ᴛʜᴇʏ sᴀʏ ɪ ᴅɪᴅ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ʙᴀᴅ

"and we wouldn’t want that would we?" katherine purred with an enigmatic smile, still staring up at him as she eased the pressure on his neck, "i like this damon." she obviously wasn't fooled by the facade, but she'd play along for the sake of the fun, after all, you needed two to play. “good, aren’t you tired of pining after your brothers girlfriends?” features twisted into a  rather pleased expression as her eyebrows raised, a hand snaking from his throat and to his chest. was she convinced damon didn’t have feelings for elena? not at all, but whatever feelings he had, had to have been stemmed from his feelings for katherine, or at least she thought so. “my stance still stands.”

anyone could make an entrance, but nobody could make an exit like katherine pierce. she's quiet as she departs, the only sound audible being her heels as she marched away. after a moment or so terrified screams and sobs will fill the air, the scent of blood pungent. the room they had once been in now had blood pooling onto its once shiny floor. it’s owner? a girl around the same age, if not the exact age as elena. she laid dead on the floor, her neck cracked and a set of fang marks obvious on her neck, crimson red blood spilling out. screams and cries would emit throughout the vicinity, all accusing elena gilbert of doing the deed. did katherine purposely make her murder seen? of course. she knew stefan wouldn't be able to help himself and investigate the scent, it was only human nature, and if that didn’t spark his curiosity surely the screams would. she was sure once he connected the dots he'd restore elena's good name, whether that meant through compulsions or other ways. but she wouldn't stay to stick around, almost instantly after dropping the body she took advantage of her vampire speed to flee the scene. boy did she love to play games.

katherine's brows furrow as stefan steps forward, immediately she's trying to decipher what game he was playing. perhaps the mention of elena brought out the rather bold side of the salvatore. his words did nothing but aggravate her, but she assumed that was his goal and she wasn't about to let that show, she couldn’t let him win, "i didn't force either of you to come after me." a smile spreads across her face at his threat, "try me. i'm much older, faster and smarter than you." katherine's next course of action became blatantly clear, "i guess i'll have to show you just how serious i am. we’ll be in touch."

"is that what you're doing?" katherine inquires as she steps closer to stefan, mirroring his expressionless features, "pining after elena to fill some void? and please, the only thing damon loves is his bourbon and well – me." she knew she had to cut the conversation short, katherine had said what she needed to say and she couldn't risk foiling any of her plans by oversharing. "not to worry though, there won't be any pining on either of your parts. because well, if you do, i'll kill everyone elena loves while she watches and then i'll kill elena while you watch. are we clear?"

"i didn't need to be saved." the goal was to perish in 1864, being presumed dead, or rather entombed klaus would end his search, convinced that the elusive katerina petrova had finally met her demise; though she wouldn't be able to see her plan through if she had decided to bring stefan and damon along for the ride. sure she had initial plans to take them far far away from mystic falls, but when the opportunity to vanish presented itself she had to take it. of course, she could've brought them with her (if they even wanted to), but with two newbie vampires, one a ripper and the other dangerously impulsive, klaus surely would've ended back on her trail & essentially resulting in her death. besides katherine worked best alone. deep down she was well aware of how wrong all of this turned out, but she wasn't about to admit that or even attempt to face those emotions, or else she’d have to face everything else she’s repressed for the last 500+ years. "like what? damon pining after your girlfriend."

katherine knew where damon and stefan were, they’d be foolish to think she didn’t. sure there were periods where she lost track but every decade or so she’d check in with her salvatore’s, seeing what they were up to in their lives; however she’d never admit it, or at least not now, it’d be easier if she didn’t, but in the end she did track them. “mmm and what? does that hurt your feelings.” of course it did, he was in love with her and katherine knew that, but to her, this had all become a game and she loved to win. a palm slides from his shoulder and down to his chest before she speaks, “i guess not.” a laugh escapes from her as he questions her jealousy, immediately afterward she’s moving her hand from his chest and onto his throat when she’ll then force him against the nearest wall, still wearing that same rosy grin as she rested inches in front of him, “maybe, are you that desperate?”

katherine wore a sarcastic smile as he stood his ground against her, she was beginning to find this humorous, “you’re so much meaner now — it’s sexy. and of course i missed him, a girl misses her lapdog. not to mention he was much happier to see me, but then again he thought i was your girlfriend so?”  — “gotta say, i was a bit shocked to hear that the school here enrolls 200-year-old students. is my stefan getting all good grades?”

a manish falls past her lips, “and you? you think you know them — i made them.” sure she hadn’t actually created them, but the brothers elena had been introduced to? the products of loving katherine pierce. elena would never get to truly meet the good, kind, charming salvatore brothers that katherine deceived, loved, and ultimately murdered and because of that katherine felt entitled. she knew she had achieved her goal of rattling the teenager, not that it was difficult, but she wasn’t about to go without one final fright. using her vampire speed she soars in front of her doppelgänger, fangs bared as she stands before her a menacing hiss leaving her lips as her face altered. “not to worry, i’ll come to collect, i always come to collect. but in the meantime, catch.” with that, she’s dropping the photo she collected off the shelf, but before it can even get close to the floor katherine is dashing for the door slamming it shut behind her, if it hit the floor depended on how quick elena could be. 

she only hums in reply, not all interested in explaining herself to elena, instead, her delicate hands swipe a photo off of a shelf, a photo of elena, jeremyandjenna to be specific, “maybe not but there is manipulating you. and well, if stefans not available maybe i’ll just see if aunt jenna is free for a bite? maybe jer? and let’s not forget about the compelable best friends.” katherine wasn’t there to argue with the newfound doppelgänger, only to rattle, and she was certain they were both aware that as long as she was a threat to elena she could get stefan to bend to her will just to keep poor elena safe. "and yes elena they are mine, just like your life and the people in it are mine.”

“hmm,” she hums as she places the hand once resting on his chest onto her hip, “perhaps you can start by ditching the carbon copy?” katherine knew he wasn’t going to listen just because she said so, but that was part of the game. “is it so hard to believe that maybe i missed you? you know what they say, absence makes the heart grow fonder.”

a satisfied smirk spread across her cherry lips as damon effectuated the kiss, sure enough, he was still hooked on her after all this time and after all she’s done and this proved it. “is it so wrong to think that maybe i came back for you both?” she purred, lips parting into a flirty smile as she gave him a tender kiss, “why did you come back — hm? and don’t tell me for the scenery.“ lips trailed from his cheek to his earlobe where she nibbled softly, “i don’t want you seeing elena anymore.” 

katherine knew what she was doing, striking fear within the human and she was feeding off of it. sure she overpowered her in just about every way, but she wasn’t going to harm her or at least physically, not yet. she knew she was doing enough damage as it was. an almost condescending laugh erupts from her in reaction to elena’s new found boldness, “you’re asking the wrong questions.” maneuvering around her in silence katherine takes in the appearance of the gilbert living room, but rather more for show than curiosity. “i don’t want you around my boys anymore. i’m sure they’ve told you but i get a little nasty when i’m jealous.”  

katherine was well aware of the fact that stefan wanted nothing to do with her and she was depending on that, but still, hearing him deny his feelings for her struck a nerve deep within the vampire, though she wasn't about to let it show."you and i both know that isn't true," she presses, shamelessly scanning over his physique as she did so.  "you don't want to hurt my feelings do you stefan?" katherine inquires with a childish pout, meanwhile her freshly manicured nails dance their way up his chest. "you know how i get when i'm upset."

katherine was very much aware of the effect she still had on damon, even after all these years and it’s what she'd be counting on that to exact her plan. sure a part of her come back for her the salvatores but the love she had for them was trumped by the love she had for herself, and because of that her plan would be her number one focus. step one would, of course, be fooling the brothers and elena into thinking she came back for stefan. damon would be all too willing to run off into the sunset with her, but stefan? no, stefan wouldn't abandon elena, not for her, so she'd have an excuse to stay in town for awhile, aimlessly pining after (one) of the loves of her life while she prepared his girlfriend for the slaughter. a girlish giggle erupts from the doppelganger at his admission, "isn't it always?" she stares up at him through the thickness of her lashes as she approaches him, a flirty glint in her eye as she leaned close to him, “kiss me.”

katherine mirrors her facial expressions and mannerisms as she begins to step closer and closer to her doppelganger, the sound of her heels reflecting off of the tiles providing her with the ultimate power trip. she almost felt bad about how in the dark elena was about all of this, about them; however, that didn’t mean the petrova would be willing to spill, it’d be easier (for her) if her key to freedom didn’t know that there were plans for her to be handed over to the man that ruined katherine’s life. "mmm but it is elena,“ she hums using her best elena impression, merely inches away from the other’s face.

the grin drops almost immediately once the younger salvatore is exiting the room, his disinterest in playing her games angered her. she waits a moment, simply for dramatics before trailing after him, the sounds of her heels reflecting off of the floorboards alerting him of her following. "just you, you and you." katherine responds, her tone incinuating her explanation should've been obvious. “i’ll admit, it does bother me that you’ve fallen in love with someone else.”