call from Katherine. She said someone was coming after her. And then the phone went dead."

"You sure she isn't playing you?"

"Well she seemed very scared." Caroline glanced at Klaus. Klaus raised an eyebrow. Caroline knew that he could hear the conversation. Katerina was alive? He thought. And she was here. Klaus shook his head. He never thought that she would be that stupid to come here when he was here. "We still don't know how we are going to take down Qetsyah."

"Bonnie said she was going to come up with a plan. And I actually think that Silas might help."

"Silas?"

"Elena he is here as well. He is trying to stop Qetsiyah as well. Perhaps he can help us. I mean he knows much more about her than we do. He knows her weaknesses." Caroline said.

"Maybe, but we still shouldn't trust him. I mean he has done a few things to us."

"You mean besides killing Jeremy right?"

"Yeah, he's got into Bonnie's head before as well as yours and killed you mom." Caroline sighed knowing she was right. She still hated Silas and wanted revenge. But it's just when she looked into his eyes seeing as they were Stefan's it just didn't seem like he had murdered her. But she told herself that it was probably because he looked like Stefan.

"Ok. Klaus and I will see what we can find." Caroline said before hanging up the phone. Klaus turned to her. "I think we are going to have to get more history on Qetsiyah. And what better than to ask someone who knew her." Klaus stared at her.

"No,"

"Klaus,"

"Caroline, you can't just go find Silas. Do you remember what he is capable of?" Klaus said. She knew he was referring to when Silas had him make him think that he was dying.

"Klaus, this might be a chance to find out more about the past. And how to defeat Qetisyah." Klaus sighed and looked at her.

"Caroline, I understand this but he has already harmed you once." He was thinking about the time when Silas had harmed Caroline. Stefan had told him. But what Klaus didn't know was that Silas took the appearance of him.

"Fine, if you won't help me I will go on my own." She said walking off till he grabbed her arm and pulled her back.

"You can't go wandering off love." She glared at him.

"I don't need a babysitter Klaus." She said. He sighed.

"Fine," She raised an eyebrow.

"I'm sorry can I hear that again."

"Caroline,"

"Did I just hear Klaus Mikaelson give up?" Klaus groaned. She chuckled before moving to his ear. "Don't worry I will make it up to you." She kissed his cheek and began walking to the door.

"You will be the death of me." Klaus said.

Klaus and Caroline were roaming the streets. Caroline looked around she had forgotten that Silas could change his appearance.

"How are we going to find Silas?" She asked. Klaus shrugged.

"Someone calls me." Caroline jumped and turned to a man. She swallowed hard and again Klaus moves in front of her. Silas puts his hand up. "It is quite alright Niklaus I mean you and your love no harm." Caroline could feel her cheeks on fire as he said love.

"I suppose you just like changing forms than?" Klaus asked. Silas shrugged.

"Well it keeps Qetsiyah from seeing the real me for a few minutes before she suspects. That and it's nice to actually be in disguise. Also this is my true form that I like to be taken in." Silas said. Caroline studied him. He was tall somewhat muscular. Somewhat long raven dark hair that went to the sides of his neck, with snake like green eyes. He gave her a smile. "I believe sweet Caroline has a question for me, yes?" Caroline swallowed hard but nodded. Silas looked around before opening the nearest door to a shop and nodding. Klaus and Caroline glanced at one another as they went inside the shop. Silas walked inside and shut the curtains. He pulled out an herb, Klaus knew that it was sage. A candle lit suddenly and Silas raised the sage to it watching it burn. "Do not fear, this won't harm you I have spelled so that we can talk without others listening." He lifted his hand to the chairs. Caroline watched as they moved out so that Klaus and Caroline could sit in them. "By all means." Caroline and Klaus sat down and looked at the immortal warlock in front of them. Silas sat down across from them. "Now I do believe that these questions have something to do with my past." Caroline nodded.

"What happened between you Qetsiyah." Silas nodded.

"Not many know the story. And even some do not tell it right. It has been lost of myths and legends almost like gossip. As one passes it around it changes over time." Silas said. "Let me start with the beginning. I was a boy when I had met Qetsiyah. Our parents had been friends. Before we called ourselves witches at the time we were known as the Elementals really. Because most of our magic consist of the elements that help fuel our power. Some witches after that were known as Pythoness . It is meant to be one that conjures spirits or is a soothsayer. When I was twenty one I became one of the most powerful warlocks and was well known throughout the village. I loved the power but I also knew that death would come. And I didn't want to die. Especially with the growing plague. This is what was the first thing that drove me to create the immortality. I think it was the first time that I had met her that Qetsiyah started to find out and plan against us."

"Her?" Klaus asked.

"Talitha," Silas said looking away. Caroline could have sworn she saw a tear escape his eye. "She was my one true love. I love her."

"Isn't she dead mate?" Silas turned to glare at Klaus.

"She may be dead but that doesn't stop me from loving her." He glanced at Caroline. "Tell me something Niklaus. You care for this girl very much. I know this not just because of the way you look at her. But because when I had got into you head that day, it wasn't Elijah, Rebekah, Kol you were thinking about. It was her. And when you thought you saw her I could feel what you felt for her." Caroline looked to Klaus who was glaring at Silas. "Love," He said. "You were in love with her. I could hear and see what you felt or saw." He stood and turned away. "I also know that despite the two of you want your separate ways that night you still loved her even if she would never love you. And I am quite sure if she were to die that you would never stop loving her." Caroline swallowed hard. "Talitha and I were true soul mates. We loved each other while some couldn't accept this."

Flashback:

Silas walked through the woods. He smiled as he looked to the moon. He loved the moon because it gave him great power. Especially when it was full. Silas was coming upon a clearing when he heard a scream. He turned to find a girl with wavy dark hair running through the woods. He stared at her as she run and felt something inside of him stir. He looked to the man that raised a bow ready to strike the arrow at her. When it shot Silas didn't understand what was happening. He just knew he couldn't let this girl die. He raised his hand and stopped the arrow using his mind. The man gasped and he turned around to gasp as well finding that the arrow was floating in mid air. The man looked to Silas frightened as the arrow dropped to the ground.

"Elemental!" He screamed. Silas only nodded his head and the man flew back into the lake behind him. As the man struggled to get out of the lake and was being drowned by Silas, the girl watched in horror as the man died. When the man was dead Silas turned to her and could only stare. She was the most beautiful woman that he had ever seen. She had piercing ice blue eyes and angelic like features. She was like an angel to him. She was backed into a tree and he made his way towards her to introduce himself. The girl glanced to the branch and grabbed it putting it in front of her like a sword.

"Stay back," She said. He raised his hands.

"I mean you no harm." He said.

"You just killed a man."

"He was trying to hurt you."

"So? I don't think you had the right to kill him."

"Why was he chasing you?" He asked. She gave him a look and sighed.

"Because that man is one of the enemies in the other villages. As you can see we don't happen to get along." She said.

"What is your name?"

"Why should I tell you?" She snapped. This woman had such fire in her. Did she even know who she was speaking to?

"Sweet girl you do know what I am," She nodded. "And yet you speak to me with such distaste when you know what I am and what I am capable of. Why?" She glared at him.

"Just because you have power means nothing. I am not an afraid of you because fear is a choice. And I will not be afraid of anyone. When I look at you though I don't see fear, I see someone who is broken in some way." He glared at her.

"You do well to watch your mouth my sweet." She rolled her eyes.

"Again I am not afraid of you." She said.

"Talitha!" She heard her name called. It was her father. "Talitha where are you?" She glanced to Silas.

"Talitha, that is a beautiful name." She glared at him. "Well Talitha I am Silas and it was very nice meeting you." With that he was gone.

Flashback ended:

Klaus and Caroline looked at one another as Silas told his story about his lost love. Silas sighed and turned to them.

"That had been the first time that we had met. It took me almost a month of wooing that she finally gave in. When we had been together for nearly what you might say three months. I wanted to ask her hand in marriage. But as well did I want to be with her forever. This is what motivated me more to make it happen. When I had made the spell, Qetsiyah found out she had been thrilled. But when she found out that I would never use on her and on my true love she got mad and killed my lover wanting me to suffer. What she hadn't count on was that I was making a cure. Though she did find out in the end. And when she told me that she had created the other side, I began to hate her and desiccated myself. She didn't seem to like this and wanted me on her side. And that has been her mission ever since."

"How do we stop her?" Caroline asked.

"Simple, anyway to stop a witch is death. But for her it's going to have to be her true form. She may possess people. But she either has her older body back or is possessing one that she is making her true form. If we kill her from the true form than we can put a stop to it." Klaus nodded. "

Klaus and Caroline were heading to the bar. Caroline had forgotten that they were heading for dinner. Caroline couldn't believe it but she had actually agreed to go on a date with Klaus. And it wasn't for a distraction or because they made a deal. She had agreed to go because she wanted too. Caroline and Klaus seemed to talk and for once Caroline stopped thinking about all the problems that was going on. And felt as if it was just Klaus and her together alone. Klaus told her of the great places around the world. And told her that one day when she would let him he would. Caroline didn't bother to tell him that she wanted to go. She knew he knew that she did but they both knew that right now wasn't the best time. When Caroline began talking about his life when he was human and about his family Klaus seemed pretty closed up on that subject.

"I'm sorry did I say something wrong?" She asked. Klaus shook his head.

"I just…hate living in the past…at least when I was human. I never really liked my human life." He said. Caroline looked at him.

"What didn't you like about it?" She asked.

"Just that it wasn't like your family."

"Klaus," He sighed.

"Well Caroline, it's not easy growing up with a father that hates you and a family that hardly cares. My father hunted me down, my mother wanted me to be gone since when I was the her mistake. Caroline my life as a human wasn't something that I would write about in fairytales." Caroline nodded.

"Stefan told me that if anything Mikael was much worse." She said. "He hurt you didn't he? When you were human?" Klaus sighed but slowly nodded. She shook her head. "I don't understand how someone could be so cold." She folded her arms across her chest. She didn't like the idea of Klaus being hurt especially by his own father. It made her angry. "He wasn't a father. Just because he had children doesn't make him a father. He has to earn that role, by showing his children kindness and respect." Klaus looked at her. She was sticking up for him. He had never thought she would have done that. But he smiled all the more. While Klaus paid the bill Caroline waited outside.

"Caroline,"

"Silas?" She said looking at hum confused and glanced to Klaus inside.

"I mean you no harm, I just have to tell you something." He said. "I want you know, that I didn't kill your mother. But I know who did." Caroline stared at him.

"Who?"

Note: So who really killed Caroline's mother? Caroline learns more about Klaus through his human life. She will be getting more answers next chapter. Sophie is dead. Silas might have a way to kill Qetsiyah. Hayley is getting ready to have a baby withTyler. Katherine is missing. What is going to happen? Reviews thanks.

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