Catch My Breath

Chapter 4

Chapter 4

Rebekah raced her car wheels against the road of New Orleans. Her blue eyes focused on the road, trying and failing in her attempt of ignoring Katherine, who was sitting beside her and singing—literally screaming the lyric from the radio.

"Could you please shut up? Your voice is bleeding my ears." she said in an annoying tone and turned the radio off.

"Oh, come on, Rebekah. Isn't it obvious that you don't want to talk to me? So just let me have fun alone."

"Not in my car!"

"It's Elijah's car." Katherine rolled her eyes.

"He's my brother." Rebekah responded quickly. 'How could this doppelgänger bitch become more annoying even after turning to human.' she thought. Before her thought starting to fade away, Rebekah realized something."Why did you decide to help Nik?" Rebekah asked her suspiciously.

Katherine frowned,"What? I'm not always the cold heart bitch. I've always wanted to help everyone."

"Yeah, because you have always wanted something in return, what is it now? We all know what will happen when Klaus finds out that you are no longer a vampire." Rebekah glanced at her momentarily."I'd say it's a stupid choice, but it always turns out that you have Plan B."

"Wow, Rebekah. How come you can change from a dumb blondie into a smartass in such a short time?"

Rebekah growled lowly,"Don't play around, Katherine! What /is/ it?

"Well, maybe you are not that smart." Katherine shrugged."I want to be a vampire again." Her eyes met Rebekah's for a while."Klaus will definitely turn me into blood bags in order for him to make more hybrids. Yes, I am aware of it. But if you can see, Elijah won't let it happen, I can ask him to change me into a vampire again to save me from his beloved brother."

Rebekah didn't answer straight away, she looked straight at the road while thinking each word Katherine had said."You are telling me this, why do I feel like it is not your real plan." she looked at her and stopped her car in front of the blue-painted house."Whatever it is, Katherine. I will find out." Rebekah said and opened the car's door then got out.

Katherine smirked,"Don't strain yourself."

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"Is this the right house?" Katherine asked.

"You can't trust any other original but Elijah." Rebekah looked at the house; it was medium-sized with large garden circling it. The house seemed to be quiet comfortable. Rebekah walked toward the wooden door and knocked thrice on it.

Hayley opened up the door from inside, she was dressed pretty casual and she looked tired."Rebekah?" she got even paler than she was few seconds ago.

"Hello, Hayley." Rebekah faked a friendly smile.

Before Hayley could recover from the shock of having an uninvited original in her doorstep, Katherine stepped aside."It hasn't been long, but I'm sure you have missed me." she stepped inside the house.

"Wait, how could you?I didn't—" Hayley was abruptly cut off by Katherine."I'm human again." There was a hint of disgust in her tone."But that's not what we are here for. The originals have some business to do with you and Rebekah here, is their representative."

"What?" Hayley glanced at Katherine and Rebekah in confusion.

"Why don't you just invite me inside then we can talk freely." Rebekah said, keeping her murderous side under control.

"I can't." Hayley replied,' And don't want to.' she continued in her thought.

Rebekah frowned, frustrated a bit." What do you mean by 'you can't'?"

"This house isn't hers." Katherine glanced around the house momentarily and stopped her eyes on Rebekah,"It's the witches' house."Just as Katherine finished, Rebekah screamed in pain while holding her head with both of her hands. Katherine stepped back as the two young witches walked passing Rebekah and stepped inside.

"Katherine Pierce." The dark-haired and medium height witch spoke first."I've heard of you. I'm Sophie and this is my friend Delaine." Sophie introduced another witch who was standing beside. Delaine had a long silky black hair and tanned skin. She was taller than Sophie.

Katherine gulped and kept her expression flat, just as she always did when she was scared."As you might have noticed, I'm human now. You can't hurt me."

"Only because you are no longer have the chance of surviving as you were." Delaine spoke for the first time.

"S—st—stop…it!" Rebekah pleaded.

"As I've informed your brother, Elijah, this girl is under our custody so whatever business you have with her must be through us." Sophie said, looking at Rebekah and back at Katherine.

"And we are going to tell you that Hayley isn't carrying Klaus's child." Katherine said.

Hayley's eyes widened,'How did they find out?' she thought,'Did Tyler tell them? No, it's not possible. Tyler wants Klaus dead as the revenge for his mother.'

The witches were shocked with what they just heard."But Sophie is never wrong.' Delaine said. Sophie didn't say anything; she seemed to recalculate everything in the back of her mind. 'Where did it go wrong?' she asked herself

"Not always, sweetheart." Katherine smirked, "She just missed to calculate that there's another hybrid still breathing in Mystic Falls. Tyler Lockwood."

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Elijah's house…

"I WILL KILL HER AND THE WITCHES!" Klaus yelled. There was anger and a hint of shame in Klaus face. It was because Caroline knew that he had an one-night-stand with Hayley. Klaus regretted it more than ever. How could he tell her that he wanted her to be his queen? Would she even believe it? Klaus glanced at Caroline from the corner of his eyes. He could see disappointment in her eyes.

Elijah was about to say something, but Caroline got it first, "Will you let her free?" Klaus was surprised at Caroline's request.

"What? Why?" His face tightened.

"The baby she is carrying is innocent. If you kill her, you will kill the baby too." Klaus was more surprised to hear her explanation. Caroline was gentle and pure whilst he was the beast who didn't care about anything but blood and power.

"The witches want to take down Marcel and his vampires' gang. They are the only way for you to take everything he has now." Elijah said. His phone vibrated under his suit. Elijah glanced at the caller ID before picking it up."Rebekah."

"We met the witches and have told them everything they need to know." Rebekah said across the phone.

"And my message?"

"Yes, Elijah. I have told them that you still want to help them taking down Marcel." His little sister responded, "What shall we do to Hayley?"

Elijah didn't answer, he looked at Klaus and so did Caroline. Klaus gritted his teeth."Fine! Tell her to run, hide. Don't give me a chance to find her!" he said and walked out the room, leaving Elijah and Caroline.

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Author's Note : Thank you so much reading, I hope you like it and reviews are highly appreciated.