Kerosene Chapter 8

"We all know that's a lie Ric. You know you want to know exactly what they're doing. I mean if I had a barely legal daughter she sure as hell wouldn't have a thousand year old sociopath as a boyfriend."

I opened my mouth without thinking. I didn't need to, but it was a simple reaction. "No, you are just a two hundred year old drunken sociopath doting on Elena. What's the difference? I mean I haven't done anything with Klaus but between you and your brother someone has something to worry about. I mean you did love Katherine for most of your immortal life."

Like any other time I said Katherine's name the bitter edge came into my voice. I had tried to keep it out, but it didn't work. Katherine just like many things it seemed would be a sore spot for me.

"You know Katherine?" Damon questioned me getting off topic of me and Klaus. Keeping in mind about what Klaus had told her about mixing the truth with the lies, so it'd be easier to remember the lies she told. So that's what I decided to do.

"Like Elena Katherine found joy in making my life a living hell, but for so much longer. When Isobel turned she left with me for some reason. Maybe because her emotions were so heightened she couldn't bear the thought of leaving me without a mother. I honestly don't know. But she didn't just run off with me. She followed Katherine like a puppy and I was child that got in the way of the plan. So she did what she does best and ruins people." The frustration was clear in my voice as it was with the bitterness.

I thought that was enough truth for them for now. I still had fears about how Elena would cause us to both end up dead. Meeting her didn't change that. Before the only thing I went off of was my wounds that I had gotten for the past few months. Now that I actually knew my twin the fear was reinforced.

"It's not the same thing. Yeah, Katherine is a bitch to everyone and you're no different but she wants me to just sacrifice myself to Klaus so she can be free." Elena had turned the entire situation around to being about herself. From the reaction of everyone this was something they had learned to live with. Another one of Katherine's traits that Elena seemed to have.

I didn't tell her how wrong she was. That our so called mother and her deranged ancestor had decided that I would be the sacrificial lamb. That I would be raised to hate not only my life but myself so much that death would be a promise that I would look forward too. Not a short death either where I would later be turned into a vampire. They had no plans or need to keeps me alive after they had given me to Klaus. Once he would have me the Petrova line would be free from the originals and there enemies and that included Elena.

Klaus eyed me with caution. He was worried that I would let them know that I could take Elena's place. I wanted to reach over and squeeze his hand in reassurance but I was tired of the watchful eyes in the room judging my every move, so I tried my best to tell him with my eyes.

"Enough! I'm tired of hearing about Katherine. She's a bitch, but a soon to be dead bitch." Klaus had a special look in his eyes, a certain kind of mischief that you would think belonged to a child.

"So Isobel raised you?" Ric asked in a tender voice. Maybe he was looking for some kind of goodness that he believed to still be in there somewhere. Who knows, but if he was. He was wrong.

"No. I was raised by family a few towns away from here. Isobel and Kathrine paid many visits to make sure I stayed on my best behavior or I was punished." In my mind I thought about all the times I had tried to run away, all the times I had been sarcastic at the wrong time. "Katherine use to tell me the Petrova fight in me would cause my death one day."

By the look on Ric's face told me he had been looking for some goodness left in her, but was denied that.

"Well since she was pretty shitty to both of us it gives us something to bond over." Elena offered in a polite voice. It was probably for Ric's benefit than my own.

"That's what kept me and Stefan so close over the years. I'd say it's one of the best ways of bonding there is. I mean you can't get closer than us." This is the first time I felt like Damon wasn't teasing but telling the absolute truth about his relationship with his brother. To bond over each other's suffering.

"That could be a good idea introduce her to Matt. Go to the grill shoot some pool you, Stefan, matt and Piper." Ric says with a light smile on his face.

"You trying to break up your daughter with the original hybrid and hook her up with the quarter back. I never thought I'd see the day where you play match maker." Damon tips back the rest of his drink. "One problem with that match up Ric you forget he dated our dear Elena. Now that wouldn't be very sisterly of her to date her twins ex-boyfriend would it."

"Come on Damon you know that not what I meant. Piper doesn't need a boyfriend."

Everyone in the room seemed amused except for me and Ric. I didn't like how they were talking about me as if I wasn't even here and as if I wasn't old enough to make my own desciens. But Ric seemed completely dead serious about everything he had to say about it and Damon just kept egging him on and on.

"I honestly really wouldn't mind going to the grill and meet all your friends. I haven't had much time for friends in the pass." I felt like the best way to make sure that I wasn't singled out when and if things hit the fan was to keep some mild friendly connections in town. If I was a down right bitch to these people it would simply make my life harder. Some teenagers would think that was hell but I wasn't raised to think some teen drama would be the end of things.

"Can you drink like your dad? If so we will have to put a limit on it. Can't have you running up our bar tab at the grill." Damon said looking up my small form as if trying to think how much I could possible drink without knocking myself down.

"I didn't start to drink till recently, so I doubt I could drink that much." The corners of mouth tilted down because I hadn't even thought about going to the grill to drink. Whenever I saw movies on tv I thought was exaggerated about how teens drank so much for fun.

I took it as a good sign that Klaus didn't object to going and hanging out at the grill. He had said I couldn't do certain things for my own safety so I didn't want to be a brat and undermined the rules he would set out to keep me safe.

"She won't be drinking at all. She isn't even old enough to drink." Ric yet again gave Damon the evil eye for saying something it would seem he totally disagreed with.

"That's completely fine. Go make friends with someone your own age." Klaus laughs at his own joke. "I have a witch to find anyways." I simple gave him a thankful look, because I knew the witch was for me and my survival.

I had told Klaus that I was willing to die on my own terms if I had too, but it would be a last resort. Right now my goal was survival.

Looking at Elena and her friends it seemed as if even the people she wasn't close to would do anything for her. Put anything at risk to keep her alive. Those were the kind of people to be scared of because sooner or later they would get desperate. It would seem that my eyes would play a key role into leading them to believe that I wasn't a doppelganger.

They waited for me patiently as I changed from Klaus's clothes to some of my own. As we drove to the grill Elena talked all about her friends that weren't present sometimes with comments from Stefan or Damon. Stefan's were more of friendly little things, but Damon's were snarky rude comments be it about herself or someone else.

Damon's rudeness didn't stop there though. "Since we got you away from your daddy dearest and Klaus time to tell the truth. Is there something between you and Klaus?" all eyes were on me yet again. Even Stefan driving looked at me through the mirror.

I debated what to say because I had already told them there was nothing going on between me and Klaus but they didn't seem to believe me. "I wanted Katherine and Isobel dead. She ruined my life. I had heard her telling Isobel about Klaus being New Orleans. The way they spoke of him I knew they feared him more than anyone else. So I took my chances and ran."

We were at the grill but no one made a move to get out of the car. "Isobel is your mother. You said she punished you but what mother doesn't punish her child." Elena says with a hard tone. The judgment was clear to in her face and voice.

"Elena I don't know how to make you understand it if you don't already, but those women are monsters and if you want to deny that and try and have some kind of relationship with them it's your life at risk. I was very young when they tore me from my life. The punishments they dealt out weren't anything but abusive for minor things all children do. Now if you don't mind I've talked enough about them today." I don't wait for her to try and pry anymore I just get out of the car and head for the grill.

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