I woke up in the back of a trunk. I was bound and gagged. I heard footsteps and I decided to act like I was still asleep. The trunk opened up and I was put inside a different one. After a few seconds, I moved my head and heard that my new captor had killed the old one. I couldn't help but deduce that the first guy had been compelled. I then went back into a fake sleeping position and waited as the car began to move. It seemed like whoever had abducted me didn't want me dead right now at least. I hoped that they didn't want me at any time in the future either. All I knew was that I was in a lot of trouble at the moment.
After I don't know how long, the car stopped. I tried to resume my false state of sleep. I hoped that it was working.
"I know you're awake." He told me. He had a British accent, from where I wasn't sure. I opened my eyes and looked at him. He had shaggy brown hair and a bit of stubble. He would have been hot if he wasn't so threatening. He then grabbed me and carried me into the house. The first thing that he did was set me on the couch and remove my gag. I took the opportunity to spit in his face. It probably wasn't very smart, but I was not going to be the girl who develops Stockholm Syndrome.
"You're a feisty little one." He declared as he wiped himself off. I couldn't help but wonder if I had made him angry. I needed to figure out a way to get out of these ropes that held my arms and legs together. "You know I bet you taste delicious."
"Trevor!" An equally British female voice scolded him. Okay, that's a weird way to describe it. They were both British okay. I looked and saw a woman with short brown hair. She seemed to be the one who was in charge here. "Control yourself!"
"You're such a buzzkill, Rose." Trevor muttered as he cut the ropes which were binding me. I looked them over. It didn't look like I would have much chance to run. Trevor walked away leaving me with Rose. I decided that I need to stretch because my legs were asleep.
"Well, well, never seen the doppelganger this close." She commented as she gazed at me. It wasn't sexual in any way but it was kind of creepy to be honest. Also why did she think that I was the doppelganger. I didn't look anything like Katherine. Did she grab the wrong sister?
"I'm not the doppelganger. That's Katherine." I argued. I thought that maybe I shouldn't tell her about Elena because I didn't want her to take her instead.
"I never said that you were." Rose stated. "Now be quiet."
"I'm not even supposed to be a girl." I asked. She slapped me hard enough to knock me to the ground. I had a feeling that would leave a mark. It seemed like she didn't know what had happened to me, but she also didn't care.
"I told you to be quiet." She declared. I decided that for the moment, I would keep my mouth shut. I wished that I had brought my phone with me, but I was in such a rush to get out, I didn't have time. Though it was possible that it would be dead even if I had it and it didn't look like there was anywhere to charge it. I really hoped that they didn't want me for some weird sex thing.
One thing that I noticed was the lack of rings on either of their fingers. I might be able to get outside, but I had no idea where I was, no idea if anyone else was around. It looked like I was in the middle of nowhere.
After a few minutes, Rose had walked upstairs and I decided to get up and follow them. Maybe I would be able to figure out what they wanted with me. I pulled on the hem of my dress a little, now feeling self-conscious that I had worn such a short one. I walked down the hall and heard the sounds of voices. They were talking about some guy named Elijah who was apparently old world, whatever that meant. I think that they wanted to hand me over to this guy. For what purpose, I wasn't able to figure out. Was vampire sex trade a thing?
I then heard footsteps and decided to back away from the door. Rose walked out into the hallway. She looked angry at me.
"You! Don't try to run. There's nowhere for miles." She warned me. That basically confirmed that I was in the middle of nowhere and I didn't even know where I was. It probably wouldn't make sense for me to run, and I was pretty sure that they might try to kill if I did.
"Who's Elijah?" I questioned. I wanted to see if they would tell me that.
"He's your worst nightmare, eavesdropper." She told me before she walked away. I decided to see if the house had a bathroom. It looked like it was long abandoned, so the chance of plumbing was very low, which meant no chance of a shower. My hair was very messy and I was pretty sure that I smelled bad. There was a toilet, but I was pretty sure that it wouldn't flush. I couldn't help but wonder how old the house was and how long it had been abandoned.
After I was done in the bathroom, I headed downstairs where Rose seemed to be boarding up the windows so sunlight couldn't get in. That basically confirmed that she wasn't able to walk in the sun. I couldn't help but wonder why they had brought me wherever I was. Were they trying to get me close to this Elijah guy? Where was he coming from and how long was I going to be there. I decided to try to talk to Rose again to see if she would tell me anything.
"Why am I here?" I asked as I looked around the room. It kind of sucked that I was in my party dress still because it wasn't the most comfortable thing.
"You keep asking these questions like I'm going to answer them." She replied with a grin. Apparently she thought it was funny. It wasn't funny. It was just annoying.
"Why won't you?" I challenged.
"Again with the questions." She stated. I was really starting to want to hurt her, even though I was pretty sure that I couldn't do so. I couldn't help but wonder if there were any sharp wooden objects lying around the house. Though, I was pretty sure that the chance of me being able to kill both of them was pretty low.
"Look, I'm not going anywhere, so you can at least tell me what you want with me and why I'm here." I pointed out. I hoped that would at least convince her to say something to me.
"I personally want nothing with you." She told me. That didn't make a lot of sense. "I'm just a delivery service."
"Who are you delivering me to? Elijah?" I asked. It still didn't make a lot of sense to bring me to a house in the middle of nowhere. "Why does he want me?"
"He doesn't even know that I have you, but he will want you." She explained. I was really beginning to get nervous. I still wasn't ruling out the possibility of a vampire sex trade thing and while I only had been with vampires, I didn't want to become a slave of one. "He's one of the Originals."
"Who are the Originals?" I questioned. Were they some of vampire mafia or something?
"Have Stefan and Damon really not been teaching you vampire history?" Rose responded with an annoyed sigh. I didn't know that there was vampire history. Was there a book on it that I could read or something? "They're the first vampires that all of us are descended from. They want you, the doppelganger. You're the key to breaking the curse."
"The sun and moon curse?" I asked. Was it actually real? It didn't sound like it was real, but I didn't know what else they could be talking about. "I thought the moonstone was what broke it?"
"No, the moonstone binds the curse." She corrected. Well whatever it did, it would probably require a witch to use. "The sacrifice of the doppelganger is what breaks the curse. You're the doppelganger, meaning you're the one that has to die."
"Why do you keep calling me the doppelganger?" I replied. I did not like hearing about the idea of having to be sacrificed. "I'm not the doppelganger. I'm not even supposed to be a girl. Katherine turned me into one and compelled me not to tell anyone that I know."
"Well, she somehow changed into the doppelganger then, if you are telling the truth." She explained. Well that at least gave Katherine a reason to turn me into a girl, but why did she change me? "Whether you were originally supposed to be or not, you are now the doppelganger needed to break the curse."
"Well why do you want to hand me over to the Originals?" I questioned. Were the Originals the ones who wanted to break the curse? I had so many questions but I kind of felt there would be a limited number of answers given to me. "What's in it for you?"
"A long time ago, Trevor and I took in Katerina Petrova." She told me. Why I was not surprised that this mess was Katherine's fault? "It was Trevor's idea and she manipulated us and we have been running from them ever since."
"I guess she's been ruining lives longer than I thought." I declared. "I knew we should have killed her."
"I would be very interested in killing her myself." Rose declared. I had something in common with my kidnapper. This was not a good sign. I had to make sure that I didn't come to like her. I had to try to think of things that I didn't like about her and the number one reason that I came up with that she had kidnapped me and wanted to give me to someone who wanted to kill me. That was a pretty good reason not to like her.
"So how do you know Stefan and Damon?" I inquired. Neither of them had ever mentioned her before but they had probably met a lot of people in their lifetimes. I hoped that they were looking for me right now. I wasn't sure how they were going to find me, but I hoped that they had a way.
"I know of them. A friend of mine once tried to set me up with Stefan. She said that he was one of the good ones." She answered. She didn't really seem like the kind of person to have friends. "I don't really like good guys."
"So you're telling me that you have friends?" I responded. I wasn't entirely sure if I believed that. She seemed like she would unbearable to be around. "And where does Trevor fit into this? Is he your boyfriend?"
"No Trevor is like my brother." She declared as she cringed in disgust. Well it wasn't like I had any way to know that. She didn't have to look so offended that I would consider that option. People thought that Stefan was my boyfriend long before the two of us started dating. It was a common thing that people thought about boys and girls who were just friends.
"So how long have you been planning this and when did you first learn about me?" I asked her. I figured that maybe if I kept talking, I would be able to stall long enough for someone to rescue me. The only problem was that I had no idea how long that would take.
"I heard overheard word of a doppelganger from a vampire named Isobel." She explained. You had to be kidding me. Why did it have to be her? Hadn't she already screwed enough things up? "From there, I went to spy on you and found that you were the one that we were looking for. Contacting Elijah wasn't easy and I wasn't even able to speak to him directly."
"You know that Stefan and Damon will come looking for me." I pointed out. Anna would probably looking for me as well, but as far as I knew, she didn't know about Anna and I was pretty sure that I wanted to keep it that way. I definitely needed to take a shower whenever I was rescued.
"One: they'd have to get here before Elijah and two: they wouldn't be able to take you back from Trevor and me." She declared confidently. Anna might be able to though, but I didn't know if she would be coming with.
I decided that I needed to lay down on the couch. I was still very hungry. They didn't seem to be the types that cared about my wellbeing. Even though my life was in danger, I still hated waiting. It probably had to do with the fact that there was absolutely nothing to do there. I'd bet that even if I had my phone that wouldn't be able to use it because it was doubtful that I could get coverage. I did notice that Rose was keeping a close eye on me so I didn't try to escape. I seriously didn't know where she thought that I would go. I literally did have to wait for someone to get here. There would be an advantage to having my phone as I could play Solitaire or some other game on it. I then noticed that Trevor made his way downstairs. Maybe he would be able to tell me more information.
"Tell me more." I demanded, making sure that he could hear me.
"She speaks." Trevor declared as he took a seat on the couch across from me. "What do you want to know, Sweetie?"
I definitely did not like how he was being condescending to me. Though, he did seem was more willing to talk. I would have to use that to my advantage. I thought maybe about trying to flirt with him to get information, but there was one problem with that. I sucked at flirting.
"Who are the Originals?" I asked him, hoping he could tell me some more information.
"They are the first family of vampires." Trevor answered. So now they were a family. They actually did sound kind of like a mafia now. I could help but think what The Godfather would be like with vampires in it. Maybe I should try to write that. "They're from the old world and Rose and I pissed them off."
I then noticed Rose glaring at him. She did not seem to agree with his interpretation.
"Correction, I pissed them off and Rose had my back and that's why we've been running from them ever since." Trevor declared. It seemed like it would be a better idea for her to just ditch him, but I supposed that she was too loyal for that.
"But we don't have to run anymore because we have the girl now." Rose stated. I hated how they treated me as nothing more than a bargaining chip. I also couldn't help but wonder how Katherine managed to make me the solution to all of her problems.
"I would like to say that it's nothing personal." Trevor declared. That didn't exactly make me feel any better. I then heard a car pull up. "He's here. I need to get the hell out of here."
"Trevor, control yourself." Rose ordered. I did consider the idea that maybe Stefan and Damon had gotten here first. Because the windows were covered, I couldn't exactly look outside to see if I recognized the car or not. I wanted to know.
"He wants me dead." Trevor pointed out. I was pretty sure that there was nowhere to go because the sun was still out. Why had they never tried to acquire daylight rings? Did they not know any witches?
"He wants her more." Rose countered. "Listen to me. What do we always say?"
"We're family." Trevor declared. I did have to admit that they had a nice bond. I was still pretty sure that I wanted them dead though. I wanted Stefan and Damon to rip them apart. Those were probably not healthy thoughts though. "Now I'm going to go let him in."
You know I couldn't help but wonder why they were using this abandoned house that anyone could enter instead of invading a person's house. It would have been much more logical. It would prevent me from being rescued by other vampires.
Rose came back with a man in a suit with long hair, but not as long as Trevor's. He looked at me in awe before he sped over to me. I assumed he was Elijah. He definitely did have a vibe of an old vampire.
"My, she looks just like her." Elijah stated. I wondered if I could tell him about how I had been changed, but I wasn't sure if he would care. "And she's human. Hello, my dear."
The way that he said sounded very creepy and if I didn't know better, I would think that it was a sex trade.
"This is quite an interesting situation." Elijah continued. "We have Rosemarie, who is only guilty by her association with Trevor. I definitely applaud your honor and then we have Trevor. Do you wish to not have to run anymore in exchange for the girl?"
"Yes." Trevor declared. Those seemed to be very specific words. I had a feeling that he was going to regret that. At that moment, Elijah took his hand and looked like he was preparing to slap him, but instead of knocking him to the ground like Rose's had to me, it knocked his head right off. I was right that the words were quite specific. He wouldn't have to run anymore if he was dead. I felt like I was going to be sick…and yet I was still hungry for some reason. Rose looked like she was about to lunge at him.
"You've been granted your freedom. Don't ruin it." Elijah warned her. Was it wrong of me for wanting him to kill her too? He then looked at me. "Now, what is your name, my dear?"
"Mary, Mary Gilbert." I answered with a bit of fear in my voice. I was nervous about this because Stefan and Damon were running out of time.
"Well Mary Gilbert, it is time for us to go." He declared. It was then that I was pretty sure that I heard a car pull up.
"What about the moonstone?" I asked quickly, hoping it would give Stefan a little bit more time. I could stall him. He looked to Rose.
"It's the first I've heard of it." She stated. I couldn't help but wonder why she hadn't thought to acquire it.
"Tell me, do you know where the moonstone is?" He asked. I was pretty sure it was in the tomb with Katherine.
"Yes. I can take you to it." I told him.
"How about you just tell me instead?" He suggested. I realized that I didn't have any leverage at all.
"Because that's not how the game works." I replied. He then looked me in the eye.
"Why are you wearing vervain?" He questioned before he ripped my necklace off and threw it aside. I then felt my mind go completely empty. I wasn't sure what he was saying to me or what I was saying to him. I guess that was what being compelled was. I hoped that he just asked me to answer some questions and didn't make me forget anything.
I then heard a crash and suddenly, I was no longer in a trance. Elijah looked at Rose. It seemed that my rescuers were here. I hoped that it was them and not someone else because that would be really bad.
"Who else knows about this?" He demanded.
"I didn't tell anyone. I swear." Rose replied in confusion.
He took me to the foyer and that was where I heard more noises. After a few seconds, I found myself in Stefan's arms. It seemed my stalling had worked, even if I had told him where the stone was. At least I was pretty sure that I did since I had no idea what I had said.
"Excuse me, to whoever it may concern. You're mistaken if you think you can beat me." Elijah declared. He seemed pretty confident but if he was as old as they said he was, he probably had enough reason to. I wasn't entirely sure how we were going to kill him. "You can't. I repeat you cannot beat me. Now give me the girl and you will live."
Stefan then handed me a weapon and I stepped out.
"I'm sorry." I apologized. "I'll come with you. Please just don't hurt me friends. They were just trying to save me."
"What game are you playing?" He asked as he stood in front of me. I then through a vervain grenade at him.
"Let her go." Anna declared. He looked surprised to see her.
"Annabelle…" He remarked in surprise. At that point, Damon came and stabbed him in the heart. I also noticed that Rose had run off.
"We need to go now. Let's go get something to eat and then we can take Mary home.
We moved quickly out of there. The food really wasn't even that good, but I just needed something to nourish me. We went in the drive-thru so I wouldn't have to explain why I looked like a mess.
We walked into the house and I was given hugs by Bonnie and Elena as I entered. It seemed that they had waited up for me. I knew that there was a short list of things that I needed to do. Okay it was mainly take a shower. Once I was done, I walked into my room in my robe to see that Anna was there.
"You know I felt so worried when I found out that you were kidnapped." She declared. I knew it must have hurt her because she cared about me a lot. I was wondering when it would be a good idea to start a relationship with her.
"Well, I'm okay now thanks to you guys." I told her. I went in to kiss her before she stopped me.
"I found this for you." She stated as she held up my necklace.
"Oh my god, thank you. I thought I would never see it again." I replied as I reached for it, but she continued to hold it in her hand. "What's going on?"
"You're not going to remember any of this." She told me as she looked me in the eye. "This isn't easy for me to do, but it's the right thing, and I'm only doing this so I don't ruin our friendship. I want you to get back with Stefan. I can't be with you right now because you won't like what I know and who I am."
She then pressed her lips against mine and left the room before I looked around, wondering how I had gotten my necklace back. Anna then walked into the room. I didn't really hear her go downstairs. All I knew was that I was tired and I wanted to get some sleep.
"Hey, are you ready for bed?" I asked her.
"Yeah." She replied before we went to bed.
So Mary found out that she was transformed in order to become the doppelganger. Also Anna compelled her to go back to Stefan, but will that end up lasting? Please don't forget to review.