Love at a second look

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Katherine and Elijah have been married for almost 2 years now. They live in New Orleans and Elijah works in his family's law firm whilst Katherine works with fashion.Katherine doesn't love Elijah however she does love the money and fame that comes with him,Elijah, on the other hand, is very much in love with Katherine. Elijah will do anything for Katherine and he's the perfect husband, he knows all about her unfaithfulness and the guys she's slept with, he doesn't call her out or ask for a divorce because he's blinded by his love for her. Rebekah, Elijah's sister as well as Katherine's "best friend", will do anything for Katherine to approve of her. Klaus and Hayley tolerant Katherine but thinks Elijah can do better, they also didn't like when Katherine would look at their baby with disgust, kol absolutely hates Katherine and wants nothing more than for her and Elijah to divorce, in his opinion Katherine is a selfish, manipulating b*tch, which she is. What the mikaelson's aren't aware of is Katherine's twin sister, Elena.

Elena, she lives in a small town called mystic falls, she is the complete opposite of Katherine. She loves kids and adores animals, she volunteers whenever she can and helps out when she is needed. The whole town knows of Elena and could describe her in 5 words: caring, selfless, kind-hearted, beautiful and compassionate. In mystic falls,she owns a small bakery and sells the most delicious treats. Her and her sister, Katherine, have not talked since the day of they parents death,4 years ago, of course she has seen pictures of her in the newspaper but have had no real connection to her. Right now elena was currently at the mystic grill celebrating her friends engagement, Damon, bonnie, Stefan, Caroline and Matt have been friends since the age of 4 years old. Stefan and Elena's mums were best friends and they got pregnant at the same time, Stefan and Elena we're both born on the same day and the same hour. When Elena's parents died, the Salvatore's were there for her and did everything they could to make sure she still felt as she was apart of a family. Katherine always felt left out of the group and was jealous of Elena, when there parents died it gave her the perfect excuse for her to leave.

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Back to the current situation, Elena and her friends were celebrating the engagement of bonnie and Damon. They had been dating for 3 years before Damon finally popped the question. Elena was extremely happy for them and couldn't wait to start helping bonnie with the wedding planning. "Elena? How many drinks have you had?" Elena giggled and looked at Stefan. She started counting on her fingers reaching the number 11, Stefan shook his head in amusement. "Only like 2" Caroline was also drunk and whined "Elenaaaaaaa" "yes care bear?" "Let's go dance!" Elena giggled and nodded her head in agreement and headed towards the dance floor, until Stefan grabbed her wrist "ohhhh no you don't, Elena I'm taking you home" Elena pouted "but steffy, I wanna dance" Stefan shook his head and chuckled and said a little more firmly "Come on Elena" she shook her head and then sighed "fineeeee but carry me?" Stefan chuckled and picked her up bridal way. "Damon, bonnie! I'm taking Elena home! And congratulations once again" Stefan called out to them, on his way out he turned to Matt "make sure Caroline gets home ok?" Matt nodded his head, he and Stefan usually didn't drink and so the girls relied on them to make sure they got home ok. "Of course" "thanks mate"

When they arrived at Elena's home, Stefan carefully carried her up to her room and helped her change out of her dress. Elena wasn't embarrassed when it came to Stefan and so she didn't mind when he did that. "Steffy, please don't leave me" Elena pouted, he sighed and kissed her forehead . He climbed into bed with her and she snuggled into him. "I'll never leave you elena, no matter what" after that be heard the faint whisper of Elena saying "thank you" before they both fell asleep .

Katherine was currently coming up with a plan to make sure her marriage didn't go under. She thought Elijah was asleep next to her whilst she was on her phone.She sighed to herself and scrolled through her Instagram, she saw a photo of Elena and her friends with the caption congratulations bonnie and Damon on your engagement <3. She knew that Elijah and klaus didn't have Instagram and that Rebekah, Hayley and kol wouldn't find Elena's private account and if they did they would just assume it was a fan page. She looked back at the picture suddenly thinking of the most perfect plan, she smiled wickedly before booking a plain ticket to mystic falls. Katherine looked over to Elijah and stroked a piece of hair out of his face, then decided to sleep herself, she felt Elijah's arms wrap around her and she sighed in annoyance. Elijah heard her sigh and mentally reminded himself that she didn't liked when he showed her affection, however that didn't stop him from feeling hurt inside.

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The next morning Elena woke up alone and with a killer headache, she was definitely hung over,suddenly the curtains were yanked open and Elena groaned at the light. "Good morning sunshine" once again Elena groaned and sat up "Stefan it's too bright and why are you so chirpy this morning?"Stefan chuckled and passed her a cup of water and aspirin, she took it and thanked him. "Well elena, it's my family barbecue today, remember?" Elena's eyes widened "shoot I forgot! I'll go get dressed, meet me downstairs" Stefan nodded his head and went downstairs. Elena hopped in the showers and sighed when she felt the hot water run down her back. She decided on wearing a dress compared to her usual jeans and T-shirt. She remembered when lily (stefan's mum) commented on how lovely she looked in a dress and Elena promised she would wear them more often.

(Elena's outfit up top)

After checking herself one last time in the mirror, she went to meet Stefan in her kitchen. Since it was already mid day, she figured she wouldn't bother with breakfast and just eat at the barbecue. Stefan looked up form his phone when he heard her come in, "ready?" Elena nodded her head and they walked towards stefan's house. Elena looped their arms together before detaching them to hug lily and Giuseppe. Lily gasped "Elena! Your wearing a dress!" Elena giggled "yes well I said I would wear them more, just living up to my word" lily laughed and gestured them to the garden.They was lanterns hanging from trees to trees and a delicious smell was coming from the barbecue, food a drink were set up on the table and everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves. After everyone had a few drinks they brought out karaoke, Elena and Stefan and summer nights from grease whilst Caroline, Damon,bonnie and Matt did the backups. They were all having a great time and then Elena got a call.

Elijah usually woke up early to make sure he got his workout before he headed for work and normally left Katherine to sleep in. Today he was suprise when he saw Katherine up and dressed, his eyes widened when he saw a suitcase. "Kath?" Katherine's eye's shot up from her phone when she heard Elijah's voice. She sighed and sat on the side of the bed playing with the hem of her shirt "I have to go away for a few days and deal with some business, I'm sorry" she looked up and gave him her innocent eyes, Elijah sighed and ran his hand through his hair. "It's fine, when will you be back?" " 2 maybe 3 days" Elijah nodded and leaned forward in attempt to kiss her but she swiftly moved her head to the side so he ended up kissing her cheek. She sent a smile and told him she was leaving for the airport. "Be safe" he called out to her and then decided to get ready for the day. He was suppose to be having lunch with his brother klaus and Klaus's  wife Hayley today as well as hope.

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Elena's eyes widened when she saw who was calling her, they may not of talked but she still kept her contact in her phone. She headed towards the front of the house and with shaky fingers she answered.
K: Katherine   E: Elena

K: hello sister
Elena took in a deep breath
E: Katherine? Why are you calling me?
K: what? Can't I just call her sister to tell her that she misses her?
E: quit the games what is it you want?
She heard a sigh on the other side of the phone line
K: where are you?
E: uhhh it's the annual barbecue at the Salvatore's and so I'm there
K: oh yes, I forgot about that, anyway come home
E: what? Why?
K: so we can talk in person
Her eyes widened
E: your at my house! Kath-
She was cut off by the sound of a beep,meaning the call had ended. She ran her fingers through her hands and texted Stefan saying she was heading home and to tell lily and Giuseppe thank you. She arrived back at her house in less than 5 minutes,she unlocked her door and called out for Katherine. "Hello Elena" Elena jumped and turned around "Katherine"

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