Lorelai's Diaries / The Vampire Diaries

Chapter 20: Dick Move

"Good morning." Damon smirks at me as I open my front door. "Morning. So, you wanted to check out Alaric's old apartment, or something right?" I lock the front door as we leave. "Stefan told me that Elena said that Alaric still has his old apartment he lived in before, ya know… I'm betting that's where Klaus has been hiding out." Damon opens his passenger side door from me. "You're too kind." I place my hand over my heart in sarcasm, "So I have to get in and snoop around the serial killer vampire's abode?"
"Exactly." He closes the door.
The apartment building is older but seems to be semi-newly renovated. "I don't think this is a good idea. What if he's here?"
"Just knock on the door and we'll find out." I huff at his responses but knock anyway.

Nothing.

I can hear pop music playing on the other side of the door though. I shrug my shoulder at Damon and he leans in and breaks the locks somehow. I open the door the rest of the way. "Thank God." Katherine says on the other side. "We thought you died." I say entering the apartment. Damon's stuck at the entry, seeing as he hasn't been invited in. "Unfortunately not. What are you doing here?" She directs her question to Damon. "We're here to see if you deserve to be rescued." I take this time to start looking through the apartment. "I figured you still might be kicking. Alari-Klaus was blending way too easily. Figured he probably had some coaching." Damon tells her. Katherine gasps, "Is that?"
"Vervain, your salvation."
"It's not gonna undo anything."
"There's always a loophole." I say from across the room. "Did he tell you to stay in this apartment until he said it was okay to leave." Damon asks and Katherine doesn't answer. "You can't say, did he tell you to do absolutely everything he says until the end of time?" He asks. "No." She answers. "There's your loophole. Drink this and it'll prevent any further compulsion." He teases her. "Give it to me." She walks up to the door, demanding. "Answer one question first. You double-crossed us with Isobel, why?"
"I don't think you could stand a chance against Klaus, I was looking out for myself." I can't really hear the rest of their convo, other than Katherine coughing. I've gone deeper into the small apartment when I hear Damon call for me.
"You see anything weird?" He asks as he drives me back home. "No, unfortunately." I sigh.

As we approach my house I see a familiar car. "Why is Stefan here?" I say, confused. "I'll go in with you." He says with a focused face. I open the front door with Damon trailing, quietly behind me. "Jenna?" I yell in the doorway. "In the kitchen, Lorelai." I hear Alaric's voice. Fuck. I share a concerned look with Damon and we walk in slowly. I walk into Alaric standing at the Island cutting a carrot I think, and Stefan and Jenna standing around him. "Everything okay?" I ask looking around the room. "I was just having a nice conversation with your Aunt here, Lorelai. Jenna, did you know that vampires are the oldest creatures of the night? Aside from werewolves, of course."
"Werewolves?" Jenna looks at him like he has five heads. "You know, I've read that there's and Aztec curse on both species. That keeps werewolves slaves to the moon and vampires bound by the sun. Isn't that right, Stefan? You know they say these creatures would do anything to have that curse broken. And that they wouldn't care who they had to kill to do it." Alaric finishes making whatever food he made and asks us to sit. Everyone is playing with their food when Alari-Klaus continues. "Oh, I know this all sounds so crazy. Would you care for some more wine?" Alaric asks, getting up. "Get out." Jenna drops her fork and demands. "Excuse me?" We all look at Jenna. "I don't know what it is you're trying to do but-"

"Jenna-"

"I said get out!" her voice shakes a little. Stefan and Damon stand. "You heard her." Stefan says. "I'm afraid I don't want to." The two of them have a staring contest. "Fine, I'll go." Jenna stands to leave. Alaric grabs the knife off the Island, "You're not going anywhere." He threatens her with the knife. Stefan speeds to Alaric and pins him to the wall, switching the knife to his throat. "Stefan!"
"Jenna, Lori, get out of here now." Damon tells us. "Come on..." I grab Jenna's hand.