"We're missing the party." Katherine tutted, glancing out the room and at all of the dancing guests. Noticing Damon pouring a glass of bourbon, Katherine added "I'll have one of those."

"Right away, Miss Katherine." Damon remarked, sarcastically, pouring two glasses of bourbon for him and Katherine.

Katherine thanked him and walked away, but just as she turned, Damon held her up against a wall, with a stake raised to her neck.

"Woah there, buddy!" Ana exclaimed, speeding over to the pair and knocking Damon off her sister. Damon may be a vampire, but Ana was centuries older than him, so obviously it wouldn't be difficult to overpower him.

Stefan sighed in relief, saying "Damon, don't."

"Yes, Damon, please." Katherine smirked at the vampire, knowing that she was still linked to Elena, so Damon would also be killing the human doppelganger.

Still seething from the ground where Ana had pushed him, Damon spat "The second the spell is lifted, I'm gonna drive this stake right through your heart."

"You didn't mention my sister in the letter!" Ana yelled, standing in front of Katerina and glaring at Damon "We may not have the greatest relationship, but... she's still my sister. You won't be driving a stake through anyone's heart today."

Smirking, Katherine smiled "Awe, you do still care about me, Ana."

"I did not write to you so that Katherine could get herself a personal bodyguard." Damon facepalmed, rising from the floor.

Stefan coughed, speaking under his breath "Told you so."

Before anyone could say anything else, a tanned woman strolled into the room, holding the moonstone in her hand "Katherine... the spell in this room has been broken. You're free to leave."

"Thank God." Katherine muttered, making her way over to what Ana assumed was a witch "Ana, you're welcome to join me."

Ana stayed rooted by Stefan and Damon, causing Katherine to roll her eyes, but continue towards the witch, nevertheless.

"When I hand this over, my debt to you is over." The witch confirmed, and Ana could already tell that something was wrong with this deal.

Katherine nodded "Done."

"I owe you nothing." The witch verified, clutching the moonstone in her hand.

"I said 'done.'" Katherine snapped, getting frustrated "Give it."

Damon went to move forward, saying "I wouldn't do that." but Ana stopped him, whispering "Watch and learn."

The witch handed over the moonstone, and Katherine smirked, before beginning to choke.

"You should have told me another witch was involved." The witch spat, watching Katherine suffocate with the moonstone in her hand "She's a Bennett witch, Katherine. But I'm sure you knew that."

"Wait, Elena-" Stefan leaped forward, and Ana could immediately recognise this 'Elena' as the loved thing mentioned in the letter.

"Elena's fine." The witch replied, looking down at Katherine, now on the floor, "The spell is broken. She'll heal quickly, Bonnie's with her. I apologize for my involvement."

With that, the witch strutted from the room.

Turning to Ana, Damon asked "How did you know she was going to do that?"

"I've been screwed over enough to recognise what it looks like." Ana replied, brushing off her dress "Now, is there somewhere I can stay whilst I'm in town?"

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Walking through the carpark, Ana headed for a taxi rank where she might catch a taxi to- where was it Damon said he lived? The boarding house?

"Katherine?" Ana asked, noticing the familiar brunette shade of hair in front of her.

The girl turned around, and Ana instantly knew it wasn't her sister from the docile look on the human's face "Uh, I'm sorry, I'm Elena, her doppelganger? H-How do you know Katherine?"

"Right." Ana laughed, this must be the girl that Stefan and Damon are bickering over "I'm Ana Petrova, Katherine's younger sister."

Elena's eyebrows furrowed "Katherine has a sister? I don't understand. In her family history, it says you're-"

"Dead?" Ana asked, and Elena nodded "She wanted everyone to think that I was, it was just easier to deal with that way. Hey, you don't happen to know where the boarding house is? I'm kinda lost."

"You're staying with Stefan and Damon?" The doppelganger asked, a judgy eyebrow raised at the vampire "Did you know them in 1864 when Katherine was here?"

Ana shook her head "Not exactly, but I knew Damon in the 1950s. He said it'd be alright for me to stay there until I get Katherine to stop being so selfish. Like that's going to happen."

Noticing Elena's eyes widen at her strong opinion of Katherine, Ana chuckled.

"Well, I'm about to head back to my house, but it's only a few blocks away from the Boarding House if you wanted to walk with me?" Elena asked, smiling nervously at the woman.

"Thanks." Ana said, strolling beside the girl. God, humans are so slow, Ana thought whilst staring into the dark night.

Before the pair of girls could say anything else, they were grabbed from behind. Ana kicked out, but the person had a gun on them, so they shot Ana through the head multiple times.

The mysterious captor dragged the unconscious body of the doppelganger and vampire to his car, looking around for any witnesses.

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