Chapter 2: Chapter 2
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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.
"Did she say what she wanted?" I heard Damon ask, hesitantly.
"No," said Stefan.
"Woman certainly knows how to make an entrance," said Damon with a huff.
"She said she wanted to protect us, mostly you. Why are you not surprised?" Stefan questioned, confused.
"She pretended to be Elena when I showed up earlier tonight but revealed herself later. Stabbed John for trying to fry us. She would've killed him if I didn't come on time," Damon explained.
"I told Jeremy. I can't lie to him anymore," Elena, the doppel-bitch said, entering the kitchen interrupting their conversation.
"Are you alright?" asked Stefan concerned.
Of course, she is. Everything is going in her favor. She has a fucking protagonist halo protecting her.
"No, I'm not alright. I thought that with all the tomb vampires gone, things would get better," she said in an exasperated tone.
"I know. We all did," said the Bambi eating Vampire.
"Katherine was in this house, that means she's been invited in, what are we gonna do?" she asked again.
Oh! Come on, everything doesn't revolve around you.
But it does, sadly.
"Move," Damon said cheekily. It's like he was trying to keep thoughts about me aside. Trying not to accept the fact that I am here in the same town as him.
"Very helpful, thank you," Brat told Damon, sarcastically. I mean, it's like she wanted them to say it. Attention seeker.
"Katherine wants you dead, then there's zero chance you can do anything about it; you would be dead, but you're not. So clearly she has other plans," said Damon.
Oh! He knows me so well... not.
"Right, and we need to find out what those other plans are and not provoke her in the process. What happened tonight when you thought she was Elena?" said saint Stefan after a moment.
"To risk another frown line encroaching on a very crowded forehead. We...kissed, and then she said that she was disappointed with me, and she loves me," said Damon.
"And you thought it was me you kissed?" asked Elena.
"That's what you got from this. Katherine said she loves me, Elena," said Damon sounding infuriated.
"What do you mean you kissed?" Stefan said, not liking the idea of his brother kissing his girlfriend.
"Well, you know, when two lips pucker, and they go." Damon sarcastically clearly annoyed that no one is talking about Katherine's love confession. I bet Stefan is ready to punch Damon in the face.
"Don't be obvious, Stefan." Damon's voice said. They were some clattering after that, like furniture breaking.
"Stefan, wait, he kissed Katherine, not me. I wouldn't do that. We don't have time for this, guys." She said, changing the topic.
"She said she loves you, and you believe that?" Stefan questioned Damon a minute later.
"I don't know what to believe, Stefan. The girl I was obsessed with for over a century comes out of nowhere and says that she loves me and left me to protect me," said Damon, frustration clear in his voice. "She said she looked after me all these years. She also knows about Charlotte, do you remember her? From New Orleans, 1942 to be exact."
"Yeah, at the bourbon street, the girl was crazy for you," Stefan said with a tone of recognition.
"But in the end, she left you, Damon, and she didn't meet you even once in all this time. She betrayed you by making you believe she was stuck in a tomb all these years. Now she comes out of nowhere after all this time...tells you that she loves you, and you believe her," said an angry Elena. "You seriously think she loves you. She is playing you again, Damon, both of you."
"I don't believe her, Elena," he said. I think it's more like him, trying not to believe in the possibility.
"Good," she said satisfied.
No doubt for being the center of attention again.
"John must know something. There has to be a reason why Katherine tried to kill him," Elena said.
"She's Katherine. She loves to play games, and you're fooling yourself if you think you're going to find out what she's been up to before she wants you to know," said Damon.
"No, actually Elena's right. John could know something through Isobel. Your mother, she was in touch with Katherine, so maybe we can go to the hospital and get him to talk."
said puppy Stef.
"I've got a better idea," interrupted Damon.
"What's that?" asked Elena
I am going to ignore that bitch.
But instead, he said, "That's for me to know and for you to dot dot dot" and left the house.
Everything is good now. Less hate from heroes. My survival graph increased.
My imaginary dance was cut short when I heard Katherine's phone ring. It was Mason.
Oh! The wolfy.
"Hello, Mason," I chirped.
"Hey, Kathy. How is New York?" he asked.
New York?
"It's good. Why are you calling at this time?" I asked him, " Well, I wanted to say something to you, anyways."
"Yeah, tell me," he said.
"I couldn't say this to you directly, because I didn't have the heart to see you get hurt. Nor I have the guts..." I said softly.
"Now I am worried," Mason said in a joking tone.
"I wanted to say 'this thing' between us. I don't think it will work. I think we are better of friends," I said sadly, and continued, "I know it's a bitch thing to break up on the phone, but I really couldn't face you."
"What? Why so, suddenly? Is it me?" he asked.
"No, no, it's me. It's just we don't have that passion between us," I said to the werewolf and continued saying, "But I would very much like for us to be friends. I will also help you with the sun and moon curse as an apology."
"It's alright. I understand," said the heartbroken wolfy.
"You were saying?" I asked.
"I just got a message that my brother died. I am going to Mystic Falls for his wake. I will get the moonstone while I am there," he said.
"I am sorry about your brother," I said with a fake pity. "I can be there if you would like."
"That would be wonderful," he said, "Bye, Kathy."
Fool!
That night I compelled an old lady at a cafe and stayed in her house. And by fate, it was Mrs. Flowers.
The next morning I went to the wake of Mayor, posing as Elena to get an invitation to Lockwood Mansion. Tyler Lockwood invited me inside, thinking I was Elena. Just then, I saw Bonnie walking out after giving an aneurysm to Damon.
"Oh my god! Damon drives me crazy. He's walking around like he's some kind of hero for healing Caroline, when it's his fault all of this happened in the first place," The judgy witch says to me when she sees me.
"I'm sorry, Bonnie. What Damon's done is just awful," I said to her Elena-like
"Okay, better. Hateful Damon moment over," She said and touched my arm and wigs out a little, which was caught by my vampire eyes.
"I've got to find Tyler and pay my respects. I'll be back," She said and walked away. Now, I knew for a fact that she sensed that I am a Vampire.
I heard her calling the doppel-bitch and came to a realization that I am not her. I stood beside her when she was about to turn around, to give her a scare.
"We haven't officially met. I'm Katherine," I said with a smirk.
"I know who you are," She said.
" Do you? Of course, you do. You're the best friend, right? I've been putting all the pieces of Elena's life together. Isobel told me it was a bit of a puzzle. I do know who Jenna and Jeremy are, and I have yet to meet that delicious ex-boyfriend Matt, who's sweet on Caroline, and then there's you, the vampire-hating Bennett witch. Did I do good?" I asked. I mean, I know more than that, but I couldn't say that.
She tried to leave, but I stopped her with my super speed. She tries to hurt me with her Ju-Ju, but it didn't affect me much. She is a beginner, she should act like it. Instead, she feels like she already knows how to use the expression.
Novice witch.
"I've been around a long time, Bonnie; you're gonna have to do better than that," I said to her, more like taunted her.
I grabbed her by the throat and pushed her against the wall, and showed my Vampire face to scare the witch a little. She opens the door, and I change my face to normal.
"Nice," I said, at least she has a brain. I don't know where it goes when she is around doppelganger 4.0. "But, I am still pissed at you. Stop being a judgy witch and stop hurting Salvatore's. I will rip your heart out next time you try to fry their brains."
I added the last part because I sensed Stefan near me but acted ignorantly.
"Katherine," Stefan said, standing at the doorway.
"Stefan," I said, smiling up to him, cutely.
"Leave her alone." He said sternly, like he is telling a kid, 'no cookies.'
"Okay," I said and left her with a pout.
Bonnie and Stefan looked at each other and had a silent conversation. She left, and he gave me a look, indirectly asking me to follow him.
"What are you doing here?" he asks me after a while.
"After the way you treated me last night, I thought that a public place would be less violent," I said, grabbing a drink from the tray passing by.
"You're taking this a little far, don't you think? Elena could walk in at any moment," he said.
"Mmm, but that's part of the fun, Stefan. Damon's here, somewhere. I've been avoiding him," I said to the younger Salvatore.
"Hey guys," Matt said, coming up to us.
Matt Donavan, the only average human that is going to last till the end even after dying countless times.
"Hey, Matt. I heard that Caroline is doing much better. Her recovery was practically miraculous, you must be so relieved," I said to him.
"I am. Thanks, Elena." He said and left probably weirded out by my sweet talk.
"Uh! His eyes are so blue, just like Damon's and also one of my worst enemies," I shuddered to remember Klaus. God, I have so much to plot to get away from that sadist.
"You need to leave now," Stefan said
"Are you concerned about me, Stef? Damon was much happier to see me, then again, he thought I was your girlfriend, so..." I said, faking hurt but quickly covered it up but made sure he noticed I was hurt by Damon for kissing Elena.
"Katherine, I'm not doing this with you," said Stefan.
"Okay, how about we have a couple's fight in front of all of your friends? Walk with me." I asked him after a pause.
What? I want to enjoy myself in the presence of my favorite Ripper of the show.
"Just tell me what you're doing here," He said, walking next to me.
"Maybe I missed you. Is that an acceptable reason?" I asked him, puckering my lips in thought.
"What game are you playing?" he asked, ignoring my question.
"Why, you want to play with me?" I asked.
"I don't know. How can I play if I don't know the rules?" Stefan said. I ignored his question now and walked out of the room. I looked back at him and held my hand out for him with a smile on my face. I thought he will not take it, but he did. He held it and followed me, which shocked me, but I covered it.
"The Lockwood's have a lot more land than they used to. The possessions from all the tomb vampires built them quite a fortune," I said to Stefan to sound like the Katherine, he used to know.
"Yeah, why did you want them dead? You're the one who turned most of them," He said
"There's nothing more annoying than a vengeful vampire, Stefan. And I heard they hurt you," I said, "It didn't sit well with me.
"You haven't changed at all, have you?" he said to me.
"Was that supposed to be a compliment?" I asked him, "However, you both did. Stronger, meaner. It's sexy."
"Don't flirt with me, Katherine. I'm not Damon; I haven't spent one hundred and forty-five years obsessed with you," He said.
"Which is why I am talking to you instead of Damon, it will be awkward for us. I can't give him answers to some questions which he will inevitably ask. You were always more mature in understanding. I watched over you two over the years. I was there in Chicago in the '20s also at the Bon Jovi concert with your best friend, Lexi." I said, "I am sorry about your friend. I know you cared for her, and she helped you when you lost control."
He didn't say anything, I didn't expect him to say something, anyway. I was being such a softy.
"And yeah, about your question earlier, Based on your choice of women, I'd say otherwise. Although I'll admit, it does bother me that Damon and you falling in love with my dull as dishwater doppelganger. But something tells me I deserve it after all the innocent lives I took," I said, changing the topic making the discussion awkward.
"I was never in love with you, Katherine. You compelled me. So none of my feelings were real, and whatever feelings Damon has for you, I am pretty sure they are gone," he snapped at me, now leaving my hands. I think he finally has gone mad by not able to read me.
"I compelled you not to be afraid of me being a Vampire and sharing me with your brother and let go of your insecurities. All the remaining feelings are yours" I said to him but showed him a glimpse of hurt in my eyes "Believe what you want, Stefan, but I know the truth and deep down, so do you
"The truth? Well, the truth is, you're the same lying, selfish, manipulative bitch that you've always been. So, whatever it is that brought you here, why don't you just get on with it and leave town? Because if you don't, I will hunt you down and I will rip your heart out." I thought he would say that, but instead, he said: "I don't believe you, Katherine."
"You want to know why I'm here, Stefan? I came back for you both.
"Well, the problem, Katherine, is that we hate you," He said, and it doesn't sound like he meant it.
"You hate me, huh? That sounds like the beginning of a love story, Stefan, not the end of one." I said, "But I still don't understand why you love her. She is also leading you both on. At least I have guts to say it to your faces" I left kissing him on the cheek, with so many questions in his mind but waited a few feet away without letting them see me.
Damon came a few minutes later.
"Elena said you were with Katherine," he said, sitting next to him on the bench.
"How did she know?" Stefan asked
"Witchy told her," he said, "Did she say anything?"
"I couldn't get anything out of her. She didn't say why she came here. She just said she loves us and she is avoiding you and your questions," said Stefan, "I don't even know what to believe. A part of me is saying she is a manipulative bitch who played us, but the other part says that she may have a reason to leave."
Of course, he does. There is a curse placed on them to love each other, which makes my plan work a little better.
"Careful Stefan, you have a girlfriend now," said Damon.
"Did she say why she killed the tomb Vampires?" Damon asked after sometime later.
"She said something about vengeful vampires being annoying," said Stefan and slowly added, "She knows that they hurt me."
"Should I warn Elena that she has a competition?" Damon said, trying to sound nonchalant, but his expression screamed jealousy.
"That's not what's happening," said Stefan sternly, yet annoyed.
"Isn't it? I mean, it's only fair since I went after your girl," said Damon.
"Are you implying Katherine is yours?" asked Stefan.
"So what's it gonna be, huh? Fight to the death? Go ahead, make your threats, stake your claim." Damon said, ignoring Stefan's question, which earned a snort from the Ripper.
"I'm not gonna fight you, Damon," said Stefan.
"Why?! I'd fight me," asked a confused Damon.
"Katherine reminded me something yesterday," Stefan said, looking in the eyes of his brother and continued, "About the unbreakable bond of Salvatore brothers and how we destroyed it over the years, and I want that again. So yes, as much as I would like to kill you, I'm not gonna fight you."
"I kissed Elena." said, Damon trying to remind him once again.
"Because you feel something for her or at least for that face because you actually care, and I'm not gonna let anyone come in here and destroy that part of you that is finally, after all of this time, willing to feel something. Katherine can be playing us again, or maybe she is as true as she says. No matter what, if someone tries to break us, the way how we respond to that will define us. It's our choice. So no, I'm not gonna fight you," said Saint Stefan in a no-discussion tone and left his brother with one last look.
Well, that went surprisingly well.
I should now visit dearest, Caroline. According to the show, the present Caroline is dumb, shallow, and easy to manipulate. I could use her help in the future. Time for some more action.
The night I waited until the Sheriff, and Matt stepped out of Caroline's room after dinner. I made my way inside once I was sure that the coast is clear.
"Hey, Caroline," I said to the blonde girl waking her up.
"Elena? What are you doing here?" she asked.
"Wrong name. I am Katherine. Elena's ancestor," I explained to the blonde.
"What?" she asked, confused.
"Don't freak out and don't raise your voice," I compelled her, looking in the eye.
"How?" she asked.
Dumb and blissfully ignorant.
"Today, I am going to explain to you some unrealistic and impossible things," I started, "I am a Vampire."
And she started laughing, which irked me, so I showed her my Vampire face, causing her to squeak.
"Now, will you believe?" I asked.
"Yes," she said, "Why am I not freaking out or calling for help?"
"Because I compelled you not to. One of the perks of being a Vampire," I said.
"What are the others?" Caroline asked curiously.
"Well, we are super strong and fast. We can also control birds and fog. We don't age, we are immortal. We can heal fast and can also help humans heal fast," I said and added, "that's why you are healed; there is some Vampire blood in your system."
"Are you the one who gave me the blood?" she asked.
"Nope. Damon did, because of his undeniable love for Elena," I said in a bitter tone.
"Damon is a Vampire," she asked, and I nodded my head in yes and said, "So is Stefan."
"Wow, and Elena knows this?" she asked surprised
"Of course. Even your witch friend Bonnie knows about it," I said.
"Bonnie is a witch? I didn't believe her when she told me," she said, "But why didn't they tell me?" she wondered out loud.
"I have no idea. But all I can say is your friends didn't give a shit about you. They didn't care as much as you deserved to be. Elena knew Damon was feeding on you but didn't do anything about it. She was just angry at him for a few days and left it. It's my fault. Damon was in love with me, and I broke his heart by leaving him, and he took his anger on other humans," I explained.
"Why did you leave him?" she asked.
"Some questions are better unanswered," I said.
"Okay, but why are you telling me this?" she asked me a moment later, trying to process the information.
"I wanted to turn you into a Vampire. Make you stronger, faster, and stop you from being in Elena's shadow. Think about it? You are vulnerable now, and anyone can hurt you easily. Vampirism will be a gift to you, and you will be the most moral Vampire in the history next to Stefan if you were to be turned. It will suit you," I said. She looked shocked.
"What?" she asked
"Would you like to be Queen of the story, or will you like to be in sidelines? However, I have to say that Vampirism doesn't come with only advantages. They are disadvantages as well. You hunger for blood, which you can control if I train you. Your judgy witch friend who hates Vampires may not appreciate it and your mom too, since she hunts Vampires. You can't have children, but you can always adopt one. But on the plus side, you are going to live a long life, travel the world, reach your goals and dreams, stay beautiful and confident forever. You will have all the power and time in the world to do anything you want," I said to her.
"I don't want to lose my friends," she said, "I also have a boyfriend, Matt."
"Don't worry, you can always play the victim. Convince your friends that a girl named Katherine that looks exactly like Elena turned you. You can keep it a secret from your mom and boyfriend until you get the guts to spill the beans," I said.
Now, why do I feel like I am playing Joker, and Caroline is Two-Face? Batman, forever! I like Marvel more, though.
After an unbelievably good debate, she agreed with me. I promised her that if her witch friend doesn't make her a daylight ring in a week, I will give her one. With that, I snapped her neck and waited for her to get up.
Caroline woke up with a start and looked around frantically and relaxed when she saw me, I threw a blood bag towards her "Drink it and complete the transition," I said
She took a few sips and said, "eww" I gave her an unamused expression. Her fangs came out, and she started drinking it eagerly.
"Do you want one more?" I asked her, and she nodded her head, causing me to sigh.
"So, what's your age?" she asked, taking another blood bag.
"I was turned in the 1400's," I said.
"WOW! You are old," she said, "Okay, what next?"
"Now, you shouldn't leave the hospital, the sun will burn you, so don't open the windows and sit tight, and when your jock boyfriend comes, don't eat him. Fill your stomach as much as you can so you won't feel hungry," I said and got up to leave "You can make an entrance in the carnival, today night and say whatever story suits you. I will meet you next week and see if you need a daylight ring. Don't screw up."
I turned around again and said, "Your compulsion will wear off, now that you are turned. Feel free to punch Damon in my name. He tried to kiss my Doppelganger, who, by the way, has the worst taste in maintenance."
"Sure," she said
I bloody hope she knows how to act.
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