STRINGS AND SCISSORS - (TW/TO/TVD crossover) [2]

15) let the adults handle this

"Anyway, you're going to go in there and do what you do best. Annoy the living shit out of my twin. Hit a nerve, piss her off, raise some emotion. Let's just say that if you fail, there will be consequences." Maddie smiled kindly and Malia made a face. "Okay, wait. Twin? There are three of you now?" She questioned and Maddie laughed but nodded as Damon led Katherine to where Elena was.

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"All that pain and torture of her took quite a thirst." Katherine stated as she poured herself another glass of booze, glancing over to the exes and the werecoyote who all seemed to be getting along just fine. Damon was sitting on the love seat, staring up at the ceiling, whereas Maddie sat in the single couch with her legs dangling off the arm of the chair, her glass of apple juice in one hand and her phone in the other.

Malia was just sitting crosslegged on the floor in front of Maddie, reading Alice In Wonderland while making faces, and Maddie was playing with the werecoyote's hair as she texted Stiles. "It couldn't have anything to do with the fact that Elena called you out on your recent boy trouble, could it? Sorry. I couldn't help but overhear." Damon smirked as he looked over at the older doppelgänger.

"Did you ever think Elena would have been better off if she'd never met you?" Katherine questioned and Maddie huffed as she set down her phone, Malia shutting the book in frustration as the older doppelgänger continued to break the werecoyote's focus. "You're trying to get a rise out of me? Because my emotions are fine. I love Elena. I despise you." Damon pointed out and Maddie snickered at this.

"Mm, so romantic. So doomed to fail." Katherine stated as she slid into the seat next to Damon and Maddie rolled her eyes as she twirled a strand of Malia's honey coloured hair in her hand. "Katherine, just because you can't have a successful relationship, doesn't mean everyone else can't either." Maddie stayed before continuing to text Stiles who was talking about Mischief Night/Day which was next week.

Katherine just ignored her as she continued. "You know, as soon as she goes back to her old self, she'll go straight to Stefan. Or maybe she'll go after Stiles." Katherine snapped back and Malia growled at the vampire. "I suggest you shut your mouth." Malia snapped and Maddie ran her fingers lightly through the werecoyote's hair, as if to calm her.

"But that's the tragedy of these two. Damon never gets the girls and Maddie's lovers always cheat." Katherine stated and just as Malia went to leap at the woman, Stefan walked in.

"She's gone!" Stefan exclaimed and Maddie looked over as Katherine, Damon and Malia did the same. "What?" Damon questioned in confusion, but Maddie had immediately understood. "Elena's not in her cell." The Petrova Hybrid deadpanned and Malia quickly stood, setting the book aside as Stefan nodded.

"I'm gonna check the grounds. Find out what she did." Stefan ordered, pointing to Katherine and Maddie smirked a little bit. Her plan was going completely according to plan. "Oops. Did I forget to lock her in? Let's just say I've lost interest in Elena's recovery. I'd rather watch her tear through an orphanage. Imagine trying to come back from a spiral like that." Katherine mused and Maddie laughed causing the group to fall silent.

"Thank you for being so predictable, Katherine. You just did your part of the plan." Maddie thanked before speeding over and snapping Katherine's neck. She then turned as Matt stormed into the room. "Elena's gone? What happened? I told you we shouldn't of brought Katherine into this!" Matt exclaimed and Maddie rolled her eyes.

"Relax! She did exactly what I needed her to. I needed Elena to get out without feeling like she was walking into a trap and for Elena to be hungry. Katherine's selfish and easily antagonised, so it worked perfectly. Now I need Matt. You still have Alaric's ring?" Maddie questioned and Matt nodded in confusion.