Christina Modern day Mystic Falls

When I opened my eyes, I had no idea where I was. The only thing familiar about the room was the brunette watching me from the corner, twirling the silver dagger around in her hands.

"Katrina Petrova." I growled.

"Long time no see, Christina," She grinned wickedly. "Imagine my surprise stumbling upon you, daggered, in Rebekah's house, especially when you're supposed to be dead. Oh, and it's Katherine now."

"Where am I?"

"Mystic Falls, Virginia," Her smile grew, "2013."

"What?" I snapped. My mind rushed back to the last thing I could remember. "The witches." I remembered Genevieve and Celeste, who had been body jumping for decades. But the memory of Elijah sliding the ring unto my finger was the one I held onto. I noticed the absence of the band and leapt up from the bed so suddenly, Katherine jumped back. "Where is it?"

"Oh this old thing?" She held up her hand with my engagement ring on her finger. I ran toward her but was stopped by the searing pain on my arm. I sped back out of the burning sunlight coming through the window. I bared my fangs and hissed. She showed my daylight ring on her other hand. "Sorry, couldn't have you escaping just yet." Defeated, I sat back down on the bed.

"What do you want Katherine?" I studied how differently her clothes were from my flapper dress. She had dark jeans and a lace purple shirt.

"Admit it," she chimed, "you're a little happy to see me."

"Seriously," I snorted, "last time I saw you, you flirted with my boyfriend so he would help you escape his brother's ritual, which inevitably cut a rift between them for centuries."

"Oops…" she thought for a moment. "That ritual was completed, by the way. Klaus is now the Original Hybrid. Let's see, what else have you missed?" She thought for a moment

"Klaus killed Esther, not Mikael…"

"That's impossible. Niklaus would never do that to his family."

"Oh but he did. Mikael came to put an end to him two years ago,but Klaus killed him too. Along with a newly resurrected Esther, who tried to kill off the entire vampire race. Finn, who was her willing accomplice was killed because… well, he's Finn."

"Anyone else I should know about?" I sighed.

"I think that's- oh wait," her smirk returned. "Kol, your best friend if I remember correctly, was killed mercilessly as a pon to find the cure of vampirism."

"Kol's dead?" I breathed, my heart sinking and my breath getting caught in my throat.

"Yeah… you picked the wrong century to be stuck in a box."

"Who killed him?" I growled. Her eyes lit up with mischief and shifted toward the setting sun.

"Go to the old Salvatore boarding house and find Jeremy and Elena Gilbert. Ask them how they drove the indestructible white oak stake through his heart as Klaus watched him burn." I clenched my fists and she laughed. She looked down at her hands and pouted.

"It looked so good on me." She whined, and slid both rings off her fingers. "But I'd rather not have another original hunting me down. Even for some stupid ring." She put my daylight ring on the desk, but hesitated with the other. "But this isn't just any ring is it?"

"Put it down Katrina," I spat.

"Elijah proposed!" She squealed. "When?" I glared but said nothing. "Was it- oh my god- was it the night that you 'died'" She used her fingers as quotation marks. I tried not to show any emotion, but I knew that she could see the tears in my eyes. "It was! Poor Elijah…" She shrugged. "Well, after you avenge Kol, you can go live happily ever after with your dearly beloved. This town could use a little… distraction." She set the ring on the desk and started out the door, but paused.

"Oh, and Christina, a little Mystic Falls history. It started as a small viking village that was the native land to a tribe of werewolves…" she grinned wickedly. "Welcome home." She finished and left me to deal with my situation.

Number one: Kold was dead. It was impossible to think that a person so full of life could stop living. Every experience we had together, playing hide and seek in the words when we were kids, telling him everything after Elijah and I's first kiss, seemed to fade away into the image of his burning body. Elijah wa my love, Klaus was like my brother… but Kol had always been my best friend.

Number two: I had been practically dead for almost a hundred years. No one but Katherine knew I was alive. I thought for a second. If that was true… how did I end up in the place I swore to leave in the past?

I couldn't help but feel relief that Mikael was gone. Him and Esther this disaster and now they had payed for it. I would never have to run or look over my shoulder in fear of Mikael finding us again.

As soon as the sun disappeared from view, I put on my daylight ring. I picked up my engagement ring and promised that after I took care of Kol's killers, I would find Elijah and we would finally be happy in the world that hated us.

I knew that it wouldn't be wise walking around like I was still in 1919, so I raided the house's closets until I found an outfit more fitting. I straightened my new shirt, and I stepped outside, sinking my teeth into the nearest jogger.

Damon Mystic Grill

"Shut up Donovan." I snapped as the former quarterback poured more bourbon into my glass.

"I'm just saying, maybe Jermy should stay with me while Elena's at college."

"And I said I could handle taking care of Little Gilbert."

"I didn't say you can't handle it-" He stopped abruptly and stared at something behind me. "Who is she?" I turned around, finding a girl, who was strangely dresses like Rebekah, striding towards us.

"Excuse me, do you know where a girl can get a Gin Rickey around here?" She asked sweetly with a thick accent.

"I think I can mix something together for you." Matt answered dazed. The girl sat a few bar stools down and started to ask about the town.

"So…" She began. "I heard that this town has a lot of history."

"Yeah it was found in 1860." Matt added.

"Sorry, I'm a bit of a nut for anything historical." She smiled and he poured her drink. "I was actually wondering if you could tell me where to find this building my friend told me about: the Salvatore boarding house." Matt fumbled for something to say.

"That old place?" I cut in.

"You know of it?" She smirked.

"It's been in my family for generations." I grinned back. Something about her was off and I wanted to figure out what. She leaned closer.

"Take me there." Her eyes dilated as they stared into mine. Bingo- vampire. Since I wanted to have the element of surprise I played along. Even without a shot of vervain every morning, vampires can't compel other vampires.

I led her out to my car and drove home. I opened the door and we both stepped in. Since Elena was turned, she didn't have to be invited in- and she noticed.

"You have no idea how low my tolerance is at the moment, vampire." She spat, pinning me against a bookshelf. She tried to compel me again. "Where are the Gilberts?"

"Vampires can't be compelled." I threw her across the room. She stood up and an arrow soared into her chest, but missed her heart.

"Not when they have ingested vervain, no." She sighed angrily, pulling the arrow out. "Had a run in with an Original recently?"

"What do you want with the Gilberts?" I asked. Jeremy shot another arrow, but this time she caught it.

"They killed a friend of mine." She ran over and grabbed Jeremy by the neck. "You must be Jeremy." I moved towards them, but she tightened her grip on his throat.

"Let him go." I commanded.

"Tell me," She growled at Jeremy, "Was it you or your sister who drove the stake into Kol's heart?"

"You're friends with Kol?" I whined.

"We go back." She snapped, not taking her eyes off Jeremy. "Who killed him?"

"I did." He sneered, driving a stake through her chest. He turned to me. "Care to explain what the hell just happened!" He shouted as her body fell to his feet.

"Shut up a second." I ordered, a million scenarios running through my head. "She was friends with Kol and she tried to compel me." I pieced the two together. Had a run in with an Original recently? "No no no no no no!" I groaned.

"Who is she Damon?" Jeremy yelled.

"She's an original."

Jeremy and I carried her body down to the cell in the basement, draining her of blood in case I was right. I then called Alaric to see if there was anything from the caves that mentioned another Mikaelson.

"I'll look into it." He sighed. "You know, she's probably just a vampire Kol turned."

"She said that vampires can't be compelled when they're on vervain." I heard him pour himself a drink.

"I'll see what I can find."

"Oh, and Rick, don't do anything that could get you fired, like killing a student. Might not look great on your record." I teased, knowing how hard it was for him to come back as vampire.

"Shut up." he groaned before hanging up. Jeremy walked in, his shirt stained with blood.

"I think you're right. She's waking up."

"Remind me to thank Bonnie for bringing back the useful one and not just you." I sneered as we both headed down stairs.

Rebekah New Orleans

"Klaus!" I shouted through the hall of the plantation, leaving Hayley in the foyer. "Get out here and tell me what you've done with our brother you narcissistic, backstabbing wanker!" The doors across from me opened.

"Enough with all the shouting." Klaus walked toward me. "Little sister, I should have known. I assume the six dead vampires were you're doing."

"They were very rude." I remembered shoving a pool stick into one of the vampire's chest. "Tried to victimize a poor innocent girl just trying to find her way to the quarter. So sorry, were they friends of yours? Oh that's right, you don't have any friends." We continued to quabble, Klaus telling me that Marcel was alive after I thought he had been killed when he stayed behind to fight Mikael. But now I knew that Mikael never came to New Orleans, and Marcel left us to take our home.

While I searched for where Klaus had stashed our undoubtably daggered brother, my phone rang. I half hoped that it was Elijah finally returning my call, but instead it was Matt, who I had just spent the summer traveling across Europe with.

"I thought we agreed no strings?" My voice sounded playful, despite my current mood.

"I'm calling to ask if you know if there's any original vampires besides your family." I froze.

"Why do you ask?" I tried to keep calm, but the phone shook.

"Because Jeremy just called and told me to keep an eye out because he thinks an original just tried to kill him."

"Sorry Matt, I don't know of any other's." I lied. "I'll have to call you back." Before he could ask anymore questions, I hung up. I dropped my phone and burst through the doors to the living room finding a smug looking Klaus and a worried Hayley. Klaus' smirk fell when he saw the fear in my eyes.

"We've got a problem."

I am so sorry that this chapter took so long! I've started other projects and I got caught up trying to write everything at once. I promise that I'm going to be writing this story much more often. Also, let me know what you think! I know that Alaric doesn't come back until season six, but I just couldn't help myself. More Elijah and Christina moments to come!