Once the doorway slammed shut behind her Elena was thrusted back into the darkness, "i hope you tell her Nadia i know she'll need to hear it" Elena thought, the darkness began to fade revealing a memory.
When the darkness faded away the first thing Elena saw was her own face nervously looking at them "we're not exactly besties" she could hear Katherine say, "this is the same memory as before" thought Elena as she listened intently to what her past self would say next. Past Elenas nervous eye fell to the floor briefly before returning to Katherines with more determination "Well i can be at home right now everythings a little to complicated so i was kind of hoping i could stay with you" Elena could feel a smile tugging at Katherines lips but the woman was still dubious "you didn't answer my question, why me?".
"I don't really know for some reason it just felt wrong not to" Past Elena admitted, Elena could remember feeling like that a couple of times in the past, when she was cornered by Travelers the hunters at the church and when Silas attacked. Each time she had just had this longing for the Vampiress to be appear as if she would fix everything, she had alway ignored it and dismissed it as a heat of the moment kind if thing but now she wasn't so sure. "Okay then, come with me" Katherine ordered, turning her back on Past Elena she walked towards one of the corridors and tried not to look back a steal another glance at the girl. She lead Past Elena to a room at the end of the hall and opened the door gesturing her inside, once Past Elena was in Katherine closed the door behind them plunging them into darkness, although Elena could see anything she could feel Katherines hand reach out and flick a switch. Light filled the room almost blinding them both, Katherine tried to keep her composure and not give away the burning feeling in her eyes, "this is my bedroom, you can sleep in here" Katherine explained as she grabbed a blanket and a pillow from the bed "i'm taking the sofa".
Past Elena grabbed Katherine's arm stopping her in her place, the sudden contact felt electric, Past Elena seemed to feel it too she stood there speechless her thoughts lost "no" she said as her head unmuddled itself "no theres no need for that it's a pretty big bed im okay sharing if you are". "It's kind of a under exaggeration" Elena thought, Katherine's bed look as if it was made for a full sized elephant you could probably get five people on it easily, Katherine thought for a minute her stomach was doing backflips as she considered the closeness they would be sharing. "Okay"" Katherine said throwing the pillow back into place, "but you'd better not snore or fidget all night or else or ill murder you", Elena smiled at the little threat "same goes with you".
Katherine then left Past Elena to make herself comfortable, the moment the door closed between them Katherine dashed into the bathroom, a quick look down confirmed Elenas suspicions that the vampire was shaking. Katherine look up at her reflection in the mirror "calm down Katherine" she said attempting to reassure herself "be calm, be cool and try to be sexy i can't blow this". Katherine quickly fixed her makeup and did what she could to make her hair even resemble impressive but the sound of Past Elenas door opening cut her preparation short. She quickly returned to her seat on the sofa and grabbed her book, she made a show of reading it and Elena saw that her eye's were glued to their corners waiting for Past Elena to come into her eyeline.
Elena could tell from the sound of her past self's light foot steps that she was trying to be stealthy but Katherines senses where sharp, "everything to your liking?" Katherine asked turning to face her guest. Past Elena jumped a little not expecting to be heard "yeah its great, i just wanted to ask you something", Katherine placed a bookmark in the copy of Dracula she was pretending to read "then please do" she said. Past Elena circled the sofa and took a seat next to Katherine, playing with her hands and biting her lip made it clear the girl was nervous about whatever confession she was about to give or inquisition she was about to launch.
"These things i've been remembering" Past Elena said quickly adding "about the Salvatores" Katherine dropped her book back onto the side table to make sure Past Elena had her full attention "is there any chance that their fake or that im mistaken?". "My drowning probably wasnt that healthy for my brain couldn't it just be figments of my imagination" Past Elena finished and looked over to her double, Katherine thought for a few moments "this is pretty common for vampires who hung around other vampires before they turned and its broken up a fair amount of friendships, whatever your remembering i guarantee its real".
Past Elena sat there in silence as she thought over what Katherine had said, eventually she looked back over happiness evidently plastering her face, "so what are you reading" she asked her sweet smile growing, Katherine pick the book back up and held the cover up to Past Elenas eyeline. She giggled and elena could feel a warm feeling grow inside Katherine, "i know but Abe was a good friend of mine, reading his work brings back happy memories", Past Elena shuffled closer to Katherine "would you read me some?". Elena could feel Katherines body come to life as her past self got closer the warm feels growing into a crackling fire "su..sure" Katherine stammered, she open to book back to her place and continued to read "no man knows till he has suffered from the night how sweet and how dear to his heart and eye the morning can be"
Nadia awoke with one haunting thought in her head, she couldn't hear anything in the penthouse she quickly ran from room to room checking for Katherine but she found none, "Where the hell did she go?" She thought forgetting for a moment the urgency of the situation. Nadia closed her eyes and breathed in deeply "come on Nadia" she said to herself "you tracked her for years this should be easy" breathing in again a small hint of Katherines scent caught her attention. Nadia speed out of the rom and down the stair, she had to find KAtherine and quickly.