Howlin' For You

Chapter 16 - The Homecoming

"Wow so Stefan's old friend Lexi showed up and told you how to deprogram him?" Rhiannon asked incredulously.

"Yea," Elena said. "He's locked up at the old Forbes jail cell."

"So what's next on the vampire rehab check list?" Rhiannon asked sipping at her coffee in the Salvatore kitchen.

"We have to starve him more but that's not what I'm here for," Elena said. "The cave we discovered is covered in symbols that tell the story of the Original vampires."

"What? And I'm learning about this now?" she cried out.

"Yea, sorry about that," Elena muttered. "We were busy taking pictures of all of it and trying to make sense out of it. You wouldn't be able to get inside anyway. It's vampire proofed."

"God this sucks," Rhiannon muttered.

"How're you dealing with all of that?" Elena asked with genuine concern.

"I'm doing what I can," she retorted. "I mean, my emotions are still all over the place, the bloodlust is sometimes difficult to handle, but if I get my fill regularly I can manage to go about my day without ripping innocent people's heads off so... And I don't think I'm sired like Tyler which is weird, but you won't catch me complaining about that. I'm still trying to figure out why though. Klaus seemed certain that I would be."

"Well maybe I can help with that," Elena said in a hushed voice. "We both want to learn as much about the Originals as we can so I say let's go straight to the source."

"Rebekah?" Rhiannon muttered. "Well it just so happens that I'm supposed to go dress shopping with her after school so I can ask her around."

"Wait what?!" Elena asked incredulously.

"Well yea, I mean we live in the same house so I can't avoid talking to her," Rhiannon defended. "Plus she's not that bad once you get through that tough bitch act. It also might have something to do with me being the carbon copy of her bestie from thousand years ago."

"Right," Elena said in a weird tone of voice.

"Let's just go to school," Rhiannon said trying to ignore the weird vibe. "I'll help you find out everything you want just try not to press Rebekah too much. She's got quite the temper and even with me as a bodyguard she'd be able to rip you to shreds while doing her nails at the same time."

Elena of course totally ignored Rhiannon's advice when she brought up the vampire hunter making Rhiannon face palm inwardly.

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"So how'd you ended up friends with the latest doppelganger?" Rebekah asked Rhiannon browsing casually through the rack filled with cocktail dresses.

"I've known her since I was a kid. Our parents were really close but then we moved to Seattle when I was ten. And now I'm back here and my parents are in New Zealand," Rhiannon elaborated.

"It's funny because in Brenna's time, there was this girl Tatia, the original doppelganger if you will, and they hated each other. Or to be precise, Tatia wanted to seduce both Elijah and Klaus and Brenna was not having any of it. I'm sure you already know they were bound to get married, Brenna and my brother," Rebekah said.

"Yea I know that bit," Rhiannon retorted. "So you're saying Elena's bloodline comes as far as yours and mine?"

"Yes, and her bloodline also has a rich history of wedging itself between the members of my family. It all started with Tatia, who wasn't satisfied with Klaus' affections so she set out to win Elijah too but without success. He only had eyes for one," she added looking at Rhiannon with what could be described only as nostalgia.