The Forgotten Salvatore

Chapter 13 : Know Thy Enemy

Salvatore Boarding house

Stefan and Damon are going down the stairs. "Isobel just showed up at their front doorstep." Stefan said to Damon. "What's she doing here?" Damon asked. "I don't know. That's what I'm gonna go find out." Stefan said to him. Katherine and Daniel join them. "I don't think that you should tell her that We're here." Katherine said to them, gesturing between herself and Daniel. "What? Why?" Stefan asked them confused. "It's better if she and John not know that Katherine stayed in town after she got out of the tomb." Daniel said to them.

"You're the ones in cahoots with them. You two made a deal with John that almost got me killed." Damon said annoyed. "We did what We had to get her out of the tomb. Now we're reconsidering our alliance." Daniel said as him and Katherine turn around but Stefan interrupts them. "What do you two know?" Stefan asked them. "We know that we want Klaus dead, which puts us squarely on team you. Besides, if you two ever need me to swap places with Elena again, the less people know that we're here, the better. Think about it, Stefan. Come on. Be smart." Katherine said manipulatively towards him.

"Tell you what. Why don't you, uh...Call Alaric and let him know that his wife just showed up on his girlfriend's doorstep." Stefan said to Damon. He looks at them and leaves. Katherine, Daniel and Damon look at each other.

Later - Isobel's Residence

Isobel and her male minion enter the house. She takes a bottle of "wine" from the bag. "Merci, mon Cherie." She said to him. "She senses that someone's there. She rushes over to the person and pushes her against the wall. It's Katherine. Katherine pushes her against a wall by her throat. "Nice house." Katherine said to her. "Nicest foreclosure in town." Isobel told her. Katherine removes her hand and smiles. Isobel laughs.

"Come here." Isobel said. They embrace each other. "It's good to see you, Katherine. Where's Daniel?" Isobel said to her. "You can come out now." Katherine said. Daniel came out of a room and smiled. "Hey Izzy." He said to Isobel. The two embraced. "It's good to see you." She said. "You too." He said back. They released each other. "We hear you've been busy." Katherine said to her. "Yes, I have. I've been busy making a deal with Klaus to save your lives." Isobel said to them.

Isobel gives the bottle of wine to Katherine and is carrying three big wine glasses. "Here. A vintner I knew in Avignon." Isobel said to her. Katherine pulls out the cork with her fingers, puts a finger in it and tastes it. "He's tasty." She said with a smirk. They are in the living room. Katherine pours blood from the bottle into wine glasses. "So what was with the surprise visit to the Gilbert house?" Daniel asked Isobel curious. "John told me Rick was dating auntie vanilla. I got jealous." Isobel said and Daniel laughed a little. "No need to be jealous." Daniel told her. "You have obviously got John wrapped around your finger if he invited you in the house." Katherine said.

"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 said to the couple. "So tell us what you know." Daniel said to her. "You two 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 said. "Klaus and his witches." Katherine said. "You can say that again." Daniel said. They both take a sip of the blood. "He said that Klaus is willing to grant you two your freedom if we deliver the moonstone and the doppelgänger." Isobel told them.

"I can get the moonstone." Daniel said. "Knowing my brother's, they hidden it in the house somewhere." He added. "You know Katherine, you'd be betraying your Salvatore boys again." Isobel told her. "One, I don't need them anymore, I have Daniel. And two, 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." She told her. "Cheers to that." Daniel said. They all raise their glasses and drink.