The urge to scream was almost too overwhelming to ignore. Fear, so cold and sickly, trickled through my veins as i grappled with the hands clutching my neck and crushing my windpipes. I wanted nothing more than to suck in the largest breath of fresh air but all i continued to do was wheeze as i slowly lost the ability to breathe and gather oxygen.
I was starting to become desperate, my eyes clenched shut in horror at the thought that i may just die in this very spot outside the stupid Salvatore's house. Great.
Wrenching my eyes open i looked up into my captures eyes in one last desperate plea, hoping that they would release me and i would once again get to taste the thing i had taken for granted; freedom.
Looking up into those eyes everything stopped. I stopped struggling and wishing for freedom. I calmed.
It was strange, how quickly it happened. How i went from panickinh at the possibility of death, to being stock still.
It was because i recognised her. This woman strangling the breathe and life out of me. Katherine.
The only thing i could feel now at this point was anger. "Would you get the heck off me Katherine?!" I hissed angrily.
The woman before me chuckled before the grasp around my neck loosened a smidge before completely giving way as i was set free and able to breathe again, which i did in earnest sucking in huge mouthfuls of air and rubbing the soreness around my neck away.
"You suck." I muttured under my breathe knowing full well she could hear it. She was a vampire after all, a very old one at that.
Standing up straight after regaining my composure i glanced out of the corner of my eye at her before turning and engulfing her in a huge hug, happiness clawing its way out of me and surrounding us in its own private ball.
In the back of my mind i was freaking out. This Katherine who i seem to know almost killed me two seconds ago and yet here i am hugging her because i feel a familiarity with her that i only have with friends. It also didn't help that she looked exactly like Elena. Obviously it isn't Elena since she was stood by the door watching this exchange in confusion. Yet that wasn't the strangest thing to me, i'm sure there's a plausible explanation for why they look like twins. What was freaking me out the most was that i recognised this woman, felt familiar with her and comfortable, but i didn't know why.
We released each other from the hug grinning at each other before my smile dropped as i turned to look at the others behind me; Stefan holding Damon back, from attacking Katherine i'm assuming.
"Guys...er, how do i know Katherine?"
"You shouldn't..." Stefan mumbled to himself, his eyebrows dropping in confusion.
"Aren't you all going to invite me in? It's very rude to keep me waiting outside in the cold."
Four pairs of eyes travelled back to Katherine staring at her in bewilderment, amazed that surrounded by people that hate her, she would be so bold as to demand to be invited into the boarding house.
"Why would any of us invite you into our home?!" Damon spat, anger clouding his deep voice as he glared at her with so much anger even i felt sorry for her.
"Because dear Damon, I know what's wrong with little Tori here, and you all need, and want, to know as much as you possibly can."
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Little update for you since i'm not feeling well and had nothing to do. I will start on the next chapter shortly and hopefully won't make you guys wait two years for it :p
