Life quickly went back to normal in Mystic Fall's and they were all wondering why they didn't have any news from Katherine. Of course she had sent her usual threats, saying that she wanted Elena and Stefan to break up but she hadn't been seen in a while, which worried some of them.

"Maybe she simply realised that there was no way she could win… She gave up and left town." Caroline suggested in a very optimistic tone.

"I don't think so…" Stefan replied.

"Yeah, it's simply not the bitch's style." Damon added.

"I warned the council about her, so they won't invite her in." Liz said.

"What? How?" Stefan asked, glaring at his brother.

"Give us a little credit brother. We said we found out something about her in an old family journal and that there was a picture along with it. We showed your old picture of Katherine to them and advised them to never invite Elena in. All they know is that there is an old and very dangerous vampire that looks just like Elena somewhere in town."

"You still have a picture of Katherine?" Elena asked Stefan in a hurt voice.

"She was part of my life in 1864 Elena… I just had a picture stuck in the journal I held back then… Simply because I can't draw to save my life…" Stefan replied.

Elena didn't reply but looked dawn, obviously hurt, as Stefan was trying to justify himself.

"The good news is that now the council is on the lookout of whatever Katherine does or wherever she is. With everyone searching we'll surely be able to locate her quickly if she's still in town." Rachel declared.

"Yes, now that Jenna and Alaric joined the council to represent the Gilbert family, we just settled a plan… Jenna and Alaric will come every week at the meeting with Elena's whereabouts. Elena, you will have to be very honest with them. Whenever a member of the council sees you, he will tell us and we will be able to tell when it was you and when it was Katherine." Liz explained.

"But what is the point of it one week later?" Bonnie asked.

"We'll be able to learn more about what she's doing, her habits…everything. It can help us figure out what her plan is." Damon replied.

"What if she tried to pretend she's Elena in front of us and we know she isn't?" Caroline asked.

"Don't try anything if you're alone. It's too dangerous. It's safer to play along. We told the same thing to the council." Damon replied.

"What if she threatens us? Tries to scare us?" Caroline asked again.

"Listen Caroline, I know Katherine scares you, especially because she killed you but you don't have anything to worry about… She's alone…she's always been working alone or with people who's loyalty she's forced or compelled. We're together… We're stronger than she is." Rachel reassured her vampire friend.

"I know…and it's probably because she killed me but... I just can't help but feel than I'm still very weak…" Caroline replied.

"Would it make you feel better to train with Sage?" Damon asked her.

"The woman who trained you?" Caroline asked.

Damon had taught her a few moves but she felt that he was being gentle with her because she was a friend of Rachel. She was still in touch with Lexi too and they were becoming good friends but she didn't have much experience in fighting.

"Yes, she did. She's very good at it…the best actually." Damon replied.

"I would love that yes…but you said she was far away…" Caroline replied.

Damon looked at Rachel and when she nodded he said:

"Sage was supposed to spend the week-end with Rachel not too far from here. I'm sure she wouldn't mind helping you instead, she'd do anything for Rachel." Damon replied.

"I just texted her, she says it's okay." Rachel added.

"I don't want to take anything away from you Rachel… You need those rare moments…" Caroline told her.

"Right now you need it more." Rachel replied.

"If it helps you feel safer, you should do it Caroline." Liz advised.

"Okay then, I'll do it."

"You'll have to leave tomorrow morning, it will give you more time." Damon said.

After that, they all went back to their daily activities while Caroline went home with her mother to pack.

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Meanwhile, Katherine was pretty proud of herself. She managed to get her new boy-toy to visit his family in Mystic Fall's. She now had someone inside the Lockwood house that would invite her in and find the moonstone for her.

Of course he still wanted to protect his family and no compulsion would convince him to invite her in. It didn't matter… She would get the moonstone one way or another… She already had her werewolf in Mason but she still needed another one in case there was a problem with him, so she prepared a plan to have Tyler trigger his gene.

As soon as he arrived back home, Mason had to tell his brother that he triggered his curse by accident and was now a werewolf. They had both ensured that the old cellar would be able to hold him and after a long and tiring argument, Richard agreed that it was time to warn Tyler about what he could become and to tell him everything about it.

Tyler took it pretty well and when his uncle showed him the video of his first transformation, Tyler decided to try his best to get a hold of his temper… he didn't want to have to go through this ever.

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That day, a lot of people where in the park, helping out with yet another town event's preparation.

It started with some guy pushing Tyler to get in a fight and Mason coming between them. Of course, Damon was able to see the new Lockwood's eyes turn yellow for a second and he also wondered what was going on with his strength and bad ass fighting abilities.

Later, as Mason helped Bonnie moving something that was in her way, she touched his arm to thank him and ended up with a vision of him and Elena in bed. Of course one conversation with Elena and Stefan was enough to realise it was Katherine in the man's bed.

Stefan went to warn his brother while Bonnie warned Liz and Bonnie. Damon decided to try and put doubt in the man's head and staged an argument with his brother.

"Damn it Stefan, how many times do I have to tell you, Katherine Pierce never cared about anyone but herself." Damon snapped loudly as soon as Mason was around.

"But she said she wanted me back Damon… I love Elena but… I don't know, she seemed sincere…" Stefan replied, as agreed.

They noticed, out of the corner of their eyes, Mason listening attentively.

"She's a master at manipulating people, she used her gift on us back then and she's using manipulation on you too… Who knows how many boys she's screwing around at the same time… That girl has had more men in her than a football stadium." Damon replied.

"I know… you're right… The reason she's in town must be that she needs something from us… who knows what it is…" Stefan said.

"I've learned she escaped in 1864 because she exchanged her liberty against something she gave Georges… She must want it back…" Damon said, informing his brother of this fact for the first time.

"Georges? Georges Lockwood? How do you know that?" Stefan asked him. They knew Mason was listening closely.

"After I learned that she was out of the tomb I wanted to know how she managed that so I asked another witch... She told me everything." Damon replied.

"Did Mayor Lockwood tell you anything?"

"Just that the vampire looking like Elena tried to get Matt to invite her in but since the custody win isn't effective just yet, Matt couldn't and so she found an excuse to leave." Damon explained before they walked away.

Mason was already suspicious of Katherine but the conversation he just heard only made him sure he was right about this… She was using him. The way he triggered his curse was highly suspicious… She must have planed this… She probably even planed their meetings…

He knew he could trust the Salvatore about this, Katherine told him everything about them but he decided to go and introduce himself to them. He decided to be honest and tell them about him being a werewolf and about everything they would want to know.

He found them with Rachel, Elena, Bonnie and Caroline and since Katherine told him those people where aware of everything supernatural, he was honest right there and then. He told them everything he knew and everything there was to know, he told them he didn't know who to trust anymore and Damon told him of who really was Katherine, what she had done and how she used people.

In the end, he truly believed that he could trust this group of people. He informed them that Katherine was out of town for a while and he agreed to act like he believed her next time she called him.

I know it's kind of fast and I could have expended the whole Mason thing but truthfully, it bored me... You have the basis, it's the most important. I might rewrite it later.

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Lorelei Candice Black