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I snorted "She'd only be here if she knew I wasn't here. She is a bitch. Call me Bella, I'm your distant relative. Now don't get on my bad side and tell me what is going on exactly. Nik is begging me to help him get his family back, but he's already lost them. I do know that he's broken the curse and knows that you are the key to making hybrids. But please fill me in, I can be a great asset to you, I know the original family like no one else does." She looked me over quizzically. "And yes, I can just kill you here and now if I want to, so don't make that decision for me I've already had a rough day and am not too sure were I stand in this whole mess."
"Stefan has the coffins. I have no idea where they are, but I know Elijah is in one of them. He has Rebekah, I traded her for keeping my brother out of whatever war he is turning this into." She paused and looked at me and pulled out of her parking spot. "Stefan has his emotions turned off, I have no idea how far he is going to go to get revenge on Klaus. I'm trying to stay out of this."
"Would he kill you or turn you into a vampire?" She hesitated before answering.
"I don't think he'd kill me but he might lock me in a closet for eternity." I closed my eyes and tried to picture how tonight might go, I'm a strategist.
"What was his latest demand?"
"He wants the hybrids gone." I snorted again.
"Ah now I know why he came to get my help. I'm going to hang out around here for in case Stefan shows up. If he tries to kidnap you or anything I'm your stunt double. Got it? By the way, I'm sorry you're stuck in this mess. I know what you're going through, I went through something very similar."
She nodded and walked into yellow house after meeting up with the other two people she was talking with earlier. The rest of the day was pretty boring. I contemplated confronting Nik, but really didn't feel like finding out where he was so I hung out in a tree across the street from the house out of sight. They left late in the afternoon so I jumped in Elena's car unnoticed by all but her and joined them for a funeral. She drove us to a cemetery and we walked into one of those tombs, it was really creepy but they did bring booze and cake which made the situation so much more entertaining. Elena introduced me to everyone but I hung out in the corner unnoticed by the booze filled teenagers.
No one made an effort to involve me in the conversation and I didn't make an effort to butt in. I just listened to the surroundings and watched how Elena reacted. Something told me I'd be standing in for her a lot. Bonnie left first, I made sure she got safely to her car and got back to find Elena and Matt looking for Caroline, Matt found her and yelled but Elena was too far away to hear. I saw something move and decided that now was time to be Elena Gilbert. I found her and ran her to her car. I told her to stay put until I come back and got her and went to 'look' for Caroline.
"Caroline! Matt did you find her yet?" I was loud enough, and some one took the bait. I turned around saw someone. "Stefan." I gasp hoping I'm right, apparently I am because he grabs me and takes off at vampire speed, much slower than I'm used to. He threw me in his car and took off driving a second later. "Stefan what are you doing?" I asked faking worry.
"Klaus won't remove his hybrids so I'm making sure he can't make anymore."
"So are you going to lock me away in a closet for the rest of my life, huh Stefan what's your next move?" He ignored me and took my phone as I texted Elena telling her she could leave. I just sent the text when he took my phone and tossed it out the window. then he pulled out his own phone and punched in a number. I reached over forgetting that I'm supposed to be a stunt double and took his phone. He looked at me shocked.
"Katherine?" He gasped.
"Oh god no, why does everyone think I'm Katherine? She's a bitch ok? Now what do you want from my friend Nik? You might want to pull over and do what I say because I will kill you if you don't." He pulled over and looked at me. "I'm pretty much an original so you can't kill me. Wooden stakes won't even stun me." It's true they won't, unless a human puts it there.
"I want Klaus's hybrids out of town."
"So we are in agreement on that, I find it annoying that he thinks he's god. What else?"
"I don't want anything else at the moment."
"Okay I'll offer up a trade. My help for the originals you are keeping from Nik."
"I can't do that."
"Then the closed coffin, destroy it's contents and I give you my word I will help you."
"Okay, you have my words I will destroy the contents of the closed coffin."
"Let me make a call first he'll never buy this ruse unless I make it." I dialed up Nik's number and waited for him to pick up, he picked up on the second ring. "Nikki dear not wanting to lose your servants is not a valiant reason of ruining my chance at happiness. I'm leaving, Elena is with her friends. Don't come looking for me, if I want to talk to you I'll find you." I hung up before he could reply. "Showtime."
"I'll call Klaus in a minute and then 'drive' us off wickery bridge. You just act terrified and scream a lot. Elena almost died here, and so did her parents." He said this without emotion but it was there, emotion, but it was channeled into rage.
"You realize that if I was Elena and you are going to drive her off the bridge as a bluff, I would never forgive you. She still loves you, I've been hanging around her all day, she hasn't given up on you. Turn on all of your humanity, and deal with it. My bloodline always suffers through terrible lives and fates, don't let Elena be another."
Nik bought it as we sped down the road toward the bridge, I played my part brilliantly. Screaming all damsel in distress, it really was the best part of my evening. I made Stefan drop me off in the town square and stopped at a bank before checking into a small hotel. I smiled when Nik called a little after twelve. I let him wait till it rang five times and finally picked up.
"Tatia come back." His first words surprised me, he never called me by my real name. Not since I supposedly died a long long time ago. "Please, I just sent all of my hybrids away."
"Hmm, and why is that?"
"Well partly because of you."
"Mmm lying, not the best way to get a girl to do what you want."
"Tatia please, I need you here with me."
"I'm not going to sit around as your back up for whenever one of your hybrids disappoint you, you don't get a back up."
"Please come back Tia, I need my best friend." Wow he is really trying hard. He only calls me Tia or admits he's only my best friend when he really wants something.
"Why should I?"
"Because you miss your best friend and want to find a way to forgive him. You also want to see my siblings, and of course I know as much as you know you love to be spoiled. Please come home."
"I'll think about it."
"See you in a few," he said hanging up without an explanation. Then I realized none of the hotel worker people were on vervain. I sighed and passed out on the bed, knowing Nik would move me when he got here. I had a harder time falling asleep than usual. Then I realized it is because of Edward. He would hold me and talk to me when I slept. He was my life and I hated keeping who I am from him. I almost emailed Alice via smartphone to see if she would reply, but I didn't have the time to.
Nik knocked on the door and we drove to his mansion. I surveyed the grounds looking for other buildings that could be used to store coffins filled with dead/sleeping originals to no avail. They didn't really have a yard. The driveway was impressive though, a fountain in the middle trickling along unaware of how nasty the world is. He showed me my room and I turned on some music hoping I would fall asleep to the soft sounds of chords and melancholy voices. Then I imagined Edward was holding me. Stroking my hair, talking about everything and nothing. Next I remember being woken up by someone shaking my shoulder. I turned over and saw Nik standing at the side of the bed looking very grumpy.
"Bella you were screaming," he said much nicer than he looked. I looked back and tried to remember my dream but couldn't.
"What time is it," I mumbled sitting up.
"Almost five o clock."
"Then get out of my room." I buried my head back in my pillow and stared at the light the drapes let in. I felt Nik sit down on the edge of my bed and slowly lie down next to me. I roll over so I'm staring at the ceiling my arm barely brushing his. We stay like that for a while. I drift back to sleep and this time there aren't any nightmares. I am lying down in Edwards arms using his smooth granite like chest as a pillow. Just a peaceful night, one that became routine in the past year.
I woke up to arms around me and relaxed into them. Then I went frigid as I remember that Edward is gone and that these couldn't be his arms. I opened my eyes and saw Nik fast asleep. Everyone looks different when they are asleep. Nik isn't on edge, he's more at peace. I smiled remembering the old days when vampires didn't exist. I'd watch Elijah and Nik play with wooden sticks as swords and eventually blades themselves. I'd sit beside Henrik and Rebekah and we'd bet on who'd win. One day their father came along and yelled at them for playing with swordplay as if it was a game. I shuddered and slipped out of Nik's embrace and padded over to the attached bathroom.
I hopped in the shower and let the warm water wash away the old memories. I moved to the closet wearing a robe and found a pair of skinny jeans, a gray lace blouse with a white with pink and gray roses cami. I threw on a pair of back boots with a lacey pattern at the top near me knees. I paused remembering the white oak stake I kept from before the tree was burnt down. I swore remembering it was hidden in a fake bottom of my dresser drawer back in Forks. I sighed and walked out of the closet and opened the drapes letting in the sunshine.
"Beautiful day," Nik chirped walking over, he must've changed will I was in the shower. I nodded and walked out the door counting on him following me.
"Where's Rebekah?" I said cutting to the point as he caught up to me in the hall. His phone rang before he could answer me. He looked mad but brightened up when he answered the call. I ignored him and took off hoping to find a hidden room in his maze of a house I searched the whole house in the time he was on the phone to no avail. I walked into another room when he caught up to me once again and smiled when I saw he was continuing to paint. He always had a passion for art and I only ever saw him use it few time over the many years I've been alive.
"She's safe."
"What do you mean by safe? Locked in a coffin with a dagger through her heart? I thought you would know better than to contact me if they were still being carried around in coffins." He shrank back away from me and my very visible anger.
"I haven't undaggered her because of my mother. If she were to somehow gain a foothold in this realm again and any of my family got hurt I would never forgive myself. I've been trying for ages to be rid of my parents, Michael is taken care of that just leaves my mother." He opened his mouth to say more in his annoying British accent when there was a knock at the door. He ran to answer and I followed curious as to who would knock on the door of the immortal hybrid. I got t the door and all emotion was stripped off my face.
"Edward what are you doing here?" He pushed past Nik who clearly wasn't expecting him either and grabbed me and took off in his very slow vampire speed. I pried his arms off me and landed on my feet and waited for him to come back. I looked around and found we were nowhere near Nik's mansion. I walked over to a street made from stones and followed it while I waited for Edward to get over himself and come back and talk to me. I saw a huge house at the end of the street or really long driveway. it was definitely old but really well taken care of. I turned back around to face Edward who was sure enough finally back.
"Why?" I didn't say anything else and just waited.
"I needed to see that you were okay," his voice was pained.
"Elena? Who are you? Elena who is this?" Said an unfamiliar voice. I turned and saw a guy with shaggy black hair and breathtaking blue eyes. I raised an eyebrow at him.
"None of your business. Now I'd get going if I were you." I said glad to hear my voice come off a touch threatening.
"Go play with your toys somewhere else Katherine." He said sarcastically.
"Oh that's it!" My hand went to my right boot and I puled out a wooden stake and had the arrogant young vampire on the ground before he could figure put who I really am. He kicked me off him surprising me that he'd be able to do anything with a stake in his gut he pulled it out as I went to draw the one in my other boot. He charged me before I drew it and I was knocked to the ground I waited for him to try to kill me and looked up to see him fighting Edward who stupidly decided to be a hero.