EDITED OCT22
"Any time this year boys," Brea tried to motivate Tyler and Matt as they carried a heavy table.
"You could try helping," Matt suggested.
"Excuse me! I'm supervising," Brea glared, putting her hands on her hips and Tyler scoffed.
"Wait, wait, wait, Tyler!" Matt called as Tyler tried to move too fast.
"Boys!" Mrs Lockwood called out concerned. "Be careful with that, it's from the 1800s," she scolded. "Excuse me," she said to Jenna before coming over to the group. "Tyler!"
"Mom, we got it," Tyler assured.
"It's ok Mrs Lockwood. I'm keeping an eye on them, I won't let them break your table," Brea said with a smile. "I'll be your eyes and ears."
"Ok, thank you, Brea, sweetie," Mrs Lockwood said walking away.
"Suck up," Tyler scoffed.
"Yeah, I know. But if it means she keeps me on the easy jobs, like supervising you two I'm fine with it," she said as Tyler scowled. "Look busy boys, Mrs Lockwood incoming," Brea hissed as she saw Mrs Lockwood round the corner.
"Tyler! That's not where that table goes," Mrs Lockwood scolded.
"I'm sorry Mrs Lockwood, Elena needs my help unloading a box of decorations, would you mind supervising for a while?" Brea asked sweetly.
"Of course, of course," Mrs Lockwood said waving Brea off. Matt and Tyler's faces both dropped. Brea walked away but before she went around the corner she pointed her finger at the boys and mimed laughing.
"Elena Helena," Brea rhymed as she found her sister.
"Hey," Elena said as she opened a box.
"How'd it go with Bonnie?" Elena had planned to have a discussion with their supposed friend about her treatment of Caroline.
"Alright actually. I think she's going to make an effort with Caroline soon, so that's good. She felt bad because she didn't know about Stefan and I fighting, she's feeling out of the loop."
"Good," Brea said as she helped her sister pull decorations out of the box. "Caroline's our friend who didn't ask for any of this and Bonnie is being awful."
The girls continued unpacking the box in silence until Elena jumped and Brea looked over, "Damon, what are you doing here?" Elena asked.
"Looking for my baby bro," he answered. "Speaking of, would you tell yours to stop following me around? And while you're at it, tell your twin to stop encouraging him," he said, Elena turned to look at Brea and if looks could kill… Brea would be a goner.
"What's going on?" she asked turning back to Damon.
"Ask eager beaver," Damon said walking away and Jeremy came up to them.
"Jeremy, what is he making you do?" Elena asked angrily.
"He's not making me do anything, Damon and I…" he tried to explain.
Elena cut him off. "Ah, no. No way. No, no, no, no. There is no Damon and you. There's Damon and whoever Damon's using. And those people, they end up dead."
Brea scoffed quietly. "Well he's been there, done that," she muttered but Elena heard and spun around to face Brea.
"So you support him putting himself in danger?" Elena snapped. "He shouldn't be involved," she snapped turning around. "Whatever's going on, Jeremy, I want you to stay out of it."
"I don't really care what you want, Elena," Jeremy retorted. "It's because of you that I'm in this mess in the first place. So, sorry, you don't really get to tell me what I'm going to do. At least Brea doesn't act like I'm completely useless."
"Dude!" Brea hissed knowing that was just going to get her in more trouble with her twin but Jeremy just walked away. Before Elena could turn around and yell at Brea however, she took off, saving the lecture for later.
"Hello boys," Brea said as she approached Matt and Tyler, "I see you escaped Carol, I applaud you. So what are we talking about?" Brea asked as she rested her elbow on Tyler's shoulder.
"Caroline and Matt," Tyler said.
"Ah, I'm like an expert on that topic," Brea smiled. "My two favourite people in the whole world."
"Hey!" Tyler complained.
Matt ignored their banter and said "I just don't get it. She's this amazing girl one minute, and then, this raging jealous freak the next."
"Ah, Caroline Forbes in a nutshell. Good job Donovan," Brea winked.
"Look, you know what I think of Caroline Forbes," Tyler said. "She's an insecure, neurotic, bitchy little twit."
"Hey!" Matt said annoyed.
"Yeah Lockwood, what the hell," Brea said removing her arm from his shoulder.
"But the girl's got heart," Tyler finished. "She means well. Just gotta take the good with the bad sometimes."
As he said that, Brea narrowed her eyes, "that's actually not bad advice Ty."
"I'm gonna go get an extension cord. I'll be right back," Matt said walking off.
"You totally like Mattoline," Brea laughed as she and Tyler walked over to the decoration table.
"Shut up," Tyler smiled and Brea felt someone shove her back.
Brea turned around to yell at them and saw her brother. As she went to jump on him in retaliation he gestured his head for her to leave, and Brea realised he wanted to talk to Tyler. "I'm going to go see if I can find…" Brea said to Tyler as she looked around, "Stefan," she said spotting Stefan. "I'm going to find Stefan," she said taking off before he could reply. Brea walked up the hill that Damon and Stefan were standing at the top of. As she reached them they exchanged looks. "So..," Brea started. "What's going on?" she asked cheerfully.
"Um," Stefan started.
"Mason Lockwood is here with your sister," Damon said.
"Elena!?" Brea nearly yelled. "I swear Stefan I didn't know!"
"No," Damon said scrunching his face up. "Katherine. And here, as in, Mystic Falls. They're working together to get some moonstone."
"Oh right," Brea mumbled. Of course, it wasn't Elena. "Yeah, Jer mentioned something about a moonstone," Brea said remembering their conversation from the other day.
"Ric found out it has to do with some Aztec curse that binds werewolves to only turn on full moons."
"Then why does Katerina… Katherine, want it?" she asked and both brothers just shrugged.
"Gotta go," Damon said looking behind to the side, he then gave Brea's shoulder a friendly slap as he ran off.
"Stefan?" Brea asked looking at him.
"Don't worry Brea, we've got it under control," he said with a smile placing a hand on her arm before running off. Brea turned to look at where they ran off to and saw… Bonnie.
"Hey, Brea," Tyler called as he ran up to her as she was grabbing items out of the back of a truck. "You seen Mason?"
"No, I haven't, come help me," she said as she tried to take out a table.
"I can't find him anywhere," he said as he came to help Brea. "Did you two have a fight or something? You haven't been around at the house for a while."
"We had a disagreement," Brea said. "I actually wanted to talk to him about it. But I haven't seen him for like an hour." The two then carried the table out of the back of the truck.
"Yeah, he blows into town with this big family secret, pisses you off," Tyler groaned. "At least he said he's staying this time, and not taking off to Florida again."
"Let's go inside," Brea suggested. "We can ask other people? Someone must have seen him."
Tyler nodded and they walked inside. "Anyone seen Mason?" he asked Matt, Elena and Stefan.
"He, uh, he took off," Stefan answered. "Said he wasn't sure when he'd be back." Brea's face fell and she realised that Stefan and Damon must have threatened Mason to leave town.
"So weird," Tyler sighed and walked off and Brea followed.
"I'll try calling him," Brea said taking out her phone as Tyler walked off to ask his mom if she'd seen Mason.
Brea dialled his number and Damon's voice answered, "Mason's phone."
"Damon?"
"Yes, Brenna?"
"What did you do to Mason?" Damon paused for a moment and Brea spoke again, "I know you threatened him and made him leave."
"Brenna…"
"Seriously Damon! You wanted to be my friend! I cannot believe you'd make him leave!" she hissed hanging up the phone.
"You get onto him?" Tyler asked coming up to Brea.
"No."
"My mom hasn't seen him either."
"I think I'm going to go home Ty, I'm… tired."
"No worries," He nodded. "I might go check the Grill, maybe he went there."
"You're pretty handy with that thing," Jenna said to Ric as he cut food with a knife and Brea sat at the bench nibbling on food.
"Yeah, well it's a skill," Ric smiled. "Here," Ric said placing a slice of carrot in Jenna's mouth before kissing her.
"Urgh please, not near the food," Brea grumbled.
"Hmm, where's the sea salt?" Ric asked pulling away, smiling at Brea.
"Table," Jenna answered and Ric kissed Jenna again making Brea flick a grape at them. They then separated and Ric went to get the salt. "So what's got you in a bad mood?" Jenna whispered to Brea.
"I think Mason took off again."
"Oh."
"Yeah, so don't worry about it, Jenna. I'll be fine tomorrow," Brea plopped another grape in her mouth.
"Elena's home," Ric said coming into the kitchen.
"I'm going to go see her," Brea said getting off her stool and heading upstairs.
"Hey," Elena said as Brea entered her room.
"What'd you get up to today?"
"Well, we found the moonstone that Jeremy was telling us about. What about you?"
"I think Mason left town again without saying bye. Damon threatened him into leaving." Brea's phone then buzzed and she pulled it out and read Carol Lockwood's text. "Yep, Carol just texted me. Apparently, there's a big opportunity back in Florida. You know for a second I thought Damon actually wanted to be my friend again. But he's just an ass. I'll see you downstairs," Brea said leaving Elena's room. As soon as she left her phone began ringing, it was Katerina. Brea declined the call, but then she got a text that said.
K - Answer the phone. I know you're angry about your little blonde friend, but I need you to pick up.
The phone then rang again. "What! I am not in the mood Katerina, I've had a bad day. My friend left town and I really don't care to hear whatever grovelling you've got."
"Left town?" Katherine laughed. "Of course, he did. I knew your friend, Mason. He was here with me."
"I know that."
"You know? I assumed all your little pathetic friends wouldn't tell you. But they clearly did tell you. You know, him, leaving town, it's well, let's just say an inconvenience for me. So, my apologies Brenna. I have to retaliate. Don't worry. She won't die."
"Wait, what?" Brea asked but Katherine hung up. Elena then came out of her room, after changing clothes, "Can you believe Katherine was here with Mason?" Brea asked and Elena froze.
"It's really weird, right? I didn't want to say anything, but, she looks like me, we've known him forever."
"It's super creepy!"
"So gross. Where's Jeremy?" Elena asked as they entered the kitchen.
"Oh, he went straight up to his room. He said he wasn't hungry," Ric answered.
"How anti-social," Brea grumbled.
"Who's she talking to?" Elena asked referencing Jenna, who was on the phone.
"I don't know," Ric shrugged. "Everything go ok today?"
"There were a few hiccups, but yeah," Elena answered.
"Of course, I understand," Jenna said coming over to the table, "Elena it's for you," she said handing over the phone.
"Who is it?" Elena said. "Hello?" she asked into the phone. Whoever responded, scared Elena as her eyes went wide and she looked up in shock. Elena moved away from earshot for a moment and then turned around looking shocked and both Brea and Ric gave her looks, wanting to know what was happening, but Elena held her finger up. Elena turned away again for a moment, and the next time she turned around, she dropped the phone and screamed, "Jenna! No!" But it was too late, as Ric and Brea turned around, Jenna plunged a knife into her stomach.
"Jenna!" Ric yelled running towards her.
"NO! Brea screamed in absolute despair as she began running after them. Brea slid down next to her hand and applied pressure on the wound, "Jenna! Jenna!" she screamed. "Jeremy!" she screamed as Jeremy came bolting down the stairs.
"Oh my god," he said in shock.
"Call an ambulance!" Brea ordered. Elena went to remove the knife. "No! Don't take it out," Brea said and Elena nodded. Just as Brea's started seeing stars, Jeremy grabbed her arms and dragged her away from Jenna.
"Brea, Brea!" he said spinning her around. "You need to breathe Brea," he said stroking her hair and it was only then she realised that she was hyperventilating and on the verge of passing out. Her breathing began to slow down to a normal rate and she began to cry and fell into her brother's chest. "It's ok Brea, it's ok," she said as he held her head. Not long after an ambulance arrived and took Jenna away and the siblings piled into Ric's car and he drove them all to the hospital.
"Is she ok?" Jeremy asked standing up as he spotted Elena walk into the waiting room. He'd stayed in the waiting room with Brea, he was too worried she'd have another panic attack if she went in with Jenna.
"The doctors told Alaric that she got lucky," Elena said to her siblings and Brea let out a sigh of relief and stood up next to Jeremy. "She's going to make it. She's going to be ok."
"Does she remember what happened?" Jeremy asked.
"No, nothing. It's all part of Katherine's mind compulsion," Elena explained and Brea's breath hitched and Jeremy watched her out of the corner of his eye.
"Why would Katherine hurt Jenna?" Jeremy asked confused as tears started running down Brea's cheek.
"Because she's trying to send a message that she could get to anybody," Elena stuttered as she turned away from her siblings as she began to cry.
"Hey, hey, come here," Jeremy said spinning her back around and pulling her and Brea into a hug. "It's gonna be ok."
"No, it's not," both Brea and Elena stuttered.
"She's going to pay. I don't know how, but she's going to pay," he said as he stroked the back of the twin's head and he felt Brea slowly nod in agreement.
After a while, Elena pulled away. "I have to go do something," Elena said and Brea knew just what she meant. She had to break up with Stefan before anyone else got hurt. "I'll meet you guys at home."
Brea walked up the steps to her house and took a shaky breath before opening the door. She walked straight to the kitchen and stopped as soon as she saw all the blood was gone, she heard a floorboard creak behind her and spun around with a scream, "Tyler?" she asked in shock as she saw him.
"Whoa, easy, Brea," he said walking towards her.
"Did you?" she asked pointing to the cleaned floor.
"Yeah. Knew you wouldn't really be up for it," he said with a small smile.
"Thank you," Brea said running forward into his arms.
"Shh," he comforted her and he rubbed her back. "I know what she means to you."
"Yeah," Brea laughed. "You're probably the only one who knows what that woman's done for me," Brea smiled. "She was the only thing that got me through my parent's death."
"I know," Tyler said as he took her hand and led her to her bedroom. "Here," he said throwing her pyjamas, "go get changed."
Brea nodded and walked into the bathroom and changed before coming out. "Ty, if she died… I don't know how I could survive," she stuttered.
"I know, I know. But Brea, you need to sleep ok. Jeremy texted me. He said you had another panic attack," he said and Brea looked down. "I'll stay ok," he said. Brea nodded and got into her bed, Tyler laid down on the top.
"Thanks, Ty," she whispered. "You really are the best." Tyler then wrapped his arm around her shoulder and she lay against his side, falling asleep.
"Easy," Matt coached Jenna as he helped her through the doorway. It'd been 2 weeks since her accident and Brea had been spending most of her time at the hospital. She didn't want to be in her house without some form of a guardian. "Grab the door, Jer," Matt instructed as Brea and Elena followed them in.
"Yeah, Jer, get the door," Brea teased.
"Stop fussing, I'm fine," Jenna said trying to get them all to relax.
"The doctor said that you have to take it easy," Elena lectured.
"Yeah, you don't wanna rip the stitches, haemorrhage and die, all right?" Jeremy said shutting the door. Brea turned and lightly slapped him over the head.
"Yeah, the only thing I'm going to die from is embarrassment," Jenna moaned.
"No…" Matt tried to reassure her.
"I walked into a knife," Jenna said in annoyance. "How does somebody do that?"
Brea, Elena and Jeremy all froze behind their aunt, wracked with guilt that she didn't know the truth. "It was a freak accident," Elena said.
"Yeah, it happens," Jeremy threw in.
"Yeah, I mean, I've done it like, 20 times at the Grill," Matt joked and Jenna laughed. "Ok, I'm being nice. All right, easy," Matt said lowering Jenna onto the couch.
"Yeah I guess it's not as embarrassing as what Brea did," Jenna smiled and Brea gave her a confused look. "When you were 8."
"Oh no," Brea said eyes widening. "Why do you have to bring that up!"
"Oh my god, I remember that," Elena laughed.
"She and Jer were trying to learn how to do the cha-cha slide at the top of the stairs. Brea tripped and fell all the way down the stairs. Fractured her skull," Jenna reminisced.
"Thanks, Jenna," Brea said sarcastically as she covered her aunt with a blanket.
"What should I do with this?" Matt asked holding up a bag of food he grabbed from the Grill.
"I got it," Elena said taking it and heading to the kitchen with Jeremy.
Matt and Brea sat down on the table in front of Jenna. "Are you guys still going to the masquerade ball?" Jenna asked, sad that she'd have to miss it.
"Yeah, Tyler would kill me if I backed out. I'm sorry you can't come, Jenna," Brea smiled.
"It's ok. You better have fun for me."
"I sure will," Brea laughed.
"I can drive you if you want?" Matt asked.
"You sure?" Brea asked.
"Yeah of course."
"Thanks, Matt."
"Hang on, I thought you were getting ready with Caroline here?" Jenna asked confusedly.
"Oh we were, but then she pulled out. So now you only have to give me advice."
"I'll be back," Jeremy called out and Matt gave him a small wave. Elena and Brea locked eyes and were suspicious of where Jeremy was headed.
"I better take off," Matt said standing up and handing Jenna a book.
"Yeah, you probably should," Brea smiled. "I suppose it takes a long time for you to look good," Brea said with a sad face.
Matt laughed. "Funny!"
A couple of hours later, Brea was ready to go and Matt had just pulled up. "Keep me updated on what's happening," Jenna called from the couch with Ric. "I want to feel like I'm there."
"I'll take a photo-albums worth of pictures for you," Brea laughed. "See you later," she called before walking out the door to the car.
"Ready?" Matt asked as she got in.
"Let's party!" Brea threw her hands up.
As they arrived at the Lockwoods the door on Brea's side was opened. "Hey," Tyler said helping her out.
"Yo."
"Thanks for coming with me, again."
"Yeah well you did promise me you'd wolf whistle Alaric at the Grill, so how could I say no?" Brea smiled.
"Come on you psycho," Tyler said leading her inside, leaving Matt on his own. Tyler led her straight into his dad's office.
"You ok Ty?" Brea asked confused as to why they were separated from the party.
"Yeah, I just… it's weird you know. I spent my life hating my dad and now tonight, tonight was his night. The masquerade ball was his thing, and he's not here."
"I know Ty," Brea said sitting down next to him on the couch, she then pulled a flask out of her purse. "Got it from Ric's stash, he likes the good stuff," she said handing it to him. After a few minutes, Matt came into the study with Aimee and Sarah and Brea quickly hid the flask. "Matthew!" Brea greeted.
"Sup," Matt slurred, clearly already drunk waving a vodka bottle in the air.
Aimee and Sarah then started dancing. "We're really not supposed to be in here," Tyler cautioned Matt.
"Yeah, I know," Matt agreed. "But we really need to turn this party up. Another shot?" Matt said handing Brea and Tyler shot glasses.
"Hey, I want a shot," Aimee said coming over.
"Me too," Sarah said bouncing over. "And then we have to dance."
"Yes," Aimee agreed.
Brea and Tyler downed their shots. "You know, usually it's me corrupting the both of you," Tyler smiled and Brea and Matt. "I like this," he said and Matt topped up their glasses and they downed another shot.
"Ok, let's go party," Aimee said. Tyler took Brea's hand and they giggled their way out of the study to the dance floor. Brea was beginning to feel a bit tipsy and nearly tripped on the way out and they all giggled.
Brea and Tyler were dancing on the dance floor and sneaking sips of the flask and they were getting drunker by the moment. Brea looked around and saw Stefan looking around at the crowd. "Stef!" she called and he looked over. Brea waved enthusiastically and he gave her a nod before looking away making Brea glare before looking back at Tyler. "Flask time," she hissed and they crouched over taking turns downing more of the flask.
"Have you guys seen Matt?" Aimee asked coming up to them.
The shock of not knowing someone was there, combined with the alcohol made Brea trip and Tyler caught her. "No!" she answered in a high-pitched voice before bursting into laughter.
"You're weird," Tyler mused. "Maybe he went back to the study?" Tyler suggested. "You look around Aimee, we'll check inside," Tyler said as he began to lead Brea inside. As Brea got to the steps of the Lockwood house her phone rang and it was Elena.
"Twin!" Brea answered.
"Are you drunk?" Elena asked.
"What! No!."
"What's going on Brea? What are they doing at the party?"
"Who?" Brea asked confused.
"Everyone's been avoiding me."
"You feeling lonely?" Brea asked as she waved Tyler to go on again.
"Where are you?"
"By the Lockwood house."
"Come and meet me."
"And where are you, Elena?"
"In the bushes, I'm waving to you."
"Where?"
"To your left," Elena directed. "No your other left."
"Oh so you are," Brea noted as she saw her sister poke out of the bushes. "I'm on my way twinny," Brea cheered before hanging up and stumbling her way over to Elena.
As she arrived at the bushes Elena popped out and yanked her by her arm into the bush, causing her to fall over. "What's happening?" Elena asked as Brea lay in the dirt.
"Ouch," Brea groaned. "I don't know what you're talking about." Elena then shushed her sister and leapt out and dragged another victim into the plants. "Jer!" Brea said happily.
"What the hell is going on?!" Elena asked angrily.
"Sibling party!" Brea cheered. "Want a drink?" she offered the flask, only for Elena to snatch it away.
"Let me just get Bonnie, then I'll tell you," Jeremy said taking out his phone. A moment later Bonnie appeared.
"What are you doing here?" she asked Elena. "You were meant to spend the night with Matt and Tyler, you shouldn't be involved," she said to Brea.
"What's going on?" the twins asked.
"Here," Jeremy said helping Brea up who was still lying in the dirt. "We're trying to kill Katherine. Here. Tonight," as he said this Brea nearly fell down again, but he held her up.
"What!" she said in shock.
"You guys are trying to kill her here?" Elena asked in disbelief.
"We saw an opportunity, we knew we had to take it," Jeremy said sitting Brea down on the bench.
"You can't kill her," Brea breathed.
"We have to," Jeremy said.
"No, we have to make her pay. We don't have to kill her!" Brea defended.
"Look, Brea, this is the best chance we had to keep everyone safe. We had to," Jeremy tried to reason.
"Ok, stop with the 'we'," Elena snapped. "Are you guys crazy? You could get yourselves killed."
"We know what we're doing, Elena," Bonnie tried to reason.
"And how am I supposed to feel if one of you gets hurt because of me?" Elena argued.
"It's not just you anymore, Elena," Jeremy pointed out. "She's messed with all of us. She has to be stopped."
"Yes, she has to be stopped," Brea said. "Stopped doesn't mean dead!"
"It's the best option," Jeremy said. "We don't have another choice!"
"There's always a choice Jeremy!" Brea yelled. "We have to stop this," she said standing up.
"What else can we do?" Jeremy said annoyed.
"I don't know, desiccate her? That's punishment enough!"
"She hurt Jenna!"
"She's my sister as well Jeremy! I may not remember her that well, but I know enough to know that there was a time that I would've done anything for her!" Brea demanded.
"AHH!" Elena screamed lurching forward and grabbing at her back. Elena fell forward onto Brea, and Brea, still unsteady on her feet fell to the ground as Jeremy grabbed Elena.
"Elena!" Jeremy said in shock.
"What is it?" Bonnie asked as they knelt on the ground to look her over.
Brea scrambled to her knees and grabbed her sister. "Elena! What's happening? Oh my god," Brea whispered taking her hand off her sister's back and seeing it drenched in blood. "Why are you bleeding?" Brea asked shakily as Elena screamed in pain.
"What's happening?" Jeremy asked confused.
"AHH!" Elena screamed again, shoving Brea's hand off her arm to see more blood pouring out of her arm.
"What's going on?" Jeremy and Brea yelled.
"Jeremy, it's Katherine," Bonnie realised and Brea looked up realising the two were linked.
"It's ok Lena, I'm going to make it stop," Brea said stumbling to her feet and sprinting off. Brea knew Stefan well enough to know that he wouldn't kill her in the open, they had to be out of the way. Brea knew the Lockwood house like the back of her hand and knew they'd be in a room out of the way, where they wouldn't be interrupted. So she ran there. As Brea got upstairs she heard banging and ran faster. "Stop!" she screamed as she fell over in the doorway due to her drunkenness. The Salvatore's ignored her, figuring she was there to save Katherine. "Stop!" she screamed again as Stefan grabbed Katherine and held her down.
Damon went to stake her when Jeremy ran up behind Brea. "Stop! You're hurting Elena. Everything you're doing to her is hurting Elena," he explained to a frozen Damon.
"I tried to tell you," Brea panted from the ground and Damon turned to face them.
Katherine smirked from the ground and stood up. "You think you two are the only ones with a witch on your side? Wrong. And something tells me that my witch is better than your witch," she teased as Jeremy pulled Brea up from the ground.
"You ok?" Jeremy asked Brea and she nodded.
"Jeremy, Brenna, go check on Elena, make sure she's ok," Stefan said. "Go!" he said and Jeremy ran off.
Brea went to follow when Katherine said. "Stay Brenna."
"Ok," Brea slurred as she slumped down onto a seat.
"Let's all make sure poor Elena is ok," Katherine growled. "Just a bit more pressure," Katherine said taking the stake and slicing her palm open and Stefan smacked it away.
"Now how about that moonstone?" Katherine said sitting down next to her. "The four of us together, just like old times. The sister who was my best friend. The brother who loved me too much," Katherine said looking at Damon. "And the brother who didn't love me enough," she said turning her head to Stefan.
"And the evil slut vampire who only loved herself," Damon quipped.
"Not true," Katherine smirked. "What happened to you, Damon? You used to be so sweet and polite."
"Oh that Damon died a long time ago," Damon said.
"Good. He was a bore," Katherine said.
"I liked him," Brea slurred.
"Why don't you two stop antagonising each other," he said to Damon and Katherine.
Brea went to walk over to Stefan and tripped, Stefan quickly zipped forward and caught her. Brea brought a hand up to her head and rubbed. "Why did I let Matt and Ty give me all those shots," she moaned, standing up as the room continued spinning.
"I thought I told Caroline to get you to stop hanging around the Lockwoods?" Katherine growled. "And all you've done is hang out with that dog more."
Stefan moved Brea to a chair further from Katherine so she could sit down. "Don't call him that."
"He's dangerous."
"I don't care!" Brea spat.
Katherine then flicked her eyes to Stefan. "Where's the moonstone?
"What do you want with it?" Stefan asked.
"She won't tell you," Brea said, with her head in her hands.
"Does Elena enjoy having both of you worship at her altar?" Katherine taunted and Brea looked up to glare at her.
"That was really desperate, Katherine," Stefan smirked.
"It was," Brea agreed, Katherine turned her glare to her and Brea shut her mouth.
"Don't you think that we can see through you?" Stefan asked.
"So it doesn't bother you that Damon is in love with your girlfriend?" Katherine asked.
"Oh stop it," Stefan said as Damon walked closer.
"Or what? You'll hurt me?" Katherine teased. "Come on, Stefan. Everything that I feel, Elena feels. So go ahead." Katherine then gasped. "Or better yet. Kiss me, Damon. She'll feel that too."
"Urgh," Brea moaned. "Please shut up."
"You know this whole Mason thing has me a bit confused," Stefan said changing the subject and Brea's breath hitched in a way that didn't go unnoticed by all the vampires in the room. "Why a werewolf? The moonstone can break a curse that would help them destroy all vampires. So, what's in that for you?"
"Sorry about your pet wolf," Damon said. "You should have kept him on a tighter leash."
"Shut up Damon!" Brea snapped.
"I'll have to remember that for next time," Katherine said to Damon. "He's not the only wolf in town."
"Seriously! You get your hooks in Mason, kill Caroline, stab Jenna! What is wrong with you?!" Katherine just looked down and walked away.
Damon went back to staring at the invisible wall Bonnie placed on the room, waiting for it to disappear. "Dammit, where's that witch?"
"We could play charades!" Katherine suggested.
"That's a hard no," Brea said with a fake smile.
"You bargained the moonstone," Stefan said in realisation.
"What are you mumbling about over there?" Damon asked turning around.
"When you struck a deal with George Lockwood to help you fake your death, you told me that you gave George something that he needed. It was the moonstone, wasn't it?" Stefan asked.
"Good for you, Stefan, 2+2," Katherine answered as she came to stand next to Brea. "And it would have worked except that people found out I wasn't in the tomb. Thanks to you, by the way, have I mentioned how inconvenient your obsession with me has been?"
"Hmm, you and me both, honey," Damon said taking a sip of his drink.
"Why do you need it back?" Stefan asked.
"I love you in a suit. So dashing," Katherine said, avoiding the question.
"And what were you doing with it in the first place?" Stefan asked and Brea frowned, she had a feeling she knew the answer to that. She looked towards Katherine and saw her sister smiling at her as if the two of them had a secret.
"You're wasting your breath, Stefan," Damon sighed.
"Unless it wasn't yours, to begin with," Stefan surmised. "In 1864, you faked your death. Who were you running from, Katherine?"
"In 1987, you were in Chicago, at a concert of all places. With that wench Lexi," Katherine said and Stefan's face turned quickly to confusion. "Come on Stefan, don't look so surprised. Of course, I checked in on you over the years. You were standing in the front row dancing all night. You were watching Bon Jovi, and I was watching you."
"Who were you running from?" Stefan pressed again. Katherine then silently mouthed to Stefan, 'I love you'.
"I'm not going to tell you anything Stefan, no matter how gorgeous you look. Brenna knows. Get her to remember and you'll have all your answers," Katherine sighed walking over to the window. Stefan and Damon looked at Brea wide-eyed and she just shrugged, she had no clue what Katherine was talking about.
"Can I please go back to the party?" Brea sighed. "I spent weeks helping set this up and I'm missing the whole thing," Brea whined. Katherine just turned to face her and shot her a smile and Brea slumped back in her chair.
"I'll have one of those," Katherine said to Damon as he poured his drink.
"Right away Miss Katherine," Damon responded in a mocking voice and he poured her a drink raising it up for her to take.
"Thank you," she said taking it. Before anyone could respond, Damon lunged at Katherine and held her up against the wall stake above her heart.
"No!" Brea screamed. "Damon stop! Damon! Don't hurt her! Think of Elena!" she screamed as Stefan tried to wrench Damon's arm back.
"No! Damon, don't," Stefan ordered.
"Yes, Damon, please," Katherine taunted, egging him on.
"The second the spell is lifted, I"m gonna drive this stake right through your heart," Damon hissed.
"God, you're hot. When did you get so hot?" Katherine said grabbing Damon's tie and causing him to let go.
"You are not going to hurt Katherine," Brea growled at Damon as Katherine walked towards Stefan. Katherine stopped and turned around to look at her sister, giving her a small, genuine smile.
"Katherine," a voice said from the doorway. "The spell in this room has been broken, you're free to leave," she said coming inside.
"Thank god," Katherine said walking up to the woman.
"When I hand this over," the woman said gesturing to the moonstone she was holding. "My debt to you is over."
"Done," Katherine said.
"I owe you nothing."
"I said done. Give it," Katherine said.
"I wouldn't do that," Damon warned.
Katherine then turned to Brea. "Come on Brenna." Brea made to move towards Katherine as the lady placed the moonstone in Katherine's hand. Immediately, Katherine tensed up and started making choking noises.
"Katerina?" Brea asked. "Katerina!" Brea said desperately as Katherine's legs started giving way.
Brea ran towards her and grabbed her, to support her as she fell to the floor.
"You should have told me another witch was involved," the lady hissed. "She's a Bennett witch, Katherine. But I'm sure you knew that.
"What did you do?" Brea asked the witch as she held Katherine.
"Wait, Elena!" Stefan realised in panic.
"Elena's fine," the woman answered. "The spell is broken. She'll hear quickly, Bonnie's with her. As for Katherine, it's just a simple incapacitation spell. It won't kill her," she answered as Brea laid Katherine's head in her lap. "I apologise for my involvement."
"Now to kill the bitch," Damon said stalking towards an unconscious Katherine.
"No!" Brea screamed, tears in her eyes. "No, Damon, please. Please. Anything else, please just don't kill her."
"Well, what do you suggest we do with her huh?" Damon snapped.
"Put her in the tomb, use the same spell. Just please, please don't kill her," Brea cried.
Damon and Stefan locked eyes and Stefan nodded. "Fine," Damon snapped. "Only because I owe you. And I mean it, if the bitch gets out, she's dead."
"She won't."
"I will kill her."
"She won't get out." And with that, Damon took Katherine's body and Brea followed him to the car where he loaded her body in the back seat. "Thank you," she breathed brushing the hair out of Katherine's face.
"Well, I'm only doing it for you," Damon sighed.
"I know," Brea breathed. "I'm going to find Elena. Make sure she's ok," Brea said.
Damon nodded. "Text me when you get home ok?" he asked and Brea nodded, walking off.
"Hey," Elena said coming up behind Brea.
"I'm sorry I didn't come back."
"I know, Stefan told me. She made you stay," Elena said.
"I didn't want you to get hurt more."
"How do you feel?" Elena asked.
"About what?"
"Well I was talking about how drunk you were earlier, but I guess the question also works on a deeper level," Elena smiled.
"Yeah. I'm still a little tipsy, so you're driving," Brea giggled. "And she's not dead, which is the main thing. I've been better though." Brea then looked down as she felt a tingling on her finger, "Elena…" she said raising her hand. "Danger ring is glowing," Brea said nervously and Elena tensed.
"I'm going to call Jer," Elena said. "Let's just get to the car and get home, whatever it's for we'll be safer inside," Elena said taking Brea's hand and pulling her through all of the cars to find her own whilst she called their brother. "Hey. Yeah, Jeremy. I've got my car. Tell Bonnie that whatever she did, I'm starting to feel better. Yeah, you can drive her home. I think we're both just going to go straight to bed," Elena said. "Ok," she said before hanging up. Brea saw Elena stop walking but she kept going, figuring she must be texting someone. A moment later she heard Elena's muffled scream and the light from her ring got brighter than it had been before. Brea spun around to see a man in a mask throw Elena onto the hood of a car, knocking her unconscious. Brea, not thinking, ran towards her unconscious sister and the man grabbed her, covering her mouth, before she could fight back, she felt a needle go into her arm and her vision began to blur until she passed out.