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Post by Katherine Pierce on Mar 19, 2015 0:27:48 GMT -6
Katherine rubbed her hands against her thighs as she closed the door to her house behind her. Licking her lips, she was...scared. She was actually terrified of what was going to meet her when she returned home. Would Elijah forgive her?
She set her bag on the table next to the door, making a mental note to retrieve it later, before making her way up the stairs. She hesitated at the top of the stairs, her heart beating against her chest so fast she was certain that it was going to escape at any moment. Closing her eyes, she focused on making her heart slow. Once she was calm, she made her way to Elijah's office where Niklaus had said he would most likely be.
Katherine hesitated outside the door. Letting out a breath, she opened the door. She needed to be normal. If she was normal then he would be.
"You didn't answer my calls," she said, clicking her tongue disapprovingly at him. Pushing away from the door frame, she crossed her arms as she walked towards him.
Post by Elijah Mikaelson on Mar 19, 2015 4:02:46 GMT -6
Elijah had not long got back from another meeting with Josephine LaRue. He was beginning to understand why Marcel and the other vampires avoided them altogether. But Rebekah's life was at risk and he had until tomorrow night to find out who had murdered their children and he had no where to start. After a promising call from Marcel that Rebekah was being looked after, it was a weight of his mind.
He had ordered Marcel to keep him updated. Elijah knew that there was person that would be able to help them Freya. But that was another matter altogether. He found his mind distracted as he heard a rapid heart beat and he knew instantly who it belonged to.
It was confirmed when he heard her voice as he kept his back to her whilst he continued to write his letter to Miss LaRue.
"Yes well...I have had other priorities that required my attention Katerina" he clipped back at her.
Post by Katherine Pierce on Mar 19, 2015 8:53:59 GMT -6
His words had her stopping. Katherine let her arms fall to her side and she had a vague lost look to her for a split second before she hid it. He was angry, she expected that. She'd betrayed him again. Licking her lips, she started forward again. She shifted to rest her hip against the desk, sitting on the edge of it, mindful to not disturb anything.
"I called four times," she spoke. "You didn't think you could answer at least one? Check to see if I was okay? Or does that not matter anymore?"
Katherine's words were harsh. She was scared, angry, and maybe a little bit hurt. A dangerous mix in the doppelganger's mind and heart.
Post by Elijah Mikaelson on Mar 19, 2015 9:14:55 GMT -6
Elijah remained silent whilst she spoke as he heard her move around behind him and then eventually perch on the edge of his desk. He did not look at her whilst she spoke, only listened until something had his anger peak as he raised his eyes to look at her.
"Clearly what I feel does not matter Katerina" he spoke again with a clipped tone and pushed the chair out as he slid out of it.
Walking around it he began removing jacket to retrieve a new dress suit jacket "The hours I spent removing splinters from my chest should suffice as a reminder to that fact" he added.
Post by Katherine Pierce on Mar 19, 2015 10:10:00 GMT -6
Katherine felt his gaze on her before she actually looked at him. Maybe angry had been an understatement. She swallowed, actually flinching at his words.
"Don't." She snapped. Getting to her feet, she followed him over and stood behind him. "You know it does. I didn't want to do that...you left me no choice.:
Katherine let out a breath, and moved to place her hands against his back. She moved her hands up along his back to rest against his shoulders. "I care about her, Elijah. It's not just a...a strange sense of loyalty because she brought me back from the dead. I care about her. You know how hard that is for me."
Post by Elijah Mikaelson on Mar 19, 2015 10:20:46 GMT -6
Elijah felt her hands slid from his back to his shoulders and he abruptly moved so that there was a distance between them and then turned to face her whilst he adjusted his jacket fixing the buttons "In over a thousand years there has only been but three people I have allowed in. And yet I choose to believe that your actions were justified in sorts. But what I do not appreciate is said actions" he spoke as though it had just happened.
He moved back towards the desk and retrieved the letter that he had been writing to Josephine LaRue and slipped it inside an envelope and sealed it.
"I do not question your loyalty or care for Davina Claire. What I question is your actions towards the situation Katerina. If something does not go your way you resort to a stake to silence who oppose you, including I" he paused "So should we expect a retaliation from Mystic Falls?" he asked without turning to look at her.
Post by Katherine Pierce on Mar 19, 2015 11:09:56 GMT -6
Katherine felt as if he'd slapped her as he pulled away. Her hands fell to her sides, and she rubbed her hands against her arms. She felt her throat constrict slightly, and she let out a slow breath. Swallowing, she raised her hands to rub against her face. Her eyes stung and she blinked away her tears before they could fall.
"No," she spoke. "There will be no retaliation."
Her heart began to beat faster, even as she attempted to keep herself calm. Katherine licked her lips, and turned to face him. She watched him for a moment. Finally she moved towards him, she took hold of his shoulders and turned him towards her. She raised up, pressing her lips against his before he could say anything.
"you're mad at me...I know that. But if you're going to be mad at me?" She whispered. "Then be mad at me."
Post by Elijah Mikaelson on Mar 19, 2015 11:22:45 GMT -6
Elijah felt her lips against his and he debated reciprocating to her advances but he chose not to. Not only was he mad but he still felt guilty for what had happened between him and Gia. But still he was not going to let this lie. Not only had she put herself in a vulnerable position by returning to Mystic Falls but she had also distracted him from his own tasks, and in term made him appear more vulnerable.
Turning from her again to scratch his whiskered jaw, he then turned back to face her "I do not believe mad is the correct word Katerina. Enraged, imprudent, asinine would perhaps be the correct choice of wording for this mere situation" he paused "And should there be a retaliation from either Salvatore brothers then I shall not be held responsible for the outcome should it interfere with my family and the safety of Hope" he scorned her.
Elijah understood that Katerina felt a sense of duty to protect Davina as he himself knew of that burden for family. But with things so fragile at the moment with Freya and the threat of his aunt Dahlia coming to New Orleans.
Post by Katherine Pierce on Mar 19, 2015 11:50:48 GMT -6
Katherine stared at him, slack jawed as he spoke. Once he was done, her mouth snapped shut with an audible click. She swallowed, and took a step back from him. She nodded her head slightly, letting out a breath she tried desperately to not shake.
"I expected you to be angry. Enraged, imprudent, asinine," she repeated back to him, her tone clipped. "But that?...That hurt." She shook her head, and turned around she ran her fingers through her hair, letting out another breath. She turned back to him, and smiled. "Don't worry about me. I can take care of myself...I always have. So don't worry about me interfering with your family, Elijah. I learned that lesson 500 years ago."
Katherine turned away from him, and combed her fingers through her hair one again as she walked towards the door.
Post by Elijah Mikaelson on Mar 19, 2015 12:20:05 GMT -6
Elijah knew that he was acting out of his own guilt and anger towards Katerina. She had betrayed him by staking him to get what she wanted and he in too had betrayed her by sleeping with Gia. But as a vampire he had learned not to get involved with human matters, only those in which affected the safety of his family. But her words too had stung him as she walked away from him.
He knew that he should have gone after her, made her realize that he was sorry. But betrayal of trust was a big thing for Elijah and not one that was easily earned again.
"...500 years ago Katerina you had my care. But 500 years later you have my love and yet you seek to test me. Put yourself in situations where you endanger your life and as adamant as you are, you are a mortal. With weakness. You put me in a situation Katerina where I was distracted from my duty as a member of this family Our family" he emphasized.
Post by Katherine Pierce on Mar 19, 2015 13:03:34 GMT -6
Katherine turned to face Elijah. "And what do you want me to do, Elijah? Do you want me to sit and do nothing? I am not that kind of girl. Yes I'm not a vampire anymore. I'm weak. I. Am. Going. To. Die. You don't think that scares me?"
She swallowed. "But you...you don't see that. You just..."
Katherine licked her lips and shook her head. "I went after Davina because she reminds me of Nadia. I couldn't save my daughter, Elijah. I wasn't going to leave her. I couldn't. So yes...I betrayed you, and it was hard."
She let out a breath. "I love you, Elijah. But I love her too. She is my family."
Post by Elijah Mikaelson on Mar 19, 2015 13:27:05 GMT -6
Elijah sighed and turned from Katerina knowing that he had been keeping a secret, but her words about her daughter had touched a part of him. Unlocking a large book case he let his finger scan across several book covers until he found the one that he was looking for.
Pulling it from the cupboard he turned back around to face Katerina "Nadia Petrova her birth name also went by the name Gergana Lilov, Violeta Dinev" he paused "In 1902 I came across her in Paris. Although she did not reveal her nature for what or who she was searching for" he paused again and flipped through several more pages "1961, she went by the name of Christine Penev" he ended.
Holding the book out to her "Perhaps this should help"
Post by Katherine Pierce on Mar 19, 2015 13:52:10 GMT -6
Katherine tilted her head slightly as he talked, and she swallowed. She went over to him, taking the book gently from his grasp. Resting against his desk, she began to flip through it, a smile forming over her lips. She raised her head at him, and nodded her head slightly. "Thank you..."
Swallowing, she stood up and faced him. Raising a hand she rested it against his cheek, gently rubbing her hand against his skin. "I never meant to hurt you. And please believe me that it hurt me to do it."
She let out a breath, and pulled away from him. Stefan's words weighed heavily on her mind, even as she tried to block them out.
Post by Elijah Mikaelson on Mar 19, 2015 14:02:44 GMT -6
Elijah lowered his head as her hand rested on his cheek, even this loving touch filled him with guilt. He had never felt such guilt, but he could never reveal his secret of his liaison with Gia. He simply nodded in his own way for forgiving her.
As she turned from her, he wanted to act, to kiss her. But he couldn't. Instead he took a coward's way out.
"Katerina" he called after her, as she turned to face him "Perhaps next time use a more appropriate stake, one without splinters" he smirked a little.
Post by Katherine Pierce on Mar 19, 2015 14:12:27 GMT -6
Katherine counted the steps she took, silently begging him to stop her. When he said her name, she turned to face him. There was a flicker of something in her eye, something akin to hope. With the rest of his words that light dimmed, but she flashed him a smile, hugging the book to her chest.
"What would be the fun in that?" She responded. Her gaze lingered briefly, and then she turned away to head out to collect her things. Making her way to her room, she sat down on her bed, folding her legs under her. She felt cold, empty. Flipping open the book, she stared at the page.
"Alright, Nadia," she whispered to herself. "What did you do over the years..."
If she focused on this she didn't have to focus on anything else.