The rest of the group piled through the door and gathered in around the fireplace, matt tyler and Jeremy took up the sofa with Bonnie sitting on the arm and Stefan in his armchair closer to the fire, Damon remained slouched over the fireplace not bothering to turn around to greet them. "We're thinking Travelers right?" Jeremy asked "they took her blood before it's not hard to believe they'd get greedy" Stefan nodded "that's what i was thinking they're not that big into asking permission" he said leaning back in his chair. "But then why didn't they take you to?" Bonnie asked "maybe they just haven't gotten around to it yet" Stefan suggested Bonnie didn't look convinced "why would they give you time to get ready for them?" Stefan shrugged and sank lower in that chair.
Damon finally turned and went over to the counter to refill his glass "i don't think its the Travelers" he announced pouring the borbone "anything they'd use her for they'd take you to" he said gesturing to his brother, Bonnie nodded in agreement "any spell would be more powerful with two doppelgangers". "Now let think for a moment who has disappeared recently? who have we annoyed? who have i recently taken something from? something maternal" it obviously took too long for the ball to drop "Nadia, its Nadia i take and hide the wicked bitch of the past so she takes Elena" he paused to take a drink "revenge, its so unattractive".
Nadia and Katherine returned to the roof tops they weren't finished just yet, jumping building to building they headed towards the center of Paris "theres a college near by" said Nadia "i paid a few visits last time i was here they're famous for late night parties so we'll find someone". Nadia hadn't been exaggerating the campus was as alive as New york numerous parties blared different music from the dorms they jumped to ground level and entered the nearest building, "now this is more like it" Katherine said the building was packed with people potential food everywhere. The pair began to scan the room looking for their next snack but they were interrupted when someone grabbed Katherine from behind, instincts kicking in she spun around and grabbed her attack slamming him into the wall behind her "Jesus Nicky no need to be so rough" the man joked shifting uncomfortably in her grip. Katherine frowned "you've got me mistaken for someone else" before anything else could be said Nadia appeared at her side "let him go Katherine, just wipe him so we can get on with the hunt".
Katherine locked eyes with the man "forget this and leave" she released the dazed man and merged with the crowd Nadia on her heels, "that was weird" Nadia said looking back to the man as he made his way through the crowd heading towards the exit "just another perv" Katherine said, dismissing the man from her mind she continued scanning the room.
"Her?" Nadia asked nodding in the direction of a blonde staggering through the hall, Katherine shook her head "easy and boring" she said and pointed towards one of the emptier parts of the room "lets check the garden for wall flowers". Katherine had found her target, a small bookish brunette stood leaning against the wall, a red cup in her hand probably purely a prop she look out of place clearly not comfortable with these kind of places. Katherine walked up to the girl and propped herself against the wall beside her "small town girl?" she asked in the fluent french she prided herself on, the girl nodded pushing a strand of hair behind her ear "thought so, this your first year here?" the girl nodded again. "Yeah i just started here too" she lied, "I'm Katherine" she said offering her hand to the girl, hesitantly the girl accepted "I'm Emily" Emily finally looked up at her, "lovely to meet you" Katherine said smiling innocently.
Katherine and Emily talked for five minutes but it was painfully obvious that Emily was looking for an excuse to leave the party "do you wanna go?" Katherine asked "this isn't really my scene".
Emily nodded and they headed for the door, on the way out Katherine saw Nadia watching her and signaled her to follow. The pair stepped out into the cold night a big clock tower in the middle of campus told them that it was 2:30, "come on" Katherine said joining arms with Emily "i'll walk you back" Emily agreed and led the way. The path to Emilys dorm quickly became quiet and dark lit only by spaced out street lamps "what course are you taking?" asked Emily inquisitively, "psychology" Katherine lied quickly checking behind them making sure Nadia was following. "I thought so" Emily said smiling "i think i've seen you in my thursday class", Katherine was about to correct the girl when she stopped dead in her tracks "what wrong?" she asked, Katherine followed her stare a saw why she had stopped.
In the middle of the path was group of men blocking their way, "shit" thought Katherine "come on lets go a different way" she suggested turning around, but they almost ran straight into another man who Katherine instantly recognised "Hey Nicky" the man said, it was the same perv from the party "who's your friend?". Katherine could hear Emilys panicked heart beat go through the roof, she had to get her out of here "my names not Nicky" Katherine said standing firm despite the nervous Emily on her arm, "quit playing Nicky" the man said stepping closer to them. Katherine let go of Emily for a second and pushed the man back "look i don't know what your malfunction is but i'm not Nicky now piss off and leave us alone", the man lost his balance and fell to the floor "WHAT THE FUCK NICKY!?" he shouted. He got to his feet and reached into his pocket "you're really pushing it bitch" he said pulling a knife out, "you're going to play nice now" he said "me and my friends" he gesture to the group ahead of them "are looking for some fun tonight and think you just volunteered". The anger hint Katherine hit breaking point, she turned to Emily and locked her eyes in a compulsion "don't run don't scream i'll protect you" breaking the connection she turned back to the man who was busy fiddling with his belt buckle "HEY" Katherine shouted to get their attention "i will not be threatened by you who aren't even good enough to be the scum of Paris. Katherine could feel her fang sliding through her gums and the veins around her eye's bulge and blacken, Nadia appeared behind the now terrified attacker "im guessing you want to kill this one Mother?" she asked allowing her true face to show as well Katherine nodded. She rushed forward and grabbed the man by the neck lifting him clear off the ground with one hand while wrenching the knife from him with the other, Katherine snapped his neck not wanting his filthy blood and turned to deal with the others. Nadia had already killed most of them there blood spilled onto the pavement, Katherine rushed over and grabbed the last survivor and sank her fangs into his neck.
Once she was fed she dropped the lifeless body to the ground to join his dead friends "it may just be me" said Nadia "but it's always funny to turn the table on cocky shits like these", Katherine chuckled but a quiet whimper reminded her of Emily. She wiped as much blood from her face as possible and headed back over to the frozen Emily, the girl seemed rightly terrified but calmed a little when Katherine took her hand, she looked into Emilys eyes and locked her in compulsion "your safe, Nadia and I are friends, you won't tell anyone what you saw here".