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However, I do own Catherine Matthews/ my very own Katherine Peirce, her backstory, the storyline, and any additional characters that do not belong to The Vampire Diaries or The Originals. Characters in this story may not have the same opinion as you. These characters are all fictional.
"Hello, Katherine," Damon said, opening the door for me to enter the Boarding house.
"Any reason you summoned be this early?" I asked, knowing the answer.
"Don't be so cranky. This way," he said, leading me to the living room.
"You," Elena shouted as soon as I entered. "What is she doing here? What is Rose doing here?"
"Don't shout. We all have a good hearing," I said, keeping my fingers in my ears.
"Okay, you have to understand, I only know what I've picked up over the years, and I don't know what's true and what's not true. It's a problem with all this vampire crap, but Klaus, I know he's real," Rose started explaining.
"Who is he?" Elena asked, now calmly, knowing she is getting the information needed.
"He's one of the originals, he's a legend," Damon said.
"From the first generation of vampires," Stefan said.
"Like Elijah?!" asked Elena.
"No. Elijah was the Easter bunny compared to Klaus. He's a foot soldier. Klaus is the real deal," said Rose to which I snorted, and everyone looked at me.
"I mean sure I agree that Klaus is a real deal, but did you just compare Elijah to the Easter bunny even after he decapitated Trevor?" I asked, raising my eyebrow to which Rose glared.
Hit a nerve, did I?
"Klaus is known to be the oldest," Stefan said.
"No, Elijah is oldest if you are looking at the age," I informed the 'hero hair.'
"Okay, so you're saying that the oldest vampire in the history of time is coming after me?" Elena said
"You are so full of yourself," I muttered, which all the vampires heard except for the dumb human.
"Yes," Rose said
"No," said Stefan simultaneously.
"What they're saying is, I mean if what she's saying is true... " Damon started saying to be cut off by Rose.
"Which it is."
"And you're not saying it, so I don't kill you," Damon questioned her.
"Which I'm not. You can ask Katerina over here," she said, gesturing towards me, "She knows a fair deal about Klaus. They dated back then."
"Klaus is the enemy with blue eyes, I was telling you about. The one that tried to sacrifice me and killed my family and Elijah is the older brother I fell in love with," I explained to them. "I think you should probably take Elena as far as possible before Klaus gets here."
"Look, Elijah's dead, right? So no one else even knows that you are here," Stefan said.
"Not that you know of," said Rose
"Yeah, he is the oldest Vampires, Stefan. He can't die that easily. Do you think I wouldn't have killed Klaus by now if it were that easy? A normal stake doesn't kill an Original Vampire. It's like snapping there neck, that's it," I explained to the guy.
"That's not helping. So, you are saying the guy is still out there?" asked Damon.
"Look, I've never even met anyone who didn't die with a stake in his heart. I mean, we're talking centuries of truth mixed with fiction. We don't know if that is real. For all, we know that could just be some sort of stupid bedtime story they created," Stefan said, trying to be optimistic.
"I don't know about the stake thing. But I can say Klaus doesn't give up. If he wants something, he gets it. If you're not afraid of Klaus, then you're an idiot," declared Rose.
"Alright, we're shaking. You made your point." Damon said, still processing all he heard.
"I'm leaving now," I said, getting up from my chair, now that the discussions over.
"Where are you going?" asked Stefan
"To track moonstone. Once I get my hands on it, I will get the hell out of this one pony town and divert Klaus's attention to me," I said.
"You are going to run again by catching his attention," asked Stefan, confused by my suicidal strategy, to which I nodded.
"You don't have to run, Katherine. We will fight back. And maybe we will win," he said, coming towards me.
"That's exactly what I don't want to happen. I don't want anyone dying for me. Also, I am very good at being elusive. I am Katherine Pierce. I am a survivor. I survived him for 500 years, and I will do it again," I said to him, smirking, keeping a brave facade. "So don't cause any shit to get his attention. Especially you," I told the last part to Elena. I really don't want her to play a Martyr and spoil my plan.
"If I hear that you are the reason for them getting hurt. I will kill you myself before Klaus could even touch you," I said to her, looking at her thoughtfully. "Have fun, Rosa Marie. I will message you when I am planning to leave," I said to Stefan and stepped out.
"Don't you have school to get to," I heard Damon ask, and then went back to my place ignoring the further chat.
"Katherine? Are you all alright? I was freaking out when I couldn't find you at the party, so I had to inform Stefan and Damon about you. I know I should've come to check on you yesterday, but I really couldn't as I was busy trying to mend my dying relationship with Matt," Caroline babbled.
Why did I give her my address again?
"Caroline. Calm down," I said to her, and she did for a second and took a deep breath. "Now, tell me what happened? Slowly."
Even, I am wondering about what happened the other day. So, I might as well listen.
"Well, I called you the Masquerade night when I didn't find you. I saw you dancing with Damon, so I wanted to talk to you, but then you didn't answer. So, I called you yesterday Morning, once again, and when your phone was unanswered again, I got a feeling you were in trouble. So, I came here, and Mrs. Flowers told me you weren't home the other night, I got super scared. So, I finally decided to inform Damon about it," Caroline said, and I interrupted her saying,
"And he didn't question why you had my number?" I asked, raising my eyebrow.
. "He did. When he asked me how I know your number and why I was calling you from the past two days, I told him I got it from Mason's phone and wanted to have a girl talk with you after listening to your past," Caroline explained, and I tried to think how stupid the excuse sounded. "He was suspicious at first but then forgot about it while dealing with your tracking. And Jeremy also told Stefan that he couldn't find Elena. So they asked Bonnie to track Elena because she wouldn't do that for you, and they were sure you will both be in one place," said Caroline.
"Well, I think I should thank you for my rescue, then," I said to her, and she hugged me tightly.
Vampires. Emotions heightened.
"I was really worried about you," she said.
Aww! I couldn't help but feel happy when I heard how sincere it was.
I awkwardly patted her back and left me. I really need to take classes in dealing with human emotions.
"Now, off you go. I am sure the school is waiting for their Queen Bee," I said to her, and she left kissing on my cheek.
Is she bisexual? Or is it a familiar gesture?
Next morning
"Isobel, I dealt with so many emotional people these last two days, and I want to shoot myself with wooden bullets laced with vervain. So please tell me you got something worth to alleviate me," I said through the phone.
"And you didn't kill them? That's new," she said. "But sorry to say this bad news. I think Klaus may be in Mystic Falls or at least on his way. I think he got the word about the doppelganger."
"Really? You do know that he is going to kill her right, and no one can stop him?" I asked her, referring to Elena.
"And you said you have a plan, and you won't tell me what it is," she said. Did I? And she believed it?
"I do. But I don't trust anyone with it until the last minute," I said to the Vampire on the phone, covering up, "Is John still out of town?"
"Yes. Do you want him to come to Mystic Falls?" She asked.
"No. I might kill the guy for good if I see him again. Just keep me updated, alright?" I said to Isobel and cut the call.
I was walking in the woods near the tomb just after I tossed the moonstone into it when Jeremy Gilbert graced me with his presence.
"Jeremy. What are you doing in the woods?" I asked him who stood in my way, a few feet far.
"Where is my sister?" he asked.
"Excuse me?" I said, confused.
"Where is my sister, Katherine?" he asked again, holding a crossbow.
"Do you even know how to use it?" I asked him, to which he fired it to the tree next to me indirectly answering the question with a yes.
"And now you are out of ammo," I said to him shaking my head a bit.
This reminds me of the Iron Man 3 movie. Though it isn't released in this world, yet as it's still 2010.
However, this time, Jeremy took one more stake from his back, proving he is slightly different from 'Harley kid.'
"Do you really want to do this? We both know I can rip you to shreds and do my nails at the same time, right?" I said to him in a bored tone when he aimed at me again.
"I know. But I still want my sister," he said.
"And what exactly gave you the idea that I have her. I don't care if she is alive or dies in a ditch. Now put the crossbow down, Pocahontas," I said to him.
Just then, Stefan called, and I put it on speaker for Jeremy to hear.
"Stefan?" I said through the phone.
"Hey, Katherine. Sorry, Elena kind of left with Rose to handover herself and you to Klaus," he said through the phone, and I gave Jeremy a look saying how stupid his sister is.
" So, Klaus knows where I am?" I asked Stefan
"No, Damon went in time, and Elijah was still alive like you said. I know I told you not to run from Klaus, but I don't think Elena is going to leave you alone. Get out of the town until this mess clears up, okay?" Stefan told me
"I still don't have the moonstone, Stefan. If Klaus gets the hands on the rock, then it's bye-bye Elena," I said to him.
"You want to risk your life for someone who puts you in danger and doesn't trust you?" asked Stefan
"I am not doing shit for her. Well, I'm. Cause Isobel asked me to. But I am doing it, with my head on the line for you both idiots, who are hell-bent on dying for her," I snapped at him, involving in the character. I then cut the call before he could say anything else.
"So, you are helping to keep my sister alive?" Jeremy asked after I cut the call.
"You are still here? Don't you have a school to get too?" I asked him, offhandedly walking forward.
"You didn't answer my question, and its Sunday," he said, coming next to me.
"Like I told Stefan, I am not doing it for your sister for like 2%. I am doing it the remaining 98% for the ones I care about," I said to him.
"I am sorry. Elena said you are not to be trusted and that overall, you are a manipulative bitch," said Jeremy.
"Charming," I said sarcastically.
"You did attempt to kill John," he said, trying to reason with me.
"Are we both talking about the same guy, who is hell-bent on killing all the Vampires in existence, and is also responsible for the death of your ex-girlfriend?" I said, raising my eyebrows, and he gave me a sheepish smile at the explanation.
"But your sister is correct. I am dangerous. So stay away from me, and don't do these stupid stunts of one of the five," I said, waving my hand at his crossbow.
"One of the five?" Jeremy asked curiously, "Who are they?"
"There are these stupid group of five hunters whose only obsession is killing Vampires. They are as nasty as they get," I told him.
"What's so special about them?" he asked.
"They are not normal. They are faster than normal hunters. And they have this crazy idea in their heads that all Vampires are evil and whatnot," I explained to the kid, "The insane thing is, if they are by any chance killed by someone, then the said person will have nightmares and hallucinations so crazy that all they want to do is kill themselves. Wait? why am I even telling you this?" I asked, really confused.
Did he give me some witch potion or something?
"I guess I just have that look," said the haughty brother of Elena. Something must be seriously wrong with me. I decided to get out of there before I could say anything more.
"So you loved them both, huh? I can understand Stefan, but Damon, really? The guys' a dick," he said, still walking next to me.
What is his problem? Didn't he try to kill me like two minutes ago?
"There were both sweet when they were human. They made me feel normal, not like I am a monster that needs to be killed," I said to the guy getting into the character.
I guess this may cross off one thing from my to-do list. Making allies.
"Then what happened?" he asked.
"Then the sun came down and reality set in. Good things always come to an end. I realized that monsters won't find love. And they are better off without me," I said, deciding to indulge him.
"Enough with the small talk. Now you go on your way, and I will go on mine, and let's forget we had this weird conversation, savvy?" I said, and started walking away.
"You watch Pirates of the Caribbean?" he asked, surprised, causing me to roll my eyes and continue to walk away with a sigh.
"Wait, wait, wait. I want to help you. I want to save my sister," he said, running behind me.
"What can you do? You are a 15-year-old. Jut go to school and improve your grades. If your sister or the witchy friend get a word of this, they are going to think I compelled you or something. And when they come to confront me, I will want to rip their heads off," I said and wooshed away.
Enough of child drama for today.
That night, I went out to feed. I usually drink from blood bags, but I also try to drink from Vein to keep up with my bloodlust. It helps from ripping people apart and helps me with control. I compelled a girl and was feeding on her in the alley when I felt a presence behind me. I could smell it wasn't human. A vampire. Can't I have some free time for myself? I am now a good Katherine, I can't kill humans carelessly and gain the title of Villian. So, I gave the girl some of my blood and compelled her to forget.
I wiped my mouth and turned around.
"Elijah," I asked, surprised but covered it up "Came to take me to your brother?"
"Katerina," he started.
"It's Katherine. Katerina died ages ago, along with her family," I said, cutting him off.
"Why are you making me feel guilty. You were the one who ran away and betrayed me," Elijah said.
"So. You wanted me to die in that sacrifice instead of running away," I snapped at the Original. I know I was walking on a thread, but I was so into character that I didn't care about the consequences.
Something in me wanted to slap him and show him he is not as noble as he thinks he is.
"Did you for a second think, I might've had a method to save you. You took the matters in your own hands and ran, and have been on the run for over 500 years now," Elijah said.
"Even if you had a method, Elijah and your brother said not to do it. You would've given up on it and let me die. I know what that family matters to you. So yes, I ran. And running kept me from dying. I am Katherine Pierce. I am a survivor consequence be damned," I was shouting at him at this point.
Cooldown, Kath. You want to erase your name from his hit list, remember?
"Changing the name doesn't change your character. You are still the same Katerina I met years ago," he said, walking towards me.
"You don't know me," I said to him in a genuine tone.
"True. But the way you kept the girl alive just now says otherwise. Or the way you feel when I am close to you," he said, coming close to me " or the way your eyes teared up when you saw me desiccate that day."
If only you knew.
"I don't know what you are talking about," I said, backing away from him to stop by the wall behind me.
"Of course you don't," he said, tucking a piece of my hair behind my ear "I am not taking you to Niklaus, Katerina. Believe it or not, I am here to kill him. He will come here when he knows about the doppelganger, and he will pay for his crimes. Until then, be safe and away from the girl Elena. She is eager to get rid of you. You would've been in Niklaus clutches if I didn't get rid of those Vampire today" He kissed my forehead and sped away.
Damn men. I can't figure out their feelings. GOOD THING THEY ARE EASILY MANIPULATED. Fickle things.