CINDERELLA ¹ ╮

{Ch.10}

━━━━━━━ ☆☆ ━OPHELIA let out a small groan as she came to conciseness. She put her hand up to her forehead with a wince. Using her other hand to feel what she was laying on. She recognized the fabric as her dad's favorite couch in the living room.

"Dad ?" Ophelia called out with a small frown of confusion. She felt disoriented and had no clue what happened.

"Hey," Stefan says as he speeds into the living room.

Startling Ophelia slightly causing her to jump in her seat.

"You passed out last night after the whole thing at school," Stefan admits and Ophelia nods slightly, processing the information.

"Okay, so now what ? What is wrong with me ?" Ophelia asks her uncle.

He hesitates before speaking.
"We're not sure but we think we know someone who will know," Stefan says with a slight smile of reassurance though his usual broody look was lingering in his facial expression.

Ophelia pushed herself off the couch and made her way to Stefan before suddenly wrapping her arms around him.

"Thank you for helping me," Ophelia breathed out and Stefan gripped her tightly. Rubbing her back slightly as a soothing gesture.

"I'll always be there to help you," Stefan tells her. Ophelia smiles at his words before pulling away from the hug.

"Hey ! My eyes stopped leaking !" Ophelia exclaimed excitedly with a bright smile. As she waved her hands around slightly.

Stefan gave her a sad smile. "It's called crying," He tells her.

"Oh who cares ! I stopped," She said excitedly as she jumped around slightly to express her feelings.

"That's great Ophelia, now me and you're dad have a plan to figure out what's bothering you. Let's go," He says with a small smile and she nods rapidly.

She cheerfully followed after him but it was a bit slow due to her drowsy state since she was awoken only a few minutes ago.

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"Alright listen here you little-" Damon snarks towards Katherine as they stand in the entrance of the tomb.

Stefan quickly covers Ophelia's ears as Damon curses before removing his hands again as Damon continues with his threat.

"-We're here because unfortunately you're the oldest hag in town so, you tell us what's wrong with Ophelia here and we give you some blood so that you can keep you're self from dessicating a bit longer," Damon finishes and Katherine hesitates which doesn't go unnoticed by the Salvatore brothers. Who shared a weary glance before turning back to the doppelgänger.

Damon seemed to notice Katherine's gaze on Ophelia and Stefan could practically feel the slight chill in the air once Damon began to glare with so much malice that Stefan feared that Katherine might drop dead before she could tell them what she knows.

"Fine. I've got nothing better to do," Katherine stated trying to play it off in a nonchalant manner.

Damon only narrowed his eyes suspiciously, even more than before.

"What's her problem ?" She asks teasingly before beginning to speak again and allowing her words to drag out in a painfully slow manner.

"Is it dull, aching pains that never seem to go away ?" Katherine asked with a fake pout. As she kept up her facade around the two brothers.

Ophelia's eyes widened at her description of the pain was completely accurate.

"Yes ! How'd you know ?" She asked in almost an excited voice as she wanted to know what exactly was happening to her.