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May contain slight spoilers for season two of TVD

Chapter One: Introductions are in Order

"Katherine's outside." Damon announced, mainly for Elena's benefit, Stefan had already heard her approach himself. Stefan couldn't help but grimace as he turned to look at Elena.

"She won't be able to come in. Will she?" Elena asked him.

"If she hasn't been invited in, then no." He replied.

"I haven't." Elena sighs relieved. Though, it's not enough to put Stefan at ease. It's never good when Katherine's involved.

Katherine rung the doorbell impatiently. Damon gave Stefan a frustrated look and stalked to the door. He pulled it open, coming face to face with the curly-haired she-devil.

"Katherine, always a pleasure." Damon spat out sarcastically.

"Damon! Still obsessed with me?" Katherine said with a smirk. Stefan walked casually to the door signaling to Elena to stay.

"What do you want Katherine." He asked impassively.

"Stefan, I heard you used to be such fun! Sorry I missed it." Stefan let out a dry laugh as he waited impatiently for her to continue.

"I'm actually here about the human." Elena, what could she possibly want with Elena. Stefan thought.

"What about Elena?" Damon asked warily.

"Well firstly, don't leave me out here all day. It's terribly rude not to invite a guest in."

"Always one for bad jokes weren't you, Katherine?" Damon berated.

Katherine gave a small laugh and returned her attention to Stefan. "Stefan, would you be so kind as allow me inside."

"Even if by some small miracle I wanted to, which I don't. I simply can't, you know how it works." He said smiling condescendingly. She returned the smile and started to say something, but Elena chose that moment to walk over to the door. Instinctively Stefan pulled her behind him.

"I see Elena's joined us. I believe this is the first time her and I have met, face to face." The way she said it was kind of worrying, but Stefan decided not to ask. Katherine will get around to explaining what she meant soon enough, she usually does.

Elena moved to the side of him, so she had a direct view of Katherine. Elena tensed and a terrified look appeared on her face. It was quite amazing to see the two of them so close. They looked like they could be twins. After Stefan had gotten over the shock he quickly rushed to comfort her.

"Just remember she can't hurt you." He whispered soothingly in her ear. Damon rubbed her shoulder tenderly. Elena gave a small nod and relaxed a bit.

Katherine studied her interestedly. "I can see why you're with her, Stefan. She looks exactly like me."

"That's where the similarities end. She's nothing like you." Stefan snarled at her.

"You're probably right about that, but don't be mean to the poor girl. It's hard when you're just the stand-in to the real thing." Katherine said with a laugh.

Stefan couldn't help but snarl and bare his extended teeth at her. "I've had about enough of you."

"Well, I can see that you're never going to invite me in, so I guess game's over." Katherine sighed. "I have to say, I am very disappointed." She said as she stepped up to Elena and reached out her fingertips to brush her cheek.

Elena jerked back in shock, she's wasn't a fool, she knew how powerful Katherine could be. Damon and Stefan both started snarling and trying to snap at her. She dodged their attacks easily, laughing at their feeble attempts. Katherine was faster, stronger, and smarter. She soon grew bored of darting around them, so she decided to show them what would happen if they did manage to hurt her. She slowed to a stop, smiling to herself as Stefan drove a broken chair-leg into her back. She growled as a spasm of pain shot up her spine. Oh yeah, Elena's definitely going to feel that, Katherine thought.

Elena screamed and doubled over falling to the floor. Katherine grimaced as she pulled the wood out slowly, drawing out the process. She suffered a slight twinge of guilt at having caused her pain. But why? She asked herself. The more pain Elena feels, the more effective the example I am giving them, she reasoned.

"What the fuck?." Stefan gasped as he rushed to Elena's side. Katherine could see the realisation come over his face as he took in the fact that Elena had felt what he had done to her.

"Like that, did you?" She smirked.

"How?" Damon asked feeling incredibly confused. How annoying…, she thought irritably.

"You're not the only one with a witch on their side. I had mine cast the spell before I came over. You didn't think I was stupid did you?"

"What spell you bitch?" Damon spat at her.

"Calm down. Just a simple joining spell. If you try to hurt me then Elena will feel it too. Too bad she's not a super-fast-healing vampire like some of us." She laughed.

This is taking way too long. Katherine drew her nail across her wrist casually, cutting the skin.

"What are you doing!" Stefan screamed at her, as Elena whimpered, blood spilling from her wrist.

"It hurts." Elena groaned as Katherine dug her nails into the cut, deepening the gash. "I know, I'm sorry. She's not doing this to you, she's trying to get back at me." Stefan whispered as he squeezes Elena's unhurt hand soothingly and stroked her face. You're right; this is your entire fault. You couldn't just stay out of her life.

"Feed her your blood." Katherine sighed impatiently.

"No way! Is that what you want? You want to turn her into a vampire?" Stefan asked incredulously. Katherine resisted the urge to slap him across the face for that accusation. Instead she forced herself to remain neutral, slightly uninterested.

"I promise you, little miss heartbeat will stay human. I just want her to shut up, her crying is annoying me." She answered indifferently, but strangely she really couldn't stand to see her in pain any longer.

"I swear, if you so much as—" Stefan started to warn her.

"I get it! No killing Elena! Hurry up, do it, or I will. I came to talk, not fight."

Stefan cut the skin on his wrist in the same way Katherine had and lifted it to Elena's mouth. At first she tried to turn her head away, but after being convinced it would help with her pain, Stefan tried again. Elena's lips wrapped around his wrist and Stefan stroked her hair as she pulled on his blood. Katherine found the sight slightly arousing, wishing it were she in his place. What the fuck is happening to me? She asked herself. He stopped her after about five seconds; wanting the blood gone from her system as soon as possible.

Elena stopped whimpering and Stefan embraced her thankful that she'd healed. He picked Elena up into his arms and sat her down with him on the couch in her living room. Damon and Stefan shared a worried look and Damon left out the door. Stefan probably hopes that Damon has a plan. Katherine laughed to herself.

Katherine joined them sitting in the chair opposite, curiously, she watched Elena.

"What do you want with Elena?" Stefan questioned, breaking the silence.

Katherine stared at him for a second. "I don't think I really need to explain myself to you. All I'm saying is I need to take her with me."

"No way." Stefan growled, pulling Elena closer to him and wrapping his arms protectively around her.

"It feels so good when you hold me like that. I've missed it so much." Katherine moaned. Elena and Stefan both looked at her perplexedly. It took a second for Stefan to realise that she could feel him embracing Elena. He hadn't known it worked both ways. So many questions popped into his head that he wanted to ask, but instead he explained to Elena what Katherine was talking about. Elena sighed and edged away a bit.

"Tick-tock Stefan, you need to decide if you really want to refuse me. I don't imagine it will turn out so well." For you. Katherine added in her head.

"You give me no choice; I'm not going to allow Elena to go god knows where, for god knows how long! And you give me no reason to trust you."

"I believe we've come to an impasse." Katherine stated delicately.

"And how do you suppose we work that out." Stefan looked at her dryly.

"I don't know, you suggest something. You don't even know if Elena wants to come with me or not. I think you're worried that she might actually want to get to know me."

"That's Elena's call," said Stefan softly, "not mine."

"It is my call," Katherine snarled. She glared first at Stefan and then moved her piercing gaze down to Elena. "Not hers."
Stefan was silent for a moment. "Ask her then. If she says no, Katherine I swear-"

"You'll what?" Katherine taunted.

Stefan looked at her heavily. "First I'll take off your arm, and then if that doesn't work, I'll try a leg, and if you still don't get the message," he smiled sadistically, "we'll go for the head." Although his threats meant nothing, Katherine did not want Elena to see her like that. So she resisted the urge to take him up on the offer. Elena should be slightly scared of her, but not petrified.

She forced a smile. "Elena," and the way Katherine said her name made Elena's body jolt. Katherine felt it too, that was all it took for her to move. She blurred over to the couch so fast Elena missed it. She kneeled next to her, wavy hair falling around her face. Katherine watched Elena's face for a reaction, took in the parted lips and short breaths, the way her eyes were wide and fearful.

"Did something I say affect you, Elena?" She purred out, and traced her finger down her shoulder.

"Stop it Katherine, you're scaring her!" Stefan growled. If only you knew how wrong you are. Katherine laughed to herself.

"Stefan!" Katherine hissed, "she has not said no!"

She turned her attention back to Elena. Finally, Elena spoke. "I haven't said anything, yet."

Stefan turned to look at her as well, "and it would probably be better if you didn't."

"But where's the fun in that?" Katherine mused, her eyes watching Elena, "What do you say to spending some time with me?"

Elena POV (kind of)

Elena fixed their eyes together. Katherine is so sure of herself, she doesn't expect me to turn her down. She most likely expects my fear to take the better of me and make me say yes. But I am stubborn, and I think that Katherine should know this. Of all the similarities between them, that one should be obvious.

"No." Elena looked at her defiantly, but her fingers clamped down around Stefan's arm. "No," She repeated for extra security.

Katherine's eyes flashed as she tilted her head to the side, her eyes narrowing at her. "No?"

Elena shrunk a little. "No."

Stefan laughed, and both Katherine and Elena turned to stare at him, a little surprised. Katherine's lips curled into a snarl, "What, Stefan?"

"Look, this is getting a little awkward so could you just leave?" Stefan asked Katherine. As an after thought he added, "alone, without Elena.'

Katherine hissed at him, lips drawn back to reveal her extended teeth, and Stefan growled at her just as menacingly.

Damon arrived after a few minutes of this along with Elena's best friend Bonnie.

"Lucky you. You have a Bennett witch too. To bad she's such a weak one." Katherine snarled.

"You're wrong, Katherine. Bonnie is one of the strongest witches I've ever come across." Damon countered.

"You obviously haven't met Lucy."

Damon and Bonnie shared an amused look. "Actually, we have. And I'll give you this; she would have been a problem, had it not been for Bonnie. Once Lucy learnt that there was another witch involved, a Bennett witch no less, she changed her mind. Apparently you left that teeny weenie fact out. She was all too willing to remove her spell." Damon revealed with a condescending smile.

Katherine growled. "You never can trust a witch." She sneered.

"So now that your leverage is gone, Elena's free. Care to leave." Damon asked, bracing himself for the inevitable.

Katherine growled and soared at Damon. They rolled, blurs of movement and quick snaps, crunches and thuds that Elena knew were the sounds of damage. She has no idea who or what to, but she didn't like it. Elena had to admit that she was surprised when Damon appeared unscathed, and Katherine was lying limp on the floor.

"Thank you Bonnie." Damon laughed. Katherine growled and tried to pull herself up. What seemed like invisible bonds holding her down. She thrashed wildly against them but she soon gave up.

"I didn't do it for you. I did it for Elena." Bonnie replied, casting a friendly look her way. "Can you hurry, I can only hold her for so long."

"Right." Damon sighed, as he dug out a vial of vervain. "This might hurt just a little." He whispered in her ear as he stabbed the needle through her tough skin.

Katherine groaned and her face contorted. Damon chained her arms and legs.

"All right, we better hurry. Elena you should stay here. Stefan will come with me, and bonnie we'll need you too. We don't know how long this vervain will last." Damon instructed as he shoved Katherine into the back of Stefan's car.

"You can't leave me here." Elena argued.

"Fine, come, we don't have time to fight." Damon replied.

"I'll meet you guys there." Bonnie mumbled, giving Elena a look that said there's no way I'm sitting next to that vampire, as she drove off in her own car.

Damon and Stefan both settled into the front. Stefan driving since it was his car. "Hop in, she won't bite." Damon teased Elena, earning a thump in the arm from Stefan.

Elena laughed nervously as she slid in behind Stefan's seat. Stefan started the engine and Elena looked over at Katherine cautiously. She was shocked to find that Katherine was staring at her with her piercing eyes. She looked away hurriedly, though she could still feel Katherine's gaze burning into her. Elena looked back to see if Katherine was still staring. She was, and she even managed a small smile, Elena looked back away unnerved.

"She's staring at me." Elena complained.

Damon turned around. "Yeah, but don't worry that's about all she can do. Even when she starts to get her strength back she'll be unable to move much because of the chains. We're almost there."

Katherine laughed a croaky laugh. Elena glanced at her again, but wished she hadn't because Katherine was still watching her.

They parked outside the tomb. Bonnie was already there waiting. Damon pulled Katherine out of the back and took her down the stairs. He returned without her.

"Thanks for the help Bonnie, you can go if you want." Stefan told her. She said goodbye to everyone and drove off in her car.

"Elena we should go now too." Stefan said to me.

"Wait, a minute." She told him as she went down the stairs leading into the tomb. Stefan appeared a few seconds later holding a lantern.

"Elena, you shouldn't be down here." He whispered as he rubbed her back. She looked up at him and smiled.

"It's safe, right?" She asked.

"Well, yeah." Stefan answered.

"Then I'll be fine." Elena reasoned.

Elena wanted to talk to Katherine but she couldn't see her. "Katherine?" She called. Silence.

Elena found it eerie and intriguing at the same time. "Lets get out of here." Even as she said the words she knew she'd be coming back. Alone, next time.

Stefan obliged and they got back into the car to go home. As Elena sat there she felt it. The curiosity pulling at her to go back.

AN: Thanks for reading :). Please tell me how it was. Any suggestions?