AN: WARNING PLEASE READ, IMPORTANT!

Before I start this story, I just wanted to say real quick that for a little while, this story will be following the show. Once I get everyone involved that I want to be involved, it will veer off course of the show and I will make it my own. I just wanted to say that because someone once told me that it's not an OC story if it follows the show and your character doesn't change anything. Personally, I think that is untrue. I've read several OC stories where the character doesn't change much, if anything, that are absolutely magnificent. Anyways, the story will follow the show for at least a few chapters. I might just like...time skip or something to get where I want because I want to be mid-season 2 or so.

Also, I have the first few chapters written out but once they are published, UPDATES WILL BE SLOW! I cannot stress this enough because I always feel terrible for not updating at a regular time.

Chapter 1

Cordelia's POV

I still couldn't believe what had happened. Katherine's witch, Lucy, betrayed her which ended up with Katherine unconscious. I saw Damon leaving with Katherine, though I'm not entirely sure where he was going. I'm walking beside Elena, who is going to give me a ride home, despite me telling her I could get there no problem since I was half vampire. She is currently on the phone with her little brother, Jeremy.

"Yeah, Jeremy, I've got my car. I told Bonnie. Whatever she did, I'm starting to feel better. Yeah, you can drive her home. I'm just gonna drop Cordelia off and go straight to bed. Okay" Elena hangs up when I suddenly sense something. I go to say something but I feel a sharp pain in my neck before I can get a word out, my world going black.

I slowly wake up, groaning under my breath. The first thing that hits me is the pain in my neck, followed by the scent of blood. I hear two people talking very quietly and I open my eyes. I slowly sit up, rubbing the back of my neck and cursing under my breath. I see Elena a few feet away and I realize she is why I smell blood. I get up and start to walk towards her, the voices I had heard registering in my mind. I hear a woman tell someone that she sent a message to someone named Elijah and the name makes my blood run cold. I tune out of the conversation for a moment before the woman's voice is addressing Elena as she stalks closer to her. Elena speaks to the woman.

"Who is Elijah?" Elena asks. The woman looks from Elena to me, then back to Elena.

"He's your worst nightmare," The woman says.

Several minutes later, when I have recovered from the shock of hearing his name, the woman, who I learned was named Rose, is walking around the house. Elena crosses her arms over her chest.

"Why am I here?" Elena asks as Rose turns on a lamp.

"You keep asking me these questions like I'm going to answer them," Rose says. Elena drops her arms.

"Why won't you?" asks Elena. Rose picks up a painting.

"That's another one" She replies. She places it over one of the windows as Elena begins speaking again.

"You got me. Okay, it's not like I can go anywhere, the least you can do is tell me what you want with me" Elena says.

"I personally want nothing, I'm just a delivery service," Rose says. Elena moves a bit closer.

"Delivery to who? Elijah?" Elena asks. Neither one notices my subtle flinch at the name. Rose laughs softly.

"Two points to the eavesdropper," She says.

"Who is he?" Elena is still moving closer to Rose. I stay where I'm at, watching them both, my heart beating fast. "Is he a vampire?"

"He's one of the vampires. The Originals" replies Rose.

"What do you mean the Originals?" Elena asks, obviously confused.

"Again with the questions. Haven't the Salvatore's been teaching you vampire history?" Rose says, flicking through old books. I tense when she mentions Damon and Stefan.

"So you know Stefan and Damon?" Elena asks.

"I know of them. 100 years back a friend of mine tried to set me up with Stefan..." Rose says, a smile obvious in her tone. "She said he was one of the good ones. More of a sucker for the bad boys though, but I digress." Elena moves even closer.

"Who are The Originals?" She asks Rose. Rose sighs and turns to face Elena.

"Trevor and I have been running for 500 years. We're tired. We want it over. We're using you to negotiate ourselves out of an old mess" Rose says. Elena frowns.

"But why us?" Elena asks, her eyes flickering to me before going back to Rose.

"Because for some reason Elijah wants her" Rose says, gesturing to me, causing me to tense again. She then locks eyes with Elena "And because you're a Petrova doppelgänger. You're the key to breaking the curse"

"The curse? The sun and the moon curse?" Elena asks. I refrain from snorting. Rose rolls her eyes.

"Oh, you do know your history," Rose says. Elena moves even closer, now just a few feet from Rose.

"What do you mean I'm the key?" Elena asks her. "The moonstone is what breaks the curse" I look at Rose and tense even more because I know she's going to say exactly what I've been trying not to tell Elena this entire time.

"No. The moonstone is what binds the curse. The sacrifice is what breaks it" Rose says. Elena seems confused and now wary.

"The sacrifice?" Elena asks.

"The blood of the doppelgänger. You're the doppelgänger" Rose says. "Which means, in order to break the curse, you're the one that has to die." I notice Trevor walk into the room.

"Tell me more," Elena says. Trevor grins.

"Captivity has made her pushy, eh?" Trevor says, causing Elena to turn and look at him. "What do you want to know, doppelicious?" Trevor picks up a piece of wood, placing it over a window.

"Who're you running from?" Elena asks.

"The Originals" Trevor says, repeating what Rose said. I roll my eyes.

"Yeah, she said that. What does that mean?" Elena asks.

"The first family" Trevor says, kicking a book. "The old world. Rose and I pissed them off" Rose clears her throat as Trevor picks up a book. "Correction, I pissed them off, Rose had my back and for over half a millennium, they've wanted us dead" Trevor throws the book at Elena's feet, causing her to jump back a little.

"What did you do?" Elena's voice is tentative, cautious. Trevor looks at Rose, who speaks for him.

"He made the same mistake countless others did. He trusted Katerina Petrova" Elena looks at Rose, slightly shocked.

"Katherine?" Elena asks and Rose 'hmm's

"The one and only" Rose says. "The first Petrova doppelgänger" Rose walks away from Elena as Trevor speaks.

"I helped her escape her fate. And now I've...sorry we've...been marked ever since" Rose turns back around.

"Which is why we're not gonna make the same mistake again" Trevor slams the book in his hands down and follows Rose, who is walking out of the room. Elena and I go and sit back down on the couch we woke up on. Elena and I hear a small crunch under Elena's shoe and she moves her foot to find a piece of crumpled up paper. She opens it and after a moment, smiles slightly, showing it to me.

Stefan and Damon are coming for you.

- B

I smile slightly as Elena crumples it back up and holds it close.

Rose is holding a duffle bag as she collects things from the floor. Trevor rushes in, obviously terrified.

"He's here," Trevor says and I go rigid though no one seems to notice. Elena sits up a bit. "This was a mistake"

"No, I told you I would get us out of this. You have to trust me," Rose tells Trevor.

"No! He wants me dead Rose!" Trevor shouts. Rose points to Elena, seemingly to ignore me.

"He wants her more" Rose says.

"I can't do this! You give them to him, he'll have mercy on you. But I need to get out of here" Trevor says, freaking out. Rose walks up to him and grabs his hands.

"Hey! What are we?" Rose asks Trevor calmly. Trevor takes several deep breaths.

"We're family," Trevor replies. "Forever" Suddenly, a loud knock sounds throughout the house and my heart beats quickly in my chest. Rose looks back at Elena and I causing Elena to frown.

"You're scared," Elena says, surprised. Rose turns back to Trevor.

"Stay here with them. And don't make a sound" Rose says. She quickly leaves the room. I can tell that Elena is now more frightened.

3rd Person POV

The front door slowly creaks open, revealing Elijah standing there. Rose walks up to Elijah, nervous though she tries not to show it.

"Rose-Marie. Is there somewhere we can talk?" Elijah asks her. Rose gestures to a doorway before quickly letting her arm drop.

"Yes. In here...You have to forgive the house" Rose says.

"Ah no, what's a little dirt? I completely understand" Elijah says, walking in and closing the door. He heads for the room Rose gestured towards, Rose following after him. "So tell me...what is it that gives you the courage to call me?"

"I wanted my freedom," Rose says. "I'm tired of running. Are you in a position to grant me that?"

"I have complete authority to grant pardon to you and your little pet, what is his name these days, Trevor, if I so see fit" Elijah replies.

"Katerina Petrova," Rose says. Elijah turns around to face her.

"I'm listening," Elijah says, walking over to a chair.

"She didn't burn in the church in 1864," Rose says as Elijah sits down.

"Continue," Elijah says.

"She survived," Rose says. Elijah looks Rose up and down.

"Where is she?" Elijah asks.

"You don't seem surprised by this," Rose says.

"Oh when you called and invited me to this armpit of civilization, which is a mere three hours from the town we know as Mystic Falls, I summarized it had everything to do with Katerina," Elijah says. "Do you have her in your possession?" Rose begins to grin.

"No, but I have better" She moves closer to Elijah. "I have her doppelgänger," Rose says.

"That's impossible. Her family line ended with her. I know that for a fact" Elijah says.

"Then the facts are wrong" Rose replies. Elijah sits up a bit, gesturing with his hand.

"Well show her to me," Elijah says. Rose walks closer.

"Elijah, you're a man of honor. You're to be trusted. But I want to hear you say it again" Rose says. Elijah stares at her a moment.

"You have my word that I will pardon you," Elijah says. Rose stares at him a moment.

"Follow me" She walks away and Elijah gets up, following after her.

Cordelia's POV

I am sitting on the couch though I stand up when I hear footsteps heading towards the room. Elena is pacing back and forth. I look up when Rose walks back into the room, seeing Elijah walk in soon after her, his eyes on Elena. Elena turns around and stares up at Elijah, obviously afraid. Elijah suddenly uses his speed to appear directly in front of Elena, causing her to jump, her heart now beating quickly in her chest, her breathing harder than before. Elijah slowly leans into her, almost like he is going to kiss her but at the last moment moves down to her neck. I hear him inhale and I know he is trying to tell if she is a vampire or human. He lifts his head a second later.

"Human...That's impossible" Elijah says. "Hello there" He stares at her for a moment, a little smile on his face, interest in his eyes. After a moment, he notices me. I notice his eyes widen as he quickly walks over to me. I step back, fear making my heart pound in my chest. Something scratches at the back of my mind, almost screaming at me, but I can't quite grasp what it is, though it feels almost like a memory. I hear him whisper my name "Cora..." His voice seems slightly dazed and filled with disbelief. I can't stop the soft whimper of fear I make and it seems to snap Elijah out of his daze. "Well, we must be going. We have a long journey ahead of us" Elena looks at Rose.

"Please don't let him take me...us," Elena says. I glare at her a moment before she corrects herself. Rose looks down, not saying anything. Elijah's eyes never leave mine.

"One last piece of business and we're done" He finally looks away from me as he moves over to Trevor.

"I've waited so long for this day Elijah," Trevor says. "I'm truly...very sorry"

"Oh your apology is not necessary," Elijah says.

"Yes...yes it is," Trevor says. "You trusted me with Katerina...and I failed you" Elijah is slowly circling Trevor.

"Well yes, you are the guilty one...I mean, Rose aided you because she was loyal to you...That I honor. Where was your loyalty?" Elijah asks, stopping directly in front of Trevor.

"I beg your forgiveness..." Trevor says.

"So granted," Elijah says before he decapitates Trevor, causing Elena and me to flinch and Rose to cry out, a hand on her chest.

"You!" Rose says, moving towards Elijah.

"Don't, Rose," Elijah says. "Now that you're free..." Elijah walks over to Elena and me, holding out his hand. "Come"

"No wait, what about the moonstone?" Elena says quickly as she jerks back. I look over at her, my eyes wide. Elijah stops in front of her.

"What do you know about the moonstone?" Elijah asks.

"I know that you need it...And I know where it is," Elena says.

"Yes?" Elijah asks.

"I can help you get it," Elena says.

"Tell me where it is," Elijah says.

"It doesn't work that way," Elena says, shaking her head.

"Are you negotiating with me?" Elijah asks, turning to look at Rose, his arms crossed over his chest.

"It's the first I've heard of it," Rose says, tears in her eyes and pain in her voice, as well as anger. Elijah turns back to Elena, looking her in the eyes. He then looks down at her necklace.

"What is this vervain doing around your neck?" Elijah says, grabbing it and pulling it off, throwing it off to the side. He then grips the back of Elena's head, causing her to cry out as he pulls her closer and begins to compel her. "Tell me where the moonstone is"

"In the tomb underneath the church ruins," Elena says, her voice monotone.

"What is it doing there?" Elijah asks, still compelling her.

"It's with Katherine" Elena replies.

"Interesting..." Elijah says before breaking glass can be heard, causing Elijah to stop compelling Elena. She immediately pulls away from him "What is that?"

"I don't know," Rose says.

"Who else is in this house?" Elijah asks Rose.

"I don't know," Rose says again. Elijah looks back at Elena before reaching out and grabbing her and then grabbing me. Elena cries out and I bite my lip as Elijah begins to walk, dragging Elena with him though I walk willingly so he doesn't drag me. We end up right in front of the front door and when we stop, we hear the woosh that signifies a vampire running. Elijah throws Elena over to Rose, letting go of my arm as he turns around. We hear another woosh and everyone turns towards the stairs. Elijah looks at Rose.

"Rose..." Elijah says.

"I don't know who it is," Rose says. We see the blur of a vampire run between us before I hear a very familiar voice say 'Up here' Elijah uses his speed to run up the stairs. After a moment, I hear that same very familiar voice say 'Down here' before someone shoots a stake into Elijah's hand. Someone whisks me away, their hand pressed against my mouth. I stare into Damon's very blue eyes that are filled with thinly veiled worry. Rose is standing directly beside me. I hear Elijah call out.

"Excuse me...to whom it may concern! You're making a grave mistake if you think that you can beat me...You can't. You hear that? I repeat..." I hear the sound of wood snapping "You cannot beat me. So I want the girls...On the count of three. Or heads will roll" Another distinct sound of wood snapping. "...Do we understand each other?" Suddenly I hear Elena's voice.

"I'll come with you," Elena says. "Just...please don't hurt my friends. They just wanted to help me out" After a moment of silence, I hear Elena gasp and I can only guess that Elijah used his speed again to get close to her.

"What game are you playing with me?" I hear Elijah say. I then hear a sound that is very similar to the pin of a grenade being ripped off and I hear a small explosion. I know that Elena just threw a vervain grenade at Elijah when I hear him scream. I jump when I hear a gun go off multiple times and then the sound of someone falling down the stairs. I come out from my hiding spot just in time to see Damon stake Elijah to the door. I don't know why but a pang goes through me when I see him start to desiccate. Rose runs out from her place and stares at Elijah for a moment before taking off. Damon starts to go after her but I hear Elena speak, stopping him.

"Just let her go..." Elena says. Damon looks up at her. Elena runs down the stairs and into Stefan's arms who asks if she's hurt. I go over to Damon and thank him for saving us before thanking Stefan. Elena mouths 'thank you' to Damon who nods and mouths 'You're welcome' back to her.

I walk into my room at The Boarding House. I strip, changing into a tank-top and sweatpants. I crawl into bed, turning off my lamp. I close my eyes and I'm soon sleeping.

Dream/Vision

I am back in the house Damon and Stefan saved Elena and me from. I walk down the stairs, seeing Elijah pinned to the front door. Just as earlier, a pang goes through my chest but I ignore it. I slowly walk closer to him. After a moment, color slowly begins to come back to him as he lifts his head. I jump back as he rips the stake out and drops it to the floor.

End Dream/Vision

I gasp awake, my eyes wide.

"He's alive..." I whisper to myself.

Hey, guys...I'm back, and with a new story. I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. Obviously, things are going to be different than my last TVD story...in this one we have a new character...she isn't part werewolf and she's actually not with Damon. Damon isn't even her love interest. I would like to state that while she isn't part werewolf, she IS half vampire and half witch. Well, I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter and I hope you like the next one too.