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"Just one more" I whispered to myself as I set my final trap by Dana's desk. As I smiled down at it successfully the light's flickered on and all the traps set off.
"Ohh!" Care stood. "Oh, Come On! Seriously?!" She glared at Matt as he looked around in shock, did he forget about tonight? "Do You Know How Long It Took For Us To Set All This Up?!" Care complained as I gave Matty a look and stood also.
"Forgot about Senior prank night, huh?" Tyler asked him.
"Clearly" Matt gave a nod.
"How could you forget?" Care questioned.
"Here she goes," I said under my breath and Bonnie snickered, her being the closest to me and in hearing range.
"We've only been waiting for this since like Freshman year" Care continued.
"Yeah, Matt. If I'm doing this, you're doing this" Elena pointed out.
"I'm kind of surprised any of you are doing this" Matt looked around.
"Care gave us no other option" I answered his question of 'why?'
My reply paired with Bonnie's: "Caroline's making us."
"We're about to be Seniors. These are the memories that stay with us forever, and if we don't--" Elena cut her off with a smile.
"And if we don't create these memories now, that what's the point of it all?" Elena recited the speech my ears are tired of hearing.
"Go ahead and make fun, I don't care" Care shook the mockery off.
"You're all lame. And I've got ten more classrooms to prank" Tyler disturbed the conversation before Care 'motivated' us anymore. He left the room and I decided to follow suit.
"Who say's 'lame' anymore?" I chuckled and picked up some superglue before heading the same way as Ty.
"Hey!" Bonnie's voice stopped me.
"Where are you going?" Elena joined in.
"To superglue Alaric's desk shut" I shook the bottle and Care grinned at me. "I'm making memories" I smiled as I left.
"I Love You!" I heard Care shout behind me and I couldn't help but laugh, I watched Tyler direct some of his buddies when I reached the hallway.
"Get the faculty toilet seats, and Dana needs bodies in the gym. Let's go" Tyler ordered and I chuckled as they dissembled and went to their missions. Walking through some double doors I couldn't remove my smile, it did turn upside down though when I turned my head to see Santa Klaus.
"Not you" I complained in a grumble as the door shut behind me.
"There's my girl" he greeted.
"D!*kweed. Lovely to see you again(!)" I rolled my eyes before chuckling.
"What's so funny?" he raised a brow.
"Last time I saw you I said: 'I'll see you in hell--'." I motioned to the hall surrounding us "First meeting face to face and we're in a high school, coincidence? I think not" I attempted a distraction before turning to leave through the doors I came through, he appeared in front of me.
"You're supposed to be dead" he reminded me.
"And you're supposed to be far away from here, guess we don't always get what we wish for" I shrugged. He said nothing else and just gripped my upper arm Really FRICKEN TIGHTLY!--Might I add and started pulling me in the direction of what looks like the gym.
"You put a rather large kink in my plans, sweetheart. The whole point of breaking the curse and becoming a hybrid was to make more hybrids. I haven't been able to do that. Now my bet is, it has something to do with the fact that you're still breathing" he growled and tightened his grip on me.
"Sorry to be such an inconvenience(!)" I rolled my eyes and he chuckled. "Are you planning on killing me anytime soon?"
"Not until I know I'm right. But I do have other ways of making you suffer" he faced me while still tugging on my arm with an evil smirk.
"Oh, joy(!)" I gave a disgusted face as he pulled me against him and used his back to open the gym door, I groaned slightly as the wind left me once he pulled me against him, wrapped an arm around my waist and pulled us through the door. We returned to the original 'him gripping my forearm' position once we entered the Gym, thankfully.
"Attention, seniors. You have officially been busted. Prank night is over. Head on home" It sounded weird, but he did do a funny impression of an American accent. I co-operated more as we reached Chad and Dana which meant Klaus loosened his grip on my arm, students groaned in annoyance around us as they stood to leave before Klaus returned to his normal voice and caught Chad and Dana's attention. "You two. I remember you."
"I'm sorry. Who are you?" Dana asked.
"Oh, don't worry, I wasn't in my right head last time we met" I rolled my eyes at him. "Lift your foot up, please, Dana" aaand now he's compelling them. She did as he asked. "If she drops her foot, Chad, I want you to beat her to death. Understood?" he frowned but nodded. Now the pair of them looked scared and confused, great(!) They definitely won't need therapy after this(!)
"And now your killing teenagers, could you get any more evil(!)" I deadpanned to him, that was such a lame move.
"If it weren't for the fact you being alive was stopping me from building an army, I'd almost be happy you were brought back to life" he smiled at his little compulsion trick.
"You're too sweet(!)" I tried to get out of his grip, he glared at me. "I'm not going to try and run, I'm not an idiot. I just don't like standing for too long, especially by you. May I take a seat?" I batted my lashes.
"No" he smirked and my cute look turned sour as I looked between the empty bleachers and him "But you can stand a few steps away from me thanks to your co-operation." I took it and quickly moved away, rubbing my arm and thankful his iron grip wasn't cutting off the blood flow anymore.
-TIME SKIP-
"Keep it up" Klaus encouraged a struggling and in pain Dana.
"Where's hero-hair when you need him?" I mumbled, but thanks to d!*Kbag being a hybrid, he heard me perfectly.
"Stefan's on a time out" Klaus informed as the doors behind me opened, I turned to see Bonnie and Matty walking in.
"Bonnie, Get Out Of Here!" I warned, a little scared of what Klaus might do to the person that brought me back from the dead. My shouts were in vain though as Klaus whooshed behind her.
"Ah, I was wondering when you'd show up" she jumped to face him as Klaus spoke. "Now we can get started. Ah, Dana, why don't you relax? You and Chad sit tight" they moved to sit on the Gym floor with Klaus' orders "I assume you're the reason Katalina's still walking around alive?"
"That's right. If you want to blame someone, blame me" I moved forward a few steps to hear what Bonnie was saying clearly.
"Oh, there's no need for blame, love. Just your witchy interference seems to have caused some undesirable side effects. And since you caused the problem, I'm going to have you find the fix" right on time a blonde was dragging Tyler into the Gym as Klaus finished.
"Get off of me!" he groaned.
"Hush now" she sounded out of breath, which is weird if she must be a vampire to have the strength to drag Ty around. Who is she?
"I'd like you all to meet my sister, Rebekah" there's that answered, thanks, Klaus. "Word of warning--she can be quite mean."
"Don't be an a$$" oh there definitely siblings, Rebekah's retort proves it.
"Why did you get Ty?" I frowned.
"I'm going to make this very simple--every time I attempt to turn a werewolf into a vampire hybrid, they die during the transition. It's quite horrible, actually" Klaus bit into his wrist before forcing the blood down Tyler's throat, holding him close as he struggled. "I need you to find a way to save my hybrids, Bonnie. And for Tyler's sake..." he stopped feeding him the blood but covered his mouth, making it hard for him to breathe. "You better hurry" and like that, he snapped his neck.
Tyler fell as Matt, Bonnie and I gasped, I tried to keep mine as silent as I could. After smirking at his little success, Klaus and Rebekah moved to sit on the bleachers. Matt crouched beside Ty, while Bonnie stood over him and I paced. The only noise being Dana's slight crying in fear as Chad held her.
"He killed him" Matt finally said.
"He's not dead. Klaus' blood will turn him into a vampire, sort of" I finally said something that wasn't a smart a$$ comment, woo go me!
"And if Bonnie's successful, he'll live through his transition. Go on, then. Go and fetch your grimoires and enchantments and what-not. I'll hold on to Katalina..." I kept my back to him and Rebekah as the sound of them moving closer to us grew louder, as Klaus trailed off I felt him grip my arm again which forced me to look at him "For safe-keeping" he smirked as I glared at him, annoyed he's making me so angry.
I looked to a worried Bonnie "I can handle him" was all I said, she nodded as Matt stood, they gripped hands before running off.
"So this is the latest doppelganger" Rebekah's breath by my ear pushed a curl onto my face. I pushed it back as she moved in front of me. "The original one was much prettier."
"Wooow, 1000 year's old and a toddler's temperament. Are you the reason people make blonde jokes?(!)" I faked interest at the blonde b!**h as Klaus chuckled over my comment. She scoffed at me but Klaus stopped her from making any more comments.
"Enough, Rebekah" he stopped her and she gave him a slight glare. "Take the wolf boy elsewhere, would you?" I gave her a smirk as she started dragging Tyler away. "Just ignore her. Petty little thing" he whispered into my ear as I watched them leave. Well this sucks, I don't even have her bickering to keep me amused.
-TIME SKIP-
I was lying by a few cups, just minding my own business when the door opened again. Springing into an upright position, I watched Stefan hesitantly enter. I stood slowly as I felt a slight smile take over my lips. "Steffie..." I whispered.
"Klaus" Stefan's voice echoed.
"Come to save your damsel, mate?" Klaus sounded fed up.
"I came to ask for your forgiveness. And pledge my loyalty" he seems desperate not to look at me.
"Well, you broke that pledge once already" thank god for the echo in this room, otherwise I wouldn't have heard Klaus' words.
"All of this means nothing to me anymore. And whatever you ask of me...I will do" Stefan stepped closer and Klaus stood.
"Fair enough. Let's drink on it" he walked towards Chad and Dana. "Kill them. What are you waiting for? Kill them."
"Steffie, don't do it, think of Elena, anything, anyone. Just don't--AHH!" I was cut off by Klaus full force hitting me in the face, sending me flying and landing on my back. I heard growling and looked up to see Stefan run at Klaus before Klaus gripped his neck in a rough grip.
"This means nothing to you?! Your lies just keep piling up!" Nik growled as I moved to hold my cheek.
"Let her go! I'LL DO WHATEVER YOU WANT, YOU HAVE MY WORD!" Stefan choked out.
"Your word doesn't mean much. I lived by your word all summer, during which time I never had to resort to this--, stop fighting" Klaus began compelling Stefan.
"Don't do this, don't do this" Stefan whispered his plea.
"I didn't want to. All I wanted was your allegiance. Now I'm gonna have to take it" Nik explained.
"Don't...Don't..." Stefan continued.
"You will do, exactly as I say when I say it. You will not run, you will not hide, you will simply just obey" Nik finished and released Stefan's neck.
"No!" I couldn't help but whisper as I saw Stefan's face. "Stefan!" came out more breathless than I thought it would.
"Now kill them. Ripper" Klaus motioned towards Chad and Dana as Stefan's vampire features appeared. He rushed towards them, making quick work of his meals.
I tried to ignore him and focused on a distraction. "God you must have a small d!*k to hit a woman" I glared as Klaus crouched beside me, he ignored my change of subject, only acknowledging it with a slight chuckle.
"It's always nice to see a vampire in his true element. The species has become such a broody lot" I finally looked at Stefan as Klaus spoke, blood was dripping from his chin as he looked horrified with himself.
"No. You did this to him" I judged because I know this isn't Stefan, this is just his worst nightmare.
"I invited him to the party, love. He's the one dancing on the table" we stood with Klaus' words, Stefan and me in a tense stare off when the door opened again.
"WHERE IS IT?!" I turned to find Rebekah stomping towards me. "Where's my necklace?"
"What are you talking about?" Klaus asked.
"She has my necklace. Look" Rebekah handed Klaus Care's phone, he quickly inspected whatever was on the screen.
"Well, well. More lies" Klaus looked at Stefan.
"Where...Is it?" Rebekah said slowly.
"Wrong doppelganger blondie, I have a twin who Stefan dated and gave that necklace too. Though, she did recently lose it..." I placed my hand under my chin in fake thought.
"You're Lying!" The b!**h jumped at me, biting my neck roughly, I couldn't help but let out a little shriek from shock. Someone seemed to push her off me and I fell to the ground with a thud, I really hope I'm not black and blue tomorrow after all this throwing around.
"KNOCK IT OFF!" Klaus seemed to command her.
"Make her tell me where it is, Nik!" Rebekah cried back.
He crouched down in front of my as I held pressure against the fresh wound on my neck. "Where's the necklace sweetheart? Be honest" he said sweetly.
"I'm telling the truth. Elena lost it. We think it's Katherine that got it from Bonnie" I groaned slightly and pushed against my neck harder.
"Katerina. Of course. Well, that's unfortunate. If we had the necklace it would make things a whole lot easier for your witch, but since we're doing this the hard way, let's put a clock on it, shall we?" Klaus moved towards a switch, he pressed something causing a buzzer to go off and '20:00' to appear in red on the timer screen. "20 Minutes. If Bonnie hasn't found a solution by then, I want you to feed again. Only this time, I want you to feed on Katalina. You know you want to" he teased Stefan.
"No, Klaus! Don't do this to him!" I begged, it's not enough we're friends--it's the fact I look like his girlfriend, his epic love...that I know, will tear him apart.
"No one leaves. If she tries to run, fracture her spine" the d!*k ordered while he and Rebekah left.
-TIME SKIP-
I fixed my little neck accessory in place as I watched the clock tick away, thankful I had enough fabric on my dress to tie some around my neck and cease the bleeding. "Caroline's dad!" I remembered as I watched a pacing Stefan. "Stefan, he was able to resist compulsion. I don't know how, but he did it. Maybe it's possible."
"Yeah, yeah. Maybe it's just mind control, right? Yeah..." he joked with a smile. "Maybe it just takes some focus, a couple decades of training(!) No big deal(!)" that was too much sarcasm for Stefan, I'm surprised he didn't explode with all the sass.
"Well, at least I'm trying to think of an ending where you don't rip into my neck!" I clenched my jaw.
"You don't get it. This isn't a joke, I can't stop, Kat! I'M A RIPPER! A RIPPER DOESN'T STOP! I LISTEN TO THE WORDS THAT COME OUT OF YOUR MOUTH, AND ALL I HEAR Is The Sound Of Your Heart, pumping blood through your body." he tried to make clear. "AND WHEN THAT CLOCK TICKS DOWN...I'm going to have to feed on you. And you want to know what's worse? I'm not going to be able to stop."
"No. You are gonna stop. I know you can Steffie, you're not gonna kill me" I spoke firmly.
"Why?" he took it as a joke.
"Because you owe me! I wasted my summer waiting for you, I watched your epic love go through hell and YOU weren't there for her! Your brother drained half the town and YOU didn't stop him! You owe me three months of my life where I waited and wrote every little detail down so you wouldn't lose hope, wouldn't give into the blood lust, WOULDN'T BECOME KLAUS' PUPPET!" I glared. "So you're not gonna f**king kill me. When that clock hits zero I'm gonna run and you are gonna fight that compulsion with everything you have in you because I am not dying today. I have a family to protect from that self-centered a$$, I am not having you walking in here and f**king that up. Got It?!"
"...You know what, you're right. You're right. I owe you everything. Because I read through your letters, over and over and over in only a few days to stop the nerves, the fear; the need, to turn it all off. You cared and that helped, is still helping. But I can't help what I am, Kat. The more blood that I get, the more I want, and if I get so much as near yours...you are dead" he warned.
"That's why you're not gonna get near it, I made that mistake once and you nearly killed yourself. I understand, Stefan. I'm not an idiot. I just need you to fight enough so I can try and get away, please?" he just nodded to me.
-TIME SKIP-
"You ready?" I asked a crouched Stefan at the timer hit it's final 5 seconds.
"Just go, Kat. Please!" was all I needed as the buzzer sounded. "I can't hold it" I heard him groan before he whooshed into the wall beside the door. "Kat, run! Go!" he encouraged as I rushed through the double doors, there were crashes behind me as I felt myself begin to pant, just gotta fight through it. Though I am pretty proud I'm making it this far in heels, clunky heels but heels none the less. I reached more double doors after a turn and burst through them, but could get no further as I ran into Klaus.
"We've got to stop meeting like this" he chuckled before grabbing my arm and directing me towards Stefan's groans, he pushed me into the dinner hall just in time to see Stefan stab himself in the gut with half a broom. Ouch. "Now this is fascinating. I've never seen this before. The only thing stronger than your craving for blood is your dedication for this one girl--dare I call it love?" Stefan turned to us, seeming to still be struggling with not ripping into my neck. "Why don't you turn it off?"
"No!" Stefan glared.
"Come on. Your humanity is killing you" Klaus released my arm and took a seat on a table. "All the guilt must be exhausting. Turn it off."
"No!" Stefan disagreed.
"You're strong. But you're not that strong" Klaus spoke sweetly as he moved in front of Stefan and removed the wood from his stomach. Throwing it away he moved to compel him. "Turn...it...off."
The room was silent, "...Steffie..." I whispered, scared he actually did.
"NO!" Stefan pushed Klaus back and I couldn't help but smile, he's fighting it.
Klaus whooshed Stefan to a wall "TURN IT OFF!" he screamed and Stefan seemed to be gasping to life.
"What did you do?" I asked Klaus while looking at something that is no longer my friend.
"...I fixed him..." Klaus turned to me with a whisper, he seemed shocked with his own actions. "But I think a test is in order, don't you?" he walked towards me, then around me. I stared at the rippah as I felt Klaus' hand grip my shoulder "Rippah...perhaps you'd like a drink..." I inhaled sharply as my hair was moved aside, and my new accessory was pulled away and discarded on the floor. "From the doppelganger's neck."
My eyes met Stefan's as I felt Klaus step away, he made a show of allowing his vampire features to creep out and play. I kept my face neutral, knowing this would hurt kept me prepared. He growled before speeding to my neck, biting the same spot Rebekah did earlier. Yet even without emotions and the animalistic way he ran at me, the bite was quite gentle, just a little rougher than when he bit me during the Fredrick situation.
I let out the odd groan, biting my tongue to stop any screams, I dare not give Klaus the satisfaction, or this monster nibbling on my neck. The worst part was feeling everything fading, but I knew he wouldn't kill me, Klaus obviously still needs me, this was all to induce fear.
All it really did was make me want him dead more...
-TIME SKIP-
I groaned awake, when did I pass out? Hopefully, there weren't too many deep thoughts before I hit blackout. Why is there a beeping? I forced my eyes open to see myself in a hospital bed, who brought me here? Did emotionless Stefan feel guilty? I chuckled a little at the thought, the action causing a pain in my extremely dry throat. "Where am I?" I finally noticed the nurse that was watching over me.
"In the hospital, sweetie" I kinda already figured that out captain obvious--unless my room got a makeover then you couldn't really hide that fact. "You suffered through a terrible ordeal."
"Feels like it" I struggled to sit up. "I have to get out of here" and figure out who the hell I came with.
"Ah. not an option" she stopped my little progress to sit up. "You've lost a lot of blood" she motioned to a full blood bag.
"Wait...You're taking my blood?" I frowned after touching the bag slightly.
"Of course. It's very important for your friend Klaus" she smiled and I became more awake, but not enough to shake the extremely weak feeling.
"What are you doing?" I tried to bat the needle away but was too slow as she pushed down on the plunger.
"Ah. Don't fight it, sweetie. He told me you need plenty of rest" my panicked breaths started to even out and eyelids started to droop with her words. Great(!) She just gave me some strong sedative. I felt my head fall back against the recently fluffed pillow before darkness welcomed me all over again.
-TIME SKIP-
I felt my eyes fluttering again, but instead of a compelled nurse I saw, "Damon?" I frowned slightly as he gave me a slight smile.
"Hey" he whispered and moved the blanket away from me, I weakly placed an arm on his shoulder as I felt him pick me up bridal style and walk away from the hospital room. The car ride to the boarding house and actually entering is a bit of a blur as I tried to stay awake, but as I was seated in my favorite chair and Damon moved away to get me a drink, I was relieved to feel the sedative finally wearing off.
"God" I groaned slightly and dragged a hand over my face, feeling a little less weak.
"Hey, have some Bourbon" he held out a glass while sitting on the couch next to my chair. "It'll help you forget" he convinced as I took it from him, the blanket on my arm moving slightly. Wait, when did he wrap a blanket around me?
"Can I have a double shot then?" I pleaded while taking a sip, christ his glasses are huge! It's like the size of my face!
"Let's get through this one first" was his reply. "You know I can help you forget, too. At least the memories you don't want to keep" he offered.
"No, it's okay. At least if I keep them there no future shocks if he ever wants to attack me again" I shrugged with a little chuckle. "I need to remember," I said seriously to myself "All of it."
"I stole it back" Damon held out Elena's necklace.
"Great, at least this will get blondie off my back" I took it from him and slipped it into my pocket. I sighed as I felt a spec of water slide down my cheek, I moved my hand up to wipe it away. Huh. I didn't even realize I was crying. "He's gone for good. After everything, Klaus turned Stefan into his worst nightmare" I took a breath, stowing any more tears. "Where were you, Damon?"
"I shouldn't have left" was all he said, I looked down as his hand came into view, wrapping around my knee and giving it a comforting squeeze. "I promise you...I will never leave you again" I looked into his eyes and smiled slightly, feeling my tears giving up on escaping and my eyes becoming less watery.
I felt like I wanted to say something before the devil's voice broke it up. "Well, isn't this cozy?" Damon stood and I looked over to see a smirking Stefan, well that's new.
"What are you doing here, brother?" Damon asked.
"Last I checked, I live here" he poured himself a drink. "Klaus is gone, but he's asked me to keep watch on you until he returns" he pointed to me. "From now on, you're under my protection."
"I'm flattered(!)" I felt a sour look on my face as I touched my healed neck, guess Damon gave me some vamp blood in between my naps.
"Mm. By all means. Carry on" he took a few sips of his drink while moving to leave.
"Actually, I best be going" I dropped the blanket.
"Need a lift?" Damon offered.
"No, I'll text Elena. It's probably best--explaining everything in a car ride then as soon as I get home sounds easier, at least my way I'll get to sleep before the early hours of the morning" I shrugged and pulled out my phone, knowing she'd be here in mere minutes if I sent a little urgent text.
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Not to toot my own horn but that was pretty cool, I always did love the thought of Kat and Klaus being enemies. Next week that of course continues--sort of. Kat seems very angry and distracted--and for some reason her new favorite color is green...I wonder why...
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Thanks for reading x