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10

A few days later.

Arabella had gone off for a few days to discover hidden secrets of the Lockwoods. She knew about them from their ancestors, so she left town to further her research. Though she didn't get as much information as she wished, she was satisfied enough.

She came back to town at the wrong time. Stefan had Katherine tied up in the cellar, threatening her with vervain.

Arabella had walked down the stairs to see Stefan and Katherine, she took a step back in confusion. "Well this is certainly a sight to see." She said, amused as she walked in.

"You wanna know more about me, Stefan, ask your girlfriend." Katherine leaned her head back and Stefan looked at Arabella.

"You just can't handle confrontation, can you?" Stefan laughed, "You aren't answering me so you decide to put your blames into the first person you see." He shook his head.

He didn't deny Katherine claiming her as his girlfriend.

She didn't deny Katherine calling her his girlfriend.

"She isn't innocent either."

"True." Arabella grabbed the chair in front of Katherine and sat down. "No one in this room is exactly "innocent" if we're being honest."

"I'll speak if she leaves the room." Katherine looked up at Stefan and his face went angry for a moment.

"She'll be able hear you no matter where she is, so, why should she leave?" Stefan asked, leaning down on Arabella's chair.

"Maybe it makes me uncomfortable seeing you with her." Katherine pretended to pout and Arabella rolled her eyes.

"Yeah.. Okay." Arabella stood up and walked upstairs again.

Katherine and Stefan spoke for around 20 minutes before someone walked into the house.

Elena.

"Hey, is St-." Arabella cut Elena's sentence off by putting a finger in front of her mouth.

Elena looked at Arabella, confused as to why she was shushed. It was an odd silence for a few minutes until Katherine sped up the stairs.

"You must be Elena." Katherine appeared behind Elena and Elena gasped before stepping back.

"H-How is this possible?" Elena asked and Katherine stepped closer to her, "How do we look exactly alike?!"

Arabella stood there, not knowing what to do or say.

"You're asking the wrong questions." Katherine walked around Elena, tracing her finger on Elenas skin.

Stefan ran upstairs and ran over to the spot between Arabella and Elena, which was a few feet. By the time Stefan could process, Katherine was gone.

Elena was stunned, she stayed silent and Stefan looked at Arabella, Arabella took a deep breath and shook her head.

"We need to get rid of her, she's already angry with me." Stefan put his head in his hands and sighed. "Arabella, talk to her, please."

"I can't." Arabella straightened herself up, "All three of us are her targets, Elena is because of- Uhm, they're doppelgängers," She mentally sighed in relief, she had almost mentioned the ritual, "You, because she clearly still wants you on her side and wants you in general, and me, for obvious reasons."

"She could easily kill Elena." Stefan whispered low enough for only Arabella to hear, "I'm not that easy but she has some years on me, you'll be fine because you're stronger and seem to have allies."