Defining Moments

Ch.2: Rose

Katherine woke up to see that she was in an unfamiliar house on a couch.

She slowly sat up and then saw two vampires from her past. Trevor and her sire, Rose.

"Hello again, Katerina," Trevor greeted her.

"Trevor," she said back. "Rose."

"Elijah will be here shortly," Rose informed.

She knew what this all meant. They were handing her over to Elijah to be given to Klaus by Elijah. Once again, she was going to be handed over on a silver platter to Klaus. This time though, she wasn't a scared human. Instead, she was a vampire of 500 years with a price on her head.

"Why now?" Katherine questioned. "I'm a vampire. I'm useless in the Sun and Moon curse."

"For freedom," Rose replied.

"We're tired of running," Trevor said.

"Aren't we all," Katherine stated. "You just don't get it. Do you? He won't let you both live. He will kill one or both of you for helping me. You won't really be free. If there was a way to be free, don't you think I would've freed myself by now? Death is the only solution for your freedom."

"And whose fault is that?" Rose questioned.

"I was trying to survive. Don't make this personal, Rose."

"Everything just has to be about you. Doesn't it? Katherine Pierce. The survivor. The legend."

By now, Rose was standing in the middle of the room, Katherine in front of her.

"You think you know, Rose, but you don't," Katherine replied.

"Enough," the voice said.

They turned around to see Elijah Mikaelson, Niklaus' elder brother, also an Original vampire, standing in the room.

Everyone was silent and Trevor and Rose went to stand by the stairs away from him, afraid of him. Even Elijah had a habit of making others fear him.

Elijah stood in front of the former doppelganger.

"Katerina," he greeted.

He gave her a small smile.

"Elijah," she greeted.

"What about our freedom?" Rose asked.

Elijah turned around and was instantly in front of Trevor. Then he killed Trevor with one swing and his head fell off. Rose then cried out in sorrow of losing her friend.

Elijah looked at Rose.

"You are now free," he told her.

Rose was silent.

Elijah went to stand in front of Katherine again.

"We should go now. We have a long journey ahead of us."

They didn't get to leave though, because Katherine was saved when Damon staked Elijah.

Katherine was relieved and they hugged and kissed, before going home to the boarding house.