Evil Vampire Slut

is  he  just  thrilled  that  she  knew  who  he  was?  not  really.  henrik  recognizes  her  but  he  knows  it  isn’t  tatia.   TATIA  WAS  A  SOFT  WOMAN  NO  MATTER  HOW  BRAVE.  “i  don’t  know  about  famous.  i’d  say  the  same  for  those  who  happen  to  be  cursed  to  look  like  those  before  them.”  he  knows?  of  course  he  does,  though  not  enough  to  be  some  kind  of  walking  encyclopedia  of  all  the  fucked  up  things  his  family  have  done.  “of  course  she  does.”  TRUTH  BE  TOLD,  there  wasn’t  a  moment  she  didn’t  look  lovely.  “i’m  waiting  for  erika.  where  did  you  see  her?”  there’s  something  he  wants  to  ask  but  doesn’t  yet.  

“Oh, dear, I build enough fame for myself without counting in the repeated faces.” Katerina Petrova had dealt with a lot because of the doppelgängers curse, but her reputation went way beyond that. She was the doppelgänger to walk freely and alive for the longest time, and she made the most of it. “Near the food, but I don’t think she’s still there. We just got a little nostalgic about old times.” If there was someone Katherine would gladly share her fame with, it wasn’t any other Petrova. Erika Madsen was her partner in chaos and their names often showed up together in horror stories.

It smelled like Hell, sounded like Hell… Of course it would be Katherine Pierce. “I’ve been saying the same thing,” Peter grumbled. The exact reason why he had gone out that night to make sure Malia was safe if she planned to attend the trap drive-in. Having met Katherine’s doppelganger, Peter couldn’t help see the differences now… “Cute car,” he added, admiring the vehicle Katherine most likely stole. 

With Peter’s worried tone, Katherine almost asked if his beloved coyote baby was there, but she knew that mentioning his daughter was the quickest way to get Hale furious and defensive, which she would rather avoid. “Thanks, it was a gift from a very kind gentleman in town.” How else would Katherine get a car? Working, like a peasant? Now, back to business, the vampire hadn’t spoken to Peter in a while and she needed to know where exactly he stood. “So, how are we feeling about the demon situation now?”

“ me too ! it just sounds so good.” olivia the most has been enjoying all the new foods, things not even in her wildest dreams she could have made up. “ it is ! it’s really cool. i didn’t even know what a drive in was, it’s kind of strange. but i like all the food. i don’t know how they play the film on the screen though.”

Katherine could remember the first time Olivia saw a camera work, or some food pictures in a computer screen. “They project the image on the screen from a distance, with a light system. You’ll see when the movie starts, it’s pretty fun.” Olivia mentioning that she didn’t know what a drive in was gave Katherine some ideas. “Did you come alone? I’m here with my car, we could watch the movie together from there if you want. It’s way more fun when you’re not on your own.”

“ thank you.“ ellie wasn’t about to complain that someone wouldn’t judge her eating habits, or foods she thought were good together. “ nothing wrong with that either. i just live for sweet and salty most of the time.”

“A good balance, I believe.” She agreed, even if it was not her particular choice. Now, Katherine needed to steer the conversation into another direction, but not let it seem like she had any hidden interest in it. “Between the food, the movie and the people, I’m quite liking this drive-in thing. Turns out Beacon Hills doesn’t have to be so scary all the time, right?”

“ okay ! do you think they have cheese to dip pretzels into ? “ olivia looks delighted to see katherine, and it’s probably because she is. she still didn’t know too many people, so being around someone she knew ? instantly brought a large smile to her face.

“I hope so. What good are pretzels with no cheese?” Katherine asked, as if the idea was outrageous. “How are you feeling about the movie? Is it your first one?” Seeing Olivia discover modern technology and all the little things she didn’t know before was... Fun. And Katherine very much liked having fun.

Katherine parked her newly acquired car (aka, her newly compeled out of some rich guy car) at the back of the lot, backed in so she could have some pillows in the truck, sitting there for a better view. She wasn’t interested in watching the movie, though. The vampire was there to have a look at the people of Beacon Hills, and to make sure she didn’t miss any of the drama that was guaranteed to happen with everyone reunited for such an innocent movie night. “Do they all actually believe this is a safe and sound environment?” She asked the person passing by, while sipping her strawberry milkshake.

Every angry word, every threat, it only helped cement Peter’s idea that Katherine was scared. So, let her feel like a queen, let her play her bullshit games with her vampire friends. .He’ll help where he could, where he was needed… Where his life wasn’t in danger. “Whatever you say,” he dismissed her words with a wave of his hand. Maybe it wouldn’t piss her off, maybe it would, it didn’t matter anymore… All he could think about now was the Hellhounds, the more they spoke of Lilith, Peter saw the Hellhounds setting ablaze the preserve… And he knew Hellhounds could always mean Ghostriders.

The walls closed in on him all of a sudden. 

“Yea, lucky,” he mumbled in agreement, suddenly feeling as if it was hard to breath… “Look, whatever. You need my help, call on me. Just don’t get us killed. We’re both runaways.” He remembered Lilith’s gaze on him, her voice soothing him and compelling him to open up his soul for her… Peter couldn’t be scared of Katherine anymore, not when he’d met her. “So, plan A… what’s your plan A?” he asked her, pushing the memories of Ghostriders away… Locking them in his own personal vault…

Katherine didn’t like this side of Peter when it was aimed at her - the indifference, the dismissive posture, the lack of respect. Still, as angry as she was, she couldn’t blame him. They were too alike sometimes, and that’s why she knew he was useful. “Not getting myself killed is my life motto. Don’t fail me, Pete, and we’ll both survive this shit. What’s a little hell for old souls like us, anyway?” She teased, knowing damn well that Peter was scared of forces much bigger than either of them. 

The vampire wasn’t sure if she should really share plan A with Hale, but she needed to give a little to get a lot. “I’m working my way into gently guiding every witch in town to work for us, either they know what they’re doing or not. That’s our best bet for the barrier - for understanding it and for getting rid of it. Meanwhile, it would be very helpful if McCall didn’t come rescueing innocent witches from the evil manipulating vampire, so you could keep me informed if he’s currently trying to destroy our chances, pretty please.” 

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Kitty wasn’t used to being hugged. Not that her siblings weren’t tactile with her, especially Kaleb, but she being hugged these days was… something new. She’d barely let anyone touch her in the past eleven years since the fire.

“I did! I just wanted to scare him!” She argued, surprised to know that Katherine knew Olivia - but at least it proved she could be trusted, even if she was a human. She nodded numbly agreeing that she was a good human - she’d helped her, after all. She could make an exception for her.

“I… did a good thing?” She blinked, confused. She’d never know what that man had wanted. Why he’d followed them. Why he was so desperate to talk to them that he hadn’t backed up with Kitty first threatened him. “Kaleb’s hurting… I don’t want him hurt over anything. I only just got him back, I don’t want him leaving without me one day.”

Katherine sighed at Kitty’s confusion. She was just a kid, after all. “Some men can be evil, Kitty. Humans or not. You kept yourself and your friend safe, you didn’t let anyone hurt you two. Maybe it wasn’t your goal to kill him, but, at least, now he won’t hurt anyone anymore.” She let go of Kitty, still looking at her with attention and some worry. When she mentioned Kaleb, Katherine thought of the wolf she met at a bar a while before. Could it be..? “He should understand that you were in danger, and you acted in self defense. Nothing wrong with that.” It was better that Katherine didn’t voice what she thought of the idea of anyone leaving Kitty, because the girl wouldn’t take it well. “When you hurt a bad guy, you make the world a little better, safer for the people who are worthy of your protection.”

At her stabbing words, Peter feigned pain, but felt anger—- Then, she mentioned Malia and his wolf snarled within him, but Peter froze, face emotionless as he looked into her eyes. The more she spoke, the more Peter realized there was no rationalizing with her. However, he understood. Beneath all the tough walls, thorns and the shit, Katherine was scared. She didn’t wish to die and Peter could understand. The only problem was that he only had the barrier to think about, Katherine had to figure out why and how she was brought to life before she could even start thinking about what the barrier even meant. Sounded complicated and suicidal and his instincts told him to run.

Katherine was in trouble, even if she forced herself to ignore it.

“Face them?” he asked, now really taking a few steps back. “So, you’re fighting Lilith? You’re really going toe-to-toe with this bitch?” he asked her. “I am defeated,” Peter sighed as he turned from the vampire, the world being pulled from his feet as he realized he was the only sane motherfucker left in Beacon Hills. “I better start preparing for my next resurrection,” he said to himself after having covered his face with both of his hands.

“Yea, yea… Whatever, I’ll help,” he said as an afterthought when she threatened him. “I guess dying it’s better than nothing,” he added in a grumpy mumble. “I don’t like your girlfriend though,” Peter said almost immediately after his mumble, speaking of Erika Madsen. “Fix her attitude, I’ll be good and wag my tail a bit even,” he promised. Although it still hung heavy on him the possibility of everyone in town fighting Lilith when they should be running for their lives. “Also, won’t you both burn at the sight of holy stuff? Because you’re going to have to read a Bible at some point to learn more.” 

“I’m not an idiot, Peter. I’m not fighting her, unless I’m in a corner, which I don’t intent to be.” She got more irritated with every word she heard or spoke. “Running is my specialty, but as you might remember, we’re still trapped in this hellhole. Until further notice, we need to hide within Beacon Hills and have ways to defend ourselves. We need a plan A, a plan B, a plan C, and so goes the alphabet.” As someone who’s trademark was running from Klaus Mikaelson, Katherine didn’t look forward to facing an even worse devil.

She rolled her eyes at the mention of Erika. “Erika is my problem. And if a vampire’s personality was the worse of our problems, this discussion wouldn’t even be necessary.” Of course, Erika was decided to stay, but with hell’s gates openning in Beacon Hills, maybe Katherine could convince her that it was safer for her, Olivia and Henrik to also search for a way out, you know, just in case.

“Sure, try to kill me with holy water someday, just to see how well that ends up for you.” She answered, with no patience for Peter’s bullshit. “Just stop looking at thing from only one side, Peter. We’re way too deep in shit to not consider every possibility. You’re lucky I can multitask.” Her head was working way faster than her words could show, exhausting every possible pathway to safety in her mind. She was so desperate she even considered allying herself to Klaus. He sure had enough to protect in Beacon Hills.

ERIKA -> KATHERINE

“The things death can do to one’s understanding,” Erika mused as she began to slowly strut around the room, like a shark blindly searching for prey, “It’s good for you, though. The more in love I am with Henrik, the hungrier I am for power…” Her need to overpower those that feared her stemmed from the idea that Henrik would want to keep running until it stopped. She was tired of running, of living in the shadows in submission to something else. She wanted to plant herself like a tree and demand something else to bow to her instead. “If he’s faced McCall before, then why isn’t he in charge now?” she asked, cocking her head to the side, “Does he thinks having two ancient, murderous vampires is supposed to give him some kind of power surge?”

A power hungry Erika was always a good ally to Katherine. They could share the crown just fine, never meddling with eachother’s issues. “That’s the thing, his ego is hurt because he couldn’t take McCall. He is a good soldier with lots of knowledge about the area, can control the wolves when we need him to and he won’t cost us anything else. We help him get rid of the puppies and we have our own puppet to take care of the packs, as long as we keep a close eye on him.” Peter was way too ambitious to be completely trusted, but he wasn’t dumb enough to go agaisnt Erika and Katherine if they didn’t stop him from playing Alpha. “And his sweet little daughter is one of McCall’s Betas. He has their trust. She’s his weak spot too, if we ever need one.”