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Elena awoke gasping for air sitting up in bed quickly. Stefan sat on the end of her bed watching her. Elena looked around and frowned, confused as to what was going on.

"Stefan?" she asked.

"Hey. I'm right here. You've been in and out for hours" Stefan told her.

"Wh-what happened?" she asked

"You were in an accident" Stefan said uncomfortably.

"Oh my God. Matt is he…?" Elena began

"Alive?" Damon interrupted, sitting on the window seat. Elena and Stefan both looked at him.

"Ask Stefan. The hero" he said bitterly. Elena look at Stefan.

"He's fine" Stefan told her.

"Thank you. I thought that I – how did you…?"

"Save you? He didn't" Damon interrupted Elena bitterly

"When Jeremy brought you to the hospital before all this happened, your injuries were worse than anyone knew. Meredith Fell made a choice, she used Damon's blood to heal you" Stefan told her.

"And when Rebekah ran Matt's truck off the road, you had vampire blood in your system, Elena" Damon explained.

Elena began to slowly panic unable to process what she was being told. She couldn't believe what she was hearing.

"Oh my God. Does - does that mean that I – am I dead?" Elena gasped. Stefan and Damon only looked at her.

"No, no, no, no! That wasn't supposed to happen!" Elena cried out.

"Maybe it doesn't have to. I talked to Bonnie, she says she's stronger than ever, there might be something that she can do to help you" Stefan comforted her.

"No, the only thing that's going to help is for you to feed and complete the transition" Damon protested.

"We have all day before she has to feed, Damon. That's a day to exhaust every possible way out of this" Stefan said.

"There is no way out of it. We all know the drill. You feed or you die. There is no door number three" Damon sneered.

"I was ready to die. I was supposed to die. I don't – I don't want to be – I can't be a vampire! If there's something that Bonnie can do we have to try" Elena cried.

Stefan: We will. We'll try everything.

"Your choice, Elena. As always" Damon said rolling his eyes. He got up and left the room. Stefan looked over at Elena who was still in tears.

"Look I know this isn't probably the best time to tell you this, but you need to know" Stefan began. "Dia's in a coma."

"What? How?" Elena exclaimed.

"We don't know. She had some injuries like yours and even though she was given vampire blood, she hasn't woken up. Her body is healed, but Meredith can't explain it" Stefan explained.

"What about Elijah?" Elena asked.

"He's been staying with her. He won't leave her side for anything" he told her. Elena ran her hands through her hair.

"I need to go see her" Elena said getting up.

"No Elena, you need to stay here until we figure everything out" Stefan protested.

"She's my family" Elena snapped.

"I know, but if you really want to help her, you'll stay here. She's fine Elena. Elijah's with her and she's safe" Stefan told her.

Damon opened the cabinet in the kitchen downstairs and pulled out a bottle of alcohol, pouring himself a drink. He thought back to Dia and how she was just lying in a hospital bed, with no known reason as to why. Stefan soon walked into the kitchen and looked at him.

"I told her about Dia" Stefan spoke.

"You shouldn't have told her" Damon looked at him.

"She deserved to know" Stefan replied.

"Well now she's going to want to try and find a way to help her" Damon replied. "And she can't because no one seems to know what's wrong with her."

"I know you're upset about this and Elena" Stefan began.

"Way to get her hopes up for something that's never happened in the history of vampirism" Damon huffed.

"You know what, you weren't there the day Elena looked me in the eye and told me she absolutely never wanted this" Stefan exclaimed. Damon drowned his drink with one gulp and glared at Stefan.

"Then you shouldn't have let her die" he snapped.

"I never meant for her to die. She asked me to help Matt first and I did" Stefan told him.

"And now the world has one more quarterback. Bravo, brother" Damon said pouring himself another drink.

"I made a choice that I will regret for the rest of my life. Now let me try to fix it" Stefan said storming out of the kitchen leaving Damon to his thoughts.

Elena looked at herself in the mirror. She was a vampire. She still couldn't believe it. She breathed heavily and rubbed her face. She stopped and wondered something. She checked her teeth to see if her fangs had come in yet. No fangs were visible. She breathed a sigh of relief, but seconds later she began to her a noise. It was the electricity. Everything was intensified. She looked down at the light bulb then looked up. Jeremy stood in the doorway.

"Jer!" Elena ran up to him hugging him.

"Are you okay? I watched Vicki go through this, she was a mess. Her emotions were all over the place. All these old memories came flooding back" Jeremy looked at her. Elena glanced back at the broken light bulb then back at Jeremy.

"I'm fine. I'm not Vicki" Elena replied.

"No, you're not. You're you. You act like everything's okay so no one worries about you but you need help" he looked at her.

"I said I'm fine, okay?" Elena snapped. "I – I'm sorry, I…. Have you talked to Bonnie? Have you seen Dia?"

"Dia's fine. Elijah's with her. I talked to Bonnie She said when I was shot; she made some plea to the witch spirits to bring me back and they listened" Jeremy explained.

"Yeah, but the consequences were horrible" Elena frowned.

"And what could be more horrible than you turning into a vampire? I need my sister, not another one of them" Jeremy told her.

"We're going to find a way out of this. Everything's going to be okay" she looked at him.

"I hope so" Jeremy nodded before leaving. Once he was out of sight, Elena turned around and looked at the light bulb. She walked over to it and pulled the lampshade off then crushed the light bulb with her bare hands.

Bonnie stared at Klaus's desiccated body lying in a coffin. It was gray and ashy form being on fire. Bonnie sighed thinking about Elena and everything that was going on.

"It's beautiful, isn't it?" Bonnie heard a voice say. She turned around to see Tyler walking into the cellar. Only it wasn't really Tyler. It was Klaus in Tyler's body.

"What is that doing here, Klaus? The deal we made with Tyler was that you'd leave his body and jump into someone else's the first chance you got" Bonnie demanded.

"Yes, when I assumed I'd be a pile of ash. But apparently, fate and oxygen intervened and there I am" Klaus said walking toward the coffin. "Put me back."

"I can't right now" Bonnie protested.

"Your history teacher outed Tyler and Caroline to the Council. They're on a warpath and this body's vulnerable" Klaus sneered.

"I have to help Elena before she has to feed" she told him.

"Elena's dead and no longer my concern" he said.

"You're forgetting who just saved your life" Bonnie snapped. Klaus growled and grabbed Bonnie by the throat.

"And you're forgetting that I could rip your tongue out. Now put me back" Klaus demanded.

"If I can keep Elena human, you'll still have an endless blood supply to make your hybrids. Isn't that what you really want?" she glared.

Klaus released Bonnie and sighed. She started to leave, but Klaus rushed into front of her blocking her way out.

"Same rules apply. No one knows. No one. Do you understand me, Bonnie?" he whispered.

Meredith watched down the hospital hall looking at Dia's charts. She still couldn't figure out what was wrong with her. It didn't make sense. The vampire blood should have healed her, yet she was still in a coma. She looked up and saw Pastor Young and some deputies walking towards her.

"Pastor Young! To what do we owe the honor?" Meredith smiled. "And don't tell me it's your blood pressure again."

"Honestly, Dr. Fell, I wish it were" Pastor Young replied seriously. He turned to the two deputies behind him.

"Blood banks in the basement. One of you sweep the rooms" he instructed.

"What are you doing?" Meredith frowned.

"Adding a few security measures. The blood in this place has a habit of flying off the shelves" Pastor Young replied.

"Who gave you that authority?" she demanded.

"The Council" he replied. "They've entrusted me to secure the town and unlike some of our founding families, I don't have conflicting interests."

"What is that supposed to mean?" Meredith asked.

"Alaric Saltzman told us everything, Meredith. Probably time to start looking for a new job" Pastor Young sneered before walking away.

Meredith stood in the hall in shock for a few seconds before her eyes got wide. She quickly ran down the hall to one of the hospital rooms and opened the door to reveal Elijah sitting beside Dia, holding her hand, still in a coma, just staring at her. He looked up at Meredith confused.

"You have to get out of here," Meredith told him quickly as Elijah stood up.

"What's happening?" he asked.

"Alaric told the council everything. There are deputies here looking for anyone that resembles a vampire", she explained. "You need to get out of town fast."

"What about Dia? I'm not leaving her," Elijah protested.

"Elijah they will find a way to kill you" Meredith told him.

"Dia hasn't woken up yet and I intend to be here when she does" he growled.

"Dia needs you to be alive when she wakes up not dead. Knowing Dia she'd rather have you safe and not here then dead and not here" she explained. "We don't know what's wrong with her. I can't tell you when she's going to wake up." Elijah looked Meredith and then looked over at Dia.

Elijah and Dia laid in her bed after another round of their lovemaking, both twisted in her sheets. The two of them continued to kiss unable to get enough of one another. Elijah pulled away and smiled at her and sighed in content.

"Are you going to have to leave again?" she quietly whispered. He gently traced a finger around the side of her face.

"I do not know" he replied sadly. "I hope to stay with you."

"If you have to go again" she began. "I understand. I'd want you safe no matter what. I'll be here waiting for you for however long it takes."

Elijah snapped out of his memory and looked at Meredith.

"You're right" he whispered. "It is better to be alive when she wakes up than to be dead."

"I'll take care of her" Meredith told him. "If there's any change I'll let you know. I'm sorry I haven't been able to help her at all. I can't explain what's happened. Her body is fully functional, the blood healed her, I just don't understand."

"I'm beginning to think that her condition is not strictly medical. Gypsies have always been a mystery to the supernatural world." Elijah explained. "Perhaps I'll be able to uncover something while I'm away."

"She loves you, she'll get through it. She has something to fight for and I know somewhere in there she's trying to fight" Meredith smiled slightly. "She'll be taken care of."

"Thank you" Elijah nodded. Meredith then walked out of the room. Elijah walked back over to Dia's bedside and leaned down and kissed her forehead gently.

"I love you" he whispered. "And I will come back for you." He gave her one last look before rushing off.

Caroline stood in hospital room with Matt, as he got dressed after being discharged. Caroline explained everything that had happened and Matt felt guilty that Elena was a vampire because of him.

"Elena doesn't want to be a vampire" Matt complained.

"She doesn't want to be dead and now she's not. This isn't your fault, Matt" Caroline told him.

"It's all my fault. I was driving. I was saved. She's a vampire because of me!" Matt snapped.

"Shh! Cool it on the V word. I'm a fugitive remember? I'm supposed to be halfway to Florida by now" Caroline told him.

"If the Council is after you, then why are you here?" Matt asked.

"Because I don't know where to go" Caroline then began to sob. "Tyler's dead, Dia's in a coma, Elena's a vampire, and everything's different now and I…" Matt suddenly embraced her while Caroline continued to sob. Caroline suddenly pulled away and frowned. They both heard someone coming towards the room. When the door opened, one of the officers walked into find only Matt.

"Can I help you?" Matt asked

"Sorry" the officer replied before getting on his dispatch. "All good here." With that the officer left the room allowing Matt to breathe a sigh of relief.

Hello everyone! So I'm so sorry this has taken forever and I know a bunch of you contacted me and I never responded I apologize for that. I'm in college now and I don't have the time I use to for writing. However I am on break for a week and intend to use a portion of it to get chapters up. So season 4 is pretty intense so far, but I'm totally lost as to what to do, so please be patient with me. Ideas are slowly coming, but this season is different than the others. I had a lot planned but at this point who knows if I'll be able to stick with it. Anyway I hope you enjoyed the first chapter, nothing really exciting yet, but we'll get there. Please read and review!