Chapter Twenty Three

"Oh, really," Celeste crossed her arms over her chest. "And what makes you so sure that I need your help, more importantly how do you know my real name?"

The woman smiled. "I am over five hundred years old, you hear things every now and then. But I must admit that of all the stories I've heard, yours is still the most impressive. I still admire the way that you have captured several bodies of young girls, very crafty magic."

Celeste flinched. "Who are you? Are you a witch?"

The woman shook her head. "Not entirely, I'm a Traveler, I come from a Traveler family-"

"I know what a traveler is, no need for a dictionary definition. You didn't answer my question. Who are you?"

"In this body, I'm Alice Smith," she pursed her lips, "Milena Petrova is my real name however, I have been becoming a permanent passenger in many different bodies since 1492."

"Petrova," Celeste said the surname slowly. "Something tells me you're related to the doppelganger bitch that just won't die. Question is, how do I know if you're telling me the truth."

Milena raised her chin. "I'll prove it to you in 1492, Klaus came and slaughtered my entire family thanks to one of Katerina's many mistakes. At the time, I was fifteen and my father has forbid us from doing Traveler's magic, but we weren't the only family of travelers in Bulgaria. A friend taught me how to passenger myself into another body and I've been doing it ever since trying to locate my sister. I want revenge and I won't be satisfied until she's dead in my arms."

Celeste's eyes narrowed suspiciously. "And what if I don't want her dead?"

Milena chuckled. "You're joking right, she killed you in 1933 in another body when you refused to do a spell to hide her from Klaus, and not only that but she has that older vampire, what's his name Elijah wrapped around her little finger. I've been in New Orleans since the summer. I'm not blind, I know you've tried to kill her many times, but failed." She pursed her lips. "I'm here to offer you a deal, if you let me kill her, I'll help you with anything. We all have the same goal, however Katerina dead and buried."

Davina flinched when she heard movement behind her. She turned around, but no one was there. "Who's there? Josh, this isn't funny."

Sophie pressed a towel filled with sleeping medication firmly over her mouth. Davina struggled and she broke a few objects before the medicine finally kicked in. "Sabine." Sophie whispered.

"I'm here." Sabine whispered back as she tied up Davina's arms and legs with a rope. "Good job."

Sophie attempted a smile as she looked at Davina's sleeping face. "Are you sure we did the right thing?"

Sabine nodded. "Let's hide her, until tonight. Tonight we will complete the Harvest."

"I honestly didn't think getting Klaus' forgiveness would be that easy." Stefan announce surprise as he and Rebekah stepped into the compound.

Rebekah shrugged. "Don't hold your breath, everything might suddenly go wrong if he goes into one of his moods," she frowned when she saw a broken window on the second floor.

Stefan looked confused. "What's wrong?"

Rebekah gulped. "It's Davina's room, it has a broken window."

Belle sat in Katherine's lap, though she was struggling to fit because of her growing belly. She licked her cheek. Katherine giggled. "Belle."

"Ah, good Katerina you're already here," Klaus said followed by Elijah holding a stack of papers that he immediately descendent on her lap. "That makes things easier."

Katherine scoffed as she looked at the stack of papers. "What is this?" She looked at Elijah who looked equally confused.

"A contract," Klaus said simply as if it should have been obvious. He waved at Elijah. "Please brother, don't be shy. I need you to read over it and then I need both of your signatures on it."

"Why are you making us sign a contract?"

"Since it has become clear that you two are going to try and stick it out and try to have a relationship before your obvious failure." Elijah and Katherine glared at him. "I revised a contract for that time being."

"Um," Katherine looked at the stack of papers "Yeah, I'm not a big reader, can you just give me the cliff notes."

Klaus shrugged. "It basically says that you two are allowed to continue your relationship as long as your provide your loyalty and you do not leave the French quarter. Please keep all public displays of affection to yourself. Elijah, please do me a favor and if you two do manage to stick together, you will not fight for my daughters' affections that will replace mine, nor under any circumstances will they ever call you father."

"Niklaus, this is ridiculous." Elijah spat. "No one is going to take your daughters away from you."

Before Klaus could argued Stefan and Rebekah came hurrying in into the room.

"Niklaus!"

"Klaus!"

"Well, if it isn't Stefan and Rebekah," Klaus said sarcastically as they burst into the room. "As much as the news of you two getting back together would excite everyone, I'm afraid we have something more important to discuss-"

"It's not about that," Rebekah said disgusted as she ran a hand through her blond hair. "Please tell me, Davina is with you or someone around here."

"Davina, rarely gets out of her room." Katherine said eager to get way from the awkward conversation. "I'm serious she turned it into a nunnery or something."

Elijah frowned. "Did something happen?"

"The window of her room is broken," Stefan said looking at their astound faces. "Someone took Davina."

-End of Chapter Twenty Three-