Dangerous Creatures

Deadly Jealousy

The tension was palpable. Elena, Bonnie and Mackenzie were at the Grill and a cold silence had settled between them. Mackenzie hadn't said a word to Elena ever since she had come back earlier that morning. The doppelganger had tried to apologize, but Mackenzie didn't want an apology. She didn't need one. It was Rebekah she should apologize to. The fact that Stefan had screwed up their plans and saved Klaus, allowing the hybrid to kill his father, didn't change a single thing.

"So," Bonnie eventually said. "This is fun."

Mackenzie looked away. She had nothing to say.

"Look, I know you're mad at me, and I understand, I deserve it. I just..."

"I don't want to hear it," Mackenzie said. "There's nothing you can say that would make this better, Elena."

"I'm having nightmares!" Bonnie blurted out to change the conversation. Both pair of eyes turned to her. "Every time I close my eyes, I have that nightmare on repeat. Four coffins, Klaus is in one of them."

"It's called wishful thinking," Mackenzie said.

Bonnie chuckled slightly.

"What if it's not just some dream? What if it's like, you know, a witch dream?" Elena suggested.

"It's just stress. I'll figure it out," Bonnie shrugged. "What about Stefan? Has there been any sign of him?"

"He betrayed us, Bonnie," Elena shook her head, like she didn't want to talk about him at all, "the Stefan that we knew is gone."

"How's Damon handling it?"

"Damon is... Damon," Elena sighed. "You know him. He'll drink, do something stupid and we'll fight and repeat."

"Well, good luck with that," the witch said as she picked up her bag that was hanging from one side of her chair, "I gotta go."

"See you later."

"Bye, Bonnie," Mackenzie gave her a small smile before she left.

Elena sighed. "Look, can we talk?"

"About what?"

Mackenzie wondered where this spite was coming from. She usually was a forgiving person. Perhaps, she thought, this was just unforgivable. Perhaps, she didn't care what happened to her, but she cared about what happened to others. Perhaps, the fire inside of her was just too strong.

"Look, I don't feel good about what I did."

"But you did it anyway."

"Yes, I did. And I'd do it again. Because she could've turned on us."

"Yeah, because last night was such a success."

Elena frowned. She didn't recognize this side of Mackenzie. Where was the shy girl who acted like she wished she could become invisible? She wondered if that was the result of spending a summer with Katherine Pierce.