The Unknown Variable

Questioning

She might not be able to do much but, if she could keep him from suffering anymore then she would do what she could. Besides, he couldn't save her if he was down for the count. Once, he woke up he would get them both out of this and get her back to Stefan. Rose suppressed a laugh as she saw the doppelganger move in front of the couch.

 As if she could do anything if she or Trevor truly wanted to get to the boy currently laying there. "That's another one." "You got me, okay? It's not like I can go anywhere. The least you can do is tell me what you want with me." 

Clearly, she had forgotten about the fact that Damon had been taken to. "I personally want nothing; I'm just a delivery service." "Delivery to who? Elijah?" "Two points to the eavesdropper." Rose said exasperated by all her pestering on the subject.

 "Who is he? Is he a vampire?" "He's one of the vampires, the originals." Elena's face filled with confusion at the statement. Abandoning her post in front of Damon, Elena walked closer to Rose who had been walking further away from her.

"What do you mean the originals?" "Again, with the questions. Haven't the Salvatore's been teaching you your vampire history?" Rose stared at Damon at that statement. Curiosity filled her; Did the Salvatore's even know their vampire history themselves.

 It wasn't uncommon for some vampires to slip through the cracks on learning about the history of the species. Some just gave up when they saw all the false lore that existed. "So, you know Stefan and Damon?" Elena glanced behind her as she finally, remembered that they weren't the only ones in the room.

 "I know of them. A hundred years back, a friend of mine tried to set me up with Stefan. She said he was one of the good ones. I'm more of a sucker for the bad boys though but I digress." "Who are the originals?" 

"Trevor and I have been running for 500 years. We're tired, we want it over. We're using you and Damon to negotiate ourselves out of an old mess." Rose told her.

"But why me? And why Damon?" Elena asked angrily. "Because you're a Petrova Doppelgänger. You're the key to breaking the curse. As for Damon, we don't know why he's important. All we know is that he means something to one of the Originals and that is good enough for us." Rose informed her as she continued attempting to clean up the room around them.

 "The curse? The sun and the moon curse?" Elena asked focusing on the statement that seemed the most important to her. "Oh, you do know your history." "What do you mean I'm the key? The moonstone is what breaks the curse." 

"No, the moonstone is what binds the curse. The sacrifice is what breaks it." Shaking her head, a grimace blossomed on Rose's face. "The sacrifice?" "The blood of the doppelgänger. You're the doppelgänger. Which means, that to break the curse you're the one who has to die."

Trevor tore into the room as Elena continued pressuring Rose to give her answers to her questions. "He's here! This was a mistake." Trevor said panic filling his voice. "No, I told you I would get us out of this. You have to trust me." Rose assured Trevor as she held his hand in hers. "No! He wants me dead, Rose!" Trevor shouted his fear-filled voice echoing throughout the house. 

"He wants them more." Rose told him motioning her head towards Elena and Damon. "I can't do this. You give them to him; he'll have mercy on you, but I need to get out of here." "Hey! What are we?" Rose asked him softly, looking into his eyes. "We're family, forever." Trevor told her breathing deeply to calm himself down. 

A loud knock echoed throughout the building causing Trevor to jump as his gaze shot to where the front door was located. "Stay here with them and don't make a sound." Rose ordered as she took off to the other room.