"We can't tell you everything," Lizzie started, looking at Stefan. "Because we don't know everything."

"But we will tell you what we think is safe to tell you," Josie said.

Stefan glanced between then confused, "Why wouldn't it be safe?" He asked.

"Let's just say that there are some supernatural creatures out there that have the ability to see into people's minds, vampire or not," Lizzie explained. "So we just want to be on the safe side."

"Ok," Stefan agreed.

The twins walked onto the bridge and sat down, side by side. Stefan raised his eyebrow curiously.

"What? This is going to be a long conversation so we may as well get comfortable," Lizzie said, before glancing at the waterfall.

"Sooo, what do you want to know first?" Josie asked.

"How about we start simple - what happened with Elena?" He inquired.

"Umm, that's actually a very complicated question," Josie replied. Stefan raised his eyebrows.

Lizzie shared a glance with her twin. "You probably should be more specific. For example, Do you want to know about your relationship with her? Or do you want to know why she is a doppelganger? Or What happens to her during her Junior year, or Senior, or even college? Because I can tell you now, a lot happened."

Stefan looked down in thought.

"How about my relationship with her," He said finally.

Lizzie looked at Josie, silently telling her to answer.

"You two were together for a little while but then..." Josie trailed off.

Stefan narrowed his eyes suspiciously. "But then, what?" He asked, warily.

"She dumped you for your brother," Lizzie bluntly said.

Stefan froze as he processed the information.

"Lizzie!" Josie shouted, smacking her sister's arm. "What the hell?"

"What?" Lizzie questioned. She was just being honest.

Josie facepalmed in exasperation.

"Oh, my god," She muttered. "You have zero tact."

Lizzie gave her sister an offended look.

"No, it's okay," Stefan said, coming back to reality.

"No, it's really not,"Josie said, frowning.

Stefan sighed. "Yes, it is. I know she didn't mean anything by it," He said.

Josie frowned before letting it go for now.

"You know you can still date her, right? Us being here might change how you two end up," Josie urged.

Stefan shook his head. "I-I don't know. If what you say is true-"

"-Which it is," Lizzie interrupted but then yelped a second later as Josie elbowed her in the ribs.

"Then, Elena may be more like Katherine than I initially thought." Stefan finished. Then he paused as he realized something. "Katherine is-"

"-We know who she is. The 3rd doppelganger AKA the Baddest Bitch Of All," Lizzie whispered the last part as if telling a ghost story. "She screwed you guys over a bunch of times."

Stefan paused. "How-how? She's dead."

"Oh," Josie's eyes widening in realization. "You don't know..."

"Know what?" Stefan asked.

Josie glanced at Lizzie for help but she was eyeing her nails as if they're the most fascinating thing in the world.

Sorry, Sis but you're on your own for this one.

Josie looked back at Stefan, who was looking at her expectantly.

"Well, you see, Katherine may have faked her death."

"What?" Stefan shouted, standing up. "W-why?"

"Because she was being hunted by the Originals," Lizzie said, glancing up at him.

"The Originals?" Stefan asked, confused.

"They are the first-ever vampires to be created. They are called the Original Family because they are all siblings," Josie said.

"They were born a thousand years ago to their parents, Mikael and Esther, who are both assholes, and honestly, they both deserve a slow and painful death," Lizzie said, her eyes dark in dislike.

"Esther was a very powerful witch and the one who created vampires. Mikael and Esther had seven kids. The firstborn was Freya, who disappeared when she was a child. Esther told Mikael that she died in the plague but it was later revealed that Esther made a deal with her sister and gave Freya to her," Josie explained.

Stefan stared in disbelief, "She gave up her own daughter?" He said, looking horrified at the idea.

"Yeah, she's a terrible mother," Lizzie said. "Anyways, the second born was Finn, then there was Elijah, next Niklaus, then Kol, then Rebekah, and finally Henrik."

Josie nodded. "Essentially, one day the youngest son was killed by wolves on the full moon and the father turned to Esther ordering her to find a way to make them stronger, and the result was vampires. Originals can't be killed by anything that can kill regular vamps. However there is a specific weapon that can kill them and they can be killed by the very thing that created them, witches," She explained.

"Wow, I had no idea," Stefan said. "Wait, what do you mean by the youngest being killed by wolves?"

"Werewolves," Lizzie clarified.

Stefan's eyes widened in shock. "Werewolves don't exist," He said, shaking his head.

"Yes, they do. The curse is genetic and is passed down to every child. However, it can only be unleashed if they kill someone, accident or not." Josie explained.

"Their bite is also poisonous to vampires and there is technically only 1 cure for it right now," Lizzie mentioned.

"What's the cure?" Stefan asked.

Lizzie smirked. "We are," She replied.

"What?" Stefan exclaimed looking between the two. "How?"

"We're siphoners and the poison is of magical origin," Josie explained.

"And you siphon magic," Stefan whispered in realization.

"Yep. And funny enough, witches call siphoner weak when in reality we are incredibly powerful," Lizzie grinned, amused.

Stefan looked at them curiously. "You said there's only one cure right now, what do you mean by that?" He asked.

"Alright, you know how we mentioned that one of the Original's names was Niklaus or Klaus?" Josie asked.

"Yeah, " Stefan said, raising an eyebrow.

"Well, Klaus was the son of Esther and a werewolf through an affair," Lizzie started.

Stefan looked at her as the realization hit him. "Are you saying what I think you're saying?" He said, looking surprised.

"Klaus is the Original Hybrid's, part wolf, part vampire. He's considered to be the most powerful being on the planet," Josie piped up. "And his blood is a future cure for a werewolf bite."

"Future?" Stefan questioned, narrowing his eyes in confusion.

"When it was revealed that he was born from infidelity, Mikael ordered his wife to bind Klaus' werewolf side. And for the last thousand years, he has been trying to break it. However, there is one very important ingredient needed to break the curse..." Lizzie trailed off.

"I'm not going to like what it is, am I?" Stefan asked, feeling unease rise in his stomach.

Both twins were silent as they tried to decide if they should tell him the truth of not.

"The sacrifice of a Doppelgänger," Josie finally said.

"Elena," He uttered, as he recognized the danger Elena was in.

The twins glanced at him in concern, when they heard him intake sharply.

"That's why Katherine was running from them," He said, looking at them intensely. "She ran from the sacrifice."

"Yes," Lizzie nodded.

"If Klaus finds out about Elena, he's going to want to use her to break his curse, right?" He asked.

"Pretty much," Josie agreed.

Stefan got a determined look on his face, which Lizzie noticed instantly.

She knew what he was thinking.

"The sacrifice has to happen," Lizzie interrupted Stefan's train of thought.

"What?" Stefan exclaimed. "No, it doesn't."

"Yes, it does," Lizzie kept pushing. "If we tell Klaus the truth about how to create more hybrids, he'll find a way to bring Elena back to life."

"What truth? Hybrids?" He asked, looking between them.

"Klaus wants to make others like him. Hybrids. However, they have to drink the blood of a doppelganger to complete the transition, so he needs her alive," Josie explained, calmly. "Besides, Klaus could be a powerful ally or a deadly enemy."

"And we prefer the first," Lizzie commented.

"God, this is insane. I had thought there were only vampires, witches, and recently doppelgangers out there. But now there are siphoners, werewolves, heretics, and hybrids?" Stefan sighed.

Both of the twins winced.

There were even more creatures than that herohair...

"Hold on, I just realized something," Stefan said, tilting his head. "Are your guys' names really Josie and Lizzie Parker?"

"No," They replied in unison.

"Well, our names are Josie and Lizzie but our last name isn't Parker," Josie clarified.

"So what? You two just picked a random last name?" Stefan asked, looking between both of them.

"No, Parker is the last name of our biological mother's family," Lizzie explained.

"Our real last name is Saltzman," Josie revealed.

Stefan paused as he realized Lizzie said 'biological'.

"What do you mean by biological mom?" Stefan inquired. Most likely assuming they were adopted or something.

"She didn't give birth to us," Lizzie said, simply.

"Uhhh, tha-I don't know what to say to that," Stefan muttered. "How is that possible?"

Josie shrugged. "When we were fetus', our biological mother was stabbed and our biological coven did a spell to transport us into a vampire in an attempt to save us. Which worked, and the woman gave birth to us and raised us as her own," She said.

"Who?" Stefan asked, thoughtfully.

"Caroline Forbes," Lizzie said.

She felt a flash of pain as she spoke her mom's name.

God, she missed her, so freaking much.

"Caroline Forbes?" Stefan repeated, eyes wide. "Wow, I did not expect that."

Lizzie narrowed her eyes defensibly. "She was the best mom I could ever ask for," She growled, eyes flashing dangerously.

"Hey! I didn't mean it that way," Stefan soothed. "I just wasn't expecting it to be someone I knew."

Lizzie relaxed slightly.

Stefan looked between them, thinking. "Your reaction - at the school. Did something happen?"

Lizzie flinched, hands curling into fists with her nails digging into her palms, hard enough to draw blood, while Josie stiffened.

A flash of pain seared through her palms, and the pain from losing her mom lessened ever so slightly.

Josie swallowed thickly, "In our time period, s-she's de—no longer there."

Stefan looked at them in understanding, "I know it doesn't help but I'm sorry."

Lizzie's eyes were slightly watery as she looked up to meet his gaze.

"Thanks," She whispered.

Stefan looked at her hands, smelling blood. He reached out and uncurled her fists slowly. Once they were open, he squeezed them tightly.

"Don't do that," He scolded. "Hurting yourself isn't the answer - even if it gives you some relief, it doesn't last."

Lizzie nodded hesitantly and Stefan released her hands. Then, she wiped her palms on the bridge to get rid of the blood.

There was silence for a short bit, when Lizzie felt herself start to yawn.

What time is it?

Lizzie glanced at her phone, eyes widening as she realized the time. They had been talking for hours.

She glanced up, immediately noticing the sunset.

How did they not notice it was getting dark?

"Damn, it's late," Lizzie said aloud. And Josie looked over at her furrowing her brow, and Lizzie showed Josie her phone.

Josie gasped in surprise. "We've been talking for hours," She said in realization.

Stefan glanced at his phone as well, raising his eyebrows. "Time really does fly," He said.

Lizzie pushed herself to her feet, stretching as she did so.

"I don't know about you two, but I'm kind of craving some human food," Lizzie cracked her neck.

"Let's go to the grill," Josie suggested.

Stefan and her agreed, and the three raced to the car using their vamp speed.

Surprise, surprise.

Stefan won...

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The three of them entered the Mystic Falls Grill, glancing around curiously. In one area of the grill, a bunch of jocks were hanging out, playing pool.

And at one of the tables, sat Caroline Forbes (AKA Momma Bear), Elena Gilbert (AKA No one cares), and Bonnie Bennet (AKA Witch with a Death Wish).

Caroline's laser eyes locked onto them and stood up. She walked over to them confidently.

"Hey, why don't you three come to sit with us? We would love to get to know you guys," Her eyes didn't move from Stefan.

"Umm," Stefan glanced at the twins. "Sure?"

"Great!" She said cheerfully. Caroline looked at the twins and seemed to freeze. There was something strange in the way she looked at them.

She shook her head and the look disappeared. She walked back to the table and began to set up more chairs. And the three vampires were left puzzled.

"What was that about?" Josie wondered.

Lizzie shook her head, "I have no idea," She muttered.

The three walked over to the table and the three teenagers looked at them expectantly.

Stefan took a seat with the twins on either side of him.

"Alright, everyone, this is Stefan Salvatore," Caroline introduced, then turned to the other two girls. "And these are the Parker Twins, Josie and Lizzie."

She pointed at each of the twins as she said their names.

"You two are twins? You guys don't look anything alike," Bonnie asked Josie and Lizzie.

Josie smiled, "Yeah, we get that a lot," She said.

"Anyway," Caroline interrupted. "The hot girl on my right is Bonnie Bennett while on my left is Elena Gilbert."

Elena smiled, "It's nice to meet you guys. We don't often get new students."

"You as well," Stefan said, nodding at her.

Elena blushed with a smile.

Lizzie narrowed her eyes, wondering if Elena was falling for Stefan already. He hasn't even said anything to her.

Caroline also looked annoyed - probably assuming that she didn't have a chance with Stefan now and tried to redirect the conversation.

"So, you guys were born in Mystic Falls?"

The twins nodded.

Stefan smiled warmly at the twin's future mother. "Mm-hmm. And moved when I was still young, just like the twins," He said.

"Parents?" Caroline interrogated, looking between the three.

Both of the twins tensed and Stefan reached out under the table and grabbed both of their hands.

He squeezed them lightly, silently telling them he was there.

"My parents passed away," Stefan said. And the nosy teenagers looked at the twins.

Lizzie's face darkened, noticing the looks.

"Our parents were murdered a little over four months ago, so if we could please move off this topic, that'd be great," Lizzie said coldly.

Josie winced but didn't disagree.

Stefan pressed his leg against Lizzie's, still holding both of their hands.

The three girls gasped at the harsh word. Caroline and Bonnie glanced at Elena.

"I'm so sorry to all of you," She said, like the perfect princess she was.

Josie nodded in thanks as did Stefan, while Lizzie just tightened her grip on Stefan's hand.

There was an awkward silence before Elena spoke up again.

"Any siblings?" Elena asked them or more like asked Stefan.

Stefan glanced at her. "None that I talk to."

Lizzie snorted, "Ever heard of giving a straight answer," She whispered under her breath.

Stefan nudged Lizzie with his elbow, giving her an exasperated look. While Josie just hid a smile behind her hand.

The other three exchanged looks, wondering what that was about.

Lizzie really loved vampire hearing.

Josie moved her hand and looked between the three girls. "It's just me and my sister."

Bonnie looked between the twins curious. "What's it like having a twin?" She asked.

They both grinned. "Amazing," Josie and Lizzie said in unison, causing the other girl's eyebrows to shoot up to their hairline.

Lizzie smiled her first real smile since entering the grill. "We do practically everything together," She said.

"Like the time we joined the Soccer team," Lizzie said.

"And then the Basketball team," Josie continued.

"And don't forget Gymnastics. We did that for many years," Lizzie said, grinning at her sister.

Caroline's head shot up, her eyes wide. "You two should try out for cheerleading!" She said excitedly.

"I don't know," Josie said.

"Pleeease," Caroline begged. "With your gymnastic history, you two would do so good."

Lizzie frowned in though.

Con...Have to spend time with the doppelbitch. Pro...She quits soon.

Con...Have to be around her dead mom. Pro...Get to be around her dead mom.

"They'll do it," Stefan answered for them.

And the twin's heads snap in his direction. "What?!" They both said together.

Stefan just looked at them like a stern parent.

The irony was he had technically been their stepdad before he died.

"You're doing it, you two needed some extracurriculars anyways."

Both the twins started pouting, childishly.

"You two are little kids, I swear," He said, rolling his eyes. Not noticing the way the other three girls were watching them like they were a reality tv show.

"Hey!" Josie exclaimed, offended. "We are not."

"Yeah!" Lizzie agreed. "We're practically adults."

Stefan scoffed in disbelief. "Uh-huh, surrre," He said.

"Besides, any childishness we do have, we got from our uncle who shall not be named," Lizzie said.

Josie's nose wrinkled in confusion. "Um, Lizzie? I thought we agreed to no longer hate our uncle after the, you know what happened," She pointed out.

Lizzie nodded, "I don't hate him, but seeing as he tried to kill us and failed Voldemort style, he's keeping the name," She argued, completely forgetting they were in public.

"What?" Bonnie and Elena asked.

While Caroline choked on her drink and Stefan raised his eyebrows in shock, having not known that.

"Your uncle tried to kill you guys?" Elena asked, horrified.

Lizzie shrugged. "Yeah, it's no biggie. He failed all three times, obviously," She said with an innocent look on her face.

She just adored the chaos it caused.

"H-he tried to kill you guys more than once? And you forgive him?" Bonnie asked, while the other two just seemed to be stunned to silence.

Huh, she found the ultimate way to shut up Little Miss Dopplicate.

Definitely writing that down for future reference.

"Yep," Lizzie shrugged. "Holding grudges is no fun when they're not here to hold a grudge against them, so what does it matter?"

"Ok. Moving on from whatever that was," Caroline said, awkwardly. "Stefan, Girls, if you guys are orphans, who do you guys live with?"

Stefan looked at Caroline. "I live with my uncle."

He ignored Elena, who kept trying to catch his eyes.

Go, Stefan

"It's complicated," was all Josie said. They were still working on that part of the cover story.

"So, Stefan, Josie, and Lizzie," Caroline said, catching all of their attention. "If you're new, then you don't know about the party tomorrow."

"It's a back to school thing at the falls," Bonnie piped up.

Lizzie snuck a look at Elena and tried not to laugh when she realized that Elena had a kicked puppy look on her face.

Damn, was she really that desperate to have all the guys falling at her feet?

Lizzie looked at Stefan, who noticed it as well. Lizzie felt a smirk creep up her face when she noticed the thinly veiled disgust in his eyes.

It looked like someone had his eyes opened.

He glanced at the twins. "You two planning on going?" He asked.

"Please, as if we would miss a party," Lizzie scoffed, flipping her hair over her shoulder.

He smiled in amusement and looked over at Josie.

Josie just shrugged. "The queen has spoken," She said, humor in her voices.

Had they been looking at Elena, they would have seen her glaring at the twins in jealousy.

Stefan looked at the waiting girls.

"I'll be there."

"Great!" Caroline cheered. And Stefan couldn't help the amusement he felt as he recognized Lizzie in Caroline.

'They may not be blood-related but they were definitely mother and daughter,' Stefan thought.

Bonnie was looking at Elena, who was looking rejected.

"Elena will be there as well," Bonnie interjected. And Elena gave Bonnie a look before smiling sheepishly at Stefan.

Stefan and the twins looked between each confused.

"That's great," Stefan said, slowly. "I'm sure we'll see you there."