Tainted || n.mikaelson

six

"It's all your fault, Katerina!" Rose's voice echoed through the house, making Seraphina rush into Damon's room, seeing Elena pinned against the wall by Rose. "You, Katerina! You did this!" Seraphina shoved Rose off of Elena, standing in between the two.

"Rose, it's Elena," Seraphina reminded, pushing Rose further away. "Not Katerina."

"You traitor!" Rose screamed, pushing herself against Seraphina.

"I'm not Katherine!" Elena yelled, making Rose relax, the veins under her eyes disappearing.

"Elena?" Rose breathed. Seraphina sighed, leading Rose back to the bed.

"I leave you alone for ten minutes," Seraphina sneered at Elena, veins slightly appearing under her eyes.

"Oh my god, Elena, I'm so sorry. I don't know what's happening to me," Rose panicked, looking at Seraphina.

"It's alright, you're going to be alright," Elena reassured as Seraphina helped her in the bed.

"My mind, I'm-"

"It was just for a second," Seraphina interjected, rubbing Rose's back.

"I'm sorry, don't be scared of me," Rose mumbled.

"I'm not," Elena said.

"You need to rest," Seraphina reminded, covering Rose up.

"I'm scared," Rose admitted to Seraphina.

"You're not alone, Elena and I are here," Seraphina spoke.

"Here, where's here?"

"Damon's bedroom; You're in Damon's bedroom" Elena informed in a hushed tone. Rose looked around, her eyes going wide with fear.

"I want to go home," Rose whimpered.

"Tell me about it," Elena urged her, sitting down beside her.

"Saint Austell, three kilometers south of London. With fields and trees and horses," Rose rambled.

"Sounds beautiful," Seraphina mumbled.

"When you live long enough, everything disappears."

--

"There's no cure," Damon explained through the phone. Seraphim sighed, watching Rose sleep. "That lady-wolf said she would start to lose it."

"She already has, she's going backward, almost as if she has dementia," Seraphina explained, turning her back to Rose.

"She said it would set it. She said the only cure was to kill her," Damon mumbled as Seraphina heard clattering, making a long groan escape her lips.

"I got to go," Seraphina said, ending the call and going to the cellar, seeing Rose drinking every last blood bag, and Elena holding one.

"Elena," Seraphina said cautiously.

"Katerina," Rose almost growled, slowly getting up.