I couldn't believe it, we did it. We got away without a trace.
My eyes took in the scenery of the ground below shrinking as we rose higher and higher. I turned away from the window and looked at Mama who was gazing back at me.
"We did it." I said happily
She nodded, leaned over and pressed her lips to my head. "You did it."
The Salvatores' and their friends would never find us, not ever. They had taken Mommy away from me and it is because of that I am holding onto my grandmother with a death grip. This is it. The rest of my eternity, another five hundred years will be faced with Katherine at my side for every moment.
Moka must have called Kurumu or Tskune and told them that Katherine and I were tagging along because when we entered through the Academy gates they were all waiting for us alongside the Head Master and two other Academy officials.
"Ms. Petrova, how wonderful it is to have you back with us." The Head Master said taking my extended hand and pressing his lips to back.
"It is wonderful to be back I must say Headmaster; thank you for allowing my return to stay." I bowed.
"Always, and you must be Katherine?" he said turning to my grandmother.
"I am," she replied bowing out of respect to the Official
"Oh Anelie, it is so great to see you again!" Kurumu cooed wrapping her arms around me. I practically suffocated she had her huge breasts pressed to my face.
Yukari stepped up and looked at Katherine with a curious face, Katherine smiled lightly, "You're a little young to be in High School aren't you?"
"I'm ridiculously smart and I skipped a couple of grades."
Katherine laughed "You're such a cute little girl."
Yukari chuckled, "You're hot for being Anelie's grandmother—how old are you anyway?"
Kurumu rushed over and pressed her hand over the little witch's mouth, "I am so sorry, Yukari just doesn't have a filter."
I stepped to Katherine's side and took her hand, "The headmaster is going to show us to our room." I said
"We will see you guys a little later?"
They all nodded and Katherine and I followed behind the headmaster.
He took us into the girls dorm rooms where the other girls stayed in, we traveled to the very top floor and down two halls until we can to a halt at the very end of the second hall where two double doors stood. He put in the key and pushing open the doors.
He put his hand out gesturing for Katherine and I to enter, it was much bigger than any of the dorm rooms I had seen, and prettier too—it was much more like an apartment than any dorm room.
"This will be yours for whenever you visit us, Anelie. It belongs to you."
I smiled softly at him, "I couldn't thank you enough Headmaster."
He held up his hand and replied, "No need,"
I simply nodded and he began to close the door and then stopped, pushing it open again, "Oh, Ms. Akashiya told us about your mother, I'm so very sorry for your loss Anelie, truly I am."
When people say that I'm never truly sure what I should respond back with: Okay, Thank you, or just do not say anything in return because honestly what is left to say?
I chose not to say anything and he left us with the bow of his head.
"Should we get settled?"
I looked up at Katherine, "I suppose we should." I answered
Damon marched up the front walk stopping right at the door, a yellow post-it note was stuck to the glass and he snatched it up reading the message he did so three times over.
Stefan met up at his side and looked over his shoulder at the note
Smart for looking here but we have gone to begin a new life. Welcome to another century of looking for me. XOXO -Katerina and Anelisia Petrova
Damon and Stefan exchanged glances both with a mixture negative emotion
"Where the hell could they be going?" Damon demanded through his teeth.
"Like the note said: to begin a new life." Stefan answered his big brother.
"All we need is a witch to track them—we cannot be on the losing team so quickly; we can still get Elena back." Damon said
Stefan shook his head, "Even if we do track them, by the time we reach where ever the hell it is that they are…Anelie and Katherine will be long gone again. This is what they want—a wild goose chase."
"We are not giving up that quickly dammit! I will do whatever it takes to get Elena back either with you or without you." The elder brother proclaimed ripping up the note and tossing it up
"Littering is not the way to go Damon…how could you be so cruel?" Stefan spoke with a straight face
Damon shook his head and started back to the car where Caroline and Bonnie were seated in the back "Get your ass in the car Stefan—we need to go witch hunting."
"This academy is huge…" Katherine said as she wondered around beside Anelie scouting out the campus
"Mommy said the same thing when she and I did this the first time too. It's amazing, far bigger than any school that I have seen anyway."
Katherine looked to her side at Anelie, "Do you like it here?"
Anelie nodded "Even with its size this place seems almost cozy and I find it rather comforting being here."
"Maybe it has to do with the fact that everyone here is a monster, literally. We fit right in."
Anelie giggled "That's probably exactly why, Mama."
"So, just out of curiosity, what kind of monsters are Moka, Kurumu and Mizore?"
"Well Moka is an S-class Vampire, when you saw her she was in her true form or birth form, but when she puts on her rosary she becomes a phantom self, the "innocent" Moka if you will."
"So like me? Except not a monster"
"Exactly, and Kurumu is a Succubus and Mizore is some kind of ice monster. But Yukari differs from them; she's more like us with being more connected to humans. She's a witch and in the Monster world she is picked and frowned upon because witches, again, are closer to human race than any race of a Monster. However, humans do not like witches either, she's stuck—all witches from this world are."
"That seems so sad, she seems like such a sweet little girl. Being stuck between two worlds like she is must be lonely…"
Anelie shook her head, "Not here and not with the group of friends who love her. Kurumu is like her big sister and Moka looks after her too. She's well-loved here."
Katherine smiled softly, "That's good to hear,"
Later, Katherine traveled back and forth between her bed occupied by a mountain of clothes and her closer where she was placing shirts and dresses on hangers and placing them nicely in the rack.
Suddenly her cameo glowed purple and a voice cut through the silence that she was in for over an hour
"So this is the "real" Katherine Pierce, huh?"
Katherine sighed, "You say that as if I have nothing better to do than plan world domination."
"Well you meditated dominating my life." The elder Vampire rolled her eyes, "With my daughter's help yes, yes I did. I took the world that belonged to me back, Elena."
"This is not your life; you're in my body!"
"Not really, it was mine first to be blatantly honest with you my dearest, young doppelganger."
Elena scoffed, "This physical body belonged to me first, and you just looked like me before I was born."
Katherine smiled, "And you are so welcome for your Sexiness Elena, it was my pleasure to take it back for myself however."
"You are not responsible for how I look Katherine; Amara is the one we should be thanking."
Katherine shrugged her shoulders "Should we be giving her an award for hottest doppelgangers spawned at the Supernatural Awards Show?"
"Why are you so sassy?"
"Do you have a problem with my sassiness Elena?" Katherine mocked
"You're fucking annoying." Elena growled
"Last I checked I'm not a whiny baby like you, Elena Gilbert. I don't whine and moan and groan about the hurt I have been through like you do; if anyone is annoying, it's you little Vampire."
Elena stayed silent and after several moments the pendant's glow vanished.
The Traveler sighed and combed back her bangs with her fingers "Finally you get the memo." She murmured under her breath continuing with putting her things away.
Anelie closed her bedroom door behind her as she stepped out into the hallway and leaned her back against it. She closed her eyes and let out an almost silent exhale of breath. There, in her body was an aching pain. It slithered through her muscles and bones; Anelie slide her back down the door till she made contact with the floor and brought her knees up to her chest and hugged them. Being here made the Vampire think of her mother—scratch that; being made her think of nothing else but her mother. She wanted so badly to avenger her but Nadia wouldn't want her daughter to do that, her mother either.
"I miss you, Mommy." She sobbed out "Why did you have to leave me here…why did you leave me all alone?"
"You're not alone."
Anelie looked up at the tall standing figure; Katherine kneeled down and searched her granddaughters eyes "I'm right here." She said softly
"But if those people find you—if they take you away from me then I'll be all alone."
"No you won't Anelie; they won't find us I can honestly promise you that." Katherine tried to assure Anelie bringing her hands to caress sad looking girl's face.
"They took my Mommy away from me in one moment—"
"Anelisia Marie, you listen to me: I have spent my entire life running and hiding from people—I will not leave you alone. I'm right here and I'll always be here."
Anelie sniffed "You promise?" she whined
Katherine nodded and smiled, "In a Petrova minute, "she giggled lightly "You must come to your senses, sweetheart. I could never leave you, not ever."
"But why the sudden negativity?" said Vampire wondered
Anelie nuzzled her face into her arms "I'm not untouchable Mama…"
"…Neither am I if that makes you feel any better—but for reassurance only I'll tell you that for five centuries I was running from an immortal Hybrid. He was ruthless and did everything in his power to get me to surrender my life to him but I refused."
"How is this s-supposed to make me feel better?"
"Because I fought for my life and came out the victor in a war against a ruthless, immortal hybrid, and if I can do that alone then surly, with the help of my granddaughter we can fight for this life we seek to live together against a few baby Vampires."
Anelie nodded her head and let her legs fall in front of her and she leaned her head up
"There is that gorgeous face," Katherine cooed brushing away Anelie's bangs from her eyes "You're a fighter, dearest. You're strong and you hold your head high—I saw the way you dealt with the boys before we left. You have no one to fool here."
Anelie giggled, looked down at her fidgeting fingers and then at Katherine again
"She did well with you."
"She did will with Molly too." Anelie added softly "And on behalf of them and our future—let the battle begin."
