A new little one shot story and part of it was inspired by my trip to NOLA!

Café Du Monde

She was just sitting at one of the tables, eating a beignet and smiling when she looked up and a smile was plastered across her face.

"Hello Elijah," Elena Gilbert said warmly. "Please sit with me? For old time's sake."

Elijah Mikaelson did and smiled at the 164 year old vampire that he had personally changed. "I have expected you to be in Mystic Falls or Atlanta."

She rolled her eyes. "You think that I'm bedding the brothers Salvatore?" she asked.

"The last time we spoke-without fighting, that is-you were linked to one of them." He answered as he took one of the beignets off the plate and bit into it, the powdered sugar going everywhere, even on her white dress.

"I left them and have been traveling," she looked up at him and smiled sadly. "I knew who it was that I wanted and well…I'm too late to even be with that person."

Elijah felt anger swallow him whole as well as bitterness. He loved her, yes, he will always but hearing her confession, he knew that he would never have a chance with her.

Making sure that she didn't see the way his emotions flickered, he kept his face stoic though he just wanted to drown in the best alcohol every bar in the Quarter had.

"Maybe one day you can be with him." He didn't want to lie but it fell from his lips. "Then you can have that happy dream."

Though my heart will shatter he thought darkly at the thought.

She shook her head. "That's not in the cards, I'm afraid." A tear slid from her eye and he wiped it away. "He's in love with a hybrid girl who married another."

Clearing her throat, she stood up and took the last beignet, shoving it into her mouth. Once swallowing it, she wiped the white mess from the corners of her mouth and left him with a smile.

He was a fool, that's for sure, but this time, this time he wasn't going to let her go.

Getting up, he ran after her as it started raining but everyone around them didn't care as the weather felt better than everywhere except Hawaii and as he caught her, he turned her in his arms and kissed her for all he's worth.

The second they pulled away, he leaned his forehead against hers and smiled.

"I love you and I always will."

"Are you sure about that?"

"I'm sure-always and forever."