Authors Note: So yes, this is the rewrite of my story control. The old version has now been deleted. I hope all of you guys will enjoy this as much as you did the last. I have so much planned for it, and I can't wait to see where it goes. Enjoy!


Jeremy stared at the number scribbled on the piece of paper that he held in his hand. He wasn't sure he wanted to do this, but he wasn't sure what other choice he had. He had to help his sister, and he wasn't sure how else he could go about it. She was all the family he had left, and he had to do something.

Just thinking back on how hard she'd been taking her transition to a vampire, made him want to turn over the table in front of him. She shouldn't have to go through this, it wasn't fair.

Jeremy stared as his sister as she lay in her bed. She appeared to be sleeping like normal, but he knew the truth. Her heart wasn't beating, and she wasn't breathing. But yet, she wasn't dead. Not exactly. She'd open her eyes, and function just like she would any other day. Except she'd have to drink blood to survive. She was now a vampire. She had died.

He could hear the Salvatore brothers arguing in the hallway. They both seemed to think that they knew exactly what she should do to survive. But they didn't agree with each other. Stefan said the animal diet, and Damon insisted on snatch-feed-erase. Caroline would sometimes try to help, but they would just push her away and tell her they would handle it. He figured she'd probably actually be better than the two idiots who were in control of his sister's life right now.

He sighed, looking around his sister room. He saw a picture sitting on top of her dresser. It was of Elena, Jenna, and himself. He slowly walked over, picking the picture up. A half smile appeared on his lips as he stared at it. Jenna had insisted on them trying to make memories of their own after their parents had died.

Jeremy started to put the picture down, when a piece of paper with his sisters name caught his eye. He glanced behind at his sister before him before picking it up. It was an envelope with her name written neatly on the front. He slowly pulled the piece of paper out, and opened it.

Elena,

Today I did things I abhor to protect the one thing I value most. My family. If anyone can understand that, it's you. Your compassion is a gift Elena, carry it with you as I will carry my regret.

Always and Forever,

Elijah

Jeremy stared at the paper, reading the words again. He didn't know when she got the letter from Elijah, but he could tell the letter had been read multiple times by the softness of paper.

And that had been his answer. Yes, Elijah had betrayed them multiple times, but it had been for his family. Jeremy would have done the same thing for Elena. And he knew she would do the same for him.

Through everything, Elijah had always been willing to go by Elena's terms. What she wanted. He respected her, and her decisions. Whereas Stefan and Damon simply did as they thought was best, no matter what Elena wanted.

Jeremy closed his eyes, and let out a frustrated sigh before dialing the number Rebekah had scribbled onto the piece of paper.

It rang three times before it was answered.

"Hello?" the voice on the other end of the phone said.

"Elijah, this is Jeremy Gilbert… Elena…she really needs your help." He said, feeling a weight lifting off of his shoulders. Something told him this was the right thing to do.