Chapter Eighteen

It occurred to Katherine that Tyler was an idiot.

So the moron wanted to make hybrids fine, but did he really have to stab the needle in her belly. As she crouched down to the floor, she could still feel the pain circulating in her body.

"You're a bastard." She mumbled.

"I know," Tyler smirked. "But better than a bitch and murderer."

Katherine scoffed. "Believe me you're not far off, Tyler." She struggled with her steps.

"Oh, come on Katherine you must be smarter than that. Surely, you didn't think that just because Klaus impregnated you, he was going to forgive five hundred years of hatred. Don't you get it by now? The asshole was just waiting for you to give birth so that he can make you into his own personal blood bag to make new hybrids to protect this wretched city. Who knows maybe those freaky babies of yours carry your special doppelganger blood as well? Wont that be sweet, a blood bag family?"

Katherine felt a surge of anger when Tyler said those words, freaky babies. It was one thing to insult her, they could call her bitch all they wanted, but another thing to insult a pair of innocent babies.

Using all her willpower and strength, Katherine managed to push Tyler to the floor and she hissed and scratched him across the cheek with her nails. Tyler chuckled. "I hit a nerve, did I?"

Katherine saw the injection next to Tyler and she grabbed it and smashed it into the ground, releasing the blood. Tyler's eyes darkened. "You really shouldn't have done that."

"Why don't you make me regret it?"

Tyler pushed her against the wall and he wrapped his hands around her neck, enjoying watching her struggle for air. Someone pushed Tyler to the ground and Katherine could finally breathe.

Her vision relaxed and that's when she saw Klaus gripping Tyler by the neck. "Hi mate, I'm regretting letting you live already," he looked back at Katherine. "Katerina, get away now-"

"But-"she wanted to ask Klaus that if what Tyler had said was true, that Katherine would soon be reduced to blood bag statue again.

"Katerina, do not argue!" he growled. "Find Elijah and get out now."

Katherine nodded as she picked up the knife that she had used against Tyler for protection.

Was Tyler right? Was Katherine just destined to be another blood bag the minute she gave birth? Her head was full of questions as she ran into the woods, still clutching the knife. It wouldn't be strange, Klaus' empire was crumbling, and it would make sense that he would use her, the only human doppelganger.

The tears crowned her eyes, she could not return to that life again.

Crunch.

Katherine held the knife tightly, shut her eyes and jabbed it in the air until she was sure she hit flesh.

A hiss of pain. "Katerina!"

She opened her eyes and found that she had accidently stabbed Elijah across the stomach and that the knife was now poking out and his suit was covered in blood.

"Elijah, sorry I thought you were Tyler." She fumbled.

Elijah raised an eyebrow as he removed the knife. "Tyler?"

Katherine bit her lip. "I'll explain on the way."

Elijah nodded, looking concerned. He saw the bruises on her face that were slowly healing. "Are you all right?"

She nodded, with Elijah she felt better, protected at least. "I'm fine. I just really want to get out of here."

"There you are, I brought you a gift," Klaus's hands and shirt were covered in blood and he was holding a heart in his hand, he dropped it on the ground as if it were a rotten apple. "I suspect the gang back home in Mystic Falls will be angry at me, but if they do ask I'll just tell them that he risked the life of my future children."

Katherine crossed her arms over her chest, her anger seemed to be boiling over.

"What's wrong, sweetheart?"

Katherine stomped towards him, not caring that Klaus could rip her head off. She was not going to let herself and her children be Klaus' little blood bags. "What is wrong with you? I trusted you! I thought you had changed just a little, but I hate to say it but Tyler is right. The minute I give birth I'm back as a blood donor and my children as the continuation of the Petrova line. I won't allow it, Klaus I don't care if I have to run for 50 years I won't let you ruin my life again!"

Even Elijah looked startled. "What? Klaus, is this true?"

Klaus gave a cold laugh. "Ironic, isn't it how quick you are to turn against me? And even my own brother who has pledge his loyalty to me believes every word that comes out of your pretty little mouth."

"I asked you a question."

Klaus ignored his brother and instead pushed Katherine against the bark of a tree, his face was so close to her that she could feel his breathing. "Hmm, maybe you're right Katerina, maybe I am the monster everyone thinks I am. So let me prove it to you, as soon as you give birth I will continue to hunt you down for the rest of your miserable life and make it seem like the past 500 years was a cakewalk." He smirked. "I'll even be nice and give you a two day advantage."

"You will not touch her!" Elijah snarled pulling Klaus away from Katherine.

Klaus gave him a cold smile before biting him in the neck and throwing him on the ground. Katherine raced towards him and looked at Klaus angrily. "What did you do?"

"I gave him what he deserved and I suggest you don't cross me, Katerina or I will do the same to you," he turned back at them. "Both of you can stay here and rot for all I care."

"Come on, Rebekah for how much longer are you going to be mad at me?" Stefan asked, trying to hide the annoyance in his voice.

"How about ninety years?" Rebekah's voice was dripping with sarcasm. "That's how long I was daggered for loving you."

"I'm sorry if I hurt you feelings," Stefan insisted. "But I thought that you deserved the truth."

"The truth that you're still in love with your ex-girlfriend, yeah that was perfectly clear to me, Stefan." She snapped, hating that she was closed to tears. First Stefan, and now Marcel had used her to find out information and like a fool she had given it.

"Hey," he grabbed her wrist. "I don't want to fight, and I meant what I said before I never wanted to hurt you. I don't want to be enemies while we are living together in the same house. Can we reach a common ground, and be friends please?"

Rebekah paused for a bit. It did seemed a bit stupid, them fighting over something as silly over a kiss and miscommunication. She stared back at Stefan's green eyes. "All right, I guess we can be friends."

-End of Chapter Eighteen-

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