A/N: Here is a new Elejah story.
First of all Elena is 18 in this chapter and Elijah is 22. Kol and Rebekah are twins and the same age as Elena, Klaus is 19, Finn 20, Henrik is 15. I know the ages are close together but I had to do it this way to make the story work.
I live in the UK so I'm not sure about the ages and college, but I hope it makes sense.
I know I have two ongoing stories, but I couldn't get this out of my head. They will both be finished soon though.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Characters, they all belong to the writers and producers of Vampire Diaries.
Love at Second Sight
Chapter 1 - Prologue
Five years ago...
The shrill ring of the phone awoke Elena from her slumber, it had been difficult to fall asleep with the sound of thunder clapping and the flashes of lightning. She was meeting Elijah Mikaelson, her boyfriend of three years. He had gone off to college and even though it seemed impossible they managed a long-distance relationship.
After a long few months away, Elijah was finally back in Mystic Falls to see his family and his girlfriend. He arrived a couple of days ago, spending most of his time with Elena.
Elena grumbled as she searched around for her phone, her sleep had been broken as it was and after finally settling down into a decent sleep, an unwanted phone call interrupts her. As she sat up with her phone in one hand and the other wiping her tired eyes, she found one of her best friends calling.
"Uh! It's 3am Bekah! Why are you calling..." Elena drawled out with an exhausted tone.
"Elena...Elijah's been in an accident" Rebekah spoke quickly, trying to remove her emotions but it didn't work. She had been crying and Elena knew her best friend well enough to tell.
"Is..is he okay?" Elena spoke worriedly, the way Rebekah spoke was enough to make Elena get out of bed and throw on some clothes.
"He's got a broke arm and some bruises..." Rebekah struggled to tell her best friend everything, she could hear the rustling in the background and wondered if it was best to wait till Elena arrived.
"I'll be there in 10 minutes!" Elena didn't notice the hesitation Rebekah made, all her thoughts were on Elijah. She picked up her phone and keys and drive to the hospital.
Elena had arrived in record time and upon entering the hospital, she was welcomed with various responses. Some nice and friendly and other hostile. Even though she should worry about everyone else, she only wanted to see Elijah. Rebekah had taken her aside and told her the rest of the news.
"a..coma, he's in a coma" Elena's lip trembled at the news, the man she loved lying in a hospital bed currently in an endless sleep.
"They don't know why, but he's stable and all we can do is wait." Rebekah hugged herself but welcomed her best friends embrace a few moments later. They were both standing outside Elijah's room watching him lay there somewhat peacefully.
She walked in to his room hesitantly, not knowing what to do or say. He looked like he was sleeping but brandishing some bruises and cuts over his face and a cast on his arm.
Elena took a deep breath as she walked to his bed, sniffling and quickly wiping away tears. She grabbed his hand and leant over to give him a small kiss on his forehead. She sat down in the available chair, unmoving and eventually falling asleep with her hand in his and her head by his leg.
Elena awoke the next morning to nurses checking on Elijah, many had asked her to leave but she refused and maybe it was the broken young woman they saw, but none made the move to actually remove her from his room. After much convincing by both Kol and Rebekah, Elena went home to freshen up.
Her parents had initially freaked out at her disappearing act in the middle of the night, but upon hearing where she had been they settled down.
She went by the hospital everyday for three weeks, but nothing had changed except for a certain person. Mikael had been bitter and cruel at the best of times but right now he was worse and Elena could feel it.
It wasn't until her permissions to visit Elijah had been declined, stating it was family only. Elena couldn't understand why someone would change the rules. Despite the restrictions she found herself in his room again with help from Rebekah and Kol.
Elena was sat by his side again like usual, Rebekah and Kol had told her that no one else was stopping by, they had left to get a coffee. They had been going to school like drones and then immediately going to the hospital until visiting time was over.
The silence was interrupted by Mikael storming in and grabbing Elena's wrist roughly. "It's family only! What are you doing in here...you're not welcome!" Mikael shouted as Elena tried fruitlessly to get out of the painful grip.
Tears slowly fell down her face as Mikael's efforts got even worse, he glared at her murderously "You did this to my son! He's in this hospital because of YOU!" Mikael's voice could be heard down several corridors, and it brought the attention of the other guests.
Klaus, Rebekah and Kol ran into the room to find Elena shouting back in a crying state. "I didn't do anything! He left at 10:30pm like usual, he wasn't with me when the accident happened!" Elena pleaded her innocence.
"Father!" Rebekah gasped at Mikael's actions when he slapped Elena.
Mikael made no move to apologize and just looked at his daughter sternly, there was a grunt from behind and all eyes turned to find Elijah's eyes fluttering open. The tension in the room still there, but they ignored it when everyone rushed to Elijah's side.
"Why is everyone shouting?" Elijah asked groggily
"Elena and I were having a disagreement, but it doesn't matter right now. How are you feeling son?" Mikael asked gently, even though moments ago he was fuming.
"Okay...I think, but who's Elena?" Elijah looked at the shocked faces of his siblings and the unknown brunette who seemed to be breaking down as he took a tentative look at her. His father on the other hand seemed pleased.
Elijah waited for an answer and it was Kol who responded "She's your girlfriend, you've been together for three years." Kol hoped his words jogged his memory the look on Elena's face at the mention of their disappearing relationship broke his own heart. She was like a little sister and he didn't want her to go through this.
"I'm sorry, I don't remember" Elijah said softly, he was confused.
"NURSE!" Mikael's voice boomed through the room.
Elena's head was spinning, she didn't think things would turn out this way. She stood outside in the rain, ignoring the cold as she crouched against the hospital wall crying. Her happiness had come to a halt.
Elijah didn't remember her, nothing of the past three years. Their relationship in his eyes had never existed. It broke her heart to know that she was loving a man who didn't love her back. The doctors didn't know when his memory would return or if it even would.
From what the doctors can determine, Elijah had amnesia with the last three and a half years gone from his memory. He didn't remember attending college or what happened the night of the crash, not even how Elena and he had met.
As soon as the doctors said there wasn't much they could do, only let him Elijah remember on his own. Mikael didn't wait to banish Elena from his room. She didn't fight it, Mikael could keep her out because as long as Elijah had no memory of her, there was no reason for her to visit, well in Mikael's eyes anyway.
She loved Elijah and she wouldn't confuse him more, Elena stayed away from him and only received news on him through either Rebekah or Kol. She stayed away from Mikael the fear of being hurt by him, still engraved in her mind.
It didn't come as much as a surprise to Elena that Mikael had decided to uproot his family and move again a month later. From what she heard from Kol, Elijah was going to work in the family business with his brother, Finn. The Mikaelson's were leaving and there was nothing Elena could do to stop it.
The only visitors she got from that family were the youngest. Henrik was only fourteen and he didn't quite know what was going on, but he said his goodbyes to everyone including Elena. They got on quite well because of Elijah, he promised to look out for him and would return when he was old enough to do so.
The goodbye with Rebekah and Kol was emotional, they were two of her best friends. Kol was another annoying brother and Rebekah was a person she could depend on. Now they were both leaving and along with the love of her life.
They left with promises to see each other again, and to remain in contact. But with Mikael now on a hate-Elena campaign it would probably be difficult, she wondered if he was the reason the move was happening so abruptly.
Things for Elena didn't get any easier, tragedy struck a couple of weeks after Elijah left. Her parents Miranda and Grayson went off of Wickery bridge and neither made it out alive, Elena and Jeremy had been staying at Liz Forbes house ever since at least until a relative could come help them.
Friends of the Gilbert's came together to keep the two teenagers from getting into trouble, although it didn't seem to be working. Matt Donovan and Tyler Lockwood had found Jeremy high on drugs one night and it wasn't the last either.
Elena got some news of her own and with the support of her two other best friends Caroline Forbes and Bonnie Bennett, she was able to work through it. After their aunt Jenna Saltzman came to town, things started to get better.
They resided in the Gilbert Residence for a while, but after a long talk they decided that it was best to leave, Jenna shared a house with her husband Alaric and asked the Gilbert siblings to live with her in New York.
News travelled fast about their move and all her friends decided to take the plunge too, they had all graduated High school and took the opportunity to apply to Colleges in the same area. Both Bonnie and Caroline managed to get in to the same college and found themselves sharing accomadation on campus.
Jeremy, Matt and Tyler all found themselves attending another college with football scholarships, although Jeremy actually had been accepted with a baseball scholarship. They weren't far away from the girls, especially Elena who needed all the help she could get at the moment.
She didn't apply to college, something else had gotten in the way. And it was due to arrive in five months. Her life had change drastically, she had found out after her parents had died, due to the stress of everything she hadn't even considered the missed periods.
They moved after her first trimester, a room had already been made for her at the Saltzman Residence with a nursery to accompany it. She wasn't alone, even if she never truly felt complete, a huge part of her life was missing and the only thing she had left was a child that would now be a reminder of their relationship.
Elena got a bigger shock when she went for a scan, it wasn't just one baby she would have to care for, she was having twins. No matter how hard the news came, Elena felt happy to have numerous friends available to help her. It wasn't just one child she shared with Elijah it was two.
Elena was determined to make something of herself, regardless of pending motherhood. She joined an online program to get a degree in writing. Things were looking up, she got a part-time job waitressing to pay for necessities for the new additions and studied in her spare time until the babies were born. Although her Jenna and Ric had offered to pay for things, Elena refused to rely on them, wanting to work things out on her own.
Five weeks before Elena's due date her water broke, it was mid March and her friends were all studying for their exams, it wasn't the best time to call and claim your in labour. But nonetheless they came, it was all a blur, one moment she's in the kitchen cooking dinner and the next she's being hauled into her brothers car.
March 18th at 2:07am a little baby girl was born, and at 2:11am a little baby boy was also born. Elijah Mikaelson was listed as the father but they remained Gilbert's. Elena didn't want them to have the Mikaelson's name while everything was so complicated. And she despised Mikael after the way he treated her, causing Elena to keep any link to Mikael as little as possible.