. . .‧₊˚ ✩ CHAPTER SIXTEEN ⁺◟༉ . . .ꜜ
❨ ∘ 𝔞𝔠𝔱 𝔦𝔦∘ ❩
Zdravei  Katerina
❛know thy enemy❜

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After Katherine arrived Stefan and Elijah left to go talk to Damon. Katherine went to go take a shower as I changed and texted Caroline and Bonnie about what all happened with Elijah and Katherine's return.

As I was finishing my text I looked up to see Katherine freshly showered and changed into some of my clothes.

"Are you hungry? We have some blood bags in the fridge," I tell her as we walk into the kitchen.

Walking in Katherine looked around confused before smirking at Rosies back. On the side where the table was at there were candles on it and roses. It also had a white tablecloth over it and looked romantic.

She looked at the stove and saw food was being made and saw iced wine.

"Rosie did Elijah and I interrupted something?" Katherine asks me with a teasing smirk making a blush immediately appear on my face as I looked around.

Before I could say anything the door opened and Bonnie and Caroline walked in. They both walked into the kitchen making Katherine turn to them with a smirk.

"I think Elijah interrupted something big tonight for little Rosie," Katherine tells them as Bonnie and Caroline look confused before looking around. They then had the same smirk that Katherine had on their faces.

"Tell us everything now!" Caroline demands as Rosie laughs and shakes her head. She grabbed two blood bags and four glasses and the wine as she ran upstairs to her room.

Getting in there all the girls piled on the bed as Rosie poured the wine and gave Caroline and Katherine the blood.

"So tell us!" Caroline says making Rosie shake her head as she sighs.

"When I got home he was here fixing the food. I at first thought it was Caroline or mom but it wasn't. He was making me Italian since I asked him to make it when we first meet. He started to apologize for compelling me to forget that he loves me but I stopped him and told him it wasn't that I was mad about it that he betrayed me and made me feel like I was nothing. He then told me that he was terrified about what I was going to say and that he couldn't lose. He then said exalt this, "Rosalie Forbes I am completely and utterly in love with you. You are my entire world and have been since the moment I ran into you as you stepped out of the men's bathroom. I'm sorry it took me so long to say it but I do. I love you," after that Elijah arrived before I could say anything else.

I told them as they look at me wide-eyed as I took a sip of my wine. Then suddenly all three squealed making me jump.

"Well do you?"
"I can't believe he finally did it!"
"If he hurts you I will kill him."

All the girls said at the same time making me look at them confused.

"Do you love him?" Caroline asks me making me sigh.
"I think I do but I do not want to be his second choice. He just broke up with Elena," I tell them as Katherine says and comes to seat beside me.

"Listen to be Rosebud I am telling you this as someone Stefan used to love and he never looked at me the way he looks at you. He looks at you as if you are his everything," Katherine tells me making me nod.

"I don't know. I'm just scared, but everything with him just feels so right like I'm home in his arms but also like I'm missing something," Rosie tells them as she sighs.

"And what future could we have. I'm human and he is a vampire. I'll grow old and die he won't," I tell them as Caroline and Katherine look down. They just realized that Rosie would die and they wouldn't.

"Life is about chances. Look you died just a few days ago are you going to let your mind stop you?" Bonnie questions as I sigh but before I could answer my phone went off. I looked at it and was confused seeing Jenna's number before answering it.

"Jenna is everything okay?" I ask as I hear sniffling.
"Isobel is alive and Elena knew," Jenna says as she sobs.

"I'm on my way. You can stay here tonight," I tell her as I get up and start putting my shoes on as Katherine's phone goes off.

"Isobel wants to see me," Katherine says making me nod.

"Go see her tomorrow and let me know what she says," I tell her making her nod at me.

"Oh wait. I've been practicing this," I tell Katherine making her look at me confused.

"Сбогом Катерина," I tell her making Katherine look at me wide-eyed. (Goodbye Katerina)

"You learned Bulgarian?" Katherine asks making me nod.

"Yeah after you told me your story I thought it might make you feel better having, having someone, to speak to in your native language so I learned it," I tell her with a shrug of my shoulders.

Katherine just nods at me with a smile as I waved goodbye at Bonnie and Caroline kissing all three of their cheeks before walking out of the house and heading towards the Gilbert's.

"She is too good for her own good," Katherine tells them making both girls nod.

"Yep," they tell her as they drink from the wine bottle.
"So are you okay with Stefan and Rosie?" Caroline asks her as Katherine drinks some of her wine.  

"I think it's time to move on. Those two were good together but if he hurts her I'll kill him," Katherine tells them as she takes a sip of her wine.

"Same," Caroline tells her making Bonnie nod. As the three raise their wine glasses and clink before laughing together knowing they all would.

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Arriving at the Gilbert house I used my key to unlock the door and started going upstairs to Jenna's room.

"What are you doing here?" Elena asks me making me look at her.

"Jenna called," I tell her making her cross her arms at me as I head towards Jenna's room.

"Jenna it's Rosie," I tell her as I knock on the door. I hear the door unlock as Elena starts to walk toward me.

"Elena I know you want to talk to her but give her time. Please," I tell her making her look down as she walks towards her room.

Jenna comes out with a bag as I smile at her.
"Go get in the car I'm going to see if Jermey will be okay," I tell her making her nod at me.

As I walk to Jermey's room I knock on the door and wait for a faint come in to be heard as I walk into the room. Jeremy smiles seeing me.

"Hey Jer, Jenna is coming to stay with me tonight. Are you going to be okay or do you want to come with us?" I ask him making him nod at me.

"I'll be okay and if I need to go somewhere I'll go see Tyler," Jeremy tells me making me raise an eyebrow.

"Tyler huh?" I ask him as I faint blush appears on his cheeks. I smile at him as I shake my head.

"If your happy that's all that matters," I tell him making him smile at me.

"Thank you, Rosie," I tell him making me shake my head at him.

"It's nothing," I tell him making him shake his head at me.

"No for real Rosie. Thank you for being my sister. I know I have Elena but you have always been more of a sister to me than she ever has. Thank you, Rosie," Jermey tells me making tears appear in my eyes.

"And you are my brother Jer. No matter what you need I'm always here for you," I tell him making him smile at me as I kiss his cheek.

"See you later Jer," I tell him as he smiles at me.
"Goodnight Rosie," he tells me as I smile one last time before leaving.

I see Elena on the couch as I head downstairs and I smile softly at her as I leave the house. Getting in the car I squeeze Jenna's hand as we drive to my house.

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Isobel and her male minion enter the house. She takes a bottle of "wine" from the bag.

"Merci, mon Cherie," Isobel says as she senses that someone is there. She rushes over to the person and pushes her against the wall. Katherine pushes her against a wall by her throat.

"Nice house," Katherine tells her.
"Nicest foreclosure in town," Isobel tells her as Katherine removes her hand and smiles. Isobel laughs.

"Come here," Isobel tell her as the hug each other.
"It's good to see you, Katherine," Isobel tells her.

"I hear you've been busy," Katherine tells her.
"Yes, I have. I've been busy making a deal with Klaus to save your life," Isobel tells her. Isobel gives the bottle of wine to Katherine and is carrying two big wine glasses.

"Here. A vintner I knew in Avignon," Isobel tells her as
Katherine pulls out the cork with her fingers, puts a finger in it, and tastes it.

"He's tasty," Katherine tells as they walk into the living room. Katherine pours blood from the bottle into wine glasses.

"So what was with the surprise visit to the Gilbert house?" Katherine asks her.

"John told me Rick was dating auntie vanilla. I got jealous," Isobel tells her.

"You have obviously got John wrapped around your finger," Katherine tells her with a smirk.

"He thinks I'm helping him protect Elena, so he's been very useful in keeping me informed on everything that's been going on," Isobel tells her.

"So tell me what you know," Katherine demands.

"You were right. I couldn't get anywhere near Klaus, but I found my way to someone in his trusted circle. One of his witches," Isobel tells her.

"Klaus and his witches," Katherine says as she takes a sip of blood.

"He said that Klaus is willing to grant you your freedom if we deliver the moonstone, the doppelgänger, and one more thing," Isobel tells her

"I can get the moonstone," Katherine tells her.
"You know Katherine, you'd be betraying your Salvatore boys again," Isobel tells her as Katherine internally smirks. Isobel had no idea that they already knew everything.

"I was more than willing to play it their way if I had to, but they're floundering. Their witch has lost her powers, and they've used their only weapon to kill Elijah. If I stick with them, I'm dead. You showing up changes everything," Katherine says with a smirk as the two raise their glasses and drink.

"Wait what's the other thing Klaus wants?" Katherine asks as Isobel smiles.

"Not what. Who?" Isobel tells her making Katherine confused.

"Rosalie Forbes. That's who he wants," Isobel says making Katherine look wide-eyed before calming down and nodding.

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Finishing with Isobel Katherine went back to the Forbes house where Caroline, Stefan, Damon, Elijah, and Rosie were waiting for her.

"Hey, are you okay?" Rosie asks her as she hands her something to drink. Katherine smiles at her as she nods.

"Yeah I'm okay," Katherine tells her as Rosie nods at her.

"Well, what did she say?" Damon questions impatiently.

"She had she spoke with one of Klaus's witches and that he will grant me my freedom, which is for sure a lie if I got him three things: the doppelgänger, the moonstone," Katherine says as she looks at Rosie but doesn't say anything else.

"Elijah do you know anything?" Rosie asks him as Elijah nods and seats across from the Forbes twins and Katherine with the Salvatore brothers behind them.

"Well first of all Klaus is my brother in case you didn't know," Elijah says making the twins look wide-eyed. As Stefan and Katherine just nod already knowing this and Damon clenches his jaw feeling stupid for not figuring it out.

"The curse of the Sun and the Moon...is fake. It doesn't exist," Elijah tells us making all of us look wide-eyed but again Stefan and Katherine.

"Then what is the curse? Is it placed on Klaus?" Rosie asks him making Elijah nod.

"Klaus and I faked the sun and moon curse dating back over a thousand years," Elijah tells us making everyone nod.

"My mother face birth to seven children. One died of the plague and the other when we were kids. My family was quite close, but Klaus and my father did not get on too well. When we became vampires, we discovered the truth. Klaus was not my father's son. My mother had been unfaithful many years before. This was her darkest secret. Klaus is from a different bloodline. Of course, when my father discovered this, he hunted down and killed my mother's lover and his entire family. Not realizing, of course, that he was igniting a war between species that rages until this day," Elijah says making Rosie look at Caroline wide-eyed.

"The vampires...and the werewolves?" The two twins question together making Elijah smirk as he nods.

"What does that make Klaus? A werewolf? Or a vampire?" Caroline asks him.

"He's both. A hybrid would be deadlier than any werewolf or vampire. Nature would not stand for such an imbalance of power. Therefore the witches, the servants of nature, saw to it that my brother's werewolf side would become dormant," Elijah tells us.

As Damon looks wide-eyed figuring out who Rosie's other soulmate is. He looks toward his brother with a glare while Stefan won't meet his eye.

"That's the curse that Klaus wants to break?" Caroline asks as I look down. I felt sorry for a thousand not being able to be yourself because of your mother's actions.

"He wants to trigger that part of him that's a werewolf. If allowed, Klaus would sire his own bloodline. He'd build his own race. Endangering not just vampires, but everyone," Elijah says making me shake my head at him.

"I feel so bad for him," I tell them making everyone look at me.

"Just think about it. He had the curse placed on him because of his mother's actions. That makes him the only one of his kind and he probably feels so alone and it probably is painful at times since he can't have access to it. He only wants more of his kind so he doesn't feel so alone," I tell them making everyone look towards me as I sigh shaking my head.

Damon looks towards his brother and nods towards the door making Stefan nod as they start heading towards the door.

Katherine sees them and squeezes Rosie's hand as she falls after the two. Getting outside she sees the two glaring at each other and clears her throat making them look toward her.

"There is one more thing Klaus wants," Katherine tells them making both brothers nod at her.

"He wants Rosie," Katherine tells them making Damon turn and glare at his brother who sighs.

"He won't hurt her. Don't ask me why because I'm not telling you but believe me he won't," Stefan tells her making Katherine looks apprehensive but nod.

"You are right Rosalie," Elijah tells her with a faraway look in his eyes.

"I was wrong but I just want my family back," Elijah tells her making Rosie look at him confused.

"My brother has daggered all of my family and dropped them to the bottom of the Atlantic making it so I could never find them," Elijah says making Rosie and Caroline look sadly at him.

"Are you sure he did?" Caroline asks him making Elijah look at her as Rosie nods.

"He told me," Elijah says making Caroline and Rosie look at each other before shaking their heads.

"So what? He could have lied," Rosie tells him making Elijah look at her confused.

"Why would he?" Elijah asks her making Rosie shake her head as she mutters something about Elijah becoming senile in his old age.

"So you wouldn't like for him dumbo," Rosie tells him as she shakes her head at him.

"Come on Care let's go get some food with Kitty-Kat," Rosie says as they get up leaving the original.

"Please never be that stupid," Caroline tells Rosie making her laugh as she nods.

"Promise," Rosie tells her as they walk out to see Katherine sitting on the swing.

"Want to go get some food?" Rosie asks her making Katherine nod.

"Let's go," Caroline says as they get in the car and drive to the Grill.

Getting there Caroline and Rosie start to walk in when Katherine's phone starts going off.

"I'll be right there," Katherine tells them making Caroline and Rosie look at her.

"Are you sure?" Rosie asks her making Katherine nod as the twin walk inside and Katherine answers the phone.

"I'm sorry, Katherine," Isobel tells her making Katherine confused.

"I had to do what I was told. He wanted the moonstone and he wanted you," Isobel tells her making Katherine look wide-eyed.

"He? He who?" Katherine asks as Isobel hangs up. Katherine then turns around and Klaus's warlock is standing there. She rushes over to him but he stops her with his powers. She screams and falls to the ground, unconscious.

Rosie walks back outside and starts looking around.
"Katherine!" She yells as she looks for her favorite doppelgänger.

She sighs as she pulls out her phone and calls the boys knowing they were all together.

"Cupcake-," Damon starts to say but Rosie interrupts him.

"I think Klaus got Katherine," Rosie tells them making all three look at each other.

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Katherine wakes up and sees the warlock casting a spell on someone sitting in a chair. There are two vases. One is full of blood; the other is empty and knocked over on its side.

She starts to get up sees it's Alaric that is in the chair. He opens his eyes and gets up. The warlock bends down in a bow. Katherine gets up slowly. Alaric turns around and sees her.

"Somno Ritum Per Dax Ritum, Somno Ritum Per Dax Ritum,Somno Ritum Per Dax Ritum," Maddox the warlock chants.

"Alaric?" Katherine questions as a smile cross Alaric's face. She rushes over to the door but an invisible force prevents her from exiting. Alaric slowly walks over to her and speaks in a Slavic accent.

"Zdravei, Katerina," Alaric tells her as he takes her face in his hands.

"I have missed you," he says switching to English.
"Klaus!" Katherine says wide-eyed and full of fear as Klaus smiles widely at her.