Oblivion

Chapter 2

Season 2: Episode 11

Natalia Grace loved the rush.

The rush of life, every emotion on edge. And being a vampire made it icing on the cake.

But what she hated was boredom. And that is what dreadfully she went through them all day.

So when Damon Salvatore, himself, came to pick the brunette up, she couldn't be happier.

"You trapped her in the house?" Stefan asked Damon and Natalia, who stood at the entrance of the church ruins tomb.

Apparently, when our dear Natalia has been cursed with the boredom, Elena had tried to sell herself to Klaus, the devil himself, but was saved by Elijah, an acquaintance of the devil-as Damon made it out.

And Salvatore brothers the hero they are tried to get the moonstone from the second command of bitches, Katherine Pierce, (Natalia calls herself the first command.) things got complicated, with the green-eyed Salvatore being stuck in the magical tomb.

"It's for the best. Trust me." Damon spoke. "Elena is on a martyr tear that rivals your greatest hits. You should be glad that the witch and I are even getting along."

"I don't understand, why didn't either of you thought of calling me?" Natalia inquired making Damon scoff.

"Like you have been the hero."

"At least that would have been better than getting little Gilbert in the plan." Natalia rolled her eyes, a gesture happily returned by the elder Salvatore, as he pulls out a bag.

"I bought you this. Care package." The eldest of all said." Candles, lanterns, lunch."

Stefan shakes his head looking at the bottle full of blood. "Give that to me and I'm just gonna have it share it with her."

And at her mention, Katherine comes out of shadows with a smirk ornating her lips. "You three are surprisingly calm, considering Klaus will hunt you down and kill you if you mess with his little."

"I've been dead before, got over it," Damon commented.

"You should consider yourself lucky, that I have no intention of getting stuck in here, " Natalia said pointing her finger inside the tomb, a sly sinister smirk beautifying her lips. "or I would have tortured you till you begged me death, for what you did to Care."

Damon smirked when he saw Katherine gulp in fear, for everyone knew that the younger brunette never ever backs on her threats and turned to Stefan. "Once we deal with this moonstone, we'll figure a way to get you out."

"Don't worry about me. Just make sure Elena's safe." Damon nods whilst Natalia rolls her eye as them.

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The bestie duo made their way to the Gilbert residence to check up on the doppelganger, which Natalia found stupid as she was all locked up.

"You should really lock your doors," Damon said smirking as he threw open the door only to Elena not acknowledging them." Oh, come on pouty, at least give me two points for ingenuity."

"Do you think this is funny?" Elena asked.

"Yes, Elena, " Natalia replied as she stood beside Damon. "We find it hilarity in lengths that everyone has to go to repeatedly save your arse. At least I do."

"What does Stefan say about this?" the doppelganger countered.

"We had a good laugh," Damon replied.

"And what did he say about Elijah still being alive?"

"Yeah, that... I didn't tell him."

"Why not?"

"What will he do by knowing about," Natalia said looking at the Gilbert family photograph before heaving a pained sigh.

"Well, A-he can't do anything about it. And B- what I and she just said." Damon replied before turning to Jeremy who just entered the room. "Where's Bonnie?"

"I thought she was meeting you." The younger Gilbert answered.

"No, she's on moonstone duty, " Damon replied. "And I and Natalia are on Elena patrol."

"And who's on the Tyler Lockwolf and the full moon?" Natalia asked turning to him with a raised eyebrow.

"Vampire Barbie asked me if she could handle it, and I said, why not. Figured if she screwed up, I'll be rid of my two problems." Natalia quickly smacks Damon's arm for the joke along with a harsh glare.

"Hold on a second. Tonight's a full moon?" Elena asks and the elder Salvatore's phone rings.

"Yep, " Natalia chippered. "But you were too absorbed with all your suicidal tendencies to notice."

"What?" Damon questions on the line after picking up the call as Natalia eavesdrop.

"Sheriff Forbes has officially declared Mason Lockwood a missing person." The voice from another side said which Natalia recognised as Alaric's.

"What? Why?" Damon replied.

"Some girl from Florida showed up on Lockwood's doorstep looking for Mason."

"What girl?"

"I don't know but she sure got everyone in a tizzy."

"That's not good. Where are you?"

"I'm at the Grill."

"I'm on my way." Damon hangs up and looks at Natalia who stood near Elena leaning on the couch and Jeremy who laid on Elena's lap. "Change of plans, you both babysit."

"Oh no. I'm not staying with Rapunzel in her locked tower. I'm coming with you." Natalia started as she followed Damon to go outside. And just as she was about to walk out of the door she bumped into an invisible force field. Natalia places her hand on it and looks at Damon who had a winning smirk on his face. "What the f**k- Damon, you git."

"Yeah go inside, Tangled." The elder Salvatore says and Natalia shows him a middle finger and gets inside the house and sits beside Elena, pouting with a cushion in her deadly grasp.

"Hey, you know, " Damon enters again. "You both should get out, enjoy the sun. Oh wait, you can't."

Natalia throws the cushion at him and turns around to give a death glare to the floor.

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Time passed.

And here Natalia and Elena sat in the latter's room with silence engulfing them.

Natalia was busy in drawing on the sketchbook that she borrowed from Jeremy as Elena sat on her window seat, suddenly glancing at the vampire.

Natalia looked just opposite of what she showed to people. The bubbly Natalia was just a facade for people to see, so she could hide what her true self was. And Elena knew it.

"Why do you hate me?" Elena asked out of blue, catching Natalia off guard as she stared at the doppelganger with wide eyes.

"What?"

"Why do you hate me?" Elena repeated, with a small smile.

Natalia frowned at the thought.

It was no secret for anyone in Mystic Falls that these two brunettes didn't have a liking towards each other-mostly Natalia.

The vampire did share her best friends with her but had a strangled relation with Elena.

A sigh escaped the blue-eyed beauty, as searched for her next words, thinking what to say.

"Elena, hate is a... strong word," Natalia said. "I don't hate you. It's just... I can't bring myself into liking you the way Care and Bon does. It's like my mind, my... soul doesn't want me to be your friend. So no I don't hate you. It's just a dislike."

"Oh, uh, okay." Elena stammered, taking in the words. "Do you, I mean, can we try and be friends? Just try to be?"

A pregnant pause took space between them before a chorus of 'yeah' was exchanged between them before Natalia heard some voices downstairs.

"What happened?" Elena asked seeing a frown on the other brunette's face.

"Someone is down there. Excluding your family. Come." Natalia said and walked down the stairs with heedful steps as Elena took a run down there and saw Jenna, her aunt and guardian, and asked.

"Hey what are you doing?"

"Perfect timing," Jenna said and shoved a box in the doppelganger's hand before her eyes moved behind her falling on Natalia. "What is Natalia doing here?"

Elena opened her mouth but no words came out, so Natali decided and took the matter in her own hands. "Oh, Jenna," The blue-eyed vampire squealed at the level which could make anyone deaf. "You know, we never actually got along so Care and Bon thought it would be better if we spend some time together. Try and be friends."

Jenna smiled easily convinced. "Good to know."

Another talent of Natalia was being highly persuasive and convincing. Even without compulsion, if she wanted, she could make people believe that sun rose from the west in seconds.

"What's this stuff?" Elena asked.

"Your mom's file from the historical society." The strawberry blonde answered. "I got roped into helping Mrs.Lockwood. And when I say roped up I mean very happy to participate."

Jenna closed the closet door before walking away, which revealed a dark haired man.

Natalia raised an eyebrow when she heard Elena gasp and her heart skip a beat.

"Hey, I'm Elijah." The man introduced, and his eyes widen seeing the blue-eyed beauty as he raised his hand to Elena to shake. Never in his life, he thought he would be able to see her. And coming from him, you'd like to believe.

Natalia's eyes narrowed at him when she heard his name and Elena's reaction, concluding it was the same 'Elijah' who was behind the kidnap Elena problem. Natalia quickly noticing Elena's frozen body, pushed herself between them and took the original's hand.

"Elijah is in town doing research on Mystic Falls," Jenna said oblivious to the supernatural side of the town. "And Elijah this is Natalia Grace Lybrinth, Amara's daughter."

"You don't look like someone who would be in such things." The blue-eyed beauty accused her face void of any expression and cold ice eyes.

"It's a pleasure," Elijah said ignoring her comment.

"So you're welcome to stay here and rummage through this stuff or Elena and I could help you load it into your car." Jenna came and stood beside Natalia.

"Or I could get someone to pick it up tomorrow?" Elijah proposed

"Also a good plan." Jenna smiled and started leaving with Elijah to the door, who turned and gazed at the two brunettes.

"I hope to see you two very soon."

Natalia squeezed Elena's hand indicating her to stay down and jogged up to Jeremy's room knocking on it hastily when suddenly she felt a hand around her other wrist. Elijah stood next to Jeremy's door and put his index finger to his lips just before Jeremy opened his door asking Natalia,

"What is it?"

"Go down. Help Jenna with boxes." She said.

"Why don't you help her?" Jeremy countered annoyed causing Natalia to raise her eyebrow.

"I have maids and butler doing it for me." Natalia sassed. "And yeah send Elena. We need to talk."

Jeremy rolled his eyes and walked away muttering a fine.

"A wise choice." Elijah complimented and Natalia nodded at him to follow her to Elena's room, knowing exactly they are going to talk.