Imarina's POV

"Now lets go over it again" Jackson tells me as we sit in the tree house. "What cat protects which original bloodline?" he asks me.

"The snow leopard protects Finn, the oldest Mikaelson sibling and his bloodline. Then tigers protect Elijah's. Jaguars protect Klaus' bloodlines. Cheetahs protect Rebekah, the only female original sibling and her bloodline. Finally lions protect Kol's bloodline" I recite.

"Very good" he praises me with a smile. It's been seventeens since I meet Jackson and I've learned a lot. He's taught me how to fight in feline form as well as human form. Jaguar trusts him more and is encouraging me to date him. But I've been ignoring her.

"So how does the strength and speed thing work for werecats?" I ask him curious. "I know the older the vampire, the stronger and faster they are. Does the same apply to us?" I ask him.

"Yes and no, it's mainly due to experience and how often a werecat shifts. You'd lose against me, just because I have more experience then you. But in time you maybe able to take me down" he explains.

"Can you turn into the half form?" I ask him curious.

"I did it once, it was very painful. I promised myself never to do it again unless necessary" he states.

"Why? You're stronger in that form right?" I ask him confused.

"I am, but it's hard to control. When I was in that form, I was more beast then man. All I cared about was protecting Elijah, nothing else mattered. I didn't care if anyone else died" he explains. "I pray you never have to go through that, you lose a pat of yourself when you do" he states.

"Is that for you got that?" I ask pointing to his scar.

"Yes, now back to your lesson" he tells me. "Today we will..." he starts to say and is cut off by my phone ringing. I look at it and groan. It's Damon. He and Stefan have been trying to get a hold of me since I left. "Answer it" Jackson tells me and I do.

"What is it Damon? I'm training" I tell him.

"Klaus is here" he tells and I stand up. Jagaur and I on high alert. "He compelled someone at the school to invite Elena to the 60s dance tonight. We need you here, we're going to kill him tonight" he states.

"What? How?" I demand as I begin to pace.

"Doesn't matter, get back here" he tells me and hangs up.

"God damn it" I snarl.

"You have to go back and protect your original" Jackson tells me.

"But can't we just stay here?" I whine. "Once we go back, we're enemies" I state.

"Hey, it'll be ok" he assures me. "But don't be mad if I have to pin you, you know we have to follow orders" he states.

"Promise we'll still be friends after this?" I ask.

"Of course, now go" he tells me. I hug him and grab my bag before leaving. I run to the boarding house and find Elena with Stefan raiding the old family wardrobe in his room.

"Your relatives were such packrats" I state and they look up at me.

"Imarina!" Elena shouts and hugs me tightly. "You came back" she says as she pulls away.

"Of course, you didn't think I'd let the boys have all the fun did you?" I ask her.

"Where have you been?" Stefan asks me.

"As I told Damon, training" I answer. "Now I need an outfit also" I tell them. I join Elena as she looks a the clothes.

"Okay, so what do you think? Twiggy or sexy hippy?" she asks us.

"Sexy hippy definitely" I tell her smiling. "What do you think?" I ask showing them a black and white dress.

"It suits you" Stefan states.

"About time you showed up" Damon states as he enters the room. "Anytime tonight?" he asks us. We roll our eyes and I go to my old room. I change into the outfit I'd chosen and do my hair/make up. I meet the other three downstairs and we go to the school.

"So are you going to tell me the plan or not?" I ask them.

"Nope, watch the civilians" Damon tells me. "Make sure they don't find out what's going on" he states.

"Damon I turn into a giant cat, I can help" I tell him.

"No, now go tell Alaric we're here and to keep an eye out" he tells me. I roll my eyes and head over to Alaric.

"Hey Ric" I say and looks at me surprised. Then smiles.

"Didn't know you were back in town" he states.

"Damon said Klaus is here, so I'm here to help" I tell him. "Anyway Damon said to tell you to let him know if you see anything out of whack" I state.

"I think I saw something off in the cafeteria" he tells me. "Should we tell Damon?" he asks me.

"No, it's probably nothing" I tell him. "I'll go check it out, cover for me?" I ask him.

"Of course, I hope we can catch up later properly" he tells me.

"Sounds good" I say and leave the gym. I head for the cafeteria. 'So what are we looking for?' I ask Jaguar.

'No idea, but something does not feel right. Did you think Alaric was acting strangely?' she asks me.

'Beats me, I hardly know the guy' I remind her. 'Do you smell or hear anything?' I ask her. She has me take a deep breath through the nose.

'Warlock, get out of there now' she tells me. I go to leave and come face to face with the warlock.

"Sweet dreams kitty" he says and my head explodes with pain. I cry out as I hold it kneeling down. I try to stay conscious, but fail as my world turns black.

A/N

Picture above of the originals and their werecats. Picture on the external link of Imarina's 60s dance outfit.